Yamaha DGX-500AD - 88-Note Touch-Sensitive Portable Electronic Keyboard, Owner'S Manual

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Page 2: ... used to produce them meet these goals In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the fol lowing Battery Notice This product MAY contain a small non rechargeable battery which if appli cable is soldered in place The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years When replacement becomes necessary contact a qualified service represent...

Page 3: ...g measures Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference Utilize power outlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio or TV interference relocate reorient the antenna If the antenna lead in is 300 ohm ribbon lead change the lead in to co axial type cable If these corrective measures do n...

Page 4: ...damage to the instrument or other property These precautions include but are not limited to the following When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet always hold the plug itself and not the cord Unplug the AC power adaptor when not using the instrument or during electrical storms Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple connector Doing so can resu...

Page 5: ...erent from the ones on your instrument Unless otherwise indicated the example panel control illustrations Keyboard illustrations and LCD screenshots are taken from the DGX 500 Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components turn off the power for all components Before turning the power on or off for all components set all volume levels to minimum Also be sure to set the volumes of ...

Page 6: ...nufacturer The GM mark is affixed to all software and hardware products that support GM System Level XGlite As its name implies XGlite is a simplified version of Yamaha s high quality XG tone generation format Naturally you can play back any XG song data using an XGlite tone generator However keep in mind that some songs may play back differently compared to the original data due to the reduced se...

Page 7: ...ry 55 Registration Memory Presets 55 Recording a Registration Memory Preset 55 Recalling a Registration Memory Preset 56 Selecting and Playing Songs 57 Selecting and Playing a Song 57 A B Repeat 58 Melody Voice Change 59 Changing the Tempo 60 Adjusting the Song Volume 61 Song Recording 62 Recording a User Song 62 Song Clear 65 Track Clear 66 Song Lesson 67 Using the Lesson Feature 67 Select the Le...

Page 8: ...he selected song See page 68 0 DICTIONARY button This calls up the Dictionary function page 50 1 METRONOME button This turns the metronome on and off See page 22 Hold ing down this button allows you to set the Time Signature 2 PORTABLE GRAND button This instantly calls up the Grand Piano voice See page 12 3 SONG button This is for enabling song selection See page 57 4 STYLE button This is for enab...

Page 9: ...e 22 It also allows you to tap out the tempo and automatically start a selected song or style at that tapped speed See page 40 5 SONG MEMORY buttons These buttons REC 1 5 A are used for song recording letting you record up to six different tracks of a song including a special Accompaniment track See page 63 They are also used for clearing recorded data of all or specific tracks of a User song See ...

Page 10: ... com partment cover located on the instrument s bottom panel w Insert the six new batteries as shown in the illustration making sure that the positive and negative terminals are properly aligned e Replace the compartment cover making sure that it locks firmly in place Never interrupt the power sup ply e g remove the batteries or unplug the AC adaptor dur ing any DGX 500 300 record operation Doing ...

Page 11: ...tch functions the same way as a damper pedal on an acoustic piano press and hold down the footswitch as you play the key board to sustain the sound Using the MIDI Terminals The DGX 500 300 also features MIDI terminals allowing you to interface the DGX 500 300 with other MIDI instruments and devices For more information see page 84 Even when the switch is in the STANDBY position electricity is stil...

Page 12: ... find out more See page 22 Live Gnd 001 Playing the Piano Simply by pressing the PORTABLE GRAND button you can automatically reset the entire DGX 500 300 for piano play z Press the METRONOME button Want to find out more See page 22 Playing along with the Metronome Step 1 Voices Quick Guide ...

Page 13: ...055 Orchestra Hit 056 Violin 057 Cello 058 Contrabass 059 Banjo 060 Harp CHOIR 061 Choir 062 Vocal Ensemble 063 Vox Humana 064 Air Choir SAXOPHONE 065 Soprano Sax 066 Alto Sax 067 Sweet Tenor 068 Breathy Tenor 069 Tenor Sax No Voice Name 070 Baritone Sax 071 Oboe 072 English Horn 073 Bassoon 074 Clarinet TRUMPET 075 Trumpet 076 Muted Trumpet 077 Trombone 078 Trombone Section 079 French Horn 080 Tu...

Page 14: ...he Demo songs You can also play back songs of other categories Simply select the appropriate number of the desired song during playback or The DGX 500 300 also has a Demo Cancel function that allows you to disable Demo playback To enable Demo Cancel simultaneously hold down the DEMO but ton and turn on the power To restore the Demo capabilities simply turn the power off and on again Naturally you ...

Page 15: ...039 Little Brown Jug 040 Loch Lomond 041 Oh Susanna 042 Greensleeves 043 Aura Lee 044 Londonderry Air 045 Ring De Banjo 046 Wenn Ich Ein Vöglein Wär 047 Die Lorelei 048 Funiculi Funicula 049 Turkey In The Straw 050 Old Folks At Home 051 Silent Night 052 Jingle Bells 053 Muss I Denn No Song Name 054 Liebesträume Nr 3 055 Jesu Joy Of Man s Desiring 056 Symphonie Nr 9 057 Song Of The Pearl Fisher 058...

Page 16: ...rom the Music Database and the DGX 500 300 makes all the right settings for you Left hand Auto accompaniment for example bass guitar drums Right hand Melody Accompaniment area For more infomation on playing proper chords for the auto accompa niment see Using Auto Accompaniment Multi Fingering on page 47 and Looking up Chords in the Dictionary on the next page c Play a chord with your left hand The...

Page 17: ...ering the chord DGX 500 A 1 B2 DGX 300 E0 B2 z Press the DICTIONARY button x Specify the root note of the chord in this case G c Specify the chord type of the chord in this case M7 Learning how to play a specific chord G M7 Root note Chord type Example Dict v Play the notes of the chord as indicated in the keyboard diagram in the display The chord name flashes when the chord is played prop erly b ...

Page 18: ...ght hand parts of each song individually simply press the appropriate button L left or R right The practice steps below apply to either hand Lesson 1 Timing This lesson step lets you practice just the timing of the notes Lesson 2 Waiting In this lesson step the DGX 500 300 waits for you to play the correct notes before continu ing playback of the song Lesson 3 Minus One This lesson step plays back...

Page 19: ...ee page 40 This step lets you work on the timing of the notes In Les son 1 the particular note you play on the keyboard is unimportant The DGX 500 300 checks your timing and how rhythmically tight your playing is Want to find out more See page 69 In Lesson 2 you practice playing the notes correctly as they appear in the display notation The accompaniment pauses and waits for you to play the notes ...

Page 20: ...s the name and current value or setting of the Overall functions and the Function parameters as well as other important operation messages When the tempo setting is active the value is shown w Overall indicator The Overall buttons on either side of the LCD let you access the Function operations and settings of the DGX 500 300 The currently selected setting is indi cated by a dark bar that appears ...

Page 21: ...Keyboard These two portions of the display conveniently indi cate notes When a song is being played back they show the melody or chord notes in succession When you play the keyboard yourself the display shows the notes you play 1 8va 15va Notes played outside the displayable area are indi cated by octave marks 8va or 15va 2 Sync Stop indicator This appears when the Sync Stop function is turned on ...

Page 22: ...BLE GRAND button Doing this automatically calls up the special Stereo Sampled Piano Live Grand voice Using the Metronome 1 Call up the Tempo setting Press the TEMPO TAP button 2 Change the value Use the numeric keypad to set the desired Tempo value or use the buttons to increase or decrease the value Current Tempo value TEMPO 068 F t ...

Page 23: ...1 beats all high clicks 02 2 4 03 3 4 04 4 4 15 15 4 0 Plays no 1 beats all low clicks Indicates current beat number TIME SIG 04 Adjusting the Metronome Volume You can adjust the volume of the Metronome sound independently of the other DGX 500 300 sounds The volume range is 000 127 1 Call up the Metronome Volume setting Press the left Overall button until MTR VOL appears in the display 2 Change th...

Page 24: ...g voices for playing many of today s popular music styles See page 97 The Voice mode also features special effect sections that let you enhance the sound of the voice These include Reverb and Harmony as well as a DSP section that provides miscellaneous effects such as tremolo echo delay equalization and wah See page 34 There s also a Touch Sensitivity control page 32 which determines how the voice...

Page 25: ...ion appears Using the buttons Press the button to select the next voice number and press the button to select the previous voice Holding down either button continuously scrolls up or down through the numbers 3 Play the selected voice Since either the Style or Song mode is active in the background as indicated by the illustration in the display you can also play styles or songs respec tively in the...

Page 26: ... T o m H H i g h T o m L o w T o m F l o o r T o m H C o n g a L S n a r e H S o f t B a s s D r u m S o f t B a s s D r u m H a r d B a s s D r u m S n a r e M S n a r e H H a r d F l o o r T o m L B r u s h S w i r l B r u s h T a p S w i r l S n a r e R o l l S e q C l i c k H T i m b a l e H A g o g o H C a b a s a S a m b a W h i s t l e H S a m b a W h i s t l e L G u i r o L o n g W o o d B...

Page 27: ... an optimum mix with the Dual voice Dual Voice DSP D DspLv1 0 127 This determines how much of the Dual voice s signal is sent to the DSP effect Higher values result in a louder DSP effect for the Dual voice Main Voice DSP M DspLv1 0 127 This determines how much of the Main voice s signal is sent to the DSP effect Higher values result in a louder DSP effect for the Main voice Dual Voice Reverb D Re...

Page 28: ...Setting This special voice is actually a convenient feature which automatically selects a suitable voice for you when you select a style The voice is selected to best match the style or song you ve called up 1 Select voice 000 One Touch Setting You can also turn on One Touch Setting by simultaneously pressing both the buttons Split Point Split Voice Main Voice The Split Point setting for the voice...

Page 29: ...ess the left Overall button repeatedly if necessary until TRANSPOS appears in the display 2 Change the value Use the numeric keypad to set the desired Transpose value 12 12 To transpose the pitch down simultaneously press and hold the button and use the numeric keypad to type in the negative value You can also use the buttons to increase or decrease the value Holding down either button continuousl...

Page 30: ...2 Change the value Use the numeric keypad to set the desired Tuning value 100 100 To tune the pitch down simultaneously press and hold the button and use the numeric keypad to type in the negative value You can also use the buttons to increase or decrease the value Holding down either button continuously increases or decreases the value Indicates Tuning is selected Current Tuning value TUNING 000 ...

Page 31: ...tion At the max imum setting of 12 pitch is changed over a range of one octave 12 semitones The PITCH BEND wheel affects the voices played in the right hand section of the keyboard It has no effect on the auto accompaniment 1 Select the Pitch Bend Range parameter Press the left Overall button repeatedly if necessary until PB RANGE appears in the display 2 Set the Pitch Bend Range value Use the num...

Page 32: ...the numeric keypad or buttons to set the desired setting 1 2 or 3 explained below Settings When Touch is turned off a constant volume corresponding to a velocity value of 80 is produced 1 Soft This results in limited touch response and produces a relatively narrow dynamic range no matter how lightly or strongly you play the keys 2 Medium This lets you play over a normal dynamic range soft to loud ...

Page 33: ...verb function 2 Set the Reverb Type if desired Use the numeric keypad or buttons to set the desired Reverb Type For a list of the available Reverb Types see page 36 To turn the Reverb effect off select Reverb Type 9 Current Reverb Type name and number Indicates Reverb is selected Hall1 1 001 Twelve additional Reverb Types are available when controlling the DGX 500 300 from a MIDI device For detail...

Page 34: ...ears next to DSP 2 Set the DSP Type if desired Use the numeric keypad or buttons to set the desired DSP Type For a list of the available DSP Types see page 36 To turn the DSP effect off select DSP Type 39 Current DSP Type name and number Indicates DSP is selected Stage2 06 001 Each voice of the DGX 500 300 has its own independent DSP setting Fifty one additional DSP Types are available when contro...

Page 35: ...essary until the dark bar indi cation appears next to HARMONY 3 Set the Harmony Type if desired Use the numeric keypad or buttons to set the desired Harmony Type For a list of the available Harmony Types see page 37 Indicates that Harmony is on Indicates Harmony is selected Current Harmony Type name and number Block 03 001 For the first five Harmony Types Duet Trio Block Country and Octave chords ...

Page 36: ...2 Rotary2 21 Tremolo 1 Tremolo1 Rich Tremolo effect with both volume and pitch modulation 22 Tremolo 2 Tremolo2 23 Guitar Tremolo Guitar Tremolo Simulated electric guitar tremolo 24 Auto Pan AutoPan Several panning effects that automatically shift the sound position left right front back 25 Auto Wah AutoWah Repeating filter sweep wah effect 26 Delay Left Center Right DelayLCR Three independent del...

Page 37: ...the rhythm Triplet settings are also available 1 6 quarter note triplets 1 12 eighth note triplets 1 24 sixteenth note triplets The Trill effect Types 6 12 create two note trills alternating notes when two notes are held The Tremolo effect Types 13 19 repeat all held notes up to four The Echo effect Types 20 26 create delayed repeats of each note played 7 Trill 1 6 note Tril1 6 8 Trill 1 8 note Tr...

Page 38: ...ures the convenient Dictionary function page 50 Dictionary provides you with a built in chord encyclopedia that teaches you how to play any chord you specify by showing you the appropri ate notes in the display The DGX 500 300 can also be used with the included disk or commercially available Style File data allowing you to load additional styles auto accompaniment patterns to the instrument Style ...

Page 39: ...section will play Pressing this button alternately enables and cancels the Sync Stop function See page 43 Pressing this button switches between the Main A and Main B sections automatically adding a fill in pattern before changing the section See page 45 Pressing this button alternately enables and cancels the bass and chord accompaniment See below Pressing this button alter nately starts and stops...

Page 40: ...a 3 4 time style and the style starts automatically at the tempo you tapped You can also change the tempo while the style is playing by tapping the TEMPO TAP button twice at the desired tempo Using Sync Start The DGX 500 300 also has a Sync Start function that allows you to start the style by simply pressing a key on the keyboard To use Sync Start first press the SYNC START button the beat marks a...

Page 41: ...Using Sync Start with an Intro section You can also use the Sync Start function with the special Intro section of the selected style To use Sync Start with an Intro section 1 Press the MAIN AUTO FILL button to select which section A or B is to follow the Intro 2 Press the INTRO ENDING button 3 Press the SYNC START button to enable Sync Start and start the Intro section by playing any key on the ke...

Page 42: ...so be used to turn off and on the bass chord accompaniment while play ing allowing you to create dynamic rhythmic breaks in your performance You can use the Sync Stop func tion to create a similar yet even more dramatic break With Sync Stop on page 43 you can con trol breaks in the rhythm and accompaniment simply by releas ing your fingers from the keys As long as you play and hold a chord the acc...

Page 43: ...To turn accompaniment on 2 Press the SYNC STOP button Setting Sync Stop to on before starting the style automatically sets Sync Start to on as well letting you immediately start the style by playing the key board 3 Play a chord on the keyboard in the auto accompaniment area of the keyboard The style starts as soon as you play a chord 4 Stop the style by releasing the chord 5 To start the style aga...

Page 44: ...e tempo returns to the default setting of the new style When switching styles during playback the last tempo setting is main tained This allows you to keep the same tempo even when changing styles Current Tempo value TEMPO 120 001 Restoring the Default Tempo Value Each song and style has been given a default or standard Tempo setting If you ve changed the Tempo you can instantly restore the defaul...

Page 45: ...u can also select either the Main A or B section to start by pressing the MAIN AUTO FILL button before starting the style Rhythm sounds and fill in sec tions are not available when one of the Pianist styles 124 135 are selected This appears while the fill in pattern is playing Fill A B 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 3 About the Fill in Patterns If you press the MAIN AUTO FILL button before beat 4 a...

Page 46: ...t the desired Accompaniment Volume value 000 127 You can also use the buttons to increase or decrease the value Holding down either button continuously increases or decreases the value Indicates Accompaniment Volume is selected Current Accompaniment Volume value ACMP VOL 100 001 Accompaniment Volume cannot be changed unless the Style mode is active Restoring the Default Accom paniment Volume Value...

Page 47: ... minor seventh The illustration shows how to produce the four chord types The key of C is used here as an example other keys follow the same rules For example Bb7 is played as Bb and A Fingered Chords Using the key of C as an example the chart below shows the types of chords that can be recognized in the Fingered mode C Cm C7 Cm7 To play a major chord Press the root note of the chord To play a min...

Page 48: ... Cdim7 Seventh 7 1 3 5 b7 or 1 3 5 b7 C7 C7 Seventh flatted ninth 7 b9 1 b2 3 5 b7 C7 b9 C7 b9 Seventh add flatted thirteenth 7 b13 1 3 5 b6 b7 C7 b13 C7 b13 Seventh ninth 7 9 1 2 3 5 b7 C7 9 C7 9 Seventh add sharp eleventh 7 11 1 2 3 4 5 b7 or 1 2 3 4 5 b7 C7 11 C7 11 Seventh add thirteenth 7 13 1 3 5 6 b7 C7 13 C7 13 Seventh sharp ninth 7 9 1 2 3 5 b7 C7 9 C7 9 Seventh flatted fifth 7b5 1 3 b5 b...

Page 49: ...e value Use the numeric keypad or buttons to set the desired value 0 C 2 127 G8 To leave the Split Point function simply go on to another operation or function This setting also affects the split point for the special Split voices Split Point Auto accompaniment area Current Split Point value Indicates current Split Point S POINT 054 001 Restoring the Default Split Point Value If you ve changed the...

Page 50: ...e type of the chord major minor seventh etc Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord type as printed on the panel Pressing the DICTIONARY but ton automatically turns on the auto accompaniment Dict 001 Dict 001 Pressing this key selects the root G Individual notes of chord keyboard Pressing this key selects the major seventh chord type M7 Notation of chord Chord name root...

Page 51: ...eft a triad chord pro duces a pleasant harmonious sound Triads are made up of three notes and are the most basic and common chords in most music In this triad the lowest note is the root The root is the most important note in the chord because it anchors the sound harmonically by determining its key and forms the basis for how we hear the other notes of the chord The second note of this chord is f...

Page 52: ...should be indicated to the right as well Exam ples for the key of C are shown below One important point Chords are made up of notes stacked on top of each other and the stacked notes are indicated in the chord name of the chord type as a number the number being the dis tance of the note from the root See the keyboard diagram below For example the minor 6th chord includes the 6th note of the scale ...

Page 53: ...he DGX 500 300 has 208 panel setups in the Music Database and they are divided into 12 different categories In this example we ll select 208 Xmas Walz and play the song Silent Night The sheet music is provided on the next page 3 Play the chords with your left hand and the melody lines with your right hand along with the music As soon as you play a chord with your left hand the style starts For inf...

Page 54: ...cting a number lets you instantly reconfigure all relevant settings conveniently allowing you to start playing in the desired genre with all the appropriate sounds without having to make each setting one by one For each parameter refer to the following pages VOICE PARAMETERS MAIN Voice Volume Reverb Depth DSP Depth page 26 Dual On Off Voice Octave Volume Reverb Depth DSP Depth page 26 Reverb Type ...

Page 55: ...emory can have different settings for the following parameters Voice number Tempo Transpose Reverb Type DSP Type Harmony On Off setting and Type Split Point Style number and style related settings Accompaniment On Off and Split Point Pitch Bend Range Recording a Registration Memory Preset 1 Make all desired settings for the DGX 500 300 Virtually all of the DGX 500 300 s settings can be saved to a ...

Page 56: ...Registration Memory 56 Recalling a Registration Memory Preset 1 Select the appropriate Registration Memory bank 2 Press the desired Registration Memory preset button 1 or 2 BANK 1 001 REGIST1 1 001 ...

Page 57: ...meric keypad to directly enter the song number or use the buttons to step up and down through the songs Song Playback Display These display the notes and name of the current chord Current measure number The indication F t appears in the display when a song having a free tempo is selected Certain songs have been composed or arranged in free tempo meaning that the tempo and or the time signature are...

Page 58: ...ed phrase repeats indefinitely until stopped You can play along with the song using the currently selected voice or even select a different voice for playing along Simply call up the Voice mode while the song is playing back and select the desired voice See page 24 REPEAT A 006 The A and B points can only be specified at the beginning of a measure beat 1 and not at any point in the middle of a mea...

Page 59: ...nvenient Melody Voice Change feature takes this one step further it lets you replace the original voice used for the melody of the song with the panel voice of your own selection For example if the current voice selected on the panel is piano but the song s melody is being played by a flute voice using Melody Voice Change will change the flute melody voice to piano 1 Select the desired song Press ...

Page 60: ...e value Use the numeric keypad to set the desired Tempo value or use the buttons to increase or decrease the value Also the tempo of a song returns to the default setting when selecting a dif ferent song MELODY V 01 Current Tempo value TEMPO 120 01 Restoring the Default Tempo Value Each song has been given a default or standard Tempo setting If you ve changed the Tempo you can instantly restore th...

Page 61: ... Volume value 000 127 You can also use the buttons to increase or decrease the value Hold ing down either button continuously increases or decreases the value Indicates Song Volume is selected Current Song Volume value SONG VOL 100 01 Song Volume cannot be changed unless the Song mode is active This function becomes Accom paniment Volume when the Style mode is active Restoring the Default Song Vol...

Page 62: ...nges and timing Changing sections Intro Main A B etc Reverb Type DSP Type Accompaniment Volume Tempo Time Signature 1 Make all desired DGX 500 300 settings Before you actually start recording you ll need to make various settings for the song such as selecting a style setting the Tempo and selecting a voice See pages 38 44 and 24 If desired also make other settings Refer to the list above for setti...

Page 63: ...rough the songs User 2 rEC 001 Keep in mind that all recording operations replace the data In other words if you record to a track that already has recorded data all previous data in the track will be erased and replaced by the newly recorded data Muting Tracks During Playback While recording is enabled you can selectively mute different tracks This is useful for when you want to clearly hear cert...

Page 64: ...n to return to the above condition When recording the Accompaniment track With Sync Start on play the first chord of the song in the auto accompani ment area of the keyboard The accompaniment starts automatically and you can continue recording playing other chords in time with the accompani ment 5 Stop recording After you ve finished playing the part press the START STOP or REC button 6 Record to ...

Page 65: ...lear operation page 66 1 Select the desired song Press the SONG button then use the numeric keypad or buttons to select the desired song 201 205 2 While holding down the A button press SONG MEMORY button 1 All track indications in the display flash indicating that all tracks are to be erased 3 Press the YES button 4 At the Sure prompt press the YES button or press the NO button to abort Pressing t...

Page 66: ...operation page 65 1 Select the desired song Press the SONG button then use the numeric keypad or buttons to select the desired song 201 205 2 Press and hold down the button corresponding to the track to be erased Press and hold down the appropriate SONG MEMORY button 1 5 A for at least one second 3 Press the YES button 4 At the Sure prompt press the YES button or press the NO button to abort Press...

Page 67: ...esson 1 Timing This lesson step lets you practice just the timing of the notes any note can be used as long as you play in rhythm Lesson 2 Waiting In this lesson step the DGX 500 300 waits for you to play the correct notes before continuing playback of the song Lesson 3 Minus One This lesson step plays back the song with one part muted letting you play and master the missing part yourself in rhyth...

Page 68: ...Lesson step is selected When the Lesson is finished your performance grade is shown in the display if the Grade function is turned on page 72 After a short pause the Lesson begins again automati cally 4 Press the START STOP button to stop the Lesson The DGX 500 300 exits from the Lesson feature automatically when the START STOP button is pressed Timing L 1 Waiting L 2 MinusOne L 3 Lomond 040 Timin...

Page 69: ...ch note in time with the rhythmic accompaniment 1 Select one of the Lesson songs 2 Select Lesson 1 Press the L or R button repeatedly if necessary until Lesson 1 is indi cated 3 Play the appropriate melody or chord with the song After the lead in the song starts automatically and the appropriate notes appear in the display In Lesson 1 simply play one note repeatedly in time with the music Regardin...

Page 70: ... lead in the song starts automatically and the appropriate notes appear in the display In Lesson 2 play the correct notes at your own pace until you can master playing them in rhythm Lesson 3 Minus One This lesson step lets you practice one part of the song in rhythm at the proper tempo The DGX 500 300 plays back the song accompaniment with one part muted either the left part or the right letting ...

Page 71: ...master both hands at the same time Go on to this lesson step after you ve mastered each hand s part in the previous three lesson steps Practice both hands in time with the rhythm along with the notation in the display 1 Select one of the Lesson songs 2 Select Lesson 4 Press the L and R buttons simultaneously so that Lesson 4 is indicated 3 Play both the left and right hand parts with the song Afte...

Page 72: ...nding on your performance OK Good Very Good and Excellent 1 Select the Grade function Press the right Overall button repeatedly if necessary until GRADE appears in the display 2 Set Grade to on or off as desired Use the buttons to set Grade to on or off Excellen on Indicates Grade function is selected Current Grade function setting GRADE on 01 Grade is automatically set to on as the default settin...

Page 73: ...ucts that support GM System Level 1 The DGX 500 300 supports GM System Level 1 As its name implies XGlite is a simplified version of Yamaha s high quality XG tone generation format Naturally you can play back any XG song data using an XGlite tone generator However keep in mind that some songs may play back differently compared to the original data due to the reduced set of control parameters and e...

Page 74: ...ean the read write head regularly This instrument employs a precision magnetic read write head which after an extended period of use will pick up a layer of magnetic particles from the disks used that will eventually cause read and write errors To maintain the disk drive in optimum working order Yamaha recommends that you use a commercially avail able dry type head cleaning disk to clean the head ...

Page 75: ...art the selected song Press the START STOP button 4 If you want to change to another song repeat step 2 above 5 Stop the song Press the START STOP button For details see Selecting and Playing a Song page 57 Song name and number D Song01 101 The tempo setting of some com mercially available disk songs is fixed These songs are called free tempo software When playing back free tempo song data on the ...

Page 76: ...OCTAVE appears in the display 2 Change the Track Octave setting To set a positive octave value press the number button 0 1 or 2 To set a negative value simultaneously hold down the button and press the appropriate number button 1 or 2 OCTAVE 0 001 The Track Octave setting can only be changed when the Song is stopped If the SAVE button is pressed when there is no floppy disk inserted into the disk ...

Page 77: ...ou cannot write over the file extension following the period at the end of the file name The A 5 and B5 keys move the cursor backward and forward within the file name Use these keys to place the cursor where you want to enter or change a character The Delete key C6 deletes the character at the cursor position To exit from the Save screen press the UTILITY button repeatedly 4 Press the EXECUTE butt...

Page 78: ...repeat the save operation If a write error occurs during a save operation an Error mes sage appears If the error reoc curs after repeating the save operation there could be some thing wrong with the disk Insert a different disk in the drive and retry the save operation Saving s U While the file is being saved the DISK IN USE lamp is lit never eject the floppy disk or turn the power off Complete Sa...

Page 79: ...ng display briefly appears If you do not intend to load the file press the button NO instead of the button YES To exit from the LOAD screen press the LOAD button If the LOAD button is pressed when there is no floppy disk inserted into the disk drive a No disk message appears at the top of the display and all disk opera tions will be disabled This case is user file Style file indicates L S Filename...

Page 80: ...ead of the button YES To exit from the UTILITY screen press the UTILITY button twice If the UTILITY button is pressed when there is no floppy disk inserted into the disk drive a No disk message appears at the top of the display and all disk opera tions will be disabled When the floppy disk s write pro tect tab is set to ON see page 74 or the disk is a purposely copy protected disk a Protect messag...

Page 81: ... appears If you do not intend to format the disk press the button NO instead of the button YES To exit from the UTILITY screen press the UTILITY button Format CUE If you insert an unformatted disk with the write protect tab in the ON position into the drive a Pro tect message appears Eject the disk move the protect tab to the OFF position and reinsert it in the drive If a disk that cannot be read ...

Page 82: ...l start Once started the operation cannot be canceled During formatting Formatin will appear at the top of the display When the operation is completed the following display briefly appears If you do not intend to format the disk press the button NO instead of the button YES To exit from the operation press the UTILITY button If the UTILITY button is pressed when there is no floppy disk inserted in...

Page 83: ...using the grand piano sound on the DGX 500 300 keyboard Unlike an acoustic instrument that puts out a reso nated note the electronic instrument puts out information from the keyboard such as with what voice with which key about how strong when was it pressed and when was it released Then each piece of information is changed into a number value and sent to the tone generator Using these numbers as ...

Page 84: ...ke Exclusive Messages that transmit data unique to each instrument manufacturer and Realtime Messages that control the MIDI device The messages transmitted received by the DGX 500 300 are shown in the MIDI Implementation Chart on page 102 Message Name DGX 500 300 Operation Panel Setting Note ON OFF Messages which are generated when the keyboard is played Each message includes a specific note numbe...

Page 85: ...ram below When connecting to a computer with a USB interface use the Yamaha UX16 USB MIDI Interface Connect the UX16 and the com puter with a standard USB cable then make the proper MIDI con nections between the DGX 500 300 and the UX16 Computer sequencer software DGX 500 300 MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI OUT Computer sequencer software DGX 500 300 MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI Interface RS 422 When using...

Page 86: ... from the sequencer Normally when playing the DGX 500 300 by itself this should be set to on 1 Select the MIDI operations Press the left Overall button repeatedly if necessary until MIDI is selected 2 Select the Local Control parameter Press 1 on the numeric keypad to select operation 1 Local Control If the LOCAL display appears instead of INITSEND in step 1 above step 2 is unnecessary 3 Press the...

Page 87: ...ging the DGX 500 300 settings for the next section of the song Sending Initial Setup Data 1 First set up the sequencer for recording The actual procedure may differ depending on your particular equipment and software Ideally you should leave two or more measures of silence no performance data before the song begins The Initial Setup data should then be recorded to this space in the song 2 Select t...

Page 88: ...er on This should be set to on when you want to have style or song playback follow the external device such as a rhythm machine or a sequencer The default setting is off 1 Press the TEMPO button 2 Set the instrument to External Clock Press and hold the button until the value 280 is indicated then press the button once more to select ECL External Clock in the display To return to the Internal Clock...

Page 89: ...vel Make sure that the Split Point page 49 is set to an appropriate value When playing back one of the Pianist styles 124 135 the rhythm cannot be heard This is normal The Pianist styles have no drums or bass only pi ano accompaniment The accompaniment of the style can only be heard when accompaniment is set to ON and keys are played in the auto accompaniment area of the keyboard Not all of the vo...

Page 90: ... Touch On Off Tuning Grade On Off Data Initialization All data can be initialized and restored to the factory preset condition by turning on the power while holding the highest rightmost white key on the keyboard CLr Backup will appear briefly on the display All Registration Memory and User song data plus the other settings listed above will be erased and or changed when the data initialization pr...

Page 91: ...21 Traditional Accordion 028 000 112 021 Musette Accordion 029 000 113 023 Bandoneon 030 000 112 022 Harmonica GUITAR 031 000 112 024 Classical Guitar 032 000 112 025 Folk Guitar 033 000 113 025 12Strings Guitar 034 000 112 026 Jazz Guitar 035 000 113 026 Octave Guitar 036 000 112 027 Clean Guitar 037 000 117 027 60 s Clean Guitar 038 000 112 028 Muted Guitar 039 000 112 029 Overdriven Guitar 040 ...

Page 92: ...Program Change Voice Name MSB LSB PIANO 135 000 000 000 Grand Piano 136 000 001 000 Grand Piano KSP 137 000 018 000 Mellow Grand Piano 138 000 040 000 Piano Strings 139 000 041 000 Dream 140 000 000 001 Bright Piano 141 000 001 001 Bright Piano KSP 142 000 000 002 Electric Grand Piano 143 000 001 002 Electric Grand Piano KSP 144 000 032 002 Detuned CP80 145 000 040 002 Layered CP 1 146 000 041 002...

Page 93: ...Guitar Voice No Bank Select MIDI Program Change Voice Name MSB LSB 245 000 032 027 Chorus Guitar 246 000 000 028 Muted Guitar 247 000 040 028 Funk Guitar 1 248 000 041 028 Muted Steel Guitar 249 000 043 028 Funk Guitar 2 250 000 045 028 Jazz Man 251 000 000 029 Overdriven Guitar 252 000 043 029 Guitar Pinch 253 000 000 030 Distortion Guitar 254 000 040 030 Feedback Guitar 255 000 041 030 Feedback ...

Page 94: ...9 Muted Trumpet 356 000 000 060 French Horn Voice No Bank Select MIDI Program Change Voice Name MSB LSB 357 000 006 060 French Horn Solo 358 000 032 060 French Horn 2 359 000 037 060 Horn Orchestra 360 000 000 061 Brass Section 361 000 035 061 Trumpet Trombone Section 362 000 040 061 Brass Section 2 363 000 041 061 High Brass 364 000 042 061 Mellow Brass 365 000 000 062 Synth Brass 1 366 000 012 0...

Page 95: ... 000 000 097 Sound Track Voice No Bank Select MIDI Program Change Voice Name MSB LSB 471 000 027 097 Prologue 472 000 064 097 Ancestral 473 000 000 098 Crystal 474 000 012 098 Synth Drum Comp 475 000 014 098 Popcorn 476 000 018 098 Tiny Bells 477 000 035 098 Round Glockenspiel 478 000 040 098 Glockenspiel Chimes 479 000 041 098 Clear Bells 480 000 042 098 Chorus Bells 481 000 064 098 Synth Mallet ...

Page 96: ...73 064 000 000 Cutting Noise 574 064 000 001 Cutting Noise 2 575 064 000 003 String Slap 576 064 000 016 Flute Key Click 577 064 000 032 Shower 578 064 000 033 Thunder 579 064 000 034 Wind 580 064 000 035 Stream 581 064 000 036 Bubble 582 064 000 037 Feed 583 064 000 048 Dog 584 064 000 049 Horse 585 064 000 050 Bird Tweet 2 586 064 000 054 Ghost Voice No Bank Select MIDI Program Change Voice Name...

Page 97: ...om 5 Analog Tom 5 049 C 2 Analog Cymbal Crash Cymbal 1 Analog Cymbal Analog Cymbal Analog Cymbal 050 D 2 Analog Tom 6 High Tom Analog Tom 6 Analog Tom 6 Analog Tom 6 051 D 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 052 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal 053 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Ride Cymbal Cup Ride Cymbal Cup Ride Cymbal Cup R...

Page 98: ...2 DetroitPop1 063 60 sRock Roll 064 6 8Soul 065 CrocoTwist 066 Rock Roll 067 DetroitPop2 068 BoogieWoogie 069 ComboBoogie 070 6 8Blues COUNTRY 071 Country8Beat 072 CountryPop 073 CountrySwing 074 Country2 4 075 CowboyBoogie 076 CountryShuffle 077 Bluegrass LATIN 078 BrazilianSamba 079 BossaNova 080 PopBossa 081 Tijuana 082 DiscoLatin 083 Mambo 084 Salsa 085 Beguine 086 GypsyRumba 087 RmbFlamenca 0...

Page 99: ...MyMnd 099 OverRbow 100 Red Lady 101 ReleseMe 102 SavingLv 103 Shore Cl 104 SierraMd 105 SilverMn 106 SmokyEye 107 SndOfSil 108 TblWater 109 WhisprSx ROCK FUSION 110 DavAgain 111 JumpRock 112 OyComCha 113 PickUpPc 114 RdRiverR 115 SatsfyGt 116 Sheriff 117 SmokeWtr 118 TwistAgn 119 VenusPop RHYTHM BLUES 120 AmazingG 121 BoogiePf 122 Clock Rk 123 CU later 124 HappyDay 125 JohnnyB 126 MercyBrs 127 Ris...

Page 100: ...ock H Analog Snare 2 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Room Tom 1 Rock Tom 1 E Tom 1 Analog Tom 1 54 F 2 42 F 1 1 Hi Hat Closed Analog HH Closed 1 55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Room Tom 2 Rock Tom 2 E Tom 2 Analog Tom 2 56 G 2 44 G 1 1 Hi Hat Pedal Analog HH Closed 2 57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Room Tom 3 Rock Tom 3 E Tom 3 Analog Tom 3 58 A 2 46 A 1 1 Hi Hat Open Analog HH Open 59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Room Tom 4 R...

Page 101: ...HH Open 2 59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Analog Tom 4 Jazz Tom 4 Brush Tom 4 Jazz Tom 4 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Analog Tom 5 Jazz Tom 5 Brush Tom 5 Jazz Tom 5 61 C 3 49 C 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Analog Cymbal Hand Cym L 62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Analog Tom 6 Jazz Tom 6 Brush Tom 6 Jazz Tom 6 63 D 3 51 D 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Hand Cym Short L 64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Flute Key Click Car Engine Ignition 65 F 3 53 F 2 ...

Page 102: ...ta Entry 38 x 2 o Data Entry 7 o o Part Volume Control 10 o o Pan 11 x 2 o Expression Change 64 o o Sustain 71 x 2 o Harmonic Content 72 x 2 o Release Time 73 x 2 o Attack Time 74 x 2 o Brightness 91 93 94 o o Effect Depth 96 97 x o RPN Inc Dec 100 101 x 2 o RPN LSB MSB 84 x 2 o Portamento Cntrl Prog o 0 127 o 0 127 Change True System Exclusive o 3 o 3 Song Pos x x Common Song Sel x x Tune x x Sys...

Page 103: ...lues of mm is used for MIDI Master Tuning Values for ll are ignored MIDI Master Tuning F0H 43H 1nH 27H 30H 00H 00H mm ll cc F7H This message simultaneously changes the tuning value of all chan nels The values of mm and ll are used for MIDI Master Tuning The default value of mm and ll are 08H and 00H respectively Any values can be used for n and cc Reverb Type F0H 43H 1nH 4CH 02H 01H 00H mmH llH F7...

Page 104: ...ste 13 Chorus1 067 Flanger 15 Flanger1 16 Flanger2 068 Symphonic 17 Symphonic 069 Rotary Speaker 19 Rotary Speaker1 070 Tremolo 21 Tremolo1 071 Auto Pan 24 Auto Pan 20 Rotary Speaker2 22 Tremolo2 23 Guitar Tremolo 072 18 Phaser 073 Distortion 074 33 Overdrive 075 34 Amp Simulation 31 Distortion Hard 32 Distortion Soft 076 37 3Band EQ 35 EQ Disco 36 EQ Telephone 077 38 2Band EQ 078 Auto Wah 25 Auto...

Page 105: ... as needed Keyboard Stand Assembly DGX 500 only Have a phillips head screwdriver ready w Joint connectors q 6 x 70 mm round head screws Z Attach the stand bases Making sure that the boards are facing the proper direc tion the holes should face inside insert the joint connec tors w into the holes as shown The joint connectors have been installed properly if you can see a plus mark on the connector ...

Page 106: ...s using the 3 5 x 16 mm tapping screws e 2 C Attach the back board Attach the back board using the 6 x 30 mm round head screws r Be careful not to drop the back board or touch the sharp metal fittings 3 y Angle brackets e 3 5 x 16 mm tapping screws r 6 x 30 mm round head screws ...

Page 107: ...d head screws t Post assembly checklist Once you ve assembled the stand check the following points Are there any parts left over If so read the assembly instructions again and correct any errors you might have made Is the instrument clear of doors and other movable fixtures If not move the instrument to an appropriate location Does the instrument make a rattling noise when you play it or move it I...

Page 108: ... MIDI IN OUT FOOT SWITCH Amplifier 6 0W 6 0W Speakers 12cm x 2 3cm x 2 Power Consumption UL CSA 19W CE 18W when using PA 5D or PA 5C power adaptor Power Supply Adaptor Yamaha PA 5D or PA 5C AC power adaptor Batteries Six D size R20P LR20 or equivalent batteries Dimensions W x D x H DGX 500 1 380 x 430 x 173 mm 54 1 3 x 16 15 16 x 6 3 4 DGX 300 1 178 x 410 x 168 mm 46 3 8 x 16 1 8 x 6 5 8 Weight DG...

Page 109: ...only 105 L Lesson 67 M M D B music database 53 Main Voice DSP 27 Main Voice Reverb 27 Main Voice Volume 27 Metronome 22 MIDI 83 MIDI channels 84 MIDI Implementation Chart 102 MIDI LSB Receive cancel 88 MIDI terminals 84 Multi Fingering 47 MUSIC DATABASE 53 Music Rest 21 N numeric keypad 25 O One Touch Setting 28 Overall buttons 20 P PHONES OUTPUT jack 9 Pitch Bend 31 Portable Grand 22 Q Quick Guid...

Page 110: ...y also contact Yamaha directly at the address provided below 2 Deliver the unit to be serviced under warranty to the retailer selling the product an authorized service center or toYamaha with an explanation of the problem Please be prepared to provide proof purchase date sales receipt credit card copy etc when requesting service and or parts under warranty 3 Shipping and or insurance costs are the...

Page 111: ... Street 13 P Code 10680 Athens Greece Tel 01 364 7111 SWEDEN Yamaha Scandinavia AB J A Wettergrens Gata 1 Box 30053 S 400 43 Göteborg Sweden Tel 031 89 34 00 DENMARK YS Copenhagen Liaison Office Generatorvej 8B DK 2730 Herlev Denmark Tel 44 92 49 00 FINLAND F Musiikki Oy Kluuvikatu 6 P O Box 260 SF 00101 Helsinki Finland Tel 09 618511 NORWAY Norsk filial av Yamaha Scandinavia AB Grini Næringspark ...

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