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6 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha PSR-E303/YPT-300 PORTATONE! Please read this owner’s manual carefully before using the instrument in order to take full advantage of its various features. Make sure to keep this manual in a safe and handy place...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 7 Panel logos ................................................................ 6Supplied Accessories................................................. 6 Setting Up 8 Power Requirements ................................................. 8Connecting headphones (PHONES/OUT...

8 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Setting Up Be sure to do the following operations BEFORE turning on the power. Although the instrument will run either from an optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use of an AC adaptor whenever possible. An AC adaptor is more environmentally friendly ...

Setting Up PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 9 Make all necessary connections BEFORE turning the power on. The PSR-E303/YPT-300 speakers are automatically shut off when a plug is inserted into this jack. The PHONES/OUTPUT jack also functions as an external output. You can connect the PHONES/OUTPUT jac...

10 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Panel Controls and Terminals ■ Front Panel q [STANDBY/ON] switch .................................... page 9, 30 w [MASTER VOLUME] control ......................... pages 9, 30 e LESSON PART [L] button ............................................................. p...

12 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual — Quick Guide — Step 1 Changing the Voices In addition to the piano Voice, a wide variety of other instrument Voices can be selected and played, including guitar, trumpet and flute. The Voice selected here becomes the Main Voice. Press the [VOICE] button. The Voice...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 13 Quick Guide You can select a second Voice which will play in addition to the Main Voice selected on the previ-ous page. This second Voice is known as the Dual Voice. Press the [DUAL ON/OFF] button to turn the Dual function on. When Dual is on, you can play a Dual V...

14 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual In the Split mode you can play different Voices to the left and right of the keyboard “Split Point.”The main and Dual Voices can be played to the right of the Split Point, while the Voice played to the left of the Split Point is known as the “Split Voice” Press the...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 15 Quick Guide When you simply want to play a piano Voice, all you have to do is press one convenient button. Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. The Voice “Grand Piano 001” will automatically be selected as the Main Voice. Drum kits are collections of drum and percuss...

16 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Try out each key. You’ll hear bongo drums, congas, maracas, and more—a compre-hensive variety of drum and percussion sounds.Details on the instruments and key assignments of each drum kit can be found in the Drum Kit List on page 71. ● Drum Kit List 109 Standard Ki...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 17 Quick Guide Step 2 Fun Sounds This instrument also includes a wide range of unique sound effects. Try out each key and enjoy the sounds! As you try out the various keys you’ll hear the sound of a dog barking, running water, a creaking door and many other unique eff...

18 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Step 3 Play With The Metronome The instrument includes a metronome with adjustable tempo and time signature. Play and set the tempo that is most comfortable for you. Turn the metronome on and start it by pressing the [METRONOME ON/OFF] button. To stop the metronome...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 19 Quick Guide A chime will sound on the first beat of each measure, while a metro-nome click will sound on all others. You can also set the time signature to “00,” in which case the chime will not sound and the click sound will be heard on all beats. Press and hold t...

20 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Step 4 Playing Songs This instrument has 102 built-in Songs.Listening to a Song Press the [SONG] button. The Song number and name are displayed. Select the desired Song by using the number buttons [0]-[9], [+], [-]. Refer to the Song List on next page. Press the [S...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 21 Quick Guide ● Song List • Songs with an asterisk mark (*) are ones which do not have a left par t. Therefore, the lesson is applicable only for the right hand.• Some of the classic and/or traditional songs have been edited for length or for ease in learning, and ma...

22 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Step 5 Play with a Style The Style feature provides backing and rhythm parts in a wide variety of musical categories, including rock, blues, techno and much more. Here’s how to play a rhythm of a Style. The rhythm sound consists of percussion instruments. Press the...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 23 Quick Guide On the previous page, you’ve learned how to select your favorite rhythm of a Style. Here, you’ll learn how to expand on that rhythm with bass and chord backing, and use all of it as your accom-paniment as you play. Press the [STYLE] button and then sele...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 25 Quick Guide Step 6 Record your own performance You can record up to five of your own performances as User Songs (User 1-5: Song numbers 103-107). Think of each User Song as a kind of basket or drawer for storing your recording. Remem-ber that you can also record a ...

26 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Stop recording. Pressing the [START/STOP] button stops recording and writes the data to the User Song. (A “Writing!” message is shown.) To playback the newly recorded performance, press the [START/STOP] button. The User Songs are organized into two tracks: Track 1 ...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 27 Quick Guide Turn ACMP (auto accompaniment) on or off, depending on what you want to record. If you want to record Style playback, turn ACMP on. If you want to record only your own keyboard performance, turn ACMP off. Specify the track you want to record. Specify th...

28 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Deleting an entire User Song Press the [SONG] button and select the User Song you want to delete by using the number buttons [0]-[9], [+], [-]. Press and hold the [REC] button for longer than a second. The Song Delete display appears. You can cancel the delete oper...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 29 Backup and Initialization Backup Some internal parameters will revert to their default values if not saved before the power is turned off.In order to backup these parameters press and hold the [FUNCTION] but-ton for longer than a second. * The User Songs are automa...

30 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual GrandPno 001 001 Turn down the volume by turning the [MASTER VOLUME] control to the left and press the [STANDBY/ON] switch to turn on the power.Press the [STANDBY/ON] switch again to turn the power OFF. Turning the power on Turn the [MASTER VOLUME] dial. Adjusting ...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 31 Basic Operation and Displays When you select a basic function, the name and number of the currently selected Song, Style and Voice is shown. From this display, you can select the desired Song, Style or Voice. Press a button to select a basic function Press the [SON...

32 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation and Displays GrandPno 001 003 The Main display shows all of the current basic settings for Song, Style and Voice. It also includes a range of indicators that show the on/off status for various functions. Display Displays the melody and chord notes o...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 33 Song Lesson Yamaha Education Suite 5 You can select any Song you like and use it for a left-hand, right-hand, or both-hands lesson. Song Lesson lets you learn how to play Songs in three easy steps. Songs that can be used with the Lesson feature include Songs transf...

Song Lesson 34 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 2 Select the part you want to practice. Press the [R] button for a right-hand lesson, [L] button for a left-hand lesson, or press both the [R] and [L] buttons simultaneously for a both-hands lesson. The selected part is displayed. A “No LPart” message i...

Song Lesson PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 35 Lesson 2 (Timing) In this lesson, try playing the notes with the correct timing. Simply concentrate on playing each note in time with the rhythmic accompa-niment. The correct notes sound even if you play wrong notes as long as you play in time with the ...

Song Lesson 36 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Lesson 3 (Waiting) In this mode, try playing the correct notes. The notes you should play appear in the score and the keyboard on the display. The Song pauses until you play the right note. 1 Select a Song for your lesson. 2 Select the part you want to ...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 37 Song settings Changing the Melody Voice You can change a Song’s melody Voice to any other Voice you prefer. 1 Select the Song and play it. Refer to the section “Playing Songs” on page 20. 2 Select a desired Voice by using the number buttons [0]-[9], [+], [-]. The s...

Song settings 38 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 2 Press the [FUNCTION] button a number of times until “SongVol” appears. 3 Set the Song Volume by pressing the number buttons [0]-[9], [+], [-]. Mute You can mute Track 1 or Track 2 during Song playback. • Track 1 can be muted by pressing the [REC TRA...

Song settings PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 39 Practice Makes Perfect You can repeatedly practice a section you find difficult. This function lets you specify a section of a Song you want to practice—“A” is the start point and “B” is the end point—for repeat playback. 1 Play the Song and press the...

40 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Play With a Variety of Effects Adding Harmony This feature adds harmony notes as well as tremolo or echo effects to the Main Voice. 1 Press the [HARMONY] button to turn harmony on.When you don’t want to add harmony notes, press the [HARMONY ON/OFF] button again to ...

Play With a Variety of Effects PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 41 Adding Reverb Reverb adds the ambience of a room or concert hall to the sound that you play on the keyboard. Press the [REVERB ON/OFF] button to turn Reverb on. Reverb is normally on. You can check how the selected Reverb Type sounds ...

Play With a Variety of Effects 42 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 2 Select the desired Reverb Type by using the num-ber buttons [0]-[9], [+], [-].Refer to the Reverb Type list on page 75 for details.You can adjust the Reverb depth in the Function Settings (page 56). Adding Chorus This effect makes t...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 43 Handy Performance Features Touch Response Sensitivity Press the [TOUCH ON/OFF] button to turn Touch Response on. When Touch Response is on, you can control the volume of notes accord-ing to how hard you play the keys. Touch Response is normally on. Press the [TOUCH...

Handy Performance Features 44 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Setting the Split Point The Split Point setting can be changed as desired. The initial default Split Point is key number 54 (the F # 2 key), but you can change it to another key. When you change the Split Point, the auto accom-paniment ra...

Handy Performance Features PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 45 Tuning You can fine tune the pitch of the entire instrument. The overall tuning of the instrument can be shifted up or down by a maximum of 100 cents in 1-cent increments (100 cents = 1 semitone). 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button a number of...

Handy Performance Features 46 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Changing the tempo of the Song/Style Songs and Styles can be played at any tempo you desire—fast or slow. 1 Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button to call up the Tempo setting in the dis-play after selecting a Style/Song. 2 Set the Tempo by using t...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 47 Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions Various ways to start and stop Style playback The following three methods can be used to start Style playback. In all cases you will need to press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn auto accompaniment on before actually starting S...

Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions 48 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual The following three methods can be used to stop Style playback. ■ Immediate Stop Playback will stop as soon as you press the [START/STOP] button. ■ Stop and Enter Sync Start Mode If you press the [SYNC START] button during Style...

Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 49 Pattern Variation (Sections) The instrument features a wide variety of Style “sections” (patterns) that allow you to vary the arrangement of the accompaniment to match the Song you are playing. 1 Press the [STYLE] button and the...

Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions 50 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 4 Press the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button. 5 Press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button. 6 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the Intro of the selected Style starts. For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below). For...

Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 51 Adjusting the Style Volume This procedure allows you to adjust the balance between Style playback and the notes you play on the keyboard by setting the volume of the play-back sound. 1 Press the [STYLE] button. 2 Press the [FUNC...

52 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords You’ve learned in the section “Play with a Style (Accompaniment)” on page 22 that the “feel” of the Style changes every time you play a chord on the left-hand side of the key-board. Here, you’ll learn the types of the chords and ho...

Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 53 ● Recognized Standard Chords Chart * These chords are not shown in the Chord Dictionary function. Chord Name/[Abbreviation] Normal Voicing Chord (C) Display Major [M] 1 - 3 - 5 C C Add ninth [(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 C(9) C(9) Sixth [6] ...

Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords 54 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Looking up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in “chord dictionary” that shows you the individual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quic...

Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 55 ■ About chords Playing two or more notes together simultaneously creates a “chord.” Playing a note together with two other notes spaced three notes (steps) apart—such as the notes C, E and G—creates a harmonious sound. Chords like ...

56 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Function Settings The [FUNCTION] button gives you access to a variety of operations related to adjust-ing or enhancing the sound and making settings for connection to external devices. Select the item and change the value There are 32 different items that can be se...

58 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual About MIDI The instrument features a MIDI terminals that can be connected to other MIDI instru-ments and devices for expanded musical functionality. What is MIDI? MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a world-standard interface for communication between el...

About MIDI PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 59 Transferring Performance Data To and From Another Instrument By connecting the PSR-E303/YPT-300 to other MIDI devices or a computer, the performance data of the instrument can be used on those other MIDI devices or computer, and also the performance data...

About MIDI 60 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual These settings determine whether the instrument is synchronized to its own internal clock (OFF), or to a clock signal from an external device (ON). On ......... The instrument’s time based functions will be synchronized to the clock from an external devi...

About MIDI PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 61 You can also use this instrument as a remote control device for the Digital Music Notebook application on your computer (via the MIDI connection) —controlling playback, stop and transport functions from the panel. ● Remote control keys PSR-E303/YPT-300: ...

About MIDI 62 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual You can download the “Musicsoft Downloader” application from the fol-lowing website. Make sure that your computer has an Internet connection. http://music.yamaha.com/download/ ● The minimum computer requirements for Musicsoft Down-loader operation are as...

About MIDI PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 63 You can transmit Song files from your computer to your PSR-E303/YPT-300’s Flash Memory.For details about how to transmit Song data using the Music-soft Downloader application, refer to the Online help topic “Transferring Data Between the Computer and Ins...

64 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 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 pro-duced. Usin...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 65 Voice List ■ Maximum Polyphony • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The instrument has 32-note maximum polyphony. This means thatit can play a maximum of up to 32 notes at once, regardless ofwhat functions are used. Auto accompaniment uses a number ofthe avail...

74 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Style List Style No. Style Name 8 Beat 001 8BeatModern 002 60’sGtrPop 003 8BeatAdria 004 60’s8Beat 005 8Beat 006 OffBeat 007 60’sRock 008 HardRock 009 RockShuffle 010 8BeatRock 16 Beat 011 16Beat 012 PopShuffle 013 GuitarPop 014 16BtUptempo 015 KoolShuffle 016 HipH...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 75 Effect Type List ● Harmony Types ● Reverb Types ● Chorus Types No. Harmony Type Description 01 Duet If you want to sound one of the harmony types 01-05, play keys to the right side of the Split Point while playing chords in the left side of the keyboard after turni...

76 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ PORTATONE ] Date:15-Nov-2004 Model YPT-300/PSR-E303 MIDI Implementation Chart Version:1.0 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function... Basic Default 1 - 16 1 - 16 Channel Changed x x Default 3 3 Mode Messages x x Altered ***********...

MIDI Implementation Chart PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 77 Prog o 0 - 127 o 0 - 127 Change : True # ************** System Exclusive o o : Song Pos. x x Common : Song Sel. x x : Tune x x System : Clock o o Real Time: Commands o o Aux :All Sound OFF x o(120,126,127) : Reset All Cntrls x o(121) :Loca...

78 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual NOTE: 1 By default (factory settings) the instrument ordinarily functions as a 16-channel multi-timbral tone generator, and incoming data does not affect the panel voices or panel settings. However, the MIDI messages listed below do affect the panel voices, auto ac...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 79 Specifications Keyboards • 61 standard-size keys (C1-C6), with Touch Response Display • LCD display (backlit) Setup • STANDBY/ON • MASTER VOLUME: MIN-MAX Panel Controls • [L]/[REC TRACK 2], [R]/[REC TRACK 1], [LISTEN & LEARN], [TIMING], [WAITING], [A-B REPEAT]/...

80 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Index A-B REPEAT button ................................................. 39ACMP ON/OFF button .............................................. 23DEMO button ............................................................. 21DUAL ON/OFF button .............................

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 and/or workmanship for the periods indicated. This...

6 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha PSR-E303/YPT-300 PORTATONE! Please read this owner’s manual carefully before using the instrument in order to take full advantage of its various features. Make sure to keep this manual in a safe and handy place...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 7 Panel logos ................................................................ 6Supplied Accessories................................................. 6 Setting Up 8 Power Requirements ................................................. 8Connecting headphones (PHONES/OUT...

8 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Setting Up Be sure to do the following operations BEFORE turning on the power. Although the instrument will run either from an optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use of an AC adaptor whenever possible. An AC adaptor is more environmentally friendly ...

Setting Up PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 9 Make all necessary connections BEFORE turning the power on. The PSR-E303/YPT-300 speakers are automatically shut off when a plug is inserted into this jack. The PHONES/OUTPUT jack also functions as an external output. You can connect the PHONES/OUTPUT jac...

10 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Panel Controls and Terminals ■ Front Panel q [STANDBY/ON] switch .................................... page 9, 30 w [MASTER VOLUME] control ......................... pages 9, 30 e LESSON PART [L] button ............................................................. p...

12 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual — Quick Guide — Step 1 Changing the Voices In addition to the piano Voice, a wide variety of other instrument Voices can be selected and played, including guitar, trumpet and flute. The Voice selected here becomes the Main Voice. Press the [VOICE] button. The Voice...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 13 Quick Guide You can select a second Voice which will play in addition to the Main Voice selected on the previ-ous page. This second Voice is known as the Dual Voice. Press the [DUAL ON/OFF] button to turn the Dual function on. When Dual is on, you can play a Dual V...

14 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual In the Split mode you can play different Voices to the left and right of the keyboard “Split Point.”The main and Dual Voices can be played to the right of the Split Point, while the Voice played to the left of the Split Point is known as the “Split Voice” Press the...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 15 Quick Guide When you simply want to play a piano Voice, all you have to do is press one convenient button. Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. The Voice “Grand Piano 001” will automatically be selected as the Main Voice. Drum kits are collections of drum and percuss...

16 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Try out each key. You’ll hear bongo drums, congas, maracas, and more—a compre-hensive variety of drum and percussion sounds.Details on the instruments and key assignments of each drum kit can be found in the Drum Kit List on page 71. ● Drum Kit List 109 Standard Ki...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 17 Quick Guide Step 2 Fun Sounds This instrument also includes a wide range of unique sound effects. Try out each key and enjoy the sounds! As you try out the various keys you’ll hear the sound of a dog barking, running water, a creaking door and many other unique eff...

18 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Step 3 Play With The Metronome The instrument includes a metronome with adjustable tempo and time signature. Play and set the tempo that is most comfortable for you. Turn the metronome on and start it by pressing the [METRONOME ON/OFF] button. To stop the metronome...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 19 Quick Guide A chime will sound on the first beat of each measure, while a metro-nome click will sound on all others. You can also set the time signature to “00,” in which case the chime will not sound and the click sound will be heard on all beats. Press and hold t...

20 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Step 4 Playing Songs This instrument has 102 built-in Songs.Listening to a Song Press the [SONG] button. The Song number and name are displayed. Select the desired Song by using the number buttons [0]-[9], [+], [-]. Refer to the Song List on next page. Press the [S...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 21 Quick Guide ● Song List • Songs with an asterisk mark (*) are ones which do not have a left par t. Therefore, the lesson is applicable only for the right hand.• Some of the classic and/or traditional songs have been edited for length or for ease in learning, and ma...

22 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Step 5 Play with a Style The Style feature provides backing and rhythm parts in a wide variety of musical categories, including rock, blues, techno and much more. Here’s how to play a rhythm of a Style. The rhythm sound consists of percussion instruments. Press the...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 23 Quick Guide On the previous page, you’ve learned how to select your favorite rhythm of a Style. Here, you’ll learn how to expand on that rhythm with bass and chord backing, and use all of it as your accom-paniment as you play. Press the [STYLE] button and then sele...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 25 Quick Guide Step 6 Record your own performance You can record up to five of your own performances as User Songs (User 1-5: Song numbers 103-107). Think of each User Song as a kind of basket or drawer for storing your recording. Remem-ber that you can also record a ...

26 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Stop recording. Pressing the [START/STOP] button stops recording and writes the data to the User Song. (A “Writing!” message is shown.) To playback the newly recorded performance, press the [START/STOP] button. The User Songs are organized into two tracks: Track 1 ...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 27 Quick Guide Turn ACMP (auto accompaniment) on or off, depending on what you want to record. If you want to record Style playback, turn ACMP on. If you want to record only your own keyboard performance, turn ACMP off. Specify the track you want to record. Specify th...

28 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Deleting an entire User Song Press the [SONG] button and select the User Song you want to delete by using the number buttons [0]-[9], [+], [-]. Press and hold the [REC] button for longer than a second. The Song Delete display appears. You can cancel the delete oper...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 29 Backup and Initialization Backup Some internal parameters will revert to their default values if not saved before the power is turned off.In order to backup these parameters press and hold the [FUNCTION] but-ton for longer than a second. * The User Songs are automa...

30 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual GrandPno 001 001 Turn down the volume by turning the [MASTER VOLUME] control to the left and press the [STANDBY/ON] switch to turn on the power.Press the [STANDBY/ON] switch again to turn the power OFF. Turning the power on Turn the [MASTER VOLUME] dial. Adjusting ...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 31 Basic Operation and Displays When you select a basic function, the name and number of the currently selected Song, Style and Voice is shown. From this display, you can select the desired Song, Style or Voice. Press a button to select a basic function Press the [SON...

32 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation and Displays GrandPno 001 003 The Main display shows all of the current basic settings for Song, Style and Voice. It also includes a range of indicators that show the on/off status for various functions. Display Displays the melody and chord notes o...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 33 Song Lesson Yamaha Education Suite 5 You can select any Song you like and use it for a left-hand, right-hand, or both-hands lesson. Song Lesson lets you learn how to play Songs in three easy steps. Songs that can be used with the Lesson feature include Songs transf...

Song Lesson 34 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 2 Select the part you want to practice. Press the [R] button for a right-hand lesson, [L] button for a left-hand lesson, or press both the [R] and [L] buttons simultaneously for a both-hands lesson. The selected part is displayed. A “No LPart” message i...

Song Lesson PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 35 Lesson 2 (Timing) In this lesson, try playing the notes with the correct timing. Simply concentrate on playing each note in time with the rhythmic accompa-niment. The correct notes sound even if you play wrong notes as long as you play in time with the ...

Song Lesson 36 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Lesson 3 (Waiting) In this mode, try playing the correct notes. The notes you should play appear in the score and the keyboard on the display. The Song pauses until you play the right note. 1 Select a Song for your lesson. 2 Select the part you want to ...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 37 Song settings Changing the Melody Voice You can change a Song’s melody Voice to any other Voice you prefer. 1 Select the Song and play it. Refer to the section “Playing Songs” on page 20. 2 Select a desired Voice by using the number buttons [0]-[9], [+], [-]. The s...

Song settings 38 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 2 Press the [FUNCTION] button a number of times until “SongVol” appears. 3 Set the Song Volume by pressing the number buttons [0]-[9], [+], [-]. Mute You can mute Track 1 or Track 2 during Song playback. • Track 1 can be muted by pressing the [REC TRA...

Song settings PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 39 Practice Makes Perfect You can repeatedly practice a section you find difficult. This function lets you specify a section of a Song you want to practice—“A” is the start point and “B” is the end point—for repeat playback. 1 Play the Song and press the...

40 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Play With a Variety of Effects Adding Harmony This feature adds harmony notes as well as tremolo or echo effects to the Main Voice. 1 Press the [HARMONY] button to turn harmony on.When you don’t want to add harmony notes, press the [HARMONY ON/OFF] button again to ...

Play With a Variety of Effects PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 41 Adding Reverb Reverb adds the ambience of a room or concert hall to the sound that you play on the keyboard. Press the [REVERB ON/OFF] button to turn Reverb on. Reverb is normally on. You can check how the selected Reverb Type sounds ...

Play With a Variety of Effects 42 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 2 Select the desired Reverb Type by using the num-ber buttons [0]-[9], [+], [-].Refer to the Reverb Type list on page 75 for details.You can adjust the Reverb depth in the Function Settings (page 56). Adding Chorus This effect makes t...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 43 Handy Performance Features Touch Response Sensitivity Press the [TOUCH ON/OFF] button to turn Touch Response on. When Touch Response is on, you can control the volume of notes accord-ing to how hard you play the keys. Touch Response is normally on. Press the [TOUCH...

Handy Performance Features 44 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Setting the Split Point The Split Point setting can be changed as desired. The initial default Split Point is key number 54 (the F # 2 key), but you can change it to another key. When you change the Split Point, the auto accom-paniment ra...

Handy Performance Features PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 45 Tuning You can fine tune the pitch of the entire instrument. The overall tuning of the instrument can be shifted up or down by a maximum of 100 cents in 1-cent increments (100 cents = 1 semitone). 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button a number of...

Handy Performance Features 46 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Changing the tempo of the Song/Style Songs and Styles can be played at any tempo you desire—fast or slow. 1 Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button to call up the Tempo setting in the dis-play after selecting a Style/Song. 2 Set the Tempo by using t...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 47 Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions Various ways to start and stop Style playback The following three methods can be used to start Style playback. In all cases you will need to press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn auto accompaniment on before actually starting S...

Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions 48 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual The following three methods can be used to stop Style playback. ■ Immediate Stop Playback will stop as soon as you press the [START/STOP] button. ■ Stop and Enter Sync Start Mode If you press the [SYNC START] button during Style...

Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 49 Pattern Variation (Sections) The instrument features a wide variety of Style “sections” (patterns) that allow you to vary the arrangement of the accompaniment to match the Song you are playing. 1 Press the [STYLE] button and the...

Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions 50 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 4 Press the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button. 5 Press the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] button. 6 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the Intro of the selected Style starts. For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below). For...

Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 51 Adjusting the Style Volume This procedure allows you to adjust the balance between Style playback and the notes you play on the keyboard by setting the volume of the play-back sound. 1 Press the [STYLE] button. 2 Press the [FUNC...

52 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords You’ve learned in the section “Play with a Style (Accompaniment)” on page 22 that the “feel” of the Style changes every time you play a chord on the left-hand side of the key-board. Here, you’ll learn the types of the chords and ho...

Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 53 ● Recognized Standard Chords Chart * These chords are not shown in the Chord Dictionary function. Chord Name/[Abbreviation] Normal Voicing Chord (C) Display Major [M] 1 - 3 - 5 C C Add ninth [(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 C(9) C(9) Sixth [6] ...

Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords 54 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Looking up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in “chord dictionary” that shows you the individual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quic...

Playing Auto Accompaniment Chords PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 55 ■ About chords Playing two or more notes together simultaneously creates a “chord.” Playing a note together with two other notes spaced three notes (steps) apart—such as the notes C, E and G—creates a harmonious sound. Chords like ...

56 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Function Settings The [FUNCTION] button gives you access to a variety of operations related to adjust-ing or enhancing the sound and making settings for connection to external devices. Select the item and change the value There are 32 different items that can be se...

58 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual About MIDI The instrument features a MIDI terminals that can be connected to other MIDI instru-ments and devices for expanded musical functionality. What is MIDI? MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a world-standard interface for communication between el...

About MIDI PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 59 Transferring Performance Data To and From Another Instrument By connecting the PSR-E303/YPT-300 to other MIDI devices or a computer, the performance data of the instrument can be used on those other MIDI devices or computer, and also the performance data...

About MIDI 60 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual These settings determine whether the instrument is synchronized to its own internal clock (OFF), or to a clock signal from an external device (ON). On ......... The instrument’s time based functions will be synchronized to the clock from an external devi...

About MIDI PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 61 You can also use this instrument as a remote control device for the Digital Music Notebook application on your computer (via the MIDI connection) —controlling playback, stop and transport functions from the panel. ● Remote control keys PSR-E303/YPT-300: ...

About MIDI 62 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual You can download the “Musicsoft Downloader” application from the fol-lowing website. Make sure that your computer has an Internet connection. http://music.yamaha.com/download/ ● The minimum computer requirements for Musicsoft Down-loader operation are as...

About MIDI PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 63 You can transmit Song files from your computer to your PSR-E303/YPT-300’s Flash Memory.For details about how to transmit Song data using the Music-soft Downloader application, refer to the Online help topic “Transferring Data Between the Computer and Ins...

64 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 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 pro-duced. Usin...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 65 Voice List ■ Maximum Polyphony • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The instrument has 32-note maximum polyphony. This means thatit can play a maximum of up to 32 notes at once, regardless ofwhat functions are used. Auto accompaniment uses a number ofthe avail...

74 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Style List Style No. Style Name 8 Beat 001 8BeatModern 002 60’sGtrPop 003 8BeatAdria 004 60’s8Beat 005 8Beat 006 OffBeat 007 60’sRock 008 HardRock 009 RockShuffle 010 8BeatRock 16 Beat 011 16Beat 012 PopShuffle 013 GuitarPop 014 16BtUptempo 015 KoolShuffle 016 HipH...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 75 Effect Type List ● Harmony Types ● Reverb Types ● Chorus Types No. Harmony Type Description 01 Duet If you want to sound one of the harmony types 01-05, play keys to the right side of the Split Point while playing chords in the left side of the keyboard after turni...

76 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ PORTATONE ] Date:15-Nov-2004 Model YPT-300/PSR-E303 MIDI Implementation Chart Version:1.0 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function... Basic Default 1 - 16 1 - 16 Channel Changed x x Default 3 3 Mode Messages x x Altered ***********...

MIDI Implementation Chart PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 77 Prog o 0 - 127 o 0 - 127 Change : True # ************** System Exclusive o o : Song Pos. x x Common : Song Sel. x x : Tune x x System : Clock o o Real Time: Commands o o Aux :All Sound OFF x o(120,126,127) : Reset All Cntrls x o(121) :Loca...

78 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual NOTE: 1 By default (factory settings) the instrument ordinarily functions as a 16-channel multi-timbral tone generator, and incoming data does not affect the panel voices or panel settings. However, the MIDI messages listed below do affect the panel voices, auto ac...

PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual 79 Specifications Keyboards • 61 standard-size keys (C1-C6), with Touch Response Display • LCD display (backlit) Setup • STANDBY/ON • MASTER VOLUME: MIN-MAX Panel Controls • [L]/[REC TRACK 2], [R]/[REC TRACK 1], [LISTEN & LEARN], [TIMING], [WAITING], [A-B REPEAT]/...

80 PSR-E303/YPT-300 Owner’s Manual Index A-B REPEAT button ................................................. 39ACMP ON/OFF button .............................................. 23DEMO button ............................................................. 21DUAL ON/OFF button .............................

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