Pioneer CDJ-400: FEATURES

BEFORE OPERATING (FEATURES)

FEATURES

Designed for professional use by DJs, the CDJ-400 compact

CUE

disc player provides all the functions and performance re-

■ BACK CUE

quired in disco clubs while offering performance, sound qua-

After storing cue points in memory, press the CUE button

lity and functionality superior to analog players.

while playing a track to return and start from the stored cue

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point.

SCRATCH JOG EFFECT

■ AUTO CUE

Equipped with Scratch Jog Effect for new scratch sounds.

Skips the non-recorded part at the top of a track and automati-

Equipped with three buttons [BUBBLE], [TRANS] and [WAH]

cally enters stand-by mode at the track’s starting point, allow-

for new scratch sounds. Effects that are different from the nor-

ing playback to begin instantly when the PLAY/PAUSE button

mal scratch sound can be obtained, broadening the possibili-

(6) is pressed.

ties of your DJ play.

■ CUE POINT SAMPLER

Playback can be started at one touch from a stored cue point,

DIGITAL JOG BREAK

convenient for confirming start points and as sampler.

Equipped with Digital Jog Break for original sound effects.

Individual remix assist functions [JET], [ROLL] and [WAH]

CUE/LOOP MEMORY

have been provided individually in three buttons. By choosing

This player is equipped with an internal memory that permits

a function and operating the jog dial in time with the music, a

the recording of cue point or loop point; the recorded points

new remix world can be experienced.

can later be recalled as desired.

JOG DIAL

REAL TIME SEAMLESS LOOP

The large 115 mm diameter jog dial enables better handling

This function simplifies the setting and canceling of loops.

than an analog turntable.

The loop can be set at the very instant the track is being

■ PITCH BEND

played. By setting a loop just before the end of the track, the

This function changes the music tempo depending on the di-

track can be made so that it doesn’t stop. In addition, an

rection and speed the jog dial is rotated.

ADJUST mode has been added to enable one-touch adjust-

■ SCRATCH PLAY

ments to the loop-out point, thereby facilitating the loop op-

In the VINYL mode when the surface of the jog dial is pressed

eration.

playback is discontinued and then continues according to the

direction and speed the dial is rotated.

RELOOP

■ FRAME SEARCH

Allows returning to the set loop position any number of times.

Moves the pause position in frame units (1/75 sec) when the

Press the RELOOP/EXIT button after canceling loop play to

jog dial is rotated in the pause mode.

return to the loop start position. By using the loop ON and OFF

■ SUPER-FAST SEARCH

combined with the rhythm of the track, new sound effects can

By turning the jog dial while holding down the manual search

be created.

button or the track search button, disc search can be per-

formed faster than normal search or track search functions.

BEAT LOOP/LOOP DIVIDE

Automatically sets a loop-out point according to the track’s

TEMPO CONTROL

BPM and starts loop-play. Each additional time the button is

100 mm long high-precision slider allowing free speed adjust-

pressed, the loop is divided and a new rhythm produced.

ment.

With a digital display calibrated in 0.02 % units (within a ±6 %

PLAYING ADDRESS

range), tempo adjustments can be made more easily and ac-

The bar graph provides a visual reference of the track play-

curately.

back progress that enables the user to visualize the current

■ TEMPO CONTROL RANGE

playback position, in the same way as is done with an analog

The maximum variable range can be set to four variable

record by checking the position of the needle. The current po-

ranges; ±6 %, ±10 %, ±16 %, WIDE, to provide easier operation

sition can be confirmed by the length of the graph, and in ad-

environment.

dition, the graph flashes to notify the ending of the track.

■ MASTER TEMPO

Maintains the same pitch of sound while changing the music

FADER START

tempo.

When a Pioneer DJ mixer (sold separately) is connected, the

mixer’s fader operation can be used to perform quick start

REVERSE PLAY

and back cue.

When the reverse button (DIRECTION REV) is pressed so that

the button’s indicator lamp lights, play is performed in the re-

RELAY PLAY

verse direction.

Two CDJ-400 units can be connected in tandem to perform

automatic relay play.

When track playback stops on one of the players, the standby

mode of the other player is released and playback begins au-

tomatically.

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