Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster 2012 Owner's Manual page 502

Additional selection functions
Select by cover Select by cover
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Albums can be chosen by cover using the
menu item.
The first time the Select by cover Select by cover
tion is used, additional data must be loaded
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from the iPod /iPhone
music playback is interrupted to allow
access to this data. The process may take a
few minutes and should not be cancelled.
Otherwise it will start again from the begin-
ning the next time
selected. Covers are initially searched for in
the Gracenote Media Database and are
then added to during playback from the
connected device (
ability depends on the use and the tracks
already selected.
Keyword search Keyword search
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Selecting keyword search allows you to
search through all categories on the con-
nected device for keywords.
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For more information on
cover cover and Keyword Search Keyword Search
under "Music search, selecting category"
( page 497).
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For an iPod /iPhone
ers are added most efficiently if the entire
media content is in the current playlist. This
is the case if you have selected the play-
back option Title Title
( page 499).
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Special feature in iPod
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If the connected iPod
functioning or paused, you can search for
tracks but cannot select them. After con-
firming a new track, the
unavailable unavailable message appears.
Playback options
To select a playback option: select
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Media Interface Media Interface
sliding V Æ and turning c V d the
func-
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. The current
Select by cover Select by cover is
page 476). The avail-
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Select by Select by
can be found
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, the available cov-
or Random media Random media
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/iPhone mode
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/iPhone is not
Function Function
in the basic display by
COMAND controller and press W to con-
firm.
The options list appears. The # dot indi-
cates the option selected.
Select an option and press W to confirm.
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The following options are available:
Normal track sequence Normal track sequence
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Normal track sequence: you hear the
tracks in their normal order (e.g. numerical
or alphabetical).
Random media Random media
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All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order.
Random track list Random track list
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The tracks in the currently active category
or folder, including any subfolders, are
played in random order.
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If the connected iPod
functioning or paused, the playback
options are inactive. The display of options
is greyed out.
MP3 player instructions
General information
Up to 30,000 tracks per medium are suppor-
ted.
You can speed up some functions and
improve the search results by:
making sure the names of tracks, albums
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and artists, for example, are written the
same way
labelling albums featuring various artists as
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"compilations"
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Multiple entries of tracks in playlists are
filtered out for some players.
Data formats
MP3 and WMA are supported as data formats
with fixed and variable bit rates (up to
320 kbit/s).
Audio
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/iPhone is not
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499