Tascam cd500 User Manual

1

This shows the track number during playback and 

track selection. 
When an audio CD is loaded, a two-digit track number 

is shown. When a data CD is loaded, a three-digit track 

number is shown
When in menu mode, the menu number is shown 

here. 

2

This appears when a disc that has files that this unit 

can play back is loaded. 

3

This appears when an MP3 disc is loaded. 

4

During playback and selection, the index number 

(audio CD) or directory number (data CD) is shown 

here. 

5

When the time display is showing the playback time, 

the following appears depending on the display mode. 

(See “Changing the playback time display mode” on 

page 31.)

When the playback time display mode is set to 

• 

remaining time, 

T.REMAIN

 appears. 

When the playback time display mode is set to track 

• 

remaining time, 

REMAIN

 appears. 

When the playback time display mode is set to 

• 

track elapsed time, nothing appears here. Likewise, 

nothing appears when in menu mode or program 

setting mode. 

6

This shows the time of the current playback position. 
When in menu mode, the menu item is shown. When 

menu items are shown, the letters appear as follows. 

7

The current playback mode is shown. 

Ordinary (all tracks) 

• 

playback mode:

Nothing appears

Single playback mode:

• 

S

 appears

Program playback mode:

• 

PGM

 appears

Random playback mode:

• 

RANDOM

 appears

8

The repeat mode is shown. (See “Repeat playback” on 

page 25 and “A-B repeat playback” on page 25.)

Repeat mode: 

• 

REPEAT

 appears 

A-B repeat mode: 

• 

REPEAT

 and 

A-B

 appear

(Before the A and B points have been set, the indicator 

shown here will vary depending on the status. For 

details, see “A-B repeat playback” on page 25.)

9

When the pitch control function is ON, 

PITCH

 

appears, and the amount of speed change is shown. 

(See “Pitch control playback” on page 26.) 
When in menu mode, the setting value of the menu 

item is shown. 

0

When the auto-cue function is on, 

A.CUE

 appears. 

(See “Auto-cue function” on page 24.)

q

When the auto-ready function is on, 

A.RDY

 appears. 

(See “Auto-ready function” on page 24.)

w

When the relay playback function is on, 

RELAY

 

appears. (See “Relay playback” on page 30.)

e

When the fade in/out function is on, 

FADE

 appears. 

(See “Fade in/fade out playback” on page 28.)

r

When the mono output function is on, 

MONO

 appears. 

(See “Outputting in mono” on page 32.)

t

When the resume function is on, 

RESUME

 appears. 

(See “Resume function” on page 24.)

y

When the incremental play function is on, 

INCR

 

appears. (See “Incremental play function” on page 25.)

u

When the original key function is on, 

KEY ORIG

 

appears. (See “Changing the playback speed without 

changing the pitch (KEY ORIG)” on page 27.)