Playback Options - Mercedes-Benz COMAND Operating Instructions Manual

Displaying metadata (MP3 mode)
COMAND can also display the album name
and artist (metadata) during playback, if this
information has been entered into the
system.
For all media that contain MP3 data (e.g. MP3
CD, SD memory card, MUSIC REGISTER), you
can determine whether:
the metadata contained in the tags of the
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encoded music data should be displayed
the file and directory names should be
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displayed during playback
To display the album and artist name:
X
select MP3 or USB in the basic display by
sliding VÆ and turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
Select Display Track Information
X
press W to confirm.
Selecting a group
The content of an audio DVD can be divided
into up to 9 groups. The availability and type
of group depends on the respective DVD.
A group can contain music in different sound
qualities (stereo and multichannel formats,
for example), or bonus tracks.
Each group can contain up to 99 tracks.
If an audio DVD only contains one audio
format, the Group menu item(s) cannot be
selected.
Switch on audio DVD mode (
X
Select DVD-A by sliding VÆ and turning
X
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
Select Group by turning cVd and press
X
W to confirm.
The # dot indicates the group currently
selected.
Select the desired group by turning cVd
X
and press W to confirm.
To exit the menu: slide XVY the COMAND
X
controller or press the % back button.
Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode
Selecting an active partition (USB
mass storage devices only)
You can select this function for USB mass
storage devices when the storage device is
partitioned. Up to 9 partitions (primary or
logical; FAT and FAT32) are supported.
Select
X
VÆ and turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
Select
X
press W to confirm.

Playback options

The following options are available to you:
Normal Track Sequence
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The tracks are played in the normal order
(e.g. track 1, 2, 3, etc.).
In MP3 mode, the track order is determined
by the order in which the tracks are written
to the MP3 data carrier when it is created.
Alphabetical order is the most common.
Once all the tracks in a folder have been
played, the tracks in the next folder are
played.
Random Media
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All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order (e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
Random Track List
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You hear the tracks of the current track list
or the currently active folder (including all
sub-folders) in random order.
page 157).
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To select options: switch on audio CD/
X
DVD or MP3 mode (
Select CD,
X
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
The options list appears. The # dot
indicates the option selected.
Select an option by turning cVd and press
X
W to confirm.
The option is switched on. For all options
except "Normal track sequence", you will
MP3 in the basic display by sliding
Select Active Partition
(MP3 mode only)
page 157).
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DVD-A or MP3 by sliding VÆ and
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and
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