R
USB storage device
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
Switching on using anumber key X
Press the 001Dnumber key (for a DVD
changer) or the 002Dnumber key (for a
single DVD drive).
This selects the connected external audio
device directly.
Switching on via the media list Media Interface mode (iPod
®
mode) when
equipped with a DVD changer
0001 Cove r(if available) or representation of
device
0002 Track number
0014 Elapsed track time (also in format
00:00:00 for audio books)
0013 Track name
0011 Graphic time display
0012 Trac kposition in playlist
0005 Album name (if available)
0006 Artist (if available)
0007 Music search
0008 Position in the media list
0009 Type of data medium
000B Playback options
X Select the entry under position 0 (DVD
changer) or position 5(single DVD drive) in
the media list by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and press
0037to confirm
(Y page 199).
COMAND activates the connected device.
You will see a message to this effect. The
basic display then appears.
If no device is connected, you will see the
Media Interface entry instead of a
device name.
The type of device connected is indicated by
the corresponding symbol for iPod ®
(iPhone ®
) or MP3 player.
The current playback option is shown with a
symbol after the albumn ame (no display for
Normal Track Sequence ) (Y
page 224).
i If the device connected does not contain
any playable tracks, a message appears to
this effect. Selecting music files
Note COMAND displays the data stored on the
iPod
®
, iPhone ®
or MP3 player according to
the file structure used in the respective
medium.
Selecting by skipping to atrack X
To skip forwards or back to a track: turn
003C0012003D the COMAND controller when the
display/selectio nwindow is active.
or
X Press the 0001or0002 button.
The skip forward function skips to the next
track. The skip back function skips to the
beginning of the current track if the track
has been playing for more than eight
seconds .Ifthe track has been playing for
less than eight seconds, it skips to the start
of the previous track.Ify ou have selected
a playback option other than Normal Track Sequence , the track sequence is
random. Operation with the Media Interface
221Audio Z
Selecting using the number keypad
X
To make an entry: press the000Dbutton.
An input menu appears. The number of
characters available for input depends on
the number of stored tracks.
X To enter a track number: press a number
key, e.g. 002F.
The digit is entered in the first position in
the input line.
i COMAND will ignore and not display an
invalid digit.
X Enter more numbers if desired.
The track plays after the last possible
number is entered.
i Pressing and holding a number key for
more than two seconds completes the
entry, and the corresponding track is
played.
Fast forwarding/rewinding X
While the display/selection window is
active, slide 003400120035and hold the COMAND
controller until the desired position has
been reached.
or
X Press and hold the 0001or0002 button
until the desired position is reached.
i On an iPod ®
or iPhone ®
, fast rewind only
functions within the current track. Selecting
acategory/playlist/folder
Overview For an iPod
®
, iPhone ®
or certai nMP3 players,
you can select tracks using categories or
folders.
Depending on the device connected, the
following categories may be available, for
example:
R Current Tracklist R
Select By Cover R
Keyword Search R
Playlists (e.g.
All )
R Artists R
Albums R
Tracks R
Podcasts R
Genres R
Composers R
Audiobooks R
Videos i
Some playback categories contain the
entry All .Ift
his entry has been selected,
the entire content of the category selected
will be played.
The Videos category is available for
iPods ®
and iPhones ®
.
i The functions are available as soon as the
entire media content has been read and
analyzed. For certain functions, such as
keyword search and selection by cover, this
can take several minutes, depending on the
scope of media and the connected device.
If the same device is reconnected with
unchanged media content, these functions
are available much more quickly.
However, if you change the media content,
it has to be read and analyzed again. 222
Operation with the Media InterfaceAudio
Calling up
acategory list Example: category list
X
Select Search in the basic display by
sliding 00120008and turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
The category lis tappears.
i Search is not available until the device
has been activated.
i Reading: if the media content of the
connected device is being read, this is
indicated on the upper right by a symbol.
When reading has ended, the categories
Select By Cover and
Keyword Search are available.
Depending on the connected device and
the size of the media content, reading may
take several minutes. When the device is
nex tstarted or reconnected, the advanced
functions will be quickly available.
However, if you change the media content
on your iPod ®
/iPhone ®
, it has to be read
and analyzed again. Example: current track list
0001
Symbol for next folder up
0002 Device icon and device name
0014 Track symbol
0013 Current title
X Select Current Tracklist by turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
The content of the current track list
appears.
X Select the track by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controlle rand press 0037to
confirm.
The trac kis played.
X To switch to the next folder up: slide
00340012 the COMAND controller.
or
X Press the 000Aback button.
Playing back the content of a category
or folder X
Select the category or folder by turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller.
X Press 0037the COMAND controller for longer
than 2seconds.
The contentoft he category or folder
selected is played in accordance with the
playback option selected (Y page 224).
Alphabetical track selection iPod
®
,i Phone ®
and MP3 player Operation with the Media Interface
223Audio Z
This function is available for alphabetically
sorted categories and folders. This function
is not available for albums or playlists, for
example.
X
Select a category, e.g. Artists , by turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
The available artists are displayed.
X Press the corresponding number key once
or repeatedly to select the initial letter of
the desired artist. For example, to select an
artist whose name begins with C, press the
002A number key three times.
The available letters are listed at the lower
edge of the display.
After a message, the first entry in the list
which matches the letter entered is
highlighted.
i If no corresponding entry exists, the last
entry corresponding to aprevious letter is
highlighted instead.
i iPods and MP3 players :the quality of the
search results is highly dependent on the
version and language variant of the
software used to populate the device. A
well-known example of such software is
iTunes ®
.
If different sorting rules are defined (e.g. in
iTunes ®
), the search is canceled without
any result.
Additional selection functions R
Select By Cover Albums can be chosen by cover using the
menu item.
The first time the
Select By Cover function is used, additional data must be
loaded from the iPod
®
/iPhone ®
.T he
current music playback is interrupted to
allow access to this data. The process may
take a few minutes and should not be
canceled. Otherwise it will start again from
the beginning the next time Select ByCover is selected. Covers are initially searched for in the Gracenote Media
Database and are then added to during
playback from the connected device
(Y
page 202). The availability depends on
the use and the tracks already selected.
R Keyword Search Selecting keyword search allows you to
search through all categories on the
connected device for keywords.
i More information on Select By Cover and
Keyword Search can be found under
"Music search, selecting category"
(Y page 222).
i For an iPod ®
/iPhone ®
, the available
covers are added most efficiently if the
entire media content is in the current
playlist. This is the case if you have selected
the playback option Tracks or
Random Medium (Y
page 224).
Special feature in iPod ®
/iPhone ®
mode i
If the connected iPod ®
/iPhone ®
is not
functioning or paused, you can search for
tracks but cannot select them. After
confirming a new track,t heFunction Unavailable message appears.
Playback options
X To select a playback option: select
Media Interface in the basic display by
sliding 00120008and turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
The options list appears. The 000Fdot
indicates the option selected.
X Select an option and press 0037to confirm.
The following options are available:
R Normal Track Sequence Normal track sequence: you hear the
tracks in their normal order (e.g. numerical
or alphabetical).
R Random Medium 224
Operation with the Media InterfaceAudio
Rear-compartment screens
0001
AUX jacks, detailed view in the "CD/DVD drive and AUX jacks" section (Y page 240).
0002 Display Remote control
Overview 0001
To switch the screen on/off
0002 To switch the button lighting on/off
0014 To select the screen for the remote
control
0013 To select a menu or menu item
0011 To confirm a selection or setting
0012 To switch the sound on or off
0005 To adjust the volume
0006 To skip to a track, fast-forward/fast-
rewind 0007
To select a track; direct entry
0008 To exi tamenu (back)
i Two remote controls are included in the
scope of supply for the USA and Canada.
Selecting the screen for the remote
control The remote control can be used to operate
one of the two rear-compartment screens or
SPLITVIEW for the front passenger. To do so,
you must switch the remote control to the
desired screen (Y
page 239).
X To select the left-hand screen: turn
thumbwheel 0014until "L REAR" is
highlighted in the window.
X To select the right-hand screen: turn
thumbwheel 0014until "R REAR" is
highlighted in the window.
X To select SPLITVIEW: turn thumbwheel 0014
until "SPLITVIEW" is highlighted in the
window.
Switching the screen on/off If the SmartKey is in position
0or 1in the
ignitio nlock (see the vehicle Operator's
Manual), or the SmartKey is not inserted, the
screens in the rear will switch off after 30 Overview
239Rear Seat Entertainment System Z
is shorter, it will skip to the start of the
previous track.
If the Random Tracks or
Random 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 DV
Dmode, the track list contains all
tracks in the currently active group; see
"Setting the audio format" (Y page 203).
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 Tracks (audio CD/DVD mode) or
Folder (MP3 mode) using
the 00090006000A buttons on the remote
control, and confirm by pressing the 0016
button.
or
X Press the 0016button when the display/
selection window is active.
The track list appears. The 0027dot indicates
the current track.
X Select a track using the 00080009buttons
and press the 0016button to confirm.
Making aselection by entering the track
number directly X
Press the 0018button 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 0006or000A button on the
remote control repeatedly until you reach
the desired position.
or
X Press and hold the 0001or0002 button
until the desired position is reached. Selecting
afolder
This function is only available in MP3 mode.
X Select Folder in MP3 mode using
the 00090006000A buttons on the remote
control and press the 0016button to confirm.
or
X Press the 0016button when the display/
selectio nwindow is active.
The folder conten tappears. 0001
Folder selection symbol
0002 Current folder name
0014 Track symbol CD/audio DVD and MP3 mode
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X
To paus eplayback: select0009and press
the 0016button to confirm.
The 0009 display changes to 0004.
X To continue playback: select0004and
press the 0016button to confirm.
The menu is hidden. Stop function
X To show the menu: press the0016button
on the remote control.
or
X Select Menu while the navigation menu is
shown and press the 0016button to confirm.
X To interrupt playback: select0014and
press the 0016button to confirm.
The 0009 display changes to 0004.The
video image is hidden.
X To continue playback: select0004and
press the 0016button to confirm.
Playback continues from the point where it
was interrupted. The menu is hidden.
X To stop playback: while playback is
interrupted, select 0014again and press
the 0016button to confirm.
Playback stops and returns to the
beginning of the DVD. 0004is highlighted.
X To restart playback: select0004and
press the 0016button to confirm.
Playback starts from the beginning of the
DVD. Selecting
ascene/chapter
General notes Observe the information on DV
Dvideo mode
(Y page 231). Skipping forwards/backwards X
Press the 0006or000A button on the
remote control.
or
X Press the 0001or0002 button.
The navigation menu (Y page 230)appears
for approximately eight seconds.
Selecting ascene/chapter directly These examples illustrate how to select
scene/chapter 5.
X
Option 1: while the film is playing, press
the 0018 button on the remote control.
X Press the corresponding number key, such
as 5.
X Option 2: while the film is playing, press
the 0016button on the remote control and
show the menu.
X Select DVD-Video and press the
0016button
to confirm.
X Select DVD Functions and press the
0016
button to confirm.
X Select Scene Selection and press the
0016 button to confirm.
X Select 5 using the
0008or0009 buttonand
press the 0016button to confirm.
In both cases, playback will begi nfrom the
fifth scene/chapter after a brie fpause. Selecting
afilm/title
Option 1:
X Press the 0016button on the remote control
and show the menu.
X Select DVD-Video and press the
0016button
on the remote control to confirm. Video DVD mode
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Selecting a state (searching for an area)
X
To search for an area: select a state, e.g.
Florida and press
0037to confirm.
X Select a category, e.g. Daytona Beach ,
and press 0037to confirm.
The information chart shows the weather
forecas tfor the selected area. The data is
supplied by the nearest weather station. Selecting the location in the weather
map
X Call up the weather map (Y page 266).
X Move the weather map so that the
crosshair is over the desired area
(Y page 266).
X Press 0037the COMAND controller.
The information chart shows the weather
forecast for the selected area. The data is
supplied by the nearest weather station. Memory functions
Storing the area in the weather
memory
For areas that are frequently called up, 10
presets (0 –9) are available in the weather
memory.
X In the weather memory: select the area
for the weather forecast (Y page 263).
The selected area is shown at the top in the
status bar.
X Select Position in the information chart
by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller
and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Memory and press
0037to confirm.
X Selec tthe preset by turning 003C0012003Dor sliding
003600120008 the COMAND controller.
X Press and hold 0037the COMAND controller
until you hear a tone.
The area is entered on the selected preset.
X To store rapidly: in the daily forecast
(Y page 262) press and hold a number key,
e.g. 002A, until the preset position number
is shown in the status bar in front of the
area name.
i You can also use this function:
R in the five-day forecast (Y page 263)
R in the detailed information view
(Y page 263). Selecting an area from the weather
memory
X From the weather memory: in the
information chart, select Position by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
X Select Memory and press
0037to confirm. Memory functions
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