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Starting the system Launching Serato DJ For Windows From the Windows [ Start ] menu, click the [ Serato DJ ] icon under [ All Programs ] > [ Serato ] > [ Serato DJ ]. For Mac OS X In Finder, open the [ Application ] folder, then click the [ Serato DJ ] icon. Computer screen directly after the Serato DJ software is launched A B A C Computer screen when a track is loaded in the Serato DJ software A B A C A Deck section The track information (the name of the loaded track, artist name, BPM, etc.), the overall waveform and other information is displayed here. B Waveform display The loaded track’s waveform is displayed here. C Browser section Crates in which tracks in the library or sets of multiple tracks are stored are displayed here. This manual consists mainly of explanations of functions of this unit as hardware. For detailed instructions on operating the Serato DJ software, see the Serato DJ software manual. 10 En
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English Importing tracks The following describes the typical procedure for importing tracks. There are various ways to import tracks with the Serato DJ software. For details, see the Serato DJ software manual. If you are already using Serato DJ software (Scratch Live, ITCH or Serato DJ Intro) and have already created track libraries, the track libraries you have previously created can be used as such. 1 Click the [Files] key on the Serato DJ software screen to open the [Files] panel. The contents of your computer or the peripheral connected to the computer are displayed in the [ Files ] panel. 2 Click the folder on the [Files] panel containing the tracks you want to add to the library to select it. 3 On the Serato DJ software’s screen, drag and drop the selected folder to the crates list panel. A crate is created and the tracks are added to the library. a b a [ Files ] panel b Crates panel Loading tracks and playing them The following describes the procedure for loading tracks into deck [ 1 ] as an example. 1 Rotary selector 2 BACK button 3 LOAD button 1 Press this unit’s [BACK] button, move the cursor to the crates panel on the computer’s screen, then turn the rotary selector to select the crate, etc. En 11
