CD, DVD-A,
MP3 II/
¯/M
(audio DVD
mode only) REC (audio CD
mode only) Search Media Sound
ªShow
Track
Information
(MP3 mode
only) Albums
Track
Genres
Composers
Year
Switching to audio CD, audio DVD or
MP3 mode
X Load CD/DVD ( Y page 165) or SD card
(Y page 166).
or
X Connect a USB device to the USB socket in
the glove box.
or
X Select Audio Q Media, then select Disc,
Memory Card, Music Register, USB 20
,
Media Interface ... .
or
X Press shortcut button R once or twice.
i Shortcut button R takes you directly
to the previously set disc mode (audio CD/
DVD, MP3-CD/DVD, video DVD). The
number of times you have to press the
shortcut button depends on the previously
set mode. Example display in audio CD mode :
Disc type
; Track number
= Disc number
? Disc name (only when saved on the disc)
A Track name (only when saved on the disc)
B Elapsed track time
C Elapsed track time and track number
(graphical display)
D Sound settings
E Current playback option
F Medium selection
G Track search
H Copying audio data to hard disc
I CD functions
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Example display in audio DVD mode
:
Disc type
; Track name
= Disc number
? Disc name (only when saved on the disc)
A Elapsed track time
B Elapsed track time and track number
(graphical display)
C Sound settings
D Current playback option
E Medium selection
F Track search
G Stop function
H Pause function
I Audio DVD functions
Example display in MP3 mode :
Disc type
; Disc number
= File name or track name (ID3 tags)
? Medium or folder name
A Current playback option B
Elapsed track time
C Elapsed track time and track number
(graphical display)
D Sound settings
E Medium selection
F Track search
G Artist (ID3 tags)
H MP3 functions CD/DVD/MP3 functions
Stop function i
This function is only available in audio
DVD mode.
X Stopping playback: Select Audio Q
Media Q DVD-A Q ± (twice).
X Restarting playback: Select Audio Q
Media Q DVD-A Q M.
Playback restarts at the beginning of the
DVD.
Pause function In audio CD, audio DVD and MP3 mode
X
Pausing playback: Press button 8 on
the multifunction steering wheel briefly.
X Continuing playback: Press button 8
on the multifunction steering wheel briefly
once more.
In audio DVD mode only
X Pausing playback: Select Audio Q
Media Q DVD-A Q «.
M appears instead of «.
X Continuing playback: Select Audio Q
Audio Q DVD-A Q M.
« appears instead of M. COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3
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:
Source
; Target
= Total track length of source files
? Track selection
A Starting copy process
B Name of source CD and target storage
name
C Back without copying
D Medium position in media list
X Selecting audio data: Select Track
Select..
The track list appears.
X Select All Music Files or select
individual tracks.
X Select Continue.
The copy menu appears.
X Copying audio data: Select Start.
The copying process starts. The status bar
E (Y page 171) shows the copying
progress.
i Do not remove the disc from which you
are copying during the process. Otherwise
the copied data on the hard disk will be
corrupt.
X Back without copying: Select Back. E
Status bar
i The copying process may take a while
depending on the size of the data. If the
required storage space is insufficient, a
message appears.
X Aborting copying process: Select
Cancel.
The audio data that have been copied
already are stored on the hard disk.
X Deleting audio data: See (Y page 182). Gracenote
®
media database
i This function is only available in audio CD
mode and when operated from the built-in
hard disk.
The COMAND hard disk contains a version of
the Gracenote ®
Media Database, Emeryville,
California, USA. Some audio displays show
the company logo in the lower right to
indicate availability. A large number of audio discs contain text
information. COMAND uses this information
to display the artist, the album name and the
track name.COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3
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When the audio disc does not contain text
information, COMAND can recognize
unknown audio tracks using the Gracenote
®
Media Database. The respective information
must be stored in the Gracenote ®
Media
Database and the function Gracenote
Media Database in the CD submenu must be
activated.
COMAND will then display the accompanying
data such as artist, album name and track
name.
When COMAND accesses the Gracenote ®
Media Database while reading an audio disc,
the following message appears: Activating Gracenote
®
Media Database X
Select Audio £ Media £ CD£
Gracenote Media Database
If the check box Ç is checked,
Gracenote ®
Media Database is activated. Setting the audio format
This function lets you choose the audio
format that you would like COMAND to play
and is only available in DVD-Audio mode.
i The tracks on an audio DVD can be stored
in various audio formats. The number of
audio formats depends on the audio DVD.
X Select Audio Q Media Q DVD-A Q
Group. i
The Group menu item cannot be selected
if only one audio format is saved on the
DVD.
The list of available audio formats appears. A
dot # indicates the format currently
selected.
X Changing setting: Slide ZVÆ or rotate
cVd.
X Exiting menu: Slide XVY. Playback options
The following options are available:
R Normal Track Sequence: Tracks are
played back in the order in which they are
stored on the disc, e.g. track 1, 2, 3, etc.
R Medium Mix: Tracks are played back in
random order, e.g. track 3, 8, 5, etc.
R Track List Mix (MP3 mode only): Tracks
of the current folder and its subfolders are
played back in random order.
X Selecting an option: Select Audio.
X Select CD, DVD-A or MP3.
The option list appears. A dot # indicates
which option is switched on.
X Select an option and press W.
The option is switched on. For all options
except Normal Track Sequence, you will
see a corresponding indicator in the main
area.
i The Normal Track Sequence option is
automatically activated when you select a
different medium. If an option is activated,
it remains activated after COMAND is
switched on/off. Audio AUX and video AUX
You can play back external audio or video
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Switching to video AUX operation
(COMAND)
X Select Video Q AUX.
The video AUX menu appears. You will hear
and see the medium in the external audio
source provided it is connected and set to
playback.
i For operation of the external video
source, refer to the operating instructions
of the respective device.
You can adjust the following during video AUX
operation:
R Brightness, Contrast and Color
(Y page 177)
R Picture format (Y page 177)
R Volume ( Y page 76)
R Balance and fader ( Y page 77)
R Treble and Bass (Y page 77)
R 3D Sound (Y page 77) COMAND video DVD
Safety notes
G
Observe Safety notes, see page 162. Automatic picture fade-out
If a video DVD is playing when the vehicle is
shifted from park position P into neutral
position N or drive position D the picture is
faded out automatically and the following
message appears in the display: In order
not to distract driver, picture is
faded out while the vehicle is in
motion.
When the vehicle is shifted back into park
position P, the picture comes on again.
When the vehicle is shifted into reverse gear
R, the rear view camera appears in the display
during video DVD playback. Notes about video DVD operation
COMAND can playback commercially
available, prerecorded video DVDs that bear
the following label. You will usually find the
label on the DVD booklet, the inlay, or the
DVD itself. i
Video DVDs differ from recordable DVD-
R and DVD-RW discs.
i There may be playback problems when
playing copied DVDs.
There is a large variety of discs, disc-writing
software and writers available. This variety
means that there is no guarantee that the
system will be able to play discs that you
have written/copied yourself.
Some DVDs may not comply with the NTSC
or PAL TV playback standards. Sound, picture
and other playback problems may occur
when you play such DVDs.
COMAND can playback video DVDs meeting
the following requirements:
R Correct regional code
R NTSC or PAL TV standard
The appropriate information is usually given
either on the DVD or the DVD box. The factory
setting of COMAND is regional code 1. This
setting can only be changed five times at
most by an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center. This will allow you to playback video
DVDs with other regional codes, as long as
they comply with the NTSC or PAL TV
standard. Notes about DVDs
! Do not affix stickers or labels to the discs.
These could peel away and damage
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discs which comply with the IEC 60908
standard.
You
can therefore only use discs
with a maximum thickness of 1.3 mm.
If you insert thicker discs, e.g. those that
contain data on both sides (DVD on one
side and audio data on the other), they
cannot be ejected and can damage
COMAND.
Do not use CDs with a diameter of 8 cm.
Attempting to play discs with a diameter of
8 cm or playing such discs with an adapter
may cause damage COMAND.
Such damages are not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
Only use round discs with a diameter of
12 cm.
Notes about handling DVDs For notes about handling DVDs, see
(Y page 165). Functional limitations
Depending on the DVD, it is possible that
certain functions or actions may be
temporarily or permanently unavailable. If
you try to utilize such functions or carry out
such actions, you will see the K symbol in
the display. Inserting or ejecting DVDs
G
Observe Safety notes, see page 162.
X Inserting or ejecting a DVD (Y page 165). Video DVD submenu overview
DVD-V II/
M ¯
Media Sound
DVD Functions Pausing
playback
II Stopping
playback
¯ Selecting
medium Treble
Brightness Continuing
playback
M Bass
Contrast Balance/Fader
Color 3D Sound
16:9 Optimized
4:3
Widescreen
Switching to video DVD mode
X Insert a DVD (Y page 165).
or
X Select Video Q Video DVD. or
X
Press shortcut button R once or twice.
i Shortcut button R takes you directly
to the
previously set disc mode (audio CD/
DVD, MP3-CD/DVD or video DVD). The COMAND video DVD
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number of times you have to press the
shortcut button depends on the previously
set mode.
Showing/hiding the DVD control
menu
X Showing the menu: Slide ZVÆ.
X Hiding the menu: Slide ZVÆ.
or
X Wait for approximately 8 seconds. Control menu
:
Disc type
; Current track
= Current scene
? Elapsed track time
A Show the menu system Showing/hiding the menu system
X Showing the menu: Press W.
X Hiding the menu: Slide ZV to select
Full screen and press W. Menu system
:
Video DVD options
; Pause
= Stop
? Full-screen mode
A Medium selection
B Sound settings Fast forward/rewind
X While in full-screen mode or with activated
control menu, slide XVY and hold until the
desired track part is reached. Selecting the DVD medium
X Select Video Q Video DVD.
X Show the menu system, if necessary
(Y page 176).
X Select Media.
The media list appears. The dot #
indicates the current medium.
X Select a medium.
COMAND changes the medium. Stop playback
X Select Video Q Video DVD.
X Show the menu system, if necessary
(Y page 176).
X Pausing playback: Select ¯.
In the display, II changes to M. 176
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X
Continuing playback: Select M.
Play is
continued from the point at which it
was stopped.
X Stopping playback: Select ¯
again while
playback is stopped.
or
X Select ¯ twice in quick succession during
playback.
X Resuming playback:
Select M.
Playback starts again from the beginning. Pause playback
X Select Video Q Video DVD.
X Show the menu system, if necessary
(Y page 176).
X Pause playback: Select II.
In the display, II changes to M.
X Continue playback: Select M.
Play is
continued from the point at which it
was stopped. Selecting scene/chapter
Entering scene/chapter using the
COMAND controller X
Make sure that the control menu is shown
(Y page 176).
X Skipping forwards or back: Slide X
VY or
turn cVd.
or
X Press button 9 or : on the
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. Entering the scene/chapter using the
telephone keypad X
Press button à on the telephone
keypad (
Y page 70).
X Enter scene/chapter using buttons j -
x.
COMAND tunes in to the scene/chapter
entered. Selecting film/track
i This function is only available if the DVD
is comprised of several films/tracks.
X Select Video Q Video DVD.
X Show the menu system, if necessary
(Y page 176).
X Select DVD-V Q DVD Functions Q
Title Selection.
A selection list appears.
X Select a film/track. Screen settings
Setting brightness, contrast and color X
Select Video Q Video DVD.
X Show the menu system, if necessary
(Y page 176).
X Select DVD-V Q Brightness Q
Contrast or Color.
X Changing settings: Slide ZVÆ or turn
cVd until you reach the desired setting.
X Saving settings: Press W.
Changing the picture format X
Select Video Q Video DVD.
X Show the menu system, if necessary
(Y page 176).
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