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Pioneer CDJ-400 manual

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  • Page 1

    COMP ACT DISC PLA YER DJS Control Guide CDJ-400[...]

  • Page 2

    2 DJS V er . 1.500  DJS Control Guide By connecting your CDJ-400 (compa ct disc playe r) to your computer , you can control programs on your PC, including the DJ softwa re made by Pioneer , namely DJS. When you combine your CDJ-400 with DJS, you can use th e CDJ-400 to achieve all of the following: 1. Control two players (A and B) in DJS 2. Mani[...]

  • Page 3

    DJS Ver. 1.500 3 1 Chapter 1 Connecting y our CDJ-400 and DJS When you use your CDJ-400 in conjunctio n with DJS, you can control DJS from your CDJ-400. By controlling DJS from your CDJ-400, you ca n manipulate it with the feel of using a DJ player for operations t hat to date you have done with your computer ’s mouse and keyboard. Connecting 1 C[...]

  • Page 4

    4 DJS Ver. 1.500 1 1-2 Using 1 CDJ-400 Using just one CDJ-40 0, you can switch between and control DJS players A & B. Of course all the basic functions, such as play , cue, scratch, tempo control and so on can make song select ions from the DJS m usic list using controls like the Rotary dial.  Configuration when u sing the DJS Mixer Function[...]

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    DJS Ver. 1.500 5 2 Chapter 2 Pr ecautions w hen Star ting Up Before starting to play with your CDJ-400, computer and DJS, select a player control and where the audio is ou tput. 2-1 Selecting a Player Control Connect the CDJ-400 to your computer with a USB cable. For information on each of the cables that come with the CDJ-400 as well as each type [...]

  • Page 6

    6 DJS Ver. 1.500 2 2-2 CDJ-400 Audio Device Function Settings Make the setting for where audio will be output on the DJS [DJ Play] screen. Start up DJS and make the settings on the [Mixer/Sound Card] screen in Preferences. When Using the DJS Mixer Functions Set the audio outputs for the DJS master (amp and/or speakers) and the monitor (headphones).[...]

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    DJS Ver. 1.500 7 2 3 Select the output terminal of the CDJ-4 00 as a sound card. • Sound card 1 (SC1): After clicking the check box for [Sound Card 1 (SC1) ] ON, click to select the audio output terminal (device/channel name) from the list of sound cards. • Sound card 2 (SC2): After clicking the check box for [Sound Card 2 (SC2) ] ON, click to [...]

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    8 DJS Ver. 1.500 3 Chapter 3 Using y our CDJ-400 to Contr ol DJS When you connect your CDJ-400 to your computer, you can control DJS from the CDJ-400. By controlling DJS from your CDJ-400, you ca n manipulate it with the feel of using a DJ player for operations t hat to date you have done with your computer ’s mouse and keyboard Of course all the[...]

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    DJS Ver. 1.500 9 3 3-2 Selecting Songs Y ou can use the CDJ-400 to operate Tracklis ts or Playlists on th e [DJ Play] screen. 1 Select PC with your CDJ-400’s USB select butt on (SOURCE SELECT). • If you have set the DJS audio output to your CDJ-400, the DJS audio will be output from your C DJ-400’ s audio outp ut terminal.  ‘2-2 CDJ-400 [...]

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    10 DJS Ver. 1.500 4 Chapter 4 Using the Suppor t Site Before contacting us about how to use DJS or with technical questions, plea se check the User ’s Manual recorded on the DJS CD-ROM as well as the F AQ on the DJS support site.  T o connect to the DJS support site, click [File] on the DJ S menu and then click [Internet]. When using the DJS s[...]