Pioneer DDJ-SX: Operation

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Operation

  Wait until all connections between devices have been completed 

before connecting the AC adapter.

Be sure to turn off the power and unplug the AC adapter from the 

power outlet before making or changing connections between 

devices.

Refer to the operating instructions for the component to be 

connected.

  Only use the AC adapter included with this unit.

  Power is supplied to this unit by the AC adapter.

  Connect this unit and the computer directly using the included USB 

cable.

  A USB hub cannot be used.

Connections

1  Connect headphones to one of the [PHONES] 

terminals.

2  Connect powered speakers, a power amplifier, 

components, etc., to the [MASTER OUT 1] or [MASTER 

OUT 2] terminals.

R

L

Powered speaker, etc

  To output the sound from the [

BOOTH

] terminals, connect speak-

ers or other devices to the [

BOOTH

] terminals.

  For details on connecting the input/output terminals, see the 

Operating Instructions.

3  Connect this unit to your computer via a USB cable.

4  Turn on the computer’s power.

5  Connect the power plug to the AC adapter.

Slide the power plug into the AC adapter’s guide rails as shown on the 

diagram and press in until a click is heard.

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  For detailed cautions on the AC adapter, see “

About the AC 

adapter

” (p. 16).

  The shape of the plug differs according to the region in which the 

unit is sold.

6  Connect the AC adapter.

AC adapter

 (included)

To power outlet

7  Press the [STANDBY/ON] switch on this unit’s rear 

panel to turn this unit’s power on.

Turn on the power of this unit.

  For Windows users

The message [

Installing device driver software

] may appear 

when this unit is first connected to the computer or when it is 

connected to a different USB port on the computer. Wait a while 

until the message [

Your devices are ready for use

] appears.

8  Turn on the power of the devices connected to the 

output terminals (powered speakers, power amplifier, 

components, etc.).

  When a microphone, DJ player or other external device is con-

nected to input terminals, the power of that device also turns on.

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Starting the system

Launching Serato DJ

For Windows

From the Windows [

Start

] menu, click the [

Serato DJ

] icon under [

All Programs

] > [

Serato

] > [

Serato DJ

].

For Mac OS X

In Finder, open the [

Application

] folder, then click the [

Serato DJ

] icon.

Computer screen directly after the Serato DJ software is launched

A

A

C

B

Computer screen when a track is loaded in the Serato DJ software

A

A

C

B

A Deck section

The track information (the name of the loaded track, artist name, BPM, etc.), the overall waveform and other information is displayed here.

B Waveform 

display

The loaded track’s waveform is displayed here.

C Browser 

section

Crates in which tracks in the library or sets of multiple tracks are stored are displayed here.

This manual consists mainly of explanations of functions of this unit as hardware. For detailed instructions on operating the Serato DJ software, see 

the Serato DJ software manual.

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Importing tracks

The following describes the typical procedure for importing tracks.

  There are various ways to import tracks with the Serato DJ software. For details, see the Serato DJ software manual.

  If you are already using Serato DJ software (Scratch Live, ITCH or Serato DJ Intro) and have already created track libraries, the track libraries you 

have previously created can be used as such.

1  Click the [Files] key on the Serato DJ software screen to open the [Files] panel.

The contents of your computer or the peripheral connected to the computer are displayed in the [

Files

] panel.

2  Click the folder on the [Files] panel containing the tracks you want to add to the library to select it.

3  On the Serato DJ software’s screen, drag and drop the selected folder to the crates list panel.

A crate is created and the tracks are added to the library.

a

b

a 

[

Files

] panel

b 

Crates panel

Loading tracks and playing them

The following describes the procedure for loading tracks into deck [

1

] as an example.

1 

Rotary selector

2 

BACK button

3 

LOAD button

1  Press this unit’s [BACK] button, move the cursor to the crates panel on the computer’s screen, then turn the rotary 

selector to select the crate, etc.

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2  Press the rotary selector, move the cursor to the library on the computer’s screen, then turn the rotary selector and 

select the track.

a

b

a 

Library

b 

Crates panel

3  Press the [LOAD] button to load the selected track onto the deck.

Playing tracks and outputting the sound

The following describes the procedure for outputting the channel 1 

sound as an example.

  Set the volume of the devices (power amplifier, powered speakers, 

etc.) connected to the [

MASTER OUT 1

] and [

MASTER OUT 2

] 

terminals to an appropriate level. Note that loud sound will be output 

if the volume is set too high.

a

b

d

c

e

4

8

7

5

6

9

f

h

g

4 

TRIM control

5 

EQ (HI, MID, LOW) controls

6 

FILTER control

7 

Headphones CUE button

8 

Channel fader

9 

Crossfader Assign Switch

a 

MASTER LEVEL control

b 

BOOTH MONITOR LEVEL control

c 

HEADPHONES MIXING control

d 

MASTER CUE button

e 

Crossfader

f 

HEADPHONES LEVEL control

g 

INPUT SELECT switch

h 

Crossfader curve selector control

1  Set the positions of the controls, etc., as shown 

below.

Names of controls, etc.

Position

MASTER LEVEL

 control

Turned fully counterclockwise

TRIM

 control

Turned fully counterclockwise

EQ

 (

HI

, 

MID

, 

LOW

) controls

Center

FILTER

 control

Center

Channel fader

Moved forward

Crossfader Assign Switch

[

THRU

] position

INPUT SELECT

 switch

[

PC

] position

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2  Press the [

"

] button to play the track.

3  Move the channel fader away from you.

4  Turn the [TRIM] control.

Adjust [

TRIM

] so that the orange indicator on the channel level indicator 

lights at the peak level.

5  Turn the [MASTER LEVEL] control to adjust the audio 

level of the speakers.

Adjust the sound level output from the [

MASTER OUT 1

] and [

MASTER 

OUT 2

] terminals to an appropriate level.

Monitoring sound with headphones

Set the positions of the controls, etc., as shown below.

Names of controls, etc.

Position

HEADPHONES MIXING

 control

Center

HEADPHONES LEVEL

 control

Turned fully counterclockwise

1  Press the headphones [CUE] button for the channel 1.

2  Turn the [HEADPHONES LEVEL] control.

Adjust the sound level output from the headphones to an appropriate 

level.

 Note

This unit and the Serato DJ software include a variety of functions 

enabling individualistic DJ performances. For details on the respective 

functions, see the operating instructions and the Serato DJ software 

manual.

  This unit’s operating instructions can be downloaded from the 

Pioneer DJ support site. For details, see 

Downloading this unit’s oper-

ating instructions

 (p. 15).

  The Serato DJ software manual can be downloaded from “Serato.

com”. For details, see 

Downloading the Serato DJ software manual

 (p. 

15).

Quitting the system

1  Quit [Serato DJ].

When the software is closed, a message for confirming that you want to 

close it appears on the computer’s screen. Click [

Yes

] to close.

2  Press the [STANDBY/ON] switch on this unit’s rear 

panel to set this unit’s power to standby.

3  Disconnect the USB cable from your computer.

Names of Parts

1 

Browser section

2 

Deck section

3 

Mixer section

4 

Effect section

Browser section

1

1

2

1

1

3

4

1

LOAD

 button

2

 Rotary selector

3

BACK

 button

4

LOAD PREPARE

 button

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Deck section

This section is used to control the four decks. The buttons and controls 

for operating decks 1 and 3 are located on the left side of the controller, 

those for operating decks 2 and 4 are located on the right side of the 

controller.

1

 Jog dial

2

VINYL

 button

3

NEEDLE SEARCH

 pad

4

TEMPO

 slider

5

KEY LOCK

 button

6

 TAKEOVER indicator

7

AUTO LOOP

 button

8

LOOP 1/2X

 button

9

LOOP 2X

 button

a

LOOP IN

 button

b

LOOP OUT

 button

c

HOT CUE

 mode button

d

ROLL

 mode button

e

SLICER

 mode button

f

SAMPLER

 mode button

g

 Performance pads

h

PARAMETER

 button, 

PARAMETER

 button

i

PLAY/PAUSE

"

 button

j

CUE

 button

k

SYNC

 button

l

SHIFT

 button

m

DECK

 button

n

DUAL DECK

 button

o

GRID ADJUST

 button

p

GRID SLIDE

 button

q

SLIP

 button

r

CENSOR

 button

s

PANEL SELECT

 button

Mixer section

c

d

4

4

e

g

f

h

b

1 2

1 2

1 2

1 2

5

3

9

7

4

6

a

5

5

5

3

9

4

6

a

8

7

8

1

FX 1

 assign button

2

FX 2

 assign button

3

TRIM

 control

4

EQ

 (

HI

, 

MID

, 

LOW

) controls

5

  Channel Level Indicator

6

FILTER

 control

7

 Headphones 

CUE

/

MIC TALK OVER

 button

8

 Headphones 

CUE

 button

9

 Channel fader

a

  Crossfader Assign Switch

b

 Crossfader

c

MASTER LEVEL

 control

d

  Master level indicator

e

  Booth monitor level control

f

HEADPHONES MIXING

 control

g

MASTER CUE

 button

h

SAMPLER VOLUME

 fader

Effect section

This section is used to control the two effect units (FX1 and FX2). 

Controls and buttons to operate the FX1 unit are located on the left side 

of the controller, those to operate the FX2 unit are located on the right 

side of the controller. The channels to which the effect is to be applied 

are set using the effect assign buttons .

1

1

1

2

3

3

3

4

1

  Effect parameter controls

2

FX BEATS

 control

3

  Effect parameter buttons

4

TAP

 button