Pioneer CDJ-2000: Playback

! When playing tracks recorded on media other than discs, hot cues cannot be

Setting loops automatically (4-beat Loop)

called out even when a disc for which hot cues are recorded is loaded in the

CDJ-2000.

! If you accidentally cancel the hot cue call out mode, eject the SD memory

During playback, press [4-BEAT LOOP/

LOOP CUTTER].

card/

USB device, then reload it.

A loop of 4 beats starting from the point at which the button was pressed is set

automatically according to the BPM of the currently playing track, and loop

playback starts.

 Procedure for calling out hot cues (for SD memory cards/

! If the track’s BPM cannot be detected, the BPM is set to 130.

USB devices)

1 Load an SD memory card/

USB device in the CDJ-2000.

Cutting loops (Loop Cut)

2 Load the track whose hot cue you want to call out.

During loop playback, press [4-BEAT LOOP/

LOOP CUTTER].

3 Press [HOT CUE REC/CALL] for over 1 second.

The loop playing time is cut in half each time the button is pressed.

The set switches to the hot cue call out mode, and the HOT CUE indicators (A, B

or C) at which hot cues are recorded flash.

Extending loops

4 Press the [HOT CUE] button (A, B or C) whose hot cue you

want to call out.

During loop playback, press [4-BEAT LOOP/

LOOP CUTTER] while

The hot cue is called out. The HOT CUE (A, B, C) indicator lights.

! If you do not want to call out a hot cue, press [HOT CUE REC/CALL] without

pressing in [LOOP OUT (OUT ADJUST)].

pressing [HOT CUE] (A, B or C). Buttons for which no hot cue was not called

The loop playing time is doubled each time the button is pressed.

out turn off.

! The same operation can be performed as described below.

! If you accidentally cancel the hot cue call out mode, press [HOT CUE

— Press [SEARCHm/

n] while pressing [LOOP OUT (OUT ADJUST)].

REC/CALL] again.

— Turn the jog dial while pressing [LOOP OUT (OUT ADJUST)].

 Canceling the hot cue call out mode

Setting Hot Cue

Perform one of the operations below to cancel the hot cue call out mode.

The hot cue call out mode is not canceled when a different track is played.

1 Press [HOT CUE REC/CALL].

1 Calling out hot cues A, B and C.

The set switches to the hot cue recording mode. The HOT CUE indicator (A, B, C)

light red.

2 Press [HOT CUE REC/CALL].

2 During playback or in the pause mode, press [HOT CUE] (A, B

or C) at the point at which you want to set the hot cue.

The position at which the button was pressed or the currently playing loop is set

Storing cue and loop points

at the [HOT CUE] button (note that the direction of playback is not recorded). The

button’s indicator flashes.

1 Load an SD memory card/

USB device in the CDJ-2000.

! While the hot cue is being recorded, it is not possible to record other

[HOT CUE] buttons, set cue points, fast-forward/

fast-reverse or scratch play.

2 Set Cue Point or Loop Point.

! When an SD memory card or USB device is loaded in the player, the point

information is recorded automatically.

3 Press [MEMORY].

! When a hot cue is set during scratch play, playback may stop temporarily.

[ MEMORY] or [ MEMORY] appears on the main unit display. The

stored cue point appears on the playing address display. The point information is

registered on the SD memory card/

USB device.

Playing hot cues

! When both an SD memory card and USB device are loaded on the CDJ-2000,

the SD memory card has priority.

1 Press [HOT CUE REC/CALL].

! To store loop points, press [MEMORY] during loop playback. The stored loop

The hot cue playing mode is set.

points appear on the playing address display.

! The indicators of buttons at which cue points are recorded light green.

! The indicators of buttons at which loop playback is recorded light orange.

! The

icon is displayed to the left of tracks for which cue or loop points

! The indicators of the buttons at which nothing is recorded do not light.

are saved.

! The information is automatically recorded on the SD memory card/

USB

2 During playback or in the pause mode, press [HOT CUE] (A, B

device.

or C).

— Cue point or loop playback information set at [HOT CUE] (A, B and C)

Playback starts instantaneously from the point recorded at that button.

— Track’s WAVE display information

! For loop playback recorded at the [HOT CUE] buttons, the information dif-

fers from loop playback set using the [LOOP IN/

CUE (IN ADJUST)] and

[LOOP OUT (OUT ADJUST)] buttons. Loop playback can be canceled using

Calling out saved cue or loop points

the [RELOOP/EXIT] button and the loop out point can be fine-adjusted using

the [LOOP OUT (OUT ADJUST)] button. Adjusting this directly changes the

information recorded at the [HOT CUE] buttons (A, B and C).

1 Load an SD memory card/

USB device in the CDJ-2000.

2 Load the track whose cue or loop points you want to call out.

Cue and loop points are displayed as marks on the playing address display.

Calling out Hot Cue

3 Press [CUE/

LOOP CALLc/

d].

Playback is moved to the selected point and paused.

 Procedure for calling out hot cues (for discs)

! When multiple points are recorded, the point moves each time the button is

pressed.

1 Load an SD memory card/

USB device in the CDJ-2000.

4 Press [PLAY/PAUSEf].

2 Load a disc in the CDJ-2000.

Playback starts from the Cue or Loop point.

When the disc’s hot cues are recorded on the SD memory card/

USB device, the

HOT CUE indicator (A, B or C) flashes.

Deleting cue or loop points individually

3 Press the [HOT CUE] button (A, B or C) whose hot cue you

want to call out.

1 Load an SD memory card/

USB device in the CDJ-2000.

The hot cue is called out. The HOT CUE (A, B, C) indicator lights.

! If you do not want to call out a hot cue, press [HOT CUE REC/CALL] without

2 Load the track containing the cue point or loop points you

pressing [HOT CUE] (A, B or C). Buttons for which no hot cue was not called

want to delete.

out turn off.

Cue and loop points are displayed as marks on the main unit display’s playing

address display.

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3 Press [CUE/

LOOP CALLc/

d].

Playback is moved to the selected point and paused.

Pitch bend [VINYL・CDJ]

! When multiple points are recorded, the point moves each time the button is

pressed.

During playback, spin the outer section of the jog dial.

The playing speed increases when spun clockwise, decreases when spun coun-

4 Press [DELETE].

terclockwise. When spinning is stopped, playback returns to the normal speed.

! When the jog mode is set to the CDJ mode, the same operation can be per-

[ DELETE] is displayed on the main unit display and the selected point

formed by spinning the top of the jog dial.

information is deleted.

Scratch play [VINYL]

Deleting all cue and loop points for a disc

When the jog mode is set to the VINYL mode, tracks can be played according to

the direction and speed at which the jog dial is spun by spinning the top of the

1 Load an SD memory card/

USB device in the CDJ-2000.

jog dial while pressing it.

Cue and loop points are displayed as marks on the main unit display’s playing

address display.

1 Press [JOG MODE].

Set the jog mode to VINYL.

2 Press [DELETE] for at least 5 seconds.

[DISC CUE/

LOOP DATA-DELETE? PUSH MEMORY] appears on the main unit

2 During playback, press the top of the jog dial.

display.

Playback slows then stops.

3 Press [MEMORY].

3 Spin the jog dial in the desired direction and at the desired

All cue and loop points for the disc currently loaded in the CDJ-2000 are deleted.

speed.

! The deletion mode is canceled when any button other than [MEMORY] is

The sound is played according to the direction and speed at which the jog dial is

pressed.

spun by spinning the top of the jog dial while pressing it.

4 Release your hand from the top of the jog dial.

Deleting all disc information recorded on the SD

Normal playback resumes.

memory card/

USB device

 Adjusting the load when the jog dial is spun

1 With no disc loaded in the CDJ-2000, press [DELETE] for at

least 5 seconds.

Turn [JOG ADJUST].

[DISC CUE/

LOOP DATA-DELETE ALL? PUSH MEMORY] appears on the main unit

The load gets heavier when turned clockwise, lighter when turned

display.

counterclockwise.

2 Press [MEMORY].

 Adjusting the time until which playback stops when the

All the disc information recorded on the SD memory card/

USB device is deleted.

top of the jog dial is pressed

! The deletion mode is canceled when any button other than [MEMORY] is

pressed.

Turn [VINYL SPEED ADJUST TOUCH/BRAKE].

The speed increases when turned clockwise, decreases when turned

counterclockwise.

Operating the jog dial

! When the jog mode is set to VINYL, the speed at which playback stops when

The top of the jog dial has an embedded switch. Do not place objects on the jog

[PLAY/PAUSEf] is pressed changes simultaneously.

dial or subject it to strong forces. Also note that water or other liquids getting into

the set will lead to malfunction.

 Adjusting the speed until which normal playback

The jog dial has two modes.

resumes when the top of the jog dial is released

! VINYL mode: When the top of the jog dial is pressed during playback, play-

back stops, and when the jog dial is spun at this time sound is produced

according to the direction in which the jog dial is spun.

Turn [VINYL SPEED ADJUST RELEASE/START].

! CDJ mode: When the top of the jog dial is pressed, playback stops, and such

The speed increases when turned clockwise, decreases when turned

operations as scratch play are not possible.

counterclockwise.

! When the jog mode is set to VINYL, the speed at which playback starts when

[PLAY/PAUSEf] is pressed changes simultaneously.

Frame search [VINYL・

CDJ]

In the pause mode, spin the jog dial.

Operating the [NEEDLE SEARCH] pad

The position at which the track is pausing can be moved in units of 0.5 frames.

! The [NEEDLE SEARCH] pad can only be operated in the following cases:

! The position is moved in the direction of playback when the jog dial is spun

— In the pause mode

clockwise, in the reverse direction when it is spun counterclockwise. The

— While the jog dial is being pressed with the jog mode set to VINYL

position moves 135 for one revolution of the jog dial.

! Touch the [NEEDLE SEARCH] pad with a finger to easily play the sound at the

position at which the pad is touched. Move your finger while touching the pad

to quickly move to the desired position.

Super fast search [VINYL・CDJ]

! For several of the CDJ-2000’s functions, this pad is used to input characters.

Spin the jog dial while pressing in [SEARCHm/

n].

The track is fast-forwarded/

fast-reversed in the direction in which the jog dial is

Playing from the position at which the pad was

spun.

touched

! When the [SEARCHm/

n] button is released, this function is canceled.

! When you stop the jog dial from spinning, normal playback resumes.

! The fast-forward/

fast-reverse speed can be adjusted according to the speed at

Touch the [NEEDLE SEARCH] pad.

which the jog dial is spun.

 Super fast track search

When the jog dial is spun while pressing in [TRACK SEARCHo/

p], the track

advances at high speed in the direction in which the jog dial is spun.

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The track is played from the position at which the pad was released. The current

playing position on the playing address display moves to directly over the posi-

Using the [BROWSE] button

tion at which the pad was touched.

! The position of playback can be moved by moving your finger over the pad

while touching it. Note that when this is done, the position on the playing

address display may not be displayed properly and the sound may not be

Rearranging tracks (Sort menu)

played properly.

When in the library browse mode, the tracks can be rearranged using the Sort

menu. (The Sort menu is not displayed when in the folder browse mode.)

Inputting characters

1 Press [MENU/UTILITY] while the tracks are displayed.

The Sort menu is displayed to the right of the information display screen.

 Inputting search characters using the [SEARCH] buttons

1 Touch the [NEEDLE SEARCH] pad.

2 Select and enter the setting item.

The tracks are sorted according to the selected item. The track information is

The character directly above the position touched is enlarged.

displayed.

! Sorting is canceled when [BACK] is pressed to return to the uppermost level.

2 Release your finger from the [NEEDLE SEARCH] pad.

! The types of sorting items on the Sort menu can be changed in the rekordbox

The enlarged character is input.

preferences (environmental settings).

! To input more characters at this point, repeat the above procedure.

! The characters that can be input are letters A – Z, numbers 0 – 9 and symbols.

The characters that can be input switch when the position just below [ABC]

or [123] is pressed.

Searching for tracks (SEARCH)

! The search function can be used to search for tracks recorded on the media

! When

is input, a single character is deleted. If input again, charac-

loaded in the set with [SEARCH].

ters are deleted consecutively.

! Tracks recorded on discs cannot be searched.

! Tracks recorded on media for which library browsing is not possible cannot

be searched.

Operating the CDJ-2000 in combination

1 Select [SEARCH] and enter the setting item.

with other devices

A character appears at the bottom of the main unit display.

2 Use the [NEEDLE SEARCH] pad to input a character.

Tracks including the character you have input are displayed.

Starting playback using a DJ mixer’s fader

! When more characters are input at this point, tracks starting with the charac-

ter string you have input are displayed.

(Fader Start)

! When [BACK] is pressed, the category screen reappears.

1 Connect the CDJ-2000 with a Pioneer DJ mixer using the

included control cord.

Using the jump function

For instructions on connecting, see Basic style on page 11.

The jump function can be used to instantaneously move to the track, category or

2 Move the DJ mixer’s channel fader or cross fader.

folder you want to play.

The DJ player’s pause mode is canceled and the track is played instantaneously.

The jump function includes the two modes below.

Also refer to the operating instructions of the connected DJ mixer.

! Letter jumping: Use this when the tracks are arranged or sorted in alphabeti-

! When the channel fader or cross fader is set back to its original position, play-

cal order.

back cues back to the set cue point and the pause mode is set (Back Cue).

! Page jumping: Use this when the tracks are not arranged or sorted in alpha-

betical order. Turn the rotary selector to jump by page.

Relay play on two DJ players

 In the letter jump mode

1 Connect the CDJ-2000 and a DJ mixer.

1 Press the rotary selector for at least 1 second.

For instructions on connecting, see Connections for relay play on page 12.

The mode switches to the letter jump mode. The first letter of the selected track

is enlarged.

2 Set the DJ mixer’s cross fader to the center position.

3 Turn auto cue on for both DJ players.

The DJ players’ auto cue indicators light.

4 Start playback on this unit.

The first track on this unit is played, and once it finished playback begins auto-

matically on the other DJ player. This unit cues to the beginning of the next track

and pauses. This operation is repeated for relay play between the two DJ players.

! The medium can be changed and the cue point set on the DJ player that is in

standby.

2 Select the character or symbol to which you want to jump and

! If the power of one DJ player is turned off during playback, playback may

enter.

start on the other DJ player.

The display moves to the category starting with the selected character or symbol.

! The fader start function does not work during relay play.

! The characters that can be displayed are letters A – Z, numbers 0 – 9 and

! Relay play may not be possible if the two DJ players are not connected to the

symbols.

same DJ mixer.

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 In the page jump mode

1 Press the rotary selector for at least 1 second.

The mode switches to the page jump mode.

2 Select the page to which you want to jump and enter.

The display moves to the selected page.

Using hot cue banks

Hot cue banks set ahead of time in rekordbox can be registered at the CDJ-2000’s

[HOT CUE] buttons (A, B and C).

1 Load the medium on which the hot cue bank is registered in

the CDJ-2000.

[HOT CUE BANK] appears in the category items.

2 Select [HOT CUE BANK] and enter the setting item.

The hot cue bank is displayed. The cursor is fixed to hot cue bank A. It cannot be

moved using the rotary selector or other buttons.

3 Select the hot cue bank you want to call out and enter.

The hot cues registered in the hot cue bank are registered at the CDJ-2000’s

[HOT CUE] buttons (A, B or C). The indicators (A, B or C) light.

! When a new hot cue is registered at the CDJ-2000’s [HOT CUE] buttons (A, B

or C), all of the hot cue bank’s point information is deleted.

! Hot cue banks cannot be deleted on the CDJ-2000.

Checking the playing history (HISTORY)

! The track playing history is recorded and displayed at [HISTORY].

! Playlists can be created based on the playing history at [HISTORY] using

rekordbox. For details, see rekordbox’s operating instructions.

1 Load an SD memory card/

USB device in the CDJ-2000.

2 Playing tracks.

The currently playing track is recorded and displayed at [HISTORY].

! When a USB device, etc., is connected to the CDJ-2000 for the first time or

reconnected, the new [HISTORY] is automatically created on the USB device.

! A warning message is displayed if there is not enough free space on the USB

device, etc., or if the device is write-protected.

! The name of [HISTORY] can be preset at [UTILITY] (page 21).

! If a track already recorded in [HISTORY] is played again after playing a dif-

ferent track, it is newly recorded in [HISTORY]. However, tracks played using

the [HOT CUE] buttons (A, B and C) are not recorded in the history (they are

recorded when the hot cue is called out).

! The maximum number of tracks that can be recorded in [HISTORY] is 999.

When a 1 000th track is recorded, the oldest item in the history is deleted.

 Deleting [HISTORY]

1 While [HISTORY] is selected, press [MENU/UTILITY].

The delete menu is displayed.

2 Select the range to be deleted and enter.

! [DELETE]: The [HISTORY] item selected with the cursor is deleted.

! [ALL DELETE]: The entire [HISTORY] is deleted.

! The [HISTORY] is deleted when [HISTORY] is converted into a playlist using

rekordbox.

Using the [TAG LIST] button

Up to 60 tracks to be played next or tracks selected for specific DJ scenes can be

preset in the tag list.

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3Cursor

Turn the rotary selector to move the cursor up and down.

When artwork is registered in rekordbox or when the ID3 tag contains

4Jacket photo

a JPEG image, the image for the track selected with the cursor is dis-

played.

Adding tracks to the tag list

Select the track, then press [TAG TRACK/

REMOVE].

is displayed to the left of the track.

! The number of tracks that can be added to the tag list is 60 tracks per

medium. If you attempt to add a 61st track, a warning message is displayed

and the track cannot be added. (There is no limit to the number of tracks

when a computer on which rekordbox is installed is connected.)

! Tracks can be recorded in the tag list ahead of time using rekordbox.

! When multiple DJ players are connected by PRO DJ LINK, the same tag list

contents are displayed on all DJ players.

! When [TAG TRACK/

REMOVE] is pressed while the information is displayed

after pressing [INFO], the tracks loaded in this unit are added to the tag list.

 Adding categories or folders to the tag list

With the list of the tracks displayed on the right side of the

information display screen, press [TAG TRACK/

REMOVE].

The category name/

folder name flashes, and the tracks in that category/

folder

are added to the tag list.

! When a category/

folder including tracks already added to the tag list is

selected and [TAG TRACK/

REMOVE] is pressed, only the tracks not already

on the tag list are added.

! When a folder is added while in the folder browse mode, the track names are

registered as file names. The artist names are not registered.

 Adding playlists to the tag list

With the list of the tracks displayed on the right side of the

information display screen, press [TAG TRACK/

REMOVE].

The playlist name flashes, and the tracks in that playlist are added to the tag list.

! When a playlist including tracks that have already been added to the tag list

is selected and [TAG TRACK/

REMOVE] is pressed, only the tracks that were

not previously added to the tag list are added.

! Playlists can also be added by pressing [TAG TRACK/

REMOVE] while artwork

is displayed on the information display screen.

Loading tracks from the tag list

1 Press [TAG LIST].

The tag list is displayed.

2 Select the track to be loaded and enter.

The track is loaded and playback starts.

Removing tracks from the tag list

1 Press [TAG LIST].

The tag list is displayed.

2 Select the track to be removed from the tag list, then press

[TAG TRACK/

REMOVE] for at least 1 second.

The track is removed from the tag list.

! If a track that has been added to the tag list is removed from the tag list while

it is playing, the track is played to the end, then the stop mode is set. The next

track is not played.

! When a medium is removed from the CDJ-2000, all the tracks recorded on

that medium are removed from the tag list.

1List of contents

The contents of the tag list are displayed here.

The name of the medium on which the track is recorded is displayed

2Medium name

here.

Using the [INFO] button

The details of the tracks loaded in the CDJ-2000 can be checked by pressing

[INFO]. When DJ players are connected by PRO DJ LINK, the details of the tracks

loaded in the other DJ players can also be checked.

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The details of the tracks loaded in the DJ player are displayed

1Track details

here.

2Medium/

player

The place where the track information is stored is displayed here.

number

3Jacket photo and

The jacket photo and comment about the track loaded in the DJ

comment

player are displayed here.

Checking the details of loaded tracks

While the track is playing, press [INFO].

The track’s details are displayed.

Displaying details of tracks loaded in other DJ

players

1 Connect this unit and the other DJ players by PRO DJ LINK.

2 Press [INFO], then press [MENU/UTILITY].

The [Link Info] screen appears.

3 Select the DJ player and enter.

The details of the tracks loaded in the selected DJ player are displayed.

! If no tracks are loaded in the selected DJ player, no details are displayed.

Using the information jump function

This function can be used to select items displayed in the details and move them

to the category, etc., in which a track is included.

1 Display the track details.

2 Select and enter the setting item.

The library browse mode for the selected item is set.

! It may not be possible to select some items.

! When a track is selected, it is moved to the category in which the track was

loaded.

! It is not possible to move items from the disc’s details to tracks loaded in a DJ

player connected by PRO DJ LINK.

! When an item for which only an icon is displayed is selected, that icon is

moved to the corresponding category.