Yamaha PSR-E253 User Manual

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PSR-E253/YPT-255 Owner’s Manual

About the Manuals................................................ 5
Included Accessories............................................ 5

Setting Up

Panel Controls and Terminals

10

Setting Up

12

Power Requirements .......................................... 12
Using the music rest ........................................... 13
Connecting Headphones (sold separately) or

External Audio Equipment ............................. 13

Connecting a Footswitch to the [SUSTAIN] jack.. 13
Turning the Power On/Off................................... 13
Auto Power Off Function .................................... 14
Setting the Volume ............................................. 14
Selecting an EQ Setting for the Best Sound....... 14

Display Items and Basic Operations

15

Display Items ...................................................... 15
Basic Operations ................................................ 15

Reference

Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices

16

Selecting a Voice................................................ 16
Fun Sounds ........................................................ 16
Playing the “Grand Piano” .................................. 16
Using the Metronome ......................................... 17
Playing with enhanced, more spacious sound

(Ultra-Wide Stereo)........................................ 17

Applying Effects to the Sound ............................ 17

Playing Styles

18

Style Variations—Sections ................................. 19
Changing the Tempo .......................................... 19
Chord Types for Style Playback ......................... 20
Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary. 21

Playing the keyboard with two persons
(Duo mode)

22

Playing Songs

23

Listening to a Demo Song................................... 23
Selecting and Playing Back a Song .................... 23
BGM Playback .................................................... 23
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause ... 24
Changing the Melody Voice ................................ 24
A-B Repeat.......................................................... 24
Turning Each Part On/Off.................................... 25

Hearing and Experiencing the Sound of the
Chords (Chord Study)

26

Hear and experience a sound of a single chord.. 26
Hear and experience basic chord progressions.. 26

Using the Song Lesson Feature

27

Listening, Timing and Waiting ............................. 27
Practicing with Song Lesson ............................... 27

Playing an External Audio Device with the
Built-in Speakers

28

Recording Your Performance
(Phrase Recording)

29

The Functions

30

Backup and Initialization

32

Backup Parameters............................................. 32
Initialization ......................................................... 32

Appendix

Troubleshooting............................................. 33
Voice List ........................................................ 34
Drum Kit List .................................................. 36
Song List......................................................... 39
Style List ......................................................... 40
Effect Type List .............................................. 41
Specifications................................................. 42
Index................................................................ 43

Thank you for purchasing this Yamaha Digital Keyboard!

We recommend that you read this manual carefully so that you can fully take advantage of the

advanced and convenient functions of the instrument.

We also recommend that you keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference.

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