audio MERCEDES-BENZ CLK-Class 2009 C208 Comand Manual

52 AudioRadio operation
The scan function will begin.
End scan function and play a station
Press the
Scan
soft key again if you
hear the desired station.
orThe scan function stops automatically
when the first station received has been
scanned twice.
You can use the following functions:
Saving stations manually (FM, AM)

Saving stations automatically FM, AM ( page
53)

Selecting a station from the FM/AM
preset menu
( page
54)

Selecting a station from the FM/AM
Auto presets
( page
54)
Saving stations manually (FM, AM) In the Radio main menu
Activate the desired wave band ( page
48)
.

Press one of the number keys, e.g. 2,
longer than 2 seconds.You will hear a verification beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings
( page
41)
.
The radio saves the current station at
the memory preset selected. The me
-
mory preset selected will appear in the
status bar, e.g.
FM2
.
On the memory list
Activate the desired wave band ( page
48)
.

Press the
Presets
soft key.
The memory Preset menu will appear.
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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53 Audio
Radio operation

Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight the desired memory
preset.

Press
E
longer than 2
seconds.
You will hear a verification beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings
( page
41)
.
The current station will be saved at the
memory preset selected.
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 wave band ( page
48)
.

Press the
Autost.
soft key
.
The autostore preset menu will appear.

Press E to start
Begin new search
.
The autostore function is active. The
message
Autostore being reloaded

will appear. 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
automatically).
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.
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54 AudioRadio operationSelecting a station from the preset
menu (FM, AM)
Activate the FM or AM memory ( page
52)
.
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

Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight a memory preset in the
FM/AM preset list
( page
52)
.

Press E.In both cases, you will see the main
radio menu
automatically after 8 seconds

if you press the
Back
soft key.
The Radio main menu indicating the
memory preset number.
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
autostore presets
Activate the FM or AM autostore preset
menu
( page
53)
.
You can use one of the following two ways
to select a station from the FM/AM
autostore presets
Press the corresponding number key,
e.g. 3, to select the desired station.
or

Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight a memory position.

Press E.In both cases, you will see the main
radio menu
automatically after 8 seconds

if you press the
Back
soft key.
iThere are max. 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. The
strongest station is available on

preset 1. The number of available

stations depends on the stations avai
-
lable in the area the vehicle is operated
in.
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55 Audio
CD operation


CD
operation
General Information on CD operationWarning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and
operate the audio system only if permitted
by road, weather and traffic conditions.Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your car covers a
distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
every second.
Health hazard
G
The CD drive and CD changer are Class 1 la
-
ser products. There is a danger of invisible
laser radiation when you open or damage
the cover.Do not remove the cover. The CD drive and
the CD changer do not contain any parts
which can be serviced by the user. For safe
-
ty reasons, have any necessary service work
performed by qualified personnel.iOnly use CDs, which bear the label
shown and that conform to the compact
standard (IEC 60908). You can there
-
fore only use CDs with a maximum
thickness of 1.3 mm.
iThe system may not be able to

play CDs with copy protection or
copied CDs.!Use only CDs with a diameter of 12 cm,
do not use 8-cm CDs.An 8-cm CD adapter may cause dama
-
ge to the CD drive and to the CD chan
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ger and should not be used. iYour CD drive has been designed to
play CDs which correspond to the IEC
60908 standard.If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.
ones that have data on both sides (one
side with DVD data, the other side with
audio data), they cannot be ejected
and will damage the drive.
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56 AudioCD operation
Avoid touching the CD surface with
your fingers.

Clean the CD with a dry, lint-free cloth.
Wipe them from the inside to the outer
edge. Never wipe the CD in a circular
motion.

Do not use rubbing alcohol or solvents
to clean the CDs.

Do not expose the CDs to heat or direct
sunlight.

Do not write or put stickers on CD.
Loading a CD into the CD drive
Tips on caring for your CDs
Loading a CDWarning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and
operate the audio system only if permitted
by road, weather and traffic conditions.Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your car covers a
distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
every second.
iThere are two l buttons. One is on
the display unit. The other is located
left of the CD AUDIO slot behind the
display, see next page. iThe CD drive can acommodate either
audio or MP3 CDs
( page
70)
.
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57 Audio
CD operation
.
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58 AudioCD operation1Ejecting audio CD2Opening/closing the display unit3Warning message
Press EJECT to
close

With the COMAND switched on, press
l.The display unit moves forward and
then tilts down. The CD AUDIO slot is
visible.

Press the l button left of the

CD AUDIO slot to eject a CD already
loaded.

Remove the CD from the slot.

Insert a CD into the slot. The CD should
be inserted with the label side up.The COMAND pulls the CD in.

Press l on the display unit to return
the display unit to its closed position.The display unit tilts up and then moves
to the rear.Playback begins with track number
one.The message
CD error
will appear if
there is a media error.

Remove the CD or switch to
another operation.
Warning
G
The display unit can cause injury if
contacted when open. Please close after
inserting an audio CD. !Do not place anything on the lowered
display panel
(i.e. do not attempt to use
as a shelf)
. Placing objects on the
lowered display panel may result in
damage to the display or COMAND

unit which is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
iInserting a second CD with another CD
still loaded will cause damage to the
CD drive which is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
iThe message
Press EJECT to close
will
appear. If l on the display unit is
not pressed within 20 seconds, eight
successive series of two beep tones
will sound to remind you to return the
display to its closed position by
pressing l on the display unit. After
the beep tones COMAND returns the
display unit to its closed position.
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59 Audio
CD changer operation


CD changer operation
The CD changer can play audio or MP3
CDs. When playing MP3 CDs, only the first
99 tracks will be played in succesive order.
After that, playback will begin with track 1
of the MP3 CD. Folder selection is not
possible.Multi session CDs include mixed file types
(e.g. MP3 and audio CD) in either succes-
sive or random order on the disc. Audio
tracks will be played back first, followed by
MP3 tracks until 99 tracks are reached.Refer to additional MP3 information:
Permissible MP3 CDs
( page
71)

Permissible file systems
( page
71)

Permissible MP3 formats
( page
73)

Permissible bit and scan rates ( page
73)
Refer to additional CD information ( page
55)
.

Activate the CD changer main menu ( page
61)
.
or
Load a CD into the CD changer.
The CD changer is located in the glove box.
Open the glove box to access the CD
changer.The CD changer can accomodate up to 6
audio or MP3 CDs.
Switching to CD changer modeLoading CDs into the CD changerWarning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and
operate the audio system only if permitted
by road, weather and traffic conditions.Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your car covers a
distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
every second.
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60 AudioCD changer operationRemoving the magazine:
Slide the cover of the CD changer
open.
1Cover of the CD changer2l button3Magazine
Press the l button on the

CD changer.The magazine will slide out. The
message
No magazine
will appear on
the COMAND.
Inserting CDs:
Pull the disc tray forward until it stops.If necessary, remove CDs already
inserted.

Place a CD in the tray. The CD should
be inserted with the label side up.

Push the CD tray into the magazine
completely.

Repeat these three steps to load more
CDs into the magazine.
Reading the magazine in:
Slide the magazine into the CD changer
until it clicks into place (listen for the
click).

Slide the cover of the CD changer
closed.
iYou can also slide out the magazine if
COMAND is switched off. However, the
l button will not function if the
vehicle battery is not connected or
discharged.
iWhen you push the magazine in, the
arrow on the upper side of the
magazine must point in the direction of
the CD changer.
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61 Audio
CD operation


CD operation
Playback locations for audio CDs are:
the CD drive in the COMAND

the CD changer.
CD driveCD changer
In the Audio menu
( page
46)
, press
the
CD
or the
CD
soft key.
CD changer main menu1CD number or name of the CD currently
playing2Track number or name of the track
currently playing 3CD
- CD changer
CD
- CD drive
Actual track number/max. track
number on CD and elapsed playback
time
4Symbol for inserted CD
Switching to CD operationiThe CD drive is located behind of the
display unit
( page
57)
.
iThe CD changer can accomodate up to
6 audio or MP3 CDs. The CD changer is
located in the glove box.If a CD changer is connected to the
COMAND, the
CD
soft key is
available.
iThe
Magaz.
soft key is only assigned
when the CD changer is active.
If the CD changer has already read the
magazine, the Magazine menu will
appear
( page
64)
when you press the
Magaz.
soft key.
Otherwise the message
Magazine scan
Please wait
will appear first.
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