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NoTIcE: Service charges cured due to a ack of knowl eating how a function or ast wore when the unt operating ae designe) arent Covered bythe manuacturrs waranty, and are tetlore th ones Fesponsbity. Peace study tis manual cart and consult your oa eters requesingservce ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: ‘Yanana eves to produce products thet re both user safe ander ronmental Weel We sieorely tore thal our products ard the pro fiueton matnace used to preduce om, meet tows goals In koepig. ‘ith Batt the tr andthe pital an we want youto be aware ot the towing Battery Notice: ‘This praduet MAY contain a smal non sechargaabla atery which (F appleabe) fs seldore in place. Tha average le span ofthis pe ot Batar approxmatay ve years When replacment becomes neces any, contact «quali ere representative to perio he replace also use -househal ype battries. Some ofthese chia. 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Tis eam ony eee ae Feaoae (Dax-620820, YPG-625525 Ouners Manual 3PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. A\ WARNING ‘Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fre or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: vote is pind an tena plo he instuent © Usethe spc attr (P40 or an equal eammende by Yana) only Using he wong adapt can eu n damage to teint ot cneteaig, © Checite etic pug parity and reave ay dtr dst which may hae aecuuledon i. » Donn place AC apo cornet heat sous suchas ras, and donoexcssvely bend oars darage the ope ese cbs ‘oni or laze tina postion wet anyone could wa on poe, oo anying oe Donotopenthe insane or pl dsasenble te intel paso diy em nary nay. Te stent cons no serviceable pats should appear te malurtonng, dsconve use edly and hae inspected by quid Yara service personel. A\ cauTIon Water warning Domo expose tense oi, use ite worn da we candtons, pla conan ont conning iis which mig spl into ay ope «Never inet or remove an eet plug wih wet hands + Dono pul burning ens, uch as candles, onthe unt -Nburing ie may al over ard cause afte COME the AC adapta cod r plo teens frayed orcad or ia sun les of sound ding use of re shuren oan rus sels or ‘eke shoul appear oe case by mei un othe one wich, discooed he alr plug rom te ate, an hae sure inspec ay quai Vana service persone Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or damage to the instrument or other properly. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: Co © hen ermoving the elec la ome insure or nul, vas od the plug sel and not te cor © Unplug the AC poner when nt sng he nse odting leche sts. * Donatconrette inurl toan etic oule sina mute comeco, Dein soca esitinloer sourd ual, posi cause vera in he cai DDonategose te insure! ceive dst vbaions, ore coo eat (uch asin des sug near ae, rin carding ec fo eet he possibiy of panel suai or darageto he inal tomparets. * Donotusethe inure inte vy ofa 1 cil phone, ree ay peer ise ado, ete equipment ees, terse, sburert, yo ado Do nope he isturen nan unstable psiton where it igh il ce devally 3 eintumen emve lames adaplar and ober ales, 3 eng ute nme make sue tha he AC ole your wing is «asl acess some foul ot mafunctin oro, media tun oft he over wich and dsconnet te pg tom te ole, Use cy stand pei the instar. 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Manuallibcom manuals search engine 1Dax-620820, YPG 4256525 Ouner’s Manual 5‘The followings are the titles, credits and copyright notices for three (3) of the songs pre-installed in this electronic keyboard: Mona Lisa Cant Hep Falling tm Lave ‘form the Paramount Picture CAPTAIN CAREY, USA. ‘fom the Parunount Picture BLUE HAWAIT Words and Music hy Jy Livingston and Ray Evans ‘Words and Music by George David Weiss, Copyright ©1949 (Renewed 1976) by Fmeus Music Corporation Hugo Pert and Laat Creare Intemational Copyright Secured All RightsReserved Copyright ©1961 by Gladys Musi, ne. Copyright Renewed and Assigned to Gladys Mase Composition Tie : Against All Odds Allighs Administered by Chery Lane Musi Publishing Com Compose’ Name + Colin 0007408 ony nan Chrysalis Muse Contig! Owner's Name : EMIMUSIC PUBLISHING LTD International Copyright Secured A Rights Reserved HIT & RUN MUSICLTD “This device is capable of using various ypestormas of musie data by optimizing them othe proper format music data for use wih the device in advance. As a esl, thie device may nt play them Back receely as ther producers or composers orgnaly intended “This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others copyrights, Suc copytighted materials include, without initation, all computer software, ile files, MIDI files, WAVE data, musical scores and sound recordings. Any unauthorized use of such programs and contents ouside of personal use {not permitted under relevant laws. Any violation of copyright has lsal consequences. DON'T MAKE, DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES. Copying ofthe commercially available musical data including but not imited to MIDI data andr audio data is strictly prohibited except for your personal se. sevens: GM System Level ftifail HEMTLET Gat System Level 1” is an addition to the MIDI standard which ensures that any GM-compatible music data can be accurately played by any GM-compatible tone generator, regardless of manufacturer. The GM. mark is affixed to all software and hardware products tht support GM System Level xGlite Hife As ts name implies, “XGHte" is a simplified version of Yamaha's high-quality XG tone generation format Naturally, you can play back any XG song data using an XGlite tone generator. However, keepin ind that some songs may play back differently compared to the original data, due to the reduced set of control parameters and effects DX ee ee Sig) STLEFILE FILE) The Sie Fie Format is Yamaha's orginal sje le format which ures aunigue conversion sytem fo pro Vide high-quality automatic accompaniment based on a wide range of chord types. ong, USB USB is an abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus. I sa serial interface for connecting a computer with peripheral Devices. I allows “hot swapping” (connecting peripheral devices while the power tothe com- puters on). 6 _0axs20/800, 251525 Owner Manual Downloaded from yw Manalsib.com inanials search enginefrom www. Manualshibcom Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 Portable Grand! Please read this owner's manual carefully before using the instrument in order to take full advantage of its various features. Make sure to keep this manual in a safe and handy place even after you finish reading, and refer to it often when you need to better understand an operation or function. Accessories ‘The DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 package includes the following items. Please check that you have them all + Music rest + Accessory CD-ROM + Owner's manual (this book) + Keyboard stand + Footswitch + AC Power Adaptor (May not be Included depending on your particular area, Please check with your Yamaha dealer.) 1Dax-620820, ¥PG-625525 Onmers Manual 7=== special Features of the DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 ===] Graded Hammer Standard Keyboard (nax-620/vPa-625 only) ‘Thanks to our experience as the world’s leading manufacturer of acoustic pianos, we've developed a keyboard with action that's virtually indstingulshable trom the real thing. Just as on a traditional acous- tic plano, the keys of the lower notes have a heavier touch, while the higher ones are more responsive to lighter playing. The keyboard's sensitivity can even be adjusted to match your playing style. This, Graded Hammer technology also enables the DGX-620/YPG-625 to provide authentic touch Ina ight- ‘weight instrument. Performance assistant technology » Page 35 Play along with a song on the instrument’s keyboard and produce a perfect pw performance every time ... even if you play wrong notes! All you have to do ‘keyboard, for example—and you'll sound like a pro as long as you play in time with the musi. And if you can't play with both hands, you can still play the melody simply Al you ned is by tapping one key. nating Play a Variety of Instrument Voices » Page 15 With the DGX-6201520, YPG-625/525, the instrument voice that sounds ‘when you play the keyboard can be changed to violin ute, harp, or any of an extensive range of voices You can change the mood of a song writen for piano, for example, by using violin to play it instead. Experience a whole new world of musical variety. Play Along with Styles » Page 24 ‘Want to play with full accompaniment? Try the auto-accompaniment Styles. ‘The accompaniment styles provide the equivalent of a full backing band cov- ering wide variety of styles from waltzes to 8-beat to euro-trance ... and er mesa UU SIMMCM we | TT {ment with new styles to expand your musical horizons. flere Easy Performance with Music Notation Display > Page 33 ‘When you play back a song, the corresponding score will be shown on the display as the song plays. This is a great way to learn how to read music. If the song contains lyric and chord data*, the lyrics and chords will also appear on the sore display. 8 _0Gx5201800, ¥PG 251525 Owner® Manual Downloade from www. Manualshib.com manta search engineCopyright Notice. 6 Panel Logos 6 ‘Accessories 3 ‘Special Features ofthe DGX 6201500, VPG BASSAS. Setting Up 10 Power Requramens 70 Connecting Headphones (PHONESIGUTPUT Jack). 10 Connecting 2 Fotemten (SUSTAIN Jack) 10 Connecting oa Computer (USB Terminal ci Turning the Power On cn Panel Controls and Terminals 2 Fra PR se a Quick Guide ‘Changing the Display Language 4 Try Playing a Variety of instrument Voices 18 ‘Select and Play a Voioo—MAIN 73 Pay Two Vows Simutaneoush;—BUAL 18 Play Diferant Vales wth tho Let a Fight HandeSPLIT 17 Pay the Grand Piano Voie 18 Fun Sounds 19 TD Rl Sound Etec 19 The Metronome 20 Star te Natrona, 20 ‘Adjusting the Metoname Tampa 20 Seting he Number of Beats per Measure, and the Length of Each Bat 21 Adjusting the Netonome Volum 22 Playing Styles 23 Steers Sie ARV Pray Along with 2 Style 24 Playing Auto accompaniment Gorda 28 Using Songs. 29 Select and listen 88006 Song Fast Forward, Fast Roverso, and Pauce 30 Types of Songs 2 Displaying te Song Score 2 Display the Lyrics 34 The Easy Way to Play Pl 35, ‘CHORD Type—Pay wif Bath Hands 3 CHOROIFAEE Type ‘Appling the Chord Type to the Let Hand Onl, 20 wetooy ay with One Finger r) CHORDIMeLODY. (Chord Type wih the Laft Hand, Meloy withthe Fight... 42 change tha Song Tempo a6 Pray the Demo Song 46 Select a Song For a Lesson a7 essen T—Waig a7 Lesson 2—Your Tempo 50 Lesson Minus One, 51 Practice Makes PerfciAspeat and Learn 52 Play Using the Music Database 53 ‘Change a Song's Style 54 Tp Out tie 88) Sng RIE GE Using the Easy Song Arranger. 54 Record Your Own Performance 56 Tack Coniguaton Recording Procedure 37 Song Glear—Delating Ucar Songs 59 ‘Track Clear—Deletng a Spec Track rom a User Song. 60 Backup and Initialization 6 Backap 3 Intiazabon et Basle Operation 62 Basie Operation = The Displays a MAIN Display ems 63 Downloade from www. Manualsibcom mantals search engine Reference Play with a Variety of Effects 66 ‘ing Harmony es ‘cing Reverb. e ‘Adding Chorus. ra Panel Sustain a Pitch Bond a Handy Performance Features 70 Tap Sar 70 Tolch Response Seacliy 70 One Touch Setting 71 Sdect an EO Setng iar the Bost Sound 2 Pen Contos 78 ‘Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions, 74 Pattern Varaton (Sects). TE Setting the Spt Point 7 Pay a Sivie wih Chords but Ne Pty (Stop Accompaniment) Acjusting the Sie Volume, Chore Base Sie Fl Playing Sivas Using he Ene Keyard Leaking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictonay. ‘Song Settings ‘Seng Volume: AB Repeat Muting Independent Song Parts Change the Melody Vos Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings ‘Saving the Registration Memory FRecaling a Pogistaion Memory ‘The Functions ‘Seacing and Sting FIRE Using USB Flash Memory USS Flash Memory, CConnecing a Use Flach Nisin Formating USB Flash Memery Saving Data. Gonvar 2 User Song io Si Formal and Save) Loading User Fes and Sila Fos Deleting Data rom a USB Fash Memory Paying Songs Saved to US Fash Memory Connections. onnaciore Connection oa USB Storage Bevics Gonnecing a Personal Computer ‘Transfering Performance Data oad rom a Compu. Remote Control MiD| Daviess Intel Sena ‘Transtering Gala Between the Computer and insrument ‘Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide Teperiant Notices about the CD-ROM: CE-AOM Contents System Requremenis Software instalation. Appendix "Troubleshooting Massages APPP Keyooard Stand Assembly. Scores Vous List Drum Kit Lit StyleList. Muse Daiabase Lat ‘Songs Provided On the Supsid CD-ROM Etc! Type List. MD mplemeniaion Ghat. MIDI Data Format Speciation: ines 1Dax-620820, YPG 625525 Owner's Manual 00 101 102 02 105 105 108 107 4107 112 14 116 une 12 128 130 131 12 133 13 138 13 138 9(1D) Setting Up Be sure to do the following operations, Make all necessary connections below BEFORE turning on the power. BEFORE turning the power on. Power Requirements Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack) © Make sure thatthe [STANDBY/ON] switch of the instrument is set to STANDBY. an = -) ONLY Yamaha A50 AC Poor Adar ter ap- {or special reconmended by Yamaha o power Your Gram & Insurer fom th A maf eter dors my ‘ ‘eet repre darage fo bth heap oth ‘The instrument speakers are automatically shut off \when a plug is inserted into this jack. The PHONES/ OUTPUT jack also functions as an external output. You wpply jack can connect the PHONES/OUTPUT jack toa keyboard amplifier, stereo system, mixer, tape recorder or other line-level audio device to send the instrument's output © Connect the AC adaptor (PA-SD or other adaptor pecially recommended by Yamaha) to the power © Plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet. Axcaurion signal to that device. * Unplug the AC Power Adaptor when not using te instrument, corduring elecical storms Axwannina ]* Avoid stening withthe headphones thigh volume for long pr ‘2 of tine; doing so may nt only result near fatigue, maybe 55H ‘damaging to your hearing. al Avcaution * To prevent damage tothe speakers, set the volume ofthe external e t devices atthe minimum seting before connecting them. Failure to ‘bserve these cautions may result neecbe shock or equipment damage. Also be suet set hevlumes of al devices at heir ‘minum eels and gradual ris the vlume contls while ‘laying the instrument fo et the desired listening evel Paso be AC outlet Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack) ‘The sustain function lets you produce a natural sustain as you play by pressing a footswitch. Plug the Yamaha FCS footswitch into this jack and use it to switch sustain ‘on and off oe ~ Mae ire atte ots pu propery connect te SUS ‘aij bre tring oe pe hangs ne reson pouty othe trating Povereed 10. 0Gx.520820, YPG-625825 Owner's Manual from ywww-Manualshib.com inanuals search engineSetting Up from www. Manualib.com manuals search e Io Connect the instrument’s USB terminal tothe USB ter- minal of a computer, and you can transfer performance data and song files between the two (page 99). To use the USB data-transer features you'll need todo the fol- lowin; + First, make sure the POWER suitch on the Instru- ment ls set to OFF. then use a USB cable to con- ect the Instrument to the computer. After making the connections, tur the instrument's power on. + instal the USB MIDI driver on your computer. Installation ofthe USB MIDI driver is described on page 107 ‘Turning the Power On Tun down the volume by turning the [MASTER VOL- UME| control tothe lft and press the [STANDBY/ON} switch to turn onthe power. Press the [STANDBY/ON] switch again to turn the power OFF. Backup data in the flash memory is loaded tothe instru- ‘ment when the power is tumed on. If no backup data exists on lash memory ll instrument settings are restored tothe initial factory defaults when the power is tured on AxcauTion “Even whe theenitch ein the “STANDBY” poston, elect ie ‘sti flowing tote intument at the minimus vel When you re ‘otusing te instrument for lang tine, make sure you unplug the ‘AC power adaptor rom the wall AC outlet. caution * Never rie to tun the power off when a “WRITING!” message Isahown nthe deploy. Doing 0 can damage the fash memory ‘and eet ina loss of data @ Music Rest a im 1Dax-620820, PG 6288525 Ouner Manual 1Panel Controls and Terminals Song Category List Style Category List (page 31) (page 130) _——-— Liao © [STANDBY/ON] switch Page 11 @ (REPEAT & LEARN. @ [MASTER VOLUME] control... pages 11, 62 [ACMP ON/OFF] button pages 52, 24 © FILE CONTROL [MENU], © [A-B REPEAT) [EXECUTE] buttons pages 91-96 _[INTRO/ENDINGrrit] button.....pages 83, 74 [LyRICS] button. pages¢ @ [REW) © [SCORE] button page 33 [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button.......pages 30, 74 © [CHORD FINGERING] button........page 81 © [FFY[SYNC STOP] button...... pages 30, 76 @ [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button pagess @(PAUSEY 40.78 © [music DATABASE] button page 53, & 'T] button pages © [FUNCTION] button pages 64,87 @[STARTISTOP] button ....pages 23, 30, 63 ® LESSON (L}, [I] @ [SONG] button page 29 [START] buttons pagess @ EASY SONG tt sa ® (METRONOME ON/OFF] button....page20 grip rl utton page 58 @ [TEMPO/TAP] button pages 46,70 @ [STYLE] button page ® SONG MEMORY © Voice} button page 15 [REC], [1]-15}, [A] buttons page 57 12. 0Gx.520820, YPG-62525 Owner's Manual ed from ww-Mantalsis.com ian enginePanel Controls and Terminals Display (pages 64, 65) (page 131) Music Database List Voice Category List (page 124) Rear Panel i @ dial pages 63, 87 @ CATEGORY [2] and [¥] buttons pages 63, 67 @ Number buttons [0]-(9], [+] and [-] buttons. pages 63, 87 @ [DEMO] button page 46 @ [EXIT] button page 64 @ REGIST MEMORY [MEMORY/BANK], [1], [2] buttons... page 85 @ [PORTABLE GRAND] button.......page 18, @ [SPLIT ON/OFF] button page 17 @ [DUAL ON/OFF] button page 16 @ [HARMONY ON/OFF] button.......page 65 © [PITCH BEND] whee! page 69 ed from www-Manualsibcom manuals sea © CONTRAST knob page 65 © USB TO DEVICE, TO HOST terminals pages 11, 99 @ SUSTAIN jack. page 10 @ PHONES/OUTPUT jack. page 10 © DC IN 12V jack page 10 1Dax-620820, YPG 625625 Oumar Manual 13Changing the Display Language This instrument allows you to select English or Japanese as the display language. The default display language is English, but if you switch to Japanese the lyrics, file names, demo display, and some messages will be displayed in Japanese where appropriate. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. Press the CATEGORY [4] and [¥] buttons a number of times until the “Language” item appears. ‘The currently selected display language will appear below the “Lan- guage” item When highlighted you can use the [+] and [-] buttons to select the lan- guage as required. Langage it ) he curentyselecod language 3 Select a display language. ‘The [+] button selects English and the [-] button selects Japanese. ‘The language selection will be stored in the internal flash memory so that itis retained even when the power is turned off. 4 Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display. 14. 0Gx.620820, YPG-62525 Owner's Manual Downloade from ww. Mantalsib.com manuals search enTry Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices In addition to piano, organ, and other “standard” keyboard instruments, this instrument has a large range of voices that includes guitar, bass, strings, sax, trumpet, drums and percussion, sound effects ... a wide v ety of musical sounds. selects the main voice you will play on the keyboard, PE en This procedur Press the [VOICE] button. ‘The main voice selection display will appear. ‘The currently selected voice number and name will be highlighted. 0 [sexe © (iam eS om Ort om ® e (sme io ron © (ace oo . The curenty | selected vie num | Ls teraraname Select the voice you want to play. While watching the highlighted voice name rotate the dial. The avail- able voices will be selected and displayed in sequence. The voice selected here becomes the main voice. For this example select the “102 Flute” voice. ie als L ; , 6. ‘Try selecting and playing a variety of voices. Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display 1Dax-620820, YPG 625625 Oumar Manual 15Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices EMU Aree ee ee ‘You can select a second voice which will play in addition to the main voice when you play the keyboard. ‘The second voice is known as the “dual” voice. Press the [DUAL ON/OFF] button. ‘The [DUAL ON/OFF] button turns the dual voice on or off, When turned on the dual voice “DUAL” will appear in the MAIN dis- play. The currently selected dual voice will sound in addition to the main voice when you play the keyboard. ails ) “so weahoee 7a a — buaAL 056 Press and hold the [DUAL ON/OFF] button for longer than a second. ‘The dual voice selection display will appear Ais ithe “a Duala selection depey 1057 Gooner ster Tl I J Hold or lngor han a second Select the desired dual voice. Watch the displayed dual voice and rotate the dial until the voice you ‘want to use is selected. The voice selected here becomes the dual voice. For this example try selecting the “120 Vibraphone” voice | T121- Morin T 16 oGx.s20820, Po ed from ww-Mantalsis.com inant 51525 Owners ManualTry Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices Play the keyboard. “wo vices wil sound a the same tine, a range of dual voices. ‘Try selecting and pla Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands—SPLIT In the split mode you can play different voices to the left and right of the keyboard “split point”. The main and dual voices can be played to the right of the split point, while the voice played to the left of the split point is known as the “split voice”. The split point setting can be changed as required (page 77). Bossin — ~S unoin tain Press the [SPLIT ON/OFF] button. ‘The [SPLIT ON/OFF] button turns the split voice on or off. When turned on the split voice “SPLIT” will appear in the MAIN display. The currently selected split voice will sound to the left of the keyboard split point OO p SPLIT oan | ‘ove Number Press and hold the [SPLIT ON/OFF] button for longer than a second. ‘The split voice selection display will appear Iu ST erent selected pit ) Hold longer than a second 1Dax-620820, PG 625525 Onmers Manual 17 ed from www Manuals. com manTry Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices 3 Select the desired split voice. Watch the highlighted split voice and rotate the dial until the voice you ‘want to use is selected. The voice selected here becomes the split voice which will play to the left of the keyboard split point, For this example tuy selecting the “038 Folk Guitar” voice ‘Try selecting and playing a range of split voices. Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display Eee ed ‘When you just want to play piano, all you have to do is press one convenient button. Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. ‘The “001 Grand Piano” voice will be selected. or 18 _0Gx.520820, YPG-625825 Owner's Manual Downloade from ww¥.Manuals.com mantals search engineFun Sounds This instrument includes a range of drum kits and unique sound effects you can use for entertainment, Laughter, babbling brooks, jet fly-bys, eerie effects, and much more. These sounds can be a great way to enhance the mood at parties. e Drum Kits ° Drum kits are collections of drum and percussion instruments, When you select a violin or other normal instrument main voice, for example, all keys produce the sound of the same violin, only at different pitches. If you select a drum kit as the main voice, however, each key produces the sound of a different drum or percussion instrument. ‘Drum Kit Selection Procedure > (refer to steps 1 and 2 on page 15) 41 Press the [VOICE] buttor B Use the dial to select “128 Standard Kit 1”. %B Try out each key and enjoy the drum and percussion sounds! Try out each key and enjoy the drum and percus- sion sounds! Don’t forget the black keys! You'll hear a triangle, maracas, bongos, drums... a comprehensive variety of drum and percussion sounds. For details on the instruments included in the drum kit voices (voice numbers 128 to 139), see the “Drum Kit List” on page 128. included in the drum kit voice group (voice numbers 138 and 139). When either of these voices are selected you will be able to play a range of sound effects on the keyboard. @ Sound Effect Selection Procedure ~ (refer to steps 1 and 2 on page 15) 41 Press the [VOICE] button. B Use the dlal to select “139 SFX Kit %B Try out each key and enjoy the sound effects! As you try out the various keys you'll hear the sound of a submarine, a telephone bell, a creaking door, and many other useful effects. “138 SFX Kit 1” includes lightning, running water, dogs barking, and others. Some keys do not have assigned sound effects, and will therefore pro- duce no sound. For details on the instruments included in the SFX kit voices, see “SFX Kit 1” and “SFX Kit 2” in the “Drum Kit List” on page 129. (Dax-620820, ¥PG 625525 Overs Manual 19) Downld anuas search engineThe Metronome The instrument includes a metronome with adjustable tempo and time signature. Play and set the tempo that is most com- fortable for you. SUES ‘Turn the metronome on and start it by pressing the [MET- RONOME ON/OFF] button. ‘To stop the metronome, press the [METRONOME ON/OFF] button again. MEASURE 1 Indeates the beat rumber TE Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button to call up the tempo set- ting. Tempe 20. nGx.c20520, yPG-6251525 Owners Manual {rom yorw-Manualsib.com mantaed trom www.Manualshibcom manuals. The Metronome Setting the Number of Beats per Measure, and the Length of Each Beat In this example we'll set up a 5/8 time signature. Press and hold the [METRONOME ON/OFF] button for longer than a second to select the function “Time Signa- ture-Numerator”. Numerator (number Denominator beats per (Thelonghot Holt measure) one beat Use the dial to select the number of beats per measure. NOTE A chime will sound on the first beat of each measure while the other beats will click. All beats will simply click with no chime at the begin- ning of each measure if you set this parameter to “00”. ‘The available range is from 0 through 60. Select 5 for this example. Press the CATEGORY [4] and [¥] buttons as many times as necessary to select the beat length function “Time Sig- nature-Denominator”. Use the dial to select the beat length. Select the required length for each beat: 2, 4, 8, or 16 (half note, quarter note, eighth note, or 16th note). Select 8 for this example (Dax-620820, ¥PG-6258525 Owner’ Manual 21The Metronome TE 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. Use the CATEGORY [4] and [¥] buttons to select the Met- ronome Volume item. 3 Use the dial to set the metronome volume as required. 22. axcansa0, ypo-c2 ed from www Mantalsis.com ian 8 Owners Manualnin Playing Styles This instrument has an auto accompaniment feature that produces accompaniment (rhythm + bass + chords) in the style you choose to match chords you play with your left hand. You can select from 150 dif- ferent styles covering a range of musical genres and time signatures (see page 130 for a complete list of the available styles). In this section we'll learn how to use the auto accompaniment features. BEE LU “Most styles includes a rhythm part. You can select from a wide variety of rhythmic types—tock, blues, Euro trance, and many, many more. Let's begin by listening to just the basic rhythm. The rhythm partis played using percussion instruments only. Press the [STYLE] button. ‘The style select display will appear. The currently selected style number and name will be highlighted. o SONG [earacony = fem = —_ [ee sec a o (we Tecnica Cae a || Select a style. Use the dial to select the style you want to use. A list of all the available styles is provided on page 130. ZZ Press the [START/STOP] button. ‘The style chythm will start playing, wore Press the [START/STOP] button a second time when you want to stop * Se mamas 124 150 playback. ‘Semon pay tr Istanreror sin aa Soupay nay meenorne ‘yeou pt ont Yelw OUNCE, 1Dax-620820, ¥PG-625525 Overs Manual 23 from ywww-Manualsibcom manuals search enPlaying Styles PE ‘You learned how to select a style rhythm on the preceding page. Here we'll see how to add bass and chord accompaniment to the basic rhythm to produce a full, rich accom- paniment that you can play along with 1 Press the [STYLE] button and select the desired style. ‘Turn automatic accompaniment on. Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button. Pressing this button a second time will turn automatic accompaniment UU Try | lAcur Maine Thisicon appears when © When automatic accompaniment is on .. ‘The heytours ep p canbe hanged a equ tro ‘The area ofthe keyboard tothe left of the split point (54 : F#2) becomes the ae ‘auto accompaniment region” and is used only for specifying the accompaniment chords, Spit point (a 1 PERSO A LL ro accompariet region —! ‘Turn sync start on. Press the [SYNC START] button to turn the syne start function on, SS rashes whensynestat 24 0Gx.620520, ¥PG-£251525 Owners Manual Downloade from www. Manualsb.com mantals search enginePlaying Styles When syne start is on, the bass and chord accompaniment included in a style will start playing as soon as you play a note to left of the keyboard split point. Press the button a second time to turn the syne start function off Play a left-hand chord to start the style. You can stil “play” chords even if you don’t actually know any chords, This instrument will recognize even a single note asa chord. Try play- ing from one to three notes at the same time to the left of the split point. ‘The accompaniment will change according to the left-hand notes you play. Try this! Scores for some chord progressions are provided on page 26. These examples should help you get a feel for what types of chord progres- sions sound good with the styles. Spltpoit 4 + Play a variety of left-hand chords while playing a melody with your right hand. Spltpoit Press the [START/STOP] button to stop style playback when you're done. ous noe, Te AR You can switch style “sections” to add variety to the accompaniment. Refer to “Pattern Variation (Sections)” on page 74 1Dax-620820, YPG-625625 Onners Manual 25 from www. Manualibcom manPlaying Styles Styles Are More Fun When You Understand Chords Chords, created by playing multiple notes at the same time, are the basis for harmonic accompaniment, In this section we'll take a look at sequences of different chords played one after another, or “chord sequences.” Since each chord has it’s own unique “color"—even if it's different fingerings of the same chotd—the chords you choose to use in your chord progressions have a huge influence on the overall feel of the music you play. On page 24 you leaned how to play colorful accompaniments using styles. Chord progressions are vital to creating interesting accompaniments, and with a little chord know-how you should be able to take your accompaniments to a new level. (On these pages we'll introduce three easy-to-use chord progressions. Be sure to try them out with the instrument's accompaniment styles. The style will respond to the chord progression you play, effectively creating a complete song. Playing the Chord Progressions «+ Play the scores with the let hand. Before playing the scores follow steps 1 through 3 of “Play Along with a Style” on page 24. “The scores provided here are not standard song scores, bu rather simpltied scores that indicate which notes to play to produce the chord progressions. Soltpoint Play tthe at ofthe spit pon. Recommended Style 031 Euro Trance —Dance music with simple chords— [Fosse INTROENONGa Ten] F 6 An METS) ITN This is a simple-but-effective chord progression. When you play through to the end of the score, start again from the beginning, When you're ready to stop playing press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button and the auto accompaniment function will create a perfect ending. 26 0Gx.620520, ¥PG-6251525 Owners Manual from www. Manualsib.com man henginePlaying Styles EEG 138 Piano Boogie —3-chord boogie-woogie— c uu eT ‘This progression provides varied harmonic backing with just three chords. When you get a feel for the ras the [NTROENDINGT] bl F progression in the score, try changing the order of the chords! Gerace) 086 Bossa Nova —Bossa nova with jazz-style chords— [Fessihe[NTROENONGHEI aon | Dn (LT Brrd9 ee This progression includes jazzy “two-five” (II-V) changes. Try playing it through several times. When you're ready to stop playing press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit ] button. Am NE [PesrteiNTAOBIONGaTben | Eur VAT a TN Downloaded from www. Manualshibcom manual 1Dax-620820, ¥PG-625525 Onmers Manual 27Playing Styles Ere ed ‘There are two ways of playing auto @ Easy Chords © Standard Chords \ccompaniment chords: ‘The instrument will automatically recognize the different chord types. The function is called Multi Fingering, Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn auto-accompaniment on (page 24). The keyboard to the left of the split point (default: 54/F#2) becomes the “accompaniment range”, Play the accompaniment chords inthis area of the keyboard. Root notes and the corresponding keys Easy Chords « This method lets you easily play chords inthe accompaniment range ofthe keyboard using only one, to, oF three fingers. Standard Chords This method lets you produce accompaniment by playing chords using normal fingerings in the accompaniment range of the keyboard ‘To play a major chord Pres the oot note of the chord ‘To play a minor chord Cor ‘To play a minor seventh chord Pres the oot note withthe east white an vote let Fit (thee keys altogether) 28 0Gx.620520, yPG-6251525 Owners Manual n www.Manualshib.com inantals search en ‘© How to play Standard Chords [Example fr" chords] = aes = Se 22222222 gsscsaes= = = ie f 225 eS gas c= =| ass i = ESE aeUsing Songs With this instrument the term “song” refers the data that makes up a piece of music. You can simply enjoy listening to the 30 internal songs, or use them with just about any of the many functions provided—the performance assistant technology feature, lessons, and more. The songs are organized by category. In this section we'll learn how to select and play songs, and briefly describe the 30 songs provided. Select and Listen to a Song Press the [SONG] button ‘The song selection display will appear. ‘The currently selected song number and name will be highlighted. oooe The curently seectd song aa Gee NOTE: Select a song. Select a song after referring to the preset song category list on page 31 Use the dial to select the song you want to listen to. I Tne ong Pighlighted nore canbe played 1Dax-620820, ¥PG-625525 Overs Manual 29°Using Songs 001-030 [Bultin Songs (eee nex page) 021-035 _ | User Songs (Songs you record yourself cae. | Senge Wanslerred roma computr (pages 102-100) Songs ima USBlash memory connected othe instrument (page Ot) Listen to the song. Press the [START/STOP] button to begin playback of the selected song. You can stop playback at any time by pressing the [START/STOP] but- ton again, nn al mea BTS Ae er ‘These are just like the transport controls on a cassette deck or CD player, letting you fast forward [FF], rewind [REW] and pause [PAUSE] playback of the song. SONG EER aliBer new suas OH one rc \ ye + REW Fe PAUSE Press the fast Press thefaetfor- | | Press the pause reversebutionto | | wardbutentorap- | | buton to pause rapidyteturntoan | | iy skip aheadio | | playback featierpointinthe | | alaterpointin the song, ong, v JL DK J 30. vax.c20sa0, yPo-<251525 Owners Manual Downloade from www. Manualsb.com mantals search engine© Song List Using Songs ‘These 30 songs include songs that effectively demonstrate the instrument's Easy Song Arranger feature, songs that are ideally suited for use with the performance assistant technology feature, and more. The “Sug- gested Uses” column provides some ideas as to how the songs can most effectively used. 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Mantalsib.com man Using Songs Tees ‘The following three types of songs can be used by the DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525. ‘@ Preset Songs (the 30 songs built into the instrument). @ User Songs (recordings of your own performances) @ External song files (song data transferred from a computer’) Song numbers 001-030. ‘Song numbers 031-035. ‘Song numbers 036-. * The Accessory CD-ROM includes selection of 70 MIDI songs, See page 103 for instructions on how to transfer he songs tthe instrument ‘The chart below shows the basic processes flow for using the preset songs, user songs, and external song files from storage to playback. Bs USB flash memory Se SMF ormat he USE. Your own memory trom wher can be used as lesson son, Song «> Record (pages) Transfer (page 102) D@x-6201620, yPG-625/525 ‘Song Storage locations User Songs (031-035) ‘Song >.> Flash Memory (03 Tne 30 songs but ino the stunt. Song p> Song p> or or ‘anstred toms corpulr User songs canot be recy arsed se eer 32. vGx.c20sa0, yPo-6251525 Owners ManualUsing Songs DEO kus eed This instrument is capable of display the scores of son; Scores are displayed for the 30 internal preset songs as well as songs s ‘memory ‘And although user songs you record yourself cannot display (Standard MIDI File) format and stored to USB flash memory, from where they can be played with s display wed in USB flas memory or flash sore as is, they can be converted to SMF score Select a song. Follow steps 1 and 2 of the procedure described on page 29, Press the [SCORE] button and a single-staff score will appear. ‘There are two types of score display: single-staff and double-staff. ‘These are altemately selected each time the [SCORE] button is pressed (rar ana ye ate + Wen thee are anys hey QQ may be eepyed no ro 2 fae ote re Single-statt - , tage 89) Marker —— men Melody score Sf chara ris Doublesttt me Press the [START/STOP] button. ‘The song will begin playing. The triangular will move across the top of the score to indicate the current location. won 4 Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display. (Dax-620820, YPG 625625 Ouners Manual 33 Downl from www. Manuallibcom manuals search enginefrom ww. Manualsib.com man Using Songs DE nue iss If.a song contains lyric data, the lyrics can be made to appear on the display No lyrics Select a song. Select a song between 16, 20, and 30 by performing steps 1 and 2 described on page 29 Press the [LYRICS] button. ‘The title, lyricist, and composer of the song will appear on the display ‘song ty, and compote. Press the [START/STOP] button. ‘The song will play back while the lyrics and chords are shown on the display. ‘The lyrics will be highlighted to show the current location in the song. Lyrics and chord ispay m Preset Songs That Can be Used For Lyrics Display Number Name O18 | Nona Lica Way Lidngston and Fay Evans) 020__[ Against al odes (Coline 0007403) {030 [Carit Hep Faling In Love (George David Wels, Hugo Porat and Luigi Greater), 34 vGx.c20s20, yPo-6251525 Owners Manual will be displayed for a song that contains no lyric data even if the [LYRICS] button is pressed. NOTE. {ihe song hen nay Xo ine ie pay shaw gar Ine cheactors ty nang recap tnguage age 12)The Easy Way to Play Piano This instrument includes a performance assistant technology feature that lets you play along with a song and sound like a great pianist (even though you might be making lots of mistakes)! In fact, you can play any notes and still sound good! You could even just tap one key and the results would be a beautiful melody. So even if you can’t play piano and can’t read a note of music, you can have some musical fun. Performance assistant technology offers four selectable types. Select the type that produces the best results for you. © Chord No matter where or what you play, the result will be musical, well-bal- anced sound. This type offers the greatest freedom, allowing you to play anything with both your left and right hands, A he © Chord/Free......... you can play simple right-hand melodies but have trouble with left- hand chords, this Is the type for you. The Chord type applies to only the left-and section of the keyboard, allowing you to easily play chords to support the melody you are playing with your right hand, Split aie NEC NUT @ Melody This type lets you play the melody of the selected song by playing any Play your own melody with height han keys with just one finger. Start playing melodies right away, even if you've never played a keyboard instrument before! [OOTOOTSTSECEU ENCANA TTT © Chord/Melody ... Play tne melody of the selected song with one finger on the right-hand section of the keyboard, and play chords on the left-hand section of the eae UNNCTNE Refer to page 44 for more information on using performance assistant technology to help you play. Split aie t 1Dax-620820, YPG 6256525 Ouners Manual 35 Downl from www. Manuallibcom manuals search engine‘The Easy Way to Play Piano CHORD Type—Play with Both Hands Press the [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button. int technology feature. This turns on the performance ‘The indicator lights when the performance assistant technology feature is on. Hol or longer than a second Select Chord Press and hold the [P.A-T. ON/OFF] button for longer than a second so that the performance assistant technology type appears. Select the Chord type by using the dial 3 Select a song. Press the [SONG] button, and the Song Select display appears. Select a CSTE ong oe 29) song by using the dial, For this example try selecting the “O10 Ave Maria’. When the Chord type is selected, features only available for this can be seen in the display! ‘ong Tit chen tetas , “The song csplayd here wil be played ‘You know the normal meaning of this word, but inthis instrument the term “Song” refers tothe data that makes up a complete song. The performance assistant technology features uses the chord and melody data, and should always be used with a song (page 29) 36. vGx.620520, yPo-6251525 Owners Manual from www. Manualsib.com man hengineThe Easy Way to Play Piano 4 Press the [START/STOP] button. WOOOu Song playback will begin ‘The basic pattern will play repeatedly. Listen to the basic pattern for four measures while getting a fee! for the basic pattern, then begin play- ing yourself from the fifth measure. The keys you should play will be shown in the display. 5 Play on the keyboard. Before ‘Try playing the score on the left with both hands. You can even play the [-XOTE same keys over and over: C, E, G, C, E, G, C, E. You'll notice that at “mumeanerre measure five the notes will come out according to the score on the right. Keep playing, and performance assistant technology Chord type will continue to “correct” the notes that you play. This is the performance assistant technology Chord type. You can stop song playback at any time by pressing the [START/STOP] button, 6 Press the [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button to turn the performance assistant technology feature off. 1Dax-620820, ¥PG 625525 Onmers Manual 37 Downloaded from www. Manualshibcom manual‘The Easy Way to Play Piano DTN Tee Ue NR Press the [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button. This turns on the performance as istant technology feature. ‘The indicator lights when the performance assistant technology feature is on. Hold orlngor hana second Select ChordFee Press and hold the [P.A-T. ON/OFF] button for longer than a second so that the performance assistant technology type appears. Select the Chord/Free type by using the dial. 3 Select a song. Press the [SONG] button, and the Song Select display appears. Select a CSTE song by using the dial. For this example try selecting the “O11 Noc~ ee turme’ ooe ° AK Tho song displayed here wil beplayed 38. vGx.c205e0, yPc-6251525 Owners Manual ed trom www Mantalsis.com inant engineThe Easy Way to Play Piano 4 Press the [START/STOP] button. JOOOCL, Song playback will begin ‘The left-hand keys you should play will be shown on the display. Play on the keyboard. Play to the right of the split point with your right hand, and to the left of the split point with your left hand. Split pie Wi his type noes played on he lthand seo he sit pt ‘sual sound an octave higher. Play the Nocturne melody with your right hand. Continually play an F- -30rE A-C arpeggio with your left hand as indicated by the score shown in the [= mescoe srnecte p= display. Although you're repeatedly playing the same notes with your ‘mensen gage left hand, the actual notes produced will change to match the music. This is the performance assistant technology Chord/Free type. Press the [SCORE] button if you want to see the score for the right-hand part in the display You can stop song playback at any time by pressing the [START/STOP] button, Press the [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button to turn the performance assistant technology feature off. 1Dax-620820, ¥PG-625525 Overs Manual 39) Downloaded from www. Manualibcom maned from www Mantalsis.com ian ‘The Easy Way to Play Piano TT ee ee See page 44 for some hints on how to play melodies. 1 Press the [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button. This turns on the performance assistant technology feature, ‘The indicator lights when the performance assistant technology feature is on. 2 Select the MELODY type. ‘Select Mody Press and hold the [P.A-T, ON/OFF] button for longer than a second so that the performance assistant technology type appears. Select the Mel- ody type by using the dial 3 Select a song. Press the [SONG] button, and the Song Select display appears. Select a NOTE song by using the dial. + Using Sone age 25 = Cm) ° AN “The song eplayed ere wil |) [pepe 40 ox.620520, yPc-6251525 Owners Manual5 from www. Manualib.com manuals sar The Easy Way to Play Piano Press the [START/STOP] button. Song playback will begin Because the Melody type has been selected, the song melody will not sound, You can enjoy playing the melody yourself (step 5). a Play on the keyboard. ‘To begin, try to feel the rhythm of the song. Then tap a key with one fin- ger of your right hand in time with the music. You can play any Key. If you want to play the melody with the melody score, press the [SCORE] button to call up the melody score in the display. How does it sound? You've played the melody using only one finger thanks to the performance assistant technology Melody type! ‘You can stop song playback at any time by pressing the [START/STOP] button. Press the [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button to turn the performance assistant technology feature off. 1Dax-620820, ¥PG-6256525 Ouners Manual 41‘The Easy Way to Play Piano CHORD/MELODY—Chord Type with the Left Hand, Melody Press the [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button. This turns on the performance assistant technology feature, ‘The indicator lights when the performance assistant technology feature is on. oe 2 Select the CHORD/MELODY type. 2 = Hold orlonger ana second Select ChordMelady Press and hold the [P.A-T. ON/OFF] button for longer than a second so that the performance assistant technology type appears. Select the Chord/Melody type by using the dial 3 Select a song. Press the [SONG] button, and the Song Select display appears. Select a song by using the dial. + Using Sone age 2 coe ° Tate fete x . “The song csplayd here wil beplyoa 42. vax.620520, yPG-6251525 Owners Manual ed trom www Mantalsis.com inant engineThe Easy Way to Play Piano 4 Press the [START/STOP] button. Aococe, Song playback will begin ‘The basic pattern will repeat. Listen to eight measures while memoriz~ pattern. I's your turn to play the part from the ninth mea- Play on the keyboard. Play to the right of the split point with your right hand, and to the left of the split point with your left hand. splagont fe With his ype notes played on he lthand eo he st po ws ‘ual sound an octave higher. Play along with the rhythm of the song melody with your right hand. You can play any keys as long as you're playing to the right of the split point, At the same time play accompaniment-like chords and phrases with your left hand. No matter what you play, you'll produce the song melody with your right hand and beautiful chords and phrases with your left hand. This is the performance as istant technology Chord/Melody type. If you want to play the melody with the melody score, press the [SCORE] button to call up the melody score in the display. You can stop song playback at any time by pressing the [START/STOP] button, Press the [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button to turn the performance assistant technology feature off. (Dax-620820, YPG 625625 Oumar Manual 43 Downloaded from www.Manualsib.com manuals sar‘The Easy Way to Play Piano Use the Performance Assistant to Play Like a Pro! Here are a few hints for using the Chord type. If you select Chord/Free or Chord/Melody, the left-hand section of the keyboard becomes the Chord type section, so use these hints on the left- hand section of the keyboard. To begin, try to feel the rhythm of the song. Then, with your hands spread as shown in the illustration, simply play the keyboard alternately with your left and right hands (any notes will do), Play 3 notes at once Play 1 nate at ine wit your ight wth your igh hand hand (er example: nex ge mda tger eng tre Once you get a feel for it, try playing chords with your left hand and a melody with your tight .. or any other combination, The chor inermation A be - inludedin te sang ‘Sepayed nthe ower (Sonieteyouie tral the MAIN cpl. Careers ofthe chord inseatarn ‘ho dena. How does it sound? You'll get acceptable results no matter where you play thanks to the performance assistant technology Chord type! Next try the three playing methods illustrated below. Different ways of playing produce different results (Pay withthe eft and ight hands @ Play withthe left and right hands Play Sy withthe ft at the same timing ype 4 at the same timing—type 2. and right hands—type 3. VN Pay 3nots at once ‘wh our gh hand 44 0Gx.620520, ¥PG-6251525 Owners Manual from www. Manualsib.com man hengineThe Easy Way to Play Piano Make Use of the Score in the Melody Type. If you want to play the melody with the correct rhythm, use the onscreen score feature. Displaying the Score. After performing steps 1 to 4 on page 40, press the [SCORE] button. The melody score will appear Marker % Chard Mody ‘The marker will indicate the current position in the score during playback. If you play a key each time the marker appears above a note in the score you will be able to play the melody with the correct “original” rhythm, Pay while watching the maher @Songs That Can Be Used With the performance assistant technology. When the Chord type is selected the performance assistant technology can only be used with songs that include chord data. When the Melody type is selected the performance assistant technology will only ‘work with songs that include melody data. In order to find out if a song includes the required data, first select the song and then press the [SCORE] button. If chords appear on the display when you press the [SCORE] button you can use the Chord type or any combination type that includes the Chord type. If melody appear on the display when you press the [SCORE] button you can use the Melody type or any combination type that includes the Melody type @ External Songs and the performance assistant technology. Songs downloaded from the Internet can also be used with the performance assistant technology as long as they include the required chord and/or melody data. See page 103 for instructions on how to transfer the songs to the instrument. 1Dax-620820, YPG 625625 Oumar Manual 45 Downloaded from www.Manualsib.com manuals sarfrom www. Mantalsib.com man ‘The Easy Way to Play Piano Cou or Mn ‘When using the performance assistant technology or in other situations in which the tempo of the song is to0 fast or too slow for you, you can change the tempo as required. Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button. The tempo display will appear and you can use the dial, the [+] and [-] buttons, or the [0] to [9] number buttons to set to tempo to anywhere from O11 and 280 quarter-note beats per minute. hy ‘You can return to the original tempo by simultaneously pressing the [+] and [-] buttons. Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display. Eo ‘You can use the performance assistant technology Chord type with the demo song (other types cannot be used). Press the [DEMO] button. a 0 ‘The demo display that introduces some of the instrument's features will appear, and the demo song will start playing. Listen to some of the out- standing instrument voices provided! 2 Try playing the keyboard. ‘The following display will appear after the demo song has been playing for a while. This indicates that the performance assistant technology feature is now ON, and you can start playing along on the keyboard. After a little while, the performance assistant technology feature will automatically be OFF, which is indicated on the display ‘The demo song will automatically repeat from the beginning after it has played all the way through. You can stop demo playback at any time by pressing the [START/ STOP] button, 46 0Gx.620520, yPG-6251525 Owners ManualSelect a Song For a Lesson Yamaha Education Suite You can select song you like and use it for a left-hand, right-hand, or both-hands lesson. You can also use songs (only SMF format 0) downloaded from the Internet and saved to flash memory. (page 102) During the lesson you can play as slowly as you like, and you can even play wrong notes. Song playback will slow down to a speed you can handle. It's never too late to start learning! Lesson Flow: Select a song from the Piano Solo, Piano Ensemble category! Select he ‘Select the part you want > Select lesson Lesson song you want towork on ght hand, mm} toler. lefthand, both hands). 1208 start! The practice methods: Lesson 1 Learn to play the correct notes. Lesson 2 Learn to play the correct notes with the correct timing @ Lesson3 Learn to play the correct notes at the correct timing along withthe song, eS An) In this lesson, try playing the correct notes. Play the not play the right note, shown in the display. The song will wait until you 1 Select a song for your lesson. Press the [SONG] button, and rotate the dial to select the song you want to.use for your lesson. As types. -d on page 31 there are a variety of song 1Dax-620820, ¥PG-625525 Overs Manual 47 Downloa from ywww-Manualsibcom manuals search enSelect a Song For a Lesson 3 Select the part you want to practice. Press the [R] button for a right-hand lesson, [L] button for a left-hand lesson, or press both the [R] and (L] buttons simultaneously for a both- hands lesson, The currently selected part is shown in the upper tight cor- ner of the display. Select R for gh-hand lesson, Select fret hand lesson, Selet LA fr bahar lesson. 0 QO ty 4 Start Lesson 1. corey Press the LESSON [START] button to select Lesson 1. Each time the * ytutm to aperaion LESSON [START] button is pressed the lesson modes are selected in hy epoca sequence: Lesson | > Lesson 2—> Lesson 3 > Off = Lesson | ... An (tn pany unt tne coor explanation of the selected lesson will appear on the display for a few eo seconds before the lesson begins In hie case th “RY” inal that ih 7 noice been tc O oO Qe" {Lesson 1) 8 (Song Lesson of) Song playback will begin automatically when you select Lesson 1. 8 0Gx.620520, yPo-6251525 Owners Manual Downloade from www. Manualsb.com mantals search engineSelect a Song For a Lesson Play the notes shown in the on-screen score, The next note to be played is indicated by a dot (@) on the appropriate key of the graphic on-screen keyboard. When you play the correct note the marker will move to the next key to be played. Playback will pause and wait for you to play the correct note. The triangular marker (¥) above the score indicates play- back progress MANNA (inte cas of ih-hard lesson) © Shifting the keyboard left or right. ‘The hidden ( yy) areas of the keyboard can be brought into view by pressing the [+] or [-] button. Tre epayed range 1 key) ‘actual keyboard ange (OGX 620520, PG 5251525 = BB keys) —! 61 keys of the keyboard's range are shown on the display. The DGX-6201 520 and YPG-625/525 actually have 88 keys. In some songs that include very high or low notes, those notes may fall outside the displayed range and ‘may not be shown on the display. In such cases an “over” indicator appear to the left or right ofthe graphic keyboard. Use the [+] or [-] button to shift the keyboard left or right so you can see the notes (the @ marker will appear on the appropriate key in the display). Notes that actually fall outside the keyboard's range cannot be used in the lesson. 5 Stop the Lesson mode You can stop the Lesson mode at any time by pressing the [START/ STOP] button, Once you've mastered Lesson 1, move on to Lesson 2. See How You’ve Done. Wen he lesson song has played athe way ‘trough your prermance willbe vaustod 4 leva: OK, Good Very Good, or Excel Excalletis the highest evaluation, Excellent! After the evaluation display has appeared, the lesson will start again ory from the beginning = hen a canbe 1Dax-620820, ¥PG-625525 Onmers Manual 49 Downloaded from www.Manualsib.com manuals sarSelect a Song For a Lesson Lesson 2—Your Tempo Learn to play the correct notes with the correct timing. Song playback tempo will vary to match the speed you are playing at. The song will slow down when you play wrong notes, so you can learn at your own pace Select the song and part you want to practice (steps 1 and 3. on page 47). Start Lesson 2. Each time the LESSON [START] button is pressed the lesson modes are selected in sequence: Lesson 1 + Lesson 2 Lesson 3+ Off Les- son 1 os ‘hat ighthand lesson 2 Fas boon selected O O Qe! ‘gem gee i cate ne Fnes 4 SS ea Song playback will begin automatically when Lesson 2 is selected. ‘The triangular marker will appear in the score display, and will move to indicate the current note in the song. Try to play the notes at the correct timing. As you learn to play the right notes at the right timing the tempo will increase until eventually you'll be playing at the song’s original tempo. Pay while lowing he core marker Us rants oko nah Ye Lefthand part Fight hand part —e CCAR TTT (inthe case oa righ hand lesson) 3 Stop the Lesson mode. You can stop the Lesson mode at any time by pressing the [START/ STOP] button, Once you've mastered Lesson 2, move on to Lesson 3 50 ax.620520, yPG-6251525 Owners Manual from www. Manualsib.com man hengineSelect a Song For a Lesson Here’s where you can perfect your technique. The song will play at the normal tempo, minus the part you have chosen to play. Play along while listening to the song. 1 Select the song and part you want to practice (steps 1 and 3.on page 47). 2 Start Lesson 3. Each time the LESSON [START] button is pressed the lesson modes are selected in sequence: Lesson 1 > Lesson 2 > Lesson 3 > Off + Les- son | 6 6 Ges scene aS As that righthand lesson 3 has boon selected Song playback will begin automatically when Lesson 3 is selected. Play along while listening to the song. The score marker and keyboard marker in the display will indicate the notes to play: Lefthand part Fighthand part ——_ ANAT VU (nth case of arighthandlesson) Stop the Lesson mode. You can stop the Lesson mode at any time by pressing the [START/ STOP] button, 1Dax-620820, ¥PG-625525 Owners Manus! 51 from www. Manualibcom manSelect a Song For a Lesson aac eee ee er Use this feature when you want to start again just ahead of a section on which you made a mistake, or to repeatedly practice a section you find difficult Press the [REPEAT & LEARN] button during a lesson. The song location will move back four measures from the point at which you pressed the button, and playback will begin after a one-mea- sure count-in, Playback will continue up to the point at which you pressed the [REPEAT & LEARN] button, and then jump back four mea- sures and begin again after a count-in. This process will repeat, so all you have to do is press the [REPEAT & LEARN] button when you make a mistake in order to repeat practice of that section until you get it right ‘atonjmpo acy presarg ‘moor oon haa ‘peat pyc SONG TEESE Ee nw ne anune OS! repeat playback Song payee Press imme) ‘tay 52. 0x.620520, yPG-6251525 Owners Manual Downloade from www. Manualsb.com mantals search enginePlay Using the Music Database You want to play music in your favorite style, but you're not sure how to select the best voice and style for the type of music you want to play ... simply select the appropriate style from the Music Database. The panel settings will automatically be adjusted for the ideal combination of sounds and style! 4 from ywww-Manualsibcom manuals search en Press the [MUSIC DATABASE] button. ‘A Music Database list will appear in the display, Select a Music Database. Referring to the list on the panel or Music Database List on page 131 of the manual, use the dial to select a music database. Select one that matches the image of the song you intend to play. For this example select the “I15 DayOfW&R” Play the chords with your left hand and melody with your right. ‘The jazz style will stat playing when you play a left-hand chord to the left ofthe split point (page 24). Refer to pages 26-28 for information about playing chords, “A Split If you press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN point you can check the assigned voice and style. Press the [START/STOP] button to stop playback. 1Dax-620820, ¥PG-625525 Ovners Manual 53