Yamaha EZ-300 EZ-300 Owners Manual - Page 17

EZ-300

Owner’s Manual

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Voice/Song/Style

This area indicates the Lesson related status

is on.

Keys to Success (page 36)

Phrase Repeat (page 38)

Chord Progression (page 43)

Indicates the Passing Status

(page 37) of the Keys to Success

Lesson.

Lesson Indication

Harmony (page 28)

Arpeggio (page 28)

Dual (page 25)

Split (page 25)

DSP (page 26)

Duo (page 30)

Articulation (page 27)

Function status

Indicates the chord which is played on the Auto Accompa-

niment range (page 45) of the keyboard, or specified via

Song playback.

Normally indicates the current measure number of the cur-

rent Style or Song. When the [FUNCTION] button (page 60)

is in use, this indicates the Function number.

Indicates the current beat of playback.

Indicates notes currently being played (same as the lighting keyboard). Indi-

cates the melody and chord notes of a Song when the Song Lesson function is

in use. Also indicates the notes of a chord—either when playing a chord or

when using the Dictionary function.

Chord

Measure or Function

Beat

Keyboard Display

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Indicates the on/off status of Song

playback or target Track of Song

recording (pages 34, 52).

Lit:

Track contains data

Unlit:

Track is muted or contains no data

Flashing:

Track is selected as recording track

Appears when the A-B Repeat func-

tion is active. (page 34)

Appears when the Auto Accompani-

ment function is on. (page 45)

Song Track status

A-B Repeat

Auto Accompaniment

(page 53)

Registration

Memory

Touch Response (page 26)

Strength Meter

is a meter that lights up according to the

strength with which you play the keyboard.

(pages 26, 41)

represents the target strength when prac-

ticing with Songs in the “Touch Tutor” cate-

gory. (page 41)

Touch Indication

Voice selection mode

Song mode

Style mode

* The mark

next to the mode name indicates which

mode is activate and whose contents can be

selected with the number buttons or [+/YES]/[-/NO]

buttons.

*

is always shown, even when in the Song or

Style mode.

Section	Page
PRECAUTIONS	5
NOTICE	7
Information	7
About the Manuals	8
Included Accessories	9
Formats and functions	9
Contents	10
Setting Up	12
Panel Controls and Terminals	12
Setting Up	14
Power Requirements	14
Turning the Power On	15
Setting the Auto Power Off function	15
Adjusting the Master Volume	16
Connecting Headphones or External Speaker	16
Using a Pedal (Footswitch)	16
Using the Music Rest	16
Display Items	17
Quick Guide	18
Basic Operations	18
Transfer Your Favorite MIDI Song from the Computerto the Instrument	19
Practice Playing a Song Using Lesson Functions	20
Play with Rhythm and Accompaniment (Styles)	21
Record Your Performance	22
Use the Metronome	23
Make Detailed Settings (Function Settings)	23
Reference	24
Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices	24
Selecting a Main Voice	24
Playing the “Grand Piano”	24
Using the Metronome	24
Adding a Layer – Dual Voice	25
Playing Different Voices with Your Left and Right Hands (Split)	25
Changing the Touch Response of the Keyboard	26
Applying Effects to the Sound	26
Adding Harmony or Arpeggio	28
Playing the keyboard with two persons (Duo mode)	30
Playing Songs	31
Selecting and Playing Back a Song	32
Playing Songs Repeatedly (BGM function)	33
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause	33
Changing the Song Melody Voice	33
A-B Repeat	34
Turning Each Part On/Off	34
Transferring Songs from a Computer to this Instrument	34
Using the Song Lesson Feature	35
Lighting Keyboard (Light Guide Function)	36
Keys to Success	36
Phrase Repeat	38
Listening, Timing and Waiting	39
Learning How to Use “Touch” Control (Touch Tutor)	41
Hearing and Experiencing the Sound of the Chords (Chord Study)	42
Hear and experience a sound of a single chord	42
Hear and experience basic chord progressions	42
Playing Chords along with Chord Progressions of a Song	43
Play the chords in combination with “Waiting” of the Lesson function	43
Playing with Rhythm and Accompaniment (Styles)	44
Setting the Fingering Type	44
Setting the Smart Chord Key	44
Playing Styles	45
Style Variations	46
Chord Types for Style Playback	47
Chords Heard When Smart Chord is Selected	48
Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary	49
Using the Music Database	50
Registering a Style File	50
Recording Your Performance	51
Track Structure of a Song	51
Quick Recording	51
Recording to a Specified Track	52
Clearing a User Song	52
Memorizing Your Favorite Panel Settings	53
Recalling Panel Settings from the Registration Memory	53
Memorizing Panel Settings to the Registration Memory	54
Deleting the Registration Memory	54
Disabling Recall of Specific Items (Freeze)	54
Selecting an EQ Setting for your Favorite Sound	55
Connecting to Other Devices	56
Playing an External Audio Device with the Built-in Speakers	56
Connecting to a Computer	57
Connecting a Smart Device	58
Lowering the volume of a melody part (Melody Suppressor function)	58
Backup and Initialization	59
Backup Parameters	59
Initialization	59
The Functions	60
Appendix	64
Troubleshooting	64
Song Book Sample	66
Voice List	76
Standard Kit 1 List	82
Song List	83
Style List	85
Music Database List	87
Effect Type List	89
Specifications	93

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