DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 Owner’s Manual 9
Copyright Notice ....................................................................... 6
Panel Logos ............................................................................. 6
Accessories .............................................................................. 7
Special Features of the DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 .............. 8
Setting Up 10
Power Requirements .............................................................. 10
Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack) ............. 10
Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack) ............................. 10
Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal) ............................ 11
Turning the Power On ............................................................ 11
Panel Controls and Terminals 12
Front Panel ............................................................................. 12
Rear Panel ............................................................................. 13
Quick Guide
Changing the Display Language 14
Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices 15
Select and Play a Voice—MAIN ............................................. 15
Play Two Voices Simultaneously—DUAL .............................. 16
Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands—SPLIT 17
Play the Grand Piano Voice ................................................... 18
Fun Sounds 19
Drum Kits ................................................................................ 19
Sound Effects ......................................................................... 19
The Metronome 20
Start the Metronome ............................................................... 20
Adjusting the Metronome Tempo ........................................... 20
Setting the Number of Beats per Measure,
and the Length of Each Beat ............................................. 21
Adjusting the Metronome Volume .......................................... 22
Playing Styles 23
Select a Style Rhythm ............................................................ 23
Play Along with a Style ........................................................... 24
Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords .................................... 28
Using Songs 29
Select and Listen to a Song ................................................... 29
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause ...................... 30
Types of Songs ...................................................................... 32
Displaying the Song Score ..................................................... 33
Display the Lyrics ................................................................... 34
The Easy Way to Play Piano 35
CHORD Type—Play with Both Hands.................................... 36
CHORD/FREE Type—
Applying the Chord Type to the Left Hand Only ................ 38
MELODY Type—Play with One Finger .................................. 40
CHORD/MELODY—
Chord Type with the Left Hand, Melody with the Right ..... 42
Change the Song Tempo ....................................................... 46
Play the Demo Song .............................................................. 46
Select a Song For a Lesson 47
Lesson 1—Waiting ................................................................. 47
Lesson 2—Your Tempo ......................................................... 50
Lesson 3—Minus One ............................................................ 51
Practice Makes Perfect—Repeat and Learn .......................... 52
Play Using the Music Database 53
Change a Song’s Style 54
Try Out the Easy Song Arranger ............................................ 54
Using the Easy Song Arranger ............................................... 54
Record Your Own Performance 56
Track Configuration ................................................................ 56
Recording Procedure ............................................................. 57
Song Clear—Deleting User Songs ......................................... 59
Track Clear—Deleting a Specified Track from a User Song .. 60
Backup and Initialization 61
Backup ................................................................................... 61
Initialization ............................................................................. 61
Basic Operation 62
Basic Operation ...................................................................... 62
The Displays ........................................................................... 64
MAIN Display Items ................................................................ 65
Reference
Play with a Variety of Effects 66
Adding Harmony ..................................................................... 66
Adding Reverb ........................................................................ 67
Adding Chorus ........................................................................ 68
Panel Sustain ......................................................................... 69
Pitch Bend .............................................................................. 69
Handy Performance Features 70
Tap Start ................................................................................. 70
Touch Response Sensitivity ................................................... 70
One Touch Setting .................................................................. 71
Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound ............................... 72
Pitch Controls ......................................................................... 73
Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions 74
Pattern Variation (Sections) .................................................... 74
Setting the Split Point ............................................................. 77
Play a Style with 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 .............................................. 92
Saving Data ............................................................................ 93
Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save ..................... 94
Loading User Files and Style Files ......................................... 95
Deleting Data from a USB Flash Memory .............................. 96
Playing Songs Saved to USB Flash Memory ......................... 96
Connections 97
Connectors ............................................................................. 97
Connection to a USB Storage Device .................................... 97
Connecting a Personal Computer .......................................... 99
Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer ..... 100
Remote Control of MIDI Devices .......................................... 101
Initial Send ............................................................................ 102
Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument ... 102
Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide 105
Important Notices about the CD-ROM .................................. 105
CD-ROM Contents ............................................................... 106
System Requirements .......................................................... 107
Software Installation ............................................................. 107
Appendix
Troubleshooting .................................................................... 112
Messages ............................................................................. 114
Keyboard Stand Assembly ............................... 116
Scores .................................................................................. 118
Voice List .............................................................................. 124
Drum Kit List ......................................................................... 128
Style List ............................................................................... 130
Music Database List ............................................................. 131
Songs Provided On the Supplied CD-ROM .......................... 132
Effect Type List ..................................................................... 133
MIDI Implementation Chart ................................................... 134
MIDI Data Format ................................................................. 136
Specifications ....................................................................... 137
Index ..................................................................................... 138
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