2016 MERCEDES-BENZ B-Class USB

Connecting USB devices
There are two USB ports in the stowage space
under the armrest.
XConnect the USB device with a suitable
USB port.
If the corresponding media display is visi-
ble, the medium is played and the files are
loaded in the background. Otherwise, the
system does not automatically switch to
USB. If there are no supported audio or
video files, you will see a message to this
effect.
iMP3 players must support Media Transfer
Protocol (MTP).
Playback options
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
Playing similar tracks
XTo select PlayMoreLikeThis: turn and
press the controller.
Play mode
XTo select Playback Mode: turn and press
the controller.
XSelect Normal Track Sequence.
The current track list is played in the order
it appears on the data medium.
XSelect Random Track List. The current track list is played in random
order.
XSelect
Random Medium.
All tracks on the data medium are played in
random order.
Skip to time
XTo select SkiptoTime: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
XTo set the time: turn the controller
or
XSet the desired time using the number key- pad.
Selecting an active partition
XTo select Select Active Partition:
turn and press the controller.
With the Select Active Partition
option, you can select a partition in the cur-
rent USB data medium.
Showing track information
Ticking or removing the tick from the box in
front of Show Track Information
displays
or hides the information on the track, artist
and album in the main display field. If it is
deactivated, the file name and the folder
name of the track are displayed.
Direct track entry
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mation, COMAND can use the Gracenote®
Media Database to identify unknown audio
tracks when in audio CD mode.
In addition the cover art for the main display
field, the album list and the "Select by cover"function from the Gracenote
®Media Data-
base are displayed for the music files and the
iPod
®. This occurs when the cover art is not
contained in the files but in the Gracenote®
Media Database.
Online prompt for metadata
A connection to the Gracenote®Data Server
is made automatically when an audio CD is
inserted. The missing data is loaded, saved in
COMAND and shown on the display. If the
search for metadata is unsuccessful, no data
can be displayed. If no phone is connected or
configured for data use, this function is
unavailable.
An Internet connection is required for this
(
Ypage 154).
Saving audio CDs
General notes
iStore your audio CDs in a safe place. An
malfunction in COMAND may result in the
loss of stored files. Mercedes-Benz is not
liable for any loss of data.
No individual music tracks can be stored or
deleted, only a maximum of 12 complete
audio CDs.
If 12 audio CDs are stored, the REC
option in
the Media menu bar is grayed out and has no
function. One audio CD must be deleted
before a new audio CD can be copied.
Copying an audio CD
XInsert an audio CD.
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
XTo start the copying process: selectREC
by turning and pressing the controller.
XTo select 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 the copying process is successful, the
Music files copied.
message appears
XTo cancel copying: select Cancel.
The files copied up to the point of cancel-
lation are lost.
iDuring the copying process, you can
switch to another function (e.g. radio) or to
another media source (e.g. USB). The copy-
ing procedure continues in the back-
ground. It is however not possible to select
another CD in the CD changer.
Playing audio CDs
XIn Media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
XTo select Search: turn and press the con-
troller.
The category list appears.
XTo select Stored Audio CDsin the cate-
gory list: turn and press the controller.
A selection list for the copied audio CDs is
displayed.
XTo select the desired audio CD: turn and
press the controller.
The track list is displayed.
XTo select a track: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The tracks on the stored audio CDs can also
be found and played using other media search functions (
Ypage 189).
Deleting stored audio CDs
If music is being played from the saved audio
CDs, the function for deleting audio CDs is
available.
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XIn media mode, slide6the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Delete Stored Audio CDs:
press the controller.
A selection list for the stored audio CDs is
displayed.
XTo select the desired audio CD: turn and
press the controller.
The audio CD is deleted.
Media search
General notes
COMAND plays back files from the following
data media:
RDisc (CD/DVD)
RMemory card
RUSB storage device
RApple®devices (folder, year and photos are
not available)
The categories are shown according to the
data available, whereby a database is created
for iPod
®and for all the other media sources
(CD, USB, SD card) respectively. During the
search the relevant database is accessed
depending on the active media source.
Starting the media search
XIn Media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
XTo select Search: turn and press the con-
troller.
The category list appears.
Category list
XIn Media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Search: turn and press the con-
troller.
The category list is shown.
Depending on the connected media sources
and files, the following categories are listed:
RCurrent Tracklist
RFolder
RSelect By Cover
RKeyword Search
RPlaylists
RArtists
RAlbums
RTracks
RGenres
RYear
RComposers
RStored Audio CDs
RVideos
RPhotos
iThe categories are available as soon as
the entire media content has been read and
analyzed.
If the same device is reconnected with
unchanged media content, these catego-
ries are available more quickly.
When connecting Apple
®devices, the cat-
egories “Folder”, “Year” and “Photos” are
not available.
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Searching by current track list
XTo selectCurrent Tracklistin the cat-
egory list: turn and press the controller.
The selection list appears.
XSelect the required track.
Searching by folder
Playable files can be searched for in the active
data medium's directories.
XTo select Folderin the category list: turn
and press the controller.
The folder list appears.
XSelect the required folder.
Either the desired track list appears or con-
tinue searching in the folder directory until
the desired track list has been found.
XSelect the required track.
Selecting by cover
XTo select SelectByCoverin the category
list: turn and press the controller.
A menu with cover views appears.
XSelect the required cover.
The track list appears.
XSelect the required track.
iThere is a database for iPod®and for each
of the other media sources (CD, USB, SD
card). During the search the relevant data-
base is accessed depending on the active
media source.
Searching by genre
XTo select Genresin the category list: turn
and press the controller.
COMAND searches all media sources. A
selection list with Genres
and media sour-
ces appears.
XSelect the desired Genres.
A selection list with music tracks from the
selected genre appears.
XSelect a music track.
The track is played. The basic menu for the
active media source is shown.
XTo exit the selection list: press the %
button.
iThe list is closed automatically once a
selection has been made.
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Keyword search
XTo selectKeywordSearchin th ecategor y
list :tur nand press th econtroller .
The input field appears.
XTo select th erequire dcharacters :tur nand
press th econtroller for eac hon e
(
Ypage 33).
Enterin gjus tpart of th enam eof atrack or
artist is enough .The search result then dis-
plays th eentire te xt.
XSelect¬.
The search result sare displayed.
The number sbehind th eresults, as shown
in th eexampl eArtist s
(1/0) mean : 1
result that contain sth eexact keywor d
searched for and 0result sare similar.
XSelec ton eof th eresults.
Keywords that hav ealready been searched
for are displayed in th e"Searc hhistory"
without having to ente rthem completely.
The ycan be accepted directl yand dis-
played in th esearch result .
XSelecton eentry, e.g. Artists.
The track sare listed.
iIf available, th ealbum list and cover sare
shown.
iThere is adatabase for iPod®and for eac h
of th eother media source s(CD ,USB, SD
card). Durin gth esearch th erelevan tdata-
base is acc essed dependin gon th eactive
media source .
XSelect atrack .
The basic display appear sand playbac k
starts.
Bluet ooth®audio mode
Connecting Bluet ooth®audio devices
Prerequisites
XThe Bluetoot h®function in COMAND mus t
be activated (
Ypage 48).
Bluetoot h
®audio mod erequire s aBlue -
toot h®-capable audio device .
Chec kyour Bluetoot h
®audio device for th e
followin g(see th emanufacturer' soperating
instruction s):
RBluetooth®audio profile
The Bluetoot h
®audio device mus tsupport
th eA2DP and AVRCP Bluetoot h®audio
profile s.
RBluetoot h®visibility
Certain Bluetoot h
®audio devicesdo no t
jus trequire activation of th eBluetoot h®
function.In addition ,your device mus tbe
made "visible" to other devices.
RBluetoot h®device nam e
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Selecting playback options
XTo selectOptions: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Playback Mode.
A # dot indicates the current setting.
XSelect the desired option.
If you select Random
TrackList, you will
see a corresponding message in the display
or selection window.
Increasing the volume on COMAND
XTo select Options: slide6and press the
controller.
XTo select Volume: turn and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears. The #dot indicates the
current setting.
XSelect StandardorBoost.
Information on sound settings
(
Ypage 208).
Operation with the Media Interface
General notes
Media Interface is a universal interface for the
connection of mobile audio and video devi-
ces. Media Interface in COMAND has two
USB connections.
The USB connection sockets are located in
the stowage compartment under the armrest.
Media Interface basic display
:Main function bar
;Display for the active data medium
=Media menu bar
?Title display in the media list
ACurrent track and number in the track list
BNumerical time display
CGraphic time display
DAdditional display area with cover view
Switching to Media Interface
XConnect a data medium to USB socket 1 or
USB socket 2 (
Ypage 186).
XSelect the basic menu for Media Interface 1
or Media Interface 2 (
Ypage 181).
If playable media files are found, they will
be played by COMAND.
If you remove a device, the No Device
Connectedmessage appears.
Supported devices
The following data media can be connected to
COMAND via the Media Interface:
RiPod®
RiPhone®
RiPad®
RMP3
RUSB devices
iIt is not possible to run two Apple®devi-
ces simultaneously.
Operation with the Media Interface197
Media
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To selectË: turn and press the control-
ler.
The Ë display changes to Ì.
XTo continue playback: selectÌ.
Selecting a scene/chapter
If the film is divided into scenes and chapters,
you can select these directly while the film is
running or you can skip progressively through
them. This is not possible at certain points for
some DVDs (e.g. during the opening credits).
It may also be possible to select the scene
and chapter from the functions stored on the
DVD.
XTo skip forwards or back: in the video
menu, turn the controller.
or
XPress the EorF button.
The next or previous scene in the film is
skipped to.
iThe DVD overlay menu can also be used
to make selections (
Ypage 203).
Picture viewer
General notes
If pictures are stored on a medium (except on
Apple®devices) which is connected to
COMAND, you can view these on the
COMAND display.
The following data media and picture formats are supported:
RData media: CD, DVD, USB devices, SD
memory cards
RPicture formats: jpeg, jpg, bmp, png
The maximum image resolution is 20 mega-
pixels for jpeg, jpg and 1.5 megapixels for
bmp, png.
Displaying pictures
XIn the media basic display, press the con-
troller.
The Search
with a category list appears.
XTo select Photosin the category list: turn
and press the controller.
A directory list appears. Folders and picture
files can be shown.
XSelect a folder or picture.
If there is no picture on the data medium,
an empty list is shown.
You can search for pictures on other data
media.
Searching for pictures on other data
media
XIn the directory list, slide 8the control-
ler.
The device list appears.
Example: the directory list displays the existing
picture files
XTo select a data medium with picture files:
turn the controller and press to confirm.
A directory list appears. Folders and picture
files can be shown.
XSelect a folder or picture.
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XCallup the sound menu (Ypage 208).
XTurn the controller until Balance/Faderis
brought to the front and then slide 6the
controller.
XTo activate the menu for balance and fader:
press the controller.
XTo adjust the balance: slide 8or9
the controller.
XTo adjust the fader: slide 6or5 the
controller.
XTo return to the basic menu: press the %
button briefly.
Harman/kardon®Logic 7®surround
sound system
General notes
The harman/kardon®Logic7®surround
sound system isavailab lefor all functions in
the radio and media modes.
The harman/kardon
®Logic7®surround
sound system isavailab lefor the following
operating modes:
RRadio (FM only)
RSatellit e radio
RAud io CD
RMP3 (including SDmemory card and USB
storage device)
RMedia Interface
RBluetooth®audio mode
RVide o DVD (PCM, DTS®and Dolby®Digital
audio formats)
iFor the best sound, CDor WAV CDformat
is recommended. For data-reduced media,
AAC with a data rate of 320 kbit/s is rec-
ommended.
Discs which support the audio formats men-
tioned have the fol lowing logos:
iManufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D sym-
bol are trademarks of Do lbyLaboratories.
iFor DTS patents see
http://patents.dts.com. Manufactured
under license from DTS Licensing Limit ed.
DT S,the Symbol & DTS and the Symbol
together are registered trademarks, and
DTS Dig ital Surround isa trademark of DT S,
In c.
©DT S, In c. All rights reserved.
Calling up the sound menu
You can make various sound settings for the
different audio and video sources. It ispossi-
ble to set more bass for radio mode than for
CD audio mode, for example. The respecti ve
sound menu iscalled up from the menu of the
desired mode.
XSwit ch to radio mode (Ypage 168).
or
XSwit ch to med iamode (Ypage 180).
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select à: turn and press the control-
ler.
The menu appears with the last setting
accessed, e.g. Balance/Fader
.
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