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Pressing PLAY/PAUSE (2) will begin playback of the selected 
track. Pressing PLAY/PAUSE (2) again will pause playback and 
hold the track at the current position.

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While the unit is in playback, press  PLAY/PAUSE   / ll (2) to 
pause the track. While the track is paused, press CUE (3) to set 
the cue point at the current position. 

ADJUSTING THE MASTER CUE POINT

After the cue point has been programmed, press PLAY/
PAUSE (2) to pause the track at the cue point.  Press SEARCH (5) 
or rotate the jogwheel to adjust the cue position. Press CUE (3) 
to set the cue point at the play marker.

RETURNING TO THE MASTER CUE POINT

While the unit is playing and after the cue point has been 
programmed, pressing CUE (3) will cause the unit to enter the 
PAUSE mode at the programmed cue point.  Holding down the 
CUE button changes the function to preview, and allows you to 
stutter start or play from the programmed CUE POINT. Releasing 
the CUE button will return the track to the preset CUE point.  You 
can press the PLAY/PAUSE button while holding the CUE button 
to allow playback to continue from the current position.

The AUTO CUE (22) function sets the Master Cue at the point
immediately before sound starts, skipping the beginning silent 
section of tracks. Press shift and keylock (22) to enable auto cue.  
The audio level threshold determines where the auto cue is set, 
and can be adjusted in Settings>Autocue Level.

Pressing SEARCH FORWARD (5) will fast-search through the 
track in the forward direction, and holding SEARCH BACK (5) will 
fast-search through the track in the reverse direction.

Pressing TRACK SEARCH FORWARD (6) will advance to the 
beginning position of the next track. Pressing TRACK SEARCH 
BACK (6) will return the current track to the beginning position.

Pressing the PITCH BEND - / + (21) will temporarily raise or lower 
the pitch from the existing pitch setting. Releasing the buttons 
will return the pitch to the original setting.

The tempo increases when the pitch slider [19] is moved towards 
the user (down), and decreases when moved away from the user 
(up). The rate at with the playing speed is changed is indicated 
on the LCD display.

Pressing shift and pitch bend - (21) toggles the range between 
+/- 4%, 8%, 16%, 24% ,50% and 100%. 

KEY LOCK (22) allows the user to adjust the tempo (speed) of 
the song without causing a noticeable change in pitch.

Pressing shift and pitch bend + (21) button allows the user to 
toggle through the different BPM modes: 

ID3 / AUTO / MANUAL / TAP. 

BPM TAP 

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 When BPM mode is set to TAP, the BPM TAP

(23) button can be used to set the BPM of the loaded track.  BPM 
is calculated through a rolling average, with each tap increasing 
the accuracy.  To re-start the calculation, don’t touch the BPM 
TAP button for 2 seconds.

MANUAL BPM -

 

When BPM mode is set to MANUAL, the browse 

knob (8) can be used to set the beats per minute of playback by 
rotating to the desired tempo.  Hold shift and turn the browse 
knob for fine control.  Press the browse knob to set the new 
BPM.

ID3 -

 

when BPM mode is set to ID3, the BPM information from 

the ID3 tag will be displayed.

AUTO BPM -

 

When BPM mode is set to AUTO BPM, the beats 

per minute are calculated automatically and corresponding info 
is displayed on screen.

NOTE:  If a BPM value is present in file info ID3 tag, the
value is loaded into the unit and displayed.

The BPM LOCK feature allows the user to lock the BPM of all 
songs to a specific value.  To use, enable the feature by pressing 
shift and BPM Tap buttons. By default, the BPM value will change 
to the BPM of the current song.  To change this value, turn the 
browse knob to the desired value and press the browse knob 
to set.  All songs played from your MDJ-600 will now be at the 
selected tempo.
To turn off, press shift and BPM TAP again.

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PLAY/PAUSE

MASTER CUE CONTROLS

AUTO CUE

SEARCH

TRACK SEARCH

PITCH BEND

ADJUSTING TEMPO

PITCH RANGE

KEY LOCK

BPM

BPM LOCK

Содержание MDJ-600

Страница 1: ...Please read the manual carefully before operation WWW GEMINISOUND COM MDJ 600 PROFESSIONAL ME DIA C ON TROL L E R USER MANUAL ...

Страница 2: ...roduct is equipped with a three wire grounding type plug a plug having a third grounding pin it will only fit into a grounding type power outlet This is a safely feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding type plug POWER CORD PROTECTION Power supply cords should be routed so...

Страница 3: ... low setting Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it comfortably and clearly and without distortion Once you have established a comfortable sound level set the dial and leave it there Taking a minute to do this now will help to prevent hearing damage or loss in the future After all we want you listening for a lifetime Used wisely your new sound equipment will provide a lifetime of fun and ...

Страница 4: ...III AAC 16 bit 44 1 kHz stereo AAC Core AAC Plus AAC Plus v2 AIFF 16 bit 44 1 kHz stereo Supported file systems on USB Storage Devices include FAT FAT32 HFS NTFS When placed in MIDI mode the MDJ 600 can send MIDI data from the buttons and dials to a computer to control the parameters and playback controls of DJ software The audio playback from the computer can also be output from the MDJ 600 Befor...

Страница 5: ...Loop Auto Loop 1 Beat Manual Loop IN Auto Loop 4 Beat Manual Loop OUT 4 3 LCD Screen Loop 2 Reloop Exit Loop x 2 Loop Roll Tempo Slider Slip Mode Pitch bend Range BPM Mode Keylock Autocue BPM Tap Lock BPM Vinyl Quantize MIDI Select USB select Eject Media 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 24 Track Search Beat Grid Beat Offset 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 1 9 13 14 15 16 17...

Страница 6: ...ectors into any available line input jacks on your mixer If you are connecting the MDJ 600 through a receiver you can plug the RCA connectors into the CD AUX INPUT JACKS on your receiver If there are no CD or AUX INPUTS use any line level not phono inputs USB Plug in the USB cable into the USB OUT B on the rear panel Plug the other end of the USB cable into any available USB port on your computer ...

Страница 7: ...e BPM of the track currently loaded TEMPO Displays the current position of the pitch fader RANGE Indicates the range in which the tempo can be adjusted WAVE DISPLAY This displays the full song wave display The white line indicates the current position of the track while blue markers show hotcues and a green waveform highlight indicates a stored loop PROGRESS BAR Indicates the progress of the curre...

Страница 8: ... eject the USB drive press CD or MIDI and remove the USB storage device NOTE Before powering off the MDJ 600 it s a good idea to remove any connected USB storage device The MDJ 600 is equipped with a tray load CD mechanism that will hold both 12cm and 8cm CDs To load a CD press the EJECT button 28 to open the tray Place your CD into the tray and press EJECT again to close the CD tray Turning the b...

Страница 9: ...se or lower the pitch from the existing pitch setting Releasing the buttons will return the pitch to the original setting The tempo increases when the pitch slider 19 is moved towards the user down and decreases when moved away from the user up The rate at with the playing speed is changed is indicated on the LCD display Pressing shift and pitch bend 21 toggles the range between 4 8 16 24 50 and 1...

Страница 10: ...en the loop is active Auto beat loops are set based on current BPM of track AUTO LOOP ROLL Press shift and the x2 button 18 to activate loop roll mode Press and hold any of the AUTO LOOP buttons to set a loop to your desired length with slip mode activated Release to exit the loop and turn off slip mode VINYL MODE Pressing the VINYL 24 button enables VINYL mode Enabling VINYL mode allows scratchin...

Страница 11: ...ows you to zoom into the waveform of the selected track To cycle through the available views hold the shift button 4 and press the REV button 7 Multiple presses will toggle through different zoom levels TIME FORMAT TIME FORMAT toggles the display between ELAPSED or REMAINING time This feature can either be accessed by holding shift and pressing the TRACK SEARCH button 6 or through the SETTINGS men...

Страница 12: ...ess SETTTINGS 9 Scroll down to the entry called MIDI CHANNEL Press the browse knob to select that entry then turn the browse knob to select the desired channel 0 15 are available Once you ve selected the correct MIDI channel press the BACK button to exit Settings NOTE In Settings the MIDI channels are presented in hexadecimal If your software defines the MIDI channel in decimal just add 1 so if Se...

Страница 13: ...Channel Vinyl Mode On Off Turns Vinyl scratch mode on or off Platter Nudge 1 2 3 4 5 Determines platter nudge sensitivity Load Settings from MSD Loads stored settings off mass storage device Save Settings to MSD Save setings to mass storage device Reset Settings Reset settings to default values Software Version Current software version Exit Exit the menu Settings are stored and loaded from the USB...

Страница 14: ...5 Bad disk ERR E 1007 Incorrect processing MIDI ERRORS If the computer does not recognize the device try powering the unit off and rebooting the computer If the DJ software does not list the device ensure that you are using the latest version by downloading any updates to your DJ software If the MDJ 600 mapping does not appear in your DJ software s list go to geminisound com for downloads and supp...

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Страница 16: ...is manual may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic electrical mechanical optical chemical including photocopying and recording for any purpose without the express written permission of Innovative Concepts and Design LLC It is recommended that all maintenance and service on this product is performed by nnovative Concepts and Design LLC or ...

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