key MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class 2003 W163 Comand Manual

39 Audio
Tape operation
FunctionPage
1Switches the tape opera-
tion on44
2Color screen
3Press to:
Open and close the con-
trol panel
The cassette compart-
ment is located behind
the control panel
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4Press to:
Switch the MCS on and
off
Turn to:
Adjust the volume
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FunctionPage
5Joystick
: Forward music
search
: Reverse music
search
: Fast forward
: Rewind
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6Softkeys
“II”: Pause
“SIDE”: Changing sides
“ ”: Dolby B
“SKIP”: Blank Skip
“ADJ”: Audio adjust-
ment
“SCAN”: Tape scan
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44 Audio
Tape operation
Listening to a cassette
To begin tape playback:

Insert a cassette into the cassette com-
partment. Tape playback will begin au-
tomatically (
page 40).

Press if a cassette has already
been inserted.The telephone and navigation functions
can be used while a tape is playing.
Switch off tape operation
Eject the cassette, switch to the radio
or CD mode or switch off the MCS.
The following screen messages can appear
after is pressed:

“NO TAPE...” - no cassette is inserted.
Insert a cassette.

“TAPE ERROR, TAPE MAY BE TOO
TIGHT” - the cassette cannot be played.
The tape is too tight or is damaged. The
MCS will switch to the radio mode.
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Press the softkey “SIDE”.
The other side of the tape automatical-
ly starts to play. The side selected is
displayed in the main tape menu.
Listening to a cassette
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The cassette side facing upward is con-
sidered SIDE 1.
Error messages
Changing sides
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When the end of the tape has been
reached, the cassette changes sides
automatically.

46 Audio
Tape operation
When this function is activated, you can
play back the first 8 seconds of each track
in succession.
Activating scan
Press the softkey “SCAN”.Scan begins. “SCAN” is highlighted in
the softkey menu and “SCANNING” is
displayed in the tape menu.
Cancelling scan
Press the highlighted softkey
“SCAN”.
or
Push the joystick in any direction.
Playback resumes with the desired
track.When this function is activated, the unit
skips blank segments longer than 15 sec-
onds. The unit fast forwards to the next
track or side and start playing it.
Starting blank skip
Press the softkey “SKIP”.
Blank skip begins. “SKIP” is highlighted
in the softkey menu. If a blank section
is detected “SKIPPING BLANK SEC-
TION” is displayed in the tape menu.
Tape scan
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The scan function does not work prop-
erly unless there is enough blank tape
(approx. 2 seconds) separating the indi-
vidual tracks.
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At the end of the tape, the tape auto-
matically switches to the other side and
scan stops.
Blank skip

47 Audio
Tape operation
Cancelling blank skip
Press the highlighted softkey
“SKIP”.
This function provides the optimum play-
back of tapes recorded with Dolby B.Activating Dolby BPress the softkey .
The Dolby B mode is activated when
the is highlighted in the softkey
menu.
Cancelling Dolby B
Press the highlighted softkey
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Activating pause
Press the softkey “II”.
The tape stops playing and “PAUSE” is
displayed in the tape menu.
Cancelling pause
Press the softkey “PLAY”.
Dolby B (noise reduction)
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The Dolby noise reduction system is
manufactured under license by Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
The word Dolby and the double-D sym-
bol are trademarks of Dolby Labo-
ratories Licensing Corporation.
Pause
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The tape stops playing if you send or
receive a phone call.

49 Audio
CD operation
FunctionPage
1Switches CD operation
on (single CD player*,
CD changer*)56
2Color screen
3Press to:
Open and close the con-
trol panel
The CD slot is located
behind the control panel.
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4Press to:
Switch the MCS on and
off
Turn to:
Adjust the volume
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5Playing a CD (CD chang-
er)
Selecting a track58
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6Joystick
: Track select for-
ward
: Track select re-
verse
: Music seek for-
ward
: Music seek re-
verse
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7Softkeys
“II”: Pause
“RDM”: Random play
“RPT”: Repeat
“TIME”: Select time dis-
play
“ADJ”: Audio adjust-
ment
“SCAN”: Scan
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FunctionPage

58 Audio
CD operation

Single CD mode: “NAVIGATION
DISC INSERTED...” - a navigation
DVD is inserted in the CD slot. Replace
the DVD with an audio CD.

CD changer mode: “MAG. EMPTY” -
there are no CDs in the magazine. Eject
the CD changer magazine and insert
CDs.

CD changer mode: “NO MAGAZINE” -
there is no magazine in the CD chang-
er. Insert a loaded magazine into the
CD changer.

CD changer mode: “CHANGER ER-
ROR” - have the MCS and the CD
changer checked by an authorized Mer-
cedes-Benz Center.Press a number key, e.g. to se-
lect the corresponding CD.
The screen as shown above appears for
4 seconds. The selected CD will be
highlighted. If the selected magazine
slot is empty, the “NO CD” message
and the number of the selected slot ap-
pears on the screen. The next CD in-
serted will be selected.Playback begins with track 1 of the select-
ed CD.
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In the CD, radio and tape modes icons
are displayed for an inserted CD (single
CD player) or a connected and loaded
CD changer.
Selecting a CD
MCS with CD changer
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After the last track of the current CD
has been played, the next CD inserted
in the magazine is selected and play-
back continues with track 1.

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CD operation
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You can select a track by using

the joystick

the number keypad
Selecting a track using the joystick
Next track
Push the joystick to .
Previous track or start of title (if more than
10 seconds of playing time has elapsed)
Push the joystick to .Select any desired track
Push the joystick to or as
often as necessary.
Selecting a track using the number keypad
Press and enter the number of
the track you wish to select, e.g.
and .
Track select i
To enter a single digit track number, you
can enter zero (0) followed by the track
number, e.g. 01, or simply enter the
track number, e.g. 1, and wait 4 sec-
onds to have the track selected auto-
matically.
When entering a two digit number you
must enter the second digit within 4
seconds. Otherwise, the function
switches off and the screen returns to
the previous display.
If you enter a track number which is
higher than the last track on the disk,
“INVALID TRACK” appears on the
display. The current track keeps play-
ing.

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CD operation
Forward
Push the joystick to .
The CD seeks forward as long as you
push the joystick.
Backward
Push the joystick to .
The CD seeks backward as long as you
push the joystick.The tracks on a CD can be scanned in suc-
cession for 8 seconds each.
Activating scan
Press the softkey “SCAN”.
Scan begins and “SCAN” is highlighted
in the softkey menu.Cancelling scan
Press the highlighted softkey
“SCAN”.
or
Push the joystick in any direction.
Playback resumes with the desired
track.
Music seekCD track scan

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CD operation
Activating repeat
Press the softkey “RPT”.
The current track repeats until you
switch the function off.
The repeat mode is activated when
“RPT” is highlighted in the softkey
menu.
Cancelling repeat mode
Press the highlighted softkey
“RPT”.Activating random play
Press the softkey “RDM”.
The tracks on the currently selected CD
play back in a random order.
The random mode is activated when
“RDM” is highlighted in the softkey
menu.Selecting the next / previous track
Push the joystick to or .
The next or previous track in the ran-
dom list plays.
Cancelling random play
Press the highlighted softkey
“RDM”.
CD track repeati
You cannot activate the repeat mode
and the random mode at the same time.
You can only select one mode at a time.
CD track random play
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You cannot activate the repeat mode
and the random mode at the same time.
You can only select one mode at a time.

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CD operation
Activating the pause
Press the softkey “II”.
The CD stops playing and “PAUSE”
appears in the display.
Cancelling pause
Press the softkey “PLAY”.When this function is selected, the main
CD menu displays the current track and
elapsed time.
Press the softkey “TIME”.
The total numbers of tracks and the to-
tal playing time are displayed.
To return
Press the softkey “TIME”.
or
Wait 4 seconds to automatically return
to the main CD menu.
Pause
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The CD stops playing if a phone call is
sent or received.
Elapsed time display