Tascam CD-500B User Manual

TASCAM CD-500/500B

2 Use the number buttons or SKIP Â/¯ buttons

to select the number of the track that you want to

add at the currently displayed program number.

The selected track number blinks.

3 Press the SEARCH  button to add the selected

track. The next program number is shown.

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add tracks as desired.

NOTE

After selecting a track, pressing the SEARCH  button

adds the track to the program. If you exit program setting

mode without doing this, the track selected just before

will not be added to the program.
5 When you are done adding to the program, press

the PGM button to exit the program setting mode.

Checking the program

When playback is stopped, follow step 1 of “Program

setting mode” above to enter program setting mode and

then follow the procedures below.
Using the front panel buttons:
Turn the PITCH [MENU] knob or press the SEARCH
Ô

/ [A.CUE/A.READY] buttons to select a program

number to confirm the track that it contains. The track

number is shown to the right of the program number.
Using the remote control:
Use the SEARCH Ô/ buttons to select a program

number to confirm the track that it contains. The track

number is shown to the right of the program number.

Editing the program

You can change the contents of the program.
When playback is stopped, follow step 1 of “Program

setting mode” above to enter program setting mode and

then follow the procedures below.

Changing program tracks

Using the front panel buttons:
1 Turn the PITCH [MENU] knob or press the SEARCH

/ [A.CUE/A.READY] buttons to select the

program number that you want to change.

2 Use the number buttons or SKIP Â/¯ [INDEX/

DIR SEARCH] buttons to select the desired track.

3 Turn the PITCH [MENU] knob to the right or press

the SEARCH  [A.READY] button to confirm the

change.

Using the remote control:
1 Use the SEARCH Ô/ buttons to select the

program number that you want to change.

2 Use the number buttons or SKIP Â/¯ buttons

to select the desired track.

3 Press the SEARCH  button to confirm the

change.

Inserting tracks into the program

Using the front panel buttons:
1 Turn the PITCH [MENU] knob or press the SEARCH

/ [A.CUE/A.READY] buttons to select the

program number where you want to insert a track.

2 Press the SEARCH  [A.READY] button while

pressing and holding the DISPLAY [LOCK] button.

3 Use the number buttons or the SKIP Â/¯

[INDEX/DIR SEARCH] buttons to select the track

that you want to insert.

4 Turn the PITCH [MENU] knob to the right or press

the SEARCH  [A.READY] button to insert the

track.

Using the remote control:
1 Use the SEARCH Ô/ buttons to select the

program number where you want to insert a track.

2 Press the A.RDY/INS button.
3 Use the number buttons or SKIP Â/¯ buttons

to select the track that you want to insert.

4 Press the SEARCH  button to insert the track.

Deleting tracks from the program

Using the front panel buttons:
1 Turn the PITCH [MENU] knob or press the SEARCH

/ [A.CUE/A.READY] button to select the

program number of the track that you want to

delete.

2 Press the SEARCH Ô [A.CUE] button while

pressing and holding the DISPLAY [LOCK] button to

delete the track from the program.

Using the remote control:
1 Use the SEARCH Ô/ buttons to select the

program number of the track that you want to

delete.

2 Press the A.CUE/DEL button to delete the track

from the program.

After editing the program

Press the remote PGM button or the PITCH [MENU]

knob on the player to exit program setting mode.

Removing all tracks from the program

Press and hold the CLEAR [1-10/11-20] button on

the player or the remote CLEAR button to remove

all tracks from the program.

Fade in/fade out playback

The player can be set to fade in at the beginning of

playback and fade out when playback is stopped or

paused. The fade in and fade out times, which determine

how many seconds fading in and fading out takes, can

be set independently. Use the

05 FADE

menu item to

make fade in and fade out settings. The use of this menu

6 – Various Playback Functions