Tascam 500b User Manual

the first 10 seconds of each track in succession. (See 

“Intro check mode” on page 26.)

u

Press to turn the repeat playback function on and off. 

(See “Repeat playback” on page 25.) 
Press and hold for more than one second to turn the 

A-B repeat function on. (See “A-B repeat playback” on 

page 25.)

i

When in menu mode, press to select the next value 

(menu item or setting value). (See “Menu operation 

basics” on page 19.)

o

When in menu mode, press to select the previous 

value (menu item or setting value). (See “Menu 

operation basics” on page 19.)

p

Press to open program setting mode. (See “Program 

playback” on page 27.)

a

Press this button to cancel the input of a number 

button. 
Press and hold when the program menu is open to 

clear the program.

s

During playback or when paused, press the Ô 

button to search backward, and press the  button 

to search forward. (See “Using the SEARCH buttons” on 

page 22.) 
When in program setting mode, use these to select the 

program number. (See “Program playback” on page 

27.) 

d

When paused, press a JOG (+ or −) button to enter jog 

mode. Press the + button to advance one frame, and 

press the − button to go back one frame. (See “Using 

the jog function to search” on page 22.)

f

Press during playback to pause. 
When the auto-cue function is on, press when stopped 

to pause at the instant when sound begins in track 1. 

When the auto-cue function is off, press when stopped 

to pause at the beginning of track 1. 

g

When stopped, press this button to start playback. 
When paused, press this button to resume playback.
When the incremental play function is on, press this 

button during playback to start playback of the next 

track. When the incremental play function is off, press 

this button during playback to use skip back playback.