Adjusting The Playback And Stopping Speeds; Operating The Jog Dial; Setting Cue; Pitch Bend - Pioneer XDJ-RX Operating Instructions Manual

Playing in reverse
When the quantize function is on, there may be a slight delay in opera-
tion of this function in order to synchronize the beat.
Press the [DIRECTION, REV] button.
The [DIRECTION, REV] button lights and reverse playback starts.
! You cannot rewind to the previous track for reverse playback.
! The direction in which the playing speed is increased or decreased
according to the direction in which the jog dial is turned is reversed.
! When operations such as track search and loop playback are per-
formed during reverse playback, scratch play may not be available.

Operating the jog dial

! The top of the jog dial has an embedded switch. Do not place objects
on the jog dial or subject it to strong forces.
! Water or other liquids getting into the set will lead to malfunction.
 Switching the jog dial mode
The jog dial has two modes.
! [VINYL] mode: When a metal part of the top of jog dial is touched
during playback, playback stops, and when the jog dial is turned at
this point the sound is output according to the rotation of the jog
dial.
! Normal mode: Playback does not stop even when a metal part of the
top of jog dial is touched. Also, such operations as scratching can-
not be performed.
Press the [VINYL MODE] button.
The jog mode switches to the [VINYL] mode and the [VINYL MODE]
button lights.
 Scratch
When the jog dial is set to the [VINYL] mode, the sound can be played
according to the direction and speed at which the jog dial is turned by
turning the jog dial while touching a metal part on its top.
1 Press the [VINYL MODE] button.
Set the jog mode to the [VINYL] mode.
2 During playback, touch a metal part of the top of the
jog dial.
Playback stops.
3 While still touching a metal part of the top of the jog
dial, turn the jog dial in the direction and at the speed at
which you want to play the sound.
The sound is played according to the spinning direction and speed of the
jog dial.
4 Take your finger off the metal part of the top of the
jog dial.
Normal playback resumes.

 Pitch bend

During playback, spin the outer section of the jog dial.
The playing speed increases when spun clockwise, decreases when
spun counterclockwise. When spinning is stopped, playback returns to
the normal speed.
! When the jog mode is set to the normal mode, the same operation is
possible by spinning the top of the jog dial.
 Frame search
In the pause mode, spin the jog dial.
The position at which the track is pausing can be moved in units of
0.5 frames.
! The approximate time for 0.5 frame is 6.7 msec.
! Spin clockwise to move in the direction of playback, counterclock-
wise to move in the opposite direction. The position moves 1.8 sec-
onds per one full rotation of the jog dial.
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Adjusting the playback and stopping
speeds
Use this to adjust the speed at which playback slows down and stops
when the top of the jog dial is pressed and the speed at which normal
playback resumes when the top of the jog dial is released.
Turn the [VINYL SPEED ADJUST TOUCH/RELEASE]
control.
The speed increases when turned clockwise, decreases when turned
counterclockwise.
! When jog mode is set to VINYL mode, the speed at which playback
starts and stops can be simultaneously changed when the [f
(PLAY/PAUSE)] button is pressed.
! The following methods of adjustment can be set from the settings of
the [UTILITY] screen.
— TOUCH&RELEASE: Simultaneously adjusting the speed at which
a playback slows and then stops and the speed at the playback
returns to normal.
— TOUCH: Adjusting only the speed at which a playback slows and
then stops.
— RELEASE: Adjusting only the speed at which playback returns to
normal.

Setting Cue

1 During playback, press the [f (PLAY/PAUSE)]
button.
Playback is paused.
2 Press the [CUE] button.
The point at which the track is paused is set as the cue point.
The [f (PLAY/PAUSE)] button flashes and the [CUE] button lights. No
sound is output at this time.
! When a new cue point is set, the previously set cue point is canceled.
 Adjusting the cue point position
1 Press the [SEARCH m, n] buttons while pausing at
the cue point.
The [f (PLAY/PAUSE)] and [CUE] buttons flash.
The cue point can be fine-adjusted in steps of 0.5 frames.
2 Press the [CUE] button.
The position at which the button was pressed is set as the new cue point.
! When a new cue point is set, the previously set cue point is canceled.
 Returning to Cue Point (Back Cue)
During playback, press the [CUE] button.
The set immediately returns to the currently set cue point and pauses.
! When the [f (PLAY/PAUSE)] button is pressed, playback starts
from the cue point.
 Checking Cue Point (Cue Point Sampler)
Keep pressing the [CUE] button after returning to the
cue point.
Playback starts from the set cue point. Playback continues while the
button is held in.
 Setting Cue Point during playback (Real Time
Cue)
During playback, press the [LOOP IN/4BEAT (IN ADJUST)]
button at the point at which you want to set the cue
point.
The point at which the button was pressed is set as the cue point.