Welcome; Product Manuals - Yamaha DTX400K Owner's Manual

First of all, thank you for purchasing a Yamaha DTX400K, DTX430K, or DTX450K
Electronic Drum Kit. In order to get the most out of your new instrument, please be
sure to read this owner's manual carefully. And after doing so, be sure to store it in a
safe place so that you can refer back to it again as needed.

Product Manuals

The DTX400K, DTX430K, and DTX450K are described in the following two manuals.
 Owner's Manual (this booklet)—Setup, Basic Techniques, Advanced Techniques,
and Reference sections.
Setup
Describes how to assemble your electronic drum kit and get it set up for playing.
Basic Techniques
Describes the basic techniques used when operating and playing the electronic drum kit.
Advanced Techniques
Describes the setting of parameters and other more advanced modes of use.
Reference
Describes troubleshooting techniques and contains other reference materials.
 MIDI Reference Manual (pdf)
* Not bundled with this product.
The drum module's MIDI Reference Manual contains the following. See page 57 for more details.
• MIDI-related reference information
• Reference material that will prove useful when making music using the drum module and a computer
• Instructions on how to transfer songs from your computer to the drum module
 Using PDF Manuals
The Reference Manual for your DTX400K, DTX430K, or DTX450K is made available in digital format as a
PDF document. As such, a computer and suitable software will be required in order to read it. We recommend
that Adobe® Reader® be used for this purpose as it allows you to quickly and easily search for keywords, to
print out specific sections, and to conveniently jump from page to page by clicking embedded links. Keyword
searching and link-based navigation in particular are extremely useful functions available only with digital-
type documents.
The most-recent version of Adobe® Reader® can be downloaded from the following web page.
http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/
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Owner's Manual