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Pioneer DDJ-SZ manual

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    DJ Contr oller DDJ-SZ Operating Instructions (Basic Edition) http://pioneer dj.com/support/ The Pi oneer DJ support site shown above offers FA Qs, information on so ft ware and various other types of information and se rv ices to allow you to use your product in greater comfort. http://serato.com/ Fo r the latest version of the Serato DJ so ft ware[...]

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    En 2 Re ad these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Fo llow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water . Clean only with dr y cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer ’s instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, [...]

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    En 3 WARNING This equipment is not waterproof . To prevent a fire or shock hazard, do not place any container filled with liquid near this equipment (such as a vase or flower pot) or expose it to dripping, splashing, rain or moisture . D3-4-2-1-3_A1_En WARNING This product equipped with a three-wire grounding (earthed) plug - a plug that has a thir[...]

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    En 4 POWER-CORD CAUTION Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with ot[...]

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    En 5 Contents How to read this manual ! Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Be sure to read this booklet and the “Operating Instructions” pro - vided on the Pioneer DJ support site. Both include important infor - mation that should be fully understood before using this product. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them a[...]

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    En 6 Before start What’s in the box ! CD-ROM (Installation Disc) ! Power cord ! USB cable 1 ! Operating Instructions (Basic Edition) 1 Only one USB cable is included with this unit. To connect two units, use a cable conforming to USB 2.0 standards. Acquiring the manual The operating instructions may be in a file in PDF format. Adobe ® Reader ® [...]

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    En 7 Before start About the Serato DJ software Serato DJ is a DJ software application by Serato. DJ performances are possible by connecting the computer on which this software is installed to this unit. Minimum operating environment Supported operating systems CPU and required memory Mac OS X: 10.9, 10.8, 10.7 and 10.6 32-bit version Intel ® proce[...]

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    En 8 18 Read the terms of the license agreement carefully, and if you agree, select [I agree to the license terms and conditions], then click [Install]. ! If you do not agree to the contents of the license agreement, click [ Close ] to cancel installation. Installation begins. The message of successful installation appears once installation is comp[...]

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    En 9 Before start 21 Read the terms of the license agreement carefully, and if you agree, click [Agree]. ! If you do not agree to the contents of the usage agreement, click [ Disagree ] to cancel installation. 22 If the following screen appears, drag and drop the [Serato DJ] icon on the [Applications] folder icon. Names of Parts ! For details on th[...]

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    En 10 c LOOP IN button d LOOP OUT button e PARAMETER c button, PARAMETER d button f HOT CUE mode button g ROLL mode button h SLICER mode button i SAMPLER mode button j Performance pads k PLAY/PAUSE f button l CUE button m SYNC button n SHIFT button o DECK 3 button p DECK 1 button q GRID SLIDE button r GRID ADJUST button s SLIP button t CENSOR butto[...]

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    En 11 Effect section This section is used to control the two effect units (FX1 and FX2). Controls and buttons to operate the FX1 unit are located on the left side of the controller, those to operate the FX2 unit are located on the right side of the controller. The channels to which the effect is to be applied are set using the effect assign buttons[...]

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    Operation Connections 1 Connect headphones to one of the [PHONES] terminals. 2 Connect powered speakers, a power amplifier, components, etc., to the [MASTER OUT 1] or [MASTER OUT 2] terminals. Powered speaker, etc. ! To output the sound from the [ BOOTH ] terminals, connect speak - ers or other devices to the [ BOOTH ] terminals. ! For details on c[...]

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    Starting the system Launching Serato DJ For Windows From the Windows [ Start ] menu, click the [ Serato DJ ] icon under [ All Programs ] > [ Serato ] > [ Serato DJ ]. For Mac OS X In Finder, open the [ Application ] folder, then click the [ Serato DJ ] icon. Computer screen directly after the Serato DJ software is launched A C 1 2 1 The [ BUY[...]

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    Importing tracks The following describes the typical procedure for importing tracks. ! There are various ways to import tracks with the Serato DJ software. For details, see the Serato DJ software manual. ! If you are already using Serato DJ software (Scratch Live, ITCH or Serato DJ Intro) and have already created track libraries, the track librarie[...]

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    En 15 Operation Playing tracks and outputting the sound The following describes the procedure for outputting the channel 1 sound as an example. ! Set the volume of the devices (power amplifier, powered speakers, etc.) connected to the [ MASTER OUT 1 ] and [ MASTER OUT 2 ] terminals to an appropriate level. Note that loud sound will be output if the[...]

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    Additional information Changing the settings ! For detailed instructions on changing this unit’s settings, see Changing the settings in the Operating Instructions. Troubleshooting ! Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble or malfunction. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check the items in the “Troublesho[...]

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    En 17 Additional information[...]

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    UCP0212 PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) IN C. LIMITED W ARRANTY W ARRANTY V ALID ONL Y IN THE U. S. A. AND CANAD A W ARRANTY Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. (PUSA) w arrants that products distributed by PUSA in the U.S.A. and Canada that fail to functi o n properly under normal use due to a manufacturing defect when installed and operated according to the[...]

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    <DRH1247-B> Printed in To register your product, find the nearest authorized se rv ice location , to purchase replacement parts, operating instructions, or accessories, please go to one of following URLs : P our enregistrer votre produit, trouver le se rv ice après-vente agréé le plus proche et pour acheter des pièces de rechange, des mod[...]