User manual YAMAHA EL-900M

[. . . ] Upgrade Kit OWNER'S MANUAL SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION PRODUCT SAFETY MARKINGS: Yamaha electronic products may have either labels similar to the graphics shown below or molded / stamped facsimiles of these graphics on the enclosure. The explanation of these graphics appears on this page. Please observe all cautions indicated on this page and those indicated in the safety instruction section. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly. [. . . ] s By holding ON and OFF simultaneously: Holding down "ON" and "OFF" simultaneously turns on the registration memory numbers that contains the same voice as the one which is currently set in the registration at the cursor position. In this case, the registrations 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15 and 16 are shown in a solid bar indicating that those contain the User Voice 2, Str. 2. 4 SET Uniforms the currently turned-on parameters' values to the one in the currently selected registration (at the cursor position). Pressing [Set] opens the dialog box urging you to confirm the operation. In this case, the operation uniforms the brilliance values of the Upper keyboard Voice in the registrations 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15 and 16 to the one in the registration 6 (at the cursor position). If you proceed the operation, select [Uniform]. The completed message will momentarily be shown on the LCD. 32 5 DEC. (Decrement)/INC. (Increment) Offsets the currently turned-on parameters' values. In the following case, you cannot increase the values the registrations 4, 8 and 14 relative to the one in the registration 6 since they are already set to maximum. NOTE: You can decrement value by pressing any of the Data Control buttons just below DEC. NOTE: You can increment value by pressing any of the Data Control buttons just below INC. The following message appears, in this case. Also, you cannot exceed the minimum value when using decrement operation. Alert Dialog Box NOTE: Be aware that you cannot retrieve the original data once the [Confirm] is engaged. In this case, pressing [Confirm] continues the operation ignoring those with maximum value. Pressing [Cancel] aborts the operation. 33 Setting Examples The display shows differently depending on the selected parameter. Reverb Parameter Shows the Pedal Voice 1 Reverb parameters. Imagine, you want to decrease the value equally from the all parameters. Select all the parameters by pressing "On" while holding down COARSE. Press "DEC. " button to gradually decrease the value. Sustain Parameter Shows the Lower Keyboard Voice Sustain parameters. Try changes similar to the operation mentioned above. 34 Panning Parameter Shows the current panning of the Upper Keyboard Voice 2. The cursor is currently set at the registration 3, User voice 1 is assigned and panning is set to L2. You will find the same User voice 1 is assigned to the registrations 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 15 but panning is different among those registrations. To uniform the panning among those registrations, you need first to turn off the other registrations. Holding "On" and "Off" buttons simultaneously lets you select the voices containing the same voice. You are ready to uniform the pan setting. Lastly, press [Set] button to uniform the panning. You will find the same pan setting, L2, is adopted to the registrations 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 15. You can offset the panning position using LEFT/RIGHT buttons (DEC. /INC. are changed to LEFT/RIGHT in the case of panning). 35 4 Pedal Polyphonic Mode You can change the monophonic pedal voices to be polyphonic. NOTE: Be aware that you cannot exceed the total maximum polyphony, 14 notes for both Upper, Lower and Pedal. This makes it possible for you to enjoy various playing styles. Legato and polyphonic play on the Pedalboard You can make the different settings between Pedal Voice 1 and 2. Pedal voices to the Lower keyboard You can use one of the Pedal voices on the Lower keyboard using To Lower function. Polyphonic Pedal voice and A. B. C. function Set one of the Pedal Voice groups to Polyphonic mode and turn on the A. B. C. You can play the pedal voice independently and A. B. C. function produces sounds using the other Pedal Voice group. NOTE: A. B. C. function is not available with the Pedal Voice group which Polyphonic mode is set to on. 36 5 VA Voice Edit Editing VA voices becomes possible with EL-900m. The available parameters are the same as the ones on AWM. q OL (Output Level) Determines the level of the VA sound. [. . . ] As specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in every locale, please check with Yamaha dealer. KEYBOARD PERCUSSION ACCOMPANIMENT Auto Bass Chord Accompaniments MELODY ON CHORD BASIC REGISTRATION REGISTRATION MEMORY MUSIC DISK RECORDER FOOT SWITCH Left Right KNEE LEVER 2ND EXP. PEDAL TRANSPOSE/PITCH LCD DISPLAY OTHER CONTROLS OTHER FITTINGS OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES SOUND SYSTEM Power Amplifiers Speakers DIMENSIONS Width x Depth x Height WEIGHT 64 65 IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM Connecting the Plug and Cord IMPORTANT. The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: BLUE : NEUTRAL BROWN : LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured makings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK. The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED. [. . . ]