MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class 2015 W222 Comand Manual

Selecting Internet update of metadata
X In media mode, slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
X To select Options
Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Updating Metadata Via Inter‐
Updating Metadata Via Inter‐
net
net in the selection list.
A connection with the Gracenote ®
data
server is established. The missing data is
loaded, saved and displayed in the main
display field.
If there is no data found or there is no Inter- net connection, a corresponding error mes-sage will appear.
Switching the Gracenote ®
data display
on/off X
Switch on CD mode (Y page 215).
X To select Gracenote Media Database Gracenote Media Database:
turn and press the controller.
X To switch the display off: select None
None.
In the basic display, Track 1 Track 1,Track 2 Track 2etc.
are shown instead of the Gracenote ®
data,
for example.
X To switch on the display: press the control-
ler. Notes on audio/video mode
Permissible data carriers R
CD-R, CD-A and CD-RW
R DVD-R, DVD-V and DVD-RW
R SD memory card
R USB storage device
Permissible file systems R
ISO 9660/Joliet standard for CDs
R UDF for video DVDs
R FAT16, FAT32, exFAT and NTFS for SD
memory card and USB storage media Multisession CDs For multisession CDs, the content of the first
session determines how COMAND will proc-
ess the CD. COMAND plays only one session
and gives priority to the audio CD session.
File structure of a data carrier When you create a disc with compressed
music files, the tracks can be organized in
folders. A folder may also contain subfolders.
The disc may contain no more than eight
directory levels. Files beyond the eighth level
will not be recognized by the system.
i COMAND supports up to 50,000 files
from one data medium. For data media with
more than 64 GB, only files in the following
folders are supported: music, pictures, vid-
eos.
Track and file names When you create a disc with compressed
music files, you can assign names to the
tracks and folders.
If MP3 or WMA files are stored in the root
directory itself, the root directory will also be
treated as a folder.
You should observe the following when
assigning track names:
R track names must have at least one char-
acter.
R track names must have the ending of a
supported audio/video format, e.g. mp3,
aac or m4v.
R there must be a dot between the track
name and the extension.
Example of a correct track name:
"Track1.mp3".
Permissible formats COMAND supports the following audio for-
mats:
R MP3
R WMA Audio/video mode
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R
CD-A
R AAC formats: .aac, .mp4, .m4a and .m4b
Copy-protected iTunes ®
music files with
the .m4p file extension are not supported.
COMAND supports the following video for-
mats:
R DVD-V
R MPEG
R wmv
R M4V
R AVI up to 720p
Permissible bit and sampling rates COMAND supports MP3 files of the following
types:
R fixed and variable bit rates from 32 kbit/s
to 320 kbit/s
R sampling rates of 8 kHz to 48 kHz
COMAND supports WMA files of the following
types:
R fixed bit rates from 5 kbit/s to 384 kbit/s
R sampling rates of 8 kHz to 48 kHz
COMAND does not support WMA files of the
following types:
R DRM (Digital Rights Management)
encrypted files
R variable bit rate
R WMA Pro
R 5.1 surround sound
i Only use tracks with a bit rate of at least
128 kbit/s and a sampling rate of at least
44.1 kH z.Lower rates can cause a notice-
able deterioration in quality. This is espe-
cially the case if you have activated a sur-
round sound function.
Selecting an active partition (USB mass
storage devices only) You can select this function for USB storage
devices when the storage device is parti-
tioned. Up to 9 partitions (primary or logical,
FAT, FAT32 and NTFS) are supported. Select active partition
X To select Options Optionsin the media menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
X Select Select Active Partition
Select Active Partition.
Notes on copyright Audio/video files that you create or repro-
duce yourself for playback are generally sub-
ject to copyright protection.
In many countries, reproductions, even for
private use, are not permitted without the
prior consent of the copyright holder.
Make sure that you know about the applicable copyright regulations and that you comply
with these.
Notes on CDs/DVDs !
COMAND is designed to play discs that
comply with the EN 60908 standard. There-
fore, you can only use discs with a maxi-
mum thickness of 1.3 mm.
If you insert thicker discs, e.g. those that
contain data on both sides (DVD on one
side and audio data on the other), they can-
not be ejected and can damage the device.
Only use round discs with a diameter of
12 cm. Do not use discs with a diameter of
8 cm, even with an adapter.
Discs with copy protection are not compati-
ble with the audio CD standard and therefore may not be able to be played by COMAND.
Playback problems may occur when playing
copied discs.
There may be playback problems if you play
CDs that you have copied yourself with a stor- age capacity of more than 700 MB.
i COMAND is able to play back audio CDs in
multichannel audio format. Media search
Starting the media search
X In Media mode, slide 00520064the controller. 220
Media searchMedia

The media menu bar appears.
X To select Search
Search: turn and press the con-
troller.
The category list appears. General information
COMAND plays back files from the following
data mediums: R Disc (CD/DVD Audio)
R Memory card
R Media Register
R USB storage device
R Apple devices (folder, year and photos are
not available)
The categories are displayed according to the
data available. Category list
X
In media mode, slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
X To select Search Search: turn and press the con-
troller.
The category list is shown.
Depending on the connected media sources
and files, the following categories are listed:
R Current Tracklist
Current Tracklist;
R Folders: Folders:;
R Select By Cover
Select By Cover;
R Keyword Search
Keyword Search;
R Playlists
Playlists;
R Artists
Artists; R
Albums
Albums;
R Track
Track;
R Genres
Genres;
R Year
Year ;
R Composers
Composers;
R Videos
Videos;
R Photos
Photos.
i The categories are available as soon as
the entire media content has been read and
analyzed.
If the same device is reconnected with
unchanged media content, these catego-
ries are available more quickly.
When connecting Apple ®
devices, the cat-
egories “Folder”, “Year” and “Photos” are
not available. Searching by current track list
X
To select Current Tracklist Current Tracklist in the cat-
egory list: turn and press the controller.
The selection list appears.
X Select the required track. Searching by folder
Playable files can be searched for in the active
data medium's directories. Media search
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X
To select Folders:
Folders: in the category list:
turn and press the controller.
The folder list appears.
X Select the required folder.
The track list appears.
X Select the required track. Selecting by cover
X
To select Select SelectBy
ByCover
Cover in the category
list: turn and press the controller.
A menu with cover views appears.
COMAND searches all media sources.
X To move the desired folder to the front: turn
the controller.
The track list appears.
X To select the desired track: turn and press
the controller. Searching by genre X
To select Genres Genresin the category list: turn
and press the controller.
COMAND searches all media sources. A
selection list with Genres Genresand media sour-
ces appears.
X Select the desired Genres
Genres.
A selection list with music tracks from the
selected genre appears.
X Select a music track.
The track is played. The basic menu for the
active media source is shown.
X To exit the selection list: press the 0038
button. Keyword search
X
To select Keyword Search Keyword Search in the category
list: turn and press the controller.
The input field appears.
X To select required characters: turn and
press the controller for each letter
(Y page 36).
Entering just part of the name of a track or
artist is enough. The search result then dis-
plays the entire text .
X Select 0054.
The search results are displayed.
The numbers behind the results, as shown
in the example Artists
Artists (2/0), mean: 2
results that contain the exact keyword
searched and 0 results that are similar.
X Select one of the results.
Keywords that have already been searched
for are displayed in the "Search history"
without having to enter them completely. 222
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They can be accepted directly and dis-
played in the search result.
X
Select one entry, e.g. Artists
Artists.
Albums and covers (if available) are shown.
COMAND searches all media sources.
X Select an album.
The tracks are listed. X
Select a track.
The basic display appears and playback
starts. Media Register
General notes
i Keep your original music files, photos and
video files in a secure location. A malfunc-
tion in COMAND may result in the loss of
music files stored in the MEDIA REGISTER.
Mercedes-Benz is not liable for any loss of
data.
You can store music files, photos or video files in the MEDIA REGISTER. The memory has a
capacity of 10 GB. Switching on the MEDIA REGISTER
X Press the 00FDbutton.
The menu appears with the available media
sources.
X To select Media Register Media Register: turn the con-
troller until Media Register
Media Register is in the
center. Press the controller.
The media sources appear in the following
order:
R Disc Disc;
R Memory Card
Memory Card;
R Media Register
Media Register;
R USB 1
USB 1 (vehicles without Media Interface)
R Media Interface 1
Media Interface 1 (vehicles with
Media Interface)
R USB 2
USB 2 (vehicles without Media Interface)
R Media Interface 2
Media Interface 2 (vehicles with
Media Interface)
R Bluetooth Audio
Bluetooth Audio;
R Aux
Aux.
Playback begins at the point last listened to.
If there are no files, you will see a message to
this effect.
Further options for switching on:
R Using the number keypad: (Y page 211)
R Using the main function bar: (Y page 211)
R Using the device list: (Y page 211)
R Using the 00FDbutton: (Y page 210) Media Register
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MEDIA REGISTER basic display
0043
Main function bar
0044 Artist and album
0087 Display for the active data medium
0085 Display of current track in the track list
0083 Media menu bar
0084 Numerical time display
006B Graphic time display
006C Additional display area with cover view Copying files to the MEDIA REGISTER
General notes You can copy photos, music files and videos
from the following data mediums:
R Discs in a CD/DVD changer or a single CD/
DVD drive
R SD memory card
R USB storage device
R MP3
i Data can only be copied from an MP3
player if this can be configured as a mass
storage device.
Video files from DVD-V cannot be copied.
While copying, several functions will not be
available. If this is the case, you will see a
message to this effect. 1. Selecting a data medium X
To switch media mode on: press the 00FD
button.
The menu appears with the available media sources.
X To select media sources: turn the controller
until the desired media source is in the
center. Press the controller.
X Slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
X To select Options
Options : turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Save Files to Media Register Save Files to Media Register .
The media list appears. A data medium
from which files can be copied is selected
automatically.
i The
Save Files to Media Register Save Files to Media Register
function can be reached from any media
application. 224
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X
Select the displayed data medium.
The data medium is loaded.
If the data medium contains files that can
be copied, a selection menu appears.
2. Selecting files X
To select All
AllMedia
Media Files
Files: turn and press
the controller
This command copies all files from the
selected data medium. The symbol next to
All Media Files All Media Files is filled in. All subse-
quent entries have a checkmark 0073beside
them.
X Select a folder.
A checkmark 0073next to the folder entry
highlights the selection.
X To select Continue
Continue: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The copying menu appears. 3. Starting the copying process In the example, files are copied from a USB
stick to the MEDIA REGISTER.
X To select Start Start: press the controller.
i The selection of a target folder is optional.
If there is no target folder given, the
selected files are saved to the main direc-
tory of the Media Register.
X To select Target Folder
Target Folder : turn and press
the controller.
X Select a folder.
X Select Continue Continue.
X To select Start
Start: press the controller.
The copying procedure starts and is shown in the progress bar.
It may take some time for the copying proc-
ess to be completed, depending on the
amount of data. If there is not enough mem-
ory space, a message to this effect
appears.
i It is possible to change to a different func-
tion (e.g. radio) during the copying proce-
dure. The copying procedure continues in
the background. While the copying proce-
dure is taking place, this is shown by a sym-
bol in the status bar. Media Register
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Once the copying procedure is complete, you
will hear the first track of the copied album.
You can now copy more files to the MEDIA
REGISTER.
X To cancel copying: select Cancel Cancel.
Files are stored in the MEDIA REGISTER up
until the point of cancellation. Renaming/deleting files
X
To switch media mode on: press the 00FD
button.
The menu appears with the available media sources.
X To select media sources: turn the controller
until the desired media source is in the
center. Press the controller.
X Slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
X To select Options
Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Manage Media Register Manage Media Register.
X Select Rename / Delete Files
Rename / Delete Files.
The file list is displayed. X
To highlight the selected files: turn and
press the controller.
X Slide 00520096the controller.
You can select either Edit EditorDelete
Delete. X
To select Edit
Editfile: turn and press the con-
troller.
The following entry field appears: X
Rename the file.
X To save changes with 0054: turn and press
the controller.
Renaming a file only changes the name.
Depending on whether or not the Show Show
Track Information
Track Information option has been
selected, this change may not be seen in
the main display field.
X To select Delete Deletefile: press the controller. Deleting all files
! In order to prevent malfunctions, do not
use COMAND during this time.
This function deletes all files from the MEDIA
REGISTER. 226
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X
To switch media mode on: press the 00FD
button.
The menu appears with the available media sources.
X To select media sources: turn the controller
until the desired media source is in the
center. Press the controller.
X Slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
X To select Options
Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Manage Media Register Manage Media Register.
X Select Delete All Media Files
Delete All Media Files.
A prompt appears. No
Nois highlighted.
If you select Yes
Yes, all files are deleted. If you
select No
No the process is canceled. X
To select Yes
YesorNo
No: turn and press the con-
troller.
The Please Wait...
Please Wait... message appears.
The Data Data Deleted
Deleted message then appears. Calling up memory space info
X To switch media mode on: press the 00FD
button.
The menu appears with the available media sources.
X To select media sources: turn the controller
until the desired media source is in the
center. Press the controller.
X Slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar appears. X
To select Options
Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Manage Media Register Manage Media Register. X
Select Memory Info
Memory Info. Selecting a playback mode
X Press the 00FDbutton.
The menu appears with the available media
sources.
X To select Media Register
Media Register: turn the con-
troller until Media Register
Media Register is in the
center. Press the controller.
X Slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
X To select Options
Options: turn and press the con-
troller. X
Select Playback Mode
Playback Mode.
The options list appears. The 003Bdot indi-
cates the current setting.
X Select the desired option.
The option is switched on. For all options
except Normal Track Sequence Normal Track Sequence, you will Media Register
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see a corresponding icon in the main dis-
play.
i The
Normal Track Sequence
Normal Track Sequence option is
automatically selected when you change
the disc you are currently listening to or
when you select a different medium. If an
option is selected, it remains selected after COMAND is switched on or off.
The following options are available: R Normal Track Sequence
Normal Track Sequence: the tracks are
played in the normal order (e.g. track 1, 2, 3
etc.).
R Random Medium Random Medium: all the tracks on the
medium are played in random order.
R Random
Random Track
TrackList
List: the tracks in the cur-
rently active track list are played in random
order. Bluetooth
®
audio mode Connecting Bluetooth
®
audio devices
Prerequisites X
Activate the Bluetooth ®
function in
COMAND (Y page 51).
Bluetooth ®
audio mode requires a Blue-
tooth ®
-capable audio device.
Check your Bluetooth ®
audio device for the
following (see the Bluetooth ®
audio device's
operating instructions):
R Bluetooth ®
audio profile
The Bluetooth ®
audio device must support
the A2DP and AVRCP Bluetooth ®
audio
profiles.
R Bluetooth ®
visibility
Certain Bluetooth ®
audio devices do not
just require activation of the Bluetooth ®
function. In addition, your device must be
made "visible" to other devices.
R Bluetooth ®
device name
This device name is predetermined but can
usually be changed. To make a clear selec- tion of the Bluetooth
®
device possible,
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you cus- tomize the device name (see the Blue-
tooth ®
audio device's operating instruc-
tions).
i A2DP (
Advanced AudioDistribution
Profile): Bluetooth ®
audio profile for audio
data transmission
AVRCP (Audio VideoRemote Control
Profile): Bluetooth ®
audio profile for audio
data playback.
i The Bluetooth ®
device must be visible for
authorization. After authorization,
COMAND even finds the Bluetooth ®
device
when it is not visible.
X The Bluetooth ®
function in COMAND must
be activated (Y page 51).
General notes Before using your Bluetooth
®
audio device
with COMAND for the first time, you will need
to authorize it.
When you authorize a new Bluetooth ®
audio
device, it is connected automatically. Con-
nection involves first searching for a Blue-
tooth ®
audio device and then authorizing it.
You can authorize up to fifteen Bluetooth ®
devices.
i If you authorize a mobile phone that sup-
ports Bluetooth ®
audio, the A2DP and
AVRCP Bluetooth ®
audio profiles are con-
nected automatically.
The mobile phone is then entered:
R in the Bluetooth ®
telephone list
(Y page 139)
R in the Bluetooth ®
device list
(Y page 229)
Mercedes-Benz recommends authorizing a
mobile phone in Bluetooth ®
telephony
(Y page 140). 228
Bluetooth ®
audio modeMedia