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Yamaha PSR-E233 Owner's Manual

Summary of PSR-E233

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    En thank you for purchasing this yamaha digital keyboard! We recommend that you read this manual carefully so that you can fully take advantage of the advanced and convenient functions of the instrument. We also recommend that you keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference. Befo...

  • Page 2: Limited 1-Year Warranty On

    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 2 limited 1-year warranty on portable keyboards (np, npv, psre, ypg and ypt series) thank you for selecting a yamaha product. Yamaha products are designed and manufactured to provide a high level of defect-free performance. Yamaha corporation of america (“yamaha”) is ...

  • Page 3: Special Message Section

    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 3 special message section this product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). Do not connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by yamaha. Warning: do no...

  • Page 4: Precautions

    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 4 precautions please read carefully before proceeding * please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. Warning always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short- circui...

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    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 5 always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use. Even when the power switch is in standby status, 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 unplug the power c...

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    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 6 this instrument has the following documents and instructional materials. Included documents owner’s manual (this book) online materials (downloadable from the web) the following instructional materials are available for downloading from the yamaha website. Yamaha ma...

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    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 7 contents about the manuals................................................ 6 logos.................................................................... 6 supplied accessories ........................................... 6 using the music rest ............................

  • Page 8: Using An Ac Power Adaptor

    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 8 setting up be sure to do the following operations before turning on the power. Although the instrument will run either from an optional ac adaptor or batteries, yamaha recommends use of an ac adaptor whenever possible. An ac adaptor is more environmentally friendly ...

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    Setting up psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 9 make all necessary connections before turning the power on. You can connect the phones/output jack to a set of headphones, keyboard amplifier, stereo system, mixer, tape recorder, or other line-level audio device to send the instrument’s output signal to ...

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    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 10 panel controls and terminals front panel q [ ] (standby/on) switch ..................................... Page 9 w [master volume] control ................................ Page 9 e [1 listen & learn] button .............................. Page 24 r [2 timing] button ...

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    Panel controls and terminals psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 11 grandpno 001 001 grandpno 001 001 !4 !9 !3 !1 u !0 o i @2 @1 @0 !2 y @7 @6 @5 @4 rear panel display (page 13) song list (page 39) style list (page 40) voice list (page 33) the “press & hold” symbol buttons having this indication can be ...

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    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 12 basic operation and displays press a button to select a basic function: voice, style or song. To change the instrument voice that sounds when you play the keyboard, press the [voice] button. If you want to play along with auto accompaniment, press the [style] butto...

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    Basic operation and displays psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 13 the main display shows all of the current basic settings for song, style and voice. It also includes a range of indi- cators that show the on/off status for various functions. Display grandpno 001 003 indicate the operating condition of...

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    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 14 try playing a variety of instrument voices this instrument features a variety of realistic, built-in voices. The grand piano voice is automatically selected whenever the power is turned on, but you can easily change this to guitar, drums, or any of an extensive ran...

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    Try playing a variety of instrument voices psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 15 when you simply want to play a piano voice, all you have to do is press one convenient button. Press the [portable grand] button. The voice “grand piano” will automatically be selected as the main voice. You’ll be able to ...

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    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 16 play with a style this instrument has an auto accompaniment feature that produces accompaniment (rhythm + bass + chords) in the style you choose to match chords you play with your left hand. You can select from 100 different styles covering a range of musical genre...

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    Play with a style psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 17 here we’ll see how to add bass and chord accompaniment to the basic rhythm to produce a full, rich accompani- ment that you can play along with. 1 press the [style] button and select the desired style. For instructions on how to select a style, se...

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    Play with a style psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 18 the instrument features a wide variety of style “sections” (patterns) that allow you to vary the arrangement of the accompaniment to match the song you are playing. Pattern variation (sections) adding an intro pressing the [intro/ending/rit.] butt...

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    Play with a style psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 19 for users who are new to chords, this chart conveniently shows common chords for your reference. Since there are many useful chords and many different ways to use them musically, refer to commercially available chord books for further details. You...

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    Play with a style psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 20 the dictionary function is essentially a built-in “chord dictionary” that shows you the individual notes of chords. This is convenient when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it. 1 press and hold the [3 wait...

  • Page 21: Aura Lee

    Play with a style psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 21 let’s try out the song “aura lee.” for information on how to play styles using chords, see pages 17 and 18. Try playing chords with your left hand and play a melody with your right hand. Practice aura lee composer: g. Poulton try playing a song wi...

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    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 22 playing songs this instrument has 102 built-in songs. For this instrument, the term “song” refers to the data that makes up a piece of music. Try selecting and listening to the various songs. Press the [song] button and then select the desired song, referring to th...

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    Playing songs psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 23 press the [demo] button. Songs 001, 002, 003 play in sequence, and playback will continue repeatedly starting again from the first song 001. You can stop playback at any time by pressing the [demo] or [start/stop] button. With the default setting only...

  • Page 24: The Lesson Modes:

    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 24 using the lesson feature you can select any song you like and use it for a left-hand, right-hand, or both-hands lesson. Song lesson lets you learn how to play songs in three easy steps. The lesson modes: lesson 1 (listen & learn) there’s no need to play the keyboar...

  • Page 25: Lesson Operation

    Using the lesson feature psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 25 lesson operation 1 select the desired song for your lesson. For instructions on how to select a song, see page 12. 2 select the part you want to practice. Press the [r] button for a right-hand lesson, [l] button for a left-hand lesson, or p...

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    Using the lesson feature psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 26 this function lets you specify a section of a song—“a” is the start point and “b” is the end point—for repeat playback. Play the song and press the [a-b repeat] button at the beginning of the section you want to repeat (the “a” point), then...

  • Page 27: Tap Start

    Using the lesson feature psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 27 the instrument features a built-in metronome (a device that keeps an accurate tempo) that is convenient for prac- ticing. Press the [metronome] button to start the metronome. To stop the metronome, press the [metronome] button again. You ca...

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    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 28 function settings the [function] button gives you access to a variety of operations related to adjusting or enhancing the sound and making settings for connection to external devices. For more about the available functions, see the following function setting list. ...

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    Function settings psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 29 function setting list no. Item display range/ settings default setting description volume 001 style volume stylevol 000–127 100 determines the volume of the style. 002 song volume songvol 000–127 100 determines the volume of the song. Overall 003 ...

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    Function settings psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 30 * different for each voice combination. ** different for each song or style combination. Lesson 020 your tempo yourtemp on/off on determines whether the song playback tempo matches the speed at which you are playing (on) or not (off), when using t...

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    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 31 about midi the instrument features a midi terminals that can be connected to other midi instru- ments and devices for expanded musical functionality. Midi (musical instrument digital interface) is a world-standard interface for communication between electronic musi...

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    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 32 troubleshooting problem possible cause and solution when the instrument is turned on or off, a popping sound is temporarily produced. This is normal and indicates that the instrument is receiving electrical power. When using a mobile phone, noise is produced. Using...

  • Page 33: Maximum Polyphony

    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 33 maximum polyphony 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 available notes, so when auto accompaniment is used the t...

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    Voice list psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 34 77 0 0 85 charang lead 78 0 0 86 voice lead 79 0 0 87 fifths lead 80 0 0 88 bass & lead 81 0 0 89 new age pad 82 0 0 90 warm pad 83 0 0 91 poly synth pad 84 0 0 92 choir pad 85 0 0 93 bowed pad 86 0 0 94 metallic pad 87 0 0 95 halo pad 88 0 0 96 sweep pa...

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    Voice list psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 35 197 0 35 20 church organ 2 198 0 40 20 notre dame 199 0 64 20 organ flute 200 0 65 20 tremolo organ flute 201 0 40 21 puff organ 202 0 32 23 harmonica 2 203 0 64 24 tango accordion 2 204 0 43 25 velocity guitar harmonics 205 0 96 25 ukulele 206 0 35 26 1...

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    Voice list psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 36 323 0 35 105 sitar 2 324 0 97 105 tamboura 325 0 28 106 muted banjo 326 0 96 106 rabab 327 0 97 106 gopichant 328 0 98 106 oud 329 0 96 108 taisho-kin 330 0 97 108 kanoon 331 0 96 113 bonang 332 0 97 113 altair 333 0 98 113 gamelan gongs 334 0 99 113 ste...

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    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 37 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 lower than keyboard note # and note. For example, in “140: standard kit 1”, the “seq click h...

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    Drum kit list psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 38 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 127/0/28 127/0/33 127/0/41 127/0/49 126/0/1 126/0/2 126/0/113 dance kit jazz kit brush kit symphony kit sfx kit 1 sfx kit 2 sound effect kit drum loop reverse cymbal hi q 2 ansd snappy sd jazz h light brush slap l anbd danc...

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    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 39 song list song no. Song name top picks 001 demo 1 002 demo 2 003 demo 3 orchestra 004 danse des mirlitons from “the nutcracker” (p.I. Tchaikovsky) 005 “orphée aux enfers” ouverture (j. Offenbach) 006 slavonic dances no.10 (a. Dvo ř ák) 007 la primavera (from le qua...

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    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 40 style list style no. Style name 8beat 001 8beatmodern 002 60'sgtrpop 003 8beatadria 004 60's8beat 005 8beat 006 offbeat 007 60'srock 008 hardrock 009 rockshuffle 010 8beatrock 16beat 011 16beat 012 popshuffle 013 guitarpop 014 16btuptempo 015 koolshuffle 016 hiphop...

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    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 41 effect type list reverb types chorus types no. Reverb type description 01–03 hall 1–3 concert hall reverb. 04–05 room 1–2 small room reverb. 06–07 stage 1–2 reverb for solo instruments. 08–09 plate 1–2 simulated steel plate reverb. 10 off no effect. No. Chorus type...

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    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 42 specifications * specifications and descriptions in this owner’s manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha corp. Reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options ma...

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    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 43 index a a-b repeat ................................... 26 acmp on/off ........................... 17 auto accompaniment ................. 17 auto accompaniment range ........ 17 auto power off ........................ 9, 30 b battery ..................................

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    Psr-e233/ypt-230 owner’s manual 44 information for users on collection and disposal of old equipment and used batteries these symbols on the products, packaging, and/or accompanying documents mean that used electrical and electronic products and batteries should not be mixed with general household w...

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