Yamaha PORTABLEGRAND YPG-225 User Manual

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DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual

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Copyright Notice .................................................................... 6
Panel Logos ........................................................................... 6
Accessories............................................................................ 7
Special Features of the DGX-220/YPG-225 .......................... 8

Setting Up

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Power Requirements ........................................................... 10
Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack)........... 11
Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack) .......................... 11
Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal) ......................... 11
Turning the Power On.......................................................... 11

Panel Controls and Terminals

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Front Panel .......................................................................... 12
Rear Panel ........................................................................... 13

Quick Guide

Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices

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Select and Play a Voice—MAIN .......................................... 14
Play Two Voices Simultaneously—DUAL............................ 15
Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands

—SPLIT .......................................................................... 16

Play the Grand Piano Voice................................................. 17

Fun Sounds

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Drum Kits ............................................................................. 18
Sound Effects....................................................................... 18

Playing Styles

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Select a Style Rhythm.......................................................... 19
Play Along with a Style ........................................................ 20
Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords.................................. 24

Using Songs

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Select and Listen to a Song ................................................. 25
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause.................... 26
Types of Songs .................................................................... 28

The Easy Way to Play Piano

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CHORD Type—Play with Both Hands ................................. 30
CHD/FREE Type—Applying the Chord Type

to the Left Hand Only ...................................................... 32

Change the Song Tempo..................................................... 35

Select a Song For a Lesson

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Lesson 1—Waiting............................................................... 36
Lesson 2—Your Tempo ....................................................... 39
Lesson 3—Minus One ......................................................... 40
Practice Makes Perfect—Repeat and Learn........................ 41

Play Using the Music Database

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Change a Song’s Style

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Listen to the DEMO Song for Easy Song Arranger.............. 43
Using the Easy Song Arranger ............................................ 43

Record Your Own Performance

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Track Configuration.............................................................. 45
Recording Procedure ........................................................... 45
Song Clear—Deleting User Songs ...................................... 48
Track Clear—Deleting a Specified Track

from a User Song............................................................ 48

Backup and Initialization

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Backup ................................................................................. 49
Initialization .......................................................................... 49

Basic Operation and Displays

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Basic Operation ................................................................... 50
Display Items ....................................................................... 52

Reference

Adding Effects

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Harmony............................................................................... 53
Adding Reverb ..................................................................... 54
Adding Chorus ..................................................................... 55

Handy Performance Features

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The Metronome.................................................................... 56
Tap Start .............................................................................. 58
Touch Response Sensitivity................................................. 58
Panel Sustain ....................................................................... 59
Pitch Bend............................................................................ 59
Pitch Controls....................................................................... 60
One Touch Setting ............................................................... 61
Adjusting the Harmony Volume............................................ 62
Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound ............................. 62

Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions

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Pattern Variation (Sections) ................................................. 63
Adjusting the Style Volume .................................................. 65
Setting the Split Point........................................................... 65
Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm

(Stop Accompaniment) ................................................... 66

Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard............................ 66
Loading Style Files............................................................... 67
Chord Basics........................................................................ 68
Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary .................. 70

Song Settings

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Song Volume........................................................................ 71
A-B Repeat........................................................................... 71
Muting Independent Song Parts........................................... 72
Change the Melody Voice .................................................... 72

Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings

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Saving to the Registration Memory ...................................... 73
Recalling a Registration Memory ......................................... 74

The Functions

75

Selecting and Setting Functions........................................... 75

Connecting to a Computer

78

What Is MIDI? ...................................................................... 78
Connecting a Personal Computer ........................................ 79
Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer..... 80
Remote Control of MIDI Devices.......................................... 81
Initial Send ........................................................................... 82
Transferring Data between the Computer and Instrument... 82

Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide

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Important Notices about the CD-ROM ................................. 85
CD-ROM Contents ............................................................... 86
System Requirements.......................................................... 87
Software Installation............................................................. 87

Appendix

Troubleshooting................................................................. 92
Scores ................................................................................. 94
Voice List .......................................................................... 100
Drum Kit List..................................................................... 104
Style List ........................................................................... 106
Music Database List......................................................... 107
Songs Provided On the Supplied CD-ROM ................... 108
Effect Type List ................................................................ 109
MIDI Implementation Chart.............................................. 110
MIDI Data Format.............................................................. 112
Specifications................................................................... 113
Index.................................................................................. 114

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