2011 MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class Comand Manual

Selec
tingbytrack list X
Select Title or
Tracks in
audi oCD/D VD
mode andpress the9button toconf irm.
or
X Press the9button inMP3 mode whenthe
display /selection windowisactive.
The track listappears. The#dot indicates
the current track.
X Select atrack using the9: buttons
and press the9button toconf irm.
i InMP3 mode, thelistshows allthe track s
in alphab eticalorder.
Selec tingatrac kusing thenumber pad X
Press theU button onthe number pad.
An umer icalentry fiel dappear s.The
num berofposi tion soff ere dcorresponds to
the number oftrack sonthe CD/DV D.Onl y
num bers tha tcorr espond toatrac k
num beron the CD/DV Dcan beente red.
X Enter thedesired trac knum berus ing the
num berk eys.
X To complete entry:press the9button .
i Pressin gand holding anumber keyfor
two secon dsormore alsocomplet esent ry
and thecorr espondin gtrac kisplay ed.
Selec tingusing themultifunction
steering wheel X
Switch onaudi oCD/DVD ,MP3 orSD
memory cardmode onCOMAND.
X Use theV orU button onthe
multifunction steeringwheeltoselect the
DISC displa y.
X Press the9 or: button onthe
multifunction steeringwheel.
You willhear theprevious ornext track.
Skipping backwards skipstothe beginning
of the current trackifthe track hasbeen
play ingformore thaneight seconds. Ifthe
track hasbeen playingforless than eight
seconds, itskips tothe start ofthe previous
track. Fast
forward/rewind
Selec tingusing COMAND X
The displa y/selection windowisactive:
press the= or; button repeatedly
until youreach thedesired position.
or
X Press andhold theE orF button
until thedesired position hasbeen
reached.
Selec tingusing themultifunction
steering wheel X
Press andhold the9 or: button on
the multifunction steeringwheeluntilthe
desired position hasbeen reached. Selec
tingafolder
This function ison lyavailable inMP3 mode .
X Swit chon MP3 mode (Ypage 131).
X Sele ctFol der usin
gth e:=;
butt onsand pres sth e9 butt ontocon firm.
or
X Pres sth e9 butt onwhen thedisplay/
selec tionw indow isact ive.
The contentofthe folder isdispla yed. :
Icon fornext folder up
; Current track
= Track icon CD/
DVD audioand MP3 mode
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To switch tothe superordinate folder:
select icon:and press the9button to
conf irm.
The display changes tothe next folder up. :
Disc name (onlyifstored onthe disc)
; Current folder
= Folder icon
X Select afolder usingthe9: buttons
and press the9button toconf irm.
You willsee thetrack sin the folder.
X Select atrack using the9: buttons
and press the9button toconf irm.
The track isplayed andthecorrespon ding
folder isnow theactive folder. Gra
cenote MediaDataba se
Introdu ction This
funct ionisonly availab lein audio CD
mode andduring operation withtheinstalled
hard disk.
There isaversion ofthe software from
Gracenot e®
,Emeryville, California,USAon
the hard disk. Youwillrecogn izethis bythe
logo which canbeseen inthe bott omright-
hand cornerofcert ainaudio display s. Many
audio CDscontainCD text .COMAND
uses theinform ationcontained therein to
display theartist, album andtrack name.
If the audio CDdoes notcont ainany CDtext
inform ation,COMAND canusetheGracenot e
Media Database toidentify unknownaudio
track swhen runnin gin audio CDmode. The
prerequisites forthis arethat therelevant
inform ationbestored inthe Gracenot eMedia
Database andthat the"Read CDdatabase"
funct ionisactivat ed.
If this isthe case, COMAND willdisplay the
availab ledata such asartist, album andtrack
name inthe relevant displaysand lists.
If COMAND accessestheGracenot eMedia
Database whenreading anaudio CD,youwill
see thefollowing message: "Read
CDdatabase" function X
Switc hon audio CDmode (Ypage 131).
X Select CD using
the=;9:
button sand press the9button toconf irm.
X Select ReadCDDatabase using
the
9: buttonsand press the9button
to conf irm.
The funct ionisswitched onO oroff ª,
depending onthe previous status.
Upda tingGracenote ®
music
recognition technologyandthe
Gra cenote MediaDataba se The
digital dataonthe Gracenot eMedia
Database becomesobsoleteduetothe
release ofnew CDs. Optimum functionality 136
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only beatta ined with up-to-da te
Gra cenote ®
mus icreco gnitiontechno logy .
Inform ation abou tnew versions can be
obta ined from anauthori zedMercede s-Benz
Ce nter.
You canhave your mus icreco gnition
softw areupdated there with aD VD, oryou
can upda teityou rself.
i The Gracenote MediaDatabase is
upda tedatthe same timeasthe map
software. Setting
theaudio format
You canonly setthe audioformat inaud io
DVD mode. Thenumber ofaud ioformats
avai labledepends onthe DVD. Theconten tof
an audio DVDiscalled an"album", andthis
can bedivided intouptonine groups. Agroup
can contain musicind iffe ren tsound qualities
(stereo andmultichann elformats ,for
example) orbonus tracks.Each group can
cont ainupto99 track s.Ifan audio DVDonly
cont ains oneaudio format, the"Group" menu
item(s) cannotbe selected.
X Switch onaudio DVDmode (Ypage 131).
X Select DVD-A using
the:=;
button sand press the9button toconf irm.
X Select Group using
the9: buttons
and press the9button toconf irm.
The listofavaila bleaudio formats appears.
The #dot indicates theformat currently
selected.
X Select anaudio format usingthe
9: buttonsand press the9button
to conf irm.
X To exit themenu: pressthe=
or ; button . Playback
options
The following optionsareavaila bletoyou:
R Normal TrackSequence You
willhear thetrack sin the normal order
(e.g. track 1,2,3etc. ).
In MP3 mode, playbackproceeds inthe
order inwhich thetrack swere written to
the disc bythe program usedtocreate the
MP3 disc. Thisiscommon lyalphabetical
order. Onceallthe track sin afolder have
been played,the track sin the next folder
are playe d.
R Random Tracks All
the track son the medium areplaye din
random order(e.g.track 3,8, 5etc. ).
R Random Folder (MP3
mode only)
The track sin the current lyactive category
or folder areplaye din random order.
X To select options: switchonaudio CD/
DVD orMP3 mode (Ypage 131).
X Select CD ,
DVD-A or
MP3 using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button toconf irm.
The options listappears. A# dot indicates
the option selected.
X Select anoption usingthe9 or:
button andpress the9button toconf irm.
The option isswitched on.For alloptions
except "Normal tracksequence", youwill
see acorrespon dingdisplay inthe display /
selection window.Seethedisplay example
for audio CDmode (Ypage 132), itemB.
i The "Normal tracksequence" optionis
automatically selectedwhenyouchange
the medium youarecurrent lylistening to
or when youselect adifferent medium. If
an option isselected, itremains selected
after COMAND isswitched onoroff. Notes
onMP3 mode
Permissible discs R
CD-R andCD-RW
R DVD -Rand DVD -RW
R DVD +Rand DVD +RW
R SD memory card CD/
DVD audioand MP3 mode
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COMA NDdoes notsuppo rtthe"SD -HC
2. 0St and ard" SDcardfor mat .Mer cedes-
Ben zrec omm ends usin gSDmem orycards
wi th astor agecap acityof up to4G B.
Pe rmiss ible filesys tems R
ISO9660/J oliet for CDs
R UDF foraudio and video DVDs
R FAT16 forSD memo rycard swi th stora ge
med ium
Multi sessi on CDs For
multisession CDs, thecontent ofthe first
ses siond eterm ineshow COMAND will
process theCD. COMAND playsonlyone
session andgives priority tothe audio CD
session.
If possible, useCOMAND toplay only CDs
which werewritteninone session.
File structur eof adisc When
youcreat eadisc with compr essed
music files,thetrac kscan beorganiz edin
folders. Afolder canalso containsubfolders.
A disc cancont ainam axim umof25 5fold ers.
Eac hfold ercan contain amax imum of25 5
tr ack sand 255s ubfo lders.Ad isc can contain
a maxim umof120 0track s.
The disc may contain nomor ethan eight
direc torylevels. Filesbeyond theeight hlevel
will notberec ogn ized bythe syst em.
Tr ack and filenam es When
youcreate adisc with compress ed
music files,youcan assign namesto the
tr ack sand folder s.
COMA NDuses thesename sacc ordin glyfor
the display. Folderswhich contain data other
than MP3 orWMA track sare not displayed by
COMA ND.
If MP3 orWMA filesarestored inthe root
direc toryits elf, the root direc torywill also be
tr eated asafolder .COMAND willthen show the
name ofthe root directory asthe folder
name.
You must observe thefollowi ngwhen
assigning tracknames:
R track names musthaveatleast one
character.
R track names musthavetheextension
"mp3" or"wma ".
R there mustbeafull stop between thetrack
name andtheextension.
Example ofacorrect trackname:
"Track1.mp3"
i COMAND doesnotsupport ID3tags.
Permissible formats COMAND
supportsthefollowi ngformats:
R MPEG1 AudioLayer3(MP3)
R Microsoft WindowsMediaAudioV2,V7,V8
and V9(WMA) without copyprotect ion
Permissible bitand samp lingrates MP3
COMAND supportsMP3filesofthe following
types:
R fixed andvariable bitrates of32 kbit/s up
to 320 kbit/s
R sampling ratesof8kHz to48 kHz
WMA
COMAND supportsWMAfilesofthe following
types:
R fixed bitrates of8kbit/s upto
384 kbit/s
R sampling ratesof8kHz to48 kHz
COMAND doesnotsupport WMAfilesofthe
following types:
R DRM (Digital RightsManagement)
encrypted files
R variable bitrate
R WMA Pro
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Only usetracks withabit rate ofat least
128 kbit/s andasampling rateofat least
44.1 kHz.Lower ratescancause a
noticeable deterioration inqual ity.This is
especial lythe case ifyou have activated the
surround soundfunction.
Notes oncopyright MP3
orWMA tracks thatyoucreate orplay
back aregenerally subjecttocopyright
protection inaccordance withtheappl icable
internat ionalandnational regulations.
In many countries, reproductions, evenfor
private use,arenot permitted withoutthe
prior consent ofthe copyright holder.
Make surethatyouknow aboutthe appli cable
copyright regulations andthat youcomply
with these.
If you own these rights yourself, e.g.foryour
own compositions andrecordings, orifthe
copyright holderhasgranted youpermission,
these restrict ionsdonot apply .
Notes onCDs/ DVDs Discs
withcopy protect ionare not
compatible withtheaudi oCD standard and
therefore maynotbeable tobe play edby
COMAND.
There maybeplay back problems when
play ingcopied discs.Therearealarge variety
of discs, disc-writing softwareandwriters
availa ble.This variety meansthatthere isno
guarantee thatthesystem willbeable toplay
discs thatyouhave copied yourself.
There maybeplay back problems ifyou play
CDs thatyouhave copied yourself witha
storage capacity ofmore than700MB.These
CDs arenot compatible withcurrent ly
appli cable standards.
i Inmany DVDaudioalbu ms,thelast track
does notcont ainany music andtheRear
Seat Entertainment Systemswitches tothe
next disc. Thisbehavior issystem-related
and isnot amalfunction. !
Donot affix stick ersorlabel sto the discs.
They could peeloffand damage thedrive.
The drive isdesigned tohold discs which
comply withtheEN60908 standard.
Therefore, youcan only usediscs witha
maximum thickness of1.3 mm.
If you insert thickerdiscs, e.g.those that
cont aindata onboth sides (DVD onone
side andaudiodata onthe other), they
cannot beeject edand candamage the
drive.
Do not use discs withadiameter of8cm,
even withanadapter. Onlyuseround discs
with adiameter of12 cm.
i COMAND canplay back audioCDswith
the high -res oluti on surro und forma t. MUS
ICREG ISTER Ge
neral notes
Th isfunctio nisavail able ifCOMAND is
equip pedwith anintegrated harddisk.
To protect thehard drive fromdamage ,
COMAND switchesitoff atvery high
temperatures. TheMUSIC REGISTER willthen
be temporarily unavailable.
You canstore music filesinMP3 orWMA
format inthe MUSIC REGISTER. Thememory
has acapacity of4G B.
! Retaint he original musicfilesinasecure
location. Anerror inCOMAND mightresult
in the loss ofthe music filesstored inthe
MUSIC REGISTER. Mercedes-Ben zis not
liabl efor any loss ofdata. Switching
onthe MUSIC REGISTER
Option 1 X
Press theh functionbutton repeatedly
until theMUSIC REGISTER isswitched on.
If there areany music files,youwillhear the
first track inthe first folder foundor MUSIC
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willbegin atthe point itwas last
int errupt ed.
If ther eare nomusic files,youwillsee a
message tothis effec t.
By pressin gthe h function button
repeatedly, youcan chang ethe operatin g
mode inthe following order:
R audio CD/DVD/MP3 (disc)
R SD memor ycard mode
R MUSI CREGISTE R
R operatin gwith theMedia Interface
X You first need tocopy music filestothe
MUSI CREGISTE R(Y page 140).
Opt ion 2 X
Select Audio in
the main functionbarusing
the 9=; buttons and press the
9 butt ontocon firm.
If MUSI CREGISTE Rwas thelast mode
select ed,itis now switc hedon.
If anot heraudio source isswitc hedon,you
can now switc hon the MUSI CREGISTE Rin
the audio menu.
X Select Audio using
the9 buttonand
press the9butt ontocon firm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Music Regist er and
press the9
butt ontocon firm.
Opt ion 3 X
Press ther number key.
The MUSI CREGISTE Ris switc hedon. Ex
ample display: MUSICREGISTE R
: Type ofdata medium: MUSICREGISTE R
; Track number
= CD orDVD insert ed
? Track name
A Track time
B Visual timeandtrackdisplay
C Curren tplayback settings (no icon for
"Norm altrack sequen ce")
D Soun dset tings
E Media selection
F Curren tfolder
G Folder functions
H Data medium positioninthe media list
I Tocall upthe MUSIC REGISTER menu Copying
musicdatato the MUSIC
REGISTER
Introdu ction You
cancopy music filesfrom discs inthe
DVD changer orfrom thememory card,as
long asthey areinMP3 and/or WMAformat.
i While copying, severalfunctionswillnot
be availa ble.Ifthis isthe case, youwillsee
a message tothis effect .
1. Selecting adat amedium X
Select Music Register using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button toconf irm. 140
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Sel ect CopyMus icFiles and
pressthe
9 button toconfi rm.
The med ialist appe ars .Ad atamedi um
fr om whic hfile scan becopied isselec ted
auto maticall y. :
Datamedi umselec ted
X Sel ect adat amedi umusin gth e:
9 buttons and pres sth e9 buttonto
co nfirm .
The datamedi umisloaded .
If th edat amedi umcontains music filesth at
can becopied, youseeamen u. :
Toselec tanindi vidualfol der
; Tocop yal lmu sicf iles
= Tocon firm your selec tion
2. Selecting music files Selecting
allmu sic files
X Selec tAll MusicFile s .
This function copie sall music filesonthe
selec teddata carrier.The icon infro ntof
All MusicFile s ;
isfilled inand all followin
gent ries have atic kO beside
the m.
Selecting foldersor tracks
X Press the: or9 buttonand press
the 9butt ontocon firm .
Selec tion:isindic ated bythe Otickin
fro ntofthe folder ortrack entry.
3. Confir mingyourselection X
Selec tCont inue and
press the9butt on
to con firm .
The copyin gmen uappears.
4. Sta rting thecopying process :
Tocopy fromamemo rycard
; Tocopy tothe MUS ICREGIS TER
= Memor yrequire ment;see "Calling up
memo ryspace info" (Y page 142)
? Todete rmin edest inationfolder
A Name ofthe data medium fromw hich files
are being copied
B Tostart thecopying process
C Data medium positioninthe media list
D Tocancel copying ofmusic files
X To selec tadestination fold er:selec t
Des tinationFolder and
pres sth e9
butt ontocon firm.
X Pres sth e: or9 buttonand pres s
th e9 butt ontocon firm.
X Conf irmStart by
pres singth e9 butt on.
Copying begins.The prog ress barindicates
th est atus ofthecop ying procedure.
! Under nocircum stanc esshould you
rem ove themem orycardwhile youare
cop ying data fromi t.Doi ngsowillge nera te
unu sable da ta inthe MUS ICREG ISTER. MUS
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Progress bar
i Itmay take some timeforthe copying
process tobe complet ed,depending onthe
amount ofdata. Itshould takeabout one
minute tocopy 20MB. Ifthere isnot
enough memory space,youwillsee a
message tothis effect .
Onc ecopying iscomplet e,you hear thefirst
track onthe album copied. TheMUSIC
REGISTE Rdisplay appears. Nowyoucan copy
more music filestothe MUSIC REGISTE R.
X To cancel thecopying process: select
Cancel and
press the9button toconf irm.
Music filesupuntil thepoint ofcanc ellation
are stored inthe MUSIC REGISTE R. Deleting
allmusic files
This funct iondeletes allmusic filesfrom the
MUSIC REGISTE R.
! The deletion procedure maytake several
minutes. Inorder toprevent malfunct ions,
do not use COMAND duringthisperiod.
X Select Music Register using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button toconf irm.
X Select Delete AllMusic Files and
press the9button toconf irm.
Aq uery appear s.No is
high light ed.
If you sele ctYes ,
all musi cfiles aredelet ed.
You seethePlea seWait ... mess
age.
Then youseetheDele tion Procedure Succ
essful mess
age. If
you selec tNo ,
the proc esswillbe
can celed. Calling
upmem oryspaceinfo
X Selec tMusi cRegi ster using
the :=; buttons and press the
9 butt ontocon firm .
X Selec tMemo ryInfo and
press the9
butt ontocon firm .
The followin gis displayed:
R storage capacity
R available memory
R occ upied memo ry
R con tent(folder s,track s) Folder
functions
Intr odu ction You
canview thecontentof the MUS IC
REGIS TER,changefolder ortrack name sand
delet eindiv idual folder sor track s.
i You cannot chan gefolder ortrack name s
while thevehic leisin mot ion.
Calling uptheMUSIC REGISTER X
Selec tFold er using
the:=;
butt onsand press the9butt ontocon firm .
or
X Press the9butt onwhen thedisplay/
selec tionwindow isact ive.
You seethecontentsof the curr entfolder . 142
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