Pioneer DDJ-SB - Manual (Page 18)

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Utilities modes
The following settings can be changed:
! Channel fader start setting
! Demo mode setting
! Jog dial MIDI message sending interval setting
Launching utilities mode
If the utilities mode is launched while the DJ application is running,
the set status may not be displayed properly.
1 Quit the DJ application on the computer.
2 Disconnect the USB cable from the main unit.
Turn off the power of this unit.
! Do not disconnect the USB cable from the computer.
3 While pressing both performance pad 1 and
performance pad 4 on the left deck, connect the USB
cable to the main unit.
Utilities mode is launched.
4 After setting utilities mode, operate the controller for
the items whose settings you want to change.
See the explanations below for the settings that can be changed.
5 Disconnect the USB cable connecting this unit to the
computer and save the settings.
To save the settings, this unit’s power must be turned off.
Changing the settings
Changing the channel fader start setting
The channel fader start function’s setting can be changed.
! By default, the channel fader start mode functions without the sync
mode set.
Launch utilities mode, then press one of the left deck’s
effect buttons.
FX1
1
LEVEL
SELECT SELECT SELECT
BEATS
2 3
— Effect 1 button lit: Channel fader start with the sync mode set
(The sync function is activated simultaneously when channel
fader starting starts.)
— Effect 2 button lit: Channel fader start without the sync mode set
(The sync function is not activated when channel fader starting
starts.)
— Effect 3 button lit: Channel fader start function disabled
Disabling the demo mode
On this unit, the demo mode is set if no operation is performed for 10
minutes under normal usage conditions. This demo mode can be turned
off.
! By default, the demo mode is on.
! When any control or button on this unit is operated while in the
demo mode, the demo mode is canceled.
Launch the utilities mode and press the [VINYL (SLIP)]
button on the left side.
— [VINYL (SLIP)] button lit: Demo mode enabled
— [VINYL (SLIP)] button off: Demo mode disabled
Adjusting the jog dial’s MIDI message
sending interval
This unit is equipped with a mode for adjusting the jog dial’s MIDI mes-
sage sending interval.
Depending on your computer’s operating system and specifications, the
jog dial may not operate properly if the sending interval of MIDI mes-
sage for JOG dial is too short. In this case, follow the procedure below to
adjust the MIDI message sending interval.
! From a short MIDI sending interval, increase the interval to a length
at which no problems occur.
! The default is 3 ms.
Launch utilities mode, then press the left deck’s
[SAMPLER] mode button.
The MIDI sending interval setting changes each time the button is
pressed. The currently set value is indicated by how the performance
pads, the [f] button, the [CUE (
)] button, the [SYNC (OFF)] button
and the [SHIFT] button light.
3 ms 4 ms 5 ms 6 ms
7 ms 9 ms 11 ms 13 ms