Tascam cd500 Car Stereo System User Manual


 
TASCAM CD-500/500B 27
Using the remote control:
Press the PITCH button to turn the pitch control function
on. Use the + and buttons to adjust the setting in the
range between −16% and +16%.
Setting the pitch adjustment
increment
To set the adjustment increment for pitch control
playback (pitch step) use the
12 P-STEP
menu item.
Options (%):
0.1
(default value),
0.5
,
1.0
NOTE
The pitch step setting is retained even when the power is
turned off.
Changing the playback speed
without changing the pitch (KEY
ORIG)
Ordinarily, when using the pitch control function, the
speed changes along with the pitch. When the original
key function is on, however, the pitch does not change
even when the playback speed is changed.
Use one of the following procedures to turn the original
key function on/off.
Press the KEY ORIG button on the remote.
Use the
01 Origin
menu item (default value:
OFF
).
When the original key function is on,
KEY ORIG
appears
at the bottom of the display.
NOTE
The original key function on/off setting is retained even
when the power is turned off.
Program playback
By setting a program in advance, you can set the unit to
play tracks in the order that you want. Up to 100 tracks
can be added to the program. To use program playback
to play tracks in the program order, set the playback
mode to program playback mode and start playback. (See
“Selecting the playback mode” on page 23.)
Program setting mode
Use the following procedures to enter program setting
mode and add tracks to the empty program.
NOTE
You can add tracks to the program regardless of the
current playback mode.
You can add the same track to the program multiple
times.
The program setting is retained even when the power
is turned off or the disc is ejected. The player can
remember one program for up to 100 discs.
Using the front panel buttons:
1 When playback is stopped, select the
04 Prog
menu item, and press the PITCH [MENU] knob to
enter program setting mode. The display appears
as follows.
Track number
Program number
2 Use the number buttons or SKIP Â/¯ [INDEX/
DIR SEARCH] 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 Turn the PITCH [MENU] knob to the right or press
the SEARCH [A.READY] 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, turning the PITCH [MENU] knob to
the right or pressing the SEARCH [A.READY] 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 tracks to the program,
press the PITCH [MENU] knob to exit program
setting mode.
Using the remote control:
1 When stopped, press the PGM button to enter
program setting mode. The display appears as
follows.
Track number
Program number
6 – Various Playback Functions