DGX-230/YPG-235 Owner’s Manual 9
Copyright Notice .................................................................... 6
Panel Logos ........................................................................... 6
Included Accessories ............................................................. 7
Special Features of the DGX-230/YPG-235 .......................... 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
Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices 14
Select and Play a Voice—MAIN .......................................... 14
Play Two Voices Simultaneously—DUAL 15
Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands
—SPLIT .......................................................................... 16
Play the Grand Piano Voice 17
Fun Sounds 18
Drum Kits ............................................................................. 18
Sound Effects....................................................................... 18
Playing Styles 19
Select a Style Rhythm.......................................................... 19
Play Along with a Style ........................................................ 20
Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords.................................. 24
Using Songs 25
Select and Listen to a Song ................................................. 25
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause 26
Types of Songs .................................................................... 28
The Easy Way to Play Piano 29
CHORD Type—Play with Both Hands ................................. 30
CHD/FREE Type—Applying the Chord Type
to the Left Hand Only 32
Change the Song Tempo 35
Select a Song For a Lesson 36
Lesson 1—Waiting 36
Lesson 2—Your Tempo ....................................................... 39
Lesson 3—Minus One ......................................................... 40
Practice Makes Perfect—Repeat and Learn........................ 41
Play Using the Music Database 42
Change a Song’s Style 43
Listen to the DEMO Song for Easy Song Arranger.............. 43
Using the Easy Song Arranger ............................................ 43
Record Your Own Performance 45
Track Configuration.............................................................. 45
Recording Procedure ........................................................... 45
Song Clear—Deleting User Songs ...................................... 48
Track Clear—Deleting a Specified Track
from a User Song 48
Backup and Initialization 49
Backup ................................................................................. 49
Initialization .......................................................................... 49
Basic Operation and Displays 50
Basic Operation ................................................................... 50
Display Items ....................................................................... 52
Reference
Adding Effects 53
Harmony...............................................................................
Adding Reverb ..................................................................... 54
Adding Chorus ..................................................................... 55
Handy Performance Features 56
The Metronome 56
Tap Start .............................................................................. 58
Touch Response Sensitivity 58
Panel Sustain
Pitch Bend 59
Pitch Controls 60
One Touch Setting ...............................................................
Adjusting the Harmony Volume............................................
Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound
Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions 63
Pattern Variation (Sections) .................................................
Adjusting the Style Volume ..................................................
Setting the Split Point 65
Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm
(Stop Accompaniment) ...................................................
Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard............................
Loading Style Files 67
Chord Basics 68
Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary .................. 70
Song Settings 71
Song Volume........................................................................
A-B Repeat...........................................................................
Muting Independent Song Parts...........................................
Change the Melody Voice
Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 73
Saving to the Registration Memory
Recalling a Registration Memory .........................................
The Functions 75
Selecting and Setting Functions...........................................
Connecting to a Computer 78
What Is MIDI? ...................................................................... 78
Connecting a Personal Computer
Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer.....
Remote Control of MIDI Devices..........................................
Initial Send ........................................................................... 82
Transferring Data between the Computer and Instrument 82
Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide 85
Important Notices about the CD-ROM .................................
CD-ROM Contents
System Requirements 87
Software Installation 87
Appendix
Troubleshooting................................................................. 92
Scores ................................................................................. 94
Voice List .......................................................................... 100
Drum Kit List .................................................................... 104
Style List ........................................................................... 106
Music Database List ........................................................ 107
Songs Provided On the Supplied CD-ROM ................... 108
Effect Type List ................................................................ 109
MIDI Implementation Chart ............................................. 110
MIDI Data Format ............................................................. 112
Specifications................................................................... 115
Index.................................................................................. 116
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