Yamaha EZ-300 EZ-300 Owners Manual - Page 60

EZ-300

Owner’s Manual

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Reference

The Functions

The Functions settings provide access to a range of detailed instrument parameters

such as Tuning, Split Point, Voices and Effects.

1

Press the [FUNCTION] button several

times until the desired item appears.

Each time the [FUNCTION] button is pressed, the

Function number increases one by one. To

decrease the Function number by one, simulta-

neously hold down the [FUNCTION] button and

press the [-/NO] button briefly. Simply pressing

only the [+/YES] or [-/NO] button does not

change the Function number.

After a few seconds, the Function name may be

replaced with the setting value depending on the

selected Function.

2

Set the value by using the number but-

tons [0]–[9], [+/YES], [-/NO].

3

To exit from the Function settings, press

one of these buttons; [VOICE], [SONG]

or [STYLE].

Function List

• When the Function settings display does not appear,

press one of the [VOICE], [SONG] or [STYLE] buttons,

and then press the [FUNCTION] button again.

• The Function number does not appear in the display dur-

ing Song, Style or Metronome playback. The beat value

appears instead.

Transpos

00

001

Current value

Function number

Function name

Press several

times as

necessary

NOTE

Direct

numeric entry.

• Increment

value by 1.

• Yes

• On

Press simultaneously

to recall the default

setting.

• Decrement

value by 1.

• No

• Off

Function

Number

Function name

Display

Range/Settings

Default

Value

Descriptions

Overall

001

Transpose

Transpos

-12–12

00

Determines the pitch of the instrument in semitone increments.

002

Tuning

Tuning

427.0Hz–453.0Hz

440.0Hz

Determines the fine tuning of the pitch of the entire instrument in

approx. 0.2Hz increments.

003

Split Point

SplitPnt

036–096

(C1–C6)

54 (F

#

2)

Determines the highest key for the Split Voice and sets the Split

“point”—in other words, the key that separates the Split (lower)

and Main (upper) Voices. This setting is applied to the Accompa-

niment Split Point setting (page 45).

004

Touch Response

TouchRes

1 (Soft),

2 (Medium),

3 (Hard),

4 (Fixed)

2 (Medium)

Refer to page 26.

Main Voice (page 24)

005

Volume

M.Volume

000–127

*

Determines the volume of the keyboard performance when per-

forming along with a Song or a Style.

006

Octave

M.Octave

-2 – +2

*

Determines the octave range for the Main Voice.

007

Chorus Depth

M.Chorus

000–127

*

Determines how much of the Main Voice’s signal is sent to the

Chorus effect.

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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