You can easily check the firmware version yourself:

Turn on the power of the DVJ-X1.

Hold Master Tempo for 10 seconds.

You should now be able to read the main firmware version from the dot matrix display. This information is shown on the preview screen as well.

This is what you might see. There might be several versions of the main firmware circulating. This information is only new for people using old versions.

When your screen says that you have a firmware version above 3.00 these features should already be available for you...

If you check your firmware version again by holding the Master Tempo button for 10 seconds and you are reading something like this (or even better depending on the date that you read this) you have all the extra's

Don't worry about the other information on the screen, those versions are not likely to change and are NOT upgradeable in any way.

The navigation is pretty straight forward: the Title +/- buttons walk you through the folders on the CD, the Track-Search buttons will skip through the tracks.

When you use a preview screen you can get a very clear overview of it.

The folder name is displayed when it is written in english characters, of others are used a numbering series of folders will be displayed, starting with F_001.

The track overview (right screen) displays the ID3 tag which is recorded for the track. If no ID3 tag is used or filled in, the filename will be displayed.

It is NOT possible to play MP3 music from a DVD(-R/RW)
MP3 functionality is for CD-R/RW only !

When the DVJ-X is in playback mode and EMERGENCY LOOP Button is kept pressed for 1 second or more, the current chapter or tracks is played back as a loop. Use it with you own collection of loops, vocals, ...

It's now finally possible to use the digital output of the DVJ-X1 when playing with DVD's. The digital output did already work for CD playback, but now full DVD features are possible like Scratching, (Hot)Cueing, (Hot)Looping and Pitching. Perfect for use with Pioneer's DJM-1000 which features 4 digital inputs (and Midi functionality for use with a video mixer).

Pioneer's patented Waveform Display was already available on the dot-matrix display of the DVJ-X1. Now this Waveform Display is also available on your preview output so you can more clearly see the waveform on your screen.

Also the Waveform data when a CD is played was loaded realtime, but now also read-ahead capability has been added. The Waveform when a DVD is played is still read realtime because there is to much information to read this ahead that needs to be processed.

Previously when a disc was played to the end, at the end position the DVJ-X1 simply stopped. With the new firmware this has been improved so that the player now enters pause-mode (stand-by) at the end of a disc playback.

Just a small clever thing, you can now also exit the Cue Point Recall screen by pressing the Display button. With the old firmware it's only possible to exit this screen by pressing the Cue/Call Loop button.

Until now the recall of B and C Hot Cue Points could not be performed until the A hot Cue Point was fully recalled. Now it is possible to recall points B and C even before loading of Hot cue A is completed.

You are now able to press the green blinking Hot Cue button directly after each other so the DVJ can load all 3 Hot Cue Points right after each other without further interference from you.