audio MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class 2011 W251 Comand Manual

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tingamenu item
The exam pledesc ribes howtoselec tastation
from thestation presets inradio mode.
X Press the$ function button.
X Select Presets using
the:=;
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm.
The station presetmenuappears. :
Selection bar
X Select astation usingthe9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm.
The station isset. Example
ofoperation
Initial situation You
woul dlike toswitch fromthesystem
function toradio mode andselect astation
from thestation list,forexample.
The operating exampledescribes howto:
R call upthe audi ofunction
R switch onradio mode
R select astation formthestation list System
menu
1 Menu settings
2 Time settings
= Switching offthe displa y
Callin gup the audio function X
Select Audio in
the main function barusing
the 9=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm.
The basic displa yof the current audio
operating mode,e.g.audioCD, appea rs. :
Selection bar
Switching onrad iomode Option
1
X Press the$ function button.
The radio displa yappea rs.
i Repea tedlypressing the$ function
button switches betweentheFM, MW, SW
and LWwaveba ndsinthat order. Operat
ingCOMAND
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Opt
ion 2
X Select Audio again
usingthe9 button
and press the9button tocon firm.
The audio menu appears. Radio is
highlighted. X
Press the9button tocon firm Radio .
The radio basic display appears showing
the previously selectedwaveband (FMin
the example). Calling
upthe stat ionlist X
Select Radio using
the:=;
button sand press the9button tocon firm.
The radio menu appears. Station List is
highlighted. X
Confirm Station List by
pressing the
9 button .
The stationlistappears. X
Select astat ionusing the9:
button sand press the9button tocon firm.
The select edstat ionisplayed. Theradio
basic display appears. Entering
characters innavigat ion
mode (entering acity' sname)
Gen eral information The
followi ngsectio ndescribes howtoent er
charact ersusing cityinput forMODEL CITY as
an example.
If you want touse theaddress inputmenu
(Y page 49)toent eracity, astr eet ora
house number, forexample, COMAND
provides eitheralist with acharact erbar
(Option 1)or aselect ionlist(Option 2).
You canenterthe charact ersusing either the
charact erbar orthe number pad.Inthe 22
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tingCOMANDAtaglance

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Curso r(reposi tioned)
; 2 and 3icon toreposi tionthecursor
X Delete thechara cter/entry (Ypag e24).
Saving theentry X
Select the¬ iconusing the =;
9: buttonsandpress the9button
to confirm.
The entry isstored inthe address book. Basic
functio nsofCOMA ND Swi
tching COMANDon/ off
X Turn orpress theqcontrol knob.
Aw arning mes sage appear s.COMA ND
calls uptheprev iously selectedmen u.
i Ifyou switchoff COMA ND,playbac kof
the curre ntaudio or vide os ource willalso
be switched off. Switching
theCOMAND displayon/
off
X Press theW functionbutton .
or
X Select System in
the main functionbar
using the9=; buttonsand
press the9button toconf irm.
In both cases, thesystem menuappears. X
To switch off:select Display Off and
press the9button toconf irm.
X To switch on:press theqor% back
button . Mut
ing
Switching anaudio andvideo source
on/off X
Press the8 button .
The sound fromtherespect iveaudio or
video source isswitched onormuted.
i When thesound isoff, thesystem
display sthe , icon inthe status line.
When youchange theaudio orvideo
source, oradjust thevolume, sound
automatically switchesonagain.
i You willstill hear traffic announc ements
and navigation systemannounc ements,
even ifthe sound ismuted.
Switching offTraffic Progra mand
navigation announcements completely X
Traffic Progra m:press andhold the
8 button untilthe. display
disappea rsfrom thestatus barofthe
display .
X Navigat ionannouncements: pressthe
8 button duringtheannounc ement.
i Navigation announcementscan beturned
on again afterCOMAND hasbeen switched
on oroff with theqcont rolknob. Adjust
ingthe volume
Audio andvideo source volume X
Turn orpress theqcont rolknob.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe
multifunct ionsteerin gwheel.
The volume ofthe current lyselected audio
or video source changes. Basic
functions ofCOMAND
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usting thev olum efor traf fic rep orts
and navigat ionannou ncemen ts i
You cansetthevolum eof traff icand
nav igat ionann ounc emen tsrelat ivetothe
volum eof theaudio orvideo source.
Dur ing traff icor nav igat ionann ounc emen ts:
X Turn orpres sth eq con trol kn ob.
or
X Pres sth eW orX buttononthe
mult ifunction steerin gwheel.
Adj usting thevolum efor telep hone
calls You
canadjus tthe volume forhands-free
mode during atelephone call.
X Turn orpress theqcont rolknob.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe
multifunction steeringwheel. Adjust
ingthe sound settings
Calling upthe sound menu You
canmake various soundsettingsfor the
different audioand video sources. Thismeans
that itis possible toset more bassforradio
mode thanforCD mode, forexample. Youcan
call upthe respective soundmenufromthe
menu ofthe desired mode.
The example describes howtocall upthe
sound menuinradio mode.
X Press the$ functionbutton.
The radio displa yappea rs.You willhear the
last station playedon the last waveba nd.
X Select Sound using
the:=;
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm .
You cannow setthe treble andbass orthe
bala nce and fader forradio mode. Adjust
ingtreble andbass X
Select Treble or
Bass in
the sound menu
using the:=; buttonsonthe
remote controland press the9button to
confirm .
As etting scale appears. Adj
usting thebass
: Last settingselect ed
; Current setting
X Select asett ingusing the9:
button sand press the9button tocon firm.
The settingisstor edand youexit themenu.
Adju sting balance andfader With
thebalance function,you can control
whether thesound islouder onthe driver’s or
fron t-passenger side.
With thefader function,you can control
whether thesound islouder inthe fron torthe
rear ofthe vehicle.
i The fader cannot beset onRoadster
vehicles.
X Select Bal/Fad (bala
nce/ fader) inthe
sound menuusingthe:=;
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm . 28
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Adju
sting balance and fader
: Current setting
X Sel ect asetti ngusing the =;
9: buttons andpressthe 9button
to confi rm.
The setti ngisstore dand youexi tthe menu. Surr
ound sound
General notes If
your vehicle isequipp edwith theharman/
kardon ®
Logic 7®surround soundsystem,
you can setthe optimum surround soundfor
every passenger.
The harman/kardon ®
Logic 7®surround
sound system isavaila bleforthe following
operating modes:
R Radi o(FM only)
R HD Radi o
R SatRadio
R Audio CD
R Audio DVD(MLP, DTS,PCM andDolby
Digital audioformats)
R MP3 (including SDmemory card)
R Video DVD(PCM, DTSandDolby Digital
audi oformats)
R AUX
Because manyDVDscont ainboth stereo and
multichannel audioformats, itmay be
necessary toset the audi oformat
(Y page 137). i
The Logic7 ®
On funct
ionenables
play back of,e.g. stereo recordings witha
surround soundexperience forevery
passenger. Itenables optimum playback of
music andfilms onCD, audi oDVD orvideo
DVD withmultichannel audioformats, such
as MLP, dtsorDolby Digital. Theresulting
audio experienc ereflect sthat inten dedby
the sound engineer duringtheoriginal
recordin g.
i Byselecting Logic7 ®
Off ,
playb ackofall
playa bleformats isas itis on the medium.
Due tothe design ofthe passenger
compartm ent,anoptimum audio
experienc ecann otbe guaranteed forall
passengers.
i Discs which support theaudio formats
ment ioned havethefollowing logos: Dolby
Digital dts
MLP Basic
functions ofCOMAND
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Switching
surround sound on/off Example:
switching onsurround soundfor
radio mode
X Press the$ functionbutton.
The radio display appears. Youwillhear the
last station playedon the last waveband.
X Select Sound using
the:=;
buttons andpress the9button toconf irm.
X Select Surround and
press the9button
to conf irm. X
Select Logic7 ®
On or
Logic7 ®
Off using
the 9: buttonsandpress the9
button toconf irm.
Depending onyour selection, surround
sound isswitched onoroff and themenu
is exited.
X To exit themenu without storing:press
the % backbutton orthe = button.
i Please bearthefollowing inmind:
For anoptimum audioexperience onall
seats when Logic7 ®
is switched on,
bala nce and fader should beset tothe
cent erofthe passenger compartmen t.
You willachieve thebest sound results by
play inghigh-quali tyaudi oand video DVDs.
MP3 track sshould haveabitrat eof at least
128 kbit/s.
If radio receptio nispoor, e.g.inatunnel,
you should switchoffLogic 7®
,as itmay
otherwise switchbetween stereoand
mono andcause temporary sound
distortions. On
some stereo recordings, thesound
characteristics maydiffer from
conven tionalstereo playback. Rear
SeatEntertainment Components
Overview The
Rear SeatEntertainment System
comprises:
R two screens behindthefront -seat head
restraints
R the remote control
R aCD/DVD drive
R AUX jacks onboth screens (AUXdispla y)
and onthe CD/DVD drive(AUX drive)
R two sets ofwireless headphones Rear-comp
artment screens :
Sock etfor wired headphones
; AUX jacks; foradetailed view,seeCD/
DVD drive (Ypage 32) 30
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Switching
thebutt onlighting on/off X
Press button ;onthe remote control.
Depending onthe previous state,the
button lighting isswitched onoroff.
i Ifyou donot use theremote controlfor
15 seconds, thebutton lighting switches
off automatically.
Switching thesound on/off (wired
headp hones only) X
Press button Bonthe remote control.
The sound isswitched on/off.
Selec tingamenu/m enuitem and
confir mingyour select ion X
Sele ctamen u/m enuitemusin gth e
=;9 :buttonsand pres s
th e9 butt ontocon firm. CD/DVD
drive and AUX jacks
The CD/ DVDdriv eis locat edinthecen ter
behin dth efron tseats. :
CD/D VDslot
; AUX, right-hand (R)jack foraudio signal
= AUX, left-hand (L)jack foraudio signal
? AUX, jackforvideo signal (V)
A CD/D VDejec tbutton
The AUX jacksshown arethose forthe drive
AUX. Identicaljack scan befound onthe
right- hand sideofthe rear-c ompartm ent
screen s(display AUX)(Ypage 30). 32
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ionsmay cause youtodivert your
atte ntion from driving andincrease yourrisk
of an acciden t.
Repea tingnavigat ionannouncement s i
Audible navigationannoun cementsare
muted duringatelephon ecall.
If you have missed anannoun cement,you can
call upthe curren tannoun cementat any
time.
X To show themenu: presstheØ
func tion butto n.
X Select +inthe navigat ionmenu barusing
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 butto nto con firm.
Switching navigationannouncement s
on/off X
To switch off:press the8 button
during anannoun cement.
You willbriefly seethemessage: The drivin
ginstru ctions havebeen muted .
X To switch on:press theØ function
butto n.
X Select +inthe navigat ionmenu barusing
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 butto nto con firm.
i COMAND automaticallyswitch esthe
navigat ionannoun cementsback onwhen:
R itreceiv esRDS- TMC trafficreport s
during dynamic routeguidance and
recalculate sthe route accordingly
(Y page 51).
R you have anew route calculated.
R you switch COMAND backonagain or
start theengin e. Redu
cingvolume during anavig ation
anno uncemen t The
volumeofan active radioof vide osou rce
can beautomatica llyredu cedduring a
navig ationannou ncement.
X Sele ctNavi in
the mainmenu barusing the
9=; buttonsand press the9
button tocon firm.
X Select Audio Fadeout and
press the9
button tocon firm.
The func tion isswitch edon O oroff ª,
depending onthe previous status.
Sett ingthe volume manually X
Adj ust the volume usingtheqcon trol
kn ob during anavigation announcement.
or
X Select +inthe map view withthemenu
shown andadjust thevolume usingthe
q con trol knob. Nav
igation system displaysinthe
mult ifunction display
Calling upthe navigat ionsystem menu X
Press theV orU button repeatedly
until Navi appears
inthe display.
The view inthe multifunc tiondisplay depends
on whether routeguidance isactive ornot .
Rout eguida nceisinactive: thedirect ionof
travel and,ifkn own, thename ofthe road you
are curren tlytravelin galong areshown inthe
multifunc tiondisplay.
Rout eguida nceisactive: thedisplay inthe
multifunc tiondisplay depends onwhether a
change ofdirect ionisannoun cedornot .
When achange ofdirect ionisannoun ced,you
see anicon forthe change andavisual
represen tationofthe distanc e.The distanc e
indicat orshort enstowards thetop ofthe
display asyou approach thepoint ofthe
announ cedchange ofdirect ion. Rout
eguida nce
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Vehi
cle equi pmen t
i Thisma nua lde scri besal lthe standa rd
and optio nal equipme ntofyour veh icle
wh ich wasava ilab leat the time of
pu rcha se.Country -specificd iffe ren ces are
possible .Bear inmind thatyour vehicle
may notfeature allfunc tionsdescribed
here. Thisalso refers tosafety- related
systems andfunc tions. Rad
iomode General
information
i Portable electronicdevices inthe vehicle
may seriously impairradiorecept ion. Switching
onrad iomode
Opt ion 1 X
Press the$ function button .
The radio display appears.
Rad iomode: youwillhear thelast station
played onthe last waveband.
i Repeatedly pressingthe$ function
button switchesthrough thewavebands in
the order FM,AM, WB(Ypage 119)and
SatRadio. Pressingthe button againtakes
you back toFM radio mode.
Opt ion 2 X
Select Audio in
the main functionbarusing
the 9=; buttonsand press the
9 button tocon firm.
If radio mode wasthelast mode selected,
it will now beactive.
If anoth eraudio mode isswitch edon, you
can now switch toradio mode inthe audio
menu.
X Select Audio using
the9 button and
press the9button tocon firm.
The audio menu appears. :
Main function bar
; Current audiooperatin gmode
= Audio menu
X Select Radio (radio
mode) usingthe
9: buttonsand press the9button
to con firm. Radio
display
: Display window withstationselect ion
; Preset position ofthe select edstat ion
= Name ofthe select edstat ion
? Frequenc yof the select edstat ion
A Sound settings
B Waveband submenu(FM,AM,WB)
C Todisplay radiotext(FM and AMdigita l
only )
D Memo ryfuncti ons
E Radio functi ons 118
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