Yamaha EZ-30 Panel Display Indications

Panel Display Indications

Touch indicator

Harmony indicator

This appears when the Touch function is

turned on.

This appears when the Harmony effect is

turned on.

Sync Stop indicator

This appears when the Sync Stop

function is turned on.

ABC/DoReMi

indicators

These show the guide

voice setting(“ABC” or

“DoReMi”) for the

Lesson function.

Accompaniment On indicator

This appears when the auto

accompaniment has been turned on.

Low battery indicator

This appears when the battery voltage

is getting low.

Song track ON/OFF indicators

Song track DATA indicators

Song track GUIDE indicators

A frame appears around the number of a track

that uses the right-hand/left-hand guide function.

They indicates the current playback tracks.

They light up when the corresponding tracks are

turned on.

Contents

Main SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION VAROITUS: ADVARSEL: OBSERVERA! PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING DATA BACK-UP AND STORAGE CAUTION WARNING Main Features Yamaha Education Suite Portable Grand .................................page 39 Flash Memory............................................ page 71 Contents Setting Up .................................8 Auto Accompaniment.............51 Effects......................................48 Playing Voices .........................42 Page Setting Up Using an AC Power Adaptor Using Batteries Power Requirements Using Headphones Connecting a Keyboard Ampli- er or Stereo System Using a Footswitch Using the MIDI Terminals Music Stand Panel Controls and Terminals Front Panel Rear Panel Page STEP 1 Playing the Demo Songs or Playing a Single Song 1Start the song. 2Stop the song. Want to find out more? See page 28. [Song List] STEP 2 21 Using the Lesson Feature 1Select Timing, Waiting, or Minus One, and start the lesson. 2When youre finished, stop the Lesson. STEP 3 Playing the Piano Playing along with the Metronome Playing the ABC/DoReMi voices Selecting and Playing Other Voices STEP 4 Auto Accompaniment Using the Auto Accompaniment Page Quick Guide STEP Auto Accompaniment 1Press the [Dict.] button. G M Page Panel Display Indications Power on Adjusting the volume level Overall indicator Symbol for pressing and holding down the button holding down Changing the value Adjusting the tempo Overall (L, R) indicator Panel Display Indications Selecting a function Song Style Voice Name & number indication (Song/Style/Voice) Selecting a number Panel Display Indications Notation display Measure indicator Beat indicators Beat indicators Octave indicator Chord indicator Selecting and Playing Songs Listening To a Demo Song Selecting and Playing a Song Press the [SONG] button. Select the desired song number. Listening to a Flash Song Switching the Tracks On and Off Selecting and Playing Songs Melody Voice Change Adjusting the Tempo About beat indicators About free tempo Tap Function Selecting and Playing Songs Song Volume Level Switching the Light Guide On and Off Page Song Lesson You can practice playing a song selected from Lesson songs #001100 and songs in flash memory. Using the Lesson Feature Select one of the Lesson songs. Select the part you wish to work on (left, right or both.) Start the Lesson. Press the [START/STOP] button to stop the Lesson. Song Lesson ABC/DoReMi Guide Grade Song Lesson Talking Portable Grand You can practice playing a real piano, by pressing the [ Setting a Tempo Using the Metronome POR- TABLE GRAND Portable Grand Setting the Time Signature of the Metronome Adjusting the Metronome Volume Page Playing Voices Selecting a Voice Playing a Voice Press the [VOICE] button. Select the desired voice number. One Touch Setting Press the [VOICE] button. Playing Voices Press the numeric keypad [0] or [+]/[] buttons to select the voice number 000. Changing the Split Point Transpose Press the right Overall button repeatedly to select TRANSPOSE. Press the numeric keypad or [+]/[] buttons to set the desired Transpose value (12 +12). Playing Voices Tuning Press the right Overall button repeatedly to select TUNING. Press the numeric keypad or [+]/[] buttons to set the desired Tuning value (100 +100). Touch Touch Sensitivity Select the Touch Sensitivity control. Change the value. Effects Reverb DSP Selecting 39 turns the DSP off. [DSP Type List] Effects Harmony Auto Accompaniment Selecting a Style Press the [STYLE] button. Select the desired style number. Starting Accompaniment Sync start Start Tap start Stopping the Accompaniment You can stop the accompaniment playback using one of the following three methods. Changing the Tempo The tempo of style playback can be adjusted over a range of 32280 bpm (beats per minute). Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button. Press the numeric keypad or [+]/[] buttons to set the desired value. Using Auto AccompanimentMulti Fingering Single Finger Chords * Notes enclosed in parentheses are optional; the chords will be recognized without them. Fingered Chords CM Example for C chords Cm CM Page Looking up Chords in the dictionary Play a chord, following the Light Guide. What is a Chord? Writing Chord Names C The Intervals of the Scale Other Chords C Playing a Melody along with the Accompaniment You can play a melody along with the accompaniment. Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume Set a tempo you feel comfortable with. (See page 54.) Press the right Overall button repeatedly until ACMP VOL appears in the display. Changing the Accompaniment Section Intro Main Ending Registration Memory Recording a Registration Memory Preset Make all desired settings for the EZ-30. Select the desired bank. Recalling a Registration Memory Preset Song Recording Recording a User Song Select a User song for recording. Select a track number for recording. Recording a melody track and an accompaniment track at the same time: Song Recording Recording a melody track: or Start recording. Stop recording. Erasing a Song Song Clear Page Loading a Song into Flash Memory Installing Song Filer Loading a Song into Flash Memory Song Filers Functions Octave Loading a Song into Flash Memory Available Flash Memory Amount Flash Clear MIDI Functions What is MIDI? Page Available MIDI Functions Connecting to a Personal Computer Local Control Press the right Overall button repeatedly to select MIDI. Press the [+]/[] buttons to set Local Control to on or off. Using Bulk Dump Send to Save Data Transmitting the EZ-30 Panel Settings (Initial Send) Press the right Overall button repeatedly to select MIDI. Press the [3] button to display INITSEND. Press the [START/STOP] button to execute Initial Send. Page Troubleshooting Data Backup & Initialization Data Backup Data Initialization Voice List Maximum Polyphony Expanded Voices Page Page ABC/DoReMi Voices Style List Drum Kit List Page Page Page Page Effect Type List Reverb Types DSP Types Harmony Types MIDI Implementation Chart Page Page Effect map DSP REVERB CHORUS Specications Index Misc. A B C Limited Warranty 90 DAYS LABOR 1 YEAR PARTS KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS. DO NOT MAIL! PSR SERIES OF PORTATONE ELECTRONIC KEYBOARDS CONSUMERS RESPONSIBILITIES NORTH AMERICA CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE AFRICA MIDDLE EAST ASIA OCEANIA