Yamaha EN Keyboard - Manual (Page 9)

DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 Owner’s Manual
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Copyright Notice ....................................................................... 6
Panel Logos ............................................................................. 6
Accessories .............................................................................. 7
Special Features of the DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525.............. 8
Setting Up 10
Power Requirements .............................................................. 10
Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack) ............. 10
Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack)............................. 10
Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal)............................ 11
Turning the Power On ............................................................ 11
Panel Controls and Terminals 12
Front Panel ............................................................................. 12
Rear Panel ............................................................................. 13
Quick Guide
Changing the Display Language 14
Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices 15
Select and Play a Voice—MAIN ............................................. 15
Play Two Voices Simultaneously—DUAL .............................. 16
Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands—SPLIT 17
Play the Grand Piano Voice ................................................... 18
Fun Sounds 19
Drum Kits................................................................................ 19
Sound Effects ......................................................................... 19
The Metronome 20
Start the Metronome............................................................... 20
Adjusting the Metronome Tempo ........................................... 20
Setting the Number of Beats per Measure,
and the Length of Each Beat............................................. 21
Adjusting the Metronome Volume .......................................... 22
Playing Styles 23
Select a Style Rhythm ............................................................ 23
Play Along with a Style ........................................................... 24
Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords .................................... 28
Using Songs 29
Select and Listen to a Song ................................................... 29
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause ...................... 30
Types of Songs ...................................................................... 32
Displaying the Song Score ..................................................... 33
Display the Lyrics ................................................................... 34
The Easy Way to Play Piano 35
CHORD Type—Play with Both Hands.................................... 36
CHORD/FREE Type—
Applying the Chord Type to the Left Hand Only................ 38
MELODY Type—Play with One Finger .................................. 40
CHORD/MELODY—
Chord Type with the Left Hand, Melody with the Right ..... 42
Change the Song Tempo ....................................................... 46
Play the Demo Song .............................................................. 46
Select a Song For a Lesson 47
Lesson 1—Waiting ................................................................. 47
Lesson 2—Your Tempo ......................................................... 50
Lesson 3—Minus One ............................................................ 51
Practice Makes Perfect—Repeat and Learn .......................... 52
Play Using the Music Database 53
Change a Song’s Style 54
Try Out the Easy Song Arranger ............................................ 54
Using the Easy Song Arranger ............................................... 54
Record Your Own Performance 56
Track Configuration ................................................................ 56
Recording Procedure ............................................................. 57
Song Clear—Deleting User Songs ......................................... 59
Track Clear—Deleting a Specified Track from a User Song .. 60
Backup and Initialization 61
Backup ................................................................................... 61
Initialization............................................................................. 61
Basic Operation 62
Basic Operation ...................................................................... 62
The Displays........................................................................... 64
MAIN Display Items ................................................................ 65
Reference
Play with a Variety of Effects 66
Adding Harmony ..................................................................... 66
Adding Reverb ........................................................................ 67
Adding Chorus ........................................................................ 68
Panel Sustain ......................................................................... 69
Pitch Bend .............................................................................. 69
Handy Performance Features 70
Tap Start ................................................................................. 70
Touch Response Sensitivity ................................................... 70
One Touch Setting.................................................................. 71
Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound ............................... 72
Pitch Controls ......................................................................... 73
Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions 74
Pattern Variation (Sections).................................................... 74
Setting the Split Point ............................................................. 77
Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm
(Stop Accompaniment) ...................................................... 78
Adjusting the Style Volume..................................................... 78
Chord Basics .......................................................................... 79
Style File ................................................................................. 81
Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard .............................. 81
Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary ..................... 82
Song Settings 83
Song Volume .......................................................................... 83
A-B Repeat ............................................................................. 83
Muting Independent Song Parts ............................................. 84
Change the Melody Voice ...................................................... 84
Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 85
Saving to the Registration Memory ........................................ 85
Recalling a Registration Memory............................................ 86
The Functions 87
Selecting and Setting Functions ............................................. 87
Using USB Flash Memory 90
USB Flash Memory ................................................................ 90
Connecting a USB Flash Memory .......................................... 91
Formatting USB Flash Memory .............................................. 92
Saving Data ............................................................................ 93
Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save ..................... 94
Loading User Files and Style Files ......................................... 95
Deleting Data from a USB Flash Memory .............................. 96
Playing Songs Saved to USB Flash Memory ......................... 96
Connections 97
Connectors ............................................................................. 97
Connection to a USB Storage Device .................................... 97
Connecting a Personal Computer .......................................... 99
Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer ..... 100
Remote Control of MIDI Devices .......................................... 101
Initial Send ............................................................................ 102
Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument ... 102
Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide 105
Important Notices about the CD-ROM.................................. 105
CD-ROM Contents ............................................................... 106
System Requirements .......................................................... 107
Software Installation ............................................................. 107
Appendix
Troubleshooting .................................................................... 112
Messages ............................................................................. 114
Keyboard Stand Assembly ............................... 116
Scores .................................................................................. 118
Voice List .............................................................................. 124
Drum Kit List ......................................................................... 128
Style List ............................................................................... 130
Music Database List ............................................................. 131
Songs Provided On the Supplied CD-ROM.......................... 132
Effect Type List ..................................................................... 133
MIDI Implementation Chart................................................... 134
MIDI Data Format ................................................................. 136
Specifications ....................................................................... 137
Index ..................................................................................... 138
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