MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2013 R131 Owner's Manual

X
Select a category in the category list by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
The Reading Data... message appears.
The search may take som etime, depending
on the number of tracks available.
The Track information is complete message appears once the search is
completed. Playback the
nstarts with the
previously active audio source.
X To cancel the music search: confirm
Cancel by pressing
0039.
Selecting artists
X Select Artists in the category list by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
The available artists are displayed
alphabetically.
Selecting an album X
Select Albums in the category list by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
The available albums are displayed
alphabetically .Ifthere is a cover available
for an album, it is displayed in front of the
albumn ame. Selecting
atrack X
Select Tracks in the category list
(Y page 448) by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
The available tracks are displayed.
Selecting ayear of publication X
Select Year in the category list
(Y page 448) by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
X Select an entry and press 0039to confirm.
The genre list is displayed.
X Select a genre, e.g .pop, and press 0039to
confirm.
The track list is displayed.
X Select a track and press 0039to confirm.
Playback starts.
Selecting composers
X Select Composers in the category list by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
The available composers are displayed
alphabetically. Audio
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Selecting music genres
X
Select Genres in the category list by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
The available music genres are displayed
alphabetically.
Selecting acover
X Select Select By Cover in the category
list (Y page 448) by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The available covers are displayed in
alphabetical orde rofthe artists. X
Select the desired cover by turning 003E0012003F
the COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The corresponding albumi s played.
Selecting via keyword search
X Select Keyword Search in the category list
by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller
and press 0039to confirm.
An input menu appears. X
To change the character set used in the
character bar: highlightSelect by sliding
0012000A and turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
Al ist of available character sets is shown.
X Selec tthe desired character set and press
0039 to confirm.
X Enter characters and confirm the entry.
Character entry (Y page 299).
Depending on the entry, the hits are shown
in a list. X
Select an entry by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm. X
Select an entry, e.g. Artists , and press
0039 to confirm.
The albuma nd cover(if available) are
displayed. 450
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X
Confir mthe albumw ith0039.
The tracks on the album are displayed. X
Select a track and press 0039to confirm.
Playback starts and the basic display
appears. MUSIC REGISTER
General notes !
Retain the original music files in a secure
location. An erro rinCOMAND might result
in the loss of the music files stored in the
MUSIC REGISTER. Mercedes-Benz is not
liable for any loss of data.
You can store music files in a compressed
format in the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 452). The memory has a capacity of
10 GB. Switching to MUSIC REGISTER MUSIC REGISTER basic display
Example: MUSIC REGISTER
0002
Cover (if available)
0003 Track time
0027 Track number and name
0026 Graphict ime and track display
0024 Position of the medium in the media list
and name of the medium, followed by the
current playback option (no display for
Normal Track Sequence )
0025 Artist
0016 MUSIC REGISTER menu bar
Switching modes using the function
button
X Press the 0009function button repeatedly
until the MUSIC REGISTER is switched on.
By pressing the function button repeatedly,
you can change the operating mode in the
following order:
R audio CD/DVD/MP3 (disc)
R memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
If music files are available, playback begins at
the point last listened to.
If there are no music files, you will see a
message to this effect. Audio
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X
Confir mthe message by pressing 0039and
store the music data (Y page 452).
Switching modes via the audio menu
X Select Audio in the main function bar by
sliding 00380012and turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
If MUSIC REGISTER was the last mode
selected, it is now switched on.
If another audio source is switched on, you
can now switch on the MUSIC REGISTER in
the audio menu.
X Select Audio by sliding
00380012and turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Music Register and press
0039to
confirm.
Switching on with the number buttons
X Press the 0032number key (for a DVD
changer).
The MUSIC REGISTER is switched on.
Importing music files Introduction
You can copy music files from the data carrier
in the single DVD drive or in the DVD changer
in the following file formats:
R
MP3
R WMA
R AAC (with file extensions .m4p, .m4a, .m4b
and .aac)
X Switch on audio CD mode (Y page 439).
X With an audio CD inserted, select REC in the
basic CD display by sliding 0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
i CD information such as albumn ame, disk
name, artist and track is provided through
Gracenote Media Database ( Ypage 444). Step 1: selecting tracks to import
X
Select Track (s) by turning
003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm. 0002
To record all music files (standard)
0003 To copy single tracks 0013
0027 Confirms your selection
If you do no tselect any tracks, every trac kon
the CD will be imported.
Ste p2:s electing the target folder
X Select Folder by turning
003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm. 0002
To create a new folde r(standard)
0003 Existing folders
0027 Currently selected folder
X Select a folder by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
If you do not select a target folder, a new one
will be created. 452
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Step 3: beginning the import
X
Select Start by turning
003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
Information about the import source and
target as well as the progress is displayed.
The Audio CD basic display automatically
appears after successful import. X
To cancel importing: during importing,
confirm Cancel by pressing
0039the
COMAND controller.
The Audio CD basic display appears.
Deleting all music files !
In order to prevent malfunctions, do not
use COMAND during this time.
This function deletes all music files from the
MUSIC REGISTER.
X Switch to the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 451).
X Select Music Register by sliding
0012000Aand
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
X Select Delete All Music Files and
press 0039to confirm.
Aq uery appears. No is highlighted.
If you select Yes , all musi
cfiles are deleted.
You see the Please Wait... message.
Then, you see the Data deleted message.
If you select No , the process will be aborted.Calling up memory space info X
Switch to the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 451).
X Select Music Register by sliding
0012000Aand
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
X Select Memory Info and press
0039to
confirm.
The following is displayed:
R storage capacity
R available memory
R occupied memory
R content (folders, tracks)
Music search Introduction
The music search finds tracks via all available
media. The search begins with the audio
source that is currently active.
The following media are included for the
music search:
R
disc (audio CD/DVD/MP3)
R memory card
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
X Switch to the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 451).
X Select Search by sliding
0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
The category list appears.
X Select a track in a category (Y page 448).
Example: opening afolder
X Select Folder in the category list by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
You see the contents of the curren tfolder. Audio
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The name of the current folder is at the top
and the track currently playing is indicated by
a
0021 dot.
X To switch to the next folder up: press the
001F back button or slide 00360012the
COMAND controller.
Changing the folder/track name
X Switch to the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 451).
X Select Music Register by sliding
0012000Aand
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
X Select Rename / Delete Files and press
0039 to confirm.
X Select a folder/track by turning 003E0012003F.
X Select Options by sliding
00120037and press
0039 to confirm.
X Select Change and press
0039to confirm.
X Enter a name for the folder/track
(Y page 299).
X To save the changes: select0004and
press 0039to confirm.
Deleting folders/tracks
X Switch to the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 451).
X Select Music Register by sliding
0012000Aand
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
X Select Rename / Delete Files and press
0039 to confirm.
X Select a folder/track by turning 003E0012003F.X
Select Options by sliding
00120037and press
0039 to confirm.
X Select Delete and press
0039to confirm.
Aq uery appears. No is highlighted.
If you select Yes , the folders/tracks are
deleted. You see the Please Wait... message
.Then, you see the Data deleted message.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled.
Playback options The following options are available:
R
Normal Track Sequence The tracks are played in the normal order
(e.g. track 1, 2, 3, etc.).
R Random Medium All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order.
R Random Track List (MP3 mode only)
The tracks in the currently active folder or
the current track list are played in a random
order.
X To selecto ptions:switch to the MUSIC
REGISTER (Y page 451).
X Select Music Register by sliding
0012000Aand
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
The options list appears. The 0021dot
indicates the option selected.
X Select an option and press 0039to confirm.
The option is switched on. For all options
except Normal Track Sequence , you will
see a corresponding display in the display/
selectio nwindow.
i The Normal Track Sequence option is
automatically selected when you change
the disc you are currently listening to or
when you selec tadifferent medium. If an
option is selected, it remains selected after
COMAND is switched on or off. 454
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Bluetooth
®
audio mode
Preconditions for the Bluetooth ®
audio
device Bluetooth
®
audio mode requires a
Bluetooth ®
-capable audio device .Observe
the information in the Bluetooth ®
audio
device's operating instructions.
Before using Bluetooth ®
audio mode, you
should chec kyour Bluetooth ®
audio device
for the following:
R Bluetooth ®
audio profile
The Bluetooth ®
audio device must support
the A2DP and AVRCP Bluetooth ®
audio
profiles.
R Bluetooth ®
visibility
Certain Bluetooth ®
audio devices do not
just require activation of the Bluetooth ®
function. In addition, your device must be
made "visible" to other devices.
R Bluetooth ®
device name
This device name is predetermined but can
usually be changed. To make a clear
selection of the Bluetooth ®
device
possible, Mercedes-Benz recommends
that you customize the device name.
i A2DP (Advanced AudioDistribution
Profile): Bluetooth ®
audio profile for audio
data transmission
AVRCP (Audio VideoRemote Control
Profile): Bluetooth ®
audio profile for audio
data playback
i Not all Bluetooth ®
audio devices available
on the market are equall ysuitable. To
obtain more information about suitable
Bluetooth ®
audio devices and about
connecting Bluetooth ®
audio devices to
COMAND, visit
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com (USA).
Or call the Mercedes-Ben zCustomer
Assistance center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372) (USA) or Custome
rRelations at
1-800-387-0100 (Canada).
X Activate Bluetooth ®
and Bluetooth ®
visibility on the Bluetooth ®
audio device.
Preconditions in COMAND X
Activate the Bluetooth ®
function in
COMAND(Y page 306).
Connecting Bluetooth ®
audio devices General information
Before using your Bluetooth
®
audio device
with COMAND for the first time, you will need
to authorize it.
When you authorize a new Bluetooth ®
audio
device, it is connected automatically.
Connection involves first searching for a
Bluetooth ®
audio device and then authorizing
it.
You can authorize up to fifteen Bluetooth ®
devices.
i If you authorize a mobile phone that
supports Bluetooth ®
audio, the A2DP and
AVRCP Bluetooth ®
audio profiles are
connected automatically.
The mobile phone is then entered:
R in the Bluetooth ®
telephone list
(Y page 380)
R in the Bluetooth ®
device list
(Y page 456).
Mercedes-Benzr ecommends authorizing a
mobile phone in Bluetooth ®
telephony
(Y page 380). Audio
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Searching for and authorizing a
Bluetooth ®
audio device Example: Bluetooth
®
device list
0002 Newly detected mobile phone with
Bluetooth ®
audio function in range
0003 Bluetooth ®
audio player not within range
but previously authorized (icon appears in
gray) The Bluetooth
®
device list displays all
authorized devices, whether they are within
range or not. After a device search, devices
which are within range but not authorized are
also displayed.
X Switch on Bluetooth ®
audio mode
(Y page 458).
If you see the No Bluetooth Audio Device Authorized message, you will
need to authorize the Bluetooth ®
audio
device first.
X Select BT Audio by sliding
0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm. X
Confirm Bluetooth Audio Device List by pressing
0039the COMAND controller.
X To search: confirmSearch for BT Audio Devices by pressing
0039the
COMAND controller.
COMAND searches for Bluetooth ®
audio
devices within range and adds them to the
Bluetooth ®
device list. Bluetooth ®
audio
devices are detected if they support the
Bluetooth ®
audio profiles (A2DP, AVRCP).
The duration of the search depends on the
number of Bluetooth ®
audio devices within
range and their characteristics.
X To authorize: select a Bluetooth ®
audio
device that has not yet been authorized
from the list ( 0002in the example) by turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller.
X Select the symbol to the right of the
Bluetooth ®
audio device by sliding 00120037the
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
X Select Authorize and press
0039to confirm.
Depending on the Bluetooth ®
audio device
used, you now have two options for
continuing with authorization.
X Option 1: enter the passkey (Y page 380).
After successful authorization, the
Bluetooth ®
audio device is connected and
starts playing.
X Option 2 (Secure Simple Pairing): if the
digit codes displayed in COMAND and on
the Bluetooth ®
audio device are the same,
confirm Yes by pressing
0039.
If you select Yes , authorization continues
and the Bluetooth ®
audio device is
connected. Playback starts.
If you select No , authorization will be
canceled.
i The Bluetooth ®
audio device must
support Bluetooth ®
version 2.1 for
connection via Secure Simple Pairing.
COMAND creates a six-digit code, which is
displayed on both devices that are to be
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External authorization
If COMAND does not find your Bluetooth
®
audio device, this may be due to particular
security settings on your Bluetooth ®
audio
device. In this case, check whether your
Bluetooth ®
audio device can locate
COMAND .The Bluetooth ®
device name of
COMAND is MB Bluetooth .
X Switch on Bluetooth ®
audio mode
(Y page 458).
X Select BT Audio by sliding
0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
X Confirm Bluetooth Audio Device List by pressing
0039the COMAND controller.
X To search: confirmConnect via BT Audio Device by pressing
0039the
COMAND controller.
The duration of the search depends on the
number of Bluetooth ®
audio devices within
range and their characteristics.
X To authorize: start the authorization on
the Bluetooth ®
audio device, see the
operating instructions of the Bluetooth ®
audio device.
After successful authorization, the
Bluetooth ®
audio device is connected and
starts playing.
i With some Bluetooth ®
audio devices,
playback must first be started on the device
itself, so that COMAND can play the audio
files. Reconnecting
aBluetooth ®
audio device
The Bluetooth ®
audio profiles are connected
automatically under the following
circumstances:
R one of the last two mobile phones to have
been connected has also been used as a
Bluetooth ®
audio player (if this function is
supported by the mobile phone).
R the mobile phone takes over the automatic
connection itself.
AB luetooth ®
audio player without telephone
functions is not automatically reconnected,
even if it was the last device connected.
If the No Bluetooth Audio Device Connected message appears, you have two
options to connect a Bluetooth ®
audio
device:
Connecting last device
X Confirm Connect Last Device in the
basic display by pressing 0039the COMAND
controller.
If COMAND can locate the Bluetooth ®
audio device, it will be connected and start
playing.
i With some Bluetooth ®
audio devices,
playback must firs tbe started on the device
itself, so that COMAND can play the audio
files.
Connecting adevice from alist
X Select BT Audio by turning
003E0012003Fthe
COMAN Dcontroller and press 0039to
confirm.
X Confirm Bluetooth Audio Device List by pressing
0039the COMAND controller.
X Select a Bluetooth ®
audio device by turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
If COMAND can locate the Bluetooth ®
audio device, it will be connected and start
playing.
i With some Bluetooth ®
audio devices,
playback must first be started on the device Audio
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itself, so that COMAND can play the audio
files.
Bluetooth ®
audio device and
simultaneous search for mobile phones
During the search for mobile phones, the
connection with the Bluetooth ®
audio device
is terminated (Y page 379). In the
Bluetooth ®
audio basic display, you will see
the No Bluetooth Audio Device Connected message and the
Connect Last
Device menu item cannot be selected.
Displaying details
X Selec taBluetooth ®
audio device in the
Bluetooth ®
device list.
X Select the symbol to the right of the
Bluetooth ®
audio device by sliding 00120037the
COMAND controlle rand press 0039to
confirm.
X Select Details and press
0039to confirm.
The following informatio nconcerning the
selected mobile phone is shown:
R Bluetooth ®
name
R Bluetooth ®
address
R availability status (shown after an
update)
R authorization status
X To close the detailed view: turn003E0012003F or
slide 003600120037 the COMAND controller.
Deauthorizing (deregistering) a
Bluetooth ®
audio device
X Select a Bluetooth ®
audio device in the
Bluetooth ®
device list.
X Select the symbol to the right of the
Bluetooth ®
audio device by sliding 00120037the
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
X Select Delete and press
0039to confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou
really wish to deauthorize this device.
X Select Yes or
No .
If you select Yes , the device will be deleted
from the Bluetooth ®
device list. If you select
No , the process will be
canceled.
i Before re-authorizing the Bluetooth ®
audio device, you should also delete the
device name MB Bluetooth from your
Bluetooth ®
audio device's Bluetooth ®
list.
See the Bluetooth ®
audio device's
operating instructions.
Switching to Bluetooth ®
audio mode The Bluetooth
®
audio basic display Example: Bluetooth
®
audio basic display
0002 Track name
0003 Current playback settings (no symbol for
"Normal track sequence")
0027 Album name
0026 sound settings
0024 Media list
0025 Artist
0016 To stop 0014or start 0004playback
0017 To connect a Bluetooth ®
audio device, to
increase the volume on COMAND
0018 Bluetooth ®
audio data medium type
0019 Data medium position in the media list
i If the Bluetooth ®
audio device connected
supports metadata and corresponding data
is available, then the artist, track and album
name can be displayed. 458
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