audio MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2008 W204 Comand Manual
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198 Voice Control
DVD changer
You can use voice control to:
select a CD/DVD
select a track
select a directory in MP3 operation
select a group in Audio DVD operation
i On the command “Next/previous CD/
DVD”, the DVD changer changes from one CD/
DVD to the next, skipping any empty compart-
ments. If you select an empty compartment with
the “CD/DVD 1 to CD/DVD 6” command, the
current compartment remains selected.
To select the CD application: press
the ! button.
Say one of the following commands:
“CD player/CD changer”
“DVD audio”
“DVD video”
“MP3”
Press the ! button.
Give one of the CD or DVD commands
explained below.
“Help CD”/“Help DVD”/“Help MP3”
With the commands:
“Help CD”
“Help DVD audio”
“Help DVD video”
“Help MP3”
you can have all the commands for the CD,
DVD or MP3 read out.
“Next CD/DVD”
With the “Next CD”/“Next DVD” com-
mands, you can select the next audio CD/
DVD from your DVD changer.
“Track 1” to “Track 99”
With the “Track 1” to “Track 99” com-
mands, you can select a track number
from the inserted CD/DVD.
“Next track”
You can use the “Next track” command to
select the next track.
“Previous track”
With the “Previous track” or “Repeat track”
commands, you can have the track just
played repeated. If the command is spoken
as the first few seconds of the track are
played, the previous track is selected.
“Group 1” to “Group 9”
With the “Group 1” to “Group 9” com-
mands, you can select a group on an in-
serted audio DVD.
DVD changer
G Warning
Please devote your attention first and fore-
most to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey, please familiarize your-
self with the radio functions.
Only use the Voice Control System when
road and traffic conditions permit you to do
so. Otherwise you could be involved in an
accident in which you or others could be in-
jured.
Operation
Commands
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199 Voice Control
External equipment (AUX)
“Next group”/“Previous group”
With the “Next group”/“Previous group”
commands, you can select the next or pre-
vious group on the inserted audio DVD.
“Next folder”/“Previous folder”
With the “Next folder”/“Previous folder”
commands, you can select a folder on the
inserted CD/DVD in MP3 mode.
“Memory card”
With the “Memory card” command, you
can switch to the PCMCIA card on the
COMAND system.
“DVD video”
With the “DVD video” command, you can
start a video DVD on the COMAND system.
“Hard disk”
With the “Hard disk” command, you can
change to the internal hard disk (Music
Register) of COMAND.You can use the “Audio Aux” command to
activate the aux input.
External equipment (AUX)
Audio aux
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200 Voice Control
Command list
In the Command list section, you will find
all the main commands for operating voice
control. The commands available to you
depend on the vehicle’s equipment.
i Some functions have several voice com-
mands to facilitate operation. These are grouped
together between the separator lines in the list
and can be used interchangeably.
Command list
General commands
Yes
Correct
Okay
Cancel
No
Pause
Address book
MP3
CD changer
CD
Navigation
Route guidance
Nav
DVD video
DVD audio
Radio
Satellite radio / Sirius*
Phone
Messages
Video
Correction
Wrong
Incorrect
Help
Help functions
Help devices
Help voice control [system]
Help voice control/voice control help
General help
0 - 9
Letters of the alphabet
Continue
Go forward
Next page
Previous page
Go back
Back
Help radio
Help phone/help telephone
Help address book
Help CD changer
Help DVD
Help DVD changer
Help DVD audio
Help DVD audio changer
Help MP3
Help MP3 changer
Help navigation
Help route guidance
Help nav
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204 Voice Control
Command list
Work/office/business/company/
mobile
Work/office/business/company/
phone
Mobile phone work/office/business/
company
Home
Home car
Home car phone
Car phone home
Home landline
Home landline telephone/phone
Landline telephone/phone home
Home mobile
Home mobile phone
Mobile phone home
Dial name
Save name
Save number
Save telephone/phone number
Accept
Accept PIN
Accept name
Accept phone number
Okay
Finished
<1> - <6>
Select 1 - select 6
Number 1 - number 6
Audio and video commands
Audio
Radio
Radio on
87 7 megahertz - 107 9 megahertz
87 point 7 to 107 point 9
87 point 7 megahertz to 107 point 9
megahertz
Frequency 87 7 - frequency 107 9
Frequency 87 point 7 - frequency 107
point 9
Frequency 87 point 7 megahertz - fre-
quency 107 point 9 megahertz
FM
AM
Weatherband
Next station
Other station
Station search
Station
Delete station
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206 Voice Control
Command list
MP3
MP3
MP3 changer (on)
Next MP3
Other MP3
Previous MP3
Last MP3
Repeat/replay MP3
Next directory
Other directory
Previous directory
Last directory
Next track
Other track
Previous track
Last track
Repeat/replay track
Track 1 - Track 99
Track number 1 - Track number 99
MP3 1 - MP3 6
MP3 number 1 - MP3 number 6
Hard disk
Hard disk
Music register
Memory card
Memory card
DVD audio
DVD audio
DVD audio changer on
Next DVD audio
Other DVD audio
Previous DVD audio
Last DVD audio
Next directory
Other directory
Previous directory
Last directory
Next group
Other group
Previous group
Last group
Group 1 - 9
Group number 1 - 9
Next track
Other track
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207 Voice Control
Command list
Previous track
Last track
Repeat/replay track
Track 1 - Track 99
Track number 1 - Track number 99
DVD audio 1 - DVD audio 6
DVD audio number 1 - DVD audio
number 6
AUX
Audio aux
Video
Video
DVD video
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213 Technical terminology
AAC
(A
dvanced Audio Coding)
A means of compressing audio data
which is subject to losses. Based on
the MPEG2 standard.
Bit
(Bi
nary digit)
The smallest unit of digital information.
Bit rate
Measurement of transmission speed.
Indicates the number of ->bits trans-
mitted per unit time.
Bluetooth
®
Wireless personal area networks that
provide a way to connect and exchange
information between devices such as
mobile phones, laptops, PCs, etc. over
a short-range radio frequency.
CD
(C
ompact Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc format.
CD-R
(CD
Recordable)
Writeable ->CD-ROM.
CD-RW
(CD
Rewriteable)
CD which can be read, written and de-
leted.CD text
CD text is an extension of an audio CD,
which contains text information such
as title, artist and name of the individu-
al pieces of music.
->COMAND displays
this information on the corresponding
screens if the selected audio CD con-
tains this information.
COMAND control system
(Co
ckpit Management and Data
System)
Central information and operating unit
for various vehicle functions, such as
radio, DVD changer and other equip-
ment, such as telephone, navigation
system.
Dolby Digital
Optional format for audio data on an
DVD audio or DVD video.
DTMF
(D
ual Tone Multi-Frequency)
DTMF tones control answering machi-
nes or other devices, e. g. for remote
queries.
DTS
(D
igital Theater Sound)
Optional format for audio data on an
DVD audio or DVD video.DVD
(D
igital Versatile Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc format
for storing large data volumes, e.g.
films.
DVD+R
(DVD
Recordable)
->DVD which can be read and written
but not deleted.
DVD+RW
(DVD
Rewriteable)
->DVD which can be read, written and
deleted.
DVD-R
(DVD
Recordable)
->DVD which can be read and written
but not deleted.
DVD-RW
(DVD
Rewriteable)
->DVD which can be read, written and
deleted.
Geo-coordinates
Indicate the geographical position of a
location on the earth's surface.
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214 Technical terminology
GPS
(G
lobal Positioning System)
System for geographic position finding.
Satellite signals can be compared by
the receiver in the vehicle with a digital
map (e. g. on CD-ROM) and then used
for position finding and navigation.
Gracenote Media Database
Media database that is stored on
->COMAND’s hard drive.
Gracenote
® music recognition techno-
logy
Music recognition software that is
stored on
->COMAND’s hard drive. If
the selected audio CD does not contain
any
->CD text, ->COMAND can
recognise unknown audio tracks in CD
audio mode with the aid of this
software and depict this in corres-
ponding displays.
GSM
(G
lobal System for Mobile
Communications)
International transmission standard for
mobile phones. This permits you to
make phone calls with your mobile
phone even when abroad. The trans-
mission method is digital.ID3 tag
Additional information which may be
included in MP3 files (e.g. track, artist,
album).
ISO9660
Standard for recording data on CDs.
Joliet
Standard for recording data on CDs.
Kilobyte
Designation for an amount of informati-
on in digital technology.
LOGIC7
®
Multi-channel surround technology
from the professional audio industry,
which plays back 5.1 and stereo recor-
dings in surround quality. LOGIC7
® cre-
ates natural 360° sound characteris-
tics for all seats.
MLP
(M
eridian Lossless Packing)
Optional format for audio data on a
DVD-audio.
MP3
The term used in everyday speech for
->MPEG1 Audio Layer 3.MPEG1 Audio Layer 3
A means of compressing audio data
which is subject to losses.
Multisession
A method for recording data, e.g. for
CDs. Data is written to the CD in a num-
ber of sessions.
Music Register
Memory for the audio main function to
which you can copy music files in MP3
format.
Notebook
Portable personal computer (PC).
NTSC
(N
ational Television Systems Commit-
tee)
TV standard, widespread mainly in the
US.
Folder
Alternative designation for directories.
Data saved on a storage medium can
be organised into directories for impro-
ved clarity. Can be likened to a filing ca-
binet containing a number of folders,
each of which holds a number of docu-
ments.
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215 Technical terminology
PAL
(P
hase Alternating Line)
TV standard, widespread mainly in Eu-
rope.
PCM
(P
ulse Code Modulation)
Optional format for audio data on an
DVD-audio or DVD-video.
The audio data are provided in com-
pressed form, similar to ->MP3,
->MPEG1 Audio-Layer 3, but in contrast
are not subject to losses.
PDA
(P
ersonal Digital Assistant)
Small portable computer featuring
functions for managing dates, addres-
ses and appointments, for example.
PIN
(P
ersonal Identification Number)
Personal identification number, to be
entered to activate the telephone.
Provider
Service provider offering access to a
mobile phone network or services
within the network.RDS
(R
adio Data System)
Digital data transmission system for
FM radio stations.
Region code
Because of the region code, video
DVDs can only be played on DVD
equipment with the same code as that
of the ->DVD. The factory setting of the
COMAND is code 2 (
page 75). It can
only play video DVDs which also have
code 2 or code 0 (no region code).
Root directory
The uppermost directory on a data sto-
rage medium.
Scan rate (->MP3)
Indicates the frequency at which volta-
ge samples are taken during the con-
version of an analogue signal into a
digital signal. The analogue-to-digital
converter converts the samples into di-
gital signals.UDF
(U
niversal Disc Format)
Standard for recording data, e.g. for
DVDs.
vCard
An address book entry may contain up
to 8 telephone numbers that are placed
in a vCard (business card). When an
entry of this kind is stored in the mobile
phone’s telephone book, a separate
entry in the vCard is created there for
every telephone number.
Voice Control
A system which can be used to operate
the ->COMAND or the telephone using
speech.
WAV
Standard audio file format for storing
audio on PCs.
WMA
(W
indows® Media Audio)
A means of compressing audio data
which is subject to losses.
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217 Index
A
AAC
Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Address book
Changing entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Creating an entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Deleting entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Details for an entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Initiating phone call . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Searching for entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Starting route guidance . . . . . . . . . 109
Voice tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
DVD mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Authorizing
Bluetooth
® device . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Aux
Audio mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
B
Back button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Bit
Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Bit rate
Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Bit rate (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Block Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Bluetooth®
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Bluetooth® interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Business cards
Receiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
C
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 213
Ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Ejecting from the DVD changer . . . . 57
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Loading the DVD changer . . . . . . . . . 55
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Playback options. . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 70
Selecting medium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Selecting tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
CD-R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
CD-RW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213Character entry
Accepting first list entry . . . . . . . . . . 32
Cancelling an entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Deleting an entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Entering characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
COMAND
Basic functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Character entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Display settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Opening menu for a main function . . 31
Operating example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Selecting menu item . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
COMAND controller
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
D
De-authorizing
Bluetooth
® device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Declaration of conformity regarding
the distribution of telecommunica-
tions equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Delete button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Destination input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Index