2014 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class key

Switching to satellite radio
0043
Channel name
0044 Preset
0087 Channel name
0085 Channel information
0083 Category list
0084 Keyword search
006B Options menu
006C Artist & track
006D Additional display area
Channel information 0085can be viewed in detail (Y page 187).
Additional display area 006Dshows the specific SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio logos of the different
channels.
X To select Radio
Radio in the main function bar: turn the controller and press to confirm.
If satellite radio mode was the last mode selected, it will now be active.
If another radio mode is switched on, you can now switch to satellite radio mode in the
carousel menu.
X To select Options
Options: slide 00520064and press the controller.
The message No Service
No Service appears if there is no signal.
If the satellite receiver is not installed or is not installed correctly, the Device
Device
Unavailable
Unavailable message will appear (Y page 183).Selecting a category
Satellite radio channels are sorted into
various categories. You can choose between
various categories such as News/
Discussions, Sports and Country (if
available). The category list is sorted alphabetically. The content of the categories
is sorted by channel numbers.184
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To call up the category list: select
Category
Category in the menu bar: slide 00520064and
press the controller.
The category list appears.
X To select a category: turn the controller
and press to confirm.
The category selected is shown in the
display. You hear the station last selected
for this category.
The 0036dot indicates the current setting.
The All Channels
All Channels category is at the top
of the category list. This category enables
you to browse all available channels. Selecting a channel
Channel search X
When the display/section window is
selected, slide 009500520096the controller.
COMAND searches in both directions
(ascending and descending) and stops at
the next channel found in the selected
category.
Entering channel numbers directly X
To select Options Optionsin the menu bar: slide
00520064 and press the controller.
The satellite radio menu appears.
X To select Enter Channel
Enter Channel: turn and press
the controller.
An input menu appears.
X For the channel number, press the
corresponding number keys on the control
panel one after the other.
COMAND sets the selected channel.
i You can only select currently permitted
digits. Selecting a channel via the satellite
radio station list You can select the channel using the satellite
station list or using the current station list
displaying the artists and tracks that are
currently playing.
X
To select Options Optionsin the menu bar: slide
00520064 and press the controller.
X To select Current Station List with Current Station List with
Artist & Title Artist & Title: turn and press the
controller.
The channel list appears.
X Select the desired channel
Keyword search X
To select the keyword search 00D3in the
menu bar: slide 00520064and turn the controller.
X To enter the required search term: turn and
press the controller.
Direct and indirect results are shown.
X Select the required result.
The relevant channel is played. Satellite radio
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Memory functions
Storing channels i
There are 99 presets available.
X Quick store: press the number key, e.g.
0082, until you hear a tone. The channel is
saved to the second position in the radio
channel presets.
X To store a channel using the edit
function: selectOptions
Options in the menu bar:
slide 00520064and press the controller.
X To select Edit/Organize Edit/Organize: turn and press
the controller.
The list of saved channels appears.
X To select the preset: turn the controller and
press for about 2 seconds.
A tone confirms that the currently selected
channel has been saved to the radio station
presets.
The newly saved station overwrites the
existing preset. Music and sport alerts
This function makes it possible to store a
program alert for your favorite artists, tracks
or sporting events.
You can store up to 30 music and sports
alerts (favorites).
Music alerts can only be saved whilst a track
is being played. You can also specify sport
alerts via the menu option. The system then
continuously scans all channels and notifies
you if it finds a match with a stored alert. A window appears with the respective
information.
Setting a music alert
X
To select Options
Options in the menu bar: slide
00520064 and press the controller.
X To select Alert for Artist, Track & Alert for Artist, Track &
Sports Event
Sports Event: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
X Select Add New Alert Add New Alert.
A window with a prompt appears.
X Select Artist
Artist orTrack
Track.
The alert is set for the current artist or
track.
The music alert window appears
X To select Change To Change To orIgnore
Ignore: turn and
press the controller.
If you select Change To
Change To, the channel is
changed and the favorite artist or track is
played.
If you select Ignore
Ignore, the current channel
will continue playing. Setting a sport alert
X
To select Options Optionsin the menu bar: slide
00520064 and press the controller.
X To select Alert for Artist, Track &
Alert for Artist, Track &
Sports Event
Sports Event: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
X Select Manage Sport Alerts Manage Sport Alerts.
A menu appears. 186
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X
To select Media
Media: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The menu appears with the available media
sources.
X Select the media source.
If the media source contains music or video
files, these will be played. The
corresponding basic menu will be shown. Using the number keypad
i
If you touch a key in the touch-sensitive
number keypad, the number field is
displayed in the additional display area.
X Touch any number key when in media
mode.
The number field is shown. The active
media source is highlighted.
X To select a media source: press the
corresponding number key.
If the media source contains music or video
files, these will be played. The
corresponding basic menu will be shown.
X To select a track from the active media
source: press the 007Dkey on the number
keypad.
An input field appears.
X To enter a track number: use the number
keypad to enter the desired numbers.
The track is played.
X To show track information: press the #
key on the number keypad
An additional field appears with the track
information. Using the device list
X
In media mode, slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
X To select Devices Devices: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The available media sources will be shown.
The 0036dot indicates the current setting.
X Select the media source.
If the media source contains music or video
files, these will be played. The
corresponding basic menu will be shown. Start at a different seat
X
In media mode, slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Start this application in
Start this application in
another location
another location.
Another menu appears with the option of
switching the media source to SplitView SplitView,
Rear Right
Rear Right orRear Left
Rear Left. Activating media mode
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Inserting and ejecting an SD memory
card
General information COMAND supports SD memory cards
(Secure Digital) and SDHC memory cards
(Secure DigitalHighCapacity).
i If you are no longer using the SD memory
card, you should remove it. High
temperatures can damage the card.
Inserting an SD memory card X
Insert the memory card into the slot on the
control panel until the SD memory card
engages into place. The side with the
contacts must face downwards.
The music is played while the files are
loaded in the background. If there are no
supported audio/video files, you will see a
message to this effect.
Ejecting an SD memory card X
Press the memory card.
The memory card is ejected.
X Remove the memory card. Connecting USB devices
There are two USB ports located in the
stowage compartment in the center console.
X Connect the USB device to the USB port.
The music is played while the files are
loaded in the background. If there are no
supported audio/video files, you will see a
message to this effect.
i MP3 players must support Media Transfer
Protocol (MTP). Activating media mode
Switching on automatically When an external media source is connected,
the media mode is automatically switched on
by COMAND and the basic display is shown.
If the CD/DVD is started using another
application (e.g. navigation), the display will
not change.
X Insert the CDs/DVDs (Y page 192)
or
X Insert a SD memory card: (Y page 195)
or
X Connect a USB device: (Y page 195)
COMAND loads the medium inserted and
starts to play it automatically.
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) Options menu
X
In Media mode, slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the
controller.
Playing similar tracks
X To select Play PlayMore
MoreLike
Like This
This: turn and
press the controller.
COMAND automatically creates and plays
a track list with similar tracks. If there are Audio/video mode
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no comparable tracks on the data carrier,
you will see a message to this effect.
X Select the required track. Play mode
X
To select Playback Mode Playback Mode: turn the
controller and press to confirm.
X Select Normal Track Sequence
Normal Track Sequence.
The current tracklist is played in the order
it appears on the data medium.
X To select Random Track List
Random Track List.
The current track list is played in random
order.
X Select Random Medium
Random Medium .
All tracks on the data medium are played in
random order. Skip to time
X
To select Skip Skipto
toTime
Time : turn and press the
controller.
A pop-up menu appears.
X To set the time: turn the controller
or
X Set the desired time using the number
keypad. Select active partition
X
To select Select Active Partition
Select Active Partition :
turn and press the controller.
With the Select Active Partition Select Active Partition
option, you can select a partition in the USB
data medium.
Save files to Media Register
i With the Save Files to Media Save Files to Media
Register
Register option, you can transfer
supported audio/video/image files to the
COMAND hard drive.
X To select the option Save Files to Save Files to
Media Register
Media Register: turn and press the
controller
A menu appears (Y page 204). Managing the Media Register
X
To select Rename Rename/
/Delete
Delete Files
Files: press
the controller.
The contents are shown. Using the
controller, files and folders can be renamed
or deleted.
A pop-up window appears when the file is
renamed. The characters are entered using
the controller ( Ypage 30).
X To select Delete All Media Files Delete All Media Files : turn
and press the controller.
Files and folders can be completely deleted
from the Media Register.
X Select Memory Info Memory Info: important
parameters for your COMAND hard drive
are shown. 196
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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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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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