Yamaha PSR-E253 Owner's Manual - Page 6

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. Contents 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 6 PSR-E253/YPT-255 Owner's Manual