BASIC OPERATION: DJ PLAYER OPERATION
[Amending the Cue point]5. During playback, rotate the Jog dial while holding the
SEARCH button (1, !) depressed. (Super-fast
1. During playback, press the CUE button.
? This will take you back to the set track position.search)
Hold down the button while turning the Jog dial in the direction you wish to
2. In the VINYL mode, to set the Cue point, go through
search to enter fast forward or fast reverse mode.
steps 2 and 3 as mentioned above.
6. Rotate the Jog dial while holding the TRACK SEARCH
÷ The SEARCH buttons (1, !) can now be used to modify the cue
button (4, c) depressed. (Super-fast track search)
point, in the same way as for the CDJ mode.
While holding the TRACK SEARCH button (4, c)depressed, rotate
7 Real-time cue
the Jog dial in the direction in which you wish to perform track search; acceler-
During playback, press the LOOP IN/REALTIME CUE button at the
ated high-speed track search will begin in accordance with the direction and
desired Cue point.
mount of rotation.
? This point will then be recorded as the new Cue point.
NOTE:
7 Checking cue points (Cue point sampler)The Jog dial contains a switch.
After specifying a cueing point, press the CUE button.Do not put objects on the Jog dial or apply too much force.
? The sound at the specified Cue point will continue to play as long as theDo not put drinks on the Jog dial as it may leak inside the dial and be the
CUE button is pressed.cause of a malfunction.
7 Returning to a Cue point (Back cue)
Mixing Different Tracks
1. During playback, press the CUE button.
(Example: Mix track B with currently playing track A from the main speakers.)
? The player will return to the specified Cue point.
÷ Connect CD1 to the DJ mixerOs CH 1, and connect CD 2 to CH 2.
2. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button (3/8).
÷ Raise the TRIM, CHANNEL FADER, and MASTER LEVEL settings appropriately
? Playback will begin immediately from the specified Cue point.
so that sound is produced from CD1.
Changing Playback Speed (*)1. Set the DJ MixerOs CROSS FADER slider at its left side (CH 1).
÷ Track A is heard from speakers.
Pull the Tempo Control knob towards you.
2. Load a CD on player CD2.
Slide the knob towards you (+) to increase the tempo and slide it away from you
(�) to decrease it.3. Press the TRACK SEARCH buttons (4, c) on player
? The rate of change in playback speed (tempo) is shown in the display.CD2 to find and select track B.
? The playback speed can be changed without changing the pitch ( OApply-
4. Set the DJ MixerOs MONITOR SELECTOR button CH 2 to
ing Master Tempo�).
ON.
7 Selecting range of tempo adjustment
5. Rotate the DJ MixerOs MONITOR LEVEL so that track B
Press the TEMPO ?6/?10/?16/?100 WIDE button.
can be heard from the headphones.
Each time the button is pressed the variable range of the Tempo Control knob
÷ Only track A is heard from the main speakers.
changes as follows: ?6%, ?10%, ?16% and ?100%. You can adjust as follows: at
?6% :0.02%units, at ?10%:0.05%units, at ?16% :0.05%units, at ?100%:0.5%units.6. Set cueing for track B on the headphones.
? The set variable range value is indicated in the display. (When ?100% is se-1 With player CD2 in the playback mode, press the PLAY/PAUSE button
lected, the WIDE indicator appears in the display.)(6) to hear the point you wish to cue.
÷ When the JOG MODE is set to CDJ, the unit will enter audible pause
7 Resetting tempo
mode (sound can be heard); when set to VINYL, the unit will enter
Press the TEMPO RESET button.
inaudible pause mode (no sound can be heard).
The Tempo Reset indicator lights and the rate of tempo variation is reset to [0]
2 Rotate player CD2Os Jog dial and search for the trackOs Cue point (first beat).
(normal tempo) regardless of Tempo Control knob setting.
3 When you have settled on the Cue point, press the CUE button on player
? One more press of the TEMPO RESET button cancels the reset and speed
CD2.
setting made with the Tempo Control knob is valid again.
÷ The playerOs sound will be muted and cueing will be completed.
Applying Master Tempo (*)
7. Simultaneously press player CD2Os PLAY/PAUSE button
Press the MASTER TEMPO button during playback.(6) when track A is heard from the speakers.
The MASTER TEMPO button and the [MT] indicator light. The speed (tempo)÷ Only track A will be heard from the main speakers.
can now be changed using the Tempo Control knob but the pitch (key) does not÷ Track B will be heard from the headphones.
change.8. Move the TEMPO slider to match the tempo (BPM=Beat Per
? Sound quality will be degraded when subjected to digital processing.Minutes) of tracks A and B.
Move the TEMPO slider of player CD2 so that the BPM of track B matches those
Jog Dial Functions (*)
of track A.
1. Turning the Jog dial during playback (pitch bending)÷ When the two BPM rates match, the BPM synchronization is complete.
(When the JOG MODE SELECT button is set to VINYL, touch the Jog dial9. Press the CUE button on player CD2.
side. The Jog dial operates differently when the surface of the Jog dial is pressed.)
÷ Player CD2 will enter pause mode at the Cue point.
? In proportion to the amount of rotation, the playback speed is accelerated
10.As soon as track A is heard from the speakers, press the
(FWD+) or decelerated (REV�). When in the reverse mode, the playback
PLAY/PAUSE button (6) on player CD2.
speed accelerates when the dial is rotated in the REV� direction, and decel-
÷ Track B begins playing.
erates when rotated in the FWD+ direction.
? When rotation stops, the disc returns to normal speed.11.While checking the sound on the headphones, gradually
move the DJ MixerOs CROSS FADER slider from left to
2. Turning Jog dial during playback (scratch play)
(See page 14: Scratch Play)right.
÷ The sound of track A from the speakers will steadily become mixed with the
3. Turning the Jog dial in pause mode (frame search)
sound of track B.
(When JOG MODE is set to CDJ, the unit enters the audible pause mode, and
when set to VINYL, the unit enters the ordinary muted pause mode (no audi-÷ When the DJ MixerOs CROSS FADER slider has moved all the way to the
ble sound); CD sound is played back at a speed corresponding to the speed withright side, the sound heard from the speaker will have changed from track
which the Jog dial is rotated.)A to track B, and the operation is complete.
? Searches can be performed in 1-frame increments.7 Long mix play
? When the CD is rotated once using the Jog dial, 1.8 seconds (135 frames) ofIf the BPM rates match, mixing of tracks A and B will sound good even if the
music is played back.
CROSS FADER slider is in the middle position.
4. During playback or turning in the pause condition (Spin)
Refer the [How to Spin] advanced operation.
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