Mercedes-Benz COMAND control panel Operating Instructions Manual page 147

USB mass storage device
This function is available for alphabetically
sorted directories. This function is not
available for albums or playlists, for example.
In a directory, press the corresponding
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number key once or several times to select
the first letter of the artist's name (e.g. for
an artist beginning with the letter "C", press
number key ; three times).
The available letters are listed at the lower
edge of the display.
If the directory only contains folders,
COMAND searches for folders. After a
message, the first entry which matches the
letter entered is shown at the top of the list.
If no entry matches the entered letter, the
first item in the list is the last entry to
correspond to a selection.
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 four partitions (primary or
logical; FAT format) are supported.
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The Windows formatting program
supports FAT partitioning up to 32 GB as
standard.
Select Media Interface
X
display by sliding VÆ and turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
Select Select active partition
X
press W to confirm.
Playback options
The following options are available:
Normal track sequence
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Normal track sequence: you hear the
tracks in their normal order (e.g. numerical
or alphabetical).
Random tracks
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All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order.
Random categories
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(in the case of USB devices when
has been selected):
The tracks in the currently active category
or folder, including any subfolders, are
played in random order.
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For USB devices, the random playlists
offer a maximum of 300 tracks chosen at
random.
To select a playback option: select
X
Media Interface
sliding VÆ and turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
The options list appears. The # dot
indicates the option selected.
Select an option and press W to confirm.
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Notes on USB devices
Data formats
The following data formats are supported:
MP3: fixed and variable bit rates up to
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in the basic
320 kbit/s
WMA: fixed and variable bit rates up to
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320 kbit/s
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Notes on USB devices
In order to keep the initialization time to a
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minimum, store only music data on a USB
device.
Up to eight directory levels with up to 1000
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tracks per directory are supported.
Do not use USB extension leads or
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adapters. They can impair functionality.
A background search of the USB device is
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performed and any playlists found are
Media Interface mode
or Random folder
Folder
in the basic display by
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