Yamaha PSR-EW400 PSR-E453_PSR-EW400 Owners Manual - Page 43

Scale Tuning By default, the scale of this keyboard is set to Equal Temperament - the same tuning as with any acoustic piano. However, the setting can be changed to any other scale according to the music genre or music style you want to play. Selecting a Scale You can select a desired scale among the various preset scales. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. Setting the Base Note for Each Scale Please make sure to specify the appropriate base note, if you select a scale other than Equal Temperament, or create an original scale via Scale Tune function. 2 Use the CATEGORY [+] or [-] button to call up "Scale" (Function 048). After a few seconds, the current scale appears. Scale 048 Equal 1 048 Current scale 3 Rotate the dial to select a scale. The default setting is "1 Equal." Preset Scale types 1 Equal 2 Pure Major 3 Pure Minor 4 Bayat (Arabic) 5 Rast (Arabic) 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 2 Use the CATEGORY [+] or [-] button to call up "BaseNote" (Function 049). After a few seconds, the current base note appears. BaseNote 049 C 01 049 Current base note 3 Rotate the dial to select a base note from C, C#, D, Eb, E, F, F#, G, Ab, A, Bb and B. The default setting is "C." Reference PSR-E453/PSR-EW400 Owner's Manual 43