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PSR-E403/YPT-400 Owner’s Manual

Panel Logos ........................................................................... 6

Accessories............................................................................ 7

Special Features of the PSR-E403/YPT-400......................... 8

Setting Up 10

Power Requirements ........................................................... 10

Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack)........... 11

Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack) .......................... 11

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

Creating Arpeggios 14

Create Original Sounds 18

Assigning Effects to the Knobs ............................................ 18

Using the Knobs................................................................... 21

The Easy Way to Play Piano 23

Play with Both Hands........................................................... 23

Change the Song Tempo..................................................... 27

Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices 28

Select and Play a Voice—MAIN .......................................... 28

Play Two Voices Simultaneously—DUAL............................ 29

Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands

—SPLIT .......................................................................... 30

Play the Grand Piano Voice................................................. 31

Fun Sounds 32

Drum Kits ............................................................................. 32

Sound Effects....................................................................... 32

Playing Styles 33

Select a Style Rhythm.......................................................... 33

Play Along with a Style ........................................................ 34

Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords.................................. 38

Using Songs 39

Select and Listen to a Song ................................................. 39

Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause.................... 40

Types of Songs .................................................................... 42

Select a Song For a Lesson 43

Lesson 1—Waiting............................................................... 43

Lesson 2—Your Tempo ....................................................... 46

Lesson 3—Minus One ......................................................... 47

Practice Makes Perfect—Repeat and Learn........................ 48

Play Using the Music Database 49

Change a Song’s Style 50

Listen to the DEMO Song for Easy Song Arranger.............. 50

Using the Easy Song Arranger ............................................ 50

Record Your Own Performance 52

Track Configuration.............................................................. 52

Recording Procedure ........................................................... 52

Song Clear—Deleting User Songs ...................................... 55

Track Clear—Deleting a Specified Track

from a User Song............................................................ 55

Backup and Initialization 56

Backup ................................................................................. 56

Initialization .......................................................................... 56

Basic Operation and Displays 57

Basic Operation ................................................................... 57

Display Items ....................................................................... 59

Reference

Adding Effects 60

Harmony...............................................................................60

Adding Reverb .....................................................................61

Adding Chorus .....................................................................62

Handy Performance Features 63

The Metronome.................................................................... 63

Setting the Number of Beats per Measure,

and the Length of Each Beat ..........................................64

Adjusting the Metronome Volume........................................64

Tap Start ..............................................................................65

Touch Response Sensitivity................................................. 65

Pitch Bend............................................................................ 66

Pitch Controls....................................................................... 66

Controlling Arpeggio Volume with Keyboard Dynamics....... 67

One Touch Setting ...............................................................68

Adjusting the Harmony Volume............................................69

Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound.............................69

Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions 70

Pattern Variation (Sections) .................................................70

Adjusting the Style Volume ..................................................72

Setting the Split Point........................................................... 72

Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm

(Stop Accompaniment) ...................................................73

Loading Style Files............................................................... 74

Chord Basics........................................................................ 75

Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary ..................77

Song Settings 78

Song Volume........................................................................78

A-B Repeat...........................................................................78

Muting Independent Song Parts...........................................79

Change the Melody Voice....................................................79

Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 80

Saving to the Registration Memory......................................80

Recalling a Registration Memory .........................................81

The Functions 82

Selecting and Setting Functions...........................................82

Connecting to a Computer 85

What Is MIDI? ......................................................................85

Connecting a Personal Computer........................................86

Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer.....87

Remote Control of MIDI Devices..........................................88

Initial Send ...........................................................................89

Transferring Data between the Computer and Instrument... 89

Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide 92

Important Notices about the CD-ROM .................................92

CD-ROM Contents...............................................................93

System Requirements.......................................................... 94

Software Installation............................................................. 94

Appendix

Troubleshooting................................................................. 99

Scores ............................................................................... 100

Voice List .......................................................................... 106

Drum Kit List .................................................................... 110

Style List ........................................................................... 112

Arpeggio List ................................................................... 113

Music Database List ........................................................ 114

Songs Provided On the Supplied CD-ROM ................... 116

Effect Type List ................................................................ 117

MIDI Implementation Chart ............................................. 118

MIDI Data Format ............................................................. 120

Specifications................................................................... 121

Index.................................................................................. 122

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