OPERATIONS (DJ PLAYER OPERATIONS)

DJ PLAYER OPERATIONS

AUTO CUE

TEXT MODE

SOURCE

SELECT

REV

CUE

PLAY/PAUSE

Jog dial

EJECT

SELECT

PUSH

VINYL

Starting playback

1.Insert disc in the player.

When inserting a disc, keep the label-side up, and insert only one disc into the disc loading slot located in the front panel of the unit. (☞P.13)

If a CD-ROM with no MP3 file in the first session is inserted, the display will read [NO TRACK] and the CD-ROM will not be played.

When a USB memory device is connected to the USB port, press the SOURCE SELECT button to alternate between play- back from disc (CD) or files on the USB memory.

2.When Auto Cue function is ON, press the PLAY/PAUSE button (6).

Wait for the display’s time display to appear before pressing the button. The non-recorded portion at the beginning of the dis- played track will be skipped and playback will begin instantly.

When the first track’s playback ends, the player will automati- cally search for the beginning of the next track. The indicator on the CUE button will light, the PLAY/PAUSE button (6) in- dicator will flash and the player will then wait for the PLAY/ PAUSE button (6) to be pressed before beginning playback of the next track.

Auto cue function

When a disc is loaded or track search/track change is performed, this function automatically sets the cue point (☞P.17) to the point imme- diately before the actual audio starts.

Turning on/off

Hold down the AUTO CUE button to turn the auto cue function on. The auto cue indicator [A. CUE] in the display lights when auto cue is on. Hold down the AUTO CUE button again to turn the auto cue function off.

The on/off of the auto cue function will still be saved when the power is turned off.

The auto cue level can be varied.

When the Auto Cue function is turned off, playback will begin automatically from the first track.

When Auto Cue function is turned off, playback will continue after the first track has been played, with all subsequent tracks being played in sequence.

Resume function

When the same disc is inserted after being ejected once, the disc will be restarted from the place immediately before the disc was ejected. However, the Digital Jog Break and Scratch Jog Effect functions will not be restored. If desired, the TRACK SEARCH button can be pressed before playback begins to perform normal track search and playback.

7Changing the auto cue level

1.Hold down the TEXT MODE/UTILITY MODE button for one second or more.

Utility setting mode is enabled. Turn the rotary dial so the display screen shows [A.CUE LEVEL], then press to confirm.

The display screen will show [–60dB](when in default state).

2.Change the value by turning the rotary dial.

Values can be selected from –36 dB, –42 dB, –48 dB, –54 dB, –60 dB, –66 dB, –72 dB, and –78 dB.

3.Press the rotary dial to select.

Utility setting mode will be canceled if no command is entered for 15 seconds. Pressing the BACK button will also exit the setting mode.

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To stop playback

1.Press the EJECT button.

Playback will stop and the disc will be ejected.

The CDJ-400 is not provided with a conventional stop button.

In the event the EJECT button is pressed accidentally, immedi- ately (before [EJECT] is displayed in the display) press the PLAY/PAUSE button (6) to cancel the eject command; play- back will then restart from the place immediately before the EJECT button was pressed (during this time, sound output will be temporarily interrupted).

To temporarily interrupt playback

Press the PLAY/PAUSE button (6) during playback.

The PLAY/PAUSE button (6) indicator and the CUE button indi- cator will flash and playback will be paused.

When the PLAY/PAUSE button (6) is pressed again, the indica- tor on the button will light and the playback will continue.

In CDJ mode, broken playback sound will be output even during pause. If you wish for no sound to be output, lower the output level of the audio mixer.

After setting the unit to pause, if no subsequent operation is per- formed for 100 minutes, the disc rotation will automatically stop. In this event, pressing the PLAY/PAUSE button (6) will cause playback to resume.

If the [END] display is left on for 100 minutes without further player operations, the unit will stop, even if it is in the play mode.

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