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Owners Manual - Page 5
... from the DGX-500.
When using a power adaptor, even when the power switch is in the "STANDBY" position, electricity is still flowing to the instrument at a high or uncomfortable volume level, since this owner's manual are the property of their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the...
Owners Manual - Page 6
... of the DGX-500/300 with a special Bass Boost feature - Other powerful features include: • The advanced Yamaha Education Suite - just like a real musical instrument! You now own a portable keyboard that some songs may play back song data on commercially available GM, DOC, and Clavinova Disklavier Piano Soft disks. Read this Owner's Manual carefully while playing your new DGX-500/300 in...
Owners Manual - Page 7
... 86 • Using Initial Setup Send with a Sequencer...... 87 • External Clock 88
Troubleshooting 89
Data Backup & Initialization 90
Voice List 91
Style List 98
Music Database List 99
Drum Kit List 100
MIDI Implementation Chart 102
Effect map 104
Keyboard Stand Assembly (DGX-500 only 105
Specifications 108
Index 109 7 Contents
Panel Controls and Terminals 8
Setting Up 10...
Owners Manual - Page 8
...up various functions, settings, and operations of the DGX-500/ 300, including effects, transpose, tuning, and MIDI. (See page 20.)
i [DEMO] button This is used for adjusting certain settings and answering certain...page 28.)
y [DUAL] and [SETTING L/M] buttons Use the [DUAL] button to set the Time Signature.
!2 [PORTABLE GRAND] button This instantly calls up the Grand Piano voice. (See page 12.)
!3 ...
Owners Manual - Page 12
x Play the keyboard. See page 22. Want to find out more ? Want to find out more ? Quick Guide
Step 1 Voices
001 Live!Gnd
001
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Playing the Piano
Simply by pressing the [PORTABLE GRAND] button, you can automatically reset the entire DGX-500/300 for piano play. See page 22.
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z Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button.
001 Live!Gnd...
Owners Manual - Page 13
...Grand 002 Grand Piano 003 Bright Piano 004 Honky-tonk Piano 005 MIDI Grand Piano 006 CP 80 007 Harpsichord
E.PIANO 008 Galaxy EP 009 Funky Electric Piano 010 DX Modern Elec.
w Select a voice.
001 Live!Gnd
002 GrandPno
e Play the keyboard... Bass/Live! Grand 114 Finger Bass /Grand Piano 115 Fretless Bass/DX Modern
Elec. Step 1 Voices
Selecting and Playing Other Voices
The DGX-500/300 has a...
Owners Manual - Page 22
..." Live!
Doing this automatically calls up the Tempo setting.
Playing the Portable Grand
Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button.
Grand voice. Use the numeric keypad to set the desired Tempo value, or use the [+]/[-] buttons to increase or decrease the value.
22 Portable Grand
This convenient function lets you instantly call up the Grand Piano voice.
Current Tempo value
068 TEMPO
Ft
2 Change...
Owners Manual - Page 23
... of the Metronome sound independently of the other DGX-500/300 sounds. Plays only "1" beats (all high clicks) 2/4 3/4 4/4
: 15/4 Plays no "1" beats (all low clicks)
Indicates current beat number
04 TIME SIG
Adjusting the Metronome Volume You can be set the desired Metronome Volume value, or use the [+]/[-] buttons to increase or decrease the...
Owners Manual - Page 83
...
01 (Live! The DGX-500/300 supports GM System Level 1.
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But how does a digital instrument go about how ...DGX-500/300 is MIDI-compatible, featuring MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals and providing a variety of information is changed into a number value and sent to the tone generator. By using the grand piano sound on your musical possibilities. They are the two main categories of Keyboard...
Owners Manual - Page 91
... Brass
000
114
062 Techno Brass
91 Grand
000
112
000 Grand Piano
000
112
001 Bright Piano
000
112
003 Honky-tonk Piano
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112
002 MIDI Grand Piano
000
113
002 CP 80
000
112
006 Harpsichord
E. Voice List
I Maximum Polyphony
The DGX-500/300 has 32-note maximum polyphony. Piano
000
113
005 Hyper Tines
000
114...
Owners Manual - Page 92
... MSB LSB
MIDI Program Voice Name Change#
PIANO
000
000
000 Grand Piano
000
001
000 Grand Piano KSP
000
018
000 Mellow Grand Piano
000
040
000 Piano Strings
000
041
000 Dream
000
000
001 Bright Piano
000
001
001 Bright Piano KSP
000
000
002 Electric Grand Piano
000
001
002 Electric Grand Piano KSP
000
032
002 Detuned CP80
000...
Owners Manual - Page 102
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Bank Select Modulation wheel Data Entry Data Entry Part Volume Pan Expression Sustain Harmonic Content Release Time Attack Time Brightness Portamento Cntrl Effect Depth RPN Inc,Dec RPN LSB,MSB
System Exclusive
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: Song Pos. MIDI Implementation Chart
YAMAHA [ Portable Grand™ ] Model DGX-500,DGX-300 MIDI Implementation Chart
Date:12-MAR-2002 Version : 1.0
Function...
Owners Manual - Page 108
... 1-4
One Touch Setting
• Voice (for information purposes only. Specifications
Keyboards
• DGX-500......88 standard-size keys (A-1 - C7), with Touch Response and Dynamic Filter. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in this owner's manual are for...
Owners Manual - Page 109
... MIDI channels 84 MIDI Implementation Chart ......... 102 MIDI LSB Receive cancel 88 MIDI terminals 84 Multi Fingering 47 MUSIC DATABASE 53 Music Rest 21
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numeric keypad 25
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One Touch Setting 28 Overall buttons 20
P
PHONES/OUTPUT jack 9 Pitch Bend 31 Portable Grand 22
Q
Quick Guide 12
R
RECORD button 62 recording, song 62 Registration Memory 55...
Owners Manual - Page 110
... parts should be packed securely.
*Repaired units will be free of defects in materials and/or workmanship for service should be required after this manual and to follow all models included in the following series of products:
SERIES OF ELECTRONIC KEYBOARDS
If during the first 90 days that immediately follows the purchase date, Yamaha will repair such...
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