Tascam CD-A550 CD Player User Manual


 
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5 – Playing Back CDs
Using the P.MODE key on the remote
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control
P.MODE key
1 Each time you press the P.MODE key on the remote
control, the playback mode changes.
Programmed playback (PROG), however, cannot be
selected during playback or when paused. To select
programmed playback, press the P.MODE key when
playback is stopped or no CD is loaded. The current
mode is shown with an indicator on the display as
follows.
Display Playback mode
No indicator Continuous playback
SINGLE
Single playback
RANDOM
Random playback
PROGRAM
Programmed playback
Immediately after pressing the P.MODE key, the
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
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 MENU
key to enter menu mode.
2 Use the –/+ keys to show “
PLAY MODE
?” in the
main display area, and press the ENTER key.
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
CD PLAY
key on the main unit or the remote control,
playback proceeds from the first track in the set program
(program step “01”). Press the Ô/Â and ¯/ keys
on the main unit or the
SKIP
Â/¯ keys on the remote
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 PROGRAM
EDIT key.
PROGRAM
EDIT key
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.