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Yamaha PSR-E353 Owner's Manual

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    En digital keyboard digital keyboard owner’s manual owner’s manual.

  • Page 2: Special Message Section

    2 psr-e353 owner’s manual compliance information statement (declaration of conformity procedure) responsible party : yamaha corporation of america address : 6600 orangethorpe ave., buena park, calif. 90620 telephone : 714-522-9011 type of equipment : digital keyboard model name : psr-e353 this devic...

  • Page 3: Fcc Information (U.S.A.)

    3 psr-e353 owner’s manual 1. Important notice: do not modify this unit! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets fcc requirements. Modifica- tions not expressly approved by yamaha may void your author- ity, granted by the fcc, to use the product. ...

  • Page 4: For Ac Adaptor

    4 psr-e353 owner’s manual explanation of graphical symbols the lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magni- tude to constitute a ri...

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    5 psr-e353 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) contains basic ...

  • Page 6: Setting Up

    6 psr-e353 owner’s manual about the manuals................................................ 5 included accessories............................................ 5 formats and functions .......................................... 5 setting up panel controls and terminals 10 setting up 12 power requireme...

  • Page 7: Precautions

    7 psr-e353 owner’s manual precautions please read carefully before proceeding please keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference. For ac adaptor warning • this ac adaptor is designed for use with only yamaha electronic instruments. Do not use for any other purpose. • indoor use o...

  • Page 8: Caution

    8 psr-e353 owner’s manual • do not put burning items, such as candles, on the unit. A burning item may fall over and cause a fire. • follow the precautions below. Failure to do so might result in explosion, fire, overheating or battery fluid leakage. - do not tamper with or disassemble batteries. - ...

  • Page 9: Notice

    9 psr-e353 owner’s manual • do not insert a finger or hand in any gaps on the instrument. • never insert or drop paper, metallic, or other objects into the gaps on the panel or keyboard. This could cause physical injury to you or others, damage to the instrument or other property, or operational fai...

  • Page 10: Front Panel

    10 psr-e353 owner’s manual panel controls and terminals setting up q w e t r i o !0 y u !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 @1 @2 @3 @4 @0 @5 @6 @7 @8 @9 c1 c2 c3 c4 c5 c6 song list (page 64) style list (page 65) display (page 15) front panel voice list (page 56) music database list (page 66).

  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    11 psr-e353 owner’s manual panel controls and terminals q [ ] (standby/on) switch ..................... Page 13 w [master volume] dial ...................... Page 13 e [demo] button ......................................Page 28 r [function] button ..............................Page 40 t [metronome] ...

  • Page 12: Using An Ac Adaptor

    12 psr-e353 owner’s manual setting up power requirements although the instrument will run either from an ac adaptor or batteries, yamaha recommends use of an ac adaptor whenever possible. An ac adaptor is more environmentally friendly than batteries and does not deplete resources. Using an ac adapto...

  • Page 13: Setting The Battery Type

    13 psr-e353 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 046 (page 42). Using the music rest connecting headphones (sold separately) or external au...

  • Page 14: Power Off Is Executed:

    14 psr-e353 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 elapse bef...

  • Page 15: Number Buttons

    15 psr-e353 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 directly ent...

  • Page 16: Sounds.

    Psr-e353 owner’s manual 16 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 wide va...

  • Page 17: From Dual.

    Playing a variety of instrument voices psr-e353 owner’s manual 17 in addition to the main voice, you can layer a different voice over the entire keyboard as a “dual voice.” 1 press the [dual] button to turn dual on. 2 press the [dual] button again to exit from dual. To select a different dual voice:...

  • Page 18: Ton To Turn It On.

    Playing a variety of instrument voices psr-e353 owner’s manual 18 you can play the keyboard with a spacious, wider sound effect that gives you the sensation of hearing the sound outside of the speakers by turning on the ultra-wide stereo effect. 1 press the [ultra-wide stereo] but- ton to turn it on...

  • Page 19: Function.

    Playing a variety of instrument voices psr-e353 owner’s manual 19 you can add harmony or arpeggio notes to the main voice. By specifying the harmony type, you can apply har- mony parts, such as duet or trio, or add tremolo or echo effects to the played sound of the main voice or the dual voice. Also...

  • Page 20: Footswitch (Hold)

    Playing a variety of instrument voices psr-e353 owner’s manual 20 to adjust the harmony volume: this can be adjusted via function number 029 (page 41). To adjust the arpeggio velocity: this can be adjusted via function number 030 (page 41). Holding the arpeggio playback via the footswitch (hold) you...

  • Page 21: Button and Press The [

    Psr-e353 owner’s manual 21 playing the keyboard with two persons (duo mode) when the duo mode is activated on this instrument, two different players can play the instrument simultaneously, with the same sound, over the same octave range—one per- son on the left and the other on the right. This is us...

  • Page 22: The Desired Style.

    Psr-e353 owner’s manual 22 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 the numb...

  • Page 23: 4–5 On Page 22.

    Playing styles psr-e353 owner’s manual 23 if you have difficulty finding and selecting the desired style and voice, use this feature. From the music database, just selecting the favorite music genre calls up the ideal settings. 1 press the [music database] button. Both the auto accompaniment and syn...

  • Page 24: Select Main A Or Main B.

    Playing styles psr-e353 owner’s manual 24 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 22. 4 press the [main/auto fill]...

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    Playing styles psr-e353 owner’s manual 25 for users who are new to chords, this chart conveniently shows how to play common chords in the auto accom- paniment range of the keyboard. Since there are many useful chords and many different ways to use them musi- cally, refer to commercially available ch...

  • Page 26: (G Major Seventh) Chord.

    Playing styles psr-e353 owner’s manual 26 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 [1 listening 2 timing 3 waiting] button for longer than a second to call up “dict.” “dict.” will appear in the display....

  • Page 27: Song Category

    Psr-e353 owner’s manual 27 playing songs you can simply enjoy listening to the internal songs, or use them with just about any of the functions, such as lesson. Song category the songs are organized by category as listed below. Press the [demo] button to play the demo songs in sequence. When song nu...

  • Page 28: Than A Second.

    Playing songs psr-e353 owner’s manual 28 with the default setting, pressing the [demo] button will play back only three internal demo songs repeat- edly. This setting can be changed so that, for exam- ple, all internal songs automatically play back, letting you use the instrument as a background mus...

  • Page 29: Point.

    Playing songs psr-e353 owner’s manual 29 you can play back only a specific section of a song repeatedly by setting the a point (start point) and b point (end point) in one-measure increments. 1 start playback of the song (page 27). 2 when playback reaches to the point you want to specify as the star...

  • Page 30: Ment’S [Aux In] Jack.

    Psr-e353 owner’s manual 30 playing an external audio device with the built-in speakers you can output the sound of an external audio device, such as a portable music player, with the built-in speakers of this instrument by connecting it via a cable. This lets you play the keyboard along with playbac...

  • Page 31: Prepare The Song Book.

    Psr-e353 owner’s manual 31 using the song lesson feature you can practice the preset songs using these lesson functions: “keys to success,” “listening, timing, waiting” and “phrase repeat.” keys to success helps you master a song, whereas listening, timing, waiting helps you first master the timing ...

  • Page 32: Step.

    Using the song lesson feature psr-e353 owner’s manual 32 6 confirm the evaluation in the current step. When the current step reaches the end, your per- formance will be evaluated and your score (from 0–100) is shown in the display. A score between “0”–“59” indicates that you did not pass this step a...

  • Page 33: Song For Your Lesson.

    Using the song lesson feature psr-e353 owner’s manual 33 lesson 1—listening in this lesson, you need not play the keyboard. The model melody/chords of the part you selected will sound. Listen to it carefully and remember it well. Lesson 2—timing in this lesson, simply concentrate on playing the note...

  • Page 34: “Off.”

    Using the song lesson feature psr-e353 owner’s manual 34 you can combine the keys to success lesson (page 31) with the listening, timing or waiting lesson (page 33). 1 enable the keys to success lesson. Refer to steps 1–3 on page 31. 2 select the desired step via the [+]/[-] buttons, then press the ...

  • Page 35: Back The Selected Song.

    Psr-e353 owner’s manual 35 hearing and experiencing the sound of the chords (chord study) you can hear and experience the sound of the chords used in a typical performance by playing back song numbers 103 to 114 (in the “chord study” category). Song numbers 103 to 109 are very simple songs consistin...

  • Page 36: Back The Selected Song.

    Psr-e353 owner’s manual 36 playing chords along with chord progressions of a song song numbers 115 to 154 in the “chord progression” category are constructed from typ- ical chord progressions. You can listen to and get a feel for the chord progressions by playing back the song and playing the keyboa...

  • Page 37: And Style Settings.

    Psr-e353 owner’s manual 37 recording your performance you can record up to 5 of your performances as user songs (user 1–5: song numbers 155–159). The recorded user songs can be played back on the instrument. You can record your performance to the following two tracks of a user song individually or s...

  • Page 38: Those of Voice Or Style.

    Recording your performance psr-e353 owner’s manual 38 1 make the desired settings, such as those of voice or style. If you want to record the melody performance, turn acmp off (page 22). If you want to record style playback, turn acmp on (page 22). 2 while holding down the [rec] button, press the de...

  • Page 39: For Voice And Style.

    Psr-e353 owner’s manual 39 memorizing your favorite panel settings this instrument has a registration memory feature that lets you memorize your favor- ite settings for easy recall whenever they’re needed. Up to nine complete setups can be memorized and assigned to each number button 1–9. 1 make the...

  • Page 40: Tons [0]–[9], [+], [-].

    Psr-e353 owner’s manual 40 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, the fun...

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    The functions psr-e353 owner’s manual 41 main voice (page 16) 009 volume m.Volume 000–127 * adjusts the volume of keyboard performance when performing along with a song or a style. 010 octave m.Octave -2 – +2 * determines the octave range for the main voice. 011 chorus depth m.Chorus 000–127 * deter...

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    The functions psr-e353 owner’s manual 42 * the appropriate value is automatically set for each voice combination. ** the appropriate value is automatically set for each song, style or arpeggio. Pc mode (function 032) the pc settings instantly reconfigure all important midi settings (as shown below)....

  • Page 43: Backup Clear

    Psr-e353 owner’s manual 43 using with a computer or iphone/ipad this instrument supports midi (musical instrument digital interface) and can transmit/receive keyboard performance information (midi messages) or song/ style data (midi files) to/from the computer con- nected via a usb cable. For detail...

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    Psr-e353 owner’s manual 44 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 a mobil...

  • Page 45: Memo

    Psr-e353 owner’s manual 45 memo.

  • Page 46: Für Elise

    46 psr-e353 owner’s manual song book sample this score is provided with the part of the song book (free downloadable scores). The song book contains not only the scores for all internal songs (excepting songs 1–3) but also music terms and important points for your practice. To obtain the song book, ...

  • Page 47: Before Playing...

    Song book sample 47 psr-e353 owner’s manual before playing... Sit correctly finger numbering left right 3 1 1 5 3 4 4 5 2 2 sit near the middle of the keyboard. Reading the score the keyboard, staff lines, and clef b d e f g a c b d e f g a b d c e f g a c b d e f g a c b d e f g a c c m i d d l e t...

  • Page 48: Song No.004

    Song book sample 48 psr-e353 owner’s manual song no.004 play with both hands as if gently telling a story. It might help to sing or hum the melody as you play. Similar melody lines and rhythms are repeated in this song, so there aren’t as many sections to practice as you might think. Enjoy learning ...

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    Song book sample 49 psr-e353 owner’s manual song no.004 für elise basic ...To here from here... ...To here für elise song no.004 basic.

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    Song book sample 50 psr-e353 owner’s manual song no.004 für elise basic für elise song no.004 basic warm-up exercise - “the semitone mystery” let’s start with a warm-up exercise using three fingers of the right hand. We’ll start by ascending and descending the white and black keys. Check out the illu...

  • Page 51: Diligent Practice Time

    Song book sample 51 psr-e353 owner’s manual song no.004 für elise basic für elise song no.004 basic diligent practice time right! Now that we’re warmed up let’s try playing along with the orchestra in 3/4 time. The melody will be built up little by little. Compare each line... Notice that many of th...

  • Page 52: Diligent Practice Time

    Song book sample 52 psr-e353 owner’s manual song no.004 für elise basic für elise song no.004 basic warm-up exercise - “basic accompaniment” and now a warm-up exercise for the left hand. It’s important to spread your fingers widely from the start. Don’t play the black keys too strongly. Left hand a e...

  • Page 53: Diligent Practice Time

    Song book sample 53 psr-e353 owner’s manual song no.004 für elise basic für elise song no.004 basic diligent practice time ok, let’s begin the second half! You’ll be able to play the melody nicely if you lift your fingers from the keyboard between the slurs. It might be easier to grasp the key releas...

  • Page 54: “Eeeee!”

    Song book sample 54 psr-e353 owner’s manual song no.004 für elise basic für elise song no.004 basic e e e jump to the next e! And again! C m i d d l e warm-up exercise - “the jump competition” the first note has a staccato dot. Spread your fingers wide and jump quickly to the next note! Left hand “eee...

  • Page 55: Second Half Review

    Song book sample 55 psr-e353 owner’s manual song no.004 für elise basic left right für elise song no.004 basic “left! Right! Left! Right!” play “d e” repeatedly, alternating the left and right hands. Have the next hand ready in position to play d so you won’t have to rush. Second half review try pla...

  • Page 56: Maximum Polyphony

    56 psr-e353 owner’s manual 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 num...

  • Page 57

    Voice list 57 psr-e353 owner’s manual * when you select a voice of the dual category, two voices sound at the same time. ** selecting a voice number between 215 and 234 will turn on arpeggio. 102 0 112 82 sawtooth lead 103 0 108 82 rs tech saw 104 0 112 88 under heim 105 0 112 85 portatone 106 0 115...

  • Page 58

    Voice list 58 psr-e353 owner’s manual xglite voice list voice no. Bank select midi program change# (1–128) voice name msb (0–127) lsb (0–127) xg piano 235 0 0 1 grand piano 236 0 1 1 grand piano ksp 237 0 40 1 piano strings 238 0 41 1 dream 239 0 0 2 bright piano 240 0 1 2 bright piano ksp 241 0 0 3...

  • Page 59

    Voice list 59 psr-e353 owner’s manual 369 0 0 48 timpani xg ensemble 370 0 0 49 strings 1 371 0 3 49 stereo strings 372 0 8 49 slow strings 373 0 35 49 60s strings 374 0 40 49 orchestra 1 375 0 41 49 orchestra 2 376 0 42 49 tremolo orchestra 377 0 45 49 velocity strings 378 0 0 50 strings 2 379 0 3 ...

  • Page 60

    Voice list 60 psr-e353 owner’s manual 504 0 0 103 echoes 505 0 65 103 big pan 506 0 0 104 sci-fi xg world 507 0 0 78 shakuhachi 508 0 97 105 tamboura 509 0 0 106 banjo 510 0 28 106 muted banjo xg percussive 511 0 0 113 tinkle bell 512 0 96 113 bonang 513 0 97 113 altair 514 0 98 113 gamelan gongs 51...

  • Page 61

    61 psr-e353 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 “197: standard kit 1”, the “seq click h” (note#...

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    Drum kit list 62 psr-e353 owner’s manual voice no. 203 204 205 206 207 208 msb (0–127) / lsb (0–127) / pc (1–128) 127/000/113 127/000/033 127/000/041 127/000/049 126/000/128 126/000/040 keyboard midi dance kit jazz kit brush kit symphony kit stdkit1 + chinese perc. Indian kit 1 note# note note# note...

  • Page 63

    Drum kit list 63 psr-e353 owner’s manual 209 210 211 212 213 214 126/000/115 126/000/037 126/000/041 126/000/001 126/000/002 126/000/113 indian kit 2 arabic kit cuban kit sfx kit 1 * sfx kit 2 * sound effect kit zarb back mf zarb tom f indian hand clap zarb eshareh dafli open zarb whipping dafli sla...

  • Page 64

    64 psr-e353 owner’s manual song list • 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 internal songs (excepting songs 1–3). To obtain the song book, co...

  • Page 65

    65 psr-e353 owner’s manual style list style no. Style name 8beat 1 britpoprock 2 8beatmodern 3 cool8beat 4 stadiumrock 5 70srock 6 hardrock1 7 60sguitarpop 8 8beatadria 9 60s8beat 10 8beat 11 offbeat 12 folkrock 13 60srock 14 hardrock2 15 rockshuffle 16 8beatrock 16beat 17 16beat 18 popshuffle 19 gu...

  • Page 66

    66 psr-e353 owner’s manual music database list mdb no. Mdb name pop 1 alvfever 2 daypdise 3 gomyway 4 howdeep! 5 hurryluv 6 imagine 7 justcall 8 sultansw 9 whiteple 10 yesterbd rock 11 jumprock 12 pickuppc 13 rdriverr 14 satsfyrk 15 sheriff 16 smokewtr 17 twistagn 18 venuspop dance 19 2 of us 20 b l...

  • Page 67

    67 psr-e353 owner’s manual effect type list harmony types no. Harmony type description 001 duet if you want to sound one of the harmony types 01–05, play keys to the right side of the split point while playing chords in the left side of the keyboard after turning auto accompaniment on. One, two or t...

  • Page 68

    Effect type list 68 psr-e353 owner’s manual 063 pfchd8th 064 eparp 065 pfshufle 066 pfrock 067 clavi1 068 clavi2 069 rocknpf 070 70rockpf 071 slowflpf 072 soulpf 073 chordup 074 chddance 075 latinrck 076 salsa1 077 salsa2 078 reggae1 079 reggae2 080 reggae3 081 6/8r&b 082 gospel 083 balladep 084 str...

  • Page 69

    Psr-e353 owner’s manual 69 specifications * the contents of this manual apply to the latest specifications as of the printing date. Since yamaha makes continuous improvements to the product, this manual may not apply to the specifications of your particular product. To obtain the latest manual, acce...

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    Psr-e353 owner’s manual 70 index a a-b repeat ................................29 ac adaptor ................................12 acmp ........................................22 arpeggio ....................................19 arpeggio velocity ................20 , 41 auto accompaniment ...................

  • Page 71

    71 psr-e353 owner’s manual plug fiche enchufe stecker plugue Вилка slide the plug as indicated faites glisser la fiche en suivant les indications deslice el enchufe tal como se indica. Stecker wie angegeben einschieben deslize o plugue conforme indicado Надвиньте вилку , как показано на рисунке * th...

  • Page 72

    72 psr-e353 owner’s manual 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 waste. Fo...

  • Page 73: Limited 1-Year Warranty On

    73 psr-e353 owner’s manual 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 (...

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    74 psr-e353 owner’s manual.

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    75 psr-e353 owner’s manual for details of products, please contact your nearest yamaha representative or the authorized distributor listed below. Canada yamaha canada music ltd. 135 milner avenue, toronto, ontario, m1s 3r1, canada tel: 416-298-1311 u.S.A. Yamaha corporation of america 6600 orangetho...

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