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Multi Player
CDJ-850
TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2
Connection Guide
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Introduction The CDJ-850 is equipped with a computer control mode that allows DJ software developed by other companies to be controlled upon connecting the Multi Player to a computer with a USB cable. Pioneer provides a dedicated MIDI mapping file for TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2, a DJ software product from Native Instruments. By using this file, you can control TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2 from the Multi Player. You can also use the Multi Player as a TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2 audio output device. • TRAKTOR is the regis
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Connections Connect the Multi Player (or players, if more than one are to be connected*) to the computer with the use of a USB cable. *Up to 4 Multi Players can be connected to the TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2. Connecting with TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2 Computer TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2 USB cable USB cable Audio cable Audio cable R L R L USB CONTROL AUDIO OUT Rear panel CDJ-850 DJ mixer Power cable To an AC outlet 3
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Deleting the old version of the MIDI mapping file from TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2 If the old version of the MIDI mapping file (PIONEER_CDJ-850.tsi) has already been imported into TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2, please delete it before importing the new version. Delete the old version from TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2 according to the following steps. The following steps are not required if you are importing the MIDI mapping file (PIONEER_CDJ-850.tsi) for the first time. Skip to “’Using the Multi player as a TRAKTOR PRO/PRO
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On the menu list on the left panel of the screen, click [Controller Manager]. The right side of the 2 screen will switch to [Controller Manager] settings. 3 Check the selection under [Device Setup]. Confirm that [Generic MIDI] is selected for [Device]. If the option is not selected, click and select the corresponding option from the pulldown menu. 4 In [Device Setup], click [Edit...]. A pulldown menu will be displayed. 5
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Select [Delete] from the pull down menu. 5 Click [Yes] when the popup window confirming if you would like to perform the operation or not is 6 displayed. The old version of PIONEER_CDJ-850.tsi is deleted now. To import the new version of the MIDI mapping file, see “’Using the Multi player as a TRAKTOR PRO/ PRO 2 controller” on page 7. 6
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Using the Multi Player as a TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2 controller After the equipment has been connected, turn on the power for each device, then configure the TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2 and the Multi Player according to the following procedure. Downloading the MIDI mapping file 1 Download the MIDI mapping file from the Pioneer website: http://pioneer.jp/support/download/dj-e/cdj-850/ Since the download file is in the ZIP compressed format, extract the file before proceeding. The file may automatically exp
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3 Press the [PC] button on the Multi Player to switch the Multi Player to control mode. “CONNECTED” will appear in the main unit’s display console. Set the CDJ-850 to control mode on all units you wish to use. Importing the MIDI mapping file into TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2 4 Import the MIDI mapping file into TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2 according to the following steps. This example shows the operation on TRAKTOR PRO for Windows. The operation is the same on the Macintosh, except that the menu name changes fr
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On the menu list on the left panel of the screen, click [Controller Manager]. The right side of the 2 screen will switch to [Controller Manager] settings. 3 In [Device Setup], click [Add...]. A pulldown menu will be displayed. 4 Select [Import] from the pull down menu. The file selection screen will be displayed. Specify the PIONEER_CDJ-850.tsi extracted file. 9
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Check the selections under [Device Setup]. Confirm that [Generic MIDI] is selected for [Device], [All 5 Ports] for the [In-Port], and [Focus] for the [Device Target]. If any option is not selected, click and select the corresponding option from the pulldown menu. Click [Close] and the [Preferences...] screen will close. 6 The above settings will allow you to control TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2 from the Multi Player machine. If you will use the Multi Player as a TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2 audio output
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Operating TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2 with the Multi Player Buttons The table below shows the default settings TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2 CDJ-850 button function 8 9 a c d 1 DISC EJECT Unload 2 () TRACK SEARCH FWD Load Next UTILITY BACK T AG TRACK /REMOVE BROWSE T AG LIST INFO MENU 2 () TRACK SEARCH REV Load Prev STANDBY PC DISC EJECT SEARCH FWD Seek Position USB 3 () STOP USB 3 () SEARCH REV Seek Position 1 DISC 1 / 4 CUE CUE 1 6 1 TIME AUTO MODE CUE j 5 PLAY/PAUSE PLAY/PAUSE 1 / 8 2 VINYL SPEED ADJUST J
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Using Multi Players as TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2 Audio Output Devices Set up the computer and TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2 in accordance with the following procedures. ® ® When Using Windows (supported OS: Windows 7, Windows Vista , Windows XP) 1 Install the [Pioneer_CDJ_Driver] driver software into the computer. Either install [Pioneer_CDJ_Driver] from the CD-ROM supplied with the Multi Player, or download the latest edition from the following website. http://pioneer.jp/support/download/index-e.html 2 Select
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When Using the Mac OS X 10.6.X 1 Connect the Multi Player (or players, if more than one are to be connected) to the computer with the use of a USB cable. 2 Start up [AUDIO MIDI Settings] from the [Applications]–[Utilities] folder. 3 Click [+] on the [Audio Device] screen to add the new Device settings. 4 Select the added Device setting, and then add a tick to [CDJ-850] to it for the required number of Multi Players. 5 Select the Device setting created with procedure 4 with [Traktor] [Prefe
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