Gemini CDJ02 - Pitch Control Slider Stuck @ 0% The Pitch Control Slider will pitch down all the way but sometimes it will randomly change pitch and most the time wont pitch-up past 0.1-0%. This happens on all settings with all cds. Anyone else had this happen?

You MAY have contamination in the slider.You could try putting a little CRC226 into the slot and work the control. Use ONLY this product CRC226 available at Home Depot in the electrical dept/

The fader slider will have to be replaced. It is a bit of work, however finding the exact replacement often is hard unless you get it through the manufacturer.

i had a similar problem i used a can of compressed air and sprayed the dust out from pitch control and it worked. the dust builds up static and interferes with signal> hope it helps

you need to replace the Pitch controls. I'm presuming it is a sliding pitch control. Use the Red start stop lights that reflect on the rotating wheel. put the pitch in center 0. does one row of the dots on the wheel stay completely still.now just turn it up op down a bit until it starts to move the dots slightly. now watch the dots now while there moving. Do they fluctuate they should be smoothe. do this on both decks to find out which one is fluctuating.

I am having same problem..anyone ?

You more than likely have to have the pitch control replaced or cleaned.

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Sometimes it's down to the mains in the country you are in. Some decks change speed from 50HZ to 60HZ.

on top of the pitch control there is a small hole, in this hole you can use a small screw driver  and turn it left and right to free any dirt inside this is the master pitch control

Hello, Mr. Dixon.
I had the same problem and i decided it whit this procedure:

1. Restoring Factory Default Settings



2. Set the PITCH Slider to the center ( 0 ) position.

3. With the CDX-05 in the start mode displaying “no Disk” hold down EJECT and TIME/ENTER and press FILTER. The TEMP display in the LCD reads 0.0 and the procedure is complete.

Good luck!
Peter Petrov

THE PITCH slider or the variable resistor could have gone faulty. A new pitch is only $25 i think. They may need to salvage the pcb from your old one as technics no longer manufacters them. I've never seen the pitch led stay on lock when the actual pitch is not at zero. Hopefully the pitch did not short out the brake or the variable resistors on the motor's circuitboard.



keep me poted.