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13.  CUE  bANk  bUTTONS (27): 
These  buttons  are  used  to  store  either  loops  and  cue  points.  Only  a  loop  or  a  cue  point  can  be  stored  into 
each  of  these  three  banks.  When  a  loop  is  stored  in  the  CUE  BANKS  you  may  use  the  loop  starting  point  as 
a cue point. 
2)   To  store  a  CUE  POINT,  find  your  desired  CUE 
POINT  and  then  while  in  PAUSE  MODE  press  the 
memory  button  (28)  and  then  press  your  desired 
cue bank  button (27).  
3)   You  can  save  your  stored  loops  and  cue  points 
to  music  source  you  are  using  by  pressing  the 
memory  button  (28)  for  at  least  2  seconds. 
When  it  is  saved  correctly  the  LCD  will  display 
"CUE backup".
To  recall  your  saved  loops  and  cue  points,  insert 
the  USB  device  or  SD  Card  that  you  stored  them 
to.  Press  the memory button  (28)  so  that  but-
ton LED glows then turn the folDer knob (8) to 
the  folder  that  you  made  the  loop  or  CUE  POINT 
in. 
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 bASIC OPErATIONS (CONT .)
1)   If you have created a loop and want to store 
it  in  one  of  the  three cue  bank  buttonS 
(27).  While  the  loop  is  playing  press  the 
memory  button  (28)  and  then  press  your 
desired cue bank  button (27) to store the 
loop.  You  may  recall  the  loop  at  anytime  by 
pressing  the cue bank  button  (27)  where 
its stored.
EXAMPLE: You made a loop on track 3 in folder 3 on you USB stick. Load the USB stick where this folder is 
located,  then  press  the memory  button  (28)  and  turn  the folDer knob  (8)  to  folder  3.  The cue bank 
button (27) where the loop is stored will begin to glow indicating that your saved loop has been located and 
is ready to play. 
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4. Pressing the aDv. track button (29) 
at anytime, will cancel this function.
14. ADVANCE TRACk SEARCH
You can find the desired track you would like to play during the playback/pause.
1. Press the aDv. track button (29) 
to enter advance track search mode. The 
track inDicator (52) will flash in the 
LCD. Turn the track knob (9) to search 
for your desired track within the folder. 
NOTE: If your desired track is another 
folder you must first located the folder 
before activating the adv. track search.
2. Press the track knob (9) to select your 
desired track, ”SEARCH” will now be dis-
played in the LCD.
3. When ”FOUND” is displayed in LCD, 
press the track knob (9) again to play 
your selected track.
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PLAY: 
Enter  PRESET  MENU,  and  then  turn  the 
folDer knob  (8)  until  PLAY  is  displayed. 
Press  the folDer  knob  (8)  to  toggle  PLAY 
between  SINGLE  or  CONTINUOUS.  Once 
you  have  selected  your  desired  PLAY  mode, 
turn  FOLDER  KNOB  (8)  so  that  PRESET  is 
displayed and press the knob to exit. 
15. PRESET MENU: 
The  SDJ2  has  a  PRESET  MENU  that  lets  you 
operate  DEMO  mode,  set  the  PLAY  mode  (sin-
gle or continuous play), TIME MODE (elapsed or 
remain), AUTO CUE, REPEAT, RELAY, X FADER, 
Q  CURVE,  SEARCH  LOCK,  RESET,  or  lets  you 
"display"  the FIRMWARE  VERSION.  Press  and 
hold  the folDer knob  (8)  for  2  secs.  to  enter 
PRESET mode.
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DEMO: 
Enter  PRESET  MENU,  and  then  turn  the 
folDer  knob  (8)  until  DEMO  is  displayed. 
Press the folDer  knob (8) to toggle DEMO 
ON  or  OFF.  Once  you  have  selected  turn 
folDer  knob  (8)  so  that  PRESET  is  dis-
played and press the knob to exit. 
Figure 27
 PrESET mENU
In  DEMO  mode  you  can  record  your  desired  track  into  the  system  memory.  Please 
see page 27. 
Figure 28
TIME: 
Enter  PRESET  MENU,  and  then  turn  the 
folDer  knob  (8)  until  TIME  is  displayed. 
Press  the folDer  knob  (8)  to  toggle  PLAY 
between  REMAIN  or  ELAPSED.  Once  you 
have  selected  your  desired  PLAY  mode,  turn 
folDer  knob  (8)  so  that  PRESET  is  dis-
played and press the knob to exit. The default 
setting is REMAIN. 
						

							
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 PrESET mENU (CONT .)
REPEAT: 
Enter  PRESET  MENU,  and  then  turn  the 
folDer  knob   (8)  until  REPEAT  is  dis-
played. Press the folDer  knob (8) to toggle 
REPEAT between ON or OFF. Once you have 
selected  turn  the folDer  knob  (8)  so  that 
PRESET  is  displayed  and  press  the  knob  to 
exit. The default setting is OFF. 
NOTE: The current track will repeat play when 
the  REPEAT  and  SINGLE  function  are  active 
at the same timeFigure 31
RELAY "FLIP-FLOP": 
Enter  PRESET  MENU,  and  then  turn  the 
folDer knob  (8)  until  RELAY  is  displayed. 
Press the folDer  knob (8) to toggle RELAY 
between ON or OFF. Once you have selected 
turn  the folDer  knob  (8)  so  that  PRESET 
is  displayed  and  press  the  knob  to  exit.  The 
default setting is OFF.Figure 32
When RELAY mode is "ON" the left and right players will automatically be in the SINGLE play mode. 
Therefore when a song ends on one side that side will go into PAUSE mode, and the other side will 
go into PLAY mode.  When RELAY mode is "OFF", the left and right players will be in CONTINUOUS 
play mode. 
AUTO CUE: 
Enter  PRESET  MENU,  and  then  turn  the 
folDer  knob  (8)  until  AUTO  CUE  is  dis-
played. Press the folDer  knob (8) to toggle 
AUTO  CUE  between  ON  or  OFF.  Once  you 
have selected turn folDer  knob (8) so that 
PRESET  is  displayed  and  press  the  knob  to 
exit. 
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SEARCH LOCk: 
Enter  PRESET  MENU,  and  then  turn  the 
folDer knob  (8)  until  SEARCH  LOCK  is 
displayed.  Press  the folDer  knob  (8)  to 
toggle  between  ON  or  OFF.  Once  you  have 
selected  turn  the folDer knob  (8)  so  that 
PRESET  is  displayed  and  press  the  knob  to 
exit. The default setting is OFF.
When the SEARCH LOCK is ON a fast search can only be done when the player is in PAUSE mode, 
not PLAY mode.
 PrESET mENU (CONT .)
Figure 34
Q CURVE: 
Enter  PRESET  MENU,  and  then  turn  the 
folDer knob  (8)  until  Q  CURVE  is  dis-
played. Press the folDer  knob (8) to toggle 
Q CURVE between QUICK or NORMAL. Once 
you have selected turn the folDer  knob (8) 
so  that  PRESET  is  displayed  and  press  the 
knob to exit. The default setting is NORMAL.
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XFADER: 
Enter  PRESET  MENU,  and  then  turn  the 
folDer  knob   (8)  until  XFADER  is  dis-
played. Press the folDer  knob (8) to toggle 
XFADER between ON or OFF. Once you have 
selected  turn  the folDer  knob  (8)  so  that 
PRESET  is  displayed  and  press  the  knob  to 
exit. The default setting is ON.
The  XFADER  function  is  only  available  when  the  MIXER  OUTPUT  is  active.  This  fader  function  is 
used  to  mix  the  output  signals  from  both  the  left  and  right  players.  When  the  XFADER  is  "ON"  the 
signals from the left and right players will mix according to the croSSfaDer (21) position. When the 
XFADER is "OFF" the output of both players will be even.
Figure 35
X FADER REVERSE: 
Enter  PRESET  MENU,  and  then  turn  the 
folDer  knob  (8)  until  X  FADER  REVERSE 
is  displayed.  Press  the folDer  knob  (8)  to 
toggle  X  FADER  REVERSE  either  ON  or  OFF. 
Once  you  have  selected  turn  the folDer 
knob  (8)  so  that  PRESET  is  displayed  and 
press  the  knob  to  exit.  The  default  setting  is 
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VIEW THE TITLE CONTENT: 
You are able to view the TITLE NAME, ARTIST, 
GENRE,  BIT  RATE,  and  FILE  NAME  of  the 
current  song  playing.  To  view  this  information 
press the track knob (9).  
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 TITLE  CONTENT
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FIRMWARE VERSION: 
Enter  PRESET  MENU,  and  then  turn  the 
folDer  knob  (8)  until  VER.XX.XX  is  dis-
played.  "X's"  are  the  version  number.  Once 
you  have  seen  the  version  number  turn  the 
folDer knob  (8)  so  that  PRESET  is  dis-
played and press the knob to exit. 
 PrESET mENU (CONT .)
RESET ALL: 
Enter  PRESET  MENU,  and  then  turn  the 
folDer knob  (8)  until  RESET  ALL?  is  dis-
played.  Press  the folDer knob  (8)  to  reset 
back  to  default  settings.  If  you  do  not  wish 
to  reset  turn  the folDer  knob  (8)  so  that 
PRESET  is  displayed  and  press  the  knob  to 
exit.
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 rECOrD  A DEmO
RECORD A DEMO: 
In  the  SDJ2  PRESET  MENU  there  is  a  DEMO  mode  that  allows  you  to  play  a  single  recorded  track 
from an SD Card or USB device, without the SD Card or USB device being loaded.
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3. To play your demo track, go into the 
PRESET menu and activate DEMO mode 
and then exit. Now, press the Source 
Select button (1) so that SD B is blink-
ing. Press the PLAY BUTTON (18) to play 
your recorded track. REMEMBER: DEMO 
mode must be activated to play your 
track.
1. Use the FOLDER and TRACK KNOBS (8 & 
9) to search for your desired track, 
2. Once you have found your desired track 
press and hold the Search button (17) 
until "loading" is displayed. After "loading" is 
displayed, "erasing" will then be displayed, 
and then "recording", and finally "complete". 
Your desired track has now been recoreded 
to the units memory.
Figure 42
4. To record another track simply insert and load an SD Card or USB device and repeat the instruc-
tions above.
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PITCH ADJUSTmENTS
Figure 45
Using the PITCH SLIDER (25): Be sure the 
pitch  function  has  been  activated  as  de-
scribed  above.  To  use  the pitch  SliDer 
(25)  slide  the  slider  up  and  down.  Down 
will increase the pitch and up will decrease 
the pitch. 
1. PITCH SLIDER (25):
This  function  will  increase  or  decrease  the 
tracks playback speed or "PITCH." The max-
imum  pitch  percentage  manipulation  in  this 
function  is  +/-16%.  The pitch  SliDer  (25) 
is used to decrease or increase the playback 
pitch.  If  the  slider  is  move  up  (towards  the 
top  of  the  unit)  the  pitch  will  decrease,  if  the 
slider is moved down (towards the bottom of 
the  unit)  the  pitch  will  increase.  The pitch 
SliDer  (25) adjustment  can  be  changed  to 
range  from  +/-4%,  +/-8%,  or  +/-16%  (See 
changing  "PITCH  SLIDER  PERCENTAGE 
RANGE"  on  the  next  page).  The pitch 
SliDer  (25)  will  only  effect  normal  playback 
and  loops  when  the pitch  SliDer  (25)  is 
active. 
Figure 43
Figure 44
Activating  the  PITCH  SLIDER  (25): To 
activate the pitch SliDer (25) you must 
turn  on  the  pitch  adjustment  function.  To 
activate the pitch SliDer (25) press the 
pitch on/off  button (11). The pitch 
inDicator will  be  displayed  in  the  LCD, 
when  the  function  is  activated.  If  the 
pitch  function  is  not  activated  the pitch 
SliDer (25) will not function.
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS:
The  different  pitch  adjustments  allow  a  track's  or  a  loop's  playback  speed  to  be  manipulated.  This 
speed manipulations is commonly used to beat match between two or more music sources such as 
a turntable or another SD player. The playback speed may be increased or decreased by a factor of 
+/-16. The next section details the different pitch manipulation schemes.  
						

							
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3. JOG WHEEL (16):
The jog Wheel (16) will temporarily bend the pitch if a track is in playback mode, and the Search 
button  (17)  is  not  active.  Rotating  the  wheel  in  a  clockwise  direction  will  increase  your  track  pitch 
and rotating the wheel in a counter-clockwise direction will slow your track pitch. If the jog Wheel 
(16) is continuously turned in a counter-clockwise direction the playback speed will steadily decreases 
and  will  continue  to  decrease  until  playback  reaches  a  maximum  of  -100%.  When  you  stop  turning 
the jog Wheel (16) the speed will automatically return to it’s previous set speed.
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2. PITCH BENDING: 
Unlike the pitch SliDer (25) adjustment this function will momentarily increase or decrease a tracks 
speed during playback. This is done using the jog Wheel (16). The maximum pitch bend percent-
age allowed by jog Wheel (16) is +/-100%.The pitch bend function will work in conjunction with the 
pitch SliDer (25) pitch setting. For example, if the pitch SliDer (25) is set to a 2% pitch gain the 
pitch bending process will begin at 2% and will continue to the maximum of +/-16%.
NOTE: A -100% pitch manipulation will stop playback entirely. This can only be done with JOG 
WHEEL (16).
Figure 46
Using  the  Pitch  Slider  Percentage 
Selector  (10): You  may  choose  a  pitch 
operating range at any time. To change the 
operating  range  be  sure  the  pitch  function 
is  turned  on,  see  figure  44.  The  pitch  per-
centage  can  be  changed  between  +/-4%, 
+/-8%, and +/-16%. 4% will allow the least 
amount  of  pitch  manipulation  and  16%  will 
allow  the  most  amount  of  pitch  manipula-
tion. To adjust the different values, press the 
pitch  percentage button  (10) until 
your desired percentage is reached.  
						

							
ADDINg m USIC  TO  yOU r  SD  CA rD AND  US b  DE vICE
When adding music to your SD Card, the files must be in Mp3 format. Make a folder for each artist, 
this will make it easier for you to find your desired songs. The SDJ2 can read SDHC cards (High 
Capcity ) up to 16GB. The file format is Mp3 only.
Loading music into your SD Card:
1. Insert your SD Card into your computer. If there is no SD Card slot available, use an SD Card    
    reader and insert the reader into the USB connection on your computer.
2. The SD Card will appear as "Removable Drive" when you access "My Computer".
3. Go to Windows Explorer or a similar program and simply "drag and drop" your music onto the SD          
 
    Card (Removable Drive). Music will be recorded onto your SD Card in the same quality originally    
    recored onto your computer. Note: Remember it is better if you make a folder for each artist,    
 
    and then drop that folder onto your SD Card.
4. Once you are finished loading music onto your SD Card, eject the SD Card, and load it into the     
 
    SDJ2.
Loading music into your USB device:
1. Connect your USB device to the USB connection on your computer. 
2. The USB device will appear as "Removable Drive" when you access "My C\
omputer".
3. Go to Windows Explorer or a similar program and simply "drag and drop" your music onto the    
    USB device (Removable Drive). Music will be recorded onto your USB device in the same quality              
 
    originally recored onto your computer. 
4. Once you are finished loading music onto your USB device, eject the device, and connect it to the  
    SDJ2.
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