TASCAM CD-500 firmware v1.19

TASCAM · First seen Aug 8, 2026

v1.19 is not the latest firmware for the TASCAM CD-500: the current version is v1.31. Go to v1.31

What's in this update

  • When used with AUTO READY set to ON, after an AUTO READY operation, pressing the PLAY button would not start playback with some CD-DA discs. This has been fixed.

Drive firmware T.0G fix

-With drive firmware "T.0F", some CDs took a long time to load or stopped during playback. The drive firmware has been updated to "T.0G" to resolve these issues.

CAUTION

If the drive firmware is "1.0A", "T.0C", "T.0D" , "T.0E" or "T.0F" , update the unit firmware to "V1.18" before updating the drive firmware to "T.0G".

NOTE

  • If the drive firmware is "3.0D", "3.2D", "T.0G" or "T.4A", there is no need to update the drive firmware.
  • Drive firmware T.0F fix
  • With ​drive firmware "T.0E", read errors would occur on rare occasions causing playback to stop. The drive firmware has been updated to "T.0F" to resolve this issue.

CAUTION

If the drive firmware is "1.0A", "T.0C", "T.0D" or "T.0E", update the unit firmware to "V1.18" before updating the drive firmware to "T.0F".

NOTE

  • If the drive firmware is "3.0D", "3.2D" or "T.0F", there is no need to update the drive firmware.
  • Drive firmware T.0E fix
  • With drive firmware "T.0D", some CDs took a long time to load. The drive firmware has been updated to "T.0E" to resolve this issue.

CAUTION

If the drive firmware is "1.0A", "T.0C" or "T.0D", update the unit firmware to "V1.18" before upd​ating the drive firmware to "T.0E".

NOTE

  • If the drive firmware is "3.0D", "3.2D" or "T.0E", there is no need to update the drive firmware.
  • Drive firmware T.0D fix
  • With drive firmware "T.0C", some CDs took a long time to load. The drive firmware has been updated to "T.0D" to resolve this issue.

CAUTION

If the drive firmware is "1.0A" or "T.0C", update the unit firmware to "V1.18" before updating the drive firmware to "T.0D".

NOTE

  • If the drive firmware is "3.0D", "3.2D" or "T.0D", there is no need to update the drive firmware.
  • Drive firmware T.0C fix
  • With drive firmware "1.0A", some CDs could not be played back. The drive firmware has been updated to "T.0C" to resolve this issue.

CAUTION

If the drive firmware is "1.0A", update the unit firmware to "V1.18" before updating the drive firmware to "T.0C".

NOTE

If the drive firmware is "3.0D" or "3.2D", there is no need to update the drive firmware.

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