Jog Wheel Calibration Guide

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
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Introduction .............................................................................................................. 5 Calibration in TRAKTOR ............................................................................................. 6 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 Option 1: Calibrate ..................................................................................................................... 10 Option 2: Restore ........................................................................................................................ 14 Jog Wheel Calibration Failure ..................................................................................................... 15 Calibration in Controller Editor ................................................................................... 17 Option 1: Calibrate (NEXT button) .............................................................................................. 20 Option 2: Restore ........................................................................................................................ 24 Jog Wheel Calibration Failure ..................................................................................................... 25 Further assistance ..................................................................................................... 26

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Introduction

Introduction

This guide describes the steps required to recalibrate the jog wheels on the TRAKTOR KONTROLS4 controller. Before continuing please ensure that you have installed the latest TRAKTOR and Controller Editor updates available via the Service Center application. The jog wheels on the TRAKTOR KONTROLS4 can be recalibrated at any time to optimize the touch sensitivity of the wheels for scratching. Calibration will not only optimize the wheels but can also resolve the following potential problem scenarios that may occur if the TRAKTOR KONTROLS4 is dropped or transported inappropriately: A lot of pressure is required to scratch. It is not possible to scratch with the jog wheel at all, i.e. pressing down on the jog wheel does not stop playback of the track. A track in the deck does not continue to play even though the jog wheel is no longer being touched and the PLAY button is lit in this case the Load button on the corre sponding deck may also blink continuously, indicating that the Scratch On function is activated.
The jog wheels can be recalibrated using the same calibration routine in the TRAKTOR soft ware or Controller Editor. Both options are described in separate sections below.

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Calibration in TRAKTOR

Calibration in TRAKTOR

1. Start the TRAKTOR software. When you connect the TRAKTORS4 and have not cali brated the jog wheels previously, the following message will appear:

2. Clicking OK will close the box. After three minutes youll be automatically notified by the following message box:

There are three options available in this dialog: Calibrate: Triggers the calibration dialogs, first for the left jog wheel and then for the right wheel. Pressing Calibrate will directly go to the first message box of the manual calibration procedure which is described in detail in section 2.1, Option 1: Calibrate below. Help: Opens up the Jog Wheel Calibration Guide Cancel: Closes the message box with no further action. Please note that this message will appear every time you connect your S4 to TRAKTOR until you calibrate your jog wheels manually.

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Calibration in TRAKTOR

If you have calibrated the jog wheels previously you can calibrate them again at any time in the TRAKTOR Preferences. You can open the Preferences window by clicking on the Preferences button highlighted in red in the image below.

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Calibration in TRAKTOR

1. In the Preferences window click on the Traktor KontrolS4 item in the left pane to open the S4 controller preferences as illustrated in the next image.

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Calibration in TRAKTOR

2. In the Calibration section click on the appropriate jog wheel recalibration button (high lighted in red above): Recalibrate Left: Starts the calibration dialog to recalibrate the left jog wheel (Deck A/C) on your S4 controller Recalibrate Right: Starts the calibration dialog to recalibrate the right jog wheel (Deck B/ D) on your S4 controller
Note that if you start the calibration routine within 3 minutes of starting TRAKTOR a pop up message appears telling you that it is not advisable to calibrate in the first 3 minutes after start-up. This is because in some rare cases the unit may need a small amount of warm up time.

There are three options available in this dialog: Ignore: Carries on with calibration as described from section 2.1, Option 1: Calibrate onwards Help: Opens up the Jog Wheel Calibration Guide (i.e. the document you are reading) Close: Closes the window and goes back to the Preferences window
The remainder of this section will cover calibration of the left (Deck A/C) jog wheel. To reca librate the right jog wheel the steps are exactly the same except that left is replaced with right in all the dialog windows.

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Calibration in TRAKTOR
Option 1: Calibrate

After clicking on the Recalibrate Left button the following dialog window pops up.

There are two calibration options: Calibrate: Allows you to manually recalibrate the jog wheel Restore: Restores the factory calibration settings of the jog wheel These options are covered in more detail in the sections below. Cancel: Takes you back to the Preferences window without recalibrating.

2.1

Option 1: Calibrate

1. Click on the Calibrate button to display the first of the manual calibration windows (Note: Clicking Cancel in any of the calibration windows will return you to the Preferen ces window and maintain the existing calibration settings of your jog wheel).

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Calibration in TRAKTOR
Option 1: Calibrate

2. As described in the instructions, imagine the top, flat surface of the jog wheel as the face of a clock.

3. With one finger press at the edge of the top surface of the jog wheel lightly at the 12 oclock position (see image below). For optimal calibration press as close to the edge of the flat surface as possible (as shown by the red dot in the image) but do not press on the rubber outer rim of the wheel.

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Calibration in TRAKTOR
Option 1: Calibrate

4. Release the jog wheel and click Ok. If the wheel was pressed correctly the following window is displayed.

5. Following the instructions press and release the top surface of the jog wheel at the 3 oclock position as illustrated below.

6. Click Ok to continue. If the wheel was pressed correctly the following window is dis played.

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Calibration in TRAKTOR
Option 1: Calibrate

7. Following the instructions press and release the top surface of the jog wheel at the 6 oclock position as illustrated below.

8. Click Ok to continue. If the wheel was pressed correctly the following window is dis played.

9. Following the instructions press and release the top surface of the jog wheel at the 9 oclock position as illustrated below.

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Calibration in TRAKTOR
Option 2: Restore

10. Click OK to continue. A window should now be displayed indicating that the jog wheel was successfully calibrated.

11. Click OK to return to the Preferences window. Congratulations, the push sensitivity of the left jog wheel has now been recalibrated! To calibrate the right jog wheel as well, click on the Recalibrate Right button in the S4 con troller preferences and follow the same steps as described above for the right jog wheel. If the calibration failed please try again and take care to closely follow the instructions.

2.2

Option 2: Restore

If you wish to revert to the jog wheel calibration settings applied in the factory click Restore in the calibration dialog shown below.

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Calibration in TRAKTOR
Jog Wheel Calibration Failure

A window is displayed to confirm that the factory calibration settings of the jog wheel were successfully restored.

Click OK to return to the Preferences window. The same procedure can be used to re store the factory settings of the right jog wheel by selecting Recalibrate Right in the S4 con troller preferences and following the instructions above.

2.3

Jog Wheel Calibration Failure

If the jog wheel is not pressed correctly at any point during the calibration a failure mes sage will appear (see Image below) indicating the recalibration has failed. Click OK to re turn to the Preferences window. This will also restore the calibration settings the wheel had before starting the recalibration procedure. To start again click Calibrate Left and follow the steps described above, ensuring you press at the appropriate location on the jog wheel without using excessive pressure.

Fig. 2.1 Jog wheel calibration failure message

There are three options in this dialog:

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Jog Wheel Calibration Failure

Try Again: Starts the calibration again from step 1 (12 oclock position) Help: Opens the calibration guide Cancel: Returns to preferences

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Calibration in Controller Editor

Calibration in Controller Editor

Alternatively, you can calibrate the TRAKTOR KONTROLS4's Jog Wheels using the Con troller Editor application. Note that you only need to perform the calibration procedure once, either using TRAKTOR or the Controller Editor application. 1. Connect your S4 controller to the computer using the USB cable and turn it on. 2. Open the Controller Editor application and then open the Preferences window by click ing on Controller Editor> Preferences (in Windows File> Preferences) in the applica tion menu as shown in the image below.

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Calibration in Controller Editor

3. In the Preferences window that is displayed click on the Controller tab and select Traktor KontrolS4 from the dropdown menu if it is not displayed by default.

4. In the Jogwheels section click on the appropriate jog wheel recalibration button: Entry Left: Recalibrate starts the calibration dialog to recalibrate the left jog wheel (Deck A/C) on your S4 controller

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Calibration in Controller Editor

Entry Right: Recalibrate starts the calibration dialog to recalibrate the right jog wheel (Deck B/D) on your S4 controller
The remainder of this section will cover calibration of the left (Deck A/C) jog wheel. To reca librate the right jog wheel the steps are exactly the same except that left is replaced with right in all the dialog windows.

After clicking on the Recalibrate button for the left jog wheel the following dialog win dow pops up.

There are two calibration options: Next: continues the manual recalibration of the jog wheel Restore: restores the factory calibration settings of the jog wheel These options are covered in more detail in the sections below. To return to the Preferen ces window without recalibrating click CANCEL.

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Calibration in Controller Editor

Option 1: Calibrate (NEXT button)

3.1

Option 1: Calibrate (NEXT button)

1. Click on the NEXT button to display the first of the manual calibration windows (Note: Clicking CANCEL in any of the calibration windows will return you to the Preferences window and maintain the existing calibration settings of your jog wheel).

2. Now imagine the top, flat surface of the jog wheel as the face of a clock.

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Calibration in Controller Editor

Option 1: Calibrate (NEXT button)

3. With one finger press at the edge of the top surface of the jog wheel lightly at the 12 oclock position (see image below). For optimal calibration press as close to the edge of the flat surface as possible (as shown by the red dot in the image) but do not press on the rubber outer rim of the wheel.

4. Release the jog wheel and click NEXT in the Controller Editor Calibration window. If the wheel was pressed correctly the following window is displayed.

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Calibration in Controller Editor

Option 1: Calibrate (NEXT button)

5. Following the instructions press and release the top surface of the jog wheel at the 3 oclock position as illustrated below.

6. Click NEXT to continue. If the wheel was pressed correctly the following window is dis played.

7. Following the instructions press and release the top surface of the jog wheel at the 6 oclock position as illustrated in the next image.

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Calibration in Controller Editor

Option 1: Calibrate (NEXT button)

8. Click NEXT to continue. If the wheel was pressed correctly the following window is dis played.

9. Following the instructions press and release the top surface of the jog wheel at the 9 oclock position as illustrated below.

10. Click NEXT to continue. A window should now be displayed indicating that the jog wheel was successfully calibrated.

11. Click FINISH to return to the Preferences window. Congratulations, the push sensitivity of the left jog wheel has now been recalibrated!

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Calibration in Controller Editor

Option 2: Restore

To calibrate the right jog wheel as well click on the Right Recalibrate button in the S4 controller preferences and follow the same steps as described above for the right jog wheel. If the calibration failed please try again and take care to closely follow the instruc tions.

3.2

Option 2: Restore

If you wish to revert to the jog wheel calibration settings applied in the factory click RESTORE in the calibration dialog shown below.

A window is displayed to confirm that the factory calibration settings of the jog wheel were successfully restored.

Click FINISH to return to the Preferences window. The same procedure can be used to restore the factory settings of the right jog wheel by selecting Recalibrate for the right jog wheel in the TRAKTOR KONTROLS4 controller preferences and following the instructions above.

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Calibration in Controller Editor

Jog Wheel Calibration Failure

3.3

Jog Wheel Calibration Failure

If the jog wheel is not pressed correctly at any point during the calibration, a failure mes sage will appear (see Image below) indicating the recalibration has failed. Click FINISH to return to the Preferences window. This will restore the calibration settings the wheel had before starting the recalibration procedure. To start again click Recalibrate for the left jog wheel and follow the steps above.

Fig. 3.1 Jog wheel calibration failure message

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Further assistance

Further assistance

If you have difficulties recalibrating your jog wheels and the factory settings are not work ing as expected please refer to the support area at http://www.native-instruments.com where you can consult the NI Knowledge Base and find contact details for our support team.

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