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Contents How to read this manual ! ! Thank you for purchasing this Pioneer DJ product. Be sure to read both this manual and the Operating Instructions (Quick Start Guide). Both contain important information that you should understand before using this product. In this manual, names of channels and buttons indicated on the product, names of menus in the software, etc., are indicated within square brackets ([ ]). (e.g. [CH1], [CUE] button, [Start] menu) Before you start Supported sources...................
Supported sources USB devices that cannot be used This unit supports the following sources ! USB devices ! Computers ! ! ! Supported media This unit supports USB mass storage class devices (external hard disks, portable flash memory devices, digital audio players, etc.).
Preparing the software Installation (for Windows) Do not connect this unit to a computer until installation and initial setup have been completed. Music management software, rekordbox, and the driver software are not included with this product. Access the rekordbox site and Pioneer DJ support site, and download the rekordbox software and driver software respectively. ! Prepare a computer, network devices, etc., that are required to access the internet.
2 PROGRAM LICENSE 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.
Installing the audio driver software Notes on installation ! ! ! ! Read Software end user license agreement carefully before installing the driver software. The driver installer includes installation programs in the following 12 languages. English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (simplified characters), Chinese (traditional characters), Korean, Japanese.
4 Click [Allow] at the bottom right of the screen. From [Apps view], click [Pioneer] > [XDJ-RR Setting Utility]. For Windows 7 Click [All Programs] > [Pioneer] > [XDJ-RR] > [XDJ-RR Setting Utility] from the Windows [Start] menu. Installation (for Windows) Do not connect this unit and the computer until the installation is completed. ! ! To install or uninstall the driver software, you need to be authorized by the administrator of your computer.
Connections ! ! ! ! ! Connect the power cord to a power outlet after all the connections are completed. Turn off this unit and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet before connecting components or changing the connections. Refer to the operating instructions for the components to be connected. Be sure to use the supplied power cord. Connect this unit and the computer directly using the included USB cable.
Basic style Playback on this unit is performed mainly using tracks prepared with rekordbox installed on a computer. For rekordbox operations, see the rekordbox (Mac/Windows) user’s manual from the [Help] menu of rekordbox (Mac/Windows). You can play music files prepared using rekordbox on this unit and also use the settings such as playlists, cues, loops and hot cues set by rekordbox. Store music files and settings in a memory device (flash memory, hard disk, etc.) and connect it to this unit.
Part names and functions 4 1 5 2 3 5 3 ! MASTER REC: Records sound output from the unit on a USB device connected to the USB2 slot. = Recording the performance (p.10) 1 Power section (page 1 0) 2 USB section (page 1 0) 3 Deck section (page 1 1) ! WAKE UP: Cancels the auto standby mode. = Auto standby function (p.27) 4 Browse section (page 1 6) 3 TRACK MARK button 5 Mixer/effect section (page 2 3) Splits a track while the track is being recorded on the USB device.
Splitting a track while recording = Adjusting the playing speed without changing the pitch (Master Tempo) (p.12) Press the [TRACK MARK] button while recording. Adjusts the playing speed of tracks. = Adjusting the playing speed (Tempo Control) (p.12) a HOT CUE (CALL) button Switches to hot cue mode. = Using hot cues (p.14) Deck section b BEAT LOOP button 1 2 Switches to beat loop mode. = Using beat loops (p.15) 3 n m c SLIP LOOP button Switches to slip loop mode. = Using slip loop (p.
Playback Press the [f (PLAY/PAUSE)] button. If the auto-play mode of the [UTILITY] screen is off, the track is played to the end, and then playback stops. The next track is not played. Pausing During playback, press the [f (PLAY/PAUSE)] button. ! Playback resumes when the [f (PLAY/PAUSE)] button is pressed again. Forward and reverse scanning Press one of the [SEARCH m, n] buttons. The track is scanned in the forward or reverse direction while one of the [SEARCH m, n] buttons is pressed.
Frame search ! In pause mode, spin the jog dial. 2 Press the [LOOP OUT (OUT ADJUST)] button at the point at which you want to end loop playback (the loopout point). This operation is not necessary if you want to set the currently set cue point as the loop-in point. The position at which the track is paused can be moved in units of 0.5 frames. ! The approximate time for 0.5 frames is 6.7 msec.
Cutting loops (Loop Cut) During loop playback, press the [CUE/LOOP CALL, c (LOOP 1/2X)] button. The time the loop is played is cut in half each time the button is pressed. Extending loops (Loop Doubling) During loop playback, press the [CUE/LOOP CALL, d(LOOP 2X)] button. ! ! ! ! When multiple points are stored, a different point is called out each time the button is pressed. Loops set as active loops can also be called out as stored loops.
Content stored in the hot cue Color Cue Point Fixed color of each button Loop Orange During playback or while pausing, press one of the Performance buttons. The hot cue stored on that button is called out and playback begins. The information of the loop play stored in a Performance button is different from the loop playback set by using the [LOOP IN/4BEAT (IN ADJUST)] or [LOOP OUT (OUT ADJUST)] buttons.
! If a loop is set, it operates as a loop move. 1 Press the [BEAT JUMP] button to switch to beat jump mode. 2 Select the length of the beat and press the Performance button. The playback position is moved according to the length of the selected beat. ! By pressing the [BEAT JUMP] button in beat jump mode, you can switch between [BEAT JUMP] (1 beat or 2 beats) and [BEAT JUMP2] (4 beats or 8 beats). ! If the track’s BPM cannot be detected, the BPM is set to 120.
! When the [QUANTIZE] button is pressed while pressing the [SHIFT] button, switching is possible only for the deck for which the [SHIFT] button is pressed. = Using the quantize function (p.27) d USB1,2 buttons Press these buttons to display the music files stored on the USB device connected to USB1 or USB2 and mobile devices on which rekordbox is installed. = Playing music files on media connected to this unit (p.
h Time display (minutes, seconds, milliseconds) Displays the remaining time or elapsed time. i Playing address display/scale display (1-minute intervals) The track is displayed as a bar graph. The current playback position is displayed as a white vertical line. When the elapsed time is displayed, the left edge of the graph lights up. When the remaining time is displayed, the display turns off from the left side.
Description of the screen 1 2 3 4 number of playlists and last modified datesrecorded in the library information on the USB device — rekordbox on a computer or mobile device: The number of tracks and playlists registered in the library of rekordbox 5 Other browsing operations While browsing, the sort menu can be used to change the order of the tracks.
! ! Letter jumping: Use this when the tracks are arranged or sorted in alphabetical order. Page jumping: Use this when tracks are not in alphabetical order or are not sorted. Track menu Browse Tag List Comments list of memory cue/loop CUE/LOOP LIST The comments list for the memory cue set in rekordbox is displayed. — — CANCEL Exiting from the Track menu. Letter jump mode 1 Display a list sorted in alphabetical order.
1 Switch to the browse screen and select a category or folder that has tracks directly under it. Editing tag lists 1 2 3 4 5 A list of the tracks is displayed on the right half of the information display screen. 2 Set the cursor to the category or folder, then press the [TAG TRACK/REMOVE] button. The category or folder name flashes, and all the tracks in that category or folder are added to the tag list. ! When folders are added while in folder browse mode, tracks for which ID3 tags, etc.
Removing all the tracks 1 Press the [TAG LIST] button. The tag list is displayed. 2 Use the rotary selector to select and enter [USB1] or [USB2]. The deck where the track whose information is displayed is loaded, and the information such as the interface where the device containing the track is connected are displayed. 2 Track details Detailed information on the loaded tracks is displayed. 3 Jacket photo and comment The jacket photo and comments about the loaded track are displayed.
6 EQ/ISO (HI, MID, LOW) controls Mixer/effect section The control can be switched between [EQUALIZER] or [ISOLATOR] through the settings on the [UTILITY] screen. Adjusts the sound quality of each channel. = Adjusting the sound quality (p.24) 7 Channel level indicator 1 2 3 8 MASTER LEVEL control 4 5 Adjusts the level of sound output from the [MASTER1] and [MASTER2] terminals. = Outputting sound (p.
— LINE: Use this setting when a device other than a portable device is connected. — PORTABLE: Use this setting when a portable device is connected. i CUE (CH1, CH2) buttons Monitors the sound of the channel you want to monitor with the headphones. = Monitoring sound with headphones (p.24) 2 Turn the [TRIM] control. j HEADPHONES LEVEL control Adjusts the level of sound output from the headphone terminal. = Monitoring sound with headphones (p.
Effect name Descriptions REVERB BEAT c, d: From 1% to 100% Level/depth: Sets the balance A reverberation effect is applied between the original sound and the to the input sound. effect sound. Quantize: Disabled ! ! ! A 1-cycle flanger effect is produced according to the beat fraction set with the [BEAT c, d] buttons. BEAT c, d: From 1/16 beat to 64/1 beats Level/depth: The further the control is turned clockwise, the more the effect is stressed.
Operation Turning the power on 1 Plug the power cord into a power outlet after all the connections between devices are completed. = Connections (p.8) 2 Press the [u] switch. ! Press the rotary selector to move to a lower level in the folder. Press the [BACK] button to return to the level above. When the [BACK] button is pressed for over 1 second or the medium button for the medium being browsed is pressed, the display moves to the topmost level.
1 Rotate the [TRIM] control in the [CH1] section clockwise. Adjust the level of sound input to the [CH1] terminal. The [CH1] level indicator lights up when audio signals are properly input to [CH1]. Rotate the [TRIM] control to confirm that the orange indicator lights up at the highest volume for the track. ! Make sure that the red indicator does not lights up, or the sound may be distorted. The level of the sound output from the [CH1] terminals is adjusted.
! Language settings ! Select the language in which the track names and messages are displayed on the screen. When the language is changed, the messages on the main unit display are displayed in the selected language. To display the information such as track names written in local character codes other than Unicode, select the language in the [LANGUAGE] setting.
Using DJ software Operating DJ software 1 Connect the [ computer. When [DECK1/2] is pressed while pressing the [SHIFT] button, only the deck for which the [SHIFT] button is pressed can be changed. MIDI messages For details on the MIDI messages on this unit, see “List of MIDI Messages”. ! “List of MIDI Messages” can be obtained from [MIDI-compatible software] of [Software Info] of [XDJ-RR] on the Pioneer DJ support site below. pioneerdj.
Additional information Troubleshooting ! ! Improper operation is often mistaken for trouble or a malfunction that occurred in the device. If something is wrong with this unit, check the following issues, and also access the following Pioneer DJ support site and check [FAQ] for [XDJ-RR]. pioneerdj.com/support/ Some problems occur due to the connected components. If the problem cannot be resolved after checking the connected components, contact the service center or your dealer for repairs.
Problem Check Remedy The SYNC function does not work even when files are analyzed. Is the beat grid irregular? Is the beat grid properly tapped? Set the beat grid properly. Are the BPMs of the tracks in the two decks too different? The SYNC function does not work properly if the BPM of the track on the deck for which the [SYNC/INST.DOUBLES] button is pressed is not within the adjustable tempo range of the track on the deck for which the [SYNC/INST.DOUBLES] button is not pressed.
Icons displayed on the display of the main unit Genre Deck number (1 to 2) Computers Close folder Playing Artist Edit the rating Year Remixer Bit rate Album Registered in tag list Label Original artist WAIT Track/file name Tempo (BPM) Key Search Playlist HISTORY Color rekordbox DJ play count Rating USB MEMORY CUE comments Date library added Time Hot cue Open folder Comment iPhone/iPod ! ! ! ! ! This product has been developed and tested for the iPhone/iPod software versions
