(9 PGM: Allows you to create a set playlist. To program a
set list into the CDJ-250
memory,
begin by stopping
the unit from play and pressing
PGM
to begin the set
list. Select a track by using the track selection rotary to
scan to the first track to be
placed in the
set list. When
you have selected the proper
track press PGM and the
CDJ-250
will be ready to set your next selection.
Re-
peat the previous steps until you have completed your
play list, then press play to begin the set list.
BRAKE:
To engage
the
BRAKE
function,
press
the
PAUSE
button to perform the
brake
effect.
To restart
the song, press the PLAY/ PAUSE button.
REVERSE:
When
the REVERSE
button is pressed, the
file that is currently playing begins to play in reverse
mode.
SINGLE: Pressing the SINGLE
button engages SINGLE
mode, in this mode the CDJ-250 will play one song and
then stop. Pressing the SINGLE
button again will then
activate CONTINUOUS
mode
causing the unit to play
continuously (after the last track, the unit will return to
the first track of the disc and continue to play).
TIME: The TIME
button switches the time display be-
tween
three
available
sources,
these
three
are
TIME
ELAPSED
on the track, TOTAL
REMAIN
and REMAIN.
ELAPSED
indicates how much time has currently gone
by since the play button was pressed, TOTAL
REMAIN
will count down
the time remaining on the entire disc
and REMAIN
counts down
the time that is left before
the end of the track.
OTE:
TOTAL
REMAIN
WILL
NOT
SHOW
FOR
MP3
FILES.
PITCH:
Pushing
and
holding
the
PITCH
button
acti-
vates the PITCH CONTROL
SLIDE. You can then select
which PITCH percent you want by pressing the PITCH
button
and choosing
496, 896 and 1696 depending
on
which LED is illuminated. Push and hold the PITCH but-
ton again to deactivate this mode.
PITCH CONTROL SLIDE: Moving the PITCH CONTROL
SLIDE up or down will lower or raise the pitch percent-
age up to +/- 4, 8, or 16%.
PITCH BEND: Pushing the PITCH BEND BUTTONS will
automatically
raise the pitch up to +16% or lower the
pitch down to -1696 from the existing pitch setting. Re-
leasing the buttons will return the pitch to the original
pitch setting. You can use this function to match
the
beat when mixing from one song to another.
LOOP SECTION: A LOOP
repeats the
section between
the entry point (IN) and the exit point (OUT).
BRAKE
button
until
it illuminates.
Press
the
PLAY/
n
p
pressing
CUE
wil
OTE: THE FIRST LOOP WILL HAVE A PAUSE AT THE
EXIT POINT, WHILE ALL OTHERS WILL
BE SEAMLESS.
CDJ-250
A.
To set a loop while the unit is playing, start by
pressing the IN BUTTON
Cit will light up)
B. When
you reach the
desired
end loop point press
the OUT
BUTTON
(it will also light up). The loop will
continue
playing until you
press the OUT
BUTTON
again allowing the music to continue from that point
on.
C.
To re-engage
the loop you
must
press the RE-
LOOP
BUTTON.
D. When you have released your loop the OUT BUT-
TON will turn OFF and the IN BUTTON
will remain lit
to indicate that your loop is stored
in the CDJ-250
memory.
E.
Pressing
the IN BUTTON
again while the unit is
playing
will erase
the previously
saved
loop while
saving your
new loop entry point.
F. Press OUT to exit the loop and save a new com-
plete loop.
G. Press RELOOP
to return to the beginning
of the
previously
saved
loop from
normal
play. Press
RE-
LOOP
repeatedly to cause the loop to stutter.
PLAY / PAUSE:
Each press of the PLAY / PAUSE
BUT-
TON
causes
the
operation
to change
from
PLAY
to
PAUSE or from PAUSE
back to PLAY. The
PLAY/PAUSE
BUTTON
remains lit when in PLAY mode, while it blinks
PAUSE
mode.
CUE: To set a CUE
point, press the PLAY/PAUSE
BUT-
TON
while a file is playing and use the JOG
WHEEL
to
locate a desired
CUE
point. Pressing
the PLAY/PAUSE
BUTTON
again will set
a CUE
point. While the unit is
aying and after the cue point has been programmed,
cause
the
CD
player
to enter
the
PAUSE mode (PLAY/PAUSE
BUTTON
blinks) at the pro-
grammed
cue point (the CUE
LED is lit). Holding down
th
al
e CUE
button
changes
the function
to preview, and
OWS you to stutter start or play from the programmed
CUE POINT. Releasing the CUE button will return the CD
to the preset CUE POINT.
SEARCH:
The SEARCH
buttons are used to fast forward
and rewind within a track.
O 4
RACK SELECTION
ROTARY: The TRACK SELECTION
OTARY allows you to select the next or previous track
y either turning it clockwise to go forward or counter-
clockwise to go back. Select the track desired by press-
ing the TRACK SELECTION ROTARY.
OTE: ONCE YOU HAVE SKIPPED TO ANOTHER TRACK,
YOU
MAY
NOT
GO
BACK
TO YOUR
PROGRAMMED
CUE
POINT. YOU
UST BEGIN
YOUR CUE SELECTION
OVER AGAIN, THE CUE WILL
BE PRESET TO THE BE-
GI
NING OF TH
WLY SELECTED TRACK.