audio MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class 2005 C215 Comand Manual
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34 AudioAudio menu
Audio menuIn chapter “Audio” you will find detailed
information regarding
Radio operation
CD operation
MP3-CD operation
DVD operation
If you have not done so already, please fa-
miliarize yourself with these functions by
reading chapter “At a glance”.
Press A.
Audio menu
If an audio submenu is displayed, press
the
Back
soft key until the Audio menu
is displayed.
or
Press A again.Switching On
In the Audio menu, press the soft key
for the desired audio source, e.g. Radio
.
Switching off
In the Audio menu, press the
Off
soft
key.
The system mutes the active audio
source. The
Off
soft key is
deactivated.
Opening the Audio menu
Selecting an audio source
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Radio operation
Radio operation
Switching On
In the Audio menu, press the
Off
soft
key.
or
Press J.
The system mutes the active audio
source.
Switching off
In the Audio menu, press the
Radio
soft key.
or
Press J again.
In the Audio menu, press the
Radio
soft key.
The Radio main menu will appear.
Radio main menu1Soft key assignment
2Main area
3Status barThe station last tuned in is received.
Switching back to Audio menu
Press the
Back
soft key.
Muting
Switching the radio operation on
iThe
Sound
soft key appears if the
COMAND is provided with sound
functions* (page 31).
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36 AudioRadio operationYou can select between FM-, AM- and WB-
Band.
AM Band
In the FM Radio main menu, press soft
key
FM/AM
until “AM” is displayed in
the status bar.
The AM station last tuned to will begin
to play. The frequency will appear in
the display.Weather Band (WB)
In the FM or AM Radio main menu,
press the
WB
soft key.
An automatic scan is starting and the
COMAND plays and displays the first
strong WB station.Switching back to FM or AM band
Press the
FM/AM
soft key.
The station last tuned to will begin to
play.
Switching back to Audio menu
Press the
Back
soft key.
Changing the Radio band
Frequency band
Frequency range
FM
AM
87.7 - 107.9 FM
530 - 1710 AM
iWith the number keys 1 - 7 it is pos-
sible to choose a channel.
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Radio operation
You can use the following functions:
Automatic seek tuning (
page 37)
Manual tuning (
page 37)
Station selection from the Preset menu
(page 38)
Station selection via direct frequency
entry (FM, AM) (
page 39)
Automatic station scan (FM, AM)
(page 39)
Station selection from the FM/AM
Autostore presets (
page 43)Automatic seek tuning
Press g or h.
or
Press g or G.
FM and AM Bands, Weather Band (WB)
The radio will tune in to the next receivable
station (FM, AM) or channel (WB) with de-
scending/ascending frequency depending
on the direction of seek.
WB
Alternatively, you can select the channel
directly:
Press a number key 1 through 7.Manual tuning (FM, AM)
Activate the desired wave band
(page 36).
Press g or h longer than 2 se-
conds.
The function is active.
or
Press H or h.
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective
waveband each time one of the buttons
is pressed.
FM Band
The frequency displayed will change in in-
crements of 0.2 MHz.
AM Band
Tuning will take place in increments of
10 kHz.
Selecting a station
iThe selected channel is not shown in
the status line.
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38 AudioRadio operationStation selection via number keypad
(presets)
FM and AM Bands
Press one of the number keys, such as
2 briefly.
The radio will tune to the frequency as-
signed to that memory location. If none
has been set by you, the radio will not
change the station.Station selection via direct frequency
entry (FM, AM)
E.g.: 102.7 MHz in the FM band
Activate the desired waveband
(page 36).
Press *.
An input line will appear.
Enter the desired frequency with the
number keys within 8 seconds, e.g.
1027 for 102.7 FM.
The station you have selected will
begin to play.
iFM and AM presets are independent
and can only be accessed while in the
corresponding band.
Saving stations for FM and AM
(page 40).
Frequency band
Frequency range
FM
AM
87.7 - 107.9 FM
530 - 1710 AM
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Radio operation
FM, AM band
Entries outside the frequency range are
not possible.Automatic station scan (FM, AM)
The stations in a given waveband (FM, AM)
can be scanned one after the other for 8
seconds each.
The scan function stops automatically
when the first station received has been
scanned twice.Start scan function
Activate the desired wave band
(page 36).
Press the
Scan
soft key.
The scan function will begin.
Scan
will
appear in black lettering.
End scan function and play a station
Press the
Scan
soft key again if you
hear the desired station.
iIf you do not make another entry within
8 seconds, the function will be canceled
and you will listen to the station last tu-
ned to.
iStation scan performs two runs. During
the first run, stations with good
reception are played. During the
second run, stations with weaker
reception are played.
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40 AudioRadio operationYou can use the following functions:
Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
Saving stations automatically FM, AM
(page 41)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
Preset menu (
page 42)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
Auto presets (
page 43)Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
In the Radio main menu
Activate the desired waveband
(page 36).
Press one of the number keys, e.g. 2,
longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 201).
The radio saves the current station at
the memory preset selected. The me-
mory preset selected will appear in the
status line, e.g. “FM2”.On the memory list
Activate the desired waveband
(page 36).
Press the
Presets
soft key.
The memory Preset menu will appear.
Use H, h or g, G to highlight
the desired memory preset.
Press E
longer than 2 seconds.
The current station will be saved at the
memory preset selected.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 201).
Memory functions
iThere are 10 presets available (1 -
9, 0).
An existing entry is overwritten in the
memory list when a new input is given.
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Radio operation
You will see the Radio main menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the
Back
soft key.Saving stations automatically (FM, AM)
Activate the desired waveband
(page 36).
Press the
Autost.
soft key
.
The autostore presets will appear.
Press E and confirm
Reprogram
Autostore
.
The autostore function is active. The
radio stores the 10 stations with the
strongest signal. The station
frequencies available will appear in the
memory list.
iThere are 2 presets for each of the FM
and AM waveband, standard FM/AM
presets (saving stations manually) and
Auto presets (saving stations automati-
cally).
The standard FM/AM presets are not
affected by the Auto presets. This is a
second option for storing a station ran-
ge you are currently receiving.
iThere are 10 presets available (1 -
9, 0).
The autostore function assigns the sta-
tions to the memory locations in the or-
der of their reception quality.
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42 AudioRadio operationSelecting a station from the preset
menu (FM, AM)
Activate the FM or AM memory
(page 40).
You can use one of the following two ways
to select a station from the FM/AM
presets
Press the corresponding number key,
e.g. 3, to select the desired station.
or
Use H, h or g, G to highlight a
memory preset in the FM/AM preset
list.
Press E.
In both cases, you will see the Radio
main menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the
Back
soft key.
The Radio main menu indicating the
memory preset number appears.
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Radio operation
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
autostore presets
Activate the FM or AM autostore pre-
sets (
page 41).
Use H, h or g, G to highlight a
memory position.
Press E.
You will see the Radio main menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the
Back
soft key.