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Devices & File Analysis
PRIME hardware can play music files from USB drives, SD cards, or other connected PRIME units. Make sure
you are using only the supported file systems (for USB drives or SD cards) and file formats (for music files) listed
below.
Supported file systems
:
exFAT (recommended), FAT32
Supported file formats
:
AAC/M4A
AIF/AIFF (44.1–192 kHz, 16–32-bit)
ALAC
FLAC
MP3 (32–320 kbps)
MP4
Ogg Vorbis
WAV (44.1–192 kHz, 16–32-bit)
Although PRIME hardware can play tracks that have not been analyzed yet, pre-analyzing them allows its
features to work most effectively. You can analyze tracks in one of two ways:
•
On your PRIME hardware, load the track
: When you load a track to play, PRIME will automatically
analyze it (if it has not already been analyzed). This may take a moment to complete, depending on
the length of the track. You can start playing the track from the beginning
immediately
, though you
will need to wait a moment for the analysis to finish.
•
Use Engine DJ software
: The included Engine DJ software can pre-analyze your music library to
use with PRIME hardware. You can also use it to organize your library by creating playlists. It also
manages your PRIME hardware preferences (see
to learn more about this).
to download the Engine DJ software.
To eject a USB drive or SD card
:
1.
Make sure none of its tracks are being played on any connected PRIME units.
2.
Press
Media Eject
. A list of connected devices will appear in the touchscreen.
3.
Tap the
Eject
icon on the touchscreen next to the name of your device. If a track on the device is
currently playing, you will be asked if you want to continue ejecting, which will stop the track. Tap
Cancel
to cancel ejecting the device or tap
OK
to eject it.
To eject additional devices
, repeat Step 3.
To return to the previous screen
, press
Media Eject
again, or tap the
X
in the upper-right corner.
Networking
You can network multiple SC5000 PRIME and SC5000M PRIME units together, enabling them to share track
databases, timing and BPM information, and other data seamlessly over this connection.
This feature provides many advantages while performing. For instance, if you are using four PRIME units, you
can use one of them to browse through
all
tracks on
all
devices (USB drives or SD cards) connected to
any
of those units. You can then play any of those tracks immediately without having to move a device from one
unit to the other.
To network PRIME units together
, use the included networking cables to do one of the following:
•
If you are using only two PRIME units, connect their two
Link
ports.
•
If you are using two or more PRIME units, connect each of their
Link
ports to a
Link
port (
1
–
4
) on
your Denon DJ mixer.
•
If you are using two or more PRIME units, connect each of their
Link
ports to an Ethernet port on a
router.
The
Network
(
Media Status
) light will turn on when the PRIME unit is properly connected to a network.
Configuration
PRIME hardware has several settings that help you customize playback and how information is displayed.
To open the Control Center
(which contains links to the User Profile and Settings menus), press
Shortcuts
.
To open the User Profile settings directly
, press and hold
View
.
to learn about these settings.