Yamaha PSR-E223, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...eference provides detailed descriptions and procedures for getting the most out of the instrument After you ve read the manual keep it safe and handy for future reference Data List The Data List contains MIDI related information The Data List is available for downloading from the Yamaha Manual Library at http www yamaha co jp manual DIGITAL KEYBOARD Owner s Manual Setting Up Reference Appendix Qui...

Page 2: ...oduction methods used to pro duce them meet these goals In keeping with both the let ter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the following Battery Notice This product MAY contain a small non rechargeable bat tery which if applicable is soldered in place The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years When replacement becomes necessary contact a quali fied...

Page 3: ...sers man ual may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices Compliance with FCC regula tions does not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations If this product is found to be the source of interference which can be determined by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures Relocate either t...

Page 4: ... Always make sure all batteries are inserted in conformity with the polarity markings Failure to do so might result in overheating fire or battery fluid leakage Always replace all batteries at the same time Do not use new batteries together with old ones Also do not mix battery types such as alkaline batteries with manganese batteries or batteries from different makers or different types of batter...

Page 5: ...g of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and or audio data is strictly prohibited except for your personal use Trademarks The company names and product names in this Owner s Manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies GM System Level 1 GM System Level 1 is an addition to the MIDI standard which ensures that any GM comp...

Page 6: ...actual per formance spaces such as a concert hall or small club Play along with the styles page 18 You can select from 100 different styles auto accompaniment for playing along on the keyboard giving you the equivalent of a full backing band covering a wide variety of styles from waltzes to 8 beat to euro trance and much more Practicing Practicing and mastering songs page 28 You can start practici...

Page 7: ...splays 26 Basic Operation 26 Display 27 Song Lesson 28 Lesson 1 Listen Learn 28 Lesson 2 Timing 30 Lesson 3 Waiting 31 Voice Settings 32 Adding Reverb 32 Adding Chorus 32 Adding Panel Sustain 33 Adjusting the Voice volume 33 Transpose 34 Tuning 34 Octave 35 One Touch Setting 35 Setting the Metronome Time Signature 36 Setting the Metronome Volume 36 Song settings 37 Changing the tempo of the Song 3...

Page 8: ...problems may occur When this happens make sure to replace all batteries follow ing the precautions listed below Power Requirements Use the specified adaptor PA 130 or an equivalent recommended byYamaha only The use of other adap tors may result in irreparable damage to both the adaptor and the instrument WARNING Unplug the AC Power Adaptor when not using the instrument or during electrical storms ...

Page 9: ... External Audio Equipment Connecting a footswitch Avoid listening with the headphones at high volume for long periods of time doing so may not only result in ear fatigue it may be damaging to your hearing CAUTION To prevent damage to the speakers set the volume of the external devices at the minimum setting and turn power off the devices before connecting them Failure to observe these precautions ...

Page 10: ...19 26 2 Number buttons 0 9 page 26 3 FUNCTION button page 43 4 DEMO button page 17 5 A B REPEAT button page 38 6 REW button page 17 7 FF button page 17 8 PAUSE button page 17 5 ACMP ON OFF button page 20 6 INTRO ENDING rit button page 23 7 MAIN AUTO FILL button page 23 8 SYNC START button pages 19 40 9 START STOP button page 17 0 PORTABLE GRAND button page 13 1 SOUND EFFECT button page 15 2 REVERB...

Page 11: ...ls and Terminals PSR E223 YPT 220 Owner s Manual 11 Setting Up GrandPno 001 001 GrandPno 001 001 4 9 3 1 u 0 o i 2 1 0 2 y 7 6 5 4 Voice List page 48 Style List page 54 Display page 27 Song List page 55 Rear Panel ...

Page 12: ...and piano Voice is automatically selected whenever the power is turned on but you can easily change this guitar drum or any of an extensive range of voices 1 Press the VOICE button The Voice number and name are displayed Try playing a variety of instrument Voices 1 2 Grand Piano Voice GrandPno 001 001 Voice number Voice name Quick Guide ...

Page 13: ...page 48 3 Play the keyboard Try selecting and playing different Voices When you simply want to play a piano Voice all you have to do is press one convenient button Press the PORTABLE GRAND button The Voice Grand Piano1 will automatically be selected as the Main Voice Playing the Grand Piano Voice Flute 065 The Voice shown here becomes the Main Voice for the instrument ...

Page 14: ...the metronome press the METRONOME button again If you want to adjust the metronome tempo press the TEMPO TAP button to call up the Tempo setting in the display then press the button to raise the tempo or press the button to lower it You can also set the tempo using the number buttons on the front panel Using the Metronome Metronome Fun Sounds Percussion and drum icons You can set the time signa tu...

Page 15: ...lay the desired Drum Kit from 12 pre set Drum Kits Voice number 130 142 Details on the instruments and key assignments of each Drum Kit can be found in the Drum Kit List on page 52 You ll be able to play various sound effects from the keyboard barking braying yelling and much more Press the SOUND EFFECT but ton Try out each key and enjoy the sounds Don t forget the black keys After trying out thes...

Page 16: ...ment has 102 built in Songs For this instrument the term Song refers to the data that makes up a piece of music Listening to a Song 1 Press the SONG button The Song number and name are displayed Select and Listen to a Specific Song 1 3 2 Demo 1 001 05 Song number Song name ...

Page 17: ...ses the measure number if pressed while playback is stopped FF button Fast forwards the Song if pressed during playback Increases the measure number if pressed while playback is stopped PAUSE button Temporarily stops playback Press this button a second time to resume playback from the point at which it was stopped Using the DEMO button Press the DEMO button to play Songs 001 002 003 059 072 004 02...

Page 18: ...we ll learn how to select and play Styles using chords While you play you can automatically add specially created intros and endings as well as variations in the rhythm chord patterns for more dynamic professional sounding performances 1 6 4 3 5 2 Try playing chords with your left hand Play a melody with your right hand Auto Accompani ment range Split Point Before Performance Select the Strings 1 ...

Page 19: ... SYNC START on Press the SYNC START button Play along with the styles 8BtModrn 001 001 Style number Style name Since the Pianist category Styles 093 100 have no rhythm parts no sound will be produced if you start rhythm only playback To use these Styles turn on the auto accompaniment and play the keyboard as described on page 20 The bass and chord accompani ment parts will sound NOTE LoveSong 018 ...

Page 20: ...n the next page for practice purpose For infor mation on how to enter chords see page 24 6 Stop playing Playback will stop as soon as you press the START STOP but ton When auto accompaniment is on The keys to the left of the Split Point 54 F 2 will play only chords This is known as the Auto Accompaniment range If you press the START STOP button while the auto accompaniment is off only the rhythm p...

Page 21: ...PSR E223 YPT 220 Owner s Manual 21 Play with a Style Quick Guide Practice Aura Lee Composer G Poulton Style 018 LoveSong Voice 034 Strings 1 A C D G F 7 G ...

Page 22: ... slow 1 Press the TEMPO TAP button to call up the Tempo setting in the display after selecting a Style 2 Set the Tempo by using the number buttons 0 9 Changing the tempo of the Style 1 2 Current Tempo value Tempo 070 Press the and buttons simultaneously to instantly reset the value to the default tempo of a Style NOTE ...

Page 23: ...ing the actual Main rhythm When the intro finishes play ing Style playback shifts to the main section Switching Main Patterns There are two variations on the basic pattern A and B These are alternately selected each time the MAIN AUTO FILL button is pressed The main accompaniment pattern plays and repeats indefi nitely until another section s button is pressed Adding a Fill in A Fill in pattern is...

Page 24: ... up the chord Understanding the basic structure of chords is very useful once you re familiar with this you ll be quickly and easily play chords by looking at the names that appear above the notation Taking the chord above as an example the lowest note of this triad is called the root note This is the central note sound and it supports or anchors the rest of the notes chord Upper case letters incl...

Page 25: ...y the root name only Chords Major Minor Seventh Minor Seventh Major Seventh Easy Chords This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard using only one two or three fingers For root C To play a major chord Press the root note of the chord To play a minor chord Press the root note together with the nearest black key to the left of it To play a seventh chord Press t...

Page 26: ...to access the SONG functions printed above the buttons and press the STYLE but ton to access the STYLE functions printed below Number buttons 0 9 The number buttons can be used to directly enter a Song Style or Voice number or parameter value For numbers that start with one or two zeroes the first zeroes can be omitted buttons Press the button briefly to increase the value by 1 or press the button...

Page 27: ... is due to space limitations in the display NOTE Indicate the operating condition of the instrument SONG VOICE STYLE Appears when Reverb is on page 32 Appears when the auto accompaniment is on REVERB ACMP ON Indicates the name of the chord currently being played back or the name of the chord being played on the keyboard Indicates notes currently being played Indicates the melody and chord notes of...

Page 28: ...tes Lesson 1 Listen Learn There s no need to play the keyboard in Lesson 1 The model melody chords in other words the musical material you should learn of the part you selected will sound Listen to it carefully and learn it well 1 Select the desired Song for your lesson Press the SONG button and then select a Song referring to the Song list on page 55 by using the number buttons 0 9 and Select a S...

Page 29: ...RN button to start Lesson 1 The melody of the part you selected in Step 2 will sound Listen to it carefully and learn it well 4 Stop the Lesson mode You can stop the Lesson mode at any time by pressing the START STOP button Left Right BothHand Both hands lesson Right hand lesson Left hand lesson Even after Lesson 1 has started and the Song is playing you can still select the part When the melody V...

Page 30: ...p the Lesson mode You can stop the Lesson mode at any time by pressing the START STOP button When the lesson Song has played all the way through in Lesson mode 2 or 3 your performance will be evaluated in four levels OK Good Very Good or Excellent OK Good Very0Good Excellent Grade The Split Point is fixed and it can not be changed For the left hand lesson it is fixed at 59 or B2 for the left hand ...

Page 31: ...the display Try playing the correct notes 4 Stop the Lesson mode You can stop the Lesson mode at any time by pressing the START STOP button You cannot select the part during Song playback before Lesson 3 starts If a Song is currently being played back stop the Song first then continue from Step 2 NOTE Even after Lesson 3 has started and the Song is playing you can still select the part Regardless ...

Page 32: ...fer to the Reverb Type list on page 56 for details You can adjust the Reverb depth in the Func tion Settings page 44 Adding Chorus This effect makes theVoice sound richer warmer and more spacious The best suited Chorus type is automatically selected whenever you select a Voice however you can select any of the avail able types 1 Press the FUNCTION button a number of times until the Chorus appears ...

Page 33: ... button Adjusting the Voice volume The volume balance between the Style Song and the keyboard can be adjusted 1 Press the FUNCTION button a number of times until the M Volume appears 2 Set the Voice volume by using the number buttons 0 9 See the section Connecting a footswitch on page 9 for infor mation on applying sustain with the optional footswitch Current setting Sustain oFF Sustain on On NOTE...

Page 34: ...umber buttons 0 9 to set the Transpose value between 12 and 12 as required Tuning You can fine tune the pitch of the entire instru ment The overall tuning of the instrument can be shifted up or down by a maximum of 100 cents in 1 cent increments 100 cents 1 semitone 1 Press the FUNCTION button a number of times until Tuning appears 2 Use the number buttons 0 9 and to set the Tuning value between 1...

Page 35: ...fusing The One Touch Setting feature automatically selects the most suitable Voice for you when you select a Style or Song Simply select Voice number 000 to activate this feature Press the VOICE button and then select Voice number 000 by using the number buttons 0 9 This turns the One Touch Setting feature on One Touch Setting will be turned off if you select any other Voice number Press the and b...

Page 36: ...RONOME ON OFF button for longer than a second The time signature appears in the display 2 Set the time signature by using the number buttons 0 9 The metronome can be set for time signa tures of 0 to 15 beats Setting the Metronome Volume 1 Press the FUNCTION button a number of times until MetroVol appears 2 Set the metronome volume by using the number buttons 0 9 The time signature cannot be change...

Page 37: ...at is turned on or practice the corresponding part the part that is turned off on the keyboard Track 1 can be muted by pressing the R button during Song playback Track 2 or style track can be muted by press ing the L button during Song playback You can cancel the mute function by pressing the corresponding track buttons R or L again during Song playback or by selecting any other Song Press the and...

Page 38: ...dure allows you to adjust the balance between Song playback and the notes you play on the keyboard by setting the volume of the playback sound 1 Press the SONG button 2 Press the FUNCTION button a number of times until SongVol appears 3 Set the Song Volume by pressing the number buttons 0 9 The repeat start and end points can be specified in one mea sure increments You can also set the A B Repeat ...

Page 39: ...e to any other Voice you prefer 1 Select the Song and play it Refer to the section Playing Songs on page 16 2 Select the voice Select a desired Voice by using the number buttons 0 9 The selected Voice sounds when you play the keyboard If a Song has played through and stopped during this procedure press the START STOP button to start playback again 3 Press and hold the VOICE button for longer than ...

Page 40: ...signatures in 4 and 3 times for time signatures in 3 and the selected Style rhythm will begin playing at the tapped tempo The bass and chords will begin playing as soon as you play a chord in the accompani ment range of the keyboard Adjusting the Style Volume This procedure allows you to adjust the balance between Style playback and the notes you play on the keyboard by setting the volume of the p...

Page 41: ...ry that shows you the individual notes of chords It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it 1 Press and hold the WAITING button for longer than a second Dict will appear in the display 2 As an example we ll learn how to play a GM7 G major seventh chord Press the G key in the section of the keyboard labeled ROOT The note doesn t sound The root not...

Page 42: ...auto accompani ment section of the keyboard checking the indications in the display When you ve played the chord properly a bell sound signals your success and the chord name in the display flashes Major chords are usually indicated by the root name only For example the indication C in a score refers to a C Major chord To look up the fingering for a major chord press the root key and then the M ch...

Page 43: ... items that can be set 1 Press the FUNCTION button a number of times until desired item appears Each time the FUNCTION button is pressed 18 function items are displayed in sequence The description and display sam ple is provided on the Function Setting List on page 44 2 Set the value by using the number buttons 0 9 For on off settings use buttons StyleVol 100 Value Function item Press the and butt...

Page 44: ... Refer to the Reverb Type list on page 56 Reverb Level RevLevel 000 127 Determines how much of the Voice s signal is sent to the Reverb effect Chorus Type Chorus 1 5 Determines the Chorus type including off 5 Refer to the Chorus Type list on page 56 Panel Sustain Sustain ON OFF Determines whether or not Panel Sustain is always applied to the Main voice Panel Sustain is applied continuously when ON...

Page 45: ...face sold separately will be necessary for MIDI connection between the PSR E223 YPT 220 and a USB equipped computer Make sure to purchase aYamaha UX16 or a qual ity USB MIDI interface at a musical instrument store computer store or electrical appliance store If you use the UX16 interface install the driver supplied with the interface on your computer Connect the PSR E223 YPT 220 to external equipm...

Page 46: ...ngs determine whether the instrument is synchronized to its own internal clock OFF or to a clock signal from an external device ON On The instrument s time based functions will be synchronized to the clock from an external device connected to the MIDI ter minal Off The instrument uses its own internal clock default You can set the External Clock in the Function Settings page 44 Sends the PSR E223 ...

Page 47: ...or dead Replace all six batteries with completely new ones or use the optional AC adaptor The Style or Song does not play back when the START STOP button is pressed Is External Clock set to ON Make sure External Clock is set to OFF refer to External Clock Settings on page 46 The Style does not sound properly Make sure that the Style Volume page 40 is set to an appropriate level Is the Split Point ...

Page 48: ...007 0 0 6 Electric Piano 2 008 0 0 3 Electric Grand Piano 009 0 0 8 Clavi ORGAN 010 0 0 17 Drawbar Organ 011 0 0 18 Percussive Organ 012 0 0 19 Rock Organ 013 0 0 20 Church Organ 014 0 0 21 Reed Organ ACCORDION 015 0 0 22 Accordion 016 0 0 24 Tango Accordion 017 0 0 23 Harmonica GUITAR 018 0 0 25 Nylon Guitar 019 0 0 26 Steel Guitar 020 0 0 27 Jazz Guitar 021 0 0 28 Clean Guitar 022 0 0 29 Muted G...

Page 49: ...m Change 1 128 Voice Name MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 115 0 0 106 Banjo 116 0 0 107 Shamisen 117 0 0 108 Koto 118 0 0 109 Kalimba 119 0 0 110 Bagpipe 120 0 0 111 Fiddle 121 0 0 112 Shanai SOUND EFFECTS 122 0 0 121 Fret Noise 123 0 0 122 Breath Noise 124 0 0 123 Seashore 125 0 0 124 Bird Tweet 126 0 0 125 Telephone Ring 127 0 0 126 Helicopter 128 0 0 127 Applause 129 0 0 128 Gunshot DRUM KITS 130 127 0 1 S...

Page 50: ... 0 35 99 Round Glockenspiel 218 0 35 105 Sitar 2 Voice No Bank Select MIDI Program Change 1 128 Voice Name MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 219 0 37 17 60 s Drawbar Organ 3 220 0 37 18 Percussive Organ 2 221 0 37 61 Horn Orchestra 222 0 40 1 Piano Strings 223 0 40 17 16 2 2 3 224 0 40 20 Notre Dame 225 0 40 21 Puff Organ 226 0 40 26 Nylon Steel Guitar 227 0 40 29 Funk Guitar 1 228 0 40 31 Feedback Guitar 229 0...

Page 51: ...n Cassa 321 0 97 13 Balimba 322 0 97 15 Carillon 323 0 97 16 Santur 324 0 97 105 Tamboura 325 0 97 106 Gopichant 326 0 97 108 Kanoon Voice No Bank Select MIDI Program Change 1 128 Voice Name MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 327 0 97 113 Altair 328 0 97 115 Glass Percussion 329 0 98 13 Log Drums 330 0 98 106 Oud 331 0 98 113 Gamelan Gongs 332 0 98 115 Thai Bells 333 0 99 113 Stereo Gamelan Gongs 334 0 100 113 R...

Page 52: ...H Hard Snare H Hard 2 SD Room H SD Rock Rim SD Rock 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 Ana...

Page 53: ...hime Camera Analog HH Closed 3 Telephone Ring 2 Horn Analog Tom 2 Jazz Tom 2 Brush Tom 2 Jazz Tom 2 Hiccup Analog HH Closed 4 Cuckoo Clock Analog Tom 3 Jazz Tom 3 Brush Tom 3 Jazz Tom 3 Stream Analog HH Open 2 Frog Analog Tom 4 Jazz Tom 4 Brush Tom 4 Jazz Tom 4 Rooster Analog Tom 5 Jazz Tom 5 Brush Tom 5 Jazz Tom 5 Dog Analog Cymbal Hand Cym L Cat Analog Tom 6 Jazz Tom 6 Brush Tom 6 Jazz Tom 6 Owl...

Page 54: ...Ballad 042 JazzClub 043 Swing1 044 Swing2 045 Five Four 046 Dixieland 047 Ragtime R B 048 Soul 049 DetroitPop 050 6 8Soul 051 CrocoTwist 052 Rock Roll 053 ComboBoogie 054 6 8Blues Country 055 CountryPop 056 CountrySwing 057 Country2 4 058 Bluegrass Latin 059 BrazilianSamba 060 BossaNova 061 Forro 062 Tijuana 063 Mambo 064 Salsa 065 Beguine 066 Reggae Ballroom 067 VienneseWaltz 068 EnglishWaltz 069...

Page 55: ...son du Toreador G Bizet 055 O Mio Babbino Caro G Puccini DUET 056 Row Row Row Your Boat Traditional 057 On Top of Old Smoky Traditional 058 We Wish You A Merry Christmas Traditional 059 Scarborough Fair Traditional 060 Im Mai Traditional 061 O Christmas Tree Traditional 062 Mary Had a Little Lamb Traditional 063 Ten Little Indians Septimus Winner 064 Pop Goes The Weasel Traditional 065 Twinkle Twi...

Page 56: ...rb 04 05 Room 1 2 Small room reverb 06 07 Stage 1 2 Reverb for solo instruments 08 09 Plate 1 2 Simulated steel plate reverb 10 Off No effect No Chorus Type Description 01 Chorus 1 Conventional chorus program with rich warm chorusing 02 Chorus 2 03 Flanger 1 This produces a rich animated wavering effect in the sound 04 Flanger 2 05 Off No effect ...

Page 57: ...ancel Effects Reverb 9 types Chorus 4 types Song 102 Preset Songs Song Volume MIDI Local On Off Initial Setup Send External Clock Auxiliary jacks PHONES OUTPUT DC IN 12V MIDI in out SUSTAIN Amplifier 2 5 W 2 5 W Speakers 12 cm x 2 Power Consumption 10 W When using PA 130 power adaptor Power Supply Adaptor Yamaha PA 130 or an equivalent Batteries Six AA size LR6 or equivalent batteries Dimensions W...

Page 58: ...F FF 17 Footswitch Sustain jack 9 Function 43 Function Setting List 44 G Grade 30 I Initial Send 44 46 Intro 23 K Keyboard Display 27 L Left 29 Lesson 28 LISTEN LEARN 28 Local 44 46 M Main Auto fill 23 Master Volume Control 9 Measure 27 Melody Voice 39 Metronome 36 Metronome Volume 36 MIDI 45 MIDI IN OUT 45 Music Rest 9 Mute 37 N Notation 27 Number buttons 26 O Octave Main 35 One Touch Setting 35 ...

Page 59: ...START STOP 17 Style 18 40 Style List 54 Style Volume 40 Supplied Accessories 5 57 Sustain Footswitch 9 Sustain Panel 33 Synchro Start 19 40 T Tempo 22 37 TEMPO TAP 22 37 39 40 Time Signature 36 Timing 30 Track 27 37 Transpose 34 Tuning 34 V Voice 12 32 Voice List 48 Volume Song 38 Volume Style 40 Volume Voice 33 W Waiting 31 X XGlite 5 ...

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