Pioneer CDJ-400: ADVANCED OPERATIONS Fader start playback Loop playback Scratch play Spin play Reverse play

OPERATIONS (ADVANCED OPERATIONS)

ADVANCED OPERATIONS

7 Changing the loop-out point

1. Press the OUT/OUT ADJUST button during loop playback.

¶ The time of the out point is shown in the display, the OUT/OUT

RELOOP/

ADJUST button starts to flash rapidly and the IN/REALTIME

EXIT

CUE/HOT LOOP button indicator turns off.

OUT/

2. Press one of the SEARCH buttons (1, ¡) or turn the jog

OUT ADJUST

BEAT LOOP/

LOOP DIVIDE

dial.

IN/

REV

VINYL

JOG MODE

¶ The loop-out point is moved forwards or backwards in one-

REALTIME CUE/

VINYL

HOT LOOP

frame units.

¶ The loop-out point cannot be moved before the loop-in point.

¶ During playback of MP3s, loop adjustment is only possible

SEARCH

1, ¡

within one and the same track set having a cue point.

¶ Pressing the OUT/OUT ADJUST button or waiting 30 seconds

or longer will cause the player to exit from the loop-out adjust

mode and to resume loop playback.

CUE

7 Returning to loop playback (RELOOP)

After loop playback has been stopped, press the RELOOP/

EXIT button during playback.

PLAY/PAUSE

¶ Returns to the previously set loop-in point, and restarts loop

playback. If the loop is divided with loop divide, the loop will

return to its original length.

¶ During playback of MP3s, re-looping is possible only within the

Jog dial

same folder.

Fader start playback

Loop playback

The supplied control cable may be used to connect the CONTROL

7 Creating a loop

connector of the CDJ-400 to the matching CONTROL connector on a

1. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button (6) button to start play-

Pioneer DJ mixer, thus making it possible to exit from cueing standby

back.

mode and start playback immediately by raising the channel fader on

the DJ mixer. The cross fader may also be used to perform fade-in

2. During playback, press the IN/REALTIME CUE/HOT LOOP

starts on the player as well. The fader may also be returned to its

button at the loop-in point.

original position to return the player to the cueing point (back

¶ Note that this operation is not needed if a prerecorded cue

cueing.) (See P.8 for instructions on connecting the units.)

point is to be used as the start of the loop.

3. During playback, press the OUT/OUT ADJUST button at

the desired loop-out point.

Scratch play

¶ Loop playback will start between the loop-in point and loop-out

point.

When jog mode is set to [VINYL], pressing the top surface of the jog

¶ By using the frame search, the loop-out point can be set in

dial and turning it causes playback to occur in proportion to the speed

units of frames.

and direction of jog dial rotation.

¶ During playback of MP3s, looping is only possible within one

1. Press the JOG MODE VINYL button so the button indica-

and the same track set having a cue point.

tor lights.

7 To start loop playback with automatically set

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

loop-out point (Auto BEAT LOOP)

¶ The playback will stop and become playback corresponding to

Press the BEAT LOOP/LOOP DIVIDE during playback or

the rotation of the jog dial (as explained in step 3).

pause mode.

3. Rotate the jog dial in the direction and at the speed you

¶ The point at which the button is pressed will be set as the loop-

wish playback to be performed.

in point, and a loop-out point will automatically be set based on

¶ Playback will be heard in the direction and speed proportional

the track’s BPM; loop playback will then start.

to the jog dial rotation.

¶ If the numerical BPM value is not displayed, loop play will be-

4. Remove hand from jog dial.

gin based on BPM=130.

¶ Returns to original playback.

7 To divide loops (LOOP DIVIDE)

Press the BEAT LOOP/LOOP DIVIDE buttons during loop

Spin play

playback.

¶ Pressing the – button will divide the playback loop, and press-

During playback in VINYL mode, either press the surface of the jog

ing the + button will return the playback loop to its original

dial or press the PLAY/PAUSE button (6) to pause playback, then

length.

rotate the jog dial quickly; playback will occur in the direction and at a

7 Returning to loop-in point during loop playback

speed proportional to the direction and speed of jog dial rotation,

to start over the loop playback (HOT LOOP)

even if you then release your hand from the jog dial.

Press IN/REALTIME CUE/HOT LOOP button during loop play-

back.

¶ Returns to loop-in point and restarts loop playback.

Reverse play

7 To exit loop playback

Press the DIRECTION REV button. The button indicator will light.

Press RELOOP/EXIT button during loop playback.

Playback will begin in the reverse direction.

¶ The track will continue playback in sequence from the loop out

¶ Playback acceleration/deceleration produced with jog dial rotation

point without returning to the loop-in point.

will operate in reverse.

¶ Reloop cannot be performed during reverse playback.

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