Tascam CD-500, CD-500B Menu structure, Menu operation basics, MENU, SHIFT, DISPLAY [LOCK], 3 Select the desired value, When using the remote control: Use the PREV

Use the unit’s menu system to make various settings. Among the menu setting items are some that can also be set using dedicated buttons on the remote control.

Menu structure

The menu structure of the unit includes the following items.

Menu	Item	Function set	Reference
number	Item	Function set	Reference
number

01	Origin	Original key	Page 27
02	EJECT	Eject block	Page 21
03	A-CUE	Auto-cue level	Page 24
04	Prog	Program	Page 27
05	FADE	Fade in/out playback	Page 29
06	RELAY	Relay playback	Page 30
07	P onPL	Power on play	Page 26
08	Mono	Mono output	Page 32
09	RESUM	Resume	Page 24
10	EOM	EOM (TRACK EOM) time	Page 31
10	EOM	display	Page 31
		display
11	Inc-P	Incremental play	Page 25
12	P-STEP	Pitch control steps	Page 27
13	232C	Baud rate	Page 33
14	S-BAC	Skip back	Page 29
15	IR	Remote control reception	Page 17
16	INTVAL	Silent interval between	Page 31
16	INTVAL	tracks	Page 31
		tracks
17	FRAM	Frame time display	Page 31
18	REMOT	Foot switch mode	Page 32
19	FLASH	Flash start	Page 29
20	RESET	Restore unit to factory	Page 33
20	RESET	defaults	Page 33
		defaults
21	INFO	View the firmware version	Page 33
22	U-DATA	User data settings (AES/	Page 34
22	U-DATA	EBU, CD-500B only)	Page 34
		EBU, CD-500B only)
23	PARALL	Set the parallel function	Page 34
23	PARALL	(CD-500B only)	Page 34
		(CD-500B only)

Menu operation basics

The basic procedures for making settings using the menu system are as follows.

1When the display shows the usual playback information, activate the menu mode in which you can select menu items by using the unit’s front panel buttons or the included TASCAM RC-500 remote control.

•• When using the front panel buttons: In shift mode (when the SHIFT indicator is lit), press the PITCH [MENU] knob.

•• When using the remote control: Press the MENU button.

4 – Menu

The center area of the display shows the menu item selected. The menu item that was selected the last time that the unit was in menu mode appears.

Menu item number Menu item name Setting

2Use the unit’s front panel buttons or the remote control to conduct the following operation to select the desired menu item.

••	When using the front panel buttons: Turn the
	PITCH [MENU] knob or use the number buttons to
	select the menu item, and press the PITCH [MENU]
	knob to confirm.
••	When using the remote control: Use the PREV
	and NEXT buttons, as well as the number buttons to
	select the menu item, and press the ENTER button
	to confirm.

NOTE

•• The menu item number blinks before it has been confirmed.

•• When using the number buttons input two digits to select menu items. For example, to select menu number 06, press the 0 button followed by the 6 button.

The following step (3) applies to all items except 04 PROG, 19 FLASH, 20 RESETand 21 INFO. See their explanations for instructions about how to use these items.

3 Select the desired value.

•• When using the front panel buttons: Turn the PITCH [MENU] knob to select the value and press the PITCH [MENU] knob to confirm the setting.

•• When using the remote control: Use the PREV and NEXT buttons to select the value and press the ENTER button to confirm the setting.

NOTE

•• When a value different from the active setting is selected, the value blinks. After the new setting is confirmed, menu mode ends and the display shows the usual playback information again.

•• To quit menu mode without changing a setting, press the SHIFT button or DISPLAY [LOCK] button on the front panel of the unit, or press the MENU button on the remote control.

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