Pioneer CDJ-2000: Before you start

 Regarding copy protected CDs

This player is designed to conform to the specifications of the audio CD format.

This player does not support the playback or function of discs that do not con-

Before you start

form to these specifications.

 About DualDisc

What’s in the box

This player is designed to conform to the specifications of the audio CD format.

! Audio cable

This player does not support the playback or function of discs that do not con-

! Power cable

form to these specifications.

! Control cord

! LAN cable

 About 8 cm single CDs

! Disc force eject pin

! CD-ROM (rekordbox)

8 cm single CDs cannot be played on the CDJ-2000. Do not mount 8 cm adapt-

! Warranty card

ers on CDs and play them on the CDJ-2000. The adapter could fall off as the disc

! Operating instructions (this document)

spins, damaging the disc or the player.

 About CD-Text

Discs/

files playable on the CDJ-2000

The CDJ-2000 supports CD-Text. Titles, album names and artist names recorded

in CD-Text are displayed. When multiple text data is recorded, the first text data

is displayed. The supported character codes are shown below.

Playable discs

! ASCII

! ISO-8859

Discs including the following marks on the disc label, package or jacket can be

! MS-JIS

played.

! Mandarin Chinese character code

Types of discs that can be played and marks

About CD playback

Music files (MP3/

AAC/

WAV/

AIFF) recorded on CD-R/

-RW, DVD-R/

-RW, DVD+R/

+RW, DVD-R DL (dual layer) and DVD+R DL (dual layer) discs can be played.

Folder layers Max. 8 levels (files in folders beyond the 8th level cannot be played)

CD

CD-TEXT

Max. number of

2 000 folders per disc (folders beyond the 2 000th folder cannot be

CD-R

folders

displayed)

! 999 files for each file format

Max. number of

! 3 000 files per disc (files beyond the 3 000th folder cannot be dis-

files

played)

When there are many folders or files, some time may be required for loading.

DVD-R

DVD-RW

CD-RW

About SD memory cards

is a trademark of DVD Format/

Logo Licensing Corporation.

Discs playable on this player are as shown below.

Music files (MP3/

AAC/

WAV/

AIFF) recorded on SD and SDHC memory cards

! CD-R/

-RW discs recorded in music CD (CD-DA) format

conforming to SD standards can be played.

! CD-R/

-RW, DVD-R/

-RW, DVD+R/

+RW, DVD-R DL (dual layer) and DVD+R

Such data as disc identification information, cue points, loop points and hot cues

DL (dual layer) discs on which music files (MP3/

AAC/

WAV/

AIFF) are

can be recorded on SD memory cards.

recorded

Folder layers Max. 8 levels (files in folders beyond the 8th level cannot be played)

Max. number of

Unlimited (folders beyond the 10 000th folder within a single folder

folders

cannot be displayed)

 Discs that cannot be played

Max. number of

Unlimited (files beyond the 10 000th file within a single folder cannot

! DTS-CD

files

be displayed)

! Photo CDs

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! SD memory cards: 8 MB – 2 GB

! Video CDs

Supported cards

! SDHC memory cards: 4 GB – 32 GB

! CD Graphics (CD-G) discs

Compatible

! SD memory cards: FAT12 and FAT16 (conforming to SD standards)

! Unfinalized CDs

formats

! SDHC memory cards: FAT32 (conforming to SD standards)

! DVD-Video discs

1 CPRM is not supported.

! DVD-Audio discs

! DVD-RAM discs

! SDHC memory cards can be used with devices supporting SDHC memory

! Unfinalized DVDs

cards. They cannot be used with devices that only support SD memory cards.

! When using SD memory cards with a capacity of 4 GB or greater, use SD

 Playback of discs created on a computer or DVD recorder

memory cards on which the SDHC logo is indicated.

! SD memory cards are shipped from the manufacturer in the standard format

Depending on the application’s settings and the computer’s environment set-

indicated above. If a non-formatted SD memory card is loaded, [FORMAT SD]

tings, it may not be possible to play discs created on a computer. Record discs in

is displayed and the card cannot be used.

a format playable on the CDJ-2000. For details, contact your application’s selling

! It may not be possible to used card formatted on a computer, digital camera,

agent.

etc.

It may not be possible to play discs created on a computer or DVD recorder due

! Pioneer does not guarantee that all SD memory cards will operate on the

to the disc’s properties, scratches or dirt, or poor recording quality (dirt on the

CDJ-2000.

recording lens, etc.).

See Handling discs on page 28 for instructions on handling discs.

 Cautions on using SD memory cards

 Creating backup discs

! SD memory cards are precision electronic devices. Handle them with care.

Bending, dropping or subjecting SD memory cards to strong forces or shocks

When CD-R/

-RW, DVD-R/

-RW, DVD+R/

+RW, DVD-R DL (dual layer) and DVD+R

could break them. Also, do not use or store SD memory cards in environ-

DL (dual layer) discs are paused or left in the pause mode at cue points for long

ments where static electricity or electric noise tends to be produced. We

periods of time, it may become difficult to play the disc that point, due to the

recommend periodically making copies of valuable data.

properties of the disc. When a specific point is looped repeatedly an extremely

! Please note that Pioneer will accept no responsibility whatsoever for loss of

large number of times, it may become difficult to play that point.

data recorded by the customer on SD memory cards or other direct or indirect

When playing valuable discs, we recommend making backup discs.

problems resulting from connection to the CDJ-2000.

! After ejecting SD memory cards, store them in their dedicated case, etc.

! Depending on the SD memory card you are using, the desired performance

may not be achieved.

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About USB devices

About AAC files

Music files (MP3/

AAC/

WAV/

AIFF) recorded on USB devices can be played.

! AAC is the abbreviation of “Advanced Audio Coding”, a basic format of audio

Such data as disc identification information, cue points, loop points and hot cues

compression technology used for MPEG-2 and MPEG-4.

can be recorded on USB devices.

! The file format and extension of AAC data depends on the application used to

Folder layers Max. 8 levels (files in folders beyond the 8th level cannot be played)

create the data.

®

! In addition to AAC files encoded with iTunes

and with the extension “.m4a”,

Max. number of

Unlimited (folders beyond the 10 000th folder within a single folder

files with the extensions “.aac” and “.mp4” can also be played on the CDJ-

folders

cannot be displayed)

2000. However, copyright protected AAC files purchased for example at the

Max. number of

Unlimited (files beyond the 10 000th file within a single folder cannot

iTunes Music Store cannot be played. Also, some files may not be playable,

files

be displayed)

depending on the iTunes version used to encode them.

Supported file

FAT, FAT32 and HFS+

! The CDJ-2000 supports AAC files in the formats shown below.

systems

Sampling frequencies of 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz,

! The CDJ-2000 supports such USB mass storage class USB devices as external hard

Compatible

MPEG-4 AAC LC

32 kHz, 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz, and bit rates of 16

discs, portable flash memory drives and digital audio players. External DVD/

CD drives

formats

kpbs – 320 kbps are supported.

and other optical disc devices cannot be used.

! When there are many folders or files, some time may be required for loading.

ID3 tag versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 are sup-

! If multiple partitions are set for the USB device, the device may not be recognized.

ported.

Titles, album names, artist names, etc., are dis-

aac

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played here.

JPEG images embedded in ID3 tags are displayed

 Cautions on using USB devices

2

Track information

as the jacket photo.

! Some USB devices may not operate properly. Please note that Pioneer will

Meta tags (embedded tags) are supported.

accept no responsibility whatsoever for loss of data recorded on USB devices.

Titles, album names, artist names, etc., are dis-

Extensions other

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played here.

! USB hubs cannot be used.

than aac

JPEG images embedded in tags are displayed as

! USB devices equipped with flash card readers may not operate.

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the jacket photo.

! If a current above the allowable level is detected in the CDJ-2000’s USB port,

File extension .m4a, .aac and .mp4

it could happen that a warning message is displayed, the power to the USB

device is cut off and signal transfer is stopped. To restore normal operation,

1 To display characters written in a local code other than Unicode, change the [LAN-

remove USB devices connected to the player, then press USB STOP. Avoid

GUAGE] setting at [UTILITY] (page 21).

2 Files larger than 800 x 800 dots cannot be displayed.

reusing the USB device for which the excess current was detected. If normal

operation is not restored after performing the above operation (if signals are

not transferred), try turning off the player’s power then turning it back on.

! Depending on the USB device you are using, the desired performance may

About WAV files

not be achieved.

The CDJ-2000 supports WAV files in the formats shown below.

Compatible

The 16-/

24-bit non-compressed PCM format and sampling frequencies

About MP3 files

formats

of 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz are supported.

LST chunk

MP3 files can have a constant bit rate (CBR) or a variable bit rate (VBR). Both

Track information

1

Titles, album names, artist names, etc., are displayed here.

types of files can be played on the CDJ-2000, but the search and super fast search

File extension .wav

functions are slower with VBR files. If your priority is operability, we recommend

recording MP3 files in CBR.

1 To display characters written in a local code other than Unicode, change the [LAN-

The CDJ-2000 supports MP3 files in the formats shown below.

GUAGE] setting at [UTILITY] (page 21).

Audio Layer-3 sampling frequencies of 32 kHz, 44.1

MPEG-1

kHz and 48 kHz, and bit rates of 32 kbps – 320 kbps

Compatible

are supported.

About AIFF files

formats

Audio Layer-3 sampling frequencies of 16 kHz,

MPEG-2

22.05 kHz and 24 kHz, and bit rates of 16 kbps – 160

The CDJ-2000 supports AIFF files in the formats shown below.

kbps are supported.

The 16-/

24-bit non-compressed PCM format and sampling frequencies

ID3 tag versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 are sup-

Compatible

of 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz are supported.

ported.

formats

1

Titles, album names, artist names, etc., are displayed here.

Titles, album names, artist names, etc., are dis-

Track information

1

File extension .aif, .aiff

played here.

JPEG images embedded in ID3 tags are displayed

1 To display characters written in a local code other than Unicode, change the [LAN-

2

as the jacket photo.

GUAGE] setting at [UTILITY] (page 21).

File extension .mp3

1 To display characters written in a local code other than Unicode, change the [LAN-

GUAGE] setting at [UTILITY] (page 21).

2 Files larger than 800 x 800 dots cannot be displayed.

About rekordbox

! rekordbox is an application for managing music files which are used for DJ

play with a Pioneer DJ Player (i.e. CDJ-2000, CDJ-900).

Data that has been detected and measured, as well as any points which

have been set and stored using rekordbox, can be used in combination with

a Pioneer DJ Player (i.e. CDJ-2000, CDJ-900) to achieve outstanding DJ

performance.

! Install rekordbox from the included CD-ROM onto a computer. For instruc-

tions on using rekordbox, see Using in combination with rekordbox on page 11

and About the rekordbox software on page 22.

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