Yamaha DGX-202 Specifications

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10 Setting Up This section contains information about setting up your DGX-202 for playing. Make sure to read this section carefully before using the

Setting Up 11 With the AC power adaptor connected or with batteries installed, simply press the power switch until it locks in the ON posi-tion. Whe

12001092GrandPno001wqzz qr z Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. x Play the keyboard. Want to find out more? See page 20.001GrandPno Simply by pressi

Step 1 Voices 13 q Press the [VOICE] button.001GrandPno The DGX-202 has a huge total of 605 dynamic and realistic instrument voices. Let’s try a few

14 Quick GuideStep 2 Songs001092GrandPno001zxzxqwxcr The DGX-202 is packed with a total of 100 songs, including one Demo song — which has been spec

Step 2 Songs 15 e Start recording by playing a melody on the keyboard. The DGX-202 starts recording as soon as you play the first note on the keyboard

16 Quick Guide001092GrandPno001xzbv z z Press the [M.D.B.] (MUSIC DATABASE) button. 001AlvFever Here’s a convenient feature that lets you instantly

Step 3 Music Database 17 The convenient Dictionary function teaches you how to play chords by showing you the individual notes. In the example below

18 Panel Display Indications The DGX-202 features a large multi-function display that shows all important settings for the instrument. The section b

Panel Display Indications 19 !0 Sync Stop indicator This appears when the Sync Stop function is turned on. (See page 40.) !1 Measure and Tempo These

2 PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or a

20 Portable Grand This convenient function lets you instantly call up the Grand Piano voice. Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. Doing this automatica

Portable Grand 21 3 Turn on the Metronome. Press the [METRONOME] button.To turn the Metronome off, press the [METRONOME] button again.1148Indicates t

22 DJ This exciting feature lets you instantly call up a dynamic DJ voice and style for playing contem-porary dance music. 1 Press the [DJ] button.

23 Playing Voices The DGX-202 features a total of 605 authentic voices — all of which have been created with Yamaha’s sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wa

Playing Voices 24 ● Select the voice number Select a voice by using the dial or the SELECT [ ]/[ ] buttons. Use the numeric keypad. There are tw

Playing Voices 25 3 Play the selected voice. Since either the Style, Song or M.D.B. mode is active in the background, you can also play styles, songs

Playing Voices 26 This special “voice” is actually a convenient feature which automatically selects a suitable voice for you when you select a style.

Playing Voices 27 The Split Voice function lets you assign two different Voices to opposite areas of the keyboard, and play one Voice with your left

Playing Voices 28 This convenient feature automatically selects the voice to best match the selected style — simply by pressing one of the two One To

Playing Voices 29 Creating and Storing a One Touch Setting. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • You can also create and store your own custom One Touch S

3 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC req

Playing Voices 30 The Touch function gives you dynamic, expressive control over the voices, letting you determine how loud or soft the sound is by yo

31 Effects The DGX-202 is equipped with a wide variety of effects that can be used to enhance the sound of the voices. The DGX-202 has four separat

Effects 32 The Chorus effect lets you enhance the sound of the voices with the use of pitch modulation. Two basic types are provided: Chorus and Flan

Effects 33 Effect Types ● Harmony Types ● Reverb Types No.Harmony Type Display Name Description 1 Duet Duet Harmony types 1 - 5 are pitch-based

Effects 34 ● Chorus Types ● DSP Types No.Chorus Type Display Name Description 1 Chorus 1 Chorus1 Conventional chorus program with rich, warm choru

35 Selecting and Playing Styles The DGX-202 provides dynamic rhythm/accompaniment patterns (styles) — as well as voice settings appropriate for each

Selecting and Playing Styles 36 Use the numeric keypad. Style numbers can be selected in the same way as with the voices (page 24). You can use t

Selecting and Playing Styles 37 2 Start the style. You can do this in one of the following ways: Pressing the [START/STOP] button The rhythm start

Selecting and Playing Styles 38Starting with an Intro sectionEach style has its own two- or four-measure Intro section. When used with the auto acco

Selecting and Playing Styles 39 3 Change chords using the auto accompaniment feature. Try playing a few successive chords with your left hand, and no

4 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the bas

Selecting and Playing Styles 40 This convenient feature lets you stop (or pause) the style by releasing your fingers from the auto accompaniment area

Selecting and Playing Styles 41 The tempo of style playback can be adjusted over a range of 32 - 280 bpm (beats per minute). 1 Call up the Tempo sett

Selecting and Playing Styles 42 While the style is playing, you can add variation in the rhythm/accompaniment by pressing the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button

Selecting and Playing Styles 43 When it is set to on (page 36), the auto accompaniment function automatically generates bass and chord accompaniment

Selecting and Playing Styles 44 Chord Name/[Abbreviation]Normal Voicing Chord (C) Display Major [M] 1 - 3 - 5 C CAdd ninth [(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 C(9) C

Selecting and Playing Styles 45 The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in “chord book” that shows you the individual notes of chords. It is

Selecting and Playing Styles 46 4 Play the chord. Play the chord (as indicated in the display) in the chord area of the keyboard. The chord name flas

Selecting and Playing Styles 47 Beautiful sounding harmonies can be built in this manner. The use of intervals and chords is one of the most importa

48 Using the Music Database If you want to play in a certain genre of music but don’t know which style and voice settings would be appropriate, simpl

Using the Music Database 49 In this example, we will select #208 “Xmas Walz” and play the Song “Silent Night”. 3 Play the chords with your left hand

5 (4)-8 2/2 • Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over.• Before moving the instrument, remove all

Using the Music Database 50 Each of the Music Database settings has been specially programmed to match the selected musical style and each features t

51 Selecting and Playing Songs The DGX-202 features a total of 105 songs. These include 100 songs that showcase the rich and dynamic sounds of the i

Selecting and Playing Songs 52 2 Select the desired song number. The categories of each song and their numbers are shown on the panel. A complete li

Selecting and Playing Songs 53 The Panel buttons below function as Song controls. 1 Start the selected song. Press the [START/STOP] button. As the s

Selecting and Playing Songs 54 The convenient A-B Repeat function is an ideal aid for practicing and learning. It allows you to specify a phrase of

Selecting and Playing Songs 55 The DGX-202 lets you play a melody on the keyboard along with each of the songs, either with the original melody voice

56 Song Recording The DGX-202 features powerful and easy-to-use song recording features that let you record your keyboard performances — using up to s

Song Recording 57 2 Select a User song number for recording. Use the dial or numeric keypad to select the desired song: 201 - 205. If no song is

Song Recording 58 4 Start recording. When the beat marks and track number start flashing, you can start recording simply by playing the keyboard (or b

Song Recording 59 The Song Clear operation completely erases all recorded data on all tracks of a selected User song. Use this operation only when y

6 Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha DGX-202 Portable Grand ™!You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced functions, great

Song Recording 60 The Track Clear operation completely erases all recorded data on a selected track of a selected User song, leaving the other tracks

61 Song Lesson The Lesson feature provides an exceptionally fun and easy-to-use way to learn how to read music and play the keyboard. Lesson lets yo

Song Lesson 62 2 Select the part you wish to work on (left or right) and the Lesson step. If you want to work on the right-hand part, press the [R] b

Song Lesson 63 This function allows you to select the track number of a loaded song from com-puter (only SMF format 0). The track number of the son

Song Lesson 64 In this lesson step, the DGX-202 waits for you to play the correct notes before continuing playback of the song. This lets you practi

Song Lesson 65 3 Play the appropriate part with the song. After the lead-in, the song starts automatically, and the appropriate notes appear in the d

66 MIDI Functions The DGX-202 is MIDI-compatible, featuring MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals and providing a variety of MIDI-related controls. By usin

MIDI Functions 67 MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate

MIDI Functions 68 By connecting your DGX-202’s MIDI terminals to a personal computer, you can have access to a wide variety of music software. ● When

MIDI Functions 69 This function lets you enable or disable keyboard control over the DGX-202’s voices in the Function mode (page 76) . This would c

7 Panel Controls and Terminals ... 8Setting Up... 10 • Power Requirements ..

MIDI Functions 70 This determines whether Keyboard performance data of the DGX-202 is transmit-ted via MIDI OUT or not. These settings can be made in

MIDI Functions 71 The DGX-202’s internal flash memory enables you to save song data transmitted from a connected per-sonal computer. You can play or p

MIDI Functions 72 Song Filer • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • After you install Song Filer and connect

MIDI Functions 73 The PC Mode lets you instantly reconfigure the MIDI control settings for use with a computer or MIDI device. ● Default settings

74 Function The DGX-202 has a variety of settings in the Function parameters.These give you detailed control over many of the DGX-202’s features. 1 P

Function 75 ● Function parameters CATEGORYSELECT Display Range/SettingsDescription Overall Transpose Transpos -12–12 This determines the transpositi

Function 76 * The “ * ” mark indicates that the setting can be restored to default value by pressing both [+]/[-] buttons simultaneously.Effect Rever

77 Troubleshooting ProblemPossible Cause and Solution When the DGX-202 is turned on or off, a popping sound is temporarily produced.This is normal an

78 Data Backup & Initialization Data Backup • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The following data can be

79 Voice List Maximum Polyphony • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The DGX-202 has 32-note maximum polyphony. This means

8 Panel Controls and Terminals q Power switch ([STANDBY/ON]) w [MASTER VOLUME] dial This determines the overall volume of the DGX-202. e [TOUCH] butt

Voice List 80 ● XG Voice List 081 0 112 62 Synth Brass082 0 113 62 Jump Brass083 0 114 62 Techno Brass FLUTE 084 0 112 73 Flute085 0 112 72 Piccolo

Voice List 81 185 0 36 16 DrawOrg2186 0 37 16 60sDrawOrg3187 0 38 16 Even Bar188 0 40 16 16+2"2/3189 0 64 16 Organ Bass190 0 65 16 70sDrawOrg219

Voice List 82 ENSEMBLE 299 0 0 48 Strings 1300 0 3 48 Stereo Strings301 0 8 48 Slow Strings302 0 24 48 Arco Strings303 0 35 48 60’s Strings304 0 40 4

Voice List 83 413 0 0 85 Voice Lead414 0 24 85 Synth Aahs415 0 64 85 Vox Lead416 0 0 86 Fifths Lead417 0 35 86 Big Five418 0 0 87 Bass & Lead419

Voice List 84 ● DJ Voice List 529 0 96 112 Bonang530 0 97 112 Altair531 0 98 112 Gamelan Gongs532 0 99 112 Stereo Gamelan Gongs533 0 100 112 Rama C

Voice List 85 ● DJ Voice List Voice No. 601 602 603 604 605MSB/LSB/PC 000/123/118 000/123/119 000/123/120 000/123/121 000/123/122Note# Note DJ Set 1

86 Style List Style No.Style Name8Beat 001 8BeatModern002 60’sGtrPop003 8BeatAdria004 60’s8Beat005 8Beat006 OffBeat007 60’sRock008 HardRock009 RockSh

87 Music Database List M.D.B. No.M.D.B. NamePOP HITS 001 AlvFever002 Croco Rk003 DayPdise004 EasySday005 GoMyWay 006 HowDeep!007 HurryLuv008 I’m Tor

8888 Drum Kit List • “ ” indicates that the drum sound is the same as “Standard Kit 1”.• Each percussion voice uses one note.• The MIDI Note # and

89 Voice No. 109 115 116 117 118 119 120MSB/LSB/PC 127/000/000 127/000/027 127/000/032 127/000/040 127/000/048 126/000/000 126/000/001Keyboard MIDIKe

Panel Controls and Terminals 9 @0 Numeric keypad, [+/YES] and [-/NO] but-tons These are used for selecting songs, voices, and styles. (See pages 24.

90 MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Portable Grand™ ] Date:25-Jan-2002Model DGX-202 MIDI Implementation Chart

91 NOTE: *1 By default (factory settings) the DGX-202 ordinarily functions as a 16-channel multi-timbral tone generator, and incoming data does not a

92 Effect map * If the received value does not contain an effect type in the TYPE LSB, the LSB will be directed to TYPE 0.* The numbers in parent

93 Specifications Keyboards • 76 standard-size keys (E0 - G6), with Touch Response. Display • Large multi-function LCD display (backlit) Setup • STA

94 Panel controls and terminals f ... 9 , 53 r ... 9 , 53 ❙

Index 95 S sections (accompaniment) ...42Single Finger chords...43Song Clear ...

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