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MUSIC REGISTER, position 3
Media Interface, position 4
USB, position 5
X
Select the data medium by turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
i If you select a video DVD, the system
switches to video DVD mode
(Y page 229).
Selecting atrac kusing the number
keypad
X Press a number button, e.g. n, when the
display/selection window is active.
The medium at the corresponding position
in the media list is loaded and then played.
Selects atrack Selecting by skipping to
atrack
X To skip forwards or back to a track: slide
XVY or turn cVdthe COMAND controller
when the display/selectio nwindow is
active.
The skip forward function skips to the next
track.
Skipping backwards restarts the current
track (if it has been playing for more than
8s econds) or starts the previous trac k(if
the current track has only been playing for
a shorter time).
If you activate the Medium Mix or
Track List Mix playback option (MP3 mode
only), the track order is random.
X On the multifunction steering wheel:
switch COMAND to audio CD, audio DV Dor
MP3 mode (Y page 210).
X Press =or; to select the Audio menu.
X Press the 9or: button on the
multifunction steering wheel. Selecting by track list
X
In audio mode, select Search by sliding
VÆ or turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
X Select Current Track List .
or
X Press Wthe COMAND controller in audio
mode when the display/selection window
is active.
X Select Current Track List by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
X Select the track by turning cVdand press
W to confirm.
i In MP3 mode, the list shows all the tracks
in alphabetical order.
X On the multifunction steering wheel:
switch COMAND to audio CD, audio DVD or
MP3 mode (Y page 210).
X Press =or; to select the Audio menu.
X Press and hold the 9or: button
until the desired track has been reached.
If you hold down 9or:, the system
runs through the list more quickly. Not all
audio drives or data carriers support this
function.
If track information is stored on the audio
drive or data storage device, the
multifunction display shows the number and
name of the track.
Selecting atrac kusing the number
keypad
X Press the Äbutton on the number
keypad.
An umerical entry field appears. The
number of positions offere dcorresponds to
the number of trackso n the CD/DVD. Only
numbers that correspond to a track
number on the CD/DVD can be entered.
X Enter the desired track number using the
numbe rkeys. Audio
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Fast forward/rewind
X
While the display/selection window is
active, slide XVYand hold the COMAND
controller until the desired position has
been reached.
Music search You can use the following characteristics to
search music:
R
Keyword search
R Playlist
R Artists
R Albums
R Tracks
R Genres
R Year
X In audio mode, select Search by sliding
VÆ or turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
As election list appears.
X Select the desired characteristic by sliding
VÆ and turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
For the search, the media inserted is scanned
and the music track data is stored in a
COMAND database. Amedium that has
already been scanned is not scanned again if
another search is carried out. The scanning
process may take some time for media with
a large capacity. The search can be carried
out after the scanning process is finished.
Selecting afolder This function is only available in MP3 mode.
X
Switch on MP3 mode (Y page 210).
X Select Search by sliding
VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
X Select Folder by sliding
VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
You will see the tracks in the folder. X
Select a track by turning cVdand press
W to confirm.
The track is played and the corresponding
folder is now the active folder.
Copying music files from audio CDs to
the hard disk Audio files can be copied from CD to
COMAND's hard disk.
X
Select Audio by sliding
VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
X Switch on CD/audio DVD or MP3 mode
(Y page 210).
X Select a medium (Y page 212).
The audio CD is played.
X To copy all music tracks: selectREC by
sliding VÆand turning cVdand confirm
with W. :
Audio source
; Destination
= Total length of all track sfrom the audio
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X
Switch on audio CD mode (Y page 210).
X Select CD by sliding
VÆand turning cVd
the COMAND controlle rand press Wto
confirm.
X Select Gracenote Media Database by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
Switch the function on Oor off ª.
Updating Gracenote ®
music recognition
technology and the Gracenote Media
Database
The digital data on the Gracenote Media
Database becomes obsolete due to the
release of new CDs .Optimum functionality
can only be attained with up-to-date
Gracenote ®
music recognition technology.
Information about new versions can be
obtained from an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
You can have your music recognition
software updated there with aDVD, or you
can update it yourself.
i The Gracenote Media Database is
updated in conjunction with the navigation
system's digital map (Y page 176).
Setting the audio format You can only set the audio format in audio
DVD mode. The number of audio formats
available depends on the DVD. The contentof
an audio DV Dis called an "album", and this
can be divided into up to nine groups. Agroup
can contain musi cindifferen tsound qualities
(stereo and multichannel formats, for
example), or bonus tracks. Each group can
contain up to 99 tracks. If an audio DVD only
contains one audio format, the "Group" menu
item(s) cannot be selected.
X Switch on audio DVD mode (Y page 210).
X Select DVD-A by sliding
VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm. X
Select Group by turning
cVdand press
W to confirm.
The list of available groups appears. The
# dot indicates the group currently
selected.
X To exit the menu: slideXVY the COMAND
controller or press the %button.
Playback options The following options are available to you:
R
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 Medium Mix All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order (e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
R Track List Mix (MP3 mode only)
All the tracks that are listed in the current
track list are played in random order.
X To select options: switch on audio CD/
DVD or MP3 mode (Y page 210).
X Select CD ,
DVD-A or
MP3 by sliding
VÆand
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
The options list appears. The #dot
indicates the option selected.
X Select an option by turning cVdand press
W to confirm.
The option is switched on. For all options
except "Normal track sequence", you will
see a corresponding display in the display/
selection window. See the example of the
display in audio CD mode (Y page 210).
i The "Normal track sequence" option is
automatically selected when you change
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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 Permissible discs
R
CD-R and CD-RW
R DVD+R and DVD+RW
R DVD-R and DVD-RW
R SD memory card:
R USB stick
R iPod ®
R MP3 player
Permissible file systems
R ISO 9660/Joliet standard for CDs
R UDF for audio and video DVDs
R FAT16 or FAT32 for storage media
Multisession CDs
For multisession CDs, the content of the first
session determines how COMAND will
process the CD. COMAND plays only one
session and gives priority to the audio CD
session.
If possible, use COMAND to play only CDs
which 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. Afolder may also contain subfolders.
A disc can contain amaximum of 255 folders.
Each folder can contain a maximum of
255 tracks and 255 subfolders.
The disc may contain no more than eight
directory levels. Files beyond the eighth level
will no tbe recognized by the system.
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 which 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 must observe the following when
assigning trac knames:
R track names must have at least 1
character.
R track names must have the extension
"mp3" or "wma".
R there must be a full stop between the track
name and the extension.
Example of a correct track name:
"Track1.mp3".
i COMAND does no tsuppor tID3 tags.
Permissible formats
COMAND supports the following formats:
R Microsoft Windows Media Audio V2, V7, V8
and V9 (WMA)
Permissible bi tand 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
following 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)
encrypted files
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
noticeable deterioration in quality. This is
especially the case if you have activated a
surround sound function. Audio
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Folde
rfunctions Introduction
You can view the content of the MUSIC
REGISTER, change folder or track names and
delete individual folders or tracks.
Calling up afolder
X Select Search by sliding
VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
X Select Folder and press
Wto confirm.
You see the contents of the curren tfolder.
X To switch to the superordinate folder:
select the Uicon and press Wto
confirm.
The display changes to the next folder up.
Changing the folder/track name :
Folder selection symbol
; Icon for music file
= Current folder
X Select Music Register by sliding
VÆand
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
X Select Rename/Delete Files by sliding
VY the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
X Select a folder/track by turning cVd.
X Select Options by sliding
VYand press
W to confirm.
X Select Edit and press
Wto confirm. X
Enter a name for the folder/track.
X To save the changes: select¬and
press Wto confirm.
Deleting folders/tracks
X Select Rename/Delete Files by sliding
VÆ and turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
X Select the folder/track by turning cVd.
X Select Options by sliding
VYand press
W to confirm.
X Select Delete and press
Wto confirm.
Aq uery appears. No is highlighted.
If you select Yes , the folders/tracks are
deleted. You see the Please wait... message
.Then, you see the Deletion Successful message.
If you select No , the process will be aborted.
Playback options The following options are available:
R
Normal Track Sequence The tracks are played in the normal order
(e.g. track 1, 2, 3, etc.).
R Medium Mix All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order.
R Track List Mix (MP3 mode only)
All the tracks that are listed in the current
track list are played in random order.
X To selecto ptions:switch on the MUSIC
REGISTER (Y page 218).
X Select Music Register by sliding
VÆand
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
The options list appears. The #dot
indicates the option selected.
X Select an option and press Wto confirm.
The option is switched on. All options
except Normal Track Sequence will be
indicated by a corresponding ico ninthe
display/selection window. Audio
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under the corresponding position and
press
Wto confirm.
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. Example display: iPod mode
:
Data medium type
; Track number
= Track name
? Graphic time display
A Track time
B Graphic track display
C Curren tplayback settings (no symbol for
"Normal track sequence")
D Sound settings
E Media list
F Album name (if available)
G Categories, playlists and/or folders
H Artis t(if available)
I Playback options
Type of device :connected is indicated by
the corresponding symbol for iPod, MP3
player or USB mass storage device.
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
®
, MP3 player or USB mass storage
device according to the filing structure used
in the respective medium.
Selecting by skipping to atrack
X To skip forwards or back to a track: turn
cVd the COMAND controller when the
display/selectio nwindow is active.
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.
X On the multifunction steering wheel:
switch on Media Interface mode
(Y page 222).
X On the multifunction steering wheel, press
the = or; button to select the
Audio menu.
X On the multifunction steering wheel, press
9 or: to select a track.
Selecting using the number keypad
X To makeane ntry:press the Äbutton.
An input menu appears. The number of
characters available for input depends on
the number of tracks that can currently be
selected.
X To enter a track number: press a number
key, e.g. q.
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.
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Fast forward/rewind
X
While the display/selectio nwindow is
active, slide XVYand hold the COMAND
controller until the desire dposition has
been reached.
i On an iPod ®
, fast rewind only functions
within the current track.
Selecting acategory/playlist/folder iPod
®
and certain MP3 players
For an iPod ®
or MP3 player, 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
Playlists (e.g.
All )
R Artists R
Albums R
Tracks R
Podcasts R
Genres R
Composers R
Audiobooks i
Some playback categories contain the
entry All .Ift
his entry has been selected,
the entire content of the category selected
will be played.
USB devices
For USB mass storage devices, you can select
both folders as well as any existing playlists.
COMAND can also display the albumn ame
and artist (metadata) during playback, if this
informatio nhas been entered into the
system.
Playlists are indicated in the display by a
special icon. When you open the playlist, the
corresponding tracks are displayed and
playbac kbegins once a trac kis selected. You
can now select Category Mix instead of
Random Folder as a playback option.For USB mass storage devices, you can
choose to display the metadata contained in
the tags of the encoded music data, or to
display the file and directory names during
playback.
X
To display the album and artist name:
select Media Interface in the basic
display by sliding VÆand turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select Display Metadata and press
Wto
confirm.
Selecting acategory and opening afolder
X Press Wthe COMAND controller when the
display/selectio nwindow is active.
X Select Folder by sliding
VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
You will see the available categories or the
folder conten t(e.g. other folders). The
display's status bar shows the selected
category or the folder name.
i The Music menu item is not available until
the device has been activated.
X Select the category/folder by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
You will see the contentoft he selected
category or selected folder.
i If the data needs to be read from the
connected device, the Please wait... message appears.
X If necessary, repeat this step until the
tracks in the desired folder/album appear.
X Select the track by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
The track is played.
X To selecto ne folder higher: select the
U icon and confirm with W.
i The U icon is always shown at the top
of the respective folder. Audio
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Playing back the contents of
acategory
or folder X
Select the category or folder by turning
cVd the COMAND controller.
X Press Wthe COMAND controller for longer
than two seconds.
The content of the category or folder
selected is played in accordance with the
playback optio n(Ypage 226) selected.
Alphabetical track selection iPod
®
and MP3 players
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
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The available artists are displayed.
X Press the corresponding number key once
or several times to select the first letter of
the artist's name (e.g. for an artist
beginning with the letter "C", press number
key l 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 For iPods ®
and MP3 players, the quality
of the search results is highly dependent on
the versio nand language variant of the
software (e.g. iTunes ®
version) used to
populate the device.
US Bm ass storage device
This function is available for alphabetically
sorted directories .This function is not
available for albums or playlists, for example. X
In a directory, press the corresponding
number key once or several times to select
the first letter of the artist's name (e.g. for
an artist beginning with the letter "C", press
number key lthree times).
The available letters are listed at the lower
edge of the display.
If the directory only contains folders,
COMAND searches for folders. After a
message, the first entryw hich matches the
letter entered is shown at the top of the list.
If no entry matches the entered letter, the
first item in the list is the last entry to
correspond to a selection.
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 four partitions (primary or
logical; FAT format) are supported.
i
The Windows formatting program
supports FAT partitioning up to 32 GB as
standard.
X Select Media Interface in the basic
display by sliding VÆand turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select Select Active Partition and
press Wto confirm.
Playback options 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 Tracks All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order.
R Category Mix or
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