MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class 2012 W251 Comand Manual

Vide
oDVD mode Gen
eral notes
Here youwi llfind further informa tionon the
fol lowi ng topi cs:
R sa fety notes (Ypage 126)
R notes onCDs /DVDs (Ypage 137) DVD
playbackcondit ions
Playback problems mayoccurwhen playing
cop ieddisc s.Ther eis alarge varietyof disc s,
DV Da uth oring sof twar e,writ ingsoftwar eand
writ ersavailab le.This varietymean sth at
th ere isno guaran teeth at theRear Seat
En tertainm entS yst em will beable toplay
vid eo DVDs that you havecopied yourself.
You willfind further informationinthe "Video"
section (Ypage 151). Information regarding
COMAND alsoapplies tothe Rear Seat
En tert ainment System. Function
restrictions
Dependin gon the DVD ,it is possible that
cert ainfunct ionsoractions described inthis
section willbetemporarily blockedormay not
funct ionatall. Assoon asyou trytoactivate
these functionsoractions ,you willsee the
K symbol inthe display . Inserting
andremoving aCD/DV D
X Proc eed asdes cribed inthe"Au dio CD/
DV Da ndMP3 mode"sec tion
(Y page 127) . Sw
itchin gto video DVD mode
X Inse rtavid eo DVD.
The RearSea tEnterta inmentSys tem load s
the disc.
If disc mod ewa sthe last mod esel ecte d,it
wi llnow beacti ve. If
it wa snot, switch onvideo DVD modeas
de scri bedin the followi ng instructio n.
X Sel ect Disc us
ing the 9=;
bu ttons onthe rem otecontro land press
the 9button toconfi rm.
If the video DVD fulfills the play ba ck
cri teri a,the filme ithe rstar tsautoma tically
or the menu saved onthe DVD appe ars. If
the DVD menu appe ars, yo umu ststa rtthe
fi lm ma nua lly.
X Sel ect the corr espo ndi ngmenu itemi nthe
DVD menu (Ypage 171). Hiding/show
ingthe navigation menu
X To show: pressthe9 or: button.
X To hide: press the9 or: button.
or
X Wait forapproximately eightseconds. Navigation
menu
: Disc type
; Current track
= Current scene
? Track time
A Shows themenu Video
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Showing/
hidingthemenu
X To show: pressthe9button onthe
remote control.
or
X Select Menu while
thenavigation menuis
shown andpress the9button toconf irm.
X To hide: press the9 button, select
Full Screen and
press the9button to
conf irm. Menu
shown
: Video DVDoptions
; Pause function
= Stop function
? Toset the treble
A Toset the bass Fast
forward ing/rewi nding
X Press andhold theE orF button on
the remote controluntil thedesired
position hasbeen reached.
You seethenavigation menu. Pause
function
X Show themenu (Ypage 170).
X To pause playback: select«and press
the 9button onthe remote controlto
conf irm.
The «display changes toM. X
To continue playback: selectMand press
the 9button toconf irm.
The menu ishidden. Stop
function
X Show themenu (Ypage 170).
X To interru ptplayback: select±and
press the9button onthe remote control
to conf irm.
The «display changes toM.T hevideo
image ishidden.
X To continue playback: selectMand press
the 9button toconfirm .
Play back continues fromthepoint where it
was interrupted. Themenu ishidden.
X To stop playback: whileplayback is
interrupted, select±again andpress the
9 button toconfirm .
Play back stops andreturns tothe
beginning ofthe DVD .M ishighlighted.
X To restar tplayback: selectMand press
the 9button toconfirm .
Play back starts fromthebeginning ofthe
DVD . Selec
tingascene/ch apter
Not e Fur
ther inform ation onthis fun ction is
availab lein the"Vide o"sec tion
(Y page 153).
Ski pping forwar ds/back wards X
Pre ssthe= or; buttonon the
rem oteco ntrol .
or
X Pre sstheE orF button.
The navigat ionmen u(Y page 169)appear s
for appr oximat elyeigh tsecon ds. 170
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Selec
tingascene/ch apter directl y The
example sillust ratehow tosele ctscen e/
ch apt er5.
X Op tion1: while thefilm isplayin g,pre ss
th eh button.
X Pre sstheco rrespo nding num berkey,suc h
as o.
X Op tion2: sho wthemen u(Y page 170).
X Se lec tDVD -Video and
pressthe9 but ton
to confirm .
X Se lec tDVD Functions and
pressthe9
but tonto confirm .
X Se lec tSce ne Selection and
pressthe
9 buttonto confirm .
X Se lec t5 usin
gth e9 or: buttona nd
pre ssthe 9button toconfi rm.
In bo th cas es, play ba ck willbe ginf rom the
fifth scene/chap terafter abrie fpause. Select
ingafilm/t itle
Not e Furt
herinformat iononthis func tion is
available inthe "Video" section
(Y page 154).
Opt ion 1 X
Show themen u(Y page 170).
X Selec tDVD- Video and
press the9
butt ononthe remo tecon trol to con firm . X
Selec tDVD Functions and
press the9
butt ontocon firm .
X Selec tTitl eSele ction and
press the
9 butt ontocon firm .
X To call upthe selec tionlist:press the9
butt on.
X Selec ta film/ track .
Opt ion 2: Ex
ample: selectingfilm 2
X Press thel button.
Af ter abrief pause, theseco ndfilm is
played. DVD
menu
Not e You
willfindfurt her informat iononthe DVD
men uin the "Video" section(Ypage 154).
Calling uptheDVD menu X
Show themen u(Y page 170).
X Selec tDVD- Video and
press the9
butt onon the remo tecon trol to con firm .
X Selec tDVD Functions and
press the9
butt ontocon firm .
X Selec tMenu and
press the9butt onto
con firm .
The DVD menuappears.
Selecting menuitemsin theD VD men u X
Sel ect amenu itemusing the
9:= ;buttons onthe
remo tecontro land pressthe 9button to
confi rm.
Am enu appears.
i Menu itemswhich cannotbe select edare
shown ingray. Vid
eoDVD mode
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X
Con firm Sel ect by
pre ssin gth e9 but ton.
The Rear Seat Entertainm entSys tem
car ries outtheact ion ordisp lays a
subm enufor theitem sele cted intheDV D
men u.
X Ifreq uired ,sele ctfrom thefur ther opt ions.
The Rear Seat Entertainm entSys tem then
swit ches back totheDV Dmen u.
i Depen dingon theDV D,themen uitems :
Bac k(to movie) ,
Pla y ,
Sto p ,
., /orGo Up may
not
fun ction ornotfun ction atcer tainpoin tsin
th eDV Dmen u.To ind icat eth is, theK
symb olappear sin thedisp lay.
St opp ingafilm orskip pingto the
beginn ingorend ofas cene X
Se lec tany men uitem fromthe DVD menu .
Th emenu appe ars.
X To sto pthe film: select the Stop menu
ite ma ndpre ssthe 9button toconfi rm.
X To skipto the endof asc en e:sel ect
the / menu itema ndpre ssthe 9
bu tton toconfi rm.
X To skiptoth ebeginnin gof as cene:
selec tthe . menu itemandpress the
9 button toconfirm .
Moving upone level inthe DVD menu X
Option 1:press the% backbutton or
select thecorresponding menuiteminthe
DVD menu. X
Option 2:select anymenu iteminthe DVD
menu.
X Select theGoUp menu
iteminthe menu
and press the9button toconfirm .
Back tothe film X
Option 1:press the% backbutton
repeatedly untilyouseethefilm orselect
the corresponding menuiteminthe DVD
menu.
X Option 2:select anymenu iteminthe DVD
menu.
X Select theBack (to movie) menu
itemin
the menu andpress the9button to
confirm . Setting
theaudio format
This funct ionisnot availa bleonallDVD s.Ifit
is availa ble,youcan setthe audi olanguage
or the audi oformat. Thenumber ofsettin gs
is determined bythe DVD content. Itis
possible thatthesettin gsmay alsobe
accessed fromtheDVD menu.
X Show themenu (Ypage 170).
X Select DVD-Video and
press the9
button onthe remote controltoconfirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press the9
button toconfirm .
X Select Audio Language and
press the9
button toconfirm .
Am enu appears afterashort while. The
# dot infron tof an ent ryindicat esthe
curren tlyselect edlanguage.
X Select alanguage usingthe9:
button sand press the9button tocon firm.
X To exit themenu: pressthe=
or ; button . Subtit
lesand camer aangle
These functionsare not available onallDVD s.
The number ofsubtitle languages andcamera 172
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lesavailabl edepen dson theco nten to f
the DVD. Itis po ssi ble tha tthe settin gsmay
also beaccessed fromtheDVD menu.
X Show themenu (Ypage 170).
X Select DVD-Video and
press the9
button onthe remote controltoconfirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press the9
button toconfirm .
X Select Subtitles or
Camera Angle and
press the9button toconfirm .
In both cases, amenu appearsafter afew
seconds. The#dot infront ofan entr y
indicates thecurrent setting.
X Select asettin gusing the9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm .
X To exit themenu: pressthe=
or ; button. Interactive
content
DVD scan also containinteract ivecont ent
(e.g. avideo game). Inavideo game, youmay
be able toinfluence eventsbyselecting and
triggering actions.Thetype andnumber of
actions depend onthe DVD .
X Select anaction usingthe
9:=; buttonsandpress
the 9button toexecute it.
A menu appearsand thefirst entry,
Select ,
is highlighted.
X Press the9button. AUX
mode Introduction
You canconn ectone extern alvideo source to
each ofthe displa ysofthe Rear Seat
Ent ertainment System(AUXdispla y)and also
one extern alvideo source tothe rear-
compartmen tCD/DV Ddrive (AUX drive) with
a sound andvideo signal. Please
seethecorresponding operating
instruct ionsforinformation onhow to
operate theextern alvideo source.
For further detailsaboutextern alvideo
sources, pleaseconsult anauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zCent er. Connecting
AUXequip ment
AUX drive The
AUX drive jacksare located onthe CD/
DVD drive onthe right nextto the CD/D VD
ejec tbutton (Ypage 31).
Displaying AUX The
AUX display jacksare onthe side ofthe
screen (Ypage 30).
Audio andvideo connection X
Inser tthe audi oplugs forthe left and right
signals intothecorresponding Land R
jacks .
X Insert thevideo plugintotheVjack. Activating
AUXmode
AUX drive X
Select Aux in
the menu usingthe
9=; buttonsonthe remote
cont roland press the9button toconfirm .
The AUX menu appears. AUX
menu AUX
mode
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X
Sel ect Source from
theAUX menu and
pre ssthe 9button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect DiscDri veAux and
pressthe 9
bu tton toconfi rm.
Yo uwi llhea rand see theconte ntofthe
exte rnalvid eo sou rce ifit is conne ctedto
the CD/DV Ddri ve and switch edto
pl ay ba ck. Ifno video ima geisavailabl e
from theAUX source conne cted,yo uwi ll
see anaudio menu .
Di spl aying AUX X
Sel ect the scre entowh ich anexte rnal
vid eo sou rce isconne ctedandwhich you
wo uld like toopera tewith the rem ote
contro l(Y pa ge 31) .
X Sel ect Aux in
the menu using the
9=; buttons onthe rem ote
contro land pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Source from
theAUX menu and
pre ssthe 9button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect DisplayAux and
pressthe 9
bu tton toconfi rm.
Yo uwi llsee and hearthe cont entofthe
video source ifit is switched toplay back. If
no video image isavaila blefrom theAUX
source connected, youwillsee anaudi o
menu.
Selec tingtheactive COMAND source X
Select Aux in
the menu usingthe
9=; buttonsonthe remote
cont roland press the9button toconfirm .
X Select COMAND from
theAUX menu and
press the9button toconfirm .
X Select COMAND Audio or
COMAND Video and
press the9button toconfirm .
COMAND audio:theaudi omode selected
for COMAND isalso selected forthe Rear
Seat Entertainment System.
COMAND video:COMAND transmitsthe
video image tothe Rear SeatEntertainment
System. Operat
ionwith anactive COMAND
source
You cantransf eran audi oorvideo mode
selec tedinCOMA NDtothe Rear Seat
En ter tain men tSyst em.
i Ifyou thenswitc hmode sin COMA ND,th e
new sourc ewill notbetransm itted tothe
Rear SeatEnter tain men tSyst em.
X To switch onthefun ction inCOMAN D:
swit chtothedesir edaudio mode in
COMA NDorshow themen uwhen invideo
mode.
X Select themenu itematthe bottom left,
e.g. CD ,
using the:=; buttons
on the remote controlwhile CDmode is
switched on.
X Select Active Aud./Vid. Sourcefor the
Rear .
In
the status baratthe top, youwillsee the
headphones iconandthe_icon forthe
source thathasbeen switched on.
X To switch offthe function inCOMAND:
switch tothe desired audiomode in
COMAND orcall upthe menu system when
in video mode.
X Select themenu itematthe bottom left,
e.g. CD ,
using the:=; buttons
and press the9button toconfirm . 174
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X
Sel ect _Re arAudio/VideoOff and
pre ssthe 9button toconfi rm. Adjus
tingthe brig htne ss,contrast or
co lor
X Sel ect Source in
the AUX menu andpress
the 9button onthe remo tecontrol to
confi rm.
X Sel ect Displa yAux or
Dis kDri veAux and
pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Bright ness ,
Con trast or
Col or and
pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
An adjus tment scaleap pe ars .
X Sel ect asetti ngusing the 9 or:
bu tton andpressthe 9button toconfi rm. Cha
ngingthe picture format
X Sel ect Source in
the AUX menu andpress
the 9button onthe remo tecontrol to
confi rm.
X Sel ect Displa yAux or
Dis kDri veAux and
pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect 16:9Opt imized ,
4:3 or
Wid escreen us
ing the 9: buttons
and pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
The äiconin front ofamenu item
ind icates the curr entsetti ng. AU
Xmode
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Control

COMAN
Dfea tures
i This manualdesc ribesall thest and ard
and optionalequipm ento fyour vehicle
which wasavaila bleatthe time of
purchase. Country-spec ificdifferenc esare
possible. Bearinmind thatyour vehicle
may notfeature allfunct ionsdescribed
here. Thisalso refers tosafety-related
systems andfunct ions. Overview
Operat
ingSafety G
WARNIN
G
Please devote youratten tionfirst and
foremost tothe traffic situation youarein.
While thesystem permits hands-fr eephone
operation, attentiontotraffic maybediverted
not only byphysical operation ofaphone, but
also bythe distract ionofaphone
conv ersation whiledriving. Assuch, forsafety
reasons, weencourage thedriver tostop the
vehicle inasafe place before answering or
placing aphone call.
For safety reasons, youshould onlyselect a
destination whenthevehicle isstation ary.
While thenavigation systemprovides
direction alassistance, thedriver mustremain
focused onsafe driving behavior, especially
pay atten tiontotraffic andstreet signs,and
should utilizethesystem's audiocueswhile
driving.
The navigation systemdoesnotsupply any
informat iononstop signs, yieldsigns, traffic
regulations ortraffic safety rules.Their
observance alwaysremains inthe driver's
personal responsibility. DVDmaps donot
cover allareas norallroutes withinanarea.
Traffic regulations alwayshave priority over
any route recommen dationsgiven.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximately 50km/ h),your vehicle is
coverin gadistance of44 feet (approximately
14 m)every second. G
WARNIN
G
Navigation announcementsare inten dedto
direct youwhile driving without diverting your
atten tionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
consultin gthe map display fordirection s.
Consulting thesymbols ormap display for
direction smay cause youtodivert your
atten tionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an accident . G
WARNIN
G
Please donot use theVoice Control System
in an emergenc y,as the tone ofyour voice
may change inastressf ulsituation. Thiscould
cause adelay incompletin gyour phone call
in atimely manner .This could distract youin
an emergency situationandcause youtobe
involved inan accident. Symbols
OnlyUsed inthis Chapter
The following symbolsindicate:
s thatyouhave tosay something
t thatthere isavoice output fromthe
voice control
u thatthesystem showsinformation on
the displa y. Usage
You canusethevoice controlsystem to
operate thefollowing systemsdepending on
the equipment inyour vehicle:
R Phone
R Navigation
R Address book
R Audio (radio, satellite radio,DVDchanger,
memory card,music register)
Say thecommands withoutpausingbetween
individua lwords. Ifyou enter acommand that
does notexist orisincorrec t,the voice
cont rolsystem asksyouforanew command
with “Please repeat”or“Please repeatyour 178
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Control