Table Of Contents - Yamaha Portatone EZ-200 Owner's Manual

Main features ............................................................. 6
Supplied accessories ................................................. 6
Setting Up
Power Requirements ................................................. 8
Connecting headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack) . 9
Connecting a footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack) ................. 9
Using the MIDI Terminals .......................................... 9
Turn on the power...................................................... 9
Panel Controls and Terminals
Front Panel .............................................................. 10
Rear Panel ............................................................... 10
- Quick Guide -
Step 1
Playing the Songs
Turn the power on and adjust the volume................ 12
Listen to the Demo Songs........................................ 13
Selecting and listening to a specific Song................ 13
Step 2
Changing the Voices
Try playing a variety of instrument Voices ............... 16
Playing the Grand Piano Voice ................................ 17
Drum kits.................................................................. 18
Step 3
Play with the metronome
Start the metronome ................................................ 20
Step 4
Play with a Style
Selecting a rhythm of a Style ................................... 23
Playing with a Style.................................................. 24
Basic Operation and Displays
Basic Operation ....................................................... 26
Display ..................................................................... 28
Song Lesson
Practice by using the Light Guide function............... 29
Practice by using the Fingering guide...................... 29
Lesson 1 (Listen & Learn)........................................ 30
Lesson 2 (Timing) .................................................... 31
Lesson 3 (Waiting) ................................................... 32
Song settings
Changing the Melody Voice ..................................... 33
Song Volume ........................................................... 33
Mute ......................................................................... 34
Practice Makes Perfect ............................................ 35
Contents
Handy Performance Features
Setting the Split Point .............................................. 36
8 Transpose ............................................................... 37
Tuning ..................................................................... 37
One Touch Setting .................................................. 38
Changing the tempo of the Song/Style.................... 38
Touch Response ..................................................... 39
Adjusting the Main Voice Parameters ..................... 40
Play With a Variety of Effects
10
Adding Reverb......................................................... 41
Adding Panel Sustain .............................................. 42
Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions
Various ways to start and stop Style playback ........ 43
Pattern Variation (Sections) .................................... 45
Adjusting the Style Volume ..................................... 47
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Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords
Easy Chords ............................................................ 48
Standard Chords ..................................................... 48
Looking up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary ...... 50
Function Settings
16
Select the item and change the value ..................... 52
About MIDI
What is MIDI? .......................................................... 54
What You Can Do With MIDI................................... 54
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Transferring Performance Data To and
From Another Instrument..................................... 55
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Troubleshooting ...........................................................57
Voice List.......................................................................58
Maximum Polyphony ............................................... 58
Drum Kit List .................................................................63
Style List........................................................................66
26 Effect Type List .............................................................67
MIDI Implementation Chart ..........................................68
MIDI Data Format ..........................................................70
Effect map ............................................................... 70
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Specifications ...............................................................71
Index ..............................................................................72
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