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USER MANUAL
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Table of contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................................................................................4 BLOCK DIAGRAM ..........................................................................................................................6 DJ GLOSSARY ...............................................................................................................................7 WELCOME ...........................................................................
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: THE LIGHTNING FLASH WITH AN ARROWHEAD SYMBOL WITHIN AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF UN-INSULATED DANGEROUS VOLTAGE WITHIN THE UNITS ENCLOSURE THAT MAY BE OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO CONSTITUTE A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK TO PERSONS. WARNING: THE EXCLAMATION POINT WITHIN AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF IMPORTANT OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE (SERVICING) INSTRUCTIONS IN THE LITERAT
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT. ENGLISH: The apparatus shall be connected to a Mains socket outlet with a protective earthing connection. GERMAN: Das Gerät ist eine Wandsteckdose mit einem Erdungsleiter angeschlossen werden. FRENCH: L’appareil doit être connecté à une prise secteur avec connexion à la terre. SPANISH: El aparato estará conectado a una toma de red eléctrica con una conexión a tierra. ITALIAN: L’a
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MICROPHONE INPUT DYNAMIC ZIN >10 KOHMS MIC VOLUME LOW MID HIGH TIME/RATE FREQ/AMOUNT +BEND -BEND TOUCH SCRATCH PLATTER Headphone DECK A LOOP CONTROL ISOLATING EQ EFFECTS HEADPHONES MIX PITCH Cue A HEADPHONES -INF to +6dB OUTPUT PLAY/PAUSE CUE SYNC TAP AUTO MULTIPLY DIVIDE RELOOP FILTER FLANGE SLICE DELAY ZOUT >32 OHMS DECK A VOLUME FADER ROUTING H/P LEVEL L CROSSFADER OUTPUT MIX MASTER OUTPUT R ZOUT >75 OHMS DECK B VOLUME FADER ROUTING LOW MID HIGH TIME/RATE FREQ/AMOUNT MASTER VOLUME +BEND -BEND
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DJ GLOSSARY Beat Matching: A mixing technique where two programs with similar beat structure are mixed together in tempo, creating a seamless transition between the two songs. BPM: An abbreviation of Beat Per Minute (the number of steady even pulses in music occurring in one minute and therefore defining the tempo). Beat Grid: The Grey Lines on top of your song’s Waveform that display the individual beats of your song. Channel: A path the signal takes through the unit via the two EQ/Fader sect
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Loop: A seamless repeat of an audio sample or musical segment. MIDI Controller: A hardware device used to control software via MIDI protocol (messaging). MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface usually found in keyboards & drum machines. One of the many use cases for MIDI controllers are for controlling software applications which run on an external computer (not required to use SCS.4DJ, but available should you wish to use). Mixer A unit designed to blend together two or more so
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WELCOME Congratulations on choosing the SCS.4DJ, the most advanced DJ Mix Station on the planet. From professional to novice, bedroom to dance floor, Stanton’s SCS.4DJ is your complete DJ solution. SCS.4DJ is a compact, road-worthy DJ rig that gives you the power of traditional analog and computer based DJ setups in a single unit. MIXING MADE SIMPLE The Stanton SCS.4DJ is the first truly integrated DJ system offering advanced one-button automatic synchronization. The embedded computer system
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FEATURES • Auto Sync control in the embedded computer system instantly beat matches one deck to the other with incredible accuracy. • Dual high-resolution touch-sensitive weighted platters with cue, scratch and pitch bend control. • Multicolor 4.3 inch high resolution LCD with dual waveform display makes visual beatmatching easy. • Record your mixes directly to WAV files for sharing, replaying and producing/publishing performances. • Auto Loop mode automatically creates a beat synchronized lo
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1. STARTING UP STEP ONE Connect the AC/DC adaptor to the DC POWER JACK found on the rear of the unit. Fasten the SECURITY CLAMP (found beside the DC power jack) on top of the cable by unscrewing the fastener and then screwing it back down on the cable, so that it is not possible for the cable to become dislodged. DC Power Jack Security Clamp STEP TWO Connect either the 1/4” type (Balanced) audio output and/or the RCA type (Unbalanced) AUDIO OUTPUTS to a power amplifier, set of powered speake
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STEP THREE Connect your primary USB device to one of the USB 2.0 PORTS located on the SCS.4DJ (top, rear or bottom of unit beneath the door). You may use any driverless USB device that has a FAT32, NTFS, or HFS+ (non-journaled only) file system. For just starting out, it may make sense to place only a few songs on a USB drive or use the included demo material so you don’t have to wait long for drive analysis (where SCS.4DJ calculates your song information, including BPM and Waveform) to be
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2. UNIT OVERVIEW MIXER DECK A (LEFT SIDE) DECK B (RIGHT SIDE) 13
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DECK CONTROLS 1 10 7 8 4 6 5 3 9 11 2 14
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1. USB CONNECTOR (type A) (RIGHT SIDE OF UNIT ONLY) This connector is used to attach the USB (1.1 or 2.0) mass storage device containing your song library. Suitable mass storage devices include: external hard drives, flash drives, portable digital music players, memory card readers, and USB hubs. 2. PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON Press to play the song at the current location, and again to pause at the current location. 3. CUE BUTTON The CUE Button lets you practice your mixes in advance by playing section
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7. PITCH CONTROL SLIDER The main speed control for your music. This slide, when pushed towards the bottom of the unit (+), increases the tempo of playback. When the slide is pushed towards the top of the unit (-), the tempo of playback is decreased. Pitch Range is selectable in ranges of +/-5% to +25/-100% from the ‘SYSTEM’ menu. 8. PITCH BEND BUTTONS (- / + BUTTONS) Used to temporarily decrease or increase the playback speed. Pitch will return to the current setting when released. 9. SYNC B
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MIXER CONTROLS 2 2 1 3 5 4 5 8 8 9 6 6 7 17
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1. LCD DISPLAY This is the main window to every part of your mixing journey. The full color, 4.3’’ LCD displays information such as track/waveform, parameter adjustments and search information. Contrast is adjustable in the onscreen SYSTEM menu. 2. MENU “SOFT” BUTTONS There are 8 total “soft’ function buttons. The 4 physical buttons on each side of the display change their function depending on what menu you are located in (hence “soft” buttons), and control functions such as search, song lo
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5. EQ CONTROLS Use the High, Mid and Low knobs to modify the frequency content of your music. The EQ controls provide a complete frequency kill (volume at zero for each frequency band) on the LOW (BASS), MEDIUM (MID-RANGE)and HIGH (TREBLE) frequency bands, as well as a 6db boost. 6. CHANNEL FADERS The CHANNEL FADERS for each deck are used to control audio volume. Use these in conjunction with the EQ CONTROLS on each channel to match song volume and tonal quality of each song. 7. CROSSFADER Th
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FRONT AND REAR PANELS 1 5 8 7 2 3 9 6 4 20
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1. DC POWER JACK This connector is used in conjunction with the AC/DC adaptor to power the unit. Next to the DC power jack is a security clamp, which can be fastened over the power cable to prevent it from being dislodged. WARNING: ALWAYS USE THE SUPPLIED POWER ADAPTER OR A REPLACEMENT ADAPTER PURCHASED FROM AN AUTHORIZED STANTON DEALER!!! 2. MASTER OUT LEFT/RIGHT RCA connectors (UNBALANCED) RCA type unbalanced stereo audio output. These connectors output the mixed audio signal generated fr
