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Digital Turntable Controller and Media Player

DN-SC3900 Quick Setup Guide

About Quick Setup Guide

This Quick Setup Guide presents typical connection and usage examples as well as explaining steps to connect this unit to a computer and perform a setup

to enable “engine” operations. For details about connections and operations, see the Owner’s Manual and the “engine”’s instruction manual.

n Symbols

This symbol indicates a reference page on which related information is described.

Owner’s Manual

This mark indicates an item described in the unit’s Owner’s Manual that is included in the supplied Resource CD-ROM.

engine

This mark indicates an item described in the music management software “engine”’s instruction manual that is included in the

supplied Resource CD-ROM.

This symbol indicates a supplementary information and tips for operations.

Using as a CD player

Connect 2 units to a mixer with RCA cables to use as a CD players.

For connection, see “Basic connections” (

Owner’s Manual page 14).

RCA cable RCA cable

DJ mixer

DN-SC3900 DN-SC3900

Using USB devices (Using the Player Link function to share music ﬁles on a USB

memory device or HDD)

Use as a media player to play back music ﬁles stored on a USB memory device or HDD.

For connection, see “Basic connections” (

Owner’s Manual page 14).

•Connect 2 units with an Ethernet cable and use the Player Link function to enable music ﬁles stored on a memory device or HDD connected to one unit

(1st DN-SC3900) to be played with the other unit (2nd DN-SC3900) as well.

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RCA cable

DN-SC3900 DJ mixer DN-SC3900

RCA cable

HDD

USB memory

device

USB cable Ethernet cable

Controlling DJ MIDI software

Use as a controller to operate DJ MIDI software.

For connection, see “MIDI control connections” (

Owner’s Manual page 16).

•Use the DN-SC3900 as a MIDI controller and sound card.

RCA cable RCA cable

USB cable

DN-SC3900 DN-SC3900DJ mixer

Computer

Using “engine”

You can use the advanced search function provided by “engine” (

engine page 18).

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Computer

Ethernet cable

RCA cable

Ethernet cable

Ethernet

cable

RCA cable RCA cable

USB memory device

HDD

USB

cable

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Router

RCA cable

Ethernet cable

NOTE

•Do not connect the router to the internet or WAN. Doing so may cause playback sound to cut out, or devices may not be able to connect correctly.

•This unit can be connected directly to a computer without using a router. In this case, set the computer’s network address settings to a ﬁxed IP address,

and use the following settings:

IP address: 169.254.0.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0

•When connecting 4 units to a computer, use a router or LAN hub that has 5 or more LAN ports.

•When connecting using a router, this unit and the computer should be connected to LAN ports.

Main “engine” features

n Multi-player/multi-storage playback

Using an ethernet cable to connect this unit to a computer where “engine” is installed, you can play back music ﬁles stored on the computer, USB

memory devices, or HDD while switching among them with the “engine”’s advanced search functions.

n Management of up to 100,000 music ﬁles and fast search “engine”

You can manage up to 100,000 music ﬁles per USB memory device or HDD. Furthermore, fast and multifunctional ﬁle search is available with the newly

developed search system.

n Operation environment with less latency

You can enjoy comfortable DJ play with less latency as the unit itself processes audio without using computer resources. Furthermore, you can connect

a USB memory device or HDD to continue playback without interruption even if the computer freezes.

Before using “engine”

q Installing “engine”

Insert the supplied DN-SC3900 Resource CD-ROM into your computer (Windows/Mac) to install “engine” (

engine page 4).

•For Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) or later, make sure to create a folder named “DENONDJ2” (in all caps) under the root of the startup disc before using “engine”.

Otherwise, music ﬁles can not be registered (

engine page 4).

•For Windows, you need to install Apple QuickTime on your computer. Download and install the latest QuickTime from the Apple web site. Using the latest

QuickTime version is recommended.

NOTE

•A Windows security warning window appears when you start “engine” for the ﬁrst time after installing it on your Windows computer. Select “Unblock”

(Windows XP or Vista) or “Allow access” (Windows 7). Otherwise, you can not use the “engine” PC-LINK function. If you set a wrong option, see “Notes

regarding ﬁrst launch after installation” (

engine page 5).

•On a computer with security software installed, a warning window may appear depending on the setting. In that case, set up the software to allow

“engine”. If you set a wrong option, contact your security software support.

w Initializing “engine”

Initialize “engine” (

engine page 13).

Make sure to perform initialization.

e Preparing for DJ play

You can make the following settings and preparation as necessary before DJ play.

1.Registeringmusiclesto“engine”

•Music ﬁles stored on your computer can be registered in the “engine” library to enable the music search function that use tag information and to enable

ﬁle classiﬁcation by crate and play list. Up to 100,000 ﬁles can be managed per USB memory device or HDD (

engine page 15).

•You can load music ﬁles and play lists from iTunes into the “engine” library. Furthermore, you can play back music ﬁles on iTunes with the unit even if

you have not registered them in the “engine” library.

NOTE

“engine” does not have a function to import music ﬁles from CD.

2.Preparingplaybacksupportinformation

•“engine” automatically generates audio waveform information, beat point information, and BPM information (

engine page 14).

•You can preset CUE points and LOOP points for music ﬁles registered in the library (

engine page 20).

3.PreparingaUSBmemorydeviceorHDDforplayback

Prepare for a USB memory device or HDD to be connected and used with the unit (

Owner’s Manual page 19).

r Connecting “engine” to the unit over a network

You can easily connect up to 4 units to a computer over a network with the following steps.

Make sure to complete these steps before making the network connection.

1.SetaNetworkIDtosharemusicamongunits(PlayerLink)(

Owner’s Manualpage30).

2.Connect“engine”tounitsoveranetwork(PCLink)(

Owner’s Manualpage30).

System conﬁguration with “engine”

Usage example q Playing back music ﬁles stored on a computer

•“engine” enters PC Link mode if you connect units (with

ethernet cables) to a computer where “engine” is installed

(

Owner’s Manual page 15).

•You can use “engine” to perform a fast search for music

ﬁles registered in the “engine” library and then load them to

the units for playback (

engine page 15).

DJ mixerDN-SC3900 DN-SC3900

Computer

Music ﬁles

Router

Ethernet cable

RCA cable RCA cable

Ethernet cable

Fast search for

music ﬁles with

“engine”

Ethernet

cable

Usage example w Playing back music ﬁles stored on a USB memory device or HDD

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Computer

Ethernet cable

DN-SC3900 DJ mixer DN-SC3900

RCA cableRCA cable

USB cable

Music ﬁles

HDD

USB memory

device

Router

Fast search for

music ﬁles with

“engine”

Ethernet

cable

•You can use a USB memory device or HDD prepared with “engine” for LINK connection to share music ﬁles on a USB memory device or HDD among

multiple units (

engine page 23).

•You can use database and playback support information created with “engine” for ﬁle search (

engine page 26).

•When a USB memory device or HDD prepared with “engine” is used, it is possible to play without a computer.

•You can play back music ﬁles stored on a USB memory device or HDD with the folder search function provided by the DN-SC3900 even without a database

created by “engine”.

Usage example e Playing back music ﬁles stored on a computer, USB memory device, or HDD while switching

among them

5V 500mA

Computer

Ethernet cable

DN-SC3900 DJ mixer DN-SC3900

RCA cableRCA cable

USB cable

Music ﬁles

HDD

USB memory

device

Router

music ﬁles

Fast search for

music ﬁles with

“engine”

Ethernet cable

•By simultaneously using the functions of usage examples q and w, you can use a USB memory device, or HDD as a backup for the computer.

This enables you to play back music ﬁles stored on the USB memory device or HDD connected to the DN-SC3900 even if the computer freezes, so you

can continue DJ play without stopping the music.

•DJ changes and requests are supported.

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D&M Holdings Inc.

Printed in China 9635 43101 880P

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