DGX-530/YPG-535 Owner’s Manual 9
Copyright Notice ....................................................................... 6
Panel Logos ............................................................................. 6
Included Accessories ............................................................... 7
Special Features of the DGX-530/YPG-535 ............................. 8
Setting Up 10
Keyboard Stand Assembly ................................. 10
Power Requirements .............................................................. 12
Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack) ............. 12
Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack) ............................. 12
Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal) ............................ 13
Turning the Power On ............................................................ 13
Panel Controls and Terminals 14
Front Panel ............................................................................. 14
Rear Panel ............................................................................. 15
Quick Guide
Changing the Display Language 16
Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices 17
Select and Play a Voice—MAIN ............................................. 17
Play Two Voices Simultaneously—DUAL .............................. 18
Play Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands—SPLIT 19
Play the Grand Piano Voice ................................................... 20
Fun Sounds 21
Drum Kits ................................................................................ 21
Sound Effects ......................................................................... 21
The Metronome 22
Start the Metronome ............................................................... 22
Adjusting the Metronome Tempo ........................................... 22
Setting the Number of Beats per Measure,
and the Length of Each Beat ............................................. 23
Adjusting the Metronome Volume .......................................... 24
Playing Styles 25
Select a Style Rhythm ............................................................ 25
Play Along with a Style ........................................................... 26
Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords .................................... 30
Using Songs 31
Select and Listen to a Song ................................................... 31
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause ...................... 32
Change the Song Tempo ....................................................... 32
Play the Demo Song .............................................................. 33
Types of Songs ...................................................................... 34
Displaying the Song Score ..................................................... 35
Display the Lyrics ................................................................... 36
The Easy Way to Play Piano 37
CHORD Type—Play with Both Hands.................................... 38
CHORD/FREE Type—
Applying the Chord Type to the Left Hand Only ................ 40
MELODY Type—Play with One Finger .................................. 42
CHORD/MELODY—
Chord Type with the Left Hand, Melody with the Right ..... 44
Select a Song For a Lesson 48
Lesson 1—Waiting ................................................................. 49
Lesson 2—Your Tempo ......................................................... 52
Lesson 3—Minus One ............................................................ 53
Practice Makes Perfect—Repeat and Learn .......................... 54
Play Using the Music Database 55
Change a Song’s Style 56
Try Out the Easy Song Arranger ............................................ 56
Using the Easy Song Arranger ............................................... 56
Record Your Own Performance 58
Track Configuration ................................................................ 58
Recording Procedure ............................................................. 59
Song Clear—Deleting User Songs ......................................... 61
Track Clear—Deleting a Specified Track from a User Song .. 62
Backup and Initialization 63
Backup ................................................................................... 63
Initialization ............................................................................. 63
Basic Operation 64
Basic Operation ...................................................................... 64
The Displays ........................................................................... 66
MAIN Display Items ................................................................ 67
Reference
Play with a Variety of Effects 68
Adding Harmony ..................................................................... 68
Adding Reverb ........................................................................ 69
Adding Chorus ........................................................................ 70
Panel Sustain ......................................................................... 71
Pitch Bend .............................................................................. 71
Handy Performance Features 72
Tap Start ................................................................................. 72
Touch Response Sensitivity ................................................... 72
One Touch Setting .................................................................. 73
Select an EQ Setting for the Best Sound ............................... 74
Pitch Controls ......................................................................... 75
Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions 76
Pattern Variation (Sections) .................................................... 76
Setting the Split Point ............................................................. 79
Play a Style with Chords but No Rhythm
(Stop Accompaniment) ...................................................... 80
Adjusting the Style Volume ..................................................... 80
Chord Basics .......................................................................... 81
Style File ................................................................................. 83
Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard .............................. 83
Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary ..................... 84
Song Settings 85
Song Volume .......................................................................... 85
A-B Repeat ............................................................................. 85
Muting Independent Song Parts ............................................. 86
Change the Melody Voice ...................................................... 86
Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 87
Saving to the Registration Memory ........................................ 87
Recalling a Registration Memory ............................................ 88
The Functions 89
Selecting and Setting Functions ............................................. 89
Using USB Flash Memory 92
Connecting a USB Flash Memory .......................................... 92
Formatting USB Flash Memory .............................................. 94
Saving Data ............................................................................ 95
Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save ..................... 96
Loading User Files and Style Files ......................................... 97
Deleting Data from a USB Flash Memory .............................. 98
Playing Data on a USB Flash Memory ................................... 99
Connections 100
Connectors ........................................................................... 100
Connecting a Personal Computer ........................................ 101
Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer ..... 102
Remote Control of MIDI Devices .......................................... 103
Initial Send ............................................................................ 104
Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument ... 104
Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide 107
Important Notices about the CD-ROM .................................. 107
CD-ROM Contents ............................................................... 108
System Requirements .......................................................... 109
Software Installation ............................................................. 109
Appendix
Troubleshooting .................................................................... 114
Messages ............................................................................. 116
Scores .................................................................................. 118
Voice List .............................................................................. 124
Drum Kit List ......................................................................... 128
Style List ............................................................................... 130
Music Database List ............................................................. 131
Songs Provided On the Supplied CD-ROM .......................... 132
Effect Type List ..................................................................... 133
MIDI Implementation Chart ................................................... 134
MIDI Data Format ................................................................. 136
Specifications ....................................................................... 139
Index ..................................................................................... 140
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