2015 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class audio

COMAND supports
WMAfiles of the follow-
ing types:
R fixed bit rates from 5 kbit/s to 384 kbit/s
R sampling rates of 8 kHz to 48 kHz
COMAND does notsupport WMAfiles of the
following types:
R DRM (Digital Rights Management) encryp-
ted files
R variable bit rate
R WMA Pro
R 5.1 surround sound
i Only use tracks with a bit rate of at least
128 kbit/s and a sampling rate of at least
44.1 kH z.Lower rates can cause a notice-
able deterioration in quality. This is espe-
cially the case if you have activated a sur-
round sound function.
Notes on copyright
MP3 or WMA tracks that you create or play
back are generally subject to copyright pro-
tection in accordance with the applicable
international and national regulations.
In many countries, reproductions, even for
private use, are not permitted without the
prior consent of the copyright holder.
Make sure that you know about the applicable copyright regulations and that you comply
with these.
If you own these rights yourself, e.g. for your own compositions and recordings, or if the
copyright holder has granted you permission,
these restrictions do not apply.
Notes on CDs/DVDs
! COMAND is designed to play discs that
comply with the EN 60908 standard. There-
fore, you can only use discs with a maxi-
mum thickness of 1.3 mm.
If you insert thicker discs, e.g. those that
contain data on both sides (DVD on one
side and audio data on the other), they can- not 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.
Discs with copy protection are not compati-
ble with the audio CD standard and therefore may not be able to be played by COMAND.
Playback problems may occur when playing
copied discs. There is a wide range of data
carriers, disc-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.
There may be playback problems if you play
CDs that you have copied yourself with a stor- age capacity of more than 700 MB. CDs of
this type do not conform to the currently
applicable standards.
i COMAND is able to play back audio CDs in
multichannel audio format. Music search
Calling up a category list Category list
X Switch on an audio source and call up the
basic display, e.g. MP3 mode (Y page 446).
X Select Search Search by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The category list appears.
The categories are displayed according to the data available. The categories Current Current
Tracklist
Tracklist, Folder
Folder,Playlists
Playlists (if available)
and Photos
Photos (if available) are already 452
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assigned. The other available categories are
filled by the music search.
Selecting a category Starting a music search
Select music via categories (e.g. album,
artist) with the music search function.
If you select a category, COMAND starts a
music search under the following conditions:
R the data carriers are inserted or connected.
R the music tracks on these data carriers are
not yet in the COMAND music database.
COMAND reads music tracks from the fol-
lowing data carriers:
R Disc (CD/MP3)
R Memory card
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device X
Select a category in the category list by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
The Reading Data...
Reading Data... message appears.
The search may take some time, depending on the number of tracks available.
The Track information is complete
Track information is complete
message appears once the search is comple-
ted. Playback then starts with the previously
active audio source.
X To cancel the music search: confirm
Cancel
Cancel by pressing 0098. Selecting artists
X Select Artists Artists in the category list by turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The available artists are displayed alpha-
betically.
Selecting an album X
Select Albums Albums in the category list by turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The available albums are displayed alpha-
betically. If there is a cover available for an
album, it is displayed in front of the album
name.
Selecting a track X
Select Tracks Tracks in the category list
(Y page 452) by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The available tracks are displayed. Audio
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Selecting a year of publication
X
Select Year
Yearin the category list
(Y page 452) by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select an entry and press 0098to confirm.
The genre list is displayed.
X Select a genre, e.g. pop, and press 0098to
confirm.
The track list is displayed.
X Select a track and press 0098to confirm.
Playback starts.
Selecting composers
X Select Composers
Composers in the category list by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
The available composers are displayed
alphabetically.
Selecting music genres
X Select Genres Genres in the category list by turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The available music genres are displayed
alphabetically.
Selecting a cover X Select Select By Cover
Select By Cover in the category
list (Y page 452) by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The available covers are displayed in alpha- betical order of the artists. X
Select the desired cover by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
The corresponding album is played.
Selecting via keyword search X Select Keyword Keyword Search
Searchin the category list
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
An input menu appears. X
To change the character set used in the
character bar: highlightSelect
Selectby sliding
00520064 and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
A list of available character sets is shown.
X Select the desired character set and press
0098 to confirm.
X Enter characters and confirm the entry.
Character entry (Y page 299).
Depending on the entry, the hits are shown
in a list. 454
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Select an entry by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm. X
Select an entry, e.g. Artists
Artists, and press0098
to confirm.
The album and cover (if available) are dis-
played. X
Confirm the album with 0098.
The tracks on the album are displayed. X
Select a track and press 0098to confirm.
Playback starts and the basic display
appears. MUSIC REGISTER
General notes !
Retain the original music files in a secure
location. An error in COMAND 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 456).
The memory has a capacity of 10 GB.
Switching to the MUSIC REGISTER MUSIC REGISTER basic display
Example: MUSIC REGISTER
0043
Cover (if available)
0044 Track time
0087 Track number and name Audio
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0085
Graphic time and track display
0083 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
Normal Track Sequence)
0084 Artist
006B MUSIC REGISTER menu bar
Switching on using the DISC button
X Press the 003Abutton repeatedly until the
MUSIC REGISTER is switched on.
By pressing the 003Abutton repeatedly, you
can switch modes in the following order:
R CD/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 mes- sage to this effect.
X Confirm the message by pressing 0098and
store the music data (Y page 456).
Switching modes via the audio menu
X Select Audio
Audio in the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to 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
Audio by sliding 00970052and turning
00790052007Athe COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Music Register
Music Register and press0098to
confirm. Switching on with the number buttons
X
Make sure that neither radio nor disc is
activated.
X Press the 0083number key.
The MUSIC REGISTER is switched on.
Importing music files Introduction
You can import music files from a CD 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 446).
X With an audio CD inserted, select REC RECin the
basic CD display by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
i CD information such as album name, disc
name, artist and track is provided by the
Gracenote Media Database (Y page 448).
Step 1: selecting tracks to import 0043
To record all music files (standard)
0044 To copy single tracks 0073
0087 Confirming your selection
X Select the Track Trackby turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and pressing 0098to
confirm.
X Select Continue
Continue by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
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If you do not select any tracks, every track on
the CD will be imported.
Step 2: selecting the target folder
X Select Folder
Folder by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm. 0043
To create a new folder (standard)
0044 Existing folders
0087 Currently selected folder
X Select a folder by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
If you do not select a target folder, a new one will be created.
Step 3: beginning the import
X Select Start
Start by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to 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 Cancelby pressing 0098the
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 455).
X Select Music Music Register
Register by sliding00520064and
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select Delete All Music Files
Delete All Music Files and
press 0098to confirm.
A prompt appears. No
Nois highlighted.
If you select Yes
Yes, all music files are deleted.
You see the Please Wait... Please Wait... message.
You will then see the Data deleted Data deletedmes-
sage.
If you select No No, the process will be can-
celed.
Calling up memory space info X
Switch to the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 455).
X Select Music Music Register
Register by sliding00520064and
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select Memory Info
Memory Info and press0098to con-
firm.
The following is displayed:
R storage capacity
R available memory
R occupied memory
R content (folders, tracks) Audio
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Music search
Introduction
The music search finds tracks via all available
media. The search begins with the audio
source that is currently active.
The following media are included for the
music search:
R Disc (CD/MP3)
R Memory card
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
X Switch to the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 455).
X Select Search Search by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The category list appears.
X Select a track in a category (Y page 452).
Example: opening a folder X Select Folder
Folder in the category list by turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
You see the content of the current folder. The name of the current folder is at the top
and the track currently playing is indicated by
a 003B dot.
X To switch to the next folder up: press the
0038 back button or slide 00950052the
COMAND controller. Changing the folder/track name
X Switch to the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 455).
X Select Music Music Register Register by sliding00520064and
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select Rename
Rename /
/Delete
Delete Files
Filesand press
0098 to confirm.
X Select a folder/track by turning 00790052007A.
X Select Options
Options by sliding 00520096and press 0098
to confirm.
X Select Change
Change and press 0098to confirm.
X Enter a name for the folder/track
(Y page 299).
X To save the changes: select0054and
press 0098to confirm.
Deleting folders/tracks
X Switch to the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 455).
X Select Music Music Register
Register by sliding00520064and
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select Rename
Rename /
/Delete
Delete Files
Filesand press
0098 to confirm.
X Select a folder/track by turning 00790052007A.
X Select Options
Options by sliding 00520096and press 0098
to confirm.
X Select Delete
Delete and press 0098to confirm.
A prompt appears. No
No is highlighted.
If you select Yes
Yes, the folders/tracks are
deleted. You see the Please Wait...
Please Wait...
message. You will then see the Data
Data
deleted
deleted message.
If you select No
No, the process will be can-
celed.
Playback options The following options are available:
R Normal Track Sequence
Normal Track Sequence
The tracks are played in the normal order
(e.g. track 1, 2, 3, etc.).
R Random Medium Random Medium 458
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All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order.
R Random Track List
Random Track List (MP3 mode only)
The tracks in the currently active folder or
the current track list are played in a random
order.
X To select options: switch to the MUSIC
REGISTER (Y page 455).
X Select Music Music Register
Register by sliding00520064and
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
the press 0098to confirm.
The options list appears. The 003Bdot indi-
cates the option selected.
X Select an option and press 0098to 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 The
Normal Track Sequence
Normal Track Sequence option is
automatically selected when you change
the disc you are currently listening to or
when you select a different medium. If an
option is selected, it remains selected after COMAND is switched on or off. Bluetooth
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audio mode
Preconditions for the Bluetooth ®
audio
device Bluetooth
®
audio mode requires a Blue-
tooth ®
-capable audio device. Observe the
information in the Bluetooth ®
audio device's
operating instructions.
Before using Bluetooth ®
audio mode, you
should check your 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 selec-
tion of the Bluetooth ®
device possible,
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you cus- tomize 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 equally suitable. To
obtain more information about suitable
Bluetooth ®
audio devices and about con-
necting Bluetooth ®
audio devices to
COMAND, visit
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com (USA).
Or call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assis-
tance center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372) (USA) or Customer Rela-
tions at 1-800-387-010 0(Canada).
X Activate Bluetooth ®
and Bluetooth ®
visibil-
ity on the Bluetooth ®
audio device.
Preconditions in COMAND X
Activate the Bluetooth ®
function in
COMAND (Y page 308).
Connecting Bluetooth ®
audio devices General information
Before using your Bluetooth
®
audio device
with COMAN Dfor the first time, you will need
to authorize it.
When you authorize a new Bluetooth ®
audio
device, it is connected automatically. Con-
nection involves first searching for a Blue-
tooth ®
audio device and then authorizing it. Audio
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