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USER MANUAL

Summary of Contents for MDJ-500

Page 1: ...Please read the manual carefully before operation WWW GEMINISOUND COM MDJ 500 PROFESSIONAL ME DIA C ON TROL L E R USER MANUAL ...

Page 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...

Page 3: ...apts To establish a safe level start your volume control at a 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...

Page 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 500 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 500 Befo...

Page 5: ... Back USB Hot cues 1 4 Delete Cue Auto Manual 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 Range BPM Mode Keylock Autocue BPM Tap Lock BPM Vinyl Quantize MIDI Select Settings 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 USB Select Jog Platter P...

Page 6: ...g 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 U S B 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 This will enable you to use the MDJ 500 in MIDI mode connections POWER Plug the 2 prong power cable into the power inpu...

Page 7: ...play 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 current playing song When elapsed time is displayed the left edge of the graph lights green to show how much of the song has elapsed When remaining time is displayed the right side of the graph lights green...

Page 8: ...s on the USB storage device To eject the USB drive press EJECT or MIDI and remove the USB storage device NOTE Before powering off the MDJ 500 it s a good idea to remove any connected USB storage device Turning the browse knob 8 activates the browse screen The browser shows the available files and folders on the USB storage device Rotating the browse encoder 8 allows searching through the browser T...

Page 9: ...rily 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 tempo slider 19 is moved to the side down decreases when moved to the side 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 L...

Page 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...

Page 11: ...lows 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 me...

Page 12: ...ss SETTTINGS 27 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...

Page 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...

Page 14: ... 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 500 mapping does not appear in your DJ software s list go to geminisound com for downloads and support GENERAL TROUBLESH...

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Page 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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