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Owner’s Manual
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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). This product may also use “household” type batteries. Some of these DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other may be rechargeable. Make sure that the battery being charged is a than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being recommended by Yamaha. charged. This p
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FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations. If 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con- 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- tained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by
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PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual 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: Power supply/AC power adaptor Water warning • Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument. The requ
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• Do not dispose of batteries in fire. Maintenance • Do not attempt to recharge batteries that are not intended to be charged. • When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry cloth. Do not use paint thinners, • When the batteries run out, or if the instrument is not to be used for a long time, solvents, cleaning fluids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths. remove the batteries from the instrument to prevent possible leakage of the battery fluid. Handling caution • Keep batteries
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Copyright Notice The followings are the titles, credits and copyright notices for three (3) of the songs pre-installed in this electronic keyboard: Don’t Know Why All Rights Reserved, Unauthorized copying, public per- formance and broadcasting are strictly prohibited regard- Words and Music by Jesse Harris ing the above three songs pre-installed. Copyright © 2002 Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Beanly Songs All Rights Administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, 8 Music Square Wes
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Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha DGX-205/203 Portable Grand or PSR-295/293 PortaTone! 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. Supplied Accessories The DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 package includes the follo
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Special features of the DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 ■ Performance assistant technology page 14 Play along with a song on the instrument’s keyboard and produce a perfect 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 keyboard, for example – and you’ll sound like a pro as long as you play in time with the music. ■ Play a Variety Of Instrument Voices page 18 The instrument voice tha
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Contents Copyright Notice .................................................................... 6 Reference Panel logos ............................................................................ 6 Supplied Accessories............................................................. 7 Handy Performance Features 46 Special features of the DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293............. 8 Adding Reverb ...............................................................
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Setting Up Be sure to do the following operations BEFORE turning on the power. Power Requirements Although the instrument will run either from an optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use of an AC adaptor whenever possible. An AC adaptor is more environmentally friendly than batteries and does not deplete resources. ■ Using an AC Power Adaptor Make sure that the [STANDBY/ON] switch of the instrument is set to STANDBY. WARNING • Use ONLY a Yamaha PA-5D or PA-3C AC Po
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Setting Up Make all necessary connections BEFORE turning the power on. Connecting headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT jack) Connecting to a computer (USB terminal) The DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 speakers are automat- Connect the instrument’s USB terminal to the USB ter- ically shut off when a plug is inserted into this jack. minal of a computer, and you can transfer performance data and song files between the two (page 66). The PHONES/OUTPUT jack also functions as an exter- To use the USB data-transfer feat
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Panel Controls and Terminals DGX-205/203 Song Category List Style Category List Display (pages 31, 85) (page 84) (page 45) q e u !2 r i o !3 GrandPno 092 001 t !0 !4 001 w y !1 !5 #2 @3 @4 @5 @6 @7 @8 @9 PSR-295/293 Song Category List Style Category List Display (pages 31, 85) (page 84) (page 45) q e u !2 r i o !3 GrandPno 092 001 t !0 !4 001 w y !1 !5 @3 @4 @5 @6 @7 @8 @9 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 #3 #4 #5 #6 12 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual
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Panel Controls and Terminals Front Panel q [STANDBY/ON] switch ..................................... page 11 Voice Category List (page 78) w [MASTER VOLUME] control..................... pages 11, 15 e [TOUCH] button .......................................... page 22, 49 r [HARMONY] button .......................................... page 26 t [DUAL] button ................................................... page 19 y [SPLIT] button................................................... page 20 u [DEMO
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e d i u G The Easy Way To Play Piano Quick Guide 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! So even if you can’t play piano and can’t read a note of music, you can have some musical fun. The secret to the performance assistant technology’s ability to turn random playing into music is divulged on
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The Easy Way To Play Piano Quick Guide Twinkle 026 Press the [PERFORMANCE Icon will appear when performance ASSISTANT] button to turn the assistant technology is on. function on or off. Press the [START/STOP] button. 4 Song playback will begin. Use the [MASTER VOLUME] control to adjust the overall volume. Adjust volume Play on the keyboard. 5 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 you
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Quick Guide The Easy Way To Play Piano — The Secret Of performance assistant technology — How It Creates Music From Random Notes Performance assistant technology reads the chord data from the song and only assigns notes that will “work” at that moment to the keyboard. Since the chords of a song are constantly changing, different notes and chords will be pro- duced even if you repeatedly play the same keys. Song • Melody data • Chord data • Rhythm data Playback performance assistant technology
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The Easy Way To Play Piano Quick Guide Change the Song Tempo When using the performance assistant technology or in other situations in 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] – [9] number buttons to set to tempo to anywhere from 032 and 280 quarter-note beats per minute. Tempo 090 001 090 Current Tempo value You c
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e d i u G Try Playing a Variety Of Instrument Voices In addition to piano, organ, and other “standard” keyboard instruments, this instrument has a large range of voices that includes guitar, bass, strings, sax, trumpet, drums and percussion, sound effects … a wide variety of musical sounds. Select and Play a Voice – MAIN This procedure selects the main voice you will play on the keyboard. The voice is known as the “main voice.” Press the [VOICE] button. 1 The voice number and name will be dis
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Try Playing a Variety Of Instrument Voices Quick Guide 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] button. 1 NOTE The [DUAL] button turns the dual voice on or off. • The dual voice feature cannot When turned on the dual voice icon will appear in the display. The currently be used during a song lesson selected dual voice will sound i
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Quick Guide Try Playing a Variety Of Instrument Voices Play the keyboard. 4 Two voices will sound at the same time. Try selecting and playing a range of dual voices. Play Different Voices With the Left and Right Hands – SPLIT 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 poi
