Yamaha Tyros 2 Manual

							Application Index
11Tyros2 Owner’s Manual
Using the LCD display
●Understanding and using the Main display .......................................................................................................Page 22
●Viewing the Song Lyrics on the LCD display ............................................................................................Page 47, 114
●Viewing the Song Score on the LCD display .......................................................................................... Pages 51, 112
●Viewing text on the LCD display .....................................................................................................................Page 115
●Showing the display contents on a separate monitor .............................................................................Pages 16, 188
Playing style playback chords with your left hand and melodies with your 
right—Auto Accompaniment (ACMP) feature
●Selecting and playing a style ............................................................................................................................Page 31
●Learning how to play specific chord types .......................................................Chord Tutor ............................Page 152
●Learning how to play (indicate) chords for style playback................................Chord Fingering.....................Page 152
●Applying automatic harmony or echo to your right-hand melodies ..................Harmony/Echo............... Pages 39, 191
●Automatically changing the chords of the Multi Pads 
with your left-hand play ....................................................................................Chord Match ............................Page 38
Instantly selecting custom panel settings
●Calling up ideal panel setups .........................................Programmable Music Finder ........................... Pages 40, 171
●Changing setups to match the style...............................Programmable One Touch Setting (OTS) ........ Pages 36, 155
●Saving and recalling custom panel setups ....................Registration Memory ....................................... Pages 52, 173
Creating sounds, styles, songs, and more
●Data that can be created using the Tyros2’s features .......................................................................................Page 71 
●Creating your original voices ...........................................................................Voice Set .................................Page 91
Voice Creator...........................Page 94
●Creating your original Organ Flutes voices......................................................Voice Set .................................Page 89
●Creating your original styles ............................................................................Style Creator .........................Page 159
• Assembling a custom style from existing patterns .....................................................................................Page 163
• Recording a rhythm pattern........................................................................................................................Page 161
• Memorize panel settings to the One Touch Setting contained in the style .................................................Page 155
●Creating your original songs
• Recording your keyboard performance .......................................................Song Creator ................... Pages 55–58
• Inputting notes one by one ..........................................................................Song Creator ............... Pages 125–132
• Inputting and editing lyrics...........................................................................Song Creator .........................Page 133
• Entering Markers in a song .........................................................................Song Creator ................. Pages 44, 133
• Recording your performance to the optional hard disk drive .......................Hard Disk Recorder ....... Pages 59, 135
●Creating your original Multi Pads ....................................................................................................................Page 169
●Creating a Registration Memory bank ...................................................................................................... Pages 53–54
●Creating new Music Finder records ................................................................................................................Page 171
●Creating new Vocal Harmony types ................................................................................................................Page 175
●Creating new Effect types ...............................................................................................................................Page 183
●Creating custom Master EQ settings ..............................................................................................................Page 184
●Creating custom Master Compressor settings................................................................................................Page 185
●Naming the created data ..................................................................................................................................Page 76
●Saving the created data as a file ......................................................................................................................Page 75
Understanding the organization and structure of the Tyros2
●About the various types of data/files managed with the Tyros2 ........................................................................Page 71 
●About files and folders ......................................................................................................................................Page 71
●About the color-coded button lamps .................................................................................................................Page 79
●About the memory structure .............................................................................................................................Page 71 
●About basic operations ............................................................................................................................. Pages 68–80
●About the tone generator parts .......................................................................................................................Page 179
●About the effect structure................................................................................................................................Page 181 
						

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Controlling and adjusting the pitch
●Adjusting the overall pitch of the Tyros2...........................................................Master Tune ...........................Page 187
●Tuning the individual notes of the keyboard .....................................................Scale Tune .............................Page 187
●Adjusting the octave of the keyboard ...................................................................................................... Pages 27, 180
●Transposing notes (Master Transpose, Keyboard Transpose, Song Transpose) ..................................... Pages 88, 180
●Setting [TRANSPOSE] button to independently control separate parts .........................................................Page 191
●Using the PITCH BEND wheel .........................................................................................................................Page 88
●Using the MODULATION wheel........................................................................................................................Page 88
Using foot pedals
●Connecting foot pedals to the Tyros2................................................................................................................Page 16
●Assigning specific functions to each foot pedal ..............................................................................................Page 189
●Using a foot pedal to change Registration Memory numbers ..........................Registration Sequence ..........Page 173
Singing with a connected microphone
●Connecting a microphone to the Tyros2 ...........................................................................................................Page 47
●Automatically applying vocal harmonies to your voice.....................................Vocal Harmony ........................Page 48
●Applying effects to your voice .........................................................................................................................Page 175
●Singing while following along with the Lyrics on the display ...................................................................Pages 47, 114
●Singing while following along with the Lyrics or text on a separate monitor ...................................................Page 116
●Singing with the Guide functions and song playback........................................................................................Page 51
●Using the Talk Setting function........................................................................................................................Page 177
●Matching the Song Transpose setting to a comfortable singing pitch .............................................................Page 180
●Matching the Keyboard Transpose setting to a comfortable singing pitch ......................................................Page 180
Live performance tips and techniques
●Assigning specific panel operations/functions for foot control ........................................................................Page 189
●Calling up Registration Memory numbers in custom-set order ........................Registration Sequence ..........Page 173
●Using a foot pedal to change Registration Memory numbers .........................................................................Page 173
●Using an optional MFC10 Foot Controller with the Tyros2 ..............................................................................Page 217
●Using the Fade In/Out feature.........................................................................................................................Page 154
●Using Song Position Markers to jump within a song and loop sections ............................................................Page 44
Group performance tips and techniques
●Independently transposing the song and keyboard pitch to match your singing range ..................................Page 180
●Tuning the overall sound of the Tyros2 to match other instruments ................................................................Page 187
●Synchronizing the Tyros2 to other MIDI instruments ......................................................................................Page 215
Learning about MIDI
●About MIDI note events (playing the keyboard) ..............................................................................................Page 210
●About MIDI program changes (selecting voices) ............................................................................................Page 210
●About MIDI events in songs, styles, and Multi Pads .......................................................................................Page 210 
						

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Connecting/Installing external equipment to the Tyros2
●Connecting a set of optional speakers............................................................................................................Page 219
●Connecting USB storage devices .....................................................................................................................Page 64
●Installing an optional Hard Disk unit to the Tyros2 ..........................................................................................Page 221
●Formatting the optionally installed drives........................................................................................................Page 194
●Connecting external audio equipment and effect units .....................................................................................Page 17
●Connecting MIDI instruments and devices .....................................................................................................Page 211
●Connecting an optional MFC10 Foot Controller .............................................................................................Page 217
●Connecting a computer via USB.......................................................................................................................Page 66
●Connecting a separate monitor.......................................................................................................................Page 116
Computer applications
●What you can do with MIDI using a computer and the Tyros2 ..........................................................................Page 66
●Connecting a computer to the Tyros2 using a USB cable.................................................................................Page 66
●Using the Voice Editor software ................................................................................................................Page 67, 111
●Using the installed hard disk drive as a drive for your computer ......................................................................Page 67
Other Tips
●Registering your name to the Tyros2 ..............................................................................................................Page 195
●Importing a favorite pitcure for the Main display background .........................................................................Page 195
●Importing a favorite pitcure for the Song Lyrics or text background  ...............................................................Page 114
●Importing custom icons for voice/style/song indications in the Open/Save display ..........................................Page 76
●Displaying the bank select and program numbers in the Voice Selection screen 
(Open/Save display for voices) .......................................................................................................................Page 193
●Specifying style playback chords from an external MIDI instrument...............................................................Page 217 
						

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Panel Controls and Terminals
■ Top Panel & Connections
qPOWER ON/OFF switch ................................ Pages 20, 22
wMASTER VOLUME control .................................... Page 20
eINPUT VOLUME control .............................. Pages 47, 175
rDEMO button ......................................................... Page 24
tMIC/LINE IN buttons .......................................... Pages 175
ySONG CONTROL buttons ..................................... Page 43
uFADE IN/OUT button ........................................... Page 154
iSONG buttons ............................................... Pages 43, 78
oSTYLE buttons ............................................. Pages 31, 156
!0STYLE CONTROL buttons .................................... Page 34
!1METRONOME button .......................................... Page 193
!2TAP TEMPO button ............................................. Page 154
!3TEMPO buttons ................................................... Page 154
!4TRANSPOSE buttons ........................................... Page 88
!5MULTI PAD CONTROL buttons ................... Pages 38, 169
!6BALANCE button........................................... Pages 36, 46
!7MIXING CONSOLE button .................................. Page 179
!8CHANNEL ON/OFF button............................ Pages 37, 46
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PHONES
Music RestThe Tyros2 is supplied with 
a music rest that can be 
attached to the instrument 
as shown.
KeyboardThe keyboard of the Tyros2 is equipped with a touch response fea-
ture (initial touch and after touch) that lets you dynamically and 
expressively control the level of the voices with your playing 
strength—just as on an acoustic instrument.
Page 19
Page 87 Headphones 
						

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!9REGISTRATION MEMORY buttons............. Pages 52, 173
@0PROGRAMMABLE MUSIC FINDER 
button ........................................................... Pages 40, 171
@1FUNCTION button ............................................... Page 187
@2VOICE CREATOR button ....................................... Page 94
@3DIGITAL RECORDING button ........... Pages 121, 161, 169
@4HARD DISK RECORDER buttons ............... Pages 59, 135
@5VOICE buttons ............................................... Pages 25, 85
@6PART SELECT buttons .................................. Pages 25, 84
@7PART ON/OFF buttons .................................. Pages 25, 84
@8VOICE EFFECT buttons................................ Pages 39, 87
@9PROGRAMMABLE ONE TOUCH SETTING 
buttons......................................................... Pages 36, 155
#0UPPER OCTAVE buttons ...................................... Page 27
#1PITCH BEND wheel .............................................. Page 88
#2MODULATION wheel ............................................ Page 88
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@4
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@6
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USB TO DEVICE terminalBy connecting the instrument to a USB storage device, you can save 
data you’ve created to the device, as well as read data from it. You can 
also connect a USB-type LAN adaptor to directly access special Internet 
websites for this instrument. (An additional USB TO DEVICE terminal is 
provided at the rear of this instrument.) Do not disconnect the device 
while the READ/WRITE lamp is on or flashing. Doing so may result in 
loss or corruption of the data.Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and Related 
Buttons/Controls
Page 21, 68Page 64
• LCD contrast
• LCD (A-J) buttons
• TAB  buttons
• LCD (1-8) up/down buttons• DIRECT ACCESS button
• EXIT button
• DATA ENTRY dial
• ENTER button 
						

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■ Rear Panel & Connections
MFC10
For installing an optional 
set of speakers.For installing the included 
music rest.
See page 19.
See page 18.
•Since the Tyros2 has no built-in 
speakers, you need to monitor its 
sound output via external audio 
equipment. Alternatively, you could 
use a pair of headphones.
IMPORTANT
•Make sure that the POWER switch is in the OFF (extended) 
position before making any connections. If you make con-
nections while the POWER switch is on, you risk damaging 
external equipment such as the amp or speakers. 
CAUTION
CAUTION
Air vent•Do not place objects on the instrument’s air vent, 
since this may prevent adequate ventilation of the 
internal components, and possibly result in the 
instrument overheating. 
•The Tyros2’s default setting for the external television/video mon-
itor signal is “PAL” Depending on your particular locale, the stan-
dard may be different and the setting should be changed 
accordingly. (For example, NTSC is generally used in North Amer-
ica.) Check the standard used by your television or video monitor, 
and if it is not PAL, change the setting in the VIDEO OUT display 
to “NTSC” (page 188).IMPORTANT
One or two optional Yamaha FC4 or FC5 
footswitches connected to one of these 
jacks can be used to control sustain, 
enable an effect on a Super Articulation 
voice, and control a range of other 
important functions.
An optional Yamaha FC7 Foot Controller 
connected to one of these jacks can be 
used to control volume and a range of 
other important functions.
See page 189.
You can connect the Tyros2 to a 
television or video monitor to dis-
play the lyrics and chords in your 
song data on a larger screen.
See page 116.
Connecting to a 
computer via USB
See page 66.
RCA pin plug VIDEO INThe sophisticated MIDI functions give 
you powerful tools to expand your music 
performance and creation possibilities.
See page 217.
By connecting the 
instrument to a USB 
storage device, you 
can save data you’ve 
created to the device, 
as well as read data 
from it. You can also 
connect the USB-
type LAN adaptor to 
directly access spe-
cial Internet websites 
for this instrument. 
See page 64.
You can connect the 
Tyros2 directly to a com-
puter monitor for display-
ing the lyrics and chords 
of your song data on a 
large screen. This output 
terminal delivers higher 
resolution than the 
VIDEO OUT jack. 
See page 116.
•  If the display is not 
aligned properly in the 
monitor, change the set-
tings on the monitor itself.
NOTE
Mini D-Sub 15-pin 
						

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For installing the included 
music rest.
See page 19.For installing an optional 
set of speakers.
See page 18.
See page 185.
The TRIM  con-
trol allows the 
input sensitiv-
ity of the AUX 
IN L/L+R and 
R (LOOP 
RETURN) 
jacks to be 
adjusted for 
optimum level 
matching with 
the connected 
equipment. The TRIM control allows 
the input sensitivity of 
the MIC/LINE IN jacks 
to be adjusted for opti-
mum level matching 
with the connected 
equipment.
These jacks can be used either as LINE IN or MIC. The L/
L+R/MIC jack can be connected to any standard microphone 
or line-level source with a 1/4 phone plug (a dynamic micro-
phone with an impedance of 250 ohms is recommended). By 
connecting an external audio source to the R and L/L+R/MIC 
jacks, you can record that source along with your perfor-
mance, using the Hard Disk Recorder function.
Connecting a source only to the L/L+R/MIC jack results in a 
mono input. Connecting to both the R and L/L+R/MIC jacks 
(or only the R jack) results in a stereo input.
See pages 47, 175.
These jacks can be used either as AUX OUT or LOOP SEND, and can be selected from the Function menu (page 193). 
The sound is output at a fixed level, regardless of the [MASTER VOLUME] control setting. Use the AUX OUT jacks to 
output the Tyros2 sound through an external audio system, or to record the sound with an external audio recorder. 
Connect the AUX OUT jacks of the Tyros2 to the AUX IN jacks of the audio system using appropriate audio cables. 
When these are used as LOOP SEND jacks, you can route the output of the Tyros2 to an external signal processor or 
processors, and return the processed signal back to the instrument via the AUX IN/LOOP RETURN jacks—letting you 
apply your own favorite effects to the overall sound.
The LINE OUT jacks are used to send the Tyros2 output to a keyboard 
amplifier, stereo sound system, mixing console, or tape recorder. If you are 
connecting the Tyros2 to a mono sound system, use only the L/L+R jack. 
When only this jack is connected (using a standard phone plug), the left and 
right channels are combined and output through this jack—allowing you 
have a mono mix of the Tyros2’s stereo sound.
•See page 18.
IMPORTANT
Stereo System
Example of Loop Send 
						

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This section contains information about setting up your Tyros2 and preparing to play. Be sure to read through this 
section carefully before turning the power on. 
1Make sure the POWER ON/OFF switch on the Tyros2 is set 
to OFF.
2Connect the supplied power cord to the AC INLET terminal 
on the instrument’s rear panel.
  
3Connect the other end of the power cord to an AC outlet. 
Make sure your Tyros2 meets the voltage requirement for 
the country or region in which it is being used.
Since the Tyros2 has no built-in speakers, you’ll need to use an external speaker system—such 
as the optional TRS-MS02, which is designed specifically for the Tyros2. For instructions on 
installing the TRS-MS02 to the Tyros2, see page 219.
Power Supply
•Make sure your Tyros2 is rated for the AC 
voltage supplied in the area in which it is to 
be used (as listed on the rear panel). Con-
necting the unit to the wrong AC supply can 
cause serious damage to the internal cir-
cuitry and may even pose a shock hazard!
WARNING
•Use only the AC power cord supplied with 
the Tyros2. If the supplied cord is lost or 
damaged and needs to be replaced, contact 
your Yamaha dealer. The use of an inappro-
priate replacement can pose a fire and shock 
hazard!
WARNING
•The type of AC power cord provided with the 
Tyros2 may be different depending on the 
country in which it is purchased (a third 
prong may be provided for grounding pur-
poses).
Improper connection of the grounding con-
ductor can create the risk of electrical shock. 
Do NOT modify the plug provided with the 
Tyros2. If the plug will not fit the outlet, have 
a proper outlet installed by a qualified electri-
cian. Do not use a plug adapter which 
defeats the grounding conductor.
WARNING
Optional Speakers
Shown here is the optional L-7S 
Keyboard Stand.
Starting Up 
						

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Music Rest
Check carefully that all parts (two music rest brackets and one music rest, shown below) are included before following 
the instructions below.
1Attach the two music rest brackets to the rear panel of the Tyros2.
2Attach the music rest to the brackets.
Supplied with the Tyros2
Music rest brackets (2) Music rest
Use the 
inside slots 
(as shown). 
						

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Turning the Power On/Off
Turning the Power On
Turning the Power Off 
Set up the Power Supply.  See page 18.
Make sure that the [MASTER VOLUME] and [INPUT VOLUME] 
are set to “MIN” and turn the Tyros2 on by pressing the [POWER 
ON/OFF] switch. 
Connect a set of 
(optional) headphones to 
the Tyros2.Install and connect the optional TRS-MS02 
speaker system to the Tyros2 (page 219). 
Then, turn on the optional TRS-MS02 
speaker system.Connect any external devices or auxiliary 
equipment (such as a computer, MIDI 
instruments, audio equipment, micro-
phone, etc.) to the Tyros2.
Turn on all connected external devices 
and auxiliary equipment.
If necessary, save any data you’ve created 
using the connected external devices to the 
appropriate media.
Turn off the optional TRS-MS02 
speaker system.
Turn off all connected external devices 
and auxiliary equipment.
See page 75.If necessary, save any data you’ve created using the Tyros2’s features to the User drive or 
external devices.
Make sure that the [MASTER VOLUME] and [INPUT VOLUME] 
are set to “MIN” and turn the Tyros2 off by pressing the 
[POWER ON/OFF] switch. 
•Do not turn the power of the 
instrument on or off in rapid 
succession. Doing so may 
result in the damage to the 
instrument.
CAUTION