2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class remote control

Selecting a menu/menu item and
confirming your selection X
Select a menu/menu item using the
0059006500D900630064 buttons on the
remote control and press the 008Bbutton to
confirm. CD/DVD drive and AUX jacks
0043
CD/DVD slot
0044 AUX, right-hand (R) jack for audio signal
(red)
0087 AUX, left-hand (L) jack for audio signal
(white)
0085 AUX, video (V) jack (yellow)
0083 CD/DVD eject button
The AUX jacks shown are for the AUX drive.
Identical jacks can be found on the right-hand
side of the rear-compartment screens (AUX
display) (Y page 237). Overview
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Adjusting the volume of the
headphones
X
Turn volume control 0043until the desired
volume has been set.
i If you have connected corded
headphones to a rear-compartment
screen, you can adjust the volume using
the remote control (Y page 237).
Selecting a screen for the headphones X
Move push slider 0043toL(left-hand screen)
or R(right-hand screen). Indicator lamp displays The color of the indicator lamp shows
whether the headphones are switched on or
off and indicates the charge level of the
batteries inserted.
LED
display Status
Green The batteries are fine.
Red The batteries are almost
discharged.
Lit
continuous
ly The headphones are switched
on and connected to a screen.
Flashing The headphones are
searching for the connection
to a screen.
No display
(dark) The headphones are switched
off or the batteries are
discharged.
Connecting additional headphones
You can connect one additional set of corded
headphones to each of the two rear screens
(Y
page 237). The socket is designed for
headphones with a 3.5 mm stereo jack plug
and an impedance of 32 ohms. Replacing batteries
Notes G
WARNING
Batteries contain toxic substances.
Swallowing batteries can lead to serious
health issues or death.
Keep batteries out of the reach of children.
Seek medical attention immediately if a
battery is swallowed.
Batteries are required for the remote control
and for the two sets of cordless headphones.
The batteries can be replaced (Y page 241). Overview
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H
Environmental note
Dispose of discharged batteries in an
environmentally responsible manner.
On the remote control 0043
Battery compartment
0044 Catch tab
0087 Battery compartment cover
0085 Retaining lugs
0083 Batteries
The remote control contains 2 type AAA,
1.5 V batteries.
X To open the battery compartment:
remove battery compartment cover 0087on
the back of the remote control.
X To do so, press down retaining lug 0044and
take off battery compartment cover 0087.
X Remove discharged batteries 0083from the
tray.
X Insert the new batteries. Observe the
polarity markings on the batteries and
battery compartment when doing so.
Left-hand battery: the positive pole (+)
must face upwards.
Right-hand battery: the positive pole (+)
must face downwards.
X To close the battery compartment:
insert battery compartment cover 0087starting with retaining lugs
0085into the
battery compartment and allow catch
tab 0044to engage in place.
On the cordless headphones 0043
Battery compartment cover
The cordless headphones contain 2 type AAA,
1.5 V batteries.
X To open the battery compartment: flip
battery compartment cover 0043upwards.
As you do so, hold the left-hand side of the
headphones as shown to prevent the
batteries from falling out.
X Remove the discharged batteries from the
tray.
X Insert the new batteries. Observe the
polarity markings on the batteries and
battery compartment when doing so.
Left-hand battery: the positive pole (+)
must face upwards.
Right-hand battery: the positive pole (+)
must face downwards.
X To close the battery compartment:
press battery compartment cover
downwards until it engages into place.
If the batteries have been inserted
correctly, the indicator lamp will light up
green when the headphones are switched
on.
i The operating duration of the headphones
with a set of batteries is up to 40 hours. 242
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Basic functions
Using headphones
You can use the cordless headphones
supplied and/or up to two sets of corded
headphones connected to the corresponding
jack of the rear-compartment screens
(Y page 237).
Information on:
R Switching the cordless headphones on/off
R Adjusting the volume of the headphones
R Selecting a screen for the headphones
can be found under "Cordless headphones"
(Y page 240). Using the main loudspeakers
This function is available in conjunction with
COMAND.
You can use the vehicle loudspeakers to
listen to a disc inserted in the rear-
compartment drive. To do so, at least one of
the rear-compartment screens must be set to
disc mode.
X Setting using COMAND: e.g. press the
002A function button once or twice to
switch on an audio mode.
X Select Audio
Audio by sliding 00A0005Bthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
The Audio menu appears.
X Select Rear Audio
Rear Audio by turning0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
i The headphones' volume setting does not
affect the main loudspeakers. Selecting sound settings
You can select the sound settings in the audio
CD/DVD/MP3, video DVD and AUX modes. X
Switch on an operating mode (e.g. audio
CD mode) (Y page 245).
X Select Treble
Treble orBass Bass using
the 006400590065 buttons on the remote
control and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
X Select a setting using the 00630064
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm. Multiple users
Simultaneous use of the rear-
compartment disc drive The two rear-compartment screens can be
operated almost entirely independently from
one another. However, there can be a conflict
in some menus if the two screens are used
simultaneously.
If the rear-compartment disc drive is being
used for both screens simultaneously,
selecting certain menus or settings on one of
the screens also affects the other screen.
The following functions affect both screens:
R changing playback options
R selecting a track (from a track list or folder)
R using the play, pause and stop functions
R fast forwarding/rewinding or scrolling
R calling up the DVD menu and navigating
within it
R setting the language, subtitles and camera
angle
R calling up interactive DVD content
The following functions affect only one
screen:
R audio and video functions as well as picture
settings
R switching between full screen and the
menu Basic functions
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Switching between operating modes
When you exit an operating mode (e.g. audio
CD mode), the current setting is saved. If you
call up this operating mode again later, there
are two possibilities:
R the operating mode has been changed on
the other screen.
R the operating mode has not been changed.
In the first case, the operating mode appears
as it is on the other screen.
In the second case, the setting appears on the
screen as it was when you last exited the
operating mode. Picture settings
Overview You can select picture settings in video DVD
and AUX mode (Y page 257).
Adjusting the brightness, contrast and
color Example: TV mode
0043
Brightness, contrast and color
0044 Picture formats
X Switch on video DVD mode (Y page 250).
X To show the menu: press the008Bbutton
on the remote control.
or
X Select (Y page 228) Menu Menuwhile the
navigation menu is shown and press the
008B button to confirm. X
Select DVD-V
DVD-V using the 006400590065
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X Select Brightness
Brightness ,Contrast
Contrast orColor
Color
using the 00630064 buttons and press the
008B button to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
X Select a setting using the 00630064
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm. Changing the picture format
X To show the menu: press the008Bbutton
on the remote control.
or
X Select (Y page 228) Menu Menuwhile the
navigation menu is shown and press the
008B button to confirm.
X Select DVD-V DVD-Vusing the 006400590065
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The dot in front of one of the menu items
16:9 Optimized 16:9 Optimized ,4:3
4:3 orWidescreen
Widescreen
indicates the format currently selected.
X Select a format using the 00630064
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm. System settings
Note
You can adjust almost all system settings
individually for each screen without affecting
the other screen. You make these settings
using the remote control (Y page 237). Selecting the display language
X Select System System using the 006300590065
buttons on the remote control and press
008B to confirm.
You see the system menu on the selected
rear screen. 244
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X
Select Settings
Settings using the0064button
and press 008Bto confirm.
X Select Language
Language using the00630064
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The list of languages appears. A 003Fdot
indicates the current setting.
X Select a language using the 00630064
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The Rear Seat Entertainment System
activates the selected language. Switching the display design
X Select Settings
Settings using the0064button
and press 008Bto confirm.
X Select Day Mode
Day Mode, Night Mode Night Mode or
Automatic
Automatic using the00630064 buttons
and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The dot indicates the current setting. Design Explanation
Day Mode
Day Mode The display is set
permanently to day
design. Night Mode
Night Mode The display is set
permanently to night
design. Automatic Automatic The display design
changes depending on
the vehicle instrument
cluster illumination.
Setting the brightness
X Select Settings Settings using the0064button
and press 008Bto confirm.
X Select Brightness
Brightness using the00630064
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
A scale appears. X
Adjust the brightness using the 00630064
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The brightness bar moves up or down. The
picture becomes lighter or darker in
accordance with the scale. Showing/hiding the picture
X To hide the picture: selectDisplay Off Display Off
in the system menu using the 00640065
buttons on the remote control and press
the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The picture is hidden.
X To display the picture: press the008B
button. Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The RSE CD/DVD player is a Class 1 laser
product. There is a danger of invisible laser
radiation when you open or damage the cover.
Do not remove the cover. The RSE CD/DVD
player does not contain any parts which can
be serviced by the user. For safety reasons,
have any necessary service work performed
by qualified personnel. General notes
You will find information on the following
topics in the Audio section:
R notes on CDs/DVDs (Y page 204)
R notes on MP3 mode (Y page 202)
R notes on copyright ( Ypage 203) Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode
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X
Insert a CD/DVD (Y page 246).
The Rear Seat Entertainment System loads
the inserted disc.
X Select Disc Discin the menu using the
006300590065 buttons on the remote
control and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The corresponding mode is switched on.
The Rear Seat Entertainment System plays
the disc. Example: audio DVD mode
0043
Data medium type ü
0044 Track number
0087 Track name (if stored on the disc)
0085 Track time
0083 Graphic time and track display
0084 Current playback settings (no symbol for
"Normal track sequence")
006B To set the bass
006C To set the treble
006D Disc name (if stored on the disc)
006E To call up the track list
006F Stop function
0070 Pause function
0071 Playback options Example: MP3 mode
0043
Data medium type þ
0044 Track number
0087 Track name
0085 Track time
0083 Graphic time and track display
0084 Current playback settings (no symbol for
"Normal track sequence")
006B To set the bass
006C To set the treble
006D Disc name or current folder
006E To call up the folder list
006F Playback options; to switch track
information on/off
i Variable bit rates in MP3 tracks can result
in the elapsed time shown being different
from the actual elapsed time. Selecting a track
Selecting by skipping to a track X
To skip forwards or backwards to a
track: press the 0059or0065 button on
the remote control.
or
X Press the 0048or0049 button.
The skip forward function skips to the next
track.
If the elapsed track time has passed 8
seconds, the function skips back to the
beginning of the track. If the elapsed time Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode
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is shorter, it will skip to the start of the
previous track.
If the Random Tracks
Random Tracks orRandom Random Folder
Folder
playback option has been selected, the
track order is random.
Selecting by track list In audio CD mode, the track list contains all
tracks on the disc currently playing.
In audio DVD mode, the track list contains all
tracks in the currently active group; see
"Setting the audio format" (Y page 201).
In MP3 mode, the track list shows all tracks
in the currently active folder as well as the
folder structure, allowing you to select any
track on the MP3 CD.
X Select Track List
Track List (audio CD/DVD mode)
or Folder
Folder (MP3 mode) using
the 006400590065 buttons on the remote
control, and confirm by pressing the 008B
button.
or
X Press the 008Bbutton when the display/
selection window is active.
The track list appears. The 003Fdot indicates
the current track.
X Select a track using the 00630064buttons
and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
Making a selection by entering the track
number directly X
Press the 0087button on the remote
control.
The track entry display appears.
Example: track 2
X Press number button 2.
Example: track 12
X Press the corresponding number keys in
rapid succession. X
Wait for approximately three seconds after
making the entry.
You will hear the track which has been
entered. The corresponding basic menu
then reappears.
i It is not possible to enter numbers that
exceed the number of tracks on the CD or
in the currently active folder. Fast forwarding/rewinding
X With the display/selection window active,
press the 0059or0065 button on the
remote control repeatedly until you reach
the desired position.
or
X Press and hold the 0048or0049 button
until the desired position is reached. Selecting a folder
This function is only available in MP3 mode.
X Select Folder Folder in MP3 mode using
the 006400590065 buttons on the remote
control and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
or
X Press the 008Bbutton when the display/
selection window is active.
The folder content appears. 0043
Folder selection symbol
0044 Current folder name
0087 Track symbol 248
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