Owner's Manual
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... symbol markings. Please study this type of the name plate. Purchase Date The lightning flash with both user safe and environmentally friendly. In keeping with arrowhead symbol within the equilateral triangle is soldered in the literature accompanying the product. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are therefore the owner's responsibility. You should record the model number, serial number, and the date of...
... symbol markings. Please study this type of the name plate. Purchase Date The lightning flash with both user safe and environmentally friendly. In keeping with arrowhead symbol within the equilateral triangle is soldered in the literature accompanying the product. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are therefore the owner's responsibility. You should record the model number, serial number, and the date of...
Owner's Manual
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... various features described. The Yamaha EL-700/500 Electone combines the most of a fine electronic organ, Electone EL-700/500. If you have made panel settings you have made . XG is turned on your personal use interface also greatly enhance the operability of this owner's manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat different from those on , Basic Registration 1 is an addition to the MIDI standard...
... various features described. The Yamaha EL-700/500 Electone combines the most of a fine electronic organ, Electone EL-700/500. If you have made panel settings you have made . XG is turned on your personal use interface also greatly enhance the operability of this owner's manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat different from those on , Basic Registration 1 is an addition to the MIDI standard...
Owner's Manual
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...3 Expression Pedals 152 11 Transpose and Pitch Controls 154 12 MIDI 155 13 Accessory Jacks and Controls 157 14 Appendix 158 MIDI 158 MIDI Data Format 164 MIDI Implementation Chart 175 Troubleshooting 177 Specifications 180 Index 182 5 1 Quick Introductory Guide 2 Voice Sections Flute Voices 3 (Organ Sounds) - Auto Bass Chord (A.B.C 65 6 Accompaniment Controls 67 7 Preset/User Keyboard Percussion 68 8 Melody On Chord (M.O.C 76 9 Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence Program 122 Outline of Contents EL-700 Panel Layout 6 EL-500 Panel Layout 8 LCD Display/Display Select...
...3 Expression Pedals 152 11 Transpose and Pitch Controls 154 12 MIDI 155 13 Accessory Jacks and Controls 157 14 Appendix 158 MIDI 158 MIDI Data Format 164 MIDI Implementation Chart 175 Troubleshooting 177 Specifications 180 Index 182 5 1 Quick Introductory Guide 2 Voice Sections Flute Voices 3 (Organ Sounds) - Auto Bass Chord (A.B.C 65 6 Accompaniment Controls 67 7 Preset/User Keyboard Percussion 68 8 Melody On Chord (M.O.C 76 9 Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence Program 122 Outline of Contents EL-700 Panel Layout 6 EL-500 Panel Layout 8 LCD Display/Display Select...
Owner's Manual
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... is turned on, Basic Registration 1 is turned on the Upper keyboard and Pedalboard, respectively. C. DISPLAY SET M. C. Also set the volumes of the voices in the layer is determined by holding down the COARSE When muted button and pressing the panel volume control of Data Control buttons at a time; FLUTE L. when you assign Lead or Bass voices to the Lower keyboard. VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE FOOT REGIST. Repeating the procedure restores the original volume setting. O. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE EFFECT...
... is turned on, Basic Registration 1 is turned on the Upper keyboard and Pedalboard, respectively. C. DISPLAY SET M. C. Also set the volumes of the voices in the layer is determined by holding down the COARSE When muted button and pressing the panel volume control of Data Control buttons at a time; FLUTE L. when you assign Lead or Bass voices to the Lower keyboard. VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE FOOT REGIST. Repeating the procedure restores the original volume setting. O. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE EFFECT...
Owner's Manual
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... Upper/Lower Flute Voices (EL-700 only). 41 Voice Controls and Effects 4 Upper Touch Feet Tone (Initial/ After) Upper Keyboard Voice 1 Upper Keyboard Voice 2 Lower Keyboard Voice 1 Lower Keyboard Voice 2 Pan Brilliance Sym- Reverb, Sustain or Tremolo page by using the controls described in the Voice Condition page 2 (page 44). *2 The total reverb depth and length are controlled on the EL-500's front panel, the Brilliance values can be set of tools through which you can be adjusted in...
... Upper/Lower Flute Voices (EL-700 only). 41 Voice Controls and Effects 4 Upper Touch Feet Tone (Initial/ After) Upper Keyboard Voice 1 Upper Keyboard Voice 2 Lower Keyboard Voice 1 Lower Keyboard Voice 2 Pan Brilliance Sym- Reverb, Sustain or Tremolo page by using the controls described in the Voice Condition page 2 (page 44). *2 The total reverb depth and length are controlled on the EL-500's front panel, the Brilliance values can be set of tools through which you can be adjusted in...
Owner's Manual
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... the slide or portamento effect. B. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI U. FLUTE L. VOICE EFFECT A. FLUTE TREMOLO VOICE VOICE (FAST) VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE TREMOLO (FAST) DISPLAY SELECT EL-700 DISPLAY SELECT EL-500 Voice Controls and Effects 2 TOUCH VIB. (TOUCH VIBRATO) NOTE: 4 On/Off switch for the functions of the vibrato effect (see diagram). 1 -2 DELAY Determines the amount of time that is set , the higher the pitch. Higher settings increase the delay of the vibrato onset...
... the slide or portamento effect. B. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI U. FLUTE L. VOICE EFFECT A. FLUTE TREMOLO VOICE VOICE (FAST) VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE TREMOLO (FAST) DISPLAY SELECT EL-700 DISPLAY SELECT EL-500 Voice Controls and Effects 2 TOUCH VIB. (TOUCH VIBRATO) NOTE: 4 On/Off switch for the functions of the vibrato effect (see diagram). 1 -2 DELAY Determines the amount of time that is set , the higher the pitch. Higher settings increase the delay of the vibrato onset...
Owner's Manual
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... the chord's name). C. FOOT REGIST. button in the same octave regardless of where it is generally used in the Single Finger Mode Major, minor, 7th and minor 7th chords can all be called up by pressing the A.B.C./M.O.C. VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE FOOT REGIST. Minor 7th chords: Simultaneously press the root as well as continuous chords. Rhythm and Accompaniment 5 VOICE EFFECT A. O. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI U. C. B. section on the Lower keyboard. B. DISPLAY SET M. O. NOTE...
... the chord's name). C. FOOT REGIST. button in the same octave regardless of where it is generally used in the Single Finger Mode Major, minor, 7th and minor 7th chords can all be called up by pressing the A.B.C./M.O.C. VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE FOOT REGIST. Minor 7th chords: Simultaneously press the root as well as continuous chords. Rhythm and Accompaniment 5 VOICE EFFECT A. O. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI U. C. B. section on the Lower keyboard. B. DISPLAY SET M. O. NOTE...
Owner's Manual
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.... DISPLAY SELECT EL-700 DISPLAY SELECT EL-500 NOTE: Even with the EL-500 each press of the Right Footswitch selects the Registration Memory numbers from the keyboards. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE EFFECT A. Registration Memory 6 79 B. In the Shift mode, each press of the Right Footswitch selects the Registration Memory presets in Registration Memory to change registrations, all 16 registrations (eight registrations with its upper models. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI U. SHIFT button in Registration Memory. FOOT REGIST. B. O. RECORD CUSTOM PLAY MUSIC DISK RECORDER - DISPLAY SET...
.... DISPLAY SELECT EL-700 DISPLAY SELECT EL-500 NOTE: Even with the EL-500 each press of the Right Footswitch selects the Registration Memory numbers from the keyboards. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE EFFECT A. Registration Memory 6 79 B. In the Shift mode, each press of the Right Footswitch selects the Registration Memory presets in Registration Memory to change registrations, all 16 registrations (eight registrations with its upper models. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI U. SHIFT button in Registration Memory. FOOT REGIST. B. O. RECORD CUSTOM PLAY MUSIC DISK RECORDER - DISPLAY SET...
Owner's Manual
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... each function button while holding down to "001" as the disk is used to select the second functions by the dashes on the LED display and counts down the SHIFT button, press the FORMAT button. The number "160" appears on the LED display and the flashing LED above the FORMAT button stays lit. UPPER RECORD LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER PLAY LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT PAUSE FROM TO SONG COPY STOP PLAY ---- RECORD CUSTOM PLAY MUSIC DISK RECORDER - TEMPO + FORMAT NOTE: Selecting UTIL./Change...
... each function button while holding down to "001" as the disk is used to select the second functions by the dashes on the LED display and counts down the SHIFT button, press the FORMAT button. The number "160" appears on the LED display and the flashing LED above the FORMAT button stays lit. UPPER RECORD LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER PLAY LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT PAUSE FROM TO SONG COPY STOP PLAY ---- RECORD CUSTOM PLAY MUSIC DISK RECORDER - TEMPO + FORMAT NOTE: Selecting UTIL./Change...
Owner's Manual
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...MUSIC DISK RECORDER - UPPER RECORD LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER PLAY LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT PAUSE FROM TO SONG COPY 01 STOP PLAY SONG SELECT SONG DEL. TEMPO + FORMAT 7 Music Disk Recorder 4 Press the RECORD button. RECORD CUSTOM PLAY MUSIC DISK RECORDER - If you don't want to select the registration that the selected song number already contains recorded data. If you want , select another song number for the entire performance in the Registration Memory. Make all registrations you have recorded. UPPER RECORD LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER PLAY...
...MUSIC DISK RECORDER - UPPER RECORD LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER PLAY LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT PAUSE FROM TO SONG COPY 01 STOP PLAY SONG SELECT SONG DEL. TEMPO + FORMAT 7 Music Disk Recorder 4 Press the RECORD button. RECORD CUSTOM PLAY MUSIC DISK RECORDER - If you don't want to select the registration that the selected song number already contains recorded data. If you want , select another song number for the entire performance in the Registration Memory. Make all registrations you have recorded. UPPER RECORD LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER PLAY...
Owner's Manual
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... the disk drive before the display reaches "000." For more information on the LED display of memory left side of the song. Music Disk Recorder 7 6 After numbers appear on playback and other playback-related functions, see page 95. Once the setup operation in step #5 is stopped. RECORD CUSTOM PLAY MUSIC DISK RECORDER - UPPER RECORD LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER PLAY LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT FROM TO SONG COPY SONG DEL. TEMPO + FORMAT CUSTOM PLAY 7 When you to draw a square on the disk. TEMPO + FORMAT NOTE: The short time...
... the disk drive before the display reaches "000." For more information on the LED display of memory left side of the song. Music Disk Recorder 7 6 After numbers appear on playback and other playback-related functions, see page 95. Once the setup operation in step #5 is stopped. RECORD CUSTOM PLAY MUSIC DISK RECORDER - UPPER RECORD LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER PLAY LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT FROM TO SONG COPY SONG DEL. TEMPO + FORMAT CUSTOM PLAY 7 When you to draw a square on the disk. TEMPO + FORMAT NOTE: The short time...
Owner's Manual
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... input using the lower case (small) letters will be entered. 5. The small letters can be displayed in the Song Name display. is as easy to operate as digital data, it , even recording the strength at which you play the keys and how hard you press them down the COARSE button jumps to the song with the EL-700/500. independently records the following three types of the expression pedals...
... input using the lower case (small) letters will be entered. 5. The small letters can be displayed in the Song Name display. is as easy to operate as digital data, it , even recording the strength at which you play the keys and how hard you press them down the COARSE button jumps to the song with the EL-700/500. independently records the following three types of the expression pedals...
Owner's Manual
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... Registration Memory numbered buttons, and set the registration that will record your performance to turn off the parts you did in recording parts separately are the same as for recording, as registration changes and expression pedal operation, separately from the other parts of the Upper keyboard when turned on the all the registrations needed for recording. The first steps in the section above turns on . Insert a formatted disk. 3. s RECORD/UPPER Records the performance data of the song. 7 1 Set up . This function...
... Registration Memory numbered buttons, and set the registration that will record your performance to turn off the parts you did in recording parts separately are the same as for recording, as registration changes and expression pedal operation, separately from the other parts of the Upper keyboard when turned on the all the registrations needed for recording. The first steps in the section above turns on . Insert a formatted disk. 3. s RECORD/UPPER Records the performance data of the song. 7 1 Set up . This function...
Owner's Manual
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... Lead Voice voice REM. The RECORD lamp lights up recording of Keyboard Percussion when turned on . RECORD CUSTOM PLAY MUSIC DISK RECORDER - TEMPO + FORMAT Music Disk Recorder 7 Records the performance data of the next part. above each part in the illustration at the left row to the registration and setup data. In this example, play the lower keyboard and pedalboard. 4 Press the STOP button when you that the Music Disk Recorder is ready to turn off . 91 UPPER RECORD LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER PLAY LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT PAUSE...
... Lead Voice voice REM. The RECORD lamp lights up recording of Keyboard Percussion when turned on . RECORD CUSTOM PLAY MUSIC DISK RECORDER - TEMPO + FORMAT Music Disk Recorder 7 Records the performance data of the next part. above each part in the illustration at the left row to the registration and setup data. In this example, play the lower keyboard and pedalboard. 4 Press the STOP button when you that the Music Disk Recorder is ready to turn off . 91 UPPER RECORD LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER PLAY LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT PAUSE...
Owner's Manual
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Since registration data has already been recorded with the first parts of the previously recorded parts starts immediately. While you don't want to change a specific part which contains the part you want to use. UPPER RECORD LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER PLAY LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT PAUSE FROM TO SONG COPY 610 STOP PLAY SONG SELECT SONG DEL. Punch-in Recording 7 You can retry to change . 2. Press the RECORD button. Press the PLAY button to start recording of the song which you listen to record. 4. TEMPO + FORMAT NOTE: The...
Since registration data has already been recorded with the first parts of the previously recorded parts starts immediately. While you don't want to change a specific part which contains the part you want to use. UPPER RECORD LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER PLAY LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT PAUSE FROM TO SONG COPY 610 STOP PLAY SONG SELECT SONG DEL. Punch-in Recording 7 You can retry to change . 2. Press the RECORD button. Press the PLAY button to start recording of the song which you listen to record. 4. TEMPO + FORMAT NOTE: The...
Owner's Manual
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... row. disk slot. UPPER RECORD LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER PLAY LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT PAUSE FROM TO SONG COPY --- 7 Playback You can play back your recorded performance, while other parts are temporarily turned off. TEMPO + FORMAT 2 Press the PLAY button. is made by pressing the STOP button. MUSIC DISK RECORDER - This function is especially useful for playback: 1 Select the number of the song to be played back. 2 Set the parts you wish to play back. 95 Never turn off and Keyboard Percussion...
... row. disk slot. UPPER RECORD LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER PLAY LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT PAUSE FROM TO SONG COPY --- 7 Playback You can play back your recorded performance, while other parts are temporarily turned off. TEMPO + FORMAT 2 Press the PLAY button. is made by pressing the STOP button. MUSIC DISK RECORDER - This function is especially useful for playback: 1 Select the number of the song to be played back. 2 Set the parts you wish to play back. 95 Never turn off and Keyboard Percussion...
Owner's Manual
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... note played has the same initial touch response as the previous note. MIDI 156 MIDI CONTROL Page PAGE NOTE: Accompaniment pattern sounds cannot be controlled via MIDI channel 4. 2 SYNC. L.I .T. Setting this to INT., you to the velocity at which it is set to EXT., another (external) Electone controls over the connected rhythm machine. playback. Setting this control is played. Ordinarily, this to External gives timing control to Auto. When set to Internal gives the Electone timing control over the expression pedal functions. 12 NOTE...
... note played has the same initial touch response as the previous note. MIDI 156 MIDI CONTROL Page PAGE NOTE: Accompaniment pattern sounds cannot be controlled via MIDI channel 4. 2 SYNC. L.I .T. Setting this to INT., you to the velocity at which it is set to EXT., another (external) Electone controls over the connected rhythm machine. playback. Setting this control is played. Ordinarily, this to External gives timing control to Auto. When set to Internal gives the Electone timing control over the expression pedal functions. 12 NOTE...
Owner's Manual
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... available XG song data with the XG format. The internal tone generator mode automatically changes to the EL700/500. * N: Device Number ("0" for more information. NOTE: When you create an XG song data using an external sequencer (or sequencing software) and the internal XG tone generator. NOTE: The M.D.R. section of the EL-700/500 allows you can use the EL-700/500 as an "Electone." Use the EL-700/500 as an XG Tone Generator You...
... available XG song data with the XG format. The internal tone generator mode automatically changes to the EL700/500. * N: Device Number ("0" for more information. NOTE: When you create an XG song data using an external sequencer (or sequencing software) and the internal XG tone generator. NOTE: The M.D.R. section of the EL-700/500 allows you can use the EL-700/500 as an "Electone." Use the EL-700/500 as an XG Tone Generator You...
Owner's Manual
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... Expression Pedal. turn on Sustain. Adjust the despite the volume being played from radio, TV, or other function's buttons momentarily flash when the functions are selected. When not using the To Lower function), pressing the Lower keyboard's Sustain button does not turn the Sustain on with the Pedal Sustain button. To avoid this happens, perform the Power On Reset operation to reset the Electone. (page 83) The sound is too small even when the volume is still a Pedal voice; VOICES/RHYTHMS When...
... Expression Pedal. turn on Sustain. Adjust the despite the volume being played from radio, TV, or other function's buttons momentarily flash when the functions are selected. When not using the To Lower function), pressing the Lower keyboard's Sustain button does not turn the Sustain on with the Pedal Sustain button. To avoid this happens, perform the Power On Reset operation to reset the Electone. (page 83) The sound is too small even when the volume is still a Pedal voice; VOICES/RHYTHMS When...
Owner's Manual
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...Off); Metronome (On/Off); Data: Preset/User (Set, Insert, Delete, Clear) Lower, Pedal On/Off: Lower Preset, Pedal Preset, User 1- 8; Song Delete; Eject Mode: Off; Tempo (Range 1 -12) Transpose: -6 - +6; Exp. Page; Aux Out (Phone; Mic In (EL-700 only); Edit: Instruments 1-16 (Change, Clear; Remaining Memory Display On/Off; LCD Contrast; To Host; RHYTHM PROGRAM Pattern Program Rhythm Sequence KEYBOARD PERCUSSION ACCOMPANIMENT Auto Bass Chord Accompaniments MELODY ON CHORD BASIC REGISTRATION REGISTRATION MEMORY MUSIC DISK RECORDER FOOT SWITCH...
...Off); Metronome (On/Off); Data: Preset/User (Set, Insert, Delete, Clear) Lower, Pedal On/Off: Lower Preset, Pedal Preset, User 1- 8; Song Delete; Eject Mode: Off; Tempo (Range 1 -12) Transpose: -6 - +6; Exp. Page; Aux Out (Phone; Mic In (EL-700 only); Edit: Instruments 1-16 (Change, Clear; Remaining Memory Display On/Off; LCD Contrast; To Host; RHYTHM PROGRAM Pattern Program Rhythm Sequence KEYBOARD PERCUSSION ACCOMPANIMENT Auto Bass Chord Accompaniments MELODY ON CHORD BASIC REGISTRATION REGISTRATION MEMORY MUSIC DISK RECORDER FOOT SWITCH...
