The CD-500B is the professional, balanced version of the standard,
unbalanced CD-500, an extremely compact CD player
in a 1U form factor. 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 professional version provides the user with additional
XLR balanced analogue outputs as well as unbalanced RCA phono outputs,
an AES/EBU digital output and a parallel port. The
CD-500 standard version has an
unbalanced analogue output as well as optical and coaxial digital
output.
The RC-500 Remote Control
that comes with the
CD-500B or CD-500
