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Contents How to read this manual In this manual, names of screens and menus displayed on the computer screen, as well as names of buttons and terminals on the product, etc., are indicated within brackets. (e.g.: [RECORD] panel, [CONFIG] menu, [CUE] button, [VINYL] mode, [AUX IN] terminals) Before start Features........................................................................................................ 3 System setup example........................................................................
Before start Before start Features This unit, while using the same operation panel layout as Pioneer’s professional DJ equipment, has a white, rounded, amiable form. It is designed to allow a wide range of users – from those at the start of their DJing experience to those who have already begun DJ performances in their home and elsewhere – to enjoy DJ performances in a variety of situations.
What’s in the box ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! VIRTUAL DJ LE software CD-ROM Driver software/operating instructions CD-ROM USB cable Read Before Use (Important) Quick Start Guide Hardware Diagram for Virtual DJ (Table of Supported Functions) Service Center Guide (for Japanese customers) Warranty card Using the LAPTOP DOCK The computer’s keyboard section can be stowed under this unit. ! ! ! Depending on the size of your (notebook) computer, the keyboard section may not fit in the LAPTOP DOCK.
Before you start About the VIRTUAL DJ LE software VIRTUAL DJ LE is a DJ software application by Atomix productions. DJ performances are possible by connecting the computer on which this software is installed to this unit. Minimum operating environment Supported CPU and required memory operating systems Mac OS X 10.5.
About the installation procedure (Mac OS X) 1 Insert the included VIRTUAL DJ LE software CD-ROM in the computer’s CD drive. The [VirtualDJ_LE] icon appears on the screen. 2 Double-click the [VirtualDJ_LE] icon. The contents of the CD-ROM are displayed. 3 Double-click [install_virtualdj_le_ergo_v7.x.x.pkg]. The VIRTUAL DJ LE installer is launched. 4 Once the VirtualDJ LE (DDJ-ERGO) installer is launched, click [Continue].
a 3 Warranty disclaimer THE PROGRAM AND DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, AND YOU AGREE TO USE THEM AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
! When the installation program is completed, a completion message appears. Connecting this unit and computer Checking the version of the driver software Click the Windows [Start] menu>[All Programs]>[Pioneer ]>[DDJ]>[Pioneer DDJ Version Display Utility]. 1 Connect this unit to your computer via a USB cable. For instructions on connections, see Connecting the input/output terminals on page 10. 2 Slide this unit’s [ON/OFF] switch to the [ON] position. Turn on the power of this unit.
Connections Connections Be sure the power is off when connecting equipment and changing connections. Be sure to use the USB cable included with this product. Refer to the operating instructions for the component to be connected. With this unit, the power is supplied by USB bus power. The unit can be used simply by connecting it to a computer using the USB cable. ! Connect this unit and the computer directly using the included USB cable.
Front panel 1 PHONES ! 1 PHONES terminal Connect headphones here. Both stereo phone plugs (Ø 6.3 mm) and stereo mini phone plugs (Ø 3.5 mm) can be used. ! Connect headphones with an impedance of 32 W or more. Headphones with an impedance of less than 32 W are not supported. Do not connect headphones simultaneously to the stereo phone jack and the stereo mini-phone jack. Connecting the input/output terminals Rear panel Component, amplifier, powered speaker, etc.
Part names and functions Control panel 3 3 2 4 4 5 5 2 2 Part names and functions 2 1 6 4 1 BROWSE FX1 F1 CONTROL 1 2 PUSH TREE 3 C A DECK 4 VIEW FX2 FLD OPEN LOAD LOAD B FILTER F2 5 2 3 FX HI 1 AUTO LOOP 2 3 2 4 SE AR CH 1 2 3 2 3 MASTER VOL VINYL KEYLOCK PULSE MODE TEMPO PANGE SAMPLER 1 2 AUTO LOOP MASTER 2 3 4 5 MOVE GRID VOL LOW SAMPLE VOL HOT CUE / DELETE 1 MID CUE OUT ON FX HI MIX MID MOVE GRID IN REC SAMPLE VOL HOT CUE / DELET
1 Browser 2 1 BROWSE TREE 2 PUSH B VIEW FLD OPEN LOAD LOAD GAIN GAIN 1 Rotary selector ! Turn: The cursor moves in section A of the above diagram. ! Press: The [BROWSE] area’s magnified display turns on and off. ! [SHIFT] + turn: The cursor moves in section B of the above diagram. ! [SHIFT] + press: Folders in section B of the above diagram open and close. * If a panel other than the [BROWSE] panel is displayed, turn the rotary selector to display the [BROWSE] panel.
2 Deck 7 FX1 CONTROL F1 2 1 3 C A DECK B DECK D FILTER F2 F3 ON 1 2 3 SAMPLER 6 5 4 HOT CUE / DELETE 1 2 3 2 SAMPLE VOL Part names and functions FX 1 AUTO LOOP 8 4 MOVE GRID IN OUT SE AR CH VINYL KEYLOCK PULSE MODE TEMPO PANGE 9 a TEMPO 3 SHIFT 2 CUE b 1 SYNC c MASTER d 1 f button ! Use this to play/pause tracks. 2 CUE button ! ! Press: Sets a cue point or moves the cue point. [SHIFT] + press: The playing position moves to the beginning of the track.
3 Mixer GAIN 3 MIXER panel GAIN VIDEO panel SCRATCH panel FUNCTION 4 HI REC MASTER VOL HI 1 MIX MID 7 AUX / MIC VOL 5 CUE MID 7 MASTER 2 VOL K LOW 6 LOW CUE 8 9 DJ CONTROLLER a 1 MASTER VOL control 6 HEADPHONES VOL control Adjusts the sound level output from the master. ! Operation is not associated with the [MASTER] control on the computer’s screen. 2 AUX/MIC VOL control Adjusts the audio output level of the [AUX IN] and [MIC] terminals.
4 Effect 1 3 2 FX1 CONTROL 1 2 3 C DECK A FILTER 2 EFFECT panel 3 SAMPLER FX 1 HOT CUE / DELETE 4 Part names and functions 1 ON 5 2 SAMPLE VOL 6 7 1 CONTROL dial Selects the type of effect. 2 Effect parameter controls ! Turn: These adjust parameters 1 – 3. ! [SHIFT] + turn: These adjust parameters 4 – 6. * The types and numbers of parameters differ according to the effect. * Operating the parameter controls or buttons has no effect if there is no parameter for that effect.
5 Sampler 1 SAMPLER FX 1 HOT CUE / 1 2 3 2 SAMPLE VOL DELETE 4 2 SAMPLER panel 1 SAMPLER button ! ! Press: Starts/stops playback of the sample. [SHIFT] + press: When the sample is playing, playback returns to the beginning of the sample and continues. 2 SAMPLE VOL control ! ! ! ! 16 En Turn: Adjusts the audio level of the selected sampler slot. Press: Displays the sampler panel. [SHIFT] + turn: Selects the sampler slot. [SHIFT] + press: Starts/stops playback of the selected sampler slot.
6 Video 1 F1 F3 2 3 Part names and functions F2 1 F1 control Adjusts the video effect. 2 F2 button ! ! Press: Turns the video transition on and off. The video transition function allows you to set the way in which the pictures of the left and right decks switch. [SHIFT] + press: Switches the video transition type. 3 F3 button ! ! Press: Turns the video effect on and off. [SHIFT] + press: Switches the video effect type.
Basic Operation Starting the system Starting this unit 1 Connect this unit to your computer via a USB cable. MASTER OUT1 (TRS) R R MASTER MASTEROUT2 OUT2 L L R R L L MIC MIC VOL VOL INPUT INPUT SELECT SELECT MIC AUX VOL VOL AUX AUX IN IN R R ON OFF USB LL 1 2 Boot up the connected computer. 3 Slide this unit’s [ON/OFF] switch to the [ON] position. 2 3 1 For [VirtualDJ account], click [click here] to see the details. 2 To skip the [Website Identification] screen, click [Skip].
3 Click [CONFIG] in the top left of the computer’s screen. The [Settings] screen appears. Set the various items on the [Sound Setup] tab in the following order: 1 [Inputs]: Select [MICROPHONE]. 2 [Sound card]: Select [4-IN/4-OUT CARD] and [PIONEER DDJ-ERGO]. 3 [Outputs]: Select [Master : Chan 1&2/Headphones: Chan 3&4]. Mixing 1 Operate the [TEMPO] slider to match the playing speed on one deck to the playing speed on the other deck. ! ! Move towards the + (front) side: The playing speed increases.
Advanced Operation Using the CUE function Auto looping 1 During playback, turn the [AUTO LOOP] control to set the length for loop playback in number of beats. 2 Press the [AUTO LOOP] control to start loop playback. 1 In the pause mode, press the [CUE] button to set a cue point at the position at which playback is paused. ! The length of the loop can be changed by turning the [AUTO LOOP] control during loop playback.
! Using the EFFECT function ! By default, sound sources are preloaded into six slots. Recording a sound to the sampler slot or changing the operation mode can be operated using the [SAMPLER] panel on the computer. For details of the [SAMPLER] panel operation, refer to VIRTUAL DJ LE’s operating instructions. When recording samples, the sound of the deck selected with [ ] or [ ] on the computer’s screen is recorded. The recorded sound can be saved when you upgrade to VIRTUAL DJ PRO.
Operating four decks — [MIC]: Selects the microphone connected to the [MIC] terminal. 3 Adjust the audio level input to the [AUX IN] or [MIC] terminals. — Turn the [MIC VOL] control: Adjusts the input sound level of the [MIC] terminal. — Turn the [AUX IN VOL] control: Adjusts the input sound level of the [AUX IN] terminals. Pioneer DJ player: Set near the center position. Portable audio player or other device with low volume: Set clockwise of the center position.
2 Move the slider or use the [＜] and [＞] buttons to move the grid position. 3 Use the [-1/4] and [+1/4] buttons to move the grid position in units of beats. Analyzing files ! This function is operated on the computer. It cannot be operated on this unit. We recommend analyzing files before playing them with VIRTUAL DJ LE. When files are analyzed, the track’s BPM and key are detected and the beat grid is attributed automatically. 1 Select the track or folder you want to analyze, then right-click the mouse.
List of MIDI Messages On this unit, the browser, deck, mixer and effect sections are connected with the MIDI channels shown below. ! “n” is the value of the channel number minus 1. ! Deck A is 0, Deck B is 1, Deck C is 2 and Deck D is 3. ! When operated while pressing the [SHIFT] button, the MIDI message for when the [SHIFT] button is on is sent. ! MIDI messages cannot be assigned to the [SHIFT] buttons. ! We do not recommend using MIDI channels 12 and 13. MIDI channel MIDI ch.
SW Name Jog dial (when outer section turned) Jog dial (when top section turned: VINYL mode on) MIDI message (this unit to computer) When SHIFT button is off Bn Bn Bn Bn 1 33 2 34 MSB LSB MSB LSB Notes When SHIFT button is on Bn Bn Bn Bn 6 38 39 7 MSB LSB Difference count from previous operation ! When turned clockwise: Increases from 1 ! When turned counterclockwise: Decreases from 16383 The cumulative difference count when the jog dial is turned 1 rotation is 2430.
SW Name MIDI message (this unit to computer) When SHIFT button is off Deck A B6 B6 7 39 MSB LSB — — — — — — 0–16383 When turned fully counterclockwise: 0 / When turned fully clockwise: 16383 Deck B B6 B6 8 40 MSB LSB — — — — — — 0–16383 When turned fully counterclockwise: 0 / When turned fully clockwise: 16383 Deck C B6 B6 9 41 MSB LSB — — — — — — 0–16383 When turned fully counterclockwise: 0 / When turned fully clockwise: 16383 Deck D B6 B6 10 42 MSB LSB — — — — — — 0–16383
4 Effect SW Name MIDI message (this unit to computer) When SHIFT button is off B4 B4 0 32 MSB LSB B4 B4 16 48 MSB LSB 0–16383 When turned fully counterclockwise: 0 / When turned fully clockwise: 16383 Deck B B5 B5 0 32 MSB LSB B5 B5 16 48 MSB LSB 0–16383 When turned fully counterclockwise: 0 / When turned fully clockwise: 16383 Deck C B4 B4 8 40 MSB LSB B4 B4 24 56 MSB LSB 0–16383 When turned fully counterclockwise: 0 / When turned fully clockwise: 16383 Deck D B5 B5 8 40 MSB LSB
SW Name Effect parameter button 1 Effect parameter button 1 FX1 button FX2 button Effect parameter button 1 Effect parameter button 1 Effect parameter button 1 FX1 button FX2 button ! Notes When SHIFT button is on Deck A 94 72 dd 94 100 dd OFF=0, ON=127 Deck B 95 72 dd 95 100 dd OFF=0, ON=127 Deck C 94 76 dd 94 104 dd OFF=0, ON=127 Deck D 95 76 dd 95 104 dd OFF=0, ON=127 Deck A 94 73 dd 94 101 dd OFF=0, ON=127 Deck B 95 73 dd 95 101 dd OFF=0, ON=12
Indicator name MIDI message (computer to this unit) When SHIFT button is off Notes When SHIFT button is on SAMPLER button 1 9n 60 dd 9n 61 dd Off = 0, lit = 127 SAMPLER button 2 9n 62 dd 9n 63 dd Off = 0, lit = 127 SAMPLER button 3 9n 64 dd 9n 65 dd Off = 0, lit = 127 SAMPLER button 4 9n 66 dd 9n 67 dd Off = 0, lit = 127 6 Video SW Name MIDI message (this unit to computer) When SHIFT button is off Notes When SHIFT button is on B6 B6 22 54 MSB LSB — — — — — — 0–1
Additional information Troubleshooting ! ! Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble or malfunction. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Inspect the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified after checking the items below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.
Problem Check Remedy Recording is not possible. Is there a 2-byte code (used in Japanese, etc.) included in the file path for where the recorded file is to be stored? Set so that there are no 2-byte codes (used in Japanese, etc.) in the file path for where recorded files are to be stored. Nothing appears on the computer’s screen though VIRTUAL DJ LE was launched. Is your computer’s display resolution 1 024 x 768 or greater? Right-click the task bar and launch the task manager.
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