2014 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class audio

X
Show the video AUX menu (Y page 234).
X Select Volume by turning
003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controlle rand press 0037to
confirm.
Am enu appears. The 000Fdot indicates the
current setting.
X Select Standard or
Boost and press
0037to
confirm.
Standard :t
he volume of the external video
source is adjusted to a standard value.
Boost : the volume of the external video
source is raised by approximately 10 dB. Picture viewer
Introduction
If there are pictures on the active data
medium, you can look at them. You can
display pictures with a resolution of up to 20
megapixels. Data medium Supported picture
formats
CD/DVD with
picture files bmp, jpeg, jpg, png
USB devices (sticks,
hard drives)
SD memory card bmp, jpeg, jpg, png
Calling up
acategory list
X Select a data medium with pictures (e.g. a
memory card):
R in the Audio menu (Y page 184)
R in the media lis t(Ypage 199)
X Select Search in the basic display by
sliding 00120008and turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
The category list appears ( Ypage 206). Displaying pictures
X Select (Y page 206)Photos in the category
list by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller
and press 0037to confirm.
Af older directory appears.
X Select a folder with photos and press 0037to
confirm.
The folder displays the existing picture files
(example). X
Select a photo and press 0037to confirm.
The photo is displayed and the music is
stopped. Picture viewer
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Your COMAND equipment
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Overview ............................................ 238
Basic functions ................................. 244
System settings ................................ 245
CD/audio DVD and MP3 mode ........246
Video DVD mode ............................... 251
Operation with an active COMAND
source ................................................ 256
AUX mode .......................................... 258 237Rear Seat Entertainment System

Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipmen tfor your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your COMAND
system may not be equipped with all the
features described. Overview
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The CD/DVD drive is a class 1laser product.
If you open the CD/DV Ddrive housing, you
could be exposed to invisible laser radiation.
This laser radiation could damage yourr etina.
There is a risk of injury.
Never open the housing. Always have
maintenance and repair work carried out at a
qualified specialist workshop. G
WARNING
If objects such as headphones/headsets or
external audio/video sources are not secured
in the passenger compartment, they can be
flung around and hit vehicle occupants. There
is a risk of injury, for example in the event of
sudden braking or a sudden change in
direction.
Always stow these items or similar objects
carefully so that they cannot be flung around,
for example in a lockable vehicle stowage
compartment. Components
The Rear Seat Entertainment System
includes:
R two screens for the rear behind the front-
seat head restraints
R two remote controls
R a CD/DVD drive R
AUX jacks on both screens (AUX display)
and on the CD/DVD drive (AUX drive)
R two sets of cordless headphones 238
OverviewRear Seat Entertainment System

minutes. Before the screens switch off, they
show a message to this effect.
You can switch the screens back on.
However, this will discharge the starter
battery.
X
Point the remote control at the rear-
compartment screen which has been
selected for remote operation.
X Press button 0001on the remote control
(Y page 239).
The respective rear-compartment screen
switches on or off.
i You can only switch the screens on using
the remote control if the ignition is
switched on.
Switching the button lighting on/off X
Press button 0002on the remote control
(Y page 239).
Depending on the previous status, the
button lighting is switched on or off.
i If you do not use the remote control for
about 15 seconds, the button lighting
switches off automatically.
Switching the sound on or off X
Press button 0012on the remote control
(Y page 239).
The sound is switched on/off.
Selecting amenu/menu item and
confirming your selection X
Select a menu/menu item using the
0006000A0008 buttons on the
remote control and press the 0016button to
confirm. CD/DVD drive and AUX jacks
0001
CD/DVD slot
0002 AUX, right-hand (R) jac kfor audio signal
(red)
0014 AUX, left-hand (L) jack for audio signal
(white)
0013 AUX, video (V) jack (yellow)
0011 CD/DVD eject button
The AUX jacks shown are for the AUX drive.
Identical jacks can be found on the right-hand
side of the rear-compartment screens (AUX
display) (Y page 239).240
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Cordless headphones
Overview 0001
Volume control
0002 Selects a scree nfor the headphones
0014 Battery compartment cover
0013 Switches the cordless headphones on/off
0011 Indicator lamp with various displays (Y page 242)
X Open both sides of the headphones and adjust the fit of the headphones by pulling the
headphone band in the direction of the arrow.
Switching the cordless headphones
on/off X
Press button 0001.
Depending on the previous status, the
headphones are switched on or off. To save
the battery, the headphones are switched
off automatically if they do not receive an
audio signal within three minutes. Overview
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i
The operating duration of the headphones
with a set of batteries is up to 40 hours. Basic functions
Using headphones
You can use the cordless headphones
supplied and/or up to two sets of corded
headphones connected to the corresponding
jack of the rear-compartment screens
(Y page 239).
Information on:
R switching the cordless headphones on/off
R adjusting the volume of the headphones
R selecting a screen for the headphones
can be found under "Cordless headphones"
(Y page 241). Using the main loudspeakers
This function is available in conjunction with
COMAND.
You can use the vehicle loudspeakers to
listen to a disc inserted in the rear-
compartment drive. To do so, at least one of
the rear-compartmen tscreens mus tbe set to
disc mode.
X To set on COMAND: press the0006
function button to switch on an audio
mode.
X Select Audio by sliding
00360012the COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
The Audio menu appears.
X Select Rear Audio by turning
003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
i The headphones' volume setting does not
affect the main loudspeakers. Selecting sound settings
You can select the sound settings in the CD/
audio DVD/MP3, video DVD and AUX modes. X
Switch on an operating mode (e.g. audio
CD mode) (Y page 246).
X Select Treble or
Bass using
the 00090006000A buttons on the remote
control and press the 0016button to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
X Select a setting using the 00080009
buttons and press the 0016button to confirm. Multiple users
Simultaneous use of the rear-
compartment disc drive The two rear-compartment screens can be
operated almost entirely independently from
one another. However, there can be a conflict
in some menus if the two screens are used
simultaneously.
If the rear-compartment disc drive is being
used for both screens simultaneously,
selecting certain menus or settings on one of
the screens also affects the other screen.
The following functions affect both screens:
R changing playback options
R selecting a trac k(from a track lis torfolder)
R using the play, pause and stop functions
R fast forwarding/rewinding or scrolling
R calling up the DVD menu and navigating
within it
R setting the language, subtitles and camera
angle
R calling up interactive DVD content
The following functions affect only one
screen:
R audio and video functions as well as picture
settings
R switching between full screen and the
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Switching between operating modes
When you exit an operating mode (e.g. audio
CD mode), the current setting is saved. If you
call up this operating mode again later, there
are two possibilities:
R the operating mode has been changed on
the other screen.
R the operating mode has not been changed.
In the first case, the operating mode appears
as it is on the other screen.
In the second case, the setting appears on the
screen as it was when you last exited the
operating mode. Picture settings
Overview You can select picture settings in video DVD
and AUX mode (Y page 258).
Adjusting the brightness, contrast and
color Example: TV mode
0001
Brightness, contrast and color
0002 Picture formats
X Switch on video DVD mode (Y page 251).
X To show the menu: press the0016button
on the remote control.
or
X While the navigation menu is shown,
(Y page 230) select Menu and press the
0016 button to confirm. X
Select DVD-Video using
the 00090006000A buttons and press the
0016 button to confirm.
X Select Brightness ,
Contrast or
Color using the
00080009 buttons and press the
0016 button to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
X Select a setting using the 00080009
buttons and press the 0016button to confirm. Changing the picture format
X To show the menu: press the0016button
on the remote control.
or
X While the navigation menu is shown,
(Y page 230)select Menu and press the
0016
button to confirm.
X Select DVD-Video using
the 00090006000A buttons and press the
0016 button to confirm.
The dot in front of one of the menu items
16:9 Optimized ,
4:3 or
Widescreen indicates the format currently selected.
X Select a format using the 00080009
buttons and press the 0016button to confirm. System settings
Note
You can adjust almost all system settings
individually for each screen without affecting
the other screen. You make these settings
using the remote control (Y page 239). Selecting the display language
X Select System using the
00080006000A
buttons on the remote control and press
0016 to confirm.
You see the system menu on the selected
rear screen. System settings
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X
Select Settings using the
0009button
and press 0016to confirm.
X Select Language using the
00080009
buttons and press the 0016button to confirm.
The list of languages appears .A0027dot
indicates the current setting.
X Select a language using the 00080009
buttons and press the 0016button to confirm.
The Rear Seat Entertainment System
activates the selected language. Switching the displa
ydesign
X Select Settings using the
0009button
and press 0016to confirm.
X Select Day Mode ,
Night Mode or
Automatic using the
00080009 buttons
and press the 0016button to confirm.
The dot indicates the curren tsetting. Design Explanation
Day Mode The display is set
permanently to day
design.
Night Mode The display is set
permanently to night
design.
Automatic The display design
changes depending on
the vehicle instrument
cluster illumination.
Setting the brightness
X Select Settings using the
0009button
and press 0016to confirm.
X Select Brightness using the
00080009
buttons and press the 0016button to confirm.
As cale appears. X
Adjust the brightness using the 00080009
buttons and press the 0016button to confirm.
The brightness ba rmoves up or down. The
picture becomes lighter or darker in
accordance with the scale. Showing/hiding the picture
X To hide the picture: selectDisplay Off in the system menu using the
0009000A
buttons on the remote control and press
the 0016button to confirm.
The picture is hidden.
X To display the picture: press the0016
button. CD/audio DVD and MP3 mode
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The CD/DVD drive is a class 1laser product.
If you open the CD/DV Ddrive housing, you
could be exposed to invisible laser radiation.
This laser radiation could damage yourr etina.
There is a risk of injury.
Never open the housing. Always have
maintenance and repair work carried out at a
qualified specialist workshop. General notes
You will find information on the following
topics in the Audio section:
R notes on CDs/DVDs (Y page 206)
R notes on MP3 mode (Y page 204)
R notes on copyright (Y page 205)246
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