FAQ

Overall
A click or pop is heard when the power is turned on or off. This is normal. Electrical current is being applied to the instrument.

Some Voices have a looping sound. This is normal and is a result of the instrument’s sampling system.

Some noise or vibrato is noticeable at higher pitches, depending

upon the Voice.

The overall volume is too low, or, no sound is heard. The master volume may be set too low. Set it to an appropriate level
with the [MASTER VOLUME] control.

All keyboard parts are set to off. Use the PART ON/OFF [RIGHT 1]/
[RIGHT 2]/[RIGHT 3]/[LEFT] button to turn it on.

The volume of individual parts may be set too low. Raise the volume
in the BALANCE display.
Make sure the desired channel is set to on in the CHANNEL display.

Headphones are connected, disabling the speaker output. Unplug

the headphones.

If volume control is assigned to the [ASSIGN] slider or foot controller,

set it to an appropriate level.

The [FADE IN/OUT] button is on, muting the sound. Press the [FADE
IN/OUT] button to turn the function off.

A plug is inserted in the LOOP SEND jacks. Unplug the LOOP SEND
jacks.
Connect the footswitch to the appropriate jack.

Check whether the external speaker is connected and the volume

control is adjusted properly.

The keyboard volume is lower than the Style/ Song playback The volume of the keyboard parts may be set too low. Raise the
volume. volume in the BALANCE display.

The [ASSIGN] slider may be set to a low level. (By default, keyboard
volume is assigned to the [ASSIGN] slider.) Set it to an appropriate
level.

The Main display does not appear even when turning the power on. This may occur if a USB storage device has been installed to the
instrument. Installation of some USB storage devices may result a
long interval between turning the power on and appearance of the
Main display. To avoid this, turn the power on after disconnecting the
device.

Some characters of the file/folder name are garbled. The language settings have been changed. Set the appropriate
language for the file/ folder name.

An existing file is not shown. • The file extension (.MID, etc.) may have been changed or deleted.
Manually rename the file, adding the appropriate extension, on a
computer.
• Data files with names of more than 50 characters cannot be
handled by the instrument. Rename the file, reducing the number of
characters to 50 or less.

The Premium Pack data cannot be purchased. Before purchasing the Premium Pack data, obtain the license key.

Voice
What is Super Articulation! Voice? The SA Voices provide greater playability and expressive control in
real time. For example, with the Saxophone Voice, if you play a C and
then a D in a legato manner, you will hear the note change
seamlessly, as though a saxophone player played it in a single
breath. Similarly with the Concert Guitar Voice, the D note would
sound as a “hammer on”, without the string being plucked again.
Depending on how you play, other effects such as shake or breath
noises (for the Trumpet Voice), or finger noises (for the Guitar Voice)
will be produced.

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What is Super Articulation 2! Voice? Mainly for wind instrument Voices, a special technology developed
by Yamaha, called AEM has been used. SA2! Sounds feature
detailed samples of special expressive techniques used on those
specific instruments to bend or slide into notes, to “slur” different
notes together, or to add expressive nuances at the end of a note,
etc. You can add these articulations by playing legato or staccato, or
by jumping in pitch by around an octave. For example, using the
Clarinet Voice, if you hold a C note and play the B♭ above, you’ll
hear a glissando up to the B♭. Some “note-off” effects are also
produced automatically when you hold a note for over a certain time.

Each SA2! Voice has its own default vibrato setting, so that when you
select an SA2! Voice, the appropriate vibrato is applied regardless of
the Modulation wheel position. The vibrato can be adjusted by
moving the Modulation wheel.
The Voice selected from the Voice Selection display does not Check whether or not the selected part is turned on.
sound.

A strange “flanging” or “doubling” sound occurs. The sound is The RIGHT 1 and RIGHT 2 parts are set to “ON,” and both parts are
slightly different each time the keys are played. set to play the same Voice. Turn off the RIGHT 2 part or change the
Voice of one of the parts.

The sound is slightly different each time the keys are played. If you are routing the MIDI OUT on the Tyros4 to a sequencer and
back to the MIDI IN, you may need to set Local Control setting to “off”
in the SYSTEM Page of the MIDI display.

Some Voices will jump an octave in pitch when played in the upper This is normal. Some voices have a pitch limit which, when reached,
or lower registers. causes this type of pitch shift.

Style
The Style does not start even when the [START/STOP] button is The Rhythm channel of the selected Style may not contain any data.
pressed. Turn the [ACMP] button on and play the left-hand section on the
keyboard to sound the accompaniment part of the Style.

Only the rhythm channel plays. • Make sure the Auto Accompaniment function is turned on; press
the [ACMP] button.
• You may be playing keys in the right hand range of the keyboard.
Make sure to play keys in the chord range of the keyboard.

Styles in a USB storage device cannot be selected. If the size of the Style data is large (about 120 KB or greater), the
Style cannot be selected because the data is too large to be ready
by the instrument.

Style does not change even when a different chord is played, or Play the performance on the left-hand section of the keyboard.
the chord is not recognized.

The vibrato effect applied when a Style is recorded sounds This may occur when you use a Style with certain SA2 Voices which
different when it is played back. have their own default vibrato value. Depending on the Modulation
wheel position, the default vibrato value may be recorded or the
modulation wheel value may be recorded, regardless of the actual
vibrato sound you have played. To remedy this: Before starting to
record the Style, operate the Modulation wheel once and change it to
the position of the amount of vibrato effect you want to record.

Song
Songs cannot be selected. If the size of the Song data is large (about 300 KB or greater), the
Song cannot be selected because the data is too large to be read by
the instrument.

Song playback does not start. The Song has been stopped at the end of the Song data. Return to
the beginning of the Song by pressing the SONG [STOP] button.

In the case a Song to which write-protect has been applied (“Prot. 2

Edit” is shown at the upper left of the Song name):
• The original file may not be in the same folder. It cannot be played
back unless the original file (showing “Prot.2 Orig” at the upper left
of the Song name) is in the same folder.
• The original file name may have been changed. Rename the file
with the original file name (so that “Prot.2 Orig” is shown at the
upper left of the Song name).
• The file icon may have been changed. Songs to which write-protect
has been applied cannot be played back when the file icon of the
original has been changed.

The measure number is different from that of the score in the Song This happens when playing back music data for which a specific,
Position display, shown by pressing the [REW]/[FF] buttons. fixed tempo is set.

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When playing back a Song, some channels do not play. Playback of these channels may be set to off.
• Turn playback on for those channels that are set to off on
CHANNEL ON/OFF (SONG).
• Change the SONG CHANNEL setting to “PLAY”.

The tempo, beat, measure and music notation is not displayed Some Song data for the instrument has been recorded with special
correctly. “free tempo” settings. For such Song data, the tempo, beat, measure
and music notation will not be displayed correctly.

The vibrato effect applied when a Song is recorded sounds This may occur when you use SA2 Voices which have their own
different when it is played back. default vibrato value. Depending on the Modulation wheel position,
the default vibrato value may be recorded or the modulation wheel
value may be recorded, regardless of the actual vibrato sound you
have played. To remedy this:
• Select a Voice AFTER you set the Modulation wheel to minimum
(down) position.
• If you want to cancel the vibrato effect, set the Modulation wheel to
minimum position AFTER Song recording starts.

Registration Memory
To save registrations on your Tyros 1. Make your registration set-ups in the Registration buttons
2. Select 'Registration bank' (Button J on the 'Main' Screen)
3. Tab to USER, HD1 or USB
4. Press 'Save'
5. Enter a name of your choice
6. Press OK

The Registration bank will now appear. To make a second bank

please repeat the operation from point 1, but enter a different name
at point 5 otherwise the first bank will be overwritten.

Audio Recorder/Player
To Delete all the Audio files on the Hard Drive 1. If you have an Audio file selected, please re-start you Tyros
2. Press the 'HDR Select' button
3. Choose 'Delete'
4. Select 'All'
5. Press 'OK'

All of the Audio files on your HDD will now be erased.

Audio files cannot be selected. The file format may not be compatible with the instrument. The
compatible formats are: MP3 and WAV. The DRM protected files
cannot be played back.

Recorded file is played back at a different volume compared to The audio playback volume has been changed. Setting the volume
when it was recorded. value to 90 plays back the file as the same volume when it was
recorded.

An audio song in the internal HDD cannot be copied or cut. The audio song file name (which contains the file path, internally) in
the internal HDD may be too long. Shorten the song name or copy/
paste the file to a higher folder level.

In the Audio Recorder/Player function, an error message appears The data on the hard disk drive is fragmented and cannot be used as
and audio cannot be recorded to the internal hard disk drive. is. Since there is no defragmentation function in the Audio Recorder/
Player, the drive can only be defragmented by formatting it. To do
this, first back up the data to a computer by using the USB storage
mode, then format the drive, and finally copy the data back to the
drive (using the USB storage mode again). Performing this copy/
restore operation effectively defragments the drive, allowing you to
use it again.

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Vocal Harmony
How to use Vocal Harmony 1. Connect a microphone to the Tyros4, then adjust the [MIC GAIN]
while singing into the microphone
2. From the Main display, adjust the balance of the microphone (MIC)
sound with the other sounds of the instrument (i.e.,Song, Style,
Voices, Audio Recorder/Player, Multi Pads, etc.)
3. Press the [VH TYPE SELECT] button to call up the Vocal Harmony
Type Selection display
4. Use the TAB buttons to select the VOCAL HARMONY tab
5. Use the [A]–[J] buttons to select the desired Vocal Harmony type
6. If necessary, press the [VOCAL HARMONY] button to turn the
function on

What is the feature of new Vocal Harmony? • New hardware includes a balanced combi XLR/Jack input, 1
additional DSP chip and a new preamp.
• The new intuitive GUI includes a new harmony voice mixer, revised
Mic Settings page and an active Mic Level meter in the Main
Display.
• Produces 3 harmony voices in addition to the lead voice (Tyros3
creates 2 harmony voices). VH2 can also change your lead voice
gender between Male and Female!
• New pitch recognition system and stability control assists to make a
perfect performance.
• Natural formant and EQ adjustment of the harmony signal results in
a much more natural harmony sound.

The MIC volume is too low, or, no sound is heard. • Please adjust the [MIC GAIN] controls so that the INPUT LEVEL
meter lights in green or yellow on the MIC SETTING display (called
up by pressing the [MIC SETTING] button). Make sure that the
meter does not light in orange or red, since this indicates that the
input level is too high.
• Check [MIC] volume in [MIXING CONSOL]. Set it to an appropriate
level with the [MASTER VOLUME] control.
What is the Synth Vocoder? It is a special effect that graft the characteristics of your voice onto
synthesizer and other sounds, for unusual machine-like or robotic
effects, as well as unique choir sounds, which you can control with
your own singing and playing. The algorithm is taken from MOTIF XF.

Music Finder
How to Back Up your Music Finder collection 1. Press the 'Music Finder' button
2. Choose 'Files'
3. Tab to USER, HD1 or USB
4. Press 'Save'
5. Enter a name of your choice to name your Music Finder
6. Press OK

A copy of the Music Finder currently being used will now be backed
up.

How install a different Music Finder collection 1. Press the 'Music Finder' button
2. Choose 'Files'
3. Tab to the location where your new Music Finder is located -
USER, HD1 or USB
4. Select the Music Finder file
5. Choose Replace or Append (Replace will delete the Music finder
currently being used in your Tyros, Append will combine the
existing Music Finder with this Music Finder File - Max 2500
Records)
6. Select 'Yes'
7. Select 'Yes' again and your Music Finder will be displayed

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One Touch Setting
How to use One Touch Setting 1. Select a Style
2. Press one of the ONE TOUCH SETTING [1]–[4] buttons
Not only does this instantly call up all the settings (Voices, effects,
etc.) that match the current Style, it also automatically turns on
ACMP and SYNC START, so that you can immediately start playing
the Style
3. As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the selected Style
starts. Each Style has four One Touch Setting setups. Press other
ONE TOUCH SETTING [1]–[4] button to try out other setups

Pedal
How to change a Pedal Function 1. Press the 'Direct Access' button
2. Press the pedal that you wish to change the function of
3. Use Buttons C & D to the left of the LCD to adjust the function
4. Press 'Direct Access' & 'Exit' to return to the Main Screen

Note
If you are using Registration shift, this may stop the pedal from using
this function.

The on/off setting of the footswitch connected to the ASSIGNABLE Turn the instrument’s power off, then turn on again without pressing
FOOT PEDAL jack is reversed. the footswitch.

Microphone
The microphone input signal cannot be recorded. The microphone input signal cannot be recorded by Song recording.
Use the Audio Recorder/Player function.

Harmony can be heard in addition to the microphone sound. Vocal Harmony is set to on. Turn Vocal Harmony off.

Terminal
Sound input to the AUX IN jacks is interrupted. The output volume of the external device connected to this
instrument is too low. Increase the output volume of the external
device. The volume level reproduced via this instrument can be
adjusted by using the [MASTER VOLUME] control.

When connecting the instrument to a computer, the computer An old USB-MIDI driver which is incompatible with the instrument has
freezes. been installed to the computer. Disconnect the instrument from the
computer and uninstall the old driver, then install the latest USB-MIDI
driver. The latest driver can be downloaded from “Support” corner.