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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). This product may also use “household” type batteries. Some of these DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other may be rechargeable. Make sure that the battery being charged is a than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being recommended by Yamaha. charged. This p
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FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations. If 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con- this product is found to be the source of interference, which can be determined by turning the unit “OFF” and “ON”, please try to elimi- tained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by
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PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: Power supply/AC power adaptor Water warning • Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument. The requ
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• Do not dispose of batteries in fire. Maintenance • Do not attempt to recharge batteries that are not intended to be charged. • When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry cloth. Do not use paint thinners, • When the batteries run out, or if the instrument is not to be used for a long time, solvents, cleaning fluids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths. remove the batteries from the instrument to prevent possible leakage of the battery fluid. Handling caution • Keep batterie
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Copyright Notice The followings are the titles, credits and copyright notices for three (3) of the songs pre-installed in this electronic keyboard: Don’t Know Why All Rights Reserved, Unauthorized copying, public per- formance and broadcasting are strictly prohibited regard- Words and Music by Jesse Harris ing the above three songs pre-installed. Copyright © 2002 Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Beanly Songs All Rights Administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, 8 Music Squa
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Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha DGX-505/305 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. Supplied Accessories The DGX-505/305 package includes the following items. Please check that you have
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Special features of the DGX-505/305 ■ Performance assistant technology page 16 Play along with a song on the instrument’s keyboard and produce a perfect performance every time … even if you play wrong notes! All you have to do is play on the keyboard – alternately on the left- and right-hand ranges of the keyboard, for example – and you’ll sound like a pro as long as you play in time with the music. All you need is And if you can’t play with both hands, you can still play the melody
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Contents Copyright Notice .................................................................... 6 Reference Panel logos ............................................................................ 6 Supplied Accessories............................................................. 7 Handy Performance Features 54 Special features of the DGX-505/305 .................................... 8 Adding Reverb .................................................
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Setting Up Make sure to do the following operations BEFORE turning on the power. Power Requirements Although the instrument will run either from an optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use of an AC adaptor whenever possible. An AC adaptor is more environmentally friendly than batteries and does not deplete resources. ■ Using an AC Power Adaptor Make sure that the [STANDBY/ON] switch of the instrument is set to STANDBY. WARNING • Use ONLY a Yamaha PA-5D, PA-5C A
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Setting Up ■ Handling SmartMedia™* memory cards * SmartMedia is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation. This instrument features a built-in SmartMedia card slot (on the front panel). It lets you save original data you’ve created on the instrument to a SmartMedia card, and allows you to load data from a card to the instrument. Be sure to handle SmartMedia cards with care. Follow the important precautions below. ● Compatible SmartMedia types ● About SmartMedia cards • 3.3V (3V) SmartMedia can be u
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Setting Up Make all necessary connections below BEFORE turning the power on. Connecting headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT jack) Connecting to a computer (USB terminal) The DGX-505/305 speakers are automatically shut off when a plug is inserted into this jack. The PHONES/OUTPUT jack also functions as an exter- nal output. Connect the instrument’s USB terminal to the USB ter- You can connect the PHONES/OUTPUT jack to a key- minal of a computer, and you can transfer performance board amplifier, stereo sys
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Setting Up Turn on the power ● Music Rest Turn down the volume by turning the [MASTER VOL- UME] control to the left and press the [STANDBY/ON] Insert the music rest switch to turn on the power. Pressing the switch again into the slots as shown. turns the power off. Backup data in the flash memory (page 49) is loaded to the instrument when the power is turned on. If no backup data exists on flash memory, all instrument set- tings are restored to the initial factory defaults when the power is
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Panel Controls and Terminals Song Category List Style Category List (pages 36, 103) (page 102) e !2 u q i r o !3 !0 !4 t !1 !5 y w @9 #0 #2 #3 @5 @6 @7 @8 #1 #8 ■ Front Panel q [STANDBY/ON] switch......................................page 13 !5 [PORTABLE GRAND] button ........................... page 27 w [MASTER VOLUME] control..................... pages 13, 17 !6 [SONG] button .................................................. page 35 e [TOUCH] button ..........................................
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Panel Controls and Terminals Display Voice Category List (pages 52, 53) (page 96) !6 @0 @1 !7 @4 @2 !8 !9 @3 #6 #4 #5 #7 #9 $0 $1 $2 $3 ■ Rear Panel @8 [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] / [r r] button .......... pages 30, 66 #9 USB terminal............................................. pages 12, 80 r r @9 [MAIN/AUTO FILL] / [f f] button ............. pages 31, 66 $0 SUSTAIN jack.................................................... page 12 f f #0 [START/STOP] / [ ] button........... pages 29, 35, 51 $1 [LCD CONT
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e d i u G The Easy Way To Play Piano Quick Guide 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 beau- tiful melody. So even if you can’t play piano and can’t read a note of music, you can have some musical fun. The performance assistant tech
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The Easy Way To Play Piano Quick Guide The indicator flashes in response to the song chord data. The currently selected type is shown. ON/OFF “ON” will appear when the perfor- The [-] button selects the mance assistant technology is on. CHORD type and the [+] Pressing the [PERFORMANCE button selects the MEL- ASSISTANT] button alternates ODY type. The graphic between “ON” and “OFF.” Make sure knob in the display will this is “ON” when you intend to use indicate the selected the performa
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Quick Guide The Easy Way To Play Piano Melody Type – Play With One Finger Using the same song, try playing the melody with just one finger. To use the performance assistant technology Melody type you must be playing a song that includes melody data. • If you’ve completed the steps on the preceding pages, go straight to step 2 NOTE below. 1 • Press the [EXIT] button if you want to return to the MAIN dis- • If you want to use the Melody before the Chord type, carry out steps 1 – 3 on play. page
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The Easy Way To Play Piano Quick Guide Make Use Of the Score In the Melody Type If you want to play the melody with the correct rhythm or play ad-lib lines, use the on- screen score feature. Displaying the Score After performing steps 1 – 3 on the previous page, press the [SCORE] button. The melody score will appear. Marker Chord Melody ■ The Score Is Handy When … ● You Want To Play With the Correct Rhythm Use the score when you’re playing a melody you’re not familiar with. The marker will indi
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Quick Guide The Easy Way To Play Piano — The Secret Of the performance assistant technology — How It Creates Music From Random Notes When you use the Chord type, the performance assistant technology reads the chord data from the song and only assigns notes that will “work” at that moment to the keyboard. In the Melody type it reads the song’s melody data and assigns the appropriate note(s) to the key(s) you play, so you can play the melody by playing any keys. Going back to the Chord type, si
