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Editing a Custom Voice on your computer—Voice Editor
Once you’ve created a Custom voice with the Voice Creator features, you can transfer that voice 
to a computer and use the comprehensive Voice Editor software (included on the CD-ROM) to 
edit all the parameters from your computer. The voices you create can be saved to the PRESET 
drive on the Tyros2 as Custom voices, and can be called up any time by pressing the [CUSTOM 
VOICE] button. After installing the software, edit voices by following the steps below.
1Turn the computer’s power on, then turn the Tyros2’s power on.
2Start Voice Editor on the computer.
The Custom Voice Edit Mode display is shown in the instrument. If this display does 
not appear, press the [VOICE CREATOR] button and select “Custom Voice Edit via 
PC” to show this display.
The Voice Editor can only be used when this display is shown.
3Edit the voice parameters on the computer to create your original 
voice.
For details, refer to the Voice Editor documentation on the included CD-ROM.
4When you’ve finished editing, save and assign the edited voice on 
the Tyros2.
5Exit the Voice Editor.
6Press the [CUSTOM VOICE] button and play your Custom voice. 
						

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Song Playback
The song playback features of the Tyros2 let you play MIDI song (sequence) data. This includes commercially avail-
able song data on floppy disk (GM- or XG-compatible), and performances you’ve recorded yourself with the Song 
Recording features (page 55) and saved to one of the drives. In addition, the Tyros2 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] button. 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 Tyros2 “teach” you how to play the song properly—
and even how to sing it with the correct pitches.
Basic Procedure (Score)
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Select a song. 
Press the [SCORE] button.As the song plays back, a red 
“ball” bounces along through 
the score, indicating the cur-
rent 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 
Tyros2 based on the song MIDI data. As a 
result, it may not be exactly the same as com-
mercially 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 spe-
cial “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 cre-
ate song data by inputting notes. For informa-
tion on creating song data, see page 127.
•You can increase the number of measures that 
will be displayed by decreasing the other items 
to be displayed (parts, lyrics, chords, etc.).
NOTE
•An optional foot pedal can also be 
used to turn pages (page 189).
NOTE
To select different pages, use the 
[TAB] buttons. 
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 118) and set the LEFT param-
eter 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 
118). RIGHT and LEFT (above) cannot be turned off at the same time.
CHORDEnables/disables display of the chords. If the selected song does not contain chord 
data, chords are not displayed. 
LYRICSEnables/disables display of the lyrics. If the selected song does not contain lyric 
data, lyrics 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.
COLORWhen 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: gray).
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 118).
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 23).
English ............ Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti
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. 
						

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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/TEXT] 
button. 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 accom-
paniment as it plays.
•Connect an external monitor to the Tyros2, and you can have the lyrics displayed on the monitor—for 
group sing-alongs and the like. You can even set the Tyros2 so that the lyrics are shown on the monitor 
while the LCD of the instrument displays a different operation or function. (Select [FUNCTION] → 
SCREEN OUT.)
Various text-related settings can be made from this display.
TEXT Switches the screen to the Text display. For more on the Text display, see “Displaying Text” on 
page 115.
TEXT FILE Calls up the Open/Save display for selecting a text file. After setting, press the [EXIT] button to 
return back to the Lyrics display. For more on the Text display, see “Displaying Text” on 
page 115.
BACKGROUNDThis lets you change the background picture of the Lyrics display. The Open/Save display is 
called up, letting you select a picture file via this parameter. After making the setting, press the 
[EXIT] button to return back to the Lyrics display.
Basic Procedure (Lyrics)
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1Select a song.
Press the [LYRICS/TEXT] button. As the song plays 
back, the lyrics are 
shown in succession 
in the LCD display.
To select different pages, use the 
[TAB] buttons. 
•An optional foot pedal can also be 
used to turn pages (page 189).
NOTE
•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.
NOTE 
						

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Displaying Text
This feature lets you show text files (created on a computer) in the display of the Tyros2, opening up a number of 
useful possibilities:
•You can input and show the lyrics, even if the song does not contain lyrics data.
•You can show any kind of text—not only lyrics, but also lyrics with chord names, notes or tips.
•Connect an external monitor to the Tyros2 and you can have the text displayed on the monitor as can be 
done in the Lyrics display.
The following additional settings are available in the TEXT display:
 
LYRICS Switches the screen to the Lyrics display.
CLEAR Clears the text from the screen (the text data itself is not erased). Use this function when you 
want to clear the text from the display—both the display of the instrument and a connected 
monitor.
FIXED 16-
PROPORTIONAL 28Determines the text type (fixed or proportional) and font size. Fixed is suitable for displaying 
lyrics with chord names, since the positions of chord names are “fixed” to the corresponding 
lyrics. Proportional is suitable for displaying lyrics without chord names or explanatory notes. 
The numbers 16-28 indicate font sizes.
BACKGROUNDAllows changing of the background picture of the text display, as in the Lyrics display described 
above. The background setting is common for both the Lyrics display and Text display.
Basic Procedure (Text)
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1Connect the 
device contain-
ing the text file 
to be shown in 
the display.Press the [LYRICS/TEXT] 
button.Press the [5]/[6] 
buttons.
Select a text file and 
display the text.
•An optional foot pedal 
can also be used to turn 
pages (page 189).
NOTE
If the text is long, use 
the [TAB] buttons to 
turn pages.
•Line feed (or “carriage return”) is not automatically done in the instrument. If a sentence is not dis-
played in its entirety because of limitations in the screen space, execute the line feed on your com-
puter. 
•When the background color is specified in the song data, the BACKGROUND setting cannot be 
changed.
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Displaying the Lyrics/Text on an external monitor
The Tyros2 can be directly connected to an external monitor, letting you display the lyrics and chords of your song 
data or text which you’ve created on a large screen. There are two kinds of output connectors—RGB OUT and 
VIDEO OUT. Connect a computer monitor to the RGB OUT terminal and television or video monitor to the 
VIDEO OUT jack. The RGB OUT terminal delivers higher resolution than the VIDEO OUT jack.
1Connect a monitor to the RGB OUT terminal or VIDEO OUT jack of the Tyros2 
(page 16).
2Turn on the monitor and the Tyros2.
3Set the MONITOR TYPE and SCREEN CONTENT from the [FUNCTION] →→ → →
 
SCREEN OUT display (page 188).
4Play the song by following the Basic Procedure (Lyrics/Text) on pages 114 
and 115. About Text  Data
You can use the following text data in this instrument.
•Simple text files, with the extension .txt. 
•Maximum size is 60 KB. 
•Line feed and page breaks can be displayed.
•Based on the ISO-8859-1 Latin1 character set.
When the SCREEN CONTENT parameter is 
set to “LYRICS/TEXT,” only the lyrics of the 
song or text are output via RGB OUT/VIDEO 
OUT, regardless of the display that is called up 
on the instrument itself. This lets you select 
other displays and still have the lyrics or text 
shown on the external monitor.
Monitor 
						

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Song Position
The Tyros2 provides the following song position features.
•The current song position is indicated on the Main display as measure/beat number during playback—letting you easily see where you 
are in the song.
•Pressing the [FF] or [REW] button automatically calls up a pop-up window showing the current measure number (or Phrase Mark 
number) in the display.
•You can put Song Position markers in the song data using the [SP1]–[SP4] buttons (page 44). This not only lets you navigate quickly 
and easily through a song, but also lets you set up convenient playback loops.
■ Song Position Marker.....................................................................................................................................
This section covers two additional Marker-related features and details. For basic information on using the Markers for 
jump playback and loop playback, refer to page 44 in the Quick Guide. 
● Jump Markers
The Markers explained in the Quick Guide on page 44 are also called “Jump Markers.” They can be set in the song data by pressing the 
[SP1]–[SP4] buttons. In the Event List display of the Song Creator (page 133), they are indicated as “SPJ-01”–“SPJ-04.” In the Event 
List, they can be moved freely to other positions and can even copied to create identical Marker numbers at other positions. When the 
same Marker number is contained at different locations in the song, the latest occuring one is used as an Loop End Marker (below).
● Loop End Marker
Loop End Markers can be used for putting additional Markers in song data, providing even greater versatility. Creating a Loop End 
Marker is done within the Event List (and not with the [SP1]–[SP4] buttons on the panel), by simply copying one “SPJ” Jump Marker 
event to another position in the song.
For basic information on loop playback between successive Jump Markers, refer to page 45 in the Quick Guide.
The examples below show how Loop End Markers can be used in song playback. 
In the examples above, the actual data of the Loop End Marker is identical to the event it was copied from—only the location of the 
copied Marker provides it with this different function.
In song playback, the markers formatted as “SPJ-xxxxx” (xxxxx: any character except 01–04 and any number of letters is OK) are 
handled as Loop End Markers. Since the Event List in the Song Creator function does not let you freely name Markers, the instructions 
above are recommended for creating new Markers. However, with sequence software on a computer, you can create new Markers and 
assign appropriate names to them. By naming Markers in this way, you can easily distinguish between Loop End Markers and Jump 
Markers in the Event List. 
This menu appears only when the song data contains Phrase Marks. 
You can switch between BAR and PHRASE MARK by pressing the [E] button. 
When this is set to PHRASE MARK, you can use the [FF] or [REW] buttons to 
navigate through the Phrase Marks in the song.
For Songs not containing Phrase Marks For Songs containing Phrase Mark
Indicates the current measure in 
song playback.
[SPJ-01] [SPJ-01] [SPJ-02] [SPJ-03] [SPJ-04]
[SPJ-01] [SPJ-02] [SPJ-01] [SPJ-03] [SPJ-04]
Top of the 
songEnd of the 
song Copied within 
the Event List
Copied event becomes 
Loop End Marker
If the song is playing back between the two SPJ-01 points, turning on [LOOP] will result in a playback 
loop between those points.
If the song is playing back between the second SPJ-01 and SPJ-02 and [LOOP] is turned on, playback 
jumps back to the first SPJ-01 and loops between two SPJ-01 points.
If the song is playing back between SPJ-02 and the second SPJ-01, turning on 
[LOOP] will result in a playback loop between those points.
If the song is playing back between the second SPJ-01 and SPJ-03 and 
[LOOP] is turned on, playback jumps back to SPJ-02 and loops between SPJ-
02 and the second SPJ-01 (Loop End Marker).
If the [LOOP] button is turned on while the song is playing back between the top 
of the song and SPJ-02, playback will loop between SPJ-01 and SPJ-02.
Top of the 
songEnd of the 
song Copied event becomes Loop 
End Marker Copied within 
the Event List
•Loop playback problems may occur if 
successive Markers are too close to 
one another.
•When the effect settings of the jump 
destination (the position you’re jump-
ing to) differ from those at the jump 
source, glitches or drop-outs in the 
sound may result. This is because of 
limitations in the effect processors of 
the Tyros2.
•When using the Guide function (the 
[GUIDE] lamp is on) with jump play-
back, keep in mind that the Guide 
indication may not be able to stay in 
time with the jumps.
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Song Playback Related Parameters
The Tyros2 has a variety of song playback functions—which can be accessed by pressing [FUNCTION] → SONG 
SETTING.
•Listen to (or practice along with) your favorite song repeatedly—with Repeat Playback.
•Play back all of the songs in a particular folder—repeatedly or at random—for your listening pleasure. 
•Play back all of the songs in all of the folders. Each of the SONG [I]–[VI] buttons has wealth of songs—
put them all together and you’ve got a lot of music you can play repeatedly or at random.
If you want, you can interupt this automatic jukebox at any time and select a song for playback by using the [NEXT/
CANCEL] LCD button in the song selection (Open/Save) display. Simply enter the number of the song you want 
to hear next. and it will be put in the rotation.
Here, the settings on the [FUNCTION] → SONG SETTING display and the Open/Save display for songs are 
explained together with the points above.
Song Setting—Basic Procedure
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1Press the [FUNCTION] button. 
Press the [SONG SETTING]LCD button.Set the desired parameters 
(next page).
Selects one of the Guide menus (page 49). 
Determines the MIDI chan-
nel of each parameter. Determines the language of the 
displayed lyrics.Sets the repeat 
playback method of 
the song. 
Turns Quick Start on/off.
Next/Cancel—Basic Procedure
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1While a song is playing back, call up the Open/Save display for songs.
Press the desired song LCD button so that the NEXT mark appears inside the file box 
indicating that the selected song has been set to play next. You can cancel this setting 
by pressing the [NEXT/CANCEL] LCD button and selecting another song. 
						

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The following parameters can be set in step #3 in “Basic Procedure” on page 118.
■ Repeat Playback parameters
■ MIDI Channel parameters
■ Lyric Display parameters
■ Quick Start parameter
REPEAT MODEDetermines the method of repeat playback.
OFF
Plays through the selected song, then stops.
SINGLE
Plays through the selected song repeatedly.
ALL
Continues playback through all the songs in the specified folder repeatedly.
RANDOM
Continues playback at random through all the songs in the specified folder re-
peatedly.
REPEAT FOLDERDetermines the directory in which the songs are played in sequence when the RE-
PEAT MODE is set to “ALL” or “RANDOM.” Here, the directory refers to the path 
(page 78) memorized to each of the SONG [I]–[VI] buttons. 
CURRENT
Sequentially plays all songs in the directory containing the currently selected 
song, starting with the currently selected song.
ALL
Sequentially plays all songs in all directories (memorized to the SONG [I]–[VI] 
buttons. Playback starts with the currently selected song, then the remainder 
of the songs in the current directory, followed by the songs in the other directo-
ries.
PHRASE MARK REPEATPhrase Mark is a pre-programmed part of some song data, which specifies a cer-
tain location (set of measures) in the song. When this is on, the section correspond-
ing to the specified Phrase Mark number is repeatedly played back (page 117)
LEFT CHThis parameter is available when the AUTO CH SET below is set to “OFF.” This 
parameter determines which MIDI channel in the song data is assigned to the Left-
hand part of the Guide function and the Song Score function.
RIGHT CHThis parameter is available when the AUTO CH SET below is set to OFF. This 
parameter determines which MIDI channel in the song data is assigned to the 
Right-hand part of the Guide function and the Song Score function. 
AUTO CH SETWhen set to “ON,” this automatically sets the proper MIDI channels for the Right- 
and Left hand parts preprogramed in the commercially available song data. Nor-
mally, this should be set to “ON.” If this is set to “OFF,” the LEFT CH and RIGHT 
CH parameters above are available.
LYRICS LANGUAGEDetermines the language of the displayed lyrics.
AUTO
When the language is specified in the song data, the lyrics are displayed ac-
cordingly. When the language is not specified in the song data, the lyrics lan-
guage is regarded as INTERNATIONAL below.
JAPANESE
Handles the displayed lyrics as Japanese. 
INTERNATIONAL
Handles the displayed lyrics as a western language.
QUICK STARTOn some commercially available song data, certain settings related to the song 
(such as voice selection, volume, etc.) are recorded to the first measure, before the 
actual note data. When Quick Start is set to “ON,” the Tyros2 reads all initial non-
note data of the song at the highest possible speed, then automatically slows down 
to the appropriate tempo at the first note. This allows you to start playback as quick-
ly as possible, with a minimum pause for reading of data. 
						

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Playing Backing Parts with the performance assistant Technology
This feature makes it exceptionally easy to play the backing parts along with Song playback.
1Select a Song (page 43).
2Press the [P. A. T.] button to turn the feature on.
3Press the SONG CONTROL [PLAY/PAUSE] button to start playback.
4Play the keyboard.
The instrument automatically matches your performance on the keyboard to the Song 
playback and chords, no matter what keys you play. It even changes the sound according 
to the way you play. Try playing in the three different ways below.
5Press the SONG CONTROL [STOP] button to stop playback.
6Press the [P. A. T.] button again to turn the feature off.
•Before using performance assis-
tant technology
To use the performance assistant 
technology, the Song must contain 
chord data. If the Song contains this 
data, the current chord name will be 
displayed in the Main display during 
Song playback, letting you easily 
check whether the Song contains 
chord data or not.
NOTE
●Playing the left and right 
hand together (method 1).●Playing the left and right 
hand together (method 2).●Playing the left hand and 
right hand alternately.
Play three notes at the 
same time with your 
right hand.Play several notes one after 
the other with different fin-
gers of your right hand.Play three notes at the 
same time with your 
right hand.