Tascam CD-A500 Owners Manual

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CD-A500
Compact Disc Player/ Reverse Cassette Deck
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This appliance has a serial number located
on the rear panel. Please record the model
number and serial number and retain them
for your records.
Model number
Serial numberWARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK
HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS 
APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the pres-
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION:
ORead all of these Instructions.
OSave these Instructions for later use.
OFollow all Warnings and Instructions marked on the audio 
equipment.
1) Read Instructions— All the safety and operating instructions should
be read before the product is operated.
2) Retain Instructions — The safety and operating instructions should
be retained for future reference.
3) Heed Warnings— All warnings on the product and in the operating
instructions should be adhered to.
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SAFETY INFORMATION
OCAUTION        OACHTUNG        OOBSERVERA        OADVARSEL
This product has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations title 21, CFR, chapter 1, subchapter J, based on the Radiation
Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968, and is classified as a class 1 laser product. There is no hazardous invisible laser radiation during opera-
tion because invisible laser radiation emitted inside of this product is completely confined in the protective housings.
The label...

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Before Use
OChoose the installation location of your
unit carefully. Avoid placing it in direct
sunlight or close to a source of heat.
Also avoid locations subject to vibra-
tions and excessive dust, heat, cold or
moisture. Keep away from such sources
that hum, such as transformers or
motors.
ODo not open the cabinet as this might
result in damage to the circuitry or elec-
trical shock. If a foreign object should
get into the set, contact your dealer.
OWhen removing the power plug from the
wall...

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5_ OBefore connection, turn off all compo-
nents and pay special attention to left (L)
and right (R) channel indications.
ORead the owners manual of each com-
ponent you intend to use with this unit.
∑Signal cords
LINE IN / OUT terminals
Connect the LINE IN terminals to the TAPE
REC terminals and connect the LINE OUT
terminals to the TAPE PLAY terminals of the
stereo amplifier using RCA pin plug cords.
OLINE OUT terminals output the compact
disc or cassette deck tape signal. When
both compact disc and...

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Name of Each Control
1POWER switch
2REMOTE SENSOR
3Multi-function display window
aREPEAT indicator
bAuto space indicator (A. SPACE)
cDELETE indicator
dTime mode indicator
eProgram indicator (PGM)
fSHUFFLE indicator
gCD input indicator (IN)
hTAPE/CD indicator
iREC indicator
jTape PLAY indicator
kLevel meter
lTape counter
mINTRO play indicator
nCD ready/play indicator (ƒ/∏)
oTrack indicator
pTime counter
qDUB indicator
rTape reverse/pause/forward indi-
cator (”ƒ∏)
sMusic calendar
4OPEN/CLOSE button...

∑Even if the disc tray is open ...
When the åbutton is pressed:
The disc tray will close and playback starts
from the first track.
∑To stop playback
Press the STOPbutton.  The player enters
the Stop mode.
To unload the disc:
Press the OPEN/CLOSEbutton; 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 ƒbutton.  Playback stops at the
current position and the ƒindicator lights
steadily.  To resume...

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∑To display the total program time
In the Program mode, press the TIME but-
ton to display the total program time.
Pressing the TIME button again will return
the CD player to the Program mode.
∑To review the program contents
1. Press the CHECK button in the Program
mode.
The first programmed track number will
light and P-01 will blink in the display.
2. Each time the CHECK button is pressed,
the next programmed track number will
light.
P-XX (Program number) will blink in the
display. 
OWhen the...

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The repeat function allows repeat playback
of any single tune, the entire disc, or any
desired portion on the disc designated by
two (start and end) points.
OThe repeat functions can be released by
pressing the repeat button again.
∑To repeat one tune 
(Single Repeat mode)
1. Press the REPEAT 1/ALL button.  
The REPEAT and SINGLE indicators
light.
2. Select the required tune by pressing the
ÚÆbutton. 
The selected tune is played, then when
the end of the tune is reached, the play-
er will return to...

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10_ The time counter shows various time read-
outs, as follows.
1Total disc playback time
After the disc tray is closed with a disc
loaded, the total disc playback time and
total number of tunes on the disc are
displayed.
2Elapsed time display
When playback begins, the elapsed time
of the tune being played is displayed in
minutes and seconds.
3Remaining time display (REMAIN)
Displayed when the TIME button is
pressed once.  This provides an easy
check of the remaining time of the tune
being played....