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Tascam CD-A500 Owner's Manual

Tascam owner's manual compact disc player/reverse cassette deck cd-a500
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CD-A500
Compact Disc Player/Reverse Cassette Deck
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OWNER'S MANUAL / MANUEL DU PROPRIETAIRE
BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG / MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI
MANUAL DEL USUARIO / GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING
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The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert
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the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure
that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the pres-
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ence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature
accompanying the appliance.
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 number
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK
HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS
APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
3D0017100A

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  • Page 1 » CD-A500 Compact Disc Player/Reverse Cassette Deck OWNER'S MANUAL / MANUEL DU PROPRIETAIRE BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG / MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI MANUAL DEL USUARIO / GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING Ü The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert ÿ the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: O Read all of these Instructions. O Save these Instructions for later use. O Follow 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 —...
  • Page 3 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.

  • Page 4: Before Use

    Before Use Read This Before Operating O Choose 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.

  • Page 5: Voltage Conversion

    ∑ Power cord Be sure to connect the power cord to an AC outlet which supplies the correct voltage. CD-A500 _ 5 _ ∑ Headphones When using headphones, connect the headphone plug into the PHONES jack.

  • Page 6: Name Of Each Control

    Name of Each Control 1 POWER switch 2 REMOTE SENSOR 3 Multi-function display window a REPEAT indicator b Auto space indicator (A. SPACE) c DELETE indicator d Time mode indicator e Program indicator (PGM) f SHUFFLE indicator g CD input indicator (IN) h TAPE/CD indicator i REC indicator j Tape PLAY indicator...
  • Page 7 CD Player Basic Operation 1. Press the POWER switch. 2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button. The disc tray will slide out. Place the disc gently on the tray with its label side facing upward. The disc is set within the disc guides at the center of the tray. For 8 cm (3-inch) For 12 cm (5-inch) CD singles...
  • Page 8 Program Playback The program playback function allows you to program up to 20 tunes (tracks) for play- back in any desired order. ∑ Programming required tunes Example To program tunes in the order 5 @ 2 @ 8 in the Stop mode. 1.
  • Page 9 RANDOM Playback 1. Press the SHUFFLE button in the Stop mode. The SHUFFLE indicator lights in the dis- play. 2. Press the CD PLAY button. Tracks will be randomly selected and played back. O Press the Æ button with the random play function engaged to select a tune at random.
  • Page 10 Time Counter Display The time counter shows various time read- outs, as follows. 1 Total 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.

  • Page 11: Cassette Deck Operation

    Cassette Deck Operation Playback 1. Press the POWER switch ON. 2. Set the REV MODE switch to the required tape travel mode. 3. Load a pre-recorded cassette with its open edge facing down and side A fac- ing toward you. 4.

  • Page 12: Pitch Control

    RTZ (Return To Zero) Function By pressing the RTZ (Return To Zero) but- ton, the tape will locate the "0000" point and stop. O The RTZ function does not work when the tape counter indicates a number between "9996" and "0004". Pitch Control You can change the tape speed during playback, allowing to change the pitch of...
  • Page 13 Record Muting Operation ∑ Automatic spacing operation for 4-second blanks (during re- cording) Press the REC MUTE button during recording. The tape movement contin- ues and a blank space of about 4 sec- onds is recorded (the RECORD indicator blinks). The deck then enters the Record-Pause mode automatically (both the RECORD and PAUSE indicators...

  • Page 14: Continuous Playback

    5. When the preset start time is reached, power will be supplied and recording will start automatically. _ 14 _ Timer Connection Audio timer To AC outlet of the timer Tuner To AC outlet of the tuner Amplifier To amplifier's AC outlet CD-A500...

  • Page 15: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Basic troubleshooting of this unit is similar to troubleshooting of any other electrical or electronic equipment. Always check the most obvious pos- sible causes first. To give you a few ideas of what to look for, check the following: Problem General No power when POWER is pressed.

  • Page 16: Maintenance

    Maintenance The heads and tape path should be cleaned and demagnetized periodically. Cleaning tape path O Apply head cleaning fluid* to a cotton bud or soft cloth, and lightly rub the heads, capstan and all metal parts in the tape path. O Also clean the pinch roller using rubber cleaning fluid*.

  • Page 17: For Canada

    For U.S.A. TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against interference in a residential area. This device generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruc- tions, it may cause interference to radio or TV reception.

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