Yamaha Portable Grand DGX-305 Owner'S Manual Download

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Page 2: ...uction methods used to produce them meet these goals In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the following Battery Notice This product MAY contain a small non rechargeable battery which if applicable is soldered in place The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years When replacement becomes neces sary contact a qualified serv...

Page 3: ...of the following measures Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference Utilize power outlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio or TV interference relocate reorient the antenna If the antenna lead in is 300 ohm ribbon lead change the lead in to co axial type cable If these correctiv...

Page 4: ...emove an electric plug with wet hands Do not put burning items such as candles on the unit A burning item may fall over and cause a fire If the AC adaptor cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged or if there is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument or if any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be caused by it immediately turn off the power switch disconnect the adaptor plug from t...

Page 5: ...ne or other electric devices Otherwise the instrument TV or radio may generate noise Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over Before moving the instrument remove all connected adaptor and other cables Use only the stand specified for the instrument When attaching the stand or rack use the provided screws only Failure to do so could cause damage to t...

Page 6: ...ht has legal consequences DON T MAKE DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES Copying of the commercially available software is strictly prohibited except for your personal use GM System Level 1 GM System Level 1 is an addition to the MIDI standard which ensures that any GM compatible music data can be accurately played by any GM compatible tone generator regardless of manufacturer The GM mark is affixed ...

Page 7: ...M The following software which facilitates data transfer between a computer and the instrument is provided on the sup plied CD ROM This software is compatible with Windows operating systems only USB driver Musicsoft Downloader The USB Driver enables data communication with the computer via USB The Musicsoft Downloader application allows you to transfer songs downloaded from the Internet as well as...

Page 8: ... new world of musical vari ety Learning music is fun page 39 This instrument includes a range of songs covering a variety of genres that are enjoyable to listen to or to play along with You can start practicing with just one hand and you can even practice at your own tempo one note at a time as slowly as you like until you are able to play at full speed Song playback will automatically follow your...

Page 9: ...52 MAIN Display Items 53 Reference Handy Performance Features 54 Adding Reverb 54 Adding Chorus 55 The Metronome 56 Touch Response Sensitivity 57 One Touch Setting 57 Adjusting the Voice Parameters 58 Adjusting the Harmony Volume 58 Panel Sustain 58 Style Auto accompaniment Functions 59 Setting the Split Point 59 Play Only the Style Rhythm 59 Play a Style With Chords but No Rhythm Stop Accompanime...

Page 10: ...y result in irreparable damage to both the adaptor and the instrument WARNING Unplug the AC Power Adaptor when not using the instrument or during electrical storms CAUTION PA 5D or PA 5C AC outlet Connecting the AC power adaptor automatically supplies power from the adaptor and overrides battery power even when batteries are installed NOTE Use only manganese or alkaline batteries for this instrume...

Page 11: ...erted while the instrument is turned on About SmartMedia cards Handle SmartMedia cards with care and fol low these precautions There are times when static electricity affects SmartMe dia Before you touch a SmartMedia card touch some thing metallic such as a door knob and aluminum sash to reduce the possibility of static electricity Be sure to remove the SmartMedia card from the Smart Media slot wh...

Page 12: ...r computer Installation of the USB MIDI driver is described on page 85 With this capability you can for example use the Musicsoft Downloader software provided on the sup plied CD ROM to transfer songs from your computer to the instrument s SmartMedia or flash memory Connecting headphones PHONES OUTPUT jack Connecting a footswitch SUSTAIN JACK Avoid listening with the headphones at high volume for ...

Page 13: ...t tings are restored to the initial factory defaults when the power is turned on Turn on the power Even when the switch is in the STANDBY position 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 AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet and or remove the bat teries from the instrument CAUTION Never at...

Page 14: ...page 16 2 FUNCTION button pages 52 70 3 PC button page 81 4 METRONOME button page 56 5 PORTABLE GRAND button page 27 6 SONG button page 35 7 EASY SONG ARRANGER button page 43 8 STYLE button page 29 9 VOICE button page 23 0 FILE CONTROL button page 74 1 EXECUTE button page 74 2 Dial pages 51 70 3 CATEGORY buttons pages 51 70 4 Number buttons 0 9 and buttons pages 51 70 5 ACMP ON OFF button pages 29...

Page 15: ...tton page 21 4 EXIT button page 52 5 REGIST MEMORY MEMORY BANK 1 2 buttons page 68 6 SONG MEMORY REC 1 5 A buttons page 46 7 Card Slot for SmartMedia pages 11 73 8 PITCH BEND wheel page 27 Rear Panel 9 USB terminal pages 12 80 0 SUSTAIN jack page 12 1 LCD CONTRAST knob page 53 2 PHONES OUTPUT jack page 12 3 DC IN 12V jack page 10 r r r r f f f f 4 3 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 4 5 7 9 0 1 2 3 6 Voice Category L...

Page 16: ...bout how its done Press the SONG button The song number and name will be highlighted When the song is highlighted on the display you can use the dial or other selection controls to select a different song Select a song Rotate the dial and watch the highlighted song names for this example we ll select song 026 Twinkle Star Press the PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT button The PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT display wil...

Page 17: ... playback at any time by pressing the START STOP button ON OFF ON will appear when the perfor mance assistant technology is on Pressing the PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT button alternates between ON and OFF Make sure this is ON when you intend to use the performance assistant technology The currently selected type is shown The button selects the CHORD type and the button selects the MEL ODY type The graph...

Page 18: ...o begin try to feel the rhythm of the song Then tap a key with one finger of your right hand in time with the music You can play any key How does it sound You ve played the melody using only one finger thanks to the performance assistant technology Melody type Song playback will stop automatically when the song has played all the way through You can also stop playback at any time by pressing the S...

Page 19: ...ib phrases will automatically be created For example measures 048 through 055 of the song 001 Don t Know Why are a break in the melody Try creating interesting ad lib phrases during the breaks Playing With a Jazz Feel You can play any keys you like Begin by playing one note at a time with the right hand fingers in sequence thumb index middle Then play a simple scale ex do re mi including black key...

Page 20: ...g includes the required data first select the song and then press the SCORE button If chords appear on the display page 19 when you press the SCORE button you can use the Chord type If the melody appears on the display page 19 when you press the SCORE button you can use the melody type External Songs and the performance assistant technology In addition to the instrument s internal songs the 70 son...

Page 21: ...u can use the performance assistant technology Chord type with the demo song the Melody type cannot be used Press the DEMO button The demo display that introduces some of the instrument s features will appear and the demo song will start playing Listen to some of the outstanding instru ment voices provided Try playing the keyboard The following display will appear after the demo song has been play...

Page 22: ...isplay language will appear below the Language item When highlighted you can use the and buttons to select the language as required Select a display language The button selects English and the button selects Japanese If you switch to Japanese lyrics file names demo display and some message will be displayed in Japanese where appropriate Other displays will be in English Press and hold the FUNCTION...

Page 23: ...N display will be high lighted You can now use the dial or other selection controls to select a different voice Select the voice you want to play While watching the highlighted voice name rotate the dial The available voices will be selected and displayed in sequence The voice selected here becomes the main voice For this example select the 096 Flute voice Play the keyboard Try selecting and playi...

Page 24: ...button until a voice list like the one shown below appears Press the VOICE button again The dual voice selection display will appear Select the desired dual voice Watch the highlighted dual voice and rotate the dial until the voice you want to use is selected The voice selected here becomes the dual voice For this example try selecting the 114 Vibraphone voice Play Two Voices Simultaneously DUAL 1...

Page 25: ...uired page 59 Press the SPLIT button The SPLIT button turns the split voice on or off When turned on the split voice icon will appear in the display The currently selected split voice will sound to the left of the keyboard split point Press and hold the VOICE button for longer than a second Hold the VOICE button until a voice list like the one shown below appears 5 Two voices will sound at the sam...

Page 26: ...sired split voice Watch the highlighted split voice and rotate the dial until the voice you want to use is selected The voice selected here becomes the split voice which will play to the left of the keyboard split point For this example try selecting the 036 Folk Guitar voice Play the keyboard Try selecting and playing a range of split voices Press EXIT button to return to the MAIN display 3 The c...

Page 27: ...nse is on you can control the volume of notes according to how hard you play the keys much like a real piano responds to subtle touch nuances When touch response is off the same volume will be produced no mat ter how hard you play the keys Press the TOUCH button The TOUCH button turns touch response on or off Touch response is normally on When touch response is on the touch response icon will appe...

Page 28: ...l to select 133 SFX Kit 2 3 Try out each key and enjoy the sound effects As you try out the various keys you ll hear the sound of a submarine a telephone bell a creaking door and many other useful effects 132 SFX Kit 1 includes lightning running water laughter dogs barking and others Some keys do not have assigned sound effects and will therefore produce no sound For details on the instruments inc...

Page 29: ...thm only playback of the selected style will begin Press the START STOP button again The style rhythm will stop Press the ACMP ON OFF button This turns auto accompaniment on Check that ACMP appears in the display Play Along With Auto Accompaniment STYLE 1 The currently selected style number and name is displayed here 2 3 Since style number 112 and the pianist category styles 124 135 have no rhythm...

Page 30: ...rings for chords you specify by name page 63 When Auto accompaniment Is On The left hand section of the keyboard becomes the accompaniment range in which you will play the chords that define the accompaniment If you press the START STOP button at this point rhythm only playback will begin Then if you play a chord in the accompaniment range bass and chord accompaniment will also begin You can start...

Page 31: ...harmony notes to the main voice When you press the HARMONY button to turn this feature on the appropriate harmony type for the currently selected main voice is automatically selected 26 different harmony types are provided You can select a different har mony type by following the procedure outlined below The effect and operation of each harmony type is different refer to the Harmony Type List on p...

Page 32: ...y notes will be added to a melody you play in the right hand section of the keyboard 2 You can also select the Har mony Type item after pressing the FUNCTION button page 70 NOTE The currently selected harmony type is shown here Hold for longer than a second 3 Harmony types 01 05 only function when auto accompani ment is on and a style is being played Harmony notes are added to the right hand melod...

Page 33: ... as soon as you play a chord in the accompaniment range of the keyboard Synchro Stop When this function is selected the accompaniment style will only play while you are playing chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard Style playback will stop when you release the keys Press the SYNC STOP button The synchro start standby mode will be engaged and the START STOP button will begin flashing St...

Page 34: ...layback playback will stop immediately and the synchro start standby mode will be engaged the START STOP button will flash Play the Ending and Stop Press the INTRO ENDING rit button to begin playing ending section Playback will stop when the ending has played all the way through If you press the INTRO ENDING rit button a second time while the ending is playing the ending will play ritardando the t...

Page 35: ... the dial to select the song you want to listen to Listen to the song Press the START STOP button to begin playback of the selected song You can stop playback at any time by pressing the START STOP button again The term SONG refers to a data file including both melody and auto accompaniment data If you want to listen to an external song file which has been transferred from a computer 036 use the M...

Page 36: ...move up from one hand lessons Band Play 022 024 Slow ballade Experience the role of the pianist in an ensemble Duet 025 027 Songs made up of two right hand melodies Holidays 028 030 Songs for anyone who wants to expand their repertoire Types Of Songs User songs cannot produce score display as they are If you convert a user song file to SMF and save it to SmartMe dia memory however it becomes capab...

Page 37: ...re are two types of score display single staff and double staff These are alternately selected each time the SCORE button is pressed Press the START STOP button The song will begin playing The triangular will move across the top of the score to indicate the current location Displaying the Song Score 1 2 Both chords and lyrics will be shown in single staff score dis play of a song that includes cho...

Page 38: ...be highlighted to show the current location in the song Preset Songs That Can be Used For Lyrics Display Number Name 001 Don t Know Why Jesse Harris 002 My Favorite Things From The Sound Of Music Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rogers 003 Fly Me To the Moon In Other Words Bart Howard Display the Lyrics 1 If the lyrics display shows gar bled characters try changing the display language page 22 NOTE So...

Page 39: ...ed from the Internet page 83 Select a song for your lesson Press the SONG button from the MAIN display so that the song number and name are highlighted Use the dial to select the song you want to use for your lesson As listed on page 36 there are a variety of song types For this example select 011 Londonderr Air from the PIANIST category 009 013 Select the part you want to practice Press the LESSO...

Page 40: ...ally has 88 keys while the DGX 305 has 76 keys In some songs that include very high or low notes those notes may fall outside the displayed range and may not be shown on the display In such cases an over indicator appear to the left or right of the graphic keyboard Use the or button to shift the keyboard left or right so you can see the notes the marker will appear on the appropriate key in the di...

Page 41: ...e current note in the song Try to play the notes at the correct timing As you learn to play the right notes at the right timing the tempo will increase until even tually you ll be playing at the song s original tempo The evaluation display will appear when the song has played all the way through Press the START STOP button to exit from the lesson mode and return to the MAIN display Once you ve mas...

Page 42: ...find difficult Press the LESSON REPEAT LEARN button during a lesson The song location will move back four measures from the point at which you pressed the button and playback will begin after a one measure count in Playback will continue up to the point at which you pressed the LESSON REPEAT LEARN button and then jump back four measures and begin again after a count in This process will repeat so ...

Page 43: ...or this example select 004 Down By The River Listen to the song Press the START STOP button to begin playback of the song Move on to the next step while the song is playing Press the EASY SONG ARRANGER button The style number and name in the EASY SONG ARRANGER MAIN display will be highlighted You can now use the dial to select a different style Using the Easy Song Arranger 1 The currently selected...

Page 44: ...he melody voice As you select different melody voices the song will remain the same while only the melody voice changes if you have stopped the song start it again by pressing the START STOP button You can save the Easy Song Arranger settings to SmartMedia memory Refer to page 78 for more information 5 Because the Easy Song Arranger uses song data you can t specify chords by playing in the accompa...

Page 45: ...nd range Dual voice on off Function sustain on off Main Dual voice Voice volume Octave Pan Reverb send level Chorus send level Data Recorded On the Style Track A Chord changes and chord timing Style pattern changes Style number Reverb type Chorus type Tempo Time signature Style volume A maximum of 5 user songs can be recorded If you record a 6th song after recording to the 5 available user song lo...

Page 46: ...dy part on track 1 Only the right hand melody part MELODY R can be displayed as a single staff score Parts recorded on track 2 can not be displayed on a single staff score User songs cannot be used for score display or lessons as is but they can be converted to SMF Standard MIDI File format and stored to SmartMedia memory from which they can be played with score display or used for lessons Recordi...

Page 47: ...user song 031 035 you want to play 3 Press the START STOP button to start playback To Save a User Song to SmartMedia Memory page 75 To save a User Song to SmartMedia Memory in SMF format page 76 To Record Other Tracks Repeat steps 2 through 4 to record any of the remaining tracks By selecting an unrecorded track SONG MEMORY buttons 1 5 A you can record the new track while listening to previously r...

Page 48: ...you want to clear Press and hold the SONG MEMORY track button 1 5 A corresponding to the track you want to clear for longer than a second A confirmation message will appear on the display Press the button A confirmation message will appear on the display You can cancel the clear operation by pressing the button Press the button to clear the track The clear in progress message will appear briefly o...

Page 49: ...ghest white key on the key board The backed up data will be erased and the default values restored Flash Clear To clear song data that has been transferred to the internal flash memory from a com puter turn the power on by pressing the STANDBY ON switch while simulta neously holding the highest white key on the keyboard and the three highest black keys The Backup Parameters User songs Style files ...

Page 50: ...t a function Display pages 52 53 Volume Adjustment Adjusts the volume of the sound heard via the instrument s speakers or a pair of headphones plugged into the PHONES jack Rotate counter clockwise to lower the volume Rotate clockwise to increase the volume 3 Start a function 2 Select an item or value 1 Select a basic function Select a song you want to listen to or a song you want to use for a less...

Page 51: ...t are 0 can be omitted see below Decrease Increase Press briefly to decrement Press briefly to increment Press number buttons 0 0 3 Example Song number 003 can be entered in three ways 0 0 3 0 3 003 will appear on the dis play after a brief delay 3 003 will appear on the dis play after a brief delay CATEGORY Buttons When selecting a song style or voice you can use these buttons to jump to the firs...

Page 52: ...f functions Press the CATEGORY button s as many times as necessary until the required function appears You can then use the dial the and but tons or the number 0 9 buttons to adjust the value of the function as required To Return To the MAIN Display Most basic operations are carried out from the instrument s MAIN display You can return to the MAIN display from any other display by pressing the EXI...

Page 53: ...s layered on and played with the main voice Split Appears when the Split Voice is on When this icon is showing different voices can be played to the left and right of the keyboard split point File Control Appears when it is possible to access a SmartMedia memory card Chord Display Style Auto accompaniment Status page 29 Appears when the ACMP ON OFF button is pressed to turn accompani ment on after...

Page 54: ... the Reverb Type item 3 Use the dial to select a reverb type You can check how the selected reverb type sounds by playing on the keyboard Adjusting the Reverb Send Level You can individually adjust the amount of reverb that is applied to the main dual and split voices If you press the CATEGORY or button a number of times in step 2 of the above procedure the items listed below will appear You can t...

Page 55: ...em 3 Use the dial to select a chorus type You can check how the selected chorus type sounds by playing on the keyboard Adjusting the Chorus Send Level You can individually adjust the amount of chorus that is applied to the main dual and split voices If you press the CATEGORY or button a number of times in step 2 of the above procedure the items listed below will appear You can then use the dial to...

Page 56: ...n a second time 2 Press the TEMPO TAP button to call up the TEMPO display 3 Use the dial or the 0 9 number buttons to select a tempo from 032 to 280 quarter note beats per minute 4 Press and hold the METRONOME button for longer than a second so that the FUNC TION display Time Signature item appears 5 Use the dial or the 0 9 number buttons to select a time signature between 00 and 15 beats per meas...

Page 57: ...ed voice for you when you select a style or song Simply select voice number 000 to activate this feature 1 Select voice number 000 steps 1 2 on page 23 2 Select and play back any song steps 1 3 on page 35 3 Play the keyboard and remember the sound of the voice If you have stopped playback at some point during this procedure press the START STOP button to start playback again 4 Use the dial to chan...

Page 58: ...eters page 71 S Volume Split voice volume S Octave Split voice octave S Pan Split voice pan S Reverb Level Split voice reverb send level S Chorus Level Split voice chorus send level The harmony volume level can be adjusted for harmony types 01 Duet through 05 octave 1 Press the FUNCTION button to call up the FUNCTION display 2 Use the CATEGORY and buttons to select the Harmony Volume item 3 Use th...

Page 59: ...button is pressed If you use the ACMP ON OFF button to turn style playback off only the rhythm percussion parts will play when the style is started Setting the Split Point Hold for longer than a second The FUNCTION display Split point item can only be accessed by press ing and holding the ACMP ON OFF button when either the STYLE button or the EASY SONG ARRANGER is engaged and lit NOTE Split point ...

Page 60: ...ORY and buttons to select the Style Volume item 3 Use the dial or the 0 9 number buttons to set the style volume between 000 and 127 as required Style number 136 shown on the panel Style List is for use with external style files External style files are style files that you can download from the Internet or acquire from other sources This instrument can use style files that have the sty file name ...

Page 61: ...he accompani ment range of the keyboard Playing Auto accompaniment Chords C Db Eb F G Bb Db Eb F D E F G A B C D E F Split point default 54 F 2 Root notes and the corresponding keys Accompaniment range To play a major chord Press the root note of the chord C Cm C7 Cm7 To play a minor chord Press the root note together with the nearest black key to the left of it To play a seventh chord Press the r...

Page 62: ...th flatted ninth 7 b9 1 b2 3 5 b7 C7b9 Seventh add flatted thirteenth 7 b13 1 3 5 b6 b7 C7b13 Seventh ninth 7 9 1 2 3 5 b7 C79 Seventh add sharp eleventh 7 11 1 2 3 4 5 b7 or 1 2 3 4 5 b7 C7 11 Seventh add thirteenth 7 13 1 3 5 6 b7 C713 Seventh sharp ninth 7 9 1 2 3 5 b7 C7 9 Seventh flatted fifth 7b5 1 3 b5 b7 C7b5 Seventh augmented 7aug 1 3 5 b7 C7aug Seventh suspended fourth 7sus4 1 4 5 b7 C7s...

Page 63: ...u should play for the specified chord root note and chord type are shown in the dis play both as notation and in the keyboard diagram To call up possible inversions of the chord press the buttons 4 Try playing a chord in the auto accompani ment section of the keyboard checking the indications in the display When you ve played the chord properly a bell sound sig nals your success and the chord name...

Page 64: ...d remain intact even if we change the order of the notes to create different inversions Successive chords in a chord progression can be smoothly connected for example be choosing the appropri ate inversions or chord voicings Reading Chord Names Chord names tell you just about everything you need to know about a chord other than the inversion voicing The chord name tells you what the root of the ch...

Page 65: ...niment etc You can mute individual tracks and play the muted part on the keyboard yourself or simply mute tracks other than the ones you want to listen to Use the SONG MEMORY 1 5 and A buttons to mute or un mute the corre sponding tracks The border around the track number in the display disappears when that track is muted Refer to page 45 for information about the song track configuration Song Vol...

Page 66: ...NCTION display 2 Use the CATEGORY and buttons to select the Tuning item 3 Use the dial or the 0 9 number buttons to set the tuning as required These are just like the transport controls on a cassette deck or CD player letting you fast forward rewind and pause playback of the song Change the Key Of a Song f r Transpose item The pitch of Drum Kits voices cannot be changed NOTE f r Tuning item The pi...

Page 67: ... memory songs 036 The media select function determines to which media type song files will be stored and from which media type stored song files will be played A flowchart of the process from sav ing song files to memory media and playing them back is provided on page 36 1 Press the FUNCTION button to call up the FUNCTION display 2 Use the CATEGORY and buttons to select the Media Select item 3 Use...

Page 68: ...t Voice settings Split ON OFF Voice number Volume Octave Pan Reverb Send Level Chorus Send Level Effect settings Reverb Type Chorus Type Panel Sustain ON OFF Harmony settings Harmony ON OFF Harmony Type Harmony Volume Other settings Transpose Pitch Bend Range Style settings are not available for Registration Memory when using the Song features Saving to the Registration Memory 1 Set the panel cont...

Page 69: ...uttons to select bank you want to recall 3 Press the REGIST MEMORY button 1 or 2 containing the settings you want to recall The panel controls will be instantly set accordingly Bank number You can also save your panel settings memorized to registration memory button into SmartMedia memory as the user data file NOTE If you select a Registration Memory setting that has already been created the previ...

Page 70: ...the button to turn the function OFF Use the button to begin execution of opera tions or the button to cancel the selected opera tion 4 If necessary hold the FUNCTION button for longer than a second to save your set tings to flash memory Although all settings made via the FUNCTION dis play are retained by the instrument while the power is on your custom settings will be lost when the power is turne...

Page 71: ...olume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Dual voice Octave D Octave 2 2 Determines the octave range for the Dual voice Pan D Pan 000 left 64 center 127 right Determines the pan position of the Dual voice in the stereo image The value 0 results in the sound being panned full left the value 127 results in the sound being panned full right Reverb Send Level D Reverb Level 000 127 Determines how muc...

Page 72: ...e transfer and the button aborts the transfer METRONOME Time Signature Time Signature 00 15 Determines the time signature of the Metronome Metronome Volume Metronome Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Metronome SCORE Quantize Quantize Depending on the song data you can make the score more readable by adjusting the timing of the notes This determines the minimum timing resolution used in t...

Page 73: ...y The file control icon will appear in the MAIN dis play when a SmartMedia memory card has been inserted and is ready for use When the file control icon is showing you can access the FILE CONTROL display by pressing the FILE CONTROL button Please don t press the button just yet If you don t have a SmartMedia card you will need to purchase one or more as needed Inserting a SmartMedia Card In order ...

Page 74: ...ton so that the FILE display Format item appears The display prompts you for confirmation 3 Press the EXECUTE button and the display prompts you for confirmation You can press the button at this point to cancel the operation 4 Press the EXECUTE button again or the button and the format operation will begin 5 A message will appear on the display to inform you that the operation has finished Press t...

Page 75: ...in 8 A message will appear on the display to inform you that the operation has finished Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN dis play Saving Data To Overwrite an Existing File If you want to overwrite a file that already exists on the SmartMedia card use the dial or the and buttons to select the file then skip ahead to step 6 f r Up to 100 user files can be saved to a single SmartMedia card...

Page 76: ...0 A message will appear on the display to inform you that the operation has finished Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN dis play Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save What is SMF Standard MIDI File The SMF Standard MIDI File format is one of the most common and widely compatible sequence formats used for storing sequence data There are two variations Format 0 and Format 1 A large num...

Page 77: ...stration memory SMF converted songs and other MIDI song file data from a SmartMedia card 1 Make sure that the SmartMedia card con taining the file s you want to delete has been properly inserted into the instrument s card slot and that the file control icon is showing in the MAIN display If the icon is not showing change the Media Select set ting to SmartMedia 2 Press the FILE CONTROL button 3 Use...

Page 78: ...ct setting to SmartMedia 2 Press the SONG button 3 Use the dial to select the song you want to play 036 4 Press the START STOP button Your Easy Song Arranger settings for songs that have been saved to SmartMedia can also be saved to the SmartMedia card Press the FILE CONTROL button while holding the EASY SONG ARRANGER button to save the current Easy Song Arranger settings to the SmartMedia card On...

Page 79: ...nformation Your keyboard performance and all panel operations of this instrument are processed as MIDI data The songs auto accompaniment styles and User songs are also made up of MIDI data MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface and it allows different musical instru ments and devices to instantly communicate with each other via digital data The MIDI standard is use...

Page 80: ...ocal control can turned on or off via the FUNCTION display Local item page 72 External Clock ON OFF These settings determine whether the instrument is syn chronized to its own internal clock OFF or to a clock signal from an external device ON ON The instrument s time based functions will be synchro nized to the clock from an external device connected to the USB connector OFF The instrument uses it...

Page 81: ...two keys on the keyboard A 1 and A 1 and press the appropriate key shown below DGX 305 To use the remote control functions simulta neously hold down the lowest two keys on the keyboard E0 and F 0 and press the appropriate key shown below MIDI PC Mode Settings For Computer Connection PC1 PC2 PC Mode OFF Local OFF OFF ON External Clock ON OFF OFF Keyboard Out OFF ON ON Style Out OFF OFF ON Song Out ...

Page 82: ...he USB MIDI driver on your computer page 85 87 3 Insert the supplied CD ROM into your com puter s CD ROM drive The start window should appear automatically and close the window 4 Double click the Musicsoft Downloader shortcut icon that is created on the desktop This will launch the Musicsoft Downloader application and the main window will appear 5 Click the Add File button and the Add File window ...

Page 83: ... above Style files transferred to the SmartMedia root directory can be loaded into style number 136 from the instrument s File Con trol display and then played q Click the memory medium Files transferred to a location other than the root directory in Smart Media the instrument s flash memory or other media using Music soft Downloader cannot be deleted from the instrument s File Control display Use...

Page 84: ...ION display Media Select item is set to SmartMedia During style or song playback During a lesson While data is being loaded from a SmartMedia card While the opening display is showing the opening display is the display that appears for a few seconds when the instrument s power is turned on 2 This software includes an online manual 3 This software is not supported by Yamaha Corporation Using the CD...

Page 85: ...m Celeron processor family 32 MB or more 64 MB or more is rec ommended at least 2 MB of free space USB Driver for Windows 2000 XP Windows 2000 XP Home Edition XP Professional Digital Music Notebook Windows XP Professional Edition SP1a more Windows XP Home Edition SP1a more Windows 2000 Professional SP4 more 300MHz or higher Intel Pentium Celeron Processor family 1GHz or more is recommended 128 MB ...

Page 86: ...en Make sure that the YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver is listed and click Next The system starts the installation 8 When installation is complete a message indicating so appears Click Finish The driver has been installed Installing the driver on Windows 2000 1 Start the computer and use the Administra tor account to log into Windows 2000 2 Select My Computer Control Panel System Hardware Driver Signing Fil...

Page 87: ...al Music Notebook operating instructions see the help menu launch the Digital Music Note book application and click Help For Musicsoft Downloader operating instructions see the Help menu launch the Musicsoft Down loader application and click Help You can obtain the latest version of the Musicsoft Downloader at the following Internet URL http music yamaha com download Some computers may take a few ...

Page 88: ...ogram and data SOFTWARE on a sin gle user computer system You may not use it on more than one com puter or computer terminal The SOFTWARE is owned by Yamaha and is protected by Japanese copyright laws and all applicable inter national treaty provisions You are entitled to claim ownership of the media in which the SOFTWARE is included Therefore you must treat the SOFTWARE like any other copyrighted...

Page 89: ...the keyboard thus the actual sound of the voice may be slightly different from note to note The Demo display is shown in Japanese and or there are Japanese characters in the display messages Make sure the Language setting in the FUNCTION display is set to English See page 22 The FILE CONTROL display can t be selected even though a SmartMedia card is inserted in the card slot The FUNCTION display M...

Page 90: ...s see page 86 Windows XP users see page 87 Did you install the driver page 85 Is the USB cable connected correctly Are the volume settings of the instrument playback device and application program set to the appropri ate levels Have you selected an appropriate port in the sequence software Are you using the latest USB MIDI driver The latest driver can be downloaded from the following web site http...

Page 91: ...no file File too large Loading is impossible Indicates that loading data cannot be executed since the file data is too large Flash Clearing Displayed while clearing the song data transmitted to the internal flash memory Format OK Confirms whether formatting the SmartMedia is executed or not Formatting Displayed while formatting Load OK Confirms whether loading is executed or not Loading Displayed ...

Page 92: ... media is not formatted Indicates the inserted SmartMedia has not been formatted The media is write protected Indicates that the inserted SmartMedia cannot be written since it is write protected Remove the write protect seal before use The song data is too large to be converted to notation Indicates that the score cannot be displayed since the song data is too large There are too many files Indica...

Page 93: ... your keyboard stand will provide you with safe and prolonged use Be careful not to confuse parts and be sure to install all parts in the correct direction Please assemble in accordance with the sequence given below Assembly should be carried out by at least two persons Be sure to use the correct screw size as indicated above Use of incorrect screws can cause dam age Use the stand after assembly i...

Page 94: ...ul not to drop the keyboard or to get your fingers caught between the keyboard and the stand parts v Install the keyboard to the stand Fix the keyboard to the angle brackets using the 5 x 16 mm round head screws r 2 e 6 x 30 mm round head screws 3 4 r 5 x 16 mm round head screws Post assembly checklist Once you ve assembled the stand check the following points Are there any parts left over If so r...

Page 95: ...t Bulk Send METRONOME Time Signature Metronome Volume SCORE Quantize LESSON Lesson Track R Lesson Track L Grade UTILITY Media Select Demo Cancel LANGUAGE Language Select English Japanese Effects Reverb 9 types Chorus 4 types Harmony 26 types Song 30 Preset Songs 5 User Songs Accessory CD ROM Songs 70 Song Clear Track Clear Song Volume Performance assistant technology Chord Type Melody Type Recordi...

Page 96: ...2 Organ 026 000 119 017 16 4 Organ 027 000 114 017 Theater Organ 028 000 112 020 Church Organ 029 000 113 020 Chapel Organ 030 000 112 021 Reed Organ ACCORDION 031 000 113 022 Traditional Accordion 032 000 112 022 Musette Accordion 033 000 113 024 Bandoneon 034 000 112 023 Harmonica GUITAR 035 000 112 025 Classical Guitar 036 000 112 026 Folk Guitar 037 000 113 026 12Strings Guitar 038 000 112 027...

Page 97: ...nge 1 128 Voice Name MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 CHROMATIC 157 000 000 009 Celesta 158 000 000 010 Glockenspiel 159 000 000 011 Music Box 160 000 064 011 Orgel 161 000 000 012 Vibraphone 162 000 001 012 Vibraphone KSP 163 000 000 013 Marimba 164 000 001 013 Marimba KSP 165 000 064 013 Sine Marimba 166 000 097 013 Balimba 167 000 098 013 Log Drums 168 000 000 014 Xylophone 169 000 000 015 Tubular Bells 170...

Page 98: ...000 040 053 Choir Strings 292 000 000 054 Voice Oohs 293 000 000 055 Synth Voice 294 000 040 055 Synth Voice 2 295 000 041 055 Choral 296 000 064 055 Analog Voice Voice No Bank Select MIDI Program Change 1 128 Voice Name MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 297 000 000 056 Orchestra Hit 298 000 035 056 Orchestra Hit 2 299 000 064 056 Impact BRASS 300 000 000 057 Trumpet 301 000 032 057 Warm Trumpet 302 000 000 058...

Page 99: ...n Gongs 428 000 099 113 Stereo Gamelan Gongs 429 000 100 113 Rama Cymbal 430 000 000 114 Agogo 431 000 000 115 Steel Drums 432 000 097 115 Glass Percussion 433 000 098 115 Thai Bells 434 000 000 116 Woodblock Voice No Bank Select MIDI Program Change 1 128 Voice Name MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 435 000 096 116 Castanets 436 000 000 117 Taiko Drum 437 000 096 117 Gran Cassa 438 000 000 118 Melodic Tom 439 0...

Page 100: ... Room H SD Rock Rim SD Rock H Analog Snare 2 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Room Tom 1 Rock Tom 1 E Tom 1 Analog Tom 1 54 F 2 42 F 1 1 Hi Hat Closed Analog HH Closed 1 55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Room Tom 2 Rock Tom 2 E Tom 2 Analog Tom 2 56 G 2 44 G 1 1 Hi Hat Pedal Analog HH Closed 2 57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Room Tom 3 Rock Tom 3 E Tom 3 Analog Tom 3 58 A 2 46 A 1 1 Hi Hat Open Analog HH Open 59 B 2 47 B ...

Page 101: ...46 A 1 1 Hi Hat Open Analog HH Open 2 59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Analog Tom 4 Jazz Tom 4 Brush Tom 4 Jazz Tom 4 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Analog Tom 5 Jazz Tom 5 Brush Tom 5 Jazz Tom 5 61 C 3 49 C 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Analog Cymbal Hand Cym L 62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Analog Tom 6 Jazz Tom 6 Brush Tom 6 Jazz Tom 6 63 D 3 51 D 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Hand Cym Short L 64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Flute Key Click Car En...

Page 102: ...on R B 061 Soul 062 DetroitPop1 063 60 sRock Roll 064 6 8Soul 065 CrocoTwist 066 Rock Roll 067 DetroitPop2 068 BoogieWoogie 069 ComboBoogie 070 6 8Blues COUNTRY 071 Country8Beat 072 CountryPop 073 CountrySwing 074 Country2 4 075 CowboyBoogie 076 CountryShuffle 077 Bluegrass LATIN 078 BrazilianSamba 079 BossaNova 080 PopBossa 081 Tijuana 082 DiscoLatin 083 Mambo 084 Salsa 085 Beguine 086 GuitarRumb...

Page 103: ...ndians DUET Septimus Winner D_LONDON London Bridge DUET Traditional D_MARY Mary Had A Little Lamb DUET Traditional D_ROWROW Row Row Row Your Boat DUET Traditional D_SCARBO Scarborough Fair DUET Traditional D_SMOKY On Top Of Old Smoky DUET Traditional D_THREE Three Blind Mice DUET Traditional D_WEASEL Pop Goes The Weasel DUET Traditional D_WEWISH We Wish You A Merry Christmas DUET Traditional DANUB...

Page 104: ...x teenth note triplets The Trill effect Types 06 12 create two note trills alternating notes when two notes are held The Tremolo effect Types 13 19 repeat all held notes up to four The Echo effect Types 20 26 create delayed repeats of each note played 07 Trill 1 6 note 08 Trill 1 8 note 09 Trill 1 12 note 10 Trill 1 16 note 11 Trill 1 24 note 12 Trill 1 32 note 13 Tremolo 1 4 note 14 Tremolo 1 6 n...

Page 105: ... Song Sel x x Tune x x System Clock o o Real Time Commands o o Aux All Sound OFF x o 120 126 127 Reset All Cntrls x o 121 Local ON OFF x o 122 All Notes OFF x o 123 125 Mes Active Sense o o sages Reset x x 1 Refer to 2 on page 106 2 Refer to 3 on page 106 Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO o Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO x No 0 32 o o Bank Select 1 x 1 o Modulation wheel 6 o o...

Page 106: ... MIDI Master Tuning The default value of mm and ll are 08H and 00H respec tively Any values can be used for n and cc Reverb Type F0H 43H 1nH 4CH 02H 01H 00H mmH llH F7H mm Reverb Type MSB ll Reverb Type LSB Refer to the Effect Map page 106 for details Chorus Type F0H 43H 1nH 4CH 02H 01H 20H mmH llH F7H mm Chorus Type MSB ll Chorus Type LSB Refer to the Effect Map page 106 for details 4 When the ac...

Page 107: ... Channel Message 79 Chord 30 61 64 Chord performance assistant technology 16 17 20 CHORD ROOT 63 CHORD TYPE 63 Chorus 55 Chorus Type 71 104 Computer 12 36 79 81 D D Chorus Level 58 71 D Octave 58 71 D Pan 58 71 D Reverb Level 58 71 D Volume 58 71 Default Setting 70 Delete 77 Demo 21 Demo Cancel 72 Dictionary 63 Display 52 53 Double Staff Score 37 Drum Kit 28 97 Drum Kit List 100 Dual Voice 24 E Ea...

Page 108: ...ia Card 73 SMF Standard MIDI File 76 SMF Save 76 Software Licensing Agreement 88 Song 35 36 Song Clear 48 Song List 103 Song Memory 45 48 65 Song Out 72 Song Volume 65 Specifications 95 Split Point 25 59 Split Voice 25 Standard Chords 61 Style 14 29 33 59 Style File Style Number 136 60 Style List 102 Style Out 72 Style Volume 60 Sustain 12 Synchro Start 14 30 Synchro Stop 14 33 System Message 79 T...

Page 109: ...u and the Licensor belongs to the Licensor or its licensees and is protected by copyright laws national and international and all other applicable laws 4 Disclaimer of Liability 4 1 In consideration of the fact that the Product is licensed hereunder free of charge a the Licensor disclaims any and all warranties with respect to the Product whether expressed or implied including without limitation a...

Page 110: ...y also contact Yamaha directly at the address provided below 2 Deliver the unit to be serviced under warranty to the retailer selling the product an authorized service center or toYamaha with an explanation of the problem Please be prepared to provide proof purchase date sales receipt credit card copy etc when requesting service and or parts under warranty 3 Shipping and or insurance costs are the...

Page 111: ... 8888 GREECE Philippos Nakas S A The Music House 147 Skiathou Street 112 55 Athens Greece Tel 01 228 2160 SWEDEN Yamaha Scandinavia AB J A Wettergrens Gata 1 Box 30053 S 400 43 Göteborg Sweden Tel 031 89 34 00 DENMARK YS Copenhagen Liaison Office Generatorvej 6A DK 2730 Herlev Denmark Tel 44 92 49 00 FINLAND F Musiikki Oy Kluuvikatu 6 P O Box 260 SF 00101 Helsinki Finland Tel 09 618511 NORWAY Nors...

Page 112: ...strument Division Yamaha Corporation 2004 Yamaha Corporation WC34830 PO 03C0 Printed in China Yamaha PK CLUB Portable Keyboard Home Page English Only http www yamahaPKclub com Yamaha Manual Library http www2 yamaha co jp manual english ...

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