2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class audio

Exam
pleofoper ation
Init ialsituation You
would liketoswit chfrom thesyst em
fun ction toradio mode andselec tastation,
for example.
The operating exampledescribes howto:
R call upthe audi ofunction
R switch onradio mode
R select astation System
menu
Callin gup the audio function X
Select Audiointhe main function barby
sliding ZVandturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm.
The basic displa yof the current audio
operating mode,e.g.audioCD, appea rs. :
Selection bar Switching
torad iomode Option
1
X Press theófunction button.
The radio displa yappea rs.
i Repea tedlypressing thisfunction button
switches betweentheFM, AMand WB
waveba ndsinthat order andthen calls up
SatRadio mode.Pressing thebutton again
takes youback toFM radio mode.
Option 2
X Select Audioagainbyslid ing ZV the
COMA NDcontro ller and pressW to
co nfirm .
The audio menuappe ars.Rad iois
hig hlig hted. :
Curr enta udio operating mod e
; Main function bar
= Aud iomen u
X Pre ssW theCOMA NDcontrol ler and
co nfirm Radio.
The radio basic displayappear swit hth e
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To chang ethe langua geofthe
ch arac terbar: select B andpressW
to confi rm.
X Sel ect the langu ageby turning cVd the
CO MAND controller and pressW to
confi rm.
X To repo sitio nthe curso rwithintheda ta
field: select 2or3 and press Wto
con firm . :
Cursor (reposit ioned)
; 2 and 3icon toreposit ionthe curs or
X Delet ethe charac ter/en try( Ypage 28). Basic
functionsofCOMAND Switching
COMANDon/off
X Press theqcon trolkn ob.
The cover foldsopen andtheCOMAND
display extends. Awarning mes sage
appear s.COMA NDcalls uptheprev iously
selec tedmen u.
i Ifyou switchoff COMA ND,playbac kof
the curre ntaudio or vide os ource willalso
be switched off. Mut
ing
Switching anaudio andvideo source
on/off X
Press theBbutton onCOMAND oron the
multifunct ionsteerin gwheel.
The sound fromtherespect iveaudio or
video source isswitched onormuted.
i When thesound isoff, thesystem
display sthe , symbol inthe status line.
When youchange theaudio orvideo
source, oradjust thevolume, thesound
automatically switchesonagain.
i You willstill hear traffic announc ements
and navigation systemannounc ements,
even ifthe sound ismuted.
Switching offnavigation
announcements completely X
Navigat ionannouncements: pressthe
B button duringtheannounc ement.
Switching navigation announcements
back on X
Press theBbutton again.
i The navigation announcementsare
swi tched onaga inifyou start anew route
gui dance orifCOMAND isswi tched offand
on with theqcontrol knob. Adjusting
thevolume
Adjusting thevolume forthe audio or
video source X
Turn theqcontrol knob.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe
multi function steeringwheel.
The volumeofthe currently selected audio
or vide osource changes. Basic
functio nsofCOMA ND
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You
canalso adjust thevolume forthe
followin g:
R navig ation announc emen ts
R phon ecalls
R the Voic eCont rolSyst em(see theseparat e
operat inginst ruct ions )
Adj usting thevolum efor naviga tion
annou ncement s Durin
ganavig ation announc emen t:
X Turn theqcon trol kn ob.
or
X Press theW orX buttononthe
multif unction steerin gwheel.
Adj usting thevolum efor telep hone
calls You
canadjust thevolume forhands -free
mode during atelep honecall.
X Turn theqcon trol kn ob.
or
X Press theW orX buttononthe
multif unction steerin gwheel. Adj
usting thesound settings
Calling upthesound menu You
canmake various soundsettings for the
diffe rentaudio andvide osour ces.This means
that itis possible toset more bassforradio
mode thanforaudi oCD mode, forexample.
You cancallupthe respective soundmenu
from themenu ofthe desired mode.
The example describes howtocall upthe
sound menuinradio mode.
X Press theófunct ionbutton.
The radio displa yappea rs.You willhear the
last station playedon the last waveba nd. X
Select Soundbysliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
You cannow setthe treble andbass orthe
bala nce and fader forradio mode.
Adjust ingtreble andbass X
Select Treble orBass inthe sound menu
by turning cVdtheCOMAND controller
and press Wtoconfirm .
As etting scale appears. To
adjust thebass
: Last settingselect ed
; Current setting
X Select asett ingbyturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
The settingisstor edand youexit themenu.
Adju sting balance andfader With
thebalance function,you can control
whether thesound islouder onthe driver’s or
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With
thefader function,you can control
whether thesound islouder inthe fron torthe
rear ofthe vehicle.
X Select Bal/Fad (balance/ fader) inthe
sound menubyturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm . Adjustin
gbalance andfader
: Current setting
X Select asettin gby sliding ZVÆorturning
XVY theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
The settin gis stored andyouexit themenu. Surr
ound sound
General notes If
your vehicle isequipp edwith theharman/
kardon ®
Logic 7®
surround soundsystem,
you can setthe optimum surround soundfor
every passenger.
The harman/kardon ®
Logic 7®
surround
sound system isavaila bleforthe following
operating modes:
R radio (FMonly)
R satellite radio
R audi oCD
R audi oDVD (MLP, dts,PCM andDolby
Digital audioformats)
R MP3 (including PCMCIAmemorycard)
R Media Interface R
video DVD(PCM, dtsand Dolby Digital
audi oformats)
R AUX
Because manyDVDscont ainboth stereo and
multi-chann elaudi oformats, itmay be
necessary toset the audi oformat
(Y page 136).
i The Logic7 ®
On funct ionenables
play back of,e.g. stereo recordings witha
surround soundexperience forevery
passenger. Itenables optimum playback of
music andfilms onCD, audi oDVD orvideo
DVD withmultichannel audioformats, such
as MLP, dtsorDolby Digital. Theresulting
audio experienc ereflect sthat inten dedby
the sound engineer duringtheoriginal
recordin g.
i Byselecting Logic7®
Off, playb ackofall
playa bleformats isas itis on the medium.
Due tothe design ofthe passenger
compart ment,an optimum audio
experienc ecann otbe guaranteed forall
passengers.
i Discs which support theaudio formats
ment ioned havethefollowing logos: Dolby
Digital dts Basic
functions ofCOMAND
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MLP
Switching surround sound on/off Example:
switching onsurround soundfor
radio mode
X Press theófunct ionbutton.
The radio displa yappea rs.You willhear the
last station playedon the last waveba nd. X
Select Soundbysliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
X Select Surround andpress Wtoconfirm . X
Select Logic7 ®
On orLogic7 ®
Off by
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm .
Depending onyour selection, surround
sound isswitched onoroff and themenu
is exited.
X To exit themenu without saving:press
the k backbutton orslide XVY the
COMAND controller.
i Please notethefollowing: forthe
optimum audioexperience forall
passengers whenLogic7 ®
is switched on,
the bala nce and fade should beset tothe
cent erofthe passenger compartmen t.
You willachieve thebest sound results by
play inghigh-quali tyaudi oand video DVDs.
MP3 track sshould haveabitrat eof at least
128 kbit/s.
Surr ound soundplayback doesnot
func tion formon osign alsourc es,such as
the AM radio mode.
If radio receptio nispoor, e.g.inatunnel,
you should switchoffLogic 7®
,as itmay
otherwise switchbetween stereoand
mono andcause temporary sound
distortions.
On some stereo recordings, thesound
characteristics maydiffer from
conven tionalstereo playback. Rear
view camera G
Warning!
The rear view camera ismerely anaid.
Please observe thecorresponding notesin
your vehicle's Operator's Manual.
If your vehicle isequip pedwith arear view
camera, itsimage isautomaticall yrelay edto
the COMAND displayif the function is
activated andyoushift intoreverse gear.
If the function isactivated, theCOMAND
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Navi
gationann ounceme nts
Rep eatin gnav igatio nann ounceme nts G
Warn
ing
Na viga tio nanno unceme ntsareinte ndedto
di rec tyou while driving without diverting your
atten tionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
consultin gthe map display fordirection s.
Consulting thesymbols ormap display for
direction smay cause youtodivert your
atten tionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an accident .
i Audible navigation announcementsare
muted duringatelephone call.
If you have missed anannounc ement,you can
call upthe current announc ementatany
time.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select +inthe navigation systemmenu
bar byturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
Switching navigation announcements
on/off X
To switch off:press theBbutton during
an announc ement.
You willbriefly seethemessage: The
guidance instructions havebeen
muted.
X To switch on:press Wthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select +inthe navigation systemmenu
bar byturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
i COMAND automatically switchesthe
navigation announcementsback onif:
R you have anew route calculated.
R you switch COMAND backonagain or
start theengine. Reducing
volumeduring anavig ation
anno uncemen t The
volumeofan active radioof vide osou rce
can beautomatica llyredu cedduring a
navig ationannou ncement.
X Sele ctNavi inthe mainfunction barby
sli ding ZVandturning cVdtheCOM AND
controll erand pres sW toconfirm.
X Sele ctAudio Fadeoutand pres sW to
confirm.
The function isswi tched onO oroff ª,
dep endi ngon the previ ousstatus .
Settin gthe volume manuall y X
Adjust thevolu meusing the qcontrol
knob during anavig ationannou ncement.
or
X Sele ct+ inthe map view with the menu
show nand adjus tthe volume usingthe
q cont rolknob. Blocking
arout esecti onaffect edbya
tr af fic jam
This function bloc ksasec tiono fthe route
ahead ofyou. Thelength ofthe section of
route tobe blocked canbeadjusted. If
possible, COMAND calculates adetour
around theblocked sectionofthe route.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Routeinthe navigation system
menu barbyturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select Detour andpress Wtoconfirm .
X To block asection ofthe route: select
Longer orShorter repeatedly andconfirm
using Wuntil thedesired sectionhasbeen
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i TheseOpe rating Instru ctionsdescri beall
sta nda rdand optio nal equipme ntava ilab le
for your veh icleat the time ofpurcha se.
Pl ea se note thatyour vehicle maynotbe
equipped withallfeatures described. Rad
iomode General
information
i Portable electronicdevices inthe vehicle
may seriously impairradioreception . Switching
torad iomode
Option 1 X
Press theófunct ionbutton .
The radio display appears. Youwillhear the
last station playedon the last waveband
selected.
i Repeatedly pressingthisfunct ionbutton
switches betweentheFM, AMand WB
wavebands inthat order andthen calls up
SatRadio mode.Pressing thebutton again
takes youback toFM radio mode.
Option 2 X
Select Audiointhe main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
If radio mode wasthelast mode selected,
it will now beactive.
If another audiomode isswitched on,you
can now switch toradio mode inthe audio
menu.
X Select Audiobysliding ZVtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
The audio menu appears. Example
display:audiomenu
: Main functionbar
; Current audiooperating mode
= Audio menu
X Select FM/AM radio byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm. Example
display:FMradio
: Display window withstation settings
; Preset position ofthe selected station
= Name ofthe selected station
? Frequency ofthe selected station
A Sound settings
B WB (Weather Band)
C AM radio
D FM radio
E Memory functions
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