Owner’s Manual

DIGITAL KEYBOARD

EN
Appendix Reference Quick Guide Setting Up
 SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION
This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). Battery Notice:
DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other This product MAY contain a small non-rechargeable battery which (if
than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically applicable) is soldered in place. The average life span of this type of bat-
recommended by Yamaha. tery is approximately five years. When replacement becomes necessary,
WARNING: Do not place this product in a position where anyone contact a qualified service representative to perform the replacement.
could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over power or connecting This product may also use “household” type batteries. Some of these
cords of any kind. The use of an extension cord is not recommended! may be rechargeable. Make sure that the battery being charged is a
If you must use an extension cord, the minimum wire size for a 25’ rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being
cord (or less ) is 18 AWG. NOTE: The smaller the AWG number, the charged.
larger the current handling capacity. For longer extension cords, con- When installing batteries, never mix old batteries with new ones, and
sult a local electrician. never mix different types of batteries. Batteries MUST be installed cor-
This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a rectly. Mismatches or incorrect installation may result in overheating and
cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by Yamaha. If a cart, etc., is battery case rupture.
used, please observe all safety markings and instructions that accom- Warning:
pany the accessory product. Do not attempt to disassemble, or incinerate any battery. Keep all bat-
SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: teries away from children. Dispose of used batteries promptly and as
The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at regulated by the laws in your area. Note: Check with any retailer of
the time of printing. However, Yamaha reserves the right to change or household type batteries in your area for battery disposal information.
modify any of the specifications without notice or obligation to update Disposal Notice:
existing units. Should this product become damaged beyond repair, or for some rea-
This product, either alone or in combination with an amplifier and son its useful life is considered to be at an end, please observe all
headphones or speaker/s, may be capable of producing sound levels local, state, and federal regulations that relate to the disposal of prod-
that could cause permanent hearing loss. DO NOT operate for long ucts that contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc. If your dealer is unable
periods of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfort- to assist you, please contact Yamaha directly.
able. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you NAME PLATE LOCATION:
should consult an audiologist. The name plate is located on the bottom of the product. The model
IMPORTANT: The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are located on this
damage occurs. plate. You should record the model number, serial number, and the
Some Yamaha products may have benches and / or accessory date of purchase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual
mounting fixtures that are either supplied with the product or as as a permanent record of your purchase.
optional accessories. Some of these items are designed to be dealer
assembled or installed. Please make sure that benches are stable and
any optional fixtures (where applicable) are well secured BEFORE
using.
Benches supplied by Yamaha are designed for seating only. No other Model
uses are recommended.
NOTICE:
Service charges incurred due to a lack of knowledge relating to how a
function or effect works (when the unit is operating as designed) are Serial No.
not covered by the manufacturer’s warranty, and are therefore the
owners responsibility. Please study this manual carefully and consult
your dealer before requesting service.
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Purchase Date
Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and envi-
ronmentally friendly. We sincerely believe that our products and the
production methods used to produce them, meet these goals. In keep-
ing with both the letter and the spirit of the law, we want you to be
aware of the following:

PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL

92-BP (bottom)

FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.)

1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations. If
This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con- this product is found to be the source of interference, which can be
tained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not determined by turning the unit "OFF" and "ON", please try to elimi-
expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by nate the problem by using one of the following measures:
the FCC, to use the product. Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by
2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/ the interference.
or another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/s Utilize power outlets that are on different branch (circuit breaker or
supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation fuse) circuits or install AC line filter/s.
instructions. Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC In the case of radio or TV interference, relocate/reorient the
authorization to use this product in the USA. antenna. If the antenna lead-in is 300 ohm ribbon lead, change the
3. NOTE: This product has been tested and found to comply with the lead-in to co-axial type cable.
requirements listed in FCC Regulations, Part 15 for Class "B" digital If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results,
devices. Compliance with these requirements provides a reason- please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of
able level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential product. If you can not locate the appropriate retailer, please con-
environment will not result in harmful interference with other elec- tact Yamaha Corporation of America, Electronic Service Division,
tronic devices. This equipment generates/uses radio frequencies 6600 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA90620
and, if not installed and used according to the instructions found in
the users manual, may cause interference harmful to the operation The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by
of other electronic devices. Compliance with FCC regulations does Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries.

* This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA. (class B)

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 OBSERVERA! Entsorgung leerer Batterien
Apparaten kopplas inte ur växelströmskällan (nätet) så länge (nur innerhalb Deutschlands)
som den ar ansluten till vägguttaget, även om själva apparaten Leisten Sie einen Beitrag zum Umweltschutz. Verbrauchte
har stängts av. Batterien oder Akkumulatoren dürfen nicht in den Hausmüll.
ADVARSEL: Netspændingen til dette apparat er IKKE Sie können bei einer Sammelstelle für Altbatterien bzw.
afbrudt, sålænge netledningen sidder i en stikkontakt, som er Sondermüll abgegeben werden. Informieren Sie sich bei Ihrer
tændt — også selvom der er slukket på apparatets afbryder. Kommune.

VAROITUS: Laitteen toisiopiiriin kytketty käyttökytkin ei irroita (battery)

koko laitetta verkosta.
(standby)

The name plate of this product may be found on the bottom of

the unit. The serial number of this product may be found on or
near the name plate. You should note this serial number in the
space provided below and retain this manual as a permanent
record of your purchase to aid identification in the event of
theft.

Model No.

Serial No.

(bottom)

COMPLIANCE INFORMATION STATEMENT

(DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PROCEDURE)
Responsible Party : Yamaha Corporation of America
Address : 6600 Orangethorpe Ave., Buena Park,
Calif. 90620
Telephone : 714-522-9011
Type of Equipment : Digital Keyboard
Model Name : PSR-E433

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
2) this device must accept any interference received including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
See user manual instructions if interference to radio reception is
suspected.

* This applies only to products distributed by (FCC DoC)

YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA.

Information for Users on Collection and Disposal of Old Equipment and used Batteries
These symbols on the products, packaging, and/or accompanying documents mean that used electrical and elec-
tronic products and batteries should not be mixed with general household waste.
For proper treatment, recovery and recycling of old products and used batteries, please take them to applicable col-
lection points, in accordance with your national legislation and the Directives 2002/96/EC and 2006/66/EC.

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 point of sale where you purchased the items.

[For business users in the European Union]

If you wish to discard electrical and electronic equipment, please contact your dealer or supplier for further informa-
tion.

[Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union]

These symbols are only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard these items, please contact your local
authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal.

Note for the battery symbol (bottom two symbol examples):

This symbol might be used in combination with a chemical symbol. In this case it complies with the requirement set
by the Directive for the chemical involved.

(weee_battery_eu_en)

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 Table of Contents

Special Features ..............................................................5 Reference

Compatible Format and Functions ...................................8
About the Manuals ...........................................................9 Handy Performance Features 33
Included Accessories .......................................................9
Setting Up

Selecting a Reverb Type................................................33

Selecting a Chorus Type................................................33
Setting Up Pitch Controls—Transpose ............................................34
Pitch Controls—Tuning ..................................................34
Panel Controls and Terminals 10 Pitch Controls—the PITCH BEND wheel .......................34
Calling up Optimum Panel Settings ...............................34
Setting Up 12 Changing the Touch Sensitivity of the Keyboard ...........35
Selecting an EQ Setting for the Best Sound ..................35
Power Requirements......................................................12
Connecting Headphones or External Audio Equipment...13 Voice Settings 36
Connecting a Footswitch to the SUSTAIN jack ..............13 Selecting a Dual Voice ...................................................36
Basic Operations 14 Selecting a Split Voice ...................................................36
Voice Editing ..................................................................36
Turning the Power On/Off ..............................................14
Auto Power Off Function ................................................14 Parameters Assigned to the Knobs 37
Selecting Operations ......................................................14
Arpeggio Settings 39
Display Items 15
Synchronizing an Arpeggio to Song/Style/Pattern
Quick Guide

Playback—Arpeggio Quantize ...................................39

Holding the Arpeggio Playback via the Footswitch ........39
Quick Guide
Styles (Auto Accompaniment) and Patterns 40
Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices 16 Style Variations—Sections.............................................40
Selecting a Main Voice...................................................16 Synchro Stop .................................................................41
Playing the “Grand Piano” ..............................................16 Pattern Variations—Sections .........................................42
Layering a Dual Voice ....................................................16 Changing the Tempo .....................................................42
Playing a Split Voice in the Left Hand area ....................17 Tap Start ........................................................................42
Using the Metronome .....................................................18 Adjusting the Volume of the Style or Pattern .................42
Adding Harmony ............................................................19 Setting the Split Point.....................................................43
Playing Chords Without Style Playback .........................43
Creating Arpeggios 20 Chord Types for Style Playback.....................................44
Triggering the Arpeggio..................................................20 Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary ............45
Changing the Arpeggio Type .........................................20 Song Settings 46
Creating Original Sounds via the Knobs 21 BGM (Background Music) Playback ..............................46
Selecting a Knob Effect Combination.............................21 Random Song Playback ................................................46
Applying the Filter to the Main Voice..............................21 Tempo Setting of the Song ............................................47
Playing Styles 22 Tap Start ........................................................................47
Song Volume .................................................................47
Reference

Using the Music Database .............................................22 Melody Voice Setting of the Preset Song ......................47
Playing with Patterns Like a DJ! 23 The Functions 48
Playing Songs 24 Basic Procedure in the Function Display .......................48
USB Flash Memory Operations 51
Listening to a Demo Song ..............................................24
Selecting and Playing Back a Song ...............................24 Connecting a USB Flash Memory..................................52
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause ..............25 Formatting a USB Flash Memory...................................53
A-B Repeat.....................................................................25 Saving User Data to a USB Flash Memory....................54
Turning Each Track On/Off ............................................25 Saving a User Song as SMF to a USB Flash Memory...55
Using the Song Lesson Feature 26 Loading User Data from a USB Flash Memory..............56
Loading a Style File .......................................................57
Three Types of Song Lesson .........................................26 Deleting a User File in the USB Flash Memory..............58
Practicing with Song Lesson ..........................................26 Deleting a SMF File in the USB Flash Memory..............58
Making Practice Perfect—Repeat & Learn.....................27 Exiting from a File Control display..................................59
Appendix

Recording Your Performance 28

Track Structure of a Song. .............................................28 Appendix
Quick Recording.............................................................28
Recording to a Specified Track ......................................29 Troubleshooting ............................................................. 60
Clearing a User Song .....................................................30 Specifications................................................................. 61
Clearing a Specified Track from a User Song ................30
Index .............................................................................. 62
Memorizing Your Favorite Panel Settings 31
Memorizing Panel Settings to the Registration Memory ...31
Recalling Panel Settings from the Registration Memory...31
Backup Parameters and Initialization 32
Backup Parameters........................................................32
Initialization ....................................................................32

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Special Features

Setting Up
Creating New Sounds
Page 21
By adjusting just two knobs you can add varying degrees of distortion, “sweet-
ness,” or other characteristics to a sound to change it subtly or drastically. Param-
eters that can be assigned to the knobs include effect, filter, envelope generator
and more. You can create new sounds in real time!

Arpeggio Function
Page 20
Similar to the arpeggio functions provided on some synthesizers, this function
automatically produces arpeggios (broken chords) when you simply play the
appropriate notes on the keyboard. A variety of arpeggios can be produced by
changing your fingering or the arpeggio type.

Play a Variety of Instrument Voices

Page 16
The instrument voice that sounds when you play the 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 band cover- EuTrance
ing a wide variety of styles from waltzes to 8-beat to euro-trance ... and much 044
more. Select a style that matches the music you want to play, or experiment with
new styles to expand your musical horizons.

Try playing like a DJ by using the Patterns!

Page 23
The Pattern function lets you perform like a DJ. The Track Control lets you
enjoy various instrument combinations, and the Knobs let you control the tempo
and create various sounds.
The appropriate panel settings for each Pattern are pre-programmed to Registra-
tion Memory. Refer to page 34.

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 PRECAUTIONS
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING
Please keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference.
Setting Up

WARNING
Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical
shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the
following:

Power supply/AC power adaptor Battery

• Do not place the power cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators. Also, • Follow the precautions below. Failure to do so might result in explosion, fire,
do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, or place heavy objects on overheating or battery fluid leakage.
it. - Do not tamper with or disassemble batteries.
• Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument. The required voltage - Do not dispose of batteries in fire.
is printed on the name plate of the instrument.
- Do not attempt to recharge batteries that are not designed to be charged.
• Use the specified adaptor (page 61) only. Using the wrong adaptor can result in
- Keep the batteries separate from metallic objects such as necklaces, hairpins,
damage to the instrument or overheating.
coins, and keys.
• Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have
- Use the specified battery type (page 12) only.
accumulated on it.
- Use new batteries, all of which are the same type, same model, and made by
the same manufacturer.
Do not open - Always make sure all batteries are inserted in conformity with the +/- polarity
markings.
• This instrument contains no user-serviceable parts. Do not open the instrument
or attempt to disassemble or modify the internal components in any way. If it - When the batteries run out, or if the instrument is not to be used for a long
should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have it time, remove the batteries from the instrument.
inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel. - When using Ni-MH batteries, follow the instructions that came with the
batteries. Use only the specified charger device when charging.
• Keep batteries away from small children who might accidentally swallow them.
Water warning
• If the batteries do leak, avoid contact with the leaked fluid. If the battery fluid
• Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it near water or in damp or wet should come in contact with your eyes, mouth, or skin, wash immediately with
conditions, place on it any containers (such as vases, bottles or glasses) water and consult a doctor. Battery fluid is corrosive and may possibly cause loss
containing liquids which might spill into any openings. If any liquid such as of sight or chemical burns.
water seeps into the instrument, turn off the power immediately and unplug the
power cord from the AC outlet. Then have the instrument inspected by qualified
Yamaha service personnel.
If you notice any abnormality
• Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands. • When one of the following problems occur, immediately turn off the power switch
and disconnect the electric plug from the outlet. (If you are using batteries,
remove all batteries from the instrument.) Then have the device inspected by
Fire warning Yamaha service personnel.
• Do not put burning items, such as candles, on the unit. A burning item may fall - The power cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged.
over and cause a fire. - It emits unusual smells or smoke.
- Some object has been dropped into the instrument.
- There is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument.

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 CAUTION
Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or damage
to the instrument or other property. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

Power supply/AC power adaptor Connections

Setting Up
• Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple-connector. • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the
Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause overheating in the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all components,
outlet. set all volume levels to minimum.
• When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet, always hold • Be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and
the plug itself and not the cord. Pulling by the cord can damage it. gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the
• Remove the electric plug from the outlet when the instrument is not to be used for desired listening level.
extended periods of time, or during electrical storms.
Handling caution
Location • Do not insert a finger or hand in any gaps on the instrument.
• Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally • Never insert or drop paper, metallic, or other objects into the gaps on the panel or
fall over. keyboard. This could cause physical injury to you or others, damage to the
• Before moving the instrument, remove all connected cables, to prevent damage instrument or other property, or operational failure.
to the cables or injury to anyone who might trip over them. • Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do not
• When setting up the product, make sure that the AC outlet you are using is easily use excessive force on the buttons, switches or connectors.
accessible. If some trouble or malfunction occurs, immediately turn off the power • Do not use the instrument/device or headphones for a long period of time at a
switch and disconnect the plug from the outlet. Even when the power switch is high or uncomfortable volume level, since this can cause permanent hearing
turned off, electricity is still flowing to the product at the minimum level. When loss. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, consult a
you are not using the product for a long time, make sure to unplug the power physician.
cord from the wall AC outlet.
• 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 the internal
components or result in the instrument falling over.

Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the instrument, or data that is lost or
destroyed.

Always 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 possibility of malfunction/ damage to the product, damage to data, or damage to other property, follow the notices below.
 Handling and Maintenance
• Do not use the instrument in the vicinity of a TV, radio, stereo equipment, mobile phone, or other electric devices. Otherwise, the instrument, TV, or radio may generate noise.
• Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations, or extreme cold or heat (such as in direct sunlight, near a heater, or in a car during the day) to prevent the
possibility of panel disfiguration, damage to the internal components or unstable operation. (Verified operating temperature range: 5° – 40°C, or 41° – 104°F.)
• Do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the instrument, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard.

 Saving data
• Some data items (page 32) are automatically saved as backup data in the internal memory even if you turn the power off. Saved data may be lost due to malfunction or incorrect
operation. Save important data to external device such as a USB flash memory (page 51).

Information
 About copyrights
• Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and/or audio data is strictly prohibited except for your personal use.
• This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others' copyrights.
Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, style files, MIDI files, WAVE data, musical scores and sound recordings. Any unauthorized use of
such programs and contents outside of personal use is not permitted under relevant laws. Any violation of copyright has legal consequences. DON'T MAKE, DISTRIBUTE OR
USE ILLEGAL COPIES.
 About functions/data bundled with the instrument
• Some of the preset songs have been edited for length or arrangement, and may not be exactly the same as the original.
 About this manual
• The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument.
• The company names and product names in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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 Compatible Format and Functions
Setting Up

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 to all software and hardware products that support GM System Level.

XGlite
As its name implies, “XGlite” is a simplified version of Yamaha’s high-quality XG tone 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” (connecting peripheral devices while the power to the
computer is on).

STYLE FILE
The Style File Format is Yamaha’s original style file format which uses a unique conversion system to
provide high-quality automatic accompaniment based on a wide range of chord types.

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About the Manuals
This instrument has the following documents and instructional materials.

Setting Up
 Included Documents
Owner’s Manual (this book)
• Setting Up Please read this section first.
• Quick Guide This section explains how to use the basic functions. Refer to this section while
playing the instrument.
• Reference This section explains how to make detailed settings for the various functions of
the instrument.
• Appendix This section includes troubleshooting information and specifications.
Data List
Contains various important preset content lists such as those of Voices, Styles, Patterns and Effects.

 Online Materials (from Yamaha Manual Library)

MIDI Reference
Contains MIDI related information such as MIDI Data Format and the MIDI Implementation Chart.

MIDI Basics (only in English, French, German and Spanish)

Contains basic explanations about MIDI.

Computer-related Operations
Includes instructions on connecting 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 Songs (excluding the Demo Songs) of this instrument. After completing the
user registration at the website below, you can download this Song Book free of charge.

Yamaha Online Member https://member.yamaha.com/myproduct/regist/

You will need the PRODUCT ID on the sheet (“Online Member Product Registration”) packaged with this
manual in order to fill out the User Registration form.

Included Accessories
• Owner’s Manual (this book)
Music Rest
• Data List
• AC Power Adaptor*1 Insert the music rest
• Music Rest into the slots as
shown.
• Online Member Product Registration*2
*1: May not be included depending on your particular
locale. Check with your Yamaha dealer.
*2: The PRODUCT ID on the sheet will be needed when
you fill out the User Registration form.

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 Panel Controls and Terminals
Setting Up

Display (page 15)

Front Panel
Setting Up

GrandPno
001 001

t y u i o !0 !1
q

e !2 !3
r

@3

Front Panel
q [MASTER VOLUME] control ................Page 14 !1 VOICE CONTROL section
w PITCH BEND wheel..............................Page 34 [SPLIT] button................................... Page 17
e [ ] (Standby/On) switch ....................Page 14 [DUAL] button ................................... Page 16
r LIVE CONTROL section [HARMONY] button .......................... Page 19
[ASSIGN] button ...............................Page 21 [ARPEGGIO] button..........................Page 20
[A] and [B] knobs .............................Page 21 !2 Playback Control buttons
t [DEMO) button......................................Page 24 • When the [PATTERN] lamp is turned on:
y [LESSON] button..................................Page 26 ................................ Pages 23 and 42
u [REC] button .........................................Page 28
• When the [SONG] lamp is turned on:
i [METRONOME] button.........................Page 18
..............................................Page 25
o TEMPO section
[TAP] button ......................................Page 42 • When the [STYLE] lamp is turned on:
[-] and [+] buttons .............................Page 42 ......................... Pages 22, 40, and 41
!0 [PORTABLE GRAND] button ...............Page 16

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 Panel Controls and Terminals

Dial (page 14) Style List (Data List) Voice List (Data List) Pattern List (Data List)

Setting Up
!4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 @2

@0
@1
Song List (Data List)

Rear Panel “Press & Hold” symbol

By holding down one of the
buttons having this symbol, you
can call up an alternate function,
other than the one called up
when simply pressing.
@4 @5 @6 @7

!3 [TRACK CONTROL] buttons @2 Number buttons [1]–[9], [-/NO],

• When the [PATTERN] lamp is turned on: [0/EXECUTE] and [+/YES] buttons ..... Page 14
..............................................Page 23 @3 Drum illustrations for the Drum Kit.... Page 16
Each of these indicates the drum or percussion instrument
• When the [SONG] lamp is turned on: assigned to the corresponding key for “Standard Kit 1.”
..............................................Page 25
• When the [STYLE] lamp is turned on:
..............................................Page 41 Rear Panel
!4 [PATTERN] button ................................Page 23
!5 [SONG] button ......................................Page 24 @4 USB terminals
!6 [STYLE] button .....................................Page 22 USB TO HOST terminal*...................Page 50
!7 [VOICE] button .....................................Page 16 USB TO DEVICE terminal ................Page 51
!8 [MUSIC DATABASE] button .................Page 22 @5 SUSTAIN jack ....................................... Page 13
!9 [CATEGORY] buttons...........................Page 14 @6 PHONES/OUTPUT jack........................ Page 13
@0 [REGIST MEMORY] buttons ................Page 31 @7 Power supply jack................................ Page 12
@1 [FUNCTION] button ..............................Page 48 * For connecting to a computer. For details, refer to “Computer-
related Operations” (page 9). When connecting, use an AB type
USB cable of less than 3 meters. USB 3.0 cables cannot be
used.

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 Setting Up

Power Requirements  Installing the batteries

1 Make sure that the power of the instrument is off
Although the instrument will run either from an (display is blank, except for notation staff).
Setting Up

optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recom-

2 Open the battery compartment cover located on the
mends use of an AC adaptor whenever possible. An
instrument’s bottom panel.
AC adaptor is more environmentally friendly than bat-
teries and does not deplete resources.

Using an AC Power Adaptor

1 Make sure that the power of the instrument is off
(display is blank, except for notation staff). 3 Insert the six new batteries, being careful to follow
WARNING
the polarity markings on the inside of the compart-
• Use the specified adaptor (page 61) only. Using the
ment.
wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument
or overheating.

2 Connect the AC adaptor to the power supply jack.

3 Plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet.
CAUTION
• When setting up the product, make sure that the AC
outlet you are using is easily accessible. If some trou-
ble or malfunction occurs, immediately turn off the
power switch and disconnect the plug from the outlet.
Even when the power switch is turned off, electricity is
still flowing to the product at the minimum level. When
you are not using the product for a long time, make
sure to unplug the power cord from the wall AC outlet.
4 Replace the compartment cover, making sure that it
locks firmly in place.
NOTICE
• Connecting or disconnecting the power adaptor with bat-
teries installed may turn the power off, resulting in loss of
2 data being recorded or transferred at the time.

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
3 happens, make sure to replace all batteries with new
AC power AC outlet
adaptor ones or already-recharged ones.

NOTE
• This instrument cannot charge the batteries. Use only the
specified charger device when charging.
• Power will be automatically drawn from the AC adaptor if an
Using Batteries AC adaptor is connected while batteries are installed in the
This instrument requires six “AA” size, Alkaline instrument.
(LR6)/Manganese (R6) batteries, or rechargeable
nickel-metal hydride batteries (rechargeable Ni-MH
batteries). The Alkaline batteries or rechargeable Ni-
MH batteries are recommended for this instrument,
since other types may result in poorer battery perfor-
mance.
WARNING
• When using Ni-MH batteries, follow the instructions that
came with the batteries. Use only the specified charger
device when charging.

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 Setting Up

 Setting the battery type Connecting Headphones or

After installing the new batteries then turning the
power on, make sure to set the Battery Type to
External Audio Equipment

Setting Up
Rechargeable type or not. For details, refer to page 50.
NOTICE
• Failure to set the Battery Type may shorten the amount of
the battery life. Make sure to set the Battery Type correctly.

 Checking the power status on the

display
Any pair of stereo headphones with a 1/4” stereo
 Power source on the display phone plug can be plugged in here for convenient
You can confirm the power source at the left corner of monitoring. The speakers are automatically shut off
the display. when a plug is inserted into this jack.
The PHONES/OUTPUT jack also functions as an
Only one of these is shown. external output. You can connect the PHONES/OUT-
PUT jack to a keyboard amplifier, stereo system,

GrandPno mixer, tape recorder, or other line-level audio device

to send the instrument’s output signal to that device.
CAUTION
When is shown, the power is supplied from the
• Do not use the instrument/device or headphones for a long
AC power adaptor. When is shown, the power is period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level,
supplied from the batteries. When the AC power adap- since this can cause permanent hearing loss. If you experi-
tor is connected with the batteries installed, the power ence any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, consult a phy-
sician.
is supplied from the AC power adaptor and the • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic com-
indication is shown. ponents, set all volume levels to the minimum, then turn
off the power for all components.
 Remaining battery power indication
You can confirm the approximate amount of remain- NOTICE
• When the instrument’s sound is output to an external
ing battery power at the top left of the display. device, first turn on the power to the instrument, then to
the external device. Reverse this order when you turn the
Indicates that the power will be turned off power off.
immediately. When rechargeable batteries are
used, this icon flashes before the power is
turned off.
Connecting a Footswitch to the
Indicates that remaining power is insufficient
for operation. Before the power runs out, SUSTAIN jack
replace all the batteries with new ones, or fully
recharged ones (when using rechargeable
types). Note that the instrument may not work
properly, including unusually soft volume and
poor sound quality when remaining power
becomes low.

Indicates that the remaining power is suffi-

cient.
You can produce a natural sustain as you play by
pressing an optional Footswitch plugged into the
[SUSTAIN] jack.
NOTE
• The sustain function does not affect split voices (page 17).
• Make sure that the footswitch plug is properly connected to
the SUSTAIN jack before turning on the power.
• Do not press the footswitch while turning the power on. Doing
this changes the recognized polarity of the footswitch, result-
ing in reversed footswitch operation.

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 Basic Operations

Turning the Power On/Off • When the instrument is not operated for a specified period
of time while connected to an external device such as an
Turn down the MASTER VOLUME control to “MIN” amplifier, speaker or computer, make sure to follow the
Setting Up

instructions in the Owner’s Manual to turn off the power to

then press the [ ] (Standby/On) switch to turn on the the instrument and the connected devices, in order to pro-
power. While playing the keyboard, adjust the MAS- tect the devices from damage. If you do not want the
power to turn off automatically when a device is con-
TER VOLUME control. To turn off the power, press nected, disable Auto Power Off.
the [ ] (Standby/On) switch again for a second.

Selecting Operations
Before operating the instrument, it may be helpful to
familiarize yourself with the basic controls below that
are used to select items and change values.
CAUTION
 Dial Decrease Increase
• When using a power adaptor, even when the power is off, a
small amount of electricity is still being consumed by the Rotate the dial clockwise to
instrument. When you are not using the instrument for a increase the value, or counter-
long time, make sure to unplug the AC power adaptor from
the wall AC outlet. clockwise to decrease the
value.
 Number buttons
Auto Power Off Function Use the Number buttons to directly enter an item or
value. For numbers that start with one or two zeroes,
To prevent unnecessary power consumption, this
the first zeroes can be omitted.
instrument features an Auto Power Off function that
automatically turns the power off if the instrument is Example: Selecting Voice 003,
Bright Piano.
not operated for a specified period of time. The amount
of time that will elapse before the power is automati-
cally turned off is set by default to 30 minutes.
Press number buttons
 To disable the Auto Power Off function: [0], [0], [3].
Turn off the power, then press the [ ] (Standby/On)
switch to turn on the power while holding down the  [-] and [+] buttons
lowest key. 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.

 To set the time that elapses before Auto Press briefly to Press briefly to
Power Off is executed: decrease. increase.
Press the [FUNCTION] button, press the CATEGORY
 CATEGORY buttons
[+] or [-] button several times until “Auto Power Off”
Use these buttons to jump to the
appears then select the desired value.
first Voice, Style, or Song in the
Settings: OFF, 5, 10, 15, 30, 60, 120
Default value: 30 next or previous Category, and call
up the next or previous Function
NOTE
• Generally, the data and settings are maintained even when the
sequentially.
power is turned off. For details, see page 32.

NOTICE
• Depending on the instrument status, the power may not
turn off automatically, even after the elapse of the specified
period of time. Always turn off the power manually when
the instrument is not in use.

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Display Items

The display shows all the current settings of the Song, Style Pattern, Voice and other
related functions.

Setting Up
Power source status Notation
Indicates the source from which this Normally this indicates the notes you play.
instrument obtains power, AC power When the Song Lesson function is used, this
adaptor or batteries. (Page 13) indicates the current notes and chord of play-
back. When the Dictionary function is used,
this indicates the notes of the chord you specify.
USB connection status NOTE
Appears when USB flash memory is • Any notes occurring below or above the staff are
connected to this instrument. (Page 51) indicated by “8va.”
• For a few specific chords, not all notes may be
shown, due to space limitations in the display.

GrandPno
001 001

On/off status Beat

This area indicates the on/off status of Indicates the current beat of playback. (Page 24)
each function. Each indication is
shown when the corresponding func- Knob assignment
tion is turned on.
Indicates the parameters currently assigned to the
Page 17 Knobs. (Page 21)

Page 16
FUNCTION and MEASURE
Page 19 Indicates the Function number when the [FUNC-
TION] button is pressed, or the current Measure 001
Page 20 number during playback of a Song, Style or Pattern.

Page 35 Chord
Indicates the chord which is being played on the key-
Page 22 board (Page 22) or specified via Song playback.

Page 41 Track status

Indicates the on/off status of the current
Song, Style or Pattern. (Pages 23, 28,
41)

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 Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices
Quick Guide

In addition to piano, organ, and other “standard” keyboard instruments, this instru-
ment has a large range of voices that includes guitar, bass, strings, sax, trumpet,
drums and percussion, and even sound effects—giving you a wide variety of musical
sounds.

Selecting a Main Voice Playing the “Grand Piano”

When you want to reset various settings to default and
1 Press the [VOICE] button.
simply play a Piano sound, press the [PORTABLE
The Voice number and name will be shown.
GRAND] button.
Voice name

GrandPno
001 The Voice number is set to 001 Grand Piano and all
Quick Guide

Voice number the settings such as Dual and Split are turned off auto-
Appears after the [VOICE] matically, with exception of the Touch Sensitivity
button is pressed. (page 35).

2 Use the dial to select the desired Voice.

Flute Layering a Dual Voice

148 In addition to the Main Voice, you can layer a differ-
ent Voice over the entire keyboard as a “Dual Voice.”
Select 148 Flute

1 Press the [DUAL] button to turn Dual on.

3 Play the keyboard.
Flute
148
Appears when
dual voice is on

Preset Voice Types

001–206 Instrument Voices.
Various drum and percussion sounds are
207–229 assigned to individual keys. Details on assign-
(Drum Kit) ing instruments to keys are provided in the Two voices will
Drum Kit List of the separate Data List. sound at the
230–269 Used for arpeggio performance (page 20).
same time.

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).

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 Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices

Playing a Split Voice in the Left

Hand area
By dividing the keyboard into the two separate areas,
you can play a different Voice between the Left hand
and Right hand areas.

1 Press the [SPLIT] button to turn on Split.

The keyboard is divided into the Left hand and
Right hand areas.

Flute
148

Quick Guide
Appears when split
voice is on

Split Point

Split voice Main voice and

dual voice

You can 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).

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 Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices

2 Rotate the dial to select the number of

Using the Metronome beats per measure.
The instrument features a built-in metronome (a A chime will sound on the first beat of each mea-
device that keeps an accurate tempo), convenient for sure while the other beats will click. If “0” is
practicing. selected, all beats will simply click with no chime.
Select 5 for this example.
1 Press the [METRONOME] button to start NOTE
• This parameter cannot be set during playback of a Style,
the metronome. Song or Pattern.

3 Press the CATEGORY [+] button to call

up “TimeSigD” (Time Signature Denom-
inator).
2 Press the [METRONOME] button again The length of one beat is shown on the display.
to stop the metronome.
Quick Guide

TimeSigD
Adjusting the Metronome Tempo 04
The length
Press the TEMPO [TAP] button to call up the Tempo of one beat.

value, then use the TEMPO [-] and [+] buttons to

adjust the Tempo value. 4 Rotate the dial to select the length of
one beat, from 2nd, 4th, 8th and 16th note.
Select “08” (8th note) for this example.

5 Confirm the setting by playing the Met-

ronome.
Tempo
090
Current Tempo value
Setting the Metronome Volume
The dial and the Number buttons can also be used to
set the Tempo. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Setting the Time Signature

Here, we’ll set a time signature of 5/8 as an example.
2 Press the CATEGORY [+] or [-] buttons
repeatedly until “MtrVol” appears.
1 Hold down the [METRONOME] button
for longer than a second to call up
“TimeSigN” (Time Signature Numera- MtrVol
tor). 100 053

The number of beats per measure is shown on the

Metronome volume
display.

TimeSigN 3 Rotate the dial to set the Metronome Vol-

ume.
04
Hold for longer
than a second. Number of beats
per measure.

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 Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices

3 Rotate the dial to select the desired Har-

Adding Harmony mony Type.
You can add harmony notes to the Main Voice. For details, refer to the separate Data List.
The effect and operation differs depending on the
1 Press the [HARMONY] button to turn Harmony Type. Refer to the section below.
Harmony on.
How to sound each Harmony Type

Appears when the Harmony • Harmony type 01 to 05

is turned on.

Although turning on the Harmony will select a

Harmony Type suitable for the current Main
Press the right-hand keys while playing chords in
Voice, you can select a different Harmony Type. the auto accompaniment range of the keyboard
when the Auto Accompaniment is on (page 22).

Quick Guide
2 Hold down the [HARMONY] button for • Harmony type 06 to 12 (Trill)
longer than a second until “HarmType”
appears on the display.
After “HarmType” is shown for a few seconds, the
current Harmony Type appears. Hold down two keys.

• Harmony type 13 to 19 (Tremolo)

HarmType
038

Keep holding
down the keys.
Hold for longer
than a second. • Harmony type 20 to 26 (Echo)
Trio
02 038

Current Harmony Type

You can adjust the Harmony Volume in the Function

Settings (page 49).

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 Creating Arpeggios

The Arpeggio function lets you create arpeggios (broken chords) by simply pressing
the notes of the chord. For example, you could play the notes of a triad—the root, third,
and fifth—to trigger interesting phrases. This feature can be used for music production
as well as performance.

Triggering the Arpeggio Changing the Arpeggio Type

The most suitable Arpeggio Type is automatically
1 Press the [ARPEGGIO] button to turn on
selected when you select a Main Voice, but you can
the Arpeggio function. easily select any other Arpeggio Type.

Flute 1 Hold down the ARPEGGIO [TYPE] but-

ton for longer than a second.
148 In the display, “ARP Type” appears for a few sec-
Quick Guide

onds, followed by the current Arpeggio Type

appears.
NOTE
• Selecting a Voice number between 230 and 269 will turn
on Arpeggio automatically. DownOct
002
2 Press a note or notes to trigger Arpeg- Hold for longer
than a second. The currently selected arpeggio
gio. type
The Arpeggio phrase differs depending on the
number of pressed notes and the area of the key-
board. 2 Rotate the dial to select the desired
Arpeggio type
An Arpeggio Type List is provided in the separate
Data List.

When Split is on, Arpeggio is applied only to the

Split Voice. When Split is off, Arpeggio is applied
to the Main and Dual Voices. Arpeggio cannot be
applied to the Split and Main/Dual Voices simulta-
neously.
For instructions on selecting a Split Voice, refer to
page 36.
Note that selecting one of the Main Voices 260–
269 will call up the appropriate Split Voice.
NOTE
• When you select a Voice between 260 and 269, play a
key to the left of the Split Point, since Arpeggio is applied
only to the Split Voice.
• When an optional Footswitch (page 13) connected to the
SUSTAIN jack is pressed, the Arpeggio will continue to
play after the note is released (page 39).

3 To turn off the Arpeggio, press the

[ARPEGGIO] button again.

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Creating Original Sounds via the Knobs

The two knobs located in the lower left area of the panel can be used to add variations
to the sound being played, transforming the sound in a variety of musical ways. Select
the desired pre-programmed effect combination printed above the Knobs, then rotate
the Knobs to enjoy the sound.

Selecting a Knob Effect Combi- Applying the Filter to the Main

nation Voice
Repeatedly press the [ASSIGN] button to sequentially
select the five effect combinations provided: (1)  (2) 1 Select the desired Main Voice.
Here, select “164 SquareLd” (Square-wave Lead)
 (3)  (4)  (5)  (1) … etc. The current combina-
as a synth-lead type Voice.
tion is shown in the display.

2 Press the [ASSIGN] button several times

until (1) (Filter) appears in the display).

Quick Guide
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.

GrandPno Filter
Cutoff
Filter
Resonance
001 001

Current value

(1)–(3) affect the Main and Dual Voices only, (4)

affects only playback of Style and Pattern, and (5)
affects the entire sound of this instrument.
For details about each Knob effect, refer to page 37.

Only selecting a Knob effect combination will not NOTICE

affect the sound even if the Knob arrow is not at • Selecting a different Voice will replace the settings
(except for ULTRA-WIDE STEREO; page 37) created
the initial position. After operating the Knob, the via the Knobs with the default settings of the new
selected effect is applied to the sound. Voice. If you create a sound with the Knobs that you
wish to keep, make sure to memorize the settings to
Registration Memory (page 31) before selecting a dif-
ferent Voice.

NOTE
• Rotating a Knob to the right while the volume is set to a
high level may result in distortion. If this occurs, reduce
the volume level.
• The settings for the ULTRA-WIDE STEREO and the Pan
via the Knob cannot be memorized to Registration Mem-
ory.

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 Playing Styles

This instrument includes the Auto Accompaniment feature that plays appropriate
“Styles” (rhythm + bass + chord accompaniment). You can select from a huge variety
of Styles covering a wide range of musical genres.

1 Press the [STYLE] button, then use the For information about chords, refer to “Chord
dial to select the desired Style. List” (page 44) or use the Chord Dictionary func-
The Style List is provided on the front panel, or in tion (page 45).
the Data List (page 9).
Style Name
Split Point

BritRock
001
Style Number

5 Press the [START/STOP] button to stop

Quick Guide

This icon appears when a style

number and name is displayed.
playback.
2 Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn
on the Auto Accompaniment.

EuTrance
You can add intro, ending and rhythm variations to
044 Style playback by using “Sections.” For details,
refer to page 40.
This icon appears when automatic
accompaniment is on.

With this operation, the area of the keyboard to the

left of the Split Point (54: F#2) becomes the “Auto Using the Music Database
Accompaniment range” and is used only for spec-
If you have difficulty finding and selecting the desired
ifying the chords.
Style and Voice, use this feature. From the Music
Split Point (F#2) Database, just selecting the favorite music genre calls
up the ideal settings.

Auto Accompa-
1 Press the [MUSIC DATABASE] button.
Both the Auto Accompaniment and Synchro Start
niment range
are automatically turned on.
3
Music Database name
Press the [SYNC START] button to turn
Synchro Start on.
Jude Hey
EuTrance 001
044
2 Use the dial to select the desired Music
Database.
Flashes when sync start is on. This operation calls up the panel settings such as
Voice and Style that are registered to the selected
4 Play a chord in the Auto Accompani- Music Database. The Music Database List is pro-
ment range to start playback. vided in the Data List (page 9).
Play a melody with the right hand and chords with
the left hand. 3 Play the keyboard as described in Steps
4–5 above.

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Playing with Patterns Like a DJ!

Using the Pattern playback functions, try out the cool DJ-like performance features—
changing keys in the left-hand area of the keyboard and rotating the Knobs for dynamic
sound variations.

1 Press the [PATTERN] button, then use  Transposing playback by pressing any
the dial to select the desired Pattern. note to the left of the Split Point (page
The ACMP is turned on, and the keyboard is 43)
divided into the accompaniment area (page 22) Unlike with the Styles, only the Root can be
and melody area. specified; the Chord Type cannot be specified.

Split Point
IndustRk
001

Quick Guide
2 Press the [START/STOP] button or press SECT B
any key to left of the Split Point (page
43) to start Pattern playback.
Split Point
 Changing the sound via the Knobs
Press the [ASSIGN] button several times to
select “4 STYLE FILTER” then rotate the
Knobs A and B.

During Pattern playback, enjoy creating sound

variations via the following operations.

 Turning on/off individual tracks via the

[TRACK CONTROL] buttons

 Applying the Arpeggio to the right-hand

area
Press the [ARPEGGIO] button to turn it on,
On/off status is shown in then press the notes in the right-hand area of
the display (page 15) the keyboard.

NOTE
• Up to two Track buttons can be pressed simultane-
ously for turning on or off.

NOTE
 Changing the Pattern Section via the • When you select a Voice between 260 and 269, play
a key to the left of the Split Point, since Arpeggio is
[A]–[E] buttons applied only to the Split Voice.

3 Press the [START/STOP] button to stop

playback.

SECT B

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 Playing Songs

You can simply enjoy listening to the internal Songs, or use them with just about any of
the functions, such as Lesson.
 Song Category
The Songs are organized by category as listed below.

• 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 famous classical music pieces.
• Includes traditional Songs from around the world.
• Songs you record yourself.
• Songs transferred from a computer (refer to “Computer-related operations”—page 9) and
Songs in the USB flash memory (page 53).
Quick Guide

Listening to a Demo Song Selecting and Playing Back a

Press the [DEMO] button to play Songs in sequence. Song
Playback will repeat continuously, starting again from
the first Song (001). 1 Press the [SONG] button, then use the
dial to select the desired Song.
Refer to the Song List in the Data List (page 9).

To stop playback, press the [DEMO/BGM] button.

ForElise
015
Current Song

2 Press the [ ] (Start/Stop) button to

start playback.
To stop playback, press the [ ] (Start/Stop)
button again.

ForElise
015

Each arrow mark flashes in time

with the beat.

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 Playing Songs

3 When playback reaches to the point you

Song Fast Forward, Fast want to specify as the end point, press
Reverse, and Pause the [ ] (A-B REPEAT) button again to
set the B point.
Like the transport controls on an audio player, this
The specified A-B section of the song will now
instrument lets you fast forward [ ] (Fast Forward),
play repeatedly.
rewind [ ] (Fast Reverse) and pause [ ] (PAUSE)
playback of the Song.
4 To cancel repeat playback, press the
[ ] (A-B REPEAT) button.
Fast Forward
During playback, press this
To stop playback, press the [START/STOP] but-
button to rapidly skip ahead to ton.
a later point in the Song. NOTE
• If you want to set the start point “A” at the top of the
Song, press the [ ] (A-B REPEAT) button before
starting playback.

Quick Guide
Turning Each Track On/Off
Fast Reverse Pause Each “track” of a Song plays a different part—mel-
During playback, press During playback, press
ody, percussion, accompaniment, etc. Each of the
this button to rapidly this button to pause play-
return to an earlier point back, and press again to tracks can be muted so that you can play the muted
in the Song. start from that point. part yourself.
Pressing the desired Track button repeatedly will tog-
gle the on/off status.
NOTE
• 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 Track number on—Track will playback

You can play back only a specific section of a Song
repeatedly by setting the A point (start point) and B
point (end point) in one-measure increments.
Track number off—Track is
A B muted or contains no data

NOTE
• Up to two Track buttons can be pressed simultaneously for
turning on or off.

1 Start playback of the Song (page 24).

2 When playback reaches to the point you

want to specify as the start point, press
the [ ] (A-B REPEAT) button to set
the A point.

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 Using the Song Lesson Feature

You can use the selected Song for a left-hand, right-hand, or both-hands lesson. Try
practicing with these three Song Lesson types while referring to the music scores in
the Song Book (page 9).

Three Types of Song Lesson Practicing with Song Lesson

Lesson 1—Listen
1 Select the desired Song for your lesson
(page 24).
In this Lesson, you need not play the keyboard. The NOTE

model melody/chords of the part you selected will • The Song Lesson can be applied also to the Songs
(SMF format 0 only) transferred from a computer (page
sound. Listen to it carefully and remember it well. 24), but cannot be applied to the User Songs.

LISTEN 2 Turn off the part you want to practice.

For the right-hand lesson, press the [1/RIGHT]
Quick Guide

button to turn off the right-hand part. For the left-

hand lesson, press the [2/LEFT] button to turn off
Lesson 2—Timing the left-hand part. For the lesson using both hands,
In this mode, simply concentrate on playing the notes turn off both the parts.
with the correct timing. Even if you play wrong notes,
the correct notes shown in the display will sound

TIMING
Pressing the [1/RIGHT] and [2/LEFT] buttons
repeatedly will toggle the on/off status of each
Lesson 3—Waiting part, which can be shown on the display.
In this Lesson, try playing the correct notes shown on
the display. The Song pauses until you play the right
ForElise Right-hand Track 1 is unlit
lesson
note, and playback tempo will change to match the 015 Left-hand Track 2 is unlit
speed at which you are playing at. lesson

Both-hands Track 1 and 2 are

WAITING lesson unlit

NOTE
NOTE
• If you want to keep a steady playback tempo is maintained • Song numbers 075–100 only support the right-hand lesson.
during Lesson 3: Waiting, set the Your Tempo parameter (page
50) to OFF.
3 Press the [LESSON] button to start play-
back of the Song Lesson.
After starting playback, pressing the [LESSON]
button repeatedly will change the Lesson number
from 1: LISTEN  2: TIMING  3: WAITING
 off  1…. Press this button until the desired
number is shown on the display.

TIMING
Lp2 007

The notation and key positions

you should play are shown.

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 Using the Song Lesson Feature

To stop Lesson playback, press the [START/

STOP] button. Making Practice Perfect—
Even during playback, you can change the Lesson
number by pressing the [LESSON] button.
Repeat & Learn
If you want to practice a specific section in which you
4 When Lesson playback reaches to the made a mistake or you have difficulty with use the
Repeat & Learn function.
end, check your evaluation Grade on the
display.
“2 Timing” and “3 Waiting” will evaluate your Press the [ ] (REPEAT & LEARN) button
performance in four levels: OK, Good, Very during a Lesson playback.
Good, or Excellent.

See How You’ve Done

Excellent ~~~~~~~~ The Song location will move back four measures, a

Quick Guide
one-measure count will play, then Song playback will
Very Good ~~~~~~ start again. Playback of the four measures will repeat
Good ~~~~ with a one-measure count-in.
OK ~~ To exit from this status, press this button again.
NOTE
When the lesson song has played all the way through
your performance will be evaluated in 4 levels: OK, • You can change the amount of measures the Repeat & Learn
Good, Very Good, or Excellent. “Excellent!” is the function jumps back by pressing a number button [1]–[9] dur-
highest evaluation. ing repeat playback.

After the evaluation display has appeared, the les-

son will start again from the beginning.

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 Recording Your Performance

You can record up to 10 of your performances as User Songs. The recorded User
Songs can be played back on the instrument.

4 Start recording.
Track Structure of a Song • When you press the [SONG] button in Step 2, play any note
to start recording.
 Melody Tracks [1]–[5]
• When you select a Style in Step 2, play a chord in the Auto
The melody performance in the right-hand area of Accompaniment area to start recording with Style play-
the keyboard will be recorded. back, or press the [START/STOP] button to start recording
only with playback of the Rhythm part of a Style.
 Accompaniment Track [A] • When you select a Pattern in Step 2, play a key in the
The chord progression (for the Style) or the key Accompaniment area or press the [START/STOP] button to
start recording with Pattern playback.
change (for the Pattern) will be recorded.

User 1
rEC 003
Quick Guide

Track Track Track Track Track Accompaniment

1 2 3 4 5 Track
Current measure number

The current measure will be shown on the display

while recording.
Quick Recording
The operation is useful when you record a new Song 5 Press the [START/STOP] or [REC] button
from scratch. to stop recording.
When using a Style, you can stop recording also
1 Make the desired settings including the
by pressing the [ENDING] button then waiting
Main Voice selection.
until playback ends.
2 Make the desired settings of your perfor-
mance. or
• If you want to record only the melody performance, press
the [SONG] button. After recording finishes, “Writing!” appears indi-
• If you want to record the performance using a Style, press cating that the recorded data will be stored, then
the [Style] button.
• If you want to record the performance using a Pattern,
the recorded track numbers in the display will
press the [Pattern] button. light.

3 Press the [REC] button to enter the NOTICE

Record Ready mode. • Never attempt to turn the power off when “Writing!” is
shown in the display. Doing so can damage the flash
If a User Song was not selected beforehand, this memory and result in a loss of data.
operation selects the lowest-numbered unrecorded
User Song (from 101–110) as Recording target.
6 To play back the recorded Song, press
User 1 the [START/STOP] button.

rEC 001

Flashes Flashes

To exit from this status, press the [REC] button

again.
NOTE
• The ACMP on/off status cannot be changed after the
[REC] button is pressed.

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 Recording Your Performance

 If you want to record only the Pattern

Recording to a Specified Track playback:
Press the [Pattern] button, then select the
The operation here is useful especially when you want
desired Pattern. While holding down the [REC]
to record the additional performances to an already
button, press the [6/A] button. ACMP is auto-
recorded Song.
matically turned on.

1 Press the [SONG] button, then select the

desired User Song (101–110) as the
recording target.
Press and
hold
User 1
101
User 1
rEC 001

Song number

Quick Guide
2 While holding down the [REC] button, 3 Same as in Steps 4 to 6 (page 28) in
press the desired Track button to enter “Quick Recording.”
the Record Ready mode. NOTE

 If you want to record only the melody: • If the memory becomes full while recording, an alert
message will appear and recording will stop automati-
While holding down the [REC] button, press cally. In this case, delete unnecessary data by using the
one of the [1]–[5] buttons. Clear functions (page 30), then execute the recording
again.

Limitations while recording

• The on/off status of ACMP cannot be changed.
Press and • Playback cannot be changed between Style and Pattern.
hold
• The Pattern number can be changed while the
User 1 Style number cannot.
• When you use a Style/Pattern, the following
rEC 001
parameters cannot be changed: Reverb Type, Cho-
Track 1 will
flash rus Type, Time Signature, Style number and Style/
Pattern Volume.
 If you want to record only the Style play- • Performance with a Split Voice cannot be recorded.
back:
Press the [STYLE] button, select the desired
Style, then simultaneously hold down the
[REC] button and press the [6/A] button.
ACMP is automatically turned on.

Press and
hold

User 1
rEC 001

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 Recording Your Performance

Clearing a User Song Clearing a Specified Track from

You can clear all tracks of a User Song. a User Song
This lets you clear individual tracks from a User Song.
1 Press the [SONG] button, then select the
User Song (101–110) to be cleared.
1 Press the [SONG] button, then select the
desired User Song (101–110).
2 While holding down the track [A] button,
press the track [1] button for longer than
a second.
2 From [1]–[5] and [A], press the Track
button to be cleared for longer than a
A confirmation message will appear on the dis- second.
play.
A confirmation message will appear on the dis-
play.
Quick Guide

Hold for longer than Press and

a second. hold Hold for longer than
a second.

ClrUser1
ClrTr1
YES
YES

3 Press the [+] button.

A confirmation message will appear on the dis- 3 Press the [+] button.
play. To cancel this operation, press the [-] button. A confirmation message will appear on the dis-
play.To cancel this operation, press the [-] button.
4 Press the [+] button to clear the Song.
A clear-in-progress message will appear briefly on 4 Press the [+] button to clear the track.
the display. A clear-in-progress message will appear briefly on
the display.

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Memorizing Your Favorite Panel Settings

This instrument has a Registration Memory 8 Banks

feature that lets you memorize your favorite
settings for easy recall whenever they’re
needed. Up to 32 complete setups can be Memory 1 Memory 2 Memory 3 Memory 4
saved (eight banks of four setups each).
Up to 32 presets (eight banks of four each) can
be memorized.

Memorizing Panel Settings to Recalling Panel Settings from

the Registration Memory the Registration Memory
1 Make the desired settings such as those 1 Press and release the [MEMORY/BANK] but-
ton to call up a Bank number on the display.
for Voice, Style, and Pattern.
2 Use the dial or the [1]–[8] number but-
2 Press and release the [MEMORY/BANK] tons to select a Bank number.
button to call up a Bank number on the
3

Quick Guide
Press one of the [1]–[4] buttons to call
display. up the panel settings you memorized.
The recalled REGIST MEMORY number appears
Bank in the display for a few seconds.

1
Bank number

3 Use the dial or the [1]–[8] number but-

REGIST 1
tons to select a Bank number.
NOTE 1
• Data cannot be saved to the Registration Memory during
IMPORTANT
Song playback.
• When recalling the panel settings from the Registration Mem-
ory, make sure to press the same button—[STYLE] or [PAT-

4
TERN]—corresponding to the mode used when you memorize
While holding down the [MEMORY/ the panel settings. This is necessary since the mode status
(Style or Pattern) is not memorized to the Registration Mem-
BANK] button, press one of the [1]–[4] ory, meaning that it cannot be called up even if you press the
buttons to memorize the current panel REGISTRATION MEMORY button.

settings.
Parameters that can be memorized to Reg-
istration Memory
 Style settings*
Style number, ACMP on/off, Style volume, Track on/off
 Pattern settings**
Pattern number, Pattern volume, Section, Track on/off
Press and  Voice settings
hold Main Voice settings: Voice number and all settings of the
related Functions
Dual Voice settings: Dual on/off and all settings of the
Writing! related Functions
Split Voice settings: Split on/off and all settings of the
related Functions
NOTICE  Effect settings
• If you select a Registration Memory number that Reverb Type, Chorus Type
already contains data, the previous data is deleted  Arpeggio settings
and overwritten by the new data. Arpeggio on/off and all settings of the related Functions
• Do not turn off the power while memorizing settings  Harmony settings
to the Registration Memory, otherwise the data may Harmony on/off and all settings of the related Functions
be damaged or lost.  Other settings
Transpose, Pitch Bend Range, Knob Effect Combination
NOTE number, Split Point, Tempo
• Appropriate panel settings for each Pattern are pre-pro- * Available only when a Style is selected.
** Available only when a Pattern is selected.
grammed to Banks 1–3. For details, refer to page 34.

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 Backup Parameters and Initialization

Backup Parameters Initialization

The following data will be maintained even if the This function erases the Backup data described above
power is turned off and can be transferred then saved and Song/Style data, then restores all the default fac-
to a computer via Musicsoft Downloader as a single tory settings. As required, execute one of the follow-
Backup file. For instructions, refer to “Computer- ing two procedures.
related Operations” (page 9).
Backup Clear
• User Song data (page 28)
This operation initializes the backup data.
• Style data transferred from a computer and loaded to While holding down the highest white key on the key-
Style numbers 187–191 (page 57) board, press the [ ] (Standby/On) switch to turn the
• Registration Memory data (page 31) power on.
• Function Settings (page 48):
Tuning, Split Point, Touch Sensitivity, Style Vol-
Quick Guide

ume, Song Volume, Pattern Volume, Metronome

Volume, Grade, Demo Group, Demo Play, Demo
Cancel, Master EQ type, Your Tempo on/off,
Auto Power Off setting, Battery Select, Language

In addition to the Backup data above, all the Style data

(including data that have not been loaded) and all the
Song data will be maintained even if you turn off the Flash Clear
power. This operation deletes all the Songs and Styles that
have been transferred from a computer. Note that
To initialize Backup data, execute “Backup Clear” Style data loaded to Style numbers 187–191 will be
explained below. maintained.
To initialize data (excluding Backup data) transferred While simultaneously holding the highest white key
from a computer, execute “Flash Clear” explained and the three highest black keys, press the [ ]
below. (Standby/On) switch to turn the power on.

NOTICE
• Keep in mind that this operation also deletes the data you
have purchased. Be sure to save the important data to a
computer via Musicsoft Downloader (MSD) software. For
details, refer to “Computer-related Operations” (page 9).

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Handy Performance Features
Reference

Selecting a Reverb Type Selecting a Chorus Type

The Reverb effect lets you play with a rich concert The Chorus effect creates a thick sound that is similar
hall type ambience. to many of the same Voices being played in unison.
Although selecting a Style or Song will call up the Although selecting a Style or Song will call up the
optimum Reverb type for the entire sound, you can optimum Chorus type for the entire sound, you can
select a different Reverb type manually. select a different Chorus type manually.

1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button.

2 Use the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons to 2 Use the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons to
call up “Reverb” (Function 034). call up “Chorus” (Function 035).
After “Reverb” is shown for a few seconds, the After “Chorus” is shown for a few seconds, the
current Reverb Type is shown. current Chorus Type is shown.

Reverb Chorus
034 035

Hall2 Chorus1
02 034
1 035

Current Reverb type Current Chorus type

Reference
NOTE NOTE
• Some Songs and Styles use Reverb Types which cannot • Some Songs and Styles use Chorus Types which cannot
be selected via panel operation. If such a Song or Style be selected via panel operation. If such a Song or Style
is played back, “- - -” is shown on the display. is played back, “- - -” is shown on the display.

3 Rotate the dial to select a Reverb type. 3 Rotate the dial to select a Chorus type.
Play the keyboard to check the sound. For infor- Play the keyboard to check the sound. For infor-
mation about the available Reverb types, refer to mation about the available Chorus types, refer to
the Effect Type List in the Data List (page 9). the Effect Type List in the Data List (page 9).

Adjusting the Reverb depth Adjusting the Chorus depth

You can adjust the Reverb depth applied to the You can adjust the Chorus depth applied to the
Main, Dual, and Split Voices individually via Main, Dual, and Split Voices individually via
the same operations above. Regarding the the same operations above. Regarding the
item in Step 2, refer to the Function List on item in Step 2, refer to the Function List on
page 48. page 48.

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 Handy Performance Features

Pitch Controls—Transpose Pitch Controls—the PITCH

The overall pitch of the instrument (except for the BEND wheel
Drum Kit Voices) can be shifted up or down by a max-
The PITCH BEND wheel can be used to add smooth
imum of 1 octave in semitone increments.
pitch variations to notes you play on the keyboard.
Roll the wheel upward to raise the pitch, or downward
1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. to lower the pitch.

2 Use the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons to

call up “Transpos” (Function 004).

Transpos
00 004
You can change the amount of pitch bend produced by
the wheel. Refer to “Pitch Bend Range” in the Func-
3 Use the dial to set the Transpose value tion List (page 48).
between -12 and +12.

Calling up Optimum Panel Set-

tings
Pitch Controls—Tuning
You can call up optimum panel settings that are ideal
The overall tuning of the instrument (except for the and stylistically appropriate for the current Song,
Drum Kit Voices) can be shifted up or down between Style or Pattern—with a single touch. If you don’t
427 Hz and 453 Hz in approximately 0.2Hz incre- know what settings are best with a selected Voice, for
ments. The default value is 440.0 Hz.
Reference

example, use the following functions.

 To call up the settings for a Song or Style
1 Press the [FUNCTION] button.
(One Touch Setting):
Select Voice number “000 OTS.” In this status, select-
ing a Style or Song will call up the optimum panel set-
tings matching the current Song or Style.

2 Use the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons to  To call up the settings for a Pattern:
call up “Tuning.” Press the [PATTERN] button, then use the Registra-
tion Memory function (page 31). As listed below, the
Tuning panel settings appropriate for each Pattern are pro-
005 vided by default.
Bank # Memory # Pattern # Bank # Memory # Pattern #
1 1 001 2 2 006
3 Use the dial to set the Tuning value. 1
1
2
3
002
003
2
2
3
4
007
008

440.0Hz 1
2
4
1
004
005
3
3
1
2
009
010
005
The above settings are erased when you memorize
your panel settings. To restore them, execute the Ini-
tializing operation (page 32).

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 Handy Performance Features

Changing the Touch Sensitivity of Selecting an EQ Setting for the

the Keyboard Best Sound
The keyboard of this instrument is equipped with a Five different master equalizer (EQ) settings are pro-
Touch Response feature that lets you dynamically and vided to give you the best possible sound when listen-
expressively control the level of the Voices according ing through different reproduction systems—the
to your playing strength. instrument’s internal speakers, headphones, or an
external speaker system.
1 Press the [FUNCTION] button.
1 Press the [FUNCTION] button.

2 Press the CATEGORY [+] or [-] button

several times until “TouchSns” (Func- 2 Press the CATEGORY [+] or [-] button
tion 008) appears. several times until “MasterEQ” (Func-
“TouchSns” is shown in the display for a few sec- tion 036) appears.
onds, and the current Touch Sensitivity is shown. “MasterEQ” is shown in the display for a few sec-
onds, and the current Master EQ type appears.
TouchSns
008 MasterEQ
036

Medium
Speaker
2 008

1 036

Reference
Current Touch
Sensitivity Current EQ type

3 Use the dial to select a Touch Sensitivity

setting between 1 and 4. 3 Use the dial to select the desired Master
When “1”–“3” is selected, higher values produce EQ type.
greater (easier) volume variation in response to Settings 1 and 2 are best for listening via the
keyboard dynamics—i.e. greater sensitivity. When instrument’s built-in speakers, setting 3 is for
“4” (off) is selected, all notes will be played at the headphones, and settings 4 and 5 are ideal for lis-
same volume no matter how strongly or softly you tening via external speakers.
play the keys. NOTE

NOTE • “Boost” produces a more punchy sound but may pro-

duce distortion depending on the Voice and Style, com-
• The initial default Touch Sensitivity value is “2”.
pared to the other Master EQ types.

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 Voice Settings

Selecting a Dual Voice Voice Editing

1 Hold down the [DUAL] button for longer For each of the Main, Dual and Split Voices, you can
than a second to call up “D.Voice.” edit the parameters such as volume, octave and depth
“D.VOICE” is shown for a few seconds, then the of the Reverb and Chorus, allowing you to create new,
current Dual Voice appears. custom sounds that best suit your musical needs.

D.Voice 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button.

018

Syn.Str 2 Use the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons to

call up the desired item.
074 018
Main Voice parameters are indicated as
Current Dual Voice “M.******,” Dual Voice parameters as
“D.******,” and Split Voice parameters as
“S.******.” For information about each parame-
2 Rotate the dial to select the desired Dual ter, refer to the Function List on page 48.
Voice.
M.Volume
064 009

Selecting a Split Voice

1 Hold down the [SPLIT] button for longer
3 Rotate the dial to set the value.
than a second to call up “S.Voice.”
Check the sound by playing the keyboard.
“S.VOICE” is shown for a few seconds, then the
current Split Voice appears.
4
Reference

Repeat Steps 2–3 above to edit various

S.Voice parameters.
028
5 If necessary, memorize the settings to
the Registration Memory (page 31).
The Voice-related settings are reset when a differ-
ent Voice is selected. If you want to store the cre-
FngrBass ated sound for future recall, memorize the settings
053 028 to the Registration Memory.

Current Split Voice

2 Rotate the dial to select the desired Split

Voice.

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Parameters Assigned to the Knobs

This section describes each of the parameters which can be assigned to the Knobs (page 21).

z FILTER c EG (Envelope Generator)

Filter effects shape the sound by allowing only a spec- Envelope Generator effects determine how the level of
ified range of frequencies to pass and/or by producing the sound varies over time. You can make the attack
a resonance peak at the filter’s “cutoff” frequency. Fil- faster for a more percussive sound or slower for a vio-
ter effects can be used to create a range of synthesizer- lin-like sound, for example. Or you can lengthen or
like sounds. shorten the sustain to best match the music you’re
NOTE playing.
• These effects are applied only to the Main/Dual Voices played
on the keyboard. Level
• Filter effects can sometimes cause distortion in the bass fre-
quencies. Sustain Level

 Knob A: CUTOFF
Adjusts the filter’s cutoff frequency, and therefore the ATTACK DECAY RELEASE Time

brightness of the sound. Turning the Knob to the left

makes the sound more muffled or darker, while turn- Key Played Key Released

ing the Knob A to the right makes the sound brighter.

Level
 Knob A: ATTACK
Cutoff Frequency 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
Frequency
Frequencies in this Frequencies in this Adjusts the Release Time (the amount of time it takes
range are passed. range are cut off.
for the sound to decay to silence after a key is
 Knob B: RESONANCE released). Turning the Knob to the right will increase
Adjusts the amount of Resonance applied at the fil- the Release Time, thus make a longer sustain.
ter’s cutoff frequency. Turning the Knob to the right

Reference
NOTE
will increases the Resonance to emphasize the fre- • These effects are applied only to the Main/Dual Voices played
on the keyboard.
quencies at the cutoff frequency, and thus “strength-
ens” the perceived effect of the filter.
Level v STYLE FILTER
Resonance
Same as “ z FILTER.” These effects are applied only
to Style or Pattern playback.

b SOUND IMAGE
Frequency  Knob A: PAN
Moves the stereo pan position of the entire sound
x EFFECT rightward or leftward according to the Knob position.
 Knob A: REVERB
 Knob B: ULTRA-WIDE STEREO
Reproduces the acoustic ambience of a concert hall or
Lets you play the keyboard with a spacious, dynamic
club. Turning the Knob to the right will increase the
sound effect that gives you the sensation of hearing
Reverb depth.
the sound outside of the speakers. By changing the
 Knob B: CHORUS wide effect type in the Function settings (page 49),
Produces a layered “multi-instrument” effect. Turning you can enjoy different sound variations.
the Knob to the right will increase the Chorus depth.
NOTE
• These effects are applied only to the Main/Dual Voices played
on the keyboard.

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 Parameters Assigned to the Knobs

The chart below lists some interesting ways to use the various effects that can be assigned to the knobs.

Some Ideas for Using the Knobs

Number/Effect Try This

Select a synth-type lead or pad voice (see the Voice List of the separate
z FILTER Data List). Turn Knob B all the way up and operate Knob A while
playing for some spacey, floating 1980’s effects.

Select a voice that sounds as though it already has reverb and chorus
effects applied, and turn Knob A and Knob B all the way down to hear
x EFFECT
the “direct” sound of the voice. You can then turn the Knob A and
Knob B settings up to add extra impact and richness to the voice.

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-
c EG
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.

Select style 44, Euro Trance. Turn accompaniment on and start style
playback (page 22). Set Knob B to about 3 o’clock, and Knob A to
v STYLE FILTER
about 8 o’clock. The overall sound of the style should be a bit muffled,
with the drums emphasized for solid rhythmic impact.

Rotate the Knobs during Style playback to create a shifting sound

effect, as if the performance members were concentrated at the center
of the stage center and alternately moving to fill the entire stage. This
b SOUND IMAGE
also lets you create various sounds from simulated mono to wider ste-
reo, even when playing only a single Voice (Grand Piano, Octave
Strings, etc.).
Reference

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Arpeggio Settings

Synchronizing an Arpeggio to Holding the Arpeggio Playback

Song/Style/Pattern Playback— via the Footswitch
Arpeggio Quantize You can set the instrument so that Arpeggio playback
continues even after the note has been released, by
When you play the keyboard to trigger an Arpeggio
pressing the footswitch connected to the SUSTAIN
(page 20) along with Song/Style/Pattern playback,
jack.
you’ll need to play the notes with correct timing to
keep the Arpeggio in synchronization with the other
playback tracks. However, your actual timing may be 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button.
slightly ahead of or behind the beat (or both). The
“Arpeggio Quantize” function of this instrument will
correct any slight imperfections in the timing (accord-
ing to settings below), and then play back the Arpeg-
gio appropriately.
2 Use the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons to
• Synchronizing at the quarter notes call up “Pdl Func” (Function 043).
• Synchronizing at the 8th notes After “Pdl Func” is shown for a few seconds, the
current setting is shown.
• No synchronization with Style or Song playback

Although the Arpeggio Quantize value is pre-pro- Pdl Func

grammed for each Arpeggio Type, you can change the 043
value manually.

1 Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Sustain
1 043

2 Use the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons to Current setting

Reference
call up “Quantize” (Function 042).
After “Quantize” is shown for a few seconds, the
current Arpeggio Quantize value is shown. 3 Rotate the dial to select “Arp Hold.”

Quantize Arp Hold

042 2 043

If you want to restore the footswitch function to

sustain, select “Sustain.” If you want to use both
hold and sustain functions, select “Hold+Sus”.
1/8
2 042
4 Try playing Arpeggio with the foot-
switch.
Current value
Press the notes to trigger the Arpeggio, then press
3 Rotate the dial to select a value from the footswitch. Even if you release the notes,
Arpeggio playback will continue. To stop Arpeg-
“OFF,” “1/8” and “1/16.”
gio playback, release the footswitch.
• 1/8 Synchronizing at the quarter notes
• 1/16 Synchronizing at the 8th notes
• OFF No synchronization with Style or Song
playback

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 Styles (Auto Accompaniment) and Patterns

Style Variations—Sections
Each Style consists of “Sections” that allow you to vary the arrangement of the accompaniment to match the song
you are playing.

INTRO MAIN A/B

ENDING AUTO FILL

INTRO
This is used for the beginning of the Song. When the Intro finishes, Style playback shifts to the Main section.
The length of the Intro (in measures) differs depending on the selected Style.
MAIN
This is used for playing the main part of the Song. Playback of the Main section repeats indefinitely until
another Section’s button is pressed. There are two variations (A and B), and the Style playback sound changes
harmonically 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.
Reference

1 Press the [STYLE] button, then rotate 3 Press the [SYNC START] button to turn
the dial to select a Style. Synchro Start on.

2 Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn Beat arrows flash.

ACMP on.

 Synchro Start
When the Synchro Start is on, Style playback will
Appears when ACMP begin as soon as you play a chord in the accompa-
is turned on. niment range of the keyboard. To turn off the Syn-
chro Start, press the [SYNC START] button.

4 Press the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button to

select Main A or Main B.

MAIN A
Current Section

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 Styles (Auto Accompaniment) and Patterns

5 Press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button. 8 Press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button.

INTRO≥A ENDING

Now, you’re ready to start Style playback from the The Section switches to the Ending. When the
Intro section. Ending is finished, Style playback stops automati-
cally. You can have the Ending gradually slow
6 Play a chord with your left hand to start down (ritardando) by pressing the [INTRO/END-
ING/rit.] button again while the Ending is playing
playback of the Intro.
For this example, play a C major chord (as shown back.
below). For information on how to enter chords,
see “Chords” on page 44.
Split Point
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
Accompani-
ment range
makes it easy to add rhythmic breaks as you perform,
simply by releasing your hand from the Accompani-
7 After the Intro finishes, play the key- ment range of the keyboard.
board according to the progression of
the Song you are playing.
Play chords with your left hand while playing
melodies with your right hand, and press the
[MAIN/AUTO FILL] button as necessary. The Appears when the
Section will change to Fill-in then Main A or B. synchro-stop function
is engaged.

Reference
FILL A≥B

Turning on/off each Track via the [TRACK

CONTROL] button The style will play
while you are playing
the keys Style playback will
stop when you
release the keys

On/off status is shown in

the display (page 15)

NOTE
• Up to two Track buttons can be pressed simultaneously
for turning Tracks on or off.

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 Styles (Auto Accompaniment) and Patterns

Pattern Variations—Sections Tap Start

Like the Styles, each Pattern features several Sections, You can start play back of the Style, Style or Song by
allowing you to add dynamic variations to the perfor- simply tapping the [TEMPO/TAP] button at the
mance. Five Sections (A–E) are provided. required tempo—four times for time signatures in 4
(4/4, etc.), and three times for time signatures in 3 (3/
4, etc.).

Unlike the Styles, however, Patterns do not have the

Sections dedicated to the beginning or ending of the
Song, such as Intro and Ending. All Sections A–E will
play back repeatedly until stopped manually.

Adjusting the Volume of the Style

Changing the Tempo or Pattern
A Style or Pattern can be played at any tempo you You can adjust the volume balance between Style or
desire—fast or slow. Pattern playback and keyboard performance.

1 Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button to call up 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button.

the Tempo value in the display.

Tempo 2 Use the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons to

call up “StyleVol” (Function 001) or
090 “PatrnVol” (Function 003).
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Current Tempo value

StyleVol
2 Rotate the dial to set a tempo from 011 to
100 001
280.
Press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously to
instantly reset the value to the default tempo of the
current Style, Pattern or Song. You can change the
3 Rotate the dial to set the volume
between 000 and 127.
tempo during playback by pressing the [TEMPO/
TAP] button just twice at the required tempo.
NOTE
• The above operation applies also to Song or Arpeggio
playback tempo.

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Setting the Split Point Playing Chords Without Style

The point on the keyboard that separates the left-hand Playback
range and the right-hand range of the keyboard is
If you press the [STYLE] button, press the [ACMP
called the “Split Point.”
ON/OFF] button to turn ACMP on (the ACMP ON
When a Style is selected and ACMP is on, the notes
icon appears), and play the chord in the Left hand
played to the left of the Split Point are used to specify
range of the keyboard (with SYNC START off), the
the chord for Style playback. When a Pattern is
chord sound will be heard without Style playback.
selected, the note played to the left of the Split Point is
This is referred to as “Stop Accompaniment.” The
used to specify the key for Pattern playback. When the
specified chord will be shown in the display, and
Split function is on, the notes played to the left of the
affects the Harmony function (page 19).
Split Point are used to play the Split Voice.
The initial default Split Point is key number 54 (the
F#2 key), but you can change it to another key. PopBossa
109
1 Press the [FUNCTION] button.

Appears when auto accompaniment is on

2 Use the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons to Accompani-

ment range
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.

SplitPnt
054 007

Reference
Split Point

3 Rotate the dial to set the Split Point

between 036 (C1) and 096 (C6).

Split Point (54: F#2)

Split voice Main voice

NOTE
• The Split Point set here is applied common to the Style,
Pattern and Voice.
• During the Lesson playback, the Split Point cannot be
changed.

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 Styles (Auto Accompaniment) and Patterns

Chord Types for Style Playback

For users who are new to chords, this chart features common chords. Since there are many useful chords and
many different ways to use them musically, refer to commercially available chord books for further details.
 indicates the root note.
Major Minor Seventh Minor Seventh Major Seventh

C Cm C7 Cm7 CM 7

D Dm D7 Dm7 DM 7

E Em E7 Em7 EM7

C
F Fm F7 Fm7 FM7

G Gm G7 Gm7 GM7

A Am A7 Am7 AM 7
Reference

B Bm B7 Bm 7 BM 7

• Inversions can be used as well as in “root” position—with the following exceptions:

m7, m7b5, 6, m6, sus4, aug, dim7, 7b5, 6(9), sus2
• Inversion of the 7sus4 and m7(11) chords are not recognized if the notes are omitted.
• When playing a chord which cannot be recognized by this instrument, nothing is shown
on the display. In such a case, only the rhythm and bass parts will be played.

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”

C Cm C7 Cm 7

To play a major chord To play a minor chord To play a seventh chord To play a minor seventh chord
Press the root note () Press the root note Press the root note Press the root note together
of the chord. together with the nearest together with the nearest with the nearest white and
black key to the left of it. white key to the left of it. black keys to the left of it (three
keys altogether).

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Looking Up Chords Using the 2-2. Press the key labeled “M7” in the section
between “CHORD TYPE ” and “ROOT.”
Chord Dictionary The notes you should play for the specified
chord (root note and chord type) are conve-
The Dictionary function is useful when you know the
niently shown in the display, both as nota-
name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how
tion and in the keyboard diagram.
to play it.

1 Press and hold the [CHORD DICT] button

for longer than a second to call up “Dict.”

Dict.
Notation of chord Chord name (root and type)
Hold for longer than
a second.
Dict.
This operation will divide the entire keyboard into
001
the three ranges as illustrated below.
• The range to the right of “ROOT ”:
Lets you specify the Chord Root, but produces no
sound.
• The range between “CHORD TYPE ” and Individual notes of
“ROOT ”: chord (keyboard)
Lets you specify the Chord Type, but produces no
sound. To call up possible inversions of the chord, press
• The range to the left of “CHORD TYPE ”: the [+]/[-] buttons.
Lets you play and confirm the Chord specified in NOTE
the above two ranges. • About major chords: Simple major chords are usually
indicated only by the root note. For example, “C” refers
Keyboard to C major. However, when specifying major chords
playing range Chord Type range Root range
here, make sure to select “M” (major) after pressing the
root note.

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3 Following the notation and keyboard
diagram in the display, try playing a
chord in the range to the left of “CHORD
2 As an example, learn how to play a GM7 TYPE .”
(G major seventh) chord. When you’ve played the chord properly, a bell
sound signals your success and the chord name in
2-1. Press the “G” key in the section to the right
the display flashes.
of “ROOT ” so that the “G” is shown as
the root note.
Specifying only the key for Pattern
playback
Note that you only need to specify only the
root note for Pattern playback, unlike Style
playback for which you also need to specify
the Chord Type.

Dict.
001

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 Song Settings

BGM (Background Music) Play- Random Song Playback

back The order of Song repeat playback via the [DEMO/
BGM] button can be changed between the numerical
With the default setting, pressing the [DEMO/BGM]
order and random order.
button will play back only a few of the internal Songs
repeatedly. This setting can be changed so that, for
example, all internal Songs are played, or all Songs 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button.
transferred to the instrument from a computer are
played back, letting you use the instrument as a back-
ground music source. Five playback group settings are
provided. Simply select the one that suits your needs.
2 Press the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons
1 Hold down the [DEMO/BGM] button for several times to call up “PlayMode”
longer than a second. (Function 059).
“DemoGrp” is shown in the display for a few sec- “PlayMode” is shown for a few seconds, followed
onds, followed by the current repeat playback tar- by the current playback mode, “Normal” or “Ran-
get. dom.”

PlayMode
Hold for longer than 059
a second.

2 Rotate the dial to select a repeat play- When the DemoGrp is set to “Demo,” this param-
eter cannot be set.
back group from the table below.
Demo
Preset
Preset Songs 001–003
All preset Songs
3 Rotate the dial to select “Random.”
To return to the numerical order, select “Normal.”
User All User Songs
Reference

4
Download All Songs transferred from a computer
Press the [DEMO] button to start play-
All Songs (MIDI files) in the connected USB
USB back.
flash memory
To stop playback, press the [DEMO] button again.
3 Press the [DEMO] button to start play-
back.
To stop playback, press the [DEMO] button again.

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 Song Settings

Tempo Setting of the Song Melody Voice Setting of the Pre-

This operation is same as that of the Style and Pattern. set Song
Refer to page 42.
You can change the Melody Voice of the current Pre-
set Song temporarily to any other desired Voice.

Tap Start 1 Press the [SONG] button, select the

desired Preset Song, then start play-
This operation is same as that of the Style and Pattern. back.
Refer to page 42.

Song Volume
2 Press the [VOICE] button, then rotate the
1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. dial to select the desired Voice.

Strings
067
2 Press the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons
several times to call up “SongVol.” 3 Hold down the [VOICE] button for longer
than a second.
After “SONG MELODY VOICE” is shown for a
SongVol few seconds, the Melody Voice of the Song will be
100 002 changed to that selected in Step 2.

Song volume

Reference
SONG MEL
3 Rotate the dial to set the Song volume
between 000 and 127.
Hold for longer than
NOTE a second.
• Song volume can be adjusted while a Song is selected.

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 The Functions

The “Functions” provide access to a range of detailed instrument parameters such as

Tuning, Split Point, Voices and Effects. Take a look at the Function List (pages 48–50).
When you find the desired Function you want to change, follow the instructions below.

Basic Procedure in the Function 4 Use the dial, the [+] and [-] buttons, or
the [0]–[9] number buttons to set the
Display value of the selected function.
1 Find the desired item in the Function To restore the default value, press the [+] and [-]
buttons simultaneously. In the sole case of the
List on pages 48–50.
MIDI Initial Send function, pressing the [+] button

2 Press the [FUNCTION] button. executes the function while pressing [-] cancels it.

StyleVol
100 001

3 Press the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons

several times until the desired item
appears. Direct
numeric entry.
Current item

Transpos
00 004

• Decrement Press simultane- • Increment

value by 1. ously to recall the value by 1.
• Cancel default setting. • Execute

Some Function settings are maintained even if you

Reference

turn off the power, and can be transferred to the

computer as Backup Data (page 32).

Function List
Function
Function Display Range/Settings Default Value Description
Number
Volume
001 Style Volume StyleVol 000–127 100 Refer to page 42.
002 Song Volume SongVol 000–127 100 Refer to page 47.
003 Pattern Volume PatrnVol 000–127 100 Refer to page 42.
Overall
004 Transpose Transpos -12–12 0 Refer to page 34.
427Hz–453Hz
005 Tuning Tuning (in approximately 440.0Hz Refer to page 34.
0.2Hz increments)
Sets the range over which you can control pitch by using the
006 Pitch Bend Range PBRange 01–12 2
PITCH BEND wheel (page 34), in semitone increments.
007 Split Point SplitPnt 036–096 (C1–C6) 54 (F#2) Refer to page 43.
1 (Soft), 2 (Medium),
008 Touch Sensitivity TouchSns 2 (Medium) Refer to page 35.
3 (Hard), 4 (Off)
Main Voice (page 16)
009 Volume M.Volume 000–127 * Determines the volume of the Main Voice.
010 Octave M.Octave -2 – +2 * Determines the octave range for the Main Voice.

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Function
Function Display Range/Settings Default Value Description
Number
Determines the stereo pan position of the Main Voice. The value
000 (left)–64 (center)–
011 Pan M.Pan * “0” results in the sound being panned full left; the value “127”
127 (right)
results in the sound being panned full right.
Determines how much of the Main Voice's signal is sent to the
012 Reverb Depth M.Reverb 000–127 *
Reverb effect.
Determines how much of the Main Voice’s signal is sent to the
013 Chorus Depth M.Chorus 000–127 *
Chorus effect.
Determines how fast the volume of the Main Voice reaches the Attack
014 Attack Time M.Attack 000–127 64 level when the note is pressed. The larger the value, the faster the
attack rate. The smaller the value, the slower the attack rate.
Determines how fast the volume of the Main Voice falls to 0 when
015 Release Time M.Releas 000–127 64 the note is released. The larger the value, the longer the sustain.
The smaller the value, the shorter the sustain.
016 Filter Cutoff M.Cutoff 000–127 64 Determines the Filter Cutoff Frequency (page 37) of the Main Voice.
017 Filter Resonance M.Reso. 000–127 64 Determines the Filter Resonance (page 37) of the Main Voice.
Dual Voice (page 16)
018 Dual Voice D.Voice 001–731 * Selects a Dual Voice.
019 Volume D.Volume 000–127 * Determines the volume of the Dual Voice.
020 Octave D.Octave -2 – +2 * Determines the octave range for the Dual Voice.
Determines the stereo pan position of the Dual Voice. A value of
000 (left)–64 (center)–
021 Pan D.Pan * “0” results in the sound being panned full left; a value of “127”
127 (right)
results in the sound being panned full right.
Determines how much of the Dual Voice’s signal is sent to the
022 Reverb Depth D.Reverb 000–127 *
Reverb effect.
Determines how much of the Dual Voice’s signal is sent to the
023 Chorus Depth D.Chorus 000–127 *
Chorus effect.
Determines how fast the volume of the Dual Voice reaches the Attack
024 Attack Time D.Attack 000–127 64 level when the note is pressed. The larger the value, the faster the
attack rate. The smaller the value, the slower the attack rate.
Determines how fast the volume of the Dual Voice falls to 0 when
025 Release Time D.Releas 000–127 64 the note is released. The larger the value, the longer the sustain.
The smaller the value, the shorter the sustain.
Determines the Filter Cutoff Frequency (page 37) of the Dual
026 Filter Cutoff D.Cutoff 000–127 64
Voice.
027 Filter Resonance D.Reso. 000–127 64 Determines the Filter Resonance (page 37) of the Dual Voice.
Split Voice (page 17)

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028 Split Voice S.Voice 001–731 53 (FngrBass) Selects a Split Voice.
029 Volume S.Volume 000–127 * Determines the volume of the Split Voice.
030 Octave S.Octave -2 – +2 * Determines the octave range for the Split Voice.
Determines the stereo pan position of the Split Voice. A value of
000 (left)–64 (center)–
031 Pan S.Pan * “0” results in the sound being panned full left; a value of “127”
127 (right)
results in the sound being panned full right.
Determines how much of the Split Voice’s signal is sent to the
032 Reverb Depth S.Reverb 000–127 *
Reverb effect.
Determines how much of the Split Voice’s signal is sent to the
033 Chorus Depth S.Chorus 000–127 *
Chorus effect.
Effects
034 Reverb Type Reverb 01–10 ** Refer to page 33.
035 Chorus Type Chorus 01–05 ** Refer to page 33.
Speaker, Boost, Head-
036 Master EQ Type MasterEQ phone, Line Out1, Line 1 (Speaker) Refer to page 35.
Out2
Determines the Ultra-Wide Stereo type.
037 Wide Type Wide 1–3 2 (Wide2)
Higher values produce a greater Wide effect.
Harmony (page 19)
038 Harmony Type HarmType 01–26 * Determines the Harmony type.
039 Harmony Volume HarmVol 000–127 * Determines the volume of the Harmony effect
Arpeggio (page 20)
040 Arpeggio Type ARP Type 001–150 * Determines the Arpeggio type.
When “Thru” is selected, the velocities of Arpeggio playback are
determined by your playing strength. When “Original” is selected,
041 Arpeggio Velocity ARP Velo 1(Original), 2(Thru) *
the velocities of Arpeggio playback are determined by the original
setting regardless of your playing strength.
042 Arpeggio Quantize Quantize 1(OFF), 2(1/8), 3(1/16) * Refer to page 39.

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 The Functions

Function
Function Display Range/Settings Default Value Description
Number
1 (Sustain) / 2 (Arp
043 Pedal Function Pdl Func * Refer to page 39.
Hold) / 3 (Hold+Sus)
Computer (USB TO HOST terminal)***
044 PC mode PC mode OFF/PC1/PC2 OFF Optimizes the MIDI settings when you connect to a computer
MIDI***
Determines whether the instrument’s keyboard controls the inter-
nal tone generator (ON) or not (OFF). When you record your key-
045 Local Control Local ON/OFF ON
board performance to the application software on the computer
via MIDI, set this parameter to OFF.
Determines whether the instrument synchronizes to the internal
clock (OFF) or an external clock (ON). When you record your key-
046 External Clock ExtClock ON/OFF OFF
board performance to the application software on the computer
via MIDI, set this parameter to ON.
Determines whether MIDI messages generated via keyboard per-
047 Keyboard Out KbdOut ON/OFF ON formance are transmitted (ON) or not (OFF) from the USB TO
HOST terminal.
Determines whether MIDI messages generated via Style play-
048 Style Out StyleOut ON/OFF OFF back are transmitted (ON) or not (OFF) from the USB TO HOST
terminal.
Determines whether MIDI messages generated via Song play-
049 Song Out SongOut ON/OFF OFF back are transmitted (ON) or not (OFF) from the USB TO HOST
terminal.
Lets you send the data of the panel settings to a computer. Press [+]
050 Initial Send InitSend YES/NO - to send, or press [-] to cancel. This operation should be done immedi-
ately after starting the Recording operation on the computer.
Metronome (page 18)
Time Signature
051 TimesigN 00–60 ** Determines the time signature of the Metronome.
Numerator
Half note, Quarter
Time Signature
052 TimesigD note, Eighth note, ** Determines the length of each metronome beat.
Denominator
Sixteenth note
053 Metronome Volume MtrVol 000–127 100 Determines the volume of the Metronome.
Lesson (page 26)
Determines the guide track number for your right hand lesson.
054 Lesson Track (R) R-Part GuideTrack1–16, OFF 1 The setting is only effective for Songs in SMF format 0 transferred
from a computer.
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Determines the guide track number for your left hand lesson. The
055 Lesson Track (L) L-Part GuideTrack1–16, OFF 2 setting is only effective for Songs in SMF format 0 transferred from
a computer.
056 Grade Grade ON/OFF ON Determines whether the Grade function is on or off.
This parameter is for Lesson 3 “Waiting.” When set to ON, play-
back tempo will change to match the speed at which you are play-
057 Your Tempo YourTemp ON/OFF ON
ing. When set to OFF, playback tempo will be maintained
regardless of the speed at which you are playing.
Demo (page 24)
1 (Demo) / 2 (Preset) /
058 Demo Group DemoGrp 3 (User) / 4 (Down- 1 (Demo) Refer to page 46.
load) / 5 (USB)
1 (Normal)
059 Demo Play Mode PlayMode 1 (Normal) Refer to page 46.
2 (Random)
Determines whether Demo cancel is enabled or not. When this is
060 Demo Cancel D-Cancel ON/OFF OFF set to ON, the Demo Song will not play, even if the [DEMO/BGM]
button is pressed.
Auto Power Off (page 14)
OFF, 5/10/15/30/60/ Specifies the time that will elapse before the instrument’s power is
061 Auto Power Off Time AutoOff 30 minutes
120 (min.) automatically turned off.
Battery (page 12)
Battery 1 (Alkaline battery) /
062 Battery Type 1 (Alkaline battery) Selects the type of batteries you have installed to this instrument.
Type 2 (Rechargeable battery)
Language (page 53)
Determines the display language for the Song file names, lyrics
063 Language Language English/Japanese English
and certain display messages.

* The appropriate value is automatically set for each Voice combination.

** The appropriate value is automatically set for each Song, Style or Pattern.
*** For details, refer to “Computer-related Operations” (page 9).

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USB Flash Memory Operations

By connecting the USB flash memory device to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal, you can
save the data created on this instrument, such as User Song and parameter settings.
The saved data can be recalled to this instrument again for the future use.
IMPORTANT
• It is recommended to use the Power Adaptor when executing USB flash memory operations, since battery power may
not be reliable enough to last through these crucial operations. When you try executing certain functions, the “Use
Adaptor” indication may appear and the selected function cannot be executed.

Precautions when using the [USB TO Using USB Flash Memory

DEVICE] terminal By connecting the instrument to a USB flash mem-
This instrument features a built-in [USB TO ory, you can save data you’ve created to the con-
DEVICE] terminal. When connecting a USB nected device, as well as read data from the
device to the terminal, be sure to handle the USB connected device.
device with care. Follow the important precautions
below.  The number of USB flash memory to be used
NOTE Only one USB flash memory device can be con-
• For more information about the handling of USB devices, nected to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal.
refer to the owner’s manual of the USB device.

 Formatting USB flash memory

 Compatible USB devices When a USB flash memory is connected, a message
The instrument does not necessarily support all may appear prompting you to format the device. If
commercially available USB devices. Yamaha can- so, execute the Format operation (page 53).
not guarantee operation of USB devices that you NOTICE
purchase. Before purchasing a USB device for use • The format operation overwrites any previously existing
with this instrument, check the following web data. Make sure that the USB flash memory you are for-
matting does not contain important data.
page:
http://download.yamaha.com/  To protect your data (write-protect)

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NOTE
To prevent important data from being inadvertently
• Other USB devices such as a computer keyboard or
mouse cannot be used. erased, apply the write-protect provided with the
particular USB flash memory. If you are saving
 Connecting USB flash memory data to the USB flash memory, make sure to dis-
able write-protect.
• When connecting a USB device to the [USB TO
DEVICE] terminal, make sure that the connector
 Connecting/removing USB storage device
on the device is appropriate and that it is con-
Before removing the USB flash memory from the
nected in the proper direction.
[USB TO DEVICE] terminal, make sure that the
• When connecting a USB cable, make sure that
instrument is not accessing data (such as in the
the length is less than 3 meters.
Save and Delete operations).
• Though the instrument supports the USB 1.1 NOTICE
standard, you can connect and use a USB 2.0 • Avoid frequently connecting/disconnecting the USB
storage device with the instrument. However, flash memory too often. Doing so may result in the
operation of the instrument “freezing” or hanging up.
note that the transfer speed is that of USB 1.1. While the instrument is accessing data (such as during
Save, Delete, Load and Format operations) or is mount-
ing the USB storage device (shortly after the connec-
tion), do NOT unplug the USB flash memory, and do
NOT turn the power off. Doing so may corrupt the data
on either or both devices.

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 USB Flash Memory Operations

Connecting a USB Flash Memory 4 Rotate the dial to call up the desired File
Control function, then execute it.
1 Connect a USB flash memory to the For details, refer to the table below.
USB TO DEVICE terminal, being careful
Display File Control function Page
to insert it with the proper orientation. Formatting a USB Flash
Format? 53
Memory
Saving User Data to a USB
Save USR 54
Flash Memory
Saving a User Song as SMF
Save SMF 55
to a USB Flash Memory
Loading User Data from a
Load USR 56
USB Flash Memory
Load STY Loading a Style File 57
Deleting a User File in a USB
Del USR 58
Flash Memory
Deleting a SMF File in a USB
Del SMF 58
Flash Memory
Exiting from a File Control
Exit? 59
display

2 Wait until “USB” appears on the left cor-

Messages may appear on the display during
ner of the display. File Control procedures to aid in smooth oper-
The “USB” indication confirms that the connected ation. Refer to the Message List on page 59
USB flash memory has been mounted or recog- for details.
nized.

GrandPno NOTE
• No sound will be produced if the keyboard is played
while the file control display is showing, and only buttons
related to File Control operations will be active.

NOTE
 If “UnFormat” followed by “Format?”
Reference

The File Control display cannot be called up in the follow-

appears: ing situations.
This indicates that the connected USB flash • During playback of Style, Pattern, or Song
memory has not been formatted, and cannot be • When “USB” does not appear even if you have con-
nected a USB flash memory to the [USB TO DEVICE]
mounted or recognized. Execute the Format terminal.
operation by following the instructions starting
with Step 2 on page 53.

3 Hold down the [FILE CONTROL] button

to call up the File Control display.

Load STY
Hold for longer
than a second.

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Formatting a USB Flash Memory

Recognizable file location in the USB
The Format operation lets you prepare commercially flash memory for Song playback (page 24)
available USB flash memory for use with this instru-
ment is called “Format.” USB flash memory (Root)

1
Song
Hold the [FILE CONTROL] button for File

longer than a second to call up the File

Control display. Song
File Can be selected/
2 Use the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons to played.

call up “Format?.” Song

File

Format?
Song
File Cannot be
selected/played.

3 Press the [0/EXECUTE] button.

IMPORTANT
A confirmation message will appear. To cancel the
• In order to play data copied to a USB flash memory
operation, press the [-/NO] button. from a computer or other device, the data must be
stored either in the USB flash memory’s root directory
or a first-level/second-level folder in the root directory.
Data stored in third-level-folders created inside a sec-
ond-level folder cannot be selected and played by this
instrument.

4 Press the [0/EXECUTE] button again or NOTE

• If playback of an external Song (created via a different
the [+/YES] button to execute the Format instrument or computer) produces the distorted sound,
operation. decrease the Song Volume (page 47) to reduce the dis-
tortion then adjust the Master Volume (page 14).
After a while, a message indicating completion of
the operation appears, and the “USER FILES”

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folder will be created on the root directory in the Song title display language
USB flash memory. File names containing Japanese katakana charac-
NOTICE ters will be properly displayed if the instrument’s
• The Format operation cannot be cancelled during display language is set to “Japanese.” All display
execution. Never turn off the power or disconnect the
USB flash memory during the operation. Doing so
information other than file names will be dis-
may result in data loss. played in English even if “Japanese” is selected.
Kanji characters cannot be displayed. The display

5 Press the [FILE CONTROL] button to exit language can be set via the Language function
(page 50).
from the File Control display.

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Saving User Data to a USB Flash 5 Press the [0/EXECUTE] button again, or
the [+/YES] button to execute the Save
Memory operation.
The following data created on this instrument com- After a while, a message indicating completion of
prise the “User Data.” the operation appears, and a User file (.usr) will be
saved in a “USER FILES” folder which will auto-
• All 10 User Songs matically be created on the USB flash memory.
• Styles which have been transferred from a com- NOTICE
puter then loaded to Style numbers 187–191. • The Save operation cannot be cancelled during exe-
cution. Never turn off the power or disconnect the
• All the Registration Memory settings USB flash memory during the operation. Doing so
may result in data loss.
The User Data can be saved as a single “User File”
NOTE
(.usr) to a USB flash memory.
• The amount of time required for this operation may vary
NOTE depending on the condition of the USB flash memory.
• The extension (.usr) of the User File will not be shown on the
display of this instrument. Confirm the extension on the com-
puter display when connecting the USB flash memory to a
computer.
6 Press the [FILE CONTROL] button to exit
from the File Control display.

1 Hold the [FILE CONTROL] button for

longer than a second to call up the File
Control display.
NOTE
2 Use the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons to • If you want to recall the User file (.usr) to this instrument
call up “Save USR.” again, execute the Load operation (page 56).

Save USR
Reference

3 Press the [0/EXECUTE] button.

As the target file name, “USER***” (***: num-
ber) appears on the display. If desired, rotate the
dial to select a different file name from
“USER001”–“USER100.”

USER001

4 Press the [0/EXECUTE] button again.

A confirmation message will appear. To cancel the
operation, press the [-/NO] button.

Overwriting existing files

If a file that already contains data is selected
as the target user file, an overwrite confirma-
tion message will appear.

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Saving a User Song as SMF to a 5 Press the [0/EXECUTE] button again.

A confirmation message will appear. To cancel the
USB Flash Memory operation, press the [-/NO] button.
A User Song can be converted to SMF (Standard
MIDI File) format 0 and saved to a USB flash mem- Overwriting existing files
ory. If a file that already contains data is selected,
an overwrite confirmation message will
SMF (Standard MIDI File) format appear.
With this format, various events via the keyboard
performance such as note on/off and Voice selec-
tion will be recorded as MIDI data. The SMF For-
mat 0 and Format 1 are available. A large number 6 Press the [0/EXECUTE] button again, or
the [+/YES] button to execute the Save
of MIDI devices are compatible with SMF For-
operation.
mat 0, and most commercially available Song file
(MIDI file) is provided in SMF Format 0. 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”
1 Hold the [FILE CONTROL] button for folder which will automatically be created on the
USB flash memory.
longer than a second to call up the File
Control display. NOTICE
• The Save operation cannot be cancelled during exe-
cution. Never turn off the power or disconnect the
2 Use the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons to USB flash memory during the operation. Doing so
may result in data loss.
call up “Save SMF.”
NOTE
• The amount of time required for this operation may vary
Save SMF depending on the condition of the USB flash memory.

7 Press the [FILE CONTROL] button to exit

Reference
from the File Control display.
3 Press the [0/EXECUTE] button.
As the target User Song, “USER**” (**: number
1–10) appears on the display. If desired, rotate the
dial to select a different User Song from
“USER01”–“USER10” then press the [0/EXE-
CUTE] button.

User 1

4 Press the [0/EXECUTE] button again.

As the target file name on the USB flash memory,
“SONG***” (***: number 1–100) appears on the
display. If desired, rotate the dial to select the dif-
ferent file.

SONG001

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Loading User Data from a USB 6 Press the [FILE CONTROL] button to exit
from the File Control display.
Flash Memory
A User data (page 54) saved as a User file (.usr) to the
7 Check the loaded data by calling up the
User Song, one of the Styles 187–191,
USB flash memory can be loaded to this instrument.
and Registration Memory settings.
NOTICE
• Loading a User file will overwrite and erase the existing
data, including all 10 User Songs, Style data loaded to the
Style numbers 187–191, and all the Registration Memory
settings. Save important data you want to keep to a sepa-
rate USB flash memory before loading a User file.

1 Hold the [FILE CONTROL] button for

longer than a second to call up the File
Control display.

2 Use the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons to

call up “Load USR.”

Load USR

3 Press the [0/EXECUTE] button.

“USER***” (***: number) appears on the display
as the User file name in the USB flash memory.
As desired, rotate the dial to select a different User
file.
Reference

USER001

Note that the User file should be saved in the

USERFILES folder on the USB flash memory.
Files saved outside this folder cannot be recog-
nized.

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 Load
operation.
After a while, a message indicating completion of
the operation appears.
NOTICE
• The Load operation cannot be cancelled during exe-
cution. Never turn off the power or disconnect the
USB flash memory during the operation. Doing so
may result in data loss.

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Loading a Style File 4 Press the [0/EXECUTE] button again.

As the Load destination, “Load To? ***” (***:
Style data created on another instrument or a com- 187–191) appears on the display. If desired, rotate
puter can be loaded to the Style numbers 187–191, the dial to select a different number.
and you can play them like the internal preset Styles.
The following two Load operations are available. Load To?
 Loading of a Style file (.sty) saved on the root 187
directory on the USB flash memory
 Loading of a Style file (.sty) transferred from a 5 Press the [0/EXECUTE] button again.
computer via the Musicsoft Downloader and stored A confirmation message will appear. To cancel the
in the internal memory of this instrument operation, press the [-/NO] button.

NOTE 6 Press the [0/EXECUTE] button again, or

• For instructions on transferring a Style file from a computer via the [+/YES] button to execute the Load
the Musicsoft Downloader, refer to “Computer-related Opera-
tions” (page 9). After data transfer, load the Style data to one operation.
of the Style numbers 187–191 to enable playback. After a while, a message indicating completion of
NOTICE the operation appears.
• Loading a Style file will overwrite and erase the existing NOTICE
data of the destination number. Save important data you • The Load operation cannot be cancelled during exe-
want to keep to a separate USB flash memory before load- cution. Never turn off the power or disconnect the
ing. USB flash memory during the operation. Doing so
may result in data loss.

1 Hold the [FILE CONTROL] button for

longer than a second to call up the File 7 Press the [STYLE] button, rotate the dial
Control display. to select a Style from 187–191, then try
playing it back.
2 Use the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons to
call up “Load STY.”

Reference
Load STY

3 Press the [0/EXECUTE] button.

A name of a Style file in the USB flash memory or
internal memory of this instrument will appear on
the display. As desired, rotate the dial to select a
different Style file.

DiscoFox
FLA

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Deleting a User File in the USB Deleting a SMF File in the USB
Flash Memory Flash Memory
User Files (.usr) in the root directory of the USB flash You can delete a SMF file that has been saved in the
memory can be deleted. USB flash memory via the Save SMF operation (page
IMPORTANT
55).
• The User file (.usr) to be deleted should have been saved in IMPORTANT
the root directory of the USB flash memory. Files outside
• The SMF file (.usr) to be deleted should have been saved in
this folder cannot be recognized.
the root directory of the USB flash memory. Files outside
this folder cannot be recognized. This operation can be
applied only to file names with the “SONG***” (***: num-
1 Hold the [FILE CONTROL] button for ber) format.
longer than a second to call up the File
Control display.
1 Hold the [FILE CONTROL] button for
2 Use the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons to longer than a second to call up the File
Control display.
call up “Del USR.”
2 Use the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons to
Del USR call up “Del SMF.”

Del SMF
3 Press the [0/EXECUTE] button.
As a User file name in the USB flash memory,
“USER****” (****: number) appears on the dis-
play. As desired, rotate the dial to select a different 3 Press the [0/EXECUTE] button.
As a SMF file name in the USB flash memory,
User file.
“SONG***” (***: number) appears on the dis-
play. As desired, rotate the dial to select a different
USER001 SMF file.
Reference

SONG001
4 Press the [0/EXECUTE] button again.
A confirmation message will appear. To cancel the
operation, press the [-/NO] button.
4 Press the [0/EXECUTE] button again.
5 Press the [0/EXECUTE] button again, or A confirmation message will appear. To cancel the
operation, press the [-/NO] button.
the [+/YES] button to execute the Delete
operation.
After a while, a message indicating completion of
5 Press the [0/EXECUTE] button again, or
the [+/YES] button to execute the Delete
the operation appears. operation.
NOTICE
After a while, a message indicating completion of
• The Delete operation cannot be cancelled during exe-
cution. Never turn off the power or disconnect the the operation appears.
USB flash memory during the operation. Doing so NOTICE
may result in data loss.
• The Delete operation cannot be cancelled during exe-
cution. Never turn off the power or disconnect the
USB flash memory during the operation. Doing so
6 Press the [FILE CONTROL] button to exit may result in data loss.
from the File Control display.
6 Press the [FILE CONTROL] button to exit
from the File Control display.

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Exiting from a File Control display Message Comment

Indicates that the file control function is cur-

To exit from the File Control display, press the Can’t Use rently unavailable since the media is being
[VOICE], [STYLE], [PATTERN], [SONG], [FUNC- accessed.
TION], or [GRAND PIANO] button. Complet.
Indicates the specified job completion such as
data saving and transmission.
You can also exit from the File Control function mode
as follows: Displayed when the user song contains illegal
Data Err
data.

1 Use the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons to Disk Ful

Displayed when saving data cannot be exe-
cuted since the media memory becomes full.
call up “Exit?.”
Displayed when a file error or operational error
Error
occurs.

Exit? 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.

2
There is no file to load or delete from the
Press the [0/EXECUTE] button to exit no file
media.
from the File Control display. Communication with the USB device has been
shut down because of the overcurrent to the
USB device. Disconnect the device from the
[USB TO DEVICE] terminal, then turn on the
0ur power of the instrument.

Displayed when trying to save or delete data

Protect on a protected media, or format a protected
media. Set protect to off and try again.

Displayed when connecting an unformatted

UnFormat
media.

USB flash memory save, delete, and format

operations cannot be performed when the
UseAdpt
instrument is being powered from battery. Use
an AC adaptor.

Reference

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 Troubleshooting
Appendix

Problem Possible Cause and Solution

When the instrument is turned on or off, a popping This is normal and indicates that the instrument is receiving electri-
sound is temporarily produced. cal power.
Using a mobile phone in close proximity to the instrument may pro-
When using a mobile phone, noise is produced duce interference. To prevent this, turn off the mobile phone or use
it further away from the instrument
The instrument is automatically turned off even if no This is normal. This occurs due to the Auto Power Off function
operation is done. (page 14).
The volume is too soft.
The sound quality is poor.
The Style/Pattern/Song/Arpeggio stops unexpectedly or
The batteries are low or dead. Replace all six batteries with com-
will not play.
pletely new ones or completely recharged ones, or use the AC
The recorded data of the song, etc. does not play cor-
power adaptor.
rectly.
The LCD display suddenly goes dark, and all panel set-
tings are reset.
Check whether a set of headphones or an audio cable is con-
nected to the PHONES/OUTPUT, or not. When such a connection
No sound is produced even when the keyboard is is made, no sound is output from the speaker of this instrument.
played, or a Song, Style, or Pattern is being played back.
Check the on/off status of the Local Control (page 50). Normally,
set this parameter to ON.
The footswitch (for sustain) seems to produce the oppo- The polarity of the footswitch is reversed. Make sure that the foot-
site effect. For example, pressing the footswitch cuts off switch plug is properly connected to the SUSTAIN jack before turn-
the sound and releasing it sustains the sounds. ing on the power.
No sound is produced even when playing keys in the
Check whether or not the Dictionary function (page 45) is used.
right hand area of the keyboard, although chords played
When used, this is normal.
in the left hand area are recognized.
You have exceeded 32 simultaneous notes, which is the maximum
Not all of the Voices seem to sound, or the sound seems polyphony (the maximum amount of notes that can be played
to be cut off, when playing the keyboard, Arpeggio, Style simultaneously) of this instrument. If the Main, Dual, and Split
or Pattern or Song. Voices are being used along with playback of Arpeggio, Style, Pat-
tern or Song, some notes/sounds may be omitted (or “stolen”).
This is normal. The tone generation method uses multiple record-
ings (samples) of an instrument across the range of the keyboard;
The sound of the Voice changes from note to note.
thus, the actual sound of the Voice may be slightly different from
note to note.
Using the Knobs can produce dramatic changes in the sound, but
The keyboard performance and playback of Style/Pat- may also produce unexpected or undesired sounds. If you want to
tern/Song produces an unexpected or inappropriate restore the original, normal sound before being changed by the
sound, and cannot be restored to the normal status. Knobs, change the Voice, Style, Pattern or Song, or press the
[PORTABLE GRAND] button to reset the panel settings.
The Style, Pattern or Song does not start even when the
[START/STOP] button is pressed. The Arpeggio does Check the on/off status of the External Clock (page 50). Normally,
not start even when the note is pressed with the Arpeg- set this parameter to OFF.
gio turned on.
The volume of the Style, Pattern or Song is too low. Check the volume setting in the Functions (pages 42 and 47).
Appendix

The chords played in the left hand area cannot be recog- Check the Split Point setting (page 43). Set this to the appropriate
nized even when the ACMP is turned on. value.
Style parts other than the Rhythm part produce no Check the on/off status of the ACMP (page 22). Make sure to turn
sound. ACMP on.
This is normal. Style numbers 174–186 have no rhythm parts, so
The Styles numbered 174–186 produce no rhythm drum no rhythm will play. When one of these Styles is selected, turn
sound even when the [START/STOP] button is pressed. ACMP on, then specify the chord in the left hand area to play Style
parts other than the Rhythm part.
The ACMP indicator does not appear on the display Check the on/off status of the [STYLE] lamp. When using a Style,
when the [ACMP ON/OFF] button is pressed. press the [STYLE] button to turn on the [STYLE] lamp.

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Specifications

Dimensions (W x D x H) 946 mm x 405 mm x 140 mm (37-1/4” x 15-15/16” x 5-1/2”)

Size/Weight
Weight 6.8 kg (15lbs 0oz.) (not including batteries)
Number of Keys 61
Keyboard
Touch Response Yes
Pitch Bend Yes
Other Controllers
Control Knobs Yes
Display LCD display
Display
Language English
Tone Generation Tone Generating Technology AWM Stereo Sampling
Polyphony Number of Polyphony (Max.) 32
Voices
Preset Number of Voices 206 + 462 XGlite + 23 Drum/SFX Kits + 40 Arpeggio
Compatibility GM, XGlite
Reverb 9 types
Chorus 4 types
Types Master EQ 5 types
Harmony 26 types
Effects
Ultra-Wide Stereo 3 types
Dual Yes
Functions Split Yes
Arpeggio type 150 types
Number of Preset Styles 186
Fingering Multi finger
Preset
ACMP ON/OFF, INTRO/ENDING/rit., MAIN/AUTO FILL, SYNC START,
Accompaniment Style Control
SYNC STOP, START/STOP, TRACK ON/OFF
Styles
User Styles 5
Music Database 305
Other Features
One Touch Setting (OTS) Yes
Preset Pattern 10
Pattern Preset
Section 5
Preset Number of Preset Songs 100
Number of Songs 10
Recording/Playback Number of Tracks 6 (5 Melody + 1 Style/Pattern)
Recording
Approx. 19,000 notes (when only “melody” tracks are recorded)
Data Capacity
Approx. 5,500 chords (when only “chord” tracks are recorded)
Compatible Data Playback SMF
Format Recording Original File Format (SMF conversion function)
Lesson/Guide [1 LISTENING, 2 TIMING, 3 WAITING], [Repeat & Learn], [Chord Dictionary]
Registration Number of Buttons 4 (x 8 banks)
Metronome Yes
Function Tempo Range 11 – 280
Overall
Transpose -12 to 0, 0 to +12
Tuning 427.0 – 440.0 – 453.0 Hz
Miscellaneous Portable Grand Button Yes
Internal Memory Approx. 1.54MB
Memory
External Strage Device USB flash memory
DC IN DC IN 12V
Memory/Connectivity Headphones/Output [PHONES/OUTPUT] x 1
Connectivity Sustain Pedal [SUSTAIN] x 1
USB TO DEVICE Yes
USB TO HOST Yes
Amplifiers 2.5W + 2.5W
Amplifiers/Speakers
Speakers 12cm×2 + 3cm×2
• Adaptor:
Users within U.S or Europe: PA-150 or an equivalent recom-
Adaptor
mended by Yamaha
Power Supply Others: PA-5D, PA-150 or an equivalent
Power Supply Six “AA” size alkaline (LR6), manganese (R6) or Ni-MH rechargable bat-
Batteries
teries
Appendix

Power Consumption • 16W (PA-150)

Auto Power Off Function Yes
• Owner’s Manual
• Data List
• AC Power Adaptor
PA-150 or an equivalent
Included Accessories
* May not be included depending on your particular area. Please
check with your Yamaha dealer.
• Music Rest
Accessories • Online Member Product Registration
• AC Power Adaptor
Users within U.S or Europe: PA-150 or an equivalent recom-
mended by Yamaha
Optional Accessories Others: PA-5D, PA-150 or an equivalent
• Keyboard Stand (L-2C)
• Stereo Headphones (HPE-150/HPE-30)
• Footswitch (FC4/FC5)
* Specifications and descriptions in this owner’s manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify
products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in every locale, please
check with your Yamaha dealer.
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 Index

A E L
AC Power Adaptor .................. 9, 12 EFFECT ..................................37, 38 Language ...................................... 50
Accessories .................................... 9 EG .................................................38 Lesson .......................................... 26
ACMP ............................... 22, 23, 40 EG (Envelope Generator) ............37 Lesson Track ................................ 50
Arpeggio ................................. 20, 39 ENDING .......................................40 Listen ............................................ 26
Arpeggio Quantize ................ 39, 49 Envelope Generator .....................37 Load STY ..................................... 57
Arpeggio Type ....................... 20, 49 EQ Setting ....................................35 Load USR .................................... 56
Arpeggio Velocity ........................ 49 EQ Type ........................................35 Local Control ............................... 50
ATTACK ...................................... 37 Error ..............................................59
Attack Time ........................... 37, 49 Excellent .......................................27
Auto Accompaniment ................. 40 Exit? ..............................................59 M
Auto Accompaniment range ....... 22 External Clock ..............................50 MAIN ........................................... 40
AUTO FILL ................................. 40 Main ............................................. 16
Auto Power Off ............................ 14 Main Voice ................................... 16
Auto Power Off Time .................. 50 F Master EQ Type ..................... 32, 49
Fast Forward .................................25 MASTER VOLUME .................. 14
Fast Reverse ..................................25 MEASURE .................................. 15
B File Control ..................................59 Melody Voice ............................... 47
Backup .......................................... 32 File Ful ..........................................59 Metronome ............................. 18, 50
Backup Clear ............................... 32 FILTER ...................................37, 38 Metronome Volume ..................... 18
Backup Parameters ...................... 32 Filter ..............................................21 MIDI Basics ................................... 9
Battery .......................................... 12 Filter Cutoff ............................21, 49 MIDI Reference ............................. 9
Battery Type ........................... 13, 50 Filter Resonance ....................21, 49 Music Database ........................... 22
Beat ............................................... 15 Flash Clear ....................................32 Music Rest ..................................... 9
BGM Playback ............................ 46 Footswitch ..............................13, 39
Format ...........................................53
Function ........................................48 N
C Function List ................................48 no data .......................................... 59
Can’t Use ...................................... 59 no file ............................................ 59
Chord ...................................... 15, 43 Notation ........................................ 15
Chord Dictionary ......................... 45 G
CHORUS ...................................... 37 GM System Level 1 .......................8
Chorus Depth ......................... 33, 49 Grade .......................................27, 50 O
Chorus Type ........................... 33, 49 Octave ..................................... 48, 49
Complet. ....................................... 59 OK ................................................ 27
Computer-related Operations ....... 9 H One Touch Setting ....................... 34
CUTOFF ...................................... 37 Harmony .......................................19
Harmony Type ........................19, 49
Harmony Volume .........................49 P
D Headphone ....................................13 PAN .............................................. 37
Data Err ........................................ 59 Pan ................................................ 49
Del SMF ....................................... 58 Pattern .................................... 23, 40
I
Appendix

Del USR ....................................... 58 Pattern Volume ................ 32, 42, 48

Demo Cancel ......................... 32, 50 Initial Send ...................................50 Pause ............................................. 25
Demo Group .......................... 32, 50 Initialization .................................32 PC mode ....................................... 50
Demo Play Mode ......................... 50 INTRO ..........................................40 Pedal Function ............................. 50
Demo Song ................................... 24 PITCH BEND .............................. 34
Pitch Bend Range .................. 34, 48
Disk Ful ........................................ 59 K Pitch Controls .............................. 34
Display ......................................... 15 Keyboard Out ...............................50
Dual Voice ........................ 16, 36, 49 Power ............................................ 14
Knob ........................................21, 37 Power Requirements ................... 12
Knob assignment ..........................15 Power source ................................ 13
Preset Song .................................. 47
Protect .......................................... 59

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R U
Random ........................................ 46 ULTRA-WIDE STEREO ............37
Recording ..................................... 28 UnFormat ......................................59
Registration Memory .................. 31 USB .................................................8
RELEASE .................................... 37 USB Flash Memory .....................51
Release Time .......................... 37, 49 USB TO DEVICE ........................51
Repeat ........................................... 25 USB TO HOST ............................11
Repeat & Learn ............................ 27 UseAdpt ........................................59
RESONANCE ............................. 37 User Song .....................................28
REVERB ...................................... 37
Reverb Depth ......................... 33, 49
Reverb Type ........................... 33, 49 V
Very Good .....................................27
Volume ....................................48, 49
S Volume of the Pattern ..................42
Save SMF ..................................... 55 Volume of the Style .....................42
Save USR ..................................... 54
Section .............................. 23, 40, 42
SMF (Standard MIDI File) ......... 55 W
Song .............................................. 24 Waiting ..........................................26
Song Book ...................................... 9 Wide Type .....................................49
Song Category ............................. 24
Song Out ...................................... 50 X
Song title display language ......... 53 XGlite .............................................8
Song Volume .................... 32, 47, 48
SOUND IMAGE ................... 37, 38
Split Point ......................... 23, 43, 48 Y
Split Voice ........................ 17, 36, 49 Your Tempo ..................................50
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
Appendix

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

PSR-E433 Owner’s Manual 63

 LIMITED 1-YEAR WARRANTY ON
PORTABLE KEYBOARDS
(NP, NPV, PSRE, EZ, DGX230, DGX530, YPG AND YPT SERIES)

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Yamaha product. Yamaha sells its products through a network of reputable, specially authorized dealers and is pleased to offer you, the
Original Owner, the following Limited Warranty, which applies only to products that have been (1) directly purchased from Yamaha’s
authorized dealers in the fifty states of the USA and District of Columbia (the “Warranted Area”) and (2) used exclusively in the Warranted
Area. Yamaha suggests that you read the Limited Warranty thoroughly, and invites you to contact your authorized Yamaha dealer or
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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 address, telephone number or website shown below. Yamaha may request that you send the defective product to a local
authorized Yamaha Servicer or authorize return of the defective product to Yamaha for repair. If you are uncertain as to whether a dealer
has been authorized by Yamaha, please contact Yamaha’s Service Department at the number shown below, or check Yamaha’s website
at www.Yamaha.com. Product(s) shipped for service should be packed securely and must be accompanied by a detailed explanation of
the problem(s) requiring service, together with the original or a machine reproduction of the bill of sale or other dated, proof-of-purchase
document describing the product, as evidence of warranty coverage. Should any product submitted for warranty service be found
ineligible therefore, an estimate of repair cost will be furnished and the repair will be accomplished only if requested by you and upon
receipt of payment or acceptable arrangement for payment.

Limitation of Implied Warranties and Exclusion of Damages: ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SHALL BE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE
APPLICABLE PERIOD OF TIME SET FORTH ABOVE. YAMAHA SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR FOR DAMAGES BASED UPON INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OF USE, DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER
EQUIPMENT OR OTHER ITEMS AT THE SITE OF USE OR INTERRUPTION OF PERFORMANCES OR ANY CONSEQUENCES.
YAMAHA’S LIABILITY FOR ANY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT IS LIMITED TO REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT, AT
YAMAHA’S OPTION. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS OR THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. This Warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to
state. This is the only express warranty applicable to the product specified herein; Yamaha neither assumes nor authorizes anyone to
assume for it any other express warranty.

If you have any questions about service received or if you need assistance in locating an authorized Yamaha Servicer, please contact:

CUSTOMER SERVICE
Yamaha Corporation of America
6600 Orangethorpe Avenue, Buena Park, California 90620-1373
Telephone: 800-854-1569
www.yamaha.com
Do not return any product to the above address without a written Return Authorization issued by YAMAHA.
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NORTH AMERICA THE NETHERLANDS/ ASIA

BELGIUM/LUXEMBOURG
CANADA Yamaha Music Europe Branch Benelux THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Yamaha Canada Music Ltd. Clarissenhof 5-b, 4133 AB Vianen, The Netherlands Yamaha Music & Electronics (China) Co.,Ltd.
135 Milner Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario, Tel: 0347-358 040 2F, Yunhedasha, 1818 Xinzha-lu, Jingan-qu,
M1S 3R1, Canada FRANCE Shanghai, China
Tel: 416-298-1311 Yamaha Music Europe Tel: 021-6247-2211
U.S.A. 7 rue Ambroise Croizat, Zone d'activités Pariest, HONG KONG
Yamaha Corporation of America 77183 Croissy-Beaubourg, France Tom Lee Music Co., Ltd.
6600 Orangethorpe Ave., Buena Park, Calif. 90620, Tel: 01-64-61-4000 11/F., Silvercord Tower 1, 30 Canton Road,
U.S.A. ITALY Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: 714-522-9011 Yamaha Music Europe GmbH, Branch Italy Tel: 2737-7688
Viale Italia 88, 20020 Lainate (Milano), Italy INDIA
CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA Tel: 02-935-771 Yamaha Music India Pvt. Ltd.
MEXICO SPAIN/PORTUGAL Spazedge building, Ground Floor, Tower A, Sector
Yamaha Music Europe GmbH Ibérica, Sucursal 47, Gurgaon- Sohna Road, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Yamaha de México S.A. de C.V. Tel: 0124-485-3300
Calz. Javier Rojo Gómez #1149, en España
Col. Guadalupe del Moral Ctra. de la Coruna km. 17, 200, 28230 INDONESIA
C.P. 09300, México, D.F., México Las Rozas (Madrid), Spain PT. Yamaha Musik Indonesia (Distributor)
Tel: 55-5804-0600 Tel: 91-639-8888 PT. Nusantik
BRAZIL GREECE Gedung Yamaha Music Center, Jalan Jend. Gatot
Yamaha Musical do Brasil Ltda. Philippos Nakas S.A. The Music House Subroto Kav. 4, Jakarta 12930, Indonesia
Rua Joaquim Floriano, 913 - 4' andar, Itaim Bibi, 147 Skiathou Street, 112-55 Athens, Greece Tel: 021-520-2577
CEP 04534-013 Sao Paulo, SP. BRAZIL Tel: 01-228 2160 KOREA
Tel: 011-3704-1377 SWEDEN Yamaha Music Korea Ltd.
ARGENTINA Yamaha Music Europe GmbH Germany filial 8F, 9F, Dongsung Bldg. 158-9 Samsung-Dong,
Yamaha Music Latin America, S.A. Scandinavia Kangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea
Sucursal de Argentina J. A. Wettergrens Gata 1, Box 30053 Tel: 02-3467-3300
Olga Cossettini 1553, Piso 4 Norte S-400 43 Göteborg, Sweden MALAYSIA
Madero Este-C1107CEK Tel: 031 89 34 00 Yamaha Music (Malaysia) Sdn., Bhd.
Buenos Aires, Argentina DENMARK Lot 8, Jalan Perbandaran, 47301 Kelana Jaya,
Tel: 011-4119-7000 Yamaha Music Europe GmbH, Tyskland – filial Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
PANAMA AND OTHER LATIN Denmark Tel: 03-78030900
AMERICAN COUNTRIES/ Generatorvej 6A, DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark PHILIPPINES
CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES Tel: 44 92 49 00 Yupangco Music Corporation
Yamaha Music Latin America, S.A. FINLAND 339 Gil J. Puyat Avenue, P.O. Box 885 MCPO,
Torre Banco General, Piso 7, Urbanización Marbella, F-Musiikki Oy Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
Calle 47 y Aquilino de la Guardia, Kluuvikatu 6, P.O. Box 260, Tel: 819-7551
Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá SF-00101 Helsinki, Finland SINGAPORE
Tel: +507-269-5311 Tel: 09 618511 Yamaha Music (Asia) PRIVATE LIMITED
NORWAY Blk 202 Hougang Street 21, #02-00,
EUROPE Yamaha Music Europe GmbH Germany - Singapore 530202, Singapore
Norwegian Branch Tel: 6747-4374
THE UNITED KINGDOM/IRELAND Grini Næringspark 1, N-1345 Østerås, Norway
Yamaha Music Europe GmbH (UK) TAIWAN
Tel: 67 16 77 70 Yamaha KHS Music Co., Ltd.
Sherbourne Drive, Tilbrook, Milton Keynes,
MK7 8BL, England ICELAND 3F, #6, Sec.2, Nan Jing E. Rd. Taipei.
Tel: 01908-366700 Skifan HF Taiwan 104, R.O.C.
Skeifan 17 P.O. Box 8120, IS-128 Reykjavik, Iceland Tel: 02-2511-8688
GERMANY Tel: 525 5000
Yamaha Music Europe GmbH THAILAND
Siemensstraße 22-34, 25462 Rellingen, Germany RUSSIA Siam Music Yamaha Co., Ltd.
Tel: 04101-3030 Yamaha Music (Russia) 4, 6, 15 and 16th floor, Siam Motors Building,
Room 37, bld. 7, Kievskaya street, Moscow, 891/1 Rama 1 Road, Wangmai,
SWITZERLAND/LIECHTENSTEIN 121059, Russia Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Yamaha Music Europe GmbH Tel: 495 626 5005 Tel: 02-215-2622
Branch Switzerland in Zürich
Seefeldstrasse 94, 8008 Zürich, Switzerland OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES
Tel: 044-387-8080 Yamaha Music Europe GmbH Yamaha Corporation,
Siemensstraße 22-34, 25462 Rellingen, Germany Asia-Pacific Sales & Marketing Group
AUSTRIA Tel: +49-4101-3030 Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu,
Yamaha Music Europe GmbH Branch Austria Japan 430-8650
Schleiergasse 20, A-1100 Wien, Austria Tel: +81-53-460-2313
Tel: 01-60203900 AFRICA
CZECH REPUBLIC/HUNGARY/ Yamaha Corporation,
ROMANIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA Asia-Pacific Sales & Marketing Group OCEANIA
Yamaha Music Europe GmbH Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, AUSTRALIA
Branch Austria (Central Eastern Europe Office) Japan 430-8650 Yamaha Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Schleiergasse 20, A-1100 Wien, Austria Tel: +81-53-460-2313 Level 1, 99 Queensbridge Street, Southbank,
Tel: 01-602039025 Victoria 3006, Australia
POLAND/LITHUANIA/LATVIA/ESTONIA MIDDLE EAST Tel: 3-9693-5111
Yamaha Music Europe GmbH TURKEY/CYPRUS NEW ZEALAND
Branch Sp.z o.o. Oddzial w Polsce Yamaha Music Europe GmbH Music Works LTD
ul. 17 Stycznia 56, PL-02-146 Warszawa, Poland Siemensstraße 22-34, 25462 Rellingen, Germany P.O.BOX 6246 Wellesley, Auckland 4680,
Tel: 022-500-2925 Tel: 04101-3030 New Zealand
BULGARIA Tel: 9-634-0099
OTHER COUNTRIES
Dinacord Bulgaria LTD. Yamaha Music Gulf FZE COUNTRIES AND TRUST
Bul.Iskarsko Schose 7 Targowski Zentar Ewropa LOB 16-513, P.O.Box 17328, Jubel Ali, TERRITORIES IN PACIFIC OCEAN
1528 Sofia, Bulgaria Dubai, United Arab Emirates Yamaha Corporation,
Tel: 02-978-20-25 Tel: +971-4-881-5868 Asia-Pacific Sales & Marketing Group
MALTA Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu,
Olimpus Music Ltd. Japan 430-8650
The Emporium, Level 3, St. Louis Street Msida Tel: +81-53-460-2313
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