Pioneer DJM-850 User manual

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Table of Contents
Installation................................................................................................................................3
Connections ...........................................................................................................................3
Drivers....................................................................................................................................4
VirtualDJ 8 Setup ...................................................................................................................4
Advanced Setup.....................................................................................................................5
Controls ....................................................................................................................................7
A.Mixer...................................................................................................................................7
B.Equalizer ............................................................................................................................8
C.Color FX.............................................................................................................................8
D.Headphones.......................................................................................................................9
E.Microphone ........................................................................................................................9
F.Input Selects.......................................................................................................................9
G.Master..............................................................................................................................10
H.Effects..............................................................................................................................11
I. Rear Panel.........................................................................................................................11
Advanced Setup.....................................................................................................................13
Timecode (DVS)...................................................................................................................13
Recording.............................................................................................................................15
Mixer Order...........................................................................................................................17

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Installation
Connections
Connect your computer to USB port at the top panel of Pioneer DJM-850
Connect each of your deck’s RCA cables to ANALOG INPUTs 1.to 4 respectively,
depending on which software deck you wish to control.
If it’s a CD player, use any of the CD/LINE Inputs
If it’s a turntable, use the PHONE Inputs of CH1 and CH4. Secure the ground wire to
a Phono Ground terminal.
Set the SOURCE selector at the top panel for DECKs 1 to 4 to USB
Connect the Pioneer DJM-850 with AC power using the provided cable and power on
the unit
Note: Usage of turntables or CD players (for DVS) is not necessary. The mixer may be used as a
pure MIDI mixer. VirtualDJ is also offering the ability to control all the software decks with even with a
single timecode unit. See Timecode.

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Drivers
For both Windows and Mac OSX computers
install the latest firmware and drivers from
http://www.pioneerdj.com/en/support/software/djm-
850#firmware-update and
http://www.pioneerdj.com/en/support/software/djm-
850#drivers
If the drivers are properly installed, the DJM-850
Setting Utility will appear each time you connect
your DJM-850 with your computer via the USB
port.
See Advanced Setup for further details.
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VirtualDJ 8 Setup
Download and install VirtualDJ 8 from
http://www.virtualdj.com/download/index.html
(in case you have not done already)
Once VirtualDJ 8 is launched, a Login Window
will appear. Login with your virtualdj.com
account credentials.
A Pro Infinity, a PLUS* or a Pro
Subscription License is required to use the
Pioneer DJM-850. Without any of the above
Licenses, the mixer will operate for 10 minutes
each time you restart VirtualDJ.
http://www.virtualdj.com/buy/index.html
*For DVS Support an additional Timecode Plus
license is required if the Pioneer DJM-850 Plus
license is purchased.
A window will appear next, to verify the proper
detection.
Click on the “Use Soundcard” button and
VirtualDJ will automatically create and apply the
pre-defined audio configuration using the built-in
audio interface of the Pioneer DJM-850
Click on the “Change Skin” button and VirtualDJ
will automatically load the default 4 Decks GUI.
Click to OK.
The unit is now ready to operate with VirtualDJ.

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Advanced Setup
MIDI Operation
The unit should be visible in the
CONTROLLERS tab of Config and the
“factory default” available/selected from
the Mappings drop-down list.
The factory default Mapping offers the
functions described in this Manual,
however those can be adjusted to your
needs via VDJ Script actions.
Find more details at
http://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/VDJscript.html
AUDIO Setup
The unit has a pre-defined Audio setup and a special button in the AUDIO tab of Config to
provide that. Alternative setups can be applied in the same window.
Timecode (DVS)* configuration is not pre-configured (see DVS Support for more details).
*requires Pro Infinity or Timecode License http://www.virtualdj.com/buy/index.html
For further software settings please refer to the User Guides of VirtualDJ 8.
http://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/PDFManuals.html

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U. USB Use a USB cable to connect the DJM-850 with a USB port of your computer and
allow DJM-850 to send and receive audio and Midi signals
M. MIDI. Press this button to enable the MIDI Operation of the DJM-850. Once
VirtualDJ is connected, press the MIDI START/STOP button for 2 seconds and a
MIDI snapshot will be sent from the DJM-850 (the position of the faders and knobs of
the DJM-850 will be reported to VirtualDJ)
Controls
Even though the Pioneer DJM-850 is capable of sending MIDI signals from all faders,
buttons and knobs, the entire unit is not controlling the internal mixer of VirtualDJ. The audio
mixing and the Effects are operated from the hardware.
The Crossfader, Equalizer, Filter, Volume faders etc. will move the relative faders of the
VirtualDJ GUI, but not vice versa (Fake mixer mode)
A. Mixer
1. CROSSFADER. Blends audio
between the left and right assigned
channels/decks.
2. CF-ASSIGN. Define on which side
(A for left and B for right) of the
crossfader each mixer channel will
be output. If the THRU position is
selected, the corresponding channel
will be heard regardless the cross-
fader’s position.
3. VOLUME. Use these faders to
adjust the Output Volume of each
mixer channel.
4. CUE. Use these buttons to send one or more channel's pre-fader signal to the
Headphones Channel for monitoring. When engaged, the button will be lit.
5. FADER START. When Fader Start is enabled on a specific channel* the deck will start
playing once its Volume fader moves away from the minimum position and will stop to
the last Cue position when the Volume Fader reaches minimum position again.
If a channel is assigned to a Crossfader side (A or B) the deck will play once the
crossfader moves away from the assigned side and will stop to the previous Cue position
once reaches the other side.
*The Fader Start buttons follow the selected deck/channel order. See Channel Order.

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B. Equalizer
6. LOW. Use these knobs to adjust the
low (bass) frequencies of each mixer
channel.
7. MID. Use these knobs to adjust the
middle (mid) frequencies of each mixer
channel.
8. HI.Use these knobs to adjust the high
(treble) frequencies of each mixer
channel.
9. TRIM. Adjusts the input audio level
(gain) up to +9db of each mixer
channel. No boost or cut is at 12
o’clock position.
C. Color FX
10. COLOR BUTTONS. Use these
knobs to select one of the 4
available Sound Color Effects
(Noise, Gate, Crush and
Filter).
Only one Color FX can be selected each time. The Color Effects are Hardware Effects
and do not control any internal VirtualDJ Effect.
11. COLOR KNOBS. Use these knobs to adjust the amount of the selected Sound Color
Effect to each of the Mixer channels. No Effect is applied when the knob is at 12 o’clock
position.
When the FILTER is selected, even though the COLOR knobs will move the FILTER
knobs of the VirtualDJ GUI, the internal High-Low Pass Filter of VirtualDJ is still not used
(only provide a visual indicator)
12. COLOR BEAT. Then enabled, the Sound Color Effects will follow the Beat pattern from
the FX section.

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D. Headphones
13. SPLIT. When set to STEREO, both sides of Headphones will output
the same CUE or MASTER Outputs (depending on the MIXING
knob. When set to MONO SPLIT, one side of Headphones will
output the Master and the other the CUE decks.
14. PHONES MIXING Use this knob to mix between CUE and Master
MIX in the Headphone channel. When all the way to the left, only
channels routed to Headphones (via the CUE buttons) will be heard.
When all the way to the right, only the Program mix will be heard.
15. PHONES LEVEL. Use this knob to set the volume to the
Headphones Channel
16. PHONES INPUT Connect a pair of ¼” Headphones t this socket for
monitoring
E. Microphone
17. MIC1 INPUT Connect a microphone using a XLR 3-pin plug, a
balanced ¼” TRS plug or unbalanced TS plug. An additional
Microphone Input is available at the rear panel as well.
18. MIC LEVEL. Use these 2 knobs to adjust the Input level of
Microphone Inputs 1 and 2.
19. MIC EQ. Use these knobs to adjust the high/mid and low
frequencies of both the Microphone Inputs.
20. MIC ON/OFF/TALKOVER/ Use this switcher to run on/off the
Microphone Inputs. When set to TALK OVER sound will be
automatically dropping when Microphone is used.
F. Input Selects
21. INPUT SELECT. Set this selector to the
appropriate position to define which
Channel Input will be routed to the 4 Mixer
Channel Outputs
Set to USB position to route a VirtualDJ deck output to a mixer channel.
On PHONO/CD/LINE position the audio signal from the Inputs (1, 2, 3 and 4 at the rear
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from the computer’s decks will be muted. Use this position to route external analogue
media sources.
By default VirtualDJ decks 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be routed to mixer channels 2, 3, 1 and 4
(middle channels will control the main left and right decks). Order can be changed to your
needs. See Mixer Order.
G. Master
22. MASTER LEVEL. Use this knob to control the Output level of the Master
Output.
23. BALANCE. Use this knob to balance between the left and right signals of
the Stereo signal
24. CUE MASTER. Press this button to send the signal of the Master Output to
the Headphones Channel.
25. MONO/STERO. When set to MONO, both left and right signals will be
output to both left and right Outputs.
26. BOOTH VOLUME. Use this knob to control the Output level of the Booth
Output.
27. EQ CURVE. Choose between Normal and Isolator (Cut) Equalizer modes.
28. CH FADER CURVE. Select the Curve that the Channel Volume faders will
follow.
29. CROSSFADER CURVE. Select which curve the Crossfader will follow (Cut,
Full, Smooth)