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Tascam CD-500B 19-inch CD player

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Tascam CD-500B 19-inch CD player
Product no: TA-CD-500B Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

The CD-500B is a fantastic single CD player that guarantees great audio quality. High-grade technology and various inputs and outputs make sure that the player is easy to use and provides you with wonderful sound. It's amazing that Tascam has managed to fit all of this outstanding functionality into such a compact housing! Among other things, the CD-500B features balanced XLR outputs and AES/EBU digital inputs and outputs - something the less expensive CD-500 must do without.

CD player with slot-in system

The retractable tray is one of the most sensitive parts of a CD player. To make things easier, Tascam has discarded that technology, and replaced it with a practical slot-in system. Simply slide a CD into the drive and a special mechanism carefully grabs the edge without any chance of damage.

A great overview in a compact 19-inch housing

Below the slot-in system of the CD-500B you'll find ten small key pads: buttons that give you direct access to the tracks of a CD. Located on the right of the CD drive is an LCD display, which offers you the necessary information about your settings and the currently playing CD. The blue backlight does not only look very sleek, but provides a nice, practical contrast with the white characters too. The other controls are located on the right-hand side of the CD-500B, just as they are on most players.

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Specifications

Product features

19 inches	yes
19-inch rack size	1U
Playback options	CD player (single)
Media player audio inputs	not applicable
Media player audio outputs	unbalanced RCA (2x mono), balanced XLR (2x mono), headphone output, S/PDIF coaxial, S/PDIF optical, AES/EBU XLR
DJ functionality	no

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	4,0 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	55,0 x 39,0 x 15,0 cm

Product specifications

compact single CD player
19-inch, 1U rack-mountable
slot-in system for CDs
key pads 1 through 10 for direct track access
flash start, direct playback
+/- 16% pitch via knob
support for audio CDs + MP3 or WAV CDs
fader start
unbalanced RCA outputs, balanced XLR outputs
digital AES/EBU output via XLR
optical and coaxial S/PDIF digital outputs
all/single/random/A-B/99-track program play functions
elapsed, remaining or total remaining time display mode
call function, return to last play start point
intro check
fade in/out (0-10s, in 0.5s steps)
Power on play
frame-accurate search
skip back play
activate/deactivate remote control
relay play with several units via 3.5mm in/out jack plug
index search (CD-DA) and directory search (MP3 CDs)
fader start/event start
EOM (End Of Message)
WAV file (48kHz/16-bit) and MP3 file (320kbps VBR) playback
headphone output via 6.35mm jack plug, with volume control
RS-232C + parallel controller port
wireless remote control included
connector for optional foot switch (RC-3F)

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