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Yamaha DGX-520, YPG-525, YPG-625 The Easy Way to Play Piano, Chord, Chord/Free, Melody, Chord/Melody

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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.

●Chord/Free........... If 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-hand section of the keyboard, allowing you to easily play chords to support the melody you are playing with your right hand.

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Play your own melody with the right hand.

●Melody ................... This type lets you play the melody of the selected song by playing any keys with just one ﬁnger. Start playing melodies right away, even if you’ve never played a keyboard instrument before!

●Chord/Melody .... Play the 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 keyboard using the Chord type.

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Refer to page 44 for more information on using performance assistant technology to help you play.

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Contents

Page SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING WARNING CAUTION Page Copyright Notice Panel Logos Accessories Special Features of the DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 Contents Setting Up Page Panel Controls and Terminals @5CATEGORY [ ] and @6Number buttons [0]–[9] @9REGIST MEMORY [MEMORY/BANK], [1], [2] buttons #0[PORTABLE GRAND] button Changing the Display Language Press the [FUNCTION] button 3 Select a display language 4 Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display Select and Play a Voice—MAIN Play Two Voices Simultaneously—DUAL Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands—SPLIT Play the Grand Piano Voice Drum Kits ◆Drum Kit Selection Procedure ➔ (refer to steps 1 and 2 on page 15) ◆Sound Effect Selection Procedure ➔ (refer to steps 1 and 2 on page 15) The Metronome Start the Metronome Adjusting the Metronome Tempo Setting the Number of Beats per Measure, and the Length of Each Beat Use the dial to select the number of beats per measure 4 Use the dial to select the beat length Adjusting the Metronome Volume Playing Styles a Style Rhythm Play Along with a Style 4 Play a left-handchord to start the style Try this 6 Press the [START/STOP] button to stop style playback when you’re done 031 Euro Trance 138 Piano Boogie 086 Bossa Nova Playing Auto-accompanimentChords Page Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause ●Song List Types of Songs Displaying the Song Score Display the Lyrics The Easy Way to Play Piano Chord Chord/Free Melody Chord/Melody CHORD Type—Playwith Both Hands 4 Press the [START/STOP] button 5 Play on the keyboard CHORD/FREE Type—Applyingthe Chord Type to the Left Hand Only 2 Select the CHORD/FREE type Page MELODY Type—Playwith One Finger Page CHORD/MELODY—ChordType with the Left Hand, Melody with the Right 2 Select the CHORD/MELODY type Page Use the Performance Assistant to Play Like a Pro ●Songs That Can Be Used With the performance assistant technology ●External Songs and the performance assistant technology Change the Song Tempo Play the Demo Song Select a Song For a Lesson Lesson 1—Waiting 3 Select the part you want to practice 4 Start Lesson Song playback will begin automatically when you select Lesson ●Shifting the keyboard left or right 5 Stop the Lesson mode See How You’ve Done Lesson 2—YourTempo Lesson 3—MinusOne Practice Makes Perfect—Repeatand Learn Play Using the Music Database Change a Song’s Style Try Out the Easy Song Arranger Using the Easy Song Arranger 4 Press the [EASY SONG ARRANGER] button 5 Select a style 6 Select a voice part 7 Select a voice you want to play as a song melody Record Your Own Performance Track Configuration Recording Procedure 3 Recording will start when you play on the keyboard 4 Stop recording by pressing the [START/STOP] or [REC] button ●To Record Other Tracks ●To Re-recorda Track 5 When the recording is done Song Clear—DeletingUser Songs Track Clear—Deletinga Specified Track from a User Song Backup and Initialization Backup Initialization Basic Operation Basic Operation 2 Use the dial to select an item or value Changing Values 3 Start a function The Displays MAIN Display Items Play with a Variety of Effects Adding Harmony Adding Reverb Adding Chorus Sustain Handy Performance Features Tap Start Touch Response Sensitivity One Touch Setting Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound Pitch Controls Style (Auto-accompaniment)Functions Pattern Variation (Sections) 1 Press the [STYLE] button and then select a style 2 Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn auto accompaniment on 3 Press the [SYNC START] button to turn synchro start on ●Synchro Start 4 Press the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button 7 Press the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button 8 Press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button ●Synchro Stop Setting the Split Point Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm (Stop Accompaniment) Adjusting the Style Volume Chord Basics Recognized Standard Chords Style File Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary Song Settings Song Volume A-BRepeat 1 Press the [VOICE] button for longer than a second Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings Recalling a Registration Memory ●Settings That Can be Saved to the Registra- tion Memory The Functions ●Function Setting List Page Using USB Flash Memory USB Flash Memory Connecting a USB Flash Memory 2 Check that the ﬁle control icon is shown in the MAIN display Formatting USB Flash Memory Saving Data Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save Loading User Files and Style Files Page Connections Connectors Connection to a USB Storage Device Backing up the instrument data to a computer Copying ﬁles from a computer hard disk to a USB storage device Connecting a Personal Computer Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer Remote Control of MIDI Devices Initial Send ■Use Musicsoft Downloader 2 Insert the included CD-ROMinto the CD-ROMdrive 4 Click the “Add File” button and the Add File window will appear 8 Close the window to end the Musicsoft Downloader ●To Use transferred Songs For Lessons ■Transfer a Backup ﬁle from the instrument to a computer ● ● ● Accessory CD-ROMInstallation Guide SPECIAL NOTICES Important Notices about the CD-ROM CD-ROMContents System Requirements Software Installation Installing the driver on Windows 98/Me 1 Start the computer 4 Click [Next] Installing the driver on Windows 1 Start the computer and use the “Adminis- trator” account to log into Windows Installing the driver on Windows XP 1 Start the computer and use the “Adminis- trator” account to log into Windows 3 Go to [System] ➔ [Hardware] ➔ [Driver ■Installing the Musicsoft Downloader and Digital Music Notebook Applications● ● ● Troubleshooting The driver cannot be installed • Is the USB cable connected correctly • Is the USB function enabled on your com- puter Select [Control Panel] 4Disconnect the USB cable 5Restart the computer 6Re-installthe driver ATTENTION SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Troubleshooting Page Messages Page Keyboard Stand Assembly x Attach the back board c DGX-620and YPG-625owners: please follow these instructions Attach the support rail v Put the keyboard on the stand b Install the keyboard to the stand Scores Hallelujah Chorus Page Ave Maria Page Nocturne op.9-2 Page Voice List Page Page Page Drum Kit List Page Style List Music Database List Songs Provided On the Supplied CD-ROM Effect Type List Chart Implementation MIDI Page MIDI Data Format Speciﬁcations Page Page Limited Warranty KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS. 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