Programmed Playback; Setting The Program - Tascam CD-A550 Owner's Manual

Using the P.MODE key on the remote
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control
P.MODE key
1 Each time you press the
control, the playback mode changes.
Programmed playback (PROG), however, cannot be
selected during playback or when paused. To select
programmed playback, press the
playback is stopped or no CD is loaded. The current
mode is shown with an indicator on the display as
follows.
Display
No indicator
SINGLE
RANDOM
PROGRAM
Immediately after pressing the P.MODE key, the
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selected mode is shown in the main display area as
follows.
Continuous playback mode selected: CONT
–
Single playback mode selected: SNGL
–
Random playback mode selected: RNDM
–
Programmed playback mode selected: PROG
–
In this Owner's Manual, explanations assume that
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the CD playback mode is set to CONTINUE (continuous
playback mode) unless otherwise specified.
Setting the playback mode with the menu
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(See "Using the menu" on page 17 for further explanation
about how to use the menu.)
1 When in standard display mode, press the
key to enter menu mode.
2 Use the –/+ keys to show "
main display area, and press the
key on the remote
P.MODE
key when
P.MODE
Playback mode
Continuous playback
Single playback
Random playback

Programmed playback

MENU
?" in the
PLAY MODE
key.
ENTER
5 – Playing Back CDs
3 Use the / keys to select the desired playback mode
– +
(see above).
4 Press the ENTER key to return to the standard dis-
play. The selected playback mode is retained even if
the power is turned OFF.
Programmed playback
If you set the playback mode to "PROGRAM" as described
in "Selecting the playback mode" above, this unit can
conduct programmed playback. In this mode, if you press
the key on the main unit or the remote control,
CD PLAY
playback proceeds from the first track in the set program
(program step "01"). Press the
on the main unit or the
SKIP Â
control to skip to the previous/next program step.
You must set a program in advance to use programmed
playback.

Setting the program

Use the remote control to set the program following the
procedures below.
You can set the program at any time regardless of the
current playback mode.
1 When playback is stopped, press the
key.
EDIT
This starts program input mode and the following types of
information appear on the display. The top example is of an
audio CD and the lower one is of a data CD.
TASCAM CD-A550/CD-A750
/ and / keys
Ô Â ¯ 
/ keys on the remote
¯
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
EDIT key
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