2 – Names and Functions of Parts

Wireless remote control (TASCAM RC-500)

1FLASH button

Press to turn the flash start function on and off.

2DISPLAY button

Press this button to change the playback time display mode shown (track elapsed time, track remaining time or remaining time). (See “Changing the playback time display mode” on page 31.)

When in menu mode, press this button to exit menu mode.

3PITCH and −/+ buttons

Press the PITCH button to turn the pitch control function on and off. Use the – and + buttons to set the pitch control value. (See “Pitch control playback” on page 26.)

4A.CUE/DEL button

Press this to turn the auto-cue function on and off. (See “Auto-cue function” on page 24.)

Use this also to delete program tracks. (See “Program playback” on page 27.)

5A.RDY/INS button

Press this to turn the auto-ready function on and off. (See “Auto-ready function” on page 24.)

Use this also to add program tracks. (See “Program playback” on page 27.)

6MENU button

Press this button to enter menu mode. When in menu mode, press this button to exit menu mode. (See “Menu operation basics” on page 19.)

7ENTER button

When in menu mode, press to confirm a menu item selection or setting value. (See “Menu operation basics” on page 19.)

When using the A-B repeat function, press this to set the A and B points. (See “A-B repeat playback” on page 25.)

8Number buttons

Use these number buttons to designate track numbers to select songs. Input two digits for audio CDs and three digits for data CDs. (See “Designating track numbers” on page 22.)

9SKIP (Â/¯) buttons

Use these buttons for track selection (skipping).

Set the auto-cue function to determine what happens after selection. (See “Skipping to the next or previous track” on page 21.)

In program setting mode, use these to select tracks for the program. (See “Program playback” on page 27.)

0INDEX/DIR SEARCH (Ó/Á) buttons

Use these to select indexes on an audio CD or directories on a data CD. Set the auto-cue function to determine what happens after selection. (See “Selecting indexes and directories” on page 22.)

qªSTOP button

Press to stop playback. If the incremental play function is activated, press this button during playback to pause at the beginning of the next track. (See “Incremental play function” on page 25.)

wCALL button

During playback or when paused, press this button to return to the point where playback was last started and pause. (See “Call function” on page 25.)

eEJECT button

Press this to eject a disc.

rPLAY MODE button

Press this button to cycle through the playback modes. Choose from ordinary, single, program and random.

Ordinary single program random

tKEY ORIG button

Turn the original key function, which changes the speed without changing the pitch, on and off. (See “Changing the playback speed without changing the pitch (KEY ORIG)” on page 27.)

yINTRO CHECK button

When stopped, during playback or when paused, press this button to activate intro check mode. When in intro check mode, press the ÁPLAY button to play

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