Mercedes-Benz 2009 C-Class Operator's Manual page 166

Controls in detail
Audio system
Adjusting balance or fader
Balance is used to determine whether the
sound focus should be shifted toward the
driver's side or the passenger side.
Fader is used to determine whether the sound
focus should be shifted toward the front or
rear of the vehicle.
X
repeatedly until Bal/
Press button
´
Fad appears in the audio display.
or
X Select Sound Bal/Fad.
£
The current setting is indicated by an red
cross-hair symbol.
Adjusting balance and fader
164
X
Changing setting: Slide
rmq
desired balance/fader setting is achieved.
X
Exiting menu: Press n or button í.
The balance/fader setting is stored for all
audio sources.
Surround sound
If your vehicle is equipped with the harman/
®
kardon LOGIC 7 Surround Sound system,
you can choose between LOGIC 7
®
LOGIC7 Off for surround sound.
®
Harman/kardon LOGIC 7 Surround Sound is
available for the following operating modes:
Radio (FM only)
R
Satellite radio
R
CD audio
R
MP3
R
AUX
R
The LOGIC7 ® On function of the harman/
i
®
kardon LOGIC 7 Surround Sound system
permits the playback of discrete 5.1 and
stereo recordings with an optimal surround
sound platform for each passenger.
®
The LOGIC 7 distributes the 5.1 surround
information over the 13-channel system
or until architecture to provide the optimum sound
omp
experience from all seats. This produces
the sound characteristic as intended by the
sound engineer during the original
recording.
Harman/kardon LOGIC 7
two-channel stereo sound material into
multi-channel surround sound. The
surround information stored during the
original recording is read out using
® On and
®
LOGIC 7 and likewise distributed over the
13 channels. No effects are created during
this process; only that which was already
there becomes audible.
In addition, harman/kardon LOGIC 7
moves the perceived sound source away
from the individual loudspeakers, thus
generating a natural 360° sound
experience for each passenger.
By selecting LOGIC 7
i
formats are played back as they are
present on the medium. Due to the
vehicle's spatial characteristics, an optimal
sound experience is not ensured from all
seats.
®
converts all
®
®
Off, all compatible