Roland DJ-707M User guide

Startup Guide
Before using this unit, carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (leaet “USING
THE UNIT SAFELY” and Startup Guide (p. 12)). After reading, keep the document(s) where it will be
available for immediate reference.
© 2019 Roland Corporation

2
Introduction
About This Document
The Startup Guide (which we’ll subsequently refer to as“this document”)
explains how to obtain the software that you’ll need in order to use the
DJ-707M, how to make settings, and the names and functions of the
parts.
Before you use the DJ-707M, please read this document together with the
owner’s manual (PDF).
For details on how to obtain the owner’s manual, refer to “Downloading
the Owner’s Manual” (p. 2).
Check the Included Items
The DJ-707M includes the following items. Please take a moment to
conrm that all of these items have been included with the DJ-707M.
If you nd that any item is missing, contact the nearest authorized Roland
distributor in your country.
5Startup Guide (this document)
5Leaet“USING THE UNIT SAFELY”
5AC adaptor
5Power cord
5USB cable
Downloading the Owner’s Manual
The owner’s manual is in PDF format. In order to read the owner’s manual,
you’ll need a PDF reader installed on your computer.
Downloading the DJ-707M Owner’s Manual
1.Start a browser and access the following Roland support
webpage.
https://www.roland.com/support/
2.Search for “DJ-707M.”
3.From the owner’s manuals, nd “DJ-707M Owner’s Manual”
and click it.
4.Download the manual as directed by the screen.
Downloading the Serato DJ Pro User Manual
1.Start a browser and access the following Serato DJ Pro
webpage.
https://serato.com/dj/pro/downloads
2.Click “Manuals and Downloads.”
3.From“Manuals and Downloads,” download the Serato DJ Pro
User Manual.
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
About This Document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Check the Included Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Downloading the Owner’s Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Downloading the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Downloading the DJ-707M USB Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Downloading the Serato DJ Pro Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Mac OS Users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Windows Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Deck Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Mixer Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Eect Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Mic Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Rear Panel (Connecting Your Equipment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using Serato DJ Pro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Starting Serato DJ Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Basic Operations in Serato DJ Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Importing a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Loading a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Playing a Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Monitoring Through Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Closing Serato DJ Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
USING THE UNIT SAFELY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
IMPORTANT NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Main Specications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3
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 10.14
macOS 10.13
macOS 10.12
Windows 10
Windows 8.1
Windows 7 SP1
CPU/Clock
Intel® Core™ i9/1.07 GHz
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
* 64-bit only (32-bit operating systems not supported).
* For the latest system requirements, refer to the Serato DJ Pro webpage.
Downloading the Software
The DJ-707M USB driver and Serato DJ Pro are not included in the
package. Download them from the Roland or Serato website.
Downloading the DJ-707M USB Driver
The DJ-707M USB driver is software that outputs audio from your
computer to the DJ-707M.
Mac OS users
1.Start a browser and access the following Roland support
webpage.
https://www.roland.com/support/
2.Search for “DJ-707M.”
3.In downloads, nd “DJ-707M Driver for macOS” and click it.
4.Download the driver as directed by the screen.
Windows 10 users
1.Connect your internet-connected computer to the DJ-707M’s
USB port.
2.Power-on the DJ-707M.
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.
https://www.roland.com/support/
2.Search for “DJ-707M.”
3.In downloads, nd “DJ-707M Driver for Windows **”and click
it.
4.Download the driver as directed by the screen.
Downloading the Serato DJ Pro Software
1.Start a browser and access the following Serato DJ Pro
webpage.
https://serato.com/dj/pro/downloads
2.Click “DOWNLOAD V**.”
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 V**” as directed by the email.
6.Follow the instructions as directed by the screen, then
download the Serato DJ Pro.
Installing the Software
Install the software as follows.
Mac OS Users
1.Decompress the DJ-707M USB driver le that you
downloaded.
2. Open the decompressed le, and double-click “DJ707M_
USBDriver.pkg.”
The installer starts.
3.Install the software as directed by the screen.
4.Double-click the Serato DJ Pro software le that you
downloaded.
The installer starts.
5.Read the license agreement, and if you accept the conditions,
click [Agree].
6.When the following screen appears, click [Close].
This completes the installation.
Windows Users
* If you’re using Windows 10, start from step 4. (The USB driver is
installed automatically.)
1.Right-click the DJ-707M 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 Pro 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 [Close].
This completes the installation.

4
Panel Descriptions
The top panel of the DJ-707M is divided into four sections by function:
deck, mixer, eects, and mic.
Headphone jacks, AUX IN jacks, and cross fader assign switches are
located on the front panel. Various input/output jacks are located on the
rear panel.
For details about each part, refer to the DJ-707M owner’s manual and the
Serato DJ Pro manual.
1
Deck section
2
Mixer section
3
Eect section
4
Mic section
1 1 2
3 3
4
1 2 3 4
1
Display
Shows various information depending on operation.
2
[MENU] button
Shows the menu in the display.
3
[EXIT] button
Moves to a higher level of the menu, or exits the menu.
4
[SELECT] knob
Selects a parameter or edits a value.
Press this knob to conrm an operation.
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
13
14
15
12
1
PC [A], [B] button
Select the computer (one or the other computer connected to the rear
panel PC A or B ports) that you want to control from the DJ-707M.
The DJ-707M controls the computer whose button is lit.
For each of the left and right decks, you can choose the computer that
will be controlled.
2
[SELECT] knob
Turning this knob moves the cursor up/down, letting you select a
song or folder.
Pressing this knob loads the selected song into the currently selected
deck.
3
[BACK] button
Moves the cursor to a higher level.
[SHIFT] + [BACK]
left deck: VIEW Switches the layout of Serato DJ Pro.
right deck: AREA The panel display is switched each time you
press the button.
4
[A.PREP] button
Adds a song to the“PREPARE” panel.
[SHIFT] + [A.PREP] Switches the display of the“PREPARE” panel.
5
DECK [1/3], DECK [2/4] button
Switch the deck (left: decks 1 and 3, right: decks 2 and 4) to be
operated.
This is lit green for deck 1 (2) and lit red for deck 3 (4).
[SHIFT] + DECK [1/3] ([2/4])
Turns VINYL mode on/o.
If this is on, the button is lit while you hold down the
[SHIFT] button.

5
Panel Descriptions
6
Tempo slider
Adjusts the playback speed of the song.
7
Jog dial
Controls scratch and pitch bend (playback speed adjustment).
Top surface
Outer edge
Rotate the top surface Performs scratch if the VINYL mode is on, or performs
pitch bend if the button is o.
Rotate the outer edge Performs pitch bend.
[SHIFT] + rotate the top surface Skip the playback location.
[SHIFT] + rotate the outer edge Moves the playback location (search).
8
[SHIFT] button
You can recall other functions by holding down this button and
pressing another button.
9
[RANGE] button
Species the variable range of the Tempo slider.
[SHIFT] + [RANGE] Turns the key lock function on/o.
10
PARAMETER [–] [+] buttons
Here you can specify the value of the parameter that’s operated by the
performance pads.
11
[SYNC] button
Automatically matches the tempo (pitch) or beat grid of multiple
songs. When you press this button, the tempo (BPM) changes to
match the tempo of the song on a deck other than the deck whose
button was pressed.
[SHIFT] + [SYNC] Cancels SYNC.
12
Pad Mode select
Here you can select the control mode of the performance pads.
[HOT CUE] button
Button illumination: White
Selects hot cue mode.
[SHIFT] + [HOT CUE] Button illumination: Blue
Selects cue loop mode.
Press [HOT CUE] twice
Button illumination: Orange
Selects saved ip mode.
* In order to use saved ip mode, you must purchase
a separate license.
[AUTO] button
Button illumination: Blue
Selects auto loop mode.
[SHIFT] + [AUTO] Button illumination: Light blue
Selects loop roll mode.
[MANUAL] button
Button illumination: Yellow green
Selects manual loop mode.
[SHIFT] + [MANUAL] Button illumination: Yellow green
Selects saved loop mode.
[SLICER] button
Button illumination: Red
Selects slicer mode.
[SHIFT] + [SLICER] Button illumination: Blue
Selects slicer loop mode.
[SAMPLER] button
Button illumination: Magenta
Selects sampler mode.
[SHIFT] + [SAMPLER]
Button illumination: Turquoise
Selects pitch play mode.
* In order to use pitch play mode, you must purchase
a separate license.
Press [SAMPLER] twice Button illumination: Purple
Selects velocity sampler mode.
13
[CUE] button
Species, plays, or recalls a temporary cue point.
The rst time that you press the [CUE] button after switching the
playback song, the cue point is set.
After the cue point has been set, pressing the [CUE] 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]
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.
14
[r] button
Plays or pauses the song.
[SHIFT] + [r]Returns to the temporary cue point, and plays.
15
Performance pads
Use these pads to perform in the pad mode that you’ve selected.

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Panel Descriptions
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
12
1
Input select switches
Select the input source for each channel.
CH 1, 2
PHONO The phono level (MM type cartridge) input is the source.
LINE The line level input is the source.
PC The sound loaded into the Serato DJ Pro deck is the source.
Select this if you’re using DVS.
CH 3, 4
TR (CH 3) The internal TR sound generator is the source.
You can use deck 3 to operate the TR.
OSC (CH 4) The internal OSC sound generator is the source.
You can use deck 4 to operate the OSC.
LINE The line level input is the source.
PC The sound loaded into the Serato DJ Pro deck is the source.
2
[TRIM] knobs
Adjust the volume.
3
[HI], [MID], [LOW] knobs
Boost/cut the volume of the high-frequency, mid-frequency, and low-
frequency regions.
4
Channel level indicators
Indicate the level of each channel before the sound passes through
the channel fader.
5
[FILTER/FX] knobs
Apply a lter to each channel, or adjust the FX eect that’s assigned by
the menu settings.
FILTER
If you turn the 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.
6
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 make the mic section’s eect follow the key information
of the song that’s loaded into the deck.
7
Channel faders
Adjust the output level of each channel.
8
Cross fader
Outputs the sounds that are assigned by the front panel [CROSS FADER]
assign switches.
9
[MASTER] knob
Adjusts the master output level.
10
Master level indicator
Indicates the master output level.
11
[BOOTH] knob
Adjusts the output level of the BOOTH OUT jacks.
12
[ZONE] knob
Adjusts the output level of the ZONE OUT jacks.
13
[SAMPLER] knob
Adjusts the output level of the sampler.
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
Eect Section
Here you can adjust the eects using two independent eect sections (FX 1, FX 2).
1 2
3
4
1 2
3
4
1
[CH1] button
Turns FX 1 (FX 2) on/o for deck 1.
[SHIFT] + [CH1] Turns FX 1 (FX 2) on/o for deck 3.
2
[CH2] button
Turns FX 1 (FX 2) on/o for deck 2.
[SHIFT] + [CH2] Turns FX 1 (FX 2) on/o for deck 4.
Long press [CH2] Turns FX 1 (FX 2) on/o for sampler.
3
[LEVEL] knob
Adjusts the depth of the eect.
[SHIFT] + [LEVEL] Adjusts the time for which the eect is applied.
4
Eect button [1]–[3]
Turn the eect on/o.
[SHIFT] + Eect button Changes the eect type.
Mic Section
Here you can apply a vocal eect to the mic input.
1
2
3
5 4 6
1
MIC 1, 2 [ON] buttons
Turns the mic input on/o.
2
[DUCK] button
Turns on/o ducking (an eect that lowers the output volume of
sounds other than the mic when mic input is present) for mic 1 and 2.
3
[FX] button
Turns on/o the vocal eect for mic 1 and 2.
4
[LEVEL] knob
Adjusts the output volume of the mic.
5
[HI], [MID], [LOW] knobs
Boost/cut the volume of the high-frequency, mid-frequency, and low-
frequency regions.
6
[VOCAL FX] knob
Adjusts the depth of the vocal eect.

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Panel Descriptions
1
PHONES jacks
Connect headphones here.
Stereo 1/4”and stereo miniature plugs are supported.
2
PHONES [LEVEL] knob
Adjusts the volume of the headphones.
3
PHONES [MIXING] knob
Adjusts the monitor volume balance of the channel whose Channel
[CUE] button is lit and the master output.
4
[SPLIT/STEREO] switch
Selects whether the sound of channels whose channel [CUE] button
is lit are mixed in stereo with the master output, or are played back
individually from left and right in mono.
SPLIT The sound of the channel whose Channel [CUE] button is lit is heard from
the L-side, and the master output monitor is heard from the R-side.
STEREO The sound of the channel whose channel [CUE] button is lit is mixed with
the master output, and output in stereo.
5
CROSS FADER [CH 1]–[CH 4] switch
Specify the output destination of the channels.
AOutput to cross fader A.
THRU Output directly without passing through the cross fader.
BOutput to cross fader B.
6
CROSS FADER [CURVE] knob
Adjusts the response curve of the cross fader.
7
AUX IN select switch
Set this according to the input source that’s connected to the AUX IN
jacks.
MIC If a mic is connected
MONO If you want to input sound in mono
STEREO If you want to input sound in stereo
8
AUX IN [LEVEL] knob
Adjusts the level of the sound that's input to the AUX IN jacks.
9
AUX IN jacks (L, R, STEREO)
Connect these to a mic or audio device.
Front Panel
Headphones
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Microphone
Audio player
Keyboard
Rear Panel (Connecting Your Equipment)
1 2
3
4 5 6
7 8 9
Turntable
(analog)
Turntable
(analog)
Powered speakerPowered speaker, amp
Audio player
DJ player
Speaker, recorder
Computer
Computer
Microphone
10
MIDI device

9
Panel Descriptions
Rear Panel (Connecting Your Equipment)
To prevent malfunction and equipment failure, always turn down the volume, and turn o all the units before making any connections.
1
MIC IN 1, 2 connector
Connect your microphone here.
* Pin assignment of MIC IN connectors
2
INPUT (CH 1–CH 4) jacks
These jacks input sound to channels 1–4. The CH 1 and C H2 INPUT
jacks support phono input from MM-type cartridges.
Set the input select switch of the mixer section appropriately for the
device you’re connecting.
3
PHONO GROUND terminal
If a turntable (analog) is connected to the CH 1 or CH 2 INPUT jacks,
connect the turntable’s ground terminal here. This suppresses noise
from the turntable.
* Unsuitable places for connection
5Water pipes (may result in shock or electrocution)
5Gas pipes (may result in re or explosion)
5Telephone-line ground or lightning rod (may be dangerous in the
event of lightning)
4
MASTER OUT (L, R) connectors
Connect your powered speakers or power amp here.
Both XLR type and RCA phono type plugs are supported.
* Pin assignment of MASTER OUT connector (XLR type)
5
BOOTH OUT (L, R) jacks
These are the output jacks for booth monitoring.
* Pin assignment of BOOTH OUT jacks
6
ZONE OUT (L, R) jacks
Use these output jacks when you want to send signals to another
location independently from MASTER OUT or BOOTH OUT.
Connect them to your speakers or recorder.
7
MIDI OUT connector
This outputs MIDI messages such as MIDI clock.
8
PC A, B port
Use the included USB cable to connect this port to your computer.
To connect this to your computer, you must install the USB driver.
&“Installing the Software” (p. 3)
9
[POWER] switch
This turns the power on/o.
NOTE
When turning o the power, follow the directions that appear in the
display.
* The power to this unit will be turned o automatically after a
predetermined amount of time has passed since it was last used for
playing music, or its buttons or controls were operated (Auto O
function).
If you do not want the power to be turned o automatically,
disengage the Auto O function.
For details on how to disable this function, refer to the owner’s manual
(PDF).
NOTE
5Any settings that you are in the process of editing will be lost when
the power is turned o. If you have any settings that you want to keep,
you should save them beforehand.
5To restore power, turn the power on again.
10
DC IN jack
Connect the included AC adaptor here.
* Use the cord hook to secure the cord of the AC adaptor as shown in
the illustration.
Power cord
AC Outlet
Indicator

10
Using Serato DJ Pro
This document explains basic use of Serato DJ Pro. For details on the functions and use of the software, refer to the Serato DJ Pro user manual (PDF).
Here we explain operation for when a computer is connected to the PC A port.
Basic Operations in Serato DJ Pro
Songs shown in the browser view can be imported into a deck area, and controlled from the DJ-707M.
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 Pro provides a variety of ways to import songs. For details,
refer to the Serato DJ Pro user manual.
* If you’re using Serato Corporation’s DJ software (Scratch Live, ITCH,
Serato DJ Pro Intro) and you have already created a song library, the
library you created can be used as-is.
* If you’re using Serato DJ Pro Intro and you’ve already created a song
library, there might be cases in which songs need to be re-analyzed.
1.In Serato DJ Pro, 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 create 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-707M, press the [BACK] button to move the cursor
to the create panel.
2.Turn the DJ-707M’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-707M, press the [LOAD] button of the deck into
which you want to load the song.
1.Connect your computer to the rear panel PC A port.
2.Press the [POWER] switch to power-on the DJ-707M.
3.Turn on the power of the equipment that’s connected to the
DJ-707M.
4.Start Serato DJ Pro.
Mac OS
In the Finder, open the [Applications] folder and click the
[Serato DJ Pro] icon.
Windows 7
In the [Start] menu, click [All Programs] & [Serato] &
[Serato DJ Pro] & [Serato DJ Pro] icon.
Windows 8.1
In the [App View], click the [Serato DJ Pro] icon.
Windows 10
In the [Start] screen or [App View], click the [Serato DJ Pro] icon.
Starting Serato DJ Pro
* 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.