EZ-TP Owner’s Manual
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Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha EZ-TP!

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.

Copyright Notice....................................... 2
Setting Up......................................................6
Power Requirements................................ 6
Connections..............................................7
Supplied Accessories............................... 7
Controls & Features......................................8
Holding the EZ-TP.......................................10
Playing the EZ-TP....................................... 11
Play by Singing.......................................11
Fingering Chart.......................................12
Setting the EZ-TP To Match Your
Voice................................................... 14
Adjust the Microphone............................15
Select Different Sounds..........................16
Changing the Pitch (Basic Key) of
the EZ-TP............................................17
Tuning.....................................................19
Producing a Thick “Brass Section”
Sound..................................................19
Playing Songs..............................................20
Starting Song Playback.......................... 20
Select and Listen To a Specific Song.....20
Play With Song Accompaniment............... 22
Play Mode 1 – Play by Singing...............22
Play Mode 2 – Press the Valves
Indicated By the Guide Lamps............23
Play Mode 3 – Sing and Use the
Valves................................................. 23
Change the Song Tempo........................24
Change the Song Key.............................24
Adjust the Song/Performance Volume
Balance............................................... 24
Velocity Curve.........................................25
Retained Data & Initialization.....................26
Retained Data.........................................26
Initialization Procedure............................26
Connecting to MIDI Devices...................... 27
What is MIDI?..........................................27
Some Things You Can Do with MIDI......27
Connecting To a Computer.....................28
Loading Song Data Into the EZ-TP.........29
Setting the Transmit Channel..................31
Local Control ON/OFF............................31
Cleaning the EZ-TP.....................................32
Troubleshooting..........................................33
Message List................................................34
Sound List....................................................35
MIDI Implementation Chart........................36
MIDI Data Format........................................38
Specifications..............................................40
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