2014 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class USB

Positions in the media list
Single DVD drive, position 1: readable data
media are audio CDs, MP3 CDs or MP3
DVDs and video DVDs Memory card, position 2
MUSIC REGISTER, position 3
USB storage device, position 4
Media Interface, position 5
Bluetooth
®
audio: position 6 i
If a disc cannot be read, an entry appears
next to the corresponding magazine tray.
i If you select a video DVD, the system
switches to video DVD mode (Y page 226).
Selecting a track using the number key- pad X
When the display/selection window is
active, press a number key, e.g. 0084.
The medium at the corresponding position
in the media list is loaded and then played. Selecting a track
Selecting by skipping to a track X
To skip forwards or back to a track: turn
00790052007A the COMAND controller when the dis-
play/selection window is active.
or
X Press the 0048or0049 button.
The skip forward function skips to the next track.
The skip back function skips to the begin-
ning of the current track if the track has
been playing for more than 8 seconds. If the
track has been playing for less than
8 seconds, it skips to the start of the pre-
vious track. If the
Random Tracks
Random Tracks orRandom Folder Random Folder
playback option has been selected, the
track order is random.
Selecting a track using the number key- pad X
Press the 0056key on the number keypad.
A numerical entry field appears. The num-
ber of positions offered corresponds to the
number of tracks on the CD. Only numbers that correspond to a track number on the
CD can be entered.
X Enter the desired track number using the
number keys.
The track plays after the last possible num-
ber is entered.
i Pressing and holding a number key for
more than 2 seconds completes the entry,
and the corresponding track is played.
Selecting a track using music search X
Select Current Tracklist Current Tracklist, Folder
Folderor a
category and press 0098to confirm.
Select music via categories (e.g. album,
artist) with the music search function.
If you select a category, COMAND starts a
search for track information if the following
conditions are fulfilled: R the data carriers are inserted or connected
R the track information from these data car-
riers is not yet contained in the COMAND
music database. Audio CD and MP3 mode
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COMAND imports track information from the
following data carriers:
R Disc (CD/MP3)
R Memory card
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
The Track information is complete
Track information is complete
message appears once the search is comple-
ted. COMAND stores the music data in its
own database. You can now select the avail-
able music data within the desired category.
You will find further information on searching
for music in the "Music search" section
(Y page 204).
X In audio CD or MP3 mode, select Search
Search by
sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and then press 0098to confirm.
The category list appears. Example: current track list
X Select the track by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The basic display appears and the track is
played. Fast forwarding/rewinding
X While the display/selection window is
active, slide 009500520096and hold the COMAND controller until the desired position has
been reached.
or
X Press and hold the 0048or0049 button
until the desired position is reached. Gracenote
®
Media Database
Introduction This function is only available in audio CD
mode.
There is a version of
Gracenote® music recognition technology
on the COMAND hard drive. You will recog-
nize this by the logo which can be seen in the
bottom right-hand corner of certain audio dis-plays.
Many audio CDs contain CD text. COMAND
uses the information contained therein to dis-
play the artist, album and track name.
If the audio CD does not contain any CD text
information, COMAND can use the Grace-
note ®
Media Database to identify unknown
audio tracks when in audio CD mode. This is
only possible if the relevant information is
saved in the Gracenote ®
Media Database and
if the "Gracenote Media Database" function is
activated.
If this is the case, COMAND will display the
corresponding data such as artist, album and
track name in the relevant displays and lists. 200
Audio CD and MP3 modeAudio

For all media that contain MP3 data (e.g. MP3
CD, SD memory card, MUSIC REGISTER), you
can determine whether:
R the metadata contained in the tags of the
encoded music data should be displayed
R the file and directory names should be dis-
played during playback
X To display the album and artist name:
select MP3
MP3 orUSB USB in the basic display by
sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Display Track Information
Display Track Information and
press 0098to confirm. Selecting an active partition (USB
mass storage devices only)
You can select this function for USB mass
storage devices when the storage device is
partitioned. Up to 5 partitions (primary or log- ical, FAT, FAT32 and NTFS) are supported.
X Select MP3
MP3 in the basic display by sliding
00520064 and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Select Active Partition
Select Active Partition and
press 0098to confirm. Playback options
X To select options: switch on audio CD or
MP3 mode (Y page 197).
X Select CD CDorMP3
MP3 mode by sliding 00520064and
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
then pressing 0098to confirm.
The options list appears. The 003Bdot indi-
cates the option selected.
X Select an option by turning 00790052007Aand press
0098 to confirm.
The option is switched on. For all options
except Normal Track Sequence
Normal Track Sequence , you will
see a corresponding display in the display/ selection window.
The following options are available to you:
R Normal Track Sequence
Normal Track Sequence The tracks are played in the normal order
(e.g. track 1, 2, 3, etc.).
In MP3 mode, the track order is determined
by the order in which the tracks are written to the MP3 data carrier when it is created.
Alphabetical order is the most common.
Once all the tracks in a folder have been
played, the tracks in the next folder are
played.
R Random Medium Random Medium
All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order (e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
R Random Track List Random Track List (MP3 mode only)
You will hear the tracks in the current play-
list or currently active folder (including all
subfolders) in random order.
i The
Normal Track Sequence Normal Track Sequence option is
automatically selected when you change
the disc you are currently listening to or
when you select a different medium. If an
option is selected, it remains selected after COMAND is switched on or off. Notes on MP3 mode
General notes Depending on the volume and format of the
MP3 data, the length of time required for
reading the data may increase.
Permissible data carriers R
CD-R and CD-RW
R DVD-R and DVD-RW
R DVD+R and DVD+RW
R SD memory card
R USB storage device
Permissible file systems R
ISO 9660/Joliet standard for CDs
R UDF for video DVDs
R FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS for SD memory
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Multisession CDs
For multisession CDs, the content of the first
session determines how COMAND will proc-
ess the CD. COMAND plays only one session
and gives priority to the audio CD session.
If possible, use COMAND to play only CDs
that have been written in one session.
File structure of a data carrier When you create a disc with compressed
music files, the tracks can be organized in
folders. A folder may also contain subfolders. The disc may contain no more than eight
directory levels. Files beyond the eighth level will not be recognized by the system.
i COMAND loads up to 15,000 tracks from
an SD memory card or USB storage
medium.
Track and file names When you create a disc with compressed
music files, you can assign names to the
tracks and folders.
COMAND uses these names accordingly for
the display. Folders that contain data other
than MP3 or WMA tracks are not displayed by
COMAND.
If MP3 or WMA files are stored in the root
directory itself, the root directory will also be
treated as a folder. COMAND will then show
the name of the root directory as the folder
name.
You should observe the following when
assigning track names:
R track names must have at least one char-
acter.
R track names must have the extension
"mp3" or "wma".
R there must be a dot between the track
name and the extension.
Example of a correct track name:
"Track1.mp3". Permissible formats COMAND supports the following formats:
R MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3)
R Microsoft Windows Media Audio V8 and V9
(WMA) without copy protection
Microsoft Windows Media Audio V2, V7, V8 and V9 (WMA)
R additional music files in AAC format with
the file extensions .aac, .mp4, .m4a
and .m4b, but not copy-protected iTunes
music files with the extension .m4p.
i If, in addition to MP3 files, there are other
music files in these audio formats stored on
the disc, the loading process may require a
longer time before the first track is played.
i The MP3 audio encoding method is under
license from Fraunhofer IIS (Institut Integ-
rierte Schaltungen – Institute for Integrated Circuits) and Thomson.
Permissible bit and sampling rates COMAND supports
MP3files of the following
types:
R fixed and variable bit rates from 32 kbit/s
to 320 kbit/s
R sampling rates of 8 kHz to 48 kHz
COMAND supports WMAfiles of the follow-
ing types:
R fixed bit rates from 5 kbit/s to 384 kbit/s
R sampling rates of 8 kHz to 48 kHz
COMAND does notsupport WMAfiles of the
following types:
R DRM (Digital Rights Management) encryp-
ted files
R variable bit rate
R WMA Pro
R 5.1 surround sound
i Only use tracks with a bit rate of at least
128 kbit/s and a sampling rate of at least
44.1 kHz. Lower rates can cause a notice-
able deterioration in quality. This is espe- Audio CD and MP3 mode
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COMAND reads music tracks from the fol-
lowing data carriers:
R Disc (CD/MP3)
R Memory card
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device X
Select a category in the category list by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
The Reading Data...
Reading Data... message appears.
The search may take some time, depending on the number of tracks available.
The Track information is complete
Track information is complete
message appears once the search is comple-
ted. Playback then starts with the previously
active audio source.
X To cancel the music search: confirm
Cancel
Cancel by pressing 0098.
Selecting artists X
Select Artists
Artists in the category list by turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The available artists are displayed alpha-
betically. Selecting an album X
Select Albums
Albums in the category list by turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The available albums are displayed alpha-
betically. If there is a cover available for an
album, it is displayed in front of the album
name.
Selecting a track X
Select Tracks Tracks in the category list
(Y page 204) by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The available tracks are displayed. Music search
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0085
Graphic time and track display
0083 Position of the medium in the media list
and name of the medium, followed by the
current playback option (no display for
Normal Track Sequence
Normal Track Sequence)
0084 Artist
006B MUSIC REGISTER menu bar
Switching on using the DISC button X
Press the 003Abutton repeatedly until the
MUSIC REGISTER is switched on.
By pressing the 003Abutton repeatedly, you
can switch modes in the following order:
R CD/MP3 (disc)
R Memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
If music files are available, playback begins at the point last listened to.
If there are no music files, you will see a mes- sage to this effect.
X Confirm the message by pressing 0098and
store the music data (Y page 208).
Switching modes via the audio menu X
Select Audio Audioin the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
If MUSIC REGISTER was the last mode
selected, it is now switched on.
If another audio source is switched on, you
can now switch on the MUSIC REGISTER in
the audio menu.
X Select Audio
Audio by sliding 00970052and turning
00790052007Athe COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Music Register
Music Register and press0098to
confirm. Switching on with the number buttons X
Make sure that neither radio nor disc is
activated.
X Press the 0083number key.
The MUSIC REGISTER is switched on. Importing music files
Introduction You can import music files from a CD in the
following file formats:
R MP3
R WMA
R AAC (with file extensions .m4p, .m4a, .m4b
and .aac)
X Switch on CD mode (Y page 197).
X With an audio CD inserted, select REC RECin the
basic CD display by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
i CD information such as album name, disc
name, artist and track is provided by the
Gracenote Media Database (Y page 200).
Step 1: selecting tracks to import 0043
To record all music files (standard)
0044 To copy single tracks 0073
0087 To confirm your selection 208
MUSIC REGISTERAudio

Calling up memory space info
X Switch to the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 207).
X Select Music
Music Register
Register by sliding00520064and
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select Memory Info Memory Info and press0098to con-
firm.
The following is displayed:
R storage capacity
R available memory
R occupied memory
R content (folders, tracks) Music search
Introduction The music search finds tracks via all available
media. The search begins with the audio
source that is currently active.
The following media are included for the
music search:
R Disc (CD/MP3)
R Memory card
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
X Switch to the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 207).
X Select Search Search by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The category list appears.
X Select a track in a category (Y page 204).
Example: opening a folder X
Select Folder Folder in the category list by turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
You see the content of the current folder. The name of the current folder is at the top
and the track currently playing is indicated by
a 003B dot.
X To switch to the next folder up: press the
0038 back button or slide 00950052the
COMAND controller.
Changing the folder/track name X
Switch to the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 207).
X Select Music Music Register
Register by sliding00520064and
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select Rename
Rename /
/Delete
Delete Files
Filesand press
0098 to confirm.
X Select a folder/track by turning 00790052007A.
X Select Options
Options by sliding 00520096and press 0098
to confirm.
X Select Change
Change and press 0098to confirm.
X Enter a name for the folder/track
(Y page 33).
X To save the changes: select0054and
press 0098to confirm.
Deleting folders/tracks X
Switch to the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 207).
X Select Music Music Register
Register by sliding00520064and
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select Rename
Rename /
/Delete
Delete Files
Filesand press
0098 to confirm.
X Select a folder/track by turning 00790052007A. 210
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X
Select Delete
Delete and press 0098to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really wish to deauthorize this device.
X Select Yes
YesorNo
No.
If you select Yes
Yes, the device will be deleted
from the Bluetooth ®
device list.
If you select No
No, the process will be can-
celed.
i Before re-authorizing the Bluetooth ®
audio device, you should also delete the
device name MB Bluetooth
MB Bluetooth from your
Bluetooth ®
audio device's Bluetooth ®
list.
See the Bluetooth ®
audio device's operat-
ing instructions. Switching to Bluetooth
®
audio mode
The Bluetooth ®
audio basic display Example: Bluetooth
®
audio basic display
0043 Track name
0044 Current playback settings (no symbol for
"Normal track sequence")
0087 Album name
0085 Sound settings
0083 Media list
0084 Artist
006B To stop 00DBor start 00D0playback
006C To connect a Bluetooth ®
audio device, to
increase the volume on COMAND
006D Bluetooth ®
audio data medium type
006E Data medium position in the media list
i If the Bluetooth ®
audio device connected
supports metadata and corresponding data is available, then the artist, track and album
name can be displayed.
Using the Bluetooth ®
audio basic dis-
play X
Connect Bluetooth ®
audio devices
(Y page 212)
or X Reconnect the Bluetooth ®
audio device
(Y page 214).
COMAND activates the Bluetooth ®
audio
device. The basic display appears and the
device starts playing.
Using the DISC button X
Press the 003Abutton one or more times.
By pressing the 003Abutton repeatedly, you
can switch modes in the following order:
R CD/MP3 (disc)
R Memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
Using the media list X
Select Bluetooth Audio Bluetooth Audio in the media list
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm (Y page 198).
COMAND activates the connected device.
You will see a message to this effect. The
basic display then appears. Starting/stopping playback
X To start playback: select00D0by sliding
00520064 and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
Playback starts. 00DBis selected. Bluetooth
®
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