Pioneer DJ XDJ-RX3

Quick-Start Guide

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Setup

Serato Software

The Pioneer DJ XDJ-RX3 is a “Serato DJ Pro hardware unlocked” device, meaning it works with Serato DJ

Pro out of the box.

Please ensure you have the latest version of Serato DJ Pro installed:

Click here to download Serato DJ Pro

Driver software & firmware

The Pioneer DJ XDJ-RX3 requires manufacturer specific drivers on both macOS and Windows operating systems.

To install them, simply connect your XDJ-RX3 with a USB cable to your computer, and launch the latest version of Serato DJ Pro, where you will be will be prompted to ‘Install drivers’ for the device.

Alternatively, visit the Pioneer DJ Support site to manually download and install the relevant XDJ-RX3 driver.

Firmware version 1.10 or higher must be installed on your XDJ-RX3 to allow a connection with Serato DJ

Pro, which can also be downloaded from the Pioneer DJ Support site.

Connection

The Pioneer DJ XDJ-RX3 involves a few extra steps to assign Serato DJ Pro’s decks, so after installing the driver & latest firmware update as per the instructions above, follow the steps to below to complete the connection process:

1. Launch the latest version of Serato DJ Pro, and with the relevant driver & firmware version 1.10 or higher installed, connect the USB cable from your computer to the XDJ-RX3.

2. Power on your XDJ-RX3, and press the SOURCE button that appears on the display of the XDJ-RX3, then subsequently, press SOFTWARE CONTROL .

3. Press the flashing LOAD 1 & 2 buttons on the XDJ-RX3 display, in turn, to assign each deck for control.

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Overview

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XDJ-RX3 CONTROL

MASTER 1

MASTER 2

BOOTH

KENSINGTON LOCK

USB

CH2 & CH1 LINE/PHONO

AUX

SIGNAL GND

MIC 2 & MIC 1

ON/OFF SWITCH

AC IN

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XLR Master output

RCA Master output

Booth 1/4” output

Secure device

Connect USB cable from PC

Channel 2 / Channel 1 Line & Phono inputs

Auxilliary Line & Portable inputs

Connect grounding wire

(2) XLR & 1/4” dual microphone inputs

Press to turn device power on / off

Connect power input

1/4” & 1/8” headphone output

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CONTROL

MIC SECTION

DISPLAY

SOURCE

BACK

TAG TRACK/REMOVE

BROWSE

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MIC Toggle/ MIC Hi & Low EQ/MIC1 level/MIC2 level

Display track, library, and deck information

Select Source for control ( SOFTWARE CONTROL for Serato DJ Pro)

Toggle focus back between Library & Crate list

Add track to prepare crate

Turn to scroll Library. Press in to toggle forward between Library & Crate list

Load selected track to active deck 1/2

RELOOP / EXIT

USB SECTION

MASTER REC

1/2x & 2x LOOP

MEMORY

DELETE

JOG ADJUST

VINYL SPEED ADJUST

Exit Loop

Used to update firmware

Used to record

Halve or double active loop / Loop slot select left & right with loop inactive

Loop Slot Save

Loop Slot Delete

Adjust jog feel

Toggle Play Stop time per deck (adjusted in RX3 screen settings)

SHIFT FUNCTION

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Fast Library scroll

Instant Double selected track

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CONTROL

JOG MODE

SYNC / MASTER

TEMPO

MASTER TEMPO

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Toggle vinyl mode per deck

Press SYNC to toggle sync on, press MASTER to toggle sync off (per deck)

Cycle pitch range per deck

Toggle Keylock on / off per deck

SHIFT FUNCTION

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TEMPO SLIDER

PERFORMANCE PADS

DECK / LINE / PHONO

BEAT FX SECTION

BOOTH MONITOR

CUE (SECTION)

DIRECTION / REV

Adjust tempo/pitch per deck

SEE PERFORMANCE PADS SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION

Toggle between inputs for deck 1 & 2

Beat FX controls

Adjust Booth output gain

Press per channel or master to cue for monitoring in headphones

CROSS FADER

CHANNEL FADER

CHANNEL TRIM/EQ

MASTER SECTION

SOUND COLOR FX (SECTION)

Crossfade audio between channel A-B

Adjust channel volume

Adjust crossfader curve or set to THRU CROSSFADER CURVE

HEADPHONES (SECTION) Adjust headphone output level & adjust headphone mix between Cue /

Master

Adjust Hi/Mid/Low EQ & gain per channel

Adjust Master level & observe CH1, Master, & CH2 meter

Adjust Color FX per channel / Choose Color FX / Adjust Color FX parameter

JOG WHEEL / JOG DISPLAY Control waveform within Serato DJ Pro in vinyl mode, or pitch bend with vinyl mode off. Display shows track information

PLAY / PAUSE

CUE

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SEARCH

TRACK SEARCH

Toggle Play / Pause per deck

Set Temp Cue point / Cue from set Temp Cue point

Use in conjunction with other controls as modifier

Press and hold left button to rewind through currently loaded track /

Press and hold right button to fast forward through currently loaded track

Press left button to load previous track, press right button to load next track

Press to toggle reverse on playing track per deck

Ignore tempo/pitch adjustment per deck

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Tap Tempo per deck (for each channel Cue)

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Fast waveform scroll in vinyl mode / aggresive pitch bend in vinyl mode off

Stutter Play

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Toggle Quantize per deck

Toggle Slip mode per deck

Set Loop In point (Hold to enable 4 Beat Autoloop) / Edit Loop In point

Censor playing track per deck

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Performance Pads

The Pioneer DJ XDJ-RX3 comes with 8 RGB performance pads, that can be used across 8 different performance pad modes.

These consist of:

HOT CUE mode : Pads 1-8 trigger Serato DJ Pro Cue points, and if no Cue point is present on that slot/ pad, pressing that pad will set a Cue point. Holding SHIFT while pressing a pad will clear the Cue point from that pad/slot.

AUTOLOOP mode : Press the BEAT LOOP pad mode button to enter AUTOLOOP mode. In this mode pressing pads 1-8 activates an autoloop of varying sizes. Press the same pad again to exit the autoloop.

Use the ‘Shift Autoloop range’ controls in Serato DJ Pro to change the 8 selected loop size options

ROLL mode : Press the SLIP LOOP pad mode button to enter LOOP ROLL mode. In this mode holding pads 1-8 activates a loop roll of varying sizes. Release the pad to exit the Loop Roll. Use the ‘Shift Autoloop range’ controls in Serato DJ Pro to change the 8 selected loop size options.

SAMPLER mode : Press the BEAT JUMP pad mode button to enter SAMPLER mode Press pads 1-8 to trigger samples loaded into the Serato DJ Pro Sampler. Hold SHIFT while pressing a pad to stop the sample playback once triggered, or load a sample to the respective Sampler slot if no sample is loaded.

SAVED FLIP mode : Hold SHIFT while pressing the HOT CUE pad mode button to enter SAVED FLIP mode.

In this mode, pads 1-8 trigger Serato DJ Pro saved Flips. Holding SHIFT while pressing the same pad again will toggle the Saved Flip on or off.

SLICER mode : Hold SHIFT while pressing the BEAT LOOP pad mode button to enter SLICER mode. In this mode a specified range (or domain) is divided into eight equal sections, and these eight sliced sections are assigned to the respective performance pads (1-8), and can be triggered by pressing them. The domain shifts as the track duration elapses.

SLICER LOOP mode : Hold SHIFT while pressing the SLIP LOOP pad mode button to enter SLICER

LOOP mode. Same as Slicer mode (see above), but uses a fixed Slicer Domain or “loop”.

PITCH PLAY mode : Hold SHIFT while pressing the BEAT JUMP pad mode button to enter PITCH PLAY mode. PITCH PLAY mode requires the Serato Pitch ‘n Time DJ expansion pack to be activated, see the

PITCH PLAY section for more information.

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Pitch Play

Holding SHIFT and pressing the BEAT JUMP performance pad mode button on the XDJ-RX3 will enable

Pitch Play mode. In this mode you an play Cue Points over variable pitch ranges.

PITCH PLAY can only pitch one Cue point at a time. To change the selected Cue, hold the SHIFT button and press a performance pad where the cue point you want to select would be (as shown in the CUES performance pad mode). While holding SHIFT, press the corosponding performance pad for:

Cue 1 Cue 2 Cue 3 Cue 4

Cue 5 Cue 6 Cue 7 Cue 8

The selected cue point defaults to Cue Point 1 on track load, even if instant doubled. If a pad with no cue point is selected, then a new cue point will be created. Deleting a cue point however, is not possible in

PITCH PLAY mode.

NOTE: Pitch Play mode is available once the Pitch ‘n Time DJ Expansion Pack has been activated in the Expansions window, under the My Account drop-down. Make sure “Enable Pitch ‘n Time DJ” is then checked in the Expansion Pack tab of the SETUP screen.

Beat Jump

To activate Beat Jump, open the Setup screen and under the DJ preferences tab turn on “Show Beat Jump

Controls”.

When you close the Setup screen you will see Beat Jump controls underneath the existing Auto Loop values on each deck. Checking this box will turn on Beat Jump features in the deck area and let you control Beat Jump from on your supported Serato DJ Pro hardware.

When the Beat Jump option is enabled, the LOOP ROLL & AUTO LOOP perfomance pad mode will use the bottom row of 4 pads (pads 5-8) as Beat Jump controls. This is designed to mirror the change in deck Auto

Loop area (from 8 Auto Loop sizes to 4 Auto Loop sizes + Beat Jump controls).

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MIDI

The MIDI feature in Serato DJ Pro provides the ability to remap Serato DJ Pro software functions to your primary Serato controller, interface or mixer. You can also assign controls to a secondary MIDI controller to further enhance your performance.

For more information on MIDI mapping with Serato DJ Pro click here

To remap your supported Serato device, open the SETUP screen and click the MIDI tab. If your Serato device supports hardware remapping, it will show up in the MIDI Devices list at the top.

Select your connected device from the MIDI Devices list and make sure the “Allow Serato Hardware

Remapping” option is checked.

Once checked, the MIDI assign button at the top of the screen will become available for you to start remapping.

NOTE : The XDJ-RX3 has two MIDI components which detail Deck control & Mixer individually, and must be enabled individually for mapping of the full device.

You can save, edit or delete MIDI presets in the MIDI tab of the SETUP screen. Clicking ‘Restore Defaults’ will erase any custom mappings for all connected devices and revert their functions back to default.

Help

Show Tooltips

Click on the button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then to enable tooltips. Tool tips provide a handy way to learn the various features of Serato DJ Pro.

Move the mouse over a section of the screen to bring up a context sensitive tool tip.

Watch Tutorials

Click on the button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then to launch your default internet browser and watch tutorials, to help you get familiar with Serato DJ Pro.

Get Support

Click on the button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then to launch your default internet browser and navigate to the Serato DJ Pro knowledge base, where you can find helpful articles and guides on Serato DJ Pro. Alternatively, type in the search the Serato DJ Pro knowledge base for specific, related topics.

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