Yamaha PSR-E423 - Table of Contents

Owner’s Manual
9
Quick GuideReferenceAppendix Setting Up
Contents
About this Owner’s Manual and Data List ........................7
Included Accessories .......................................................7
Special Features ..............................................................8
Setting Up
Setting Up 10
Power Requirements......................................................10
Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack).....11
Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack).....................11
Turning the Power On ....................................................11
Panel Controls and Terminals 12
Basic Operation and Displays 14
Quick Guide
Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices 16
Select and Play a Voice—MAIN.....................................16
Play the Grand Piano Voice ...........................................17
Play Two Voices Simultaneously—DUAL ......................18
Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands
—SPLIT..........................................................................18
Using the Metronome.....................................................19
Creating Arpeggios 20
Use the Arpeggio Function.............................................20
Changing the Arpeggio type...........................................21
Create Original Sounds 22
Assigning Effects to the Knobs ......................................22
Using the Knobs.............................................................24
Playing Styles 26
Select a Style Rhythm....................................................26
Play Along with a Style...................................................27
Playing Songs 30
Select and Listen to a Song ...........................................30
Play Songs in Sequence ................................................31
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause ..............32
Reference
Select a Song For a Lesson 33
The Easy Way to Play Piano 37
Play Using the Music Database 40
Change a Song’s Style 41
Record Your Own Performance 43
Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 48
Backup and Initialization 50
Backup ...........................................................................50
Initialization ....................................................................50
Handy Performance Features 51
Adding Reverb ...............................................................51
Adding Chorus ...............................................................51
Pitch Controls (Transpose) ............................................52
Pitch Controls (Tuning) ..................................................52
Setting the Metronome Time Signature .........................53
Adjusting the Metronome Volume..................................53
Pitch Bend......................................................................54
One Touch Setting .........................................................54
Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound.......................54
Voice Settings 55
Voice Editing ..................................................................55
Selecting a Dual Voice...................................................56
Selecting a Split Voice ...................................................56
Touch Response Sensitivity...........................................56
Harmony ........................................................................57
Arpeggio Settings 58
Controlling Arpeggio Volume with
Keyboard Dynamics.......................................................58
Synchronizing an arpeggio to a tempo of
Style or Song .................................................................58
Holding the arpeggio Playback ......................................59
Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions 60
Pattern Variation (Sections) ...........................................60
Changing the tempo of the Style....................................62
Adjusting the Style Volume ............................................62
Setting the Split Point.....................................................63
Tap Start ........................................................................63
Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm
(Stop Accompaniment) ..................................................63
Loading Style Files.........................................................64
Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary ............65
Song Settings 66
BGM Playback ...............................................................66
Random Song Playback ................................................66
Changing the tempo of the Song ...................................67
Song Volume .................................................................67
A-B Repeat ....................................................................68
Muting Independent Song Tracks ..................................68
Tap Start ........................................................................69
Change the Melody Voice..............................................69
The Functions 70
Selecting and Setting Functions ....................................70
Connecting to a Computer 73
Connecting a Personal Computer..................................73
Transferring Performance Data to and
from a Computer ............................................................74
Transferring Data between the Computer and
Instrument ......................................................................75
Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide 78
Important Notices about the CD-ROM ...........................78
CD-ROM Contents.........................................................79
System Requirements....................................................80
Software Installation.......................................................80
Appendix
Troubleshooting 85
Specifications 86
Index 87