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Owner's Manual

Thank you for choosing a Yamaha Easy Guitar (EZ-EG)! For maximum performance and enjoyment,

please read this owner's manual carefully before using your EZ-EG. When you're done reading the

manual, please store it in a safe place – along with the warranty card – for future reference.

G Supplied Accessories —

Please check to make sure that you have the following accessories:

• Tremolo Arm • Strap • C-Clip x 2 • Pick • AC Power Adaptor • USB-MIDI Interface UX16 • Safety Precautions Document • EZ-EG Song Chord Chart, Warranty Card

Power Supply

You can use either the supplied AC power adaptor or batteries to power your EZ-EG, but we recommend that you use the

AC adaptor whenever possible.

Using the AC Power Adaptor

q Make sure that the EZ-EG power switch is set to the STANDBY position.

w Plug the DC plug of the AC Adaptor into the DC IN 9V jack on the EZ-EG.

e Plug the AC Adaptor into a convenient AC wall outlet.

• When powering the EZ-EG from the AC mains use only the supplied

PA-D09 AC Power Adaptor! The use of other adaptors can result in

overheating and damage, and can pose a ﬁre hazard. Damage

caused by using an AC adaptor other than the one supplied with the

EZ-EG is not covered by the warranty.

• When you're not using the EZ-EG, or when there is danger of a

lightning strike, be sure to unplug the AC adaptor from the AC

mains.

AC Adaptor

PA-D09

(DC IN 9V )

Headphones

PHONES/OUTPUT

Connector

Standard

Phone Plug

Powered Speaker

Stereo

Mini Plug

RCA Pin Plugs

Audio System,

Television, etc.

Playing the EZ-EG

When you're set up and ready, turn on the power and play!

Power On & Play

Turn on the power & adjust the volume.

Rotate the [STANDBY/ON] switch to the ON position.

While playing the EZ-EG strings rotate the [VOLUME] control to set an

appropriate volume.

[VOLUME] Control

[STANDBY/ON] Switch

• Make sure that the [VOLUME] control is set to the MIN (minimum)

position when turning on the power. Also make sure that external

ampliﬁcation gear is off when turning the EZ-EG power on.

• Avoid touching the tremolo arm while turning the power on. If the

tremolo arm is not in its neutral position while the power is turned on

the EZ-EG may not play at the correct pitch.

• A very small amount of power is used by the EZ-EG when the

[STANDBY/ON] switch is in the STANDBY position. Be sure to

remove the batteries or unplug the AC Power Adaptor if you will not

be using the EZ-EG for an extended period of time.

• Don't force the STANDBY switch or VOLUME control past their

maximum "stop" positions.

• The "YAMAHA" name will scroll across the EZ-EG frets when the

power is turned on. You can stop this by simply pressing any fret.

Play chords.

Form a chord with your left hand (the frets you press will glow red), then

play the strings with your right hand.

• Strings that are sounding can be muted by lightly touching the strings

with the right hand while touching the metal section on the back of the

neck with the left hand.

Selecting Different Sounds

The EZ-EG includes 20 different guitar, bass, and other instrument sounds.

Choose the sound that best suits the song you're playing and your playing style.

Press the [SOUND] button.

The number of the cur-

rently selected sound

will appear on the dis-

play.

Select a sound number.

Use the [+] and [-] buttons to select the sound you want to play.

• Press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously to instantly recall sound

number 1.

Sound List

No.

Sound

No.

Sound

No.

Sound

GUITAR

Overdrive Guitar

Synth Bass

Folk Guitar

Distortion Guitar

Hi-Q Bass

Classic Guitar

BASS

Dance Bass

12-string Guitar

Acoustic Bass

OTHERS

Jazz Guitar

Finger Bass

Banjo

Octave Guitar

Pick Bass

Shamisen

Clean Guitar

Fretless Bass

Piano

Mute Guitar

Slap Bass

Easy Guitar

Using Batteries

q Place the EZ-EG face-down (string-side down) on a soft surface, and

remove the battery compartment cover.

w Install six 1.5-volt "AA" size, R6P or equivalent batteries in the battery

compartment, making sure the polarities (i.e. the "+" and "-" ends of the

batteries) are arranged as shown in the diagram.

e Close the battery compartment cover.

• If batteries are installed and the AC power adapter is connected to the EZ-EG,

the AC power adaptor supplies power to the EZ-EG rather than the batteries.

• Alkali type batteries are recommended for maximum battery life and performance.

It is a good idea to change the batteries before they run too low to

maintain proper operation. When the batteries run low the output vol-

ume of the EZ-EG will be reduced, the sound may become distorted,

and the displays may not light properly.

Please keep the following points in mind when changing batteries:

• Be sure to observe the +/- polarity markings, and install the batter-

ies with the proper orientation. Improper battery orientation can

result in overheating, ﬂuid leakage, and possibly ﬁre.

• Always replace all six batteries at the same time. Don't mix old bat-

teries with new. All batteries must also be of the same type – never

mix alkaline and manganese batteries, batteries from different man-

ufacturers, or different types of batteries even if they are from the

same manufacturer. Doing so can result in overheating, ﬂuid leak-

age, and possibly ﬁre.

• Remove the batteries from the instrument if you won't be using it for an

extended period of time. If the batteries are left installed they will gradually

run down, and may possibly leak ﬂuid that can damage the instrument.

Connections

• Make sure that power to all external

devices is OFF when connecting the

EZ-EG to avoid possible electric

shock and damage to the equip-

ment. Also, start with all volume con-

EZ-EG

trols turned down to minimum to

prevent possible damage to speak-

ers and other playback equipment.

Computer

USB-MIDI Interface

USB

MIDI OUT Connector

Connector

MIDI IN Connector

DC IN 9V

To AC wall socket

Connector

AC Power

Adaptor

G Using the Tremolo Arm

By raising and lowering the tremolo arm you can raise and lower the pitch of

notes played. Pressing the arm toward the body lowers the pitch, while lifting

the arm away from the body raises the pitch. Use the tremolo arm to add

expressive bends to your playing.

Raise Pitch

Lower Pitch

Using the CAPO Function

The EZ-EG's virtual capo functions in the same way as a normal guitar

capo, "stopping" the strings at the speciﬁed fret. Some guitar songbooks

include capo indications that can make setting this function easy.

Press the [CAPO] button.

C 0

Select the capo position (fret).

Use the [+] and [-] buttons to select the fret at which you want to posi-

tion the capo. You can select frets 1 through 10. All fret buttons at the

selected fret position will glow.

C 3

• The CAPO setting only applies to the played sound (not to the song play-

back sound).

• Some songs, however, do have a preset CAPO setting.

Tuning

After pressing the [TUNING] button you can use the [+] and [-] buttons to

raise or lower the overall pitch of the EZ-EG in semitone steps up to one

octave. For example, a setting of "-1" lowers the pitch by one semitone; a

setting of "+4" raises the pitch by four semitones (an interval of a third); or a

setting of "-12" lowers the pitch by a full octave. This makes it easy to play

the EZ-EG in any key – to match the range of a singer, for example.

The EZ-EG also provides four alternative tunings which can be selected by

pressing the [+] button beyond the "+12" setting: Drop D, Open D, Open G,

and Open E.

drd

Tuning

Key Control

Drop D

Open D

drd

oPd

-12

Display

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

Names Of the Parts, Controls, and Connectors

q Frets

The EZ-EG frets glow red when pressed. When the PLAY MODE is set

to CHORD or BOTH, the appropriate frets will glow to indicate the frets

you should press.

• When the CAPO function is used an entire column of frets will glow at the

capo position.

w Control Section

This section includes the controls for the EZ-EG's many features and

functions (details in "Control Section", below).

e Strings

The strings can be played either with a pick or ﬁnger style. Strings that are

sounding can be muted by lightly touching the strings with the right hand

while touching the metal section on the back of the neck with the left hand.

r Tremolo Arm

The tremolo arm can be used to raise or lower the pitch of strings that

are sounding. Lift the arm away from the body to raise the pitch, or lower

it toward the body to lower the pitch.

t [VOLUME] Control

Adjusts the overall volume level. Rotate clockwise to increase the vol-

ume, or counterclockwise to decrease the volume.

y [STANDBY/ON] Control

This is the EZ-EG power switch. Rotate to the ON position to turn the

power on, or to the STANDBY position to turn the power off.

Control Section

q VALUE [+]/[-] Buttons

Refer to "Connecting To a

Computer" on the other

These buttons are used to select sounds and songs as well as adjust

side for connection

tempo, balance, and other parameters. Press the [+] button once to

details.

increment the value by one, or press the [-] button once to decrement

the value by one. Holding either button causes continuous incrementing

or decrementing in the corresponding direction. Press both the [+] and

[-] buttons simultaneously to reset the initial default value for the

selected parameter.

Playing the Songs

The EZ-EG features a range of internal songs that you can play along with. Song numbers 1 through 18 are pre-programmed into

the EZ-EG. Additional songs can be downloaded from the internet using a computer and loaded into the EZ-EG for playback.

Refer to the "Connecting to MIDI Devices" section for details.

Song List

No.

Title

No.

FULL CHORUS

Day Tripper

Take Me Home

Country Roads

Stand By Me

INTRO

A Hard Days Night

Michelle

Listen To the Songs and Play Along

Press the [DEMO] button.

Playback of the currently selected song will begin, then the remaining

songs will play back in sequence.

The current CAPO

position will appear

on the display.

Press the [DEMO] button to stop playback.

Listen To a Speciﬁed Song and Play Along

Press [SONG] and select a song.

After pressing the [SONG] button, use the [+] and [-] buttons to select

the number of the song you want to play.

Press the [DEMO] button to start and stop playback.

• After pressing the [DEMO] button to start playback, the [+] and [-] buttons

can be used to select a speciﬁc song. All remaining songs will play back

in sequence following the selected song.

• If a play mode is selected – i.e. the [STRUM], [CHORD] or [BOTH] button

The number of semi-

is pressed – the selected song will play repeatedly.

tones tuned or the type

Songs loaded from a computer will be stored in memory numbers "F-1,

of alternative tuning

F-2, etc." following the pre-programmed song data (1 – 18), and can be

selected will appear on

selected using the [+] and [-] buttons in the same way as the pre-pro-

the display.

grammed songs.

Open G

Open E

oPG

oPE

w Display

Body

Displays the value of the parameter being edited, as well as the cur-

rently selected tempo.

e [BALANCE] Button

Allows adjustment of the volume balance between the played sound and

the accompaniment song sound.

r [TUNING] Button

Allows overall tuning of the EZ-EG in semitone increments, as well as

selection of one of the EZ-EG's alternative tunings: in addition to stan-

dard guitar tuning the EZ-EG provides drop-D, open-D, open-G, and

open-E tunings.

t [TEMPO] Button

Allows the song tempo to be set from q=32 through q=280.

y [CAPO] Button

Allows the position of the EZ-EG's "virtual capo" to be speciﬁed.

u [SONG] Button

Allows any of the 18 internal songs to be selected for playback. In addi-

tion to the songs initially provided, songs downloaded from the internet

to a computer can be read into and stored in the EZ-EG.

i [SOUND] Button

Allows selection of any of the EZ-EG's 20 instrument sounds.

o [DEMO] Button

Starts and stops song playback.

!0 [STRUM], [CHORD], [BOTH] Buttons

Starts playback of the selected song using the corresponding playback

method.

Attaching the Tremolo Arm

Screw the threaded end of the

tremolo arm clockwise into the

arm hole on the EZ-EG bridge.

Screw the arm in until it stops,

then rotate it back (counter-

clockwise) to a comfortable play-

ing position.

q MIDI IN/MIDI OUT Connectors

These connectors can be used to connect the EZ-EG to other MIDI gear

or a computer using standard MIDI cables.

w PHONES/OUTPUT Jack

This jack can be used to connect a pair of stereo headphones for private

practice or listening, or to connect the EZ-EG to an audio system, televi-

sion, or instrument ampliﬁer.

e DC IN 9V Jack

The supplied AC Power Adaptor (PA-D09) can be connected here.

0. 0 . 0 .

Attaching the Strap and C-Clip

After slipping the ends of the supplied strap over the strap pins on the

EZ-EG body, secure the strap by sliding a C-clip under the head of each

strap pin – between the strap and the head of the strap pin – as shown

in the illustration.

Attach securely

to ensure that

the strap does

not slip off.

Strap Pin

Title

No.

Title

Playback tempo of the songs can be adjusted from q=32 through q=280

PATTERN

8 Beat Stroke-4

(quarter notes per minute). This can be handy to slow a song down for prac-

West Coast

16 Beat Stroke

tice.

Hillbilly

3 Finger-1

Mersey Beat

3 Finger-2

Press the [TEMPO] button.

8 Beat Stroke-1

Rock'n Roll Riff

8 Beat Stroke-2

Bossa Nova

8 Beat Stroke-3

Jazz

Use the [+] and [-] buttons to set the tempo.

The current song

. 1

number is shown on

the display.

• Press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously to reset the default tempo of

By changing the volume of song playback, you can set the optimum balance

between the song and played sounds.

Press the [BALANCE] button

The number of the

currently selected

song will appear on

the display.

Use the [+] and [-] buttons to set the balance.

Adjust the song volume from 0 (minimum) through 127 (maximum) to

achieve the ideal balance with the played sound.

The initial default song volume setting is 64.

• Press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously to reset the default song vol-

Connectors

• Make sure that power to all external devices is OFF when connect-

ing the EZ-EG to avoid possible electric shock and damage to the

equipment. Also, start with all volume controls turned down to mini-

mum to prevent possible damage to speakers and other playback

equipment.

C-clip

attached.

C-clip

Change the Song Tempo

The current tempo

will appear on the

display.

130

the song.

Change the Balance

The current balance

value appears on the

display.

ume.