2014 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class display

Start at a different seat
The media source can be played back at a
different seat: (Y page 191).
Show track information
Checking or unchecking the box before Show Show
Track Information
Track Information displays or hides the
information on the track, artist and album in
the main display field. Stop and playback function
X To stop playback: in audio/video mode,
slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
X To activate 00CFin the media menu bar:
turn the controller and press to confirm
Playback is interrupted here. The display
changes to 00D0.
X To continue playback: in audio/video
mode, slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
X To activate 00D0in the Media menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
Playback is continued from the point of
interruption. The symbol changes to 00CF. Selecting a track
Selecting using the current track list X
To display the current track list: press
the controller in the basic display.
The track list for the active data medium
appears.
X To select a track: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
Selecting by skipping to a track X
To skip forwards or backwards to a track:
turn or briefly slide 009500520096the controller in
the media basic display.
Selecting a track using the number
keypad X
Press the 0056key on the number keypad.
A numerical entry field appears. The
number of positions offered corresponds to
the number of tracks on the CD/DVD. Only
numbers that correspond to a track
number on the CD/DVD can be entered.
X To enter the track number using the
number keys: briefly press the desired
numbers on the number keypad.
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. The search menu Audio/video mode
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In media mode, slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
X To select Search
Search: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The category list is shown.
X Select a category, e.g. Genres Genres.
Sub-categories appear with the selection of
the main category (depends on the
COMAND default settings and the music
tracks available).
X Select a sub-category, e.g. Blues
Blues.
If the sub-category Blues Bluesincludes music
tracks, these will be shown. Gracenote Media Database
General notes This function is only available in audio CD
mode.
There is a version of
Gracenote® music recognition technology,
Emeryville, California, USA on the COMAND
hard disk. You will recognize this by the logo
in the bottom right-hand corner of certain
audio displays.
If the audio CD does not contain any CD text
information, COMAND can use the
Gracenote ®
Media Database to identify
unknown audio tracks when in audio CD
mode. Internet update of metadata With the option
Update metadata via
Internet, the audio CD meta data that is not
available (e.g. cover, track, album, artist) can
be reloaded to the internal Gracenote
database.
An Internet connection is required for this
(Y page 159). Selecting Internet update of meta data
X
In media mode, slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the
controller.
X In the selection list, select Updating
Updating
Metadata Via Internet
Metadata Via Internet.
A connection with the Gracenote data
server is established. The missing data is
loaded, saved and displayed in the main
display field.
If there is no data found or there is no
Internet connection, a corresponding error
message will appear.
Switching the Gracenote ®
data display
on/off X
Switch on CD-audio mode: (Y page 195).
X To select Gracenote Media Database Gracenote Media Database:
turn and press the controller. 198
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X
To switch the display off: select None
None.
In the basic display, Track 1
Track 1 ,Track 2
Track 2 etc.
are shown instead of the Gracenote ®
data,
for example.
X To switch on the display: press the
controller. Notes on audio/video mode
Permissible data carriers R
CD-R, CD-A and CD-RW
R DVD-R, DVD-V 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, exFAT and NTFS for SD
memory card and USB 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.
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 supports up to 50,000 files
from one data medium. For data media with
more than 64 GB, only files in the following
folders are supported: music, pictures,
videos. Track and file names When you create a disc with compressed
music files, you can assign names to the
tracks and folders.
If MP3 or WMA files are stored in the root
directory itself, the root directory will also be
treated as a folder.
You should observe the following when
assigning track names:
R
track names must have at least one
character.
R track names must have the ending of a
supported audio/video format, e.g. mp3,
aac or m4v.
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 audio
formats:
R
MP3
R WMA
R CD-A
R AAC formats: .aac, .mp4, .m4a and .m4b
Copy-protected iTunes music files with
the .m4p file ending are not supported.
COMAND supports the following video
formats:
R DVD-V
R MPEG
R wmv
R M4V
R AVI up to 720p.
Permissible bit and sampling rates COMAND supports MP3 files 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 Audio/video mode
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R
USB storage device
R Apple devices (folder, year and photos are
not available)
The categories are displayed according to the
data available. Category list
Depending on the connected media sources
and files, the following categories are listed:
R Current Tracklist
Current Tracklist
R Folder Folder
R Select By Cover
Select By Cover
R Keyword Search
Keyword Search
R Playlists
Playlists
R Artists
Artists
R Albums
Albums
R Track
Track
R Genres
Genres
R Year
Year
R Composers
Composers
R Videos
Videos
R Photos
Photos
i The categories are available as soon as
the entire media content has been read and
analyzed.
If the same device is reconnected with
unchanged media content, these
categories are available more quickly.
When connecting Apple ®
devices, the
categories “Folder”, “Year” and “Photos”
are not available. Searching by current track list
X
To select Current Track List Current Track List in the
category list: turn and press the controller.
The selection list appears.
X Select the required track. Searching by folder
Playable files can be searched for in the active
data medium's directories.
X To select Folder Folderin the category list: turn
and press the controller.
The folder list appears.
X Select the required folder.
The track list appears.
X Select the required track. Select By Cover Media search
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X
To select Search
SearchBy
ByCover
Cover in the category
list: turn and press the controller.
A menu with cover views appears.
X To move the desired folder to the front: turn
the controller.
The track list appears.
X To select the desired track: turn and press
the controller Searching by genre
X
To select Genre Genrein the category list: turn
and press the controller.
COMAND searches all media sources. A
selection list with Genre Genreand media
sources appears.
X Select the desired Genres Genres.
A selection list with music tracks from the
selected genre appears.
X Select a music track.
The track is played. The basic menu for the
active media source is shown.
X To exit the selection list: press the 0038
button. Keyword Search
X
To select Keyword Search Keyword Search from the
category list: turn the controller and press
to confirm.
The input field appears.
X To select required characters: turn and
press the controller for each letter
(Y page 30).
Entering just part of the name of a track or
artist is enough. Once enough characters
have been entered, COMAND completes
the search term.
X 0054 .
The search results are displayed.
The numbers behind the results, as shown
in the example Artists
Artists (2/0), represent:
2 results that match the keyword exactly
and 0 results that are similar.
X Select one of the results.
Keywords that have already been searched
for are displayed in the "Search history"
without having to enter them completely.
They can be accepted directly and
displayed in the search result. 202
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X
Select one entry, e.g. Artists
Artists.
Albums and covers (if available) are shown.
X Select an album.
The tracks are listed. X
Select a track.
The basic display appears and playback
starts. MEDIA REGISTER
General notes
i Keep your original music files, photos and
video files in a secure location. An
malfunction in COMAND may result in the
loss of music files stored in the MEDIA
REGISTER. Mercedes-Benz is not liable for
any loss of data.
You can store music files, photos or video files
in the MEDIA REGISTER. The memory has a
capacity of 10 GB. Switching the MEDIA REGISTER on
X Press the 00FDbutton repeatedly until the
MEDIA REGISTER is switched on.
Pressing the button repeatedly changes
the operating mode in the following order:
R Disc
Disc
R Memory Card Memory Card
R MEDIA REGISTER
MEDIA REGISTER
R USB 1
USB 1
R Media Interface 1
Media Interface 1
R USB 2
USB 2 R
Media Interface 2
Media Interface 2
R TV
TV (if your vehicle is equipped with a TV)
R Bluetooth Audio
Bluetooth Audio
R AUX
AUX
Playback begins at the point last listened to.
If there are no files, you will see a message to
this effect.
Further options for switching on:
R Using the number keypad: (Y page 191)
R Using the main function bar: (Y page 190)
R Using the device list: (Y page 191)
R Using the 00FDbutton: (Y page 190) MEDIA REGISTER
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MEDIA REGISTER basic display
0043
Status bar with traffic announcements switched on
0044 Main function bar
0087 Artist and album
0085 Display for the active data medium
0083 Display of current track in the track list
0084 Media menu bar
006B Numerical time display
006C Graphic time display
006D Additional display area with cover view Copying files to the MEDIA REGISTER
General notes You can copy photos, music files and videos
from the following data mediums:
R Discs in a CD/DVD changer or a single CD/
DVD drive
R SD memory card
R USB storage device
R MP3
i Data can only be copied from an MP3
player if this can be configured as a mass
storage device.
Video files from DVD-V cannot be copied.
While copying, several functions will not be
available. If this is the case, you will see a
message to this effect. 1. Selecting a data medium X
To switch on media mode: keep pressing
the 00FD button until the required media
mode has been switched on.
X Slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Save Files to Media Register
Save Files to Media Register .
The media list appears. A data medium
from which files can be copied is selected
automatically.
i The Save Files to Media Register Save Files to Media Register
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X
Select the displayed data medium.
The data medium is loaded.
If the data medium contains files that can
be copied, a selection menu appears. 2. Selecting files
X
To select All Files All Files: turn the controller
and press to confirm
This command copies all files from the
selected data medium. The symbol in front
of All Files
All Files is filled in. All subsequent
entries have a tick 0073beside them.
X Select a folder.
A tick 0073next to the folder entry highlights
the selection.
3. Confirming your selection X
To select Continue Continue: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The copying menu appears. 4. Starting the copying process
In the example, files are copied from a USB
stick to the MEDIA REGISTER.
X
To select Start Start: press the controller.
i The selection of a target folder is optional.
If there is no target folder given, the
selected files are saved to the main
directory of the Media Register.
X To select Target Folder Target Folder : turn and press
the controller.
X Select a folder.
X Select Continue
Continue.
X To select Start
Start: press the controller.
The copying procedure starts and is shown
in the progress bar.
It may take some time for the copying
process to be completed, depending on the
amount of data. If there is not enough
memory space, a message to this effect
appears.
i It is possible to change to a different
function (e.g. radio) during the copying
procedure. The copying procedure
continues in the background. While the
copying procedure is taking place, this is
shown by a symbol in the status bar. MEDIA REGISTER
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