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Yamaha PSR-E243 Owner's Manual

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Summary of PSR-E243

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    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, ger man and spanish) contains basic explanations about what midi is and can do....

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    Setting up panel controls and terminals 8 setting up 10 display items and basic operations 13 reference playing a variety of instrument voices 14 playing styles 16 playing songs 20 using the song lesson feature 23 the functions 24 using with a computer or ipad/iphone 26 backup and initialization 26 ...

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    Preca u tions pl ease read ca reful ly before proceedi ng warni n g do not place the power cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators. Also, do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, or place heavy objects on it. Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument. The ...

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    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, electricity is still flowing to the product at...

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    Panel controls and terminals q [ ] (standby/on) switch w [master volume] control e [demo] button r [function] button t [metronome] button y [tempo/tap] button u lesson part [l] button [r] button i [1 listen & learn] button o [2 timing] button ! 0 [3 waiting] button ! 1 [a-b repeat] button ! 2 [rew] ...

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    ! 5 [start/stop] button ! 6 [song] button ! 7 [voice] button ! 8 [style] button ! 9 number buttons [0] [9], [+], [-] @ 0 [portable grand] button @ 1 [ultra-wide stereo] button @ 2 [sound effect] button @ 3 drum illustrations for the drum kit @ 4 sustain jack @ 5 usb to host terminal* @ 6 phones/outp...

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    Setting up 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 resources. Using an ac power adaptor 1 make sure that the powe...

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    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). Any pair of stereo headphones with a 1/4 stereo phone plug can be plugged in here for convenient monitoring. The ...

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    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 elapse before the power is automatically turned off is set by default to...

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    Display items and 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 directly enter an item or value. For numbers that start with one or tw...

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    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 wide variety of musical sounds. 1 press the [voice] button. The voice numbe...

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    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. To change the tempo: press the [tempo/tap] button to call up the tempo v...

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    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 the number buttons [0] [9], [+], [-] to select the d...

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    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/auto fill] button to select main a or main b. 5 press ...

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    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 available chord books for further details. Invers...

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    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 operation will divide the entire keyboard into the three rang...

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    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 stop playback, press the [demo] button. 1 press t...

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    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 voice. 3 press and hold the [voice] button for longe...

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    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 listen to the part (that is turned on), or practic...

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    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, you need not play the keyboard. The model melody/chords of the par...

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    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, the function number increases one by one. You ca...

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    Effects r e v e r b r e v l e v e l c h o r u s s u s t a i n m a s t e r e q w i d e midi l o c a l e x t c l o c k i n i t s e n d metronome (page 15) t i m e s i g m e t r o v o l lesson (page 23) y o u r t e m p demo (page 20) d e m o g r p p l a y m o d e d - c a n c e l auto power off (page 12...

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    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 device, such as an iphone or ipad, to a compatible yamaha digital instruments ...

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    Troubleshooting problem possible cause and solution.

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    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 used the total number of available...

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    Percussion world dual* sound effects voice no. Bank select midi program change# (1 128) voice name msb (0 127) lsb (0 127) drum kits xglite voice no. Bank select midi program change# (1 128) voice name msb (0 127) lsb (0 127) * when you select a voice of the dual category, two voices sound at the sa...

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    Voice no. Bank select midi program change# (1 128) voice name msb (0 127) lsb (0 127) voice no. Bank select midi program change# (1 128) voice name msb (0 127) lsb (0 127).

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    Voice no. Bank select midi program change# (1 128) voice name msb (0 127) lsb (0 127).

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    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 (note# 36/note c1) corresponds to (note# 24/not...

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    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 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ...

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    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 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ...

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    Song list song no. Song name top picks orchestra pianist practice duet chord lesson song no. Song name some songs have been edited for length or for ease in learning, and may not be exactly the same as the original. A song book (free downloadable scores) is available that includes scores for all int...

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    Style list style no. Style name 8beat 16beat ballad dance disco r&b country latin ballroom trad&world waltz style no. Style name pianist style no. Style name.

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    Effect type list reverb types chorus types no. Reverb type description no. Chorus type description.

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    Specifications size/weight keyboard display voices effects accompaniment styles songs function connectivity amplifiers/speakers power supply accessories.

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    Index a a-b repeat ................................... 21 ac adaptor ................................... 10 acmp on/off ........................... 16 auto accompaniment ................. 16 auto accompaniment range ....... 16 auto fill ................................. 17 auto power off ..............

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    Memo.

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    Limited 1-year warranty on portable keyboards (np, npv, psre, ez, dgx230, dgx530, ypg and ypt series) do not return any product to the above address without a written return authorization issued by yamaha..

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