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Owner’s Manual

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Page 1: ...EN Owner s Manual DIGITAL KEYBOARD Setting Up Reference Appendix Quick Guide ...

Page 2: ... types of batteries Batteries MUST be installed cor rectly Mismatches or incorrect installation may result in overheating and battery case rupture Warning Do not attempt to disassemble or incinerate any battery Keep all bat teries away from children Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regulated by the laws in your area Note Check with any retailer of household type batteries in your area for...

Page 3: ...C By disposing of these products and batteries correctly you will help to save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative effects on human health and the environment which could otherwise arise from inappropriate waste handling For more information about collection and recycling of old products and batteries please contact your local munici pality your waste disposal service or the poin...

Page 4: ... 31 Recalling Panel Settings from the Registration Memory 31 Backup Parameters and Initialization 32 Backup Parameters 32 Initialization 32 Reference Handy Performance Features 33 Selecting a Reverb Type 33 Selecting a Chorus Type 33 Pitch Controls Transpose 34 Pitch Controls Tuning 34 Pitch Controls the PITCH BEND wheel 34 Calling up Optimum Panel Settings 34 Changing the Touch Sensitivity of the...

Page 5: ...e keyboard can be changed to violin flute harp or any of an extensive range of voices You can change the mood of a song written for piano for example by using violin to play it instead Experience a whole new world of musical variety Play Along with Styles Page 22 Want to play with full accompaniment Try the auto accompaniment Styles The accompaniment styles provide the equivalent of a full backing...

Page 6: ...nds Do not put burning items such as candles on the unit A burning item may fall over and cause a fire Follow the precautions below Failure to do so might result in explosion fire overheating or battery fluid leakage Do not tamper with or disassemble batteries Do not dispose of batteries in fire Do not attempt to recharge batteries that are not designed to be charged Keep the batteries separate fr...

Page 7: ...ys turn the power off when the instrument is not in use Even when the Standby On switch is in standby status display is off electricity is still flowing to the instrument at the minimum level When you are not using the instrument for a long time make sure you unplug the power cord from the wall AC outlet Make sure to discard used batteries according to local regulations NOTICE To avoid the possibi...

Page 8: ... generation for mat Naturally you can play back any XG song data using an XGlite tone generator However keep in mind that some songs may play back differently compared to the original data due to the reduced set of control parameters and effects USB USB is an abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus It is a serial interface for connecting a computer with peripheral Devices It allows hot swapping conn...

Page 9: ...nnecting this instrument to a computer and operations related to transferring song data To obtain these manuals access the Yamaha Manual Library enter PSR E433 or MIDI Basics to the Model Name box then click SEARCH Yamaha Manual Library http www yamaha co jp manual Online Materials for Yamaha Online members Song Book only in English French German and Spanish Contains music scores for the preset So...

Page 10: ...on Page 28 i METRONOME button Page 18 o TEMPO section TAP button Page 42 and buttons Page 42 0 PORTABLE GRAND button Page 16 1 VOICE CONTROL section SPLIT button Page 17 DUAL button Page 16 HARMONY button Page 19 ARPEGGIO button Page 20 2 Playback Control buttons When the PATTERN lamp is turned on Pages 23 and 42 When the SONG lamp is turned on Page 25 When the STYLE lamp is turned on Pages 22 40 ...

Page 11: ...ese indicates the drum or percussion instrument assigned to the corresponding key for Standard Kit 1 Rear Panel 4 USB terminals USB TO HOST terminal Page 50 USB TO DEVICE terminal Page 51 5 SUSTAIN jack Page 13 6 PHONES OUTPUT jack Page 13 7 Power supply jack Page 12 For connecting to a computer For details refer to Computer related Operations page 9 When connecting use an AB type USB cable of les...

Page 12: ...it locks firmly in place When battery power becomes too low for proper oper ation the volume may be reduced the sound may be distorted and other problems may occur When this happens make sure to replace all batteries with new ones or already recharged ones Use the specified adaptor page 61 only Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument or overheating When setting up the produc...

Page 13: ...USTAIN jack Failure to set the Battery Type may shorten the amount of the battery life Make sure to set the Battery Type correctly Indicates that the power will be turned off immediately When rechargeable batteries are used this icon flashes before the power is turned off Indicates that remaining power is insufficient for operation Before the power runs out replace all the batteries with new ones ...

Page 14: ...hat start with one or two zeroes the first zeroes can be omitted and buttons Press the button briefly to increase the value by 1 or press the button briefly to decrease the value by 1 Press and hold either button to continuously increase or decrease the value in the corresponding direction CATEGORY buttons Use these buttons to jump to the first Voice Style or Song in the next or previous Category ...

Page 15: ... the staff are indicated by 8va For a few specific chords not all notes may be shown due to space limitations in the display NOTE Indicates the source from which this instrument obtains power AC power adaptor or batteries Page 13 Appears when USB flash memory is connected to this instrument Page 51 Power source status USB connection status Indicates the current beat of playback Page 24 Indicates t...

Page 16: ...y with exception of the Touch Sensitivity page 35 In addition to the Main Voice you can layer a differ ent Voice over the entire keyboard as a Dual Voice 1 Press the DUAL button to turn Dual on 2 Press the DUAL button again to exit from Dual Although turning on Dual will select a Dual Voice suitable for the current Main Voice you can easily select a different Dual Voice page 36 Selecting a Main Vo...

Page 17: ...play a Split Voice on the Left hand area of the keyboard while playing a Main Voice and Dual Voice on the Right hand area of the key board The highest key for the Left hand area is referred to as the Split Point which can be changed from the default F 2 key For details refer to page 36 2 Press the SPLIT button again to exit from Split You can easily select a different Split Voice page 36 Playing a...

Page 18: ...Rotate the dial to select the number of beats per measure A chime will sound on the first beat of each mea sure while the other beats will click If 0 is selected all beats will simply click with no chime Select 5 for this example 3 Press the CATEGORY button to call up TimeSigD Time Signature Denom inator The length of one beat is shown on the display 4 Rotate the dial to select the length of one b...

Page 19: ...dial to select the desired Har mony Type For details refer to the separate Data List The effect and operation differs depending on the Harmony Type Refer to the section below You can adjust the Harmony Volume in the Function Settings page 49 Adding Harmony Appears when the Harmony is turned on HarmType 038 Hold for longer than a second Trio 02 038 Current Harmony Type How to sound each Harmony Typ...

Page 20: ...n Voices 260 269 will call up the appropriate Split Voice 3 To turn off the Arpeggio press the ARPEGGIO button again The most suitable Arpeggio Type is automatically selected when you select a Main Voice but you can easily select any other Arpeggio Type 1 Hold down the ARPEGGIO TYPE but ton for longer than a second In the display ARP Type appears for a few sec onds followed by the current Arpeggio...

Page 21: ...1 Filter appears in the display 3 Rotate Knob B all the way to the right maximum then play the keyboard with your right hand while operating Knob A with your left Selecting a Knob Effect Combi nation Only selecting a Knob effect combination will not affect the sound even if the Knob arrow is not at the initial position After operating the Knob the selected effect is applied to the sound GrandPno 0...

Page 22: ...Chord Dictionary func tion page 45 5 Press the START STOP button to stop playback You can add intro ending and rhythm variations to Style playback by using Sections For details refer to page 40 If you have difficulty finding and selecting the desired Style and Voice use this feature From the Music Database just selecting the favorite music genre calls up the ideal settings 1 Press the MUSIC DATABA...

Page 23: ...K CONTROL buttons Changing the Pattern Section via the A E buttons Transposing playback by pressing any note to the left of the Split Point page 43 Unlike with the Styles only the Root can be specified the Chord Type cannot be specified Changing the sound via the Knobs Press the ASSIGN button several times to select 4 STYLE FILTER then rotate the Knobs A and B Applying the Arpeggio to the right ha...

Page 24: ...top playback press the Start Stop button again Gives you an idea of the advanced capabilities of this instrument Demonstrates many useful Voices of this instrument These piano solo pieces are ideally suited for the Song Lesson These piano ensemble pieces are also well suited for the Song Lesson When you need to practice backing accompaniment patterns these songs are ideal for that purpose Includes...

Page 25: ...track of a Song plays a different part mel ody percussion accompaniment etc Each of the tracks can be muted so that you can play the muted part yourself Pressing the desired Track button repeatedly will tog gle the on off status Song Fast Forward Fast Reverse and Pause When the A B repeat is specified the Fast Reverse and Fast Forward will only work within the range between A and B A B Repeat Fast...

Page 26: ...the right hand part For the left hand lesson press the 2 LEFT button to turn off the left hand part For the lesson using both hands turn off both the parts Pressing the 1 RIGHT and 2 LEFT buttons repeatedly will toggle the on off status of each part which can be shown on the display 3 Press the LESSON button to start play back of the Song Lesson After starting playback pressing the LESSON button r...

Page 27: ...N button during a Lesson playback The Song location will move back four measures a one measure count will play then Song playback will start again Playback of the four measures will repeat with a one measure count in To exit from this status press this button again See How You ve Done After the evaluation display has appeared the les son will start again from the beginning Excellent Very Good Good...

Page 28: ...u press the SONG button in Step 2 play any note to start recording When you select a Style in Step 2 play a chord in the Auto Accompaniment area to start recording with Style play back or press the START STOP button to start recording only with playback of the Rhythm part of a Style When you select a Pattern in Step 2 play a key in the Accompaniment area or press the START STOP button to start rec...

Page 29: ...then select the desired Pattern While holding down the REC button press the 6 A button ACMP is auto matically turned on 3 Same as in Steps 4 to 6 page 28 in Quick Recording Recording to a Specified Track User 1 101 Song number User 1 rEC 001 Track 1 will flash Press and hold User 1 rEC 001 Press and hold If the memory becomes full while recording an alert message will appear and recording will sto...

Page 30: ... progress message will appear briefly on the display This lets you clear individual tracks from a User Song 1 Press the SONG button then select the desired User Song 101 110 2 From 1 5 and A press the Track button to be cleared for longer than a second A confirmation message will appear on the dis play 3 Press the button A confirmation message will appear on the dis play To cancel this operation p...

Page 31: ...while memorizing settings to the Registration Memory otherwise the data may be damaged or lost Appropriate panel settings for each Pattern are pre pro grammed to Banks 1 3 For details refer to page 34 Bank 1 Bank number NOTE Writing Press and hold NOTICE NOTE Recalling Panel Settings from the Registration Memory When recalling the panel settings from the Registration Mem ory make sure to press the...

Page 32: ...ize Backup data execute Backup Clear explained below To initialize data excluding Backup data transferred from a computer execute Flash Clear explained below This function erases the Backup data described above and Song Style data then restores all the default fac tory settings As required execute one of the follow ing two procedures Backup Clear This operation initializes the backup data While ho...

Page 33: ...n 2 Use the CATEGORY and buttons to call up Chorus Function 035 After Chorus is shown for a few seconds the current Chorus Type is shown 3 Rotate the dial to select a Chorus type Play the keyboard to check the sound For infor mation about the available Chorus types refer to the Effect Type List in the Data List page 9 Some Songs and Styles use Reverb Types which cannot be selected via panel operat...

Page 34: ...he pitch You can change the amount of pitch bend produced by the wheel Refer to Pitch Bend Range in the Func tion List page 48 Calling up Optimum Panel Set tings You can call up optimum panel settings that are ideal and stylistically appropriate for the current Song Style or Pattern with a single touch If you don t know what settings are best with a selected Voice for example use the following fun...

Page 35: ...you play the keys Selecting an EQ Setting for the Best Sound Five different master equalizer EQ settings are pro vided to give you the best possible sound when listen ing through different reproduction systems the instrument s internal speakers headphones or an external speaker system 1 Press the FUNCTION button 2 Press the CATEGORY or button several times until MasterEQ Func tion 036 appears Mast...

Page 36: ...s allowing you to create new custom sounds that best suit your musical needs 1 Press the FUNCTION button 2 Use the CATEGORY and buttons to call up the desired item Main Voice parameters are indicated as M Dual Voice parameters as D and Split Voice parameters as S For information about each parame ter refer to the Function List on page 48 3 Rotate the dial to set the value Check the sound by playin...

Page 37: ... sound for example Or you can lengthen or shorten the sustain to best match the music you re playing Knob A ATTACK Adjusts the Attack Time the amount of time it takes the sound to reach maximum level when a key is played Turning the Knob to the right will increase the Attack Time thus slowing down the attack rate Knob B RELEASE Adjusts the Release Time the amount of time it takes for the sound to ...

Page 38: ...ce c EG Select a piano voice and turn Knob B all the way up and Knob A to about the 3 o clock position This should give you a majestic organ like sound The attack time is quite long so play the keys and hold them to let the sound come in fully Ideal for slow pieces v STYLE FILTER Select style 44 Euro Trance Turn accompaniment on and start style playback page 22 Set Knob B to about 3 o clock and Kn...

Page 39: ... Quantize is shown for a few seconds the current Arpeggio Quantize value is shown 3 Rotate the dial to select a value from OFF 1 8 and 1 16 1 8 Synchronizing at the quarter notes 1 16 Synchronizing at the 8th notes OFF No synchronization with Style or Song playback Holding the Arpeggio Playback via the Footswitch You can set the instrument so that Arpeggio playback continues even after the note ha...

Page 40: ...ally in response on the chords you play with your left hand AUTO FILL This is automatically added before changing to Main A or B ENDING This is used for the ending of the Song When the Ending finishes the Style playback stops automatically The length of the Ending in measures differs depending on the selected Style 1 Press the STYLE button then rotate the dial to select a Style 2 Press the ACMP ON...

Page 41: ...s finished Style playback stops automati cally You can have the Ending gradually slow down ritardando by pressing the INTRO END ING rit button again while the Ending is playing back Synchro Stop When you press the SYNC STOP button to turn on this function the Style will only play while pressing chords in the Accompaniment range of the keyboard Releasing all the notes will stop Style playback This ...

Page 42: ...e and buttons simultaneously to instantly reset the value to the default tempo of the current Style Pattern or Song You can change the tempo during playback by pressing the TEMPO TAP button just twice at the required tempo Tap Start You can start play back of the Style Style or Song by simply tapping the TEMPO TAP button at the required tempo four times for time signatures in 4 4 4 etc and three t...

Page 43: ...2 Use the CATEGORY and buttons to call up SplitPnt Function 007 You can call up this display also by pressing the STYLE then holding the ACMP button for lon ger than a second 3 Rotate the dial to set the Split Point between 036 C1 and 096 C6 Playing Chords Without Style Playback If you press the STYLE button press the ACMP ON OFF button to turn ACMP on the ACMP ON icon appears and play the chord i...

Page 44: ...rument nothing is shown on the display In such a case only the rhythm and bass parts will be played Major Minor Seventh Minor Seventh Major Seventh Easy Chords This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard using only one two or three fingers For root C To play a major chord Press the root note of the chord To play a minor chord Press the root note together with...

Page 45: ... section between CHORD TYPE and ROOT The notes you should play for the specified chord root note and chord type are conve niently shown in the display both as nota tion and in the keyboard diagram To call up possible inversions of the chord press the buttons 3 Following the notation and keyboard diagram in the display try playing a chord in the range to the left of CHORD TYPE When you ve played th...

Page 46: ...oup from the table below 3 Press the DEMO button to start play back To stop playback press the DEMO button again Random Song Playback The order of Song repeat playback via the DEMO BGM button can be changed between the numerical order and random order 1 Press the FUNCTION button 2 Press the CATEGORY and buttons several times to call up PlayMode Function 059 PlayMode is shown for a few seconds foll...

Page 47: ...elody Voice Setting of the Pre set Song You can change the Melody Voice of the current Pre set Song temporarily to any other desired Voice 1 Press the SONG button select the desired Preset Song then start play back 2 Press the VOICE button then rotate the dial to select the desired Voice 3 Hold down the VOICE button for longer than a second After SONG MELODY VOICE is shown for a few seconds the Me...

Page 48: ...erred to the computer as Backup Data page 32 Function List StyleVol 100 001 Transpos 00 004 Current item Direct numeric entry Press simultane ously to recall the default setting Increment value by 1 Execute Decrement value by 1 Cancel Function Number Function Display Range Settings Default Value Description Volume 001 Style Volume StyleVol 000 127 100 Refer to page 42 002 Song Volume SongVol 000 1...

Page 49: ... the faster the attack rate The smaller the value the slower the attack rate 025 Release Time D Releas 000 127 64 Determines how fast the volume of the Dual Voice falls to 0 when the note is released The larger the value the longer the sustain The smaller the value the shorter the sustain 026 Filter Cutoff D Cutoff 000 127 64 Determines the Filter Cutoff Frequency page 37 of the Dual Voice 027 Fil...

Page 50: ...ermines the time signature of the Metronome 052 Time Signature Denominator TimesigD Half note Quarter note Eighth note Sixteenth note Determines the length of each metronome beat 053 Metronome Volume MtrVol 000 127 100 Determines the volume of the Metronome Lesson page 26 054 Lesson Track R R Part GuideTrack1 16 OFF 1 Determines the guide track number for your right hand lesson The setting is only...

Page 51: ...te that the transfer speed is that of USB 1 1 Using USB Flash Memory By connecting the instrument to a USB flash mem ory you can save data you ve created to the con nected device as well as read data from the connected device The number of USB flash memory to be used Only one USB flash memory device can be con nected to the USB TO DEVICE terminal Formatting USB flash memory When a USB flash memory...

Page 52: ...dPno Load STY Hold for longer than a second Display File Control function Page Format Formatting a USB Flash Memory 53 Save USR Saving User Data to a USB Flash Memory 54 Save SMF Saving a User Song as SMF to a USB Flash Memory 55 Load USR Loading User Data from a USB Flash Memory 56 Load STY Loading a Style File 57 Del USR Deleting a User File in a USB Flash Memory 58 Del SMF Deleting a SMF File i...

Page 53: ... in data loss Format NOTICE Recognizable file location in the USB flash memory for Song playback page 24 Song title display language File names containing Japanese katakana charac ters will be properly displayed if the instrument s display language is set to Japanese All display information other than file names will be dis played in English even if Japanese is selected Kanji characters cannot be ...

Page 54: ...or the YES button to execute the Save operation After a while a message indicating completion of the operation appears and a User file usr will be saved in a USER FILES folder which will auto matically be created on the USB flash memory 6 Press the FILE CONTROL button to exit from the File Control display The extension usr of the User File will not be shown on the display of this instrument Confir...

Page 55: ... button to execute the Save operation After a while a message indicating completion of the operation appears and a User Song will be saved as the SMF format 0 in a USER FILES folder which will automatically be created on the USB flash memory 7 Press the FILE CONTROL button to exit from the File Control display SMF Standard MIDI File format With this format various events via the keyboard performan...

Page 56: ...gain A confirmation message will appear To cancel the operation press the NO button 5 Press the 0 EXECUTE button again or the YES button to execute the Load operation After a while a message indicating completion of the operation appears 6 Press the FILE CONTROL button to exit from the File Control display 7 Check the loaded data by calling up the User Song one of the Styles 187 191 and Registrati...

Page 57: ...estination Load To 187 191 appears on the display If desired rotate the dial to select a different number 5 Press the 0 EXECUTE button again A confirmation message will appear To cancel the operation press the NO button 6 Press the 0 EXECUTE button again or the YES button to execute the Load operation After a while a message indicating completion of the operation appears 7 Press the STYLE button r...

Page 58: ...to call up Del SMF 3 Press the 0 EXECUTE button As a SMF file name in the USB flash memory SONG number appears on the dis play As desired rotate the dial to select a different SMF file 4 Press the 0 EXECUTE button again A confirmation message will appear To cancel the operation press the NO button 5 Press the 0 EXECUTE button again or the YES button to execute the Delete operation After a while a ...

Page 59: ...n saving data cannot be exe cuted since the media memory becomes full Error Displayed when a file error or operational error occurs File Ful Indicates that SMF songs cannot be displayed since the total number of files exceeds the capacity no data There is no data to save in the flash memory no file There is no file to load or delete from the media Communication with the USB device has been shut do...

Page 60: ...Pattern or Song You have exceeded 32 simultaneous notes which is the maximum polyphony the maximum amount of notes that can be played simultaneously of this instrument If the Main Dual and Split Voices are being used along with playback of Arpeggio Style Pat tern or Song some notes sounds may be omitted or stolen The sound of the Voice changes from note to note This is normal The tone generation m...

Page 61: ... of Songs 10 Number of Tracks 6 5 Melody 1 Style Pattern Data Capacity Approx 19 000 notes when only melody tracks are recorded Approx 5 500 chords when only chord tracks are recorded Compatible Data Format Playback SMF Recording Original File Format SMF conversion function Function Lesson Guide 1 LISTENING 2 TIMING 3 WAITING Repeat Learn Chord Dictionary Registration Number of Buttons 4 x 8 banks...

Page 62: ... Excellent 27 Exit 59 External Clock 50 F Fast Forward 25 Fast Reverse 25 File Control 59 File Ful 59 FILTER 37 38 Filter 21 Filter Cutoff 21 49 Filter Resonance 21 49 Flash Clear 32 Footswitch 13 39 Format 53 Function 48 Function List 48 G GM System Level 1 8 Grade 27 50 H Harmony 19 Harmony Type 19 49 Harmony Volume 49 Headphone 13 I Initial Send 50 Initialization 32 INTRO 40 K Keyboard Out 50 K...

Page 63: ...t 23 43 48 Split Voice 17 36 49 Style 22 40 STYLE FILE 8 Style File 57 STYLE FILTER 23 37 38 Style Out 50 Style Volume 42 48 Sustain 39 SYNC START 22 Synchro Start 40 Synchro Stop 41 T Tap Start 42 Tempo 18 42 Time Signature 18 50 Timing 26 Touch Sensitivity 35 48 Track 28 TRACK CONTROL 23 41 Track On Off 25 Transpose 23 34 48 Troubleshooting 60 Tuning 34 48 U ULTRA WIDE STEREO 37 UnFormat 59 USB ...

Page 64: ...of of purchase documents will cause this warranty to be void This warranty covers only the Original Owner and is not transferable In Order to Obtain Warranty Service Warranty service will only be provided for defective products within the Warranted Area Contact your local authorized Yamaha dealer who will advise you of the procedures to be followed If this is not successful contact Yamaha at the a...

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