audio MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2012 W204 Comand Manual

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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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Setting
thebrightness
X Select Settings with
the: button and
press the9button toconf irm.
X Select Brightness using
the9:
buttons andpress the9button toconf irm.
As caleap pea rs.
X Adju stthe brightne ssusing the 9:
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm.
The brightne ssbarm oves upordown. The
picture becomes lighterordarker in
accordanc ewith thescale. Showing/hiding
thepictur e
X To hide thepictur e:select Display Off in
the system menuusingthe:;
button son the remote controland press
the 9button toconf irm.
The picture ishidden.
X To display thepictur e:press the9
button . Audio
CD/DVDand MP3 mode Safety
note G
WARNIN
G
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. General
informat ion
You willfind information onthe following
topics inthe Audio section:
R notes onCDs/DV Ds(Ypage 165)
R notes onMP3 mode (Ypage 164)
R notes oncopyright (Ypage 165) Inserting
aCD/DVD
De pen dingon themo del and theveh icle
equip ment,th eCD /DVD drive isloc ated:
R beh ind th ece nter console inafo ldin g
co mpa rtmen t,or
R in thece nter und ertherea rseat s,or
R in thearm restbetween therear seats :
Disc slot
; Disc ejectbutton
The CD/D VDdrive isasingle discdrive. If
ther eis already adisc insert ed,this must be
ejec tedbefore anotherisinsert ed.
X Inser tadisc intothe disc slot.
The print edside ofthe disc must face
upwards. Ifneit her side ofthe disc is
print ed,the side youwish toplay must face
downwards.
The CD/D VDdrive draws inthe disc. 216
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The
CD/D VDdrive plays thedisc:
R ifit has been insert edcorrec tlyand isa
permissible disc,and
R after youhave switched ondisc mode
(audio CD/audio DVD/MP3 mode)
(Y page 217).
Data onanMP3 CDfirst needs tobe loaded
by the drive. Loading maytake some time,
depending onthe number offolders and
track s. Removing
aCD/DV D
X Press theþ button.
The drive ejec ts thedis c.
X Tak eth edis co utofthes lot.
If you donot takethe disc outofthe slot,
the drive willdraw itin again autom atically
aft erashor twhile. Switching
toaudio CD,audio DVDor
MP3 mode
X Insert aCD/DV D(Y page 216).
The Rear SeatEntertainment Systemloads
the inserted disc.
X Select Disc in
the menu usingthe
9=; buttonsonthe remote
cont roland confirm bypressing the9
button.
The corresponding modeisswitched on.
The Rear SeatEntertainment Systemplays
the disc. Example:
audioCDmode
: Type ofdata medium _
; Track number
= Track name (onlyifstored onthe disc as
CD text )
? Track time
A Graphic timeandtrack displa y
B Current playback settin gs(no symbol for
"Normal tracksequence")
C Toset the bass
D Toset the treble
E Disc name (ifstored onthe disc asCD
text )
F Tocall upthe track list
G Play back options Example:
audioDVDmode
: Type ofdata medium ü
; Track number
= Track name (ifstored onthe disc)
? Track time
A Graphic timeandtrack displa y
B Current playback settin gs(no symbol for
"Normal tracksequence") Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 mode
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C
Toset the bass
D Toset the treble
E Disc name (ifstored onthe disc)
F Tocall upthe track list
G Stop funct ion
H Pause function
I Playba ckoptions Example:
MP3mode
: Type ofdata medium þ
; Track number
= Track name
? Track time
A Graphic timeandtrack display
B Current playbacksett ings (nosymbol for
"Normal tracksequence")
C Toset the bass
D Toset the treble
E Disc name orcurren tfolder
F Tocall upthe folder list
G Playba ckoptions; toswitch track
inform ationon/of f
i Variable bitrates inMP3 track scan result
in the elapsed timeshown beingdifferent
from theactual elapsed time. Selecting
atrac k
Se lecti ng byskippin gto atrac k X
To skipfo rwa rds orbac kwards toa
trac k:pre ssthe = or; button on
the rem otecontr ol.
or
X Pre ssthe E orF button.
Th eski pfor wa rdfunctio nskip sto the next
tra ck.
Skip ping backwa rdsrestartsthe current
tra ck (ifi th as been playin gfor mor eth an
eigh tsecon ds)orstart sthe previous track
(if the curren ttrack hasonly been playing
for ashorter time).
If you have selected theplayba ckoptions
Random Tracks or
Random Folder ,
the
track order israndom.
Sel ecting bytrack list In
audio CDmode, thetrack listcontains all
tracks onthe disc currently playing.
In au dio DVD mode, thetrack listcontains all
tracks inthe currently activegroup;see
"Setting theaudio format" (Ypag e163).
In MP3 mode, thetrack listshow sall tracks
in the currently activefolderaswell asthe
folder structure,allow ingyou toselect any
track onthe MP3 CD.
X Select Tracks (au
dio CD/DVD mode)or
Folder (MP3
mode) using
the :=; buttonsonthe remote
cont rol,and confirm bypressing the9
button.
or
X Press the9button whenthedispla y/
selection windowisselected.
The track listappea rs.The #dot indicates
the current track.
X Select atrack using the9: buttons
and press the9button toconfirm. 218
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Making
aselection byenter ingthetr ack
num berdirectly X
Pres sth eh buttonon therem ote
con trol.
The track entrydisplay appears .
Ex ample: track 2
X Pres snum berbutt on2.
Ex ample: track 12
X Pres sth ecor respon ding numberkeys in
rapid successio n.
i Itis no tp ossible toenter numbers that
exceed thenumber oftrack son the CDor
in the current lyactive folder.
X Wait forapproximately threeseconds after
making theentr y.
You willhear thetrack which hasbeen
enter ed.The correspon dingbasic menu
then reappears. Fast
forward ing/rewinding
X With thedisplay /select ionwindow active,
press the= or; button onthe
remote controlrepeatedly untilyoureach
the desired position.
or
X Press andhold theE orF button
until thedesired position isreached. Selecting
afolder
This function ison lyavailable inMP3 mode .
X Sele ctFol der in
MP3 mode using
th e:=; buttonson therem ote
con troller andpres sth e9 butt onto
con firm.
or
X Pres sth e9 butt onwhen thedisplay/
selec tionw indow isselec ted.
The folder contentappears. :
Folder selectionsymbol
; Current foldername
= Track symbol
X To switch tothe super ordina tefolder :
select icon:using the9: buttons
on the remot econ troland press the9
butt ontocon firm.
The display showsthenextfolder up. :
Folder selection symbol
; Folder icon
X Select afolder usingthe9: buttons
and press the9button toconf irm.
You willsee thetrack sin the folder.
X Select atrack using the9: buttons
and press the9button toconf irm.
The track isplaye dand thecorrespon ding
folder isnow theactive folder. Pause
function
This funct ionisonly availa bleinaudio DVD
mode. Audio
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X
To paus eplay back:sel ect Ë using
the :=; buttons onthe rem ote
contro land pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
The Ë displ aycha nge sto Ì.
X To conti nue playback:sel ect Ì and
pre ssthe 9button toconfi rm.
The Ì displ aycha nge sto Ë. Sto
pfuncti on
This function isonly available inaudio DVD
mode.
X To inte rrupt playbac k:sele ctÉ using
the :=; buttonsonthe remote
control andpress the9button toconfirm.
The Ë displaychange sto Ì.
X To continue playbac k:sele ctÌ and
press the9button toconfirm.
Pla yback continues fromthepointwhe reit
wa sinterrup ted.
X To stop playbac k:whi lepla yback is
interrup ted,selectÉ againand press
the 9button toconfirm.
Pla yback stops andreturns tothe
begi nning ofthe DVD. Ì ishigh lighted.
X To restart playbac k:sele ctÌ and
press the9button toconfirm.
Pla yback starts fromthebegi nning ofthe
DVD. Settin
gthe audio format
Further informationonaudio formats is
ava ilable inthe "Aud io"section
(Y pag e163).
X Select DVD-A usi
ng the :=;
buttons onthe remote controlle rand pre ss
9 toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Group us
ing the 9: buttons
and pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
The list of availabl eau dioform atsappe ars.
The #dotind icates the form atcur rentl y
sel ecte d. X
Sel ect anaudio form atusing the
9: buttons andpressthe 9button
to confi rm.
X To exitthe men u:pre ssthe =
or ; button. Pl
ayb acko ptio ns
Fur ther informa tion onplay ba ck opti ons is
ava ilab lein the "Audio" secti on
(Y page 163) .
X Sel ect CD ,
DVD -A or
MP3 us
ing
the :=; buttons onthe remo te
control andpressthe 9button toconfi rm.
The options list appe ars .The # dot
indicates theoption current lyselected.
X Select Normal Track Sequence ,
Random Tracks or
Random Folder using
the
9: buttonsandpress the9button
to confirm .
The option isswitched on.For alloptions
except Normal TrackSequence ,
you will
see acorresponding displayin the displa y/
selection window.
i Ifyou change thedisc, theNormal Track
Sequence option
isactivated
automatically .Ifa no ption isselect ed,it
remains selectedafter theRear Seat
En tert ainmen tSyst emisswitc hedonor
off. Switching
track inform ationon/off
(MP3 mode only)
If the func tionisswitc hedon,folder andtrack
names aredisplayed.
If the func tion isswitc hedoff,disc andfile
names aredisplayed.
X Select MP3 using
the:=;
butt ons onthe remot econ troller and press
the 9butt ontocon firm. 220
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X
Sel ect DVD Functions and
pressthe 9
bu tton toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Menu and
pressthe 9button to
confi rm.
The DVD menu appe ars .
Se lecti ng men uitems inthe DVD menu X
Sel ect amenu itemusing the
9:= ;buttons onthe
rem otecontro land pressthe 9button to
confi rm.
Am enu appears.
i Menu itemswhich cannotbe select edare
shown ingray. X
Confirm Select by
pressing the9button .
The Rear SeatEntert ainmen tSystem
carries outtheaction orshows asubmenu.
X Ifavailable, additional optionscan nowbe
selec ted.
The Rear SeatEntertainm entSys tem then
swit ches back totheDV Dmen u.
i Depen dingon theDV D,themen uite ms:
Bac k(to movie) ,
Pla y ,
Sto p ,
., /orGo Up may
either not
fun ction atall ormay notfun ction atcer tain
poin tsintheDV Dmen u.To ind icat eth is,
th eK icona ppears inthe display. Stop
ping afilm orskipp ingtothe
beginning orend ofas cene X
Se lec tany men uitem fromthe DVD menu .
Th emenu appe ars.
X To sto pthe film: select the Stop menu
ite ma ndpre ssthe 9button onthe rem ote
contro lto confi rm.
X To skipto the endof asc en e:sel ect
the / menu itema ndpre ssthe 9
bu tton toconfi rm.
X To skiptoth ebeginnin gof as cene:
selec tthe . menu itemandpress the
9 button toconfirm .
Moving upone level inthe DVD menu X
Option 1:press the% backbutton on
the remote controlorselect the
corresponding menuiteminthe DVD
menu.
X Option 2:select anymenu iteminthe DVD
menu.
X Select theGoUp menu
iteminthe menu
and press the9button toconfirm .
Back tothe film X
Option 1:press the% backbutton on
the remote controlrepeatedly untilyousee
the film, orselect thecorresponding menu
item inthe DVD menu.
X Option 2:select anymenu iteminthe DVD
menu andpress the9button toconfirm .
X Select theBack (to movie) menu
itemin
the menu andpress the9button to
confirm . Setting
theaudio format
This funct ionisnot availa bleonallDVD s.Ifit
is availa ble,youcan setthe audi olanguage
or the audi oformat. Thenumber ofsettin gs
is determined bythe DVD content.Itmay also 224
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be
possible toaccess thesettings from the
DVD menu.
X Press the9butt onon the remot econ trol
and show themenu.
X Select DVD-Video and
press the9
butt ononthe remot econ trolto con firm.
X Select DVDFuncti ons and
press the9
butt ontocon firm.
X Select Audio Language and
press the9
butt ontocon firm.
Am enu appears afterashort while. The
# dot infron tof an ent ryindicat esthe
curren tlyselect edlanguage.
X Select alanguage usingthe9:
button sand press the9button tocon firm.
X To exit themenu: pressthe=
or ; button . Subtit
lesand camer aangle
These functionsare not available onallDVD s.
The number ofsubtitle languages andcamera
angles available dependsonthe contentof
the DVD. Itma yal so be possi ble to acc ess
the setting sfro mthe DVD menu .
X Pre ssthe 9button onthe rem otecontr ol
and showthe menu .
X Sel ect DVD-Video and
pressthe 9
bu tton onthe rem otecontr olto conf irm.
X Sel ect DVD Functions and
pressthe 9
bu tton toconf irm.
X Sel ect Subtit les or
Cam era Angle and
pre ssthe 9button toconf irm.
In bo th cas es,a menu appe arsaf ter afew
se cond s.Th e# dotin fro ntofan entry
ind icates the curre ntsetting .
X Sel ect ase tting using the 9:
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconf irm.
X To exitthe men u:pre ssthe =
or ; button. In
tera ctive conte nt
DVDs canalso conta ininte ractiv econte nt
(e .g. avide oga me) .Inavi deogame ,you may
be ableto influ ence events bysele cting and
triggeri ngactions. Thetype andnumber of
actions dependonthe DVD.
X Select anaction using the
9;:= buttonsonthe
remote controlandpress the9button to
execute it.
A menu appears andthefirst entry,
Select ,
is high lighted.
X Press the9button. Operation
with an active COMAND
sourc e Swi
tching thefunctio non/ offin
COMA ND
You cantransfer anaudio orvide osource
sele cted inCOMAND tothe RearSeat
En tert ainmen tSystem .
i Ifyou then switch modes inCOMAND ,the
new source willnotbetran smitt edtothe
Rear SeatEntert ainmen tSystem .
X To switch onthe function inCOMAND:
switch onthe desired audiomode in
COMAND ,e.g. CDmode (Ypage 157),or
show themenu invideo DVDmode
(Y page 188).
X Select themenu itematthe bott omleft,
e.g. CD in
audio CDmode, bysliding VÆ
and turningcVd theCOMAND controller
and press Wtocon firm.
Am enu appears. Opera
tionwith anactive COMAND source
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X
Sel ect Active Aud./Vid. Source For Rea
r and
pressW toconfi rm. In
the statu sba ra tthe top, youwillsee the
headphones iconandthe_icon forthe
source thathasbeen switched on.
X To switch offthe function inCOMAND:
switch onthe desired audiomode in
COMAND orshow themenu invideo DVD
mode.
X Select themenu itematthe bottom left,
e.g. CD in
audi oCD mode, bysliding VÆ
and turning cVdtheCOMAND controller
and press Wtoconfirm .
X Select RearAudio/Video Off _
and
press Wthe COMAND controller to
confirm . Selec
tinganactive COMAND source
in the rear- compart mentscreen
Loading theactive COMAND source X
Select COMAND using
the9=;
buttons onthe remote controland press
9 toconfirm .
The audi oor video source selected in
COMAND isloaded inthe Rear Seat
Ent ertainment System. When
theloading process iscomplete, the
audi oor video source isset inthe Rear Seat
Ent ertainment System.
If Rear Audio/Video Off is
activated in
COMAND, theCOMAND isoff orthere is
noactive COMANDsource message
appea rs.
Audio CDmode Example:
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X
To select atrack byskippin gto a
track :pre ssthe = or; button on
the rem otecontro l.
or
X Pre ssthe E orF button.
The skipforw ardfu nctio nskip sto the next
tra ck.
Skip ping backwa rdsrestartsthe current
tra ck (ifi th as been playin gfor mor eth an
eigh tsecon ds)orstart sthe previous track
(if the curren ttrack hasonly been playing
for ashorter time).
Additio nalsetting option:
R sele cting thesound settings (Y pag e214)
Audio DVDmode Example
:audio DVDm ode
X To skip tothe next/previous group:
press the: button onthe remote
cont rol.
X Highlight withthe= or; orb or
c button andpress 9toconf irm.
i Infor mation ongroups canbefound inthe
"Sett ingthe audio format" section
(Y page 163).
Additional settingoption:
R selecting thesound settings (Ypage 214) MP3
mode Example:
MP3mode
X To selec ta track byskipping toa
tr ack: press the= or; button on
the remote control.
or
X Press theE orF button .
The skip forward functionskips tothe next
track .
Skipping backwards restartsthe current
track (ifithas been playingformore than
eight seconds) orstart sthe previous track
(if the current trackhasonly been playing
for ashorter time).
X To selec tafolder :pres sth e: button
on therem otecon trol.
X High light oneofthetwo folde rsymbo ls
wit hth e= or; buttona nd pre ss
9 toconfi rm.
Dep endingonyour sel ecti on, the previous
or next folderisselected andthefirst track
is play ed.
Additional settingoption:
R selecting thesound settings (Ypage 214) Operat
ionwith anactive COMAND source
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