Installing The Driver Software; Connecting This Unit And Computer - Pioneer DDJ-ERGO-K Operating Instructions Manual

Installing the driver software

! There is no need to install the driver software when using Mac OS X.
Operating environment
Supported operating systems
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Windows 7 Home Premium/Professional/
Ultimate
®
Windows Vista Home Basic/
Home Premium/Business/Ultimate
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Windows XP Home Edition/Professional
(SP2 or later)
1 When using a 64-bit version of Windows, the driver software can only be used for
32-bit applications.
2 Windows 7 or greater is required to use in combination with TRAKTOR 2.
Before installing the driver software
! Read Software end user license agreement carefully.
! Turn off this unit's power switch, then disconnect the USB cable
connecting this unit and the computer.
! If any other programs are running on the computer, quit them.
! To install or uninstall the driver software, you need to be authorized
by the administrator of your computer. Log on as the administrator of
your computer before proceeding with the installation.
! If you connect this unit to your computer without installing the driver
software first, an error may occur on your computer depending on
the system environment.
! If installation of the driver software is interrupted after it has started,
start the installation procedure over again from the beginning.
1 Turn on the computer's power.
2 Insert the included driver software CD-ROM into the
computer's CD drive.
3 Once the CD-ROM's menu is displayed, double-click
[Pioneer_DDJ_Driver_XXXXX.exe].
4 Proceed with installation according to the instructions
on the screen.
If [Windows Security] appears on the screen while the installation is
in progress, click [Install this driver software anyway] and continue
with the installation.
! When installing on Windows XP
If [Hardware Installation] appears on the screen while the installa-
tion is in progress, click [Continue Anyway] and continue with the
installation.
! When the installation program is completed, a completion message
appears.

Connecting this unit and computer

1 Connect this unit to your computer via a USB cable.
For instructions on connections, see Connecting the input/output termi-
nals on page 13.
2 Slide this unit's [ON/OFF] switch to the [ON] position.
Turn on the power of this unit.
! The message [Installing device driver software] may appear when
this unit is first connected to the computer or when it is connected to
a different USB port on the computer. Wait a while until the message
[Your devices are ready for use] appears.
Adjusting the buffer size
This unit functions as an audio device conforming to the ASIO
standards.
! If an application using this unit as the default audio device (DJ
software, etc.) is running, quit that application before adjusting the
buffer size.
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32-bit version
64-bit version
32-bit version
64-bit version
32-bit version
Click the Windows [Start] menu>[All Programs]>[Pioneer
]>[DDJ]>[Pioneer DDJ ASIO Settings Utility].
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! If the buffer size is made large, drops in audio data (breaks in the
sound) occur less easily, but the time lag due to the delay in the
transfer of the audio data (latency) increases.
! If the kernel buffer number is made large, breaks in the sound occur
less easily, but the time lag due to latency increases.
! Operate referring to the procedure below to adjust the buffer size and
kernel buffer.
If there are no interruptions in the sound with the
default settings
1 Gradually decrease the buffer size, setting it to the minimum
value at which there are no interruptions in the sound.
2 Set the kernel buffer size to [2] and check whether there are inter-
ruptions in the sound.
— If there are interruptions in the sound, set the kernel buffer size to [3].
If there are interruptions in the sound with the default
settings
1 Set the kernel buffer size to [4], then set the buffer size to the
minimum value at which there are no interruptions in the sound.
Checking the version of the driver
software
Click the Windows [Start] menu>[All Programs]>[Pioneer]
>[DDJ]>[Pioneer DDJ Version Display Utility].
! You can check the firmware version of this unit on the screen.
! The firmware version is not displayed when this unit is not connected
to the computer or when this unit and computer are not properly
communicating.