7 – Other Functions

User data settings (CD-500B only)

You can set whether or not a USER DATA BIT is output with the digital output from the DIGITAL OUT (AES/EBU) connector. To set output of the USER DATA BIT, use the 22 U-DATAmenu item (default value: ON).

NOTE

•• If the signal output from this connector does not play back correctly, set this item to OFF.

•• The user data setting is retained even when the power is turned off.

Using the parallel control (CD‑500B only)

Using the CONTROL I/O PARALLEL connector, you can use external parallel control to operate this unit. Two types of parallel control (normal mode and direct play mode) can be used with this unit. To set parallel control, use the 23 PARALLmenu item.

Options:

1Normal mode (default)

In addition to starting, stopping and skipping, fader start/stop are controlled.

2Direct play mode

Tracks 1–20 can be played directly.

The pin assignments are as follows

CONTROL I/O

PARALLEL

81

15 9

Pin

Function

IN/OUT

No.

MODE: 1

MODE: 2

 

 

 

 

 

1

STOP Tally

←

OUT

2

SKIP（Back）

Select: 1

IN

3

SKIP（Forward）

Select: 2

IN

4

NO DISC Tally

←

OUT

5

EOM

←

OUT

6

SEARCH（Back）

Track Play: 1*

IN

7

SEARCH（Forward）

Track Play: 2*

IN

8

GND

←

 

9

PLAY Tally

←

OUT

10

PAUSE Tally

FLASH LOADTally***

OUT

11

FADER START／STOP

Track Play: 3*

IN

12

STOP

STOP／FLASH LOAD**

IN

13

PLAY

Track Play: 4*

IN

14

PAUSE

Track Play: 5*

IN

15

+5V

←

 

IN: active low external command reception (operates when ground 30 ms or longer)

OUT: signal for the display of transport status by open collector (maximum voltage 15 V, maximum current 50 mA)

+5V: maximum supplied current 50 mA

*Track Play 1–5: plays the designated track. The track

played depends on the combination of Select: 1 (Pin

2) and Select: 2 (Pin 3) High (1) and Low (0) settings as shown below.

**When stopped and the flash start function is on, if the track beginnings have not yet been loaded, loading starts. When playing back, playback stops.

***When the flash start function is on, if the track beginnings have been loaded completely, High (1) results. If the track beginnings have not yet been loaded, or are in the process of loading, Low (0) results.

Pin

Mode 2

Select 1 and 2 combination

No.

function

 

 

 

 

2

Select: 1

0

0

1

1

3

Select: 2

0

1

0

1

6

Track Play: 1

Track 1

Track 6

Track 11

Track 16

7

Track Play: 2

Track 2

Track 7

Track 12

Track 17

11

Track Play: 3

Track 3

Track 8

Track 13

Track 18

13

Track Play: 4

Track 4

Track 9

Track 14

Track 19

14

Track Play: 5

Track 5

Track 10

Track 15

Track 20

NOTE

The parallel mode setting is retained even when the power is turned off.

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