Yamaha EZ-20 Owner's Manual

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Owner's Manual ...

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2 SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommende...

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3 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from...

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4 Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha EZ-20 PortaTone! You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced func- tions, great sound and exceptional ease-of-use in a highly compact package. Its outstanding features also make it a re...

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5 Portable Grand ................................. page 40 The EZ-20 also has a Portable Grand function for realistic piano perfor- mance. Pressing the [PORTABLE GRAND] button instantly calls up the stunningly authentic “Stereo Sampled Piano...

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6 Contents Setting Up .................................8 Power Requirements ................... 8 Using Headphones...................... 9 Connecting a Keyboard Amplifi- er or Stereo System...................... 9 Using a Footswitch.............

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7 MIDI Functions........................ 58 About MIDI................................. 58 MIDI Terminals........................... 58 How Can MIDI be Used? ............ 59 Troubleshooting..................... 60 Voice List ..................

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8 Setting Up Although the EZ-20 will run either from an optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use of an AC adaptor whenever possible. An AC adaptor is more environmen- tally friendly than batteries and does not deplete resourc...

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9 For private practicing and playing without disturbing others, connect a set of stereo headphones to the rear panel PHONES/OUT- PUT jack. Sound from the built-in speaker system is automatically cut off when you insert a headphone plug into this ...

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10 1 2 3 CDEFG H 6 4 5 Panel Controls and Terminals Front Panel 1 [MASTER VOLUME] dial...................... 22 2 Power switch ([STANDBY/ON])........... 22 3 [PORTABLE GRAND] button ............... 40 4 [METRONOME] button........................ 40 5...

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Quick Guide STEP 12 1 Songs Playing the Demo Songs Demo songs (001–100) showcase the sophisticated features and stun- ning sound of the EZ-20. Let’s play the Demo songs now, starting with 001... 1 Press the [DEMO] button. Demo song 001 starts pl...

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13 Playing a Single Song Naturally, you can also individually select and play back any of the EZ- 20’s songs (#001–#100). Also, simply by pressing the [START/STOP] button, you can start playback. 1 Start the Song. When the power of the EZ-20 is ...

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Quick Guide STEP 14 2 Lesson Using the Lesson Feature Songs 001 to 100 are specially designed for use with the educational Lesson feature. Let’s start the practice, following the light. 1 Select Timing, Waiting, or Minus One, and start the lesson....

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15 Lesson 2: Waiting In Lesson 2, you practice playing the notes correctly as they appear in the dis- play notation. The accompaniment pauses and waits for you to play the notes correctly before it continues. Lesson 3: Minus One In Lesson 3, you pra...

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Quick Guide STEP 16 3 Voices Playing the Piano Simply by pressing the [PORTABLE GRAND] button, you can automati- cally reset the entire EZ-20 for piano play. 1 Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. The song and style are also set for piano performance. ...

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17 Playing the ABC/DoReMi Voices 1 Press the [ABC/DoReMi] button. The ABC voice is selected. To select the DoReMi voice, press the [ABC/ DoReMi] again. 2 Play the keyboard. ❋ Want to find out more? See page 43. Selecting and Playing Other Voices Th...

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Quick Guide STEP 18 4 Auto Accompaniment Using the Auto Accompaniment Simply play chords with your left hand - and the EZ-20 automatically produces appropriate bass, chord and rhythm backing. Use your right hand to play melodies, and you’ll sound...

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19 3 Turn the auto accompani- ment on. 4 Turn the Sync Start func- tion on. 5 Play a chord with your left hand. The auto accompaniment starts as soon as you play the keyboard. ❋ Want to find out more? See page 53. 6 Select a section. The auto ac...

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20 Quick Guide STEP Auto Accompaniment 4 Continuation Looking up Chords in the Dictionary The convenient Dictionary function teaches you how to play chords by showing you the individual notes. In the example below, we’ll learn how to pla...

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21 2 Specify the root note of the chord (in this case, G). 3 Specify the chord type of the chord (in this case, M7). 4 Play the chord by pressing the keys lighted up. The chord name flashes and a ”congratulations” melody is played, when the chor...

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22 Changing the tempo Song and accompaniment tempo can be adjusted (page 30). Power on Adjusting the volume level To turn on the power, set the [STANDBY/ON] switch to the ON position. Even when the switch is in the “STANDBY” position, electric...

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23 Overall indicator Value Setting item Menu icon Symbol for pressing and holding down the button If you press and hold down a button with this symbol for more than one second, a different function will be activated. Pressing and holding...

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Panel Display Indications 24 Selecting a function • Pressing the [STYLE], [VOICE], or [SONG] button enables you to select one of EZ-20’s basic functions. (The icon of the selected function appears.) Selects a song for playback or practice. Selec...

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25 Numeric keypad Song number Song name Name & number indication (Song/Style/Voice) E.g., Selecting a song The top row of the display indicates the name and number of the currently-selected function. Selecting a number • To increment or decrem...

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Panel Display Indications 26 ABC/DoReMi indicators These show the guide voice (“ABC” or “DoReMi”) for the Lesson function. Accompaniment On indicator This appears when the auto accompaniment has been turned on. ...

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27 Notation display When you are using the Lesson function, the notation display indicates the song melody or chord notation. When you are using the Dictionary function, it indicates the notes that make up the chord. Other than that, it usually in...

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28 Selecting and Playing Songs The EZ-20 has 100 preset songs. Try playing these songs. Listening To a Demo Song Press the [DEMO] button. Songs from #1 to #100 will be played sequentially. If you select a song after another song has started playing, ...

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29 Select the desired song number. Use the numeric keypad or the [+]/[–] buttons (page 25). Start and stop the song playback. Press the [START/STOP] button to start song playback. You can play the keyboard along with the playback. Press the [START...

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Selecting and Playing Songs 30 Adjusting the Tempo Song and accompaniment tempo can be adjusted in the range of q=40–240 (the num- ber of quarter notes per minute). Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button. Press the numeric keypad or [+]/[–] buttons to chan...

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31 Song Volume Level Adjust the song volume to balance with the level of the keyboard performance. Press the [OVERALL] button repeatedly until “SONG VOL” appears in the display. Press the numeric keypad or [+]/[–] buttons to set the so...

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Selecting and Playing Songs 32 Switching the Light Guide On and Off You can switch the Light Guide on the keyboard on or off. The Light Guide can be used as a keyboard guide during song playback or while you are using the Lesson or the Dictionary fu...

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33 Multi Pads This convenient function lets you instantly trigger various musical and rhythmic phrases as you play the EZ-20. There are a total of 19 different sounds or phrases. This function is assigned to the keyboard range of C1–F#2 only when...

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Selecting and Playing Songs 34 A-B Repeat The convenient A-B Repeat function is an ideal aid for practicing and learning. It allows you to specify a phrase of a song (between point A and point B) and repeat it - while you play or practice along wit...

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35 Song Lesson You can practice playing a song selected from Lesson songs #001–100. Using the Lesson Feature Select one of the Lesson songs. Press the [SONG] button, then use the numeric keypad or [+]/[–] buttons to select the desired song. Sel...

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Song Lesson 36 • In Lesson 2, the rhythm part is muted. • If the Talking function is turned on, the EZ-20 announces the Lesson number. • To exit from the Lesson, press the corresponding LESSON button. Press the [START/STOP] button to stop the L...

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37 ABC/DoReMi Guide When the ABC/DoReMi Guide is activated, the EZ-20 sings the next note to play using “A, B, C...” or “Do, Re, Mi...” in Lesson 2. To change the guide voice (ABC or DoReMi), press the [ABC/DoReMi] button (page 43). Press t...

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Song Lesson 38 Grade The Lesson feature has a built-in evaluation function that monitors your practicing of the Lesson songs, and just like a real teacher, it tells you how well you did each prac- tice. Four grades are assigned, depending on your pe...

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39 Talking This feature “talks” to you through the speakers, “announcing” the Grade comments as well as the titles of the Lesson steps and the names of certain functions. Press the [OVERALL] button repeatedly to select “TALKING”. Press ...

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40 Portable Grand You can practice playing “a real piano,” by pressing the [ POR- TABLE GRAND ] button. When you press the [ PORTABLE GRAND ] button, the EZ-20 configures all the settings for piano performance. The style category...

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41 You can set the time signature of the Metronome while the rhythm part is stopped. Press and hold down the [METRONOME] button for more than one second to display the Metronome time signature setting, and use the numeric keypad or [+]/[–] buttons...

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42 Playing Voices Selecting a Voice The EZ-20 features high-quality voices that use an advanced technology AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generator. (See page 61.) Some voices include the following effects. Harmony voices (#054–#063) automaticall...

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43 Play the selected voice. Try playing different voices. Selecting the ABC or DoReMi voice Simply by pressing the [ABC/DoReMi] button, you can select the ABC (Oboe) voice (#097) or DoReMi (Oboe) voice (#098). The setting is also valid for the guide...

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Playing Voices 44 Transpose Transpose determines the key of both the main voice and the bass/chord accompani- ment of the selected style. The Transpose settings can be adjusted over a range of ±12 semitones (±1 octave). Press the [OVERAL...

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45 Tuning Tuning determines the fine pitch setting of both the main voice and the bass/chord accompaniment of the selected style. The Tuning settings can be adjusted over a range of ±50. Press the [OVERALL] button repeatedly to select “T...

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46 Auto Accompaniment The EZ-20 provides dynamic rhythm/accompaniment patterns - as well as voice set- tings appropriate for each pattern - for various popular music styles. A total of 100 different styles are available, in several different categor...

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47 Starting Accompaniment Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn the auto accompaniment function on. You can start playing accompaniment using one of the following four methods. Press the [SYNC START] button. The EZ-20 enters Sync start waiting mode...

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Auto Accompaniment 48 Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button four times for a four-beat song and three times for a three-beat song at a tempo at which you would like to play. The rhythm part starts playing. Stopping the Accompaniment You can stop the accompan...

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49 Changing the Tempo The tempo of style playback can be adjusted over a range of 40–240 bpm (beats per minute). Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button. Press the numeric keypad or [+]/[–] buttons to set the desired value. You can also use the convenient...

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Auto Accompaniment 50 Using Auto Accompaniment—Multi Fingering When it is set to on (page 47), the auto accompaniment function automatically gener- ates bass and chord accompaniment for you to play along with, by using Multi Fingering operation. Y...

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51 Using the key of C as an example, the chart below shows the types of chords that can be recognized in the Fingered mode. Fingered Chords in the Key of C If the chord is inverted (i.e., C-E-G is played as G-C-E), the EZ-20 will still recog- nize i...

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Auto Accompaniment 52 Looking up Chords in the dictionary The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in “chord book” that shows you the indi- vidual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly l...

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53 Play a chord, following the Light Guide. The display indicates the notes of the GM7 chord, and the Light Guide indicates which keys to play on the keyboard. The chord name flashes in the dis- play (and a “congratulations” melody is played)...

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Auto Accompaniment 54 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •Writing Chord Names• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Knowing how to read and write chord names is an easy yet invaluable skil...

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55 Playing a Melody along with the Accompaniment You can play a melody along with the accompaniment. Set a tempo you feel comfortable with. (See page 49.) The playback volume of the accompaniment can be adjusted. This volume control affects only the...

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Auto Accompaniment 56 Changing the Accompaniment Section Accompaniment consists of Intro, Main A/B (Fill-in), and Ending sections. Using differ- ent sections based on the structure of songs enables you to enhance musical expression. Press the [INTRO...

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57 There are two Main sections, A and B. When you press the [MAIN/ AUTO FILL] button, the EZ-20 plays the Fill-in pattern, then changes to another variation. You can also assign the accompaniment sections by press- ing the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button be...

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58 MIDI Functions The EZ-20 also features MIDI terminals, allowing you to inter- face the EZ-20 with other MIDI instruments and devices. About MIDI MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a worldwide standard that is built into many electroni...

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59 How Can MIDI be Used? In the simple, yet powerful MIDI application example below, the Yamaha QY100 Music Sequencer is used to record and play back performance data played on the EZ- 20 keyboard. • On the EZ-20, the following channels (eight tot...

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60 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution When the EZ-20 is turned on or off, a popping sound is tempo- rarily produced. This is normal and indicates that the EZ-20 is receiving electrical power. • The volume level is low. • Tonal ...

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61 Voice List ■ Maximum Polyphony The EZ-20 has 16-note maximum polyphony. This means that it can play a maximum of up to 16 notes at once, regardless of what functions are used. Auto Accompaniment uses a number of the available notes, so when Au...

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62 *1 MSB=7FH, LSB=00H, Prg Ch#=1 The following voices cannot be directly selected from the panel controls; they are special voices programmed into the songs of the EZ-20 and are selected automatically in song playback. However, they can be selecte...

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63 Sound Effects&Drum Kit List * Each percussion voice uses one note. * Voices with the same Alternate Note Number (*1 ... 2) cannot be played simultaneously. (They are designed to be played alternately with each other.) Bank MSB# 0 127 Bank LS...

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64 Style List & Multipads ■ Style List No. Style Name 8 BEAT 1 8 Beat Pop 2 8 Beat Uptempo 3 8 Beat Standard 4 Folkrock 5 Pop Rock 6 8 Beat Medium 7 Crystal Pop 16 BEAT 8 16 Beat1 9 16 Beat2 10 16 Beat Pop 11 16 Beat Shuffle 12 16 Beat Ballad ...

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65 ■ Multi pads Keyboard Multi Pads Note# Note 36 C1 Want to play? 37 C#1 Piano 1 38 D1 Check this out! 39 D#1 Piano 2 40 E1 Excellent 41 F1 Very Good 42 F#1 Piano 3 43 G1 Good 44 G#1 Piano 4 45 A1 Try Again 46 A#1 Twinkle 1 47 B1 1,2 48 C2 1,2,3 ...

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66 YAMAHA [ Portable Keyboard ] Date:26-JAN-2001 Model EZ-20 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function... Basic Default 1 - 7,10 1 - 7,10 Channel Changed x x Default 3 3 Mode ...

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67 Prog o 0 - 127 *3 o 0 - 127 *3 Change : True # ************** *3 System Exclusive o *4 o *4 : Song Pos. x x Common : Song Sel. x x : Tune x x System : Clock x x Real Time: Commands x x Aux :All Sound OFF x x :Reset All...

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68 NOTE: *1 The transmitted velocity value is constant, for notes played on the keyboard. *2 MSB can be used to change the voice for the Melody or Rhythm. MSB=00H :Melody Voice MSB=7FH : Rhythm Voice LSB: Refer to Voice list. *3 For program change...

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69 Specifications Keyboards • 61 standard-size keys (C1 –C6) with Light Guide Display • Large multi-function LCD display Setup • STANDBY/ON • MASTER VOLUME : MIN - MAX Panel Controls • OVERALL, SONG, VOICE, STYLE, PORTABLE GRAND, ME...

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70 Index Misc. +/- buttons........................... 23 A ABC/DoReMi ...................... 43 A-B Repeat .......................... 34 AC Power adaptor................. 8 accompaniment sections..... 56 Accompaniment Volume..... 55 Auto Accompanimen...

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Limited Warranty 90 DAYS LABOR 1 YEAR PARTS Yamaha Corporation of America, hereafter referred to as Yamaha, warrants to the original consumer of a product included in the categories listed below, that the product will be free of defects in materials...

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HEAD OFFICE Yamaha Corporation, Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650 Tel: 053-460-3273 [PK] 21 For details of products, please contact your nearest Yamaha or the authorized distributor...

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