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Contents

How to read this manual

Thank you for buying this Pioneer 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 start

Features ....................................................................................................... 3

Before you start

Supported sources ..................................................................................... 4
Usable media .............................................................................................. 4
Playable music file formats ....................................................................... 4
Preparing the software ............................................................................... 5

Connections

Connecting the input/output terminals .................................................... 6

Part names and functions

Operation

Changing the settings

About the auto-play mode ........................................................................ 29
About the auto standby function ............................................................. 29
About language settings .......................................................................... 29
Setting preferences .................................................................................. 29

Using the DJ software

Installing the driver software ................................................................... 30
Operating DJ software by MIDI interface ............................................... 31

Additional information

Summary of Contents for XDJ-RX

Page 1: ...s on rekordbox please see the online support site indicated above http pioneerdj com support The Pioneer DJ support site shown above offers FAQs information on software and various other types of information and services to allow you to use your product in greater comfort ...

Page 2: ...nd functions Power section 9 USB device section 9 Deck section 10 Browse section 17 Mixer section 23 Effect section 25 Operation Turning the power on 27 Turning the power off 27 Connecting and disconnecting USB devices 27 Playback 27 Playing the rekordbox library on a computer or mobile device 27 Outputting sound 27 Mixing using the faders 28 Using quantize function 28 Changing the settings About ...

Page 3: ... function can be used to automatically synchronize the tempo BPM and beat positions on the left and right decks based on the track s beat grid information as analyzed with rekordbox Genuine beat mixing is eas ily possible without moving the TEMPO sliders HOT CUE The unit is equipped with a hot cue function for starting playback instan taneously from cue points that have been set in advance by simp...

Page 4: ... then back on If multiple partitions are set on the USB device only the first partition can be used When rekordbox library information is present the partition containing the rekordbox library information has priority USB devices equipped with flash card readers may not operate Depending on the USB device you are using the desired perfor mance may not be achieved Playable music file formats This u...

Page 5: ... files man aged by rekordbox together with this unit Acquiring rekordbox Mac Windows 1 Open your web browser on your computer and access the rekordbox site http rekordbox com 2 Click Download in the rekordbox site and download rekordbox from the download page For inquiries on rekordbox Mac Windows please see the support site indicated above About rekordbox iOS Android Tracks managed by rekordbox c...

Page 6: ...disconnected while the other one is being used the volume of the other one in use may increase or drop suddenly 2 MASTER1 terminals Connect a power amplifier powered speakers etc here Be sure to use these as balanced outputs Be careful not to acci dentally insert the power cord of another unit 3 MASTER2 terminals Connect a power amplifier powered speakers etc here 4 BOOTH OUT terminals This is an ...

Page 7: ...n be selected and played when connected to a mobile device on which rekordbox iOS Android is installed by USB cable or wireless LAN Wi Fi router Performances can be held using such information as playlists cues loops and hot cues that have been set ahead of time with rekordbox With wired LAN connections one computer on which rekordbox is installed can be connected The unit cannot be connected to a...

Page 8: ...En 8 Using a wireless router and access points rekordbox Computer To power outlet Power cord Mobile device on which rekordbox is installed Wireless router and access point ...

Page 9: ...the power on and off Turning the power on p 27 USB device section 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 Device insertion slot for USB 1 2 Insert USB devices here Connecting and disconnecting USB devices p 27 2 USB 1 2 indicator It lights flashes when this unit is communicating with the USB device Connecting and disconnecting USB devices p 27 3 USB1 2 STOP button Press this for over 2 seconds before disconnecting USB ...

Page 10: ...p playback Reloop p 13 Canceling Loop playback Loop Exit p 13 4 DIRECTION REV button Use this to turn reverse playback on and off This lights when playing in the reverse direction Playing in reverse p 12 5 SLIP button Using the slip mode p 15 6 TRACK SEARCH o p buttons Use these to search for the beginnings of tracks 7 SEARCH m n buttons The track is forwarded reversed while the button is held in ...

Page 11: ...next track It is not possible to move to a different category or folder during forward or reverse scanning Finding the beginnings of tracks Track Search Press one of the TRACK SEARCH o p buttons Press the p to move to the beginning of the next track When o is pressed playback returns to the beginning of the cur rently playing track When pressed twice in a row playback returns to the beginning of t...

Page 12: ...e spin the jog dial The position at which the track is pausing can be moved in units of 0 5 frames The approximate time for 0 5 frame is 6 7 msec Spin clockwise to move in the direction of playback counterclock wise to move in the opposite direction The position moves 1 8 sec onds per one full rotation of the jog dial Adjusting the playback and stopping speeds Use this to adjust the speed at which...

Page 13: ...t 3 Press the LOOP OUT OUT ADJUST button Loop playback resumes Normal loop playback also resumes if no operation is performed for over 10 seconds Canceling Loop playback Loop Exit During loop playback press the RELOOP EXIT button Playback continues beyond the Loop Out Point without returning to the Loop In Point Returning to Loop playback Reloop After canceling loop playback press the RELOOP EXIT ...

Page 14: ...tize function is on there may be a slight delay in operation of this function in order to synchronize the beat A hot cue which has already been recorded in the Performance button cannot be re recorded To store a new Hot Cue first delete the stored Hot Cue Playing hot cues During playback or while pausing press one of the Performance buttons The hot cue recorded at that button is called out and pla...

Page 15: ... position playing in the background When in the slip mode the currently playing position is indicated by a yellow line on the main unit display s waveform display overall waveform or enlarged waveform The position playing in the back ground is indicated by a white line on the main unit display s wave form display overall waveform Slip pausing 1 Press the VINYL MODE button Set the jog mode to VINYL...

Page 16: ...ip Loop 6 Press the LOOP SLICE EXIT button or the RELOOP EXIT button Looping is canceled and normal playback of the sound that was playing in the background resumes Slip reverse 1 Press the SLIP button The mode switches to the slip mode 2 Press the DIRECTION REV button while the playback is going on The DIRECTION REV button lights and reverse playback starts Normal playback continues in the backgr...

Page 17: ...or over 1 second The UTILITY screen is displayed Changing the settings p 29 8 QUANTIZE DECK button Turns the quantize function of the deck and beat effects ON OFF Using quantize function p 28 9 DECK1 2 button Switches to the deck want to be active a TIME MODE AUTO CUE button Press The main unit display s time display mode switches to the elapsed time or remaining time display Press for over 1 seco...

Page 18: ...of the cue point loop point can be set through rekordbox e Cue point hot cue point and loop point display The positions of cue points loop points and hot cues are displayed as marks f A CUE This lights when auto cue is set Setting auto cue p 19 g REMAIN This lights when the time display is set to the remaining time h Time display minutes seconds milliseconds This displays the remaining time or ela...

Page 19: ...jog dial lights when pressed Setting auto cue When a track is loaded or the track search operation is performed the silent section at the beginning of the track is skipped and the cue point is automatically set at the point immediately before the sound starts Press the TIME MODE AUTO CUE button for over 1 second Auto cue is set to on A CUE is displayed on the main unit display When the TIME MODE A...

Page 20: ... there is rekordbox library information on the USB device That medium s free space and used space as well as the num ber of tracks number of playlists and last modified dates in the library information rekordbox on a computer or mobile device The number of tracks and playlists in the library information Other browsing operations Rearranging tracks Sort menu While browsing the sort menu can be used...

Page 21: ...e point selected in DECK1 is called out LOAD TO DECK2 The track is loaded on DECK2 and playback starts The point selected in DECK2 is called out CUE LOOP LIST The comments list of memory cue set in rekordbox is displayed CANCEL Exiting from the Track menu Storing the playing history 1 Connect the USB device to this unit 2 Play tracks Tracks that have been played for approximately 1 minute are stor...

Page 22: ...me as the track name The artist names are not registered After tracks have been added to the tag list when the registered tracks are displayed on the track list on the browse screen or are loaded in a player and their ID3 tags etc are loaded the file names switch to the track names and the artist names are also registered Adding tracks from playlists All the tracks on a selected playlist can be ad...

Page 23: ...nly the tracks being managed with rekordbox are converted into playlists Displaying the details of the currently loaded track The details of the currently loaded track can be checked 1 3 2 1Deck information display This indicates the DECK where the track of which information is displayed is loaded and the location of the loaded track 2Track details This displays detailed information on the loaded ...

Page 24: ...stics selected with the THRU selector switch THRU Choose this when you do not want to use the crossfader Set here for a curve that rises gradually Set here for a curve that rises steeply When the crossfader moves away from either the left or right edge the sound is imme diately output from the opposite side Mixing using the crossfader p 28 Adjusting the sound quality Turn the HI MID LOW controls f...

Page 25: ...l Switches between the various beat effects Using the beat effect function p 25 7 1 2 MIC CF1 CF2 and MASTER selector switch This switches to the channel to which the beat effect is applied Using the beat effect function p 25 8 TIME control Controls the temporal parameter of the beat effect Using the beat effect function p 25 9 LEVEL DEPTH control Adjusts the quantitative parameter of the beat eff...

Page 26: ...16 1 TIME 10 msec to 16 000 msec LEVEL DEPTH Sets the balance between the original sound and the roll sound QUANTIZE Enabled Number of beats indicates the beats range that can be set while using that effect TIME indicates the temporal parameter that can be set through TIME control LEVEL DEPTH indicates the quantitative parameter that can be set through LEVEL DEPTH control QUANTIZE indicates whethe...

Page 27: ...second or the medium button for the medium being browsed is pressed the display moves to the topmost level 4 Use the rotary selector to select and enter the track you want to load When the rotary selector is pressed while the cursor is set at a track track menu is displayed Track menu p 21 When the LOAD c d button is pressed while the cursor is set to a track that track is loaded in the specified ...

Page 28: ...elector switch in the CH2 section 3 Turn the TRIM control in the CH2 section clockwise 4 Press the CUE CH2 button The sound of CH2 is monitored from the headphones 5 Turn the HEADPHONES MIXING control This adjusts the balance of the monitor volume between the sound out put from the MASTER1 and MASTER2 terminals the sound of CH1 and the sound of CH2 6 Operate DECK 2 While checking the sound over th...

Page 29: ...ying track names and mes sages on the screen When the language is changed the messages on the main unit display are displayed in the selected language When displaying track names etc to display characters written in local codes other than Unicode change the LANGUAGE setting Setting preferences Options settings Setting ranges Descriptions A CUE LEVEL 36 dB 42 dB 48 dB 54 dB 60 dB 66 dB 72 dB 78 dB ...

Page 30: ...is connected to a different USB port on the computer Wait a while until the message Your devices are ready for use appears Adjusting the buffer size Windows This unit functions as an audio device conforming to the ASIO standards If an application using this unit as the default audio device DJ software etc is running quit that application before adjusting the buffer size 1 Click the Windows Start m...

Page 31: ...r section The control mode for the loaded deck or mixer section is canceled when a track is loaded in the unit 5 Change the control deck Switch the control decks A B to C D by pressing the DECK1 2 button When SHIFT button and DECK1 2 button is pressed simulta neously only decks for which SHIFT button is pressed can be changed About MIDI messages For details on this unit s MIDI messages see List of...

Page 32: ...PHONO selector switch on this unit s rear panel properly set Properly set the LINE PHONO selector switch on this unit s rear panel accord ing to the connected device page 6 Is the sound level input to the MIC terminal set to an appropriate level Set the MIC LEVEL control to the proper position page 24 No sound is produced or sound is distorted or noisy Is this unit placed near a TV Turn the TV s p...

Page 33: ...flash memory drives and hard discs Is there a large number of folders or files recorded on the USB device When there are many folders or files some time may be required for loading Are files other than music files stored on the USB device When files other than music files are stored in folders time is required to read them as well Do not store files or folders other than music files on the USB dev...

Page 34: ... or iPhone may affect wireless performance iPhone iPod iPod touch Mac Macintosh and OS X are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Android is a trademark of Google Inc iOS is a trademark on which Cisco holds the trademark right in the US and certain other countries Wi Fi is a registered mark of the Wi Fi Alliance This software is based in part on the work of the Indepen...

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