Tascam CD-A500 Owner'S Manual Download Page 7

Even if the disc tray is open ...

When the 

å

button is pressed:

The disc tray will close and playback starts
from the first track.

To stop playback

Press the 

STOP

button.  The player enters

the Stop mode.

To unload the disc:

Press the 

OPEN/CLOSE

button; playback

stops and the disc tray will slide out, and all
functions are reset to their initial settings.

To temporarily suspend playback

(Ready mode):

Press the 

ƒ

button.  Playback stops at the

current position and the 

ƒ

indicator lights

steadily.  To resume playback from the
same position, press the 

or 

ƒ

button.

CAUTION :

O

Do not force the tray by hand during
opening and closing operations.

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1. Press the POWER switch.

2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button.

The disc tray will slide out.  Place the
disc gently on the tray with its label side
facing upward.  The disc is set within the
disc guides at the center of the tray.

3. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button again.

The disc tray will close.
Several seconds later, the following
information is displayed.

4. Press the CD PLAY (

) button.

Disc playback starts from the first track,
and the 

(play) indicator will light.

O

During playback, the number of the cur-
rently played tune blinks on the music
calendar.

O

When tunes have been played, their
numbers will disappear from the Music
Calendar display.

CD Player

Basic Operation

For 8 cm (3-inch)
CD singles

For 12 cm (5-inch)
Compact Discs

Tune numbers on disc up to 20

Total number of 
tunes on the disc

Total playback 
time of disc

Music search using  SKIP but-
tons (

Ú

/

Æ

)

The beginning of any tune can be easily
located using the 

Ú

/

Æ

SKIP buttons.

This operation is indicated clearly in the
TRACK display.

O

This operation is possible even in the
Program Playback mode.  However, only
programmed tunes will be detected.

To skip to the next tune
Press the 

Æ

button.

The player will skip ahead to the next tune
each time the 

Æ

button is pressed.  The

player can be advanced to the last tune this
way, but once the beginning of the last tune
is reached, the player will not advance
even if the 

Æ

button is pressed.

To skip back to the previous tune
Press the 

Ú

button.

The player will skip back one tune each
time the 

Ú

button is pressed.  If this but-

ton is pressed in the middle of a tune, the
player will skip back to the beginning of the
current tune.  To make it skip back to the
previous tune, the button must be pressed
twice.
In this way, the player can be returned to
the beginning of the first tune on the disc.

Music search using SEARCH
butto

n

s (

/

Ò

)

During playback or in the Ready mode, hold
down the 

Ò

button of the remote control

or the 

Æ

button of the main unit to move

the playing position quickly in the forward
direction, and hold down the 

button of

the remote control or the 

Ú 

button of the

main unit to move quickly in the reverse
direction.
During the manual search operation, sound
will be audible but the output level will be
lowered. This lets you search for any
required portion while checking the sound.
When the desired position is reached,
release the button to reenter the previous
mode.

Music Search Operation

or

Summary of Contents for CD-A500

Page 1: ...he pres ence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons CAUTION TO ...

Page 2: ...of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of anten na discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode Note to CATV system installer This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer s attention to Section 820 40 of the NEC which provides guidelines fo...

Page 3: ...IONEN ANBRAGT PÅ INDERSIDEN AF TOPDÆKSLET FOR AT ADVARE BRUGEREN OM AT YDERLIGERE FREMTRÆNGEN VIL VÆRE FORBUNDET MED FARE FOR AT UDSÆTTE SIG FOR LASERSTRÅLING ADVARSEL BETJENING AF ANDRE KONTROLLER OG REGULA TORER ELLER BENYTTELES AF ANDRE FREMGANGSMÅDER END BESKREVET HERI ER FORBUNDET MED FARE FOR UDSÆTTELSE FOR LASERSTRÅLING VARING APPARATEN INNEHÅLLER LASER LOMPONENT MED STRÅLNING ÖVERSTIGANDE ...

Page 4: ...the Tapes Cassette Tape Handling the Discs Remote Control Unit Do not store tapes in the following places On top of heaters exposed to direct sun light or in any other places with high temperatures O Near speakers on TV sets or amplifiers or where they would be exposed to strong magnetic fields O Where humidity is high and in dirty dusty places O Avoid dropping or subjecting cassettes to excessive...

Page 5: ...plifier using RCA pin plug cords O CD LINE OUT terminals always output the disc signal Power cord Be sure to connect the power cord to an AC outlet which supplies the correct voltage Connections Be sure to remove the power cord from the AC outlet before repositioning the voltage converter switch 1 Locate the voltage selector on the rear panel 2 Using a flat bladed screwdriver set to the appropriat...

Page 6: ...play button å 6CD STOP button ª 7CD ready button ƒ 8Return To Zero button RTZ 9Counter reset button COUNTER RESET 0INPUT level control INPUT qContinuous play button CD TAPE CONT PLAY wCD SYNC button eRECORD button rREC MUTE button tRewind and fast forward CPS buttons Ú Æ Ò yTape STOP button ª uTape pause button ƒ iCassette holder oDisc tray pREPEAT 1 ALL button aPROGRAM button sSHUFFLE button dTIM...

Page 7: ... Total playback time of disc Music search using SKIP but tons Ú Æ The beginning of any tune can be easily located using the Ú Æ SKIP buttons This operation is indicated clearly in the TRACK display O This operation is possible even in the Program Playback mode However only programmed tunes will be detected To skip to the next tune Press the Æ button The player will skip ahead to the next tune each...

Page 8: ...the TIME button again will return the player to the Delete Program mode O Pressing the CHECK button in the Delete Program mode will display the first deleted track number Each time the CHECK button is pressed the next deleted track number will be displayed When the last deleted track number is displayed pressing the CHECK button will return the player to the Delete Program mode allowing you to del...

Page 9: ...portion at which repeat play back should end is reached press the A B button again to designate point B The B indicator is changed to light steadily to show that the A B repeat function has been activated The player automatically returns to point A and restarts playback When play reaches point B the player returns to point A and starts playback again repeatedly O After designating point A when qui...

Page 10: ...e displayed in the time counter even when the TIME button is pressed Instead nn nn will be indicated on the time indicator The intro check function allows only the beginning of each track to be played for 10 seconds 1 Press the INTRO CHECK button The INTRO and indicators will be indicated 2 Press the INTRO CHECK button again to clear the intro check function O The intro check function also works t...

Page 11: ...ode REC and ƒ indicators light 7 Adjust the recording level with the INPUT level control so that the loudest sound to be recorded just makes the meters briefly reach around the 0 dB point for Normal or Chrome tapes or the 3 dB point for Metal tapes Recording Metal Normal or chrome Loading a Cassette Tape 1 Use your finger or a pencil to turn the cassette s hub and take up any slack tape Note Avoid...

Page 12: ... least 4 sec onds between tunes These blanks can be created using the REC MUTE function Notes O In the following steps 1 and 2 to simpli fy the description the explanation is given for forward playback direc tion A similar procedure should be used for reverse playback O The Ò Fast Forward and Rewind buttons act as CPS buttons during playback This is why the main unit indicates Ú Æ Ò for these butt...

Page 13: ...the A B button in the Side B Program mode will return the CD player to the Side A Program mode 6 Press the CD SYNC button The tape is rewound to the beginning of side A and the counter is reset to 0000 while the CD player is in the Ready mode at the first track of the Side A program After mute recording for approx 10 sec onds to avoid the leader tape the cas sette deck drops into the Recording mod...

Page 14: ...s setting is completed the power to all components will be switched off 5 When the preset start time is reached power will be supplied and recording will start automatically In the Continuous Playback mode once either the CD player or cassette deck fin ishes or stops playback the other starts playback automatically 1 Press CD TAPE CONT PLAY button TAPE and CD blink in the display 2 For example Pre...

Page 15: ...h label side up Disc dirty Clean disc surface No audio output Connection to stereo system is incorrect Check connections No CD output The cassette deck is in Playback mode Stop the deck Or connect the CD output with the amplifier A single tune can only be played SINGLE button engaged Press button to disengage it No program playback PROGRAM button not pressed Press button to display PGM Mistracking...

Page 16: ...Cleaning Kits HC 2 and RC 2 in the U S A or TZ 261 in other areas Maintenance Demagnetizing heads Be sure that the power is off then demag netize the heads using a TEAC E 3 demag netizer For details of its use read its instructions Pinch Roller Capstan Erase Head Record Play Head Signal to noise ratio overall 59dB DOLBY NR off 3 THD level weighted 69 dB DOLBY NR on over 5 kHz Fast winding time App...

Page 17: ... TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT CORDE DE CONNEXION CA ATTENTION POUR ÉVITER LES CHOCS ÉLECTRIQUES INTRO DUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU AU FOND For CANADA TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of th...

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