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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 product should be used o
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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 is found to be the source of interference, which can be This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con- tained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not determined by turning the unit “OFF” and “ON”, please try to elimi- nate the problem by using one of the following measures: expressly approved by Yamaha m
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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 required • Do not
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• Before moving the instrument, remove all connected adaptor and other cables. Handling caution • When setting up the instrument, make sure that the AC outlet you are using is • Do not insert a finger or hand in any gaps on the instrument. easily accessible. If some trouble or malfunction occurs, immediately turn off • Never insert or drop paper, metallic, or other objects into the gaps on the panel the power switch and disconnect the plug from the outlet. or keyboard. If this happens, turn o
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Copyright Notice The following is the title, credits and copyright notices for the song pre-installed in this electronic keyboard: Mona Lisa Can’t Help Falling In Love from the Paramount Picture CAPTAIN CAREY, U.S.A. from the Paramount Picture BLUE HAWAII Words and Music by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans Words and Music by George David Weiss, Copyright © 1949 (Renewed 1976) by Famous Music Corporation Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved Copyright
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Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha DGX-220/YPG-225 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-220/YPG-225 package includes the following items. Please check that you have them all. • Owne
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Special Features of the DGX-220/YPG-225 ■ Play a Variety of Instrument Voices Page 14 The instrument voice that sounds when you play the keyboard can be changed to violin, flute, harp, or any of an extensive range of voices. You can change the mood of a song written for piano, for example, by using violin to play it instead. Experience a whole new world of musical variety. ■ Play Along with Styles Page 19 Want to play with full accompaniment? Try the auto-accompaniment Styles. PopBossa T
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Contents Copyright Notice .................................................................... 6 Reference Panel Logos........................................................................... 6 Adding Effects 53 Accessories............................................................................ 7 Special Features of the DGX-220/YPG-225 .......................... 8 Harmony...............................................................................53 Adding Reverb ........................
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Setting Up Be 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 AC Power Adaptor (or othe
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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-220/YPG-225 speakers are automatically shut off when a plug is inserted into this jack. The PHONES/OUTPUT jack also functions as an exter- Connect the instrument’s USB terminal to the USB ter- nal output. You can connect the PHONES/OUTPUT minal of a computer, and you can transfer performance jack to a keyboard amplifier, stereo
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Panel Controls and Terminals Front Panel Style Category List (page 106) Display (page 52) Song Category List (page 27) Music Database List (page 107) e r t q y u i GrandPno 001 001 w o !0 !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 @9 Front Panel q [STANDBY/ON] switch .................... page 11 !2 [REW]/ [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button........pages 26, 64 w [MASTER VOLUME] control.... pages 11, 50 !3 [FF]/ e [P.A.T. ON/OFF] button.................... page 30 [SYNC STOP] button................pages 26, 64 r [MUSIC DATABASE] butto
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Panel Controls and Terminals Voice Category List (page 100) !6 @3 !7 @0 no !8 001 @1 !9 @2 @5 @6 @7 @8 @4 Rear Panel #0 #1 #2 #3 Rear Panel @2 Number buttons [0]–[9], #0 USB terminal ............................pages 11, 79 [+] and [-] buttons.................... pages 51, 75 #1 SUSTAIN jack................................... page 11 @3 [DEMO] button................................. page 26 #2 PHONES/OUTPUT jack ................... page 11 @4 REGIST MEMORY #3 DC IN 12V jack.....................
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e d i u G Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices Quick Guide 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 variety of musical sounds. Select and Play a Voice—MAIN This procedure selects the main voice you will play on the keyboard. Press the [VOICE] button. 1 The voice number and name will be displayed. Voice name GrandPno
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Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices Play Two Voices Simultaneously—DUAL 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. 1 NOTE The [DUAL ON/OFF] button turns the dual voice on or off. • The dual voice feature cannot When turned on the dual voice icon will appear in the display. The cur- be used during a song lesson (page 36). rently selected dual voice
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Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices Play the keyboard. 4 Two voices will sound at the same time. Try selecting and playing a range of dual voices. 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
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Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices Select the desired split voice. 3 Watch the displayed 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 try selecting the “033 Folk Guitar” voice. Folk Gtr 033 Play the keyboard. 4 Try selecting and playing a range of split voices. Play the Grand Piano Voice When you just want to play piano, all you have
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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. 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
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e d i u G 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 106 for a complete list of the available styles). In this section we’ll learn how to use the auto accompaniment features. Select a Style Rhythm Most styles includes a rhythm part. You can sel
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Playing Styles Play Along with a Style 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. Press the [STYLE] button and select the desired style. 1 Turn automatic accompaniment on. 2 Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button. Pressing this button a second time will turn automatic accompaniment off. PopBossa 087 This icon appears when auto- matic accom
