Pioneer DJM-2000NXS - Manual (Page 23)

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Playback by connecting a USB device to a DJ
player
A USB device (flash memory or hard disk) can be taken into the DJ booth to transfer
music files and their related data saved on rekordbox to your DJ player.
! In addition to USB devices, SD memory cards can be used for some DJ players
(e.g. CDJ-2000nexus or CDJ-2000).
! Hot cue bank lists cannot be loaded onto some DJ players (e.g. CDJ-900, CDJ-
850, CDJ-350, MEP-4000, XDJ-AERO, XDJ-R1).
! For some DJ players (e.g. MEP-4000, XDJ-R1), there are restrictions to displaying
the folders and playlists on the USB device.
! For instructions on connecting USB devices to DJ players and using the USB
device for playback, see the Operating Instructions for each respective DJ player.
Creating a Playlist based on the order of tracks
played back on a DJ player
1 Connect the USB device that was used for playback on the
DJ player to the computer.
When the DJ player’s playback history is stored on the USB device, the [Save History
as Playlist] screen opens.
2 Click [Yes].
A playlist (e.g. HISTORY 2010y12m31d) is created based on the order of the tracks in
the playback history and added to the [Playlist] pane.
! When the playlist is created, the playback history stored on the USB device is
deleted.
When [No] is selected at the [Save History as Playlist]
screen
Playback histories that have not been saved as playlists will not be deleted from the
USB device. Any remaining playback histories can be viewed in the [Device] pane
and manually saved as playlists.
1 Click .
The [Device] pane is displayed on the browser panel.
2 Click to the left of the [History] folder.
A list of the DJ player's playback histories is displayed on the [Device] pane.
3 Right-click the playback history you want to save and select
[Save as Playlist].
A playlist (e.g. HISTORY 2010y12m31d) is created based on the order of the tracks in
the playback history and added to the [Playlist] pane.
! When the playlist is created, the playback history stored on the USB device is
deleted.
Updating the collection for music file
information modified on a DJ player
1 Connect the USB device that was used for playback on the
DJ player to the computer.
2 Click .
The [Device] pane is displayed on the browser panel.
3 Right-click on the USB device from which you want to
import information and select [Update Collection].
The [Update Collection with USB Device] screen opens when updating of the music
file information begins, then closes once updating is completed.
! The following information is updated.
— Cue Point and Loop Point
— Hot Cue
— Beat Grid
— Track information (Color, Rating, Comments)
! If you click [Cancel] during the update process, the [Update Collection with USB
Device] window is closed.
Loading playlist files created on a DJ player
Playlists created on DJ players are stored on the USB device.
Check the playlist created on the DJ player in the [Device] pane, then load it into the
[Playlist] pane.
1 Click .
The [Device] pane is displayed on the browser panel.
2 Click to the left of the onto which you want to
load the playlist, then click to the left of the [Playlists]
folder.
A list of the playlists stored on the USB device is displayed on the [Device] pane.
3 Drag the playlist you want to load from the [Bridge] pane
to the [Playlist] pane.
The playlist is added to the [Playlist] pane.
! Playlists can also be loaded by right-clicking on the playlist you want to load on
the [Device] pane then selecting [Import Playlist].
! If there is already a playlist with the same name on the [Playlist] pane, a number
is added to the end of the playlist’s name.
If there are tracks in playlists created on a DJ player that are not registered in the
rekordbox collection, those tracks are removed when the playlist is loaded.