Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2 User manual

QUICK-START
GUIDE
PIONEER
CDJ-2000NXS2

Installation and Setup
The Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2 is a class compliant USB plug and play device
for Mac & Windows.
To use a pair of CDJs with Serato DJ in HID mode, you will need at least
3 available USB ports. If you don’t have 3 ports available you may be able
to connect your CDJs to a powered USB hub. It is however, important to
always connect your Serato DJ hardware directly to your computer.
Please also ensure you have also installed the latest available version of
Serato DJ.
1. Connect your Serato DJ hardware as per normal into an available USB
port on your computer.
2. Connect the CDJ to your computer via USB cable or USB hub.
3. Open Serato DJ.
4. Press the LINK button on the CDJ-2000NXS2.
5. Press the Scroll Knob to connect to the computer.
6. Use the Scroll Knob to choose which virtual deck you wish the CDJ-
2000NXS2 to control.
7. Set the virtual deck in Serato DJ to Internal mode (INT).
Your CDJ-2000NXS2 can also be used to play regular CDs. To do this just
connect the CDJs audio outs (RCA) to your Serato DJ hardware as you
would your regular CD players.
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# CDJ-2000NXS2 Control Function
1 PLAY/PAUSE Play/Pause track
2 CUE Works as CDJ style cue button for setting and jumping to temporary cue.
3 SEARCH Fast Forward/Rewind
4 TRACK SEARCH Load Next Track/Previous Track
5 JOG WHEEL Touch the top to scratch or jog. Moving the outside of the wheel will jog.
6 DIRECTION Switch up activates Censor / Switch down activates Reverse
7 SLIP Enables Slip mode
8 CALL/DELETE/BANK Left bank button toggles HOT CUE points 1-4 / Right bank button toggles HOT CUE points 5-8. Hold CALL
while pressing HOT CUE buttons to delete respective HOT CUE point
9 4/8 BEAT AUTOLOOP Press once for 4 beat Autoloop. Press and hold for 8 beat Autoloop. Press while loop is active to halve loop
10 HOT CUE A-B-C-D / E-F-G-H Adds Hot Cue Points if there are no Hot Cue Points currently saved/Triggers existing Hot Cue Points
11 IN Set loop in point. (Press again to adjust the loop in point.)
12 QUANTIZE Quantize ON/OFF
13 SOURCE SELECT Select between either rekordbox/LINK/USB/SD/DISC source
14 TIME MODE Toggle between time elapsed/remaining on CDJ display
15 OUT Sets loop out point. (Press again to adjust the loop out point.)
16 BROWSE Browse through Library
17 RELOOP/EXIT Reloop/Exit Loop (Loop Active)
18 INFO Displays track information
19 BACK Toggles between Library and Crates
20 TAG TRACK/REMOVE Add currently selected track to Prepare Panel.
21 SCROLL KNOB Scrolls through library. Push the scroll knob to load selected track
22 TOUCH SCREEN Display track and select library information. Allows for Needle Search functionality
23 TOUCH/BRAKE ADJUST Adjust braking speed
24 CUE/LOOP CALL Loop Halve / Loop Double when loop active. Loop slot select previous / Loop slot select next
25 RELEASE/START ADJUST Adjust starting speed
26 MEMORY Loop Slot Lock

27 JOG MODE Toggles between jog or scratch mode for jog wheel
28 JOG ADJUST Adjust platter sensitivity
29 BEAT SYNC SYNC engages Sync, MASTER disengages Sync, long press of SYNC causes Instant Double
30 TEMPO Cycle through available tempo ranges
31 DELETE Deletes current Loop
32 MASTER TEMPO Keylock On/Off
33 TEMPO FADER Adjust Tempo
34 TEMPO RESET Reset Tempo to zero
MIDI
The MIDI control feature in Serato DJ provides the ability to map Serato DJ
software functions to MIDI controller functions such as keyboards, triggers,
sliders, and knobs. Integrating MIDI controllers into your Serato DJ setup can
improve live performance usability, such as hitting pads on a MIDI controller to
trigger Loops or Cue Points. Buttons marked as ‘MIDI mappable’ can be MIDI
mapped the the Serato DJ function of your choice.
For further information on how to MIDI map Serato DJ software functions,
download the Serato DJ manual.
NOTE: You can not change the functionality of other buttons by using the MIDI
control feature.
Using the Tool Tips
Click on the icon to enable Tool Tips. This is located in between the MIDI
and setup button in the top right hand corner of the screen. Tool Tips provide a
handy way to learn the various features of Serato DJ.
Move the mouse over a section of the screen to bring up a context sensitive tool
tip. Holding the mouse over the button with Tool Tips turned on will show
you a list of all keyboard shortcuts.
For more information about how to use Serato DJ, please go to our website
www.serato.com or download the Serato DJ Manual.
For more information on your CDJ-2000NXS2, please refer to the Pioneer CDJ-
2000NXS2 manual.
For further help, please contact [email protected] or go to http://serato.com/
dj/support