2015 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class display

X
To select Folders:
Folders: in 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. Selecting by cover
X
To select Select SelectBy
ByCover
Cover in the category
list: turn and press the controller.
A menu with cover views appears.
COMAND searches all media sources.
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 Genres Genresin the category list: turn
and press the controller.
COMAND searches all media sources. A
selection list with Genres Genresand media sour-
ces 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 in the category
list: turn and press the controller.
The input field appears.
X To select required characters: turn and
press the controller for each letter
(Y page 36).
Entering just part of the name of a track or
artist is enough. The search result then dis-
plays the entire text .
X Select 0054.
The search results are displayed.
The numbers behind the results, as shown
in the example Artists
Artists (2/0), mean: 2
results that contain the exact keyword
searched 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. 222
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They can be accepted directly and dis-
played in the search result.
X
Select one entry, e.g. Artists
Artists.
Albums and covers (if available) are shown.
COMAND searches all media sources.
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. A malfunc-
tion 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 on the MEDIA REGISTER
X Press the 00FDbutton.
The menu appears with the available media
sources.
X To select Media Register Media Register: turn the con-
troller until Media Register
Media Register is in the
center. Press the controller.
The media sources appear in the following
order:
R Disc Disc;
R Memory Card
Memory Card;
R Media Register
Media Register;
R USB 1
USB 1 (vehicles without Media Interface)
R Media Interface 1
Media Interface 1 (vehicles with
Media Interface)
R USB 2
USB 2 (vehicles without Media Interface)
R Media Interface 2
Media Interface 2 (vehicles with
Media Interface)
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 211)
R Using the main function bar: (Y page 211)
R Using the device list: (Y page 211)
R Using the 00FDbutton: (Y page 210) Media Register
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MEDIA REGISTER basic display
0043
Main function bar
0044 Artist and album
0087 Display for the active data medium
0085 Display of current track in the track list
0083 Media menu bar
0084 Numerical time display
006B Graphic time display
006C 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 media mode on: press the 00FD
button.
The menu appears with the available media sources.
X To select media sources: turn the controller
until the desired media source is in the
center. Press the controller.
X Slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
X To select Options
Options : turn and press the con-
troller.
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
function can be reached from any media
application. 224
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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
AllMedia
Media Files
Files: turn and press
the controller
This command copies all files from the
selected data medium. The symbol next to
All Media Files All Media Files is filled in. All subse-
quent entries have a checkmark 0073beside
them.
X Select a folder.
A checkmark 0073next to the folder entry
highlights the selection.
X To select Continue
Continue: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The copying menu appears. 3. 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 direc-
tory 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 proc-
ess to be completed, depending on the
amount of data. If there is not enough mem-
ory space, a message to this effect
appears.
i It is possible to change to a different func-
tion (e.g. radio) during the copying proce-
dure. The copying procedure continues in
the background. While the copying proce-
dure is taking place, this is shown by a sym-
bol in the status bar. Media Register
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Once the copying procedure is complete, you
will hear the first track of the copied album.
You can now copy more files to the MEDIA
REGISTER.
X To cancel copying: select Cancel Cancel.
Files are stored in the MEDIA REGISTER up
until the point of cancellation. Renaming/deleting files
X
To switch media mode on: press the 00FD
button.
The menu appears with the available media sources.
X To select media sources: turn the controller
until the desired media source is in the
center. Press the controller.
X Slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
X To select Options
Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Manage Media Register Manage Media Register.
X Select Rename / Delete Files
Rename / Delete Files.
The file list is displayed. X
To highlight the selected files: turn and
press the controller.
X Slide 00520096the controller.
You can select either Edit EditorDelete
Delete. X
To select Edit
Editfile: turn and press the con-
troller.
The following entry field appears: X
Rename the file.
X To save changes with 0054: turn and press
the controller.
Renaming a file only changes the name.
Depending on whether or not the Show Show
Track Information
Track Information option has been
selected, this change may not be seen in
the main display field.
X To select Delete Deletefile: press the controller. Deleting all files
! In order to prevent malfunctions, do not
use COMAND during this time.
This function deletes all files from the MEDIA
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If the mobile phone that is connected only
supports two Bluetooth ®
profiles at the
same time, COMAND functions may
behave as follows:
R when connecting to the Internet, play-
back is stopped on the Bluetooth ®
audio
device.
R when starting playback on the Blue-
tooth ®
audio device, the Internet con-
nection is ended. Searching for and authorizing a Blue-
tooth
®
audio device
Switching to Bluetooth ®
audio mode
X Press the 00FDbutton.
X To select Bluetooth Audio Bluetooth Audio in the menu:
turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
If you see the No Bluetooth Audio No Bluetooth Audio
Device Connected
Device Connected message, you will
need to authorize the Bluetooth ®
audio
device first.
X To select Options
Options in the Bluetooth ®
audio
menu: slide 005200C5and press the controller.
X To select Bluetooth Audio Devices
Bluetooth Audio Devices:
press the controller.
A new menu appears. 0043
Bluetooth ®
audio player within range and
already authorized
0044 Newly detected mobile phone with Blue-
tooth ®
audio mode in range The Bluetooth
®
device list displays all author-
ized devices, whether they are within range or not. After a device search, devices which arewithin range but not authorized are also dis-
played.
Searching for Bluetooth ®
audio
X To select Search for Audio Devices Search for Audio Devices:
press the controller.
A display with text appears. X
Select Start Search Start Search.
COMAND searches for Bluetooth ®
audio
devices within range and adds them to the
Bluetooth ®
device list.
The duration of the search depends on the number of Bluetooth ®
audio devices within
range and their characteristics.
Authorizing Bluetooth ®
audio
X Select a Bluetooth ®
audio device that has
not yet been authorized from the list: turn
and press the controller.
Authorization starts.
Depending on the Bluetooth ®
audio device
used, you now have two options for con-
tinuing with authorization.
Option 1: entering the passkey
X You can find information on this in the
"Authorizing (registering) a mobile phone"
section (Y page 140).
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth ®
audio device is connected and
starts playing. Bluetooth
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Option 2: Secure Simple Pairing
i The Bluetooth ®
audio device must sup-
port Bluetooth ®
version 2.1 for connection
via Secure Simple Pairing. COMAND cre-
ates a six-digit code, which is displayed on both devices that are to be connected
For some Bluetooth ®
audio devices, the
pairing must be confirmed within 10 sec-
onds.
X If the number code displayed on COMAND
and on the Bluetooth ®
audio device is the
same, select Yes
Yes: press the controller.
If you select Yes
Yes, authorization continues
and the Bluetooth ®
audio device is con-
nected. Playback starts.
If you select No No, authorization is canceled. External authorization
If COMAND does not find your Bluetooth ®
audio device, this may be due to particular
security settings on your Bluetooth ®
audio
device. In this case, check whether your Blue-
tooth ®
audio device can locate COMAND.
The Bluetooth ®
device name for COMAND is
MB Bluetooth
MB Bluetooth.
X Switch on Bluetooth ®
audio mode
(Y page 232).
X To select Options Options: slide 005200C5and press
the controller.
X To select Bluetooth Audio Devices Bluetooth Audio Devices:
press the controller.
X To select Connect via Audio Device
Connect via Audio Device:
turn and press the controller. Authorizing
X Start the authorization on the Bluetooth ®
audio device; see the operating instruc-
tions of the Bluetooth ®
audio device.
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth ®
audio device is connected and
starts playing.
With some Bluetooth ®
audio devices, play-
back must first be started on the device itself
so that COMAND can play the audio files. Reconnecting a Bluetooth
®
audio
device
The Bluetooth ®
audio profiles are connected
automatically under the following circum-
stances:
R one of the last two mobile phones to have
been connected has also been used as a
Bluetooth ®
audio player (if this function is
supported by the mobile phone).
R the mobile phone is automatically con-
nected. The Bluetooth ®
audio player is then
connected.
i For an automatic connection with
COMAND, the telephone must be within
range.
For most Bluetooth ®
audio devices, the
"automatic connection" must be activated
by checking a box. Depending on the
device used, this prompt often takes place
when authorizing (see the Bluetooth ®
audio
device operating instructions).
If the No Bluetooth Audio Device Con‐
No Bluetooth Audio Device Con‐
nected nected message appears, you have two
options to reconnect the Bluetooth ®
audio
device.
Option 1:
X Connect Device Connect Device in the basic display:
press the controller.
If COMAND can locate the Bluetooth ®
audio device, it will be connected and will
start playing. 230
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Option 2:
X To select Options
Options: slide 005200C5and press
the controller.
X To select Bluetooth Audio Devices
Bluetooth Audio Devices:
press the controller.
X To select a Bluetooth ®
audio device: turn
and press the controller.
If the Bluetooth ®
audio device has been
authorized, playback starts. Bluetooth
®
audio device and simulta-
neous search for mobile phones
i When searching for a mobile phone or a
new Bluetooth ®
audio device, the connec-
tion to an already activated Bluetooth ®
audio device is separated (Y page 139).
In the Bluetooth ®
audio basic display, you will
see the No
No Bluetooth Bluetooth Audio
AudioDevice
Device Con‐
Con‐
nected
nected message and the Connect Device
Connect Device
menu item cannot be selected. Displaying details
X To select a Bluetooth ®
audio device from
the Bluetooth ®
device list: turn the control-
ler.
X To select the symbol to the right of the
Bluetooth ®
audio device: slide 00520096the con-
troller.
X To select Details Details: turn and press the con-
troller.
The following information concerning the
selected mobile phone is shown:
R Bluetooth ®
name
R Bluetooth ®
address
R availability status (shown after an
update)
R authorization status
X To close the detailed display: press the
0038 button. De-authorizing (deregistering) a Blue-
tooth
®
audio device
X To select a Bluetooth ®
audio device from
the Bluetooth ®
device list: turn the control-
ler.
X To select the symbol to the right of the
Bluetooth ®
audio device: slide 00520096and
press the controller.
X To select Deauthorize Deauthorize: press the control-
ler.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really wish to deauthorize this device.
X To select Yes YesorNo
No: turn and press the con-
troller.
If you select Yes Yes, the device will be deleted
from the Bluetooth ®
device list.
If you select No
Nothe process is canceled.
i Before re-authorizing the Bluetooth ®
audio device, you should also delete the
device name MB Bluetooth
MB Bluetooth from your
Bluetooth ®
audio device's Bluetooth ®
list
(see the Bluetooth ®
audio device's operat-
ing instructions). Switching to Bluetooth
®
audio mode
Basic display 0043
Audio transmission status (depending on
the Bluetooth ®
audio device, also title
name and artist)
0044 Data medium position in the media list
0087 Sound settings
0085 Device list Bluetooth
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