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Owner’s Manual

Before using this unit, carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (leaflet “USING

THE UNIT SAFELY” and Startup Guide). After reading, keep the document(s) where it will be available for

immediate reference.

Summary of Contents for Serato DJ-505

Page 1: ...s unit carefully read USING THE UNIT SAFELY and IMPORTANT NOTES leaflet USING THE UNIT SAFELY and Startup Guide After reading keep the document s where it will be available for immediate reference Copyright 2017 ROLAND CORPORATION 01 ...

Page 2: ...ing Sound from a Mic 17 TR S Operations 18 Playing Copying or Deleting Patterns 18 Changing Instruments 18 TR REC Step Recording 19 INST REC Realtime Recording 19 Synchronizing the TR S Tempo with the Serato DJ Tempo 20 Backing Up or Restoring TR S Data 20 Using the DJ 505 in Stand Alone Mode 20 System Settings 21 Returning to the Factory Settings Factory Reset 22 Using Serato Flip 23 Purchasing S...

Page 3: ...t a browser and access the following Serato DJ webpage https serato com dj downloads 2 Click DOWNLOAD Serato DJ 3 Enter your email address and click CONTINUE 4 Enter your password and country and click CONTINUE An email is sent to the address you specified 5 Click Download Serato DJ as directed by the email 6 Follow the instructions as directed by the screen then download the Serato DJ Installing ...

Page 4: ...ion Use these controls to operate Serato DJ and load songs 1 1 2 3 4 1 LOAD buttons Load a song selected on Serato DJ into a deck SHIFT Sorts the song library by BPM SHIFT Sorts the song library by KEY 2 Rotary selector Turn this knob to move the cursor up down Press this knob to move the cursor to a lower level 3 BACK button Moves the cursor to a higher level SHIFT BACK Library songs are sorted i...

Page 5: ... press the CUE u button after switching the playback song the cue point is set After the cue point has been set pressing the CUE u button moves the cue point to the location at which you pressed the button If playback is in progress pressing this button moves to the temporary cue point and stops playback SHIFT CUE u If you press the buttons during the song the location returns to the beginning of ...

Page 6: ...pecified loop playback starts SHIFT IN Switches the loop slot SHIFT OUT Cancels loop playback returns to the previously specified loop in point and resumes loop playback 11 DECK 3 DECK 4 buttons Switch the deck left decks 1 and 3 right decks 2 and 4 to be operated 12 KEY LOCK button Turns the key lock function on off If the key lock function is on the pitch does not change even if you use the temp...

Page 7: ...ts the master output level 8 BOOTH LEVEL knob Adjusts the output level of the BOOTH OUT jacks 9 MIXING knob Adjusts the volume balance of the channel whose Channel CUE button is lit and the master output for phones output 10 TR SAMPLER LEVEL knob Adjusts TR S SAMPLER output level 11 TR SAMPLER CUE button Turns TR S SAMPLER output cue on off 12 Level indicator Indicate the output level of each chan...

Page 8: ... Serato DJ 10 PATTERN button Lets you select rhythm patterns 1 16 SHIFT PATTERN Adds an accent to the step when using TR REC 11 START STOP button Plays stops the pattern 12 TR S pads 1 16 Use these buttons to turn steps on off to select patterns instruments ortoassignsamplesofSeratoDJ as instruments 13 CLEAR button Deletes the content recorded by TR REC for a specific instrument or deletes the pat...

Page 9: ...e the included USB cable to connect this port to your computer To connect this to your computer you must install the USB driver Installing the Software p 3 Computer 2 MIDI OUT connector This outputs MIDI messages such as MIDI clock 3 MIC IN jack Connect your microphone here MEMO In System Settings p 21 you can specify dedicated effects reverb delay for the mic input 4 MIC SENS knob Adjusts the mic...

Page 10: ...be dangerous in the event of lightning 7 MASTER OUT 1 L R connectors 2 L R jacks Connect your powered speakers or power amp here Pin assignment of MASTER OUT 1 connectors 8 BOOTH OUT L R jacks These are the output jacks for booth monitoring Pin assignment of BOOTH OUT jacks 9 POWER switch This turns the power on off The power to this unit will be turned off automatically after a predetermined amou...

Page 11: ...e re analyzed 1 In Serato DJ click the Files key The Files panel opens and the files on your computer and on the peripheral devices connected to your computer are displayed 2 In the Files panel click the folder that contains the songs you want to add to the library 3 Drag and drop the selected folder onto the create panel A crate is created and the songs are added to the library Loading a Song Her...

Page 12: ...n the MASTER LEVEL knob toward the right to adjust the level of the speakers Monitoring Through Headphones 1 Set the DJ 505 s knobs as follows MIXING knob Turned all the way to the left VOLUME knob 2 Press the channel CUE button of the channel that you want to monitor 3 Turn the VOLUME knob toward the right to adjust the headphone level Closing Serato DJ 1 Close the Serato DJ screen Mac OS In the ...

Page 13: ...p playback length is doubled You can obtain the same result by pressing the 2X button in the LOOP area 5 5 During loop playback hold down the SHIFT button and press the LOOP 1 2X button Move to the previous loop keeping the loop length the same 5 5 During loop playback hold down the SHIFT button and press the LOOP 2X button Move to the next loop keeping the loop length the same 5 5 Hold down the S...

Page 14: ...ontinuously played as a loop 5 Release the performance pad Song playback resumes from the location to which the song had progressed during loop playback Using slicer mode and slicer loop mode Slicer mode When the playback location progresses to the end of the region that was divided into eight the region on the screen shifts to show the next eight divisions and that region divided into eight is as...

Page 15: ...select a sample and then pressing a performance pad while holding down the SHIFT button 5 Press a performance pad The sample of the slot that s assigned to the pad you pressed is played Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 Slot 6 Slot 7 Slot 8 The type of playback changes depending Serato Sampler s playback mode For details refer to the Serato DJ owner s manual MEMO If you hold down the SHIFT button...

Page 16: ...the SHIFT button and press an effect button to select the effect type The effect type changes each time you press the button 4 Press the effect button to turn the effect on button lit 5 Use the effect parameter knobs to adjust the effect depth 6 Use the BEATS knob to adjust the time at which the effect is applied If you press the knob the setting is set to 1 MEMO By tapping the TAP button at the d...

Page 17: ...ixer section You can also use Serato DJ s effect units to apply effects to the external audio inputs In System Settings p 21 you can specify a dedicated effect reverb delay for the audio that s input from the mic connected to the MIC IN jack Inputting Sound from a DJ Player 1 Connect your DJ player or other line level device to any of the INPUT CH 1 CH 2 jacks 2 As appropriate for the channel to w...

Page 18: ... are blinking yellow If you decide to cancel the operation press the PATTERN button or TR REC button 3 Press one of the blinking TR S pads 1 16 to select the copy destination pattern If you copy a pattern while a pattern is playing the copy destination pattern plays automatically Clearing a pattern 1 Press the PATTERN button to make it light 2 Hold down the CLEAR button and press the TR S pad for ...

Page 19: ...t 16t 16th note triplet Six steps will be one beat 16 16th note Four steps will be one beat 32 32nd note Eight steps will be one beat Specifying the pattern length last step You can specify the number of steps last step that the pattern uses 1 Hold down the SHIFT button and press the SCALE button to make it blink rapidly The display shows the current last step 2 Use the VALUE knob to specify the l...

Page 20: ...he Roland drive 4 Copy the backup files into the Roland drive s RESTORE folder 5 When copying is completed operate your computer to eject the Roland drive 6 Disconnect the USB cable 7 Wait until the TR S pads 1 16 and performance pads blinking green NOTE Never turn off the power until the TR S pads and performance pads blinking green 8 Turn off the power Using the DJ 505 in Stand Alone Mode Youcan...

Page 21: ... 2 jacks is used as the AUX signal 7 EQ HI MID LOW knobs maximum value 3db 6db Specifies the maximum value of the equalizer When the HI MID LOW knobs of each channel are turned all the way to the right they have the value specified here This setting is effective only in stand alone mode 8 Master output attenuator level 0 3 6 12 18 dB Specifies the attenuation level of the master output The master ...

Page 22: ...ide L channel of the browser section and press the POWER switch to turn on the power The display indicates and the START STOP button of the TR S section blinks If you decide to cancel the operation turn off the power 2 Press the blinking START STOP button Factory reset begins When the display indicates factory reset is complete NOTE Never turn off the power until the display indicates 3 Turn the D...

Page 23: ... right of the Serato DJ screen click MY SERATO The email address entry screen appears 5 Enter your email address and click CONTINUE The password entry screen appears 6 Enter your password and click LOGIN 7 In the my serato screen click the EXPANSION PACKS tab 8 Select Serato FLIP and click BUY USD XX 9 As directed by the screen enter the necessary items The Serato Flip Expansion Pack voucher code ...

Page 24: ... song reaches this time You can double click to assign a name to the Flip 4 Flip slot on off Turns the Flip on off Even if Flip is on Flip playback does not start until the song reaches the Flip start time 5 Flip slot loop If this is highlighted the Flip plays as a loop 6 Flip slot delete Deletes the Flip Serato DJ Flip panel 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 Flip record Puts the Flip in a record ready state Even ...

Page 25: ...the virtual deck screen or Flip loop in the Flip panel is highlighted the Flip plays as a loop If there is an unsaved Flip in temporary memory the loop setting of the Flip in temporary memory is turned on off If the Flip in temporary memory is saved to a Flip slot the loop setting of Flip in the selected Flip slot is turned on off 3 Press the PARAMETER button to play the Flip If there is an unsave...

Page 26: ...n the lower right of the Serato DJ screen click MY SERATO The email address entry screen appears 5 Enter your email address and click CONTINUE The password entry screen appears 6 Enter your password and click LOGIN 7 In the my serato screen click the EXPANSION PACKS tab 8 Select DVS EXPANSION and click BUY USD XX 9 As directed by the screen enter the necessary items The Serato Flip Expansion Pack ...

Page 27: ...S Expansion is activated the DJ 505 s sound card mode switches to DVS mode While the DJ 505 is in DVS mode the state is as shown below Wait until switching is complete approximately one minute When switching is complete the state is as shown below 6 Close Serato DJ 7 Turn off the power of the DJ 505 wait about one minute and then turn the power on again 8 Restart Serato DJ Wait until the virtual d...

Page 28: ... must use either two turntables or two DJ players 1 Turn off the power of the DJ 505 2 Connect your turntables or DJ players as described in Rear Panel Connecting Your Equipment Be sure to connect the ground wire of the turntable to the DJ 505 s PHONO GROUND terminal 3 As appropriate for the connected channels set the front panel CH 1 or CH 2 switch to PC Serato DJ Settings 1 In the upper right of...

Page 29: ...ying a Song with DVS 1 In the virtual deck screen click the VINYL control mode button to select either REL mode or ABS mode 2 Import a song as described in Importing a Song p 11 3 Load the song as described in Loading a Song p 11 4 Operate your turntable or DJ player to play back the control record or CD The song that s loaded into the deck plays 5 Move the channel fader upward and turn the TRIM k...

Page 30: ...er TR SAMPLER level fader and MASTER LEVEL knob to the appropriate positions p 7 Is the CH 1 or CH 2 switch set correctly Set the CH 1 or CH 2 switch appropriately for the input source p 8 Are the powered speakers or amp connected correctly Check the connections of the powered speakers or amp p 9 Are the connected powered speakers or amp set correctly Check the volume settings of the powered speak...

Page 31: ...Hz 0 2 dB Connectors INPUT 1 2 jacks RCA phono type MIC IN jack 1 4 inch phone type MASTER OUT 1 connectors XLR type balanced MASTER OUT 2 jacks RCA phono type BOOTH OUT jacks TRS phone type balanced PHONES jacks stereo 1 4 inch phone type miniature phone type PC port USB type B MIDI OUT connector DC IN jack PHONO GROUND terminal Power supply AC adaptor Current draw 2 000 mA Dimensions 530 W x 402...

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