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Yamaha DGX-620 Owner's Manual

1. Category Function Item Range Settings Description Style Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Style VOLUME Song Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Song Transpose 12 4 12 Determines the pitch of the instrument by semitone increments Tuning 100 100 Sets the pitch of the instrument s sound in 1 cent increments Pitch Bend Range 01 12 Sets the pitch bend range in semitone increments Determines the highest key for the Split voice and sets the Split point in u Dai e PX other words the key that separates the Split lower and Main upper Split Point Ge voices The Split Point setting and Accompaniment Split Point setting are OVERALL automatically set to the same value er 1 Soft 2 Medium Vw Touch Sensitivity 3 Hard 4 Off Determines the sensitivity of the feature Sets the chord detection mode In the Multi Finger mode both normal Chord Fingerin 1 Multi Finger chords and simple chords played to the left of the split point are detected In gering 2 FullKeyboard the Full Keyboard mode normal chords played anywhere on the keyboard will be detected and the notes played will be sound as well Main Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Main voice Main Octave 2 2 Determines the octave range for the Main voice 000 left Determines the pan position of the Main voice in the stereo image The Main Pan 64 center value 0 re
2. Bank Select MIDI Bank Select MIDI bn MSB LSB dd Voice Name eei MSB LSB dene Voice Name 0 127 0 127 1 128 0 127 0 127 1 128 101 000 113 076 Sweet Pan Flute 161 000 000 008 Clavi 102 000 112 074 Flute 162 000 001 008 Clavi KSP 103 000 112 073 Piccolo XG CHROMATIC 104 000 112 076 Ban Flute 163 000 000 009 Celesta 105 000 112 075 Recorder 164 000 000 010 Glockenspiel 106 000 112 080 __ Ocarina 165 000 000 011 _ Music Box SYNTH LEAD 166 000 064 011 Orgel 107 000 112 081 Square Lead 167 000 000 012 Vibraphone 108 000 112 082 Sawtooth Lead 168 000 001 012 Vibraphone KSP 109 000 115 082 Analogon 169 000 000 013 Marimba 110 000 119 082 Fargo 170 000 001 013 Marimba KSP 111 000 112 099 Star Dust 171 000 064 013 Sine Marimba 112 000 112 086 Voice Lead 172 000 097 013 Balimba 113 000 112 101 Brightness 173 000 098 013 Log Drums SYNTH PAD 174 000 000 014 Xylophone 114 000 118 089 SweetHeaven 175 000 000 015 Tubular Bells 115 000 112 092 Xenon Pad 176 000 096 015 Church Bells 116 000 112 095_ Equinox 177 000 097 015 Carillon 117 000 112 089 _ Fantasia 178 000 000 016 _ Dulcimer 118 000 113 090 Dark Moon 179 000 035 016 Dulcimer 2 119 000 113 101 Bell Pad 180 000 096 016 Cimbalom PERCUSSION 181 000 097 016 Santur 120 000 112 012 Vibraphone XG ORG
3. DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 131 MDB No Song Name MDB No Song Name MDB No Song Name MDB No Song Name POP 067 BI Bayou 135 WhatsNew 201 NxtAlice 001 AlvFever 068 CatMemry 136 Wild Cat 202 PalomaFl 002 CoinLane 069 CavaSolo EASY LISTENING 203 Tijuana 003 Croco Rk 070 E Weiss 137 BlackFst 204 Why MCA 004 DayPdise 071 ElizSere 138 ByeBlues BALLROOM 005 DwnTown 072 ElvGhett 139 CaliBlue 205 BrazilBr 006 EasySday 073 Feeling 140 CiaoCpri 206 CherryTp 007 GoMyWay 074 Fly Away 141 Close2U 207 DanubeWv 008 HowDeep 075 Fnl Date 142 DAmorStr 208 MantoStr 009 HurryLuv 076 GreenSlv 143 DolanesM 209 SandmnFx 010 breath GtCncert 144 ElCondor 210 SpainTwn 011 l BTher HrdToSay 145 Entrtain 211 SundyNvr 012 I m Torn LonlyPan 146 Frippers 212 TangoAc 013 Imagine MBoxDnce 147 LoveLove 213 Tea4Two 014 ISurvive Mn Rivr 148 LuckySax 214 TulipWtz 015 JustCall My Song 149 LuvStory 215 YesSirQk 016 JustWay NorwWood 150 MyPrince TRADITIONAL 017 LeadPack OnMyMnd 151 OSoleMio 216 AlpenTri 018 LoveFeel OverRbow 152 PupetStr 217 AnchorAw 019 LoveMeT Red Lady 153 Raindrop 218 Balalaik 020 LveMeDo ReleseMe 154 RedMouln 219 BlkSheep 021 Mi Shell SavingLv 155 R ticGtr 220 CampRace 022 My Baby Shore CI 156 Schiwago 221 Ceilidh 023 NikitTrp SierraMd 157 ShadowGt 222 Cielito 024 NoMatter SilverMn 158 SingRain 223 CielPari 025 ProudGtr SmokyEye 159 SmallWid 224 Cl Polka 026 RainOnMe SndOfsil 160 SpkSoft 225
4. 122 DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Scores 19 35 EM NEN um i um Dm Bdim7 C 7sus4 C 4 Pa aie 1 If 2 om E ee ss e e 5 e 9 b z Z e n eg eg um T F F iu F 4 F F v v v v v rit 2 W up S S e e e e e 25 E E um mm um HT F H F F F F H v v v v v o 2 o i DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 123 SP Voice List E Maximum Polyphonyeeeeeccecccccccccce The instrument has 32 note maximum polyphony This means NOTE that it can play a maximum of up to 32 notes at once regard The Voice List includes MIDI program change numbers for H each voice Use these program change numbers when less of what functions are used Auto accompaniment uses a playing the instrume t via MIDI from an external device number of the available notes so when auto accompaniment e Program Numbers 001 to 128 directly relate to MIDI Pro is used the total number of available notes for playing on the gram Change Numbers 000 to 127 That is Program Num N bers and Program Change Numbers differ by a
5. MUMM USB cable E USB Precautions Please observe the following precautions when connecting the instrument to a computer via a USB cable Failure to do so can cause the instrument and or the computer to hang up freeze possibly causing corruption or loss of data If the instrument or computer does hang up turn the power to both devices off and then on again and restart the computer N CAUTION Wake the computer from a sleep suspended standby mode before connecting the USB cable Connect the USB cable to the instrument and computer before turning power to the instrument on Check the following points before turning the instrument s power on or off and before plugging or unplugging the USB cable Quit all applications Make sure that no data transfer is in progress data is trans ferred whenever you play on the keyboard or play a song Allow at least 6 seconds between turning the instrument s power on and off and between plugging and unplugging the USB cable Directly connect the instrument to the computer using a single USB cable Do not use a USB hub NOTE The Musicsoft Downloader application may not be able to access the instrument in the following cases During style playback During song playback During a file control operation while the FILE CONTROL display is showing DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 99 Connections Tran
6. gt Fi 3 i like the lady with the mystic smile Shifting the keyboard left or right The hidden areas of the keyboard can be brought into view by pressing the or button The displayed range 61 keys WIRE HIH Actual keyboard range DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 88 keys 61 keys of the keyboard s range are shown on the display The DGX 620 520 and YPG 625 525 actually have 88 keys In some songs that include very high or low notes those notes may fall outside the displayed range and may not be shown on the display In such cases an over indicator appear to the left or right of the graphic keyboard Use the or button to shift the keyboard left or right so you can see the notes the marker will appear on the appropriate key in the display Notes that actually fall outside the keyboard s range cannot be used in the lesson 5 Stop the Lesson mode You can stop the Lesson mode at any time by pressing the START STOP button Once you ve mastered Lesson 1 move on to Lesson 2 MSee How You ve Done eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee When the lesson song has played all the way through your performance will be evaluated in 4 levels OK Good Very Good or Excellent Excellent is the highest evaluation Excellent After the evaluation display has appeared the lesson will
7. pages 46 70 P SONG MEMORY REC 1 5 A buttons page 57 12 0DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual D REPEAT amp LEARN ACMP ON OFF button pages 52 24 P A B REPEAT INTRO ENDING rit button Dages 83 74 O REW MAIN AUTO FILL button pages 30 74 FF SYNC STOP button pages 30 76 p PAUSE SYNC START button pages 30 75 D START STOP button pages 23 30 63 SONG button page 29 EASY SONG ARRANGER button page 54 STYLE button page 23 VOICE button o soeeenoeeaaeaeaea page 15 043 052 ROCI 053 063 DANC 064 098 BALL 099 111 R amp B z H Panel Controls and Terminals Music Database List page 131 Display pages 64 65 DATABASE VOICE 112 136 SWING amp JAZZ 193 204 DISCO amp PARTY 001 008 PIANO 137 168 EASY LISTENING 205 215 BALLROOM 169 181 LATIN 216 246 TRADITIONAL 182 192 COUNTRY 247 267 PIANIST 037 046 GUITAR es Jo MAIN Ia Enpo 4 092 4 4 MERSURE O01 EASY SONG ARRANGER eem 0018BeatModern 001 AlvFever wem 001 Live Grand Piano ue neg oO oO o e REGIST Ing MEMORY 047 054 BASS 055 067 STRINGS 068 071 CHOIR 032 036 ACCORDION 072 084 SAXOPHONE 085 093 TRUMPET RS PORTABLE SPLIT DUAL HARMONY
8. I Make sure that a properly formatted USB flash memory has been properly connected to the instrument s USB TO DEVICE terminal and that the icon is showing in the MAIN display 2 Press the FILE CONTROL MENU but ton 3 Use the CATEGORY 4 and but tons to locate the SMF Save item The SOURCE FILE a user song name will be highlighted Se ue CATEGORY Ge FILE CONTROL CATEGORY ot SMF Save JG SOURCE FILE User Song 1 DESTINATION FILE SONGOO The source user song rane 4 Select the source user song You can press the and buttons simulta neously to select the first user song 5 Press the EXECUTE button The DESTINATION SONG will be high lighted and a default name will appear for the converted song file Q4 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual To Overwrite an Existing File If you want to overwrite a file that already exists on the USB flash memory use the dial or the and buttons to select the file then skip ahead to step 7 6 Press the EXECUTE button A cursor will appear below the first character in the file name 7 Change the file name as necessary Refer to Saving Data on page 93 for filename entry FILE CONTROL CATEGORY ot SMF Save JO SOURCE FILE User Song 1 DESTINATION FILE mme Pleas Enter Name The name of the file to Cursor L be saved
9. USB storage device Disconnect the USB storage device from the com puter and connect it to the instrument Reading files on the USB storage device from the instrument USB TO DEVICE terminal TO DEVICE USB t Instrument du nN ZZ D USB storage device Connections Connecting a Personal Computer The following functions become available when this instrument is connected to a computer Performance data can be transferred between the instrument and the computer page 100 Files can be transferred between the instrument and the computer page 102 The connection procedure is as follows 1 Install the USB MIDI driver on your com puter The USB MIDI driver is included on the CD ROM Installation of the USB MIDI driver is described on pages 108 109 2 Connect the USB terminal of the computer to the USB terminal on the instrument using a standard USB cable USB cable sold sepa rately The supplied CD ROM also includes a Musicsoft Downloader application that allows you to transfer song files from your computer to the instrument s flash memory For instructions about how to install Musicsoft Downloader and how to transfer song files see pages 102 109 Computer Tsee TO HOST Se Y Instrument
10. 70 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Handy Performance Features One Touch Setting Sometimes selecting the ideal voice to play with a song or style can be confusing The One Touch Setting feature automatically selects a well balanced voice for you when you select a style or song Simply select voice number 000 to activate this feature Select voice number 000 steps 1 to 2 on page 15 dee ol wem desse e VOICE Z SONG MELODY R VOICE SELECT MAIN CATEGORY OTS JO Lo ExPlesion 500 Firework 000 Sweet Soprano 001 Nye Grand Piano I Use the dial to select voice number 000 2 Select and play back any song steps 1 to 3 on page 29 3 Play the keyboard and remember the sound of the voice y A pa lt If you have stopped playback at some point during this procedure press the START STOP button to start playback again 4 Use the dial to change songs then play the keyboard and listen to the voice MUH You should hear a different keyboard voice than you played in step 3 Watch the display while changing songs and you will see that dif ferent voices are selected for each song DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 71 Handy Performance Features Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound Five different master equalizer EQ settings are provided to give you the best possib
11. krear deiadni 61 WntthAli ZA ON ee u 61 Basic Operation 62 Basic Operation EE 62 The Displavs 64 MAIN Display femes orones 65 Reference Play with a Variety of Effects Adding Harmony E Adding Reverb Adding Chorus Panel Sustain Iesse LEE Handy Performance Features Tap Start ii en etre Oo ae e ede en a ders Touch Response Sensitivity A One Touch Setting ote on iet nte rebus Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound ej feine einige ERREUR DR Style Auto accompaniment Functions 74 Pattern Variation Sections Setting thie SplitiPOint in rete tenete Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm Stop Accompaniment ensei a eee Adjusting the Style Volume Chord Basics El c N Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard 81 Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary 82 Song Settings 83 Song Volume EE 83 A B ROp6S381 guy aaa sasa n T ORI CEEeEe cred 83 Muting Independent Song Parts 84 Change the Melody Voice see 84 Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 85 Saving to the Registration Memory 85 Recalling a Registration Memory 86 The Functions 87 Selecting and Setting Functions sssesssssss 87 Using USB Flash Memory 90 USB Flash
12. These chords are not shown in the Dictionary function L NOTE Notes in parentheses can be omitted L NOTE e Inversion of the 7sus4 and m7 11 chords are not recognized if the e Playing two same root keys in the adjacent octaves produces accompa notes shown in parentheses are omitted niment based only on the root e The auto accompaniment will sometimes not change when related chords are played in sequence e g some minor chords followed by the A perfect fifth 1 5 produces accompaniment based only on the root i minor seventh and fifth which can be used with both major and minor chords Two note fingerings will produce a chord based on the previously played e The chord fingerings listed are all in root position but other inversions hord chord can be used with the following exceptions m7 m7b5 6 m6 sus4 aug dim7 75 6 9 sus2 80 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Style Auto accompaniment Functions Style File This instrument features 150 internal styles but other styles such as those provided on the CD ROM and others that can be obtained from the internet only styles with the sty suffix can be loaded into style number 151 and used in the same way as the internal styles For details on loading the style file see Load ing User Files and Style Files on page 95 In order to load a style file it is necessary to first either transfer the style file to the in
13. 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and Z buttons N CAUTION t lect the i h If you can t get any sound out of the instrument this may be the o selec e item you want to c ange its most likely cause val ue N CAUTION w M f External Clock is ON and no clock signal is being received from 2 an external device the song style and metronome functions will CATEGORY not start Press the FUNCTION button 3 Use the dial to select ON or OFF FUNCTION 100 DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Connections EPC Mode eccocccccccccccccccs Press and hold the DEMO button for longer than a second so that the PC A number of MIDI settings need to be made when Mode item appears you want to transfer performance data between the computer and the instrument The PC Mode item can conveniently make multiple settings for you in Q DEMO one operation Three settings are available PC1 Z PC2 and OFF This setting is not necessary when transferring FUNCTION song or backup files between the computer and the Pe i CER tee tear e S O Set the PC mode to PC2 when using Digital Music Note book PC1 PC2 OFF Lid Local OFF OFF ON External Clock ON OFF OFF Song Out OFF OFF OFF s 2 Use the dial to select PC1 PC2 or OFF Style Out OFF OFF OFF Keyboard Out OFF ON ON NOTE When the PC2 setting is selected the instruments style song demo song recording
14. Connect a USB flash memory to the USB TO DEVICE terminal being careful to insert it with the proper orientation TO DEVICE USBe lt gt TO HOST er IMPORTANT 2 Check that the file control icon is shown in the MAIN display TRANSPOSE TEMPO J 002 4 4 kkk 001 8BeatModern MDB 001 Alt ever HAIH of 001 Live Grand Piano i MEASURE DD File Control Icon CHORD PERFORMANCE RSSISTRHT REG PR 2 5 8 You can go to the FILE CONTROL display from which you can access USB flash memory operations by pressing the MENU button from this display In order to play songs copied to a USB flash memory from a com puter or other device the songs must be stored either in the USB flash memory s root directory or a first level second level folder in the root directory Songs stored in these location can be selected and played as song numbers 036 535 page 32 Songs stored in third level folders created inside a second level folder cannot be selected and played by this instrument USB flash memory Root Menu Reference Page Format 92 Save 93 SMF Save 94 Load 95 Delete 96 Song File EY Can be selected played Cannot be selected played A message information or confirmation dialog sometimes appears on the disp
15. Your owners manual contains important safety and operating instructions It is your responsibility to be aware of the contents of this manual and to follow all safety precautions EXCLUSIONS This warranty does not apply to units whose trade name trademark and or ID numbers have been altered defaced exchanged removed or to failures and or damages that may occur as a result of Neglect abuse abnormal strain modification or exposure to extremes in temperature or humidity Improper repair or maintenance by any person who is not a service representative of a retail outlet authorized by Yamaha to sell the product an authorized service center or an authorized service representative of Yamaha This warranty is applicable only to units sold by retailers authorized by Yamaha to sell these products in the U S A the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico This warranty is not applicable in other possessions or territories of the U S A or in any other country Please record the model and serial number of the product you have purchased in the spaces provided below Model Serial Sales Slip Purchased from Date Retailer YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA Electronic Service Division 6600 Orangethorpe Avenue Buena Park CA 90620 KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS DO NOT MAIL 140 DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual For details of products please contact your nearest Yamaha representative or
16. CHORD FINGERING Realtime Control Pitch Bend Wheel Voice 127 panel voices 12 drum SFX kits 361 XGlite voices Polyphony 32 DUAL SPLIT Style 150 Preset Styles 1 User Style File Style Control ACMP ON OFF SYNC STOP SYNC START START STOP INTRO ENDING rit MAIN AUTO FILL Fingering Multi Finger Full Keyboard Style Volume Music Database 267 Education Feature Dictionary Lesson 1 3 Repeat amp Learn Registration Memory 8 banks x 2 types Function VOLUME Style Volume Song Volume OVERALL Tuning Transpose Split Point Touch Sensitiv ity Pitch Bend Range Chord Fingering MAIN VOICE Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level DUAL VOICE Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level SPLIT VOICE Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level EFFECT Reverb Type Chorus Type Master EQ Type Sustain HARMONY Harmony Type Harmony Volume Performance assistant technology Performance assistant technology Type PC PC Mode MIDI Local On Off External Clock Initial Send Keyboard Out Style Out Song Out METRONOME Time Signature Numerator Time Signature Denominator Metronome Volume SCORE Quantize LESSON Lesson Track R Lesson Track L Grade UTILITY Demo Cancel Language Effects Reverb 9 types Chorus 4types Harmony 26 types Song 30 Preset Songs 5 User Songs Accessory CD ROM Songs 70 Song Clear
17. Move File Displayed while moving a file in the Musicsoft Downloader Now Writing Don t turn off the power now otherwise the data may be damaged Displayed while writing data in the memory Never turn the power off while writing Doing so may result in data loss Overwrite Confirms whether overwriting is executed or not Please Wait Displayed when executing the jobs that take some time such as displaying Scores and lyrics 114 DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Messages LCD Message Rename File Comment Displayed while rewriting the file name in the Musicsoft Downloader Save OK Confirms whether saving is executed or not Saved data is not found Displayed when the data to be saved doesn t exist Displayed while saving data in the memory Never turn the power off while Saving saving Doing so may result in data loss Send OK Confirms whether the data transmission is executed or not Sending Displayed while transmitting data Since the media is in use now this function is not available Indicates that the file control function is currently unavailable since the media is being accessed Sure VES NO Reconfirms whether each operation is executed or not The limit of the media has been reached Indicates that saving data cannot be executed since the folder directory structure has become too complicate
18. Root notes and the corresponding keys il Standard ChordS ee ooo ooo o ooo This method lets you produce accompaniment by playing chords using normal fingerings in the accompaniment range of the keyboard c e To play a major chord nm Press the root note of the chord Cm To play a minor chord III i Press the root note together with the H nearest black key to the left of it C7 To play a seventh chord Press the root note together with the ele nearest white key to the left of it Cm7 To play a minor seventh chord Press the root note together with the ele nearest white and black keys to the left of it three keys altogether 28 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual How to play Standard Chords Example for C chords 9 9 C C Ce C HHH HIHI nin ii uae Mar cas HD Wm Wm Wm ch Csus4 I G Cm7au D e D 3 Oo 3 Oo 3 o 3 o Oo 3 3 Oo 3e Oo 3 3 o 3 3 e D D D D D D e D D D e D D D e e gt a SS Oo 3 A Oo 3 Na Oo 2 3 Oo 2 3 3 s C7 C7 C7 C c 1 cf 3 ce ci C7aug C7sus4 Csus2 No
19. 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 the main voice however each key produces the sound of a different drum or percussion instrument Drum Kit Selection Procedure gt refer to steps 1 and 2 on page 15 1 Press the VOICE button amp Use the dial to select 128 Standard Kit 1 3 Try out each key and enjoy the drum and percussion sounds Try out each key and enjoy the drum and percus sion sounds Don t forget the black keys You ll hear a triangle maracas bongos drums a comprehensive variety of drum and percussion sounds For details on the instruments included a N in the drum kit voices voice numbers 128 to e ITIN ZU S 139 see the Drum Kit List on page 128 ee _ p Sound Effects The sound effects are included in the drum kit voice group voice numbers 138 and 139 When either of these voices are selected you will be able to play a range of sound effects on the keyboard Sound Effect Selection Procedure gt refer to steps 1 and 2 on page 15 41 Press the VOICE button amp Use the dial to select 139 SFX Kit 2 3 Try out each key and enjoy the sound effects As you try out the various keys y
20. 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 be changed as required page 77 un 1 nmm m voice Du voice and dual voice 1 Press the SPLIT ON OFF button The SPLIT ON OFF button turns the split voice on or off When turned on the split voice SPLIT will appear in the MAIN display The currently selected split voice will sound to the left of the keyboard split point M TRANSPOSE TEMPO J 092 4 4 wERSURE 0101 DUAL HARMONY SONG kkk ON OFF ON OFF TUN STE 0018BeatModern x 1 x MDE 001 AlvFever VOICE AIH ES VDUAL HARMONY A00 Live Grand Piano ie VOICE SPLIT 47 SPLIT O47 x CHORD Voice Number Press and hold the SPLIT ON OFF button for longer than a second The split voice selection display will appear m Split voice selection display J SPLIT DUAL_ HARMONY CATEGORY ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF C smme BASS za 045 Overdiven x x x x 046 Distortion SPLIT d DUAL HARMONY N NE E 04 f The currently selected split voice 048 Acoustic Bass 049 Pick Bass Hold for longer than a second DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525
21. consisting of three notes the root third and fifth degrees of the corresponding scale A C major triad for example is made up of the notes C the root E the third note of the Q C major scale and G the fifth note of the C major scale 3rd Root ad In the C major triad shown above the lowest note is the root of the chord this is the chord s root position using other chord notes for the lowest note results in inversions The root is the central sound of the chord which supports and anchors the other chord notes The distance interval between adjacent notes of a triad in root position is either a major or minor third Major third four half steps semitones Minor third three half steps semitones a um The lowest interval in our root position triad between the root and the third determines whether the triad is a major or minor chord and we can shift the highest note up or down by a semitone to produce two addi tional chords as shown below Major chord Minor chord Augmented chord Diminished chord Cm Cm Caug Cdim Minor 3rd Major 3rd Major 3rd Minor 3rd Major 3rd Major 3rd Minor 3rd Minor 3rd The basic characteristics of the chord sound remain intact even if we change the order of the notes to create different inversions Successive chords in a chord progression can be smoothly connected for example by choosing the appropriate inversions or chord voic
22. except for your personal use NS Panel Logos GM System Level 1 L l GM System Level 1 is an addition to the MIDI standard which ensures that any GM compatible music data can be accurately played by any GM compatible tone generator regardless of manufacturer The GM mark is affixed to all software and hardware products that support GM System Level Wei XGlite XGlite As its name implies XGlite is a simplified version of Yamaha s high quality XG tone generation format Naturally you can play back any XG song data using an XGlite tone generator However keep in mind that some songs may play back differently compared to the original data due to the reduced set of control parameters and effects XF The Yamaha XF format enhances the SMF Standard MIDI File standard with greater functionality and open ended expandability for the future The instrument is capable of displaying lyrics when an XF file con taining lyric data is played STYLE FILE E ILE The Style File Format is Yamaha s original style file format which uses a unique conversion system to pro vide high quality automatic accompaniment based on a wide range of chord types HOD gg USB USB is an abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus It is a serial interface for connecting a computer with peripheral Devices It allows hot swapping connecting peripheral devices while the power to the com puter is on 6 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Own
23. 8 Press the EXECUTE button The dis play prompts you for confirmation You can cancel the save operation at this point by pressing the button 9 Press the EXECUTE button again or the button and the save operation will begin The user song will be stored to the USER FILE folder in the USB flash memory N CAUTION Once the save in progress message appears on the display the operation cannot be canceled Never turn off the power or remove the USB flash memory during this operation I 0 A message will appear on the display to inform you that the operation has fin ished Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display NOTE e If an existing filename is specified the display prompts you for confir mation Press EXECUTE or if it is OK to overwrite the file or to cancel e The amount of time it will take to perform the save operation will depend on the condition of the USB flash memory Using USB Flash Memory Loading User Files and Style Files User files style files and styles residing on a USB flash memory can be loaded into the instrument If the required style file has already been transferred to the instrument from a computer using the Musicsoft Downloader application start from step 2 below Refer to Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer on page 100 for details on transferring style files N CAUTION f you load a
24. 90 DAYS LABOR 1 YEAR PARTS Yamaha Corporation of America hereafter referred to as Yamaha warrants to the original consumer of a product included in the categories listed below that the product will be free of defects in materials and or workmanship for the periods indicated This warranty is applicable to all models included in the following series of products DGX YPG SERIES OF Portable Grand ELECTRONIC KEYBOARDS If during the first 90 days that immediately follows the purchase date your new Yamaha product covered by this warranty is found to have a defect in material and or workmanship Yamaha and or its authorized representative will repair such defect without charge for parts or labor If parts should be required after this 90 day period but within the one year period that immediately follows the purchase date Yamaha will subject to the terms of this warranty supply these parts without charge However charges for labor and or any miscellaneous expenses incurred are the consumers responsibility Yamaha reserves the right to utilize reconditioned parts in repairing these products and or to use reconditioned units as warranty replacements THIS WARRANTY IS THE ONLY EXPRESS WARRANTY WHICH YAMAHA MAKES IN CONNECTION WITH THESE PRODUCTS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANT ABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY YAMAHA EXCLUDES AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY EVENT FOR INCIDENTA
25. 92 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 5 Press the EXECUTE button again or the button and the format operation will begin N CAUTION Once the format in progress message appears on the display the format operation cannot be canceled Never turn off the power or remove the USB flash memory during this operation 6 A message will appear on the display to inform you that the operation has fin ished Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display NOTE If the USB flash memory has been write protected an appropriate message will appear on the display and you will not be able to exe cute the operation Using USB Flash Memory Saving Data Three types of data are saved to one User File by this operation user song style file and registration mem ory data When you save a user song the style file and registration memory are also saved automatically I Make sure that a properly formatted USB flash memory has been properly connected to the instrument s USB TO DEVICE terminal and that the icon is showing in the MAIN display 2 Press the FILE CONTROL MENU button 3 Use the CATEGORY 4 and x but tons to locate the User File Save item A default file name will automatically be cre ated NE CATEGORY L FILE CONTROL CATEGORY User File Save DI USEROO1 To Overwrite an Existing File If you want to overwrite a file that already exist
26. 001Live Grand Piano VOIC Function ON Off Icons Zem Dual D DuAL 056 SPLIT 047 punt Sas ppears when the Dual Voice is Chord CHORD PERFORHAHCE ASSISTAHT Jad Do on When this icon is showing a Display CHORD us second voice is layered on and HE played with the main voice eave a 2 oe DEAE ACMP MAIN B Split SPLIT 047 Appears when the Split Voice is Style Auto accompaniment Registration Memory on When this icon is showing Status page 24 Status page 85 different voices can be played to the left and right of the keyboard IN split point ACMP s MAINB Performance assistant technology ACMP Appears when the ACMP ON BRNK Shows the selected bank OFF button is pressed to turn number CHORD accompaniment on after selecting Appears when the performance a style When showing the key 1 2 Shows the memory num assistant technology is on board range to the left of the split bers that contain data A point is used for accompaniment border appears around Harmony chord recognition the selected number Appears when Harmony is on When this icon is showing har Appears when the synchro stop mony notes will be added to the WE function is engaged 1 h main voice MAINB The style pattern name Song Track Status File Control pages 56 84 3 When this icon is showing you can control file operations g Highlighted during user song recording welel
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28. START STOP button to stop playback DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 53 Change a Song s Style In addition to each song s default style you can select any other styleto play the song with the Easy Song Arranger feature This means that you can play a song that is normally a ballad for example as a bossa nova as a hip hop tune etc You can create totally different arrangements by changing the style with which a song is played You can also change the song s melody voice and the keyboard voice for a complete change of image Try Out the Easy Song Arranger You can try out the Easy Song Arranger feature using the internal Hallelujah Chorus song Press the SONG button and use the dial to select 009 Hallelujah Chorus Press the START STOP button begin playback of the song An explanation of the Easy Song Arranger feature will appear on the display SONG SELECT e SONG CATEGORY ee c EN 4G O08 Mi HroSwtSpr Demo O 009 Hallelujah Chorus Z SONG MELODY VOICE 010 Ave Maria I As the song progresses the styles will change changing the overall NOTE e The score for Hallelujah Chorus image of the song is provided on page 118 Keep in mind that you can enjoy using Easy Song Arranger with other songs as well any songs that include chord data Using the Easy Song Arranger Press the EASY SONG ARRANGER button The Song Select display will appear The currentl
29. Standard Kit 1 Each percussion voice uses one note in 128 Standard Kit 1 the Seq Click H Note 36 Note C1 corresponds to Note 24 Note CO designed to be played alternately with each other Key Off Keys marked O stop sounding the instant they are released Voices with the same Alternate Note Number 1 4 cannot be played simultaneously They are The MIDI Note and Note are actually one octave lower than keyboard Note and Note For example 128 DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Voice No 129 130 131 132 133 MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 PC 1 128 127 000 001 127 000 002 127 000 009 127 000 017 127 000 025 127 000 026 wl EE ien Ducis D I Alternate standard Kit 1 Standard Kit 2 Room Kit Rock Kit Electronic Kit Analog Kit L ease o 13 CF T 3 Surdo Mute DO 26 D 0 14 D 1 3 Surdo Open A 27 DE o 15 Df 1 HiQ EO 28 E o 16 E 1 Whip Slap FO 29 F o 17 F 1 4 Scratch H Ian F amp o 18 FR 1 4 Scratch L Go 31 G 0 19 G 1 Finger Snap RI 32 GF o 20 GF 1 Click Noise AO 33 A 0 24 JA 1 Metronome Click IT 34 AR o 22 AR 1 Metronome Bell Bo 35 B o 23 B Seq Click L C1 36 C T 24 C 0 Seq Click
30. YAMAHA FertableGrand DGX 620 YPG 625 DGX 520 YPG 525 GENERAL SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply adapter DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual on the name plate or specifically recommended by Yamaha This product should be used only with the components supplied or a cart rack or stand that is recommended by Yamaha If a cart etc is used please observe all safety markings and instructions that accom pany the accessory product SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing However Yamaha reserves the right to change or mod ify any of the specifications without notice or obligation to update exist ing units This product either alone or in combination with an amplifier and head phones or speaker s may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss DO NOT operate for long periods of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears you should consult an audiologist IMPORTANT The louder the sound the shorter the time period before damage occurs NOTICE Service charges incurred due to a lack of knowledge relating to how a function or effect works when the unit is operating as designed are not covered by the manufa
31. fon press Ihe F button Press to cancel the Track Clear operation Press the button to clear the track The clear in progress message will appear briefly on the display while the track is being cleared 60 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Q2 Backup and Initialization Backup The following settings are always backed up and are maintained even when the power is turned off If you want to initialize the settings use the Initialize operation as explained below The Backup Parameters User Songs Style Files Registration Memory FUNCTION Settings Tuning Split Point Touch Sensitivity Style Volume Song Volume Metronome Volume Grade Demo Cancel Language Selection Panel Sustain Master EQ type Chord Fingering Initialization Initialization This function erases all backup data in the instrument s flash memory and restores the initial default settings The following initialization procedures are provided llBackup Clear eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee To clear data backed up to the internal flash memory panel user set ting registration memory user songs style file turn the power on by pressing the STANDBY ON switch while holding the highest white key on the keyboard The backed up data will be erased and the default values restored Pm MFlash Clear ceccccccccccccccccccccccccccccces To clear song data and style files that have been transferred to the in
32. like the lady with the mystic smile Is it N Lyrics Ns t NOTE No lyrics are shown in double Double staff staff TEMPO 4 069 TRANSPOSE D MERSURE 006 Lisa Mona Lisa men have named sous Vou re so Press the START STOP button The song will begin playing The triangular will move across the top of the score to indicate the current location START PAUSE e STOP SCORE Mona Lisa da TEMPO 7 069 TRANSPOSE 0 RE 006 h amp amp 6 Kn 66 5 c J R W Lisa Mona Lisa men have named sou Vou re so 4 Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 33 Using Songs Display the Lyrics If a song contains lyric data the lyrics can be made to appear on the display No lyrics will be displayed for a song that contains no lyric data even if the LYRICS button is pressed Select a song Select a song between 16 20 and 30 by performing steps 1 and 2 described on page 29 Press the LYRICS button The title lyricist and composer of the song will appear on the display LYRICS O LYRICS TEMPO J 063 TRHHSPUSE 0 Mona Lisa Words by J Livingston amp R Evans Music by J Livingston amp R Evans Mona Lisa P 2066 Yamaha Corporation Song title lyricist and composer MERSURE O01 Press the START STOP button The song will play back while the lyric
33. 000 042 099 Chorus Bells 457 000 000 126 Helicopter 391 000 065 099 Soft Crystal 458 000 000 127 Applause 392 000 070 099 _ Air Bells 459 000 000 128 Gunshot 393 000 071 099 Bell Harp 460 064 000 001 _ Cutting Noise 394 000 072 099 Gamelimba 461 064 000 002 Cutting Noise 2 395 000 000 100 Atmosphere 462 064 000 004 String Slap 396 000 018 100 Warm Atmosphere 463 064 000 017 Flute Key Click 397 000 019 100 Hollow Release 464 064 000 033 Shower 398 000 040 100 _ Nylon Electric Piano 465 064 000 034 _ Thunder 399 000 064 100 Nylon Harp 466 064 000 035 _ Wind 400 000 065 100 Harp Vox 467 064 000 036 Stream 401 000 066 100 Atmosphere Pad 468 064 000 037 Bubble 402 000 000 101 Brightness 469 064 000 038 Feed 403 000 000 102 Goblins 470 064 000 049 Dog 404 000 064 102 Goblins Synth 471 064 000 050 _ Horse 405 000 065 102 Creeper 472 064 000 051 Bird Tweet 2 406 000 067 102 Ritual 473 064 000 056 Maou 407 000 068 102 To Heaven 474 064 000 065 Phone Call 408 000 070 102 Night 475 064 000 066 Door Squeak 409 000 071 102 Glisten 476 064 000 067 Door Slam 410 000 096 102 Bell Choir 477 064 000 068 Scratch Cut 411 000 000 103 Echoes 478 064 000 069 _ Scratch Split 412 000 000 104 Sci Fi 479 064 000 070 Wind Chime XG WORLD 480 064 000 071 Tel
34. 01 10 Determines the Reverb type including off 10 See the list on page 133 Chorus Type 1 5 Determines the Chorus type including off 05 See the list on page 133 Determines whether or not panel sustain is always applied to the MAIN Sustain ON OFF DUAL voices Panel sustain is applied continuously when ON or not EFFECT applied when OFF page 69 1 Speaker 1 2 Speaker 2 2 Sets the equalizer applied to the speaker output for optimum sound in Master EQ Type 3 Headphones e 4 Line Out 1 different listening situations 5 Line Out 2 88 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual The Functions Category Function Item Range Settings Description Harmony Type 01 26 Determines the Harmony type See the list on page 133 HARMONY diis pes Harmony Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Harmony effect CHORD CHORD FREE Determines the performance assistant technology feature type See the list PAT P A Typ MELODY on page 35 CHORD MELODY PC PC Mode PC1 PC2 OFF Optimizes the MIDI settings when you connect to a computer page 100 Determines whether the instrument s keyboard controls the internal tone Local ON OFF generator ON or not OFF page 100 Determines whether the instrument synchronizes to the internal clock External Clock ONOFF OFF or an external clock ON page 100 Determines whether keyboard performance data of the instrument is MI
35. 061 000 112 046 Pizzicato Strings 011 000 119 005 Cool Electric Piano 062 000 112 041 Violin 012 000 113 006 Hyper Tines 063 000 112 043 Cello 013 000 112 005 _ Funky Electric Piano 064 000 112 044 Contrabass 014 000 112 006 DX Modern Electric Piano 065 000 112 047 Harp 015 000 114 006 Venus Electric Piano 066 000 112 106 Banjo 016 000 114 008 E Clavichord 067 000 112 056 __ Orchestra Hit 017 000 112 008 Clavi CHOIR ORGAN 068 000 112 053 Choir 018 000 118 019 Cool Organ 069 000 113 053 Vocal Ensemble 019 000 117 019 _ Cool Rotor Organ 070 000 112 055 Air Choir 020 000 112 017 Jazz Organ 1 071 000 112 054 _ Vox Humana 021 000 113 017 Jazz Organ 2 SAXOPHONE 022 000 112 019 Rock Organ 072 000 117 067 _ Sweet Tenor Sax 023 000 114 019 Purple Organ 073 000 113 065 Sweet Soprano Sax 024 000 112 018 Click Organ 074 000 114 072 Sweet Clarinet 025 000 116 017 _ Bright Organ 075 000 118 067 _ Growl Sax 026 000 127 019 Theater Organ 076 000 112 067 Tenor Sax 027 000 121 020 16 2 Organ 077 000 112 066 Alto Sax 028 000 120 020 16 4 Organ 078 000 112 065 Soprano Sax 029 000 113 020 Chapel Organ 079 000 112 068 Baritone Sax 030 000 112 020 Church Organ 080 000 114 067_ Breathy Tenor Sax 031 000 112 021 Reed Organ 081 000 112 072 Clarinet ACCORDION 082 000 112 069 Oboe 032 000 112 022 Musette Accordion 083 000 112 070 English Horn 033 000 113 022
36. 7 ere FUNCTION DEMO Jd 007 Cool GlxyEP Demo _ E 008 M HrpSwtSpr Demo 009 Hallelujah Chorus J 010 Ave Maria I m The song highlighted here can be played CATEGORY DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 29 Using Songs 001 030 Built in Songs see next page 031 035 User Songs Songs you record yourself Songs transferred from a computer pages 102 104 or Songs ina USB flash memory connected to the instrument page 91 036 Listen to the song Press the START STOP button to begin playback of the selected song You can stop playback at any time by pressing the START STOP but ton again START PAUSE e STOP an P nant Song Fast Forward Fast Reverse and Pause These are just like the transport controls on a cassette deck or CD player letting you fast forward FF rewind REW and pause PAUSE playback of the song When an A B repeat range is specified the fast reverse and forward function will only work SONG PEE ARN S REPEAT PAUSE O SN within that range REW PAUSE Press the fast Ge the fast for Press the pause reverse button to ward button to rap button to pause rapidly return to an idly skip ahead to playback earlier point in the a later point in the song song 30 DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Song List Using Songs These 30 songs include songs that effectively demonstrate the instrument
37. ARRANGER Cmm we m FUNCTION DEMO O STYLE sS 009 Hallelujah Chorus m O VOICE 010 Ave Maria EES see 011 Chopin Nocturne 012 For Elise I The song displayed here will be played 40 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual The Easy Way to Play Piano Press the START STOP button Song playback will begin Because the Melody type has been selected the song melody will not sound You can enjoy playing the melody yourself step 5 SONG ECH START REPEAT PAUSE STOP SOOGA Play on the keyboard To begin try to feel the rhythm of the song Then tap a key with one fin ger of your right hand in time with the music You can play any key If you want to play the melody with the melody score press the SCORE button to call up the melody score in the display P Z B How does it sound You ve played the melody using only one finger thanks to the performance assistant technology Melody type Sounds like a melody You can stop song playback at any time by pressing the START STOP button Press the P A T ON OFF button to turn the performance assistant technology feature off DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 41 The Easy Way to Play Piano CHORD MELODY Chord Type with the Left Hand Melody with the Right Press the P A T ON OFF button This turns on the performance assistant technology feature The indicator lights when the performance ass
38. Comrades 027 SailngSx SumerPlc 161 SpnishEy 226 DAmorCl 028 SeeAgain TblWater 162 StrangeN 227 FrogSong 029 Sept Pop WhereLov 163 TieRibbn 228 Funiculi 030 SultanSw WhisprSx 164 TimeGoes 229 GrndClok 031 SweetLrd WomanLov 165 WhteXmas 230 HappyPIk 032 ThnkMsic R amp B 166 WishStar 231 Herzlin 033 TitanicH AmazingG 167 WonderN 232 HornPipe 034 UNeedLv BoogiePf 168 WondrWld 233 JacknJil 035 UptnGirl Clock Rk LATIN 234 JinglBel 036 WantToBe CU later 169 BambaLa 235 Kufstein 037 WatchGrl GreenDor 170 BeHappy 236 MexiHat 038 WhatALoo HappyDay 171 CopaLola 237 MickMrch 039 WhitePle JohnnyB 172 DayNight 238 RkABaby 040 Woman MercySax 173 Ipanema 239 RiBarrel 041 YelowSub RisingSn 174 JamboMbo 240 Showbiz 042 Yesterdy S Preems 1 5 MarinaAc 241 SnowWiz ROCK SuperStv 176 MuchoTrp 242 StarMrch 043 DavAgain TeddyBer 177 SmoothLt 243 WashPost 044 JumpRock Yeh Orgn 178 SunOfLif 244 WdCuttrs 045 OyComCha SWING amp JAZZ 179 Sunshine 245 XmasWalz 046 PickUpPc Alex Rag 180 Tico Org 246 YankDood 047 RdRiverR Blue Set 181 TrbWave PIANIST 048 SatsfyGt ChooChoo COUNTRY 247 CatMemry 049 Sheriff DayOfW amp R 182 ABitMore 248 DoReMi 050 SmokeWtr HighMoon 183 BlownWnd 249 Entrtain 051 TwistAgn InMood 184 Bonanza 250 Extra 052 VenusPop MisJones 185 BoxerFlt 251 Favorite DANCE MistySax 186 CntryRds 252 FineRmce 053 2 of Us MoonLit 187 GreenGrs 253 Foggy 054 B Leave New York 188 Jambala 254 Woman 055 Back St PanthrSw 189 LondonSt 255 JBGood 056 Crockett PetiteCl 190
39. D Jay Livingston and Ray Evans Piano Ensemble A selection of piano ensemble songs that are also 17 Piano Concerto No 21 2nd mov well suited for use as lesson songs 18 COD Scarborough Fair 19 G Old Folks at Home Ac Ballad 20 GED Against All Odds Collins 0007403 21 GE Ep Ballad 22 GD Boogie Woogie 23 GD Rock Piano 24 DH Salsa When you need to practice backing accompaniment patterns these are the songs to Piano Accompan irient 25 GD Country Plans do it with This is ability you ll need if you re invited to p 26 GHD Gospel R amp B play with a band These songs allow you to practice backing parts one hand at a time which can be the 27 GE Medium Swing easiest way to master this important skill 28 GE Jazz Waltz 29 CUD Medium Bossa SlowRock 30 GD Can t Help Falling In Love George COD Includes chord data The scores for the internal songs except for songs 1 11 and song 16 20 and 30 which is copyrighted are provided in the Song Book on the CD ROM The scores for songs 9 11 are provided in this manual Some of the classic and or traditional songs have been edited for length or for ease in learning and may not be exactly the same as the original DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 31 Using Songs Types of Songs The following three types of songs can be used by the DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Preset Songs the 30 songs built into the instrument Song numbers 001 030 User
40. Digital Sawtooth 286 000 045 049 Velocity Strings 354 000 020 082 Big Lead 287 000 000 050 Strings 2 355 000 096 082 Sequenced Analog 288 000 003 050 Stereo Slow Strings 356 000 000 083 Calliope Lead 289 000 008 050 Legato Strings 357 000 065 083 Pure Lead 290 000 040 050 Warm Strings 358 000 000 084 Chiff Lead 291 000 041 050 Kingdom 359 000 000 085 Charang Lead 292 000 000 051 Synth Strings 1 360 000 064 085 Distorted Lead 293 000 000 052 Synth Strings 2 361 000 000 086 Voice Lead 294 000 000 053 Choir Aahs 362 000 000 087 _ Fifths Lead 295 000 003 053 Stereo Choir 363 000 035 087 Big Five 296 000 032 053 Mellow Choir 364 000 000 088 Bass amp Lead 297 000 040 053 Choir Strings 365 000 016 088 Big Low 298 000 000 054 Voice Oohs 366 000 064 088 Fat amp Perky 299 000 000 055 __ Synth Voice 367 000 065 088 _ Soft Whirl 126 DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Voice List Bank Select MIDI Bank Select MIDI pes MSB LSB dus Voice Name ES MSB LSB dicia Voice Name 0 127 0 127 1 128 0 127 0 127 1 128 XG SYNTH PAD 434 000 099 113 Stereo Gamel
41. H Weg 37 c 1 25 ICH 0 Brush Tap D1 38 D 1 26 TD 0 O Brush Swirl DI 39 DE 1 27 D o Brush Slap E1 40 E 1 28 E o Brush Tap Swirl Reverse Cymbal Reverse Cymbal F1 41 F 1 29 F 0 O Snare Roll Snare Roll 2 I FE i 30 FF O Castanet Hi Q 2 Hi Q 2 G1 43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft Snare Soft 2 Snare Noisy Snare Snappy Electro Snare Noisy 4 eE 44 G i 32 G 0 Sticks A1 45 A 1 33 A 0 Kick Soft Kick Tight 2 Kick 3 Kick Tight 2 EuW 46 a 1 34 A 0 Open Rim Shot Open Rim Shot H Short B1 47 B 1 35 JB 0 Kick Tight Kick Tight Short Kick 2 Kick Gate Kick Analog Short C2 48 C 2 36 C 1 Kick Kick Short Kick Gate Kick Gate Heavy Kick Analog RI 49 ICH 2 37 1 Side Stick Side Stick Analog D2 50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare Snare Short Snare Snappy Snare Rock Snare Noisy 2 Snare Analog EA 5 Dr 2 39 D 1 Hand Clap E2 52 JE 2 40 JE 1 Snare Tight Snare Tight H Snare Tight Snappy Snare Rock Rim Snare Noisy 3 Snare Analog 2 F2 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Tom Room 1 Tom Rock 1 Tom Electro 1 Tom Analog 1 EA 54 FF 2 42 FF 1 Hi Hat Closed Hi Hat Closed Analog G2 55 G 2 4 G 1 Floor Tom H Tom Room 2 Tom Rock 2 Tom Electro 2 Tom Analog 2 EA 56 jc 2 44 G 1 1 Hi Hat Pedal Hi Hat Closed Analog 2 A2 57 IA 2 45 JA 1 Low Tom Tom Room 3 Tom Rock 3 Tom Electro 3 Tom Analog 3 EUR 58 2 46 Af 1 1 Hi Hat Open Hi Hat Open Analog B2 59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Tom Room 4 Tom Rock 4 Tom Electro 4 Tom Analog 4 C3 60 C 3 4
42. Le Medium Bossa O 030 Slow Rock 031 User Song 1 J 032 User Song 2 I VOICE Z SONG MELODY VOICE f Rotate the dial to select a song number between 031 and 035 Select the track s you want to record to and confirm your selection on the display Record a Melody Track and the Accompaniment Track Together Press the melody track button 1 5 you want to record to while hold ing the REC button Next press the A button while holding the REC button The selected tracks will be highlighted in the display SONG MEMORY REC Press and hold III ho NAM i Record a Melody track Press the melody track button 1 5 you want to record to while hold ing the REC button The selected track will be highlighted in the display SONG MEMORY OD STE N To cancel recording to a selected track press that track button a sec ond time Style accompaniment cannot be turned on or off while recording is in progress DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual N caution If you record to track that con tains previously recorded data the previous data will be overwritten and lost NOTE Style accompaniment is auto matically turned on when you select the style track A for recording e Style accompaniment cannot turned on or off while recording is in progress L NOTE If style accompaniment is on and track A has not yet been
43. Owners Manual 17 Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices Select the desired split voice Watch the highlighted 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 038 Folk Guitar voice n uso narmonca ss ous C Ga 037 Classical Guitar por IY 038 Folk Guitar CATEGORY Play the keyboard y 4 c ISI AU Try selecting and playing a range of split voices Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display Play the Grand Piano Voice When you just want to play piano all you have to do is press one convenient button Press the PORTABLE GRAND button The 001 Grand Piano voice will be selected e When you press the PORTA BLE GRAND button all settings other than touch sensitivity are turned off The dual and split voices will also be turned off so only the Grand Piano voice will play over the entire keyboard PORTABLE GRAND PS 18 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 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 e
44. REPEATS YY A 52 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Ze Play Using the Music Database lt You want to play music in your favorite style but you re not sure how to select the best voice and style for the type of music you want to play simply select the appropriate style from the Music Database The panel settings will automatically be adjusted for the ideal combination of sounds and style 1 Press the MUSIC DATABASE button MADB SELECT CATEGORY MUSIC DATABASE po O Dei z a 267 YesterPt 001 AlvFever 002 GoinLane I A Music Database list will appear in the display 2 Select a Music Database Referring to the list on the panel or Music Database List on page 131 of the manual use the dial to select a music database Select one that matches the image of the song you intend to play For this example select the 115 DayOfW amp R CATEGORY ks SWIN amp JAZ de 18 Blue Set 114 ChooChoo 115 DayOfWw amp R 1116 HighMoon I 3 Play the chords with your left hand and melody with your right The jazz style will start playing when you play a left hand chord to the left of the split point page 24 Refer to pages 26 28 for information about playing chords E Split Point gt D v V M If you press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display at this point you can check the assigned voice and style 4 Press the
45. RESET AND ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF Voice Category List page 124 094 099 BRASS 128 139 DRUM KITS mai X lt Sa Sime 100 106 FLUTE 140 500 XGlite owe Rus 107 113 SYNTHLEAD 000 ors UsBen 114 119 SYNTH PAD 120 127 PERCUSSION Z PRESSANDHOLD FOR A WHILE DATA ENTRY DEMO BANK Rear Panel el ILI lle lel lel e a Lie Lye men CONTRAST TO DEVICE USBe lt TO HOST SUSTAIN CH PHONES DC IN 12V OUTPUT gt CATEGORY 4 and x DU ttons cis eerte pages 63 87 Number buttons 0 9 and buttons pages 63 87 DEMO button page 46 EXIT button page 64 REGIST MEMORY MEMORY BANK 1 2 buttons page 85 PORTABLE GRAND button page 18 SPLIT ON OFF button page 17 DUAL ON OFF button 2 2 page 16 HARMONY ON OFF button page 66 D PITCH BEND wheel page 69 CONTRAST knob page 65 USB TO DEVICE TO HOST terminals pages 11 99 SUSTAIN Iack page 10 PHONES OUTPUT jack page 10 DCINI3Vlack page 10 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 13 ck 28 x Changing the Display Language J This instrument a
46. Songs recordings of your own performances Song numbers 031 035 External song files song data transferred from a computer Song numbers 036 The Accessory CD ROM includes a selection of 70 MIDI songs See page 103 for instructions on how to transfer the songs to the instrument The chart below shows the basic processes flow for using the preset songs user songs and external song files from storage to playback Oo E Hint You can have some one play a piece and tempo rarily save it in a user bank as a user song then save it as SMF format to the USB memory from where it can be used as a lesson song un Computer USB flash memory Y W n nce our o performa Connect page 97 Transfer page 102 Record page 56 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Song Storage locations Preset Songs 001 030 User Songs 031 035 Flash Memory 036 The 30 songs built into the instrument NOTE User songs cannot produce score display as they are If you convert a user song file to SMF and save it to USB flash memory however it becomes capable of producing score display and can be used with the lesson features NOTE Different flash memory areas are used to store user songs and external song files transferred from a computer User songs cannot be directly tra
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48. Track Clear Song Volume Song Control REPEAT amp LEARN A B REPEAT PAUSE REW FF START STOP Performance assistant technology Chord Chord Free Melody Chord Melody Recording Song User Song 5 Songs Recording Tracks 1 2 3 4 5 STYLE MIDI Local On Off Initial Send External Clock Keyboard Out Style Out Song Out Auxiliary jacks PHONES OUTPUT DC IN 12V USB TO HOST USB TO DEVICE SUSTAIN Amplifier e 6BW 6W Speakers 12cm x 2 3cm x 2 Power Consumption 22W Power Supply Adaptor Yamaha PA 5D AC power adaptor Dimensions W x D x H DGX 620 YPG 625 1 398 x 457 x 153 mm 55 1 16 x 18 x 6 with keyboard stand 1 405 x 485 x 773 mm 55 1 3 x 19 1 8 x 30 3 8 DGX 520 YPG 525 1 340 x 422 x 145 mm 52 3 4 x 16 5 8 x 5 3 4 with keyboard stand 1 354 x 485 x 775 mm 53 1 3 x 19 1 8 30 1 2 Weight DGX 620 YPG 625 18 0kg with keyboard stand 25 5kg DGX 520 YPG 525 11 0kg with keyboard stand 17 0kg Supplied Accessories Music Rest Accessory CD ROM Keyboard Stand Owner s Manual Footswitch FC5 AC Power adaptor May not be included depending on your par ticular area 39 Ibs 11 oz 56 Ibs 3 oz 24 Ibs 4 oz 37 Ibs 8 oz p ee Optional Accessories Headphones HPE 150 Specifications and descriptions in this owner s manual are for in formation purposes only Yamaha Corp reserves the right to change or modify produc
49. Tremolo 1 4 note r 3 4 14 Tremolo 1 6 note J J J 15 Tremolo 1 8 note P r 3 16 Tremolo 1 12 note JJ 17 Tremolo 1 16 note A r 18 Tremolo 1 24 note Jaa 19 Tremolo 1 32 note 20 Echo 1 4 note J 21 Echo 1 6 note 22 Echo 1 8 note A 23 Echo 1 12 note TH 24 Echo 1 16 note A 25 Echo 1 24 note 26 Echo 1 32 note No Harmony Type Description 01 Duet Harmony types 01 05 are pitch based and add one two or three note harmonies to the sin gle note melody played in the right hand These types sound when chords are played in the 02 Trio auto accompaniment range of the keyboard These Harmony types will also work when playing 03 Block songs that contain chord data 04 Country 05 Octave 06 Trill 1 4 note J Types 6 26 are rhythm based effects and add embellishments or delayed repeats in time with the auto accompaniment These types sound whether the auto accompani r 38 3 mentis on or not however the actual speed of the effect depends on the Tempo set 07 Trill 1 6 note J JJ ting page 46 The individual note values in each type let you synchronize the effect precisely to the rhythm Triplet settings are also available 1 6 quarter note triplets 08 Trill 1 8 note A 1 12 eighth note triplets 1 24 sixteenth note triplets s3 The Trill effect Types 06 12 create two note trills alternating notes when two 09 Trill 1 12 note JJ notes are held The Tremo
50. User File user song 031 035 style file and registra tion memory data will be overwritten by the newly loaded data If you only load a style file only the style file will be overwritten Save important data to a USB flash memory before loading data that will overwrite it I With the USB flash memory containing the file you want to load connected to the USB TO DEVICE connector check that the File Control icon is shown in the MAIN display 2 Press the FILE CONTROL MENU but ton 3 Use the CATEGORY 4 and but tons to locate the Load item eU aaa CATEGORY nm FILE CONTROL CATEGORY c Emo USR USERO001 4 Use the dial to select the user file or style file you want to load All user files in the USB flash memory will be displayed first followed by the style files NOTE Style files must be located in the root directory Style files located within folders will not be recognized 5 Press the EXECUTE button The dis play prompts you for confirmation You can cancel the load operation at this point by pressing the button 6 Press the EXECUTE button again or the button and the load operation will begin N caution Once the load in progress message appears on the display the operation cannot be canceled Never turn off the power or remove the USB flash memory during this operation 7 A message will appear on the display to inform you that the o
51. Way to Play Piano Press the START STOP button N MEME START SONG REPEAT PAUSE e STOP gibt Song playback will begin The basic pattern will play repeatedly Listen to the basic pattern for four measures while getting a feel for the basic pattern then begin play ing yourself from the fifth measure The keys you should play will be shown in the display Play on the keyboard JA pe EV Before After ET DH s The score for Ave Maria is pro same keys over and over C E G C E G C E You ll notice that at vied on paga 120 Try playing the score on the left with both hands You can even play the TS T measure five the notes will come out according to the score on the right Keep playing and performance assistant technology Chord type will continue to correct the notes that you play This is the performance assistant technology Chord type You can stop song playback at any time by pressing the START STOP button Press the P A T ON OFF button to turn the performance assistant technology feature off DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 37 The Easy Way to Play Piano CHORD FREE Type Applying the Chord Type to the Left Hand Only Press the P A T ON OFF button This turns on the performance assistant technology feature The indicator lights when the performance assistant technology featu
52. a soft dry cloth Do not use paint thinners solvents cleaning fluids or chemical impregnated wiping cloths Handling caution e Do not insert a finger or hand in any gaps on the instrument e Never insert or drop paper metallic or other objects into the gaps on the panel or keyboard If this happens turn off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet Then have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel Do not place vinyl plastic or rubber objects on the instrument since this might discolor the panel or keyboard e Do not rest your weight on or place heavy objects on the instrument and do not use excessive force on the buttons switches or connectors Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level since this can cause permanent hearing loss If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears consult a physician Saving and backing up your data The panel settings and some other types of data are not retained in memory when you turn off the power to the instrument Save data you want to keep to the Registration Memory page 85 Saved data may be lost due to malfunction or incorrect operation Save important data to a USB storage device or other external device such as a computer pages 93 104 Backing up the USB storage device external media To protect against data loss through media damage we recomm
53. 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 y d EA 9 Chord Free If you can play simple right hand melodies but have trouble with left hand chordas 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 T 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 PS 0 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 Split point nag onm Refer to page 44 for more information on using performance assistant technology to help you play DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 35 The Easy Way to Play Piano CHORD Type Play with Both Hands Press t
54. and lesson features cannot be used NOTE You can also access the PC Mode item by first pressing the FUNC TION button and then using the CATEGORY 4 and buttons to locate it page 87 Remote Control of MIDI Devices You can also use this instrument as a remote control device for the Digital Music Notebook application on your computer via the USB connection controlling playback stop and transport functions from the panel llRemote control keys ecccc00000 NOTE Remote control of MIDI devices will function independently of the PC2 To use the remote control functions simulta mode neously hold down the lowest two keys on the key board A 1 and A amp 1 and press the appropriate key shown below AR A 1 C7 Fast forward B6 Start A6 Stop G6 Rewind F6 Top move to the begin ning of the song E6 Metronome ON OFF DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 101 Connections Initial Send This function lets you send the panel setup data to a computer Before you record performance data to a sequencer application running on your computer it is a good idea to first send and record the panel setup data before the actual performance data I Press the FUNCTION button FUNCTION D 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and buttons to select the Initial Send item QR P CATEGORY Y 3 Press YES to send or press NO to cancel NO YES lt gt x
55. by playing on the keyboard FUNCTION lu 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and x but tons to select the Chorus Type item CATEGORY gt E CATEGORY w FUNCTION 4 Flanger2 J Selected chorus type Chorus Type Type item J Adjusting the Chorus Level You can individually adjust the amount of chorus that is applied to the main dual and split voices See page 88 68 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Play with a Variety of Effects Panel Sustain This function adds sustain to the keyboard voices Use it when you want to add sustain to the voices at all times regardless of footswitch operation The sustain function does not affect split voice I Press the FUNCTION button to call up 3 You can then use the 4 and buttons the FUNCTION display to turn panel sustain on or off FUNCTION NOTE The sustain of some voices may not be markedly affected when the panel sustain function is turned on EU 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and x but tons to select the Sustain item The current setting is displayed NL NR KC CATEGORY nm FUNCTION EFFECT c TTT T Pitch Bend The pitch bend wheel can be used to add smooth pitch variations to notes you play on the keyboard Roll the wheel upward to raise the pitch or downward to lower the pitch If you use this feature with a voice such as the 045 Overd
56. display name shown to the right of the function name in the list and adjust as required Selecting and Setting Functions Find the function you want to set in the list that begins on page 88 2 Press the FUNCTION button FUNCTION me VOLUME Ce Style Volume 3 Select a function Press the CATEGORY 4 and X buttons as many times as necessary until the function s display name appears in the display sess 2 KC CATEGORY nm Function category Previous item Next item FUNCTION EFFECT Chorus SS O reent The selected function Value 4 Use the dial the and buttons or the 0 9 number buttons to set the selected function as required The and buttons are used to make ON OFF type settings ON OFF In some cases the button will initiate execu tion of the selected function and the will cancel the selection Direct numeric entry Decrement value by 1 OFF Cancel Increment value by 1 ON Execute Press simultaneously to recall the default setting Function settings are stored in memory as soon as they are changed To restore all initial factor default settings perform the Backup Clear procedure described in the Initialization sec tion on page 61 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 87 The Functions Function Setting List
57. display for a few ready seconds before the lesson begins In this case the R1 indicates that right hand lesson 1 has been selected mese L R START e Lesson RI Waiting WAITING The song will wait until YOUR TEMPO you play the right notes Lesson 1 MINUS ONE A CHORD NOTE Lesson R2 Your Tempo The song will follow along at your tompo Lesson 2 NOTE Lesson R3 Minus One Practice playing along Lesson 3 with the song MAIN TRANSPOSE O TENPO 2 100 4 4 MEASURE 001 016 Mona Lisa STYLE Song Lesson off Song playback will begin automatically when you select Lesson 1 48 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Select a Song For a Lesson Play the notes shown in the on screen score The next note to be played is indicated by a dot 8 on the appropriate key of the graphic on screen keyboard When you play the correct note the marker will move to the next key to be played Playback will pause and wait for you to play the correct note The triangular marker W above the score indicates play back progress LESSON Mona Lisa Ri TEMPO J 069 TRANSPOSE 0 MEASURE 006 e es i n e E Left hand part Right hand part UU In the case of a right hand lesson 5 Ll 6 Lisa Mona Lisa men have named sous Vou re so pai pui II III II III II III
58. in the USA 3 NOTE This product has been tested and found to comply with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations Part 15 for Class B digital devices Compliance with these requirements provides a reason able level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other elec tronic devices This equipment generates uses radio frequencies and if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices Compliance with FCC regulations does This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA OBSERVERA Apparaten kopplas inte ur v xelstr msk llan n tet sa lange som den ar ansluten till v gguttaget ven om sj lva apparaten har st ngts av ADVARSEL Netsp endingen til dette apparat er IKKE afbrudt s l enge netledningen siddr i en stikkontakt som er t endt ogs selvom der or slukket p apparatets afbryder VAROITUS Laitteen toisiopiiriin kytketty k ytt kytkin ei irroita koko laitetta verkosta standby not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations If this product is found to be the source of interference which can be determined by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to elimi nate the problem by using one of the following measures Relocate either this product or the
59. number indicated in the display e REVERB TYPE TYPE LSB MSB 00 01 02 08 16 17 18 19 20 000 No Effect 001 01 Hall1 02 Hall2 03 Hall3 002 Room 04 Room1 05 Room2 003 Stage 06 Stage1 07 Stage2 004 Plate 08 Plate1 09 Plate2 005 127 No Effect CHORUS TYPE TYPE LSB MSB 00 01 02 08 16 17 18 19 20 000 063 No Effect 064 Thru 065 Chorus 02 Chorus2 066 Celeste 01 Chorus1 067 Flanger 03 Flanger1 04 Flanger2 068 127 No Effect 136 DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Q2 Specifications Keyboards DGX 620 YPG 625 88 Graded Hammer Standard keys A 1 C7 with Touch Response DGX 520 YPG 525 88 key box type A 1 C7 with Touch Response Display 320 x 240 dots LCD display backlit Setup STANDBY ON MASTER VOLUME MIN MAX LCD CONTRAST Panel Controls SONG VOICE STYLE EASY SONG ARRANGER P A T ON OFF LESSON L LESSON R LESSON START METRONOME ON OFF PORTABLE GRAND DEMO FUNCTION MUSIC DATABASE HARMONY ON OFF DUAL ON OFF SPLIT ON OFF TEMPO TAP 0 9 CATEGORY Dial REPEAT amp LEARN ACMP ON OFF A B REPEAT INTRO ENDING rit PAUSE SYNC START START STOP REW MAIN AUTO FILL FF SYNC STOP REGIST MEMORY MEMORY BANK 1 2 SONG MEMORY REC 1 5 A File Control MENU File Control EXECUTE EXIT LYRICS SCORE
60. on the keyboard Press the VOICE button The main voice selection display will appear The currently selected voice number and name will be highlighted VOICE SELECT MAIN CATEGORY EASY SONG c w STYLE VOICE ff SONG MELODY 000 OTS Select the voice you want to play O Q e e P 001 Live Grand Piano N 002 Live Warm Grand 003 Grand Piano The currently selected voice num and name While watching the highlighted voice name rotate the dial The avail able voices will be selected and displayed in sequence The voice selected here becomes the main voice For this example select the 102 Flute voice VOICE SELECT MAIN CATEGORY c Select 102 Flute J CATEGORY 3 Play the keyboard y A pte N Adjusts volume MIN MAX Try selecting and playing a variety of voices Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 15 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 The DUAL ON OFF button turns the dual voice on or off When turned on the dual voice DUAL will appear in the MAIN dis play The currently selected dual voice will sound in a
61. pressing the A B REPEAT button L NOTE e The repeat start and end points can be specified in one measure increments The current measure number is shown in the display during play back If you want to set the start point A at the very beginning of the song press the A B REPEAT button before starting playback of the song DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 83 Song Settings Muting Independent Song Parts Each track of a song plays a different part of the song melody percussion accompaniment etc You can mute individual tracks and play the muted part on the keyboard yourself or simply mute tracks other than the ones you want to listen to Use the SONG MEMORY 1 5 and A buttons to mute or un mute the corresponding tracks The border around the track number in the display dis appears when that track is muted Refer to page 56 for information about the song track configuration Change the Melody Voice SONG MEMORY CLEAR GPEC No track number no data Track number without border track contains data but is muted Track number with border track contains data and is not muted You can change a song s melody voice to any other voice you prefer L NOTE You cannot change the melody voice of a user song Press the lesson L and R buttons simul taneously so that LR appears in the upper right corner of the MAIN display Select the song and play it I P
62. recorded the style track A will automatically be selected for recording when a melody track is selected If you only want to record a melody track be sure to turn the style track A off 4358 57 Record Your Own Performance Recording will start when you play on the keyboard You can also start recording by pressing the START STOP button The current measure will be shown on the display during recording Current measure TRANSPOSE TEMPO J 100 4 4 MEASURE 07 031User Song 1 kx 001 AlvFever VOICE am 000 Live Grand Piano starts Stop recording by pressing the START STOP or REC button O START STOP SONG MEMORY REC or S If you press the INTRO ENDING rit button while recording the style track an appropriate ending pattern will play and then recording will stop When recording stops the current measure number will return to 001 and the recorded track numbers in the display will be shown in a box border To Record Other Tracks Repeat steps 2 through 4 to record any of the remaining tracks By selecting an unrecorded track SONG MEMORY buttons 1 5 A you can record the new track while listening to previously recorded tracks the playback tracks will appear in the display You can also mute previously recorded tracks the muted tracks will not appear in the display while recording new tracks To Re
63. s Easy Song Arranger feature songs that are ideally suited for use with the performance assistant technology feature and more The Sug gested Uses column provides some ideas as to how the songs can most effectively used David Weiss Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore Category No Name Suggested Uses 1 Magnetic The songs in this category have been created to give you an idea of the advanced capabilities of this Main Demo SI Ge instrument They re great for listening or for use with 3 GD Winter Serenade the various features 4 GE Live Grand Demo 5 GE Live Orchestra Demo These songs features some of the instrument s many uselul voices They make maximum use of the Voice Demo 6 Gap Cool RotorOrgan Demo characteristics of each voice and might serve as 7 REH Cool Galaxy Electric Piano Demo inspiration for your own compositions 8 GI ModernHarp amp Sweet Soprano Demo 9 GIN Hallelujah Chorus Use these songs to experience some of the instrument s advanced features song number 9 for Function Demo 10 Ga AVe Maria the easy song arranger and songs 10 and 11 for the 11 ER Nocturne op 9 2 performance assistant technology feature 12 For Elise Bidro Solo 13 Maple Leaf Ra These piano solo pieces are ideally suited for use as b 9 lesson songs 14 Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair 15 D Amazing Grace Mona Lisa 16
64. screws DGX 620 YPG 625 only 6 pcs Back board H Attach the stand bases Making sure that the boards are facing the proper direc tion the holes should face inside The left and right side Joint connectors boards for the DGX 520 and YPG 525 are the same shape Insert the joint connectors into the holes as shown The joint connectors have been installed properly if you can see a plus mark on the connector Attach the stand bases to the rear of the side boards using the 6 x 70 mm roundhead screws The left and right stand bases are the same shape and there is no differ ence between their front to back orientation If you have trouble screwing in the screws use a screwdriver to rotate the joint connectors to the appropriate position the gt mark on the joint connectors indicates the location of the screw hole roundhead screws 116 DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Keyboard Stand Assembly m 6 x 30 mm roundhead screw D n Q 4 x 45 mm flathead screws Support rail roundhead Screws Attach the back board Attach the back board using the 6 x 30 mm roundhead screws DGX 620 and YPG 625 owners Check the back to front orientation for the side boards Make sure the non colored surface is facing down N caution Be careful not to drop the back board or touch the sharp metal fit tings DGX 620 and YPG 625 owners please fol low these instruc
65. start again The evaluation feature can be from the beginning turned off via the FUNCTION Grade item page 89 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 49 Select a Song For a Lesson Lesson 2 Your Tempo Learn to play the correct notes with the correct timing Song playback tempo will vary to match the speed you are playing at The song will slow down when you play wrong notes so you can learn at your own pace Select the song and part you want to practice steps 1 and 3 on page 47 Start Lesson 2 Each time the LESSON START button is pressed the lesson modes are selected in sequence Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Off Les son 1 L O START WAITING Lesson R2 Your Tempo Song playback will begin automatically when Lesson 2 is selected The triangular marker will appear in the score display and will move to indicate the current note in the song Try to play the notes at the correct timing As you learn to play the right notes at the right timing the tempo will increase until eventually you ll be playing at the song s original tempo LESSON Mona Lisa n 2 TEHPU J 069 TRRHSPOSE D MERSURE 006 Ir D e ee Play while following the E N Score marker 5 C Lisa Mona Lisa men haue named sous You re so Left hand part that right hand lesson 2 has been selected Right hand part R Q MINUS ONE The sonz will follow I
66. the score during playback If you play a key each time the marker appears above a note in the score you will be able to play the melody with the correct original rhythm ORE Ave aria TEMPO J 065 TRANSPOSE H MERSURE 010 bere Play while watching the marker ki Songs That Can Be Used With the performance assistant technology When the Chord type is selected the performance assistant technology can only be used with songs that include chord data When the Melody type is selected the performance assistant technology will only work with songs that include melody data In order to find out if a song includes the required data first select the song and then press the SCORE button If chords appear on the display when you press the SCORE button you can use the Chord type or any combination type that includes the Chord type If melody appear on the display when you press the SCORE button you can use the Melody type or any combination type that includes the Melody type External Songs and the performance assistant technology Songs downloaded from the Internet can also be used with the performance assistant technology as long as they include the required chord and or melody data See page 103 for instructions on how to transfer the songs to the instrument DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 45 The Easy Way to Play Piano Change the Song Tempo When using the performance assistant technology or in other situations in
67. the two page 99 To use the USB data transfer features you ll need to do the fol lowing First make sure the POWER switch on the instru ment is set to OFF then use a USB cable to con nect the instrument to the computer After making the connections turn the instrument s power on Install the USB MIDI driver on your computer Installation of the USB MIDI driver is described on page 107 Turning the Power On Turn down the volume by turning the MASTER VOL UME control to the left and press the STANDBY ON switch to turn on the power Press the STANDBY ON switch again to turn the power OFF MASTER VOLUME i MIN MAX Backup data in the flash memory is loaded to the instru ment when the power is turned on If no backup data exists on flash memory all instrument settings are restored to the initial factory defaults when the power is turned on N CAUTION Even when the switch is in the STANDBY position electricity is still flowing to the instrument at the minimum level When you are not using the instrument for a long time make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet N CAUTION Never attempt to turn the power off when a WRITING message is shown in the display Doing so can damage the flash memory and result in a loss of data DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 11 Panel Controls and Terminals Song Category List page 31 SONG 001 003 MAIN DEMO
68. to the registration memory during song play back 4 Press the REGIST MEMORY 1 or 2 button while holding the MEMORY BANK button to store the current panel settings to the specified registration memory REGIST MEMORY T 1 1 2 Cod ENS Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display in order to check the bank and registra tion memory numbers TRANSPOSE TEMPO J 160 4 4 MEASURE 001 TSONG x _ STYLE MDB 001 AlvFever VOICE am 001Live Grand Piano ESILE SS MAINA Bank number NOTE You can also save your panel settings memorized to registration memory button into USB flash memory as the user file or to a com puter as the backup file L NOTE If you select a Registration Memory number that already contains data the previous data is deleted and overwritten by the new data N caution Do not turn off the power while saving settings to the registra tion memory otherwise the data may be damaged or lost DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 85 Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings Recalling a Registration Memory Press the MEMORY BANK button A bank number will appear in the display when you release the button Bank number 2 Use the dial or the 1 8 number but tons to select bank you want to recall DATA ENTRY OOO OOO GER SOG CATEGORY E gt DELETE RESET You can check wheth
69. use From the MAIN display select the user song 031 035 you the Track Clear function want to clear Press and hold the SONG MEMORY 1 button for longer than a second while holding the SONG MEMORY A button A confirmation message will appear on the display SONG MEMORY r ACLEAR ZADDBOUB CO Press and hold Hold for longer than a second Press the button A confirmation message will appear on the display I I _ To execute the Song Clear func You can cancel the clear operation by pressing the button tion pr ss tha bution Press to cancel the Song Clear operation Press the button to clear the song The clear in progress message will appear briefly on the display while the song is being cleared DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 59 Record Your Own Performance Track Clear bDeleting a Specified Track from a User Song This function lets you delete a specified track from a user song From the MAIN display select the user song 031 035 you want to clear Press and hold the SONG MEMORY track button 1 5 A corresponding to the track you want to clear for longer than a second A confirmation message will appear on the display SONG MEMORY page Hold for longer than a second Press the button A confirmation message will appear on the display To execute the Track Clear func You can cancel the clear operation by pressing the button
70. which the tempo of the song is too fast or too slow for you you can change the tempo as required Press the TEMPO TAP button The tempo display will appear and you can use the dial the and buttons or the 0 to 9 number buttons to set to tempo to anywhere from 011 and 280 quarter note beats per minute You can return to the original tempo by simultaneously pressing the and buttons Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display Play the Demo Song You can use the performance assistant technology Chord type with the demo song other types cannot be used 1 Press the DEMO button DEMO lt The demo display that introduces some of the Instrument s features will appear and the demo song will start playing Listen to some of the out standing instrument voices provided Try playing the keyboard The following display will appear after the demo song has been playing for a while This indicates that the performance assistant technology feature is now ON and you can start playing along on the keyboard Yamaha s performance assistant technology E PLAY THE KEYBOARD W 8 RIGHT NOW Play lots of notes Every note sounds great The instrument will only Pg allow the correct notes to sound It s fun and impressive PORTABLE GRAND Captivates Educates amp Inspires After a little while the performance assistant technology feature will automatically be OFF which
71. 0 Adjusting the Metronome Tempo 20 Setting the Number of Beats per Measure amd Klee lee 21 Adjusting the Metronome Volume 22 Playing Styles 23 Ee 23 Play Along with a Style 24 Playing Auto accompaniment Chords 28 Using Songs 29 Select andiistemto a Song sss S 29 Song Fast Forward Fast Reverse and Pause E90 Types Of SONGS 2 eno rte m Displaying the Song Score 1133 Re Ee 24 The Easy Way to Play Piano 35 CHORD Type Play WitMBothi Hands aaa 36 CHORD FREE Type Applying the Chord Type to the Left Hand Only BE MELODY Type Play with One Finger 40 CHORD MELODY Chord Type with the Left Hand Melody with the Right 42 Change Une S ngiTempo n a e 46 Playsthexbemo Sorngi eeeteenI s 46 Select a Song For a Lesson 47 lesson I Wallinig EE 47 Lesson 2 Your Tempo E50 Lesson 3 Minus One Pil Practice Makes Perfect Repeat and Learn eeseen 52 Play Using the Music Database 53 Change a Song s Style 54 Way QU IMS Easy Song Arranger nn 54 Using the Easy Song Arranger snn 54 Record Your Own Performance 56 Track Configuration S Recording Procedure Song Clear Deleting User Songs Track Clear Deleting a Specified Track from a User Song 60 Backup and Initialization 61 BACKUP
72. 0 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 117 Scores This demo is an example of how the Easy Song Arranger can be used to change styles throughout a piece Brim J 123 Function Demo for Easy Song Arranger Hallelujah Chorus Intro A D G D D Melody lt Clubdance gt Ist time Style Main Main Progression andae lt Hard Rock gt Main IT 1 D G D D G D D G D D A7 D A D A A A D A A D A A D A A D AIC E7 B A BA AIG lt Disco Philly gt Main lt Rumba Flamenco gt Main D F Bm7 E7sus4 E7 A D A A D A A D A A D A A lt Bluegrass gt Main 118 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Scores D D C G B Em7 A7sus4 A7 D G D D G D D 17 35 ee Main lt Tango gt lt Fun 4 4 gt Main Main G D D G D D CD G D D D G D D 21 39 lt Dream Dance gt Main DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 119 Scores This score is provided with the intent that the pitch will be corrected by the performance assistant technol ogy feature If you play the Play These Notes part using the performance assistant technology feature the part will be corrected and played so that it matches the backing part Song No o J 61 Function Demo for performance assistant technology Ave Maria Melody Turn ON Type CHORD Play These Notes P A T Chord Symbols These Notes Will Sound Your T
73. 000 029 Muted Guitar 158 000 000 007 Harpsichord 228 000 040 029 Funk Guitar 159 000 001 007 Harpsichord KSP 229 000 041 029 Muted Steel Guitar 160 000 035 007 Harpsichord 2 230 000 045 029 Jazz Man DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 125 Voice List Bank Select MIDI Bank Select MIDI bon MSB LSB d Voice Name ed MSB LSB dene Voice Name 0 127 0 127 1 128 0 127 0 127 1 128 231 000 000 030 Overdriven Guitar 300 000 040 055 Synth Voice 2 232 000 043 030 Guitar Pinch 301 000 041 055 Choral 233 000 000 031 Distortion Guitar 302 000 064 055 Analog Voice 234 000 040 031 Feedback Guitar 303 000 000 056 Orchestra Hit 235 000 041 031 Feedback Guitar 2 304 000 035 056 Orchestra Hit 2 236 000 000 032 Guitar Harmonics 305 000 064 056 Impact 237 000 065 032 Guitar Feedback XG BRASS 238 000 066 032 Guitar Harmonics 2 306 000 000 057 Trumpet XG BASS 307 000 032 057 Warm Trumpet 239 000 000 033 Acoustic Bass 308 000 000 058 Trombone 240 000 040 033 Jazz Rhythm 309 000 018 058 Trombone 2 241 000 045 033_ Velocity Crossfade Upright Bass 310 000 000 059 _ Tuba 24
74. 004 008 VOICE DEMO 012 014 PIANO SOLO 036 B STANDBY ON FILE PITCH BEND 015 019 PIANO ENSEMBLE 020 030 PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT 009 011 FUNCTION DEMO 031 035 USER SONG FLASH MEMORY USB MENU EXECUTE e O PSS LESSON LYRICS SCORE FINGERING L R START 9 9 O e TEE Sc O MASTER VOLUME METRONOME lel SONG il Q waer NATURE Style Category List page 130 STYLE MUSIC DATAE 053 066 SWING amp JAZZ 108 118 TRADITIONAL 001 042 001 013 8BEAT 014 021 16 BEAT 067 076 R amp B 119 127 WALTZ 022 030 BALLAD 077 084 COUNTRY 128 132 CHILDREN 031 045 DANCE 085 096 LATIN 133 150 PIANIST 046 052 DISCO 097 107 BALLROOM 151 FLASH MEMORY USB PAT ON OFF MUSIC DATABASE FUNCTION IS Gs elel CLEAR vd STYLE ACMP INTRO b ON OFF ENDING rit AUTO FILL STOP hn M Cdi z B Q STANDBY ON switch page 11 MASTER VOLUME control pages 11 62 FILE CONTROL MENU EXECUTE buttons pages 91 96 O LYRICS button page 34 SCORE button page 33 Q CHORD FINGERING button page 81 P A T ON OFF button page 36 MUSIC DATABASE button page 53 FUNCTION button pages 64 87 LESSON L R START buttons page 48 METRONOME ON OFF button page 20 p TEMPO TAP button
75. 071 Bassoon 264 000 019 040 Synth Bass 2 Dark 332 000 000 072 Clarinet 265 000 040 040 _ Modular Synth Bass XG PIPE 266 000 041 040 _ DX Bass 333 000 000 073 Piccolo XG STRINGS 334 000 000 074 Flute 267 000 000 041 Violin 335 000 000 075 Recorder 268 000 008 041 Slow Violin 336 000 000 076 Pan Flute 269 000 000 042 Viola 337 000 000 077 Blown Bottle 270 000 000 043 Cello 338 000 000 078 _ Shakuhachi 271 000 000 044 Contrabass 339 000 000 079 _ Whistle 272 000 000 045 Tremolo Strings 340 000 000 080 Ocarina 273 000 008 045 Slow Tremolo Strings XG SYNTH LEAD 274 000 040 045 Suspense Strings 341 000 000 081 Square Lead 275 000 000 046 Pizzicato Strings 342 000 006 081 Square Lead 2 276 000 000 047 _ Orchestral Harp 343 000 008 081 LM Square 277 000 040 047 Yang Chin 344 000 018 081 _ Hollow 278 000 000 048 Timpani 345 000 019 081 Shroud XG ENSEMBLE 346 000 064 081 Mellow 279 000 000 049 Strings 1 347 000 065 081 Solo Sine 280 000 003 049 Stereo Strings 348 000 066 081 Sine Lead 281 000 008 049 Slow Strings 349 000 000 082 Sawtooth Lead 282 000 035 049 60 s Strings 350 000 006 082 _ Sawtooth Lead 2 283 000 040 049 Orchestra 351 000 008 082 __ Thick Sawtooth 284 000 041 049 Orchestra 2 352 000 018 082 Dynamic Sawtooth 285 000 042 049 Tremolo Orchestra 353 000 019 082
76. 2 HEAD OFFICE Yamaha Corporation Pro Audio amp Digital Musical Instrument Division Nakazawa cho 10 1 Hamamatsu Japan 430 8650 Tel 8 1 53 460 3273 YAMAHA Yamaha Manual Library Yamaha Home Keyboards Home Page English Only http music yamaha com homekeyboard http www yamaha co jp manual U R G Pro Audio amp Digital Musical Instrument Division Yamaha Corporation 2006 Yamaha Corporation WG29380 XXXPOXXX X 01A0 Printed in China
77. 2 000 000 034 _ Finger Bass 311 000 000 060 _ Muted Trumpet 243 000 018 034 Finger Dark 312 000 000 061 French Horn 244 000 040 034 Bass amp Distorted Electric Guitar 313 000 006 061 French Horn Solo 245 000 043 034 Finger Slap Bass 314 000 032 061 French Horn 2 246 000 045 034 Finger Bass 2 315 000 037 061 Horn Orchestra 247 000 065 034 Modulated Bass 316 000 000 062 Brass Section 248 000 000 035 Pick Bass 317 000 035 062 __ Trumpet amp Trombone Section 249 000 028 035 Muted Pick Bass 318 000 000 063 Synth Brass 1 250 000 000 036 Fretless Bass 319 000 020 063 Resonant Synth Brass 251 000 032 036 Fretless Bass 2 320 000 000 064 Synth Brass 2 252 000 033 036 Fretless Bass 3 321 000 018 064 Soft Brass 253 000 034 036 __ Fretless Bass 4 322 000 041 064 Choir Brass 254 000 000 037 Slap Bass 1 XG REED 255 000 032 037 Punch Thumb Bass 323 000 000 065 __ Soprano Sax 256 000 000 038 Slap Bass 2 324 000 000 066 Alto Sax 257 000 043 038 Velocity Switch Slap 325 000 040 066 Sax Section 258 000 000 039 Synth Bass 1 326 000 000 067 _ Tenor Sax 259 000 040 039 Techno Synth Bass 327 000 040 067 Breathy Tenor Sax 260 000 000 040 Synth Bass 2 328 000 000 068 Baritone Sax 261 000 006 040 Mellow Synth Bass 329 000 000 069 Oboe 262 000 012 040 Sequenced Bass 330 000 000 070 English Horn 263 000 018 040 Click Synth Bass 331 000 000
78. 3 MIDI Implementation Chart 184 MIDI Data Format 196 Specifications s T37 ING OX EE 138 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 9 d Setting Up Be sure to do the following operations BEFORE turning on the power Power Requirements Make sure that the STANDBY ON switch of the instrument is set to STANDBY N WARNING Use ONLY a Yamaha PA 5D AC Power Adaptor or other adap tor specifically recommended by Yamaha to power your instrument from the AC mains The use of other adaptors may result in irreparable damage to both the adaptor and the instrument Q Connect the AC adaptor PA 5D or other adaptor specifically recommended by Yamaha to the power supply jack Q Plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet N CAUTION Unplug the AC Power Adaptor when not using the instrument or during electrical storms DC 12V b O e nr PA 5D AC outlet 10 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Make all necessary connections below BEFORE turning the power on Connecting Headphones PHONES OUTPUT Jack PHONES OUTPUT The instrument speakers are automatically shut off when a plug is inserted into this jack The PHONES OUTPUT jack also functions as an external output You can connect the PHONES OUTPUT jack to a keyboard amplifier stereo system mixer tape recorder or other line level audio device to send the instrument s output signal to that device
79. 8 C 2 Mid Tom H Tom Room 5 Tom Rock 5 Tom Electro 5 Tom Analog 5 ER 6 ICH 3 49 CH 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Crash Analog D3 62 ID 3 50 D 2 High Tom Tom Room 6 Tom Rock 6 Tom Electro 6 Tom Analog 6 E 63 Dr 3 51 D 2 Ride Cymbal 1 E3 64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal F3 65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup r 66 FF 3 54 Fr 2 Tambourine G3 67 a 3 5 G 2 Splash Cymbal E 68 G 3 56 G 2 Cowbell Cowbell Analog AS 69 A 3 57 JA 2 Crash Cymbal 2 EE 70 At 3 58 AR 2 Vibraslap B3 7 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 C4 72 C 4 6 C 3 Bongo H I IS 7 c 4 ei C 3 Bongo L D4 74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Conga Analog H EA 75 DF 4 63 D 3 Conga H Open Conga Analog M E4 76 E 4 6 amp 4 E 3 Conga Analog L F4 7 F 4 65 F 3 EA 78 F 4 66 FF 3 G4 79 a 4 67 G 3 E 80 G 4 68 GF 3 Ad 81 A 4 6 A 3 EU 82 IA 4 70 AR 3 Maracas 2 B4 83 B 4 71 B 3 O Samba Whistle H C5 84 o 5 72 C 4 O Samba Whistle L RT 85 ICH 5 73 C 4 Guiro Short D5 86 ID 5 74 D 4 O Guiro Long EA 87 D 5 75 D 4 Claves Claves 2 E5 8 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H F5 89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L E 90 F 5 78 F 4 Cuica Mute Scratch H 2 Scratch H 2 G5 91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Scratch L 2 Scratch L 3 vr 92 jc 5 80 G 4 2 i AS 93 A 5 81 A 4 2 EUR 94 AR 5 82 AR 4 BS 95 B 5 83 B 4 C6 96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree RT c e 85 C 5 D6 98 D 6 86 D 5 f 99 DF e 87 D 5 E6 100 E 6 88 E 5 F6 101 F 6 89 F 5 E 102 F 6 90
80. A RE RESET Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument MIDI songs residing on a computer as well as the 70 MIDI songs and 5 Style files provided on the CD ROM can be transferred to the instrument Backup file can also be transferred from the instru ment to the computer and back Songs and styles transferred to the instrument can be used with the instrument s lesson and other functions In order to transfer songs between your computer and the instrument you will need to install the Musicsoft Downloader application and the USB MIDI Driver included on the Accessory CD ROM on your computer Refer to the Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide on page 105 for installa tion details Data that can be transferred from a computer to this instrument Song Capacity max 500 songs total Song 036 Data Capacity Flash memory 875 kb e Data Format SMF format 0 style file extension sty Backup File 06PG88 BUP iIWith the Musicsoft Downloader You Can eccccccce Transfer MIDI songs you have downloaded from the Internet or created on your computer from the computer to the instrument s flash memory refer to the procedure described on page 103 The procedure for transferring songs included on the Accessory CD ROM from your com puter to the instrument is given as an example Backup file can be transferred from the instru ment to a computer and back refer to the procedure de
81. AN 121 000 112 013 Marimba 182 000 000 017 Drawbar Organ 122 000 112 014 Xylophone 183 000 032 017 Detuned Drawbar Organ 123 000 112 115 Steel Drums 184 000 033 017 60 s Drawbar Organ 1 124 000 112 009 _ Celesta 185 000 034 017 60 s Drawbar Organ 2 125 000 112 011 Music Box 186 000 035 017 70 s Drawbar Organ 1 126 000 112 015 Tubular Bells 187 000 037 017 60 s Drawbar Organ 3 127 000 112 048 _ Timpani 188 000 040 017 16422 8 DRUM KITS 189 000 064 017 Organ Bass 128 127 000 001 Standard Kit 1 190 000 065 017 70 s Drawbar Organ 2 129 127 000 002 Standard Kit 2 191 000 066 017 Cheezy Organ 130 127 000 009 Room Kit 192 000 067 017 Drawbar Organ 2 131 127 000 017 Bock Kit 193 000 000 018 Percussive Organ 132 127 000 025 _ Electronic Kit 194 000 024 018 70 s Percussive Organ 133 127 000 026 Analog Kit 195 000 032 018 Detuned Percussive Organ 134 127 000 113 Dance Kit 196 000 033 018 Light Organ 135 127 000 033 Jazz Kit 197 000 037 018 Percussive Organ 2 136 127 000 041 Brush Kit 198 000 000 019 Rock Organ 137 127 000 049 Symphony Kit 199 000 064 019 Rotary Organ 138 126 000 001 SFXKit 1 200 000 065 019 Slow Rotary 139 126 000 002 SFXKit2 201 000 066 019 Fast Rotary 202 000 000 020 Church Organ 203 000 032 020 Church Organ 3 XGlite Voice XGlite Optional Voice List 204 000 035 020 Church Organ 2 205 000 040 020 Notre Dame R Ba
82. ARTY RIGHTS SPECIFICALLY BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING YAMAHA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED 6 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY YAMAHA S ENTIRE OBLIGATION HEREUNDER SHALL BE TO PER MIT USE OF THE SOFTWARE UNDER THE TERMS HEREOF IN NO EVENT SHALL YAMAHA BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PER SON FOR ANY DAMAGES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EXPENSES LOST PROFITS LOST DATA OR OTHER DAMAGES ARIS ING OUT OF THE USE MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFT WARE EVEN IF YAMAHA OR AN AUTHORIZED DEALER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES In no event shall Yamaha s total liability to you for all damages losses and causes of action whether in contract tort or otherwise exceed the amount paid for the SOFT WARE 7 THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE Third party software and data THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE may be attached to the SOFTWARE If in the written materials or the electronic data accompanying the Software Yamaha identifies any software and data as THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE you acknowledge and agree that you must abide by the provisions of any Agreement provided with the THIRD PARTY SOFT WARE and that the party providing the THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE is responsible for any warranty or liability related to or arising from the THIRD PA
83. Agreement No amendment or revision of this Agreement will be binding unless in writing and signed by a fully authorized representative of Yamaha DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 111 SP Troubleshooting Bi For the Instrument Problem Possible Cause and Solution When the instrument is turned on or off a popping sound is temporarily produced This is normal and indicates that the instrument is receiving electrical power When using a mobile phone noise is produced Using a mobile phone in close proximity to the instrument may pro duce interference To prevent this turn off the mobile phone or use it further away from the instrument There is no sound even when the keyboard is played or when a song or style is being played back Playing keys in the right hand area of the keyboard does not produce any sound Check that nothing is connected to the PHONES OUTPUT jack on the rear panel When a set of headphones is plugged into this jack no sound is output Check the Local Control on off See page 100 Is the FILE CONTROL display showing The instrument s keyboard etc will not produce any sound while the FILE CONTROL display is showing Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display When using the Dictionary function page 82 the keys in the right hand area are used only for entering the chord root and type The style or song does not play back when the START STOP but
84. Bdrv2k USB MIDI Driver USB Windows 2000 XP These songs can be transferred to the instrument and played or used with the SongData MIDI 70 Song instrument s functions These styles can be transferred to the instrument and played or used with the StyleData S ee instrument s functions In order to view PDF scores you will need to install Adobe Reader in your computer You can download the Adobe Reader Please check the following URL http www adobe com IUsing the CD ROM cecccccccce Please read the Software License Agreement on page 111 before opening the CD ROM package Check the system requirements to make sure that the software will run on your computer 2 Insert the included CD ROM into the CD ROM drive The start window should appear automatically 3 Install the USB MIDI driver to the com puter Refer to Installing the USB MIDI Driver on page 107 for installation and setup instructions 106 DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 4 Connect the instrument to the com puter The connection procedure is described on page 99 5 Install the software Musicsoft Downloader See page 109 6 Launch the software For further software operation refer to the online help supplied with the software Refer to the Troubleshooting on page 110 when you have trouble with installing the driver Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide System Requirements Application Data os CPU Memory Hard Di
85. DI Keyboard Out ON OFF transmitted ON or not OFF Determines whether Style data is transmitted ON via USB or not OFF Style Out ON OFF during Style playback Determines whether Song data is transmitted ON via USB or not OFF Song Out ON OFF during Song playback i Lets you send the data of the panel settings to a computer Press 4 to Initial Setup YES NO send or press to cancel ite Signature 00 60 Determines the time signature of the Metronome umerator METRONOME uas Signature S 2 4 8 16 Sets the length of each metronome beat enominator Metronome Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Metronome 1 1 4 note 2 1 4 note triplet Depending on the song data you can make the score more readable by 3 1 8 note adjusting the timing of the notes SCORE Quantize 4 1 8 note triplet This determines the minimum timing resolution used in the song For 5 1 16 note example if there are both quarter notes and eighth notes in the song you 6 1 16 note triplet should set this value to eighth note Any notes or rests shorter than this 7 1 32 note value will not be shown in the score 8 1 32 note triplet TET Determines the guide track number for your right hand lesson The setting Right Part Guide rack 1 16 is only effective for songs in SMF format 0 transferred from a computer LESSON i Determines the guide track number for your left hand lesson The setting is EEN EE only effective for songs in SMF format 0 tra
86. FF 5 G6 103 G 6 91 G 5 Drum Kit List Voice No d 134 135 136 137 138 139 MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 PC 1 128 127 000 001 127 000 113 127 000 033 127 000 041 127 000 049 126 000 001 126 000 002 wl EE sien Ducis D I Alternate standard Kit 1 Dance Kit Jazz Kit Brush Kit Symphony Kit SFX Kit 1 SFX Kit 2 L ER 25 cz o 13 cr 3 3 Surdo Mute DO 26 D 0 14 D 1 3 Surdo Open B 27 D o 15 DE HO EO 28 E O 16 E 4 Whip Slap FO 29 F 0 17 F 4 4 Scratch H Eg 30 FH o 18 FR 1 4 Scratch L GO 31 G 0 19 G 1 Finger Snap E 32 GF Oo 20 GF 1 Click Noise AO 33 JA 0 21 JA 1 Metronome Click E 34 a o 22 AR 1 Metronome Bell BO 35 B of 23 B 1 Seq Click L C1 36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H Em 3 c 1 25 C o Brush Tap D1 38 D 1 26 D DI O Brush Swirl HW 39 DE 1 27 DE 0 Brush Slap E1 40 E 1 28 E DI Brush Tap Swirl Reverse Cymbal F1 41 F 1 29 F o o Snare Roll I 42 F 1 30 FR o Castanet HiQ2 G1 43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft Snare Techno Snare Jazz H Brush Slap 2 Em 44 GH 1 32 GE 0 Sticks Al 45 A 1 33 JA 0 Kick Soft Kick Techno Q Kick Soft 2 E 46 A 1 34 4 o Open Rim Sho
87. File name Files of type SMF amp XF File mid Cancel Click Open Double click the SongData Folder and click a song file 6 Acopy of the selected MIDI song file will appear in the List of files stored temporarily at the top of the window The memory medium will also be displayed at the bottom of the window to specify the desti nation for the transfer Click Instrument and then Flash memory Musicsoft Downloader Add File File Name Song Name Type lt gt O01 Mute md List of files stored temporarily MIDI Sequence 0 Available Space 875 KB File Name Song Name wy Electronic Musical Instruments s Flash Memory w USB Sw System Drive B My Computer d 3 Floppy 4 Sa Local Disk C amp g Local Disk D Sa Local Disk E Dy X72250 F Sei Local Disk G Delete Refresh Connection Check Click Instrument and then Flash Memory 7 Atter selecting the file in the List of files stored temporarily click the downward Move button and a confir mation message will appear Click OK and the song will be transferred from the List of files stored temporarily to the instrument s memory 8 Close the window to end the Musicsoft Downloader NOTE e End the Musicsoft Downloader to playback the song transferred from your computer DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 103 Connecti
88. G 6 91 G 5 Maou reese DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 129 Q2 Style List 130 DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Style No Style Name Style No Style Name Style No Style Name 8BEAT SWING amp JAZZ 105 ChaChaCha 001 8BeatModern 053 BigBandFast 106 Rumba 002 Cool8Beat 054 BigBandMedium 107 Jive 003 60 sGuitarPop 055 BigBandBallad TRADITIONAL 004 8BeatAdria 056 BigBandShuffle 108 USMarch 005 60 s8Beat 057 JazzClub 109 6 8March 006 BubblegumPop 058 Swing1 110 GermanMarch 007 BritPopSwing 059 Swing2 111 PolkaPop 008 8Beat 060 OrchestraSwing 112 OberPolka 009 OffBeat 061 Five Four 113 Tarantella 010 60 sRock 062 JazzBallad 114 Showtune 011 HardRock 063 Dixieland 115 ChristmasSwing 012 RockShuffle 064 Ragtime 116 ChristmasWaltz 013 8BeatRock 065 AfroCuban 117 ScottishReel 16BEAT 066 Charleston 118 Hawaiian 014 16Beat R amp B WALTZ 015 PopShuffle1 067 Soul 119 ItalianWaltz 016 PopShuffle2 068 DetroitPop1 120 MariachiWaltz 017 GuitarPop 069 60 sRock amp Roll 121 GuitarSerenade 018 16BeatUptempo 070 6 8Soul 122 SwingWaltz 019 KoolShuffle 071 CrocoTwist 123 JazzWaltz1 020 JazzRock 072 Rock amp Roll 124 JazzWaltz2 021 HipHopLight 073 DetroitPop2 125 CountryWaltz BALLAD 074 BoogieWoogie 126 OberWaltzer 022 PianoBallad 075 ComboBoogie 127
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90. L OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES Some states do not allow limitations that relate to implied warranties and or the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages Therefore these limitations and exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights You may also have other rights which vary from state to state CONSUMERS RESPONSIBILITIES If warranty service should be required it is necessary that the consumer assume certain responsibilities 1 Contact the Customer Service Department of the retailer selling the product or any retail outlet authorized by Yamaha to sell the product for assistance You may also contact Yamaha directly at the address provided below Deliver the unit to be serviced under warranty to the retailer selling the product an authorized service center or to Yamaha with an explanation of the problem Please be prepared to provide proof purchase date sales receipt credit card copy etc when requesting service and or parts under warranty Shipping and or insurance costs are the consumers responsibility Units shipped for service should be packed securely Repaired units will be returned PREPAID if warranty service is required within the first 90 days IMPORTANT Do NOT ship anything to ANY location without prior authorization A Return Authorization RA will be issued that has a tracking number assigned that will expedite the servicing of your unit and provide a tracking system if needed
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92. LooseEL 256 NitTrain 057 DsrtRose RedRoses 191 TopWorld 257 Obaladi 058 FunkyTwn SaintMch 192 YlwRose 258 OldHouse 059 Kids SatinDIl DISCO amp PARTY 259 PubPiano 060 KillSoft SF Heart 193 AlhHwaii 260 RinSpain 061 Nine PM ShearJz 194 Babylon 261 Sera 062 SingBack SplnkyTb 195 Barbados 262 ShookUp 063 StrandD SunnySde 196 DnceBird 263 Swonder BALLAD TstHoney 197 FestaMex 264 TedPicnc 064 AdelineB Tunisia 198 HandsPty 265 Twirler 065 ArgenCry TwoFoot5 199 LuvTheme 266 WayWere 066 BeautBdy USPatrol 200 ModrnTIk 267 YesterPf SP Songs Provided On the Supplied CD ROM File Name Song Name Composer 001Nutcr mid Danse des Mirlitons from The Nutcracker P I Tchaikovsky 002Orphe mid Orph e aux Enfers Ouverture J Offenbach 003Slavo mid Slavonic Dances op 72 2 A Dvorak 004Prima mid La Primavera from Le Quattro Stagioni A Vivaldi 005Medit mid M ditation Thais J Massenet 006Guill mid Guillaume Tell G Rossini 007Fruhl mid Fr hlingslied F Mendelssohn 008Ungar mid Ungarische T nze Nr 5 J Brahms 009Fruhl mid Fruhlingsstimmen J Strauss II 010Dolly mid Dolly s Dreaming and Awakening T Oesten 011Cande mid La Candeur J F Burgm ller 012Arabe mid Arabesque J F Burgm ller 013Pasto mid Pastorale J F Burgm ller 014Petit mid Petite R union J F Burgm ller 015Innoc mid Innocence J F Burgm ller 016Progr mid Progr s J F Burgm ller 017Taren mid Tarentel
93. Memory esee 90 Connecting a USB Flash Memory 91 Formatting USB Flash Memory se 92 Saving Data tenter oii e iens 93 Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save 94 Loading User Files and Style Files 95 Deleting Data from a USB Flash Memory 96 Playing Songs Saved to USB Flash Memory 96 Connections COMMOCCIONS i icis cid eei ra FO EO Re eX RR vec ke Connection to a USB Storage Device Connecting a Personal Computer Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer 100 Remote Control of MIDI Devices 101 initial Song tror einer neas 102 Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument 102 Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide 105 Important Notices about the CD ROM 105 CD ROM Contents u uuu norte konnten nnns 106 System Requiremierits rore cine 107 Software Installation u u uu u u niaaa 107 Appendix Troubleshooting nnne pn 112 Dcccncccm ss 114 AVI Keyboard Stand Assembly 116 SCO CS eege 118 Voice List 124 Drum Kit List 2 428 Style List a 130 Music RE 131 Songs Provided On the Supplied CD DONM 132 Effect Type Listu oe ote retten e ld
94. Musette 023 LoveSong 076 6 8Blues CHILDREN 024 6 8ModernEP COUNTRY 128 Learning2 4 025 6 8SlowRock 077 Country8Beat 129 Learning4 4 026 6 8OrchBallad 078 CountryPop 130 Learning6 8 027 OrganBallad 079 CountrySwing 131 Fun 3 4 028 PopBallad 080 CountryBallad 132 Fun 4 4 029 16BeatBallad1 081 Country2 4 PIANIST 030 16BeatBallad2 082 CowboyBoogie 133 Stride DANCE 083 CountryShuffle 134 PianoBlues1 031 EuroTrance 084 Bluegrass 135 PianoBlues2 032 Ibiza LATIN 136 PianoRag 033 DreamDance 085 BrazilianSamba 137 PianoRock amp Roll 034 HouseMusik 086 BossaNova 138 PianoBoogie 035 SwingHouse 087 PopBossa 139 PianoJazzWaltz 036 TechnoPolis 088 Tijuana 140 PianoJazzBld 037 Clubdance 089 DiscoLatin 144 Arpeggio 038 ClubLatin 090 Mambo 142 Musical 039 Garage1 091 Salsa 143 Habanera 040 Garage2 092 Beguine 144 SlowRock 041 TechnoParty 093 GuitarRumba 145 8BtPianoBallad 042 UKPop 094 RumbaFlamenco 146 PianoMarch 043 HipHopGroove 095 Rumbalsland 147 6 8PianoMarch 044 HipShuffle 096 Reggae 148 PianoWaltz 045 HipHopPop BALLROOM 149 PianoBeguine DISCO 097 VienneseWaltz 150 PianoSwing 046 70 sDisco1 098 EnglishWaltz 047 70 sDisco2 099 Slowfox 048 LatinDisco 100 Foxtrot 049 DiscoPhilly 101 Quickstep 050 SaturdayNight 102 Tango 051 DiscoChocolate 103 Pasodoble 052 DiscoHands 104 Samba
95. N puez5 e9Tqe3xoq VHVWVA 134 DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual MIDI Implementation Chart ON X ONOW 440 INNO P PON A IOd 44O INWO PON SOA O ONOW NO INWO Z Spow AIOd NO INWO I Spon 9 T ebed uo CH OF 2egeH Tx qosoy so6bes su s SATIOV S N AIO S 3ON IIV AAO0 NO I92O T STI TV Weseu HHO punos TV Spueuuoj ourrp 99W MOOTO wo ysAs ounjg Tes Duos sod buos SATSNTOXY U9js Sg x O x x x x x x x XXE R E OK 3 OKE K K OK i ONAL bueuo LZT O 9 Bord DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 135 Hy MIDI Data Format NOTE 1 By default factory settings the instrument ordinarily functions as a 16 channel multi timbral tone generator and incoming data does not affect the panel voices or panel settings How ever the MIDI messages listed below do affect the panel voices auto accompaniment and songs MIDI Master Tuning e System exclusive messages for changing the Reverb Type and Chorus Type Messages for these control change numbers cannot be trans mitted from the instrument itself However they may be trans mitted when playing the accompaniment song or using the Harmony effect Exclusive GM System ON FOH 7EH 7FH 09H 01H F7H This message automatically restores all default settings for the instrument with the exception of MIDI Master Tuning MIDI Master Volume FOH 7FH 7FH 04H 01H Il mm F7H This message al
96. N CAUTION Water warning e Do not expose the instrument to rain use it near water or in damp or wet conditions or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill into any openings e Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands Fire warning e Do not put burning items such as candles on the unit A burning item may fall over and cause a fire If you notice any abnormality e f the AC adaptor cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged or if there is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument or if any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be caused by it immediately turn off the power switch disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others or damage to the instrument or other property These precautions include but are not limited to the following Power supply AC power adaptor e When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet always hold the plug itself and not the cord e Unplug the AC power adaptor when not using the instrument or during electrical storms e Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple connector Doing so can result in lower sound quality or possibly cause overheating in the outlet Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations o
97. N WARNING Avoid listening with the headphones at high volume for long peri ods of time doing so may not only result in ear fatigue it may be damaging to your hearing N caution To prevent damage to the speakers set the volume of the external devices at the minimum setting before connecting them Failure to observe these cautions may result in electric shock or equipment damage Also be sure to set the volumes of all devices at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level Connecting a Footswitch SUSTAIN Jack G The sustain function lets you produce a natural sustain as you play by pressing a footswitch Plug the Yamaha FCS footswitch into this jack and use it to switch sustain on and off NOTE e Make sure that the footswitch plug is properly connected to the SUS TAIN jack before turning on the power Do not press the footswitch while turning the power on Doing this changes the recognized polarity of the footswitch resulting in reversed footswitch operation Setting Up Connecting to a Computer USB Terminal Music Rest Insert the music rest into USB lt gt TO HOST the slots as shown Connect the instrument s USB terminal to the USB ter minal of a computer and you can transfer performance data and song files between
98. RTY SOFTWARE Yamaha is not responsible in any way for the THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE or your use thereof Yamaha provides no express warranties as to the THIRD PARTY SOFT WARE IN ADDITION YAMAHA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE as to the THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE Yamaha shall not provide you with any service or maintenance as to the THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE Yamaha is not liable to you or any other person for any damages including without limitation any direct indirect incidental or consequential damages expenses lost profits lost data or other damages arising out of the use mis use or inability to use the THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE 8 GENERAL This Agreement shall be interpreted according to and governed by Japanese law without reference to principles of conflict of laws Any dispute or proce dure shall be heard before the Tokyo District Court in Japan If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any portion of this Agreement to be unenforceable the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect 9 COMPLETE AGREEMENT This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to use of the SOFTWARE and any accompanying written materials and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements writ ten or oral regarding the subject matter of this
99. RY amp and buttons to locate the item page 87 FUNCTION OVERALL ek Ten Geer O O54 F 2 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 77 Style Auto accompaniment Functions Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm Stop Accompaniment When auto accompaniment is on the ACMP ON icon is showing and Synchro Start is off you can play chords in the left hand accompaniment range of the keyboard while the style is stopped and still hear the accompaniment chords This is Stop Accompaniment and any of the chord fingerings recognized by the instrument can be used page 28 Press the ACMP ON OFF button to turn auto accompaniment on after pressing the STYLE button eU uL STYLE _ACMP SYNC SYNC ON OFF ENOING rit AUTO FILL STOP START Appears when auto accompaniment is on Adjusting the Style Volume Press the STYLE button to engage the style function I Press the FUNCTION button FUNCTION me EFFECT Chorus Tope 78 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual v s Accompaniment range 4 TR 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and x but tons to select the Style Volume item Le Ke CATEGORY Dui VOLUME 0 3 Use the dial to set the style volume between 000 and 127 Style Auto accompaniment Functions Chord Basics Two or more notes played together constitute a chord The most basic chord type is the triad
100. TYEE ON OFF ENOING rit AUTO FILL ACMP MAINB This icon appears when automatic accompani ment is on When automatic accompaniment is on The keyboard split point can be changed as required refer to The area of the keyboard to the left of the split point 54 F 2 becomes the page 77 auto accompaniment region and is used only for specifying the accompaniment chords Split point 54 F 2 t RR H8 BE Auto accompaniment region Turn sync start on Press the SYNC START button to turn the sync start function on A w emm Flashes when sync start is on STYLE ACMP INTRO MAIN YNC SYNC s ON OFF ENDING rit AUTO FILL STOP START 24 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Playing Styles When sync start is on the bass and chord accompaniment included in a style will start playing as soon as you play a note to left of the keyboard split point Press the button a second time to turn the sync start function off Play a left hand chord to start the style You can still play chords even if you don t actually know any chords This instrument will recognize even a single note as a chord Try play ing from one to three notes at the same time to the left of the split point The accompaniment will change according to the left hand notes you play Try this Scores for some chord progressions are provided on page 26 These examples should help you get a feel f
101. The track s selected for recording are highlighted dur ing user song recording Only tracks that contain data are dis played A border appears around a selected track that contains data No border appears around a Muted track p DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 65 LK efe Se Play with a Variety of Effects Adding Harmony This feature adds harmony notes to the main voice Press the HARMONY ON OFF button to turn Harmony feature on To turn Harmony off press the HARMONY ON OFF button again SPLIT DUAL HARMONY ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF JD SPLIT DUAL aN Z SOIE Z TOGE P4 TYPE i W ssh When harmony TRANSPOSE TEMPO 2 092 4 4 MEASURE 001 0018BeatModern DB 001 AlvFever VOICE am 001 Live Grand Piano is on the har MES punt 056 mony icon will CHORD appear in the display NOTE When you press the HARMONY ON OFF button to turn this feature on the appropriate harmony type for the currently selected main voice is automatically selected 2 Press and hold the HARMONY button for longer than a second The currently selected harmony type will be displayed DUAL HARMONY ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF SE Kean Kos Je Hold for longer than a second FUNCTION HARMONY S t Harmony Type SS The currently selected harmony type 3 Use the dial to select a harmony type Refer
102. Traditional Accordion 084 000 112 071 Bassoon 034 000 113 024 Bandoneon TRUMPET 035 000 113 023 Modern Harp 085 000 115 057 Sweet Trumpet 036 000 112 023 Harmonica 086 000 117 058 Sweet Trombone GUITAR 087 000 114 060 Sweet Muted Trumpet 037 000 112 025 __ Classical Guitar 088 000 112 057 Trumpet 038 000 112 026 Folk Guitar 089 000 112 058 Trombone 039 000 112 027 Jazz Guitar 090 000 113 058 Trombone Section 040 000 117 028 60 s Clean Guitar 091 000 112 060 Muted Trumpet 041 000 113 026 12Strings Guitar 092 000 112 061 French Horn 042 000 112 028 Clean Guitar 093 000 112 059 Tuba 043 000 113 027 __ Octave Guitar BRASS 044 000 112 029 Muted Guitar 094 000 112 062 Brass Section 045 000 112 030 Overdriven Guitar 095 000 113 062 Big Band Brass 046 000 112 031 Distortion Guitar 096 000 113 063 80 s Brass BASS 097 000 119 062 Mellow Horns 047 000 112 034 Finger Bass 098 000 114 063 Techno Brass 048 000 112 033 Acoustic Bass 099 000 112 063 Synth Brass 049 000 112 035 Pick Bass FLUTE 050 000 112 036 __ Fretless Bass 100 000 114 074 Sweet Flute 124 DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Voice List
103. When installation is complete a message indicating so appears Click Finish The driver has been installed NOTE e Some computers may take about ten seconds to show this screen after the installation is complete 108 DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Installing the driver on Windows 2000 Start the computer and use the Adminis trator account to log into Windows 2000 2 Select My Computer Control Panel 2 System Hardware Driver Sign ing gt File Signature Verification and check the radio button to the left of Ignore Install all files regardless of file signature and click OK 3 Insert the supplied CD ROM into the CD ROM drive A start window will appear automatically 4 First make sure the POWER switch on the MIDI device is set to OFF then use a USB cable to connect the MIDI device to the computer After making the connections turn on the power of the MIDI device The system automatically launches the Found New Hardware Wizard Otherwise refer to Troubleshooting in the Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide section of the Owner s Manual Click Next Some computers may take a while to display the Wizard window 5 Select the radio button for Search for a suitable driver for my device recom mended then click Next NOTE If the Wizard panel informs you that The software you are about to install does not contain a Microsoft digital signature cli
104. When you play back a song the corresponding score will be shown on the Www ELE display as the song plays This is a great way to learn how to read music If ie ee the song contains lyric and chord data the lyrics and chords will also appear on the score display S Ge No lyrics or chords will appear on the display if the song you are using with the score display func foes EE tion does not contain the appropriate lyric and chord data like the lady with the mystic nile Is it d DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Contents Copyright ele 6 Panel Logo8 tnr ert rer err 6 Allee H Special Features of the DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 8 Setting Up 10 Power Requlrements cc eer e orti rh er ere een 10 Connecting Headphones PHONES OUTPUT Jack 10 Connecting a Footswitch SUSTAIN Jack Connecting to a Computer USB Terminal Turning the Power On Panel Controls and Terminals Front Panel T i Rear Panel Quick Guide Changing the Display Language 14 Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices 15 Select and Play a Voice MAIN eee 15 Play Two Voices Simultaneously DUAL 16 Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands SPLIT 17 Play the randipiamo Voice wn n n 5 18 Fun Sounds 19 Bilan EE 19 Sound Effects EECH 19 The Metronome 20 Start the Metrononme eee n 6 n n 2
105. Y ON visits Earn 11 12 START STOP eee 12 63 Alphabetical order A A B Repeat ssir tmr 83 ACCESSOTIOS cro varie xoxo TO OE 7 ACMP 5 nee poete 24 Auto Accompaniment Range 0 2 24 Auto Accompaniment 24 26 28 B Backup EE 61 104 C CD ROM iniieeseno rds Chord ento Chord Dictionary Chord Fingering Ve e TEE Chord type Chord Dictionary 82 Chord type performance assistant technology 35 36 Chord Free type performance assistant technology 35 38 Chord Melody type performance assistant technology 35 42 Sn oc 68 Chorus Type eerste c eereeiteiee 133 Computer oerte 98 100 102 D Default Seta uertice 87 Delete File Control 96 Delete Song Track 60 Delete User Song 59 DEMO Joa iet ep ete RE dtes 46 Demo TEE 89 Display treten 64 65 Double Staff Score 33 Drum Kit Drum Kit List Dual Chorus Level uu asss shasusas 88 Dual Octave Dual pan ua a sassa S rae Dual Reverb Level E aS y Chords uuu 2 E 28 Easy Song Arranger sse 54 Effect Map Effect Type List Extetnal Glock 2 rt 89 100 External Song mnn 32 138 DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual F File Contiol in scenes ee 91 File Name
106. an Gongs 368 000 000 089 New Age Pad 435 000 100 113 Rama Cymbal 369 000 064 089 Fantasy 436 000 000 114 Agogo 370 000 000 090 Warm Pad 437 000 000 115 Steel Drums 371 000 000 091 Poly Synth Pad 438 000 097 115 Glass Percussion 372 000 000 092 Choir Pad 439 000 098 115 Thai Bells 373 000 066 092 Itopia 440 000 000 116 Woodblock 374 000 000 093 Bowed Pad 441 000 096 116 Castanets 375 000 000 094 Metallic Pad 442 000 000 117 Taiko Drum 376 000 000 095 _ Halo Pad 443 000 096 117 _ Gran Cassa 377 000 000 096 Sweep Pad 444 000 000 118 Melodic Tom XG SYNTH EFFECTS 445 000 064 118 Melodic Tom 2 378 000 000 097 Rain 446 000 065 118 Real Tom 379 000 065 097 African Wind 447 000 066 118 Rock Tom 380 000 066 097 Carib 448 000 000 119 _ Synth Drum 381 000 000 098 Sound Track 449 000 064 119 Analog Tom 382 000 027 098 Prologue 450 000 065 119 Electronic Percussion 383 000 000 099 Crystal 451 000 000 120 Reverse Cymbal 384 000 012 099 Synth Drum Comp XG SOUND EFFECTS 385 000 014 099 Popcorn 452 000 000 121 Fret Noise 386 000 018 099 Tiny Bells 453 000 000 122 Breath Noise 387 000 035 099 Round Glockenspiel 454 000 000 123 _ Seashore 388 000 040 099 Glockenspiel Chimes 455 000 000 124 Bird Tweet 389 000 041 099 Clear Bells 456 000 000 125 Telephone Ring 390
107. an audio CD player The result high volume noise can potentially cause hearing damage or damage your CD player and speakers Operating System OS The applications in this CD ROM are provided in versions for Windows operating systems DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 105 Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide CD ROM Contents T DIGHTAL RIAN Go 69 YAMAHA Accessory CD ROM for Windows e Be Folder Name Application Data Name Contents I This application can be used to download MIDI song data from the Internet and Q ven ENEE transfer it from the computer to the instrument s memory Digital Music Notebook is an educational content that lets you enjoy music while learning DMN enone iMan DEMO Full motion demo software which introduces all features of the Digital Music Notebook You can experience Digital Music Notebook functions with the demo song You need DMN_DemoSong Demo Song to download and install Digital Music Notebook on your computer prior to using the demo song Includes score data for the 30 internal songs provided on the instrument as well as 70 MIDI songs provided on the CD ROM The exceptions are songs 1 11 16 20 SongBook Song Book and song 30 which is copyrighted The scores for songs 9 11 are provided in this manual beginning on page 118 USB MIDI Driver o Windows 98 Me This driver software is necessary to connect MIDI devices to your computer via US
108. and from MIDI devices via a USB cable Uninstall Removing the Software Installed software can be removed from your computer as follows From the Windows Start menu select Start gt Settings Control panel Add or Remove Applications Install and Uninstall Select the item you want to remove and click Add or Remove Follow the on screen instructions to remove the selected software NOTE The actual names of the menu items and buttons will depend on the OS version you are using Computer Sequence software t USB Cable MIDI device e Windows 98 Me installation page 108 e Windows 2000 installation page 108 Windows XP installation gt page 109 Check the drive name of the CD ROM drive you will be using D E Q etc The drive name is displayed beside the CD ROM icon in your My Computer folder The root directory of the CD ROM drive will be D EA or Q respectively DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 107 Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide Installing the driver on Windows 98 Me I Start the computer 2 Insert the supplied CD ROM into the CD ROM drive A start window will appear automatically 3 First make sure the POWER switch on the instrument is set to OFF then use a USB cable to connect the USB terminal of the computer to the USB connector of the instrument When the instrument is turned on the co
109. annel 2 for the left hand part 104 pGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual memory media may become unstable and its contents may dis Transfer a Backup file from the instrument to a computer eee You can use the Musicsoft Downloader to transfer Backup file containing backup data page 61 including the five User Songs stored on the instru ment to a computer If you click Electronic Musi cal Instruments in the Musicsoft Downloader display and then System Drive a file named 06PG88 BUP will appear in the lower right cor ner of the Musicsoft Downloader display This is the backup file For details about how to transfer backup files using the Musicsoft Downloader application refer to the Online help in the applica tion L NOTE Preset Song data cannot be transmitted from the instrument N CAUTION The backup data including the five User Songs is transmitted received as a single file As a result all backup data will be over written every time you transmit or receive Keep this in mind when transferring data N caution Do not rename the backup file on the computer If you do so it will not be recognized when transferred to the instrument e efe Erro Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide SPECIAL NOTICES AN This CD ROM is copy protected Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to any problems while attempting to copy the CD ROM or softwar
110. ation or device driver run ning Cannot suspend or resume the com puter correctly Do not suspend the computer while the MIDI application is running If you are using Windows 2000 you may not be able to suspend resume normally depending on the particular environment USB Host Controller etc Even so simply disconnecting and connecting the USB cable will allow you to use the instrument functions again How can delete or re install the driver Windows Me 98 T When the instrument is recognized cor rectly double click System in the Con trol Panel to open the System window 2 Double click the Device Manager tab select YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver and delete it 3 Use the MS DOS prompt or Explorer to delete the following three files Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide L NOTE To delete these files using Explorer select Folder Options from the Tool View menu and select Show all files and folders e WINDOWSWNFYIOTHERV 039 INF e WINDOWS SYSTEM Xgusb drv e WINDOWS SYSTEM Ymidusb sys 4 Disconnect the USB cable 5 Restart the computer 6 Re install the driver ATTENTION SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT AGREE MENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ARE ONLY PERMITTED TO USE THIS SOFTWARE PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT IS BETWEEN YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR LE
111. batteries in your area for battery disposal information Disposal Notice Should this product become damaged beyond repair or for some rea son its useful life is considered to be at an end please observe all local state and federal regulations that relate to the disposal of products that contain lead batteries plastics etc If your dealer is unable to assist you please contact Yamaha directly NAME PLATE LOCATION The name plate is located on the bottom of the product The model number serial number power requirements etc are located on this plate You should record the model number serial number and the date of purchase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase Model Serial No Purchase Date PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL 92 BP bottom 2 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual FCC INFORMATION U S A 1 IMPORTANT NOTICE DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT This product when installed as indicated in the instructions con tained in this manual meets FCC requirements Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority granted by the FCC to use the product 2 IMPORTANT When connecting this product to accessories and or another product use only high quality shielded cables Cable s supplied with this product MUST be used Follow all installation instructions Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product
112. bed in the Quick Guide Furthermore user songs saved to USB flash memory in MIDI file for mat can also be used with these features In this section we ll look at the procedures for setting up and formatting USB flash memory devices as well as for saving and loading data to and from them If you don t have a USB flash memory you will need to purchase one or more as needed The instrument does not necessarily support all commercially available USB storage devices Yamaha cannot guarantee operation of USB storage devices that you purchase Before purchasing USB storage devices please consult your Yamaha dealer or an authorized Yamaha distributor see list at end of the Owner s Manual for advice USB Flash Memory Before using a USB device read through the Precautions when using the USB TO DEVICE terminal sec tion on page 99 For information about USB devices compatible with the instrument see Connection to a USB Storage Device on page 97 To protect your data write protect switch Some USB flash memory devices are equipped with a write protect switch To prevent accidental era sure of important data saved in USB flash memory slide the write protect switch on the device to the protect position When saving data make sure that the write protect switch is set to the overwrite position 90 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Using USB Flash Memory Connecting a USB Flash Memory
113. ble to connect the MIDI device to the computer After making the connections turn on the power of the MIDI device The system launches the Found New Hardware Wizard automatically Other wise refer to Troubleshooting in the Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide section of the Owner s Manual If the sys tem displays Found New Hardware in the lower right corner wait until Wizard windows is displayed Some computers may take a while to display the window If the Wizard window prompts you to specify whether or not to connect to Windows Update select the radio button for No not this time then click Next 7 Select the radio button for Install the software automatically recommended then click Next NOTE f during the installation the system displays has not passed Win dows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP click Continue Anyway 8 When the installation is complete the Wizard displays Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard Click Finish Some computers may take a while to display the Wizard window 9 Restart the computer If the system displays Found New Hardware in the lower right corner wait until the Wizard win dow is displayed Some computers may take a while to display the Wizard window The USB MIDI driver installation is complete installing the Musicsoft Downloader and Digital Music Notebook Applications ee You will n
114. ch the Musicsoft Down loader application and click Help You can obtain the latest version of the Musicsoft Downloader at the following Internet URL http music yamaha com download Only Musicsoft Downloader can be used to transfer files between this instrument and a computer No other file transfer application can be used DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 109 Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide Mi Troubleshooting The driver cannot be installed Is the USB cable connected correctly Check the USB cable connection Disconnect the USB cable then connect it again Is the USB function enabled on your com puter When you connect the instrument to the computer for the first time if the Add New Hardware Wizard does not appear the USB function on the computer may be disabled Perform the following steps I Select Control Panel gt System gt Device Manager for Windows 98 Me or select Control Panel gt System gt Hardware gt Device Manager for Win dows 2000 XP Classic View only in Windows XP 2 Make sure that no or x marks appear at Universal serial bus controller or USB Root Hub If you see an or x mark the USB controller is disabled Is any unknown device registered If driver installation fails the instrument will be marked as an Unknown device and you will not be able to install the driver De
115. ck Yes 6 Check the CD ROM drives check box deselect all other check boxes then click Next NOTE If the system prompts you to insert the Windows CD ROM during detection of the drivers point to the USBdrv2k_ folder eg D USBadrv2k_ and continue the installation 7 Deselect the Install one of the other driv ers then click Next 8 When the installation is complete the Wizard displays Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard Click Finish Some computers may take a while to display the Wizard window 9 Restart the computer The USB MIDI driver installation is complete Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide Installing the driver on Windows XP Start the computer and use the Adminis trator account to log into Windows 2 Select Start gt Control Panel If the control panel appears as Pick a cate gory click Switch to Classic View in the upper left of the window All control panels and icons will be displayed 3 Go to System Hardware Driver Signing Options and check the radio but ton to the left of Ignore and click OK 4 Click the OK button to close System Properties and then click X in the upper right of the window to close the Control Panel 5 Insert the supplied CD ROM into the CD ROM drive A start window will appear automatically 6 First make sure the POWER switch on the MIDI device is set to OFF then use a USB ca
116. cturer s warranty and are therefore the owners responsibility Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and envi ronmentally friendly We sincerely believe that our products and the pro duction methods used to produce them meet these goals In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the following Battery Notice This product MAY contain a small non rechargeable battery which if applicable is soldered in place The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years When replacement becomes neces sary contact a qualified service representative to perform the replace ment This product may also use household type batteries Some of these may be rechargeable Make sure that the battery being charged is a rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being charged When installing batteries do not mix batteries with new or with batter ies of a different type Batteries MUST be installed correctly Mis matches or incorrect installation may result in overheating and battery case rupture Warning Do not attempt to disassemble or incinerate any battery Keep all bat teries away from children Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regulated by the laws in your area Note Check with any retailer of household type
117. d The media is not formatted Indicates the inserted media has not been formatted The media is write protected Indicates that the inserted media cannot be written since it is write pro tected Set to the write protect switch to the overwrite position before use The song data is too large to be converted to notation Indicates that the score cannot be displayed since the song data is too large There are too many files Indicates that saving data cannot be executed since the total number of files exceeds the capacity This function is not available now Indicates the designated function is not available since the instrument is executing another job nnn file name Indicates the file name of the currently transmitting nnn indicates the receiving block NOTE Not all the messages are listed in the table the messages neces sary to be explained only DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manua 115 SP Keyboard Stand Assembly N CAUTION Read these cautions carefully before you assemble or use the keyboard stand These cautions are to promote safe use of the stand and to prevent injury and damage from occurring to you and others By following these cautions carefully your keyboard stand will pro vide you with safe and prolonged use Be careful not to confuse parts and be sure to install all parts in the correct direction Please assemble
118. ddition to the main voice when you play the keyboard TRANSPOSE TEMPO J 092 4 4 HEASURE 001 SPLIT DUAL_ HARMONY ee S ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF SONG EME 0018BeatModern MDE 001 AlvFever VOICE HATH 001 Live Grand Piano DUAL 056 ASPLIT Z DUAL ARMONY VOICE VOICE TYPE Voice Number Press and hold the DUAL ON OFF button for longer than a second The dual voice selection display will appear VOICE SELECT DUAL Dual voice selection display J SPLIT DUAL HARMONY ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF CATEGORY Ce C eot STRINGS de x x x x 054 Dance Bass 055 Live Orchestra SPLIT UAL VARMONY ANGIE m ve 056 String Ensemble A The currently selected dual 1 057 Chamber Strings l Hold for longer than a second Select the desired dual voice Watch the displayed dual voice and rotate the dial until the voice you want to use is selected The voice selected here becomes the dual voice For this example try selecting the 120 Vibraphone voice rio Equinox 119 Dark Moon AX 120 Vibraprane CATEGORY 16 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices D Try selecting and playing a range of dual voices Two voices will sound at the same time Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands SPLIT
119. ded on page 122 Play the Nocturne melody with your right hand Continually play an F NOTE H display Although vou re repeatedly playing the same notes with your left hand the actual notes produced will change to match the music This is the performance assistant technology Chord Free type Press the SCORE button if you want to see the score for the right hand part in the display You can stop song playback at any time by pressing the START STOP button Press the P A T ON OFF button to turn the performance assistant technology feature off DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 39 The Easy Way to Play Piano MELODY Type Play with One Finger See page 44 for some hints on how to play melodies Press the P A T ON OFF button This turns on the performance assistant technology feature The indicator lights when the performance assistant technology feature is on PAT ON OFF e APAT en 2 Select the MELODY type FUNCTION PAT PAT ON OFF e q GLEN APAT m Hold for longer than a second Gw Select Melody Press and hold the P A T ON OFF button for longer than a second so that the performance assistant technology type appears Select the Mel ody type by using the dial 3 Select a song Press the SONG button and the Song Select display appears Select a Ee song by using the dial Using Songs page 29 e SONG SONG SELECT CATEGORY O EASY SONG D
120. device that is being affected by the interference Utilize power outlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio or TV interference relocate reorient the antenna If the antenna lead in is 300 ohm ribbon lead change the lead in to co axial type cable If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product If you can not locate the appropriate retailer please contact Yamaha Corporation of America Electronic Service Division 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park CA90620 The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries class B COMPLIANCE INFORMATION STATEMENT DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PROCEDURE Responsible Party Yamaha Corporation of America Address 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park Calif 90620 Telephone 714 522 9011 Type of Equipment Electronic Keyboard Model Name DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation See user manual instructions if interference to radio reception is suspected This applies only to products distrib
121. e hard disk drive CD ROM drive flash memory reader writer etc can be connected to the USB TO DEVICE terminal Other USB devices such as a computer keyboard or mouse cannot be used Before purchasing USB storage devices please consult your Yamaha dealer or an authorized Yamaha distributor see list at end of the Owner s Manual for advice CAUTION Avoid frequently turning the power on off to the USB storage device or connecting disconnecting the cable too often Doing so may result in the operation of the instrument freezing or hang ing up While the instrument is accessing data such as in the Save and Delete operations do NOT unplug the USB cable do NOT remove the media from the device and do NOT turn the power off to either device Doing so may corrupt the data on either or both devices llConnection to a USB storage device cocccccce TO DEVICE USBe lt gt TO HOST oa N CAUTION Some USB memory devices may require more current than the instrument can supply causing the instrument s over current pro tection function to be activated and making it impossible to use the device If this occurs OverCurrent will appear in the upper area of the MAIN display To restore normal operation remove the USB device from the USB TO DEVICE connector and turn the instrument s power off and then back on again DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 97 Connec
122. e instrument s accompaniment styles The style will respond to the chord progression you play effectively creating a complete song llPlaying the Chord Progressions 0000000000000000000000000000 Play the scores with the left hand Before playing the scores follow steps 1 through 3 of Play Along with a Style on page 24 The scores provided here are not standard song scores but rather simplified scores that indicate which notes to play to produce the chord progressions Split point d Y Play to the left of the split point Recommended Style 031 Euro Trance Dance music with simple chords Press the INTRO ENDING rit button Fe 8 8 UU m WW mnm This is a simple but effective chord progression When you play through to the end of the score start again from the beginning When you re ready to stop playing press the INTRO ENDING rit button and the auto accompaniment function will create a perfect ending 26 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Playing Styles Recommended Style 138 Piano Boogie 3 chord boogie woogie Press the INTRO ENDING rit button C F wm mmm Ww 8 8 i mm III J WWW Press the INTRO ENDING rit button This progression provides varied harmonic backing with just three chords When you get a feel for the pr
123. e and cannot be held responsible for the results of attempts to copy the data The software and this owner s manual are the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation Use of the software and this manual is governed by the license agreement which the purchaser fully agrees to upon breaking the seal of the software packaging Please read carefully the Software Licensing Agreement at the end of this manual before installing the application Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is expressly forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and documentation and can not be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the software This disk is a CD ROM Do not attempt to play the disk on an audio CD player Doing so may result in irreparable damage to your audio CD player Future upgrades of application and system software and any changes in specifications and functions will be announced separately The screen displays as illustrated in this owner s manual are for instructional purposes and may appear somewhat different from the screens which appear on your computer Important Notices about the CD ROM Data Types This CD ROM includes application software Please refer to page 107 for software installation instructions N CAUTION Do not attempt to play this CD ROM on
124. e code form of the SOFTWARE by any method whatsoever You may not reproduce modify change rent lease or distribute the SOFT WARE in whole or in part or create derivative works of the SOFTWARE You may not electronically transmit the SOFTWARE from one computer to another or share the SOFTWARE in a network with other computers You may not use the SOFTWARE to distribute illegal data or data that vio lates public policy You may not initiate services based on the use of the SOFTWARE without permission by Yamaha Corporation Copyrighted data including but not limited to MIDI data for songs obtained by means of the SOFTWARE are subject to the following restrictions which you must observe Data received by means of the SOFTWARE may not be used for any com mercial purposes without permission of the copyright owner Data received by means of the SOFTWARE may not be duplicated trans ferred or distributed or played back or performed for listeners in public without permission of the copyright owner The encryption of data received by means of the SOFTWARE may not be removed nor may the electronic watermark be modified without permission of the copyright owner 3 TERMINATION This Agreement becomes effective on the day that you receive the SOFT WARE and remains effective until terminated If any copyright law or provi sions of this Agreement is violated the Agreement shall terminate automatically and immediately withou
125. ec 048Seren mid Serenade Haydn F J Haydn 049Menue mid Menuett BWV Anh 114 J S Bach 050Canon mid Canon in D J Pachelbel 051Vogel mid Der Vogelfanger Bin Ich Ja Die Xauberflote W A Mozart 052Piano mid Piano Sonate No 14 op 27 2 Mondschein L v Beethoven 053Surpr mid The Surprise Symphony No 94 F J Haydn 054WildR mid To a Wild Rose E A MacDowell 055Chans mid Chanson du Toreador G Bizet 056Babbi mid O Mio Babbino Caro G Puccini 057RowRo mid Row Row Row Your Boat DUET Traditional 058Smoky mid On Top of Old Smoky DUET Traditional 059WeWis mid We Wish You A Merry Christmas DUET Traditional 060ImMai mid Im Mai DUET Traditional 061Chris mid O Christmas Tree DUET Traditional 062MaryH mid Mary Had a Little Lamb DUET Traditional 063TenLi mid Ten Little Indians DUET S Winner 064PopGo mid Pop Goes The Weasel DUET Traditional 065Twink mid Twinkle Twinkle Little Star DUET Traditional 066Close mid Close Your Hands Open Your Hands DUET J J Rousseau 067Cucko mid The Cuckoo DUET Traditional 068Augus mid O du lieber Augustin DUET Traditional 069Londo mid London Bridge DUET Traditional 070Three mid Three Blind Mice DUET Traditional The easy song arranger can only be used with songs that include chord data 132 DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual SP Effect Type List Harmony Types L f 11 Trill 1 24 note I 12 Trill 1 32 note 13
126. eed to log in with administrator root privileges in order to install Musicsoft Downloader on a computer running Windows 2000 or XP You will need to log in with administrator root privileges in order to install Digital Music Notebook on a computer running Windows 2000 or XP IMPORTANT When installing the Digital Music Notebook make sure that Inter net Explorer 6 0 with SP1 or higher is installed to your computer Credit card settlement is required to purchase Digital Music Note book content Credit card processing may not be possible for some areas so please check with your local authorities to make sure that your credit card can be used I Insert the Accessory CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive The start win dow will appear automatically showing software applications NOTE f the start window does not appear automatically double click your My Computer folder to open it Right click the CD ROM icon and select Open from the pop up menu Double click Start exe and proceed to step 2 below 2 Click Musicsoft Downloader or Digital Music Notebook 3 Click the install button or Digital Music Notebook Download button and follow the onscreen instructions to install the software For Digital Music Notebook operating instruc tions see the help menu launch the Digital Music Notebook application and click Help For Musicsoft Downloader operating instructions see the Help menu laun
127. el the save operation at this point by pressing the button 7 Press the EXECUTE button again or the button and the save operation will begin The user song will be stored to the USER FILE folder in the USB flash memory N CAUTION Once the save in progress message appears on the display the operation cannot be canceled Never turn off the power or remove the USB flash memory during this operation 8 A message will appear on the display to inform you that the operation has fin ished Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display NOTE If an existing filename is specified the display prompts you for confir mation Press EXECUTE or if it is OK to overwrite the file or to cancel The amount of time it will take to perform the save operation will depend on the condition of the USB flash memory DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 93 Using USB Flash Memory Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save This operation converts a user song song numbers 031 035 to SMF Format 0 and saves the file to USB flash memory What is SMF Standard MIDI File The SMF Standard MIDI File format is one of the most common and widely compatible sequence formats used for storing sequence data There are two variations Format 0 and Format 1 A large number of MIDI devices are compatible with SMF Format 0 and most commercially available MIDI sequence data is provided in SMF Format 0
128. end that you save your important data onto two USB storage devices external media Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the instrument or data that is lost or destroyed Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use Even when the power switch is in the STANDBY position electricity is still flowing to the instrument at the minimum level When you are not using the instrument for a long time make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this owner s manual are for instructional purposes only and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument Trademarks The bitmap fonts used in this instrument have been provided by and are the property of Ricoh Co Ltd Windows is the registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation The company names and product names in this Owner s Manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies 3 9 2 2 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 5 Copyright Notice The followings are the titles credits and copyright notices for three 3 of the songs 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 C
129. ephone Ring 2 413 000 000 105 Sitar 481 064 000 081 Car Engine Ignition 414 000 032 105 Detuned Sitar 482 064 000 082 CarTires Squeal 415 000 035 105 Sitar2 483 064 000 083 Car Passing 416 000 097 105 Tamboura 484 064 000 084 Car Crash 417 000 000 106 Banjo 485 064 000 085 Siren 418 000 028 106 Muted Banjo 486 064 000 086 __ Train 419 000 096 106 Rabab 487 064 000 087 Jet Plane 420 000 097 106 Gopichant 488 064 000 088 __ Starship 421 000 098 106 Oud 489 064 000 089 _ Burst 422 000 000 107 _ Shamisen 490 064 000 090 _ Roller Coaster 423 000 000 108 Koto 491 064 000 091 Submarine 424 000 096 108 Taisho kin 492 064 000 097 Laugh 425 000 097 108 Kanoon 493 064 000 098 Scream 426 000 000 109 Kalimba 494 064 000 099 Punch 427 000 000 110 Bagpipe 495 064 000 100 Heartbeat 428 000 000 111 Fiddle 496 064 000 101 _ Footsteps 429 000 000 112 Shanai 497 064 000 113 Machine Gun XG PERCUSSIVE 498 064 000 114 Laser Gun 430 000 000 113 Tinkle Bell 499 064 000 115 Explosion 431 000 096 113 Bonang 500 064 000 116 Firework 432 000 097 113 Altair 433 000 098 113 Gamelan Gongs The voice number with an asterisk is XGlite optional voice DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 127 SP Drum Kit List D indicates that the drum sound is the same as
130. er area of the MAIN display You will get even better results if you match your left hand rhythm to rhythm of the chord indicator in the display How does it sound You ll get acceptable results no matter where you play thanks to the performance assistant technology Chord type Next try the three playing methods illustrated below Different ways of playing produce different results Play with the left and right hands Play with the left and right hands Play alternately with the left at the same timing type 1 at the same timing type 2 and right hands type 3 nn DUU Bi Jelli E Play 3 notes at once Play 1 note at a time with your right with your right hand hand for example index finger middle finger ring finger D Once you get a feel for it try playing chords with your left hand and a melody with your right or any other combination Play 3 notes at once with your right hand 44 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual The Easy Way to Play Piano Make Use of the Score in the Melody Type If you want to play the melody with the correct rhythm use the onscreen score feature Displaying the Score After performing steps 1 to 4 on page 40 press the SCORE button The melody score will appear ORE Ave aria TEHPU J 065 TRANSPOSE H MERSURE 010 bre Marker SCORE ae The marker will indicate the current position in
131. er s Manual Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 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 620 520 YPG 625 525 package includes the following items Please check that you have them all Music rest Accessory CD ROM Owners manual this book Keyboard stand Footswitch AC Power Adaptor May not be included depending on your particular area Please check with your Yamaha dealer DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 7 Special Features of the DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Graded Hammer Standard Keyboard DGX 620 YPG 625 Only Thanks to our experience as the world s leading manufacturer of acoustic pianos we ve developed a keyboard with action that s virtually indistinguishable from the real thing Just as on a traditional acous tic piano the keys of the lower notes have a heavier touch while the higher ones are more responsive to lighter playing The keyboard s sensitivity can even be adjusted to match your playing style This Graded Hammer technology also enables the DGX 620 YPG 625 to provide authentic touch in a light weight instrument E Performance assistant
132. er the panel settings are stored in registration memory or 2 by press ing the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display 3 Press the REGIST MEMORY button 1 or 2 containing the settings you want to recall The panel controls will be instantly set accordingly 86 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Settings That Can be Saved to the Registra tion Memory Style settings Style number Auto Accompaniment ON OFF Split Point Style settings Main A B Style Volume Tempo Chord Fingering Voice settings Main Voice setting Voice number Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level Dual Voice settings Dual ON OFF Voice number Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level Split Voice settings Split ON OFF Voice number Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level Effect settings Reverb Type Chorus Type Panel Sustain ON OFF Harmony settings Harmony ON OFF Harmony Type Harmony Volume Other settings Transpose Pitch Bend Range Style settings are not available for Registration Memory when using the Song features LK efe pi The Functions The Functions provide access to a range of detailed instrument parameters for tun ing setting the split point and adjusting the voices and effects Take a look at the func tion list starting on the opposite page There are 46 function parameters in all When you locate a function you want to set up simply select the function s
133. he P A T ON OFF button This turns on the performance assistant technology feature The indicator lights when the performance assistant technology feature is on PAT ON OFF e q APAT Eu 2 Select the CHORD type FUNCTION PAT PAT ON OFF e R o EEN CENE PAT Sex Hold for longer than a second CATEGORY Gr Select Chord Press and hold the P A T ON OFF button for longer than a second so that the performance assistant technology type appears Select the Chord type by using the dial 3 Select a song Press the SONG button and the Song Select display appears Select a E song by using the dial For this example try selecting the 010 Ave a a age Sg Maria When the Chord type is selected features only available for this song can be seen in the display e O EASY SONG Cheese o ENNT UTI NENNEN O STYLE w O VOICE Fd SONG MELODY VOICE CATEGORY SONG SELECT SONG S CATEGORY 009 M HrpSwtSpr Demo _ zl 009 Hallelujah Chorus 010 Ave Maria OI Ghopin_Nocturne The song displayed here will be played What is a Song You know the normal meaning of this word but in this instrument the term Song refers to the data that makes up a complete song The performance assistant technology features uses the chord and melody data and should always be used with a song page 29 36 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 4 6 The Easy
134. i Lisa Mona Liss men have named sous You re so Left hand part Right hand part EE IDDIE RIDE Le eg 3 4 like the lady with the mystic smile In the case of a right hand lesson a Stop the Lesson mode You can stop the Lesson mode at any time by pressing the START STOP button DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 51 Select a Song For a Lesson Practice Makes Perfect Repeat and Learn Use this feature when you want to start again just ahead of a section on which you made a mistake or to repeatedly practice a section you find difficult Press the REPEAT amp LEARN button during a lesson The song location will move back four measures from the point at which you pressed the button and playback will begin after a one mea You can change the number of measures the Repeat and learn sure count in Playback will continue up to the point at which you oe ap d tt ji pressed the REPEAT amp LEARN button and then jump back four mea puo GE ee sures and begin again after a count in This process will repeat so all you have to do is press the REPEAT amp LEARN button when you make a mistake in order to repeat practice of that section until you get it right SONG OU REPEAT pause O SHOP a Jump back 4 measures and N repeat playback o Song playback 2 direction Press imme Oops diately A mistake
135. in accordance with the sequence given below e Assembly should be carried out by at least two persons Be sure to use the correct screw size as indicated above Use of incorrect screws can cause damage Use the stand after assembly is complete An uncompleted stand may overturn or the keyboard may drop Always place the stand on a flat stable surface Placing the stand on uneven surfaces may cause it to become unstable or overturn the keyboard to drop or injury Do not use the stand for anything other than its designed purpose Placing other objects on the stand may result in the object dropping or the stand overturning Do not apply excessive force to the keyboard as it may cause the stand to overturn or the keyboard to drop e Make sure the stand is sturdy and safe and all screws have been tight and firm before use If not the stand may overturn the keyboard may drop or may result in injury to the user To disassemble reverse the assembly sequence given below Have a phillips head screwdriver ready The parts shown in the Assembly Parts illustration will be used Follow the assembly instructions and select the parts as needed Assembly Parts Q 6 x 70 mm roundhead Screws 4 pcs Joint connectors 4 pcs 6 x 30 mm roundhead Screws 4 pcs C3 2 E E Q 5 x 16 mm roundhead Screws 4 pcs DGX 620 YPG 625 only E D Support rail Af ff LL 4x 45 mm flathead
136. ings Reading Chord Names Chord names tell you just about everything you need to know about a chord other than the inversion voicing The chord name tells you what the root of the C m chord is whether it is a major minor or diminished chord whether it requires a J Se major or flatted seventh what alterations or tensions it uses all at a glance Root note Chord type Some Chord Types These are just some of the Standard chord types recognized by the DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Suspended 4th 7h Minor 7th Major 7 th Csus4 C7 Cm7 Cm7 EDR N N Perfect 5 th Perfect 4 th Flatted 7 th Major chord Flatted 7 th Minor chord Major 7 th Major chord Minor major 7 th 7 th flatted 5 th Minor 7 th flatted 5 th 7 th suspended 4 th Cmu7 cy co C7sus4 N N Major 7 th Minor chord Flatted 5th 7th chord Flatted 5th Minor 7 th chord Flatted 7 th Suspended 4th chord DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 79 Style Auto accompaniment Functions lm Recognized Standard ChordSecccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccce All chords in the chart are C root chords Chord Name Abbreviation Normal Voicing Chord C Display Major M 1 3 5 C C Add ninth 9 1 2 3 5 c Co Sixth 6 1 8 5 6 Ce Ce Sixth ninth 6 9 1 2 3 5 6 ce Ce Major seventh M7 _ idi x x 9r Cw CM7 Major seventh nin
137. is indicated on the display The demo song will automatically repeat from the beginning after it has played all the way through You can stop demo playback at any time by pressing the START STOP button 46 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Select a Song For a Lesson Yamaha Education Suite 1 You can select song you like and use it for a left hand right hand or both hands lesson You can also use songs only SMF format 0 downloaded from the Internet and saved to flash memory page 102 During the lesson you can play as slowly as you like and you can even play wrong notes Song playback will slow down to a speed you can handle It s never too late to start learning Lesson Flow Select a song from the Piano Solo Piano Ensemble category Select the Serre pari youwant Select lesson Lesson song you want to work on right hand 1 2 or start to learn left hand both hands fo i The practice methods Lesson 1 Learn to play the correct notes Lesson 2 Learn to play the correct notes with the correct timing Lesson 3 Learn to play the correct notes at the correct timing along with the song Lesson 1 Waiting In this lesson try playing the correct notes Play the note shown in the display The song will wait until you play the right note Select a song for your lesson Press the SONG button and
138. ist of all the available styles is provided on page 130 CATEGORY c cuma 085 Braziianfamba _ _ wig 086 BossaNova 087 PopBossa d 1088 Tijuana I Press the START STOP button The style rhythm will start playing NOTE Press the START STOP button a second time when you want to stop T a ave no rhythm part and there playback fore no rhythm will play if you use them for the above exam p lt ple For these styles first turn Y e Sa Ka auto accompaniment on as described on page 24 press the START STOP button and the accompaniment bass and chord parts will begin playing when you play a key to the left of the W keyboard split point ACMP SYNC STYEE ON OFF ENDING it AUTO LT Stor START DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 23 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 1 Press the STYLE button and select the desired style Turn automatic accompaniment on Press the ACMP ON OFF button Pressing this button a second time will turn automatic accompaniment TRANSPOSE O TEMPO 2 160 4 4 MEASURE O01 ok 08 7 PopBossa 001 AlvFever MAIN 001 Live Grand Piano Al SYNC SYNC 4 STOP SPLIT 048 START PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT na ACM RO MAIN S
139. istant technology feature is on PAT ON OFF e q APAT Se 2 Select the CHORD MELODY type FUNCTION PAT PAT ON OFF e 4 gt Leem AT en 7 Brai Hold for longer than a second Seene oa Select Chord Melody Press and hold the P A T ON OFF button for longer than a second so that the performance assistant technology type appears Select the Chord Melody type by using the dial 3 Select a song Press the SONG button and the Song Select display appears Select a Ee song by using the dial Using Songs page 29 SOME X b o BEE e O EASY SONG CATEGORY pen FUNCTION DEMO Q STYLE wm 7 009 Hallelujah Chorus CH VOICE 010 Ave Maria Z SONG MELODY VOICE 011 Chopin_Nocturne J 1012 For Elise I The song displayed here will be played 42 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual The Easy Way to Play Piano 4 Press the START STOP button N REPEATS TART SONG REPEAT PAUSE e STOP DO Song playback will begin The basic pattern will repeat Listen to eight measures while memoriz ing the basic pattern It s your turn to play the part from the ninth mea sure Play on the keyboard Play to the right of the split point with your right hand and to the left of the split point with your left hand Split point UL NAL ZE With this type notes played on the left hand side of the split point will actually sound an
140. it AUTO LT Stor START Synchro Start When the synchro start standby mode is engaged style playback will begin as soon as you play a chord in the accompaniment range of the keyboard You can disengage the synchro start standby mode by pressing the SYNC START button again 4 Press the MAIN AUTO FILL button LL ACMP STYLE ON OFF ENDING rit AUTO FILL STOP START ACMP MAINA The name of the selected sec tion MAIN A or MAIN B will be displayed 5 Press the INTRO ENDING rit button BALL ACMP STYLE ON OFF EO x HLL SEH S ACMP INTRO You re now ready to play the intro 6 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand the Intro of the selected Style starts For this example play a C major chord as shown below For information on how to enter chords see Playing Auto accompaniment Chords on page 28 Split point Wl Al u Accompaniment range DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 75 Style Auto accompaniment Functions 7 Press the MAIN AUTO FILL button AE ACMP STYLE ON OFF ENDING it AUTO A TOR START When the fill in is finished it leads smoothly into the selected main section A B 8 Press the INTRO ENDING rit button UE ACMP SIVLE ON OFF EO x MLL STOR START This switches to the ending section When the ending is finished the auto accompa niment stops automatically You can have the ending gradually slow dow
141. itch plug is properly connected to the SUSTAIN jack before turning on the power The sound of the voice changes from note to note This is normal The AWM tone generation method uses multiple recordings samples of an instrument across the range of the key board thus the actual sound of the voice may be slightly different from note to note The Demo display is shown in Japanese and or there are Japanese characters in the display mes sages Make sure the Language setting in the FUNCTION display is set to English See page 14 112 DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution The appropriate display does not appear when the SONG EASY SONG ARRANGER STYLE or VOICE button is pressed Is another display showing Try pressing the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display and then pressing one of the mentioned buttons The wrong notes sound when the keyboard is Perhaps the performance assistant technology is turned on played Press the PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT button to turn it off The ACMP indicator does not appear when the Is the STYLE button lit Always press the STYLE button first when ACMP ON OFF button is pressed you are going to use any style related function The harmony effects 01 26 behave differently according to their type Types 01 05 function when style playback is on chords are played in the accompani
142. kly learn how to play it Press and hold the LESSON START button for longer than a second LESSON O Q Ane YOUR TEMPO MINUS ONE Li Q Hold for longer than a second DICTIONARY 2 As an example we ll learn how to play a GM7 G major seventh chord Press the G key in the section of the keyboard labeled ROOT The note doesn t sound The root note you set is shown in the display ROOT gt C O DICTIONARY D SE 15va m mmm mmm 82 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 3 Press the M7 major seventh key in the section of the keyboard labeled CHORD TYPE The note doesn t sound The notes you should play for the specified chord root note and chord type are shown in the display both as notation and in the keyboard diagram ZE CHORD TYPE M M7 Notation of chord Chord name root and type DICTIONARY 15va L WIPE WEITE THE Individual notes of chord keyboard To call up possible inversions of the chord press the buttons NOTE About major chords Simple major chords are usually indicated only by the root note For example C refers to C major However when specifying major chords here make sure to select M major after pressing the root note Be aware that the chord types explained here are the left hand notes applied to various styles and different from the one for the per formance assistant technolog
143. lay to facilitate operation Refer to the Messages on page 114 for an explanation of each message NOTE No sound will be produced if you play the keyboard while the FILE CONTROL display is showing Also in this state only buttons related to file functions will be active L NOTE The FILE CONTROL display will not appear in any of the following cases During style or song playback During a lesson While data is being loaded from a USB flash memory DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 91 Using USB Flash Memory Formatting USB Flash Memory New USB flash memory must be formatted before they can be used by this instrument N CAUTION If you format a USB flash memory that already contains data all of the data will be erased Be careful not to erase important data when using the format function After connecting the USB flash memory to be formatted to the instrument s USB TO DEVICE terminal check that the icon is showing in the MAIN display 2 Press the FILE CONTROL MENU but ton ILE MENU EXECUTE FIL CONTROL CJ 3 Use the CATEGORY 4 and but tons to select the Format item The display prompts you for confirmation KC CATEGORY n FILE CONTROL CATEGORY Ces C p o O Format OK EXECUTE 4 Press the EXECUTE button and the display prompts you for confirmation You can press the button at this point to can cel the operation
144. le J F Burgm ller 018Cheva mid La Chevaleresque J F Burgm ller 019Etude mid Etude op 10 3 Chanson de l adieu F Chopin 020Marci mid Marcia alla Turca L v Beethoven 021 Turki mid Turkish March W A Mozart 022Valse mid Valse op 64 1 Petit Chien F Chopin 023Menue mid Menuett L Boccherini 024Momen mid Moments Musicaux 0p 94 3 F Schubert 025Enter mid The Entertainer S Joplin 026Prelu mid Prelude Wohltemperierte Klavier 1 1 J S Bach 027Violl mid La Viollette L Streabbog 028Angel mid Angels Serenade Traditional 029Saraf mid Krasnyj Sarafan Traditional 030Ameri mid America the Beautiful S A Ward 031 Brown mid Little Brown Jug Traditional 032Lomon mid Loch Lomond Traditional 033Bonni mid My Bonnie Traditional 034Londo mid Londonderry Air Traditional 035Banjo mid Ring de Banjo S C Foster 036Vogle mid Wenn ich ein V glein war Traditional 037Lorel mid Die Lorelei F Silcher 038Funic mid Funiculi Funicula L Denza 039Turke mid Turkey in the Straw Traditional 040Campt mid Camptown Races S C Foster 041 Jingl mid Jingle Bells J S Pierpont 042Muss mid Muss i denn F Silcher 043Liebe mid Liebestraume Nr 3 F Liszt 044Jesu mid Jesu Joy Of Man s Desiring J S Bach 045Joy mid Ode to Joy L v Beethoven 046Pearl mid Pearl Fisher G Bizet 047Gavot mid Gavotte F J Goss
145. le sound when listen ing through different reproduction systems the instrument s internal speakers headphones or an external speaker system I Press the FUNCTION button The currently selected function will appear in the display FUNCTION me VOLUME J wa T 2 Press the CATEGORY 4 and but tons as many times as necessary to select the master EQ type function Master EQ Type The currently selected EQ type will appear w u Ke CATEGORY ei FUNCTION EFFECT C seu p C 7717 9 O ENNTTIIITEENN 1 Speaker 1 J The currently selected master EQ type 3 Use the dial to select the desired Master EQ setting Five settings are available 1 5 Settings 1 and 2 are best for listening via the instrument s built in speakers setting 3 is for headphones and settings 4 and 5 are ideal for listening via external speakers 72 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Handy Performance Features Pitch Controls Large Pitch Changes Transpose The overall pitch of the instrument can by shifted up or down by a maximum of 1 octave in semitone increments I Press the FUNCTION button FUNCTION 9 VOLUME Ee Volume 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and but tons to select the Transpose item FUNCTION OVERALL o Transpose item J a Can be set between 12 and 12 3 Use the dial to
146. lete the Unknown device by following the steps below I Select Control Panel gt System gt Device Manager for Windows 98 Me or select Control Panel gt System gt Hardware gt Device Manager for Win dows 2000 XP Classic View only in Windows XP 2 Look for Other devices in the menu View devices by type 3 if you find Other devices double click it to extend the tree to look for Unknown device If one appears select it and click the Remove button 4 Remove the USB cable from the instru ment and make the connection again 5 Install the driver again Windows 98 Me users see page 108 Windows 2000 users see page 108 e Windows XP users see page 109 110 DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual When controlling the instrument from your computer via USB the instrument does not operate correctly or no sound is heard Did you install the driver page 107 s the USB cable connected correctly Are the volume settings of the instrument playback device and application program set to the appropriate levels Have you selected an appropriate port in the sequence software Are you using the latest USB MIDI driver The latest driver can be downloaded from the following web site http music yamaha com download Playback response is delayed Does your computer satisfy the system requirements Is any other applic
147. llows you to select English or Japanese as the display language The default display language is English but if you switch to Japanese the lyrics file names demo display and some messages will be displayed in Japanese where appropriate 1 Press the FUNCTION button VOLUME EUNCTION Sons Vorme Fy OCHT o Press the CATEGORY 4 and buttons a number of times until the Language item appears The currently selected display language will appear below the Lan guage item When highlighted you can use the and buttons to select the lan guage as required LANGUAGE Stile Vome NEG e Language Language item CATEGORY nm EEUU T language Select a display language The button selects English and the button selects Japanese The language selection will be stored in the internal flash memory so that it is retained even when the power is turned off 4 Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display 14 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices Si In addition to piano organ and other standard keyboard instruments n this instrument has a large range of voices that includes guitar bass strings sax trumpet drums and percussion sound effects a wide vari ety of musical sounds Select and Play a Voice MAIN This procedure selects the main voice you will play
148. lo effect Types 13 19 repeat all held notes up to four 10 Trill 1 16 note A The Echo effect Types 20 26 create delayed repeats of each note played Reverb Types No Reverb Type Description 01 03 Hall 1 3 Concert hall reverb 04 05 Room 1 2 Small room reverb 06 07 Stage 1 2 Reverb for solo instruments 08 09 Plate 1 2 Simulated steel plate reverb 10 Off No effect Chorus Types No Chorus Type Description 01 02 Chorus 1 2 Conventional chorus program with rich warm chorusing 03 04 Flanger 1 2 Pronounced three phase modulation with a slight metallic sound 05 Off No effect DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 133 SP MIDI Implementation Chart HSW HS I NdH o o oeq our Ma o Tx x L6 uad q 3o jju 6 ssouqyuhtiag Oo Lx x TL SUT L SE o Tx X L SUT SSeSTSY o ZL quoquo oOruouaeH Oo Ix X TIL ureasns o O 79 o O OT AzquyW eared e o gE o Tx x 78 3S S ueq O CE x x x x x 0 A H u6 X LCl I HU6 O LCl I Hu6 O 0 0 x A XO 3 38 RK KKK KKK x x xX xX 9T T 9T T O T UOTSI A AAeYD uorqeqau u TrduTrT IGIN GZS SZ9 DdA GOOC AON LT 932d LCL xyxxxxxxxxxxxx GOTOA ONAL LOL EGL Q TOT OOT 96 T6 buecuo Tozxzqauoo E 9 LETT o HHO 930N NO 3ON AQTOOTEA pererly sobesson jrnejed pebueyo Teuueyo jrnejed otseg gor3oung 0cS 029 Xod T PO
149. loader Delete OK Confirms whether the Delete job is executed or not Delete Directory Displayed while deleting a folder in the Musicsoft Downloader Deleting Displayed while the delete function is engaged End Displayed when the transmission of Initial Send has been completed Error Displayed when writing has failed File information area is not large enough Indicates that saving data in the media cannot be executed since the total number of files have become too many File is not found Indicates there is no file File too large Loading is impossible Indicates that loading data cannot be executed since the file data is too large Flash Clearing Displayed while clearing the song or style data transmitted to the internal flash memory Format OK EXECUTE Confirms whether formatting the media is executed or not Formatting Displayed while formatting Load OK Confirms whether loading is executed or not Loading Displayed while loading data Media is not inserted Displayed when accessing the media while it is not inserted Media capacity is full Displayed when saving data cannot be executed since the media memory becomes full Memory Full Displayed when the internal memory becomes full during song recording MIDI receive buffer overflow Displayed when too much MIDI data was received at one time and failed to proceed
150. lows the volume of all channels to be changed simultaneously Universal System Exclusive The values of mm is used for MIDI Master Volume Values for Il are ignored B Effect map MIDI Master Tuning FOH 43H 1nH 27H 30H OOH OOH mm ll cc F7H e This message simultaneously changes the tuning value of all channels e The values of mm and Il are used for MIDI Master Tuning e The default value of mm and Il are 08H and OOH respec tively Any values can be used for n and cc lt Reverb Type FOH 43H 1nH 4CH 02H 01H OOH mmH IIH F7H e mm Reverb Type MSB e Reverb Type LSB Refer to the Effect Map page 136 for details lt Chorus Type gt FOH 43H 1nH 4CH 02H 01H 20H mmH IIH F7H mm Chorus Type MSB Chorus Type LSB Refer to the Effect Map page 136 for details When the accompaniment is started an FAH message is trans mitted When accompaniment is stopped an FCH message is transmitted When the clock is set to External both FAH accompaniment start and FCH accompaniment stop are recognized Local ON OFF lt Local ON gt Bn 7A 7F lt Local OFF gt Bn 7A 00 Value for n is ignored When a Type LSB value is received that corresponds to no effect type a value corresponding to the effect type coming the closest to the specified value is automatically set The numbers in parentheses in front of the Effect Type names correspond to the
151. memory has been write protected an appropriate message will appear on the display and you will not be able to exe cute the operation Playing Songs Saved to USB Flash Memory Make sure that the USB flash memory containing the song you want to play has been properly connected to the instrument s USB TO DEVICE terminal and that the icon is showing in the MAIN display 2 Press the SONG button o SONG o ear C O VOICE Z SONG MELODY VOICE 96 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 3 Use the dial to select the song you want to play 036 4 Press the START STOP button START PAUSE STOP nce Fr TT AN Connections Connectors TO DEVICE USBe lt gt TO HOST SUSTAIN g USB TO DEVICE terminal This terminal allows connection to USB stor age devices Refer to Connection to a USB Storage Device on page 97 Connection to a USB Storage Device USB TO HOST terminal This terminal allows direct connection to a per sonal computer Refer to Connecting a Per sonal Computer on page 99 for more information By connecting the instrument to a USB storage device with a standard USB cable you can save data you ve created to the connected device as well as read data from the connected device Compatible USB storage devlCes eeeeeeeeeeeee A USB storage device such as a floppy disk driv
152. ment range of the keyboard and a melody is played in the right hand range Types 06 26 will function whether style playback is on or off For types 06 12 you need to play two notes at the same time There is no harmony sound DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 13 Q2 Messages LCD Message Access error Comment Indicates the failure in reading or writing from to the media or the flash memory All Memory Clearing Displayed while erasing all data in the flash memory Never turn the power off during data transmission Are you sure Confirms whether Song Clear or Track Clear is executed or not Backup Clearing Displayed while clearing the back up data in the flash memory Cancel Displayed when the transmission of Initial Send is cancelled Clearing Displayed while executing Song Clear or Track Clear of the user songs Displayed when the Musicsoft Downloader is started on the PC connected Com Mode to the keyboard This will not be displayed while the instrument is played back Completed Indicates the specified job completion such as data saving and transmis sion Copy File Displayed while copying a file in the Musicsoft Downloader Create Directory Displayed while creating a folder in the Musicsoft Downloader application Data Error Displayed when the user song contains illegal data Delete File Displayed while deleting a file in the Musicsoft Down
153. mputer automatically displays the Add New Hardware Wizard Otherwise refer to Troubleshooting in the Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide section of the Owner s Manual For Windows Me users check the radio button to the left of Automatic search for a better driver Recommended and click Next The system automatically starts searching and installing the driver Proceed to Step 8 If the system does not detect the driver select Specify the location of the driver Advanced and specify the CD ROM drive s root directory to install the driver and click Next Execute the installation by following the onscreen instructions and proceed to Step 8 NOTE e If you are using Windows Me skip Step 4 7 4 Click Next The window enables you to select the search method 5 Check the radio button to the left of Search for the best driver for your device Recommended Click Next The window enables you to select a location in which to install the driver 6 Check the Specify a location box click Browse then specify the root direc tory of the CD ROM drive and continue the installation The CD ROM drive letter may vary depending on your computer s configuration 7 When the system detects the driver on the CD ROM and is ready for installation it is shown as a message on the screen Make sure that the YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver is listed and click Next The sys tem starts the installation 8
154. n ritardando by pressing the INTRO ENDING rit button again while the ending is playing back Synchro Stop When this function is selected the accompaniment style will only play while you are playing chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard Style playback will stop when you release the keys To turn the function on press the SYNC STOP button 76 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual aM MAIN Chit AUTO FILL START mm rm wile you ae playing T the keys Style playback will stop when you release the keys Style Auto accompaniment Functions Setting the Split Point The initial default split point is key number 54 the F 2 key but you can change it to another key using the procedure described below I Press the FUNCTION button 3 Use the dial to set the split point to any key from 000 C 2 through 127 G8 FUNCTION HALA AMAA AT TTT IN N YOUN Split voice Main voice L NOTE e When you change the split point the auto accompaniment split point also changes 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and but e The split point cannot be changed during a song lesson tons to select the Split point item The split voice sounds when the split point key is played yx L NOTE 2 e You can also access the Split Point item by pressing the FUNCTION CATEGORY button and using the CATEGO
155. n be particularly handy when you have to select from a large number of voices In most procedures described throughout this owner s manual the dial is recommended for selection simply because it is the easiest and most intuitive selection method Please note however that most items or values that can be selected using the dial can also be selected using the and buttons 3 Start a function O START STOP This is the START STOP button Press the START STOP button after pressing the SONG or STYLE button to start playback of the selected song or style rhythm DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 63 Basic Operation The Displays Display Names All operations are carried out while watching the display A number of display types are provided for differ ent modes and functions The name of the current display appears at the top of the display MAIN Display MEASURE 0101 TRANSPOSE TEMPO Je 4 4 SONG STYLE 0018BeatModern M D B O01 AlvFever VOICE AIH 4001 Live Grand Piano PERFORHAHCE ASSISTANT REG 2 5 To Return To the MAIN Display Most basic operations are carried out from the instrument s MAIN display You can return to the MAIN display from any other display by pressing the W EXIT button near the lower right corner of the display panel FUNCTION Display page 87 The FUNCTION display provide
156. n this case the R2 indicates JP CHORD along at your tempo II T ca like the lady with the mastic smile Is it a a L 3 Stop the Lesson mode You can stop the Lesson mode at any time by pressing the START STOP button Once you ve mastered Lesson 2 move on to Lesson 3 50 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual oe s Mi T Ut In the case of a right hand esson Select a Song For a Lesson Lesson 3 Minus One Here s where you can perfect your technique The song will play at the normal tempo minus the part you have chosen to play Play along while listening to the song Select the song and part you want to practice steps 1 and 3 on page 47 Start Lesson 3 Each time the LESSON START button is pressed the lesson modes are selected in sequence Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Off Les son 1 L R START WAITING Lesson R3 Minus One e OE O O Q MINUS ONE Practice playing along In this case the R3 indicates CHORD with the song that right hand lesson 3 has been selected Song playback will begin automatically when Lesson 3 is selected Play along while listening to the song The score marker and keyboard marker in the display will indicate the notes to play LESSON Mona Lisa a TEMPO 4 069 TRANSPOSE H MERSURE O06 e 66 5 C
157. ner s Manual NOTE The Difference Between MELODY R and MELODY L Songs are a combination of a melody and an auto accompani ment style Normally melody refers to the right hand part but in this instrument melody parts are provided for both the right and left hands MELODY R is the melody part played by the right hand and MELODY L is the melody part played by the left hand 55 e Record Your Own Performance You can record up to 5 of your own performances and save them as n user songs 031 through 035 Once your performances have been saved as user songs they can be converted to SMF Standard MID File for mat files and saved to USB flash memory page 94 and used with score display So when inspiration strikes and you create a great mel ody you can save it in both listenable and written score form E Recordable Data You can record to a total of 6 tracks 5 melody tracks and 1 style chord track NOTE Each track can be recorded individually EM record only to the melody Melody Track 1 5 Record the melody parts Ede ee d Style Track A Records the chord part recorded if you record only to the style track User songs cannot display a score as is but they can be con verted to SMF Standard MIDI File format and stored to USB flash memory page 94 from which they can be played with score display Track Configurati
158. nk Select MIDI 206 000 064 020 Organ Flute Saas MSB LsB Program Voice Name 207 000 065 020 Tremolo Organ Flute 0 127 0 127 Change 208 000 000 021 Reed Organ EEGEN 209 000 040 021 Puff Organ XG PIANO _ 210 000 000 022 Accordion 140 000 000 001 Grand Piano 211 000 000 023 Harmonica 141 000 001 001 Grand Piano KSP 212 000 032 023 Harmonica 2 142 000 040 001_ Piano Strings 213 000 000 024 Tango Accordion 143 000 041 001 Dream_ 214 000 064 024 Tango Accordion 2 144 000 000 002 Bright Piano XG GUITAR 145 000 001 002 Bright Piano KSP 215 000 000 025 Nylon Guitar 146 000 000 003 Electric Grand Piano 216 000 043 025 Velocity Guitar Harmonics 147 000 001 003 Electric Grand Piano KSP 217 000 096 025 Ukulele 148 000 032 003 Detuned CP80 218 000 000 026 Steel Guitar 149 000 000 004 Honky tonk Piano 219 000 035 026 12 string Guitar 150 000 001 004 Honky tonk Piano KSP 220 000 040 026 Nylon amp Steel Guitar 151 000 000 005 Electric Piano 1 221 000 041 026 Steel Guitar with Body Sound 152 000 001 005 Electric Piano 1 KSP 222 000 096 026 Mandolin 153 000 032 005 Chorus Electric Piano 1 223 000 000 027 Jazz Guitar 154 000 000 006 Electric Piano 2 224 000 032 027 Jazz Amp 155 000 001 006 Electric Piano 2 KSP 225 000 000 028 Clean Guitar 156 000 032 006 Chorus Electric Piano 2 226 000 032 028 Chorus Guitar 157 000 041 006 DX Analog Electric Piano 227 000
159. nsferred from a computer Grade ON OFF Determines whether the Grade function is on or off Determines whether Demo cancel is enabled or not When this is set to ON UTILITY Demo Cancel ONOFF the Demo Song will not play even if the DEMO button is pressed Determines the display language for the demo displays song file names lyrics and certain display messages All other messages and names are LANGUAGE Language English Japanese displayed in English When this is set to Japanese the file names are displayed in the Japanese font The lyrics display follows the language setting originally made in the song data however when no such setting exists the setting here is used All these settings can be conveniently reset to their initial default values by pressing the and buttons simultaneously The exception to this is Initial Send which is an operation not a setting DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 89 efron 4 Using USB Flash Memory USB flash memory is a memory medium used for storing data When a USB flash memory is inserted in this instrument s USB TO DEVICE terminal user songs created on the instrument and the registered settings can be saved to or loaded from the memory medium USB flash memory can also be used to transfer song data downloaded from the Internet to the instrument where it can be used with the per formance assistant technology page 35 and Lesson page 47 features descri
160. nsferred to the exter nal song file flash memory area and vice versa 32 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Using Songs Displaying the Song Score This instrument is capable of display the scores of songs Scores are displayed for the 30 internal preset songs as well as songs stored in USB flash memory or flash memory And although user songs you record yourself cannot display a score as is they can be converted to SMF Standard MIDI File format and stored to USB flash memory from where they can be played with score display Select a song Follow steps 1 and 2 of the procedure described on page 29 Press the SCORE button and a single staff score will appear There are two types of score display single staff and double staff NOTE Both chords and lyrics will be These are alternately selected each time the SCORE button is pressed Shown in ingle Staff score di play of a song that includes chord and lyric data SCORE e When there are many lyrics they may be displayed in two rows a measure e Some lyrics or chords may be abbreviated if the selected song has a lot of lyrics e Small notes that are hard to read may be easier to read after 4 you use the quantize function page 89 Single staff SCORE Mona Lisa pos TEMPO J 069 TRANSPOSE 0 MEASURE 006 6 66 NE M Marker Bes A aS Ee CC B Ss e a x Melody score w U 6 G dim7 Am D79 gt r ae Ctr 2 z L Chord LR el T LLLA
161. octave higher Play along with the rhythm of the song melody with your right hand You can play any keys as long as you re playing to the right of the split point At the same time play accompaniment like chords and phrases with your left hand No matter what you play you ll produce the song melody with your right hand and beautiful chords and phrases with your left hand This is the performance assistant technology Chord Melody type If you want to play the melody with the melody score press the SCORE button to call up the melody score in the display You can stop song playback at any time by pressing the START STOP button Press the P A T ON OFF button to turn the performance assistant technology feature off DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 43 The Easy Way to Play Piano Use the Performance Assistant to Play Like a Pro Here are a few hints for using the Chord type If you select Chord Free or Chord Melody the left hand section of the keyboard becomes the Chord type section so use these hints on the left hand section of the keyboard To begin try to feel the rhythm of the song Then with your hands spread as shown in the illustration simply play the keyboard alternately with your left and right hands any notes will do Sounds like you re playing the right notes wa ATAULA i The chord information included in the song is displayed in the low
162. ogression in the score try changing the order of the chords 2 9 38 Recommended Style 086 Bossa Nova Bossa nova with jazz style chords Press the INTRO ENDING rit button Dm G7 CM7 FM7 Je 8 8 8 8 mmm GQ mm m ID HUDD Bm7b5 E7 Am A7 Fe d 8 8 iB Wurm qm Wn Wm This progression includes jazzy two five II V changes Try playing it through several times When you re ready to stop playing press the INTRO ENDING rit button DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 27 Playing Styles Playing Auto accompaniment Chords There are two ways of playing auto accompaniment chords Easy Chords Standard Chords The instrument will automatically recognize the different chord types The function is called Multi Fingering Press the ACMP ON OFF button to turn auto accompaniment on page 24 The keyboard to the left of the split point default 54 F 2 becomes the accompaniment range Play the accompaniment chords in this area of the keyboard Split point default 54 F 2 gt lai Ci c D E F G A BIC D E F Accompaniment range MEasy Chords ceocccccccccccecce This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard using only one two or three fingers zi
163. on To record your own performance first use the SONG MEMORY 1 5 and A buttons to specify the track s you want to record on The track you record on determines the part that plays back later Specify track s and record SONG F CLEAR Track 1 Will play back as the right hand melody part MELODY R Track Track Track Track Track Track Track 2 Will play back as the left hand melody part MELODY L Tracks 3 5 Will play back as other perfor Right hand Left hand Other perfor Style mance data melody melody mance data Track A Will play back as the Style auto accom paniment part The parts played by each track when a user song is played back The Difference Between MELODY R and MELODY L Songs are a combination of a melody and an auto accom paniment style Normally melody refers to the right hand part but in this instrument melody parts are provided for both the right and left hands MELODY R is the melody part played by the right hand and MELODY L is the mel ody part played by the left hand 56 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Record Your Own Performance Recording Procedure From the MAIN display press the SONG button then use the dial to select the user song number 031 035 you want to record to SONG Y CATEGORY EASY SONG ARRANGER et 20 SONG SELECT e O O STYLE
164. ong will remain the same while only the styles change When you have selected a suitable style move on to the next step while the song is still playing Gif you have stopped the song start it again by pressing the START STOP button Select a voice part If you press and hold the VOICE button for longer than a second a voice list will appear The Melody R and Melody L displays will be selected alternately each time you press the VOICE button L NOTE Because the Easy Song Arranger uses song data you can t specify chords by playing in the accompaniment range of the keyboard The ACMP ON OFF button will not function e If the time signature of the song and style are different the time signature of the song will be used The Melody R and Melody L displays will be selected alternately each time you press the VOICE button The currently selected mel ody voice will be displayed EIE e t STRINGS Jd O STYLE I4 Dance Bass l 055 Live Orchestra e VOICE 056 String Ensemble L Z SONG MELODY VOICE 057 Chamber Strings l N Hold for longer than a second Select a voice you want to play as a song melody Use the dial to change the melody voice As you select different melody voices the song will remain the same while only the melody voice changes if you have stopped the song start it again by pressing the START STOP button DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Ow
165. ons 9 To playback a song stored in flash memory press the SONG button Use the dial to select the song you want to play then press the START STOP button to start playback Style files files with the STY extension can be transferred to Flash memory using the same procedure as described above Style files trans ferred to the Flash Memory can be loaded into style number 151 and then played pages 81 103 N CAUTION Do not unplug the USB cable during a data transfer Not only will the data not be transferred and saved but operation of the appear completely when the power is turned on or off N CAUTION Store data can be lost due to equipment malfunction or improper operation For safety we recommend that you keep a copy of all important data stored on your computer To Use transferred Songs For Lessons In order to use songs only SMF format 0 transferred from a computer for lessons it is necessary to specify which channels are to be played back as the right hand and left hand parts 41 Press the SONG button and select the song 036 residing in flash memory for which you want to set the guide track amp Press the FUNCTION button 3 Use the CATEGORY 4 and X buttons to select the R Part or L Part item 1 Use the dial to select the channel you want to play back as the specified right or left hand part We recommend that you select channel 1 for the right hand part and ch
166. opyright 1949 Renewed 1976 by Famous Music Corporation Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved Copyright 1961 by Gladys Music Inc Copyright Renewed and Assigned to Gladys Music Composition Title Against All Odds All Rights Administered by Cherry Lane Music Publishing Com Composer s Name Collins 0007403 pany Inc and Chrysalis Music Copyright Owner s Name EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved HIT amp RUN MUSIC LTD This device is capable of using various types formats of music data by optimizing them to the proper format music data for use with the device in advance As a result this device may not play them back precisely as their producers or composers originally intended C This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others copyrights Such copyrighted materials include without limitation all computer software style files MIDI files WAVE data musical scores and sound recordings Any unauthorized use of such programs and contents outside of personal use is not permitted under relevant laws Any violation of copyright has legal consequences DON T MAKE DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES KS C Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and or audio data is strictly prohibited
167. or what types of chord progres sions sound good with the styles aida Auto accompaniment region Play a variety of left hand chords while playing a melody with your right hand Split point J A t j 7 Halal ahh Auto accompaniment region Press the START STOP button to stop style playback when you re done O START STO 8 i STYLE ACMP INTRO MAIN SYNC SYNC R ON OFF ENDING rit AUTO FILL STOP START You can switch style sections to add variety to the accompaniment Refer to Pattern Variation Sections on page 74 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 25 Playing Styles Styles Are More Fun When You Understand Chords Chords created by playing multiple notes at the same time are the basis for harmonic accompaniment In this section we ll take a look at sequences of different chords played one after another or chord sequences Since each chord has it s own unique color even if it s different fingerings of the same chord the chords you choose to use in your chord progressions have a huge influence on the overall feel of the music you play On page 24 you learned how to play colorful accompaniments using styles Chord progressions are vital to creating interesting accompaniments and with a little chord know how you should be able to take your accompaniments to a new level On these pages we ll introduce three easy to use chord progressions Be sure to try them out with th
168. ou ll hear the sound of a submarine a telephone bell a creaking door and many other useful effects 138 SFX Kit 1 includes lightning running water dogs barking and others Some keys do not have assigned sound effects and will therefore pro duce no sound For details on the instruments included in the SFX kit voices see SFX Kit 1 and SFX Kit 2 in the Drum Kit List on page 129 NEZ HEH uf m Bed UE DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 19 The Metronome D h The instrument includes a metronome with adjustable tempo and time signature Play and set the tempo that is most com fortable for you Start the Metronome Turn the metronome on and start it by pressing the MET RONOME ON OFF button To stop the metronome press the METRONOME ON OFF button again TRANSPOSE TEMPO 2 092 4 4 MEASURE 1 LI L MEASURE 1 METRONOME 0018BeatModern em 001 AlvFever MAIN Indicates the beat number in the measure ES TIME SIGNATURE 001 Live Grand Piano SPLIT 048 PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT Adjusting the Metronome Tempo Press the TEMPO TAP button to call up the tempo set ting TEMPO TAP N J oa 2 Use the dial to select a tempo from 11 to 280 Tempo 20 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual The Metronome Setting the Number of Beats per Measure and the Length of Each Beat In thi
169. peration has fin ished Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 95 Using USB Flash Memory Deleting Data from a USB Flash Memory This procedure deletes user file and SMF file from a USB flash memory Make sure that the USB flash memory containing the file s you want to delete has been properly connected to the instrument s USB TO DEVICE terminal and that the icon is showing in the MAIN display 2 Press the FILE CONTROL MENU but ton 3 Use the CATEGORY 4 and but tons to locate the Delete item uM IN NEG CATEGORY n FILE CONTROL CATEGORY aw tae C ap O 4 Select the file you want to delete You can press the and buttons simulta neously to select the first song or user file on the USB flash memory 5 Press the EXECUTE button The dis play prompts you for confirmation You can cancel the delete operation at this point by pressing the button 6 Press the EXECUTE button again or the button and the delete operation will begin N CAUTION Once the delete in progress message appears on the display the operation cannot be canceled Never turn off the power or remove the USB flash memory during this operation 7 A message will appear on the display to inform you that the operation has fin ished Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display NOTE If the USB flash
170. r extreme cold or heat such as in direct sunlight near a heater or in a car during the day to prevent the possibility of panel disfiguration or damage to the internal components e Do not use the instrument in the vicinity of a TV radio stereo equipment mobile phone or other electric devices Otherwise the instrument TV or radio may generate noise Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over e Before moving the instrument remove all connected adaptor and other cables e When setting up the instrument make sure that the AC outlet you are using is easily accessible If some trouble or malfunction occurs immediately turn off the power switch and disconnect the plug from the outlet e Use only the stand specified for the instrument When attaching the stand or rack use the provided screws only Failure to do so could cause damage to the internal components or result in the instrument falling over 3 9 1 2 4 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual e Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components turn off the power for all components Before turning the power on or off for all components set all volume levels to minimum Also be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level Maintenance e When cleaning the instrument use
171. re is on PAT ON OFF e q APAT Eu 2 Select the CHORD FREE type FUNCTION PAT ON OFF ee Hold for longer than a second PAT ee P A T Type JO Chord Free Press and hold the P A T ON OFF button for longer than a second so that the performance assistant technology type appears Select the Chord Free type by using the dial 3 Select a song Press the SONG button and the Song Select display appears Select a E song by using the dial For this example try selecting the 011 Noc d ind c Z9 turne SONG SELECT SONG CATEGORY pres STYLE VOICE Wd SONG MELODY VOICE 009 Hallelujah Chorus 010 Ave Maria e ear C O O 012 ForElise The song displayed here will be played 38 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual The Easy Way to Play Piano 4 Press the START STOP button RE PENTE START SONG RN REPEAT RE PAUSE e STOP P noo Song playback will begin The left hand keys you should play will be shown on the display Play on the keyboard Play to the right of the split point with your right hand and to the left of the split point with your left hand Split point Vi vm zz With this type notes played on the left hand side of the split point will actually sound an octave higher A C arpeggio with your left hand as indicated by the score shown in the PANE SCONE 1O NOCIUS IS DIO vi
172. record a Track Simple select the track you want to re record for recording in the normal way The new material will overwrite the previous data 5 When the recording is done To Play Back a User Song User songs are played back in the same way as regular songs page 29 411 Press the SONG button from the MAIN display amp The current song number name will be highlighted use the dial to select the user song 031 035 you want to play 3 Press the START STOP button to start playback To Save a User Song to USB flash memory gt page 93 To save a User Song to USB flash memory in SMF format page 94 58 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual NOTE If the memory becomes full dur ing recording a warning mes sage will appear and recording will stop automatically Use the song clear or track clear page 59 function to delete unwanted data and make more room avail able for recording then do the recording again Record Your Own Performance Data that cannot be recorded Split voice The following items are recorded at the beginning of the track Changes made during the song will not be recorded Reverb type Chorus type Time signature Style number Style volume Tempo When the style track is recorded Song Clear Deleting User Songs This function clears an entire user song all tracks If you only want to clear a spe cific track from a user song
173. ress the VOICE button for longer than a second The VOICE SELECT MELODY R or MEL ODY L display will appear so you can select the Melody R or Melody L voice Pressing the VOICE button alternates between VOICE SELECT MELODY R and MELODY L EASY SONG ARRANGER e O O STYLE e VOICE Z SONG MELODY Ze Hold for longer than a second VOICE SELECT MELODY R CATEGORY ot PIANO Lo Explosion 500 Firework 001 Live Grand Piano 84 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 2 Use the dial to select the voice As you select different melody voices only the melody voice changes while the song will remain the same e De 4 Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings This instrument has a Registration Memory feature that lets you save your favorite set tings for easy recall whenever they re needed Up to 16 complete setups can be saved 8 banks of two setups each Memory 1 Memory 2 Up to 16 presets eight banks of two each can be memorized Saving to the Registration Memory I Set the panel controls as required select a voice accompaniment style etc 2 Press the MEMORY BANK button A bank number will appear in the display when you release the button BANK Bank number 3 Use the dial or the 1 8 number but tons to select a bank number from 1 to 8 DATA ENTRY CATEGORY EI gt DELETE RESET L NOTE Data cannot be saved
174. riven guitar voice page 15 you can produce remarkably realistic string bending effects You can change the amount of pitch bend produced by the wheel as described on page 88 PITCH BEND D 7 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 69 e De Handy Performance Features Tap Start You can start the song style by simply tapping the TEMPO TAP button at the required tempo 4 times for time signatures in 4 and three times for time signatures in 3 You can change the tempo during song playback by pressing the button just twice TEMPO TAP Fo Touch Response Sensitivity You can adjust the keyboard s sensitivity to dynamics in three steps I Press the FUNCTION button 3 Use the dial to select a touch sensitivity The currently selected function will appear in setting between 1 and 3 Higher values the display produce greater easier volume varia tion in response to keyboard dynamics FUNCTION i e greater sensitivity A setting of 4 results In a fixed touch response or no level change no matter how hard or how soft you play the keys NOTE bosco The initial default touch sensitivity setting is 2 pe 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and x but tons to select the Touch Sensitivity item The currently selected touch sensitivity will be displayed Ses e D Ke CATEGORY FUNCTION OVERALL rer Touch Sensitivity item
175. rotate the dial to select the song you want to use for your lesson As listed on page 31 there are a variety of song types SONG SELECT e pone gt CATEGORY O EASYSONG ric A X e Teen O YE Seem SOY Im cient Jeanie 015 Amazing Grace O VOICE E 016 Mona Lisa 2 SONG MELODY VOICE 017 GoncertoNo 21 II I 2 Press EXIT button to return to the MAIN display EXIT O DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 47 Select a Song For a Lesson Select the part you want to practice Press the R button for a right hand lesson L button for a left hand lesson or press both the R and L buttons simultaneously for a both hands lesson The currently selected part is shown in the upper right cor ner of the display TRANSPOSE O TEMPO 2 100 4 4 MEASURE 001 SONG UI PENIS STYLE an MDB 001 AlvFever VOICE am Mee nn11 ival Grand Diana START L R WAITING YOUR TEMPO MINUS ONE CHORD DICT Select R for right hand lesson Select L for left hand lesson Select LR for bothhands lesson 4 Start Lesson 1 Press the LESSON START button to select Lesson 1 Each time the Ee LESSON START button is pressed the lesson modes are selected in play disappears prepare in progress message will appear sequence Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Off Lesson 1 An on the display until the score is explanation of the selected lesson will appear on the
176. s on the USB flash memory use the dial or the and buttons to select the file then skip ahead to step 6 NOTE Up to 100 user files can be saved to a single USB flash memory If the USB flash memory has been write protected an appropriate message will appear on the display and you will not be able to exe cute the operation e If there is not enough capacity left on the USB flash memory to save the data an appropriate message will appear on the display and you will not be able to save the data Erase unwanted files from the USB flash memory to make more memory available page 96 or usea different USB flash memory Refer to the Messages list on page 114 for other possible errors that might prevent you from completing the operation 4 Press the EXECUTE button A cursor will appear below the first character in the file name 5 Change the file name as necessary e The button moves the cursor to the left and the 0 button moves it to the right Use the dial to select a character for the cur rent cursor location The button deletes the character at the cursor location YES DELETE Delete character CATEGORY The dial selects characters Cursor left Cursor right FILE CONTROL CATEGORY G User File Save J USER001 Please Enter Name Cursor 6 Press the EXECUTE button The dis play prompts you for confirmation You can canc
177. s access to 46 utility functions The FUNCTION display appears when the FUNCTION button is pressed In the FUNCTION display you can use the CATEGORY 4 and buttons page 63 to select 46 different groups of functions Press the CATEGORY button s as many times as necessary until the required function appears You can then use the dial the and buttons or the number 0 9 buttons to adjust the value of the function as required FUNCTION OVERALL J0 Tuning Function item J Value The Press amp Hold Symbol The S symbol that appears next to some buttons indicates that RAT ON OFF the button can be pressed and held for longer than a second to call O up a related function This provides convenient direct access to a ABE PAT A range of functions 64 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Basic Operation MAIN Display Items The MAIN display shows all of the current basic settings song style voice It also includes a range of indicators that show the on off status of a range of functions Adjust the LCD CONTRAST control on CONTRAST the rear panel of the instrument for opti mum display legibility A B Repeat Appears when repeat playback is engaged Transpose TRANSPOSE TEMPO J 100 4 4 HEASURE ODI Measure Number 001 Like Castaway KEE 001 AlvFever p nam
178. s and chords are shown on the display The lyrics will be highlighted to show the current location in the song START PAUSE STOP J E Preset Songs That Can be Used For Lyrics Display Mona Lisa m m Bm7 Era E7 R73 m7 beste Introduction br 6 Pe Mona Lisa Mona Lisa er Ge men have named you D dimz You re so like the lady Lyrics and chord display Number Name 016 Mona Lisa Jay Livingston and Ray Evans 020 Against all odds Collins 0007403 030 Can t Help Falling In Love George David Weiss Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore 34 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual L NOTE i e Songs downloaded from the Internet or commercially avail able song files including XF for mat files page 6 are compatible with the lyrics dis play features as long as they are standard MIDI file format files containing lyric data Lyrics dis play may not be possible with some files NOTE If the lyrics display shows gar bled characters try changing the display language page 14 he Easy Way to Play Piano 2 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
179. s example we ll set up a 5 8 time signature 1 Press and hold the METRONOME ON OFF button for longer than a second to select the function Time Signa ture Numerator METRONOME MEOW ORE o ENTITTTETTTER O Numerator Number of Denominator P TIME SIGNATURE beats per The length of Hold for longer measure 3 4 one beat than a second Use the dial to select the number of beats per measure The metronome time signature A chime will sound on the first beat of each measure while the other will synchronize to a style or SECH eg SE that is playing so th beats will click All beats will simply click with no chime at the begin EE ning of each measure if you set this parameter to 00 while a style or song is playing The available range is from 0 through 60 Select 5 for this example Press the CATEGORY 4 and buttons as many times as necessary to select the beat length function Time Sig nature Denominator FUNCTION METRONOME t Ke See i Besten Denominator kl 5 4 Use the dial to select the beat length Select the required length for each beat 2 4 8 or 16 half note quarter note eighth note or 16th note Select 8 for this example FUNCTION METRONOME U ine Siznature Denominator 5 8 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 21 The Metronome Adjusting the Metronome Volume 1 Press the FUNCTION button FUNCTION 9 U
180. scribed on page 104 Use the Musicsoft Downloader application with Internet Explorer 5 5 or higher 102 DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Connections BIUse Musicsoft Downloader To Transfer Songs From the Accessory CD ROM To the Instrument s flash memory o e NOTE e f a song or style is being played stop playback before proceeding Install the Musicsoft Downloader and USB MIDI driver to your computer then connect the computer and the instru ment page 107 2 Insert the included CD ROM into the CD ROM drive A start window will appear automatically 3 Double click the Musicsoft Downloader shortcut icon that is created on the desktop This will launch the Musicsoft Downloader application and the main window will appear L NOTE e The instrument cannot be operated while the Musicsoft Downloader is running 4 Click the Add File button and the Add File window will appear 5 Click the button to the right of Look in and select the CD ROM drive from the drop down menu that appears Double click the SongData Folder on the win dow Select the file you want to transfer to the instrument and click Open Click the CD ROM drive Select a file Look in My Documents ERC D Desktop omy 3 My Documents instal d My Computer Guer d 3 Floppy 4 a lt Local Disk C Jr s Local Disk D Song i Local Disk E 2 ERES
181. se the CATEGORY 4 and buttons to select the Met ronome Volume item FUNCTION METRONOME Sy TineSia Denoninat e Metronome Volume G CATEGORY Y Metronome volume 3 Use the dial to set the metronome volume as required 22 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 3 Playing Styles This instrument has an auto accompaniment feature that produces n 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 130 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 select from a wide variety of rhythmic types rock blues Euro trance and many many more Let s begin by listening to just the basic rhythm The rhythm part is played using percussion instruments only Press the STYLE button The style select display will appear The currently selected style number and name will be highlighted STYLE SELECT O CATEGORY O ier Je STYLE e 150 PianoSwing 151 Nodata The currently selected style O VOICE 001 8BeatModern Z SONG MELODY VOICE 002 Cool8Beat I Select a style Use the dial to select the style you want to use A l
182. se the procedure described below Refer to the Effect Type List on page 133 for information about the available reverb types Press the FUNCTION button to call up the FUNCTION display FUNCTION VOLUME D 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and but tons to select the Reverb Type item a eG St CATEGORY nm FUNCTION EFFECT uc Reverb Type Se Reverb Type item 3 Use the dial to select a reverb type You can check how the selected reverb type sounds by playing on the keyboard CATEGORY FUNCTION EFFECT oO ENEEETTITEEENE Selected reverb type Refer to the Effect Type List on page 133 for information about the available reverb types Adjusting the Reverb Level You can individually adjust the amount of reverb that is applied to the main dual and split voices See page 88 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 67 Play with a Variety of Effects Adding Chorus The chorus effect creates a thick sound that is similar to many of the same voices being played in unison When you select a style or song the optimum chorus type for the voice used is automatically selected If you want to select a different chorus type use the procedure described below I Press the FUNCTION button to call up 3 Use the dial to select a chorus type the FUNCTION display You can check how the selected chorus type sounds
183. se to clockwise to lower increase the vol the volume ume MIN MAX 1 Press a button to select a basic function Select a song you want to listen to or a song you want to use for a lesson Select an auto accompaniment style Select a voice you want to play on the keyboard Z SONG MELODY VOICE 62 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Basic Operation Use the dial to select an item or value When you select a basic function the item corresponding to that function will be listed in the display You can then use the dial or the number buttons 0 9 to select the desired item VOICE SELECT AAAIN CATEGORY e PIANO de 002 Live Warm Grand E Se Ee The currently selected item is high lighted in the display In this example the VOICE button has been pressed MChanging ValUeS o o oeooeoeoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Dial Rotate the dial clockwise to increase the value of the selected item or counterclockwise to decrease it s value Rotate the dial continuously to continuously increase or decrease the value Decrease Increase and Buttons Press the button briefly to incre ment the value by 1 or press the G 2 button briefly to decrement the e YES lt gt DELE Lo RESET Press briefly Press briefly to decre to incre ment ment value by 1 Press and hold either button to continuously increment or decrement
184. set the transpose value between 12 and 12 as required L NOTE The pitch of Drum Kits voices cannot be changed Small Pitch Changes Tuning The overall tuning of the instrument can by shifted up or down by a maximum of 100 cents in 1 cent increments 100 cents 1 semitone I Press the FUNCTION button FUNCTION VOLUME GE Volume 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and but tons to select the Tuning item FUNCTION OVERALL L I Ram Zem DI C Tuning item D can be set between 100 and 100 3 Use the dial to set the tuning value between 100 and 100 as required NOTE e The pitch of Drum Kits voices cannot be changed DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 73 Style Auto accompaniment Functions Basic operation of the Style auto accompaniment feature is described on page 23 of the Quick Guide Here are some other ways you can play the styles the style volume adjustment proce dure how you can play chords using the styles and more Pattern Variation Sections The DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 features a wide variety of style sections that allow you to vary the arrangement of the accompaniment to match the song you are playing A eme A B STYLE ACMP ON OFF ENDINGYTit AUTO ET SYNC SYNC STOP START Ending Auto fill INTRO section This is used for the beginning of the Song When the intro finishes pla
185. sferring Performance Data to and from a Computer By connecting the instrument to a computer the instrument s performance data can be used on the com puter and performance data from the computer can be played on the instrument When the instrument is connected with computer it transmits receives performance data USB terminal USB terminal Computer USB lt gt TO HOST Instrument USB cable MIDI settings 0600000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 These settings pertain to performance data transmission and reception Item Range Settings Description Local control determines whether or not notes played on the instrument are sounded by its internal Local ON OFF tone generator system the internal tone generator is active when local control is on and inactive when local control is off These settings determine whether the instrument is synchronized to its own internal clock OFF or to External Clock ON OFF a clock signal from an external device ON Keyboard Out ON OFF bs Een determine whether keyboard performance data of the instrument is transmitted ON or Style Out ON OFF These settings determine whether Style data is transmitted ON or not OFF during Style playback Song Out ON OFF These settings determine whether Song data is transmitted ON or not OFF during Song playback
186. sk Display at least 128 MB of Windows 98SE Me 2000 233 MHz or higher Intel 64 MB or more free space atleast 800 x 600 Musicsoft Downloader XP Home Edition Pentium Celeron 256 MB or more 512 MB of free HighColor XP Professional processor family is recommended space is 16 bit recommended USB Driver for Windows 98 Me Windows 98 Me 166 MHz or higher Intel 32 MB or more T Pentium Celeron 64 MB or more is al as oriee USB Driver for Windows Windows 2000 XP Home processor family recommended space 2000 XP Edition XP Professional 400MHz or higher Intel Digital Music Notebook Windows xE iti Pontium eleron CAND H Professional Edition Processor family 1GHz ded SP1a more or more is recommended IS ecommence at least 50 MB of 1024 x 768 Windows XP Home f HighColor Digital Music Notebook Edition SP1a more 1GHz or higher Intel ES 16 bit Requirements for Windows 2000 Pentium Celeron 256 MB or more playing content with Professional SP4 more Processor family 1 4GHz video included or more is recommended Software Installation installing the USB MIDI Driver o o o In order to be able to communicate with and use MIDI devices connected to your computer the appropriate driver software must be properly installed on your computer The USB MIDI driver allows sequence software and similar applications on your computer to trans mit and receive MIDI data to
187. ssing G3 67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal Car Crash LR 68 GF 3 56 GF 2 Cowbell Cowbell Analog Siren AS 69 A 3 57 JA 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Hand Cymbal 2 Train EA 70 a 3 58 AR 2 Vibraslap Jet Plane B3 71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Hand Cymbal 2 Short Starship CA 72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H Burst EA 73 c 4 61 CF 3 Bongo L Roller Coaster D4 74 D 4 62 JD 3 Conga H Mute Conga Analog H Submarine EA 75 Dt 4 63 DF 3 Conga H Open Conga Analog M E4 76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L Conga Analog L F4 7 F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H EA 7s FF 4 66 3 Timbale L G4 79 G 4 67 G 3 AA so GF 4 68 GF 3 Shower Laugh A4 81 JA 4 69 A 3 Thunder Scream REX3 39 AR 4 70 AR 3 Maracas 2 Wind Punch B4 83 B 4 71 B 3 O Samba Whistle H Stream Heartbeat C5 84 C 5 72 C 4 O Samba Whistle L Bubble Footsteps E 85 ch 5 73 C 4 Guiro Short Feed D5 86 ID 5 74 D 4 O Guiro Long A 87 DF 5 75 D 4 Claves Claves 2 ES 8 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H F5 89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L EA 90 FH 5 78 4 Cuica Mute Scratch H 2 G5 91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Scratch L 3 EA 92 GF 5 80 GF 4 2 Triangle Mute A5 93 A 5 81 JA 4 2 Triangle Open E 94 AR 5 82 AR 4 Shaker B5 95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells C6 96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree Dog Machine Gun RE 7 IC 6 85 C 5 Horse Laser Gun D6 98 D 6 86 D 5 Bird Tweet 2 Explosion RBH 9 DF 6 87 DF 5 Firework E6 100 E 6 88 E 5 F6 101 F 6 89 F 5 EA 062 F 6 90 F 5 G6 103
188. strument from a com puter or connect a USB flash memory containing the style file to the USB TO DEVICE connector Refer to Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer on page 100 for details on the file transfer proce dure If you use a USB flash memory refer to Loading User Files and Style Files on page 95 Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard In Play Along with a Style on page 24 we described a method of playing styles in which chords were detected only to the left of the keyboard split point By making the settings described below however chord detection for style accompaniment occurs over the entire range of the keyboard allowing for even more dynamic style performance In this mode only chords played in the normal way page 28 can be detected Press the CHORD FINGERING button 2 Use the dial to select 2 FullKeyboard to select the function Chord Finger ing CHORD FINGERING FUNCTION CATEGORY FUNCTION OVERALL Touch Sensitivity Sensitivity KK Chord Fingering m rz gt gt jr OVERALL Chord war 1 Multi Finger GEE ca DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 81 Style Auto accompaniment Functions Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary The Dictionary function is essentially a built in chord book that shows you the individual notes of chords It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quic
189. sults in the sound being panned full left the value 127 results MAIN VOICE 127 right in the sound being panned full right Main Reverb Level 000 127 SE how much of the Main voice s signal is sent to the Reverb Main Chorus Level 000 127 SC how much of the Main voice s signal is sent to the Chorus Dual Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Dual voice Dual Octave 2 2 Determines the octave range for the Dual voice 000 left Determines the pan position of the Dual voice in the stereo image The Dual Pan 64 center value 0 results in the sound being panned full left the value 127 results DUAL VOICE 127 right in the sound being panned full right Dual Reverb Level 000 127 aoe how much of the Dual voice s signal is sent to the Reverb Dual Chorus Level 000 127 o E how much of the Dual voice s signal is sent to the Chorus Split Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Split voice Split Octave 2 2 Determines the octave range for the Split voice 000 left Determines the pan position of the Split voice in the stereo image The SPLIT VOICE Split Pan 64 center value 0 results in the sound being panned full left the value 127 results 127 right in the sound being panned full right Split Reverb Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Split voice s signal is sent to the Reverb effect Split Chorus Level 000 127 SC how much of the Split voice s signal is sent to the Chorus Reverb Type
190. t Rim Gate B1 47 B 1 35 B 0 Kick Tight Kick Techno L Gran Cassa C2 48 C 2 36 C 1 Kick Kick Techno Kick Jazz Kick Small Gran Cassa Mute Cutting Noise Phone Call EPR 49 C 2 3 CH 1 Side Stick Side Stick Analog Cutting Noise 2 Door Squeak D2 50 ID 2 38 D 1 Snare Snare Clap Snare Jazz L Brush Slap 3 Band Snare Door Slam ER 5 D 2 39 D 1 Hand Clap String Slap Scratch Cut E2 52 E 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Snare Dry Snare Jazz M Brush Tap 2 Band Snare 2 Scratch H 3 F2 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Tom Analog 1 Tom Jazz 1 Tom Brush 1 Tom Jazz 1 Wind Chime EPR 54 Fr 2 42 FR 1 1 Hi Hat Closed Hi Hat Closed Analog3 Telephone Ring 2 G2 55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Tom Analog 2 Tom Jazz 2 Tom Brush 2 Tom Jazz 2 EER e GF 2 44 G 1 1 Hi Hat Pedal Hi Hat Closed Analog 4 A2 57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Tom Analog 3 Tom Jazz 3 Tom Brush 3 Tom Jazz 3 EUR 58 IA 2 46 A 1 1 Hi Hat Open Hi Hat Open Analog 2 B2 59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Tom Analog 4 Tom Jazz 4 Tom Brush 4 Tom Jazz 4 C3 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Tom Analog 5 Tom Jazz 5 Tom Brush 5 Tom Jazz 5 Ea ei IC 3 49 C 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Crash Analog Hand Cymbal D3 62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Tom Analog 6 Tom Jazz 6 Tom Brush 6 Tom Jazz 6 E 63 DF 3 51 DF 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Hand Cymbal Short E3 64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Flute Key Click Car Engine Ignition F3 65 F 3 53 FF 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Car Tires Squeal EA 9v FF 3 54 FR 2 Tambourine Car Pa
191. t notice from Yamaha Upon such ter mination you must immediately destroy the licensed SOFTWARE any accompanying written documents and all copies thereof 4 LIMITED WARRANTY ON MEDIA As to SOFTWARE sold on tangible media Yamaha warrants that the tangible media on which the SOFTWARE is recorded will be free from defects in mate rials and workmanship under normal use for a period of fourteen 14 days from the date of receipt as evidenced by a copy of the receipt Yamaha s entire liability and your exclusive remedy will be replacement of the defective media if it is returned to Yamaha or an authorized Yamaha dealer within fourteen days with a copy of the receipt Yamaha is not responsible for replacing media dam aged by accident abuse or misapplication TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW YAMAHA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ON THE TANGIBLE MEDIA INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE 5 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY ON SOFTWARE You expressly acknowledge and agree that use of the SOFTWARE is at your sole risk The SOFTWARE and related documentation are provided AS IS and without warranty of any kind NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT YAMAHA EXPRESSLY DIS CLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AS TO THE SOFTWARE EXPRESS AND IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WAR RANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD P
192. te Boer RS 93 Flash Memory eee 32 Foot Switch aa assssasassqasccsastaska 10 Format File Control 92 PUBCLUOD usya aaa e Erit reg 64 87 89 Function Display sss 64 G LE 49 Harmony Volume u eee 89 Headphones aaa aasan nie 10 Initial Send Initialization K Keyboard Out asas nasya 89 100 Keyboard Stand Assembly 116 L Language 2 beet eee tad 14 LESSON M sbs aqa gasas 47 EE 95 Local dicte vine cen 89 100 E P tt ecitas 89 104 by M 34 M Main Chorus Level sisisi 88 MAIN Display tee 64 Main OCt yve ua naha e 88 Main Pall Jost geseet dek 88 Main Reverb Level aa 88 KETTEN 15 Main Volume 2 5 pte nne 88 Master EQ Type eme 72 88 EE ET 65 Melody E 33 45 Melody Score nets 33 Melody type performance assistant technology 35 40 Melody V61C6 5 5 iniu 55 84 Messages ice riittesesem eigenes bea 114 Index Metronome sasareanna 20 MIDI surres arg ena 100 MIDI Data Format 136 MIDI Implementation Chart 134 Music Database ect 53 Music Rest sayna ansa anay hs 11 hte 84 N SLOPE LITO ME ETT Ee REOR 65 0 One Touch Setting 71 P PAT EE 35 89 Panel Sustain 5 5 rne 69 88 PCO MOd6 aestu antirei 101 performance assistant technology 35 Pitch Bend Range 5 nee 88 Power Adaptor E 10 Preset Song O
193. technology gt Page 35 Play along with a song on the instrument s keyboard and produce a perfect Le performance every time even if you play wrong notes All you have to do is play on the keyboard alternately on the left and right hand ranges of the A keyboard for example and you ll sound like a pro as long as you play in time with the music And if you can t play with both hands you can still play the melody simply All fe neon is by tapping one key Get d E Play a Variety of Instrument Voices Page 15 With the DGX 620 520 Y PG 625 525 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 d E Play Along with Styles gt Page 24 geg Want to play with full accompaniment Try the auto accompaniment Styles The accompaniment styles provide the equivalent of a full backing band cov ws iL ering wide variety of styles from waltzes to 8 beat to euro trance and pe m much more Select a style that matches the music you want to play or exper E eee iment with new styles to expand your musical horizons E d E Easy Performance with Music Notation Display gt Page 33
194. ter ANGAUTION nal flash memory from a computer turn the power on by pressing the When you execute the Flash STANDBY ON switch while simultaneously holding the highest Clear operation song data you have purchased will also white key on the keyboard and the three highest black keys be cleared Be sure to save data you want to keep to a computer DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 61 1 Basic Operation Basic Operation Overall DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 control is based on the following simple operations 1 Press a button to select a basic function 9 Use the dial to select an item or value 3 Start a function Select an item or value A Select a basic function Display pages 64 65 3 Start a function STANDEY SON FILE MENU EXECUTE PALON OFF MUSIGDATABASE FUNCTION iil em OOO cHoap Zeg LYRICS SCORE FINGERING C R STA OO 4 MASTER VOLUME O O ba 5 weraoNo WE TEMPO TRON if SONG w n t REG D 2 3 4 d OG G un max een ee SONG ERNS near aw rr pue CSS Jesse em i o GRIND dr din ON OFF AT nEw FE_ PAUSE mr WAIN eg SYNG DE AMO FL STOP STANT HERO INR vg Volume Adjustment Adjusts the volume of the sound heard via the instrument s speakers or a pair of headphones plugged into the PHONES jack Rotate counter Rotate clockwi
195. tes enclosed in parentheses are optional the chords will be recognized without them Using Songs With this instrument the term song refers the data that makes up a piece of music You can simply enjoy listening to the 30 internal songs or use them with just about any of the many functions provided the performance assistant technology feature lessons and more The songs are organized by category In this section we ll learn how to select and play songs and briefly describe the 30 songs provided y y 4 dw CH mum fg Listen Lesson Record Select and Listen to a Song Press the SONG button The song selection display will appear The currently selected song number and name will be highlighted SONG SELECT SONG CATEGORY EASY SONG Y sen sone Care ras ARRANGER 0 MAIN DEMO e O STYLE 034 User Song 4_ nl O 2m currently selected song ll number and name 35 User Song 5 001 Magnetic A 1002 Jessica I VOICE Z SONG MELODY VOICE Select a song You can also play songs you i 1 have recorded yourself User Select a song after referring to the preset song category list on page 31 ee eee Use the dial to select the song you want to listen to transferred to the instrument from a computer in the same way that you play the internal SONG SELECT songs CATEGORY C wr DEMO
196. th M7 9 1 2 3 5 7 Cnr C79 Major seventh add sharp eleventh M7 11 I e FS 58 m I or cii Cut Flatted fifth b5 1 3 5 co Ch Major seventh flatted fifth M75 1 3 b5 7 cio Cu7b5 Suspended fourth sus4 1 4 5 Csus4 Csus4 Augmented aug 1 3 5 Caug Caug Major seventh augmented M7aug 1 3 5 7 CMraug CM7aug Minor m 1 b3 5 Cm Cm Minor add ninth m 9 1 2 b3 5 c9 Cm9 Minor sixth m6 1 b3 5 6 Cm6 Cm6 Minor seventh m7 1 b3 5 b7 Cm7 Cm7 Minor seventh ninth m7 9 1 2 3 5 b7 cw Cm79 Minor seventh add eleventh m7 11 1 2 b3 4 5 b7 cu Cm711 Minor major seventh mM7 1 b3 5 7 Cmm7 CmM7 Minor major seventh ninth mM7 9 1 2 b3 5 7 Cm CmM79 Minor seventh flatted fifth m7b5 1 b3 b5 b7 ct Cm7 gt 5 Minor major seventh flatted fifth mM755 1 b3 b5 7 Cmte Cmm7 gt 5 Diminished dim 1 53 55 Caim Cdim Diminished seventh dim7 1 b3 b5 6 Com Cdim7 Seventh 7 g I E ud C7 C7 Seventh flatted ninth 7 gt 9 1 b2 3 5 b7 ce C79 Seventh add flatted thirteenth 7 b13 1 3 5 b6 b7 cet Chi Seventh ninth 7 9 1 2 3 5 b7 c C79 Seventh add sharp eleventh 7 11 I A B Hu SR e 9r giro c7 Seventh add thirteenth 7 13 1 3 5 6 b7 cf C713 Seventh sharp ninth 7 9 1 2 3 5 b7 ce C719 Seventh flatted fifth 7b5 1 3 b5 b7 Cas Ch Seventh augmented 7aug 1 3 5 b7 C7aug C7aug Seventh suspended fourth 7sus4 1 4 5 b7 C7sus4 C7sus4 Suspended second sus2 1 2 5 Csus2 Csus2
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198. the value in the corre sponding direction Number Buttons 0 9 The number buttons can be used to directly enter a song num ber or parameter value Hundreds or tens digits that are 0 can be omitted see below OOR OO OO 003 will appear on the dis Q 2 play after a brief delay D 3 NO YES 003 will appear on the dis 0 lt SC L Example Song number 003 can be entered in three ways 0 gt 0 gt 3 0 3 play after a brief delay RESE Press number buttons 0 0 3 CATEGORY 4 and pU buttons E When selecting a song style or voice you can use these buttons to jump to th Jump to the first item first item in the next or previous cate in the next or previ gory ous category The CATEGORY 4 and E buttons are useful for select ing categorized items as in the example below Example VOICE SELECT Display CATEGORY button 3 mark my y CATEGORY button 4 mark synin LEAD 100 Sweet Flute 101 Sweet PanFlute Select the category shown here 103 Piccolo 104 PanFlute The first voice in the selected category is selected In a display in which a category appears selection is easy if you first use the CATEGORY and E buttons to select the category containing the desired item then use the dial or and buttons to select the item This ca
199. tions Backing up the instrument data to a com puter Once you ve saved data to a USB storage device you can copy the data to the hard disk of your com puter then archive and organize the files as desired Simply reconnect the device as shown below Saves internal data to a USB storage device USB TO DEVICE terminal TO DEVICE USBe lt gt Instrument L Disconnect the USB storage device from the instrument and connect it to the computer Backing up data to a computer and organizing files folders USB storage device USB terminal Computer USB storage device 8 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Copying files from a computer hard disk to a USB storage device Files on a computer s hard disk can be transferred to the instrument by first copying them to the stor age media then connecting inserting the media to the instrument User files style files and MIDI songs can be copied to a USB storage device from the hard disk of the computer Once you ve copied the data connect the device to the USB TO DEVICE terminal of the instrument and play back the MIDI songs or load the user file or style file on the instrument Copying files from the computer s hard disk to the USB storage device USB terminal USB ell C Ka Computer
200. tions Attach the support rail Spread a large soft cloth such as a blanket on the floor Place the instrument on the cloth with the keyboard side facing down Align the support rail into the groove on the bottom of the instrument and attach the rail using the 4 x 45mm flathead screws El Put the keyboard on the stand Check the back to front orientation for stand and care fully place the keyboard on the side boards Slowly move the keyboard so that the holes on the bottom of the key board are properly aligned with the holes on the angle brackets N caution Be careful not to drop the keyboard or to get your fingers caught between the keyboard and the stand parts Install the keyboard to the stand Fix the keyboard to the angle brackets using the 5 x 16 mm roundhead screws E Post assembly checklist Once you ve assembled the stand check the fol lowing points Are there any parts left over gt If so read the assembly instructions again and correct any errors you might have made s the instrument clear of doors and other movable fixtures gt f not move the instrument to an appropriate location Does the instrument make a rattling noise when you play it or move it gt f so properly tighten all screws Also if the keyboard makes a creaking noise or seems unsteady when you play it refer carefully to the assembly instructions and diagrams and retighten all screws DGX 62
201. to the Effect Type List on page 133 for information about the available harmony types Try playing the keyboard with the harmony function The effect and operation of each Har mony Type is different refer to the below section How to sound each Harmony Type as well as the Effect Type List for details DATA ENTRY OOO OOO O09 GOG CATEGORY x gt DELETE RESET NOTE The harmony notes can be added only to the Main Voice not to Dual or Split Voices The keys left of the Split Point of the keyboard produce no harmony notes when the auto accompaniment is on ACMP ON is lit How to sound each Harmony Type Harmony type 01 to 05 bua bade Press the right hand keys while playing chords in the auto accompaniment range of the keyboard when the Auto Accompaniment is on page 24 Harmony type 06 to 12 Trill vunn keys Harmony type 13 to 19 Tremolo WA Keep holding down the keys Harmony type 20 to 26 Echo NAH Keep holding down the keys You can adjust the Harmony Volume in the Function Settings page 89 66 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Play with a Variety of Effects Adding Reverb Reverb lets you play with a rich concert hall type ambience When you select a style or song the optimum reverb type for the voice used is automatically selected If you want to select a different reverb type u
202. ton is pressed Is External Clock set to ON Make sure External Clock is set to OFF refer to External Clock on page 100 The style does not sound properly Make sure that the Style Volume page 88 is set to an appropriate level Is the split point set at an appropriate key for the chords you are play ing Set the split point at an appropriate key page 77 Is the ACMP indicator showing in the display If it is not showing press the ACMP ON OFF button so that it does show No rhythm accompaniment plays when the START STOP button is pressed after selecting style number 121 or a style between 133 and 150 Pianist This is not a malfunction Style number 121 and style numbers 133 150 Pianist have no rhythm parts so no rhythm will play The other parts will begin playing when you play a chord in the accompaniment range of the keyboard if style playback is turned on Not all of the voices seem to sound or the sound seems to be cut off The footswitch for sustain seems to produce the opposite effect For example pressing the foot switch cuts off the sound and releasing it sustains the sounds The instrument is polyphonic up to a maximum of 32 notes If the Dual voice or Split voice is being used and a style or song is playing back at the same time some notes sounds may be omitted or sto len from the accompaniment or song The polarity of the footswitch is reversed Make sure that the foot sw
203. ts or specifications at any time without prior notice Since specifications equipment or options may not be the same in every locale please check with your Yamaha dealer DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 137 Tp Index Panel controls and terminals A S M 13 63 Partem 64 EE 13 63 A B REPEAT een 12 83 ACMP ON OFF tnn 12 24 CATEGORY 4 and 3 13 63 Chord Fingering i 12 81 DCN KA 10 13 DEMO E 13 46 Dial ccntum ias 13 63 DUAL ON OFF az a asas 13 16 EASY SONG ARRANGER 12 54 EXECUT DE 12 92 EXIT memsentado 13 64 BE E E A EE sys 12 30 FILE CONTROL uu itte 12 91 FUNCTION 5 5 cniin 12 87 HARMONY ON OFF 13 66 INTRO ENDING Sit 12 74 LCD CONTRAST eene LESSON EE LESSON START nenne IS de MAIN AUTO FILL MASTER VOLUME MEMORY BANK 1 2 MENU n erka en METRONOME ON OFF MUSIC DATABASE 12 53 PLACT ON OEE nine 12 36 44 PAUSE nce nce eas 12 30 IPC ee 101 PHONES OUTPUT e 10 13 PITCH BEND wheel 13 69 PORTABLE GRAND 13 18 REC 1 5 A auth 12 56 REGIST MEMORY 13 85 REPEAT amp LEARN 12 52 REW 54 deedeteanciie asa 12 30 SCORE eieiei eg 12 33 SONG E 12 29 SONG MEMORY 12 57 SPLIT ON OFF aisinn 13 17 STANDB
204. uah Ze neare au re Recording uywas ta an aa akay Registration Memory Remote control Repeat nsecee nn nemen 52 83 REVTO Age ee ete 67 Re ve rb Type EE 133 REPaltt onere 89 104 Single Staff SCOIe eee SMF Standard MIDI File SME Save song Clear asa aa aasawa SODE Lisi us gua ny eeepc Song Memory saa aaaasassas SONE QUE granmen Song Volume idee Specifications sees Split Chorus Level si ei OR Split NC 88 Split e 17 77 Split Reverb Level eene 88 Split Volce 55 osi eee 17 Split VOLUME zi iter 88 Standard Chords 28 Min 23 26 74 Style PS s oet ace acer tne 81 95 Style List deer eicene 130 Style E 89 100 Style Volume eite 78 Sustain Footswitch 10 Sustain Panel 69 88 Synchro Start e ette 24 75 Synchro Stop eee 76 Tempo 2 mene i 46 70 TimeSignature Denominator Numerator 21 Touch Response su nmt 70 Touch Sensitivity esses 70 STACK 3nd t etn 56 Track Clear eee 60 Transfer sse 100 102 RE 73 Troubleshooting 110 112 RR LO 73 USB 97 RE 93 95 User File Save iain eee 93 User SONG ncc reete aus 32 56 XGlite DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 139 Limited Warranty
205. urn 1 3 13 5135 5135 Repeatedly Play the Same Key Je yD C HH Dm7 C G7 B C H v spy iby ida zb 120 DGx 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Scores DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owners Manual 121 Scores This score is provided with the intent that the pitch will be corrected by the performance assistant technol ogy feature If you play the Play These Notes part using the performance assistant technology feature the part will be corrected and played so that it matches the backing part Song No o J 108 Function Demo for performance assistant technology Nocturne op 9 2 Turn PAT Jon Type CHORD FREE 2nd time only 1 5 Play These Notes P A T Chord Symbols These Left hand Notes Will Sound eC e e La 2 gt e You Can Even Play thelSame Keys 9 SHE A Z Z e 8 I e H 5 5 um ms s um j F Bbm F H F Am E D7 4 9 l xc y gt d be ue gt e e e F 1480 E P e 2 e 6 SR z Z Z Z Z ma mes m m d D7 AC H Gm z Aach o gt a e gt gn ae EE gt Z Ze
206. uted by FCC DoC YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual 3 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference AN 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 e Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument The required voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument Use the specified adaptor PA 5D or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha only Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument or overheating Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have accumulated on it Do not place the AC adaptor cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord place heavy objects on it or place it in a position where anyone could walk on trip over or roll anything over it Do not open e Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or modify them in any way The instrument contains no user serviceable parts If it should appear to be malfunctioning discontinue use immediately and have it inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel
207. value of 1 keyboard is correspondingly reduced The same applies to the Remember to take this into consideration Split Voice and Song functions If the maximum polyphony is Some voices may sound continuously or have a long decay after the notes have been released while the sus exceeded earlier played notes will be cut off and the most tain pedal footswitch 1e held recent notes have priority last note priority Panel Voice List Bank Select MIDI Bank Select MIDI valce MSB LSB ae Voice Name Voice MSB LSB GR Voice Name 0 127 0 127 1 128 0 127 0 127 1 128 PIANO 051 000 112 037 _ Slap Bass 001 000 113 001 Live Grand Piano 052 000 112 039 Synth Bass 002 000 114 001 Live Warm Grand Piano 053 000 113 039 _ Hi Q Bass 003 000 112 001 Grand Piano 054 000 113 040 Dance Bass 004 000 112 002 Bright Piano STRINGS 005 000 112 007 Harpsichord 055 000 116 050 Live Orchestra 006 000 112 004 Honky tonk Piano 056 000 112 049 String Ensemble 007 000 112 003 MIDI Grand Piano 057 000 112 050 Chamber Strings 008 000 113 003 CP80 058 000 113 050 Slow Strings E PIANO 059 000 112 045 Tremolo Strings 009 000 114 005 Cool Galaxy Electric Piano 060 000 112 051 Synth Strings 010 000 118 005 Cool Suitcase Electric Piano
208. y feature 4 Try playing a chord in the auto accom paniment section of the keyboard checking the indications in the display When you ve played the chord properly a bell sound signals your success and the chord name in the display flash Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display LK efe BE Song Settings Song Volume I Press the FUNCTION button FUNCTION VOLUME est Style Volume SC 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and x but tons to select the Song Volume item A B Repeat You can specify a section of a song A is the start point and B is the end point for repeat playback ee A B I Play the song page 29 and press the A B REPEAT button at the beginning of the section you want to repeat the A point N REPEAT amp SONG LEARN REPEAT START PAUSE O STOP JEOU CATEGORY Ge FUNCTION VOLUME C Sexe o eETTTCHRINS o Song volume item c can be set between 000 and 127 3 Use the dial to set the song volume between 000 and 127 NOTE e Song volume can be adjusted while a song is selected 2 Press the A B REPEAT button a sec ond time at the end of the section you want to repeat the B point SONG REPEAT amp START EARN REPEAT pause O STOP JBDULL 3 The specified A B section of the song will now play repeatedly You can stop repeat playback at any time by
209. y selected song name and number will be highlighted O SENG SONG SELECT CATEGORY e RV SONO Core ne le EN ee TT nengen O O STYLE 007_ Geet GxyEP Demo 008 M HrpSwt5pr Demo W O VOICE 009 Hallelujah Ch The currently selected song a ea orus number and name are dis 010 Ave Maria l played here Select a Song Use the dial to select the song you want to arrange 54 DGX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Listen to the song Press the START STOP button to begin playback of the song Move on to the next step while the song is playing PAUSE e STOP 008 Press the EASY SONG ARRANGER button The Style Select display will appear The currently selected style name and number will be highlighted START Change a Song s Style NOTE e When playing song numbers 010 011 and 020 to 030 while using the Easy Song Arranger melody tracks will be automati cally muted and no melody will sound In order to hear the mel ody tracks you will need to press the SONG MEMORY buttons 3 to 5 SONG e EASY SONG wc STYLE i i O sme amp Lm mon EM 151 No data O VOICE 001 8BeatModern j Z SONG MELODY VOICE 002 Cool8Beat I The currently selected style number and name are dis played here Select a style Rotate the dial and listen to how the song sounds with different styles As you select different styles the s
210. ying accompaniment shifts to the main section The length of the intro in measures differs depending on the selected Style MAIN section This is used for playing the main part of the Song It plays a main accompaniment pattern and repeats indefinitely until another section s button is pressed There are two variations on the basic pattern A and B and the Style playback sound changes harmonically based on the chords you play with your left hand Fill in section This is automatically added before changing to section A or B ENDING section This is used for the ending of the Song When the ending is finished the auto accompaniment stops automatically The length of the ending in measures differs depending on the selected Style 74 DGxX 620 520 YPG 625 525 Owner s Manual Style Auto accompaniment Functions Press the STYLE button and then select a style 2 Press the ACMP ON OFF button to turn auto accompaniment on LLL STYLE AC AIN SYNC SYNC ON OFF ENOUING rit AUTO FILL STOP START MEASURE 001 TRANSPOSE TEMPO 2 160 4 4 ok 08 7 PopBossa 001 AlvFever 001 Live Grand Piano PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT pa ACMP MAINA Appears when auto accompaniment is on 3 Press the SYNC START button to turn synchro start on The indicator will flash when the synchro start standby mode will be engaged vex Yar STYLE ACMP Sv An ON OFF ENDING r

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