DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 Owner’s Manual 9
Copyright Notice 6
Panel Logos ............................................................................. 6
Accessories .............................................................................. 7
Special Features of the DGX-620/520, YPG-625/525 8
Setting Up 10
Power Requirements 10
Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack) ............. 10
Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack) 10
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
Changing the Display Language 14
Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices 15
Select and Play a Voice—MAIN 15
Play Two Voices Simultaneously—DUAL .............................. 16
Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands—SPLIT 17
Play the Grand Piano Voice ................................................... 18
Fun Sounds 19
Drum Kits 19
Sound Effects ......................................................................... 19
The Metronome 20
Start the Metronome 20
Adjusting the Metronome Tempo ........................................... 20
Setting the Number of Beats per Measure,
and the Length of Each Beat
Adjusting the Metronome Volume .......................................... 22
Playing Styles 23
Select a Style Rhythm ............................................................ 23
Play Along with a Style 24
Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords .................................... 28
Using Songs 29
Select and Listen to a Song ................................................... 29
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause ...................... 30
Types of Songs ...................................................................... 32
Displaying the Song Score ..................................................... 33
Display the Lyrics ................................................................... 34
The Easy Way to Play Piano 35
CHORD Type—Play with Both Hands.................................... 36
CHORD/FREE Type—
Applying the Chord Type to the Left Hand Only
MELODY Type—Play with One Finger .................................. 40
CHORD/MELODY—
Chord Type with the Left Hand, Melody with the Right ..... 42
Change the Song Tempo ....................................................... 46
Play the Demo Song .............................................................. 46
Select a Song For a Lesson 47
Lesson 1—Waiting ................................................................. 47
Lesson 2—Your Tempo ......................................................... 50
Lesson 3—Minus One 51
Practice Makes Perfect—Repeat and Learn .......................... 52
Play Using the Music Database 53
Change a Song’s Style 54
Try Out the Easy Song Arranger ............................................ 54
Using the Easy Song Arranger 54
Record Your Own Performance 56
Track Configuration ................................................................ 56
Recording Procedure ............................................................. 57
Song Clear—Deleting User Songs 59
Track Clear—Deleting a Specified Track from a User Song .. 60
Backup and Initialization 61
Backup ................................................................................... 61
Initialization 61
Basic Operation 62
Basic Operation 62
The Displays 64
MAIN Display Items 65
Reference
Play with a Variety of Effects 66
Adding Harmony
Adding Reverb
Adding Chorus
Panel Sustain .........................................................................
Pitch Bend ..............................................................................
Handy Performance Features 70
Tap Start
Touch Response Sensitivity ...................................................
One Touch Setting
Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound ...............................
Pitch Controls .........................................................................
Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions 74
Pattern Variation (Sections) 74
Setting the Split Point .............................................................
Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm
(Stop Accompaniment) ......................................................
Adjusting the Style Volume
Chord Basics ..........................................................................
Style File
Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard .............................. 81
Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary
Song Settings 83
Song Volume .......................................................................... 83
A-B Repeat .............................................................................
Muting Independent Song Parts ............................................. 84
Change the Melody Voice ......................................................
Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 85
Saving to the Registration Memory ........................................
Recalling a Registration Memory 86
The Functions 87
Selecting and Setting Functions ............................................. 87
Using USB Flash Memory 90
USB Flash Memory ................................................................
Connecting a USB Flash Memory ..........................................
Formatting USB Flash Memory ..............................................
Saving Data ............................................................................ 93
Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save
Loading User Files and Style Files .........................................
Deleting Data from a USB Flash Memory ..............................
Playing Songs Saved to USB Flash Memory .........................
Connections 97
Connectors .............................................................................
Connection to a USB Storage Device ....................................
Connecting a Personal Computer ..........................................
Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer .....
Remote Control of MIDI Devices ..........................................
Initial Send
Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument
Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide 105
Important Notices about the CD-ROM 105
CD-ROM Contents ...............................................................
System Requirements ..........................................................
Software Installation .............................................................
Appendix
Troubleshooting
Messages .............................................................................
Keyboard Stand Assembly ...............................
Scores ..................................................................................
Voice List ..............................................................................
Drum Kit List .........................................................................
Style List ...............................................................................
Music Database List .............................................................
Songs Provided On the Supplied CD-ROM
Effect Type List
MIDI Implementation Chart 134
MIDI Data Format .................................................................
Specifications .......................................................................
Index
Contents
