Yamaha PSR-E263- Manuals

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 5 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. • Indo...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 6 - Do not attempt to recharge batteries that are not designed to be charged. - Keep the batteries separate from metallic objects such as necklaces, hairpins, coins, and keys. - Use the specified battery type (page 44) only. - Use new batteries, all of which are the s...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 7 Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use. Even when the [ ] (Standby/On) switch is in standby status (display is off), electricity is still flowing to the instrument at the minimum level. When you are not using the instrument for a long time, make...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 8 Thank you for purchasing this Yamaha Digital Keyboard! We recommend that you read this manual carefully so that you can fully take advantage of the advanced and convenient functions of the instrument. We also recommend that you keep this manual in a safe and handy p...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 9 Se tt in g Up Ap pe nd ix Re fe re n c e Contents About the Manuals ................................................ 8Included Accessories ............................................ 8 Setting Up Panel Controls and Terminals 10 Setting Up 12 Power Requirements .......

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 10 Sett in g Up Panel Controls and Terminals q w e t r i o !0 y u !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 @1 @2 @3 @4 @0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 Song List (page 41) Style List (page 42) Display (page 15) Front Panel Voice List (page 35) Setting Up

Panel Controls and Terminals PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 11 Se tt in g Up q [ ] (Standby/On) switch .................... page 13 w [MASTER VOLUME] dial ...................... page 14 e [DEMO] button ...................................... page 23 r [METRONOME] button ......................... pag...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 12 Sett in g Up 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 resource...

Setting Up PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 13 Se tt in g Up  Setting the battery type Depending on the battery type to be used, you may need to change the battery type setting on this instru-ment. Alkaline (and manganese) batteries are cho-sen by default. After installing new batteries and turning ...

Setting Up PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 14 Sett in g Up Adjusting the Master Volume To adjust the volume of the entire keyboard sound, use the [MASTER VOLUME] dial while playing the keyboard. Connecting Headphones or External Speaker Connect a pair of headphones to the [PHONES/OUTPUT] jack. This ...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 15 Se tt in g Up 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...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 16 Refe re n c e Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices In addition to piano, organ, and other “standard” keyboard instruments, this instrument has a large range of Voices that includes guitar, bass, strings, sax, trumpet, drums and percussion, and even sound effects—...

Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 17 Re fe re n c e The instrument features a built-in metronome (a device that keeps an accurate tempo), convenient for practicing. 1 Press the [METRONOME] button to start the metronome. 2 Press the [METRONOME] button again to sto...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 18 Refe re n c e 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] but...

Playing Styles PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 19 Re fe re n c e 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 18. 4 Pre...

Playing Styles PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 20 Refe re n c e 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 comme...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 22 Refe re n c e 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 ...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 23 Re fe re n c e Playing Songs You can simply enjoy listening to the internal Songs, or use them with just about any of the functions, such as Lesson. Press the [DEMO] button to play the Demo Songs in sequence. When Song numbers 001 to 003 are played back in sequence...

Playing Songs PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 24 Refe re n c e Like the transport controls on an audio player, this instrument lets you fast forward (FF), rewind (REW) and pause (PAUSE) playback of the Song. You can change a Song’s melody Voice to any other desired Voice. 1 Select a Song. 2 Select t...

Playing Songs PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 25 Re fe re n c e As indicated above the panel buttons (shown below), a Song consists of two Parts, which can be turned on or off individually by pressing the corresponding button, L or R. By turning the left- and right-hand parts on or off dur-ing playb...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 27 Re fe re n c e Using the Song Lesson Feature You can use the selected Song for a left-hand, right-hand, or both-hands lesson. Trypracticing with three Song Lesson types while referring to the music scores inthe Song Book (page 8).  Lesson 1—Listen & Learn In t...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 29 Re fe re n c e Recording Your Performance (Phrase Recording) You can record your performance as a User Song (Song number 113), which can then be played back on the instrument. The recorded User Song can be played back in the same way as the preset Songs. 1 Select t...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 30 Refe re n c e Selecting an EQ Setting for the Best Sound Six different master equalizer (EQ) settings give you the best possible sound when lis-tening through different reproduction systems—the instrument’s internal speakers, headphones, or an external speaker syst...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 31 Re fe re n c e 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] but...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 33 Re fe re n c e Backup and Initialization The following Backup parameters will be maintained even if the power is turned off. To initialize Backup data, execute “Backup Clear.” You can initialize your original data via the following method. Backup Clear This operati...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 34 Appen d ix 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 prod...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 35 Ap pe nd ix Voice List Voice No. Voice Name PIANO 1 Grand Piano 2 Mono Grand Piano 3 Bright Piano 4 Mellow Piano 5 Honky-tonk Piano 6 Piano Strings 7 Dream 8 Harpsichord 1 9 Harpsichord 2 E.PIANO 10 Electric Piano 1 11 Electric Piano 2 12 Electric Piano 3 13 Electr...

Voice List PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 37 Ap pe nd ix * When you select a Voice of the DUAL category, two voices sound at the same time. 334 Jazz Section 335 Flute & Clarinet SOUND EFFECTS 336 Fret Noise 337 Breath Noise 338 Cutting Noise 1 339 Cutting Noise 2 340 String Slap 341 Flute Key C...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 38 Appen d ix Drum Kit List • “ ” indicates that the drum sound is the same as “Standard Kit 1”. • Each percussion voice uses one note. Voice No. 385 386 387 388 389 390 Keyboard Standard Kit 1 Standard Kit 2 Room Kit Rock Kit Electronic Kit Analog Kit Note# Note 25 C...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 42 Appen d ix Style List Style No. Style Name 8Beat 1 BritPopRock 2 8BeatModern 3 Cool8Beat 4 60sGuitarPop 5 8BeatAdria 6 60s8Beat 7 8Beat 8 OffBeat 9 60sRock 10 HardRock 11 RockShuffle 12 8BeatRock 16Beat 13 16Beat 14 PopShuffle 15 GuitarPop 16 16BeatUptempo 17 KoolS...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 43 Ap pe nd ix Effect Type List Reverb Types Chorus Types No. Reverb Type Description 01–03 Hall 1–3 Concert hall reverb. 04–05 Room 1–2 Small room reverb. 06–07 Stage 1–2 Reverb for solo instruments. 08–09 Plate 1–2 Simulated steel plate reverb. 10 Off No effect. No....

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 44 Appen d ix Specifications * The contents of this manual apply to the latest specifications as of the publishing date. To obtain the latest manual, access the Yamaha website then download the manual file. Since specifications, equipment or separately sold accessorie...

PSR-E263 YPT-260 Owner’s Manual 45 Ap pe nd ix Index A A-B Repeat ............................. 24 AC Adaptor ............................. 12 ACMP ..................................... 18 Auto Accompaniment ............. 18 AUTO FILL ............................. 19 Auto Power Off ....................