Before you start

How to read this manual

Be sure to read both this leaflet and the Operating Instructions contained on the CD-ROM accompanying this product! Both documents include important information that you must understand before using this product.

Features

This unit is a DJ player carrying over the technology of the Pioneer CDJ series, the world standard for club players. It is not only equipped with a wide range of features for DJ performances supporting a variety of sources, including the PRO DJ LINK, quantize and beat sync functions, it also has a high sound quality, high reliability design and a panel layout providing high operability, thereby offering strong support for all types of DJ performances.

About trademarks and registered trademarks

!Pioneer and rekordbox are trademarks or registered trademarks of the PIONEER CORPORATION.

!Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and Internet Explorer are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

!Adobe and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.

!ASIO is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.

!“Made for iPod,” “Made for iPhone,” and “Made for iPad” mean that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod, iPhone, or iPad, respectively, and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not respon- sible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards. Please note that the use of this accessory with iPod, iPhone, or iPad may affect wireless performance.

!Apple, iPad, iPod, iPod touch, iPhone, iTunes, Safari, Finder, Mac, Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

!Android™ is a trademark of Google Inc.

!iOS is a trademark on which Cisco holds the trademark right in the US and certain other countries.

!Wi-Fi®is a registered mark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

About using MP3 files

This product has been licensed for nonprofit use. This product has not been licensed for commercial purposes (for profit-making use), such as broadcasting (terrestrial, satellite, cable or other types of broadcast- ing), streaming on the Internet, Intranet (a corporate network) or other types of networks or distributing of electronic information (online digital music distribution service). You need to acquire the corresponding licenses for such uses. For details, see http://www.mp3licensing.com.

!The names of companies and products mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

What’s in the box

!CD-ROM (containing rekordbox (Mac/Windows), the driver software and the operating instructions. The rekordbox (Mac/Windows) license key is attached to the CD-ROM.)

!Power cord

!Audio cable

!LAN cable

!Disc force eject pin (mounted on bottom of product)

!Warranty card

!Read Before Use (Important)/Quick Start Guide (this document)

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About the included CD-ROM

The included CD-ROM contains the following two software programs.

!rekordbox music management software

!Driver software (Windows)

For details on the respective software, see the operating instructions on the CD-ROM.

Operating environment

This CD-ROM can be used with Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, Windows® 8 and Apple Mac OS X (10.8, 10.7, 10.6 and 10.5.8).

Adobe Reader (Version 4.0 or later) is required to read the manuals in the CD-ROM.

Precautions For Use

This CD-ROM is for use with a computer. It cannot be used with a DVD player, music CD player, or DJ player. Attempting to play this CD-ROM with those player can damage speakers or cause impaired hearing due to the large volume.

License

Please agree to the “Terms of Use” indicated below before using this CD-ROM. Do not use if you are unwilling to consent to the terms of its use.

Terms of Use

Copyright to data provided on this CD-ROM belongs to PIONEER CORPORATION. Unauthorized transfer, duplication, broadcast, public transmission, translation, sales, lending or other such matters that go beyond the scope of “personal use” or “citation” as defined by Copyright Law may be subject to punitive actions. Permission to use this CD-ROM is granted under license by PIONEER CORPORATION.

Also check Software end user license agreement on page 8.

General Disclaimer

PIONEER CORPORATION does not guarantee the operation of this CD-ROM with respect to computers using any of the applicable OS. In addition, PIONEER CORPORATION is not liable for any damages incurred as a result of use of this CD-ROM and is not responsible for any compensation.

If the manual in the supplied CD-ROM is not automatically opened, double-click on the CD-ROM icon to display the content and then open the PDF file.

Usable mediaAbout discs

Music CDs (CD-DA) as well as music files (MP3/AAC/WAV/AIFF) stored on CD-ROMs (CD-R/CD-RW) can be played on this unit.

!8 cm discs cannot be played.

About USB devices

This unit supports USB mass storage class USB devices (external hard disks, portable flash memory devices, digital audio players, etc.).

Supported file

FAT16, FAT32 and HFS+ (NTFS is not supported.)

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Tracks managed by rekordbox (iOS/Android) can be played by connecting the mobile device on which rekordbox (iOS/Android) is installed via USB. For supported devices, see the Pioneer DJ website (http://pio- neerdj.com/support/). For instructions on rekordbox (iOS/Android), see the rekordbox (iOS/Android) user’s manual.

!Disc identification information as well as such information as cue points, loop points and hot cues can be stored on USB devices. The CDJ-900NXS does not include a hot cue function, so hot cues cannot be used on the CDJ-900NXS.

!Depending on the USB device you are using, you may not achieve the expected performance.

!There is no guarantee that all USB devices will operate on this unit.

For details, see this product’s operating instructions on the CD-ROM.