Operating The Dj Section; Operating The Mc Section; Adjusting The Sound Quality - Pioneer DJM-400 Manual De Instrucciones

Operating the DJ section

Outputting sound
1 Press [POWER] y.
Turn on the power of this unit.
2 Set the input selector switch c.
Selects the input source of each channel from the components con-
nected to this unit.
— [CD]: Selects the DJ player connected to the [CD] terminals.
— [PHONO/LINE]: Selects the device connected to the
[PHONO/LINE] terminals.
— [LINE]: Selects the cassette deck or CD player connected to the
[LINE] terminals.
— [USB]: Selects the sound of the computer connected to the [USB]
port.
3 Turn [TRIM] b.
Adjusts the level of audio signals input in each channel.
The channel level indicator d lights when the sound is being properly
input to the channel.
4 Move the channel fader f away from you.
Adjusts the level of audio signals output in each channel.
5 Switch [CROSS FADER ASSIGN (A, THRU, B)] h.
Switches the output destination of each channel.
— [A]: Assigns to [A] (left) of the crossfader.
— [B]: Assigns to [B] (right) of the crossfader.
— [THRU]: Selects this when you do not want to use the crossfader.
(The signals do not pass through the crossfader.)
6 Move the crossfader i.
This operation is not necessary when [CROSS FADER ASSIGN (A, THRU,
B)] h is set to [THRU].
7 Turn [MASTER LEVEL] l.
Audio signals are output from the [MASTER 1] and [MASTER 2]
terminals.
The master level indicator m lights.
 Switching the crossfader curve
Switch [CROSS FADER (
— [ ]: Makes a sharply increasing curve (if the crossfader is
moved away from the [A] side, audio signals are immediately
output from the [B] side).
— [ ]: Makes a curve shaped between the two curves above and
below.
— [ ]: Makes a gradually increasing curve (if the crossfader is
moved away from the [A] side, the sound on the [B] side gradu-
ally increases, while the sound on the [A] gradually decreases).

Adjusting the sound quality

Turn [EQ (HI, MID, LOW)] e for the respective channels.
Refer to Specifications on page 13 for the range of sound that can be
adjusted by each control.
Monitoring sound with headphones
1 Connect headphones to [PHONES] terminal 7.
2 Press [CUE] (g or n) for the channel you want to
monitor.
3 Switch [MONO SPLIT, STEREO] a.
! [MONO SPLIT]: The sound of the channel for which [CUE] g is
pressed is output from the left channel of the headphones output.
When [CUE] n is pressed, the [MASTER] channel sound is output
from the right channel of the headphones output.
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! [STEREO]: The sound of the channel for which [CUE] (g or n) is
pressed is output from the headphones in stereo.
4 Turn [MIXING] 9.
Adjust the monitor volume balance between the sound of the channel
for which [CUE] g is pressed and the sound of the [MASTER] channel.
5 Turn the [LEVEL] 8 dial for [HEAD PHONES].
The sound of the channel for which [CUE] (g or n) is pressed is output
from the headphones.
! When the [CUE] (g or n) is pressed again, monitoring is canceled.
Inputting sound to or outputting sound
from a computer
Stereo sound (one set of inputs and one set of outputs) can be input and
output. Music files can be selected and played from a music library on
the computer, and sound output to the computer can be recorded as the
DJ mix.
! MIDI signals are not supported.
! Also see your computer's operating instructions.
 Inputting sound to a computer
Connect the USB port on this unit to your computer.
For details about connections, see Connecting a computer on page 7.
This unit's sound is output to the computer.
! The [MASTER LEVEL] l control does not affect the sound input to
the computer.
 Outputting sound from the computer
1 Connect the USB port on this unit to your computer.
For details about connections, see Connecting a computer on page 7.
2 Switch the [CH-3] input selector switch c to [USB].
3 Output the sound of a music file from the computer.
4 Adjust the sound using the [CH-3] controls.

Operating the MC section

Using a microphone
1 Connect microphones to the [MIC 1] 1 or [MIC 2] 2
terminal.
2 Set [OFF, ON, TALK OVER] 6 to [ON] or [TALK OVER].
3 Turn [MIC 1 LEVEL] 3 or [MIC 2 LEVEL] 4.
Adjust the level of the sound output from the [MIC] channel.
! Pay attention that rotating to the extreme right position outputs a
very loud sound.
4 Input audio signals to the microphone.
 Adjusting the sound quality
Turn [EQ (HI, MID, LOW)] 5 for the [MIC] channel.
Refer to Specifications on page 13 for the range of sound that can be
adjusted by each control.
Using the talk-over feature
When set to [TALK OVER], the sound other than that of the [MIC] chan-
nel is attenuated by about 20 dB when sound of -15 dB or greater is input
to the microphone.
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