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Yamaha PSR-E243 Owner's Manual

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Summary of PSR-E243

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    Digital keyboard en owner’s manual owner’s manual.

  • Page 2: Special Message Section

    2 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 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...

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    3 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual observera! Apparaten kopplas inte ur växelströmskällan (nätet) så länge som den ar ansluten till vägguttaget, även om själva apparaten har stängts av. Advarsel: netspændingen til dette apparat er ikke afbrudt, sålænge netledningen sidder i en stikkontakt, som er tæn...

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    4 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual about the manuals in addition to this owner’s manual, the following online materials (pdf files) are available. Midi reference contains midi-related information, such as the midi implementation chart. Midi basics (only in english, french, german and spanish) contain...

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    5 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual about the manuals................................................ 4 included accessories............................................ 4 formats and functions .......................................... 4 setting up panel controls and terminals 8 setting up 10 power re...

  • Page 6: Precautions

    6 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual precautions please read carefully before proceeding please keep this manual in a safe and handy 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...

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    7 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual • when setting up the product, make sure that the ac outlet you are using is easily accessible. If some trouble or malfunction occurs, immediately turn off the power switch and disconnect the plug from the outlet. Even when the power switch is turned off, electricit...

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    8 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual panel controls and terminals q [ ] (standby/on) switch ..................... Page 11 w [master volume] control ................ Page 11 e [demo] button ......................................Page 20 r [function] button ..............................Page 24 t [metrono...

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    9 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual panel controls and terminals !5 [start/stop] button .......................... Page 20 !6 [song] button ..................................... Page 20 !7 [voice] button ......................................Page 14 !8 [style] button .....................................

  • Page 10: Using An Ac Power Adaptor

    10 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual setting up power requirements although the instrument will run either from an optional ac adaptor or batteries, yamaha recom- mends use of an ac adaptor whenever possible. An ac adaptor is more environmentally friendly than bat- teries and does not deplete resource...

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    11 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual setting up setting the battery type after installing new batteries and turning the power on, make sure to set the battery type appropriately (rechargeable or not) via function number 025 (page 25). Using the music rest connecting headphones or external audio equipm...

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    12 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual setting up auto power off function to prevent unnecessary power consumption, this instrument features an auto power off function that automatically turns the power off if the instrument is not operated for a specified period of time. The amount of time that will el...

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    13 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual display items and basic operations display items basic operations before operating the instrument, it may be helpful to familiarize yourself with the basic controls below that are used to select items and change values. Number buttons use the number buttons to dire...

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    Psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 14 playing a variety of instrument voices in addition to piano, organ, and other “standard” keyboard instruments, this instru- ment has a large range of voices that includes guitar, bass, strings, sax, trumpet, drums and percussion, and even sound effects—giving you a...

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    Playing a variety of instrument voices psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 15 the instrument features a built-in metronome (a device that keeps an accurate tempo), convenient for practicing. 1 press the [metronome] button to start the metronome. 2 press the [metronome] button again to stop the metronome...

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    Psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 16 playing styles this instrument includes the auto accompaniment feature that plays appropriate “styles” (rhythm + bass + chord accompaniment). You can select from a huge variety of styles covering a wide range of musical genres. 1 press the [style] button, then use ...

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    Playing styles psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 17 each style consists of “sections” that allow you to vary the arrangement of the accompaniment to match the song you are playing. These instructions cover a typical example for using the sections. 1–3 same as steps 1–3 in page 16. 4 press the [main/au...

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    Playing styles psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 18 for users who are unfamiliar with chords, this chart conveniently shows how to play common chords in the auto accompaniment range of the keyboard. Since there are many useful chords and many different ways to use them musically, refer to commercially...

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    Playing styles psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 19 the dictionary function is useful when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it. 1 press and hold the [3 waiting] button for longer than a second to call up “dict.” “dict.” will appear in the display. This operati...

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    Psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 20 playing songs you can simply enjoy listening to the internal songs, or use them with just about any of the functions, such as lesson. Press the [demo] button to play songs in sequence. Playback will repeat continuously, starting again from the first song (001). To ...

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    Playing songs psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 21 like the transport controls on an audio player, this instrument lets you fast forward (ff), rewind (rew) and pause (pause) playback of the song. You can change a song’s melody voice to any other desired voice. 1 select a song. 2 select the desired voi...

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    Playing songs psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 22 as indicated above the panel buttons (shown below), a song consists of two parts, which can be turned on or off individually by pressing the corresponding button, l or r. By turning the left- and right-hand parts on or off dur- ing playback, you can l...

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    Psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 23 using the song lesson feature you can use the selected song for a left-hand, right-hand, or both-hands lesson. Try practicing with these three song lesson types while referring to the music scores in the song book (page 4). Lesson 1—listen & learn in this lesson, y...

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    Psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 24 the functions the functions settings provide access to a range of detailed instrument parameters such as tuning, split point, voices and effects. 1 press the [function] button several times until the desired item appears. Each time the [function] button is pressed,...

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    The functions psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 25 * the appropriate value is automatically set for each voice combination. ** the appropriate value is automatically set for each song or style. Effects 009 reverb type reverb 01–10 ** determines the reverb type, including off (10). (page 37) 010 reverb...

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    Psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 26 using with a computer or ipad/iphone this instrument supports midi (musical instrument digital interface) and can be connected to a computer via a usb cable. For details, refer to “computer- related operations” (page 4) on the website. By connecting your smart devi...

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    Psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 27 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 28: Maximum Polyphony

    28 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual voice list 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...

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    Voice list 29 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 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 pad 89 0 0 97 rain 90 0 0 98 sound track 91 0 0 99 crystal 92 0 0 100 atmosphere 93 0 0 101 brightness 94 0 0 10...

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    Voice list 30 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 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 12-string guitar 207 0 40 26 nylon & steel guitar 208 0 41 26 steel guitar ...

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    Voice list 31 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 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 stereo gamelan gongs 335 0 100 113 rama cymbal 336 0 97 115 glass percu...

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    32 psr-e243/ypt-240 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 lower than keyboard note # and note. For example, in “140: standard kit 1”, the “seq click h...

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    Drum kit list 33 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual voice no. 140 146 147 148 149 msb (0–127) / lsb (0–127) / pc (1–128) 127/0/1 127/0/28 127/0/33 127/0/41 127/0/49 keyboard midi standard kit 1 dance kit jazz kit brush kit symphony kit note# note note# note 25 c # 0 13 c # -1 surdo mute 26 d 0 14 d -1 ...

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    Drum kit list 34 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual voice no. 150 151 152 msb (0–127) / lsb (0–127) / pc (1–128) 126/0/1 126/0/2 126/0/113 keyboard midi sfx kit 1 * sfx kit 2 * sound effect kit note# note note# note 25 c # 0 13 c # -1 26 d 0 14 d -1 27 d # 0 15 d # -1 28 e 0 16 e -1 29 f 0 17 f -1 30 f...

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    35 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 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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    36 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual style list style no. Style name 8beat 001 8beatmodern 002 60sgtrpop 003 8beatadria 004 60s8beat 005 8beat 006 offbeat 007 60srock 008 hardrock 009 rockshuffle 010 8beatrock 16beat 011 16beat 012 popshuffle 013 guitarpop 014 16btuptempo 015 koolshuffle 016 hiphoplig...

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    37 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 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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    38 psr-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 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-e243/ypt-240 owner’s manual 39 index a a-b repeat ................................... 21 ac adaptor ................................... 10 acmp on/off ........................... 16 auto accompaniment ................. 16 auto accompaniment range ....... 16 auto fill ...............................

  • Page 40: Memo

    40 memo.

  • Page 41: Limited 1-Year Warranty On

    41 limited 1-year warranty on portable keyboards (np, npv, psre, ez, dgx230, dgx530, 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 proud of th...

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