key MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2005 R230 Comand Manual

35
Audio
Radio operation

Radio operation
In the Audio menu, press the Radio
soft key.
The Radio main menu will appear.
Radio main menu
1 Soft key assignment
2 Main area
3 Status bar The station last tuned in is received.
Switching back to Audio menu
Press the Back soft key.
You can select between FM-, AM- and WB-
Band.
AM Band
In the FM Radio main menu, press soft
key

FM/AM until “AM” is displayed in
the status bar.
The AM station last tuned to will begin
to play. The frequency will appear in
the display.
Switching the radio operation on
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The Sound soft key appears if the
COMAND is provided with sound
functions* (
page 31).
Changing the Radio band
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Radio operation
Weather Band (WB)
In the FM or AM Radio main menu,
press the
WB soft key.
An automatic scan is starting and the
COMAND plays and displays the first
strong WB station. Switching back to FM or AM band
Press the FM/AM soft key.
The station last tuned to will begin to
play.
Switching back to Audio menu
Press the Back soft key.
Frequency bandFrequency range
FM
AM87.7 - 107.9 FM
530 - 1710 AM
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With the number keys 1 - 7 it is pos-
sible to choose a channel.
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37
Audio
Radio operation
You can use the following functions:
Automatic seek tuning (page 37)
Manual tuning (page 37)
Station selection from the Preset menu
(
page 37)
Station selection via direct frequency
entry (FM, AM) (
page 39)
Automatic station scan (FM, AM)
(
page 39)
Station selection from the FM/AM
Autostore presets (
page 43)
Automatic seek tuning
Press
g or h .
or
Press g or G .
FM and AM Bands, Weather Band (WB)
The radio will tune in to the next receivable
station (FM, AM) or channel (WB) with de-
scending/ascending frequency depending
on the direction of seek.
WB
Alternatively, you can select the channel
directly:
Press a number key 1 through 7. Manual tuning (FM, AM)
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 35).
Press
g or h longer than 2 se-
conds.
The function is active.
or
Press H or h .
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective
waveband each time one of the buttons
is pressed.
FM Band
The frequency displayed will change in in-
crements of 0.2 MHz.
AM Band
Tuning will take place in increments of
10 kHz.
Selecting a station
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The selected channel is not shown in
the status line.
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Radio operation
Station selection via number keypad
(presets)
FM and AM Bands
Press one of the number keys, such as
2 briefly.
The radio will tune to the frequency as-
signed to that memory location. If none
has been set by you, the radio will not
change the station. Station selection vi
a direct frequency
entry (FM, AM)
E.g.: 102.7 MHz in the FM bandActivate the desired waveband
(
page 35).
Press *.
An input line will appear.
Enter the desired frequency with the
number keys within 8 seconds, e.g.
1027 for 102.7 FM.
The station you have selected will
begin to play.
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FM and AM presets are independent
and can only be accessed while in the
corresponding band.
Saving stations for FM and AM
(
page 40).
Frequency bandFrequency range
FM
AM87.7 - 107.9 FM
530 - 1710 AM
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Audio
Radio operation
FM, AM band
Entries outside the frequency range are
not possible.
Automatic statio
n scan (FM, AM)
The stations in a give n waveband (FM, AM)
can be scanned one after the other for 8
seconds each.
The scan function stops automatically
when the first station received has been
scanned twice. Start scan function
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 35).
Press the
Scan soft key.
The scan function will begin.
Scan will
appear in black lettering.
End scan function and play a station
Press the Scan soft key again if you
hear the desired station.
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If you do not make another entry within
8 seconds, the function will be canceled
and you will listen to the station last tu-
ned to.
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Station scan performs two runs. During
the first run, stations with good
reception are played. During the
second run, stations with weaker
reception are played.
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40 Audio
Radio operation
You can use the following functions:
Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
Saving stations automatically FM, AM
(
page 41)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
Preset menu (
page 42)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
Auto presets (
page 43)Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
In the Radio main menu
Activate the desired waveband
(
page 35).
Press one of the number keys, e.g.
2,
longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 201).
The radio saves the current station at
the memory preset selected. The me-
mory preset selected will appear in the
status line, e.g. “FM2”. On the memory list
Activate the desired waveband
(
page 35).
Press the
Presets soft key.
The memory Preset menu will appear.
Use H, h or g , G to highlight
the desired memory preset.
Press E longer than 2 seconds.
The current station will be saved at the
memory preset selected.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 201).
Memory functions
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There are 10 presets available ( 1 -
9 , 0 ).
An existing entry is overwritten in the
memory list when a new input is given.
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Audio
Radio operation
You will see the Radio main menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the
Back soft key. Saving stations auto
matically (FM, AM)
Activate the desired waveband
(
page 35).
Press the Autost. soft key.
The autostore presets will appear.
Press E and confirm Reprogram
Autostore
.
The autostore function is active. The
radio stores the 10 stations with the
strongest signal. The station
frequencies available will appear in the
memory list.
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There are 2 presets for each of the FM
and AM waveband, standard FM/AM
presets (saving stations manually) and
Auto presets (saving stations automati-
cally).
The standard FM/A M presets are not
affected by the Auto presets. This is a
second option for storing a station ran-
ge you are currently receiving.
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There are 10 presets available ( 1 -
9 , 0 ).
The autostore function assigns the sta-
tions to the memory locations in the or-
der of their reception quality.
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Radio operation
Selecting a station from the preset
menu (FM, AM)
Activate the FM or AM memory
(
page 40).
You can use one of the following two ways
to select a station from the FM/AM
presets
Press the corresponding number key,
e.g. 3, to select the desired station.
or
Use H, h or g , G to highlight a
memory preset in the FM/AM preset
list.
Press E.
In both cases, you will see the Radio
main menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the Back soft key.
The Radio main menu indicating the
memory preset number appears.
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Radio operation
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
autostore presets
Activate the FM or AM autostore pre-
sets (
page 41).
Use
H, h or g , G to highlight a
memory position.
Press E.
You will see the Radio main menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the Back soft key.
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CD operation
Playback locations for audio CDs are:
the CD drive in the COMAND
the CD changer*.
Differences regarding the CD mode depen-
ding on the audio source are highlighted.
In the Audio menu (page 34), press
the
CD soft key (for CD drive) or
the
CD soft key (for CD changer*).
CD changer* main menu
1 CD changer* CD or CD drive
CD
2Current track/number of tracks on the
current CD
3 Elapsed playback time of the current
track
CD drive
CD changer*Switching to CD operation
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The CD-Mag soft key is only assigned
when the CD changer* is active.
The
Sound soft key appears if the
COMAND is provided with sound
functions* (
page 31).
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The CD drive in the COMAND can
playback audio CDs, MP3-CDs
(
page 55). The slot of the drive is
above the display.
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The CD changer* can accomodate up
to 6 audio CDs. It is located on the left-
hand side behind the driver’s seat.
Loading CDs
WarningG
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 if permitted
by road, weather and traffic conditions.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your car covers a
distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
every second.
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The COMAND may be unable to
playback audio CDs provided with copy
protection.
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