2015 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class audio

Showing/hiding the picture
X
To hide the picture: selectDisplay Off
Display Off
in the system menu using the 00640065
buttons on the remote control and press
the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The picture is hidden.
X To display the picture: press the008Bbut-
ton. CD/audio DVD and MP3 mode
Important safety notes G
WARNING
The CD/DVD drive is a class 1 laser product. If you open the housing of the CD/DVD drive,
there is a risk of exposure to invisible laser
radiation. This laser radiation could damage
your retina. There is a risk of injury.
Never open the housing. Always have main-
tenance and repair work carried out at a quali- fied specialist workshop.
General notes You will find information on the following top-
ics in the Audio section:
R notes on CDs/DVDs (Y page 452)
R notes on MP3 mode (Y page 451)
R notes on copyright (Y page 452)
Inserting a CD/DVD 0043
Disc slot
0044 Disc eject button Depending on the vehicle model and equip-
ment level, the CD/DVD drive is found:
R behind the center console in a folding com-
partment, or
R under the rear bench seat, or
R in the stowage box between the rear seats
The CD/DVD drive is a single disc drive. If
there is already a disc inserted, this must be
ejected before another is inserted.
X Insert a disc into the disc slot.
The printed side of the disc must face
upwards. If neither side of the disc is prin-
ted, the side you wish to play must face
downwards.
The CD/DVD drive draws in the disc.
The CD/DVD drive plays the disc: R if it has been inserted correctly and is a
permissible disc, and
R after you have switched to disc mode
(audio CD/audio DVD/MP3 mode)
(Y page 489)
Data on an MP3 CD first needs to be loaded by the drive. Loading may take some time,
depending on the number of folders and
tracks.
Switching to audio CD, audio DVD or
MP3 mode X
Insert a CD/DVD (Y page 489).
The Rear Seat Entertainment System loads the inserted disc.
X Select Disc Discin the menu using the
006300590065 buttons on the remote
control and confirm by pressing the 008B
button.
The corresponding mode is switched on.
The Rear Seat Entertainment System plays
the disc.
i Variable bit rates in MP3 tracks can result
in the elapsed time shown being different
from the actual elapsed time. Rear Seat Entertainment System
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Selecting a track
Selecting by skipping to a track
X To skip forwards or backwards to a
track: press the 0059or0065 button on
the remote control.
or X Press the 0048or0049 button.
The skip forward function skips to the next track.
If the elapsed track time has passed 8 sec- onds, the function skips back to the begin-
ning of the track. If the elapsed time is
shorter, it will skip to the start of the pre-
vious track.
If the Random Tracks Random Tracks orRandom Folder
Random Folder
playback option has been selected, the
track order is random.
Selecting by track list
In audio CD mode, the track list contains all
tracks on the disc currently playing. In audio
DVD mode, the track list contains all tracks in the currently active group.
In MP3 mode, the track list shows all tracks in
the currently active folder as well as the folder
structure, allowing you to select any track on
the MP3 CD.
X Select Track List Track List (audio CD/DVD mode)
or Folder
Folder (MP3 mode) using
the 006400590065 buttons on the remote
control, and confirm by pressing the 008B
button.
or
X Press the 008Bbutton when the display/
selection window is active.
The track list appears. The 0036dot indicates
the current track.
X Select a track using the 00630064buttons
and press the 008Bbutton to confirm. Making a selection by entering the track
number directly
X Press the 007Ebutton on the remote con-
trol.
The track entry display appears.
Example: track 2 X Press number button 2.
Example: track 12 X Press the corresponding number keys in
rapid succession.
X Wait for approximately three seconds after
making the entry.
You will hear the track which has been
entered. The corresponding basic menu
then reappears.
i It is not possible to enter numbers that
exceed the number of tracks on the CD or in
the currently active folder.
Fast forwarding/rewinding X
With the display/selection window active,
press the 0059or0065 button on the
remote control repeatedly until you reach
the desired position.
or
X Press and hold the 0048or0049 button
until the desired position is reached.
Selecting a folder This function is only available in MP3 mode.
X Select Folder Folder in MP3 mode using
the 006400590065 buttons on the remote
control and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
or
X Press the 008Bbutton when the display/
selection window is active.
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Folder selection symbol
0044 Current folder name
0087 Track symbol
X To switch to the superordinate folder:
select symbol 0043using the 00630064 but-
tons on the remote control and press the
008B button to confirm.
The display shows the next folder up. 0043
Folder selection symbol
0044 Folder symbol
X Select a folder using the 00630064buttons
and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
You will see the tracks in the folder.
X Select a track using the 00630064buttons
and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The track is played and the corresponding
folder is now the active folder.
Pause function This function is only available in audio DVD
mode. X
To pause playback: select00CFusing
the 006400590065 buttons on the remote
control and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The 00CF display changes to 00D0.
X To continue playback: select00D0and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The 00D0 display changes to 00CF.
Stop function This function is only available in audio DVD
mode.
X To interrupt playback: select00DBusing
the 006400590065 buttons on the remote
control and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The 00CF display changes to 00D0.
X To continue playback: select00D0and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
Playback continues from the point where it
was interrupted.
X To stop playback: while playback is inter-
rupted, select 00DBagain and press the 008B
button to confirm.
Playback stops and returns to the begin-
ning of the DVD. 00D0is highlighted.
X To restart playback: select00D0and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
Playback starts from the beginning of the
DVD.
Setting the audio format The content of an audio DVD can be divided
into up to 9 groups. The availability and type
of group depends on the respective DVD. A
group can contain music in different sound
qualities (stereo and multichannel formats,
for example), or bonus tracks.
X Select DVD-Audio
DVD-Audio using
the 006400590065 buttons on the remote
control and press 008Bto confirm.
X Select Group Groupusing the 00630064 buttons
and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The list of available audio formats appears. The 0036dot indicates the format currently
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X
Select an audio format using the 00630064
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the0059or0065
button.
Playback options Further information on playback options is
available in the "Audio" section (Y page 450).
X Select CD
CD, DVD-Audio
DVD-Audio orMP3
MP3 using
the 006400590065 buttons on the remote
control and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The options list appears. The 0036dot indi-
cates the option currently selected.
X Select Normal
Normal Track
TrackSequence
Sequence, Random
Random
Tracks
Tracks orRandom Folder
Random Folder using the
00630064 buttons and press the 008Bbutton
to confirm.
The option is switched on. For all options
except Normal Track Sequence Normal Track Sequence, you will
see a corresponding display in the display/
selection window.
i If you switch the data carrier which you
are currently listening to, the Normal
Normal
Track Sequence
Track Sequence option is activated auto-
matically. If an option is selected, it
remains selected after the Rear Seat Enter- tainment System is switched on or off.
Switching track information on/off
(MP3 mode only) If the function is switched on, folder and track
names are displayed.
If the function is switched off, disc and file
names are displayed.
X Select MP3 MP3using the 006400590065 but-
tons on the remote control and press the
008B button to confirm.
X Select Display Track Information
Display Track Information
using the 00630064 buttons and press the
008B button to confirm.
The function is switched on 0073or off 0053,
depending on the previous status. Video DVD mode
Important safety notes G
WARNING
The CD/DVD drive is a class 1 laser product. If you open the housing of the CD/DVD drive,
there is a risk of exposure to invisible laser
radiation. This laser radiation could damage
your retina. There is a risk of injury.
Never open the housing. Always have main-
tenance and repair work carried out at a quali- fied specialist workshop.
General notes DVD playback conditions
Playback problems may occur when playing
copied discs. There is a large variety of discs,
DVD authoring software, writing software and writers available. This variety means that
there is no guarantee that the Rear Seat
Entertainment System will be able to play
video DVDs that you have copied yourself.
Further information can be found under video
(Y page 474). Information regarding
COMAND also applies to the Rear Seat Enter- tainment System.
Function restrictions
Depending on the DVD, it is possible that cer- tain functions or actions described in this
section will be temporarily blocked or may notfunction at all. As soon as you try to activate
these functions or actions, you will see the 0047
symbol in the display.
Switching to video DVD mode X
Insert a video DVD (Y page 489).
The Rear Seat Entertainment System loads the disc.
If disc mode was the last mode selected, it
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Back to the film
X Press the 003Dbutton repeatedly until you
see the movie.
or
X Select any menu item in the DVD menu and
press 008Bto confirm.
X Select the Back (to the movie)
Back (to the movie) menu
item in the menu and press the 008Bbutton to
confirm.
Setting the audio format This function is not available on all DVDs. If it
is available, you can set the audio language or
the audio format. The number of settings is
determined by the DVD content. It may also
be possible to access the settings from the
DVD menu.
X Press the 008Bbutton on the remote control
and show the menu.
X Select DVD-Video
DVD-Video and press the 008Bbutton
on the remote control to confirm.
X Select DVD Functions
DVD Functions and press the008B
button to confirm.
X Select Audio Language Audio Language and press the008B
button to confirm.
A menu appears after a short while. The 0036
dot in front of an entry indicates the cur-
rently selected language.
X Select a language using the 00630064but-
tons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the0059or0065
button.
Subtitles and camera angle These functions are not available on all DVDs.
The number of subtitle languages and camera
angles available depends on the content of
the DVD. It may also be possible to access the settings from the DVD menu.
X Press the 008Bbutton on the remote control
and show the menu.
X Select DVD-Video DVD-Video and press the 008Bbutton
on the remote control to confirm. X
Select DVD Functions DVD Functions and press the008B
button to confirm.
X Select Subtitles
Subtitles orCamera Angle Camera Angle and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
In both cases, a menu appears after a few
seconds. The 0036dot in front of an entry
indicates the current setting.
X Select a setting using the 00630064but-
tons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the0059or0065
button.
Interactive content DVDs can also contain interactive content
(e.g. a video game). In a video game, you may be able to influence events by selecting and
triggering actions. The type and number of
actions depend on the DVD.
X Select an action using the
006300650064 buttons on the
remote control and press the 008Bbutton to
execute it.
A menu appears and the first entry, Select Select,
is highlighted.
X Press the 008Bbutton. Operation with an active COMAND
source
Switching the function on/off in
COMAND You can transfer an audio or video source
selected in COMAND to the Rear Seat Enter-
tainment System. If you subsequently switch
modes in COMAND, the new source will not
be transmitted to the Rear Seat Entertain-
ment System.
X To switch on the function in COMAND:
switch to the desired audio mode in
COMAND, e.g. CD mode (Y page 446), or
show the menu in video DVD mode
(Y page 474).
X Select the menu item at the bottom left,
e.g. CD CDin audio CD mode, by sliding 00520064496
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and turning
00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm. X
Select Active Aud./Vid. Source For
Active Aud./Vid. Source For
Rear
Rear and press 0098to confirm.
In the status bar at the top, you will see the
headphones icon and the _icon for the
source that has been switched on.
X To switch off the function in COMAND:
switch on the desired audio mode in
COMAND or show the menu in video DVD
mode.
X Select the menu item at the bottom left,
e.g. CD
CD in audio CD mode, by sliding 00520064
and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Rear Audio/Video Off Rear Audio/Video Off _and
press 0098the COMAND controller to con-
firm.
Selecting an active COMAND source on
the rear-compartment screen Loading the active COMAND source X
Select COMAND
COMAND using the 006300590065
buttons on the remote control and press 008B
to confirm.
The audio or video source selected in
COMAND is loaded in the Rear Seat Enter- tainment System.
When the loading process is complete, the
audio or video source is set in the Rear Seat
Entertainment System.
If Rear Audio/Video Off
Rear Audio/Video Off is activated in
COMAND, the COMAND is off or there COMAND is off or there
is no active COMAND source
is no active COMAND source message
appears.
Audio CD mode
X To select by skipping to a track: press
the 0059 or0065 button.
or
X Press the 0048or0049 button.
The skip forward function skips to the next track.
If the elapsed track time has exceeded 8
seconds, the function skips back to the
beginning of the track.
If the elapsed track time is less than 8 sec- onds, the function skips back to the begin-
ning of the previous track.
Additional setting option:
R Adjusting the sound settings (Y page 487)
Audio DVD mode
X To skip to the next/previous group:
press the 0064button on the remote con-
trol.
X To select 004E004F : highlight using the
0059 or0065 button and press 008B.
Additional setting option:
R Adjusting the sound settings (Y page 487) Rear Seat Entertainment System
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MP3 mode
X To select a track by skipping to a track:
press the 0059or0065 button on the
remote control.
or X Press the 0048or0049 button.
The skip forward function skips to the next track.
If the elapsed track time has exceeded 8
seconds, the function skips back to the
beginning of the track.
If the elapsed track time is less than 8 sec- onds, the function skips back to the begin-
ning of the previous track.
X To select a folder: press the0064button
on the remote control.
X Highlight one of the two folder symbols
with the 0059or0065 button and press 008B
to confirm.
Depending on your selection, the previous
or next folder is selected and the first track
is played.
Additional setting option:
R Adjusting the sound settings (Y page 487)
Video DVD mode X To hide a menu: confirmMenu
Menu with the 008B
button.
The video image is played in full screen
mode.
Additional setting options: R Adjusting the brightness, contrast and
color (Y page 487)
R Changing the picture format (Y page 488)
R Adjusting the sound settings (Y page 487)AUX mode
Introduction You can connect one external video source to
each of the displays of the Rear Seat Enter-
tainment System (AUX display) and also one
external video source to the rear-compart- ment CD/DVD drive (AUX drive) with a sound
and video signal.
Please see the corresponding operating
instructions for information on how to oper-
ate the external video source.
For further details about external video sour-ces, please consult an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center.
Connecting AUX equipment AUX drive
The AUX drive jacks are located on the
CD/DVD drive next to the CD/DVD eject but-
ton (Y page 483).
Displaying AUX
The AUX display jacks are on the side of the
screen (Y page 482).
Audio and video connection
X Insert the audio plugs for the left and right
signals into the corresponding Land R
jacks.
X Insert the video plug into the Vjack.
Activating AUX mode AUX drive
X
Select Aux Auxin the menu using the
006300590065 buttons on the remote
control and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The AUX menu appears.
X Select Source
Source from the AUX menu and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X Select Disc Drive Aux
Disc Drive Aux and press the008B
button to confirm.
You will hear and see the content of the
external video source if it is connected to
the CD/DVD drive and switched to play-
back. If no video image is available from the AUX source connected, you will see an
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Displaying AUX
X Select the screen by turning the scroll
wheel on the remote control (Y page 482)
until " LREAR " (left screen) or "REAR R"
(right screen) is highlighted in the window.
X Select Aux
Aux in the menu using the
006300590065 buttons on the remote
control and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X Select Source
Source from the AUX menu and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X Select Display Aux
Display Aux and press the008Bbut-
ton to confirm.
You will see and hear the content of the
video source if it is switched to playback. If no video image is available from the AUX
source connected, you will see an audio
menu.
Adjusting treble and bass X
Select Treble Treble orBass
Bass in the AUX menu
and press the 008Bbutton on the remote
control to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
X Select a setting using the 0063or0064
button and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
Adjusting the brightness, contrast or
color X
Select Display Display Aux
AuxorDisc
Disc Drive
Drive Aux
Aux in
the AUX menu and press the 008Bbutton to
confirm.
X Select Brightness
Brightness, Contrast
ContrastorColor
Color
and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
X Select a setting using the 0063or0064
button and press the 008Bbutton to confirm. Changing the picture format X
Select Display
Display Aux
Aux orDisc
Disc Drive
Drive Aux
Auxin
the AUX menu and press the 008Bbutton to
confirm.
X Select 16:9 Optimized
16:9 Optimized ,4:3
4:3 orWide‐
Wide‐
screen
screen using the 00630064 buttons and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The dot in front of a menu item indicates
the current setting. SIRIUS weather
Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for 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. Introduction
i This function is currently not available for
Canada.
For the reception of weather forecasts via
satellite radio, you will need a SIRIUS XM Sat- ellite Weather subscription.
When the Call CallSIRIUS
SIRIUS to
toactivate
activate sys‐
sys‐
tem at 888-539-7474
tem at 888-539-7474 message with the
SIRIUS device identification number appears, you will first have to obtain access to the
weather service. A description of the proce-
dure can be found in the "Registering satelliteradio" section (Y page 440).
COMAND can receive weather forecasts via
satellite radio for the entire USA (including
Alaska and Hawaii). The received weather
data can be displayed as an information chart (daily forecast, five-day forecast, detailed
information) or on the weather map.
The weather data received from a weather
station is stored in COMAND for one hour. It
can therefore be displayed again immediately SIRIUS weather
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