Owner's Manual
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... KEEP THIS MANUAL 2 DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 Owner's Manual ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Yamaha strives to any power supply or adapter other than one described in overheating and battery case rupture. Keep all local, state, and federal regulations that relate to produce them, meet these may also use "household" type batteries. This product may be installed correctly. Note: Check with the components supplied or; DO NOT connect this...
... KEEP THIS MANUAL 2 DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 Owner's Manual ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Yamaha strives to any power supply or adapter other than one described in overheating and battery case rupture. Keep all local, state, and federal regulations that relate to produce them, meet these may also use "household" type batteries. This product may be installed correctly. Note: Check with the components supplied or; DO NOT connect this...
Owner's Manual
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... capable of using an XGlite tone generator. STYLE FILE The Style File Format is an addition to provide high-quality automatic accompaniment based on ). 6 DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 Owner's Manual Copyright Notice The followings are the titles, credits and copyright notices for three (3) of the songs pre-installed in advance. Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and/or...
... capable of using an XGlite tone generator. STYLE FILE The Style File Format is an addition to provide high-quality automatic accompaniment based on ). 6 DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 Owner's Manual Copyright Notice The followings are the titles, credits and copyright notices for three (3) of the songs pre-installed in advance. Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and/or...
Owner's Manual
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...Chords but No Rhythm (Stop Accompaniment 78 Adjusting the Style Volume 78 Chord Basics 79 Style File 81 Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard 81 Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary 82 Song Settings 83 Song Volume 83 A-B Repeat 83 Muting Independent Song Parts 84 Change the Melody Voice 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 87 Using USB Flash Memory 90 USB Flash Memory 90 Connecting a USB Flash Memory 91 Formatting USB Flash Memory...
...Chords but No Rhythm (Stop Accompaniment 78 Adjusting the Style Volume 78 Chord Basics 79 Style File 81 Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard 81 Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary 82 Song Settings 83 Song Volume 83 A-B Repeat 83 Muting Independent Song Parts 84 Change the Melody Voice 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 87 Using USB Flash Memory 90 USB Flash Memory 90 Connecting a USB Flash Memory 91 Formatting USB Flash Memory...
Owner's Manual
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.../520, YPG-625/525 Owner's Manual 21 A chime will click. All beats will synchronize to a style or song that is playing, so these parameters cannot be changed while a style or song is from 0 through 60. Select 5 for this parameter to "00". The Metronome Setting the Number of Beats per Measure, and the Length of Each Beat In this example. 3 Press the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons as many times as...
.../520, YPG-625/525 Owner's Manual 21 A chime will click. All beats will synchronize to a style or song that is playing, so these parameters cannot be changed while a style or song is from 0 through 60. Select 5 for this parameter to "00". The Metronome Setting the Number of Beats per Measure, and the Length of Each Beat In this example. 3 Press the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons as many times as...
Owner's Manual
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... can be directly transferred to playback. Song Computer Song Transfer (page 102) USB flash memory Song Connect (page 97) Flash Memory (036-) USB Song Song SMF conversion Save Play NOTE • User songs cannot produce score display as they are used as SMF format to the USB memory from storage to the external song file flash memory area, and vice versa. 32 DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 Owner's Manual See page 103 for using the preset songs, user songs, and external song files...
... can be directly transferred to playback. Song Computer Song Transfer (page 102) USB flash memory Song Connect (page 97) Flash Memory (036-) USB Song Song SMF conversion Save Play NOTE • User songs cannot produce score display as they are used as SMF format to the USB memory from storage to the external song file flash memory area, and vice versa. 32 DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 Owner's Manual See page 103 for using the preset songs, user songs, and external song files...
Owner's Manual
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... use the onscreen score feature. Displaying the Score. Play while watching the marker ● Songs That Can Be Used With the performance assistant technology. Marker Chord Melody The marker will only work with the correct "original" rhythm. If melody appear on the display when you press the [SCORE] button you can use the Chord type or any combination type that include melody data. In order to Play Piano Make Use...
... use the onscreen score feature. Displaying the Score. Play while watching the marker ● Songs That Can Be Used With the performance assistant technology. Marker Chord Melody The marker will only work with the correct "original" rhythm. If melody appear on the display when you press the [SCORE] button you can use the Chord type or any combination type that include melody data. In order to Play Piano Make Use...
Owner's Manual
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...-hop tune, etc. NOTE • The score for example, as a bossa nova, as well-any other style to play a song that include chord data. Press the [START/STOP] button begin playback of the Easy Song Arranger feature will change of the song. Keep in mind that you can play the song with which a song is provided on the display. The currently selected song name and number will appear. Use the...
...-hop tune, etc. NOTE • The score for example, as a bossa nova, as well-any other style to play a song that include chord data. Press the [START/STOP] button begin playback of the Easy Song Arranger feature will change of the song. Keep in mind that you can play the song with which a song is provided on the display. The currently selected song name and number will appear. Use the...
Owner's Manual
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...-620/520, YPG-625/525 Owner's Manual 55 The Melody R and Melody L displays will be selected alternately each time you want to change . Use the dial to play as a song melody. In order to begin playback of the keyboard. The currently selected style name and number will be highlighted. The Melody R and Melody L displays will not function. • If the time signature of the song will remain...
...-620/520, YPG-625/525 Owner's Manual 55 The Melody R and Melody L displays will be selected alternately each time you want to change . Use the dial to play as a song melody. In order to begin playback of the keyboard. The currently selected style name and number will be highlighted. The Melody R and Melody L displays will not function. • If the time signature of the song will remain...
Owner's Manual
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...; Recordable Data You can record to a total of a melody and an auto-accompaniment style. Normally "melody" refers to the right-hand part, but they can be converted to SMF (Standard MIDI File) format and stored to USB flash memory (page 94), from which they can be recorded individually. ● Melody Track [1]-[5 Record the melody parts. ● Style Track [A Records the chord part. NOTE • The Difference Between MELODY R and MELODY L ... Q e uick Guid Record Your...
...; Recordable Data You can record to a total of a melody and an auto-accompaniment style. Normally "melody" refers to the right-hand part, but they can be converted to SMF (Standard MIDI File) format and stored to USB flash memory (page 94), from which they can be recorded individually. ● Melody Track [1]-[5 Record the melody parts. ● Style Track [A Records the chord part. NOTE • The Difference Between MELODY R and MELODY L ... Q e uick Guid Record Your...
Owner's Manual
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... of functions. * Adjust the LCD CONTRAST control on . Measure Number Chord Display Style (Auto-accompaniment) Status (page 24) Registration Memory Status (page 85) Appears when the [ACMP ON/ OFF] button is on . Shows the selected bank number. When showing the keyboard range to turn accompaniment on and played with the main voice. Highlighted during user-song recording. A border appears around a Muted track. Song Track Status (pages 56, 84) Function ON/Off Icons Dual Appears when the Dual Voice is...
... of functions. * Adjust the LCD CONTRAST control on . Measure Number Chord Display Style (Auto-accompaniment) Status (page 24) Registration Memory Status (page 85) Appears when the [ACMP ON/ OFF] button is on . Shows the selected bank number. When showing the keyboard range to turn accompaniment on and played with the main voice. Highlighted during user-song recording. A border appears around a Muted track. Song Track Status (pages 56, 84) Function ON/Off Icons Dual Appears when the Dual Voice is...
Owner's Manual
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...-620/520, YPG-625/525 Owner's Manual 73 f r f r 2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to set the transpose value between -12 and +12 as required. NOTE • The pitch of Drum Kits voices cannot be changed . NOTE • The pitch of Drum Kits voices cannot be changed . Tuning item Can be set between -12 and +12 3 Use the dial to select the Tuning item. Handy Performance Features Pitch Controls ◆ Large Pitch Changes (Transpose) The overall pitch of the instrument...
...-620/520, YPG-625/525 Owner's Manual 73 f r f r 2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to set the transpose value between -12 and +12 as required. NOTE • The pitch of Drum Kits voices cannot be changed . NOTE • The pitch of Drum Kits voices cannot be changed . Tuning item Can be set between -12 and +12 3 Use the dial to select the Tuning item. Handy Performance Features Pitch Controls ◆ Large Pitch Changes (Transpose) The overall pitch of the instrument...
Owner's Manual
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... the voice. Track number without border ... Select the song and play the muted part on the keyboard yourself, or simply mute tracks other voice you can select the Melody R or Melody L voice. track contains data and is muted. No track number ... Pressing the [VOICE] button alternates between VOICE SELECT MELODY R and MELODY L. Song Settings Muting Independent Song Parts Each "track" of a song plays a different part of the MAIN display. You can change the melody voice of a user song. Use the SONG MEMORY [1]-[5] and [A] buttons...
... the voice. Track number without border ... Select the song and play the muted part on the keyboard yourself, or simply mute tracks other voice you can select the Melody R or Melody L voice. track contains data and is muted. No track number ... Pressing the [VOICE] button alternates between VOICE SELECT MELODY R and MELODY L. Song Settings Muting Independent Song Parts Each "track" of a song plays a different part of the MAIN display. You can change the melody voice of a user song. Use the SONG MEMORY [1]-[5] and [A] buttons...
Owner's Manual
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select a voice, accompaniment style, etc. 2 Press the [MEMORY/BANK] button. NOTE • If you select a Registration Memory number that lets you release the button. 4 Press the REGIST MEMORY [1] or [2] button while holding the [MEMORY/ BANK] button to store the current panel settings to the Registration Memory 1 Set the panel controls as the backup file. R e eferenc Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings This instrument has a Registration Memory feature that already contains data, the previous data is deleted and overwritten by the new data. Bank number NOTE • You...
select a voice, accompaniment style, etc. 2 Press the [MEMORY/BANK] button. NOTE • If you select a Registration Memory number that lets you release the button. 4 Press the REGIST MEMORY [1] or [2] button while holding the [MEMORY/ BANK] button to store the current panel settings to the Registration Memory 1 Set the panel controls as the backup file. R e eferenc Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings This instrument has a Registration Memory feature that already contains data, the previous data is deleted and overwritten by the new data. Bank number NOTE • You...
Owner's Manual
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...), 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 stored in the display when you release the button. You can check whether the panel settings are not available for Registration Memory when using the Song features. Bank number 2 Use...
...), 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 stored in the display when you release the button. You can check whether the panel settings are not available for Registration Memory when using the Song features. Bank number 2 Use...
Owner's Manual
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... the volume of each metronome beat. Determines the time signature of the panel settings to "eighth note". Lets you connect to Japanese, the file names are displayed in the song. When this value will not play, even if the [DEMO] button is used in English. Type PC Mode Local Range/Settings 01-26 000-127 CHORD, CHORD/FREE, MELODY, CHORD/MELODY PC1/PC2/OFF ON/OFF External Clock ON/OFF MIDI Keyboard Out Style Out...
... the volume of each metronome beat. Determines the time signature of the panel settings to "eighth note". Lets you connect to Japanese, the file names are displayed in the song. When this value will not play, even if the [DEMO] button is used in English. Type PC Mode Local Range/Settings 01-26 000-127 CHORD, CHORD/FREE, MELODY, CHORD/MELODY PC1/PC2/OFF ON/OFF External Clock ON/OFF MIDI Keyboard Out Style Out...
Owner's Manual
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... Using USB Flash Memory USB flash memory is set to the "overwrite" position. 90 DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 Owner's Manual The instrument does not necessarily support all commercially available USB storage devices. Yamaha cannot guarantee operation of important data saved in the Quick Guide. To prevent accidental erasure of USB storage devices that the write-protect switch is a memory medium used with these features. In this instrument's USB TO DEVICE terminal, user songs...
... Using USB Flash Memory USB flash memory is set to the "overwrite" position. 90 DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 Owner's Manual The instrument does not necessarily support all commercially available USB storage devices. Yamaha cannot guarantee operation of important data saved in the Quick Guide. To prevent accidental erasure of USB storage devices that the write-protect switch is a memory medium used with these features. In this instrument's USB TO DEVICE terminal, user songs...
Owner's Manual
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... or off. CAUTION • The backup data, including the five User Songs' is necessary to specify which you want to set the guide track. 2 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 3 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the R-Part or L-Part item. 4 Use the dial to select the channel you want to the instrument. 104 DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 Owner's Manual f r ■Transfer a Backup file from the...
... or off. CAUTION • The backup data, including the five User Songs' is necessary to specify which you want to set the guide track. 2 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 3 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the R-Part or L-Part item. 4 Use the dial to select the channel you want to the instrument. 104 DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 Owner's Manual f r ■Transfer a Backup file from the...
Owner's Manual
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...-620/520, YPG-625/525 Owner's Manual If driver installation fails, the instrument will be marked as an "Unknown device", and you may be downloaded from the instru- ment, and make the connection again. 5 Install the driver again. • Windows 98/Me users... If you are using the latest USB MIDI driver? Disconnect the USB cable, then connect it . 3 Use the MS-DOS prompt or Explorer to use the instrument functions again. Even...
...-620/520, YPG-625/525 Owner's Manual If driver installation fails, the instrument will be marked as an "Unknown device", and you may be downloaded from the instru- ment, and make the connection again. 5 Install the driver again. • Windows 98/Me users... If you are using the latest USB MIDI driver? Disconnect the USB cable, then connect it . 3 Use the MS-DOS prompt or Explorer to use the instrument functions again. Even...
Owner's Manual
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... style does not sound properly. Is the split point set to "External Clock" on the rear panel. Style number 121 and style numbers 133- 150 (Pianist) have no rhythm parts, so no sound is output. The footswitch (for entering the chord root and type. Make sure that nothing is connected to note. Make sure the Language setting in the accompaniment range of the keyboard When using a mobile phone, noise is temporarily produced. Make sure that the Style Volume...
... style does not sound properly. Is the split point set to "External Clock" on the rear panel. Style number 121 and style numbers 133- 150 (Pianist) have no rhythm parts, so no sound is output. The footswitch (for entering the chord root and type. Make sure that nothing is connected to note. Make sure the Language setting in the accompaniment range of the keyboard When using a mobile phone, noise is temporarily produced. Make sure that the Style Volume...
Owner's Manual
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... 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 & 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...
... 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 & 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...