MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2008 W211 Comand Manual

61 Audio
CD changer* operation


CD changer* operation

Only touch the CD on the edges.

Clean the CD with a dry, lint-free cloth.
Wipe the CD a straight line from the
center. Never wipe the CD in a circular
motion.

Do not use rubbing alcohol or solvents
to clean CDs.

D o n o t e x p o s e t h e C D s t o h e a t o r d i r e c t
sunlight.

Do not write or put labels on CDs

Open the CD changer main menu ( page
66)
.
or
Load an audio CD into the CD changer ( page
63)
.
The CD changer can play audio and MP3
CDs.The CD changer is concealed behind the
control panel faceplate in the center con
-
sole.Permissible MP3 CDsThe CD changer can read CD-R and CD-RW
CDs.Permissible file systemThe permitted file system is Joliet for

CD-R and CD-RW.Permissible MP3 formatsThe CD changer supports the following file
formats:
MPEG1 Audio Layer 3
Safety InstructionsWarning
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 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.The CD changer is a Class 1 laser product.
There is a danger of invisible laser radiation
when you open or damage the cover.

Do not remove the cover. The CD changer
does not contain any parts serviceable by
the user. For safety reasons, have any nec
-
essary service work performed by qualified
personnel.
Tips on caring for your CDsSwitching to CD changer mode
CD changer MP3 CDs

62 AudioCD changer* operation
MPEG2 Audio Layer 3

MPEG 2.5 Audio Layer 3
Permissible bit and scan rates Fixed and variable bit rates up to 320 kbps
are permissible.The permissible scan rates can be found in
the table below.
Tips on copyrightPlease also refer to the tips on copyright ( page
54)
.
Playing MP3 CDsThe CD changer can play MP3 CDs as well
as audio CDs. All the CD changer functions
listed below also apply to the playing of
MP3 CDs.When playing MP3 CDs, only the first 99
tracks will be played back in successive or
-
der. After that, playback will begin with
track 1of the MP3 CD if
Repeat CD
is select
-
ed
( page
71)
. Folder selection is not pos
-
sible.
1Opening/closing button2Control panel faceplate
Press button 1 to open. The control panel faceplate 2 pivots
up; the CD changer extends and be
-
comes accessible.
iIn everyday speech, the MPEG1 Audio
Layer 3 format has been replaced by
the designation “MP3”.
File format
Scan rate
MPEG1

Audio Layer 3
32 kHz, 44.1 kHz,
48 kHz
MPEG2

Audio Layer 3
16 kHz, 22.5 kHz,
24 kHz
MPEG2.5

Audio Layer 3
8 kHz, 11.025 kHz,
12 kHz
iIt is recommended to use MP3 tracks
with a bit rate of128 kbps or higher and
with a scan rate of 44.1 kHz or higher.
Lower rates may impair quality. This is
particularly true if the sound function LOGIC7 Surround
has been activated.
iDepending on the complexity of the di
-
rectory structure, playback of the first
track may in some cases be delayed.Accessing the CD changer

63 Audio
CD changer* operation

Press button 1 to close.The CD changer retracts; the control
panel faceplate 2 pivots down.
In order to insert CDs, you will need to first
access the CD changer
( page
61)
.
1CD slot2Magazine compartment buttons
Retracting the CD changer Loading CDsWarning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and oper
-
ate the audio system only when road, weath
-
er 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.!Do not attach labels of any type to the
CD. They may become detached and
damage the drive.
!Only use CDs, which bear the label
shown and that conform to the com
-
pact disc digital audio standard

(IEC 60908).Do not play single-CDs (80 mm) with an
adapter. Only use round, 12 cm diame
-
ter CDs.Your CD changer has been designed to
play CDs which correspond to the IEC
60908 standard. Therefore only CDs
not exceeding a thickness of 1.3 mm
can be used.

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 CD changer.
iThe CD changer may not be able to play
audio CDs with copy protection.

64 AudioCD changer* operationThe CD changer has a built-in magazine
which can hold up to six CDs.

The CD changer has six magazine compart
-
ment buttons 2 for controlling the loading
procedure. LEDs in the buttons indicate
the status of the corresponding magazine
compartment.
Button LED off:

Magazine compartment empty

Button LED continuously red:

Magazine compartment loaded with a
CD
The status of a magazine compartment can
also be seen when selecting a CD in the CD
Selection menu
( page
68)
.
The CD slot 1 for loading CDs into the CD
changer is located above the buttons 2.Loading options:
Loading a single magazine compart
-
ment


Loading all six magazine compart
-
ments

Loading a single magazine compart
-
ment 
Access the CD changer
( page
62)
.

Briefly press the button 2 of the emp
-
ty magazine compartment to be load
-
ed.

Wait until the LED in the button 2
flashes green.This indicates that the CD changer re
-
quests a CD.

Insert an audio CD into the CD slot 1
within approx. 15 seconds. Insert the
CD face up.The CD is pulled in. The red LED in the
corresponding magazine compartment
button 2 lights up continuously. The
system starts playing the CD. The load
-
ing procedure is completed.

Retract the CD changer
( page
63)
.
Loading all six magazine compart
-
mentsInitial situation: all magazine compart
-
ments empty.The CD changer loads all magazine com
-
partments beginning with compartment 1.
Access the CD changer
( page
62)
.
1CD slot2Magazine compartment buttons
iLoading a magazine slot will stop the
playback of a CD in the changer.

65 Audio
CD changer* operation

Press and hold the button 2 of an
empty magazine compartment for
more than 2 seconds.The LEDs of all magazine compartment
buttons 2 briefly light up green sever
-
al times.

Wait until the LED in the first magazine
compartment button 2 flashes green.This indicates that the CD changer re
-
quests a CD.

Insert an audio CD into the CD slot 1
within approx. 15 seconds. Insert the
CD face up.The CD is pulled in; the magazine com
-
partment is loaded. The red LED in the corresponding mag
-
azine compartment button 2 lights up
continuously. The CD changer then requests inser
-
tion of the next CD. The LED in the cor
-
responding magazine compartment
button 2 flashes green.

Repeat the last step until all six maga
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zine compartments are loaded.The system plays the sixth CD. The
LEDs in all magazine compartment but
-
tons 2 light up red continuously.The loading procedure is completed.

Retract the CD changer
( page
63)
.
The following options are available:
Ejecting one CD


Ejecting all CDs
( page
66)
Ejecting one CD 1CD slot2Magazine compartment buttons
Access the CD changer
( page
62)
.

Briefly press the appropriate magazine
compartment button 2.The button LED 2 flashes red. The CD
changer ejects the CD.
iIf, for example, only compartments 1
through 4 are to be loaded instead of
all six compartments, simply do not in
-
sert the a fifth CD into the slot 1. The
CD changer attempts to load the fifth
CD, yet aborts the loading procedure.
The system automatically plays the last
(fourth) CD.Ejecting CDs


66 AudioCD changer* operation
Within 15 seconds, remove the CD
from the slot 1.The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within approx.
15 seconds. The system starts playing
the CD again.The ejection procedure is completed.

Retract the CD changer
( page
63)
.
Ejecting all CDs 
Access the CD changer
( page
62)
.

Press and hold the button of a loaded
magazine compartment 2 for more
than 2 seconds.The button LEDs of all loaded magazine
compartments will briefly flash red,
several times.

The CD changer ejects the CDs one af
-
ter another.

Within 15 seconds, remove each CD
from the slot 1.The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within approx.
15 seconds. The system starts playing
the CD again.The ejection procedure is completed
when all CDs are removed, or when the
procedure is aborted by the CD chang
-
er.

Retract the CD changer
( page
63)
.

Open the Audio main menu ( page
36)
.

Press the
CDC
soft key.
iIf you are listening to a CD in the CD
changer and you eject another CD from
the changer:
While ejecting the CD, the system
interrupts CD playback.

The CD you were last listening to
starts from the beginning once the
ejection procedure is completed.
iIf you eject the CD you are currently lis
-
tening to:
The next available audio CD is
played.

If there are no other CDs available,
the system switches to the audio
source listened to before CD chang
-
er mode.
CD changer main menuiThe CDC soft key is shaded out if no CD
is loaded. The system will not switch to
CD changer mode.
Load an audio CD into the

CD changer
( page
63)
.

67 Audio
CD changer* operation
The CD changer main menu appears.You will hear the CD listened to last. If
the CD listened to last is no longer
available, the unit plays the next avail
-
able audio CD.If the CD contains CD text data, the CD
changer main menu will show the name
of the CD and the title of the track cur
-
rently playing. The status bar also contains: 
The track number and total number
of tracks

The elapsed playing time of the
track
1CD name or CD number2Track title or track number3Elapsed track playing time4Track number/Total tracksThe CD changer menu shows the

CD title at the top and track title in the cen
-
ter of the main area if the CD contains cor
-
responding text data.If the CD does not contain any CD text da
-
ta, the number of the CD and the track
number are displayed instead of the name
of the CD and the track title.
The numbers 1 through 6 are assigned to
the CD compartments of the CD changer.The following options are available:
Selecting via CD list


Selecting via direct entry of the CD number
( page
68)

Selecting via CD Selection menu

( page
68)
Selecting via CD list The CD list contains all loaded CDs. Only
one entry is visible at a time. Its name or
number is shown at top of the CD changer
main menu (here CD 5).
iThe
CDC
soft key will only be visible if a
CD changer is connected.
Selecting CDsiThis selection is possible only if two or
more audio CDs are loaded.

68 AudioCD changer* operationThe entry appears above the track display.
It shows the number of the current CD.
Use

or

to select another CD
from the list.

Wait approx. 3 seconds without chang
-
ing the selection.The CD is changed. The newly selected
CD is played.
Selecting via direct entry of the CD
number 
Press one of the
3
- 
keys.
The CD changer switches to the CD
loaded in the appropriate CD changer
compartment.
Selecting via CD Selection menu 
Press the
Magaz.
soft key.
The CD Selection menu appears. You
see the list of all six compartments.
An entry shows the CD title if the CD
contains corresponding CD text data. No text displayed with a CD symbol in
-
dicates that the corresponding CD
does not contain any CD text dataAn entry shaded out indicates an emp
-
ty CD changer compartment.

Use

or

to select a CD.
The system will skip empty CD

changer compartments

Press

.
The newly selected CD is played.
iThe system will skip empty CD changer
compartments.
iThe CD fails to be changed if you select
an empty compartment.

69 Audio
CD changer* operation
The following options are available:
Selecting via track skip


Selecting via track list
( page
69)

Selecting via manual entry of the track number
( page
69)

Selecting via scan search
( page
70)
Selecting via track skip On the COMAND control unit
Open the CD changer main menu ( page
66)
.

Press
-
for forward skipping.
or
Press
,
for backward skipping.
On the multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the CD changer
display
( page
25)
.

Press
j for forward skipping.
or
Press
k for backward skipping.
Selecting via track list The track list contains all tracks of the cur
-
rent CD. Only one list entry is visible at a
time, it is the track currently playing.

Use

or

to select another track
from the list.

Press

or wait approx. 3 seconds
without changing the selection.
The selected track is played.
Selecting via manual entry of the track
number 
Open the CD changer main menu ( page
66)
.

Press
2
.
The Manual track input display ap
-
pears. The number of tracks on the CD
is displayed.
Selecting a track
iForward skipping:

The next track is played.Backward skipping:

The system skips back to the beginning
of the track if more than approx. 10
seconds playing time of the track cur
-
rently playing have elapsed.

The system skips back to the beginning
of the previous track if less than 10
seconds playing time of the track cur
-
rently playing have elapsed.


70 AudioCD changer* operationEntry example: Track 1
Press
3
.
Entry example: Track 12
Press
3
and

in quick succession.

Wait approx. 3 seconds after entering
the number.The selected track is played. The CD
main menu appears.
Selecting via scan search Scan search is characterised as follows:
Scan search plays each track on the
current CD for approx. 8 seconds.

Scan search can be ended manually.

Scan search automatically stops at the
track listened to before the scan
search was started.
Starting scan search 
Press the
Scan
soft key.
Ending scan search manually 
Press the
Scan
soft key.
The track playing at the time the scan
is ended remains playing.

Open the CD changer main menu ( page
66)
.

Press and hold
-
or
,
.

To stop release
-
or
,
.
The following options are available:
Normal
sequence

The tracks are played in the normal se
-
quence (e.g. track 1, 2, 3 etc.).

If only one CD is loaded, the last track is
followed by again playing the first track.

If several CDs are loaded in the CD chang
-
er, the last track on a CD in the changer
will be followed by the first track of the
next CD in the changer.

The CDs are changed in their normal se
-
quence (e.g. CD 1, 2, 3 etc.).

Repeat
track

The current track will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.
iEntries beyond the number of available
tracks on the CD are not possible.
iWhen you start the scan search, play
-
back option
Normal sequence
is activat
-
ed automatically. Therein scan search
is restricted to the current CD.
Fast forward/reverse Playback options