CD changer MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2008 R171 Comand Manual

69 Audio
CD changer* operation
The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within 15 sec
-
onds. The system starts playing the CD
again.The ejection procedure is completed.
Ejecting all CDs 
Open the glove box

( Vehicle owner's manual).

Press and hold the button of a loaded
magazine compartment 2 for more
than 2 seconds.The button LEDs of all loaded magazine
compartments will briefly flash red,
several times.
The CD changer ejects the CDs one af
-
ter another.

Within 15 seconds, remove each CD
from the slot 1.The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within 15 sec
-
onds. The system starts playing the CD
again.The ejection procedure is completed
when all CDs are removed, or when the
procedure is aborted by the CD chang
-
er.

Open the Audio main menu ( page
38)
.

Press the
CDC
soft key.
iIf you are listening to a CD in the CD
changer and you eject another CD from
the changer:
While ejecting the CD, the system
interrupts CD playback.

The CD you were last listening to
starts from the beginning once the
ejection procedure is completed.
iIf you eject the CD you are currently lis
-
tening to:
The next available audio CD is
played.

If there are no other CDs available,
the system switches to the audio
source listened to before CD chang
-
er mode.
CD changer main menu


70 AudioCD changer* operation
The CD changer main menu appears.You will hear the CD listened to last. If
this CD is no longer available, the unit
plays the next available audio CD.The status bar also contains:
The track number and total number
of tracks on the current CD

The elapsed playing time of the
track
1CD name or CD number2Elapsed track playing time 3Track number/total tracks4Track title or track numberThe CD changer main menu shows the CD
title at the top and track title in the center
of the main area if the CD contains corre
-
sponding text data.If the CD does not contain any CD text da
-
ta, the number of the CD and the track
number are displayed instead of the name
of the CD and the track title.
The numbers 1 through 6 are assigned to
the CD compartments of the CD changer.Available choices:
Selecting via CD list

Selecting via direct entry of the CD number
( page
71)

Selecting via CD Selection menu

( page
71)
Selecting via CD list The CD list contains all loaded CDs. Only
one entry is visible at a time. Its name or
number is shown at the top of the CD
changer main menu (in this example:

CD
5).
iThe
CDC
soft key is shaded out if no CD
is loaded. The system will not switch to
CD changer mode.

Load an audio CD into the CD
changer
( page
65)
.
The
CDC
soft key will only be visible if a
CD changer is connected.
Selecting CDsiThis selection is possible only if at least
two audio CDs are loaded.

71 Audio
CD changer* operation

Use

or

to select another CD
from the list.

Wait approx. 3 seconds without chang
-
ing the selection.The CD is changed. The newly selected
CD is played.
Selecting via direct entry of the CD
number 
Press one of the
3
- 
keys.
The CD changer switches to the CD
loaded in the appropriate CD changer
compartment.
Selecting via CD Selection menu 
Press the
Magaz.
soft key.
The CD Selection menu appears. You
see the list of all six compartments.
An entry shows the CD title if the CD con
-
tains corresponding text data.No text displayed with a CD symbol indi
-
cates that the corresponding CD does not
contain any CD text data.An entry shaded out indicates an empty
CD changer compartment.
Use

or

to select a CD.
The system will skip empty CD

changer compartments.
iThe system will skip empty CD changer
compartments.
iThe CD fails to be changed if you select
an empty compartment.


72 AudioCD changer* operation
Press

.
The newly selected CD is played.
The following options are available:
Selecting via track skip

Selecting via track list
( page
72)

Selecting via manual entry of the track number
( page
73)

Selecting via scan search
( page
73)
Selecting via track skip
On the COMAND control unit
Open the CD changer main menu ( page
69)
.

Press
-
for forward skipping;
or
Press
,
for backward skipping.
The tracks skip immediately after
pressing one of the buttons.
On the multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the CD changer
display
( page
27)
.

Press
j for forward skipping;
or
Press
k for backward skipping.
The tracks skip immediately after
pressing one of the buttons.
Selecting via track list The track list contains all tracks of the cur
-
rent CD. Only one list entry is visible at a
time, it is the number of the track currently
playing.
Selecting a track iForward skipping:

The next track is played.
iBackward skipping:

If the track has been playing longer
than approx. 10 seconds, the system
skips back to the beginning of the
track.

If less than 10 seconds have played,
the system skips back to the beginning
of the previous track.

73 Audio
CD changer* operation

Use

or

to select another track
from the list.
The current track remains playing while
selecting.

Press
, or wait approx. 3 seconds
without changing the selection.
The track is changed. The newly select
-
ed track is played.
Selecting via manual entry of the track
number 
Open the CD changer main menu ( page
69)
.

Press
2
.
The Manual track input display ap
-
pears.
1Number of tracks on the current CD
(12 tracks)Entry example: Track 1
Press
3
.
Entry example: Track 12
Press
3
and

in quick succession.

Wait approx. 3 seconds after entering
the number.The selected track is played. The CD
main menu appears.
Selecting via scan search Scan search is characterized as follows:
Scan search plays each track on the
current CD for approx. 8 seconds.

Scan search can be ended manually.

Scan search automatically stops at the
track listened to before the scan
search was started.iEntries beyond the number of available
tracks on the CD are not possible.

74 AudioCD changer* operationStarting scan search 
Press the
Scan
soft key.
Ending scan search manually 
Press the
Scan
soft key.
The track playing at the time the scan
is terminated remains playing.

Open the CD changer main menu ( page
69)
.

Press and hold
-
or
,
.

To stop release
-
or
,
.
The following options are available:
Normal
sequence


Repeat
track

Repeat
CD

Track Random


CD Random
Explanation of the playback options 
Normal
sequence
The tracks are played in the normal se
-
quence (e.g. track 1, 2, 3 etc.).

If only one CD is loaded, the last track
is followed by the first track.

If several CDs are loaded in the CD
changer, the last track on a CD will be
followed by the first track of the next
CD in the changer.
The CDs are changed in their normal
sequence (e.g. CD 1, 2, 3 etc.).

The last track of the last CD in the
changer will be followed by the first
track of the first CD.

Repeat
track

The current track will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.

Repeat
CD
The current CD will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.
iWhen you start scan search, playback
option
Normal sequence
( page
74)
is
activated automatically.

Therein scan search is restricted to the
current CD.Fast forward/reverse
Playback options
iIt is only possible to select this function
if at least two audio CDs are loaded in
the CD changer.

75 Audio
CD changer* operation

Track RandomThe tracks are played in random order
(e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).If several CDs are loaded in the CD
changer, the last track on a CD will be
followed by the first track of the next
CD in the changer.The CDs are changed in their normal
sequence (e.g. CD 1, 2, 3, etc.).

CD RandomAt least 4 tracks on one CD are played
in random order (e.g. track 5, 7, 3, 9)
before the next CD is played.

The CDs are changed in random

order (e.g. CD 4, 1, 5, etc.).
Changing the playback option 
In the CD
changer main menu
( page
69)
press the
Setting
soft
key. The Settings menu is displayed.

The solid circle
indicates which op
-
tion is currently selected.

Press
 or  to select a different
option.

Press
.
The option is activated. A correspond
-
ing display will appear in the status bar
for all options except Normal
sequence
.
An option will remain activated even if
the COMAND is switched OFF and then
ON again.
iThis selection is only possible if at least
two CDs are loaded in the CD
changer.

173 Glossary
Autostore
Enters the stations with the best recep
-
tion (signal strength) into the autostore
memory in order of their reception
quality (from strong to weak).
Balance
Volume adjustment between left and
right speakers.
Bit
(Binary digi
t)
The smallest unit of digital information.
Bit rate (MP3)
Measurement of transmission speed.
Indicates the number of ->bits trans
-
mitted per time unit.
Bluetooth®
Wireless personal area networks that
provide a way to connect and exchange
information between devices such as
mobile phones, laptops, PCs, etc. over
a short-range radio frequency.
CD
(Compact
Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc form.
CD-R
(CD
Recordable)
->CD which can be read and written but
not deleted.
CD-RW
(CD
Rewriteable)
->CD which can be read, written and
deleted.
COMAND
(Co
ckpit
Man
agement and
Data Sys
-
tem)

Information and operating center for
vehicle sound and communication sys
-
tems, including the radio and CD play
-
er, as well as for other optional
equipment (CD changer*, telephone*,
satellite radio*, navigation*).
Coordinates
Indicate the geographical position on
the earth's surface.
DVD
(Digital
Versatile
Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc form for
storing large volumes of data.
Folder
Alternative designation for directories.
Data saved on a storage medium can
be organized into directories for im
-
proved clarity. Can be likened to a filing
cabinet containing a number of folders,
each of which holds a number of docu
-
ments.
GPS
(Global
Positioning
System)
Satellite-based system for relaying
geographic location information to and
from vehicles equipped with special re
-
ceivers. Employs DVD digital maps for
navigation.
Greenwich meridian
A specific north-south line runningthrough Greenwich, England.
Glossary

177 Index
AAccepted calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Answering calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Audio AUX mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76switching to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Automatic volume control . . . . . . . . 32Autostore (in Radio mode) . . . . . 43,
46
BBalance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,
173
Bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Bit rate (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173permissible rates . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,
65
Bluetooth®notes about. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 CCall (telephone)answering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94ending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,
99
outgoing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97refusing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94CALL CONNECTED . . . . . . . . . . 162,
163
CALL NOT POSSIBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88Calling up Destination Memory . . . 152
Cancellingroute guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Caring forCDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,
55,
64
Category list (satellite radio) . . . . . . 81CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173see also MP3 CDcopy protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,
66
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,
68
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,
65
random . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70CD changer mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18permissible file system (MP3) . . . . . . 64permissible MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . 64permissible MP3 formats . . . . . . . . . 64switching to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64CD slotCD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,
66
MP3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17single CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15CD-R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,
173
CD-RW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,
173
Changingdetour (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142stop-over destination . . . . . . . . . . . 145CHANNEL UNAVAILABLE. . . . . . . . . . 81COMAND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166ControlsCD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18MP3 mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Multifunction steering wheel. . . . . . . 26Navigation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Radio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Telephone mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173entering destination via . . . . . . . . . 128Copy protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,
66
Copyright (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,
65
Current navigation announcement 132repeating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Current vehicle positionstoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Index

178 Index DDeletingdestinationfrom Destination memory . . . . . . 153from Last destinations . . . . . . . . . 152detour (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142phone book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103SMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106stop-over destination . . . . . . . . . . . 145Destinationdeletingfrom Destination memory . . . . . . 153from Last destinations . . . . . . . . . 152Last destinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155storing in destination memory . . . . 153Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 152calling up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152starting route guidance . . . . . . . . . . 152storing destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Detour (navigation)changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142deleting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Dialed calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Displayadjusting brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . 170switching design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Displaying route (navigation) . . . . . 140DVD (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . 109,
173
EEjecting CDin CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58in Single CD mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Ejecting navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . 109Emergency call “911” . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Emergency call system . . . . . . . . . . 162Ending call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,
99
ENTER UNLOCK CODE. . . . . . . . . . . . 87Enteringfrequency (in Radio mode) . . . . . . . . 44home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116phone number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91unlock code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 FFile structure (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173random (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62repeat (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62selecting (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Forwardin CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Frequency input (Radio mode) . . . . . 44 GGlobal Positioning Systemsee GPSGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Greenwich meridian. . . . . . . . . . . . . 173GSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,
101,
174
HHands-free microphoneswitching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Home addressentering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 IID3 tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,
174
ISO9660 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,
174