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2 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 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 supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Y amaha. This product should be used only with the compon[...]

DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 3 1. IMPORT ANT NO TICE: DO NO T MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con- tained in this manual, meets FCC requirements . Modifications not expressly appro ved b y Y amaha may v oid your authority , granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORT ANT : When con[...]

4 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual (4)-8 1/2 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a saf e place f or 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 [...]

DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 5 (4)-8 2/2 Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use. When using a power adaptor , even when the power switch is in the “ST ANDBY” position, electricity is still flowing to the instrument at the minimum level. When you are not using the instrument for a long time, make sure you unplu[...]

6 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual The follo wings are the titles, credits and copyright notices for three (3) of the songs pre-installed in this electronic ke yboard: Don’t Know Why W ords and Music by Jesse Harris Copyright © 2002 Sony/A TV Songs LLC and Beanly Songs All Rights Administered by Sony/A TV Music Publishing, 8 Music Squar[...]

DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 7 Congratulations and thank you for purc hasing the Y amaha DGX-205/203 P ortable Grand or PSR-295/293 P ortaT 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 k eep this manual in a saf e and handy place e[...]

8 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Special features of the DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 ■ P erf ormance assistant technology page 14 Play along with a song on the instrument’ s k eyboard and produce a perfect performance e very time … e ven if you play wrong notes! All you hav e to do is play on the ke yboard – alternately on the left-[...]

DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 9 Copyright Notice .................................................................... 6 Panel logos ............................................................................ 6 Supplied Accessories............................................................. 7 Special features of the DGX-205/203, PSR-29[...]

10 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 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 A C adaptor or batteries, Y amaha recommends use of an A C adaptor whene ver possible. An A C adaptor is more en vironmentally friendly than batteries and does not dep[...]

Setting Up DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 11 Make all necessary connections BEFORE turning the power on. The DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 speakers are automat- ically shut of f when a plug is inserted into this jack. The PHONES/OUTPUT jack also functions as an exter - nal output. Y ou can connect the PHONES/OUTPUT jack to a ke y- board ampli[...]

12 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Panel Contr ols and T erminals DGX-205/203 PSR-295/293 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 001 GrandPno 092 001 #2 @3 w e r t y u i !0 o !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 q @4 @5 @6 @7 @8 @9 Song Category List (pages 31, 85) Style Category List (page 84) Display (page 45) 001 GrandPno 092 001 @3 w e r t y !2 !3 !4 !5 q @4 @5 @6 @7 @8[...]

Panel Controls and Terminals DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 13 q [ST ANDBY/ON] switch ..................................... page 11 w [MASTER V OLUME] control ..................... pages 11, 15 e [T OUCH] button .......................................... page 22, 49 r [HARMONY] button .......................................... page 26 t [...]

14 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Q u i c k G u i d e The Easy W ay T o Play Piano This instrument includes a perf ormance assistant technology f eature that lets y ou play along with a song and sound like a great pianist (e ven though y ou might be making lots of mistakes)! In fact, y ou can pla y any notes and still sound good! So even[...]

The Easy Way To Play Piano Quick Guide DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 15 Press the [ST ART/ST OP] button. Song playback will begin. Use the [MASTER V OLUME] control to adjust the overall v olume. Play on the keyboar d. To begin, try to feel the rhythm of the song. Then, with your hands spread as sho wn in the illustration, simply play th[...]

16 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide The Easy Way To Play Piano — The Secret Of perf ormance assistant technology — How It Creates Music Fr om Random Notes Performance assistant technology reads the chord data from the song and only assigns notes that will “work” at that moment to the ke yboard. Since the chords of a son[...]

The Easy Way To Play Piano Quick Guide DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 17 When using the performance assistant technology or in other situations in which the tempo of the song is too fast or too slo w for you, you can change the tempo as required. Press the [TEMPO/T AP] button. The tempo display will appear and you can use the dial, the [[...]

18 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Q u i c k G u i d e T ry Playing a V ariety Of Instrument V oices In addition to piano, or gan, and other “standard” keyboar d instruments, this instrument has a large range of v oices that includes guitar , bass, strings, sax, trumpet, drums and percussion, sound eff ects … a wide variety of m usi[...]

Try Playing a Variety Of Instrument Voices Quick Guide DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 19 Y ou can select a second voice which will play in addition to the main v oice when you play the ke yboard. The second voice is kno wn as the “dual” v oice. Press the [DU AL] button. The [DU AL] b utton turns the dual voice on or of f. When turned[...]

20 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide Try Playing a Variety Of Instrument Voices Play the keyboar d. T ry selecting and playing a range of dual voices. In the split mode you can play dif ferent voices to the left and right of the ke yboard “split point. ” The main and dual voices can be played to the right of the split point,[...]

Try Playing a Variety Of Instrument Voices Quick Guide DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 21 Select the desired split voice . W atch the displayed split voice and rotate the dial until the v oice you want to use is selected. The v oice selected here becomes the split v oice which will play to the left of the ke yboard split point. For this e[...]

22 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide Try Playing a Variety Of Instrument Voices When you just want to play piano, all you ha ve to do is press one con v enient b utton. Press the [PORT ABLE GRAND] button. The “001 Grand Piano” voice will be selected. The pitch bend wheel provided on the DGX-205/203 can be used to add smooth [...]

DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 23 Fun Sounds This instrument includes a range of drum kits and unique sound effects y ou can use for entertainment. Laughter , babbling br ooks, jet fly-b ys, eerie effects, and m uch more. These sounds can be a great wa y to enhance the mood at parties. ◆ Drum Kit Selection Procedure ➔ (ref er to ste[...]

24 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Q u i c k G u i d e Styles (Auto Accompaniment) This instrument includes an auto-accompaniment f eature that plays appropriate “styles” (rhythm + bass + chor d accompaniment) when y ou play left-hand c hords. 135 different styles covering a wide range of musical genres are pr ovided (see pa ge 84 for[...]

Styles (Auto Accompaniment) Quick Guide DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 25 Press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button. “INTR O → A” or “INTR O → B” will appear in the display . Style playback will then start with an introduction, which will lead to either the MAIN A or MAIN B accompaniment pattern, accordingly . Press the [SYNC ST A[...]

26 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide Styles (Auto Accompaniment) Play along with the style . Play a melody with right hand while playing cords in the accompaniment range of the ke yboard with your left hand. The beat display will flash at the current playback tempo. Each style has two main patterns – MAIN A and MAIN B. If you[...]

Styles (Auto Accompaniment) Quick Guide DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 27 Press and hold the [HARMONY] b utton for longer than a second. “HarmT ype” appears in the display for a fe w seconds, and the currently selected harmony type will be displayed. Use the dial to select a dif ferent harmony type. Select a harmony type . Rotate the[...]

28 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide Styles (Auto Accompaniment) ■ W ays T o Star t Style Playbac k ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● There are four dif ferent ways to start style playback, listed belo w . In all cases you will need to press the [A CMP ON/OFF] b utton to turn auto-acco[...]

Styles (Auto Accompaniment) Quick Guide DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 29 ● T ap Start Y ou can supply a count-in at any tempo you lik e to start playback. Simply tap the [TEMPO/T AP] button at any tempo – 4 times for time signatures in 4, and 3 times for time signatures in 3 – and the selected style will begin playing at the tappe[...]

30 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Q u i c k G u i d e Using Songs This instrument has 30 built in songs that y ou can simpl y listen to and enjoy , or use with a range of other features. Use the songs with the les- son features described on page 32 and y ou have an ad v anced learning tool that will let y ou learn playing tec hniques. Th[...]

Using Songs Quick Guide DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 31 The follo wing three types of songs can be used by the DGX-205/203 and PSR-295/293. ● Preset Songs (the 30 songs built into the instrument) ................ Song numbers 001 – 030. ● User Songs (recordings of y our o wn performances) .................. Song number s 031 – [...]

32 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Q u i c k G u i d e Select a Song For a Lesson Y amaha Education Suite 4 Y ou can select any song y ou like and use it f or a left-hand, right-hand, or both-hands lesson. Y ou can also use songs (only SMF format 0) downloaded fr om the Internet and saved to flash memory . During the lesson y ou can play[...]

Select a Song For a Lesson Quick Guide DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 33 Use the [LESSON MODE] button to select Lesson 1. Press the [LESSON MODE] button to select Lesson 1. Each time the [LESSON MODE] button is pressed the lesson modes are selected in sequence: Lesson 1 ➔ Lesson 2 ➔ Lesson 3 ➔ Off ➔ Lesson 1 …. The cur - rently[...]

34 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide Select a Song For a Lesson ■ See How Y ou’ve Done ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● The e valuation will appear after you ha ve played all the w ay through the song. After the e valuation display has appeared, the lesson wi[...]

Select a Song For a Lesson Quick Guide DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 35 Select the song and par t y ou want to practice (steps 1 and 2 on page 32). Press the [LESSON MODE] button three times to start Lesson 3. Each time the [LESSON MODE] button is pressed the lesson modes are selected in sequence: Lesson 1 → Lesson 2 → Lesson 3 → [...]

36 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Q u i c k G u i d e Change a Song’ s Style In addition to each song’ s default style , y ou can select an y other style to play the song with the Easy Song Arranger feature. This means that y ou can play a song that is normall y a ballad, f or e xample, as a bossa nov a, as a hip-hop tune, etc. Since[...]

Change a Song’s Style Quick Guide DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 37 Select a style . Rotate the dial and listen to ho w the song sounds with different styles. As you select dif ferent styles the song will remain the same while only the styles change. When you hav e selected a suitable style mov e on to the next step while the song is s[...]

38 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Q u i c k G u i d e Recor d Y our Own Performance Y ou can record up to 5 of y our o wn performances and sa ve them as user songs 031 through 035. Y ou can also recor d performances using the performance assistant tec hnology feature. ■ Recordab le Data Y ou can record to a total of 6 tracks: 5 melody [...]

Record Your Own Performance Quick Guide DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 39 Press the [SONG] button, then use the dial to select the user song number (031 – 035) you want to record to. Select the track(s) you want to record to and confirm your selection on the display . ◆ Record a Melod y T rack and the Accompaniment T rack T og ether[...]

40 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Quick Guide Record Your Own Performance Recording will star t when you pla y on the keyboard. Y ou can also start recording by pressing the [ST AR T/ST OP] b utton. The current measure will be sho wn on the display during recording. Stop recording by pressing the [ST ART/ST OP] or [REC] button. If you pr[...]

Record Your Own Performance Quick Guide DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 41 This function clears an entire user song (all tracks). Press the [SONG] button, then select the user song (031 – 035) you want to clear . Press and hold the SONG MEMOR Y [1] button for longer than a second while holding the SONG MEMOR Y [A] button. A confirmatio[...]

42 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Backup and Initialization Some internal DGX-205/203 and PSR-295/293 parameters will rev ert to their default v alues if not sa ved before the po wer is turned off. In order to backup these parameters press and hold the [FUNCTION] b utton for longer than a sec- ond. This function erases all backup data in[...]

DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 43 Basic Operation and Displays Overall DGX-205/203 and PSR-295/293 control is based on the follo wing simple operations. 1 Press a b utton to select a basic function. Basic Operation 1 Press a button to select a basic function. 2 Use the dial to select an item or value. 3 Start a function. 888 GrandPno 888[...]

44 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation and Displays 2 Use the dial to select an item or v alue . When you select a basic function, the item corresponding to that function will be displayed. Y ou can then use the dial or the number buttons [0] – [9] to select the desired item. ■ Changing V alues ● ● ● ● ● ● ● [...]

DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 45 Basic Operation and Displays The display sho ws all of the current basic settings: song, style, voice. It also includes a range of indicators that sho w the on/off status of a range of functions. Display Items 001 GrandPno 092 001 Indicates that performance assistant technology is turned on. (see page 15[...]

R e f e r e n c e 46 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Handy Performance Featur es Re verb lets you play with a rich concert hall type ambience. When you select a style or song the optimum rev erb type for the v oice used is automatically selected. If you want to select a dif ferent rev erb type, use the procedure described belo w . Refer t[...]

Handy Performance Features Reference DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 47 The chorus ef fect creates a thick sound that is similar to many of the same v oices being played in unison. When you select a style or song the optimum chorus type for the voice used is automatically selected. If you w ant to select a dif- ferent chorus type, use the[...]

Reference Handy Performance Features 48 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual The metronome can be set for up to 15-beat time signatures. A chime will sound on the first beat of each measure, while a metronome “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[...]

Handy Performance Features Reference DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 49 When touch response is on you can adjust the sensitivity of the k eyboard in response to k eyboard dynamics in three steps. 1 Press the [T OUCH] b utton to turn touch response on. The touch response icon will appear in the display when touch response is on (pages 22, [...]

Reference Handy Performance Features 50 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Re verb send le vel, pan, and a v ariety of other parameters can be indi vidually adjusted for the main, dual, and split v oices. Press the [FUNCTION] b utton and then use the CA TEGOR Y [ ] and [ ] buttons to locate any of the follo w- ing parameters. Once you hav e [...]

R e f e r e n c e DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 51 Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions Basic operation of the Style (auto-accompaniment) feature is described on page 24 of the Quick Guide. Here are some other ways y ou can pla y the styles, the style v olume adjustment pr ocedure, how y ou can pla y chor ds using the styles, and more. [...]

Reference Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions 52 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual When auto accompaniment is on (the A CMP ON icon is showing) and Synchro Start is of f, you can play chords in the left-hand accompaniment range of the ke yboard while the style is stopped and still hear the accompaniment chords. This is “Stop Accompanimen[...]

Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions Reference DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 53 There are two ways of playing auto-accompaniment chords: ● Easy Chor ds ● Standard Chor ds The instrument will automatically recognize the dif ferent chord types. This function is called Multi Fingering. Press the [A CMP ON/OFF] b utton to turn auto-acco[...]

Reference Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions 54 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual ■ Recognized Standard Chor ds ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● All chords in the chart are “C-root” chords. * These chords are not shown in t[...]

Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions Reference DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 55 The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in “chord book” that sho ws you the indi vidual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and w ant to quickly learn ho w to play it. 1 Press and hold the [LESSON MODE] button fo[...]

Reference Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions 56 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual ■ Chord Basics Tw o or more notes played together constitute a “chord. ” The most basic chord type is the “triad” consisting of three notes: the root, third, and fifth degrees of the corresponding scale. A C major triad, for example, is made up of[...]

R e f e r e n c e DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 57 Song Settings 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 2 Use the CA TEGOR Y [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the Song V olume item. 3 Use the dial or the [0] – [9] number b uttons to set the song v olume between 000 and 127 as required. Y ou can specify a section of a song – “ A” is the star[...]

Reference Song Settings 58 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual ◆ Large Pitch Changes (T ranspose) The ov erall pitch of the instrument can by shifted up or do wn by a maximum of 1 octav e in semitone incre- ments. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 2 Use the CA TEGOR Y [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the T ranspose item. 3 Use the dial or the [0][...]

Song Settings Reference DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 59 Y ou can change a song’ s melody voice to any other v oice you prefer . 1 Select the song and play it. 2 Rotate the dial to select the song y ou want to listen to after pressing the [V OICE] b ut- ton. 3 Press the [V OICE] b utton f or longer than a second. “MELOD Y V OICE CHA[...]

R e f e r e n c e 60 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Memorize Y our Favorite Panel Settings This instrument has a Registration Memory feature that lets y ou save y our fa v orite settings for easy recall whenever the y’ re needed. Up to 16 complete setups can be saved (8 banks of two setups each). ■ Settings That Can be Sa ved to the [...]

Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings Reference DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 61 4 Press the REGIST . MEMOR Y [1] or [2] button while holding the [ ● ] (MEMOR Y/B ANK) b ut- ton to store the current panel settings to the specified registration memory . ■ Recalling a Registration Memory ● ● ● ● 1 Press the [ ● ] (MEMOR Y/B[...]

R e f e r e n c e 62 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Function settings The Function settings include detailed settings f or the instrument’ s v oices, effects, split point, tuning, and more. Button shortcuts can be used to quickly access commonl y used settings: hold a shortcut button for longer than a second to directl y access the rel[...]

Function settings Reference DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 63 ■ Function Setting List Category Setting Item title Range/Settings Description V OLUME Style V olume StyleVol 000 – 127 Determines the volume of the Style. Song V olume SongVol 000 – 127 Determines the volume of the Song. O VERALL T ranspose Transpos -12 – 12 Determine[...]

Reference Function settings 64 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual * All these settings can be conv eniently reset to their initial default v alues by pressing the [+] and [-] b uttons simultaneousl y. (The exception to this is Initial Setup Send and Bulk Send, which is an oper ation, not a setting.) PC MODE PC mode PC mode PC1/PC2/OFF Optimi[...]

R e f e r e n c e DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 65 Connecting T o a Computer Nearly all of the electr onic m usical instruments made today – particularly synthesizers, sequencers and computer m usic related devices – use MIDI. MIDI is a worldwide standar d that allows these de vices to send and receive performance and setting data. [...]

Reference Connecting To a Computer 66 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual This instrument can be connected to a computer to allo w transfer of MIDI data. Connect a standard USB cable between the instrument’ s rear-panel USB connector and the USB connector on your computer (USB cable sold separately). It is also necessary to install the USB [...]

Connecting To a Computer Reference DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 67 A number of MIDI settings need to be made when you connect the instrument to a computer . The PC Mode item can con v eniently make multiple settings for you in one operation. Three settings are a v ailable: PC1, PC2, and OFF . Press the [PC] button to call up the PC Mod[...]

Reference Connecting To a Computer 68 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual This instrument can access flash memory for storage and retrie val of song data: When song files are trans- ferred to flash memory media from your computer they can be used with the instrument’ s performance assistant technology or Lesson functions. In order to tra[...]

Connecting To a Computer Reference DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 69 6 A copy of the selected MIDI song file will appear in the “List of files stored tempo- rarily” at the top of the window . The flash memory medium will also be displayed at the bottom of the window to specify the des- tination for the transf er . Clic k the flas[...]

R e f e r e n c e 70 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide • The software and this Installation Guide are e xclusiv e copyrights of Y amaha Corporation. • Use of the software and this guide is go verned by the SOFTW ARE LICENSING AGREEMENT which the purchaser fully agrees to upon breaking the seal of the [...]

Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide Reference DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 71 5 Install the software. • Digital Music Notebook and Musicsoft Down- loader: Refer to page 73. •Y AMAHA USB-MIDI Driver: Refer to page 71. 6 Launch the software. For further softw are operation refer to the online help supplied with the software. ■ Inst[...]

Reference Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide 72 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Installing the driver on Windows 98/Me 1 Start the computer . 2 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD- ROM drive. A start window will appear auto- matically . Close the window . 3 First, make sure the PO WER switch on the instrument is set to OFF , then use [...]

Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide Reference DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 73 Installing the driver on Windows XP 1 Start the computer . 2 Select [Start] ➔ [Control P anel]. If the con- trol panel appear s as “Pick a category”, clic k “Switch to Classic View” in the upper left of the window . All contr ol panels and icons wil[...]

Reference Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide 74 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual SOFTW ARE LICENSING AGREEMENT The following is a le gal agreement between you, the end user , and Y amaha Corporation (“Y amaha”). The enclosed Y amaha software program is licensed by Y amaha to the original purchaser for use only on the terms set forth h[...]

DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 75 T r oubleshooting ■ For the DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Problem P ossib le 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 instrument is receiving electr ical power . When using a mobile phone, noise is produced. U[...]

Troubleshooting 76 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual ■ For the included software • Is the USB cable connected correctly? Check the USB cable connection. Disconnect the USB cable, then connect it again. • Is the USB function enabled on your computer? When you connect the instrument to the computer for the first time, if the “ Add Ne[...]

DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 77 Specifications Ke yboards • DGX-205/203: 76 standard-size keys (E0 – G6), with Touch Response. • PSR-295/293: 61 standard-size keys (C1 – C6), with Touch Response. Display • Large multi-function LCD display (backlit) Setup • STANDBY/ON • MASTER VOLUME: MIN - MAX P anel Controls • SONG, V[...]

78 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual V oice List ■ Maximum P olyphon y • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 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 th[...]

Voice List DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 79 ● XGlite V oice/XGlite Optional V oice* List SYNTH LEAD 095 000 112 081 Square Lead 096 000 112 082 Sawtooth Lead 097 000 112 086 V oice Lead 098 000 112 099 Star Dust 099 000 112 101 Br ightness 100 000 115 082 Analogon 101 000 119 082 Fargo SYNTH PAD 102 000 112 089 Fantasia 103 000 113 10[...]

80 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Voice List 221 000 040 031 Feedbac k Guitar 222 000 041 031 Feedbac k Guitar 2 223 000 000 032 Guitar Harmonics 224 000 065 032 Guitar Feedbac k 225 000 066 032 Guitar Harmonics 2 BASS 226 000 000 033 Acoustic Bass 227 000 040 033 Jazz Rh ythm 228 000 045 033 V elocity Crossfade Upright Bass 229 000 000 [...]

Voice List DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 81 The voice n umber with an asterisk (*) is XGlite optional voice. 354 000 065 088 Soft Whirl SYNTH PAD 355 000 000 089 New Age P ad 356 000 064 089 Fantasy 357 000 000 090 W arm Pad 358 000 000 091 P oly Synth P ad 359 000 000 092 Choir P ad 360 000 066 092 Itopia 361 000 000 093 Bowed P ad 362[...]

82 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Drum Kit List •“ ” indicates that the drum sound is the same as “Standard Kit 1”. • Each percussion voice uses one note. • The MIDI Note # and Note are actually one octave low er than ke yboard Note # and Note. F or e xample, in “115: Standard Kit 1”, the “Seq Clic k H” (Note# 36/No[...]

Drum Kit List DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 83 Voice No. 115 121 122 123 124 125 126 MSB (0 - 127) / LSB (0 - 127) / PC (1 - 128) 127/000/001 127/000/028 127/000/033 127/000/041 127/000/049 126/000/001 126/000/002 Keyboard MIDI Key Off Alternate assign Standard Kit 1 Dance Kit Jazz Kit Brush Kit Symphony Kit SFX Kit 1 SFX Kit 2 Note# No[...]

84 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Style List Style No. Style Name 8BEAT 001 8BeatModern 002 60’sGuitarPop 003 8BeatAdria 004 60’s8Beat 005 8Beat 006 OffBeat 007 60’sRock 008 HardRock 009 RockShuffle 010 8BeatRock 16BEAT 011 16Beat 012 PopShuffle1 013 PopShuffle2 014 GuitarPop 015 16BeatUptempo 016 KoolShuffle 017 JazzRock 018 HipHo[...]

DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 85 Song List ● Preset Songs ● 70 MIDI Songs Pr ovided On the Supplied CD-R OM File names that begin with “P_” do not include chord data and they can- not be used with the perf ormance assistant technology feature or Easy Song Arranger f eature. Song No. Song Name Favorites 001 Don’t Know Why (Jess[...]

86 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Ef fect T ype List ● Harmony T ypes Reverb T ypes Chorus T ypes No. Harmony T ype Description 01 Duet Harmony types 01 – 05 are pitch-based and add one-, two- or three-note harmonies to the single-note melody play ed in the right hand. These types sound when chords are play ed in the auto accompanime[...]

DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 87 MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Portable Grand/PORTATONE ] Date: 27-Jan-2004 Model DGX-205/203,PSR-295/293 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 - [...]

88 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual MIDI Data Format NO TE: 1 By def ault (factory settings) the instrument ordinar ily functions as a 16-channel multi-timbral tone generator , and incoming data does not affect the panel v oices or panel settings. How- ev er , the MIDI messages listed below do aff ect the panel voices , auto accompaniment,[...]

DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 89 Index +/– .................................................. 13, 44 .................................................. 13, 58 .................................................. 13, 58 ..................................................... 13, 58 ......................................................... [...]

90 DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual Index R Recording ............................................. 38 Registration Memory ........................... 60 Remote control ..................................... 67 Repeat ............................................. 35, 57 Reverb .................................................. 46 Reverb Typ[...]

DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Owner’s Manual 91 SIBELIUS SCORCH LICENSE AGREEMENT By using this Product you (an individual or legal entity) agree with the Licensor to be bound by the terms of this License which will govern your use of the Product. If you do not accept these terms, do not use this Product. This Product is copyright (c) Sibelius Softwar[...]

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