MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2004 W203 Comand Manual

64 AudioSound settings
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Sound“ in the main
menu for radio or CD operation and
press to confirm.
The main sound menu will appear dis-
playing the actual settings.For service sources
1Volume difference
Set the difference between voice out-
put during route guidance and an acti-
ve audio source
“0” The volume of the audio source
is not affected during voice out-
put.
“10” The audio source is set very low
during voice output.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Settings” in the main
destination input menu (
page 140)
and press to confirm.
The “NAVI Settings” menu will appear
(
page 199).

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Sound” and press to
confirm.
The “Speech Bass/Treble” menu will
appear.
iIt is also possible that “AM Bass/Treb-
le”, “WB Bass/Treble”, “CD Bass/Treb-
le”, “SAT Sound” or “AUX Bass/Treble”
are indicated in 1.
Fader defines sound-center front/
back
Balance defines sound-center left/
right
iNo predefined sound optimizations are
available for service sources.
During adjustment in the “Speech
Bass/Treble” menu, COMAND will issue
a repetitive voice output of “Sample” to
allow you to set the settings as you pre-
fer.

65 Audio
Sound settings
Setting Bass/Treble/Fader/Balance
1Setting mode active
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to move the cursor to the parameter
you want to adjust and press to con-
firm.
The setting mode is active. The activa-
ted sound parameter is shown in red.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to set the desired value.

Press the button.
The value is set. The sound feature is
shown in black.Reset the Settings to “0”

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Reset” and press to
confirm.
COMAND sets treble and bass to “0”
and sets the sound-center into the
middle of the vehicle.
Return to the main audio menu

Press *.iThe sound-center adjustments affect
the settings for the radio (FM/AM/WB)
and CD operation.
Adjustments which are made to the na-
vigation system will affect the voice
control system and the telephone.

66 AudioSound settingsActivating sound optimization
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Other Options” in the
main sound settings menu and press to
confirm.
The “Other Options” (FM/AM, WB or
CD) menu will appear.
P - actual sound optimization

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight the desired
sound optimization and press to con-
firm.
The new sound optimization is
active P.Return to the main sound menu

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Bass/Treble” and
press to confirm.
Return to the main audio menu

Press *.
Available sound optimizations

Standard - COMAND set the sound li-
near for the center of the vehicle

Speech - the emphasis is on the spo-
ken word

Driver-optimized - COMAND optimizes
the sound for the driver’s seat position

Ambience
Small, medium and large rooms are si-
mulated
P82.85-9116-31
iYou can only select one sound optimiza-
tion at a time.
P82.85-9117-31
iCOMAND does not offer sound optimi-
zation for the service sources.

67 Satellite radio*
Important notes
Satellite radio operation
Multifunction display

68 Satellite radio*Important notes

Important notesIn chapter “Satellite radio”, you will find
detailed information regarding
selecting a station and a program cate-
gory

memory functions

sound adjustments
If you have not done so already, please fa-
miliarize yourself with these functions by
reading chapter “At a glance”.Sirius Satellite Radio provides approxima-
tely 100 channels, so called streams, of di-
gital-quality radio, among others music,
sports, news, and entertainment commer-
cial-free.
Sirius Satellite Radio uses a fleet of high-
power satellites to broadcast 24 hours per
day, coast-to-coast.
This diverse, satellite-delivered program-
ming is available for a monthly subscripti-
on fee. For more information, call the
Sirius Service Center (
page 69) or con-
tact www.siriusradio.com.
iAdditional optional satellite radio equip-
ment and a subscription to satellite ra-
dio service provider are required for the
satellite radio operation described here.
Feature description is based on prelimi-
nary information available at time of
printing. At time of printing, no date for
the availability of optional equipment
required for satellite radio operation
had been set. Contact your authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center for details and
availability for your vehicle.

69 Satellite radio*
Important notes
Service information display1Phone number of the provider,
(SIRIUS) or “Call Service Provider”
2The number of your SAT tuner

Press W to switch to satellite radio
operation.
The Service information display will ap-
pear if the satellite radio function has
not yet been subscribed to.

Contact satellite radio service provider
at the telephone number displayed in
the screen.
After the connection is made:

Follow the instructions given by the
operator.
The activation process may take up to
10 minutes. If it is successful, you will
see the display with the message
“Acquiring Signal. Please wait...”
(page 74) followed by the main satel-
lite radio menu (
page 74).
Subscribing to satellite radio
iCredit card information may be re-
quired for your application.
The activation process takes up to ap-
proximately 10 minutes.

70 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operation

Satellite radio operationQuick reference

71 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
Function
Page
1
Switching COMAND on
and off
12
2
Muting the satellite radio
audio (muting on/off)
75
3
Selecting a station via di-
rect channel entry
in the main satellite
radio menu

in the satellite me-
mory preset
Ending scan function and
play a station
78
81
78
4
Activating the input
mode for channel num-
ber
in the main satellite
radio menu

in the satellite me-
mory preset
78
81
5
Changing between sta-
tion name and channel
number
74
6
Return to previous menu
7
Turn to highlight a func-
tion or a menu field
Press to perform a func-
tion or access a subme-
nu
8
Adjusting the volume
14
9
Automatic tuning ascen-
ding/descending
Selecting a category in
alphabetical order as-
cending/descending
77
75
a
Switching to satellte ra-
dio operation
74
b
Color screen with main
radio menu

Function
Page

72 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operationMenu overview

73 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
Function
Page
1
Main satellite radio menu

with menu section 4
74
2
Main satellite radio menu

with menu section 5
3
Information list: Station
category, station name,
title and artist
4
Menu section, first level
74
5
Menu section, second le-
vel
6
Preset menu with 10 me-
mory presets
Saving a station
Selecting a station
79
7
Satellite category list
Select a category
76
8
Main sound menu
Sound settings
83
9
Satellite station list
Select a station
77
a
Displays the current sta-
tion information
82
b
Displays the current
track information
81
c
Displays the service in-
formation
82
Function
Page