Contents
For those operating Serato DJ for the first time using this unit
See the "Quick Start Guide - Serato DJ Edition" for the procedure for making the
initial settings required to use the CONTROL CD or CONTROL VINYL in order to
operate Serato DJ. The "Quick Start Guide - Serato DJ Edition" can be downloaded
from the Pioneer DJ support site (http://pioneerdj.com/support/). For downloading
instructions, see Downloading the latest versions of the operating instructions and
the Quick Start Guide - Serato DJ Edition in this manual (p.28).
For users of CONTROL VINYL
If you use CONTROL VINYL, use a shop that handles Serato DJ products or an
online shop such as that of Serato (http://serato.com/).
How to read this manual
Be sure to read both this manual and the "Quick Start Guide - Serato DJ Edition".
Both contain important information that you should understand before using this
product.
For instructions on obtaining the Serato DJ software's manual, see Acquiring the
manual (p.28).
This manual consists mainly of descriptions of the functions of this unit as hard-
ware. For details about operating the Serato DJ software, see the Serato DJ soft-
ware's manual and the "Quick Start Guide - Serato DJ Edition".
The Serato DJ software manual can be downloaded from "Serato.com". For
details, see Downloading the Serato DJ software manual (p. 28).
The latest version of the operating instructions (this manual) and the "Quick
Start Guide - Serato DJ Edition" can be downloaded from the Pioneer support
site. For details, see Downloading the latest versions of the operating instruc-
tions and the Quick Start Guide - Serato DJ Edition (p.28).
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.
[MASTER] channel, [ON/OFF], [File] menu)
Please note that the screens and specifications of the software described in this
manual as well as the external appearance and specifications of the hardware
are currently under development and may differ from the final specifications.
Please note that depending on the operating system version, web browser set-
tings, etc., operation may differ from the procedures described in this manual.
Features .............................................................................................................................5
What's in the box ..............................................................................................................5
Rear panel .......................................................................................................................10
Control Panel ..................................................................................................................13
Basic Operation ..............................................................................................................14
Advanced Operations .....................................................................................................15
Types of BEAT EFFECT ....................................................................................................19
MIDI assignment map ....................................................................................................22
Setting preferences ........................................................................................................24
Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................................26
Block Diagram ................................................................................................................27
Acquiring the manual ....................................................................................................28
Specifications..................................................................................................................29
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