Roland DJ-202 User manual

Owner’s Manual
Before using this unit, carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (Startup Guide).
After reading, keep the document(s) where it will be available for immediate reference.
Copyright © 2017 ROLAND CORPORATION
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Contents
Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Downloading the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Downloading the DJ-202 USB Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Downloading the Serato DJ Intro Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Mac OS Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Windows Users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Browser Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Deck Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Mixer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Rear Panel (Connecting Your Equipment). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using Serato DJ Intro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Starting Serato DJ Intro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Basic Operations in Serato DJ Intro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Importing a Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Loading a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Playing a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Monitoring Through Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Closing Serato DJ Intro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Operating the DJ-202 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Performance Pad Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Hot Cue Operations (HOT CUE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Loop Operations (LOOP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Sequencer Operations (SEQUENCER). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Pattern Operations (PATTERN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
INST PLAY Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Sampler Operations (SAMPLER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Eect Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Changing the Eect Tempo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using the Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Selecting, Playing, Copying, or Deleting Patterns . . . . . . . . . 13
Editing a Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Synchronizing the Sequencer Tempo with the Serato DJ Intro
Tempo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Backing Up or Restoring Sequencer Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Returning to the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Main Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
About this owner’s manual
This manual explains basic operation when using the DJ-202 together
with Serato DJ Intro.
Downloading the Serato DJ Intro owner’s manual
1.Start a browser and access the following Serato DJ Intro
webpage.
https://serato.com/dj/downloads
2.Click “Manuals and Downloads.”
3.From“Manuals and Downloads,”download the Serato DJ Intro
owner’s manual.
Upgrading to Serato DJ
You can also upgrade from Serato DJ Intro to Serato DJ and control it
from the DJ-202.

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Installing the Software
System Requirements
Verify that your computer meets the system requirements before you
proceed with installing the software.
Mac OS Windows
Operating System
macOS 10.12
OS X 10.11
OS X 10.10
Windows 10
Windows 8.1
Windows 7 SP1
CPU/Clock
Intel® Core™ i7/1.07 GHz
Intel® Core™ i5/1.07 GHz
Intel® Core™ i3/1.07 GHz
Screen Resolution 1280 x 720
Memory 4 GB
Free HDD Space 5 GB
USB Available USB 2.0 port
* For the latest system requirements, refer to the Serato DJ Intro webpage.
Downloading the Software
The DJ-202 USB driver and Serato DJ Intro are not included in the package.
Download them from the Roland or Serato website.
Downloading the DJ-202 USB Driver
The DJ-202 USB driver is software that outputs audio from your computer
to the DJ-202.
Mac OS users
1.Start a browser and access the following Roland support
webpage.
http://www.roland.com/support/
2.Search for “DJ-202.”
3.In downloads, nd“DJ-202 Driver for macOS / OS X” and click it.
4.Download the driver as directed by the screen.
Windows 10 users
1.Connect your internet-connected computer to the DJ-202’s
USB port.
2.Power-on the DJ-202.
3.Download the driver as directed by the screen.
Users of other than Windows 10
1.Start a browser and access the following Roland support
webpage.
http://www.roland.com/support/
2.Search for “DJ-202.”
3.In downloads, nd“DJ-202 Driver for Windows **”and click it.
4.Download the driver as directed by the screen.
Downloading the Serato DJ Intro Software
1.Start a browser and access the following Serato DJ Intro
webpage.
https://serato.com/dj/intro/downloads
2.Click “DOWNLOAD SERATO DJ INTRO.”
3.Enter your email address, and click“CONTINUE.”
4.Enter your password and country, and click “CONTINUE.”
An email is sent to the address you specied.
5.Click “Download Serato DJ Intro” as directed by the email.
6.Follow the instructions as directed by the screen, then
download the Serato DJ Intro.
Installing the Software
Install the software as follows.
Mac OS Users
1.Decompress the DJ-202 USB driver le that you downloaded.
2. Open the decompressed le, and double-click“DJ202_USBDriver.
p k g .”
The installer starts.
3.Install the software as directed by the screen.
4.Decompress the Serato DJ Intro software le that you
downloaded.
5.Double-click the decompressed le.
The installer starts.
6.Read the license agreement, and if you accept the conditions,
click [Agree].
7.When the following screen appears, drag and drop the
[Serato DJ Intro] icon into the Applications folder.
This completes the installation.
Windows Users
1.Right-click the DJ-202 USB driver folder that you downloaded,
and choose “Extract all.”
The folder is decompressed.
2.Open the decompressed folder, and double-click “Setup.exe.”
The installer starts.
3.Install the software as directed by the screen.
4.Right-click the Serato DJ Intro software folder that you
downloaded, and choose“Extract all.”
The folder is decompressed.
5.Double-click the decompressed le.
The installer starts.
6.Read the license agreement, and if you accept the conditions,
choose [I agree to the license terms and conditions] and click
[Install].
Installation begins.
7.When the following screen appears, click [Finish].
This completes the installation.

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Panel Descriptions
The top panel of the DJ-202 is divided into three sections by function: browser, deck, and mixer.
Phones jack is located on the front side, and input/output jacks are located on the rear side.
* The symbol indicates a function that you can use after upgrading to Serato DJ.
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Browser section
2
Deck section
3
Mixer section
1 2 2
3
Browser Section
Use these controls to operate Serato DJ Intro and load songs.
2 1 1
1
[LOAD] buttons
Load a song selected on Serato DJ Intro into a deck.
[SHIFT] + Sorts the song library by BPM.
[SHIFT] + Sorts the song library by SONG.
2
Rotary selector
Turn this knob to move the cursor up/down. Press this knob to move the
cursor to a lower level.
[SHIFT] + Press the knob Moves the cursor to a higher level.

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Panel Descriptions
Deck Section
The deck sections located at the left and right control four decks (left: decks 1 and 3, right: decks 2 and 4).
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 9
10
11
12
13
1
Jog dial
Controls scratch and pitch bend (playback speed adjustment).
Top surface
Outer edge
Rotate the top surface
If VINYL MODE is on:
Performs scratch operations.
If VINYL MODE is o:
Performs pitch bend (playback speed) operations.
Rotate the outer edge Performs pitch bend.
[SHIFT] + rotate the top surface Rapidly moves the playback location.
2
[VINYL] button
Turns VINYL mode on/o.
[SHIFT] + [SYNC] Turns slip mode on/o.
3
[SHIFT] button
You can recall other functions by holding down this button and pressing
another button.
4
[SYNC] button
Automatically matches the tempo (pitch) of multiple songs.
* In order to use the SYNC function, the song’s tempo must be specied. If
a tempo (BPM) has not been specied for the song, you can use the tap
tempo function (p. 7) to specify the tempo.
[SHIFT] + [SYNC] Cancels SYNC.
5
[CUE u] button
Species, plays, or recalls a temporary cue point.
The rst time that you press the [CUE u] button after switching the
playback song, the cue point is set.
After the cue point has been set, pressing the [CUE u] button moves the
cue point to the location at which you pressed the button.
If playback is in progress, pressing this button moves to the temporary cue
point and stops playback.
[SHIFT] + [CUE u]
If you press the buttons during the song, the location returns
to the beginning of the song.
If you press the buttons at the beginning of the song, the
previous song in the song list is loaded.
6
[r] button
Plays or pauses the song.
[SHIFT] + [r] Returns to the temporary cue point, and plays.
7
Pad Mode select
Here you can select the control mode of the performance pads.
[HOT CUE] button
Selects hot cue mode (p. 11).
Press [HOT CUE] Button: Lit
Assigns hot cue to performance pads 1–8.
[SHIFT] + [HOT CUE] Button: Blinking slowly
Selects cue loop mode.
Press [HOT CUE] twice Button: Blinking quickly
Selects pitch play mode.
Press [SHIFT] + [HOT CUE] twice
Button: Blinking at high speed
Hot cue is assigned to performance pads 1–4, and manual
loop is assigned to 5–8.
[LOOP] button
Selects loop mode (p. 11).
Press [LOOP] Button: Lit
Assigns loop to performance pads 1–8.
[SHIFT] + [LOOP] Button: Blinking slowly
Selects roll mode.
Press [LOOP] twice Button: Blinking quickly
Selects manual loop mode.
Press [SHIFT] + [LOOP] twice
Button: Blinking at high speed
Loop is assigned to performance pads 1–4, and manual loop
is assigned to 5–8.
[SEQUENCER] button
Selects sequencer mode (p. 11, p. 13). You can use step recording to edit
the selected pattern.
Button : Lit
[SHIFT] + [SEQUENCER]
Button: Blinking slowly
Selects pattern mode (p. 11, p. 13).
Switches the sequencer’s pattern.
Press [SEQUENCER] twice
Button: Blinking quickly
Selects INST REC mode (p. 14).
The instruments you play from the performance pads are
recorded in the pattern. The selected pattern can be edited
in real time.
Press [SHIFT] + [SEQUENCER]
twice
Button: Blinking at high speed
Selects INST PLAY mode (p. 11).
You can use the performance pads to play the instruments.

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Panel Descriptions
Deck section
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 9
10
11
12
13
7
Pad Mode select
[SAMPLER] button
Selects sampler mode (p. 12).
Press [SAMPLER] Button: Lit
Assigns sampler to performance pads 1–8.
[SHIFT] + [SAMPLER] Button: Blinking slowly
Selects slicer mode.
Press [SAMPLER] twice Button: Blinking quickly
Selects slicer loop mode.
Press [SHIFT] + [SAMPLER] twice
Button: Blinking at high speed
Sampler is assigned to performance pads 1–4, and manual
loop is assigned to 5–8.
8
Performance pads
Use these pads to perform in the pad mode that you’ve selected.
9
PARAM area
Here you can specify the value of the parameter that’s operated by the
performance pads.
10
[KEY LOCK] button
Turns the key lock function on/o.
* If the key lock function is on, the pitch does not change even if you use
the tempo slider to change the playback speed.
[SHIFT] + [KEY LOCK] Species the variable range of the Tempo slider.
The setting changes in the order of ±8% 016% 050%.
11
[DECK 3], [DECK 4] buttons
Switch the deck (left: decks 1 and 3, right: decks 2 and 4) to be operated.
12
Tempo slider
Adjusts the playback speed of the song.
If the key lock function is on:
Changes the playback speed.
“–” side Lowers the playback speed.
“+” side Raises the playback speed.
If the key lock function is o:
Changes the playback speed and pitch.
“–” side Lowers the playback speed and pitch.
“+” side Raises the playback speed and pitch.
13
FX 1, FX 2 area
Here you can adjust the eects (FX 1: deck 1, FX 2: deck 2).
[LEVEL] knob
Adjust the character of the eect.
[SHIFT] + [LEVEL] knob Adjusts the time for which the eect is applied.
Eect buttons [1]–[3]
Turn the eect on/o.
[SHIFT] + Eect button Changes the eect type.
[TAP] button
The interval at which you press this button (tap tempo) species the
reference tempo of the eect.
If you long-press the button, the specied tempo is reset.
[SHIFT] + [TAP] Switches the eect mode (single FX/multi FX).

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Panel Descriptions
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
1
[TRIM] knobs
Adjust the volume.
2
[HI], [MID], [LOW] knobs
Boost/cut the volume of the high-frequency, mid-frequency, and low-
frequency regions.
3
[FILTER] knobs
Applies a lter to each channel.
If you turn the [FILTER] knob toward the right, only the high-frequency
range is heard.
If you turn the knob toward the left, only the low-frequency range is heard.
4
Channel [CUE] buttons
Turn cue on/o for each channel. The sound of channels whose [CUE]
button is lit is output from the headphones.
[SHIFT] + [CUE]
You can specify the tempo of the track by the interval at
which you repeatedly press the [CUE] button (Tap Tempo
function).
5
Channel faders
Adjust the output level of each channel.
6
Cross fader
Switches between the audio output of the left and right decks.
7
[MASTER LEVEL] knob
Adjusts the master output level.
8
[MIXING] knob
Adjusts the volume balance of the channel whose Channel [CUE] button is
lit and the master output for phones output.
9
[PHONES LEVEL] knob
Adjusts the volume of the headphones.
10
[SAMPLER LEVEL] knob
Adjusts the sampler and instrument output level.
11
SAMPLER [CUE] button
Turns on/o cue for the sampler and instrument output.
12
MASTER level indicator
Indicates the master output level.
13
SEQUENCER area
[SYNC] button
Synchronizes the tempo of the sequencer to the tempo of Serato DJ Intro.
[SHIFT] + [SYNC] Disables tempo synchronization.
[START/STOP] button
Plays/stops the pattern.
[SHIFT] + [START/STOP] The interval at which you press this button (tap tempo)
species the tempo of the sequencer.
Mixer Section
This is a four-channel mixer. Here you can adjust the sound, connect sounds, and turn headphone cue on/o.

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Panel Descriptions
Rear Panel (Connecting Your Equipment)
MIDI device
Powered speaker, amp
Microphone
Computer
1 2 3 4 5
To prevent malfunction and equipment failure, always turn down the volume, and turn o all the
units before making any connections.
Front Panel
Headphones
1
1
[PHONES] jacks
Connect headphones here.
1
PC port
Use the included USB cable to connect this port to your computer.
When this is connected, power is supplied from the computer.
To connect this to your computer, you must install the USB driver.
&“Installing the Software”(p. 3)
2
MIDI OUT connector
This outputs MIDI messages such as MIDI clock.
3
MASTER OUT L, R jacks
Connect your powered speakers or power amp here.
4
MIC IN jack
Connect your microphone here.
MEMO
In “System Settings” (p. 15), you can specify dedicated eects (reverb,
delay) for the mic input.
5
[MIC SENS] knob
Adjusts the mic input sensitivity.

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Using Serato DJ Intro
This document explains basic use of Serato DJ Intro. For details on the functions and use of the software, refer to the Serato DJ Intro software manual.
Starting Serato DJ Intro
* Before turning the unit on/o, always be sure to turn the volume down. Even with the volume turned down, you might hear some sound when
switching the unit on/o. However, this is normal and does not indicate a malfunction.
Basic Operations in Serato DJ Intro
Songs shown in the browser view can be imported into a deck area, and controlled from the DJ-202.
1
Deck section
2
Waveform panel
3
crate panel
4
Library
1 2
3 4
1
Importing a Song
Here we’ll explain typical operations for importing a song.
* Serato DJ Intro provides a variety of ways to import songs. For details,
refer to the Serato DJ Intro software manual.
* If you’re using Serato Corporation’s DJ software (Scratch Live, ITCH,
Serato DJ) and you have already created a song library, the library you
created can be used as-is.
1.In Serato DJ Intro, click the [Files] key.
The [Files] panel opens, and the les on your computer and on the
peripheral devices connected to your computer are displayed.
2.In the [Files] panel, click the folder that contains the songs you
want to add to the library.
3.Drag and drop the selected folder onto the crate panel.
A crate is created, and the songs are added to the library.
Loading a Song
Here’s how to load a song so that it can be output.
1.On the DJ-202, hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the
rotary selector to move the cursor to the crate panel.
2.Turn the DJ-202’s rotary selector to move to the folder
containing the song that you want to load; then press the
rotary selector.
The cursor moves to the library.
3.Turn the rotary selector to move to the song that you want to
load.
4.On the DJ-202, press the [LOAD] button of the deck into which
you want to load the song.
1.Turn on the power of the computer.
2.Connect the DJ-202 (USB port) to the computer.
The power of the DJ-202 turns on.
3.Turn on the power of the equipment that’s connected to the
DJ-202.
4.Start Serato DJ Intro.
Mac OS
In the Finder, open the [Applications] folder and double-click the
[Serato DJ Intro] icon.
Windows 7
In the [Start] menu, click [All Programs] & [Serato] &
[Serato DJ Intro] & [Serato DJ Intro] icon.
Windows 8.1
In the [App View], click the [Serato DJ Intro] icon.
Windows 10
In the [Start] screen or [App View], click the [Serato DJ Intro] icon.

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Using Serato DJ Intro
Playing a Song
1.Set the DJ-202’s knobs and switches as follows.
[MASTER LEVEL] knob Turned all the way to the left
[TRIM] knobs
Center[HI], [MID], [LOW] knobs
[FILTER] knobs
Channel faders Lowest position
2.Press the [r] button to play back the loaded song.
3.Move the channel fader upward and turn the [TRIM] knob
toward the right to adjust the volume.
Adjust the volume so that the channel level indicator is lit as far as the
orange portion.
4.Turn the [MASTER LEVEL] knob toward the right to adjust the
level of the speakers.
Monitoring Through Headphones
1.Set the DJ-202’s knobs as follows.
[MIXING] knob Turned all the way to the left
[PHONES LEVEL] knob
2.Press the channel [CUE] button of the channel that you want to
monitor.
3.Turn the [PHONES LEVEL] knob toward the right to adjust the
headphone level.
Closing Serato DJ Intro
1.Close the Serato DJ Intro screen.
Mac OS
In the upper left of the Serato DJ Intro screen, click the [6] (red: close)
button.
Windows
In the upper right of the Serato DJ Intro screen, click the [X] button.
A conrmation screen appears.
2.Click [Yes] to close Serato DJ Intro.
3.Turn o the power of the equipment that’s connected to the
DJ-202.
4.Disconnect the USB cable to power-o the DJ-202.