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AR-80
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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION PRODUCT SAFETY MARKINGS: Yamaha electronic ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Yamaha strives to produce products may have either labels similar to the graphics products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly. shown below or molded / stamped facsimiles of these We sincerely believe that our products and the production graphics on the enclosure. The explanation of these methods used to produce them, meet these goals. In keeping graphics appears on this page. with both t
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS INFORMATION RELATING TO PERSONAL INJURY, ELECTRICAL SHOCK, AND FIRE HAZARD POSSIBILITIES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS LIST. WARNING- When using any electrical or electronic product, 8. This product was NOT designed for use in wet/damp basic precautions should always be followed. These precautions locations and should not be used near water or exposed to rain. include, but are not limited to, the following: Examples of wet /damp locations are; near a swimming pool, spa,
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FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! harmful to the operation of other electronic devices. Compliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that This product, when installed as indicated in the interference will not occur in all installations. If this product instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC is found to be the source of interference, which can be requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by determined by turning the unit "OFF" and "ON"
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PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference. 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: • Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or • Only use the voltage specified as correct fo
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Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha AR-80 Electone! The AR-80 combines the most advanced and natural-sounding AWM tone generation technology with state-of-the-art digital electronics and features to give you stunning sound quality with maximum musical enjoyment. A large custom display also makes the AR-80 exceptionally easy to use and operate. In order to make the most of the Electone and its extensive potential, we urge you to read the manual thoroughly while trying out the
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Other Settings — Volume, Reverb, 7. Music Disk Recorder .....................83 Chorus, and Pan .......................................139 M.D.R. Precautions .........................................83 Naming Your User Style ................................140 Formatting a Disk ............................................85 Saving Your User Style .................................140 Recording ........................................................88 Clear All Data ..............................
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Panel Controls & ^ # 9 8 7 LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 MAX MAX PEDAL VOICE 1 MAX BAR/BEAT VOICE EFFECT OFF DISPLAY SET STRINGS BRASS CLARI- SAXO- CHORUS HORN 1 STRINGS BRASS CLARI- SAXO- CHORUS HARMO- 1 CONTRA ELEC. 1 NET PHONE NET PHONE NICA ¡¡¡¡
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5 9 8 7 43 PEDAL VOICE 1 MAX VOICE EFFECT OFF SINGLE FINGERED CUSTUM MEMORY D. DEMO DISPLAY SET FINGER CHORD A.B.C. CONTRA ELEC. 1 AUTO BASS CHORD BASS BASS FOOT REGIST. SW. SHIFT REGISTRATION MENU ORGAN PRESET M.O.C./ VOICE ORGAN TUBA TO L.M.SPLIT EDIT THEATRE THEATRE THEATER JAZZ POP CLASSIC BASS LOWER FULL SOFT U.S.A. ORGAN ORGAN ORGAN MIN ACCOMP. SEQUENCE @ PEDAL VOICE 2 MAX PROGRAM PROGRAM MASTER VOLUME 6 PAGE CONTRA ELEC. 1 ORCHESTRAL PRESET ) PITCH/ BASS BASS DISK MIDI SYMPHONY BALLROOM B
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Main Features Your Yamaha AR-80 Electone is packed with many sophisticated functions, yet is amazingly easy to use. The main features are briefly described here (along with page references) so that you can quickly understand the capabilities of the Electone. Astoundingly True-to-life Sounds The new AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation technology gives you 148 exceptionally realistic and natural-sounding Voices. The AR-80 also has special Voice sets for XG, GM (General MIDI) and DOC (Disk
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Accompaniment Program and Sequence Program The powerful Accompaniment Program function lets you create your own User Styles (accompaniment patterns) — including drum/percussion, bass, chord, pad and phrase parts. Each Style you create can have different Intro, Main A and B, Fill In, and Ending patterns. (See page 122.) The Sequence Program function lets you connect your original User Styles together with the preset Styles to create up to four complete rhythm/accompaniment tracks, which you can
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Introductory Guide Whether you are an advanced Electone performer or have never touched an electronic keyboard in your life, we recommend that you take the time to go through this basic section. It shows you in the simplest possible manner how to start playing your AR-80. It also introduces you to some of the basic operations and functions that will come in handy when you later use the AR-80’s more advanced features. Getting Started CAUTION 1. Plug the power cord into an appropriate electrical
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3. Set the MASTER VOLUME control. The MASTER VOLUME control is an overall control which affects the volume of the entire instrument. MASTER VOLUME MIN MAX 4. Press the Expression pedal down with your foot. Once you have set the MASTER VOLUME control to a suitable level, you can use the Expression pedal to change the volume with your foot as you play. Maximum volume Minimum volume 7
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Playing the Demo Songs Before you start playing your new AR-80, you’ll probably want to hear what the instrument is truly capable of doing. For this purpose, the AR-80 features a variety of special Demo Songs that showcase the dynamic Voices and Styles of the instrument. There are a total of 18 Demo Songs, each recorded in a different music style, and each corresponding to the 18 music styles of the Registration Menu. Though the Demo Songs are a wonderful introduction to the instrument for t
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Registration Menu The next place to continue your explorations of the AR-80 is the Registration Menu. This section features a total of 288 preset Registrations, created to suit a wide variety of music styles. You’ve already heard some of these Registrations in action when you listened to the special Demo Songs. Since each Registration has all appropriate settings for the selected type of music — including suitable Voices and Styles — you can instantly change all panel settings with the touch of
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2. Select the desired Registration from the display with the appropriate Data Control button. Each Registration Menu button selection calls up a menu of up to 16 Registrations. Press the Data Control button that corresponds to the Registration you wish to play. DATA CONTROL Press the Data Control button corresponding to the desired music style. (The selected Registration is highlighted.) 3. Try playing some songs that are suited to the selected Registration. Also, try playing the selected r
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Using the Display and Related Controls As you’ve seen in the sections above, the AR-80 features an exceptionally large and easy-to-understand display. It provides comprehensive at-a-glance information on all current settings, and gives you convenient, intuitive control over the AR-80’s functions. In this section, we’ll take a look at some example displays, and see how the surrounding panel buttons are used with them. 1. Call up the Help function by pressing the HELP button. To leave this displ
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2. Let’s take a look at some other ways the Data Control buttons are used. Press the STRINGS button in the UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 section twice (or repeatedly until the display below appears). UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 MAX STRINGS BRASS CLARI- SAXO- CHORUS HARMO- 1 NET PHONE NICA 2 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA- COSMIC TUTTI PHONE MIN Use the Data Control buttons below each section in the display to change the corresponding settings. DATA CONTROL 1 2 3 1 TOUCH TONE Press the top button to increase the T
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Help Messages Before you go on to use some of the other features of the AR-80, you should explore the Help messages. This convenient function provides a comprehensive yet concise “on-line” guide covering all AR-80 operations and features. If there is an operation you’re unfamiliar with or if you need quick information on a function or feature, the relevant Help message is only a few button presses away. Help is divided into many different sections, each covering a different group of AR-80 fun
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3. Select the desired Help Menu section. Press the MENU button corresponding to the desired subject. Each Menu section covers a different subject (or group of functions) of the AR-80, and each has several “screens” . You can also scroll through the entire set of Help Menus by using the PAGE buttons. 4. Use the appropriate Data Control buttons to scroll up and down through the individual “screens” of the selected Menu. Pressing one of the bottom two right Data Control buttons goes down one “scr
