Yamaha DGX-505 Owner's Manual

10 DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual Setting Up Make sure to do the following operations BEFORE turning on the power. Although the instrument will run eith

100DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualDrum Kit List•“ ” indicates that the drum sound is the same as “Standard Kit 1”.• Each percussion voice uses one note.

Drum Kit ListDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 101Voice No. 122 128 129 130 131 132 133MSB (0 - 127) / LSB (0 - 127) / PC (1 - 128) 127/000/001 127/000/028

102DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualStyle ListStyle No. Style Name8BEAT001 8BeatModern002 60’sGuitarPop003 8BeatAdria004 60’s8Beat005 8Beat006 OffBeat007 60

DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual103Song List● Preset Songs● 70 MIDI Songs Provided On the Supplied CD-ROMFile names that begin with “P_” do not include cho

104DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualEffect Type List● Harmony Types● Reverb Types● Chorus TypesNo. Harmony Type Description01 Duet Harmony types 01 – 05 are

DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual105MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Portable Grand ] Date:1-DEC-2003Model DGX-505/305

106DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualMIDI Data FormatNOTE:1 By default (factory settings) the instrument ordinarily functions as a 16-channel multi-timbral t

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108DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualMusic Rest ... 7, 13Musicsoft Downloader ... 82, 84, 87Mute ...

DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 109 SIBELIUS SCORCH LICENSE AGREEMENT By using this Product you (an individual or legal entity) agree with the Licensor t

Setting UpDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 11 Handling SmartMedia™ memory cards* SmartMedia is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation.This instrument feature

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Setting Up12 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualMake all necessary connections below BEFORE turning the power on.The DGX-505/305 speakers are automatically sh

Setting UpDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 13Turn down the volume by turning the [MASTER VOL-UME] control to the left and press the [STANDBY/ON] switch to

14 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualPanel Controls and Terminals Front Panelq [STANDBY/ON] switch... page 13w [MASTER VO

Panel Controls and TerminalsDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 15@8 [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] / [ ] button ... pages 30, 66@9 [MAIN/AUTO FILL] / [ ] button

16 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualQuickGuideThe Easy Way To Play PianoThis instrument includes a performance assistant technology feature that lets you pl

The Easy Way To Play Piano Quick GuideDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 17Press the [START/STOP] button.Song playback will begin.Use the [MASTER VOLUME] con

18 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualQuick Guide The Easy Way To Play PianoUsing the same song, try playing the melody with just one finger.• If you’ve comple

The Easy Way To Play Piano Quick GuideDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 19Make Use Of the Score In the Melody TypeIf you want to play the melody with the co

2 DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this prod

20 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualQuick Guide The Easy Way To Play Piano— The Secret Of the performance assistant technology —How It Creates Music From Ra

The Easy Way To Play Piano Quick GuideDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 21When using the performance assistant technology or in other situations in which th

22 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualQuickGuideChanging the Display LanguageThis instrument allows you to select English or Japanese as the display language.

DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 23QuickGuideTry Playing a Variety Of Instrument VoicesIn addition to piano, organ, and other “standard” keyboard instrumen

24 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualQuick Guide Try Playing a Variety Of Instrument VoicesYou can select a second voice which will play in addition to the m

Try Playing a Variety Of Instrument Voices Quick GuideDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 25Play the keyboard.Try selecting and playing a range of dual voices

26 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualQuick Guide Try Playing a Variety Of Instrument VoicesPress the [VOICE] button twice more.The split voice selection disp

Try Playing a Variety Of Instrument Voices Quick GuideDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 27When you just want to play piano, all you have to do is press one

28 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualFun SoundsThis instrument includes a range of drum kits and unique sound effects you can use for entertainment. Laughter

DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 29QuickGuideStyles (Auto Accompaniment)This instrument includes an auto-accompaniment feature that plays appropriate “styl

DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 3 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con-tained

30 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualQuick Guide Styles (Auto Accompaniment) Press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button.“INTRO A” or “INTRO B” will appear in the

Styles (Auto Accompaniment) Quick GuideDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 31Play along with the style.Play a melody with right hand while playing cords in th

32 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualQuick Guide Styles (Auto Accompaniment)Press and hold the [HARMONY] button for longer than a second.The FUNCTION display

Styles (Auto Accompaniment) Quick Guide DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 33 Ways To Start Style Playback ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

34 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualQuick Guide Styles (Auto Accompaniment)● Tap StartYou can supply a count-in at any tempo you like to start playback. Sim

DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 35QuickGuideUsing SongsThis instrument has 30 built in songs that you can simply listen to and enjoy, or use with a range

36 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualQuick Guide Using SongsThe following three types of songs can be used by the DGX-505/305.● Preset Songs (the 30 songs bu

Using Songs Quick GuideDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 37This instrument is capable of display the scores of songs.Scores are displayed for the 30 interna

38 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualQuick Guide Using SongsIf a song contains lyric data, the lyrics can be made to appear on the display.No lyrics will be

DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 39QuickGuideSelect a Song For a LessonYamaha Education Suite 4You can select any song you like and use it for a left-hand,

4 DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual (4)-8 1/2 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future re

40 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualQuick Guide Select a Song For a LessonUse the [LESSON MODE] button to select Lesson 1.Press the [LESSON MODE] button to

Select a Song For a Lesson Quick GuideDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 41 See How You’ve Done● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

42 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualQuick Guide Select a Song For a LessonSelect the song and part you want to practice (steps 1 and 2 on page 39).Press the

DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 43QuickGuideChange a Song’s StyleIn addition to each song’s default style, you can select any other style to play the song

44 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualQuick Guide Change a Song’s StyleSelect a style.Rotate the dial and listen to how the song sounds with different styles.

DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 45QuickGuideRecord Your Own PerformanceYou can record up to 5 of your own performances and save them as user songs 031 thr

46 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualQuick Guide Record Your Own PerformanceFrom the MAIN display press the [SONG] button, then use the dial to select the us

Record Your Own Performance Quick GuideDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 47Recording will start when you play on the keyboard.You can also start recording b

48 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualQuick Guide Record Your Own PerformanceThis function clears an entire user song (all tracks).From the MAIN display selec

DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 49Backup and InitializationSome internal DGX-505/305 parameters will revert to their default values if not saved before th

DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 5 (4)-8 2/2 Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.When using a power adaptor, even when the power

50 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualBasic Operation and DisplaysOverall DGX-505/305 control is based on the following simple operations.1 Press a button to

DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 51Basic Operation and Displays2 Use the dial to select an item or value.When you select a basic function, the item corresp

52 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualBasic Operation and Displays● Display NamesAll operations are carried out while watching the display. A number of displa

DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 53Basic Operation and DisplaysThe MAIN display shows all of the current basic settings: song, style, voice.It also include

Reference54 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualHandy Performance FeaturesReverb lets you play with a rich concert hall type ambience.When you select a style o

Handy Performance Features ReferenceDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 55The chorus effect creates a thick sound that is similar to many of the same voices b

Reference Handy Performance Features56 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualThe metronome can be set for up to 15-beat time signatures. A chime will sound on th

Handy Performance Features ReferenceDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 57When touch response is on you can adjust the sensitivity of the keyboard in response

Reference Handy Performance Features58 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualReverb send level, pan, and a variety of other parameters can be individually adjust

ReferenceDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 59Style (Auto-accompaniment) FunctionsBasic operation of the Style (auto-accompaniment) feature is described on p

6 DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual The followings are the titles, credits and copyright notices for three (3) of the songs pre-installed in this electroni

Reference Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions60 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualWhen auto accompaniment is on (the ACMP icon is showing) and Synchro Start

Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions ReferenceDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 61There are two ways of playing auto-accompaniment chords:● Easy Chords● Sta

Reference Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions62 DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual Recognized Standard Chords ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions ReferenceDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 63The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in “chord book” that shows

Reference Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions64 DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual Chord BasicsTwo or more notes played together constitute a “chord.”The m

ReferenceDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 65Song Settings1 Press the [FUNCTION] button to call up the FUNCTION display.2 Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] butto

Reference Song Settings66 DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual◆ Large Pitch Changes (Transpose)The overall pitch of the instrument can by shifted up or down by

Song Settings ReferenceDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 67You can change a song’s melody voice to any other voice you prefer. This setting can be made inde

Reference68 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualMemorize Your Favorite Panel SettingsThis instrument has a Registration Memory feature that lets you save your

Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings ReferenceDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 694 Press the REGIST. MEMORY [1] or [2] button while holding the [●] (MEMOR

DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 7 Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha DGX-505/305 Portable Grand!Please read this owner’s manual care

Reference70 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualFunction settingsThe Function pages that can be accessed via the FUNCTION display include detailed settings for

Function settings ReferenceDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 71 Function Display ListCategory Setting Item title Range/Settings DescriptionVOLUME Style Vol

Reference Function settings72 DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual* All these settings can be conveniently reset to their initial default values by pressing th

ReferenceDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 73Using SmartMedia™ MemorySmartMedia is a card-type memory medium used for storing data.When a SmartMedia card is

Reference Using SmartMedia™ Memory74 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualIn order to perform any SmartMedia operations you will first need to make sure that the

Using SmartMedia™ Memory ReferenceDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 75Three types of data are saved to one “User Data File” by this operation: user song, st

Reference Using SmartMedia™ Memory76 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualThis operation converts a user song (song numbers 031 – 035) to SMF Format 0 and saves

Using SmartMedia™ Memory ReferenceDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 77This procedure allows you to load user data files you have previously saved to SmartMed

Reference Using SmartMedia™ Memory78 DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual4 Select the file you want to delete.You can press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneous

ReferenceDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 79Connecting To a ComputerNearly all of the electronic musical instruments made today – particularly synthesizers

8 DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual Special features of the DGX-505/305 Performance assistant technology page 16Play along with a song on the instrume

Reference Connecting To a Computer80 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualThis instrument can be connected to a computer to allow transfer of MIDI data.Connect

Connecting To a Computer ReferenceDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 81A number of MIDI settings need to be made when you connect the instrument to a compute

Reference Connecting To a Computer82 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualThis instrument can access two types of memory for storage and retrieval of song data:

Connecting To a Computer ReferenceDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 837 A copy of the selected MIDI song file will appear in the “List of files stored tempo-r

Reference84 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualAccessory CD-ROM Installation Guide• The software and this Installation Guide are exclusive copyrights of Yamah

Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide ReferenceDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 855 Install the software.• Digital Music Notebook and Musicsoft Down-loader:R

Reference Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide86 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualInstalling the driver on Windows 98/Me1 Start the computer.2 Insert the sup

Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide Reference DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 87 Installing the driver on Windows XP 1 Start the computer. 2 Select [Star

Reference Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide 88 DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual Troubleshooting For the DGX-505/305 Problem Possible Cause and Soluti

TroubleshootingDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 89The style or song does not play back when the [START/STOP] button is pressed.Is External Clock set to ON?

DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 9 Copyright Notice ... 6Panel logos ...

Troubleshooting90 DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual For the included software• Is the USB cable connected correctly?Check the USB cable connection. Disconn

DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 91MessagesLCD Message CommentAccess error!Indicates the failure in reading or writing from/to the SmartMedia or the flash m

Messages92 DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualSaving...Displayed while saving data in the memory. Never turn the power off while saving. Doing so may result

DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 93Keyboard Stand Assembly (DGX-505 Only)The parts shown in the “Assembly Parts” illustration will be used. Follow the asse

Keyboard Stand Assembly (DGX-505 Only)94 DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manualx Attach the back board.Attach the back board, using the 6 x 30 mm round head scre

DGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 95SpecificationsKeyboards• DGX-505: 88-key light-weighted box type (A-1 – C7), with Touch Response.• DGX-305: 76-key box ty

96DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualVoice List Maximum Polyphony • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The instrument has 32-note maximum polyphony. This

Voice ListDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 97● XGlite Voice/XGlite Optional Voice* List097 000 112 073 Piccolo098 000 112 076 Pan Flute099 000 112 075 Reco

98DGX-505/305 Owner’s ManualVoice List227 000 000 031 Distortion Guitar228 000 040 031 Feedback Guitar229 000 041 031 Feedback Guitar 2230 000 000 03

Voice ListDGX-505/305 Owner’s Manual 99The voice number with an asterisk (*) is XGlite optional voice.365 000 000 091 Poly Synth Pad366 000 000 092 C