TASCAM CD-01U/CD-01U PRO RS-232C Protocol Specifications
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5-16. MECHA STATUS RETURN
Transmitted in response to a MECHA STATUS SENSE command [50] and gives the current mechanism
status of the controlled device.
Command D0
Data 2 bytes
Request command MECHA STATUS SENSE [50]
Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks
0 0 No Disc A disc is not loaded
0 1 Eject / load Ejecting or Loading a disc
0 2 Eject Ejecting a disc
1 0 Stop Transport is in stop mode
1 1 Play Transport is playing
1 2 Ready Transport is pausing
5-17. ISRC RETURN
Transmitted in response to an ISRC SENSE command [53], giving the ISRC disc catalog number (stop
mode) or current track code (play or ready modes).
ISRC codes are only available from playback-only discs. If an attempt is made to read an ISRC code
from any other type of disc, the controlled device will return “0”. The ’0’ will also be transmitted if an
attempt is made to read an ISRC code from a playback-only disc which has no such codes recorded on
it.
Command D3
Data 25 bytes
Request command ISRC SENSE [53]
Description Remarks
Data 1-12 ISRC code
Data 13-25 Catalog No.
5-18. TRACK No. RETURN
Transmitted in response to a TRACK No. SENSE command [55], giving the current track status.
Command D5
Data 6 bytes
Request command TRACK No. SENSE [55]
Description Remarks
Data 1 EOM Status 00: Does not show the EOM status
Data 2 01: Shows the EOM status
Data 3 Tens digit of the Track Number
Data 4 Units digit of the Track Number
Data 5 Thousands digit of the Track Number
Data 6 Hundreds digit of the Track Number