Monster® GO-DJ™ User Guide Version 1.60 Firmware 10817 14 November 2013 Monster® GO-DJ™ | Instruction Manual | Page 1 Table of contents is made up of live links to topics within this manual. Unanalyzed Files: Monster® GO-DJ™ INTRODUCTION About the User Manual FIRMWARE UPDATES Latest Features in Firmware Version r10817 File Browser Screen Digital Turntable Screen Equalizer Screen Musical Pad Screen Beat Sequencer Screen FIRST LOOK Monster® GO-DJ™: Accessories OVERVIEW Technical Specifications General Dimensions Hardware Specifications Software Specifications Front of the Monster® GO-DJ™ Right Side of the Monster® GO-DJ™ Upper Side of the Monster® GO-DJ™ Back of the Monster® GO-DJ™ Lower Side of the Monster® GO-DJ™ BUTTONS Beat LED In the Power OFF State In the Power ON State In the Standby State INFORMATION BAR Information Bar Icons GETTING STARTED How to Turn On Power States How to Charge How to Switch Between Screens GETTING CONNECTED Monster® GO-DJ™ | Instruction Manual | Page 2 How to Connect to a Sound System Volume Control Master Volume Track-A Volume Track-B Volume Headphone Volume Microphone Volume Musical Pad Volume Summary of Volume Control Functions HOW TO PREPARE MUSIC How to Load Files How to Connect to a Computer with the Connector Cable How to Use the SD Card Drive Compatible File Types Intelligent Stream Technology Automatic File Analysis Automatic File Conversion FILE BROWSER SCREEN How to Search Files Storage and Sound Input Selection Memory Storage Selection Sound Input Selection Directories and Files How to Sort Files How to Select a File Icons in the File Selection Screen File Properties Window How to Load a Track with the Digital Turntables File Browser Window for Recorded Files Playlists How to Create a New Playlist How to Use the Input Keyboard Playlist Size Limit How to Add and Remove Items from a Playlist How to Change Track Order in a Playlist How to Delete an Item in a Playlist How to Play Tracks via the Playlist How to Search Playlist Tracks How to Use Playlists with the AutoDJ How to Edit Playlists Monster® GO-DJ™ | Instruction Manual | Page 3 Sorting Playlists Playlist Edit Menu How to Clear All Playlists History Display of History How to Play Files via History How to Delete in History Reset Menu Dedicated Folders for Samples Digital Turntables Screen How to Control Tracks Arc Selector How to Use the Function Knob in the Arc Selector Hot-cue Points Loop Arc Selector and Corresponding Functions Digital Turntables Pitch Bend Mode Search Mode Off Mode Loop Adjust Mode Tap Mode Break Mode Scratch Mode Beat Radar Tempo Controllers 1. Tempo Slider 2. Auto-Sync Switch 4. BPM Window 6. Pitch Lock Switch Equalizer Screen Basic Operations of the Equalizer Touch Panel Operation Analog Control Operation EQ Crossfader Mode Gain Operation Gain Slider Control Saving and Loading Gain Levels Gain on File Loading Samplers Monster® GO-DJ™ | Instruction Manual | Page 4 Musical Pad Touchscreen Operation Analog Operation Loading and Assigning Samples Assigning Samples to Specific Pads Assignment Priorities Synthesizer Keyboard 1. Octave Button 2. Instrument Window Adding Instruments to the Synthesizer Keyboard Assigning Samples to Specific Positions Assignment Priorities Beat Sequencer Touch Panel Operation Function Knob Operation Assigning Samples to the Beat Sequencer Assigning Samples to Specific Positions Assignment Priorities External Inputs * Intelligent Stream Technology Assign Audio from Line-In to the Digital Turntable Assign MIC to the Turntable Limited Functionality of Line-In and MIC Volume Control of External Inputs Real-time BPM Analysis Options Screen CONTROL Tab CONTROL (1) Crossfader Mode Invert Crossfader Tempo Slide Range Pitch Bend Depth CONTROL (2) Volume Knob Sensitivity Reset EQ on Load Reset Tempo on Load Reset Gain on Load CONTROL (3) Switch Loop Range Monster® GO-DJ™ | Instruction Manual | Page 5 Slip Mode for BREAK Sync Beat Sequencer to Music Delay FX Time CONTROL (4) Resume Last Session on Boot Dot Counter in Browser Represents Remember History DEVICE Tab DEVICE (1) Microphone Type Line-In Amp Volume Send Main Sound to HP Beat LED DEVICE (2) Backlight Brightness Backlight Off Timer Wake Up/Shutdown on USB Power Auto Power Off Timer REC Tab Recording Available Recording Time Current Recording Time AutoDJ Tab AutoDJ Playing Order Transition Timing Mix Style SYSTEM Tab System (1) Date/Time USB Storage Mode SYSTEM (2) Firmware Version In SD/In Internal Drive Reset All Options to Default SYSTEM (3) Firmware Firmware Update Mandatory Firmware Update Preparation for Mandatory Firmware Update Monster® GO-DJ™ | Instruction Manual | Page 6 Starting the Recovery Menu Firmware Recovery Menu Monster® GO-DJ™ | Instruction Manual | Page 7 INTRODUCTION About the User Manual This user manual is organized as follows: Chapters Section Title Description 1 through 4 Basic Instructions Introduction, including a guide for first-time use 5 through 11 Advanced Instructions Detailed operation manual 12 through 13 Supplemental Information Firmware and troubleshooting For your convenience, a digital copy of the Monster® GO-DJ™ User Manual is included in the firmware. You can find a copy in the Monster® GO-DJ™ by searching the “GO- DJ Manual” directory. You can also download the latest version of the Monster® GO-DJ™ User Manual from the official website. The official website of the Monster® GO-DJ™ is as follows www.monsterGODJ.com Monster® GO-DJ™ | Instruction Manual | Page 8 FIRMWARE UPDATES Latest Features in Firmware Version r10817 File Browser Screen Update Description Playlist available Create, edit and play custom playlists. History available The Monster® GO-DJ™ also keeps a detailed play history of the tracks. Reset menu option available Reset the menu on files, directories and other storage drives. Visual markers for play Visual dots are used to mark files that indicate play repetition available repetition history. Digital Turntable Screen Update Description Tempo Slider updated Touch and hold the tempo slider on the Digital Turntable screen while rotating the FUNCTION knob to fine-tune tempo (BPM) changes. Beat Radar updated The Beat Radar motion is extended. Equalizer Screen Update Description Gain Slider available Gain control is available via the Gain Slider in the Equalizer Screen. Musical Pad Screen Update Description Touchscreen Keyboard Touchscreen keyboard synthesizer with Synthesizer available customizable sound banks is available. Sample assignment updated Extended functions for sample assignments are Monster® GO-DJ™ | Instruction Manual | Page 9 available. Beat Sequencer Screen Update Description Beat position following available The beat sequencer follows the beat position of the track. OVERVIEW Technical Specifications General Display Dual Touch Screen 320 x 240 resolution color display (x 2) Battery Internal Li-Polymer Battery Energy Saver Supports SLEEP mode Compatibility iOS devices, Android devices, PC, Mac Dimensions Weight 10.09 ounces (286 grams) Length 9.84 inches (250 mm) Width 2.59 inches (66 mm) Height 0.6 inches (16.8 mm) Monster® GO-DJ™ | Instruction Manual | Page 10