Selecting A Category/Playlist; Metadata - Mercedes-Benz 2011 CL-Class Operator's Manual

X
On the multifunction steering wheel:
switch on Media Interface mode in
COMAND ( Y page 217).
X
On the multifunction steering wheel, press
the = or ; button to select the
Audio
menu.
X
On the multifunction steering wheel, press
9 or : to select a track.
Selecting using the number keypad
X
To make an entry: press the Ä button.
The input menu appears. The number of
characters available for input depends on
the number of stored tracks.
X
To enter a track number: press a number
key, e.g. q.
The digit is entered in the first position in
the input line.
i
COMAND will ignore and not display an
invalid digit.
X
Enter more numbers if desired.
The selected track is played.
Fast forward/rewind
X
While the display/selection window is
active, slide XVY and hold the COMAND
controller until the desired position has
been reached.
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i On an iPod , fast rewind only functions
within the current track.
Selecting a category/playlist/folder
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iPod and certain MP3 players
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For an iPod or MP3 player, you can select
tracks using categories or folders.
Depending on the device connected, the
following categories may be available, for
example:
Current Track List
R
Playlists (e.g. All)
R
Artists
R
Albums
R
Track
R
Podcasts
R
Genres
R
Composers
R
Audiobooks
R
i
Some playback categories contain the
entry All. If this entry has been selected,
the entire content of the category selected
will be played.
USB devices
For USB mass storage devices, you can select
both folders as well as any existing playlists.
COMAND can also display the album name
and artist (metadata) during playback, if this
information has been entered into the
system.
Playlists are indicated in the display by a
special icon. When you open the playlist, the
corresponding tracks are opened and
playback begins. You can now select
Category mix instead of
a playback option.
For USB mass storage devices, you can
choose to display the metadata contained in
the tags of the encoded music data, or to
display the file and directory names during
playback.
X
To display the album and artist name:
Media Interface
select
display by sliding VÆ and turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X
Display Metadata
Select
confirm.
Selecting a category and opening a folder
X
Press W the COMAND controller when the
display/selection window is active.
X
Folder
Select by sliding VÆ and turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The available categories or the folder
contents (e.g. further folders) are
Audio
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Random folder as
in the basic
and press W to
Z