2013 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class audio

Functions with the
0001 and
0002 button
You can use the remote control to execute the same functions as the COMAND control panel.
Mode Function
Audio mode Selects a station using th
estation search functio n(Ypage 216) Selects a track by skipping to a track (Y
page 229)Fast forward/rewind (Y
page 230)Video mode Selects a scene or chapter (video DVD mode) (Y
page 247)Fast-forward/rewind (video DVD mode) (Y
page 247)Functions of the number keypad
You can use the remote control to execute the same functions as the COMAND control panel.
Mode Function
Audio mode Selects stations via the station presets (Y
page 216)Sets stations by entering the frequency manually (Y
page 217)Stores stations manually (Y
page 217) Selects a track (Y
page 229) Selects a data medium via the media list (Y
page 228)Telephone mode Telephone number entry (Y
page 204)Character entry Enters characters (direct entry) (Y
page 134)Operating COMAND
Selecting amain function Initial situation
You would like to change from the telephone
menu to the vehicle settings, for example.
X Slide 002A001Cthe COMAND controller and
switch to the main function bar.
X Select Vehicle in the mai
nfunction bar by
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
The "Vehicle" menu appears. 0002
"Vehicle" menu
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Calling up the menu of a main function
0002
To call up the audio menu
0003 Main function bar
If one of the main functions navigation, audio,
telephone or video is switched on,
triangle 0002appears next to the entry. You can
now selec tanassociated menu.
The following example illustrates how to call
up the audio menu.
X Press the 0010function button.
or
X Select Audio in the main function bar by
sliding 002A001Cthe COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
The Audio menu appears. 0002
Current audio operating mode
0003 Main function bar
0026 Audio menu
The 002Cdot indicates the current audio mode.
X Select another audio mode, e.g. Radio , by
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm. Selecting
amenu item The following example describes how to
selec
tastation from the station presets in
radio mode.
X Press the 0010function button.
X Select Presets by sliding
001C0006and turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
The station preset memory appears. 0002
Selection bar
X Select a station by turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
The station is set.
Example of operation Initial situation
You would like to switch from the vehicle
function to the radio function and select a
station from the station list, for example.
The following operating example describes
how to:
R
call up the audio function
R switch on radio mode
R set a station. 132
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Calling up the audio function
X
Select Audio in the main function bar by
sliding 002A001Cand turning 0031001C0032the COMAND
controller and press 0021to confirm.
The basic display of the curren taudio
operating mode, e.g. audio CD, appears. Switching to radio mode
Option 1
X
Press the 0010function button.
The radio display appears.
i Repeated pressing of this function button
switches between radio and th emost
recently active audio source.
Option 2
X Select Audio again by sliding
002A001Cthe
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
The Audio menu appears. 0002
Current audio operating mode
0003 Main function bar
0026 Audio menu
X Press 0021the COMAND controller and
confirm Radio .
The radio basic display appears with the
waveband last selected. X
To set the station: if the display/selection
window is activated in the radio display,
turn 0031001C0032 or slide 003C001C003DCOMAND
controller.
Entering characters in navigation mode
(entering acity) General information
Character entry is explained in the following
sections using
NEW YORK as an example for
entering a city.
If you want to use the address entry menu
(Y page 157) to enter a city, a street or a
house number, for example, COMAND
provides either a list with a character bar
(optio n1) or a selection list (option 2). At
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Option 1
X
Select 0025or0026 in the character bar and
press 0021to confirm.
The input menu shows the data field
selected. 0002
Cursor in the nextd ata field
0003 To store an entry
0026 0025 and 0026icons to selec tadata field
Option 2
X Slide 002A001Cthe COMAND controller
repeatedly until the character bar
disappears.
X Select the data field by sliding 002A001C0006and
press 0021to confirm.
Storing an entry
X Select 0003in the character bar by turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
The entry is stored in the address book.
Further functions available in the
character bar
X To switch the character bar to upper/
lower-case characters: select002Dor
0003 and press 0021to confirm.
X To switch the character set: select
0001 and press 0021to confirm.
The character set switches between
upper/lower-case letters and digits. X
To change the language of the
character bar: select001Dand press 0021
to confirm.
X Select the language by turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X To reposition the cursor within the data
field: select 0022or0023 and press 0021to
confirm. 0002
Cursor (repositioned)
0003 0022 and 0023icon to reposition the cursor
X Delete the character/entry (Y page 211). Basic functions of COMAND
Switching COMAND on/off X
Press the 0038function button on the
center console.
i If you switch off COMAND, playback of
the curren taudio or vide osource will also
be switched off. You cannot switch off
COMAND while making a call via COMAND.
You can also make phone calls using the
buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel when COMAND is switched off
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Switching the sound on or off
Switching audio and video sources on/off
X
Press the 0029button on the multifunction
steering wheel.
The sound from the respective audio or
video source is switched on or off.
i When the sound is off, the system
displays the 002Fsymbol in the status line.
When you change the audio or video
source, or adjust the volume, sound
automatically switches on again.
i Even if the sound is switched off, you will
still hear traffic and navigation system
announcements.
Switching off traffic and navigation
announcements completely
X Traffic announcements: press the0029
button until the 000Dmessage disappears
from the status bar of the display.
A confirmation tone sounds.
X Navigation announcements: during an
announcement, press the 0029button on
the multifunction steering wheel.
Switching traffic and navigation
announcements on again
X Traffic announcements: press and hold
down the 0029button until the 000Ddisplay
appears in the status bar.
A confirmation tone sounds.
X Navigation announcements: select the
0039 symbol in the navigation menu bar
and press 0021to confirm.
i The navigation announcements are
activated again if you switch COMAND off
and on again or start a new route guidance. Adjusting the volume Adjusting the volume for the audio or
video source
X
To adjust: turn thumbwheel 0002.
or
X Press the 000For0010 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
The volume of the currently selected audio
or video source changes.
You can also adjust the volume for the
following:
R traffic announcements
R navigation announcements
R phone calls
R the Voice Control System (see the separate
operating instructions)
Adjusting the volume for navigation
announcements
During a navigation announcement:
X Turn thumbwheel 0002.
or
X Press the 000For0010 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
Adjusting the volume for phone calls
You can adjust the volume for hands-free
mode during a telephone call.
X Turn thumbwheel 0002.
or
X Press the 000For0010 button on the
multifunction steering wheel. 138
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Adjusting the soun
dsettings Calling up the sound menu
You can make various sound settings for the
differen taudio and video sources. This means
that it is possible to set more bass for radio
mode than for audio CD mode, for example.
You can call up the respective sound menu
from the menu of the desired mode.
The example describes how to call up the
sound menu in radio mode.
X Press the 0010function button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband. X
Select Sound by sliding
001C0006and turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
You can now set the treble and bass or the
balance and fade rfor radio mode.
Adjusting treble and bass
X Select Treble or
Bass in the sound menu
by turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller
and press 0021to confirm.
An adjustmen tscale appears. Setting the treble
0002
Lastsetting selected
0003 Current setting
X Select a setting by turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
The setting is stored and you exit the menu.
Adjusting balance and fader
With the balance function, you can control
whether the sound is louder on the driver's or
front-passenger side.
The fader function is used to control whether
the sound is louder in the fron torthe rear of
the vehicle.
X Select Balance/Fader in the sound menu
by turning 0031001C0032and press 0021to confirm. 0002
Current setting
X Select a setting by sliding 002A001C0006or003C001C003D the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
The setting is stored and you exit the menu. At
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Surround sound
General information
If your vehicle is equipped with the harman/
kardon ®
Logic 7 ®
surround sound system,
you can provide the optimum sound
experience for every passenger.
The harman/kardon ®
Logic7 ®
surround
sound system is available for the following
operating modes:
R radio (FM only)
R satellite radio
R audio CD
R audio DVD (MLP™, dts™, PCM and
Dolby ®
Digital audio formats)
R MP3
R Media Interface
R video DVD (PCM, dts™ and Dolby ®
Digital
audio formats)
R AUX
Because some DVDs contain both stereo and
multichannel audio formats, it may be
necessary to set the audio format
(Y page 232).
i The Logic7 ®
ON function enables
playback of stereo recordings, for instance,
with a surround sound experience for every
passenger. It enables optimum playback of
music and films on CDs, audio DVDs or
video DVDs with multichannel audio
formats, such as MLP™, dts™ or Dolby ®
Digital. This results in sound
characteristics like those intended by the
sound engineer when the original was
recorded.
i If you select Logic7 ®
OFF , the sound
system plays all playable formats as stored
on the medium. Due to the design of the
passenger compartment, an optimum
audio experience cannot be guaranteed for
all passengers.
i Discs which support the audio formats
mentioned have the following logos: Dolby
®
Digital dts™
Switching surround sound on/off
Example: switching on surround sound for
radio mode
X
Press the 0010function button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband. X
Select Sound by sliding
001C0006and turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
X Select 3D Sound and press
0021to confirm. 140
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0002
Current setting
X Selec tthe Logic7 ®
ON or
Logic7 ®
OFF
setting by turning
0031001C0032the COMAND
controller and press 0021to confirm.
Depending on your selection, surround
sound is switched on or off and the menu
is exited.
X To exit the menu without saving: press
the 0001 back button or slide 003C001C003Dthe
COMAND controller.
i Please bear the following in mind:
When Logic7 ®
is switched on, the balance
and fader settings should be set to the
center of the vehicle interior to provide the
optimum audio experience for all
passengers.
You will achieve the best sound results by
playing high-quality audio and video DVDs.
MP3 tracks should have abit rate of at least
128 kbit/s.
Surround sound playback does not
function for mono signal sources, such as
for AM radio mode.
If radio receptio nis poor, e.g. in a tunnel,
you should switch off Logic7 ®
, since it may
otherwise switch dynamically between
stereo and mono and cause temporary
sound distortions.
On some stereo recordings, the sound
characteristics may differ from
conventional stereo playback. Bang
&Olufsen sound system Vehicles with a Bang
&Olufsen sound system:
There are two settings available with True Image ™s
ound technology:
R reference This setting provides a crisp, clear, luxury
high-end sound setting for a studio
atmosphere in your vehicle.
R 3D sound This setting enables a wide-ranging sound
experience for playing music and videos.
The Sound Mode function can be used to
optimize the selected sound setting for one
seat. The settings front ,
all and
rear can
be selected.
The Bang &Olufsen sound system provides
the following operating modes:
R radio (FM only)
R audio CD
R audio DV D(MLP™, dts™, PCM and
Dolby ®
Digital audio formats)
R MP3
R Media Interface
R video DVD (PCM, dts™ and Dolby ®
Digital
audio formats)
R AUX
Because some DVDs contain both stereo and
multichannel audio formats, it may be
necessary to set the audio format
(Y page 232).
Discs which support the audio formats
mentioned have the following logos: At
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