Tascam 500b User Manual

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TASCAM CD-500/500B
  
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7 – Other Functions
Changing the playback time 
display mode
You can select the playback time that is shown on the 
display. 
During playback or when paused, press the DISPLAY 
[LOCK] button on the player or the DISPLAY button on 
the remote. Each press of the button cycles through the 
three types of time display. The currently selected display 
mode is shown in the playback time mode display area. 
T.REMAIN
• 
: total remaining time is displayed
REMAIN
• 
: remaining time of the current track is 
displayed 
Nothing: elapsed time of the current track is displayed 
• 
NOTE
When an audio CD is stopped, the total recording 
• 
time is always shown regardless of whether or not 
T.REMAIN
 or 
REMAIN
 appears. 
For data CDs, neither the total time when stopped, 
• 
nor the remaining time or total remaining time during 
playback are shown. (Only the number of tracks or 
track number appears.)
In program playback mode, remaining time shows 
• 
the time until playback of the program ends. In single 
playback mode, remaining time shows the remaining 
time in the track. 
In program playback mode, the total time shown is for 
• 
the program. 
The playback time display mode setting is retained 
• 
even when the power is turned off.
Frame time display setting 
You can set whether or not the frame time is shown 
during playback. To set the frame time display, use the 
17 
FRAM
 menu item (default value: 
ON
).
NOTE
The frame time display on/off setting is retained even 
when the power is turned off.
End of track warning (EOM)
During audio CD playback, a warning indication can be 
shown on the display when nearing the end of a track. 
The end of track warning function does not work with 
data CDs. 
By setting in advance the number of seconds before 
the track end that the warning is shown, when playback 
reaches that point, the “
:
” in the time display will begin 
blinking.
M
S
F
Use the 
10 EOM
 menu item to set the value from among 
the following options. 
Options: 
OFF
5
10
15
20
25
30
 (default value), 
35
For values other than 
OFF
, the number indicates the 
number of seconds before the end of the track that the 
warning begins. At the default value, the “
:
” begins to 
blink 30 seconds before the end of the track. 
NOTE
The EOM function setting is retained even when the 
power is turned off. 
Interval time setting 
The player can be set to wait for a specified time (interval 
time) after completing playback of one track before 
starting playback of the next track.
To make the interval time setting, use the 
16 INTVAL
 
menu item.
1  Select the 
16INTVAL
 menu item. 
2  Press the PITCH [MENU] knob to enter interval time 
setting mode. The screen appears as follows.
3  Turn the PITCH [MENU] knob to set the interval 
time, and press the PITCH [MENU] knob to confirm 
the setting.
Setting range: 0–5 minutes (10-second increments, 
default value: 0 seconds)
NOTE
The interval time setting is retained even when the power 
is turned off.