AUX MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2013 W204 Comand Manual

Your COMAND equipment
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Overview ............................................ 236
Basic functions ................................. 243
System settings ................................ 244
Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode ........245
Video DVD mode ............................... 250
Operation with an active COMAND
source ................................................ 255
AUX mode .......................................... 257 235Rear Seat Entertainment System

Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your COMAND
system may not be equipped with all the
features described. Overview
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The RSE CD/DVD player is a Class 1 laser
product. There is a danger of invisible laser
radiation when you open or damage the cover.
Do not remove the cover. The RSE CD/DVD
player does not contain any parts which can
be serviced by the user. For safety reasons,
have any necessary service work performed
by qualified personnel. G
WARNING
The driver should not wear a Rear Seat
Entertainment headset while operating the
vehicle under any circumstances. The use of
a headset while driving the vehicle could
drastically impair the ability to react to audible
traffic conditions (e.g. emergency sirens from
police/fire/ambulance, another car's horn,
etc.). G
WARNING
When not in use, headsets or external video
sources should be stored in a safe location
(e.g. one of the vehicle's storage
compartments) so that they are not loose
within the passenger compartment during
braking, vehicle maneuvers or a traffic
accident. Objects moving within the
passenger compartment could cause serious
personal injury to vehicle occupants. G
WARNING
Due to a potential choking hazard, wired
headset usage by children should only occur
with adult supervision. Components
The Rear Seat Entertainment System is
comprised of:
R two screens for the rear behind the front-
seat head restraints
R two remote controls
R a CD/DVD drive
R AUX jacks on both screens (AUX display)
and on the CD/DVD drive (AUX drive)
R two sets of cordless headphones 236
OverviewRea
r Seat Entertainment System

Rear-compartment screens
0043
AUX jacks, detailed view in the "CD/DVD drive and AUX jacks" section (Y page 239).
0044 Display Remote control
Overview 0043
To switch the screen on/off
0044 To switch the button lighting on/off
0087 To select the screen for the remote
control
0085 To select a menu or menu item
0083 To confirm a selection or setting
0084 To switch the sound on/off (for corded
headphones)
006B To adjust the volume (for corded
headphones) 006C
To skip to a track, fast-forward/fast-
rewind
006D To select a track; direct entry
006E To exit a menu (back)
i Two remote controls are included in the
scope of supply for the USA and Canada.
Selecting the screen for the remote
control You can use the remote control to operate
one of the two rear screens at a time. To do
so, you must switch the remote control to the
desired screen. Overview
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Selecting a menu/menu item and
confirming your selection X
Select a menu/menu item using the
0059006500D900630064 buttons on the
remote control and press the 008Bbutton to
confirm. CD/DVD drive and AUX jacks
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CD/DVD slot
0044 AUX, right-hand (R) jack for audio signal
(red)
0087 AUX, left-hand (L) jack for audio signal
(white)
0085 AUX, video (V) jack (yellow)
0083 CD/DVD eject button
The AUX jacks shown are for the AUX drive.
Identical jacks can be found on the right-hand
side of the rear-compartment screens (AUX
display) (Y page 237). Overview
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Basic functions
Using headphones
You can use the cordless headphones
supplied and/or up to two sets of corded
headphones connected to the corresponding
jack of the rear-compartment screens
(Y page 237).
Information on:
R Switching the cordless headphones on/off
R Adjusting the volume of the headphones
R Selecting a screen for the headphones
can be found under "Cordless headphones"
(Y page 240). Using the main loudspeakers
This function is available in conjunction with
COMAND.
You can use the vehicle loudspeakers to
listen to a disc inserted in the rear-
compartment drive. To do so, at least one of
the rear-compartment screens must be set to
disc mode.
X Setting using COMAND: e.g. press the
002A function button once or twice to
switch on an audio mode.
X Select Audio
Audio by sliding 00A0005Bthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
The Audio menu appears.
X Select Rear Audio
Rear Audio by turning0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
i The headphones' volume setting does not
affect the main loudspeakers. Selecting sound settings
You can select the sound settings in the audio
CD/DVD/MP3, video DVD and AUX modes. X
Switch on an operating mode (e.g. audio
CD mode) (Y page 245).
X Select Treble
Treble orBass Bass using
the 006400590065 buttons on the remote
control and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
X Select a setting using the 00630064
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm. Multiple users
Simultaneous use of the rear-
compartment disc drive The two rear-compartment screens can be
operated almost entirely independently from
one another. However, there can be a conflict
in some menus if the two screens are used
simultaneously.
If the rear-compartment disc drive is being
used for both screens simultaneously,
selecting certain menus or settings on one of
the screens also affects the other screen.
The following functions affect both screens:
R changing playback options
R selecting a track (from a track list or folder)
R using the play, pause and stop functions
R fast forwarding/rewinding or scrolling
R calling up the DVD menu and navigating
within it
R setting the language, subtitles and camera
angle
R calling up interactive DVD content
The following functions affect only one
screen:
R audio and video functions as well as picture
settings
R switching between full screen and the
menu Basic functions
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Switching between operating modes
When you exit an operating mode (e.g. audio
CD mode), the current setting is saved. If you
call up this operating mode again later, there
are two possibilities:
R the operating mode has been changed on
the other screen.
R the operating mode has not been changed.
In the first case, the operating mode appears
as it is on the other screen.
In the second case, the setting appears on the
screen as it was when you last exited the
operating mode. Picture settings
Overview You can select picture settings in video DVD
and AUX mode (Y page 257).
Adjusting the brightness, contrast and
color Example: TV mode
0043
Brightness, contrast and color
0044 Picture formats
X Switch on video DVD mode (Y page 250).
X To show the menu: press the008Bbutton
on the remote control.
or
X Select (Y page 228) Menu Menuwhile the
navigation menu is shown and press the
008B button to confirm. X
Select DVD-V
DVD-V using the 006400590065
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X Select Brightness
Brightness ,Contrast
Contrast orColor
Color
using the 00630064 buttons and press the
008B button to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
X Select a setting using the 00630064
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm. Changing the picture format
X To show the menu: press the008Bbutton
on the remote control.
or
X Select (Y page 228) Menu Menuwhile the
navigation menu is shown and press the
008B button to confirm.
X Select DVD-V DVD-Vusing the 006400590065
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The dot in front of one of the menu items
16:9 Optimized 16:9 Optimized ,4:3
4:3 orWidescreen
Widescreen
indicates the format currently selected.
X Select a format using the 00630064
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm. System settings
Note
You can adjust almost all system settings
individually for each screen without affecting
the other screen. You make these settings
using the remote control (Y page 237). Selecting the display language
X Select System System using the 006300590065
buttons on the remote control and press
008B to confirm.
You see the system menu on the selected
rear screen. 244
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Skipping backwards restarts the current
track (if it has been playing for more than
eight seconds) or starts the previous track
(if the current track has only been playing
for a shorter time).
X To select a folder: press the0064button
on the remote control.
X Highlight one of the two folder symbols
with the 0059or0065 button and press
008B to confirm.
Depending on your selection, the previous
or next folder is selected and the first track
is played.
Additional setting option:
R selecting the sound settings ( Ypage 243)
Video DVD mode Example: video DVD mode
X
To hide a menu: confirmMenu Menuwith the
008B button.
The video image is played in full screen
mode.
Additional setting options:
R setting the brightness, contrast and color
(Y page 244)
R changing the picture format ( Ypage 244)
R selecting the sound settings ( Ypage 243) AUX mode
Introduction
You can connect one external video source to
each of the displays of the Rear Seat
Entertainment System (AUX display) and also
one external video source to the rear-
compartment CD/DVD drive (AUX drive) with
a sound and video signal.
Please see the corresponding operating
instructions for information on how to
operate the external video source.
For further details about external video
sources, please consult an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center. Connecting AUX equipment
AUX drive The AUX drive jacks are located on the CD/
DVD drive next to the CD/DVD eject button
(Y
page 239).
Displaying AUX The AUX display jacks are on the side of the
screen (Y
page 237).
Audio and video connection X
Insert the audio plugs for the left and right
signals into the corresponding Land R
jacks.
X Insert the video plug into the Vjack. Activating AUX mode
AUX drive X
Select Aux Auxin the menu using the
006300590065 buttons on the remote
control and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The AUX menu appears. AUX mode
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AUX menu
X
Select Source Source from the AUX menu and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X Select Disc Drive Aux
Disc Drive Aux and press the008B
button to confirm.
You will hear and see the content of the
external video source if it is connected to
the CD/DVD drive and switched to
playback. If no video image is available
from the AUX source connected, you will
see an audio menu.
Displaying AUX X
Select the screen by turning the scroll
wheel on remote control (Y page 237) until
"L REAR " (left screen) or "REAR R" (right
screen) is highlighted in the window.
X Select Aux
Aux in the menu using the
006300590065 buttons on the remote
control and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X Select Source Source from the AUX menu and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X Select Display Aux
Display Aux and press the008B
button to confirm.
You will see and hear the content of the
video source if it is switched to playback. If
no video image is available from the AUX
source connected, you will see an audio
menu. Adjusting treble and bass
X Select Treble
Treble orBass
Bass in the AUX menu
and press the 008Bbutton on the remote
control to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
X Select a setting using the 0063or0064
button and press the 008Bbutton to confirm. Adjusting the brightness, contrast or
color
X Select Display Aux Display Aux orDisc Drive Aux
Disc Drive Aux
in the AUX menu and press the 008Bbutton
to confirm.
X Select Brightness
Brightness, Contrast
ContrastorColor
Color
and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
X Select a setting using the 0063or0064
button and press the 008Bbutton to confirm. Changing the picture format
X Select Display Aux
Display Aux orDisc Drive Aux
Disc Drive Aux
in the AUX menu and press the 008Bbutton
to confirm.
X Select 16:9 Optimized
16:9 Optimized ,4:3
4:3 or
Widescreen
Widescreen using the00630064 buttons
and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The dot in front of a menu item indicates
the current setting. 258
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