Ok- this has been driving me nuts and I’ve tried everything I can think of. One important thing I’m almost positive is related to this issue::
-I live in rural Panama and we have lots of problems with low voltage here
Basically problem goes like this: cdjs seems to work just fine at the beginning of a session, meaning beatmatching the songs is normal and nothing seems to be slipping. BUT, slowly, sometimes so slowly you can’t decide if it’s you or the cdj, the two songs being mixed are ALWAYS slipping, meaning the wheel has to constantly be moved to keep the songs together. The problem keeps getting worse until about an hour into the session the system is completely unusable, the sound turns to shit, and the cdjs have a hard time loading songs.
It seems pretty obvious that one cdj is worse then the other, but the sound quality also diminishes off both.
We thought this was problem with the low voltage but we’ve purchased several voltage regulators, but the problem persists.
I’m wondering if constant usage with low voltage has worn out some important parts in relation to the cdj power supply, and over time the cdjs are getting tired or overheating??? Anyone ever had a similar problem?? Thanks for any help
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Weird stuff indeed.
To rule out the possibility of this problem coming from the USB, when the problems starts, change over to another stick and see what happens. I've had similar things happening to me on RX units after an hour or so of mixing. A different stick or powering on and off the unit fixed the problem.
Hi Henrik Manuever
Thanks for the reply! We’ve tried a few usb’s As that was kind of my first thought and it seems to be pretty consistent with all usbs.
In regards to powering off and on- brings up an important observation I forgot to add- if the cdjs are not functioning properly a reset does nothing to make it better. Even if left alone for a few hours they still don’t work correctly, but if you don’t use them for a day or two things improve. This makes me think this has to be a hardware issue?
To me this definitely sounds like a hardware issue. Strange one but most certainly hardware.
Can you try and test with a volt meter like a Furman so you know if drops in power are behind this?
Thanks for the response PioneerDJ- my DJ friend and I did this a variety of ways and there a couple things to know:
At first we were certain this was the problem, and when we checked the voltage in the room we had the equipment in, it was bad, like 106 bad. We then purchased voltage regulators which were supposed to maintain voltage at 115. This didn't work (cdjs would begin failing around the same time as before) so we assumed the voltage was getting so low the regulators weren't keeping up.
Next step: we moved the equipment to a different location where the voltage was reading a consistent 112-117. Same problems again after about an hour.
This is what I'm wondering: is it possible our previous usage of the equipment at low voltage has damaged the internal hardware that supplies the cdj with sufficient power to run correctly? Lots of home appliances are damaged in our area from low voltage. Any thoughts? It is an incredibly frustrating problem as everything seems to be going fine then all of the sudden the WTF comes on and you think your DJ skills have disappeared.
We have a Pioneer tech in Panama City but I'd like to get as much information as I can to him in hopes of the correct diagnosis, need to save these guys! Thanks