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Yamaha Electone HC-4 User Manual

Yamaha Electone HC-4
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YAMAHA
ELECTONE.
HC-2
USER’S
GUIDE
BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG
MODE
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Yamaha Electone HC-4 Specifications

General IconGeneral
TypeElectronic Organ
Upper Keyboard Keys49
Lower Keyboard Keys49
Pedalboard13
EffectsReverb
AmplifierBuilt-in
SpeakersBuilt-in
Power SupplyAC
VoicesMultiple preset voices

Summary

IMPORTANT SAFETY AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION (RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT OPEN)

Safety warning regarding electric shock risk and not opening the unit.

GENERAL SAFETY AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Information on personal injury, electric shock, and fire hazards.

Names of Parts

HC-4

Diagram and labels for the HC-4 model's components.

HC-2

Diagram and labels for the HC-2 model's components.

SUPPLEMENTAL MARKING INFORMATION SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION

ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE (RFI)

Information on potential interference from electronic devices.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Important warnings about product modification and safety standards.

SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Notice regarding Yamaha's right to change specifications without prior notice.

STATIC ELECTRICITY CAUTION

Precautions regarding static electricity discharge and its effects.

FCC Information (USA)

FCC Information (USA)

Compliance information and corrective measures for radio frequency interference.

THE BASIC FEATURES

First, Let's Produce Some Sounds.

Steps to produce initial sounds on the Electone.

Registrations for Beginners.

How to call and use basic preset registrations for practice.

OTHER INFORMATION

Accessory Jacks

Description of various accessory connection ports on the Electone.

Electromagnetic Interference

Information about potential interference from other electronic devices.

3. Setting the Voices at the Panel

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE SECTIONS

Selecting and adjusting voices for the upper keyboard.

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE SECTION

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE SECTION

Selecting and adjusting voices for the lower keyboard.

PEDAL KEYBOARD VOICE SECTION

PEDAL KEYBOARD VOICE SECTION

Selecting and adjusting voices for the pedal keyboard.

VOICE MENU

VOICE MENU

How to assign voices from the Voice Menu to panel buttons.

4. Call a Registration by a One-Touch Operation

REGISTRATION MENU

How to select and activate preset music style registrations.

Song Examples of Organ Registration Settings and Informations on Organ Registration.

Song Examples of Organ Registration Settings and Informations on Organ Registration.

Examples of registration settings for various songs and styles.

5. Using Effects for an Even Richer Sound

VIBRATO

How to control the Vibrato effect for voices.

SUSTAIN

How to control the Sustain effect for voices.

TREMOLO/SYMPHONIC

TREMOLO/SYMPHONIC

How to apply Tremolo and Symphonic effects to voices.

GLIDE (LEAD) (HC-4 only)

GLIDE (LEAD) (HC-4 only)

How to use the Glide effect for Lead Voices.

TOUCH (HC-4 only)

TOUCH (HC-4 only)

How to use the Touch feature for volume and timbre control.

TRANSPOSITION

TRANSPOSITION

How to change the key of the entire Electone.

PITCH (HC-4 only)

PITCH (HC-4 only)

How to finely adjust the pitch of the Electone.

6. Adding Rhythm

AUTO RHYTHM

How to select and use Auto Rhythm patterns.

FILL IN

FILL IN

How to add variations to the rhythm pattern.

INTRO./ENDING

INTRO./ENDING

How to use introduction and ending patterns for rhythms.

FOOT SWITCH (HC-4 only)

FOOT SWITCH (HC-4 only)

How to control rhythm functions using the foot switch.

7. Producing the Sounds of Percussion Instruments

KEYBOARD PERCUSSION

How to play percussion sounds using the keyboard.

8. Having Fun with Automatic Accompaniment

AUTO BASS CHORD

How to use the Auto Bass Chord feature for accompaniment.

SINGLE FINGER

Using the Single Finger mode for easy chord and bass accompaniment.

FINGERED CHORD

FINGERED CHORD

Using the Fingered Chord mode for automatic accompaniment.

[CUSTOM A.B.C.]

[CUSTOM A.B.C.]

Using the Custom A.B.C. mode for chord and pedal accompaniment.

9. Choosing an Accompaniment Pattern

ARPEGGIO CHORD

How to choose and use accompaniment patterns.

10. Harmonizing the Melody

MELODY ON CHORD

How to add harmonies to melodies automatically.

11. Memorizing Your Favorite Registrations

REGISTRATION MEMORY

How to memorize and recall panel registration settings.

12. Transferring Information to a Pack

PACK (HC-4 only)

How to transfer data to and from a RAM Pack.

How to Return Information from the RAM Pack (FROM PACK)

How to return information from a RAM Pack to the Electone.

Exchanging Data with HS Electone Using a RAM Pack

HS-5 Data HC-4

Data transfer considerations between HS-5 and HC-4 models.

HC-4 Data HS-5

Data transfer considerations between HC-4 and HS-5 models.

User Voices

How User Voices can be used between HS-5 and HC-4.

13. Using Various Voices from a Pack

FM VOICE PACK (HC-4 only)

How to use voices from an FM Voice Pack.

Installation and Maintenance

Installation

Important guidelines for installing the Electone safely.

Maintenance

Care and cleaning instructions for the Electone.

Optional Items

Information on optional accessories like MDR-3 and RAM Pack.

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Common phenomena and their solutions for Electone issues.

SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATIONS

Technical specifications for HC-4 and HC-2 models.

How to use MIDI

How to use MIDI

Guide to using MIDI terminals for musical communication.

Glossary for the HC Electones

Glossary for the HC Electones

Definitions of terms used in the HC Electone user's guide.

MIDI Specifications

MIDI Specifications

Technical MIDI data specifications for the Electone.

1. Electone common messages/Electone-Normalmeldungen

BULK DUMP Related Messages

Messages related to bulk data transfer for Electone.

CONTROL CHANGE

Control change messages for Electone functions.

MDR-3-MDR-2P STATUS

Status messages for the MDR-3 recorder.

2. HS-Series common messages/Normalmeldungen für HS-Serie

Table of SW MIDI codes [F0H, 43H, 70H, 72H, 41H, nnH (SW code), nnH (SW data), F7H]

Table mapping functions/switches to MIDI codes for HS Series.

3. HC-4-HC-2 common messages/Normalmeldungen für HC-4-HC-2

4. Model-Specific messages/Modell/Einzelmeldungen

Model-specific MIDI messages for HC-4 and HC-2.

Electone HC-4/HC-2 MIDI Implementation Chart/MIDI-Anwendungstabelle

Electone HC-4/HC-2 MIDI Implementation Chart/MIDI-Anwendungstabelle

Chart detailing MIDI implementation for HC-4/HC-2.

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