Page 2 - Table of contents
3 Table of contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................................................................................ 4BLOCK DIAGRAM .......................................................................................................................... 6DJ GLOSSARY .............
Page 3 - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: THE LIGHTNING FLASH WITH AN ARROWHEAD SYMBOL WITHIN AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF UN-INSULATED DANGEROUS VOLTAGE WITHIN THE UNITS ENCLOSURE THAT MAY BE OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO CONSTITUTE A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK T...
Page 5 - BLOCK DIAGRAM
6 BLOCK DIAGRAM MASTER OUTP UT MASTER OUTP UT HE ADPHON ES OUTPU T -IN F - +10dB ZOUT >75 OHMS ZOUT >75 OHMS H/P LEVEL MASTER V OL UME ZOUT >32 OHMS DYN AMIC ZIN >10 K OHMS MICR OPHON E INPUT L R L R ISOLA TING EQ ROUTING Headphone Cue B OUTPU T MIX HE ADPHON ES MIX LOOP C ONTR OL LOOP C...
Page 6 - DJ GLOSSARY; creating a seamless transition between the two songs.
7 DJ GLOSSARY Beat Matching: A mixing technique where two programs with similar beat structure are mixed together in tempo, creating a seamless transition between the two songs. BPM: An abbreviation of Beat Per Minute (the number of steady even pulses in music occurring in one minute and therefore d...
Page 7 - A seamless repeat of an audio sample or musical segment.; Mixer; A unit designed to blend together two or more sound sources.
8 Loop: A seamless repeat of an audio sample or musical segment. MIDI Controller: A hardware device used to control software via MIDI protocol (messaging). MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface usually found in keyboards & drum machines. One of the many use cases for MIDI controll...
Page 8 - WELCOME; computer based DJ setups in a single unit.; MIXING MADE SIMPLE; playlist based on your chosen style of mixing.; MIX AND DJ FROM YOUR DIGITAL MEDIA LIBRARY; your first mix out of the box.; RECORD CAPABILITY
9 WELCOME Congratulations on choosing the SCS.4DJ, the most advanced DJ Mix Station on the planet. From professional to novice, bedroom to dance floor, Stanton’s SCS.4DJ is your complete DJ solution. SCS.4DJ is a compact, road-worthy DJ rig that gives you the power of traditional analog and computer...
Page 9 - FEATURES; other with incredible accuracy.; Unpacking; Please check that you have received the following items:
10 FEATURES • Auto Sync control in the embedded computer system instantly beat matches one deck to the other with incredible accuracy. • Dual high-resolution touch-sensitive weighted platters with cue, scratch and pitch bend control. • Multicolor 4.3 inch high resolution LCD with dual waveform displ...
Page 10 - STEP ONE; Connect the AC/DC adaptor to the; STEP TWO; equipment, and both outputs can be used simultaneously.
11 STEP ONE Connect the AC/DC adaptor to the DC POWER JACK found on the rear of the unit. Fasten the SECURITY CLAMP (found beside the DC power jack) on top of the cable by unscrewing the fastener and then screwing it back down on the cable, so that it is not possible for the cable to become dislodge...
Page 11 - STEP THREE; Connect your primary USB device to one of the; STEP FOUR; Press the; POWER BUTTON; located to the right of the rear panel. The unit will take about 45; Power Button
12 STEP THREE Connect your primary USB device to one of the USB 2.0 PORTS located on the SCS.4DJ (top, rear or bottom of unit beneath the door). You may use any driverless USB device that has a FAT32, NTFS, or HFS+ (non-journaled only) file system. For just starting out, it may make sense to place o...
Page 12 - MIXER
13 2. UNIT OVERVIEW DECK A (LEFT SIDE) DECK B (RIGHT SIDE) MIXER
Page 13 - DECK CONTROLS
Page 16 - MIXER CONTROLS
Page 19 - FRONT AND REAR PANELS
Page 21 - PERFORMING YOUR FIRST MIX OF 2 SONGS; BROWSE
22 3. PERFORMING YOUR FIRST MIX OF 2 SONGS Now let’s perform our first DJ mix of two songs by synchronizing the BPM’s (Beats Per Minute) and use the Crossfader to do a volume fade between the two songs. Before you start, make sure your EQ knobs are set in the middle, your EFFECTS are turned off, LOO...
Page 26 - Platter Controls; Scratch Button
27 4.3 Platter Controls Platter (Jog Wheel) The high resolution touch-sensitive PLATTER is used for scratching, seeking and pitch bend, and responds like a real vinyl turntable. (Note-this wheel is sometimes known as a “Jog” wheel, for its ability to “nudge” the audio forward or back) The top of the...
Page 27 - Touch Button
28 To stop the track from playing, simply place your finger on the top of wheel. To scratch, move your finger to rotate the jog wheel to create the feel of scratching on vinyl. Making a fast motion in either direction on the scratch surface will cause the song to backspin or forward spin in the desi...
Page 34 - MIC Volume
35 4.8 Microphone Controls 4.9 Recording Controls MIC Volume This knob controls the volume of your MICROPHONE output. Record Button The RECORD BUTTON is used to record a CD quality (16bit/44.1khz).WAV file on your Mass Storage Device. To engage recording, press the RECORD BUTTON once. To end recordi...
Page 35 - down your SCS.4DJ properly by pressing the; momentarily or using the shut-; SYSTEM MENU; remove any connected devices.; for an emergency shutdown procedure.
36 5.1 Startup & Shutdown -Startup Upon power up, your SCS.4DJ automatically scans any connected mass storage devices and, if there is currently a previously created database, scans for changes to your library. If a device has not been previously used with the SCS.4DJ system, or updated using a ...
Page 40 - The following button choices are available:
41 The main way to browse your music library is through the BROWSE screen. The BROWSE screen is accessed by pressing the BROWSE BUTTON located under the LCD SCREEN , and is your main overview of song content stored on your Mass Storage Devices. Content from all Mass Storage Devices is grouped within...
Page 41 - The following choices are available for SORT:
42 (SORT SOFT BUTTONS CONTINUED) - A – Jumps the highlighted line back one letter alphabetically in the list - Z – Jumps the highlighted line forward one letter alphabetically in the list - Navigation Wheel Motion - scrolls between the available songs in your library / playlist - ToPlaylst – adds th...
Page 42 - The Search display has two soft keys:
43 5.7 Search Display On the top right corner of your BROWSE and PLAYLISTS screens is a SEARCH soft-button. SCS.4DJ has a powerful search function that allows you to quickly find songs by entering in the word you remember from ANY field (title/artist/comments/etc), and brings up the results in a sor...
Page 43 - SEARCH RESULTS; SEARCH; Search Results Display
44 After you have pressed the GO key, the SEARCH RESULTS display is shown. From here, you can select your track to load, add a song to a playlist, sort your search results, or edit your search to narrow down your choices. The following button choices are available: - Sort – Brings up a pop-up menu t...
Page 44 - Track Info Display; Information displayed in this view includes:
45 5.9 Track Info Display With a song highlighted in the BROWSE or PLAYLIST screen, press ENTER to view track information. The Track info display provides extra information about the track based on track analysis and ID3 tags. The BPM field is color coded to show if the track has been analyzed, or w...
Page 45 - Active Playlist Display; To enter the
46 5.10 Active Playlist Display To enter the ACTIVE PLAYLIST screen, press the PLAYLIST button at any time. The ACTIVE PLAYLIST contains the list of songs in your currently loaded playlist, songs you have played during the course of your session, or songs you have loaded into the playlist. If you ha...
Page 46 - MOVE
47 Editing your Active (Current) Playlist Editing your Active (currently loaded) playlist is easy. To enable you to edit your playlist, the following buttons are available from within the playlist display: - Shuffle – shuffles the order of the tracks in the list. If a song has been grayed out, then ...
Page 47 - Playlist Load Display; PLAYLIST LOAD
48 5.11 Playlist Load Display The PLAYLIST LOAD display can be accessed from the PLAYLIST display by pressing the PLAYLISTS SOFT BUTTON in the upper left-hand corner when within the PLAYLIST menu. From here you can access the playlists on your storage devices. The following button choices are availa...
Page 48 - Main System Display
49 6. SYSTEM SETTINGS 6.1 Main System Display The main SYSTEM MENU screen contains a left pane and a right pane. The left pane lists the eight main categories of settings. The right pane lists the different settings items in the currently highlighted main category. The Enter Button selects the subme...
Page 50 - Audio Settings Display
51 6.2 Audio Settings Display Auto Cue – Chooses between the following CUE POINT behaviors: - Cue at audio start point: sets the CUE POINT at the start of the song (cuts off any silence at the start of a song) - Cue at beginning of file: sets the CUE POINT at the start of the audio file (even if the...
Page 51 - Platter Settings Display; Start Up Speed; the Play button is pressed; Brake Speed; Pause button is pressed; Release Speed; releasing a vinyl record after scratching.
52 6.3 Platter Settings Display Start Up Speed – slow, medium, fast, none, the time it takes audio to ramp up to full speed when the Play button is pressed Brake Speed – slow, medium, fast, none, the time it takes for audio to ramp down to zero when the Pause button is pressed Release Speed – slow, ...
Page 52 - CrossFader Settings Display; Crossfader Curve Select; – chooses between the following Crossfader volume curves; CrossFader Reverse
53 6.4 CrossFader Settings Display Crossfader Curve Select – chooses between the following Crossfader volume curves - Constant Power- Consistent volume fade through length of Crossfader - Linear- Gradual Build - Transition- Small Volume dip in middle of Crossfader - Slow Fade- Slow, gradual fade - F...
Page 53 - Display Settings Display; - Sets the language of the screens on SCS.4DJ; Hide Demo Content; displayed in the Browse menus.; Contrast; – screen contrast
54 6.5 Display Settings Display Set Language – English/French/German/Spanish - Sets the language of the screens on SCS.4DJ Load Confirm – On/Off - Provides a warning when loading a track into a playing deck, or ejecting a Mass Storage Device when a song is playing off the drive. Track time – Remaini...
Page 54 - default video used in the Demo mode.; Demonstration Mode
55 6.6 Video Mode & Demonstration Mode The Video Player Menu displays a list of the videos detected by the system. Only videos with the extension .avi will be listed. The list of available videos includes both the built-in demo videos as well as any .avi files that you may have on attached stora...
Page 55 - This can be due to corruption or DRM (Digital Rights Management); Clean Database
56 6.7 Device Settings Eject – This will safely eject the selected device from SCS.4DJ without any fear of drive corruption, which could result in loss of music, song analysis files and other data on your drive. Unplayable Songs – Provides a list of songs that could not be analyzed or played by SCS....
Page 56 - MIDI Controller Mode; MIDI CONTROLLER MODE; Atomix Virtual DJTM and Mixvibes CrossTM.; MIDI Channel
57 6.8 MIDI Controller Mode MIDI CONTROLLER MODE SCS.4DJ is not only a powerful all-in-one solution, but also acts as a highly functional MIDI controller, compatible with a wide range of DJ applications such as Native Instruments Traktor™, Atomix Virtual DJ™ and Mixvibes Cross™. SCS.4DJ sends NOTE O...
Page 57 - KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS; USB Keyboard Support; following controls are available for playback:
58 7. KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS USB Keyboard Support A USB Keyboard can be connected to your SCS.4DJ for even more control! From within your SEARCH screen, you can use a USB keyboard to type in characters for fast searching. As well, the following controls are available for playback: F1 – Play A F2 – Auto ...
Page 60 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION; USB Compatibility; itself must be plugged into an AC outlet.
61 9. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION USB Compatibility SCS.4DJ is compatible with all USB 2.0 specifications and standards. USB Mass Storage Devices SCS.4DJ is class compliant with all standard USB mass storage devices. USB Power Requirements The SCS.4DJ built in USB hub has four USB slave ports. USB devic...
Page 61 - Equivalent Input Noise:; Supported file types:
62 Mic Preamp: Equivalent Input Noise: < -112 dBu A-weighted, measured Sensitivity @ clip: -14 dBu (trim at max) Supported file types: MP3, MP4, AAC, M4A, WAV, AIFF Mic Input to Line Output: SNR 20Hz-22kHz: > 99dB A-weighted THD+N @1kHz, 20Hz-22kHz BW: < 0.007% Frequency Response: 20Hz – 20...
Page 62 - Stanton Warranty
63 10. WARRANTY Thank you for choosing Stanton! Your satisfaction is extremely important to us. We proudly stand behind the quality of our work and appreciate that you put your trust in us. Registering your product will help us guarantee that you are kept up to date on our latest advances. Warranty ...
Page 63 - Returns; will void this warranty.
64 Returns Authorized Stanton dealers are only authorized to sell and distribute merchandise within a specific country. All goods requiring warranty repair or replacement must be returned (freight prepaid if not hand-delivered) to the authorized Stanton dealer from whom the merchandise was purchased...
