2014 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Comand Manual

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MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device X
Select a category in the category list by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
The Reading data... message appears.
The search may take some time, depending
on the number of tracks available.
The Track information is complete. message appears once the search is
completed. Playback then starts with the
previously active audio source.
X To cancel the music search: confirm
Cancel by pressing
0037.
Selecting artists X
Select Artists in the category list by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
The available artists are displayed
alphabetically.
Selecting an album X
Select Albums in the category list by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
The available albums are displayed
alphabetically. If there is a cover available
for an album, it is displayed in front of the
albumn ame.
Select track X
Select Tracks in the category list
(Y page 206) by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
The available tracks are displayed.
Selecting ayear of publication X
Select Year in the category list
(Y page 206) by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select an entry and press 0037to confirm.
The genre list is displayed. Music search
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X
Select a genre, e.g. pop, and press 0037to
confirm.
The track list is displayed.
X Select a track and press 0037to confirm.
Playback starts.
Selecting composers X
Select Composers in the category list by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
The available composers are displayed
alphabetically.
Selecting music genres X
Select Genres in the category list by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
The available music genres are displayed
alphabetically.
Selecting acover X
Select Select By Cover in the category
list (Y page 206) by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
The available covers are displayed in
alphabetical orde rofthe artists. X
Select the desired cover by turning 003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
The corresponding albumi s played.Selecting via keyword search X
Select Keyword Search in the category list
by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller
and press 0037to confirm.
An input menu appears. X
To change the character set used in the
character bar: highlightSelect by sliding
00120008 and turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
Al ist of available character sets is shown.
X Selec tthe desired character set and press
0037 to confirm.
X Enter characters and confirm the entry.
Character entry (Y page 34).
Depending on the entry, the hits are shown
in a list. X
Select an entry by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm. 208
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X
Select an entry, e.g. Artists , and press
0037 to confirm.
The albu mand cove r(if available) are
displayed. X
Confirm the album with 0037.
The tracks on the album are displayed. X
Select a track and press 0037to confirm.
Playback starts and the basic display
appears. MUSIC REGISTER
General notes
! Retain the original music files in a secure
location. An erro rinCOMAND might result
in the loss of the music files stored in the
MUSIC REGISTER. Mercedes-Benz is not
liable for any loss of data.
You can store music files in a compressed
format in the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 210). The memory has a capacity of
10 GB. Switching to the MUSIC REGISTER
MUSIC REGISTER basic display Example: MUSIC REGISTER
0001
Cover (if available)
0002 Track time
0014 Track number and name
0013 Graphict ime and track display
0011 Position of the medium in the media list
and name of the medium, followed by the
current playback option (no display for
Normal Track Sequence )
0012 Artist
0005 MUSIC REGISTER menu bar MUSIC REGISTER
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Switching modes using the function
button
X
Press the 0007function button repeatedly
until the MUSIC REGISTER is switched on.
By pressing the function button repeatedly,
you can change the operating mode in the
following order:
R CD/audio DVD/MP3 (disc)
R Memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
If music files are available, playback begins at
the point last listened to.
If there are no music files, you will see a
message to this effect.
X Confirm the message by pressing 0037and
store the music data (Y page 210).
Switching modes via the audio menu X
Select Audio in the main function bar by
sliding 00360012and turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
If MUSIC REGISTER was the last mode
selected, it is now switched on.
If another audio source is switched on, you
can now switch on the MUSIC REGISTER in
the audio menu.
X Select Audio by sliding
00360012and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Music Register and press
0037to
confirm.
Switching on with the number buttons X
Press the 0030(for a DVD changer) or
002B (for a single DVD drive) number key.
The MUSIC REGISTER is switched on. Importing music files
Introduction You can copy music files from the data carrier
in the single DVD drive or in the DVD changer
in the following file formats:
R MP3
R WMA
R AAC (with file extensions .m4p, .m4a, .m4b
and .aac)
X Switch on CD mode (Y page 197).
X With an audio CD inserted, select REC in the
basic CD display by sliding 00120008and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
i CD information such as albumn ame, disc
name, artist and track is provided by the
Gracenote Media Database ( Ypage 202).
Step 1: selecting tracks to import X
Select Track by turning
003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm. 0001
To record all music files (standard)
0002 To copy single tracks 0010
0014 To confirm your selection
If you do no tselect any tracks, every trac kon
the CD will be imported.
Ste p2:s electing the target folder X
Select Folder by turning
003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm. 210
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0001
To create a new folder (standard)
0002 Existing folders
0014 Currently selected folder
X Select a folder by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
If you do not select a target folder, a new one
will be created.
Step 3: beginning the import X
Select Start by turning
003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
Information about the import source and
target as well as the progress is displayed.
The Audio CD basic display automatically
appears after successful import. X
To cancel importing: during importing,
confirm Cancel by pressing
0037the
COMAND controller.
The Audio CD basic display appears. Deleting all music files
! In order to prevent malfunctions, do not
use COMAND during this time.
This function deletes all music files from the
MUSIC REGISTER.
X Switch to the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 209).
X Select Music Register by sliding
00120008and
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
X Select Delete All Music Files and
press 0037to confirm.
Ap rompt appears. No is highlighted.
If you select Yes , all musi
cfiles are deleted.
You see the Please Wait... message.
You will the nsee the Data deleted message.
If you select
No , the process will be
canceled. Calling up memory space info
X Switch to the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 209).
X Select Music Register by sliding
00120008and
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
X Select Memory Info and press
0037to
confirm.
The following is displayed:
R storage capacity
R available memory
R occupied memory
R content (folders, tracks) Music search
Introduction The music search finds tracks via all available
media. The search begins with the audio
source that is currently active. MUSIC REGISTER
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The following media are included for the
music search:
R disc (CD/audio DVD/MP3)
R memory card
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
X Switch to the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 209).
X Select Search by sliding
00120008and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
The category list appears.
X Select a track in a category (Y page 206).
Example: opening afolder X
Select Folder in the category list by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
You see the contents of the curren tfolder. The name of the current folder is at the top
and the track currently playing is indicated by
a 000F dot.
X To switch to the next folder up: press the
001E back button or slide 00340012the
COMAND controller.
Changing the folder/track name X
Switch to the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 209).
X Select Music Register by sliding
00120008and
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm. X
Select Rename / Delete Files and press
0037 to confirm.
X Select a folder/track by turning 003C0012003D.
X Select Options by sliding
00120035and press
0037 to confirm.
X Select Change and press
0037to confirm.
X Enter a name for the folder/track
(Y page 34).
X To save the changes: select0004and
press 0037to confirm.
Deleting folders/tracks X
Switch to the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 209).
X Select Music Register by sliding
00120008and
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
X Select Rename / Delete Files and press
0037 to confirm.
X Select a folder/track by turning 003C0012003D.
X Select Options by sliding
00120035and press
0037 to confirm.
X Select Delete and press
0037to confirm.
Ap rompt appears. No is highlighted.
If you select Yes , the folders/tracks are
deleted. You see the Please Wait... message. You will then see the
Data deleted message.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled. Playbac
koptions
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 Random Medium All the tracks on the mediu
mare played in
random order.
R Random Track List (MP3 mode only)212
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The tracks in the currently active folder or
the curren ttrack list are played in a random
order.
X To selecto ptions:switch to the MUSIC
REGISTER (Y page 209).
X Select Music Register 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 option is switched on. For all options
except Normal Track Sequence , you will
see a corresponding display in the display/
selectio nwindow.
i The Normal Track Sequence option is
automatically selected when you change
the disc you are currently listening to or
when you selec tadifferent medium. If an
option is selected, it remains selected after
COMAND is switched on or off. Bluetooth
®
audio mode Preconditions for the Bluetooth
®
audio device
Bluetooth ®
audio mode requires a
Bluetooth ®
-capable audio device. Observe
the information in the Bluetooth ®
audio
device's operating instructions.
Before using Bluetooth ®
audio mode, you
should chec kyour Bluetooth ®
audio device
for the following:
R Bluetooth ®
audio profile
The Bluetooth ®
audio device must support
the A2DP and AVRCP Bluetooth ®
audio
profiles.
R Bluetooth ®
visibility
Certain Bluetooth ®
audio devices do not
just require activation of the Bluetooth ®
function. In addition, your device must be
made "visible" to other devices.
R Bluetooth ®
device name This device name is predetermined but can
usually be changed. To make a clear
selection of the Bluetooth
®
device
possible, Mercedes-Benz recommends
that you customize the device name.
i A2DP (Advanced AudioDistribution
Profile): Bluetooth ®
audio profile for audio
data transmission
AVRCP (Audio VideoRemote Control
Profile): Bluetooth ®
audio profile for audio
data playback
i Not all Bluetooth ®
audio devices available
on the market are equall ysuitable. To
obtain more information about suitable
Bluetooth ®
audio devices and about
connecting Bluetooth ®
audio devices to
COMAND, visit
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com (USA).
Or call the Mercedes-Ben zCustomer
Assistance center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372)
(USA) or Custome rRelations at
1-800-387-0100 (Canada).
X Activate Bluetooth ®
and Bluetooth ®
visibility on the Bluetooth ®
audio device. Preconditions in COMAND
X Activate the Bluetooth ®
function in
COMAND(Y page 45). To connect Bluetooth
®
audio devices
General information Before using your Bluetooth
®
audio device
with COMAND for the first time, you will need
to authorize it.
When you authorize a new Bluetooth ®
audio
device, it is connected automatically.
Connection involves first searching for a
Bluetooth ®
audio device and then authorizing
it. Bluetooth
®
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You can authorize up to fifteen Bluetooth
®
devices.
i If you authorize a mobile phone that
supports Bluetooth ®
audio, the A2DP and
AVRCP Bluetooth ®
audio profiles are
connected automatically.
The mobile phone is the nentered:
R in the Bluetooth ®
telephone list
(Y page 130)
R in the Bluetooth ®
device list
(Y page 214).
Mercedes-Benz recommends authorizing a
mobile phone in Bluetooth ®
telephony
(Y page 130).
Searching for and authorizing a
Bluetooth ®
audio device Example: Bluetooth
®
device list
0001 Newly detected mobile phone with
Bluetooth ®
audio function in range
0002 Bluetooth ®
audio player not withi nrange
but previously authorized (symbol
appears in gray) The Bluetooth
®
device list displays all
authorized devices, whether they are within
range or not. After a device search, devices
which are within range but no tauthorized are
also displayed.
X Switch on Bluetooth ®
audio mode
(Y page 217).
If you see the No Bluetooth Audio Device Authorized message, you will
need to authorize the Bluetooth ®
audio
device first.
X Select BT Audio by sliding
00120008and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
X Confirm Bluetooth Audio Device List by pressing
0037the COMAND controller.
X To search: confirmSearch for BT Audio Devices by pressing the COMAND
controller 0037.
COMAND searches for Bluetooth ®
audio
devices within range and adds them to the
Bluetooth ®
device list .Bluetooth ®
audio
devices are detected if they support the
Bluetooth ®
audio profiles (A2DP, AVRCP).
The duration of the searc hdepends on the
number of Bluetooth ®
audio devices within
range and their characteristics.
X To authorize: select a Bluetooth ®
audio
device that has not yet been authorized
from the list ( 0001in the example) by turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller.
X Select the symbol to the right of the
Bluetooth ®
audio device by sliding 00120035the
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X Select Authorize and press
0037to confirm.
Depending on the Bluetooth ®
audio device
used, you now have two options for
continuing with authorization. 214
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