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2 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual PLEASE KEEP THIS MANU AL This product utilizes batteries or an e xternal power supply (adapter). DO NO T connect this product to any po wer sup- ply or adapter other than one described in the man ual, on the name plate, or specifi cally recommended by Y amaha. This product should be used only with the components[...]

PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 3 1. IMPORT ANT NO TICE: DO NO T MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instr uc- tions contained in this man ual, meets FCC require- ments. Modifications not e xpressly approv ed by Y amaha may v oid your authority , granted b y the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORT ANT : When connect[...]

4 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual in a saf e place for future ref erence. W ARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These [...]

PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 5 • Before moving the instrument, remove all connected adaptor and other cables. • Use only the stand specified for the instrument. When attaching the stand or rack, use the provided screws only. Failure to do so could cause damage to the internal components or result in the instrument falling over. • Before[...]

6 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Y amaha PSR-E203/YPT -200 PORT A T ONE! Please read this o wner’ s manual carefully before using the instrument in order to tak e full advantage of its various features. Mak e sure to keep this manual in a saf e and handy place even after you finish reading, and[...]

PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 7 Panel logos ................................................................ 6 Supplied Accessories ................................................. 6 Setting Up 8 Power Requirements ................................................. 8 Connecting headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack) . 9 Connecting a footswitch (SUSTAI[...]

8 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual Setting Up Be sure to do the follo wing operations BEFORE turning on the power . Although the instrument will run either from an optional AC adaptor or batteries, Y amaha recommends use of an AC adaptor whene ver possible. An A C adaptor is more en vironmentally friendly than batteries and does not deplete resour[...]

Setting Up PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 9 Make all necessary connections BEFORE turning the power on. The PSR-E203/YPT -200 speakers are automatically shut of f when a plug is inserted into this jack. The PHONES/OUTPUT jack also functions as an e xternal output. Y ou can connect the PHONES/OUTPUT jack to a ke yboard amplifier , stereo system,[...]

10 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual Panel Controls and T erminals ■ Front P anel q [ST ANDBY/ON] switch .................................... page 9, 24 w MASTER V OLUME [+] button ....................................................... pages 9, 24 [-] button ........................................................ pages 9, 24 e LESSON P ART [L] [...]

P anel Controls and T erminals PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 11 GrandPno 001 001 GrandPno 001 001 r t !8 !9 y !3 !2 !1 u !0 o i @2 @1 @0 V oice List (page 53) Displa y (page 26) Style List (page 56) @6 @5 @4 @3 ■ Rear P anel[...]

12 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual — Quick Guide — Step 1 Changing the V oices When turning the po wer on, bars appear at the left side in the display to indicate the v alue of the master volume. When you first turn on the po wer , make sure to turn do wn the volume of the instrument by pressing the MASTER V OLUME [-] button se v- eral times[...]

PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 13 Quick Guide In addition to the piano V oice, a wide v ar iety of other instrument V oices can be selected and pla yed, including guitar , trumpet and flute. The V oice selected here becomes the Main V oice. Press the [V OICE] b utton. The V oice number and name are displayed. Select a V oice . Select the desire[...]

14 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual When you simply w ant to play a piano V oice, all y ou hav e to do is press one conv enient button. Press the [PORT ABLE GRAND] button. The V oice “Grand Piano1 001” will automatically be selected as the Main V oice. Drum kits are collections of dr um and percussion instruments. When drum kits (V oice number[...]

PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 15 Quick Guide Tr y out each key . Y ou’ll hear bongo drums, congas, maracas, and more—a compre- hensi ve variety of drum and percussion sounds. Details on the instruments and ke y assignments of each drum kit can be found in the Drum Kit List on page 55. ● Drum Kit List 130 Standard Kit 131 Dance Kit 132 Bru[...]

16 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual Step 2 Fun Sounds This instrument also includes a wide range of unique sound eff ects. T r y out each k ey and enjo y the sounds! As you try out the various ke ys you’ll hear the sound of a dog barking, r unning w ater , a creaking door and many other unique eff ects. Press the [SOUND EFFECT KIT] button. T ry [...]

PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 17 Quick Guide Step 3 Play W ith The Metronome The instrument includes a metronome with adjustable tempo and time signature. Play and set the tempo that is most comf or table f or you. T urn the metronome on and start it by pressing the [METR ONOME ON/ OFF] button. To stop the metronome, press the [METRONOME ON/OFF[...]

18 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual A chime will sound on the first beat of each measure, while a metro- nome click will sound on all others. Y ou can also set the time signature to “00, ” in which case the chime will not sound and the click sound will be heard on all beats. Press and hold the [METRONOME ON/OFF] b utton for longer than a seco[...]

PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 19 Quick Guide Step 4 Playing Songs This instrument has 102 built-in Songs. Listening to a Song Press the [SONG] button. The Song number and name are displayed. Select the desired Song by using the n umber buttons [0]-[9], [+], [-]. Refer to the Song List on next page. Press the [ST ART/ST OP] b utton. The Song wil[...]

20 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual ● Song List • The Song 003 do not have a left par t. Therefore, the lesson is applicable only f or the right hand. • Some of the classic and/or traditional songs have been edited f or length or for ease in lear ning, and ma y not be exactly the same as the or iginal. ● Other Operations [REW] button .....[...]

PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 21 Quick Guide Step 5 Play with a Style The Style f eature provides backing and rh ythm par ts in a wide v ariety of musical categories, including rock, b lues, techno and much more . Here’ s how to pla y a rhythm of a Style . The rh ythm sound consists of percussion instruments. Press the [STYLE] button. The Sty[...]

22 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual On the pre vious page, you’v e lear ned ho w to select your f av orite rhythm of a Style. Here, y ou’ll learn how to expand on that rh ythm with bass and chord backing, and use all of it as y our accom- paniment as you pla y . Press the [STYLE] button and then select a Style. T urn auto accompaniment on. Pre[...]

PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 23 Quick Guide The Style will begin playing as soon as y ou pla y a chord in the accompaniment range of the keyboar d. Not sure ho w to play chords? No problem! This instrument is capable of playing chords e ven if you only play one ke y . T ry playing one, two or three keys (an y notes will do) in the auto accompa[...]

24 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual GrandPno 001 001 Press the [ST ANDBY/ON] switch to turn on the po wer . Press the [ST ANDBY/ON] switch again to turn the po wer OFF . T urning the power on Pressing the MASTER V OLUME [+] and [-] buttons. Adjusting the v olume Press the [-] button to lower the v ol- ume. Press the [+] button to increase the volu[...]

PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 25 Basic Operation and Displays When you select a basic function, the name and number of the currently selected Song, Style and V oice is shown. From this display , you can select the desired Song, Style or V oice. Press a button to select a basic function Press the [SONG] b utton to select a Song. Press the [STYLE[...]

26 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation and Displays GrandPno 001 003 The Main display sho ws all of the current basic settings for Song, Style and V oice. It also includes a range of indicators that sho w the on/of f status for v arious functions. Display Displays the melody and chord notes of a Song when the Song lesson function is i[...]

PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 27 Song Lesson Y amaha Education Suite 5 Y ou can select any Song y ou like and use it for a left-hand, right-hand, or both-hands lesson. Song Lesson lets you learn ho w to play Songs in three easy steps. ■ Lesson Flow ■ The practice methods: Lesson 1 (Listen & Learn) ........ Listen and learn the melody or[...]

Song Lesson 28 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 2 Select the part you want to practice. Press the [R] button for a right-hand lesson, [L] b utton for a left-hand lesson, or press both the [R] and [L] buttons simultaneously for a both- hands lesson. The selected part is displayed. A “No LPart” message is sho wn in the display if you select the [...]

Song Lesson PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 29 Lesson 2 (T iming) In this lesson, try playing the notes with the correct timing. Simply concentrate on playing each note in time with the rhythmic accompa- niment. The correct notes sound e ven if you play wrong notes as long as you play in time with the rhythm. 1 Select a Song for y our lesson. 2 S[...]

Song Lesson 30 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual Lesson 3 (W aiting) In this mode, try playing the correct notes. The notes you should play appear in the score and the ke yboard on the display . The Song pauses until you play the right note. 1 Select a Song for y our lesson. 2 Select the part you want to practice. 3 Start Lesson 3. Press the [W AIT[...]

PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 31 Song settings Changing the Melody V oice Y ou can change a Song’ s melody V oice to any other V oice you prefer . 1 Select the Song and play it. Refer to the section “Playing Songs” on page 19. 2 Select the v oice . Select a desired V oice by using the number buttons [0]-[9], [+], [-]. The selected V oice [...]

Song settings 32 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 2 Press the [FUNCTION] button a n umber of times until “SongV ol” appears. 3 Set the Song V olume by pressing the number b uttons [0]- [9], [+], [-]. Mute The Song is made up by sev eral tracks. Y ou can mute T rack 1 or T rack 2 during Song playback. •T rack 1 can be muted by pressing the [R[...]

Song settings PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 33 Practice Makes Perfect Y ou can repeatedly practice a section you find difficult. This function lets you specify a section of a Song you want to practice—“ A” is the start point and “B” is the end point—for repeat playback. 1 Play the Song and press the [A-B REPEA T] button at the be [...]

34 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual Play W ith a V ariety of Effects Adding Reverb Re verb adds the ambience of a room or concert hall to the sound that you play on the ke yboard. Press the [REVERB ON/OFF] button to turn Re verb on. Re verb is normally on. Y ou can check ho w the selected Reverb T ype sounds by playing the key- board. T o turn Rev[...]

Play With a V ariety of Effects PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 35 Adding Panel Sustain This function adds a fixed sustain to the k eyboard V oices. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button a number of times until the “Sustain” item appears. 2 Press the [+] button to turn the P anel Sustain on. Panel Sustain will be added to the notes you play on the k[...]

36 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual Handy Performance Features Setting the Split Point The Split Point setting can be changed as desired. The initial default Split Point is ke y number 54 (the F # 2 key), b ut you can change it to another ke y . When you change the Split Point, the auto accom- paniment range also changes. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] bu[...]

Handy P erformance Features PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 37 T uning Y ou can fine tune the pitch of the entire instrument. The o verall 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 “T uning” appears. 2 Use [...]

Handy P erformance Features 38 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual Changing the tempo of the Song/Style Songs and Styles can be played at any tempo you desire—fast or slo w . 1 Press the [TEMPO/T AP] button to call up the T empo setting in the dis- play after selecting a Style/Song. 2 Set the T empo by using the number buttons [0]-[9], [+], [-]. Y [...]

PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 39 Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions V arious ways to start and stop Style playback The follo wing three methods can be used to start Style playback. In all cases you will need to press the [A CMP ON/OFF] button to turn auto accompaniment on before actually starting Style playback. Whichever method you choose, y[...]

Style (A uto Accompaniment) Functions 40 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual The follo wing three methods can be used to stop Style playback. ■ Immediate Stop Playback will stop as soon as you press the [ST AR T/STOP] b utton. ■ Stop and Enter Sync Start Mode If you press the [SYNC ST AR T] button during Style playback, playback will stop immedia[...]

Style (A uto Accompaniment) Functions PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 41 Pattern V ariation (Sections) The instrument features a wide v ariety of Style “sections” (patterns) that allo w you to v ary the arrangement of the accompaniment to match the Song you are playing. 1 Press the [STYLE] button and then select a Style. 2 T urn auto accompan[...]

Style (A uto Accompaniment) Functions 42 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 4 Press the [MAIN/A UT O FILL] button. 5 Press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] b utton. 6 As soon as y ou play a chor d with your left hand, the Intro of the selected Style starts. F or this e xample, play a C major chord (as shown belo w). For informa- tion on ho w to enter chords,[...]

Style (A uto Accompaniment) Functions PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 43 Adjusting the Style V olume This procedure allo ws you to adjust the balance between Style playback and the notes you play on the keyboard by setting the v olume of the play- back sound. 1 Press the [STYLE] button. 2 Press the [FUNCTION] button a n umber of times until the ?[...]

44 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords Y ou’ve learned in the section “Play with a Style (Accompaniment)” on page 21 that the “feel” of the Style changes every time you pla y a chord on the left-hand side of the ke y- board. Here, you’ ll learn the types of the chords and ho w to play them in greater deta[...]

Playing A uto Accompaniment Chords PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 45 ● Recognized Standard Chor ds Char t * These chords are not shown in the Chord Dictionar y function. Chord Name/[Abbre viation] Normal V oicing Chord (C) Display Major [M] 1 - 3 - 5 C C Add ninth [(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 C(9) C(9) Sixth [6] 1 - (3) - 5 - 6 C6 C6 Sixth ninth [6(9)][...]

Playing A uto Accompaniment Chords 46 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual Looking up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in “chord dictionary” that sho ws you the individual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn ho w to play it. 1 Press and hol[...]

Playing A uto Accompaniment Chords PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 47 ■ About chor ds Playing two or more notes together simultaneously creates a “chord. ” Playing a note together with two other notes spaced three notes (steps) apart—such as the notes C, E and G—creates a harmonious sound. Chords like these are called “triads” and t[...]

48 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual Function Settings The [FUNCTION] button gives y ou access to a variety of operations related to adjust- ing or enhancing the sound and making settings for connection to e xternal devices. Select the item and change the value There are 16 dif ferent items that can be set. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button a n umber o[...]

Function Settings PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 49 ● Function Setting List Item Display Range/settings Description Style V olume StyleVol 000-127 Determines the volume of the Style . Song V olume SongVol 000-127 Determines the volume of the Song. Tr anspose TransPos -12–00–12 Determines the pitch of the instrument by semitone incre- ments[...]

50 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual About MIDI The instrument features a MIDI terminals that can be connected to other MIDI instru- ments and devices f or expanded musical functionality . What is MIDI? MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a world-standard interf ace for communication between electronic musical instruments and music de vi[...]

About MIDI PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 51 T ransferring Performance Data T o and From Another Instrument By connecting the PSR-E203/YPT -200 to other MIDI devices or a computer , the performance data of the instrument can be used on those other MIDI de vices or computer, and also the performance data from other MIDI de vices and computer can [...]

About MIDI 52 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual ■ MIDI settings These settings should be made when transmitting/recei ving performance data to a connected MIDI de vice or computer . Local Control determines whether or not notes played on the instrument are sounded by its internal tone generator system; the internal tone genera- tor is acti ve whe[...]

PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 53 V oice List ■ Maximum P olyphony • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The instrument has 32-note maximum polyphony . This means that it can play a maximum of up to 32 notes at once, regardless of what functions are used. Auto accompaniment uses a number of the av [...]

V oice List 54 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual BRASS 062 0 0 62 Brass Section 063 0 0 63 Synth Brass 1 064 0 0 64 Synth Brass 2 FLUTE 065 0 0 74 Flute 066 0 0 73 Piccolo 067 0 0 76 Pan Flute 068 0 0 75 Recorder 069 0 0 77 Blown Bottle 070 0 0 78 Shakuhachi 071 0 0 79 Whistle 072 0 0 80 Ocarina SYNTH LEAD 073 0 0 81 Square Lead 074 0 0 82 Sawtooth[...]

PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 55 Drum Kit List •“ ” indicates that the drum sound is the same as “Standard Kit”. • Each percussion voice uses one note. • The MIDI Note # and Note are actually one octave lower than k eyboard Note # and Note. For example, in “Standard Kit”, the “Seq Click H” (Note# 36/Note C1) corresponds to[...]

56 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual Style List Style No. Style Name 8 Beat 001 8BeatModern 002 60’sGtrPop 003 8BeatAdria 004 60’s8Beat 005 8Beat 006 OffBeat 007 60’sRock 008 HardRock 009 RockShuffle 010 8BeatRock 16 Beat 011 16Beat 012 PopShuffle 013 GuitarPop 014 16BtUptempo 015 KoolShuffle 016 HipHopLight Ballad 017 PianoBallad 018 LoveSon[...]

PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 57 Effect T ype List ● Reverb T ypes No. Reverb Type Description 01 Hall 1 Concert hall reverb. 02 Hall 2 03 Hall 3 04 Room 1 Small room reverb. 05 Room 2 06 Stage 1 Reverb for solo instruments. 07 Stage 2 08 Plate 1 Simulated steel plate reverb. 09 Plate 2 10 Off No effect.[...]

58 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ PORTATONE ] Date:15-Nov-2004 Model YPT-200/PSR-E203 MIDI Implementation Chart Version:1.0 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function... Basic Default 1 - 16 1 - 16 Channel Changed x x Default 3 3 Mode Messages x x Altered ************** x Note 0 - 127 0 - 127 Number : True voice *[...]

MIDI Implementation Chart PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 59 Prog o 0 - 127 o 0 - 127 Change : True # ************** System Exclusive o o : Song Pos. x x Common : Song Sel. x x : Tune x x System : Clock o o Real Time: Commands o o Aux :All Sound OFF x o(120,126,127) : Reset All Cntrls x o(121) :Local ON/OFF x o(122) :All Notes OFF x o(123-125) Me[...]

60 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual NO TE: 1 By default (f actory settings) the instr ument ordinarily func- tions as a 16-channel multi-timbral tone gener ator, and incoming data does not aff ect the panel voices or panel set- tings. How ever , the MIDI messages listed below do aff ect the panel voices , auto accompaniment, and songs. • MIDI Ma[...]

PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 61 T roubleshooting Problem P ossible Cause and Solution When the instrument is tur ned on or off , a popping sound is temporarily produced. This is normal and indicates that the instr ument is receiving electrical power . When using a mobile phone, noise is pro- duced. Using a mobile phone in close proximity to th[...]

62 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual Specifications Ke yboards • 61 standard-size ke ys (C1-C6) Display • LCD display Setup •S T ANDBY/ON • MASTER VOLUME: [+], [-] buttons Panel Contr ols • [L], [R], [LISTEN & LEARN], [TIMING], [W AITING], [A-B REPEA T]/[ACMP ON/OFF], [REW]/[INTR O/ENDING/r it.], [FF]/[[MAIN/A UTO FILL], [TEMPO/T AP][...]

PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual 63 Index A-B REPEAT button ................................................. 33 ACMP ON/OFF button .............................................. 22 DEMO button ............................................................. 20 FF button .................................................................... 20 FUNCTION[...]

Index 64 PSR-E203/YPT-200 Owner’s Manual MIDI .......................................................................... 50 Music Rest ................................................................... 6 Mute ........................................................................... 32 N Notation ................................................[...]

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