Yamaha DGX-305 Owner's Manual - Page 51

Basic Operation and Displays 2 Use the dial to select an item or value. When you select a basic function, the item corresponding to that function will be highlighted in the display. You can then use the dial or the number buttons [0] - [9] to select the desired item. The selectable item is highlighted in the display. In this example the [SONG] button has been pressed. ■ Changing Values r f f r r f ● Dial Rotate the dial clockwise to increase the value of the selected item, or counterclockwise to decrease it's value. Rotate the dial continuously to continuously increase or decrease the value. Decrease Increase ● [+] and [-] Buttons Press the [+] button briefly to increment the value by 1, or press the [-] button briefly to decrement the value by 1. Press and hold either button to continuously increment or decrement the value in the corresponding direction. Press Press briefly to briefly to decrement. increment. ● Number Buttons [0] - [9] The number buttons can be used to directly enter a song number or parameter value. Hundreds or tens digits that are "0" can be omitted (see below). Example: Song number "003" can be entered in three ways. • [0] → [0] → [3] • [0] → [3] ("003" will appear on the display after a brief delay) • [3] ("003" will appear on the display after a brief delay) Press number buttons [0], [0], [3]. ● CATEGORY Buttons [ ], [ ] When selecting a song, style, or voice, you can use these buttons to jump to the first item in the next or previous category. The CATEGORY buttons are useful for selecting categorized items, as in the example below. Jump to the first item in the next or previous category. Example: VOICE SELECT Display CATEGORY button [ ] mark. CATEGORY button [ ] mark. Select the category shown here. The first voice in the selected category is selected. In a display in which a category appears, selection is easy if you first use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the category containing the desired item, then use the dial or [+] and [-] buttons to select the item. This can be particularly handy when you have to select from a large number of voices. In most procedures described throughout this owner's manual the dial is recommended for selection simply because it is the easiest and most intuitive selection method. Please note however, that most items or values that can be selected using the dial can also be selected using the [+] and [-] buttons. 3 Start a function. This is the [START/STOP] button. Press the [START/STOP] button after pressing the [SONG] or [STYLE] button to start playback of the selected song or style (rhythm). DGX-505/305 Owner's Manual 51