MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class 2002 W463 Comand Manual

Radio operation
19Introduction
AudioTelephone
Navigation
Index Info Services and
system settings 1Switching the COMAND on/off, page 13
2Press to mute radio audio,
press again to cancel the mute function, page 38
3Station selection via number keypad (presets),
page 26
Station selection via direct frequency entry,
page 27
Saving stations, page 29
Selecting stations from the preset menu FM/AM,
page 35
Selecting channels from the WB preset menu,
page 36
4Activating the input mode for station frequencies:
in the main radio menu, page 27
in the presets, page 37
5Deleting stations from the presets FM/AM, page 356Return to previous menu
7Turn to highlight a function or menu field,
Press to perform a function or access a submenu
8Turn to the right – raising the volume
Turn to the left – lowering the volume
9Automatic seek tuning backwards/forwards,
page 24
Manual tuning backwards/forwards, page 25
10Requesting and displaying Info Services, page 208
Adjust system settings (brightness, language,
clock, day/night-display), page 211
11Switching radio operation on, page 22
12Color screen with main radio menu
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Index Info Services and
system settings Introduction
Menu overview – Radio
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Radio operation
21Introduction
AudioTelephone
Navigation
Index Info Services and
system settings 1Main radio menu FM
2Current band (FM) and memory preset selected (1)
are displayed
3Current frequency
4 symbol indicates stereo reception
5Menu fields to activate submenus
6Main sound settings menu,
Adjust sound settings, page 697Auto preset
Save stations automatically, FM/AM, page 32
Select a station, page 33
8Main radio menu AM, page 23
Activate Weather band (WB), page 23
9Preset menu
Save stations manually FM, page 29
Save stations manually AM, page 31
Select a station, page 35
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22 Radio operation
AudioTelephone Navigation
Index Info Services and
system settings Introduction
Switching off the radio
Press
while the main radio menu is on the screen.
The following message will appear: “Radio off”.
To switch to another system, press the corresponding
button. Switching radio operation on and off
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Switching on the radio
Press
. The radio will switch on.
The station last tuned to will begin to play. On FM and
AM frequency will appear in the display.
You can operate the telephone and navigation system
while the radio is on.
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Radio operation
23Introduction
AudioTelephone
Navigation
Index Info Services and
system settings You can select the FM-, AM- and WB-band one after the
other by repeatedly pressing the right-hand rotary/
pushbutton
while “FM/AM/WB” is highlighted.
Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to confirm
the marked menu field “FM/AM/WB”.
The station last tuned to will begin to play. The fre-
quency will appear in the display.
Frequency ranges:
•
FM 87.9 – 107.9 FM
•
AM 530 –1710AMWeather Band (WB)
Highlight the “FM/AM/WB” menu field and press the
right-hand rotary/pushbutton
repeatedly until “WB” is
displayed in the upper left hand corner of the display.
The channel last tuned to will appear in the display.
If a weather band station cannot be received on this
channel an automatic search run of all 7 channels will
take place. As soon as a weather band station is received,
the search run stops and the channel appears in the
display. Two cycles through the 7 channels will be made.
If a weather band station cannot be received on any of
the 7 channels the screen message “No WB” appears. Changing the Radio Band
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AudioTelephone Navigation
Index Info Services and
system settings Introduction
Automatic seek tuning
Press
or
on the rocker switch briefly.
FM- and AM-Bands:
The next receivable station in the direction of seek
(descending/ascending) will be tuned in and begin to
play. The station frequency will appear on the screen.
Weather Band (WB):
The next receivable station will be selected. Alterna-
tively press a number key
through
and that
station will be directly selected. Selecting a station
Different functions are available for selecting a station:
• Automatic seek tuning, page 24
• “Seek” tuning at the multifunction steering wheel,
page 25
• Manual tuning, page 25
• Station selection via number keypad (presets),
page 26
• Station selection via direct frequency entry, page 27
• Automatic Station Scan, page 28
• Station selection from the preset menu, page 35
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Radio operation
25Introduction
AudioTelephone
Navigation
Index Info Services and
system settings
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Manual tuning (FM, AM)
Press
or
on the rocker switch longer than 2
seconds. The menu fields will appear in light grey
lettering.
FM band:
The frequency displayed will change in the correspond-
ing direction in increments of 0.2 MHz.
AM band (activate via “FM/AM/WB” menu field):
Tuning will take place in increments of 10 kHz. “Seek” tuning at multifunction steering wheel
With station frequency displayed in the multifunction
display:
Select next higher frequency preset – press
Select next lower frequency preset – switch Note:
The up/down arrows have different functions depend-
ing on which made the seek function in the multi-
function display is programmed to. The two available
options are Memory Scan or Frequency Scan. Refer to
the vehicle operator’s manual on how to program this
option.
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Index Info Services and
system settings Introduction
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Station selection via number keypad (presets)
Press one of the number keys, such as
briefly.
The radio will tune to the frequency assigned to that
memory location. If none has been set by the user, a
default frequency will appear.Note that FM and AM presets are independent and can
only be accessed while in the corresponding band.
For WB, tune the radio to the selected channel.
The memory preset number will appear in the status
line.
Saving stations (FM, AM), page 29 through 33.
The “XX Presets” (XX = FM, AM or WB) menu field
provides an overview of which stations have been
allocated to which memory presets, page 30.
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Radio operation
27Introduction
AudioTelephone
Navigation
Index Info Services and
system settings Station selection via direct frequency entry
It is possible to set a station by entering the station
frequency directly via the number keypad.
Press
(bottom left on the keypad). An input line will
appear in the main radio menu.
Use the number keys to enter the desired frequency,
e.g.
for 102.7 FM (FM waveband).
The display in the main radio menu will now indicate
the new frequency. The station will begin to play.Notes:
Frequencies can be entered only for FM and AM. If no
entry is completed within 8 seconds, the station last
tuned will resume play.
Enter in given frequency range.
Frequency ranges:
•
FM 87.9 – 107.9 FM
•
AM 530 – 1710 AM
If you enter a frequency that is outside the allowable
input range, you will see the display “Invalid input”.
Repeat entry with new frequency.
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Index Info Services and
system settings Introduction
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Automatic Station Scan
The stations on same band (FM/AM/WB) can be
scanned one after the other for 8 seconds each.
Once the “Scan” menu field has been selceted, press
the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to confirm it.
The scan function will begin, “Scan” will appear in red
lettering.To play a station (end scan function):
If the station you want is being played, press the right-
hand rotary/pushbutton
again.
The station selected will appear on the screen with the
frequency. “Scan” will appear in black lettering again.
Scanning Weather Band (WB)
With the scan function the individual weather stations
stored in the memory on 7 channels can be scanned
one after the other for 8 seconds each.
The scan function stops automatically when the first
station received has been scanned twice.
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