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M A s t e r o u t p u t -
Plug one end of the RCA cables into the MASTER OUTPUT (B) on
the rear panel. Plug the other end of the RCA connectors into any available inputs on your
speaker, mixer or PA system.
u s B o u t -
Plug in the USB cable into the USB OUT (A) on the rear panel. Plug the other
end of the USB cable into any available USB port on your computer.
H e A d p H o n e o u t p u t -
The Slate contains a 1/4" HEADPHONE OUTPUT (C) allowing
monitoring of cued tracks before playback through the master outputs.
M i c i n p u t -
Plug a 1/4" cable into the MIC INPUT (D) to input a microphone.
p l A y B A c k c o n t r o l s
B R O W S I N G T R A C K S / F O L D E R S -
Rotating the BROWSE rotary encoder (19) aides in
searching for files and folders within your DJ software. To load a track, highlight a track and
press one of the LOAD (14) buttons.
P L AY/ PA U S E -
Pressing PLAY/PAUSE (2) will begin playback of the selected track.
Pressing PLAY/PAUSE again will pause playback and hold the track at the current position.
C U E -
While the unit is in playback, press PLAY/PAUSE (2) to pause the track. While the
track is paused, press CUE (3) to set the cue point at the current position. The CUE
indicator illuminates when the CUE point is set. Pressing CUE again will take you to the cue
point and pause the track.
S Y N C -
Pressing SYNC (1) will cause the track to sync with the track currently playing or
cued in the other decks.
J O G W H E E L C O N T R O L -
Pressing SCRATCH (5) enables the Jog Wheel to operate
in SCRATCH mode. Pressing SHIFT (22) +SLIP (5) enables the deck to enter SLIP mode.
P I T C H FA D E R -
Moving the PITCH CONTROL FADER (7) will accelerate the pitch when
moved towards [+] and deaccellerate the pitch when it is moved towards [-]. Holding SHIFT
(22) and pressing the RANGE (8) button adjusts the range of the PITCH CONTROL FADER
within your DJ software.
p e r f o r M A n c e p A d c o n t r o l s
CH OOSING A PAD MODE -
When turned on the pads will default to Hot Cue mode. To
change mode, press and hold PAD MODE (13) and press pad 1-8. The word written under
the pad determines which pad mode is set (HOT CUE, MANUAL, AUTO, SAMPLER, ROLL,
HOT LOOP, SLICER, BANK).
H OT C UE -
Press pads 1-8 to add/trigger cue points. Holding SHIFT and pressing pads 1-8
will delete cue points. (Pads 6-8 are only used when full version of Serato DJ is purchased.)
MA NUAL -
Use this mode to set manual loops. Pressing pad 1 will start set a Manual Loop
In point, pad 2 will set the Loop Out point. If the loop is active hitting pad 1 or 2 will let you
adjust the In/Out points of the loop. Pad 3 will turn loop ON/OFF. Pad 4 will half the current
loop size. Pad 7 will turn the Loop On/Off and Retrigger the loop and Pad 8 will double the
current loop, Pads 5 and 6 are not used.
AU TO LO OP -
In AUTO mode, pressing pads 1-8 will activate Auto Loops of different
sizes. Press pad again to turn loop off.
SA MPLE R
- Trigger SP-6 samples using pads 1-6. (Pads 5-6 are only used when full version
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