MIXER OPERATIONS (BASIC OPERATIONS)

MIXER OPERATIONS

BASIC OPERATIONS

[MIC]

[AUX]

MIC/AUX 1

STEREO/MONO

2

3

TRIM

4

HI, MID,

LOW

MIC

1POWER

MASTER

 

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BEAT EFFECTS

MASTER

LEVEL

 

3

MIC 1 LEVEL, MIC 2 LEVEL

4

EQ

2

[PHONES]

1

CH-1, CH-2,

MIC

MASTER

 

BEAT EFFECTS

HEADPHONES

HEADPHONES

5

6

MASTER

2

LEVEL

THRU/ /

(Cross fader selector switch)

1.Set rear panel POWER switch to ON.

2.Set the input selector switch for the desired channel to choose the connected component.

The function of the PHONO/LINE input connectors is set using the PHONO/LINE switch on the connection panel.

3.Use the TRIM dial to adjust the input level.

4.Use the channel equalizer dials (HI, MID, LOW) to adjust the tone.

5.Use the channel fader lever to adjust the sound volume of the selected channel.

6.To use the cross fader on the selected channel, set the cross fader selector switch to either the middle position () or the right position (), then operate the cross fader lever.

When not using the cross fader, set the cross fader selector switch to [THRU].

7.Use the MASTER LEVEL dial to adjust the overall sound volume.

[Selecting Stereo or Monaural]

When the connection panel’s STEREO/MONO switch is set to [MONO], the master output becomes a monaural combination of L+R channels.

[Microphone Input]

1.Set the connection panel’s MIC/AUX switch to [MIC].

2.Set the MIC switch to [ON] or [TALK OVER].

When the switch is set to [TALK OVER], if sounds of over –15 dB are detected by the microphone, the output for all sound sources other than the microphone is attenuated by 20 dB.

3.Use the MIC 1 LEVEL dial to adjust the sound volume of MIC 1, and the MIC 2 LEVEL dial to adjust the sound volume of MIC 2.

4.Use the microphone equalizer dial (EQ) to adjust the tone of the microphone sound.

The microphone equalizer function operates simultaneously on microphones 1 and 2.

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[Auxiliary Input]

1.Set the connection panel’s MIC/AUX switch to [AUX].

The MIC1 input connector functions as AUX(L) input, and the MIC2 input connector functions as AUX(R) input.

2.Set the MIC switch to [ON] or [TALK OVER].

When the switch is set to [TALK OVER], if a sound is input to the AUX connectors, the output for all sources other than the AUX input is attenuated by 20 dB.

3.Use the MIC 1 LEVEL dial to adjust the sound from the L channel, and MIC 2 LEVEL dial to adjust the sound from the R channel.

4.Use the microphone equalizer dial (EQ) to adjust sound tone.

[Headphones Output]

1. Use the headphones cue button (CH-1, CH-2, MASTER) to select the source to be output to the headphones.

The selected source button lights brightly.

[Relationship of headphones cue button and headphones output]

Headphone cue button

Headphones Output

CH-1

CH-2

MASTER

L channel

R channel

ON

OFF

OFF

CH-1(L)

CH-1(R)

OFF

ON

OFF

CH-2(L)

CH-2(R)

OFF

OFF

ON

MASTER(L)

MASTER(R)

ON

ON

OFF

CH-1(L)+CH-2(L)

CH-1(R)+CH-2(R)

ON

OFF

ON

CH-1(MONO)

MASTER(MONO)

OFF

ON

ON

CH-2(MONO)

MASTER(MONO)

ON

ON

ON

CH-1(MONO)+CH-2(MONO)

MASTER(MONO)

 

 

 

 

 

2. Use the LEVEL dial to adjust the headphones sound level.

[Selecting the Cross Fader Curve]

The sound volume response to fader lever operation can be set to

one of two characteristic curves.

7Use the cross fader selector switch to select the desired cross fader response curve.

At the center position (), the curve operates to produce an even, neutral rise throughout the cross fader’s movement.

At the right position (), the curve operates to produce a rapid rise with the cross fader’s movement (sound from [2 >] is produced as soon as the lever leaves side [< 1]).

The curve settings operate the same on both sides [< 1] and [2 >].

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Pioneer DJM-400 operating instructions Mixer Operations, Basic Operations

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