Audio MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2008 W211 Comand Manual

33 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
Example:

For CD mode: the
LOGIC7
Surround
func
-
tion,

for Satellite radio* mode: the
Speech
func
-
tion.Switching sound functions 
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode
( page
27)
.

Press the
Sound
soft key.
The Sound menu appears.

Use

or

to select the desired
function.

Press

.
The system switches to the selected
function.iYour harman/kardon
® audio system
features the innovative LOGIC7
® multi-
channel surround sound technology
developed for the professional record
-
ing industry.By selecting the “LOGIC7 Surround”
function, LOGIC7
® will be activated.
LOGIC7
® converts any 2-channel ma
-
terial into breathtaking multi-channel
surround sound and that without the
unnatural interpretation of many of to
-
day’s surround sound techniques.
iLOGIC7
® is not an artificial “effects”
button. It automatically adapts itself to
the incoming source material, adjust
-
ing the seven outputs based on the
original acoustic intent of the studio
master.harman/kardon LOGIC7
® creates a
true 360-degree “enveloping” sound
-
field with a maximum “audio sweet
-
spot” for all passengers. harman/kardon LOGIC7
® sets a new
benchmark in musical clarity and sepa
-
ration, giving the listener the impres
-
sion of actually “being there”.LOGIC7
® playback works with all con
-
ventional stereo audio sources (e.g.
stereo CD or stereo radio).

If the radio reception is poor, the sys
-
tem should be switched back to Stan
-
dard stereo playback. Switching back
to Standard stereo playback may im
-
prove reception quality.

35
Audio
Audio main menuRadio operation
Single CD operation
MP3 operation
CD changer* operation
Audio AUX operation

36 AudioAudio main menu
Press

.
The Audio main menu appears.If one of the Audio submenus appears: 
Press the
Back
soft key as often as
necessary until the Audio main
menu appears,
or
Press

again.
Various audio sources can be selected in
the Audio main menu.

Radio
soft key

Station settings for WB, FM, and AM
wavebands appear
( page
37)

CD soft key or
MP3
soft key

The Single CD main menu
( page
46)

or the MP3 main menu
( page
55)
ap
-
pears

CDC
soft key

The CD changer main menu appears ( page
66)

AUX
soft key

Facilitates operation of an external au
-
dio source
( page
72)
Switching the mute function ON: 
Press
1
.
The system is switched to mute.
Switching the mute function OFF: 
Press
1
again,
or
Turn the rotary control
4
located on
the COMAND control unit,
or
Press
æ or ç on the multifunc
-
tion steering wheel.The audio source heard is the one se
-
lected before the mute function was
activated.
Opening the Audio main menu
Selectable soft keysiThe Satellite Radio menu is accessed
by pressing
5
( page
75)
.
Mute functioniThe mute function is still activated if
the system is switched off and then on
again.

37 Audio
Radio operation


Radio operation

Open the Audio main menu ( page
36)
.

Press the
Radio
soft key.
The Radio main menu appears. The sta
-
tion last tuned to will begin to play.
In this example: 
Weather Band


Channel 1
= current station

Press the
FM/AM
soft key in the Radio
main menu.
Alternatingly the Radio main menu for
the FM or AM wavebands appears. The
station last tuned to will begin to play.
The waveband is indicated in the center
of the status bar.In this example: 
FM = FM waveband

1 = selected station is stored on
preset 1
Safety InstructionsWarning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should enter
system settings with the vehicle at a stand
-
still and operate the audio system only when
road, weather and traffic conditions permit.Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate
-
ly 14 m) every second.Switching to radio mode
Switching wavebands

38 AudioRadio operation
The following options are available:
Tuning via station search
( page
38)
.

Tuning via station presets
( page
39)
.

Tuning via Autostore presets

( page
40)
.

Tuning via scan search
( page
40)
.

Manual tuning
( page
41)
.

Tuning via direct frequency input

( page
41)
.
Tuning via station search On COMAND control unit
Switch to the desired FM or AM wave
-
band
( page
37)
.

Press
-
or

:
The next receivable ascending frequen
-
cy is tuned in and begins to play,
or
Press
,
or

:
The next receivable descending fre
-
quency is tuned in and begins to play.
On multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Radio display ( page
25)
.

Press
j:
The next receivable ascending frequen
-
cy is tuned in and begins to play,
or
iThe wavebands cover different fre
-
quency ranges.FM broadcast band:
FM (VHF = very high frequency)

87.7 - 107.9 MHz

Tuning increments 0.2 MHz
AM broadcast band:
MW (medium wave)

530 - 1710 kHz

Tuning increments 10 kHz
WB waveband:
WB (Weather Band)

162.400 - 162.550 MHz

Tuning increments = 1 channel
Tuning to a FM/AM station
iAudio search function
Freq.
must be
set in the multifunction display
( page
26)
.

39 Audio
Radio operation

Press
k:
The next receivable descending fre
-
quency is tuned in and begins to play.
Tuning via station presets Ten presets each are available for FM and
AM. On COMAND control unitThe presets are accessed using the num
-
ber keypad, or via the Presets menu.Accessing via number keypad: 
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press one of the number keys

3
- "
:
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Accessing via Presets menu:
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press the
Presets
soft key.
The Presets menu appears.

Use

, 
, 
or

to choose a
preset and press

,
or
Press one of the number keys

3
- "
.
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
On multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Radio display ( page
25)
.

Press
j.
The system tunes to the next station
stored in the station presets;
or
Press
k.
The system tunes to the previous sta
-
tion stored in the station presets.iAudio search function
Memory
must be
set in the multifunction display
( page
26)
.

40 AudioRadio operationTuning via Autostore presets The Autostore function allows placing of
stations into the presets sorted by recep
-
tion quality
( page
43)
.
The system will store the station with the
strongest signal in preset
1.
Ten presets each are available for FM and
AM.
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press the
Autost.
soft key.
The Autostore preset list appears. It
can take several seconds until all fre
-
quencies are displayed.

Use

, 
, 
or

to choose a
preset and press

.
or
Press one of the number keys

3
- "
.
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Tuning via scan search Scan search is characterized as follows:
Scan search performs two runs.

During the first run, stations with ex
-
tremely good reception are played.

During the second run, stations with
weaker reception are played.

Scan search plays each receivable sta
-
tion for approx. 8 seconds.

Scan search can be ended manually.

Scan search automatically stops at the
station listened to before the scan
search was started.
Starting scan search 
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press the
Scan
soft key.
Scanning begins.

41 Audio
Radio operation
Ending Scan search manually
Press the
Scan
soft key again.
Manual tuning 
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press and hold
-
or
,
for at
least 2 seconds to tune up or down.
Manual tuning is activated.

Keep the button pressed or release it
and keep tapping
-
or
,
in
quick succession.
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave
-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed or for as long as a button is
pressed and held.

Manual tuning is deactivated if no but
-
ton is pressed for approx. 3 seconds.
Tuning via direct frequency input Entry example:

98.5 MHz in FM waveband
Switch to the FM waveband ( page
37)
.

Press
2
.
The frequency input display appears.
The frequency range of the FM wave
-
band is shown.
iManual tuning is also possible in all
wavebands by pressing

or

.
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave
-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed.Frequency increments for manual

tuning:
FM
0.2 MHz

AM
10 kHz


42 AudioRadio operation
Press the number buttons in
succession:
!
,
, and

.
Each number entered appears in the
display.

The system tunes to the frequency en
-
tered (in this example: 98.5 Mhz) and
switches back to the FM menu.
Tuning via station search Seven channels are available on the
Weather Band.On COMAND control unit
Switch to the WB waveband by press
-
ing the
WB soft key in the Radio main
menu
( page
37)
.
The system will tune to the strongest
receivable station.

Press
-
or
,
.
Search begins in ascending or

descending frequency.The search stops at the next receivable
station.
On multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to Radio display ( page
25)
.

Press
j or
k.
The search stops at the next receivable
station. Tuning via station presetsThe seven strongest channels are sorted in
prest 1 to 7 each time you press the
WB soft
key. They are accessed using the number
keypad.

Press one of the number keys

3
- 
.
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
iEntries outside the frequency range are
not possible.Within the AM waveband, the input is
restricted to frequencies within the re
-
spective frequency increment, which
is10 kHz.The system will select the nearest valid
frequency if a frequency outside the
frequency increment is entered.
Tuning to a station on Weather Band

43 Audio
Radio operation
Ten presets each are available for the

FM and AM waveband.The following options are available:
Storing manually using number keys

Storing manually using the Presets
menu

Storing using Autostore

Storing manually using the number

keys
3
- "

Tune to the station to be stored ( page
38)
.

Press a number key between
3
and
"
and hold it for more than 2 sec
-
onds.The station is now stored in the respec
-
tive memory location.
Storing manually using the Presets
menu 
Tune to the station to be stored ( page
38)
.

Press the
Presets
soft key.
The Presets menu appears.

Use

, 
, 
or

to select a
preset.

Press

for more than 2 seconds.
The station will be stored in the respec
-
tive memory location.
Storing using Autostore The Autostore function places stations into
the Autostore memory sorted by reception
quality.

The system stores the station with the
strongest signal in preset
1.

Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press the
Autost.
soft key.
The Autostore preset list appears.
Storing FM/AM stations
iThe Autostore feature stores presets in
a separate memory, not in the regular
presets seen under the
Presets
soft
key. As such, the Autostore memory is
only temporary.