EZ-TP Owner’s Manual
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Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha EZ-TP!
Please read this owner’s manual carefully before using the instrument,
in order to take full advantage of its various features.
Make sure to keep this manual in a safe and handy place even after
you finish reading, and refer to it often when you need to better
understand an operation or function.
Copyright Notice ....................................... 2
Setting Up ...................................................... 6
Power Requirements ................................ 6
Connections .............................................. 7
Supplied Accessories ............................... 7
Controls & Features ...................................... 8
Holding the EZ-TP....................................... 10
Playing the EZ-TP ....................................... 11
Play by Singing ....................................... 11
Fingering Chart ....................................... 12
Setting the EZ-TP To Match Your
Voice ................................................... 14
Adjust the Microphone ............................ 15
Select Different Sounds .......................... 16
Changing the Pitch (Basic Key) of
the EZ-TP ............................................ 17
Tuning ..................................................... 19
Producing a Thick “Brass Section”
Sound .................................................. 19
Playing Songs .............................................. 20
Starting Song Playback .......................... 20
Select and Listen To a Specific Song ..... 20
Play With Song Accompaniment ............... 22
Play Mode 1 – Play by Singing ............... 22
Play Mode 2 – Press the Valves
Indicated By the Guide Lamps ............ 23
Play Mode 3 – Sing and Use the
Valves ................................................. 23
Balance ............................................... 24
Velocity Curve......................................... 25
Retained Data & Initialization .....................26
Connecting to MIDI Devices ......................27
What is MIDI?..........................................27
Some Things You Can Do with MIDI ......27
Connecting To a Computer .....................28
Loading Song Data Into the EZ-TP .........29
Setting the Transmit Channel..................31
Local Control ON/OFF ............................31
Cleaning the EZ-TP .....................................32
Troubleshooting ..........................................33
Message List................................................34
Sound List ....................................................35
MIDI Implementation Chart ........................36
MIDI Data Format ........................................38
Specifications ..............................................40
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