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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 switch, disconnect the electric plug from the
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Congratulations! You are the proud owner of a fine electronic organ, Electone EL-400. The Yamaha EL-400 Electone combines the most advanced AWM tone generation technology with state-of-the-art digital electronics and features to give you stunning sound quality with maximum musical enjoyment. In order to make the most of the Electone and extensive performance potential, we urge you to read the manual thoroughly while trying out the various features described. Keep the manual in a safe place for l
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Table of Contents Panel Layout ................................. 6 5 Registration Memory............... 66 EL-400 Panel Layout ................................................ 6 1 Storing Registrations ................................. 66 Quick Introductory LCD Display/Display Select .................................... 8 2 Selecting Registrations .............................. 67 Guide 1 3 Saving the Registration Data to Disk ...... 67 Main Features ............................... 9 4 Registra
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Panel Layout EL-400 Panel Layout UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1, 2 LEAD VOICE PEDAL VOICE 1, 2 DATA CONTROL (page 17) (page 17) (page 17) (page 14) Monitor Speaker LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 1, 2 (page 17) ¨⁄Str DATA CONTROL UPPER KEYBOARD BASIC Ò⁄Str REVERB UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 VOICE 2 LEAD VOICE REGIST. MAX MAX MAX MAX STRINGS BRASS CLARI- SAXO- CHORUS HARMO- 1 1 VIOLIN FLUTE 1 NET PHONE NICA REVERB (page 39) 2 2 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA- COSMIC TUTTI OBOE TRUM- TO PHONE PET LOWER
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LCD Display DATA CONTROL PAGE DISPLAY SELECT (page 13) (page 14) (page 14) (page 8) Monitor Speaker DISPLAY SELECT MASTER VOLUME VOICE EFFECT A.B.C. FOOT REGIST. PITCH TREMOLO MASTER VOLUME DISPLAY SET M.O.C. SW. SHIFT MIDI (FAST) ings1ÎViolin1 ⁄ DATA CONTROL PAGE ings1∏⁄ContBs.1 (page 11) RECORD PLAY MUSIC DISK UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT RECORDER SONG FROM TO SONG DEL. REPEAT SONG COPY (page 73) PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTO
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LCD Display/Display Select LCD Display PAGE Button (page 13) (page 14) ¨⁄Strings1ÎViolin1 ⁄ DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL PAGE Ò⁄Strings1∏⁄ContBs.1 DATA CONTROL Buttons (page 14) TREMOLO (FAST) Button (page 43) DISPLAY SELECT PITCH/MIDI Button (page 105) VOICE EFFECT A.B.C. FOOT REGIST. PITCH TREMOLO DISPLAY SET M.O.C. SW. SHIFT MIDI (FAST) REGIST. SHIFT Button (page 68) FOOT SW. Button (page 98) A.B.C./M.O.C. Button (page 51, 63) EFFECT SET Button (page 33) VOICE DISPLAY Button (page 20) Others
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Main Features 1 Astoundingly True-to-life Sounds The new AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) and FM (Frequency Modulation) tone generation technologies combined with authentic touch response make this Electone a truly expressive musical instrument. You can enjoy playing a total of 173 AWM/FM voices using the touch response function. 2 Wide Variety of High Quality Effects Electone voices can also be enhanced with a full range of high-quality digital effects, ranging from Tremolo and Reverb to Flanger, Del
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1 Quick Introductory Guide 1 Getting Started Plug the power cord in to an appropriate electrical outlet. 1 Only use the voltage specified as correct for the Electone. The required voltage is printed on the name plate of the Electone. Yamaha products are manufactured specifically for the supply voltage in the area where they are to be sold. If you should move, or if any doubt exists about the supply voltage, please consult with a qualified technician. Turn on the Electone by pressing the POWER sw
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Quick Introductory Guide Set the MASTER VOLUME control. The MASTER VOLUME control is an overall control which affects the 3 volume of the entire instrument. 1 MASTER VOLUME Press the Expression pedal down with your foot. Once you have set the MASTER VOLUME control to a suitable level, 4 you can use the Expression pedal to change the volume with your foot as you play. Louder Softer BASIC REGIST. 2 Basic Registrations The Basic Registration section has five factory preset registrations, each with
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Quick Introductory Guide 3 Basic Operation 1 Registration Set-up Select the keyboard to play Select the voice Select the rhythm (Voice Menu) (Rhythm Menu) Finely adjust the voice Finely adjust the rhythm (Voice Condition) (Rhythm Condition) * The Controls and Effects may Add effects be applied differently depending on the selected type of Controls (Effect Set) and Effects. See page 28 for more information. Add reverb Loading the Saving the Adjust the total volume Setting Registration
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Quick Introductory Guide 4 LCD DISPLAY 1 This section introduces you the convenient control functions of the LCD display. The LCD display lets you see at a glance the current settings and provides easy-to-understand graphic representation of all parameters. Selecting a voice/rhythm Press the panel voice/rhythm button which you want to use (For example, press the STRINGS button in the Upper Keyboard Voice 1 1 section). UPPER KEYBOARD UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 VOICE 2 MAX MAX 1 1 STRINGS BRASS C
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Quick Introductory Guide Function of the Data Control Buttons 1 Strings1 Strings2 DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL Pizz.Strs Syn.Strs1 1 1 VOL.:24 PAN:C ¨1¤ DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL BRIL.: 0 REVERB:24 2 2 EFFECT:SYMPHONIC ¨1‹ DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL ”SYMPHONIC ’CELESTE 3 3 [INS][DEL]¤ DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL T??????????????????? _ 4 4 The Data Control buttons are used to select 1 a voice/rhythm or function shown on the display. Each pair of buttons corresponding to the se
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Quick Introductory Guide Summary of the LCD Operation The following chart gives you a general view of the basic operations on the Electone. 1 1. To call up the LCD display 1) Pressing Panel Buttons 2) Pressing a Display Select button Selecting voices or setting up the Voice Condition Displaying Voice Display (Manual Balance) Selecting rhythms or setting up the Rhythm Setting effects Condition Setting A.B.C./M.O.C. Setting the Reverb effect Setting the Left-Footswitch Setting the
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Quick Introductory Guide Language on the LCD LCD display can be shown in two languages, English and Japanese. 1 How to select the language: 1. Press the VOICE DISPLAY button in the DISPLAY SELECT section. The page 1 will be displayed. DISPLAY SELECT VOICE EFFECT A.B.C. FOOT REGIST. PITCH TREMOLO DISPLAY SET M.O.C. SW. SHIFT MIDI (FAST) ¨⁄Strings1ÎViolin1 ⁄ DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL Ò⁄Strings1∏⁄ContBs.1 2. Press the PAGE button to select the page 3. ‹ DATA CONTROL DATA CON
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Voice Sections 2 Voice Sections The EL-400 features 173 different high quality AWM/FM voices. Each of the AWM/FM voices can be used on the Upper keyboard, Lower keyboard and Pedalboard. There are three voice sections for the Upper keyboard, two voice sections for the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard, respectively. Each voice section can, of course, have its own Voice Condition page(s), which allow you to finely set up voice and volume settings. UPPER KEYBOARD UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 VOICE 2 LEA
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Voice Sections (page 2) Volume Balance between UPPER UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 2 and LOWER (Page 20) ¨¤Strings1 M.BAL: 0¤ DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL PAGE Ò¤Strings1∏¤ContBs.1 NOTE: LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 2 PEDAL VOICE 2 2 For more information on the volume You can select the language shown on the LCD display on page 3 of the Voice balance between the Upper Keyboard and Display (page 16). the Lower Keyboard see page 20. ‹ DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL PAGE ’i-y∫ ”English 2 Select
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Voice Sections Press one of the Data Control buttons that corresponds to the voice you wish to select. (Pop Organ 1, in this case) 2 Organ1 JazzOrgan1 DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL PopOrgan1 Accordion 2 The first letter of the selected voice/rhythm will start blinking. You have selected Pop Organ 1 for the Upper Keyboard Voice 1. If you wish to, you can select voices from the other Upper Keyboard NOTE: Voice sections, Upper Keyboard Voice 2 and Lead Voice, Lower 3 The voices, Upper Keyboard V
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Voice Sections Use the top left side Data Control button pair to change the level of the NOTE: desired voice. Fine volume settings, 0-24, are available. Pressing a voice button once calls up that voice’s Voice Menu display. Pressing it a second time calls up the Voice Condition VOL.:24 PAN:C ¨1¤ display. Successive presses alternate DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL between the two displays. BRIL.: 0 REVERB:24 2 NOTE: The Lead and Pedal Voices sound one note at a time; when you simultaneously
