Tascam CD500-B Ultra Compact Professional CD Player

Perfect for installation, touring, house of worship and anywhere else rackspace is limited

The CD-500B is an extremely compact CD player available as a professional version. The slimline housing comprises a slot-loading drive with reliable brushless motor as well as a full set of functions ideal for small broadcast or recording studios, theatres, touring sound companies, fitness studios or any permanent installation.

Alongside the typical play and repeat modes, the player offers many functions for professional use, such as flash start, auto cue (search for beginning of track), auto ready (automatic pause at the end of a track), call (jump to the position at which playback was last started), pitch control (±16%) including the opportunity to alter the tempo while retaining the key, intro-check or fade-in/fade-out. In order to be able to integrate into media control devices and into permanent installations, there is a relay play function, fader start or event start capability, EOM signal and a serial port. Furthermore, the device can resume playback after being switched on again and can remember a variety of operating conditions after being switched off.

The CD-500B has balanced and unbalanced analogue outputs as well as optical, coaxial and AES/EBU digital outputs as well as a parallel port.

An edge-grabbing loading drive prevents disc from damage

An edge-grabbing slot-in loading mechanism is employed as part of the disk loading method. This mechanism inserts CDs by holding the circumferential area of the disc, protecting the disc surface from damage.
A front-panel 10-key pad enables you to select a track while the flash start playback feature will instantly play the selected track the moment you push the button.

A professional-grade player with a rich variety of audio control I/O

For audio input and output, analogue unbalanced RCA input and COAXIAL and OPTICAL digital outputs are available.
The external control method includes a Parallel I/O, an RS-232C serial control and a separately-sold RC-3F foot switch.
Other additional features include an anti-shock memory that realizes stable playback, a panel lock function, and an eject-block function during playback.
These thorough features play a key role in crafting a highly reliable facility and transmission systems.

Relay playback on two or more units

By connecting two or more CD-500 units with 3.5mm remote cables, automatic continuous playback one after another and alternating playback between two units are supported.

Versatile CD player for all kinds of situations

The CD-500 that simultaneously establishes a high level of reliability and rich variety of functions is a standardized CD player model that can be used in a wide variety of purposes, including wedding ceremonies, event halls, fitness clubs, minute taking in meetings, PA/SR sites, and recording studios.

Tascam CD-500B CD Player Features at a glance:

•     Ultra-compact rack-mountable CD player (1U)
•     Highly reliable brushless motor
•     Slot-in CD drive mechanism
•     Audio CD-R/RW, MP3 (192KBit/s) and WAV playback
•     Flash start capability for up to 20 tracks
•     Numeric keys for track selection and flash start
•     Frame accurate search
•     Call function (return to the point where playback last started)
•     Skip back function (jump back a few seconds during playback)
•     Auto cue, auto ready, intro check functions
•     Resume function
•     Index search for audio CDs
•     Directory search for MP3 CDs
•     Playback modes include Single, All and Program (up to 99 tracks)
•     Memory for playback programs of up to 100 CDs
•     Repeat modes include Single, All and A–B
•     Selectable interval time between tracks
•     ±16% pitch control with dedicated rotary encoder
•     Key original function (change speed only)
•     Fade in/out (up to 10 seconds, in 0.5-second steps)
•     Time display (track elapsed / track remain / total remain)
•     Power-on play (timer function)
•     Relay play with multiple units
•     Fader start / event start
•     Lock function to avoid accidental operation
•     Anti-shock memory
•     RCA unbalanced analogue output
•     Optical digital output (SPDIF)
•     Coaxial digital output (SPDIF)
•     Mono output
•     Serial control (RS-232C, D-sub 9-pin)
•     Headphones output with dedicated volume control
•     Footswitch control of several functions via three pedals (with optional Tascam RC-3F)
•     Last mode memory (Playback mode / Program / Repeat mode / Time display)
•     End Of Message notification
•     Backlit LC display
•     Wireless remote control included (receiver can be disabled if required)
•     Removable power cable

Additional features on CD-500B

•     XLR balanced analogue output (output level may be customized by technical support)
•     XLR AES/EBU digital output
•     D-sub 15-pin parallel control port

For more detailed information, please visit the manufacturer's website.

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