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 [BACK]/[NEXT] button.....................................................................................................................................
These buttons are used mainly to change the pages of displays that have “tabs” at the top, such as the Open/Save display 
(page 66).
 [EXIT] button.......................................................................................................................................................
No matter where you are in the TYROS display hierarchy, the [EXIT] button will return 
you to the next highest level or to the previously indicated display. 
Since the TYROS has so many different displays, you may occasionally find yourself 
confused as to which operation’s display is currently shown. If this happens, you can 
return to “home base” by pressing the [EXIT] button several times. This returns the 
TYROS to the default Main display (page 24) — the same display that appears when the 
power is turned on. 
Help/Display Messages
 Help...........................................................................................................................
The Help messages give you informative explanations and descriptions of the main func-
tions and features of the TYROS.
BACK NEXT
BACK NEXT
Tabs that 
indicate menus
EXIT
HELP FUNCTIONDIGITAL
RECORDING SOUND
CREATOR
SONG
STYLE
MULTI PADMENUDEMO
1
2
123456783
BACK NEXT
Select the desired Help topic. 
Select the Language, if necessary. The 
language selected here is also used 
for various “Messages” shown during 
operations.
Use these to 
select different 
pages.
Press the [HELP] button. 
Call up the explana-
tion display of the 
selected topic.
• Selecting a different language here may cause 
the following problems.
• Some characters of the file names you 
entered may be garbled.
• Files may not be accessible.
Restoring the original language solves the 
above problems. Reading the files on the com-
puter with a different language system may 
cause similar problems to those above.
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 Display Messages................................................................................................
Thanks to the large LCD panel, the TYROS can display comprehensive messages and 
prompts that clearly guide you through the various operations. When such messages 
appear, simply follow the instructions as shown by pressing the corresponding LCD but-
ton. 
Direct Access — Instant Selection of Displays
With the convenient Direct Access function, you can instantly call up the desired display — with just a single additional button 
press. Press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button and a message appears in the display prompting you to press the appropriate button. 
Then, simply press the button corresponding to the desired setting display to instantly call up that display. In the example below, 
Direct Access is used to call up the display for selecting the Guide settings (page 48). 
Refer to the separate Data List for a list of the displays that can be called up with the Direct Access function. 
Basic Structure of File/Folder and Memory Drives
The TYROS utilizes a variety of data types — including voices, styles, songs and registration memory settings. Much of this data 
is already programmed and contained in the TYROS; you can also create and edit your own data with some of the functions on 
the instrument. All this data is stored in separate files — just as is done on a computer.
Here, we’ll show you the basic structure in handling and organizing the data of the TYROS in files and folders using several 
memory drives.
• These messages can be dis-
played in one of five different lan-
guages. You can select the 
desired language of the display 
messages. See page 61. 
DIRECT
ACCESS
GUIDE
Press the [DIRECT ACCESS] but-
ton again to go back to the original 
display. 
• Here’s a convenient way to return to the Main 
display (page 24) from any other display: 
Simply press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button, 
then the [EXIT] button. 
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 Data files............................................................................................................................
The following 11 types of data are handled by the TYROS as files. These can be viewed or 
selected mainly by using the respective Open/Save display. 
 Voices (of musical instruments).............................................................. pages 26, 78
 Styles....................................................................................................... pages 32, 108
 Songs......................................................................................................... pages 43, 88
 Multi Pad Banks...................................................................................... pages 38, 124
 Registration Memory Banks.................................................................. pages 51, 128
 User Effects
• Vocal Harmony types* .......................................................................... pages 47, 130
• User Effects*................................................................................................. page 138
• User Master EQ* .......................................................................................... page 139
• User Master Compressor* ............................................................................ page 140
 MIDI Setup
• MIDI template ............................................................................................... page 145
 System Setup.................................................................................................. page 159
 Music Finder**................................................................................. pages 40, 126, 159
 Main Picture (displayed on the background of the Main display).............. page 158
 Lyrics Background Picture.............................................................................. page 90
*These data cannot be saved to the FD or HD (optional) drive individually.
**The Music Finder feature handles all the Records including the preset and additionally created records as a single 
file. 
 File groups and folders...............................................................................................
The file types described above are organized into “folders” and stored as such.  In the case of 
voices, the same type of instrument sounds are stored together as files in their own folders — such 
as Piano, Strings, and Trumpet.  The similarly organized buttons on the panel can be considered 
folders as well, for the various voices and styles.
 Memory Drives to which folders/files are saved...............................................
Folders and files described above are saved to the following memory drives.
 PRESET drive............ The files that are pre-programmed and installed internally to the TYROS are 
kept here. Preset files can be loaded (called up) but cannot be re-written to 
the drive, because it uses ROM (Read Only Memory).
 USER drive................. Files kept here are those containing your own original data, created or edited 
using the various functions of the TYROS. Since this internal drive uses 
Flash ROM, the contents are maintained even when the power is turned off.
 FD drive...................... You can also store your original data to floppy disk. Commercially available 
disk software can also be called up here. Naturally, these files are available 
only when the appropriate disk is inserted in the floppy disk drive.
 HD drive (optional)... An optional hard disk drive can be installed to the TYROS. Created data can 
be saved here and recalled.
• The Main Picture and the 
Lyrics Background Pic-
ture cannot be created 
from the TYROS. 
POP & ROCK
BALLAD
DANCER&B
COUNTRY
MOVIE & SHOW
LATINSWING & JAZZWORLD
BALLROOM
PA R T Y
STYLE
PRESET
USER / DISK
STRINGS TRUMPET
CHOIR SAXOPHONE
SYNTH GUITAR
BASS
BRASS PIANO
E.PIANO
ORGAN
USER
ORGAN
FLUTES
CUSTOM
VOICEACCORDION
PA D
PERC. /
DRUM KIT FLUTE /
CLARINETSONG VOICE
Live! Grand
Grand Piano
Bright Piano
Harpsichord
Grand Harpsi
POP & ROCK PIANO
These voices (files) 
are indicated on the 
Open/Save display. 
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 Files and Memory Drives
HDFLOPPY DISKUSERPRESET
BACK NEXT
Custom Voice
PRESET drive• Flash ROM
Cannot be overwritten
Voice
Style
Song
Multi Pad Bank
Vocal Harmony Type
MIDI Template
System Setup
MIDI Setup
User Effect
Music Finder
Main Display Picture
Song Background PictureUSER drive• Flash ROM
Voice
Style
Song
Multi Pad Bank
Registration Memory Bank
Vocal Harmony Type
MIDI Template
System Setup
MIDI Setup
User Effect
Music Finder
Main Display Picture
Song Background PictureDisk drives• Floppy disk
• Hard disk (optional)
Voice
Style
Song
Multi Pad Bank
Registration Memory Bank
System Setup
MIDI Setup
User Effect
Music Finder
Main Display Picture
Song Background Picture
Copy
Copy & Paste / Cut & Paste
 Voice  EditorYou can create your original voice as a Custom 
Voice on Preset drive by using a computer and 
the included Voice Editor software.  Normally, 
data cannot be stored to the Preset drive; how-
ever, voice data created with the Voice Editor 
can be stored to the Preset drive.
This is the Voice Open/Save display 
called up by pressing the [PIANO] but-
ton in the VOICE section.
 File UtilityYou can manage files (copy, etc) on 
User drive or Disk drive by using a 
computer and the included File Util-
ity software.
Select a Memory drive by 
using the [BACK]/[NEXT] 
buttons. 
• The Open/Save display indicates 
only those files that can be man-
aged from the selected display. The 
FD (Floppy Disk) drive of the Voice 
Open/Save display, for example, 
indicates only voices even if style 
or song files are saved to the floppy 
disk. 
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 TYROS’ Features and Memory Drives
Voice
Style
One Touch  Setting
Registration Memory
Music Finder
Record
System Setup
Song
Four Multi Pads
MIDI settings
User Master 
Compressor User Vocal  Harmony
User Effect
User Master EQVoice
Style
Registration Memory 
Bank
Music Finder
System Setup
Song
Multi Pad Bank
MIDI Template
MIDI Setup
User Effect Sound Creator
Style Creator
Panel settings
Song Creator
Multi Pad Creator
MIDI
User Master Compressor
(Mixing Console) Vocal Harmony Type
User Effect
(Mixing Console)
Master EQ Edit
(Mixing Console)Custom Voice Voice Editor
Unedited voiceEdit
Record/
Assemble
Memorize
Memorize
Creating a 
New Record
Record
Record
Edit
Edit Edit
Edit
Edit
RAM
FeaturesMemory for indefinitely 
saving the data
Memory for temporarily 
storing the data
Flash ROM
Compare
User drive (Flash ROM)
Disk drive
• Floppy disk
• Hard disk (optional)
PRESET drive
Save
*The Save operation is executed from the 
Open/Save display. 
**The corresponding Open/Save display 
can be called up from the [FUNCTION] 
→ UTILITY → SYSTEM RESET display. 
Save
• The data in Flash ROM is maintained even 
when the power is turned off.  Data in RAM, 
on the other hand, is lost when you select 
another file or turn the power off. Make sure 
to save the necessary data on RAM  to User 
drive (Flash ROM) or Disk drive (floppy disk 
or optionally installed hard disk) before 
selecting another file or turning the power 
off. 
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Folder/File Operations using the Open/Save Display
The Open/Save display is the “home base” for folder/file operations.  It is from this display that you save and manage your data 
files (as described on page 63).  Since there are eleven different data types, the TYROS has eleven different Open/Save displays.  
The voice selection, style selection, and song selection displays described in the Quick Guide are all Open/Save displays.  This 
section explains the Open/Save display and the basic operations in the display that are essential for using the TYROS.
The illustration below shows how the Open/Save display for each data type (page 63) is called up and shows the function menus 
in the display.
As described on page 63, you can read data from the Preset drive but you cannot write/save to it. As a result, some of the functions 
above are not available for folders and files on the Preset drive. For details, see below. 
STRINGS TRUMPET
CHOIR SAXOPHONE
SYNTH GUITAR
BASS
BRASS PIANO
E.PIANO
ORGANUSERORGAN
FLUTES
CUSTOM
VOICEACCORDION
PA D
PERC. /
DRUM KIT FLUTE /
CLARINETVOICE
SONGPOP & ROCK
BALLAD
DANCER&B
COUNTRY
MOVIE & SHOW
LATINSWING & JAZZWORLD
BALLROOM
PA R T Y
STYLE
PRESET
USER / DISK
 Panel buttons
 Main display
Multi Pad Bank
 Other displays 
(MIDI template, etc.)
Voice
Song, 
Style
Voice
Registration 
Memory 
Bank
The Voice  Open/
Save display is 
shown here.
 For changing the view 
mode of the Open/Save 
display. (Page 71) Song, 
Style
 For selecting the next highest 
directory folder.
 For creating a new folder. (Page 67)
 For saving a file. (Page 69)
 For deleting folders/files. (Page 69)
 For copying folders/files (Copy and Paste). (Page 68)
 For moving folders/files (Cut and Paste). (Page 68)
 For naming a folder/file. (Page 70)
 For selecting (opening) a folder/file. (Page 67)
PRESET driveUSER drive
FD 
(Floppy Disk) 
drive
HD (Hard Disk) 
drive
(optional) Copy
(copy & paste)
Data can be written to these drives — allowing you to use all the file/
folder operations above, including changing file names, deleting files, 
and creating new folders. Copy*
(copy & paste)
Copy*
(copy & paste)
Copy (copy & paste)
Move (cut & paste)
Copy (copy & paste)
Move (cut & paste) Copy (copy & paste)
Move (cut & paste)
* Some files cannot be copied 
from the Preset drive because 
of copyright restrictions.
• The Open/Save display does not 
let you directly copy a file/folder 
from one floppy disk to another. If 
you want to do this, use the DISK 
TO DISK COPY function on the 
[FUNCTION] 
→ UTILITY → DISK 
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Creating a New Folder
As your TYROS data library grows, you’ll want to organize it in various folders.  This operation lets you create new folders on 
the User, Floppy Disk and optional Hard Disk drives.  The basic procedure is described below; for a specific example (using 
Voices), see page 30 in the Quick Guide.
1Call up the page (path) of the Open/Save display for which you wish to 
create a new folder.
2Press the [NEW] LCD button (lower [7] button) below the LCD display to 
call up the pop-up window for entering the folder name. 
3Enter the name of the new folder. See page 70 for instructions on entering 
names.
4Press the [OK] LCD button (upper [7] button) to actually create the new 
folder. 
Selecting (Opening) a Folder/File
You can select a folder/file in two ways — by using the LCD letter buttons or by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial. 
• On the User drive, folder directo-
ries can contain up to four levels. 
The maximum total number of 
files and folders which can be 
stored is 3,200, but this may differ 
depending on the length of the file 
names. 
On the User/FD (Floppy Disk)/HD 
(optionally installed Hard Disk), 
the maximum number of files 
which can be stored in a folder will 
be 250.
12345678
F
G
H
I
J A
B
C
D
E
BACK NEXT
DATA ENTRY
ENTER 12345678
F
G
H
I
J A
B
C
D
E
BACK NEXT
11
22
3
3
How to select a file using the LCD buttons
If there are more folders/files in 
the drive than can be displayed 
on a single page (the maximum 
is ten), use these buttons to 
select the additional pages.
Press the letter button corresponding 
to the desired folder/file.Turn the dial to select the 
desired file/folder.  (The selected 
item is highlighted.)
Press the [ENTER] button to call 
up the selected file. 
How to select a file using the dial
• Double-clicking the appropriate [A] -[J] button calls up the corre-
sponding file and closes the Open/Save display. 
Select a memory drive. Select a memory drive.
• Double-clicking the [ENTER] button calls up the corresponding file 
and closes the Open/Save display. 
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Copying Folders/Files  (Copy & Paste)
Folders and files can be freely copied among the installed drives, with the exception of the Preset drive — data can be copied 
from the Preset drive, but not to it.  The basic procedure is described below; for a specific example (using Voices), see page 30 
in the Quick Guide.
1Call up the page (path) of the Open/Save display, where the relevant fold-
ers/files are located.
2Press the [COPY] LCD button (lower [3] button) at the bottom the LCD 
display.
The pop-up window for the copy operation appears at the bottom of the LCD display. 
To return to the original display, press the [CANCEL] LCD button.
3Select the desired folders/files to be copied. 
Press the LCD letter button that corresponds to the desired folder/file. Several files/
folders can be selected together, even those from other pages. Press the [ALL] LCD 
button (lower [6] button)  to select all the folders/files indicated on the current display 
including the other pages. When the [ALL] LCD button (lower [6] button) is pressed, 
[ALL] changes to [ALL OFF] letting you release or cancel the selection.
4Press the [OK] LCD button (lower [7] button) to return to the Open/Save 
display.
5Call up the destination display. 
The Preset drive cannot be selected as the destination.  Create a new folder (page 67) at 
the destination page (path) as needed.
6Presvs the [PASTE] LCD button (lower [4] button).
The folders/files copied from the source page (path) appear on the display. 
Moving Folders/Files (Cut & Paste)
Folders and files can be freely moved among the installed drives, with the exception of the Preset drive — data can be copied and 
moved from the Preset drive, but not to it.
1Call up the page (path) of the Open/Save display, where the relevant folders/files are 
located.
2Press the [CUT] LCD button (lower [2] button) at the bottom the LCD display.
The pop-up window for the Cut operation appears at the bottom of the display. To return to the original 
display, press the [CANCEL] LCD button.
3Select the desired folders/files to be moved. 
The operation is the same as in step #3 of “Copying Folders/Files  (Copy & Paste).” See above.
4Press the [OK] LCD button (lower [7] button) to return back to the Open/Save display.
5Call up the destination display. 
The Preset drive cannot be selected as the destination.  Create a new folder (page 67) at the destination 
page (path) as needed.
6Press the [PASTE] LCD button (lower [4] button).
The folders/files moved from the source page (path) appear on the display. 
• The Open/Save display does not 
let you directly copy a file/folder 
from one floppy disk to another. If 
you want to do this, use the DISK 
TO DISK COPY function on the 
[FUNCTION] 
→ UTILITY → DISK 
display (page 157). 
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Deleting Folders/Files
Folders and files can be freely deleted from the installed drives, with the exception of the Preset drive.
1Call up the page (path) of the Open/Save display, where the relevant folders/files are 
located.
2Press the [DELETE] LCD button (lower [5] button) at the bottom the LCD display.
The pop-up window for the Delete operation appears at the bottom of the display. To return to the 
original display, press the [CANCEL] LCD button.
3Select the desired folders/files to be deleted. 
The operation is the same as in step #3 of “Copying Folders/Files  (Copy & Paste).” See page 68.
4Press the [OK] LCD button (lower [7] button). 
A confirmation prompt appears.
5Follow the on-screen instructions.
Saving Files
This operation lets you save your original custom data (such as songs and voices you’ve created) to the User, Floppy Disk or 
optional Hard Disk drives.  
Note that if you’re saving the currently open file, step #1 is not necessary.
1After you’ve created a song or voice in the relevant Song Creator or Sound 
Creator display, press the [SAVE] LCD button.
The corresponding Open/Save display appears. 
2Call up the destination display.
3Press the [SAVE] LCD button (lower [6] button).
The pop-up window for the Save operation appears at the bottom of the display. To 
return to the original display, press the [CANCEL] LCD button.
4Enter the file name (page 70).
5Press the [OK] LCD button (lower [7] button). 
6Press the [OK] button again to actually save the file.
• For some editing operations — 
such as User Effect, User Master 
EQ, and User Master Compres-
sor) — a pop-up window (like that 
in step #3 here) will be called up 
instead of the Open/Save dis-
play.  In this case, steps #2 and #3 
are unnecessary.
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Naming Folders/Files
Folders and files on the installed drives can be freely renamed.  You can also name files you’ve created.  
The instructions below apply when calling up the Name operation from the Open/Save display.  For other cases, go directly to 
step #5 below.
1Call up the page (path) of the Open/Save display, where the relevant folders/files are 
located.
2Press the [NAME] LCD button (lower [1] button) at the bottom the LCD display.
The pop-up window for the Name operation appears at the bottom of the display. To return to the 
original display, press the [CANCEL] LCD button.
3Select the desired folder or file to be named.
4Press the [OK] LCD button (lower [7] button). 
The pop-up window for entering the name appears at the bottom of the display. To return to the orig-
inal display, press the [CANCEL] LCD button.
5Input the name of the selected folder or file.
6Press the [OK]  LCD button (lower [8] button) to actually enter the new name for the 
item and return to the original display.
DATA ENTRY
ENTER
12345678
Change the type of character by using the [1] up button. 
If you select Japanese as the Language in the [FUNCTION] → UTILITY → OWNER display 
(page 158), the following different types of characters and sizes can be entered:
•  (kana-kan) .... Hiragana and kanji, marks (full size)
•  (kana) .............. Katakana (normal size), marks (full size)
•  (kana) ................ Katakana (half size), marks (half size)
• 
ABC...................... Alphabet (capital and small letters, full size), numbers (full size), 
marks (full size)
• 
ABC......................... Alphabet (capital and small letters, half size), numbers (half size), 
marks (half size)
If you’ve selected a language other than Japanese in the [FUNCTION] → UTILITY → 
OWNER display (page 158), the following types of characters are available:
• CASE ........... Alphabet (capital letters, half size), numbers (half size), marks (half size)
• case ............. Alphabet (lowercase letters, half size), numbers (half size), marks (half 
size)
Move the cursor to the desired position by using 
the [DATA ENTRY] dial.Press the [OK] LCD button (upper [8] button) to 
actually enter the new name and return to the 
original display. 
Press the appropriate button, 
corresponding to the character 
you wish to enter.
Several different characters are 
assigned to each button, and 
the characters change each 
time you press the button.
To actually enter the selected 
character, move the cursor or 
press another letter-input but-
ton.Select the desired upper row menu by using 
the upper LCD [1] - [8] buttons.
Deletes the character at the cursor.Press the [CANCEL] LCD button (lower [8] but-
ton) to delete all of the characters on the line at 
once and return to the original display. 
Pressing this (lower [6] button) before actual entry of the character adds a special charac-
ter mark (umlaut, accent, Japanese “ ” and “ ”) to the character. 
Pressing this (lower [6] button) after actually entering a character calls up the miscella-
neous character list. Move the cursor to the desired mark by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial, 
then press the [OK] LCD button (upper [8] button) or [ENTER] button to enter the character 
and return back to the Name original pop-up window. 
Call up the ICON SELECT display by pressing the lower [1] button. 
This lets you change the icon at the left of the file name.
• The example pop-up menu shown here 
appears when the Language parameter is set 
to “ENGLISH” on the [FUNCTION] 
→ UTIL-
ITY → OWNER display (page 158) and the 
type of characters here is set to “ABC (half 
size).”
Select the desired lower row menu by using the 
lower LCD [1] - [8] buttons.
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