system MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2006 W211 Comand Manual

171 Glossary
Autostore
Enters the stations with the best recep-
tion (signal strength) into the autostore
memory in order of their reception
quality (from strong to weak).
Balance
Volume adjustment between left and
right speakers.
Bit
(Bi
nary digit)
The smallest unit of digital information.
Bit rate
Measurement of transmission speed.
Indicates the number of ->bits trans-
mitted per time unit.
CD
(C
ompact Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc form.
CD-R
(CD
Recordable)
->CD which can be read and written but
not deleted.CD-RW
(CD
Rewriteable)
->CD which can be read, written and
deleted.
COMAND
(Co
ckpit Management and Data Sys-
tem)
Information and operating center for
vehicle sound and communication sys-
tems, including the radio and CD play-
er, as well as for other optional
equipment (CD changer*, telephone*,
satellite radio*, navigation*).
Coordinates
Indicate the geographical position on
the earth's surface.
DVD
(D
igital Versatile Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc form for
storing large volumes of data.Fader
(Fader control)
Volume control between front and rear
speakers.
Folder
Alternative designation for directories.
Data saved on a storage medium can
be organized into directories for im-
proved clarity. Can be likened to a filing
cabinet containing a number of folders,
each of which holds a number of docu-
ments.
Greenwich meridian
A specific north-south line running
through Greenwich, England.
GPS
(G
lobal Positioning System)
Satellite-based system for relaying
geographic location information to and
from vehicles equipped with special re-
ceivers. Employs DVD digital maps for
navigation.
Glossary

172 Glossary
GSM
(G
lobal System for Mobile Communica-
tion)
Set of standards used for cellular com-
munication; widely used in Europe.
ID3 tag
Additional information which may be
included in MP3 files (e.g. title, artist,
album).
ISO9660
Standard for recording data on CDs.
Joliet
Standard for recording data on CDs.
Latitude
One of the two -> coordinates that indi-
cate the geographical position on the
earth's surface. The latitude indicates
the north-south position in relation to
the equator. LOGIC7®
A 7-channel surround matrix that con-
verts any 2-channel material into
breathtaking multi-channel surround
sound, creating a natural, 360-degree
“enveloping” soundfield with a maxi-
mum “audio sweetspot” for all passen-
gers.
Longitude
One of the two -> coordinates that indi-
cate the geographical position on the
earth's surface. The longitude indicates
the east-west position in relation to the
-> Greenwich meridian.
MP3
The term used in everyday speech for -
>MPEG1 Audio Layer 3.
MPEG1 Audio Layer 3
A means of compressing audio data. Multi session
A method for recording data, e.g. for
CDs. Data is written to the CD in a num-
ber of sessions.
PIN
(P
ersonal Identification Number)
Personal identification number, must
be entered to activate the telephone.
POI
(P
oint of Interest)
Points of Interest include service sta-
tions, rest areas, parking lots, hospi-
tals, sight-seeing points, etc.
Provider
Service provider offering access to a
mobile communication network or oth-
er services within the network.
PUK
(P
ersonal Unblocking Key)
Personal unblocking code, must be en-
tered if the wrong PIN was entered
three consecutive times.

173 Glossary
Root directory
The uppermost directory on a storage
medium.
Scan rate (MP3)
Indicates the frequency at which volt-
age samples are taken during the con-
version of an analog signal into a digital
signal. The analog-to-digital converter
converts the samples into digital sig-
nals.
SCAN search
Plays receivable radio stations, or CD
tracks in succession, each for approx.
8 seconds.
SIM
(S
ubscriber Identity Module)
Card provided by the GSM telephone
service provider. Necessary for access-
ing a mobile communication network.
SMS
(S
hort Message Service)With this function, you can receive,
read and delete short text messages
(if SMS service is provided by your ser-
vice provider).
Soft keys
Keys to activate different functions,
depending on the selected operating
mode.
Tele Aid
(Tele
matic Alarm Identification on De-
mand)
The Tele Aid system consists of three
types of response: automatic and man-
ual emergency, roadside assistance
and information. Tele Aid is initially
activated by completing a subscriber
agreement and placing an acquain-
tance call.
The Tele Aid system is operational pro-
vided the vehicle's battery is charged,
properly connected, not damaged and
cellular and GPS coverage are avail-
able.Telematics
Compound word made up of the terms
Telecommunication and Informatics.
Unlock code
Your unlock code prevents unautho-
rized persons from using your tele-
phone. The unlock code is a number
string, which you have to enter when
switching on the telephone.
UTC
(U
niversal Time Coordinated)
The mean sun time associated with lon-
gitude zero (world time). It functions as
basis for the time zones.
WB
Weatherband

175 Index
A
Accepted calls (telephone). . . . . . . . 93
Accessing CD changer. . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adding spoken names to a phone
book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Answering call (telephone). . . . . . . . 91
Audio AUX mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
switching to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Automatic volume control . . . . . . . . 31
Autostore (in Radio mode) . 39, 43, 171
B
Balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 171
for navigation announcements . . . . 112
Bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
for navigation announcements . . . . 112
Bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Bit rate (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
permissible rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
C
Call (Telephone)
answering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
ending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91, 96
outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
placing an outgoing call . . . . . . . . . . 91
refusing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
CALL NOT POSSIBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Calling up Destination memory . . . 148
Cancelling
navigation announcements . . . . . . . 131
route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Caring for CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 50, 60
Category list (satellite radio) . . . . . . 77
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
see also MP3 CD
copy protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 62
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 65
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 61
random CD (CD changer mode) . . . . 71
repeat (CD changer mode) . . . . . . . . 71
selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67CD changer
accessing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
retracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
CD changer mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
switching to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
CD slot
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 64, 65
MP3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
single CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
CD-R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 171
CD-RW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 171
Changing
detour (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
map scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
stop-over destination . . . . . . . . . . . 141
CHANNEL UNAVAILABLE. . . . . . . . . . 77
COMAND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Index

176 Index
Controls
CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Multifunction steering wheel. . . . . . . 24
Navigation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Radio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Telephone mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
entering destination via . . . . . . . . . 127
Copy protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 62
Copyright (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Current navigation announcement 131
cancelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
repeating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
D
Deleting
destination
from Destination memory . . . . . . 149
from Last destinations . . . . . . . . . 148
detour (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
phone book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
SMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
stop-over destination . . . . . . . . . . . 141Destination
deleting
from Destination memory . . . . . . 149
from Last destinations . . . . . . . . . 148
Last destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
storing in Destination memory . . . . 149
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
calling up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
selecting destination . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
starting route guidance to a stored
destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
storing destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Detour (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
deleting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Display
adjusting brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
switching design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Displaying route (navigation) . . . . . 136
DVD (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . 107, 171
E
Ejecting CD
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ejecting navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . 107
Emergency call system . . . . . . . . . . 158
Emergency calls “911”. . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Ending
call (telephone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91, 96
ENTER UNLOCK CODE . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Entering
destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
frequency (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
phone number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
PIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
unlock code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
F
Fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 171
for navigation announcements . . . . 112
File structure (MP3 CD). . . . . . . . . . . 51

177 Index
Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
random (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
repeat (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
selecting (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Forward
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
in MP3 mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Frequency input (in Radio mode). . . 41
G
Global Positioning System
see GPS
GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 171
GPS position display
switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Greenwich meridian . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
GSM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 87, 172
H
Hands-free microphone
switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Home address
entering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
I
ID3 tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 172
ISO9660 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 172
J
Joliet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 172
L
Language setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Last destinations memory . . . . . . . 147
selecting destination. . . . . . . . . . . . 147
starting route guidance to
Last destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Latitude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127, 172
List (Satellite radio mode)
program categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
program category list . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
List (Telephone mode)
accepted calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
missed calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Loading CD
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Loading navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . 107
LOGIC7®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 172
Longitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127, 172
M
Manual tuning (in Radio mode). . . . . 40
Memory
destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Last destinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 42
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Mercedes-Benz Information . . . . . . 159
Missed calls (telephone). . . . . . . 92, 93
MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 . . . . . . . . 52, 172
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
tips on creating MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . 51
tips on creating MP3 tracks . . . . . . . 52
tips on data storage media . . . . . . . . 50

178 Index
MP3 CD
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
file structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
MP3 formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
MP3 mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
multi session CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
permissible CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
permissible file systems . . . . . . . . . . 51
permissible MP3 formats . . . . . . . . . 52
safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
switching to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Multi session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
CDs (MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Multifunction steering wheel
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mute function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
N
Navigation announcements
see also current navigation announce-
ment
after vehicle transport. . . . . . . . . . . 108
switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Navigation displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Navigation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Navigation soft key displays
show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
NO HOME ADDRESS STORED . . . . . 115
NO SERV.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 90
O
Outgoing calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
P
Permissible
bit rates (MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
file systems (MP3 CD) . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
MP3 formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Personal Identification Number
see PIN
Personal Unblocking Key
see PUKPhone book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
adding spoken names . . . . . . . . . . . 100
deleting entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
selecting entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
switching display between number
and name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
PHONE NOT INSTALLED . . . . . . . . . . 85
PIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
entering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
PLEASE INSERT PHONE. . . . . . . . 84, 85
PLEASE INSERT SIM CARD. . . . . . . . . 85
POI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151, 172
Points of interest
see POI
Presets (Satellite radio mode) . . . . . 76
Program categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Program category list . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Program type list
see program category list
Provider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 172
PUK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 172

181 Index
Stop-over destination
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
deleting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Storing
current vehicle position . . . . . . . . . 128
destination in Destination memory . 149
location selected via the map . . . . . 129
radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
satellite radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Subscriber Identity Module
see SIM card
Switching
display dimming characteristics . . . 166
map scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
phone book display between
number and name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
sound functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
to Audio AUX mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
to CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
to MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
to Navigation mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
to Radio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
to Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
to Telephone mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
waveband (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Switching ON/OFF
COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
GPS position display . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
hands-free microphone . . . . . . . . . . . 96
mute function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
navigation announcements . . . . . . . 131
telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
System settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
T
Tele Aid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158, 173
Telematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Telephone mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
switching to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Telephone switching ON/OFF . . . . . 85
Tips
on caring of CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 60
on caring of MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
on copyright (MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
on creating MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
on creating MP3 tracks. . . . . . . . . . . 52
on data storage media (MP3) . . . . . . 50
on telephone operation. . . . . . . . . . . 83Track
forward
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . 70
in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
random
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . 71
in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
repeat
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . 70
in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
reverse
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . 70
in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
selecting
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . 68
in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Transmitting number sequences
(telephone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Travelling abroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

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