NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF PARTS

Beat effect section

15 BPM display

Displays the current track tempo as Beats Per Minute (BPM).

The display flashes during BPM calculation and when BPM cannot be calculated.

16 BPM measuring mode button/indicator (AUTO)

Each time the button is pressed, the BPM measuring mode alternates as follows:

AUTO mode:

The AUTO button lights and the BPM is calculated automatically. This is the default mode whenever power is first turned on.

TAP mode (manual input):

The AUTO button does not light, and BPM is input manually by using the TAP button.

17 TAP button

The BPM is calculated from the intervals at which the TAP button is struck. If the TAP button is tapped in the AUTO mode, the mode automatically switches to the TAP mode (manual input).

18 Beat select buttons (BEAT/PITCH –, +)

+ (Beat up): Doubles the calculated BPM.

(Beat down): Halves the calculated BPM.

If one of the BEAT/PITCH buttons (, +) is pressed while holding the TAP button depressed, the BPM can be changed (40 to 999, in 1-step increments).

During in-loop sampler play, the loop play speed is changed.

+ (Beat up): Play speed becomes faster while button is pressed.

(Beat down): Play speed becomes slower while button is pressed.

26 Microphone equalizer control dial (EQ)

Use to adjust the tone of microphones 1 and 2. When rotated fully clockwise, attenuation of low-range sound is maximized. When rotated fully counterclockwise, attenuation of high-range sound is maximized. (Adjustable range 0 dB to –12 dB)

27 Microphone function selector switch (MIC)

OFF:

No microphone sound is output.

ON:

Microphone sound is output normally.

TALK OVER:

Microphone sound is output; when sound is input to a connected microphone, the TALK OVER function operates and all sound other than that from the microphone is attenuated by 20 dB.

Headphones output section

28 Headphone cue button/indicator (CH-1, CH-2, MASTER)

Press the button for the source you wish to monitor with headphones. When a button is OFF, its indicator lights dimly; when ON, the button indicator lights brightly (P. 8).

When the [ECHO] effect is selected, the effect is not applied to headphone outputs if headphone cue button CH-1or CH-2are set to ON.

29 Headphones level adjust dial (LEVEL)

Adjusts the output level of the headphones jack. (Adjustable range:

to 0 dB).

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19Beat select/bank buttons/indicators

(BEAT 1 (1/2), 2 (3/4), 4 (1/1), 8 (2/1), 16 (4/1) /

BANK)

Use to select the beat for synchronizing effects (P.11) The selected button lights.

During in-loop sampler play, the buttons function as bank buttons to record samples of the music (P. 12).

If the BEAT/BANK button is pressed while holding the ERASE (BEAT/PITCH –)button depressed, the music sample recorded in the BEAT/BANK button will be erased.

30 Headphones jack (PHONES)

Located on the unit’s front panel.

20 Effect selector (DELAY/ECHO/FILTER/FLANGER/ PHASER/ROBOT/ROLL/IN-LOOP SAMPLER)

Use to select desired type of effect (P. 10 to 12).

21 Effect channel selector

(CH. SELECT 1/2/MIC/MASTER)

Use to select the channel to which beat effects are applied (P. 11). When [MIC] is selected, effects are applied to both microphone 1 and microphone 2.

22 Effect parameter dial (LEVEL/DEPTH)

Adjusts the quantitative parameters for selected beat effect (P. 11 to 12)

23 Effect button/indicator (ON/OFF)

Sets selected beat effects ON/OFF (P. 11).

When effects are disabled (OFF), the button lights. When effects are enabled (ON), the button flashes. Whenever power is first turned ON, effects default to OFF.

Microphone input control

24 Microphone 1 level control dial (MIC 1 LEVEL)

Use to adjust the volume of microphone 1. (Adjustable range to 0 dB)

When the connection panel’s MIC/AUX switch is set to [AUX], this

dial adjusts the sound volume for the left channel (AUX(L)).

25 Microphone 2 level control dial (MIC 2 LEVEL)

Use to adjust the volume of microphone 2. (Adjustable range to 0

dB)

When the connection panel’s MIC/AUX switch is set to [AUX], this dial adjusts the sound volume for the right channel (AUX(R)).

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Pioneer DJM-400 operating instructions Bank, CH. Select 1/2/MIC/MASTER

DJM-400 specifications

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