cannot be ejected and can damage the
device.
Only use round discs with a diameter of
12 cm. Do not use discs with a diameter of
8 cm, even with an adapter.
Playback problems may occur when playing
copied discs. There are a large variety of
discs, DVD authoring software, writing
software and writers available. This variety
means that there is no guarantee that the
system will be able to play discs that you have
copied yourself.
DVD playback conditions If video DVDs do not conform to the NTSC or
PAL TV standards, they may create picture,
sound or other problems during playback.
COMAND is capable of playing back video
DVDs produced according to the following
standards:
R Region code 1 or region code 0 (no region
code)
R PAL or NTSC standard
You will generally find the relevant details
either on the DVD itself or on the DVD case.
i If you insert a video DVD with a different
region code, you will see a message to this
effect.
i COMAND is set to region code 1 at the
factory. This setting can be changed at an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. This will
allow you to play video DVDs with a
different region code, provided that they
are produced in accordance with the PAL
or NTSC standard. The region code can be
changed up to five times.
Function restrictions Depending on the DVD, it is possible that
certain functions or actions will be
temporarily blocked or may not function at all.
As soon as you try to activate these functions
or actions, you will see the 0047symbol in the
display. Inserting and removing DVDs X
Proceed as described in the "Inserting and
ejecting CDs and DVDs" section
(Y page 445).
Switching to video DVD mode Switching on automatically
X
Single DVD drive: insert a video DVD.
COMAND loads the medium inserted and
starts to play it.
X DVD changer: insert a video DVD.
X Press 003A.
or
X Press the 003Dback button.
COMAND loads the medium inserted and
starts to play it.
Switching modes using the function
button
X Press the 003Afunction button.
COMAND switches to the previous disc
operating mode.
By pressing the function button repeatedly,
you can change the operating mode in the
following order:
R Video DVD/CD/audio DVD/MP3 in the
DVD changer or DVD single drive (disc
mode)
R Memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
X DVD changer: selectMedia
Media by sliding
00520064 and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
Single DVD drive: selectMedia Media by sliding
00520064 and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select a ývideo DVD from the media list
(Y page 481). Video
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X
Equipped with a DVD changer: press0098
the COMAND controller to display all
magazine trays.
X Select a video DVD by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
COMAND loads the video DVD and begins
playing it.
i If you select a CD, an audio DVD or an
MP3 medium, you switch to the respective
audio mode.
Further information on the media list
(Y page 451).
DVD menu Calling up the DVD menu
The DVD menu is the menu stored on the DVD
itself. It is structured in various ways
according to the individual DVD and permits
certain actions and settings.
In the case of multi-language DVDs, for
example, you can change the DVD language
in the DVD menu.
X Show the menu (Y page 480).
X Select DVD-Video
DVD-Video in the menu by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select DVD Functions
DVD Functions and press0098to
confirm.
X Select Menu
Menu and press 0098to confirm.
The DVD menu appears.
Selecting menu items in the DVD menu X
Show the DVD menu (Y page 482).
X Select a menu item by sliding 009700520064the
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
or
X Select a menu item by sliding 009500520096the
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
The menu appears.
X To reconfirm your selection: confirm
Select Select by pressing 0098.
COMAND carries out the action.
Make a selection from the further options,
if necessary.
COMAND then switches back to the DVD
menu.
i Menu items which cannot be selected are
shown in gray.
i Depending on the DVD, the menu items:
Back Back (to
(tothe
themovie)
movie) ,Play
Play, Stop
Stop,004E,
004F orGo Up
Go Up may either not function at
all or may not function at certain points in
the DVD menu. To indicate this, the 0047
symbol appears in the display.
Moving up one level in the DVD menu
X Show the DVD menu (Y page 482).
X Select the corresponding menu item in the
DVD menu and press 0098the COMAND
controller to confirm.
or
X Select any menu item in the DVD menu and
press 0098the COMAND controller to
confirm.
X Select Go Up Go Upand press 0098to confirm.
Back to the movie
X Press the 003Dback button repeatedly
until you see the movie.
or
X Select the corresponding menu item from
the DVD menu. 482
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