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Switchin gon th eradi o
XPress th e$ button.
The radio display appears .You will hear th e
last station playe don th elast waveban d
selected.
Switching HD Radi oon/of f
XIn radio mode: slid e6 thecontroller .
XSelectOption s.
XBy selecting Oorª befor eHDRadi o,you
determin ewhether HD radio is switched on
or off.
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no tswitch to digita lradio an dit is no tpossible
to selec tan ysub-channels.
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Overview
:Main function bar
;Status bar wit hcompass display
=Main display field wit havailable station s
an drelevant information
?Display of radio station selecte d
ARadio menubar
The followin gfunction sare available via th e
radio main function bar :
RHD RadioFM:HD FM radio mode
RHD Radi oAM:HD MW radio mode
RSa tRadi o:satellite radio
RInfo on Radi o:radio information in th e
Digital Operator's Manual
RRadi oStatio nPreset s:10 0preset
position sfo rradio station s
The followin gfunction sare available via th e
radio men ubar :
Rè: searches fo rstation sby name
RBand/Prese t:selects wavebands
RInfo:displays additional information about
th ecurren tstation (radio text or Artist
Experience
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RSoun d:soun dsettings, harman/kardon®
Logic 7®Surround ,Ban g & Olufsen Beo-
Sound AM Gsoun dsyste m
ROption s:radio option s
166Overview
Radio
Saving/deleting a station
Storing current stations
XIn radio mode: slide6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Edit Station Preset.
XSelect the position of the required preset:
turn the controller.
This can also be a preset position that is
already occupied, which is then overwritten
by the current station.
XSlide9the controller.
An additional menu appears.
XTo select the Save Current Station/
Channeloption: turn and press the con-
troller.
The currently set station is stored in the
selected preset position.
or
XSet the desired station in radio mode.
XPress and hold down the preset number to
be assigned on the number keypad until a
tone confirms the storing process.
XIf the preset number has two digits, press
the first digit briefly and then press and
hold down the second digit. or
XSet the desired station in radio mode.
XPress and hold the controller until the pre-
set list appears.
XTo select the preset number: turn and press
the controller.
A tone confirms that the storing process
was successful.
Moving highlighted stations
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Edit Station Preset.
XTo select the required preset entry: turn the
controller.
XSlide9the controller.
An additional menu appears.
XTo select the Move Highlighted Sta‐
tion/Channeloption: turn and press the
controller.
The list of stored stations appears again.
XTo move the highlighted station to the new position: turn the controller and press to
confirm.
Deleting highlighted stations
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Optionsin the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
XSelect Edit Station Preset.
XTo select the required preset entry: turn the
controller.
XSlide9the controller.
XTo select the Delete Highlighted Sta‐
tion/Channeloption in the additional
menu: turn and press the controller.
or
XPress the $button.
The prompt Do you want to delete
the preset?appears
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Radio
XTo selectYes: turn and press the controller.
The highlighted station is deleted.
or
XTo select No: press the controller.
The process is canceled.
iFrequencies are already stored in
COMAND. There are 100 preset positions
available.
Tagging music tracks
This function allows you to transfer the music
track currently playing to an Apple®device
and then purchase it in the iTunes store®.
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Tag This Track.
A message appears in COMAND about stor-
ing the track information.
Displaying the artist and track
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XWith Oorª in front of Show Station
Informationyou can determine whether
the station name should be displayed.
If the function is active, the artist and track
will also be displayed in the main display
field.
Calling up sound settings
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Soundin the radio menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
The sound menu appears (
Ypage 206).
Displaying information
This function is available in HD FM radio and
HD AM radio mode.
Reception is only possible if the radio stations
provide the relevant information.
XTo select Infoin the radio menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
Information on the currently received pro-
gram is displayed.
If available, you will see:
Rthe track that is currently being played
Rthe artist of the track that is currently being
played
Rthe album name
Rthe channel abbreviation
Rthe logo of the station or Artist Experience®
Back to radio display:
XTo select Info: slide6and press the
controller.
or
XPress the %button.
Satellite radio
General notes
The satellite radio mode requires satellite
radio equipment and registration with a sat-
ellite radio provider.
Note that the categories and channels shown
in the illustrations depend on the program
content offered by the provider. The illustra-
tions and descriptions in these operating
Satellite radio169
Radio
Switching to satellite radio
XTo show the main function bar: slide5
the controller.
XTo select Radio: turn and press the con-
troller.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband
selected.
XTo select Radioin radio mode: slide 5
and press the controller.
The menu appears with the available radio
modes.
XTo select Sat Radio: turn and press the
controller.
The No Service
message appears if there is
no signal.
Satellite radio overview
:Main function bar
;Preset
=Channel name and channel number
?Channel information
ACategory list
BKeyword search
COptions menu
Channel information ?can be viewed in
detail (
Ypage 174).
Selecting a category
Satellite radio channels are sorted into vari-
ous categories. You can choose between var-
ious categories such as News/Discussions, Sports and Country (if available). The cate-
gory list is sorted alphabetically. The content
of the categories is sorted by channel num-
bers.
XTo call up the category list:
selectCat‐
egoryin the menu bar by turning and
pressing the controller.
The category list appears.
XTo select a category: turn the controller
and press to confirm.
The category selected is shown in the dis-
play. You hear the station last selected for
this category.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
When you select a specific category, the
channels are filtered exclusively according
to this category. Select the All Channels
category in order to see all of the available
channels. Only this category enables you to
browse all available stations.
Selecting a channel
Changing channels
XWhen the display/selection window in the
satellite radio display is selected, slide
1 or turn the controller.
COMAND switches to the next available
channel.
Entering channel numbers directly
XTo select Optionsin the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
The satellite radio menu appears.
XTo select Enter Channel: turn and press
the controller.
An input menu appears.
XEnter the frequency of the desired station
in the entry field.
or
XPress the gkey on the number keypad.
An input menu appears.
XEnter the frequency of the desired station
in the entry field.
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Radio
XFor the channel number, press the corre-
sponding number keys on the control panel
one after the other.
XPress thezkey on the number keypad.
COMAND sets the selected channel.
iYou can only select currently permitted
digits.
Selecting a channel via the satellite
radio station list
You can select the channel using the station
list displaying the artists and tracks that are
currently playing.
XTo select Optionsin the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
XTo select Curr. Station List with
Artist & Title: turn and press the con-
troller.
The channel list appears.
or
XPress the controller in the main display
field.
XSelect the desired channel
Keyword search
XTo select the èkeyword search in the
menu bar: slide 6and turn the controller.
XTo enter the required search term: turn and
press the controller.
Direct and indirect results are shown.
XSelect the required result.
The relevant channel is played.
Memory functions
i
There are 100 presets available.
XTo store a channel using the edit func-
tion: select Options
in the radio menu bar
by turning and pressing the controller.
XTo select EditStationPreset: turn and
press the controller.
The list of saved channels appears.
XTo select the preset: turn the controller and
press for about 2 seconds.
The newly saved station overwrites the
existing preset.
or
XTo quick store: press and hold number key
2, for example.
The channel is saved to the second position
in the radio channel presets.
or
XSet the desired channel in satellite radio
mode.
XPress and hold the controller until the pre-
set list appears.
XTo select the preset number: turn and press
the controller.
A tone confirms that the storing process
was successful.
Deleting highlighted stations
XTo select Optionsin the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
XSelect Edit Station Preset.
XTo select the required preset entry: turn the
controller.
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Radio
XSlide9the controller.
XTo select the Delete Highlighted Sta‐
tion/Channeloption in the additional
menu: turn and press the controller.
or
XPress the $button.
The prompt Do you want to delete
the preset?appears
XTo selectYes: turn and press the controller.
The highlighted station is deleted.
or
XTo select No: press the controller.
The process is canceled.
Music and sport alerts
General notes
This function makes it possible to store a pro-
gram alert for your favorite artists, tracks or
sporting events.
You can store up to 30 music and sports
alerts (favorites).
Music alerts can only be saved whilst a track
is being played. You can also specify sport
alerts via the menu option. The system then
continuously searches through all the chan-
nels. If a match is found with a saved mes-
sage, you will be informed. A window appears with the respective information.
Setting a music alert
XTo select Optionsin the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
XTo select Alert for Artist, Track &
SportsEvent: turn and press the control-
ler.
A menu appears.
XSelect Add New Alert.
A window with a prompt appears.
XSelect ArtistorTrack.
The alert is set for the current artist or
track.
Setting a sport alert
XTo select Optionsin the menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
XTo select Alert for Artist, Track &
SportsEvent: turn and press the control-
ler.
A menu appears.
XSelect Manage Sports Alerts.
A menu appears.
XSelect Select New Alerts.
A menu appears.
XSelect the desired team from a league, e.g.
college, NBA, NHL, NFL or MLB.
The alert function for the sports team is
added.
A window with music and sport alerts
appears
XTo select Change ToorIgnore: turn and
press the controller.
If you select Change To
, the channel is
changed and the favorite artist or track is
played.
If you select Ignore
, the current channel
will continue playing.
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Radio
XTo select state/province or city: enter the
first few letters by turning and pressing the
controller.
XTo switch to the list without the character
bar: slide5or select ok
.
XTo delete an entry: select 2in the char-
acter bar and press the controller.
Pressing briefly deletes the last letter
entered.
Pressing and holding longer deletes the
entire entry.
XTo select the state/province or city from
the list: turn and press the controller.
After selecting a state (or province) the list
of locations appears.
After selecting a location, the information
chart displays the weather forecast for the
selected location. The data is supplied by
the nearest weather station.
Option 2: selecting the area in the
weather map
XCall up the weather map (Ypage 217).
XMove the weather map so that the cross-
hair is over the desired area (
Ypage 218).
XPress the controller.
The information chart shows the weather
forecast for the selected area. The data is
supplied by the nearest weather station.
Memory functions
Storing the area in the weather memory
You can save locations that are called up fre-
quently in ten preset positions (0, 1-9) in the
weather memory.
XIn the weather memory: select the area
for the weather forecast (
Ypage 215).
The selected location appears at the top in
the status bar.
XTo select Locationin the information
chart: turn and press the controller.
XSelect Preset.
XSelect a preset using the controller.
XPress and hold the controller until you hear
a tone.
The area is entered on the selected preset.
XTo store rapidly: in the daily forecast
(
Ypage 214) press and hold a number key,
e.g. l, until the preset position number
is shown in the status bar in front of the
area name.
iYou can also use this function in the five-
day forecast (
Ypage 214), and in the
detailed information view (
Ypage 215).
Selecting an area from the weather
memory
XDirectly from the weather memory:
select Location
from the information
chart: turn and press the controller.
XSelect Preset.
XSelect the memory position which contains
the location you require.
The weather data for the selected area is
displayed.
XQuick select: if a location is stored in the
weather memory, for example when the
current forecast display is active, briefly
press a number key, e.g. l.
The weather data for the selected area is
displayed.
Weather map
Calling up the weather map
Weather forecasts217
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