Playback
Loading discs
! Set the disc with the printed side facing up.
! Insert the disc into the disc insertion slot on the set's front panel.
! Do not insert two or more discs at once.
! Do not force discs into the set's disc insertion slot when the set's power is off.
Doing so could damage the disc or the set.
! When the disc is being drawn in or ejected, do not apply any force to the disc in
the direction opposite its movement. Doing so could damage the disc or the set.
1
Press [POWER].
Turn on the power of this unit.
2
Insert the disc into the disc insertion slot.
Playback starts.
! When auto cue is turned on, playback starts when [PLAY/ PAUSEf] is
pressed. For details on the auto cue function, see Setting auto cue on page 15.
Ejecting discs
Press [DISC EJECTh].
The disc is ejected from the disc insertion slot.
! If [DISC EJECTh] is pressed by mistake, press [PLAY/ PAUSEf] immedi-
ately. The set is restored to the status it was in just before [DISC EJECTh] was
pressed. (No sound is output during this time.)
! When [UNLOCK/ LOCK] is set to [LOCK], press [PLAY/ PAUSEf] to set the
pause mode, then press [DISC EJECTh].
Loading SD memory cards
1
Open the SD memory card door.
2
Insert the SD memory card.
Insert the SD memory card vertically, with the back side facing forward and the
notch facing down. Push the card in slowly until it stops.
3
Close the SD memory card door.
The SD memory card indicator lights.
! When an SD memory card that has previously been loaded in the CDJ-2000 or
a Pioneer DJ player is loaded, the number of discs for which WAVE informa-
tion, etc., is recorded is displayed on the main unit display.
Ejecting SD memory cards from the set
Do not eject SD memory cards or turn off the CDJ-2000's power while the SD
memory card indicator is flashing. Doing so could damage the data recorded on
the card.
1
Open the SD memory card door.
The SD memory card indicator turns off.
2
Press the SD memory card in. When it pops back up, pull it out
vertically.
! Do not forcibly insert or remove SD memory cards. Doing so could damage
the SD memory card or the set.
! Do not insert any objects other than SD memory cards into the SD memory
card insertion slot. Inserting coins or other metal objects could damage the
internal circuitry, resulting in malfunction.
Loading USB devices
Insert the USB device into the USB port.
The USB indicator lights.
! When a USB device that has previously been loaded in the CDJ-2000 or a
Pioneer DJ player is loaded, the number of discs for which WAVE informa-
tion, etc., is recorded is displayed on the main unit display.
Removing USB devices from the set
! Be sure to follow the procedure below when removing USB devices from the
set. Removing a USB device without following this procedure could erase the
set's management data and make it impossible to read the USB device.
! When turning the set's power off, be sure to remove the USB device first.
1
Press [USB STOP] for over 2 second.
The USB indicator turns off.
2
Disconnect the USB device.
Using the PRO DJ LINK function
When two or more CDJ-2000s are connected by LAN cable, tracks recorded on
SD memory cards or USB devices connected to other players can be loaded onto
this unit.
1
Connect this unit and other DJ players using LAN cables.
2
Press [LINK].
Media loaded in another DJ player is displayed on this unit's display.
3
Select the medium and enter.
The medium's contents are displayed.
4
Select the track and enter.
The track is loaded into this unit.
! The information below can be shared among DJ players connected by PRO
DJ LINK.
— Tracks (music files)
— TAG LIST (page 19)
— INFO (page 20)
— Disc cue points
— Disc WAVE displays
Sharing disc information
1
Load an SD memory card or USB device into the DJ player
connected by PRO DJ LINK.
2
Load a disc in the CDJ-2000.
When no SD memory card or USB device is loaded in this unit, the player number
and check screen for DJ players in which SD memory cards or USB devices are
loaded are displayed on this unit's display.
3
Press [MEMORY] on this unit.
The disc information set for this unit is registered on the SD memory card/ USB
device of the DJ player connected by PRO DJ LINK.
! When multiple DJ players are connected by PRO DJ LINK and SD memory
cards/ USB devices are loaded in two or more DJ players, discs are not regis-
tered in DJ players other than this one.
! If [DELETE] is pressed in step 3, the disc information is not registered on any
DJ player. No disc information is registered on any DJ player until the SD
memory card/ USB device is loaded on the CDJ-2000. To register the disc
information, press [DISC], then press [MENU/ UTILITY] and select the player
in which the information is to be registered.
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