2016 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class SEDAN display

Menu overview
CD mode basic display
:Cover view (if available)
;Artist and album
=Main function bar
?Media menu bar
ATrack display on the disc
BTrack number and number of tracks in the track list
CNumerical time display
DGraphic time display
Inserting discs into the DVD changer
The DVD changer has a magazine with six
trays.
Before inserting a CD/DVD, ensure that the
cup holder is empty and the protective flap is
open.
Inserting a CD/DVD into the magazine
tray
XPress theVbutton.
The magazine menu appears.XTo select the magazine tray: turn and press the controller.
The DVD changer switches to the selected
magazine tray.
The Please Wait...
message appears.
You will then see the Please insert
disc 1.message, for example.
XInsert a disc into the disc slot with the prin-
ted side facing upwards.
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Inserting and ejecting an SD memory
card
Important safety notes
GWARNIN G
SD memory cards are small parts. They can be
swallowed and caus easphyxiation .This
poses an increased ris kof injury or eve nfatal
injury.
Kee pSD memory cards out of th ereac hof
children .If an SD memory car dis swallowed,
seek immediat emedical attention .
!Ifyou are no longer using the SDmemory
car d,you should remove it and take itout of
the vehicle. High temperatures can dam-
age the car d.
COMAND supports SDmemory cards
(Secure Digital),SDHC memory car ds
(Secure DigitalHigh Capacity), and SDXC
memory car ds(Secure Digital e Xtended
C apacit y.
Inserting an SD memory card
XInsert the SDmemory card into the SDcard
slot unt il itengages. The side with the con-
tacts must face downwards.
Only if the memory card has been selected
as a med iasource, is the medium played
and the files loaded inthe background. If
there are no supported audio or videofile s,
you willsee a message to th iseffect.
XSe lect the med iasource (Ypage 210).
Ejecting an SD memory card
XPress the memory car d.
The memory card is ejecte d.
XRemove the memory card.
Connecting USB devices
There are two USB ports located inthe stow-
age compartment inthe center console.
XConnect the USB device to the USB port.
The data medium willonly be played and
the files willonly be loadedinthe back-
ground ifthe corresponding med iadisplay
is vis ible. Otherwise, the system does not
automatical lyswitch to USB. Ifthere are no
supported audio or video files, you willsee
a message to th iseffect.
XSe lect the med iasource (Ypage 210).
iMP3 players must support Media Transfer
Protocol (MTP).
Playback options
XIn med iamode, slide 6the controller.
The med iamenu bar isshown.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
Playing similar tracks
XTo select PlayMoreLikeThis: turn and
press the controller.
COMAND automatical lycreates and plays
a track list with similar tracks.Ifthere are
no comparable tracks on the data carrier,
you willsee a message to th iseffect.
XSe lect the required track.
Play mode
XTo select Playback Mode: turn and press
the controller.
XSe lect Normal Track Sequence.
The current track list isplayed inthe order
it appears on the data medium.
XSe lect Random Track List.
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The current track list is played in random
order.
XSelectRandom Medium.
All tracks on the data medium are played in
random order.
Skip to time
XTo select SkiptoTime: turn and press the
controller.
An input window 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 USB
data medium.
Saving files to Media Register
iWith the SaveFilestoMediaRegis‐
teroption, you can transfer the supported
audio, video or image files to the COMAND
hard drive.
XTo select the SaveFilestoMediaReg‐
isteroption: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears (
Ypage 224).
Managing Media Register
XTo select Manage Media Register: press
the controller. The contents are shown. Using the control-
ler, files and folders can be renamed or
deleted.
An input window appears when renaming.
The characters are entered using the con-
troller (
Ypage 38).
XTo select
Delete All Media Files: turn
and press the controller.
Files and folders can be completely deleted
from the Media Register.
XSelect Memory Info: important parame-
ters for your COMAND hard drive are
shown.
Starting an application at a different seat
The media source can be played back at a
different seat: (
Ypage 212).
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.
Stop and playback function
XTo stop playback: in audio/video mode,
slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo activate Ëin the media menu bar:
turn and press the controller
Playback is interrupted here. The display
changes to Ì.
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XTo continue playback:in audio/video
mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo activate Ìin the Media menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
Playback is continued from the point of
interruption. The symbol changes to Ë.
Selecting a track
Selecting using the current track list
XTo display the current track list: press
the controller in the basic display.
The category list appears.
Select the current track list.
XTo select a track: turn and press the con-
troller.
Selecting by skipping to a track
XTo skip forwards or backwards to a track:
turn or briefly slide 1the controller in
the media basic display.
Selecting a track using the number key-
pad
XPress the ¯key on the number keypad.
A numerical entry field appears. The num-
ber of positions offered corresponds to the
number of tracks in the current track list.
Only numbers that correspond to a track
number in the current track list can be
entered.
XTo enter the track number using the num-
ber keys: briefly press the desired numbers
on the number keypad.
The track plays after the last possible num-
ber is entered.
iPressing and holding a number key for
more than two seconds completes the
entry, and the corresponding track is
played.
Search menu
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.
XSelect a category, e.g. Genres.
Sub-categories appear with the selection of
the main category (depends on the
COMAND default settings and the music
tracks available).
XSelect the Rocksub-category, for example.
If the Rock
sub-category includes music
tracks, these will be shown.
Gracenote®Media Database
General notes
This function is available in audio CD mode.
There is a version of
Gracenote
®music recognition technology,
Emeryville, California, USA on the COMAND
hard disk. You will recognize this by the logo
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in the bottom right-hand corner of certain
audio displays.
If the audio CD does not contain any CD text
information, COMAND can use the Grace-
note
®Media Database to identify unknown
audio tracks when in audio CD mode.
Internet update of metadata
The option Update metadata via Internet
allows any missing metadata for an audio CD
(e.g. cover, track, album, artist) to be uploa-
ded retrospectively to the internal Grace-
note
®database.
An Internet connection is required for this
(
Ypage 181).
Selecting Internet update of metadata
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Updating Metadata Via Inter‐
netin the selection list.
A connection with the Gracenote®data
server is established. The missing data is
loaded, saved and displayed in the main
display field.
If there is no data found or there is no Inter-
net connection, a corresponding error mes-
sage will appear.
Switching the Gracenote®data display
on/off
XSwitch on audio CD mode (Ypage 214).
XTo select Gracenote Media Database:
turn and press the controller.
XTo switch the display off: select None.
In the basic display, Track 1
,Track 2, etc.
are shown instead of the Gracenote®data,
for example .
XTo switch on the display: press the control-
ler.
Media search
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.
General notes
COMAND plays back files from the following
data mediums:
RDisc (CD/DVD Audio)
RMemory card
RMedia Register
RUSB storage device
RApple®devices (folder, year and photos are
not available)
The categories are displayed according to the
data available.
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 Track List
RFolders:
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XTo selectGenresin 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.
Keyword search
XTo select Keyword Searchin the category
list: turn and press the controller.
The input field appears.
XTo select required characters: turn and
press the controller for each letter
(
Ypage 38).
Entering just part of the name of a track or
artist is enough. The search result then dis-
plays the entire text.
XSelect ¬.
The search results are displayed.
The numbers behind the results, as shown
in the example Tracks
(5/0), mean: 5
results that contain the exact keyword
searched for and 0 results that are similar.
XSelect one of the results.
Keywords that have already been searched
for are displayed in the "Search history"
without having to enter them completely.
They can be accepted directly and dis-
played in the search result.
XSelect an entry.
Albums and covers (if available) are shown.
COMAND searches all media sources.
XSelect an album.
The tracks are listed.
XSelect a track.
The basic display appears and playback
starts.
Media Register
General notes
You can store music files, photos or video files
in the MEDIA REGISTER. The memory has a
capacity of 10.8 GB.
iKeep your original music files, photos and
video files in a secure location. A malfunc-
tion in COMAND may result in the loss of
music files stored in the MEDIA REGISTER. Mercedes-Benz is not liable for any loss of
data.
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MEDIA REGISTER basic display
:Main function bar
;Artist and album
=Display for the active data medium
?Display of current track in the track list
AMedia menu bar
BNumerical time display
CGraphic time display
DCover view (if available)
Copying files to the MEDIA REGISTER
General notes
You can copy photos, music files and videos
from the following data mediums:
Rdiscs in a DVD changer or a single DVD
drive
RSD memory card
RUSB storage device
RMP3
iData can only be copied from an MP3
player if this can be configured as a mass
storage device.
Video files from DVD-V cannot be copied.
While copying, several functions will not be
available. If this is the case, you will see a
message to this effect.
1. Selecting a data medium
XIn media mode: press the Õbutton.
The menu appears with the available media sources.
XTo select the media source: turn and press
the controller.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Save Files to Media Register.
The media list appears. A data medium
from which files can be copied is selected
automatically.
iThe Save Files to Media Register
function can be reached from any media
application.
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XSelect the displayed data medium.
The data medium is loaded.
If the data medium contains files that can
be copied, a selection menu appears.
2. Selecting files
XTo selectAllMediaFiles: turn and press
the controller.
This command copies all files from the
selected data medium. The symbol next to
All Media Files
is filled in. All subse-
quent entries have a checkmark Obeside
them.
XSelect a folder.
A checkmark Onext to the folder entry
highlights the selection.
XTo select Continue: turn and press the
controller.
The copying menu appears.
3. Starting the copying process
In the example, files are copied from a USB
stick to the MEDIA REGISTER.
XTo select Start: press the controller.
iThe selection of a target folder is optional.
If there is no target folder given, the selec-
ted files are saved to the main directory of
the Media Register.
XTo select Target Folder: turn and press
the controller.
XSelect a folder.
XSelect Continue.
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 there is not enough mem-
ory space, a message to this effect
appears.
Once the copying procedure is complete,
you will hear the first track of the copied
album. You can now copy more files to the MEDIA REGISTER.
XTo cancel copying: selectCancel.
Files are stored in the MEDIA REGISTER up until the point of cancellation.
iIt is possible to change to a different func-
tion (e.g. radio) during the copying proce-
dure. The copying procedure continues in
the background. While the copying proce-
dure is taking place, this is shown by a sym-
bol in the status bar.
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