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• Use the specified adaptor (PA-5D, PA-3C or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha) only. Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument • Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands. or overheating.
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Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed. Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.
GM System Level. XGlite As its name implies, “XGlite” is a simplified version of Yamaha’s high-quality XG tone generation format. Naturally, you can play back any XG song data using an XGlite tone generator. However, keep in mind that some songs may play back differently compared to the original data, due to the reduced set of control parameters and effects.
Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha DGX-205/203 Portable Grand or PSR-295/293 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 even after you finish reading, and refer to it often when you need to better understand an operation or function.
Special features of the DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 ■ Performance assistant technology page 14 Play along with a song on the instrument’s keyboard and produce a perfect performance every time … even if you play wrong notes! All you have to do is play on the keyboard –...
Contents Copyright Notice ..............6 Reference Panel logos ................6 Supplied Accessories............. 7 Handy Performance Features Special features of the DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293..... 8 Adding Reverb ..............46 Setting Up Adding Chorus ..............47 The Metronome..............48 Power Requirements ............10 Touch Response Sensitivity..........
Be sure to do the following operations BEFORE turning on the power. Power Requirements 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 than batteries and does not deplete resources.
Plug the backup data exists on flash memory, all instrument set- Yamaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch into this jack and use it tings are restored to the initial factory defaults when the to switch sustain on and off.
The Easy Way To Play Piano Quick Guide This instrument includes a performance assistant technology feature that lets you play along with a song and sound like a great pianist (even though you might be making lots of mistakes)! In fact, you can play any notes and still sound good! So even if you can’t play piano and can’t read a note of music, you can have some musical fun.
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The Easy Way To Play Piano Quick Guide Twinkle Press the [PERFORMANCE Icon will appear when performance ASSISTANT] button to turn the assistant technology is on. function on or off. Press the [START/STOP] button. Song playback will begin. Use the [MASTER VOLUME] control to adjust the overall volume. Adjust volume Play on the keyboard.
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Quick Guide The Easy Way To Play Piano — The Secret Of performance assistant technology — How It Creates Music From Random Notes Performance assistant technology reads the chord data from the song and only assigns notes that will “work” at that moment to the keyboard.
The Easy Way To Play Piano Quick Guide Change the Song Tempo When using the performance assistant technology or in other situations in which the tempo of the song is too fast or too slow for you, you can change the tempo as required. Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button. The tempo display will appear and you can use the dial, the [+] and [-] buttons, or the [0] –...
Try 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, sound effects … a wide variety of musical sounds.
Try Playing a Variety Of Instrument Voices Quick Guide Play Two Voices Simultaneously – DUAL You can select a second voice which will play in addition to the main voice when you play the keyboard. The second voice is known as the “dual” voice. Press the [DUAL] button.
Quick Guide Try Playing a Variety Of Instrument Voices Play the keyboard. Two voices will sound at the same time. Try selecting and playing a range of dual voices. Play Different Voices With the Left and Right Hands – SPLIT In the split mode you can play different voices to the left and right of the keyboard “split point.”...
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Try Playing a Variety Of Instrument Voices Quick Guide Select the desired split voice. Watch the displayed split voice and rotate the dial until the voice you want to use is selected. The voice selected here becomes the split voice which will play to the left of the keyboard split point.
Quick Guide Try Playing a Variety Of Instrument Voices Play the Grand Piano Voice When you just want to play piano, all you have to do is press one convenient button. Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. The “001 Grand Piano” voice will be selected. NOTE •...
Fun Sounds This instrument includes a range of drum kits and unique sound effects you can use for entertainment. Laughter, babbling brooks, jet fly-bys, eerie effects, and much more. These sounds can be a great way to enhance the mood at parties. Drum Kits Drum kits are collections of drum and percussion instruments.
Styles (Auto Accompaniment) This instrument includes an auto-accompaniment feature that plays appropriate “styles” (rhythm + bass + chord accompaniment) when you play left-hand chords. 135 different styles covering a wide range of musical genres are provided (see page 84 for a complete style list). Here’s how you can use the auto-accompaniment feature.
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Styles (Auto Accompaniment) Quick Guide NOTE ● When Auto-accompaniment Is On … • The auto-accompaniment range of the keyboard can be changed The left-hand section of the keyboard becomes the “accompaniment range” in as required by changing the which you will play the chords that define the accompaniment. split point (page 51).
Quick Guide Styles (Auto Accompaniment) Play along with the style. Play a melody with right hand while playing cords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard with your left hand. The beat display will flash at the current playback tempo. Accompani- ment range PopBossa...
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Styles (Auto Accompaniment) Quick Guide Press and hold the [HARMONY] button for longer than a second. “HarmType” appears in the display for a few seconds, and the currently selected NOTE harmony type will be displayed. Use the dial to select a different harmony type. •...
Quick Guide Styles (Auto Accompaniment) A Variety Of Ways To Start and Stop Style Playback I Ways To Start Style Playback G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G There are four different ways to start style playback, listed below.
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Styles (Auto Accompaniment) Quick Guide ● Tap Start You can supply a count-in at any tempo you like to start playback. Simply tap the [TEMPO/TAP] button at any tempo – 4 times for time signatures in 4, and 3 times for time signatures in 3 –...
Using Songs This instrument has 30 built in songs that you can simply listen to and enjoy, or use with a range of other features. Use the songs with the les- son features described on page 32 and you have an advanced learning tool that will let you learn playing techniques.
Using Songs Quick Guide Types Of Songs The following three types of songs can be used by the DGX-205/203 and PSR-295/293. ● Preset Songs (the 30 songs built into the instrument)....Song numbers 001 – 030. ● User Songs (recordings of your own performances) ....Song numbers 031 – 035. ●...
Select a Song For a Lesson Yamaha Education Suite 4 You can select any song you like and use it for a left-hand, right-hand, or both-hands lesson. You can also use songs (only SMF format 0) downloaded from the Internet and saved to flash memory. During the lesson you can play as slowly as you like, and you can even play wrong notes.
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Select a Song For a Lesson Quick Guide Use the [LESSON MODE] button to select Lesson 1. Press the [LESSON MODE] button to select Lesson 1. Each time the [LESSON MODE] button is pressed the lesson modes are selected NOTE in sequence: Lesson 1 ➔...
Quick Guide Select a Song For a Lesson ■ See How You’ve Done ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ~~~~~~~~ Excellent When the lesson song has played all the way ~~~~~~ Very Good...
Select a Song For a Lesson Quick Guide Lesson 3: Minus One Select the song and part you want to practice (steps 1 and 2 on page 32). Press the [LESSON MODE] button three times to start Lesson 3. Each time the [LESSON MODE] button is pressed the lesson modes are selected in sequence: Lesson 1 →...
Change a Song’s Style In addition to each song’s default style, you can select any other style to play the song with the Easy Song Arranger feature. This means that you can play a song that is normally a ballad, for example, as a bossa nova, as a hip-hop tune, etc.
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Change a Song’s Style Quick Guide Select a style. Rotate the dial and listen to how the song sounds with different styles. As you NOTE select different styles the song will remain the same while only the styles • Because the Easy Song Arranger uses song data you change.
Record Your Own Performance You can record up to 5 of your own performances and save them as user songs 031 through 035. You can also record performances using the performance assistant technology feature. ■ Recordable Data NOTE You can record to a total of 6 tracks: 5 melody tracks and 1 style (chord) track. •...
Record Your Own Performance Quick Guide Recording Procedure Press the [SONG] button, then use the dial to select the user song number (031 – 035) you want to record to. User 1 Rotate the dial to select a song number between 031 and 035.
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Quick Guide Record Your Own Performance Recording will start when you play on the keyboard. NOTE You can also start recording by pressing the [START/STOP] button. • If the memory becomes full dur- The current measure will be shown on the display during recording. ing recording a warning mes- sage will appear and recording will stop automatically.
Record Your Own Performance Quick Guide Song Clear – Deleting User Songs This function clears an entire user song (all tracks). NOTE • If you only want to clear a spe- cific track from a user song use Press the [SONG] button, then select the user song (031 – the Track Clear function.
Backup and Initialization Backup Some internal DGX-205/203 and PSR-295/293 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] button for longer than a sec- ond.
Basic Operation and Displays Basic Operation Overall DGX-205/203 and PSR-295/293 control is based on the following simple operations. Press a button to select a basic function. Use the dial to select an item or value. Start a function. Start a function. Select an item or value.
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Basic Operation and Displays Use the dial to select an item or value. When you select a basic function, the item corresponding to that function will be displayed. You can then use the dial or the number buttons [0] – [9] to select the desired item. This portion of the display indi- DontKnow cates the name and number of...
Basic Operation and Displays Display Items The display shows all of the current basic settings: song, style, voice. It also includes a range of indicators that show the on/off status of a range of functions. Notation Measure and Tempo Displays the melody and chord Indicates the current measure dur- notes of a song when the Easy ing playback of a song or style, and...
Reference Handy Performance Features Adding Reverb Reverb lets you play with a rich concert hall type ambience. When you select a style or song the optimum reverb type for the voice used is automatically selected. If you want to select a different reverb type, use the procedure described below. Refer to the Effect Type List on page 86 for informa- tion about the available reverb types.
Handy Performance Features Reference Adding Chorus The chorus effect creates a thick sound that is similar to many of the same voices being played in unison. When you select a style or song the optimum chorus type for the voice used is automatically selected. If you want to select a dif- ferent chorus type, use the procedure described below.
Reference Handy Performance Features The Metronome The metronome can be set for up to 15-beat time signatures. A chime will sound on the first beat of each measure, while a metronome “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”...
Handy Performance Features Reference Touch Response Sensitivity When touch response is on you can adjust the sensitivity of the keyboard in response to keyboard dynamics in three steps. Press the [TOUCH] button to turn touch response on. Medium The touch response icon will appear in the display when touch response is on (pages 22, 45).
Reference Handy Performance Features Adjusting the Voice Parameters Reverb send level, pan, and a variety of other parameters can be individually adjusted for the main, dual, and split voices. Press the [FUNCTION] button and then use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to locate any of the follow- ing parameters.
Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions Basic operation of the Style (auto-accompaniment) feature is described on page 24 of the Quick Guide. Here are some other ways you can play the styles, the style volume adjustment procedure, how you can play chords using the styles, and more. Setting the Split Point The initial default split point is key number 54 (the F#2 key), but you can change it to another key using the procedure described below.
Reference Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions Play a Style With Chords but No Rhythm (Stop Accompaniment) When auto accompaniment is on (the ACMP ON icon is showing) and Synchro Start is off, you can play chords in the left-hand accompaniment range of the keyboard while the style is stopped and still hear the accompaniment chords. This is “Stop Accompaniment,”...
Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions Reference Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords There are two ways of playing auto-accompaniment chords: ● Easy Chords ● Standard Chords The instrument will automatically recognize the different chord types. This function is called Multi Fingering. Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn auto-accompaniment on (page 24). The keyboard to the left of the split point (default: 54/F#2) becomes the “accompaniment range.”...
Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions Reference Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in “chord book” that shows you the individual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it. Press and hold the [LESSON MODE] button Press the “M7”...
Reference Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions ■ Chord Basics Two or more notes played together constitute a “chord.” The most basic chord type is the “triad” consisting of three notes: the root, third, and fifth degrees of the corresponding scale. A C major triad, for example, is made up of the notes C (the root), E (the third note of the C major scale), and G (the fifth note of the C major scale).
Song Settings Song Volume Press the [FUNCTION] button. Use the dial or the [0] – [9] number buttons to set the song volume between 000 and 127 as required. NOTE • Song volume can be adjusted while a song is selected. Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the Song Volume item.
Reference Song Settings Change the Key Of a Song ◆ Large Pitch Changes (Transpose) ◆ Small Pitch Changes (Tuning) The overall pitch of the instrument can by shifted up or The overall tuning of the instrument can by shifted up or down by a maximum of 1 octave in semitone incre- down by a maximum of 100 cents in 1-cent increments ments.
Song Settings Reference Change the Melody Voice You can change a song’s melody voice to any other voice you prefer. Press the [VOICE] button for longer than a NOTE second. • You cannot change the melody voice of a user song. “MELODY VOICE CHANGE”...
Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings This instrument has a Registration Memory feature that lets you save your favorite settings for easy recall whenever they’re needed. Up to 16 complete setups can be saved (8 banks of two setups each). 8 Banks Up to 16 presets (eight banks of two each) can be Memory 1...
Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings Reference ■ Recalling a Registration Memory Press the REGIST. MEMORY [1] or [2] button ● ● ● ● while holding the [●] (MEMORY/BANK) but- ton to store the current panel settings to the Press the [●] (MEMORY/BANK) button. A specified registration memory.
Function settings The Function settings include detailed settings for the instrument’s voices, effects, split point, tuning, and more. Button shortcuts can be used to quickly access commonly used settings: hold a shortcut button for longer than a second to directly access the related setting. Locating and Editing the Function Settings Press the [FUNCTION] button.
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Function settings Reference ■ Function Setting List Category Setting Item title Range/Settings Description VOLUME Style Volume StyleVol 000 – 127 Determines the volume of the Style. SongVol Song Volume 000 – 127 Determines the volume of the Song. Transpos OVERALL Transpose -12 –...
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Reference Function settings Category Setting Item title Range/Settings Description mode PC MODE PC mode PC1/PC2/OFF Optimizes the MIDI settings when you connect to a computer (page 67). PC1 sets local off and external clock on for use with an external sequencer or similar device. The PC2 setting allows the instrument to use Digi- tal Music Notebook content on the connected computer.
Connecting To a Computer Nearly all of the electronic musical instruments made today – particularly synthesizers, sequencers and computer music related devices – use MIDI. MIDI is a worldwide standard that allows these devices to send and receive performance and setting data. Naturally, this instru- ment lets you save or send your keyboard performance as MIDI data, as well as the songs, styles and panel settings.
Reference Connecting To a Computer USB Connection This instrument can be connected to a computer to Failure to do so can cause the instrument and/or the computer to hang up (freeze), possibly causing corrup- allow transfer of MIDI data. tion or loss of data. Connect a standard USB cable between the instrument’s If the instrument or computer does hang up, turn the rear-panel USB connector and the USB connector on...
Connecting To a Computer Reference MIDI (PC Mode) Settings For Computer Connection ■ Setting the PC Mode A number of MIDI settings need to be made when you ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● connect the instrument to a computer. The PC Mode Press the [PC] button so that the FUNCTION item can conveniently make multiple settings for you in display PC Mode item appears.
Reference Connecting To a Computer Transferring Song Files From a Computer ■ Use Musicsoft Downloader To This instrument can access flash memory for storage and retrieval of song data: When song files are trans- Transfer Songs From the Accessory ferred to flash memory media from your computer they CD-ROM To the Instrument’s Flash can be used with the instrument’s performance assistant Memory...
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Connecting To a Computer Reference A copy of the selected MIDI song file will ● To Use transferred Songs For Lessons appear in the “List of files stored tempo- In order to use songs (only SMF format 0) trans- rarily” at the top of the window. The flash ferred from a computer for lessons it is necessary memory medium will also be displayed at to specify which channels are to be played back as...
* 1 The software cannot be used when the instrument is in the follow- * 2 This software includes an online manual. ing state: * 3 This software is not supported by Yamaha Corporation. • During style or song playback. • During a lesson.
Launch the software. • Digital Music Notebook and Musicsoft Down- For further software operation refer to the online help loader: supplied with the software. Refer to page 73. • YAMAHA USB-MIDI Driver: Refer to page 71. System Requirements Application/Data Memory Hard Disk...
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CD-ROM and is ready for installation, an appropriate message will appear on the The driver has been installed. screen. Make sure that the “YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver” is listed, and click [Next]. The installation process will begin. When installation is complete, a message indicating so appears.
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* You can obtain the latest version of the Musicsoft installed. Downloader at the following Internet URL. The driver has been installed. http://music.yamaha.com/download/ IMPORTANT • Only Musicsoft Downloader can be used to transfer files between this instrument and a computer. No other file transfer application can be used.
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Your sole remedies and Yamaha’s entire liability are as set forth treat the SOFTWARE like any other copyrighted materials. above. In no event will Yamaha be liable to you or any other person 2. RESTRICTIONS for any damages, including without limitation any incidental or con- sequential damages, expenses, lost profits, lost savings or other dam-...
Appendix Troubleshooting I For the DGX-205/203, PSR-295/293 Problem Possible Cause and Solution When the instrument is turned on or off, a popping This is normal and indicates that the instrument is receiving electrical power. sound is temporarily produced. Using a mobile phone in close proximity to the instrument may produce inter- When using a mobile phone, noise is produced.
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Look for “Other devices” in the menu “View devices by window. type.” Double-click the “Device Manager” tab, select “YAMAHA If you find “Other devices,” double-click it to extend the USB MIDI Driver” and delete it. tree to look for “Unknown device.” If one appears, select it and click the [Remove] button.
Send, Keyboard Out, Style Out, Song Out, * Specifications and descriptions in this owner’s manual are for Bulk Send • information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the right METRONOME Time Signature, Metronome Volume to change or modify products or specifications at any time •...
Voice List ■ Maximum Polyphony • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The instrument has 32-note maximum polyphony. This means that it NOTE can play a maximum of up to 32 notes at once, regardless of what •...
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Voice List Bank Select MIDI Bank Select MIDI Voice Program Voice Program Voice Name Voice Name Change# Change# (0 - 127) (0 - 127) (0 - 127) (0 - 127) (1 - 128) (1 - 128) SYNTH LEAD Orgel Square Lead Vibraphone Sawtooth Lead Vibraphone KSP...
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Voice List Bank Select MIDI Bank Select MIDI Voice Program Voice Program Voice Name Voice Name Change# Change# (0 - 127) (0 - 127) (0 - 127) (0 - 127) (1 - 128) (1 - 128) Feedback Guitar Choral Feedback Guitar 2 Analog Voice Guitar Harmonics Orchestra Hit...
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Voice List Bank Select MIDI Bank Select MIDI Voice Program Voice Program Voice Name Voice Name Change# Change# (0 - 127) (0 - 127) (0 - 127) (0 - 127) (1 - 128) (1 - 128) Soft Whirl Gamelan Gongs SYNTH PAD Stereo Gamelan Gongs New Age Pad...
Drum Kit List • “ ” indicates that the drum sound is the same as “Standard Kit 1”. • Each percussion voice uses one note. • The MIDI Note # and Note are actually one octave lower than keyboard Note # and Note. For example, in “115: Standard Kit 1”, the “Seq Click H”...
Song List ● Preset Songs File Name Song Name D_SCARBO Scarborough Fair (DUET) (Traditional) Song No. Song Name D_SMOKY On Top Of Old Smoky (DUET) (Traditional) Favorites D_THREE Three Blind Mice (DUET) (Traditional) Don’t Know Why (Jesse Harris (Norah Jones)) D_WEASEL Pop Goes The Weasel (DUET) (Traditional) My Favorite Things (Richard Rodgers)
Effect Type List ● Harmony Types Harmony Type Description Duet Harmony types 01 – 05 are pitch-based and add one-, two- or three-note harmonies to the single-note melody played in the right hand. These types sound when chords are Trio played in the auto accompaniment range of the keyboard.
MIDI Data Format NOTE: <Reverb Type> F0H, 43H, 1nH, 4CH, 02H, 01H, 00H, mmH, 1 By default (factory settings) the instrument ordinarily functions llH, F7H as a 16-channel multi-timbral tone generator, and incoming • mm : Reverb Type MSB data does not affect the panel voices or panel settings. How- •...
Index Panel controls and terminals Alphabetical order +/– ..........13, 44 ..........13, 58 A-B Repeat ...........57 Grade ..........34, 64 ..........13, 58 Accessories (Optional) ......77 ❙ ❙ ............. 13, 58 Accessories (Supplied) ......7 ............43 ACMP ON ........24, 28 ..........
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Index Recording ..........38 Voice .............18 Registration Memory ......60 Voice List ..........78 Remote control ........67 Repeat ..........35, 57 Reverb ..........46 Reverb Type ......... 86 XGlite .............6 R-Part ..........32, 64 S. Chorus ........50, 63 S. Octave ........50, 63 S.
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SIBELIUS SCORCH LICENSE AGREEMENT By using this Product you (an individual or legal entity) agree with the Licensor to be bound by the terms of this License which will govern your use of the Product. If you do not accept these terms, do not use this Product. This Product is copyright (c) Sibelius Software Limited and its licensors 1987-2005.
, PSR SERIES OF ELECTRONIC KEYBOARDS If during the first 90 days that immediately follows the purchase date, your new Yamaha product covered by this warranty is found to have a defect in material and/or workmanship, Yamaha and/or its authorized representative will repair such defect without charge for parts or labor.
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