iPod® and certain MP3 players

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 tracklist
• Playlists (e.g. All)
• Artists
• Albums
• Tracks
• Podcasts
• Genres
• Composers
• Audiobooks

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 displayed and playback begins once a track is selected. You can now select Category Mix instead of Random Folder as 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.

To display the album and artist name: select Media Interface in the basic display by sliding and turning the COMAND controller and press to confirm.

Select Display Metadata and press to confirm.

Selecting a category and opening a folder

Press the COMAND controller when the display/selection window is active.

Select Folder by sliding and turning the COMAND controller and press to confirm.

You will see the available categories or the folder content (e.g. other folders). The display's status bar shows the selected category or the folder name.

The Music menu item is not available until the device has been activated.

Select the category/folder by turning the COMAND controller and press to confirm.

You will see the content of the selected category or selected folder.

If the data needs to be read from the connected device, the Please wait... message appears.

If necessary, repeat this step until the tracks in the desired folder/album appear.

Select the track by turning the COMAND controller and press to confirm.

The track is played.

To select one folder higher: select the icon and confirm with .

The icon is always shown at the top of the respective folder.