Mercedes-Benz 2011 CL-Class Operator's Manual page 223

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.
i The Windows formatting program
supports FAT partitions of up to 32 GB as
standard.
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Media Interface
Select
display by sliding VÆ and turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X
Select active partition
Select
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 (numerical or
alphabetical).
Random tracks:
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All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order.
Category mix Random folder
or
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Folder
devices if has been selected)
The tracks in the currently active category
or folder, including any subfolders, are
played in random order.
i For USB devices, the random playlists
offer a maximum of 300 tracks chosen at
random.
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To select a playback option: select
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.
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Select an option and press W to confirm.
in the basic
and
(for USB
in the basic display by
Separate USB connection
In addition to the USB connection on the
Media Interface, there is another USB
connection in the glove box. This connection
can also be used to play audio files.
Electrical consumption at this connection
must not exceed a continuous current of
500 mA. If the electrical consumption is
higher, use a separate source to provide
power for the USB device (e.g.
12 V power supply).
Notes on USB devices
Data formats
The following data formats are supported:
MP3: CBR, VBR (up to 320 kbit/s)
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wma: CBR, VBR (up to 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.
Approximately 10,000 tracks are
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supported. Multiple folders should be used
for larger numbers of tracks.
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
shown in a separate category in addition to
the folders. Initialization of larger USB mass
storage devices containing a high number
of files may take several minutes.
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DRM (Digital Rights Management)
protected files are not supported by the
Media Interface.
Audio AUX mode
Notes on audio AUX mode
You can connect an external audio source
(AUX) to COMAND. The socket for this is
located in the glove box.
Audio
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