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COMPACT DISC PLAYER
CDJ-400
DJS Control Guide
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DJS Control Guide By connecting your CDJ-400 (compact disc player) to your computer, you can control programs on your PC, including the DJ software made by Pioneer, namely DJS. When you combine your CDJ-400 with DJS, you can use the CDJ-400 to achieve all of the following: 1. Control two players (A and B) in DJS 2. Manipulate selected songs 3. Play back DJS sound (functions as a computer controlled audio device) * There are functions that cannot be achieved with other companies’ PC programs. F
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1 Chapter 1 Connecting your CDJ-400 and DJS When you use your CDJ-400 in conjunction with DJS, you can control DJS from your Warning! CDJ-400. Updating your Version of DJS By controlling DJS from your CDJ-400, you can manipulate it with the feel of using a In order to use your CDJ-400 in conjunction with DJ player for operations that to date you have done with your computer’s mouse and DJS, it is necessary to update DJS to version keyboard. 1.500 or later. Please refer to the DJS user’s ma
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1 1-2 Using 1 CDJ-400 Using just one CDJ-400, you can switch between and control DJS players A & B. Warning! Of course all the basic functions, such as play, cue, scratch, tempo control and so on can make Before Connecting to your song selections from the DJS music list using controls like the Rotary dial. Computer Configuration when using the DJS Mixer Functions (Example of Connections) If you are going to connect and use a CDJ-400 with your computer, install the driver software DJS master
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2 Chapter 2 Precautions when Starting Up Before starting to play with your CDJ-400, computer and DJS, select a player control Warning! and where the audio is output. Before Connecting to your Computer 2-1 Selecting a Player Control 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. Connect the CDJ-400 to your computer with a USB cable. For information on obtaining the driver software For information on each of th
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2 2-2 CDJ-400 Audio Device Function Settings Make the setting for where audio will be output on the DJS [DJ Play] screen. Start up DJS and make the settings on the [Mixer/Sound Card] screen in Preferences. Changing DJS Settings Make changes to the various DJS settings on the When Using the DJS Mixer Functions different types of Preferences settings screens. Set the audio outputs for the DJS master (amp and/or speakers) and the monitor After clicking [File] on the DJS menu, click [Preferences]
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2 3 Select the output terminal of the CDJ-400 as a sound card. Selecting a Sound Card • Sound card 1 (SC1): Sound cards and/or audio units other than the After clicking the check box for [Sound Card 1 (SC1)] ON, click to select the audio CDJ-400 may be selected from the sound cards that are displayed in the list. output terminal (device/channel name) from the list of sound cards. When one is selected, the DJS audio is output • Sound card 2 (SC2): from the selected sound card or audio unit an
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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 Warning! CDJ-400. Before Connecting to your By controlling DJS from your CDJ-400, you can manipulate it with the feel of using a Computer DJ player for operations that to date you have done with your computer’s mouse and If you are going to connect and use a CDJ-400 keyboard with your computer, install the driver software Of course all the basic functions, such as play
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3 3-2 Selecting Songs You can use the CDJ-400 to operate Tracklists or Playlists on the [DJ Play] screen. 1 Select PC with your CDJ-400’s USB select button (SOURCE USB Select Button SELECT). (SOURCE SELECT) Each time you press the USB select button, the • If you have set the DJS audio output to your CDJ-400, the DJS audio will be indicator switches between MEMORY and PC. output from your CDJ-400’s audio output terminal. ‘2-2 CDJ-400 Audio Device Function Settings’ 2 Operate the track list o
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4 Chapter 4 Using the Support Site Before contacting us about how to use DJS or with technical questions, please check the User’s Manual recorded on the DJS CD-ROM as well as the FAQ on the DJS support site. To connect to the DJS support site, click [File] on the DJS menu and then click [Internet]. When using the DJS support site, it is necessary to enter the login name and password you specified when you registered as a DJS user. When using the DJS support site, please have the following det
