Pioneer MEP-7000 Control Manual for the DJS Software - Page 9

2 2-3 Operating a DJS List You can use the MEP-7000 to operate track lists or play lists on the [DJ Play] screen. 1 BROWSE button 2 Center Display 3 Function Buttons (6) : - [ All ] - [ (Category 1) ] - [ (Category 2) ] - [ (Category 3) ] - [ (Category 4) ] - [ (Category 5) ] 4 Select UP button 6 Rotary Selector 5 Select DOWN button 7 LOAD A Button 1 Press the BROWSE button. 8 LOAD B Button 2 Operate the track list or play list. • You can use the controls of your MEP-7000, like the function buttons, the rotary selector, select DOWN or UP buttons to work with the track list or play list that is displayed in the [DJ Play] screen. Connect the USB port on the back of your MEP-7000's control unit to a USB port on your computer with a USB cable. Selecting a category (only with track lists) The headers that are displayed at the top of the category column in the track list on the [DJ Play] screen, namely [All] and the five categories, are automatically assigned to the six function buttons. When you press a function button, the songs in the corresponding category are displayed. Aligning the selected line with the song you want to play MEP-7000 Operation Buttons Rotary Selector (Rotate) Select DOWN button (Push) Select UP button (Push) Rotary Selector (Rotate) Functions that are Linked with the [DJ Play] screen Rotate it clockwise and the selected line moves downwards. Rotate it counterclockwise and the selected line moves upwards. If a list is closed, it opens the list. If a list is open, the line moves to the right. If a list is open, the line moves to the left. If you move it to the last line on the left, it closes the list. If the selected line is on a category, such as genre, artist/ album, etc., it displays the list of songs in the selected category. If the selected line is on a song, the three choices, [CANCEL], [LOAD A] and [LOAD B] are shown on the center display. 3 After lining up the selected line on the song you wish to play, press either the LOAD A or the LOAD B button. • LOAD A Button (Loads a song) : The selected song is loaded onto DJS Player A. • LOAD B Button (Loads a song) : The selected song is loaded onto DJS Player B. Using the Rotary Selector You can use the rotary selector dial for operations instead of pressing the LOAD A or LOAD B buttons. 1 With the selected line on the song you wish to play, if you press the rotary selector, the three choices [CANCEL], [LOAD A] and [LOAD B] are displayed in the center 2 Rotate the rotary selector dial to select [LOAD A] (or [LOAD B]) and then when you press the rotary selector dial, the selected song is loaded on Player A (or Player B). Note Track Lists and Play Lists The format of music lists can be switched on the [Play Style] settings screen in DJS Preferences. On the settings menu on the left hand side of Preferences, click [Play Style] to open the [Play Style] settings screen. BROWSE Button If you press the BROWSE button, the BROWSE screen is displayed in the center display. Function Button In the [BROWSE] mode the function for directly selecting and displaying a category is assigned. Note Display of Category Columns The category columns on the [DJ Play] screen are displayed in the order of [All], [Artist-Album], Top Category and Other Categories. The display order of the Top Category can be switched by dragging and dropping it on the [DJ Play] screen. Vertical Scrolling If you move the selected line to the top (or the bottom), the list will scroll vertically and display the selected line. When using a play list When the format of the music list is in Play List, the line cannot be moved to the left or right. If you press the select DOWN button, the list gets wider; if you press the select UP button, the list gets narrower. Note When using a play list When the format of the music list is in Play List, the selected song is loaded and goes into standby mode. LOAD LOCK Settings When the MEP-7000's LOAD LOCK settings is ON, songs cannot be loaded onto the player that is currently playing. Songs can only be loaded when the player is in either standby or paused. For information on turning the LOAD LOCK setting ON/OFF, please refer to "USING THE UTILITY" in your MEP-7000 Operating Instructions. DJS Ver. 1.600 9