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Voice EffectsQuick Guide on page 39
 Harmony/Echo...............................................................................................................................
See page 39 in “Quick Guide” and page 154 in “Reference.”
 Initial Touch.....................................................................................................................................
The keyboard of the TYROS is equipped with a touch response feature that lets you dynamically and expres-
sively control the level of the voices with your playing strength — just as on an acoustic instrument. There 
are two types of touch response on the TYROS keyboard (described below): Initial Touch and Aftertouch. 
Initial Touch can be turned on or off from the panel.
Two types of touch response equipped with the keyboard of the TYROS
 Initial Touch
With this function, the TYROS senses how strongly or softly you play the keys, and uses that playing 
strength to affect the sound in various ways, depending on the selected voice. This allows you to play 
with greater expressiveness and add effects with your playing technique. 
You can set the keyboard parts to which Initial Touch is applied from the [FUNCTION] → CON-
TROLLER → PANEL CONTROLLER display (page 154).
 Aftertouch
With this function, the TYROS senses how much pressure you apply to the keys while playing, and 
uses that pressure to affect the sound in various ways, depending on the selected voice. This also 
gives you more expressive control over the sound and effects.
You can set the keyboard parts to which Aftertouch is applied from the [FUNCTION] → CON-
TROLLER → PANEL CONTROLLER display (page 154).
The default settings for Aftertouch and how it affects a voice can be changed from the Sound Creator 
function (page 85) and saved along with a User voice.
 Sustain..............................................................................................................................................
When this feature is ON, all notes played on the upper section of the keyboard (RIGHT1 - 3 parts) have a 
longer sustain. The Sustain level for each voice can be adjusted via the Sound Creator function (page 85) 
and can be saved as a User voice.
 Poly/Mono........................................................................................................................................
This determines whether the part’s voice is played monophonically (only one note at a time) or polyphoni-
cally. When this is set to “MONO,” the Portamento effect can be controlled (depending on the selected 
voice) by playing legato. 
The Poly/Mono setting and the degree of the Portamento effect (Portamento Time) are pre-programed for 
each voice. These can be changed via the Sound Creator function (page 86) and saved as a User voice. 
Portamento Time can also be adjusted from the Mixing Console (page 134). 
 DSP and DSP Variation...............................................................................................................
With the digital effects built into the TYROS you can add ambience and depth to your music in a variety of 
ways — such as adding reverb that makes you sound like you are playing in a concert hall.
• The [DSP] button turns the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) effect on or off for the currently selected 
keyboard part. 
• The [DSP VARIATION] button lets you switch between two variations of the DSP effect.  You 
could use this while you play, for example, to change the rotating speed (slow/fast) of the rotary 
speaker effect.
DSPDSP 
VARIATION POLY/
MONO INITIAL
TOUCHSUSTAINVOICE EFFECTHARMONY/
ECHO
These buttons turn the corresponding effects on or 
off for the currently selected part (page 78). 
This button turns the Sustain effect on or off for the RIGHT1 - 3 parts.
This button turns the Initial Touch on or off for the keyboard parts 
specified from the [FUNCTION] → CONTROLLER → PANEL 
CONTROLLER display (page 154). 
This button turns the Harmony/Echo effect on or off for any of the RIGHT1 - 
3 parts. You can specify the keyboard parts to which this effect is applied 
from the [FUNCTION] → HARMONY/ECHO display (page 154).  
						

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Changing Pitch on the TYROS
The TYROS has a variety of pitch-related controls and functions, as described below.
 PITCH BEND Wheel............................................................................................................
Use the TYROS PITCH BEND wheel to bend notes up (roll the wheel away from you) or down (roll 
the wheel toward you) while playing the keyboard. The Pitch Bend is applied to all the keyboard 
parts (RIGHT1 - 3 and LEFT). The PITCH BEND wheel is self-centering and will automatically 
return to normal pitch when released. 
 MODULATION Wheel.........................................................................................................
The Modulation function applies a vibrato effect to notes played on the keyboard. This is applied to 
all the keyboard parts (RIGHT1 - 3 and LEFT). 
Moving the MODULATION wheel down (towards MIN) decreases the depth of the effect, while 
moving it up (towards MAX) increases it. 
 Transpose..............................................................................................................................
With this function, you can transpose the pitch of the TYROS up or down over a range of ±2 octaves 
in semitone steps. Three transposing methods (Keyboard, Song, and Master) are available; select the 
desired method in the [FUNCTION] → CONTROLLER → KEYBOARD/PANEL display (page 
154), then use the [TRANSPOSE] buttons to change the value.
 Keyboard Transpose
The [TRANSPOSE] buttons affect the pitch of the keyboard sound, the style playback pitch, and 
the pitch of the Multi Pads for which Chord Match has been set to on. Note that the transposition 
is applied from the next note (or style chord) played, after one of the [TRANSPOSE] buttons has 
been pressed. 
 Song Transpose
The [TRANSPOSE] buttons affect only song playback.
Note that the transposition is applied from the next note of song playback after one of the 
[TRANSPOSE] buttons has been pressed.
 Master Transpose
The [TRANSPOSE] buttons affect the overall pitch of the TYROS. 
Normal pitch (transpose value of “0”) can be recalled at any time by pressing both the [+] and [–] 
buttons simultaneously.
The transposition can be adjusted from the Mixing Console display (page 135).
 Upper Octave....................................................................................................
See page 28 in “Quick Guide.”
PITCH BEND
UP
DOWN• The maximum pitch bend range 
can be changed on the MIXING 
CONSOLE display (page 135).
• If the Pitch Bend range is set to 
more than 1200 cents (1 octave) 
via MIDI, the pitch of some voices 
may not be raised or lowered com-
pletely.
MODULATION
MAX
MIN• To avoid accidently applying mod-
ulation, make sure the MODULA-
TION Wheel is set at MIN before 
you start playing.
• The MODULATION Wheel can be 
set to control a different parameter 
other than vibrato (page 86).
TRANSPOSE
RESET
UPPER OCTAVE
RESET 
						

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The TYROS features a variety of lush, dynamic organ voices that you can call up with the [ORGAN FLUTES] button.  
It also gives you the tools to create your own original organ sounds by using the Sound Creator (called up with the 
[SOUND CREATOR] button).
Just as on a traditional organ, you can create your own sounds by adjusting the levels of the flute footages.
Sound Creator Parameters (Organ Flutes Voices)
The Organ Flutes parameters are organized into three different pages, and can be set as described in step #3 of 
the “Basic Procedure” above.  These can also be programmed as part of the Voice Set parameters (page 151), 
to be automatically called up when the voice is selected.
 FOOTAGE
ORGAN TYPEThis LCD button specifies the type of organ tone generation to be simulated: Sine or Vin-
tage.
ROTARY SP SPEEDThis LCD button alternately switches between the slow and fast rotary speaker speeds 
when a rotary speaker effect is selected for the Organ Flutes (see “DSP Type” below), and 
the VOICE EFFECT [DSP] button is turned on (this LCD button has the same effect as the 
VOICE EFFECT [VARIATION] button).
VIBRATO ON/OFFThis LCD button alternately turns the vibrato effect for the Organ Flutes voice ON or OFF.
VIBRATO DEPTHThis LCD button sets the Vibrato depth to one of three levels: 1 (low), 2 (mid), or 3 (high).
16 - 1 (Footage)These LCD buttons determine the basic sound of the organ flutes. The term “footage” is a 
reference to the sound generation of traditional pipe organs, in which the sound is produced 
by pipes of different lengths (in feet). The longer the pipe, the lower the pitch of the sound. 
Hence, the 16 setting determines the lowest pitched component of the voice, while the 1 
setting determines the highest pitched component. The higher the value of the setting, the 
greater the volume of the corresponding footage. Mixing various volumes of the footages 
lets you create your own distinctive organ sounds.
Basic Procedure (Organ Flutes)
BACK NEXT
ORGAN
FLUTES
1
4
3
2FUNCTIONSOUND
CREATORMENU
BACK NEXT
ORGAN
FLUTES
1
4
3
2FUNCTIONSOUND
CREATORMENU
If you select another voice without saving the set-
tings, the settings will be lost.  If you wish to store 
the settings here, make sure to save the settings 
as a User Voice before selecting another voice or 
turning the power off. 
Press the [ORGAN FLUTES] but-
ton to call up the Open/Save dis-
play for organ voices. 
Press the [SOUND 
CREATOR] button to 
call up the Sound Cre-
ator display. Select the desired menu 
with the [BACK]/[NEXT] 
buttons and set the 
appropriate parameters.
Press the [SAVE] LCD 
button to call up the 
Open/Save display of 
the User drive and save 
the settings here as a 
User voice to the drive. 
For details, see page 69.
The [1] LCD buttons are used to 
adjust either the 16’ or 5-1/3’ 
footages.  Select the desired 
footage here, then adjust it with 
the [1] LCD buttons.Adjust the footage.
Organ Flutes (Sound Creator)Quick Guide on page 29 
						

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 VOL/ATTACK
 EFFECT/EQ
VOL (Volume)Adjusts the overall volume of the Organ Flutes. The longer the graphic bar, the greater the 
volume.
RESP (Response)Affects both the attack and release (page 87) portion of the sound, increasing or decreasing 
the response time of the initial swell and release, based on the FOOTAGE controls. The 
higher the value, the slower the swell and release. 
VIBRATO SPEEDDetermines the speed of the vibrato effect controlled by the Vibrato On/Off and Vibrato 
Depth above.
MODEThe MODE control selects between two modes: FIRST and EACH. In the FIRST mode, 
attack is applied only to the first notes played and held simultaneously; while the first notes 
are held, any subsequently played notes have no attack applied. In the EACH mode, attack 
is applied equally to all notes.
4, 2 2/3, 2These determine the attack sound volume of the ORGAN FLUTE voice. The 4, 2 2/3 and 
2 controls increase or reduce the volume of attack sound at the corresponding footages. 
The longer the graphic bar, the greater the attack sound volume.
LENG (Length) Affects the attack portion of the sound producing a longer or shorter decay immediately 
after the initial attack. The longer the graphic bar, the longer the decay.
REVERB DEPTHSee “Effect” on page 136.
CHORUS DEPTHSee “Effect” on page 136.
DSP DEPTHSee “Effect” on page 136.
DSP ON/OFFSee “Effect” on page 136.
DSP TYPEDetermines the DSP effect type to be applied to the Organ Flutes voice by selecting a 
Category and a type. If any other effect type than “Rotary Speaker” is selected, the [ROTA-
RY SP SPEED] LCD button in the FOOTAGE page will not control rotary speaker speed. 
Instead, it will have the same effect as the VOICE EFFECT [DSP VARIATION] button.
VARIATIONON/OFF
Turns the DSP Variation on or off for the selected organ voice.
PARAMETER
Indicates the parameter to which the variation is applied depending on the selected 
DSP type.
VALUE
Adjusts the degree of the DSP variation parameter.
EQ LOW/HIGHThese determine the Frequency and Gain of the Low and High EQ bands. 
						

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Voice Creating (Sound Creator)
The TYROS has a Sound Creator feature that allows you to create your own voices by editing some parameters of 
the existing voices. Once you’ve created a voice, you can save it as a User voice to the User drive or Disk drive for 
future recall.
On the TYROS, you can create your own original voices (by editing the built-in Preset voices) in one 
of two ways.  This section shows you how to create voices with the Sound Creator function.
User Voices and Custom Voices
STRINGS TRUMPET
CHOIR SAXOPHONE
SYNTH GUITAR
BASS
BRASS PIANO
E.PIANO
ORGANUSERORGAN
FLUTES
CUSTOM
VOICEACCORDION
PA D
PERC. /
DRUM KIT FLUTE /
CLARINETVOICE
SOUND
CREATOR
Custom Voices  created 
via the Voice Editor soft-
ware on a computer
User Voices created via the 
Sound Creator function on 
the TYROS
For instructions on using the Voice 
Editor, refer to the documentation on 
the included CD-ROM.
Save to the Preset drive
Save to the User/Disk drive
Basic Procedure (Sound Creator)
BACK NEXT
1
3
2FUNCTIONSOUND
CREATORMENU
STRINGS TRUMPET
CHOIR SAXOPHONE
SYNTH GUITAR
BASS
BRASS PIANO
E.PIANO
ORGANUSERORGAN
FLUTES
CUSTOM
VOICEACCORDION
PA D
PERC. /
DRUM KIT FLUTE /
CLARINETVOICE
4
Select the desired voice (other than an 
Organ Flutes voice).
Press the [SOUND 
CREATOR] button to 
call up the Sound Cre-
ator display. 
You can compare the sound of 
the original (unedited) voice 
with the edited voice. 
If you select another voice without saving the set-
tings, the settings will be lost. If you wish to store the 
settings here, make sure to save the settings as a 
User Voice before selecting another voice or turning 
the power off.  • User voices can also be created 
by editing Custom voices (created 
on a computer).  You can also edit 
any previously created User voice 
to make a new voice.
Select the desired menu 
with the [BACK]/[NEXT] 
buttons and set the 
appropriate parameters.
Press the [SAVE] LCD 
button to call up the 
Open/Save display of 
the User drive and save 
the settings here as a 
User voice to the drive. 
For details, see page 
69. 
						

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Sound Creator Parameters (Normal Voices)
The Sound Creator parameters are organized into five different pages, and can be set as described in step #3 of the 
“Basic Procedure” above.  These can also be programmed as part of the Voice Set parameters (page 151), to be 
automatically called up when the voice is selected. 
Keep in mind that these parameters do not apply to the Organ Flutes voices, which have their own set of parameters 
(page  83).
 COMMON
 CONTROLLER
 MODULATION
The Modulation Wheel can be used to modulate the parameters below as well as the pitch (vibrato). 
Here, you can set the degree to which the Modulation wheel modulates each of the following param-
eters. 
 AFTERTOUCH
Aftertouch can be used to modulate the parameters below. Here, you can set the degree to which 
Aftertouch modulates each of the following parameters.
VOLUMEDetermines the volume of the current edited voice.
TOUCH SENSEDetermines the touch sensitivity, or how greatly the volume responds to your play-
ing strength. A setting of “0” produces more extreme drops in level, the more softly 
you play, while a setting of “64” is normal response, and “127” produces high vol-
ume for any playing strength (fixed). 
OCTAVEShifts the octave range of the edited voice up or down in octaves. When the edited 
voice is used as any of the RIGHT1 - 3 parts, the R1/R2/R3 parameter is available; 
when the edited voice is used as the LEFT part, the LEFT parameter is available.
MONO/POLYDetermines whether the edited voice is played monophonically or polyphonically 
(page 81).
PORTAMENTO TIMESets the portamento time when the edited voice is set to “MONO” above. 
FILTERDetermines the degree to which the Modulation Wheel modulates the Filter Cutoff 
Frequency. See next page for details about Filter.
AMPLITUDEDetermines the degree to which the Modulation Wheel modulates the amplitude 
(volume).
LFO PMODDetermines the degree to which the Modulation Wheel modulates the pitch, or the 
vibrato effect.
LFO FMODDetermines the degree to which the Modulation Wheel modulates the Filter modu-
lation, or the wah effect.
LFO AMODDetermines the degree to which the Modulation Wheel modulates the amplitude, or 
the tremolo effect. 
FILTERDetermines the degree to which Aftertouch modulates the Filter Cutoff Frequency. 
See next page for details about Filter.
AMPLITUDEDetermines the degree to which Aftertouch modulates the amplitude (volume).
LFO PMODDetermines the degree to which Aftertouch modulates the pitch, or the vibrato ef-
fect.
LFO FMODDetermines the degree to which Aftertouch modulates the Filter modulation, or the 
wah effect.
LFO AMODDetermines the degree to which Aftertouch modulates the amplitude, or the tremolo 
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 SOUND
 FILTER
Filter is a processor that changes the timbre or tone of a sound by either blocking or passing a specific 
frequency range. The parameters below determine the overall timbre of the sound by boosting or cutting a 
certain frequency range. In addition to making the sound either brighter or more mellow, Filter can be used 
to produce electronic, synthesizer-like effects. 
 EG (Envelope Generator)
The EG (Envelope Generator) settings determine how the level of the sound changes in time. This lets you 
reproduce many sound characteristics of natural acoustic instruments — such as the quick attack and decay 
of percussion sounds, or the long release of a sustained piano tone. 
 VIBRATO
 EFFECT/EQ
Same as in “Organ Flutes” on page 84, with the exception of the PANEL SUSTAIN parameter, which 
determines the sustain level applied to the edited voice when turning the [SUSTAIN] button in the 
VOICE EFFECT section on. 
 HARMONY
Same as in the [FUNCTION] → HARMONY/ECHO display. See page 154.
BRIGHTNESSDetermines the cutoff frequency or effective frequency range of the filter (see diagram). 
Higher values result in a brighter sound.
HARMONIC CONTENTDetermines the emphasis given to the cutoff frequency (resonance), set in BRIGHTNESS 
above (see diagram). Higher values result in a more pronounced effect.
ATTACKDetermines how quickly the sound reaches its maximum level after the key is played. The 
higher the value, the slower the attack.
DECAYDetermines how quickly the sound reaches its sustain level (a slightly lower level than max-
imum). The higher the value, the slower the decay. 
RELEASEDetermines how quickly the sound decays to silence after the key is released. The higher 
the value, the slower the release. 
DEPTHDetermines the intensity of the Vibrato effect (see diagram). Higher settings result in a more 
pronounced Vibrato.
SPEEDDetermines the speed of the Vibrato effect (see diagram).
DELAYDetermines the amount of time that elapses between the playing of a key and the start of 
the Vibrato effect (see diagram). Higher settings increase the delay of the Vibrato onset.
Volume
These frequencies are 
“passed” by the filter.Cutoff rangeFrequency 
(pitch)Volume
Frequency 
(pitch) Resonance Cutoff Frequency
AT TA C KRELEASEDECAYTime Level
Key on Key off
Sustain Level
Level
DELAYSPEED
DEPTH
Time 
						

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Song Playback
The song playback features of the TYROS let you play MIDI song (sequence) data.  This includes commercially 
available song data on floppy disk (GM- or XG-compatible), and performances you’ve recorded yourself with the Song 
Recording features (page 54) and saved to one of the drives.  In addition, the TYROS can display music notation and 
lyrics, and you can use the sophisticated Guide functions to practice the keyboard and your singing as well.
This section explains detailed settings about song playback that are not covered in “Quick Guide.”
Displaying Music Notation
To view the music notation of the selected song, press the [Score] LCD button on the Main display.  This lets you 
read the music while the song plays back.  That’s not all, though; there’s much more you can do:
• Read the score while the song is stopped and practice it on your own.
• Use the notation to practice playing just the melody part, while the accompaniment provides the backing.  
Simply turn off the right-hand part (channel) from the display.
• If the song has lyric data, you can read the lyrics from the display and sing along while the song plays.  
Connect a microphone and you can even have your voice mixed with the song as it plays.
• With the sophisticated Guide features, you can let the TYROS “teach” you how to play the song properly 
— and even how to sing it with the correct pitches.
Basic Procedure (Score)
EXIT
3
2
4
1
5
Select a song. 
Go back to the Main display and 
press the [Score] LCD button.As the song plays back, a red “ball” 
bounces along through the score, 
indicating the current position.
Set the parameters of the 
view type as required. 
Set the detailed parameters of the 
view type as required. 
• The displayed notation is generated by the TYROS based on 
the song MIDI data. As a result, it may not be exactly the 
same as commercially available sheet music of the same 
song – especially when displaying notation of complicated 
passages or many short notes.
• Some song data has been recorded with special “free tempo” 
settings. For such song data, the tempo, beat, measure and 
music notation will not be displayed correctly.
• If all of the notes in a certain measure cannot fit in one line, 
the measure is extended to the next line.
• The notation functions cannot be used to create song data by 
inputting notes. For information on creating song data, see 
page 100.
• You can increase the number of measures that will be dis-
played by decreasing the other items to be displayed (parts, 
lyrics, chords, etc.).
Quick Guide on page 43 
						

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 Notation View parameters (Step #4 on the previous page)
 Notation View detailed parameters (Step #5 on the previous page)
LEFTEnables/disables display of the left-hand key range. Depending on other settings, 
this parameter may be unavailable and may appear grayed out. If this is the case, 
go to the detailed setting display (described below; step #4 on the previous page) 
and set the LEFT CH. parameter below to any channel except “AUTO.” Or, go to 
the [FUNCTION] → SONG SETTING display (page 92) and set the LEFT parame-
ter to any channel except “OFF.” RIGHT (next parameter) and LEFT cannot be 
turned off at the same time. 
RIGHTEnables/disables display of the right-hand key range. Channel 1 is automatically 
selected when the LEFT CH. parameter below is set to any channel except “AUTO” 
or [RIGHT] is set to [OFF] from the [FUNCTION] → SONG SETTING display (page 
92).  RIGHT and LEFT (above) cannot be turned off at the same time.
LYRICSEnables/disables display of the lyrics. If the selected song does not contain lyric 
data, lyrics are not displayed.
CHORDEnables/disables display of the chords. If the selected song does not contain chord 
data, chords are not displayed. 
NOTEEnables/disables display of the note name (pitch). The note name is indicated at 
the left of the note. When the space between the notes is too small, the indication 
may be moved to the top left of the note.
SIZEDetermines the display resolution (or zoom level) of the notation.
LEFT CH (channel)/RIGHT 
CH (channel)Determines which MIDI channel in the song data is used for the left-hand/right-
hand part. This setting returns to AUTO when a different song is selected.
AUTO
The MIDI channels in the song data for the right- and left-hand parts are as-
signed automatically — setting the parts to the same channel as the channel 
which is specified in the [FUNCTION] → SONG SETTING display (page 92).
1-16
Assigns the specified MIDI channel  (1 - 16) to each of the left- and right-hand 
parts. 
OFF (LEFT CH only)
No channel assignment – this disables display of the left-hand key range.
KEY SIGNATUREThis lets you enter key signature changes in the middle of a song, at the stopped 
position. This menu is useful when the selected song contains no key signature 
settings for displaying notation. 
QUANTIZEThis gives you control over the note resolution in the notation, letting you shift or 
correct the timing of all displayed notes so that they line up to a particular note 
value. Make sure to select the smallest note value which is used in the song. 
NOTE NAMESelects the type of the note name indicated at the left of the note in the notation 
from among the following three types. The settings here are available when the 
NOTE parameter above is set to ON.
A, B, C
Note names are indicated as letters (C, D, E, F, G, A, B). 
FIXED DO
Note names are indicated in solfeggio and differ depending on the selected 
language (page 61).
English ............ Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti
Japanese
..........German ........... Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si
French ............. Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La Si
Spanish ........... Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si
Italian............... Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si
MOVABLE DO
Note names are indicated in solfeggio according to the scale intervals, and as 
such are relative to the key. The root note is indicated as Do. For example, in 
the key of G major the root note of Sol would be indicated as Do. As with “Fixed 
Do,” the indication differs depending on the selected language.
COLOR NOTEWhen this is set to ON, the notes in the display appear in color (C: red, D: yellow, 
E: green, F: orange, G: blue, A: purple, and B: white). 
						

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Displaying Lyrics
If the selected song has lyric data, you can have the lyrics shown in the display by pressing the [Lyrics] LCD button 
in the Main display.  The Lyrics feature offers a number of useful possibilities:
• The phrases to be sung are highlighted in time with the music, making it easy to follow the words and sing 
along with the song.  Connect a microphone and you can even have your voice mixed with the song 
accompaniment as it plays.
• Connect an external TV monitor to the TYROS, and you can have the lyrics displayed on the TV — for 
group sing-alongs and the like.  You can even set the TYROS so that the lyrics are shown on the TV monitor 
while the LCD of the instrument displays a different operation or function.  (Select [FUNCTION] → 
VIDEO OUT.)
1Connect the TV monitor to the VIDEO OUT terminal of the TYROS (page 18).
2Turn the TV monitor and the TYROS ON.
3Set the SCREEN CONTENT parameter to “LYRICS” on the [FUNCTION] → 
VIDEO OUT display (page 151).
4Play the song by following the Basic Procedure (Lyrics) above. 
Basic Procedure (Lyrics)
EXIT
EXIT
32
1Select a song.
Go back to the Main display and 
press the [Lyrics] LCD button. As the song plays back, the lyrics are 
shown in succession in the LCD dis-
play.
• The language used for lyrics display depends on the particular lyric data. If the lyrics are garbled 
or unreadable, you can remedy this by changing the “LYRICS LANGUAGE” setting from the 
[FUNCTION] 
→ SONG SETTING display.
• When the background color is specified in the song data, the BACKGROUND setting cannot be 
changed.
• If the selected song does not contain lyric data, lyrics are not displayed.
• If the selected song contains chord data, chord names are displayed with the lyrics.
You can change the background picture 
of the Lyrics display. Press the [BACK-
GROUND] LCD button to call up the 
Open/Save display for picture files and 
select the desired one. Press the [EXIT] 
button to return back to the Lyrics display. 
Displaying the Lyrics on the external TV monitor
When the SCREEN CONTENT parame-
ter is set to “LYRICS,” only the lyrics of the 
song are output via VIDEO OUT, regard-
less of the display that is called up on the 
instrument itself. This lets you select other 
displays and still have the lyrics shown on 
the external monitor.
Television