Yamaha YPG-235 Owner's Manual - Page 9

Contents Copyright Notice 6 Panel Logos 6 Included Accessories 7 Special Features of the DGX-230/YPG-235 8 Setting Up 10 Power Requirements 10 Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack 11 Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack 11 Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal 11 Turning the Power On 11 Panel Controls and Terminals 12 Front Panel 12 Rear Panel 13 Quick Guide Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices 14 Select and Play a Voice-MAIN 14 Play Two Voices Simultaneously-DUAL 15 Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands -SPLIT 16 Play the Grand Piano Voice 17 Fun Sounds 18 Drum Kits 18 Sound Effects 18 Playing Styles 19 Select a Style Rhythm 19 Play Along with a Style 20 Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords 24 Using Songs 25 Select and Listen to a Song 25 Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause 26 Types of Songs 28 The Easy Way to Play Piano 29 CHORD Type-Play with Both Hands 30 CHD/FREE Type-Applying the Chord Type to the Left Hand Only 32 Change the Song Tempo 35 Select a Song For a Lesson 36 Lesson 1-Waiting 36 Lesson 2-Your Tempo 39 Lesson 3-Minus One 40 Practice Makes Perfect-Repeat and Learn 41 Play Using the Music Database 42 Change a Song's Style 43 Listen to the DEMO Song for Easy Song Arranger 43 Using the Easy Song Arranger 43 Record Your Own Performance 45 Track Configuration 45 Recording Procedure 45 Song Clear-Deleting User Songs 48 Track Clear-Deleting a Specified Track from a User Song 48 Backup and Initialization 49 Backup 49 Initialization 49 Basic Operation and Displays 50 Basic Operation 50 Display Items 52 Reference Adding Effects 53 Harmony 53 Adding Reverb 54 Adding Chorus 55 Handy Performance Features 56 The Metronome 56 Tap Start 58 Touch Response Sensitivity 58 Panel Sustain 59 Pitch Bend 59 Pitch Controls 60 One Touch Setting 61 Adjusting the Harmony Volume 62 Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound 62 Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions 63 Pattern Variation (Sections 63 Adjusting the Style Volume 65 Setting the Split Point 65 Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm (Stop Accompaniment 66 Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard 66 Loading Style Files 67 Chord Basics 68 Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary 70 Song Settings 71 Song Volume 71 A-B Repeat 71 Muting Independent Song Parts 72 Change the Melody Voice 72 Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 73 Saving to the Registration Memory 73 Recalling a Registration Memory 74 The Functions 75 Selecting and Setting Functions 75 Connecting to a Computer 78 What Is MIDI 78 Connecting a Personal Computer 79 Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer..... 80 Remote Control of MIDI Devices 81 Initial Send 82 Transferring Data between the Computer and Instrument... 82 Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide 85 Important Notices about the CD-ROM 85 CD-ROM Contents 86 System Requirements 87 Software Installation 87 Appendix Troubleshooting 92 Scores 94 Voice List 100 Drum Kit List 104 Style List 106 Music Database List 107 Songs Provided On the Supplied CD-ROM 108 Effect Type List 109 MIDI Implementation Chart 110 MIDI Data Format 112 Specifications 115 Index 116 DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner's Manual 9