Note
sabo utdis cs
Pl ay ba ck pro blems mayoccu rwhen playing
copied discs.Therearealarge variety of
discs, DVDauthoring software,writing
software andwriters available.This variety
means thatthere isno guarantee thatthe
system willbeable toplay discs thatyouhave
copied yourself.
! Donot affix stick ersorlabel sto the discs,
as they could peeloffand damage
COMAND. Stickers cancause thedisc to
bend, which canresult inread errors and
disc recognit ionproblems.
! COMAND isdesigned toaccommodate
discs which comply withtheEN60908
standard. Youcantherefore onlyusediscs
with amaximum 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
COMAND.
Use round discswithadiameter of12 cm.
Do not use discs withadiameter of8cm,
even withanadapter. DVD
playback conditions
If video DVDsdon otconf orm tothe NTSC or
PAL TVstandards, theymaycreate picture,
sound orother problems duringplayback.
COMAND canplay back video DVDs
produced according tothe following
standards:
R region code1orregion code0(no reg ion
cod e)
i Ifyo uins ert avid eo DVD with adi ffe rent
reg ionc ode, youwillsee amessage tothis
effect .
R PAL orNTSC standard
You willgenerally findtherelevant details
either onthe DVD itself oron the DVD case. i
COMAND isset toregion code1at the
factor y.This settingcan bechanged atan
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. Thiswill
allow youtoplay video DVDswith a
different regioncode,provided thatthey
are produced inaccordanc ewith thePAL
or NTSC standard. Theregion codecanbe
changed uptofive times. Function
restrictions
Dependin gon the DVD ,it is possible that
cert ainfunct ionsoractions willbe
temporarily blockedormay notfunct ionatall.
As soon asyou trytoactivate thesefunctions
or actions ,you willsee theKsymbol inthe
display . Inserting
andremoving DVDs
X Proceed asdescribed inthe "Insert ingand
eject ingCDs andDVD s"section
(Y page 126). Activating
videoDVDmode
Option 1 X
Insert avideo DVD.
COMAND loadsthemedium insertedand
start sto play it.
X To display thepictur e:press thee
button .
Option 2 X
Press theefunct ionbutton .
COMAND switchestothe previous disc
operating mode.
If video DVDmode wasthelast mode
selected, itwill now beactive. Video
DVDmode
151Video Z
If
not, youcan switch onvideo DVDmode
as follo ws:
X Select Media by
slid ing VÆ andturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
X Select aý video DVDinthe media listby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm.
Option 3 X
Select Video in
the main function barby
slid ing ZV andturning cVdtheCOMAND
controller andpress Wtoconfirm.
Video DVDmode isswitched on. Hiding/
showingthe navigatio nmenu
X To show :turn cVd orslid eZVÆ the
COMAND controller.
i This function isnot avai lablewhil ethe
DVD's ownmenu (Ypage 154)isbeing
disp layed.
X To hide: slideZVÆ theCOMAND
controller.
or
X Wai tfor approximately eightseconds. Navigation
menudisplaye d
: Disc type
; Current track
= Current scene
? Track time
A Toshow themenu Showing/hiding
themenu
This funct ionisnot availa blewhile theDVD 's
own menu (Ypage 154)isbeing display ed.
X To show: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
or
X Select Menu while
thenavigation menuis
shown andpress Wtoconf irm.
X To hide: slideZVtheCOMAND controller
and conf irmFull Screen by
pressing W. Menu
shown
: Video DVDoptions
; Pause function
= Stop function
? Media selection
A Sound settings Fast
forward /rewind
X Slide XVY andhold theCOMAND
cont roller untilthedesired position has
been reached.
or
X Press andhold theE orF button
until thedesired position isreached.
You seethenavigation menu. 152
Video
DVDmodeVideo
Selec
tingavideo DVD
X Press Wthe COMAN Dcon troller toshow
the men u.
X Selec tMedi a by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAN Dcon troller andpress
W tocon firm .
The media listappears. The#dot
indic atesthecurr entmedium beingplayed.
Video DVDsare indic ated bythe ý icon. :
ý icon foravideo DVD.
; Video DVDcurrentlyplaying
X Selec ta video DVDbyturn ingcVd the
COMAN Dcontroller andpress Wto
conf irm.
COMAND loadsthevideo DVDandbegins
playi ngit.
i Ifyou select aCD, anaudio DVDoran
MP3 medium, youswitch tothe respect ive
audio mode. Youcanfind further
inform ationabout themedia liston
(Y page 131). Stop
function
X Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X To interr uptplayback: selectÉby
turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconf irm.
The Ë display changes toÌ.T he
video image ishidden.
X To continue playback: selectÌand
press Wtoconfirm .
Play back continues fromthepoint where it
was interrupted.
X To stop playback: whileplayback is
interrupted, selectÉagain andpress
W toconfirm .
or
X During playback, confirm Ébypressing
W twice inrapid succession.
Selection isat Ì.
X To restar tplayback: confirmÌby
pressing W.
Play back restarts fromthebeginning. Pause
function
X Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X To pause playback: selectËby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm .
The Ë displa ychanges toÌ.
X To continue playback: selectÌand
press Wtoconfirm .
The menu ishidden. Selec
tingascene/ch apter
If th efilm isdivi ded intosc en es orchapt ers,
you can selectthem dire ctly while thefilm is
run ning,or skip for wards step- by-s tep. So me
DV Ds donotpermit thisatcert ainpoint s(e.g.
during theopenin gcredit s). Vid
eoDVD mode
153Vid eo Z
Switching
thesound on/off (corded
headp hones only) X
Press button Bonthe remote control.
The sound isswitched on/off.
Selec tingamenu/m enuitem and
confir mingyour select ion X
Sele ctamen u/m enuitemusin gth e
=;9 :buttonsand pres s
th e9 butt ontocon firm. CD/DVD
drive and AUX jacks :
CD/ DVDslot
; AUX,righ t-han d(R) jackfor audio signal
(red)
= AUX, left-hand (L)jack foraudio signal
(white)
? AUX, video (V)jack (yellow )
A CD/D VDeject button
The AUX jacksshown areforthe AUX drive.
Ident icaljack scan befound onthe right- hand
side ofthe rear-com partmentscreen s
(display AUX),(Ypage 159). General
information
161RearSeatEntert ainment Z
Cord
lessheadphones
Over view :
Volum eco ntrol
; Toselec tascreen forthe headpho nes
= Battery compartment cover
? Toswitch thecordless headphoneson/off
A Indicator lampwithvarious displays(Y page 162)
X Open bothsides ofthe headphones andadjust thefitofthe headphones bypull ing the
headphone bandinthe direction ofthe arrow.
Switching thecordless headphones
on/o ff X
Press button ?.
Depending onthe previous status,the
headphones areswitched onoroff.
To preserve thebatteries, theheadpho nes
automaticall yswitch offifthey have not
received aninfrared signalfor
approximately threeminutes.
Adjusting thevolume ofthe
headphones X
Turn volume control: until thedesired
volume hasbeen set. i
Ifyou have connected corded
headphones toarear-compartmen t
screen, youcan adjust thevolume by
pressing buttonsConthe remote control
(Y page 160).
Selec tingascree nfor thehea dphones X
Mov epush slider; toL(lef t-han dsc ree n)
or R(rig ht-hand scree n).
Ind icat orlam pdis pla ys The
color oftheind icat orlamp shows
whet hertheheadp honesare swit ched on or
off and indicat esthech arge levelof the
bat teries inserted. 162
Gener
alinfor mationRea rSe at Ent ertai nme nt
X
In both cases, selectDVD-Video using
the :=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm.
X Select Brightness ,
Contrast or
Color using
the9: buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm.
An adjus tment scaleappears.
X Select asetting usingthe9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm.
Changi ngthe picture format X
To show themenu: pressthe9button
on the remote control.
or
X Select Menu whil
ethe naviga tionmenu
(Y page 152)isshown andpress the9
button toconfirm.
X Select DVD-Video using
the :=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm.
The dotinfront ofone ofthe menu items
16:9 optimized ,
4:3 or
Widescreen indicates
theformat currently selected.
X Select aformat usingthe9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm. System
settings Note
You canadjus talmost allsyst emsettings
indiv idually foreach screen witho utaffec ting
the otherscr een. Usetheremo tecon trol to
adjust thesettings. Selecting
thedisp laylangu age
X Selec tSyst em using
the9=;
butt ons onthe remo tecon trol and press
9 tocon firm .
You seethesyst emmen uon the selec ted
rear screen. X
Selec tSett ings using
the: button
and press the9butt ontocon firm .
X Selec tLang uage using
the9:
butt onsand press the9butt ontocon firm .
The listoflanguages appears.The#dot
indic ates thecurr entsetting.
X Selec talanguage usingthe9:
butt onsand press the9butt ontocon firm .
The Rear SeatEnter tain men tSyst em
act ivat esthe selec tedlanguage. Switch
ingthedisp laydesign
X Selec tSett ings using
the: button
and press the9butt ontocon firm .
X Selec tDay Mode ,
Nigh tMode or
Auto matic using
the9: buttons
and press the9butt ontocon firm .
The dotinfro ntofthe men uitem indicates
the curr entlyselec tedsetting. Design Expla
nation Day
Mode The
display isset
perm anentlytoday
design . Nigh
tMode The
display isset
perm anentlytonigh t
design . Auto
matic The
display design
chan gesdepen dingon
the vehic leinst rumen t
clust erilluminat ion. 166
Syst
emsett ingsRea rSeat Enter tainment
Setting
thebrightness
X Select Settings using
the: button
and press the9button toconf irm.
X Select Brightness using
the9:
buttons andpress the9button toconf irm.
As caleap pea rs.
X Adju stthe brightne ssusing the 9:
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm.
The brightne ssbarm oves upordown. The
picture becomes lighterordarker in
accordanc ewith thescale. Showing/hiding
thepictur e
X To hide thepictur e:select Display Off in
the system menuusingthe:;
button son the remote controland press
the 9button toconf irm.
The picture ishidden.
X To display thepictur e:press the9
button . Audio
CD/DVDand MP3 mode Safety
note G
WARNIN
G
The RSE CD/D VDplayer isaClass 1laser
prod uct.There isadanger ofinvisible laser
radiation whenyouopen ordamage thecover.
Do not remove thecover. TheRSE CD/DVD
play erdoes notcont ainany parts which can
be serviced bythe user. Forsafety reasons,
have anynecessary serviceworkperformed
by qual ified personnel. General
informat ion
You willfind information onthe following
topics inthe Audio section:
R notes onCDs/DV Ds(Ypage 136)
R notes onMP3 mode (Ypage 135)
R notes oncopyright (Ypage 136) Inserting
aCD/DVD
The CD/DVD drive isloc ated inthece nter
beh ind th efron tseats. :
Disc slot
; Eject button
The CD/D VDdrive isasingle discdrive. If
ther eis already adisc insert ed,this must be
ejec tedbefore anotherisinsert ed.
X Inser tadisc intothe disc slot.
The print edside ofthe disc must face
upwards. Ifneit her side ofthe disc is
print ed,the side youwish toplay must face
downwards.
The CD/D VDdrive draws inthe disc. Audio
CD/DVDand MP3 mode
167Rear SeatEntert ainment Z
The
CD/D VDdrive plays thedisc:
R ifit has been insert edcorrec tlyand isa
permissible disc,and
R after youhave switched ondisc mode
(audio CD/DVD/MP3 mode)
Data onanMP3 CDfirst needs tobe loaded
by the drive. Loading maytake some time,
depending onthe number offolders and
track s. Removing
aCD/DV D
X Press theþ ejec tbut ton.
The drive ejec ts thedis c.
X Tak eth edis co utofthes lot.
If you donot takethe disc outofthe slot,
the drive willdraw itin again autom atically
aft erashor twhile. Switching
toaudio CD,audio DVDor
MP3 mode
X Insert aCD/DV D(Y page 168).
The Rear SeatEntertainment Systemloads
the inserted disc.
X Select Disc in
the menu usingthe
9=; buttonsonthe remote
cont roland confirm bypressing the9
button.
The corresponding modeisswitched on.
The Rear SeatEntertainment Systemplays
the disc. Example
display:audio CDmod e
: Type ofdat amedi um_
; Trac knum ber
= Trac kname (onlyifstore don thedisc as
CD text)
? Trac ktim e
A Graph ictim eand track displ ay
B Curr entp layback settings (no symbol for
"Norm altrack sequen ce")
C Setsthe bass
D Setsthe treble
E Disc name (onlyifstored onthe disc as
CD text)
F Calls upthe track list
G Playback options Ex
ample display: audioDVDmode
: Type ofdata carrierü
; Trac knumb er
= Trac ktim e
? Graphic timeand track display
A Curren tplayback settings (no symbol for
"Norm altrack sequen ce")
B Setsthe bass 168
Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 modeRearSeat Enter tainment