Yamaha Electone EL-17 User manual

Main Features
Your Yamaha Electone is packed with many sophisticated functions. Yet it is
amazingly easy to use. The main features are described here so that you can
quickly understand the capabilities of your Electone.
Included among the main features are:
Astoundingly True-to-life Sounds
ThenewAWM(AdvancedWaveMemory)tonegenerationsystemprovidesauthentic,dynamicvoices,making
theElectoneatrulyexpressivemusicalinstrument.(Seepage13.)
Expressive Touch Tone
TheTouchTonefunctionprovidesyouwithexpressivecontroloverthevolumeandtimbreofavoice,makingit
possibletoperfectlyreproducethesubtledynamaicandtonalchangesofactualinstruments.(Seepage15.)
Dynamic Rhythm Patterns
TheRhythmsectionoftheElectonefeaturesauthenticdrumandpercussionsounds,rangingfromWaltzto16
Beatincludingconvenientmetronomefunction.(Seepage16.)TheKeyboardPercussionfunctionisalsoprovided
foryoutoplaytherealisticpercussionsoundsfromtheLowerkeyboardandpedalboard.(Seepage18.)

Table of Contents
Panel Controls................................................... 2
1. Basic Operation.......................................... 4
Getting Started ......................................................................... 4
Playing Back the Demonstration Songs ................................... 5
Playing Your Electone ................................................................6
BasicRegistrations ............................................................ 6
2. Voice Sections.......................................... 1 3
Selecting Voices from the Panel ............................................. 13
Setting the volume for the voice sections............................... 14
3. Effects........................................................... 1 5
Touch Tone ............................................................................... 15
Reverb ...................................................................................... 15
Sustain...................................................................................... 15
4. Rhythms....................................................... 1 6
Selecting Rhythm Patterns...................................................... 16
Playing Keyboard Percussion ................................................. 18
PercussionAssignments ...................................................19
Appendix.......................................................... 2 0
MIDI ......................................................................................... 20
Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 23
Specifications.......................................................................... 24
MIDI Messages ........................................................................ 25
2. Voice Sections
4. Rhythms
Appendix
3. Effects
1. Basic Operation

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Panel Controls
Front Panel
7PEDAL VOICE Section (See page 13.)
Selects the Pedal voices and adjusts the volume.
8BASIC REGIST. (Basic Registration)
Buttons (See page 6.)
Select the Basic Registrations.
9MASTER VOLUME Control (See page 4.)
Adjusts the entire volume.
0METRONOME/RHYTHM Section
(See page 16.)
Selectsarhythmormetronomepatternandadjustsitsvolume
level.
! KEYBOARD PERCUSSION Buttons
(See page 18.)
Used to play the percussion sounds with Lower Keyboard or
Pedalboard.
@ BAR/BEAT／TEMPO Display (See page 17.)
Displays the rhythm tempo or bar/beat.
1REVERB Buttons (See page 15.)
Adjust the Reverb effect for the entire sounds.
2SUSTAIN Buttons (See page 15.)
Add the Sustain effects to Upper/Lower Keyboard and
Pedalboard.
3Monitor Speakers
Built-in speakers for your monitoring.
4UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE Section
(See page 13.)
SelectstheUpperKeyboardvoicesandadjuststhevolume.
5LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE Section
(See page 13.)
Selectsthe LowerKeyboardvoices andadjustthevolume.
6LEAD VOICE Section (See page 13.)
Selects the LEAD voices and adjusts the volume.

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#TEMPO Dial (See page 17.)
Adjusts the rhythm tempo.
$BAR/BEAT Indicator (See page 17.)
Flashes to the first beat of every measure (or every beat).
%SYNCRO START Button (See page 16.)
Putstherhythmpatternin"stand-by"andenablestheLower
keyboard or Pedalboard to start the rhythm.
^START Button (See page 16.)
Used to start or stop the rhythm pattern.
&POWER Switch (See page 4.)
TurnstheEL-17on/off.
*Key Cover/Music Stand
Å@
(Upper Keyboard
)Lower Keyboard
qMIDI Jacks
wExpression Pedal (See page 4.)
Usedtoadjustthe entirevolumelevel duringtheperfor-
mance.
ePedalboard
rAUX. OUT Jack (RCA/Mono)
Thissetofstereooutputs(RCApinjacks)isforconnectionto
externalamplification/speakersystems.Typically,theyare
for directconnectiontoahomeaudiosystemorcassette
deck.
tHEADPHONES Jack
Forconnectionof astereo ormonauralheadphoneset.
Whenheadphonesareconnectedtothisjack,soundtothe
Electone'sbuilt-inspeakersystemisautomaticallycutoff,
allowingyoutoplaywithoutdisturbingothers.
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Other Parts,
Controls and Terminals

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1. Basic Operation
No matter what your level of playing experience, we rec-
ommend that you take the time to go through this basic
section. It shows you in the simplest possible manner how
to start playing your Electone.
2Set the MASTER VOLUME control.
TheMASTERVOLUMEcontrolisanoverallcontrolwhichaffectsthevolume
oftheentireinstrument.
MASTER VOLUME
MIN MAX
1 9
2 8
3 7
4 6
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3Press the Expression pedal down with your
foot.
TheExpressionpedalalsocontrolstheentirevolumeoftheElectone.Once
youhavesettheMASTERVOLUMEcontroltoasuitablelevel,youcanusethe
Expressionpedaltochangethevolumewithyourfootasyouplay.
Louder Smaller
Fornow,pressthepedaldownslightlybeyondthehalfwaypoint.
TurningtheElectoneofferasesall
panel settings you have made.
WhentheElectoneisturnedon,BasicReg-
istration1isautomaticallyselected.
Getting Started
Once you've set up your Electone and plugged the power cord into an electrical outlet, you're
ready to get started and play.
1Turn on the Electone by pressing the
POWER switch.
POWER
Yamahaproductsaremanufac-
tured specifically for the supply
voltageintheareawheretheyaretobesold.
If you should move, or if any doubt exists
aboutthesupplyvoltage,pleaseconsultwith
aqualifiedtechnician.

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Playing Back the Demonstration Songs
The Electone has five demonstration music pieces for your listening enjoyment. Try playing back the demos
before you start to play.
1Press and hold down the PEDAL/DEMO button.
ThefivelampsintheBASICREGIST.sectionwillstartblinking.
2Release the PEDAL/DEMO button.
ThelampsabovetheBasicRegistrationbuttonswillgoonblinking,indicat-
ingtheElectonehasenteredthestand-bymodeforplayingbackademon-
strationsong.
3Press the Basic Registration button you want
to play back.
ThefollowingsarethedemosongsassignedtoeachBasicRegistrationButton:
Basic Registration Button 1: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik W. A. Mozart
Basic Registration Button 2: London Bridge English Folk Song
Basic Registration Button 3: To a Wild Rose E. MacDowell
Basic Registration Button 4: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star French Folk Song
Basic Registration Button 5: Comical Train M. Watanabe
Thedemosongyouhaveselectedwillstart.
Whenplaybackofthedemosongiscompleted,thelampswillstartblinking
again,indicatingthattheElectoneisreadytoplaythedemosongsagain.
4Press the PEDAL/DEMO button again to cancel
the stand-by mode.
Youcanalsocancelthestand-bymodeandstoptheplaybackwhileademo
isbeingplayedback.
Stand-by mode
cancelled.
Stops
During playback
PEDAL
DEMO
Duringdemoplayback,onlythe
Basic Registration buttons and
PEDAL/DEMObuttoncanbeused.Allother
controls,aswellasthekeyboard,aretem-
porarilydisabled.
Thedemofunctiondoesnot
operatewhiletheMDR-4(theop-
tionalMusicDiskRecorder),if installed,
isplayedback.
1
2
3
4
5
BASIC
REGIST.
1
2
3
4
5
These lamps blink in
succession.
PEDAL
DEMO

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Playing Your Electone
As a performance aid, the Electone includes convenient Basic Registrations that let you instantly change the
voices and other settings for all of the keyboards, even as you play. Each registration is pre-programmed to be
used for a specific music style or instrumental combination.
Basic Registrations
TheBasicRegistrationsectionhasfivefactorypresetregistrations,eachwith
adifferentsetofvoicesfortheUpper/LowerkeyboardsandPedalboard,and
eachofwhichisspeciallysuitedforplayinginadifferentmusicstyle.
Whenyouturnthepoweron,theElectoneautomaticallyselectsBasicRegis-
tration1.Ifanotherregistrationhasbeenselected(thelamponthebutton
willbelit),pressthebuttonforBasicRegistration1.
ThechartbelowliststhevoicesthathavebeensetfortheUpper/Lowerkey-
boardsandPedalboard.
Basic Registration 1 Basic Registration 2 Basic Registration 3 Basic Registration 4 Basic Registration 5
Upper Keyboard Voice Strings Brass Flute Cosmic(1) Synth.Brass
Lower Keyboard Voice Strings Horn Piano Cosmic2 Cosmic3
Pedal Voice Contrabass Tuba Contrabass Cosmic2 Synth.Bass
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Basic Registration 1
Basic Registration 2
Basic Registration 3
Basic Registration 4
Basic Registration 5
1
2
3
4
5
BASIC
REGIST.
Now,tryoutallfiveBasicRegistrationswiththefollowingmusicexamples.Presstheappropriatebuttonstoselect
theregistrations.Eachmusicexamplehasbeenchosentobestsuititscompanionregistration.
WhentheElectoneisturnedon,
BasicRegistration1isautomatically
selected.
Thevoices,Cosmic2,Cosmic3,
Synth.BrassandSynth.Bass,usedin
theBasicRegistrationsarenotselectablefrom
thepanelvoicebuttons.
Therhythm(exceptformetronome)
volume and tempo will be reset to
eachdefault value(volume: 0, tempo:120)
whenoneoftheBasicRegistrationsisselected.