Audio/Video Mode - Mercedes-Benz COMAND Supplement Manual

Audio/video mode

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Activating media using the device list
In media mode, slide 6 the controller.
X
The media menu bar is shown.
To select Devices: turn and press the con- Devices
X
troller.
The available media sources will be shown.
The # dot indicates the current setting.
Select the media source.
X
If the media source contains music or video
files, these will be played. The corresponding
basic menu will be shown.
Switching on automatically
After inserting a CD/DVD, the respective media
mode is automatically switched on by the mul-
timedia system.
If playable music files are found, they will be
played by the multimedia system.
If a media function is already switched on in the
multimedia system, this will be interrupted and
the basic display of the CD/DVD mode will
appear. If another function, such as navigation,
is being operated, the basic display will not
change. Only the music from the last inserted
CD/DVD will be played.
Audio/video mode
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The CD/DVD drive is a class 1 laser product.
If you open the housing of the CD/DVD drive,
there is a risk of exposure to invisible laser
radiation. This laser radiation could damage
your retina. There is a risk of injury.
Never open the housing. Always have main-
tenance and repair work carried out at a quali-
fied specialist workshop.
G
WARNING
Handling discs while driving may distract you
from traffic conditions. You could also lose
control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an
accident.
Handle discs only when the vehicle is station-
ary.
Bear in mind that at a speed of only 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), the vehicle covers a
distance of 44 ft (approximately 14 m) per sec-
ond.
Notes on audio/video mode
Permissible data carriers
CD audio, CD-R and CD-RW
R
DVD-R, DVD-V and DVD-RW
R
SD card
R
USB storage device
R
Permissible file systems
ISO 9660/Joliet standard for CDs
R
UDF for video DVDs
R
FAT16, FAT32, exFAT and NTFS for SD card
R
and USB storage media
Multisession CDs
For multisession CDs, the content of the first
session determines how the multimedia system
processes the CD. The multimedia system plays
only one session and gives priority to the audio
CD session.
File structure of a data carrier
When you create a disc with compressed music
files, the tracks can be organized in folders. A
folder may also contain subfolders. The disc
may contain no more than eight directory levels.
Files beyond the eighth level will not be recog-
nized by the system.
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The multimedia system supports data carri-
ers with up to 50,000 files.
In the case of a data carrier with more than
64 GB of stored data, only files in folders with
the following names are supported: Music,
Pictures, Video.
Track and file names
When you create a disc with compressed music
files, you can assign names to the tracks and
folders.