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The#dot indicates the current setting.
Mono/stereo:
XTo select Mono/Stereo: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect MonoorStereo.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
Volume:
XSelect Volume.
XSelectStandardorBoost.
Standard
: the volume of the external audio
source is adjusted to a standard value.
Boost
: the volume of the external audio
source is raised by approximately 10 dB.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
Video DVD mode
Important safety notes
GWARNING
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.
GWARNING
Handling discs while driving may distract you from traffic conditions. You could also lose
control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an
accident.
Handle discs only when the vehicle is station-
ary.
Bear in mind that at a speed of only 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h) your vehiclecover s
a distanc eof 44 fee t(approximately 14 m)
every second.
General notes
Note son discs
!Do no taffix stickers or label sto th ediscs.
The ycould peel of fand damage COMAND .
Stickers can caus eth edisc to bend, whic h
can result in rea derror sand disc recogni-
tion problems.
!COMAND is designed to play disc sthat
compl ywit hth eEN 6090 8standard. There-
fore, you can only use disc swit h a maxi-
mum thickness of 1. 3mm.
If you inser tthicker discs, e.g. those that
contain dat aon bot hside s(DVD on on e
side and audio dat aon th eother), they can -
no tbe ejecte dand can damage th edevice .
Only use round disc swit h a diameter of
12 cm .Do no tuse disc swit h a diameter of
8 cm, eve nwit han adapter.
The variet yof dat amedia, writers and writin g
software means that COMAND may no tbe
able to play disc sthat you hav ecopied your -
self .
DVD playbac kconditions
If video DVDs do no tconfor mto th eNTS Cor
PA LTV standards ,they may creat epicture,
soun dor other problem sduring playback.
COMAND is capable of playin gbac kvideo
DVDs produced accordin gto th efollowing
standards :
RRegioncode 1or region code 0(n oregion
code)
RPA Lor NTS Cstandard
You will generally fin dth erelevant details
either on th eDV Ditself or on th eDV Dcase.
iIf you inser t avideo DV Dwit h a differen t
region code, amessage to this effec t
appears .
iCOMAND is set to region code 1at th e
factory. This setting can be changed at an
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter. It is also
possibl eto play video DVDs wit h adifferen t
region code, provided that they are pro -
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Switching the sound on/off (corded
headphones only)
XPress button:on the remote control.
The sound is switched on/off.
Selecting a menu
RButtons :are used to directly access the
corresponding main menu.
RUsing selector wheel =or the
=Ì9: buttons, select a
menu. To confirm your selection, press the
9 button.
Indicator lamp on the remote control
The color of the indicator lamp shows
whether or not the entry has been correctly
transmitted every time you press a button. It
also shows the condition of the inserted bat-
teries.
LED dis-
playStatus
Green
(flashes
once)Entry being transmitted.
The batteries are fine.
Red
(flashes
once)Entry being transmitted.
The batteries are almost dis-
charged.
Orange
(flashes
three
times)Entry not correctly transmit-
ted.
UnlitThe batteries are discharged.
iThe function of the remote control may be
impaired by other radio-based electronic
devices such as mobile phones or laptops.
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Cordless headphones
Overview
XTo adjust the headphones: open both sides of the headphones.
XAdjust the fitting of the headphones by pulling the headphone band in the direction of the
arrow.
XTo switch the headphones on/off: press on/off switch;.
XTo adjust the volume: turn volume control=until the desired volume is set.
or
XIf you have connected corded headphones to a rear-compartment screen, you can adjust the
volume using the remote control (
Ypage 273).
XTo check the battery condition of charge: check the state of the batteries using indicator
lamp :.
The headphones automatically switch off if they have not received an audio signal for approx-
imately three minutes. This preserves the batteries.
Indicator lamp on the cordless head-
phones
The color of the indicator lamp shows:
Rwhether the device is switched on or off
Rthe condition of the inserted batteries
LED dis-
playStatus
GreenThe batteries are fine.
RedThe batteries are almost dis-
charged.
Lit continu-
ouslyThe headphones are switched
on and connected to a screen.
LED dis-
playStatus
FlashingThe headphones are search-
ing for the connection to a
screen.
No display
(dark)The headphones are switched
off or the batteries are dis-
charged.
iThe function of the headphones may be
impaired by other radio-based electronic
devices such as mobile phones or laptops.
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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 system will be
able to play video DVDs you have copied your-
self.
More information on the playback criteria
(
Ypage 240).
Function restrictions
Depending on the DVD, certain functions or
actions may be temporarily blocked or not
function at all. As soon as you try to activate
these functions, you will see the Ksymbol in
the display.
Switching on video DVD mode
XInsert a video DVD (Ypage 276).
The system loads the disc.
If disc mode was the last mode selected, it
will now be active.
XTo manually switch to video DVD mode:
press the Õbutton on the remote con-
trol repeatedly until the video DVD mode is
switched on.
If the video DVD fulfills the playback crite-
ria, the film starts automatically or the DVD
menu appears. If the DVD menu appears,
you must start the film manually.
XSelect the corresponding menu item in the
DVD menu.
Video menu
:Type of data medium
;Current title
=Shows the menu bars for the DVD basic
display
?Current scene
ATrack time
XTo show: press the9or: button on
the remote control.
XTo hide: press the 9or: button.
or
XWait about eight seconds.
Overview of DVD functions
:Activates DVD control menu
;Hides DVD functions
=Shows the DVD basic display
?Confirms entry in control menu
ANavigates DVD lists
BJumps to the start of the scene
CDisplays camera perspectives
DShows subtitles
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