Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2014 COMAND Manual - Manual (Page 226)

This function is available for alphabetically
sorted categories and folders. This function
is not available for albums or playlists, for
example.
X Select a category, e.g. Artists , by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The available artists are displayed.
X Press the corresponding number key once
or repeatedly to select the initial letter of
the desired artist. For example, to select an
artist whose name begins with C, press the
l number key three times.
The available letters are listed at the lower
edge of the display.
After a message, the first entry in the list
which matches the letter entered is
highlighted.
i If no corresponding entry exists, the last
entry corresponding to a previous letter is
highlighted instead.
i iPods and MP3 players: the quality of the
search results is highly dependent on the
version and language variant of the
software used to populate the device. A
well-known example of such software is
iTunes ® .
If different sorting rules are defined (e.g. in
iTunes ® ), the search is canceled without
any result.
Additional selection functions
R Select By Cover
Albums can be chosen by cover using the
menu item.
The first time the
Select By Cover
function is used, additional data must be
loaded from the iPod ® /iPhone ® . The
current music playback is interrupted to
allow access to this data. The process may
take a few minutes and should not be
canceled. Otherwise it will start again from
the beginning the next time Select By
Cover is selected. Covers are initially
searched for in the Gracenote Media
Database and are then added to during
playback from the connected device
(
Y
page 202). The availability depends on
the use and the tracks already selected.
R Keyword Search
Selecting keyword search allows you to
search through all categories on the
connected device for keywords.
i More information on Select By Cover
and Keyword Search can be found under
"Music search, selecting category"
(
Y
page 222).
i For an iPod ® /iPhone ® , the available
covers are added most efficiently if the
entire media content is in the current
playlist. This is the case if you have selected
the playback option Tracks or Random
Medium (
Y
page 224).
Special feature in iPod ® /iPhone ® mode
i If the connected iPod ® /iPhone ® is not
functioning or paused, you can search for
tracks but cannot select them. After
confirming a new track, the Function
Unavailable message appears.
Playback options
X
To select a playback option: select
Media Interface in the basic display by
sliding VÆ and turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
The options list appears. The # dot
indicates the option selected.
X Select an option and press W to confirm.
The following options are available:
R Normal Track Sequence
Normal track sequence: you hear the
tracks in their normal order (e.g. numerical
or alphabetical).
R Random Medium
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Operation with the Media Interface
Audio