Preset radio stations MERCEDES-BENZ S550 2007 W221 Owner's Manual
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94 Control systemsCOMAND FM/AM radioSwitching to radio mode
Select “Audio” “Audio” “FM/AM
Radio”.
or
Press the M shortcut button once or
twice.
The radio display appears once you
have switched to radio mode. You will
hear the station/channel last tuned in
in the previously selected waveband,
provided that the station/channel can
be received.
Illustration: radio mode in FM waveband1Main area with frequency display
2Preset position of selected station
3Frequency of selected station
4Name of selected station
5Sound settings
6To switch to Weather Band
7To switch to AM waveband
8Selected waveband
9Preset options
aRadio options
Switching wavebands
You can switch between the FM, AM and
WB (Weather Band) wavebands.
Select “Audio” “Audio” “FM/AM
Radio” “FM” or “AM” or “WB”.
You will hear the station last tuned in
on the selected waveband.
Selecting stations/channels
You have the following selection options:
The station list
The search function
The station presets
The manual frequency entry
The channel list
Selecting stations using the station list
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The number of times you have to press the
M shortcut button depends on the operating
mode currently selected.
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Station name display 4 is available for the
FM waveband and can only be seen when it is
switched on (
page 97) and if the station trans-
mits a name.
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The station list is only available for the FM
waveband. It contains all the stations that can be
currently received and is sorted by station fre-
quencies.
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95 Control systems
COMAND FM/AM radio
Select “Audio” “Audio” “FM/AM
Radio” “FM”.
Select “Radio” “Station List”.
The station list appears. The dot R in
front of a list entry indicates the cur-
rently selected station. A number in
front of the list entry indicates the pre-
set position in the station preset mem-
ory.
Select a station by rotating ymz or
sliding qmr and press n.
Selecting stations/channels using the
search function
Slide omp or rotate ymz when the
main area is selected.
Depending on the direction in which
the controller is being slid or rotated,
the system searches upward or down-
ward and stops at the next receivable
station/channel.Selecting stations using station pre-
sets
Select “Audio” “Audio” “FM/AM
Radio” “FM” or “AM”.
Select “Presets”.
or
Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
The preset menu appears. The dot R
in front of a preset position indicates
that the currently selected station is
saved there.
Select station preset by rotating ymz
or sliding qmr and press n.Selecting stations by entering the fre-
quency manually
Select “Audio”“Audio”“FM/AM
Radio”“FM” or “AM”.
Select “Radio”“Frequency Entry”.
The menu for manual frequency entry
appears.
Exiting menu without making an en-
try: Press L back button in the cen-
ter console (
page 80).
Increasing or decreasing number:
Slide qmr or rotate ymz.
Selecting the next number:
Slidemp.
Confirming frequency entry:
Pressn.
COMAND tunes in to the frequency en-
tered.
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This function is not available for Weather
Band.
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This function is not available for Weather
Band.
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You can only select currently permitted
numbers.
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96 Control systemsCOMAND FM/AM radioSelecting channels using the channel
list
Select “Audio” “Audio” “FM/AM
Radio” “WB” “Channel”.
or
Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
The channel list appears. The dotR in
front of a list entry indicates the cur-
rently selected channel.
Select channel by rotating ymz or
slidingqmr and press n.
Saving stationsYou have the following options:
Saving stations manually
Saving stations using Autostore
Saving stations manually
Option 1
Select “Audio” “Audio” “FM/AM
Radio” “FM” or “AM”.
Select “Radio ” “Save Station”.
Option 2
Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
Option 3
Select “Audio” “Audio” “FM/AM
Radio” “FM” or “AM”.
Select “Presets”.
All three of these will call up a station
preset screen. The dot R in front of a
preset position indicates that the cur-
rently selected station is saved there.
Selecting a preset position:
Slideqmr or rotate ymz.
Saving a station to a selected preset po-
sition
If you have called up the station preset
screen using option 1:
Press n briefly.
In options 2 and 3:
Press and hold n until you hear a sig-
nal.
The station is saved.
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If you enter a frequency in the AM waveband
which is outside the frequency range, COMAND
tunes in to the next lowest frequency.
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This function is only available for Weather
Band.
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Twenty stations can be saved in each wave-
band except for Weather Band.
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97 Control systems
COMAND FM/AM radio
Saving using autostore
Option 1
Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
Select “Autostore”.
Option 2
Select “Audio” “Audio” “FM/AM
Radio” “FM” or “AM”.
Select “Presets” “Autostore”.
Option 3
Select “Audio” “Audio” “FM/AM
Radio” “Radio” “Save Station”
“Autostore”.
Station name display
1Station name display
Switching the station name display
on/off: Select “Audio” “Audio”
“FM/AM Radio” “FM” “Radio”
“Show Station Info”.The display is switched on or off, de-
pending on the previous setting. When
the display is switched on, a check-
mark appears in front of the
“Show Station Info” menu item.
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This function is not available for Weather
Band. The Autostore function saves receivable
stations as presets in order of their reception
quality. All stations saved manually in the preset
memory will be lost if COMAND finds 20 sta-
tions. If COMAND finds less than 20 stations, for
example 9, then the stations saved in preset po-
sitions 1 – 9 will be over written.
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In the FM waveband, COMAND can show
the name of the station currently tuned in. Sta-
tion name display 1 can only be seen when it is
switched on and if the station transmits a name.
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100 Control systemsCOMAND satellite radio* (USA only)Main satellite radio menu
1Main area with channel display
2Preset position of selected channel
3Selected channel
4Selected program category
5Sound settings
6To select program category
7Channel number of selected channel
8Other channel information
9Preset options
aSatellite radio options
Selecting program category
Select “Audio” “Audio” “Sat Ra-
dio” “Category”.
The category list appears.
Select category by rotating ymz or
sliding qmr and press n.
When selecting a channel using the
channel search function or the channel
list, you have access to the channels
you subscribe to and which are includ-
ed in the selected category.
Tuning in channels
You have the following selection options:
The channel search function
The channel presets
The manual channel number entry
The channel list
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Main area 1 can show all channels includ-
ed in your subscription. Which channels are
shown depends on the selected program catego-
ry 4.
Note that categories and channels shown in illus-
trations are dependent on programming content
delivered by the service provider. Programming
content is subject to change.
Therefore, channel and categories shown in illus-
trations and descriptions contained in this man-
ual may differ from the channels and categories
delivered by the service provider.
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The channels are categorized. Categories al-
low you to tune to stations broadcasting a cer-
tain type of program.
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If only the preview channel is activated, only
certain categories are available on the list. Which
categories these are depend on the service pro-
vider.
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When you select the category “All Chan-
nels”, you have access to all the channels you
subscribe to, regardless of category, when you
are tuning in a channel using the channel search
function or the channel list.