Denon PRIME 4 User manual

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Quick-Start Guide
Denon DJ Prime 4

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Setup
Installation and Setup
The Denon DJ Prime 4 is a “Serato DJ Pro hardware unlocked” device, meaning it works with Serato DJ Pro out of
the box. The Denon DJ Prime 4 also does not require drivers for macOS or Windows operating systems and is class
compliant and WDM compatible.
Please ensure you have the latest version of Serato DJ Pro installed:
Click here to download Serato DJ Pro
Serato DJ Pro requires the latest rmware be installed, which you can nd on Denon DJ’s download page.
Once you have the latest Serato DJ Pro build installed, and the latest rmware installed on the Prime 4, connect it to
your comptuer via the USB ports, and then tap the ‘computer’ icon that appears on the Prime 4 display:
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Overview
# PRIME 4 CONTROL FUNCTION
1 POWER BUTTON Turn device on
2 AC IN AC Power input
3 USB INSERT Connect USB storage device
4 USB INPUT Connect USB cable from PC to input
5 LINK Connect to other Denon DJ devices
6 ZONE OUTPUT XLR Zone Output
7 BOOTH OUTPUT XLR Booth Output
8 MASTER OUTPUT Balanced XLR & Unbalanced RCA Master Ouput
9 STEREO / MONO SWITCH Toggle STEREO/MONO for MASTER OUTPUT
10 LINE 4 LINE/PHONO SWITCH Toggle LINE/PHONO for Channel 4
11 LINE 1/2/3/4 INPUT RCA Line input for channels 1/2/3/4
12 LINE 3 LINE/PHONO SWITCH Toggle LINE/PHONO for Channel 3
13 MICROPHONE 1/2 INPUT XLR & 1/4” TRS input
14 GROUNDING POST Connect grounding wires for turntables

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Overview
# PRIME 4 CONTROL FUNCTION SHIFT FUNCTION
1 MIC SECTION SEE MIC SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION
2 FX 1 SECTION SEE FX SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION
3 CHANNEL FX SELECT Select which FX bank you wish to use on channel
4 DISPLAY Touchscreen display
5 VIEW Cycle View mode Cycle through library panels
6 LIBRARY SCROLL /
LIBRARY CONTROLS
Rotate to scroll through library view in focus, press to select menu item.
BACK/FWD to cycle back/forward through panel
7 PHONES MIX / LEVEL / SPLIT ON/OFF Adjust headphone level / mix
8 CHANNEL TRIM / EQ Channel Trim / EQ controls
9 LOOP CONTROLS SEE LOOP CONTROLS SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION
10 FX 2 SECTION SEE FX SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION
11 MASTER / ZONE / BOOTH OUTPUT Adjust Master / Zone / Booth output level / EQ
12 SLIP Toggle Slip mode on selected deck
13 CENSOR Censors playing track Reverses playing track
14 KEY LOCK Toggle Key lock / Key sync (longpress) Reset Key
15 VINYL Toggle Vinyl mode
16 SD Connect SD card storage device
17 USB 1 Connect USB storage device
18 USB 2 Connect USB storage device
19 EJECT Edject media device
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# PRIME 4 CONTROL FUNCTION SHIFT FUNCTION
20 TEMPO SLIDER Adjust playback speed Ignore tempo slider
21 PITCH BEND Pitch Bend Up/Down Pitch Range Up/Down - toggle be-
tween +/- 8, +/-16 and +/-50
22 PERFORMANCE PADS SEE PERFORMANCE PADS SECTION FOR MORE
23 BEAT JUMP Beat Jump forward / backward Change beat jump range
24 TRACK SKIP Skip forward / backward through tracks Search through track
25 DECK 2 / 4 Switch the deck to be operated between deck 2 / 4
26 SWEEP FX AMOUNT Use to control Sweep FX on each channel
27 CROSSFADER Crossfade audio between channel A-B
28 SWEEP FX SELECT Select Filter/Echo/Wash/Noise FX
29 CROSSFADER ASSIGN Assign crossfader to channel A / THRU / B
30 CHANNEL CUE Press to cue channel for monitoring in headphones
31 CHANNEL FADER Adjust channel volume Channel fader start
32 BEAT GRID CONTROLS SEE BEAT GRID CONTROLS SECTION FOR MORE
33 PARAMETER CONTROLS Adjust parameters in pad modes
34 SHIFT Used with other controls that have SHIFT modier function
35 JOG WEEL Adjuyst playing track / waveform
36 DECK 1 /3 Switch the deck to be operated between deck 1 / 3
37 PLAY / PAUSE Plays or pauses song loaded to deck Stutter play
38 CUE Cues from temp cue point/Set temp cue point
39 SYNC Sync ON Sync OFF
Overview

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Mic Section
FX Section
Loop Controls
Beat Grid Controls
The Denon DJ Prime 4 has two microphone inputs on the back panel of the controller. Both XLR and 1/4”
TRS cables can be connected to these inputs.
Each MIC input has an ON/OFF switch, Level & EQ controls and an ECHO eect ON/OFF switch. Engage
the microphone talkover function using the TALKOVER button.
The Denon DJ Prime 4 has two FX sections above the left and right decks on the controller.
Here you can adjust FX type, FX parameter(s), FX frequency and FX wet/dry amount or timing.
The Denon DJ Prime 4 has a dedicated loop section for each deck.
Trigger an auto loop by pressing the scroll knob. Lengthen an auto loop by turning the scroll knob
clockwise, shorten an auto loop by turning the scroll knob anti-clockwise.
Trigger a manual loop using the IN and OUT buttons. You can shift a loop by using the SHIFT modier + the
scroll knob.
The Denon DJ Prime 4 has dedicated Beat Grid controls for each deck.
Enter beat grid editing mode for a track loaded to deck using the EDIT GRID button. Adjust the beat grid
to the left or right using the designated buttons, using the SHIFT modier for smaller adjustments. Hold the
SHIFT modier + EDIT GRID to reset the loaded track’s beat grid. Once you are done, press the EDIT GRID
button to save and exit Beat Grid editing mode.