Tascam CD-500/500B manual

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    T ASCAM CD -5 00/ 500B 1 Updates Always use the most r ecent rmwar e for this device . Please visit the T ASCAM web site at http://tascam.com/ t o check for the latest rm ware. Maintenanc e items V1.11 fix es When the fade out time was set, it did not function • properly when the π (pause) [JOG] button on the unit or the π P A USE button [...]

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    2 T ASCAM CD -5 00/ 500B C D -50 0 / 50 0 B Re leas e Notes 4) Pr ess the unit ’ s PITCH [MENU] knob once to show OLD XXXX (current version) on the displa y . Pr ess it again repeatedly to show NEW XXXX (update version), f ollowed by SURE and then UPDATE to start updating. Current v ersion Update version Update confirmation Updating in progr ess [...]