Basic Operation

Outputting sound1 Press [POWER] button.

Turns on the power of this unit.

2Switch the [CD/LINE, PHONO, LINE, USB */*] selector switch.

Selects the input sources for the different channels from among the devices connected to this unit.

—[PHONO]: Selects the analog player connected to the [PHONO] terminals.

—[CD/LINE], [LINE]: Selects the DJ player or cassette deck con- nected to the [CD/LINE] or [LINE] terminals.

—[USB */*]: Selects the sound of the computer connected to the [USB] port.

3 Turn the [TRIM] control.

Adjusts the level of audio signals input in each channel.

The corresponding channel level indicator lights when audio signals are being properly input to that channel.

4 Move the channel fader away from you.

Adjusts the level of audio signals output in each channel.

5Switch the [CROSS FADER ASSIGN (A, THRU, B)] selector switch.

Switches the output destination of each channel.

—[A]: Assigns to [A] (left) of the crossfader.

—[B]: Assigns to [B] (right) of the crossfader.

—[THRU]: Selects this when you do not want to use the crossfader. (The signals do not pass through the crossfader.)

6 Set the crossfader.

This operation is not necessary when the [CROSS FADER ASSIGN (A, THRU, B)] selector switch is set to [THRU].

7 Turn the [MASTER LEVEL] control.

Audio signals are output from the [MASTER1] and [MASTER2] terminals.

The master level indicator lights.

Adjusting the sound qualityTurn the [EQ/ISO (HI, MID, LOW)] controls for the respective channels.

Refer to Specifications on page 27 for the range of sound that can be adjusted by each control.

Switching the function of the [EQ/ISO (HI, MID, LOW)] controlsSwitch the [EQ CURVE (ISOLATOR, EQ)] selector switch.

—[ISOLATOR]: Functions as an isolator.

—[EQ]: The equalizer function is set.

Monitoring sound with headphones1Connect headphones to the [PHONES] terminal.2Press the [CUE] button(s) for the channel(s) you want to monitor.3Switch the [MONO SPLIT, STEREO] selector switch.

—[MONO SPLIT]: The sound of the channels for which the [CUE] button is pressed is output from the headphones output’s left

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channel, the [MASTER] channel sound is output from the right channel.

—[STEREO]: The sound of the channels for which the [CUE] button is pressed is output from the headphones in stereo.

4 Turn the [MIXING] control.

This adjusts the monitor volume balance of the sound of channels for which the [CUE] button is pressed and the sound of the [MASTER] channel.

5 Turn the [LEVEL] control for [HEADPHONES].

The sound of the channels for which the [CUE] button is pressed is output from the headphones.

!When the [CUE] button is pressed again, monitoring is canceled.

Switching the fader curveSelect the channel fader curve characteristics.Switch the [CH FADER (, , )] selector switch.

—[]: The curve rises suddenly at the back side.

—[]: A curve between the ones above and below is set.

—[]: The curve rises gradually (the sound gradually increases as the channel fader is moved away from the front side).

Select the crossfader curve characteristics.Switch the [CROSS FADER (, ,)] selector switch.

—[]: Makes a sharply increasing curve (if the crossfader is moved away from the [A] side, audio signals are immediately output from the [B] side).

—[]: Makes a curve shaped between the two curves above and below.

—[]: Makes a gradually increasing curve (if the crossfader is moved away from the [A] side, the sound on the [B] side gradu- ally increases, while the sound on the [A] gradually decreases).

Starting playback on a DJ player using the fader (fader start)

If you connect a Pioneer DJ player using a control cable (supplied with a DJ player), you can start playback of control other operations of the DJ player with the fader of this unit.

Connect this unit and Pioneer DJ player beforehand. For instructions on connections, see Connecting input terminals on page 7.

The fader start function can be switched on and off for all DJ players all at once. For the switching procedure, see Changing the settings on page 23.

Start playback using the channel fader1Set the [CROSS FADER ASSIGN (A, THRU, B)] selector switch to [THRU].2Press one of the [FADER START (1, 2, 3, 4)] buttons.

Select the channel to be started with the fader start function.

3Set the channel fader to the nearest position towards you.4Set the cue on the DJ player.

The DJ player pauses playback at the cue point.

5 Move the channel fader away from you.

Playback starts on the DJ player.

!If you set the channel fader back to the original position, the player instantaneously returns to the cue point already set and pauses playback (back cue).