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DENON DJ Music Manager

DENON DJ Music Manager has the functions described below

Creation and updating of databases
Playback function
Editing of file data
Searching for files
Creation and updating of playlists
Playlist Import
Backup
Restore
Automatic detection of the BPM
Waveform data generation function
Break point setting function

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2 Description of screen

[Menu section]
Select and execute the various functions of DENON DJ Music Manager.

[Icon section]
Includes functions frequently used by users, such as Create Database,
Transport Audio File, Transport Playlist, Create Playlist, Import
Playlist, etc.

[Device selection section]

Displays accessible devices and shows the remaining capacity of the
device, whether or not there is a database, etc.
Devices can be selected by clicking. The currently selected device is
displayed at the top.

[Playback section]
Preview MP3/WAV files in player, add files to Playlist, set BPM manually
and set files Break Point.

[Audio file list display section]

Displays a list of the MP3/WAV files registered in the database of the
currently selected device.

[File search section]

This area is used to find your registered MP3/WAV files quickly by 7
search criterias; Artist, Album, Title, Genre, Year, BPM and File Name.

[Playlist display section]

Displays a list of the playlists registered in the database of the currently
selected device. (Playlist, Favorites, TOP 40)

[Section for the display of a list of files registered in the playlist]

Displays a list of the MP3/WAV files registered in the selected playlist.

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Introduction
The DENON DJ Media Players are specifically designed to playback MP3/WAV
files stored on external USB devices such as hard drives and thumb Drives in
addition to our models that offer internal build-in HDD storage. Because large
numbers of MP3/WAV files can be stored on HDDs, the files must be managed
in our database in order to achieve comfortable, efficient and smooth operation.
DENON DJ Music Manager is a file management program exclusively designed
for DENON DJ products.

2 Preparations for playback

There are two ways of playing MP3/WAV files on the DENON DJ Products, as
described below.
Transferring the MP3/WAV files from a computer onto the players internal
HDD and playing them. (models with built-in HDDs only)
Connecting a USB HDD or USB memory device on which MP3/WAV files are
stored to the player and playing them.
Below is the procedure for playing files using these two methods.
1. Transferring the MP3/WAV files from a computer onto the players
internal HDD and playing them (models with built-in HDDs only)

Stop playback on all of the players decks.

Turn on the power of the computer on which DENON DJ Music Manager

is installed.

Once the computers power is on, connect its USB terminal to the
players USB B terminal using a USB cable (sold separately).

Press the players SOURCE button to select PC. (The

player is set to the device mode.)
For DENON DJ models with a built-in HDD
only.

Double-click on the computers DENON DJ Music Manager icon to

launch DENON DJ Music Manager.

Select player in the DENON DJ Music Managers device selection

section.

Click the File (F) menu, select Add File to Database or Add Folder
to Database, then select the file(s) or folder(s) you want to transfer to
the player. (Refer to Adding files to the database on page 7.)

Once file transfer is completed and all the operations are finished, use the
computers Safety Remove Hardware to cut the connection to the
player.

Disconnect the USB cable connected between the player and computer.

Turn off the players power, then turn it back on.

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The files that have been transferred to the player can now be
played.

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2. Connecting a USB device to the player and playing its MP3/WAV files

Turn on the power of the computer on which DENON DJ Music Manager

is installed.
Once the computers power is on, connect the USB HDD or USB memory
device on which the MP3/WAV files are stored to the players USB
terminal.
USB Device must be formatted, FAT16 or FAT32 in order to work
with the DENON media player.
NTFS and HFS formats are not supported by the players side.

Double-click on the computers DENON DJ Music Manager icon to

launch DENON DJ Music Manager.

Select the USB device connected in step 2 above in the DENON DJ

Music Managers device selection section.

When the USB device connected in step 2 above is being used on the
player for the first time, a database is created.
When creating the database, it is also possible to register all the
MP3/WAV files stored on the USB device in the database. (Refer to
Creation and updating of databases on page 5, 6.)
If the USB device connected in step 2 above has been used on the player
before, there is no need to create a database. Proceed to step 6.

If you want to add MP3/WAV files to the USB device connected in step
2, click the File (F) menu, select Add File to Database or Add Folder
to Database, then select the file(s) or folder(s) you want to add to the
USB device. (Refer to Editing of file data on page 7.)
If MP3/WAV files are added to the USB device using Explorer, etc.,
without using DENON DJ Music Manager, please update the
database. (Refer to Creation and updating of databases on page
5, 6.)

Once all the operations for creating the database, adding files, etc., are
completed, use the computers Safety Remove Hardware to terminate
the connection with the USB device.

Connect the USB device to the players USB A terminal. (The LINK icon
flashes in the display.)

Depending on your model, press the players, USB,

SOURCE or DEVICE button to select the USB device
connected in step 8.
The MP3/WAV files on the USB device can
now be played.

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Creation and updating of databases

2 Database Create
Click

or

Creates a database on the device selected at SELECT DEVICE.

Select Yes:
When creating the database, all the MP3/WAV files on the device are
registered in the database.
Select No:
When creating the database, the MP3/WAV files are not registered. They
should be registered at the users discretion. For instructions on registering
MP3/WAV files in the database, see Adding files to the database on page 7.
A list of files that could not be registered when the Database Create
command was executed is displayed.
Click

Close the window to complete the Database Create procedure.

Click

A popup for confirming where the file is to be saved and the file name
appears.

When OK is selected, the data is stored in csv format in the specified folder.

NOTE:
About formats, etc. (the following applies to USB memory devices and all other
sorts of mass storage devices)
q The player is compatible with FAT16 and FAT32 formats.
w Maximum number of files: 50,000/device.1
e Maximum number of folders: 5,000/device.
r Folder structure: Up to 9 layers.2
t For drives formatted in multiple partitions, the player only recognizes the top
volume (partition), so when using such drives, move the files you want to
play to the top volume.
y Because a database is created, use a device with at least 20 MB of free
space.
1 If the number of files exceeds 50,000, player can play first 50,000 registered
files, and no further files are recognized.
2 Cannot playback files in a folder located further from the specified
Folder/directory hierarchical level.

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2 Database Update
If you decide to add more files to an external USB device by your computers
copy/paste or drag&drop function after a database has already been
created, you will need to use the Music Managers UPDATE function to register
these newly added files.
Click

Updates a database on the device selected at SELECT DEVICE.

Display of devices that have databases
Display of devices that do not have databases
The contents of the database are compared to those of the current device,
files that have been added are registered, and files that have been deleted are
removed.

NOTE:
When files have been sent to the HDD without using DENON DJ Music
Manager, the sent files cannot be used until the database is updated.
When only the contents of the ID3 tags have been changed without using
DENON DJ Music Manager, the new contents are not reflected in the
database, even if the database is updated.
When a database is updated, entire HDD contents will be checked. Therefore,
it can take more time to update a database than to create a new database
depending on the HDD contents.
To transfer MP3/WAV files into the player built-in HDD (built-in models only) or
USB HDD, use DENON DJ Music Manager.
There is a limit to the number of items that can be stored in the Title,
Artist, Album, Genre and Folder database.
Title: 50,000
Artist: 20,000
Album: 10,000
Genre: 500
Folder: 5,000
Files per Folder: 1,000

Playback function
The files registered in the database can be played.
Playing files
Double-click on the file you want to play to start playback.
Files registered in playlists can be played by double-clicking on them.
Stopping playback
Click

When in the stop mode, playback can be resumed by clicking

Stopping playback temporarily

Click

When in the pause mode, playback can be resumed by clicking

Moving to the next/previous file

Click

Playback of the next/previous file begins.

Adjusting the volume
Click

The more to the right you click, the higher the volume.
Click

to mute the sound.

Calculating the BPM and saving

Click

repeatedly in rhythm.

The files BPM is calculated.

Click

The calculated BPM I stored in the file data (ID3 tag).

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Editing of file data

2 Adding files to the database

Click File (F) on the menu or right-click in the database file area with
your mouse.

Select Add File to Database (A).

A dialog box for selecting the file appears.

Select the file you want to add.

The selected file is registered in the database and added to the list.
Files can be added in units of folders by selecting Add Folder to
Database (A) in step 2.

2 Changing the contents of the file data (ID3 tag)

Click File (F) on the menu or highlight file and right-click with mouse.

Select Edit ID3 Tag (E).

The ID3 tag editor is displayed.

Input the data in the data input section.

Click OK.
The contents input in step 3 are stored and the editor is quit.
If Previous or Next is clicked, contents input in step 3 are stored
and the file data (ID3 tag) for the previous or next file is displayed.

2 Removing files from the database

Click Edit (E) on the menu or right-click in the database file area with
your mouse.

Select Delete (D).

A pop-up window is displayed.

The selected file is removed from the database.

Delete the MP3/WAV file permanently, select Yes or Yes to all.
Delete the MP3/WAV file only from your database, select No or No
to all.

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Searching for files

This procedure can be used to search for (narrow down) files in
the database.

Input the search criterion at First Search Item.

Files can be searched by title, Artist, Album, Genre, Time,
Year, BPM or FileName.

Click

or push the ENTER button on your keyboard.

The search results are displayed.

To start a new search item, click the

on your keyboard.

or push the ESC button

It is possible to search with multiple search criteria by inputting another search

criterion at Second Search Item in step 1.
and ..............Only files meeting both criteria are displayed.
or .................Only files meeting one of the search criteria are displayed.

Creation and updating of playlists

2 Playlist Create

Click

or

or right-click your mouse in the Playlist

name/category area.
The Playlist Information Editor pop-up window appears.
Input the name of the playlist and category.

Playlists can be created even without category names.

Click

Creation of the playlist is completed.

2 Playlist Delete

Select the playlist you want to delete.

Click

The file is deleted from the list.

You may also right-click on the Playlist with your mouse and
select Delete.

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2 Playlist Edit
Changing the names of playlists and categories

Click Playlist (P) on the menu or right-click your mouse on the

Playlist.

Select Edit Info (E).

The Playlist Information Editor pop-up window appears.
Input the data in the input section.

Click OK.

The contents input in step 3 are stored and the editor will close.
If Previous or Next is clicked, contents input in step 3 are
stored and the information for the previous or next playlist is
displayed.
Push the CANCEL button to cancel this operation.

Adding files to playlists

Check the file you want to add.

Double-click on the file to play it.

Select

or drag&drop the file with your mouse into the

Playlist file area.

The file is added to the currently selected playlist.

Click

Store the playlist.

Deleting files from playlists

Select the file you want to delete.

Click

The file is deleted from the list.

You may also right-click on the Playlist with your mouse and
select Delete.

Click

Store the playlist.

Printing playlists

Click

Print the current playlist.

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Playlist Import
Playlists created on different applications (in XML/M3U format) can be imported.
If files in formats other than MP3/WAV are included on an imported playlist,
those files are registered in our playlist.

Click

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A dialog box for selecting the playlist is displayed.
You may also select multiple Playlists at once for faster importing.

Select the playlist to be imported.

The selected playlist is registered in Database and added to the playlist
display area.

Backup
The device with the specified database is backed up.
A folder name and file name of backed up file are saved with Short File Name.
Also the names of restored file are restructured with Short File Name.
Therefore please use the back up operation as a preliminary function.

Click File (F) on the menu.

Select Backup (B).

Restore
The device with the specified database is restored.

Click File (F) on the menu.

Select Restore (R).

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Automatic detection of the BPM

The DENON DJ Music Manager offers a very accurate BPM engine to analyze
and save a BPM value directly to your registered mp3/wav files.
Therefore for accurate performance, it is highly recommended to Auto BPM
all your registered files (on USB devices) for various BPM functions that are
synchronized on the DENON DJ players.

Select the files whose BPM values you want to detect.

Select File in the menu section.

Select AutoBPM.
Analysis of the selected file to detect its BPM begins.

A list of the BPM values detected through file analysis is displayed. The
detected BPM values are stored in the files ID3 tag.

NOTE:
1. Files with BPMs less than 60 cannot be analyzed.
2. Files that are registered which already have a BPM less than 60 will not be
displayed by the Music Managers BPM field. The BPM field will appear
blank for these files.

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Waveform data generation function

2 This function records waveform data for MP3 files
The Waveform function is a representation of the audio signal pattern that
indicates various energy peaks within the music file, which can also be viewed
on the display of selected DENON DJ players.
Note, models produced prior to 2009 will not offer this function.

Select the file for which you want to create the waveform data.

Select the File (F) menu or right-click on the selected file.

Select Create Wave Data.

Creation of the waveform data for the selected file begins.

The created waveform data is recorded in the files ID3 tag and displayed
in the [Playback section] when the file is played.

NOTE:
When the Create Wave Data menu item is selected to create the waveform
data, the waveform data is not created if there is already waveform data in the
files ID3 tag.
When the Recreate Wave Data menu item is selected to create the
waveform data, new waveform data is created even if there is already
waveform data in the files ID3 tag.
If no BPM value is recorded in the ID3 tag when creating waveform data, the
Automatic detection of the BPM records the BPM value in the ID3 tag at the
same time.
If you decide to add waveform data to all your files in one session, this may
take a while depending on how many files you have. It is recommended to
perform this task at least 24-hrs before needing to access this device.

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Break point setting function

2 This function stores break points in MP3 files

Play the file for which you want to set the break point.

At the place you want to set the break point, click the 16, 32, 64 or A/B
button.
A break point of the corresponding number of beats (16, 32 or 64 beats)
is set at the point at which the button was clicked, and the break point is
stored in the MP3 files ID3 tag.
For the A/B button, first set the break points starting point, then the break
points end point.

When the break point is set, the break point position is indicated in dark
orange in the waveform display area.

To clear a break point you have set, press the CLR button.

The break point area can be viewed in the display of the supported media
player by red dots.

NOTE:
Record the waveform data in the MP3 file using the Waveform data generation
function on page 12 before setting a break point for that file.

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