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Contains instructions about computer-related functions. iPhone/iPad Connection Manual Explains how to connect the instrument to smart devices, such iPhone, iPad, etc. To obtain these manuals, access the Yamaha Downloads, enter “PSR-E343, for example” to the Model Name box, then click [SEARCH]. Yamaha Downloads http://download.yamaha.com/...
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 place for future reference.
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- When using Ni-MH batteries, follow the instructions that came with the inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel. batteries. Use only the specified charger device when charging. • Keep batteries away from small children who might accidentally swallow them.
• This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others’ copyrights. Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, style files, MIDI files, WAVE data, musical scores and sound recordings.
!4 [SYNC START] button ......page 17 The “Press & Hold” Symbol Buttons having this indication can be used to call up an alternate function when the relevant button is pressed and held. Hold down this button until the function is called up. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
@6 [DUAL] button ........page 15 @7 [SPLIT] button........page 15 @8 [HARMONY] button ......page 16 @9 Drum illustrations for the Drum Kit ..page 14 Each of these indicates the drum or percussion instrument assigned to the corresponding key for “Standard Kit 1.” PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
Although the instrument will run either from an (display is blank, except for notation staff). optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recom- 2 Open the battery compartment cover located on the mends use of an AC adaptor whenever possible. An instrument’s bottom panel.
• Before connecting the instrument to other electronic com- ponents, set all volume levels to the minimum, then turn off the power for all components. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
Auto Power Off. Changing the Touch Sensitivity of the Keyboard You can specify the Touch Sensitivity (how the sound responds to your playing strength). This can be set via Function number 007 (page 33). PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
Press and hold either button to continuously increase or decrease the value in the corresponding direction. Example: Selecting Voice 003, Harpsichord. Press number buttons Press briefly to Press briefly to [0], [0], [3], or simply decrease. increase. press [3]. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
“TimeSigN” (Functions 032; page 34), then use the select a Style or Song. Simply select Voice Number buttons. number “000” to activate this feature. To set the Metronome Volume: This can be set via Function number 034 (page 34). PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
Appears when split To select the Ultra-Wide Stereo type: voice is on Press and hold the [ULTRA-WIDE STEREO] button to call up “Wide” (Function 025; page 34), then use the Number buttons. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
Harmony Type. Refer to the section on the right By turning on the Sustain parameter of Function num- side. ber 023 (page 34), you can add a fixed sustain to the keyboard Voices. Sustain can also be applied with the optional footswitch (page 11). PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
Style Volume. This number 006 (page 33). can be set via Function number 001 (page 33). Press the [SYNC START] button to turn Synchro Start on. LoveSong Flashes when sync start is on. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
If necessary, select the desired Style by using the [+] or [-] button. Press the [0] button. A confirmation message for the register operation will appear. Press the [+/YES] button to actually reg- ister the file. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
While Song or Style playback is stopped, tap the [TEMPO/TAP] button several times to start playback at the tapped tempo—four times for Accompani- ment range a 4-beat Song or Style or three times for a 3-beat Song or Style. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
Press the “G” key in the section to the right When you’ve played the chord properly, a bell of “ROOT ” so that the “G” is shown as sound signals your success and the chord name in the root note. the display flashes. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
Number buttons to select the desired To adjust the volume balance between Song playback Song. and keyboard, you can adjust the Song Volume. This Refer to the Song List (page 56). can be set via Function number 002 (page 33). PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
039; page 35) is called up, then select “Normal” the Song’s original melody Voice. or “Random.” NOTE • Selecting another Song will cancel the changed Melody Voice. • You cannot change the melody Voice of a User Song. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
Song, press the [A-B REPEAT] button before starting playback. To cancel repeat playback, press the [A-B REPEAT] button. To stop playback, press the [START/STOP] but- ton. NOTE • The A-B Repeat function will be canceled when you select another Song mode. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
33), then adjust the value by using the number but- tons [0]–[9], [+], [-]. ton again to turn it off. Play the keyboard along with the sound of the audio device. After finishing the performance, stop playback of the audio device. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
Practice the phrase in the current Step. Press the [KEYS TO SUCCESS] button Referring to the notation in the Song Book and the to engage this lesson. notes shown on the display, press the notes. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
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Select the desired Song, enable Keys to Success, select the desired Step, then hold down the [KEYS TO SUCCESS] button for longer than three seconds. A “Cleared” message will appear on the display. NOTE • This operation cannot be executed during playback. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
You can stop the Lesson mode at any time by pressing the [START/STOP] button. Both-hands lesson BothHand NOTE • In this step, “No LPart” may appear, indicating that the current Song does not contain a left-hand part. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
• You can set Phrases A and B also when playback is stopped by selecting the Phrase number via the [+] and [-] buttons. • Specifying only Point A results in repeat playback between Repeat playback of this Point A and the end of the Song. section PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
Never attempt to turn the power off while this is shown in the display. Doing so can damage the internal memory and result in a loss of data. To play back the recorded Song, press the [START/STOP] button. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
Transpose and Tuning settings. • The following settings and buttons are not available, or if operated, the new settings cannot be recorded: ACMP ON/OFF, Split Point, Reverb Type, Chorus Type, Harmony Type, [FUNCTION] button, [POR- TABLE GRAND] button. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
Functions Effect settings: Reverb Type, Reverb level, Chorus Type Harmony settings: Harmony on/off and all settings of the related Functions Other settings: Sustain on/off, Transpose * Available only when a Style is selected PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
Response is off and the volume level does not change at all 4 (Off) regardless of whether you play the keyboard soft or hard. Style file Select and register a Style file from flash files that are loaded from StyleReg Style Register 001–nnn – computer (page 18). PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
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Determines the time signature of the Metronome. Numerator Half note, Quarter Time Signature TimeSigD note, Eighth note, Determines the length of each metronome beat. Denominator Sixteenth note Metronome Volume MetroVol 000–127 Determines the volume of the Metronome. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
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MIDI TRANSMIT OF STYLE ** MIDI TRANSMIT OF KEYBOARD ** * An expanded version of the PC2 setting is for future use. ** Cannot be set independently. NOTE • MIDI Transmit of Song can be used with User Songs. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
• Keep in mind that this operation also deletes the data you have purchased. Be sure to save the important data to a computer via Musicsoft Downloader (MSD) software. For You can initialize your original data via the following details, refer to “Computer-related Operations” (page 4). two methods. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
Power suddenly and unexpectedly turns off. This is normal and the Auto Power Off function may have been activated (page 12). If you need to disable the Auto Power Off function, select “Off” in the Function settings (page 35 Function 041). PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
First Half Review ..............17 Diligent Practice Time ..............17 Warm-up Exercise - “The Jump Competition” ........18 “EEEEE!” ................18 “Left! Right! Left! Right!” ............19 Second Half Review ..............19 Play the Whole Song! ..............19 PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
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Quarter note rest (Flat) Lower a semitone Eighth note Eighth note rest (Natural) Return to normal pitch Sixteenth note Sixteenth note rest Time Signatures and Counting Time 4/4 time 2/2 time 2/4 time 3/4 time 6/8 time 9/8 time PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
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Play with both hands as if gently telling a story. It might help to sing or hum the melody as you play. Similar melody lines and rhythms are repeated in this song, so there aren’t as many sections to practice as you might think. Enjoy learning each section as you build proficiency. From here... PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
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Song Book Sample Song No.004 Für Elise Basic Song No.004 Für Elise Basic ...to here From here..to here PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
We’ll start by ascending and descending the white and black keys. Check out the illustrations until you understand how the fingers are supposed to move, then get started! You’ll find it easier to play if you bend your fingers slightly. Tip-toe Go back to the beginning and play it again. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
Right! Now that we’re warmed up let’s try playing along with the orchestra in 3/4 time. The melody will be built up little by little. Compare each line... notice that many of the shapes formed by the notes are very similar. Short break Almost done PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
Connect the notes smoothly, as if the left hand were passing them to the right hand. You’ll be able to play smoothly if you move the left hand into position for the next phrase as soon as it finishes playing the first phrase. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
It might be easier to grasp the key release timing if you sing along with the melody. Don’t panic and play too strongly where the left hand has to play short notes. Always have left-hand finger 5 ready to play the next note! PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
The first note has a staccato dot. Spread your fingers wide and jump quickly to the next note! “EEEEE!” The only note in this step is E! Make the connection between the left and right hands as smooth as possible. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
This is the finishing step! Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. Just concentrate on playing the entire song from start to finish. Practice this with the lessons learned in each step in mind, and gradually you’ll master the whole song. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
Muted Trumpet 12Strings Guitar French Horn Clean Guitar Tuba Octave Guitar BRASS Muted Guitar Brass Section Overdriven Guitar Big Band Brass Distortion Guitar Octave Brass BASS 80s Brass Dynamic Electric Bass Mellow Horns Finger Bass Funky Brass PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
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Harmonium 3 (Triple Reed) SFX Kit 2 Tanpura Sound Effect Kit Sitar * When you select a Voice of the DUAL category, two voices Detuned Sitar sound at the same time. Santur Shanai Kanoon Kalimba Shamisen Koto PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
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Rock Organ Synth Bass 2 Rotary Organ Mellow Synth Bass Slow Rotary Sequenced Bass Fast Rotary Click Synth Bass Church Organ Synth Bass 2 Dark Church Organ 3 Modular Synth Bass Church Organ 2 DX Bass Notre Dame PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
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Gran Cassa Melodic Tom Melodic Tom 2 Real Tom Rock Tom Synth Drum Analog Tom Electronic Percussion Reverse Cymbal XG SOUND EFFECTS Cutting Noise Cutting Noise 2 String Slap Flute Key Click Shower Thunder Wind Stream Bubble Feed PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
Song Name Song No. Song Name Top Picks Favorite with Style Demo 1 (Yamaha Original) O du lieber Augustin (Traditional) Demo 2 (Yamaha Original) Mary Had a Little Lamb (Traditional) Demo 3 (Yamaha Original) When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (E. R. Ball)
Plate 1–2 Simulated steel plate reverb. No effect. Chorus Types Chorus Type Description 01–02 Chorus 1–2 Conventional chorus program with rich, warm chorusing. 03–04 Flanger 1–2 This produces a rich, animated wavering effect in the sound. No effect. PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
• USB MIDI Interface for iPhone/iPod touch/iPad (i-UX1) * Specifications and descriptions in this owner’s manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in every locale, please check with your Yamaha dealer.
Function List ........ 33 Power Requirements ....10 XGlite ..........4 GM System Level 1 ....... 4 Random .........23 Grade ..........28 Your Tempo Recording ......... 35 ........30 Grand Piano ......... 14 Recording Data Capacity ....30 Registration Memory ....32 PSR-E343/YPT-340 Owner’s Manual...
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