Yamaha PSR-E423 Owner's Manual - Page 15

Basic Operation and Displays

Owner’s Manual

15

Setting Up

Display Items

The display shows all of the current basic settings: song, style, voice.

It also includes a range of indicators that show the on/off status of a range of functions.

001

001

GrandPno

Indicates that Touch response is

turned on. (page 56)

Indicates that Harmony is


Indicates that the Dual voice is


Indicates that the Split voice is


Indicates that the Arpeggio is


Indicates that performance

assistant technology is turned

on. (page 36)

Indicates that Accompaniment

is turned on. (page 27)

Indicates that SYNC STOP is


TOUCH

HARMONY

DUAL

SPLIT

ARPEGGIO

Performance assistant technology

ACMP ON

SYNC STOP

Displays the melody and

chord notes of a song when

the Song Lesson function is

in use, or the notes of chords

you specify when the Dic-

tionary function is in use. At

other times the notes you

play on the keyboard are dis-

played.

Notation

• Any notes occurring below or above the staff are

indicated by “8va” in the notation.

• For a few specific chords, not all notes may be

shown in the notation section of the display. This

is due to space limitations in the display.

NOTE

Indicates the beat number in a mea-

sure during the Metronome func-

tion. Indicates the current measure during playback

of a song or style, and the currently set Tempo

value for the song or style. (pages 45, 53)

Indicates the name of the chord cur-

rently being played back, or the

name of the chord being played on

the keyboard. (page 27)

Information related to the

song tracks is shown here.

(pages 32, 44, 68)

BEAT number and MEASURE

Chord Display

Track Display

001

Indicates the current style or song

beat with flashing arrows. (page 31)

This display allows you to visually

confirm parameters assigned to the

knobs. (page 22)

Beat Display

Knob Assign Display

Section	Page
Cover	1
PRECAUTIONS	4
About this Owner’s Manual and Data List	7
Included Accessories	7
Special Features	8
Setting Up	10
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	16
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	33
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	85
Troubleshooting	85
Specifications	86

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