Cd changer MERCEDES-BENZ CLK-Class CABRIOLET 2003 C209 Comand Manual

50 AudioCD operationMain CD menu 1CD function with the number of the ma-
gazine slot currently playing
2Track number and elapsed playback
time will appear. Also, the name of the
CD will appear here, see “Naming a
CD” (
page 55)
3Scan function and menu fields

Press d.
The main CD menu will appear.
Playback begins if a CD was inserted in
one of the playback locations.
Playback locations are
CD 0 CD drive
CD 1 - CD 6 magazine slot 1 to 6 in
the CD changer

CD drive
Playback will begin with the first
track on the CD.


CD changer
The CD changer searches for inser-
ted CDs in magazine slots 1 to 6
and plays the first track on the first
CD detected.After the magazine was changed
The message “Loading CD ...” appears if
the CD changer was used last.
Error messages (
page 60).

Press any system key, e.g. c.
COMAND will switch to radio operati-
on.
Switching on
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iIf you switch on CD mode, COMAND will
check which playback unit (CD drive or
CD changer) was used last.
If there is no CD in one of the units,
COMAND automatically switches to the
unit with CD.Switching another system on

53 Audio
CD operation
You can select a CD

with the number keypad


in the “CD Select” menuWith the number keypad

Press a number key, e.g. 2 to select
the corresponding CD.
The message “Loading CD ...” will ap-
pear if the selected magazine slot is
loaded.
Key 0 CD drive
Keys 1 - 6 magazine slots 1 to 6 of
the CD changer
No CD has been inserted:
COMAND will show the messages


“CD drive: No CD” or


“CD changer: No CD”.In the “CD Select” menu
1Current track and the name of the CD
playing if this was entered previously
(
page 55)
2Current CD in red color
3Magazine slots contains a CD
Position 0: CD drive
Position 1-6: magazine slots in the CD
changer
4Magazine slot does not contain a CD
Selecting a CD
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from the CD drive (message: “Error”),
COMAND will automatically load the
next CD in the magazine.
Other error messages (
page 60).
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55 Audio
CD operation
The tracks on a CD can be scanned one af-
ter the other for 8 seconds each.
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to activate “Scan” function.
Scan will begin and “Scan” will appear
in red.Use one of these ways to switch off the
function

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v again.

Press g or h.
Playback will resume with the desired
track.
1Input line
2Character set (letters, digits, special
characters)
3Character selected appears magnified,
magnified “M” is starting point
4“Delete Names” function
CD track scan
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cally when the starting track is reached.iFor the CD changer, it is also possible to
scan all of the CDs in the magazine slots
1-6 for 8 seconds each (always track 1).
Activate the function “CDs Scan” in the
settings menu (
page 58).
Naming a CD
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58 AudioCD operation1Current playback mode
2up to 4 functions can be selected for
the CD changer only
P Playback mode active
Q Playback mode is not active

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Settings” and press to
confirm.
The “CD Settings” menu will appear.
Activating playback mode

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the desired function and
press to confirm.
Playback mode is active P.
Standard
This function is automatically active when
another CD has been selected. CD play-
back begins in ascending order.
Magazine Mix (CD changer only)
Select this function to play all of the tracks
of all of the CDs in the magazine slots 1-6
in random order.“Magazine Mix” appears in the main CD
menu.
Track Repeat
Select this function to repeat the current
track until you switch the function off.
“Track Repeat” appears in the main CD
menu.
Track-Mix
Select this function to play the tracks on
the CD currently selected in random order.
“Track-Mix” appears in the main CD menu.
CD Repeat (CD changer only)
Select this function to repeat the current
CD until you switch the function off.
“CD Repeat” appears in the main CD me-
nu.
Playback modeiYou can only select one playback mode
at a time.
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iWhen CDs are played in random order,
it is possible that several tracks from
the same CD are played in a row.

59 Audio
CD operation
CDs Scan (CD changer only)
Select this function to scan all of the CDs
in the magazine slots 1-6 for 8 seconds
each (track 1).Switching off playback mode

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the current playback
mode and press to confirm.
The checkmark disappears. Playback
automatically changes to “Standard”
P.Return to the main CD menu

Press *.
The playback mode selected appears in
the main CD menu below the track
number, e.g. “Magazine Mix”.
iThis function will begin with the CD fol-
lowing the CD currently playing.
Scan function will end

automatically after all CDs have
been scanned


if you press g/h.
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60 AudioCD operation
Press Ö while a CD is being played.
CD operation is muted, the symbol R
will appear in the symbol bar.

Press Ö once again if you wish to
continue playback. The symbol R is fa-
ded out of the symbol bar.
1CD changer error messages
2CD drive error messages
“No CD changer”
COMAND is unable to activate the CD
changer.

If necessary, contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.“No Magazine”
There is no magazine inserted in the CD
changer.

Load CDs into the magazine and insert
it into the CD changer.
“CD Magazine empty”
There are no CDs in the magazine.

Load CDs into the magazine and insert
it into the CD changer.
“No CD”


CD changer
There is no CD in the magazine slot se-
lected. 
Select another magazine slot.


CD drive
No CD is in the CD drive or the CD in
the drive is not ready to play.
Muting CD playback iCOMAND also cancels muting, if you

select a different audio source,
e.g. radio


alter the volume


press g/h.
Error messages
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61 Audio
CD operation
“Being activated”
The CD changer is not yet ready for opera-
tion.
“Reading error”
The CD that has been inserted cannot be
read.
“Temperature is too high”
CD operation will switch off automatically
after 3 seconds.
Press the corresponding key to select a
different audio source.
“Error”
Another error has occurred.
iIf an error occurs in the operation of the
CD drive or CD changer, COMAND auto-
matically switches to the other device
after 3 seconds.
If it is not possible to play the CD selec-
ted in the CD changer, the system will
automatically select the next CD in the
magazine.

62 AudioCD operation1No audio source has been switched on
2CD unit is switched on
3If the CD changer is switched on, the
number of the CD currently playing ap-
pears
4Track number

Press d on COMAND.
CD unit is switched on.

Press E or H repeatedly until
display 2 appears.

Press F or G until the desired
track number 4 appears.

Press E or H to display the next
or previous system.
Multifunctional display

63 Audio
Sound settings
Sound settings
COMAND is equipped with a standard am-
plifier.
You can set

the sound Bass/Treble individually


the sound-center (Fader and Balance)


select predefined sound optimization.
See individual audio mode descriptions for
instructions on this feature.
Adjustments to the sound have a different
effect on the audio and service sources.
The predefined sound optimizations are
available for the audio sources only.Audio sources include:


Radio FM, AM, WB


CD (CD drive, CD changer)


auxiliary audio source, e.g. tape deck (if
connected)
You can activate the main Sound menu in
the audio sources through the menu field
“Sound”.
Service sources include:


Telephone


Voice output in the navigation


Voice recognition system
See separate operating instructions for te-
lephone and voice recognition system.
You can activate the main Sound menu in
the “NAVI Settings” menu (
page 181),
through the menu field “Sound”. Activating the main sound menu
For audio sources
Main sound menu1Radio (FM) is switched on
2Actual sound settings (Bass/Treble)
3Actual sound-center (Fader and Balan-
ce)
4Slider switch to alter the value
5Reset Bass/Treble to “0”, and the Ba-
lance to the middle of the vehicle
6Activate predefined sound optimizati-
ons
Adjusting sound settings

172 NavigationRoute guidanceRemoving the window
This is done automatically after 3 seconds.
or
Press *.
The radio is active


Selecting a memorized station from the
respective memory (FM, AM or WB)
Press number keys 1 through 0.


Performing station seek
Press g or h briefly.


Starting manual search
Press g or h longer than
2 seconds.
The search run will start in the desi-
red direction - frequency ranges
FM, AM or WB.CD mode is active


Selecting CD with number keys
0 CD drive
1 - 6 CD changer


Selecting previous/next track
Press g or h briefly.


Skipping backwards/forwards
Hold g or h longer than
2 seconds.