Main Features ................................ 4
Panel Controls and Terminals ........ 6
Setting Up ...................................... 8
Power Requirements ................................ 8
Accessory Jacks ........................................ 8
Music Stand .............................................. 9
Quick Guide ................................ 10
Playing Your New YPR-50! .......... 10
Using the metronome ............................ 11
Other important functions ...................... 11
Playing the Songs ........................ 12
Playing all 20 songs in order .................. 12
Controlling the song .............................. 12
Playing a single selected song ................ 13
Practicing Along With the Song .... 14
Practicing different song parts .............. 14
Beat lamps .............................................. 14
Changing the tempo .............................. 15
Using the metronome ............................ 15
Professional-sounding “Pianist”
Stylings ........................................ 16
Changing the tempo .............................. 16
Beat lamps .............................................. 17
Using the metronome ............................ 17
Transpose and Tuning .................. 18
Transpose ................................................ 18
Tuning .................................................... 18
Touch Response ............................ 20
Setting the Touch Sensitivity .................. 20
Using the Metronome .................. 21
Setting the Metronome Time Signature .. 22
The Pianist – Automatic
Accompaniment Styles .................. 23
Selecting a Pianist Style and Playing the
Accompaniment ...................................... 23
Using the Pianist Accompaniment – Multi
Fingering ................................................ 24
Single Finger Chords .............................. 24
Fingered Chords .................................... 25
Song Controls .............................. 26
Song “transport” buttons ........................ 26
START/STOP, SELECT ............................ 26
PAUSE .................................................... 26
REW (Rewind) ........................................ 26
FF (Fast Forward) .................................. 27
Part on/off control .................................. 27
MIDI ............................................ 28
About MIDI .......................................... 28
How Can MIDI be Used? ...................... 28
PIANIST STYLE Default Tempos ...... 29
Troubleshooting ............................ 29
Keyboard Stand Assembly Instructions
.. 30
Specifications .............................. 32
MIDI Implementation Chart .......... 33
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