TASCAM CD-500/500B 23
Using the SEARCH buttons
You can search forward and backward in a track while
listening to it.
1 Play or pause the desired track.
2 Press and hold a SEARCH Ô/ [A.CUE/
A.READY] button on the player or a SEARCH
Ô/ button on the remote to start searching
forward or backward.
3 Release the button that you are holding to stop
searching and return the player to the state it was
in before searching (playback or pause).
NOTE
The search function cannot be used with data CDs.
Using the jog function to search
You can use the jog function to search a track one frame
at a time. However, this function cannot be used with data
CDs.
Using the front panel buttons:
When paused and in shift mode (SHIFT indicator lit), turn
the PITCH [MENU] knob to enter jog mode, and search
the track one frame at a time.
Using the remote control:
When paused, press a JOG (+/–) button to enter jog mode.
Press the + button to advance one frame, and press the −
button to go back one frame.
NOTE
In jog mode, if you stop searching, playback will pause,
but the sound at the current position will be output
continuously.
Playback modes
This unit has 4 playback modes.
The current playback mode is indicated on the display.
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Continuous playback mode (default
setting)
Nothing appears in the playback mode indication area at
the top of the display.
The tracks on the disc are played back in numerical order.
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Single playback mode
S
appears in the playback mode indication area at the top
of the display.
The selected track is played back once and then playback
stops.
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Program playback mode
PGM
appears in the playback mode indication area at the
top of the display.
Tracks are played back in the order programed in advance.
(See “Program playback” on page 27.)
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Random playback mode
RANDOM
appears in the playback mode indication area at
the top of the display.
Tracks on the disc are played back in random order.
Selecting the playback mode
Use the following procedures to set the desired playback
mode using the controls on the player or the included
TASCAM RC-500 remote control.
Using the front panel buttons:
When in shift mode (SHIFT indicator lit), press the CALL
[PLAY MODE] button to cycle through the playback
modes.
Using the remote control:
Press the PLAY MODE button to cycle through the
playback modes.
Ordinary
playback
single
playback
program
playback
ramdom
playback
NOTE
Playback mode settings are retained even when the
power is turned off.
5 – Operation