DVD MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2012 W204 Comand Manual

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Bypre ssing this functi onbutton
rep eatedl y,yo ucan change theoperating
mod ein the follow ing order:
R au dio CD/DVD, video DVD orMP3 disc
in the DVD changer
R memo rycard mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB stora gedev ice
R Med iaInterfa ceoraudio AUX mode
R Blu etoo th®
au dio mod e
X Sele ctMedi a by
sliding VÆ andturni ng
cVd theCOMAND controllerand press
W toconfir m.
X Sele ctaý video DVD from themed ialist
(Y page 190).
Optio n3 X
Sele ctVide o in
the mainfuncti onbarby
sli ding ZV andturni ngcVd theCOMAND
control lera nd pre ssW toconfi rm.
Vi de oDVD modeis sw itch edon. Hidi
ng/show ingthe navigatio nmen u
X To dis play :sl id e ZVÆ theCOMAND
contro ller.
i Thisfu nctio nisnot avail able while the
DVD's ownmenu (Ypage 190)isbeing
displa yed.
X To hide: slideZVÆ theCOMAND
cont roller.
or
X Wait forapproximately eightseconds. Navigation
menudisplayed
: Disc type
; Current title
= Current scene
? Track time
A Toshow themenu Showin
g/hiding themenu
This function isnot avail able while theDVD's
own menu (Ypage 190)isbeing displayed.
X To display: infull-screen mode,pressW
the COMAND controller.
or
X Select Menu while
thenavigation menuis
shown andpress Wtoconfirm.
X To hide: slideZVtheCOMAND controller
and confirm FullScreen by
pressing W. Menu
shown
: Video DVDoptions
; Pause function
= Stop function 188
Video
DVDmodeVideo

?
Media selection
A Sound settings Fast
forward ing/rew inding
X In full-screen mode,slideXVY andhold the
COMAND controller untilthedesired
position hasbeen reached.
or
X Press andhold theE orF button
until thedesired position isreached.
You seethenavigation menu. Stop
function
X Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X To interru ptplayback: selectÉby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm .
The Ë displa ychanges toÌ.T he
video image ishidden.
X To continue playback: selectÌand
press Wtoconfirm .
Play back continues fromthepoint where it
was interrupted.
X To stop playback: whileplayback is
interrupted, selectÉagain andpress
W toconfirm .
or
X During playback, confirm Ébypressing
W twice inrapid succession.
Ì ishighlighted.
X To restar tplayback: confirmtheÌ
selection bypressing W.
Play back restarts fromthebeginning. Pause
function
X Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X To pause playback: selectËby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm .
The Ë displa ychanges toÌ.
X To continue playback: selectÌand
press Wtoconfirm .
The menu ishidden. Selec
tingascene/ch apter
If th efilm isdivi ded intosc en es orchapt ers,
you can selectthem dire ctly while thefilm is
run ning,or skip for wards step- by-s tep. So me
DV Ds donotpermit thisatcert ainpoint s(e.g.
during theopenin gcredit s).
It may alsobepossible toselect thescen e/
chapter fromwithin themenu storedon the
DVD .
X To skip forwar dsorback: infull-scr een
mode, turncVd orslide XVY the
COMAND controller.
or
X Press theE orF button onthe
con trol panel.
The navigation menu(Ypage 188)appears
for approximat elyeight secon ds. Selecting
afilm/t itle
This function isonly available ifthe DVD is
divided intosever alfilms /titles .Ift he DVD
cont ains several films,these canbeselected
directly. Afilm can beselec tedeitherwhen
the DVDisbeing playedback orwhen itis
stopped.
The film canalso beselected fromthemenu
on the DVD itself. Video
DVDmode
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X
Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X Select DVD-Video by
turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select DVDFunctions and
press Wto
conf irm.
Am enu appears.
X Select Title Selecti on by
turn ingcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. X
Select afilm/t itleand press Wtocon firm. Selecting
avideo DVD from themed ia
list
X Press Wthe COMAN Dcon troller toshow
the men u.
X Selec tChan ger or
Medi a by
sliding VÆand
turn ingcVd theCOMAN Dcon troller and
press Wtocon firm .
The media listappears. The#dot
indic atesthecurr entmedium beingplayed.
Video DVDsare indic ated bythe ý icon.
X Equip pedwith aDVD changer :press W
the COMAN Dcontroller todisplay all
magazine trays.
X Select avideo DVDbyturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
COMAND loadsthevideo DVDandbegins
playi ngit. i
Ifyou select aCD, anaudio DVDoran
MP3 medium, youswitch tothe respect ive
audio mode. Youcanfind further
inform ationabout themedia liston
(Y page 159). DVD
menu
Calling upthe DVD menu The
DVD menu isthe menu stored onthe DVD
itself. Itis struct uredinvarious ways
according tothe individual DVDandpermits
cert ainactions andsettings.
In the case ofmulti-language DVDs,for
example, youcan change theDVD language
in the DVD menu.
X In full-screen mode,pressWthe COMAND
cont roller toshow themenu.
X Select DVD-Video in
the menu byturnin g
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconf irm.
X Select DVDFunctions and
press Wto
conf irm.
X Select Menu and
press Wtoconf irm.
The DVD menu appears.
Selecting menuitemsinthe DVD menu X
Select amenu itembysliding ZVÆor
turnin gXVY theCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconf irm.
The menu appears.
i Menu itemswhich cannotbe selected are
shown ingray. 190
Video
DVDmodeVideo

X
To rec onfirm your selecti on:confi rm
Sel ect by
pre ssing W.
CO MAND execute sthe action.
Ma keasel ecti onfrom thefurthe roption s,
if nec essary.
COMAND thenswitc hesback tothe DVD
menu.
i Depen dingonthe DVD ,the menu items:
Back (tomovie) ,
Play ,
Stop ,
., /orGo Up may
not
func tion ormay notfunc tion atcert ain
point sin the DVD menu. Toindicat ethis,
the Kicon appears inthe display.
Moving upone level inthe DVD menu X
Select thecorr espondin gmenu iteminthe
DVD menu andpress Wthe COMAND
con troller tocon firm.
or
X Select anymenu iteminthe DVD menu and
press Wthe COMAND controller to
con firm.
X Select GoUp and
press Wtocon firm.
Back tothe film X
Press the% backbuttonrepeatedly
until youseethemovie.
or
X Select thecorr espondin gmenu itemfrom
the DVD menu.
X Select theBack (to movie) menu
itemin
the menu andpress Wtocon firm. Sett
ingthe langua geand audio
form at
This function isnot available onallDVD s.Ifit
is available, youcan setthe DVD menu
language, theaudio language orthe audio
form at.The number ofsett ings isdeter mined
by the DVD content.Itis possible thatthe
sett ings may alsobeaccess edinthe DVD
menu (Ypage 190). X
In full-sc reenmode, pressWthe COMAND
con troller toshow themenu.
X Select DVD-Vi deo in
the menu byturn ing
cVd theCOMAND controller and press
W tocon firm.
X Select DVDFuncti ons and
press Wto
con firm.
X Select MenuLangua ge or
Audio Langua
ge and
press Wtocon firm.
In both cases, amenu appears afterafew
secon ds.The #dot infron tof an ent ry
indicat esthe curren tlyselect edlanguage.
X Select asett ingbyturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press Wto
con firm. Subt
itles andcamer aangle
These functionsare not available onallDVD s.
The number ofsubtit lelanguages andcamera
angles available dependsonthe contentof
the DVD. Itis po ssi ble tha tthe settin gsmay
also beaccessed inthe DVD menu
(Y page 190).
X In full-screen mode,pressWthe COMAND
cont roller toshow themenu.
X Select DVD-Video in
the menu byturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press Wto
confirm .
X Select Subtitles or
Camera Angle and
press Wtoconfirm .
In both cases, amenu appears.The #dot
in front ofan entr yindicates thecurrent
settin g.
X Select asettin gby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm . Video
DVDmode
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SeatEntert ainmentSystem

COMAN
Dfea tures
Thes eOper atingIn st ruc tions desc ribeall
st andar dand optionalequipm enta vail able
for you rCOMAND systematthe time of
purcha se.Cou ntry-specifi cdeviation sare
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. General
information Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
The RSE CD/D VDplayer isaClass 1laser
prod uct.There isadanger ofinvisible laser
radiation whenyouopen ordamage thecover.
Do not remove thecover. TheRSE CD/DVD
play erdoes notcont ainany parts which can
be serviced bythe user. Forsafety reasons,
have anynecessary serviceworkperformed
by qual ified personnel. G
WARNING
The driver should notwear aRear Seat
Ent ertainment headsetwhileoperating the
vehicle underanycircumstan ces.Theuseof
a headset whiledriving thevehicle could
drastically impairtheabili tyto react toaudi ble
traffic conditions (e.g.emergency sirensfrom
<0010000F000C0009000300050022000600090012000500220001000D00020015
000C0001000E000300050032V anothercar'shorn,
etc. ). G
WARNING
When notinuse, headsets orextern alvideo
sources shouldbestored inas afe locatio n
(e. g.on eof theveh icle'sstorag e
com partmen ts)so that they are notloose
within thepassenger compartmentduring
braking, vehiclemaneuvers oratraffic
accident .Object smoving withinthe
passenger compartmentcould cause serious
personal injurytovehicle occupant s. G
WARNING
Due toapotent ialchokin ghazar d,wired
heads etusage bychildre nshould onlyoccur
with adultsuper vision . Comp
onents
Over view The
Rear SeatEntertainm entSys tem is
co mpr ised of:
R two rear-comp artmen tsc ree nsbehin dth e
fr on t-seat head restraint s
R therem oteco ntrol
R aCD/ DVDdriv e
R AU Xjac kson bot hsc ree ns(AU Xdispl ay)
and ontheCD/ DVDdriv e(AU Xdriv e)
R two setsof cordle ssheadp hones 208
Gener
alinfor mationRea rSe at Ent ertai nme ntSyste m

Rear-c
ompartmen tsc ree ns :
AUX jacks, detailed viewin the "CD/DVD drive and AUX jacks" section(Ypage 210)
; Disp lay Remo
tecontrol
Ove rview i
Tworemo tecontrol sare included inthe
scop eof supp lyfor the USA andCanad a. :
Switches thescre enon/off
; Switches thebutton lighti ngon/off
= Selects thescre enfor the remo tecontrol
? Selects amenu ormenu item Gen
eral informati on
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A
Con firms asele ction orset ting
B Swit ches soun don /o ff(fo rcorded
headphones)
C Adjust sthe volume (forcorded
headphones)
D Skips toatrack, fast-forwa rd/fast-rew ind
E Selects atrack; directentry
F Exits amenu (back)
Sel ecting thescre enfor the remote
co ntrol You
canusetheremote controltoopera te
one ofthe two rear screens atatime. Todo
so, you must switch the remote controltothe
desi redscreen.
X To sele ctthe left-hand screen:turn
thumbw heel=until "LREAR" is
high lighted inthe windo w.
X To sele ctthe right-hand screen:turn
thumbw heel=until "REAR R"is
high lighted inthe windo w.
Swi tching thescre enon/ off If
the SmartKey isin posi tion 0or 1in the
ignitio nlock (see thevehicle Operator's
Manual), orthe Smart Keyisnot insert ed,the
screen sin the rear willswitch offafter 30
minutes. Beforethescreen sswitch off,they
show amessage tothis effect .
You canswitch thescreen sback on.
How ever,this will disc harg eth est art er
bat tery.
X Poin tth erem oteco ntrol attherear -
co mpar tments cree nwhich hasbeen
selected forremote operation.
X Press button :onthe remote control.
The respective rearscreen switches onor
off.
i You canonly switch thescreens onusing
the remote controlifthe ignition is
switched on. Switching
thebutt onlighting on/off X
Press button ;onthe remote control.
Depending onthe previous status,the
button lighting isswitched onoroff.
i Ifyou donot use theremote controlfor
about 15seconds, thebutton lighting
switches offautomatically .
Switching thesound on/off(corded
headph onesonly) X
Press button Bonthe remote control.
The sound isswitched on/off.
Selec tingamenu/m enuitem and
confir mingyour select ion X
Sele ctamen u/m enuitemusin gth e
=;9 :buttonson the
rem otecon trol and pres sth e9 butt onto
con firm. CD/DVD
drive and AUX jacks :
CD/ DVDslot
; AUX,righ t-han d(R) jackfor audio signal
(red)
= AUX, left-hand (L)jack foraudio signal
(white)
? AUX, video (V)jack (yellow )
A CD/D VDeject button
The AUX jacksshown areforthe AUX drive.
Ident icaljack scan befound onthe right- hand
side ofthe rear-com partmentscreen s(AUX
display ),(Y page 209). 210
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informationRearSeatEntert ainment System

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The headphones' volumesettingdoes not
affect themain loudspeakers. Adjust
ingthe sound settings
You canselect thesound settings inthe audio
CD/D VD/MP3, video DVDandAUX modes.
X Switc hon anoperating mode(e.g.audio
CD mode) (Ypage 217).
X Select Treble or
Bass using
the :=; buttonson the remote
cont roland press the9button toconf irm.
An adjustmen tscal eap pea rs.
X Sel ect asetti ngusing the 9:
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm. Multi
pleusers
Simul taneoususeofthe rear-
co mpartment discdrive The
two rear-comp artmentscree nscan be
ope rate dalmost entirelyind epe ndentl yfrom
one another. However,there canbeaconfl ict
in some menusif the two scree nsare used
sim ultaneo usly.
If the rear-comp artmentdisc drive isbei ng
us ed for both scree nssim ultaneo usly,
sel ecting certainmenu sor setti ngsonone of
the scree nsalso affe ctsthe othe rscree n.
The followi ng functi onsaffectboth scree ns:
R cha nging play ba ck opti ons
R sel ecting atrack (fromatra cklist or folder)
R us ing the play ,pa useand stopfu nctio ns
R fast for wa rding/r ewind ing orscro lling
R cal ling up the DVD menu andnavigati ng
wi thi nit
R setting thelangua ge,subtitles andcamera
angle
R calling upinteract iveDVD content The
followi ngfunction saffect onlyone
screen:
R audi oand video function sas well aspicture
settings
R switching betweenfullscreen andthe
menu
Switching betweenoperating modes When
youexit anoperating mode(e.g.audio
CD mode), thecurrent settingissaved. Ifyou
call upthis operating modeagainlate r,th ere
are two poss ibilities:
R theoper atingmod ehas been chang edon
th eot her scree n.
R theoper atingmod ehas notb een changed.
In the first case, theoperatin gmode appears
as itis on the other screen .
In the secon dcase, thesett ingappears onthe
screen asitwas when youlast exitedthe
operatin gmode. Pictur
esettings
Overview You
canselect thesesettings invideo DVD
and AUX mode. Instruct ions forAUX mode
are detailed later(Y page 228).
Adju sting thebright ness,contra stand
color X
Switc hon video DVDmode (Ypage 221).
X To show themenu: pressthe9button
on the remot econ trol.
or
X Select (Ypage 188)Menu while
the
navigation menuisshown andpress the
9 button tocon firm.
X Select DVD-Vid eo using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button tocon firm. 214
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sic functionsRear SeatEntert ainment System

Exam
ple: TV mod e
: Brightne ss,contra stand color
; Pictur eform ats
X Sel ect Bright ness ,
Con trast or
Col or us
ing the 9: buttons andpressthe
9 button toconfi rm.
An adjus tment scaleap pe ars.
X Sel ect asetti ngusing the 9:
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm.
Ch ang ingthe picture format X
To sho wthe men u:pre ssthe 9button
on the rem otecontro l.
or
X Sel ect (Ypage 188)M enu wh
ile the
nav igati on menu issho wnand pressthe
9 button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect DVD-Vi deo us
ing
the :=; buttons andpressthe
9 button toconfi rm.
The dotin front ofone ofthe menu items
16: 9Opt imi zed ,
4:3 or
Wid escreen ind
icates the form atcur rentl ysel ecte d.
X Sel ect aform atusing the 9:
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm. Sys
tem settin gs Note
Yo ucan adjus talmost allsyst emsettings
indiv idually foreach screen witho utaffec ting the
otherscr een. Youmakethe seset tings
using theremo tecon trol (Y page 209). Selecting
thedisp laylangu age
X Selec tSyst em using
the9=;
butt ononthe remo tecon trol and press
9 tocon firm .
You seethesyst emmen uon the selec ted
rear screen.
X Selec tSett ings with
the: buttonand
press the9butt ontocon firm .
X Selec tLang uage using
the9:
butt onsand press the9butt ontocon firm .
The listoflanguages appears.The#dot
indic ates thecurr entsetting.
X Selec talanguage usingthe9:
butt onsand press the9butt ontocon firm .
The Rear SeatEnter tain men tSyst em
act ivat esthe selec tedlanguage. Switch
ingthedisp laydesign
X Selec tSett ings with
the: buttonand
press the9butt ontocon firm .
X Selec tDay Mode ,
Nigh tMode or
Auto matic using
the9: buttons
and press the9butt ontocon firm .
The dotindic ates thecurr entsetting. Design Expla
nation Day
Mode The
display isset
perm anentlytoday
design . Nigh
tMode The
display isset
perm anentlytonigh t
design . Auto
matic The
display design
chan gesdepen dingon
the vehic leinst rumen t
clust erilluminat ion. Syst
emsett ings
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