Settings

Global Settings

Global settings, which are not specific to a particular song, can be set on the Options Screen, which is accessed from the Main Screen. There are many, many settings on this screen. Here are some of them.

These are settings that can be Overridden at the Song level:

oSetting Global Fade Start Time and Duration,

oGlobal Equalization,

oGlobal Volume Control.

These are settings that can cause Trouble if set incorrectly;

oFile Format and Quality,

oRestricting the Selection by Rating on the Select Song Screen, Pick 5, and Dance Lists,

oSelecting a Destination Location for Imported Songs,

oEnabling or Disabling the Move Page Buttons,

oSetting the Networking Option.

These are some (not all) of the Other Settings:

oButton Coloring for Songs that have been Played,

oDelay Control Settings,

oSettings for Picking Songs at Random,

oSpeed Change Display (MPM, BPM, or Percent Change),

oDisabling Popup of the Select Cursor Screen,

oSetting Number of Buttons on the Select Song Screen.

Settings which change rarely can be set on the System Configuration Screen, which is accessed from the Options Screen. The following settings are set on this screen:

oLocation of the Music folder, where song files are stored,

oChoice of CD drive, if you have more than one,

oChoice of Sound Card, if you have more than one,

oLocation of the Trash folder, where deleted songs go,

oNumber of songs to keep in the Trash folder,

oSkin selection,

oEZ Play DJ logo, color or black and white,

oFont sizes,

oCDDB (which retrieves song titles and artists from the Internet) on or off,

oReset Configuration to default button,

oExport diagnostic files to a folder on the Desktop.

Song Settings

Settings specific to one song, some of which override global settings, are set on the Song Settings Screen. These settings include the following:

oFade out start time and duration,

oVolume and Equalization,

oTitle and Artist Name,

oSong Start and End (for cutting off the ends of the songs for playback),

oDefault Tempo and Opening the Calculate Tempo Screen.

For convenience, the song title and artist can be edited from the Select Song Screen, without the need to open the Song Settings Screen. Set the Action to 'Title' or 'Artist', depending upon which you wish to edit. Then, press any Song Button to open up the Keyboard Screen, where you can edit the title or artist.

Button and Column Heading Settings

On the Main Screen Dance Lists, Playlists, Albums, Dances Buttons are to the left of the Page Control, and the Dances, Instructors, and Students Buttons are to the right of the Page Control. The selected button is red. The Maintain Buttons button is located in the lower left corner of the screen. The selected button determines what screen is opened when the Maintain Buttons Button, located in the lower left corner of the screen, is pressed.

Instructor, Student, and Dance List screens have no column headings. Button captions on these screens are sorted alphabetically.

Playlists have other options, particularly the order that the songs are played, and printing options.

oIf the Maintain Dance Lists Button is selected the Maintain Dance Lists Screen is opened.

oIf the Maintain Playlists Button is selected the Maintain Playlists Screen is opened.

oIf the Maintain Albums Button is selected the Maintain Albums Screen is opened.

oIf the Maintain Dances Button is selected the Maintain Dances Screen is opened.

oIf the Maintain Instructors Button is selected the Maintain Instructors Screen is opened.

oIf the Maintain Students Button is selected the Maintain Students Screen is opened.

Entering Text

The Keyboard Screen is used throughout the EZ Play DJ for entry of text. When the Keyboard Screen is open, you can use a keyboard if one is connected to the PC.