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connect.
Reconnecting a Bluetooth®audio
device
The Bluetooth®audio profiles are connected
automatically under the following circum-
stances:
Rone of the last two mobile phones to have
been connected has also been used as a
Bluetooth
®audio player (if this function is
supported by the mobile phone).
Rthe mobile phone is automatically connec-
ted. The Bluetooth®audio player is then
connected.
iFor an automatic connection with
COMAND, the telephone must be within
range.
For most Bluetooth
®audio devices, the
"automatic connection" must be activated
by ticking a box. Depending on the device
used, this prompt often takes place when
authorizing (see the manufacturer's oper-
ating instructions).
If the No Bluetooth Audio Device Con‐
nectedmessage appears, you have two
options to reconnect the Bluetooth®audio
device.
Option 1:
XIn the Connect Devicebasic display:
press the controller.
If COMAND can locate the Bluetooth
®
audio device, it will be connected and will
start playing. Option 2:
XTo select
Options: slide6and press the
controller.
XTo select Bluetooth Audio Devices:
press the controller.
XTo select a Bluetooth®audio device: turn
and press the controller.
If the Bluetooth
®audio device has been
authorized, playback starts.
Bluetooth®audio device and simulta-
neous search for mobile phones
i
When searching for a mobile phone or a
new Bluetooth®audio device, the connec-
tion to an already activated Bluetooth®
audio device is stopped.
In the Bluetooth
®audio basic display , you will
see the No
BluetoothAudioDeviceCon‐
nectedmessage, and the Connect Device
menu item cannot be selected.
Displaying details
XTo select a Bluetooth®audio device from
the Bluetooth®device list: turn the control-
ler.
XTo select the symbol to the right of the
Bluetooth®audio device: slide 9the
controller.
XTo select Details: turn and press the con-
troller.
The following information concerning the
selected mobile phone is shown:
RBluetooth®name
RBluetooth®address
RAvailability status (shown after an
update)
RAuthorization status
XTo close the detailed display: press the
% button.
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De-authorizing (deregistering)aBlue-
toot h®audi odevice
XTo selec t aBluetoot h®audio devic efrom
th eBluetoot h®devicelist :turn th econtrol-
ler .
XTo selec tth esymbol to th eright of th e
Bluetoot h®audio device: slid e9 and
press th econtroller .
XTo selectDeauthorize:press th econtrol-
ler .
A prompt appears askin gwhether you
really wish to deauthoriz ethis device.
XTo selec tYesor No:turn and press th econ-
troller.
If you selec tYes
,th edevic eis delete dfrom
th eBluetoot h®devicelist .
If you selec tNo
th eprocess is canceled.
iBefore re-authorizin gth eBluetoot h®
audio device, you should also delete th e
devic enam eMB Bluetooth
from your
Bluetoot h®audio device's Bluetoot h®list
(se eth eBluetoot h®audio device's operat -
in g instructions).
Switchin gto Bluetoot h®audiomode
Basic display
:Audio transmissio nstatus (dependin gon
th eBluetoot h®audio device, also titl e
nam eand artist )
;Data medium position in th emedia list
=Sound setting s
?Devicelist
ATo stop Ëor start Ìplayback
BNameof th econnecte dBluetoot h®audio
devic e(example)
COption smen u
Some mobile phone sonly suppor ttw oBlue-
toot h
®profiles at th esam etime (e.g. Hands-
Free Profile fo rBluetoot h®telephon yand
Bluetoot h®audio profil efo raudio streaming).
If you activat eBluetoot h®audio mode and
there is already an active Internet connection ,
this can caus eth econnection to be termina-
ted.
Switchin gto Bluetoot h®Audio
XTo showthemain function bar :slid e5
th econtroller .
XTo selectMedia:turn and press th econ-
troller.
The last media source you hav eset is dis -
played .
XTo selec tMedia:slid e5 and press th e
controller .
XTo selectBluetooth Audio:turn and
press th econtroller .
COMAN Dactivates th eBluetoot h
®audio
device. The basi cdisplay then appears .
Playback starts.
iIf th eBluetoot h®audio devic econnecte d
supports metadat aand correspondin gdat a
is available ,then th eartist ,track and album
nam ecan be displayed .
Starting/stopping playback
XTo selectStar tplayback Ì:turn and
press th econtroller .
Playback starts. Ëis selected.
XTo stop playback: selectË.
A message appears .Ì is selected.
XTo continu eplayback: selectÌ.
A message appears .Ë is selected.
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Starting playback if the Bluetooth®
audio device has been stopped
During the search for mobile phones
(
Ypage 115), the connection with the Blue-
tooth®audio device is terminated. In the
Bluetooth®audio basic display (Ypage 198)
you will see the No Bluetooth Audio
Device Connectedmessage and the Con‐
nectLastUsedPlayermenu item cannot
be selected.
When the search is finished, the Bluetooth
®
audio device can be reconnected.
XTo select Start playback: Ì: slide6
and press the controller.
Playback resumes from the beginning.
XTo select Connect Last Used Player:
press the controller.
Depending on the Bluetooth
®audio device
used, playback starts immediately or you
must start playback manually.
In this case, you will see the Bluetooth
Audio Device Pausedmessage.
iIf there is an Internet connection and the
mobile phone that is connected only sup-
ports two Bluetooth
®profiles at the same
time, the Internet connection is interrup-
ted.
iThe connection to the Bluetooth®audio
device can also be interrupted if:
Rthe connected mobile phone only sup-
ports 2 Bluetooth®profiles at the same
time.
Ryou connect to the Internet using
COMAND (
Ypage 153).
Selecting a track
The function is not supported by all Blue-
tooth®audio devices. Some mobile phones impair function with
regard to the following criteria:
Rthe number of tracks that can be selected
Rthe time period until the next or previous
track is played
XSwitch the multifunction steering wheel to
the media menu (see the vehicle Operator's
Manual).
XTo skip forwards or backwards to a
track: press the 9or: button on
the multifunction steering wheel.
XRapid scroll: press and hold the 9
or : button on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel until the desired track is reached.
If you press and hold the 9or:
buttons, the rapid scrolling speed increa-
ses after a short time.
iIn rapid scroll, track names are not
shown, but instead only Track1, Track2 etc.
The playback times for the tracks played
are not displayed. This is available as an
optional function starting with AVRCP Ver-
sion 1.3. There is also no music search
option available with Bluetooth
®Audio.
Selecting playback options
If the Bluetooth®audio device supports the
corresponding function, the following options
are available:
RNormal Track Sequence: the tracks are
played in the normal order (e.g. track 1, 2, 3
etc.).
Audio data playback is determined by the
order in which the tracks are written to the
data medium. Alphabetical order is the
most common. Once all the tracks in a
folder have been played, the tracks in the
next folder are played.
RRandomTrackList: the current track list
is played in random order (e.g. 3, 8, 5 etc.).
RRandom Medium: all tracks on the data
medium are played in random order (e.g.
track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
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Operating the video menu
XTo show: in full-screen video mode, slide
6the controller.
XTo hide: slide 5the controller.
XTo select the next or previous scene: turn
the controller clockwise/counter-clock-
wise.
XTo fast forward or rewind: slide 9or
8 and hold the controller until the
desired position has been reached.
XTo hide the video menu: slide 5the con-
troller.
XTo show the menu bars for the DVD basic
display: press the controller.
The video menu is hidden and the DVD
basic menu appears.
DVD functions
Showing/hiding the DVD functions
XTo show DVD functions: in full-screen
video mode, press the controller.
The DVD functions menu is shown.
XTo hide: in DVD functions select %: turn
and press the controller
XTo show the DVD basic display: select
ò from the DVD functions: turn and
press the controller.
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
ESelects language
FStop function
GPause function
Using the DVD functions
XIn full-screen mode, press the controller
The DVD functions menu is shown.
It is possible to navigate in the DVD's con-
trol menu when the arrows in the upper
menu bar are activated.
XTo select the XZ¬Yarrow to navigate in the
menu: turn the controller.
The active arrow is highlighted.
XTo select a menu entry: press the control-
ler.
The next menu entry in the direction of the arrow is highlighted.
XTo call up a highlighted menu entry: turn the
controller until OK
is highlighted.
XPress the controller.
The selected DVD scene is played.
XTo hide DVD functions: select &using the
controller.
XPress the controller.
The DVD functions are hidden.
If there are functions such as Display cam-
era perspectives on the DVD, these are
shown in the DVD functions menu.
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XTo call up Display camera perspectives:
turn and press the controller
Stop function
XShow the DVD functions (Ypage 206).
XInterrupting playback
To selectÉfrom the DVD functions
menu: turn and press the controller.
The Ë display changes to Ì. The
video image is hidden.
XTo continue playback: selectÌ.
Playback continues from the point where it was interrupted.
XTo stop playback: selectÉagain while
playback is interrupted.
XTo start playback again: selectÌ.
Playback restarts from the beginning.
Pause function
XShow the DVD functions (Ypage 206).
XPausing playback
To select Ë: 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.
The next or previous scene in the film is
skipped to.
iThe DVD functions can also be used to
make selections (
Ypage 206).
Picture viewer
General notes
If there are pictures on the active data
medium, you can view them on the COMAND
display.
The following data media and picture formats
are supported:
RData media: MEDIA REGISTER, CD, DVD,
USB devices, SD memory cards
RPicture formats: jpeg, jpg, bmp, png
The maximum image resolution is 20 mega-
pixels
It is not possible to view a picture from the
driver's side while the vehicle is in motion.
Displaying pictures
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Search: turn and press the con-
troller.
The category list appears.
XTo select Photos: turn and press the con-
troller.
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.
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