MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class 2003 W163 Comand Manual

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Tape operation
Tape operation
rQuick reference

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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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Tape operation
Inserting
Press .
The control panel opens.
Insert a cassette into the cassette com-
partment.
The control panel closes automatically
after a few seconds.
Make sure that the wider portion of the
tape faces right.Ejecting
Press .
Press to eject the cassette.
Press .
The control panel closes. After the cas-
sette has been ejected, the MCS
switches to the last audio mode.
Inserting or ejecting a tapei
If a cassette is inserted, a cassette icon
will be displayed in the radio and CD
mode.

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If the control panel is in the down posi-
tion for more than 20 seconds, two suc-
cessive beeps will be heard.
This will continue at five second inter-
vals until the control panel is returned
to its normal position.
Press to return the control panel
to its closed position.
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A lowered control panel can easily be
damaged. Close the control panel as
soon as the cassette is ejected.
Do not place anything on the lowered
control panel.

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Menu overview

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Tape operation
FunctionPage
1Main tape menu
2Scan function46
3Main Audio Adjust menu
Audio Adjustment63
4Blank skip46
5Noise reduction, Dolby B 47
6Changing sides44
7Pause function47

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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.

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Fast forward
Push the joystick to .
The tape winds fast forward and “FOR-
WARD” is displayed in the main tape
menu.
Rewind
Push the joystick to .
The tape rewinds and “REWIND” is dis-
played in the main tape menu.Forward
Push the joystick to .
The MCS locates and plays the next
track. While searching “MUSIC
SEARCH FORWARD” is displayed in
the main tape menu.
Reverse
Push the joystick to .
The MCS locates and plays the previ-
ous track. While searching “MUSIC
SEARCH REVERSE” is displayed in
the main tape menu.
Cancelling music search
Push the joystick in any direction.
Fast forward and rewindMusic search
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The music search function will not work
properly unless there is enough blank
tape (approx. 2 seconds) separating the
individual tracks.

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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

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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.