Pioneer CDJ-400 Control Manual to operate CDJ-400(s) through the Pioneer DJS s - Page 8

3 Chapter 3 Using your CDJ-400 to Control 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 can manipulate it with the feel of using a DJ player for operations that to date you have done with your computer's mouse and keyboard Of course all the basic functions, such as play, cue, scratch, tempo control and so on can make song selections from the DJS music list using controls like the Rotary dial. 3-1 Operating a Player with DJS You can use the CDJ-400 to operate either player A or player B on the [DJ Play] screen. 1 Select PC with your CDJ-400's USB select button (SOURCE SELECT). • If you have set the DJS audio output to your CDJ-400, the DJS audio will be output from your CDJ-400's audio output terminal. '2-2 CDJ-400 Audio Device Function Settings' 2 Operate the CDJ-400 Player. • When you operate the various buttons on your CDJ-400, such as the jog dial or the tempo adjustment knob, it operates the player in the [DJ Play] screen. USB select button (SOURCE SELECT) EJECT button (EJECT) Player Functions that are Linked with the [DJ Play] Screen (Player Functions) CDJ-400 Operation Control Control Linked on the [DJ Play] Screen PLAY/PAUSE PLAY/PAUSE button CUE CUE button SEARCH SEARCH buttons TRACK SEARCH TRACK SEARCH buttons IN / REAL TIME CUE IN/REALTIME CUE/HOT LOOP button OUT OUT/OUT ADJUST button RELOOP/EXIT RELOOP/EXIT button JOG MODE JOG MODE VINYL button (VINYL mode / CDJ mode) TEMPO ±6/±10/±16/WIDE MASTER TEMPO TEMPO control range button MASTER TEMPO button TEMPO TEMPO control slider JOG (-REV/+FWD) Jog dial For information on how the different button functions work, please refer to PANEL FACILITIES in the CDJ-400 Operating Instructions. Warning! Before Connecting to your Computer If you are going to connect and use a CDJ-400 with your computer, install the driver software for the CDJ-400 onto your computer. For information on obtaining the driver software for your CDJ-400 and how to install it, please refer to CONNECTIONS of the CDJ-400 as well as the following web page. http://www.prodjnet.com/support/ USB Select Button (SOURCE SELECT) Each time you press the USB select button, the indicator switches between MEMORY and PC. EJECT Button (EJECT) When one CDJ-400 is connected, you can switch DJS operations from player A to player B (or from player B to player A). '3-3 Switching the Player Control' Spin (when in VINYL mode) If you spin the jog dial of your CDJ-400 very quickly, even after you let go of it, it will continue playing at the speed and in the direction that the jog dial is rotating until it stops. You cannot do this Spin play with the mouse. Simultaneous Operations You can do the following operations at the same time from a CDJ-400 player. • If you rotate the jog dial while holding down SEARCH, it accelerates the search play speed. • While playing a cue point sample, if you hold down the CUE button, you can operate the jog dial. • While playing a cue point sample, if you hold down the CUE button and the press the PLAY button, even if you let go of the CUE button, it keeps on playing without returning to the CUE point. • While playing a cue point sample, if you hold down the CUE button and press the Loop In Button (Real Time Cue), the playback point is recorded as the CUE point. When you release the CUE button, it returns to the CUE point. • When you are in the VINYL mode, if you hold down the jog dial and press the CUE button, the playback point is recorded as the CUE point. When you release the jog dial, it returns to the CUE point. • When you are in the VINYL mode, if you hold down the jog dial and press the Loop In (Real Time Cue) button, the playback point is recorded as the CUE point. Even when you release the jog dial, it continues playing without returning to the CUE point. Unlinked Player Functions The following CDJ-400 buttons do not link up with the [DJ Play] screen. (No Function in DJS) • Beat Loop / Loop Divide Buttons (BEAT LOOP) • Reverse Button (DIRECTION) 8 DJS Ver. 1.600