Tascam cd500 User Manual

1

Press to turn the flash start function on and off. 

2

Press this button to change the playback time display 

mode shown (track elapsed time, track remaining time 

or remaining time). (See “Changing the playback time 

display mode” on page 31.) 
When in menu mode, press this button to exit menu 

mode. 

3

Press the PITCH button to turn the pitch control 

function on and off. Use the – and + buttons to set the 

pitch control value. (See “Pitch control playback” on 

page 26.) 

4

Press this to turn the auto-cue function on and off. (See 

“Auto-cue function” on page 24.)
Use this also to delete program tracks. (See “Program 

playback” on page 27.)

5

Press this to turn the auto-ready function on and off. 

(See “Auto-ready function” on page 24.) 
Use this also to add program tracks. (See “Program 

playback” on page 27.)

6

Press this button to enter menu mode. When in menu 

mode, press this button to exit menu mode. (See “Menu 

operation basics” on page 19.)

7

When in menu mode, press to confirm a menu item 

selection or setting value. (See “Menu operation basics” 

on page 19.)
When using the A-B repeat function, press this to set 

the A and B points. (See “A-B repeat playback” on page 

25.)

8

Use these number buttons to designate track numbers 

to select songs. Input two digits for audio CDs and 

three digits for data CDs. (See “Designating track 

numbers” on page 22.) 

9

Use these buttons for track selection (skipping). 
Set the auto-cue function to determine what happens 

after selection. (See “Skipping to the next or previous 

track” on page 21.) 
In program setting mode, use these to select tracks for 

the program. (See “Program playback” on page 27.)

0

Use these to select indexes on an audio CD or 

directories on a data CD. Set the auto-cue function 

to determine what happens after selection. (See 

“Selecting indexes and directories” on page 22.)

q

Press to stop playback. If the incremental play function 

is activated, press this button during playback to pause 

at the beginning of the next track. (See “Incremental 

play function” on page 25.)

w

During playback or when paused, press this button 

to return to the point where playback was last started 

and pause. (See “Call function” on page 25.)

e

Press this to eject a disc. 

r

Press this button to cycle through the playback modes. 

Choose from ordinary, single, program and random. 

Ordinary

single

program

random

t

Turn the original key function, which changes the 

speed without changing the pitch, on and off. (See 

“Changing the playback speed without changing the 

pitch (KEY ORIG)” on page 27.)

y

When stopped, during playback or when paused, 

press this button to activate intro check mode. When 

in intro check mode, press the Á PLAY button to play