Yamaha Audio EL-700, EL-500 User Manual

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PRECAUTIONS

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING

* Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference.

WARNING

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock,
short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or
modify them in any way. The instrument contains no user-serviceable parts.
If it should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and
have it inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel.

• Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it near water or in damp or wet
conditions, or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill
into any openings.

• If the power cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged, or if there is a sudden
loss of sound during use of the instrument, or if any unusual smells or
smoke should appear to be caused by it, immediately turn off the power

switch, disconnect the electric plug from the outlet, and have the instrument
inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel.

• Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument. The required
voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument.

• Before cleaning the instrument, always remove the electric plug from the
outlet. Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands.

• Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may
have accumulated on it.

CAUTION

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or damage to the
instrument or other property. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Do not place the power cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators,
and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy
objects on it, or place it in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over,
or roll anything over it.

• When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet, always
hold the plug itself and not the cord. Pulling by the cord can damage it.

• Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple­connector. Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause
overheating in the outlet.

• Remove the electric plug from the outlet when the instrument is not to be
used for extended periods of time, or during electrical storms.

• Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off
the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all
components, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the
volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the
volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening
level.

• Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations, or extreme
cold or heat (such as in direct sunlight, near a heater, or in a car during the
day) to prevent the possibility of panel disfiguration or damage to the internal
components.

• Do not use the instrument near other electrical products such as televisions,
radios, or speakers, since this might cause interference which can affect
proper operation of the other products.

• Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally
fall over.

• Before moving the instrument, remove all connected cables.

• When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry cloth. Do not use paint thinners,
solvents, cleaning fluids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths. Also, do
not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the instrument, since this might
discolor the panel or keyboard.

• Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do
not use excessive force on the buttons, switches or connectors.

• Take care that the key cover does not pinch your fingers, and do not insert a
finger or hand in the key cover gap.

• Never insert or drop paper or metallic or other objects between the slits of
the key cover and the keyboard. If this happens, immediately turn off the
power and remove the electric plug from the outlet and have the instrument
inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel.

• Do not place the instrument against a wall (allow at least 3 cm/one-inch
from the wall), since this can cause inadequate air circulation, and possibly
result in the instrument overheating.

• Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high or
uncomfortable volume level, since this can cause permanent hearing loss. If
you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, consult a physician.

■USING THE BENCH

• Do not play carelessly with or stand on the bench. Using it as a tool or step­ladder or for any other purpose might result in accident or injury.

• Only one person should sit on the bench at a time, in order to prevent the
possibility of accident or injury.

• If the bench screws become loose due to extensive long-term use, tighten
them periodically using the included tool.

■SAVING USER DATA

• Always save data to a floppy disk frequently, in order to help prevent the loss
of important data due to a malfunction or user operating error.

Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or
modifications to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed.

Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.

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Congratulations!

You are the proud owner of a fine electronic organ, Electone EL-700/500.

The Yamaha EL-700/500 Electone combines the most advanced AWM

tone generation technology with state-of-the-art digital electronics and

features to give you stunning sound quality with maximum musical enjoyment.

A large Liquid Crystal Display and sophisticated yet

easy-to-use interface also greatly

enhance the operability of this advanced instrument.

In order to make the most of the Electone and extensive performance potential,

we urge you to read the manual thoroughly while trying out

the various features described.

Keep the manual in a safe place for later reference.

Included Items

Registration Menu Disk

3.5" 2HD Floppy Disk
Owner’s Manual

Turning the Electone off erases all panel settings you have made. When the Electone is turned on, Basic
Registration 1 is automatically selected. If you have made panel settings you wish to keep, save them to
Registration Memory before turning the Electone off.

GM (General MIDI System Level 1) is an addition to the MIDI standard which ensures that any GM-compatible music data can be
accurately played by any GM-compatible tone generator, regardless of maker. The GM mark is affixed to all software and hardware
products that support the General MIDI standard.

XG is a new MIDI format created by Yamaha which significantly improves and expands upon the General MIDI standard by
providing a greater variety of high-quality voices plus considerably enhanced effect operation—while being fully compatible with
GM.

• The screen displays and illustrations as shown in this owner’s manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat different
from those on your instrument.

• Copying of the commercially available music sequence data is strictly prohibited except for your personal use.

• The company names and product names in this Owner’s Manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Table of Contents

EL-700 Panel Layout ...................................................... 6

EL-500 Panel Layout ...................................................... 8

LCD Display/Display Select .......................................... 10

Main Features .............................................. 11

6 Registration Memory ................................ 77

1 Storing Registrations ............................................... 77

2 Selecting Registrations ............................................. 78

3 Saving the Registration Data to Disk ....................... 78

4 Registration Shift ..................................................... 79

Quick Introductory Guide

1

Voice Sections

2

1 Quick Introductory Guide ........................ 12

1 Getting Started ........................................................ 12

2 Basic Registrations ................................................... 13

3 Registration Menu Disk ........................................... 14

4 Basic Operation ....................................................... 19

5 Using the LCD Display ............................................ 20

6 Voice List ................................................................. 24

2 Voice Sections.......................................... 26

1 Selecting Voices from the Panel ............................... 26

2 Selecting Voices from the Dotted Buttons ............... 29

3 Voice Menus ............................................................ 31

3 Flute Voices (Organ Sounds) - EL-700 only...... 37

1 Creating Flute Voices ..............................................37

2 Save to User Flute Voice .......................................... 39

3 Using Preset and User Voices .................................. 40

4 Voice Controls and Effects ........................ 41

1 Selecting from Voice Condition Pages ..................... 42

[PAGE 1] .................................................................42

1) Touch Tone ....................................................... 42

2) Feet ................................................................... 43

3) Pan .................................................................... 43

4) Reverb ............................................................... 43

5) Volume.............................................................. 43

[PAGE 2] .................................................................43

1) Effect (On/Off) .................................................. 43

2) Brilliance ........................................................... 44

[PAGE 3] .................................................................44

1) Vibrato .............................................................. 44

2) Touch Vibrato ................................................... 45

3) Slide (Lead Voices Only) ...................................45

4) Tune (Lead Voices Only) .................................. 45

2 Selecting from Effect Set Pages ................................45

1) Tremolo/Chorus ................................................ 46

2) Symphonic/Celeste ............................................46

3) Delay ................................................................. 46

4) Flanger .............................................................. 47

5) Distortion ..........................................................48

3 Selecting from the Panel .......................................... 49

1) Reverb ............................................................... 49

2) Sustain............................................................... 52

3) Tremolo/Chorus ................................................ 53

5 Rhythm and Accompaniment ................... 56

1 Selecting Rhythms from the Panel ........................... 56

2 Rhythm Condition Pages ......................................... 59

3 Dotted Buttons and User Rhythms ..........................61

4 Rhythm Menus ........................................................ 63

5 Automatic Accompaniment-

Auto Bass Chord (A.B.C.) ........................................65

6 Accompaniment Controls ........................................ 67

7 Preset/User Keyboard Percussion ............................ 68

8 Melody On Chord (M.O.C.) .................................... 76

7 Music Disk Recorder ................................ 84

1 Precautions .............................................................. 84

2 Formatting a Disk .................................................... 86

3 Recording — Punch In Recording ........................... 87

4 Recording Registrations (and Bulk Data) ................ 93

5

Recalling Recorded Registrations (and Bulk Data) ..........

6 Replacing Registrations ........................................... 94

7 Playback — About XG Songs .................................. 95

8 Other Functions ......................................................99

8 Voice Edit............................................... 107

1 Editing a Voice ......................................................107

2 Saving Your New Voice .........................................112

3 Quitting Voice Edit ................................................ 114

4 Recalling an Edited Voice ...................................... 114

5 Selecting Voices from a Voice Disk (Optional) ...... 115

6 Voice Editing Basics .............................................. 116

9 Rhythm Pattern Program and

Rhythm Sequence Program .................... 122

Outline of the Rhythm Programming Operation ........ 122

1 Rhythm Pattern Program ....................................... 123

1) Entering Rhythm Pattern Program .................. 123

2) Percussion Sounds Used for

Rhythm Pattern Program .................................125

3) Step Write and Real Time Write...................... 127

4)

Selecting Step Write or Real Time Write Operation .......

5) Setting the Beat/Quantize Values .....................127

6)

Entering Percussion Sounds to a Rhythm Pattern ........

7) Editing with Step Write ................................... 129

8) Editing with Real Time Write.......................... 133

9) Selecting Accompaniment Patterns —

Lower Rhythmic .............................................. 134

10) Saving Rhythm Patterns .................................. 137

11) Quitting the Rhythm Pattern Program ............ 138

12) Recalling User Rhythm Patterns ...................... 139

13)

Selecting Rhythm from a Pattern Disk (Optional) .......

2 Rhythm Sequence Program ................................... 141

1) Selecting a Sequence........................................ 141

2) Programming a Sequence ................................ 142

3) Quitting Rhythm Sequence Program ...............145

4) Playing Rhythm Sequences.............................. 145

5) Playing All Sequences in Order ....................... 146

10

Footswitches, Knee Lever and

Expression Pedals ................................... 148

1 Footswitch ............................................................. 148

2 Knee Lever ............................................................. 150

3 Expression Pedals .................................................. 152

11

Transpose and Pitch Controls ................. 154

12

MIDI ...................................................... 155

13

Accessory Jacks and Controls ................. 157

14

Appendix ............................................... 158

MIDI .......................................................................... 158

MIDI Data Format ...................................................... 164

MIDI Implementation Chart ...................................... 175

Troubleshooting ......................................................... 177

Specifications .............................................................180

Index ..........................................................................182

127

128

140

Flute Voices
(Organ Sounds)

3

- EL-700 only

94

Voice Controls
and Effects

4

Rhythm and

5

Accompaniment

Registration Memory

6

Music Disk Recorder

7

Voice Edit

8

Rhythm Pattern
Program and
Rhythm Sequence

9

Program

Footswitches, Knee Lever

and Expression Pedals10

Transpose and

11

12

13

14

Pitch Controls

MIDI

Accessory Jacks
and Controls

Appendix

Downloaded from:

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EL-700/500 Panel Layout

EL-700 Panel Layout

Monitor Speaker

REVERB

(page 49)

SUSTAIN

(page 52)

Rhythm Section

(page 56)

KEYBOARD

PERCUSSION

LOWER

1

PEDAL

2

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 1, 2

REVERB

MAX

MIN

SUSTAIN

UPPER

(KNEE)

LOWER

(KNEE)

SEQ.1SEQ.

SEQ.3SEQ.

(page 26)

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

PEDAL

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR COSMIC TUTTI

RHYTHM

MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW

2

USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B

TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT

4

USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C D

TEMPO

NET

NET

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1, 2

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1

CHORUS HARMO-

SAXO-

NICA

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

PHONE

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 1

BAR/BEAT

TEMPO

SAXO­PHONE

VIBRA­PHONE

HORN

CHORUS

MAX

1

ROCK

2

MIN

1

2

1

2

BRILLIANCE

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

BRILLIANCE

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

BASIC

REGIST.

(page 26)

VOLUME

MAX

STRINGS BRASS SAXO-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

MIN

VOLUME

MAX

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

MIN

1

2

3

4

5

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 2

CHORUS HARMO-

CLARI-

PHONE

NET

COSMIC TUTTI

PHONE

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 2

SAXO-

CHORUS

NET

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

PHONE

BRILLIANCE

VOLUME

BRILLIANT

MAX

1

NICA

2

MELLOW

MIN

VOLUME

BRILLIANCE

BRILLIANT

HORN

MAX

1

2

MELLOW

MIN

INTRO.

ENDING

KEYBOARD PERCUSSION

(page 68)

SYNCHRO

START

START

FILL IN

M./TO DISK Button

M.

/TO DISK

(page 77)

BASIC REGIST.

(page 13)

13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4

Registration Memory Buttons

(page 77)

6

LCD Display

(page 20)

DISPLAY SELECT

(page 10)

LEAD VOICE

(page 26)

MASTER VOLUME

(page 13)

PAGE

CONTRAST

MASTER VOLUME

BRILLIANCE

PEDAL VOICE 2

ELEC.
BASS

TUBAORGAN

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

VOLUME

BRILLIANT

MAX

1

TO

LOWER

MELLOW

MIN

RECORD PLAY

FROM SONG DEL.

TO

SONG COPY

TEMPO–+

FORMAT

POWER

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

PETTOLOWER

ELEC.
BASS

TUBAORGAN

LOWER

1

1

TO

BRILLIANCE VOLUME

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

VOLUME

BRILLIANCE

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

MAX

MIN

MAX

CONTRA

BASS

BASS

MIN

A. B. C.

EFFECT

VOICE

M. O. C.

SET

DISPLAY

FOOT

REGIST.

EXP.

SW.

SHIFT

PITCH/MIDI

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

VOICE

PATTERNSEQUENCE

EDIT

TREMOLO

L. FLUTE

U. FLUTE

(FAST)

VOICE

VOICE

HOLDCOARSE

DISPLAY SELECTDATA CONTROL

LEAD VOICE

VIOLIN FLUTE

OBOE TRUM-

PEDAL VOICE 1

CONTRA

BASS

BASS

Monitor Speaker

PEDAL VOICE 1, 2
(page 26)

POWER
(page 12)

MUSIC DISK
RECORDER
(page 84)

5 6 7 8 9 D.10 11 12

D. (Disable) Button

Floppy Disk Slot

LED (Lamp in-use) Eject Button

(page 77)

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EL-500 Panel Layout

R

Monitor Speaker

REVERB

(page 49)

SUSTAIN
(page 52)

Rhythm Section

(page 56)

KEYBOARD

PERCUSSION

LOWER

1

PEDAL

2

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 1, 2

REVERB

SEQ.1SEQ.

2

SEQ.3SEQ.

4

TEMPO

(page 26)

MAX

MIN

SUSTAIN

UPPER

(KNEE)

LOWER

PEDAL

(KNEE)

RHYTHM

MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW

USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B

TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT

USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C D

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1, 2

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR COSMIC TUTTI

ROCK

BAR/BEAT

TEMPO

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1

SAXO-

NET

PHONE

PHONE

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 1

SAXO-

NET

PHONE

VIBRA­PHONE

MAX

1

2

MIN

CHORUS HARMO-

COSMIC TUTTI

CHORUS

BASIC

REGIST.

1

2

3

4

5

(page 26)

UPPER KEYBOARD

MAX

1

NICA

2

MIN

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 2

MAX

HORN

1

2

MIN

VOICE 2

MAX

1

2

MIN

MAX

1

2

MIN

DATA CONT

INTRO.

ENDING

KEYBOARD PERCUSSION

(page 68)

SYNCHRO

START

START

FILL IN

M./TO DISK Button

M.

/TO DISK

(page 77)

BASIC REGIST.

(page 13)

1 2 3 4

Registration Memory Buttons

(page 77)

8

LCD Display

(page 20)

DISPLAY SELECT

(page 10)

LEAD VOICE

(page 26)

MASTER VOLUME

(page 13)

A. B. C.

EFFECT

VOICE

M. O. C.

SET

PAGE

CONTRAST

OL

DISPLAY

FOOT

REGIST.

PITCH/MIDI

SW.

SHIFT

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

VOICE

PATTERNSEQUENCE

EDIT

TREMOLO

HOLDCOARSE

(FAST)

DISPLAY SELECT

VIOLIN FLUTE

OBOE TRUM-

CONTRA

BASS

BASS

LEAD VOICE

PETTOLOWER

PEDAL VOICE 1

ELEC.
BASS

TUBAORGAN

LOWER

MAX

1

MIN

PEDAL VOICE 2

MAX

1

TO

1

TO

LOWER

MIN

MASTER VOLUME

MAX

MIN

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

FROM SONG DEL.

REPEAT

SONG COPY

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

TO

TEMPO–+

FORMAT

POWER

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

Monitor Speaker

PEDAL VOICE 1, 2
(page 26)

POWER
(page 12)

MUSIC DISK
RECORDER
(page 84)

5 6 7 8 D.

D. (Disable) Button

Floppy Disk Slot

LED (Lamp in-use) Eject Button

(page 77)

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LCD Display/Display Select

EL-700

EL-500

LCD Display (page 20)

DATA CONTROL Buttons (page 21)

LCD Display (page 20)

DATA CONTROL Buttons (page 21)

VOICE

DISPLAY

PAGE

FOOT

SW.

CONTRAST

VOICE

EDIT

U. FLUTE

VOICE

HOLDCOARSE

DISPLAY SELECTDATA CONTROL

HOLD Button (page 23)

COARSE Button (page 23)

Contrast Dial (page 23)

VOICE

DISPLAY

PAGE

FOOT

SW.

CONTRAST

VOICE

EDIT

HOLDCOARSE

DISPLAY SELECTDATA CONTROL

HOLD Button (page 23)

COARSE Button (page 23)

Contrast Dial (page 23)

A. B. C.

EFFECT

M. O. C.

SET

REGIST.

EXP.

SHIFT

PITCH/MIDI

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

PATTERN SEQUENCE

TREMOLO

L. FLUTE

(FAST)

VOICE

A. B. C.

EFFECT

M. O. C.

SET

REGIST.

SHIFT

PITCH/MIDI

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

PATTERN SEQUENCE

TREMOLO

(FAST)

Page Buttons (page 21)
VOICE DISPLAY Button (page 28)

EFFECT SET Button (page 45)
A. B. C. /M. O. C. Button (page 66)
FOOT SW. Button (page 148)
REGIST SHIFT Button (page 79)
EXP./PITCH/MIDI Button (page 152)
VOICE EDIT Button (page 107)
RHYTHM PATTERN PROGRAM Button (page 123)
RHYTHM SEQUENCE Button (page 141)

TREMOLO (FAST) Button (page 55)
L. FLUTE VOICE Button (EL-700 only) (page 37)
U. FLUTE VOICE Button (EL-700 only) (page 37)

Page Buttons (page 21)
VOICE DISPLAY Button (page 28)

EFFECT SET Button (page 45)
A. B. C. /M. O. C. Button (page 66)
FOOT SW. Button (page 148)
REGIST SHIFT Button (page 79)
PITCH/MIDI Button (page 152)
VOICE EDIT Button (page 107)
RHYTHM PATTERN PROGRAM Button (page 123)
RHYTHM SEQUENCE Button (page 141)

TREMOLO (FAST) Button (page 55)

Others

Monitor Speakers

Jacks (page 157)

Speaker Unit

EL-700

Keyboard Cover/Music Stand

Front Panel (page 6~9)

Upper Keyboard

Lower Keyboard

MIDI Jacks (page 157)
Knee Lever (page 150)

Right-Footswitch (page 79)
Left-Footswitch (page 148)

Expression Pedal (page 13)
Second Expression Pedal

(EL-700 only) (page152)

Pedalboard

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Main Features

Your Yamaha Electone is packed with many sophisticated functions. Yet is amazingly easy
to use. The main features are briefly described here so that you can quickly understand the
capabilities of your Electone.
Included among the main features are:

1 Astoundingly True-to-life Sounds

The new AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) and FM (Frequency Modulation) tone generation
technologies combined with authentic touch response make this Electone a truly expressive
musical instrument.
You can enjoy playing a total of 173 AWM/FM voices using the touch response function.
(page 26)

2 Limitless Variety of Organ Sounds (EL-700 only)

The Electone also has separate voice sections that feature classic organ sounds-from jazz and pop
to church and theater-and lets you easily create your own organ sounds by adjusting the volumes
of the various flute footages. (page 37)

3 Original Voice Creation

The Electone also provides easy-to-use voice editing tools for manipulating the sophisticated
AWM and FM tone generation technologies, allowing you to create your own original Electone
voices. (page 107)

4 Dynamic and Programmable Rhythm Patterns

The Rhythm section of the Electone features authentic drum and percussion sounds, used by
expert rhythm programmers in creating a total of 66 rhythm patterns, ranging across all styles of
music. (page 56)
Along with the Keyboard Percussion function (page 68), which lets you play 120 different
percussion sounds from the keyboard, the Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence
Program functions let you record your own rhythm patterns and connect them to make songs.
(page 122)

5 Wide Variety of Effects

Electone voices can also be enhanced with a full range of high-quality digital effects, ranging from
Tremolo and Reverb to Flanger, Delay and Distortion. Pan and Reverb can be applied to each
voice and each percussion sound independently. (page 41)

6 Versatile Functions of the Music Disk Recorder

The Electone also features a Music Disk Recorder (MDR) for recording your registrations and
performances to a floppy disk. In addition, the MDR allows you to copy a song from a disk to
another, duplicate a disk, and play and save commercially available XG song data. (page 84)

7 Large LCD for Systematic, Intuitive Operation

The large (320 x 80 full dot) LCD display provides comprehensive and easy-to-understand
control over virtually all of the operations of the Electone.

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1 Quick Introductory Guide

Whether you are an advanced Electone performer or have never touched an electronic keyboard in your
life, we recommend that you take the time to go through this basic section. It shows you in the simplest
possible manner how to start playing your Electone. The basic operations and functions that you learn in
this section will also be important when you later use the Electone’s more advanced features.

Getting Started

1

Plug the power cord in to an appropriate electrical outlet.

Only use the voltage specified as correct
for the Electone. The required voltage is
printed on the name plate of the
Electone.
Yamaha products are manufactured
specifically for the supply voltage in the
area where they are to be sold. If you
should move, or if any doubt exists
about the supply voltage, please consult
with a qualified technician.

1

Turn on the Electone by pressing the POWER switch.

2

POWER

When you turn on the Electone, the following displays will appear
one after the other on the LCD display:

This last display shows the currently assigned voice settings for each
voice section, as well as the overall balance between the Upper and
Lower voices.

When the Electone is turned on, Basic Registration 1 is automatically
selected.

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3

4

Set the MASTER VOLUME control.
The MASTER VOLUME control is an overall control which affects
the volume of the entire instrument.

MASTER VOLUME

Press the Expression pedal down with your foot.
Once you have set the MASTER VOLUME control to a suitable level,
you can use the Expression pedal to change the volume with your
foot as you play.

1

Quick Introductory Guide

Louder Softer

Basic Registrations

2

The Basic Registration section has five factory preset registrations, each
with a different set of voices for the Upper/Lower keyboards and
Pedalboard and each specially suited for playing in a different music
style.

To select Basic Registrations:

When you turn the power on, the Electone automatically selects Basic
Registration 1. Press the BASIC REGIST. buttons to select each Basic
Registration.
The chart below lists the voices that have been set for the Upper/Lower
keyboards and Pedalboard in each of the five Basic Registrations.

Upper Keyboard

Voice 1

Lower Keyboard

Voice 1

Pedal V oice 1

Basic

Registration 1

Strings 1

Strings 1

Contra Bass1

Basic

Registration 2

Brass 1

Horn1

Tuba

Basic

Registration 3

Flute 1

Piano 1

Contra Bass 1

Basic

Registration 4

Cosmic 1

Cosmic 2

Cosmic 2

Basic

Registration 5

Synth. Brass 1

Cosmic 3

Synth. Bass 1

BASIC

REGIST.

1

2

3

4

5

Turning the Electone off erases all panel
settings you have made. When the
Electone is turned on, Basic Registration
1 is automatically selected.

If you have made panel settings you wish to keep, save them to
Registration Memory (page 77) before turning the Electone off. You can,
however, restore the panel settings that were made before the Electone
was last turned off. See page 83 for more information.

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1

PAGE

Quick Introductory Guide

NOTE:

See page 84 for more information on the
Music Disk Recorder.

NOTE:

See page 16 for the complete list of the
Registration Menus.

NOTE:

While you are in the Voice Edit mode or
Rhythm Pattern/Sequence Program
mode, the Registration Menus cannot be
displayed on the LCD.

3 Registration Menu Disk

The Electone includes convenient Registrations that let you completely
and instantly change the voices and other settings for all of the
keyboards, even as you play. Each registration is pre-programmed to be
used for a specific music style or instrumental combination.
Included with your Electone is a Registration Menu Disk. The disk is
packed with 80 different types of registrations, including voice and
rhythm selections. Each registration is pre-programmed to be used for a
specific music style or instrumental combination.

To select registrations from the Registration Menu Disk:

Put the included Registration Menu Disk (with the label of the disk

1

facing upward and the sliding shutter facing forward) into the Disk
slot, located just under the Music Disk Recorder at the right side of
the Electone.
Once you’ve securely inserted the disk into the slot, the LCD Display
on the panel will automatically change to show the available
Registration Menus.
There are dozens of registrations on a disk, but up to 16 can only be
shown in the LCD Display at a time.
The page numbers 1 through 5 shown at the top right corner of the
LCD indicate this Registration Menu Disk contains five pages.

2

Press the Page button to select the various menu “pages” of
registrations available on the disk.

When the page numbers are displayed at the top right corner,
you can select the pages by pressing the Page buttons, [F]
to select next page and [E] to select previous page.

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3

Select one of the registrations shown on the LCD by pressing the
appropriate Data Control button.

Up to 16 registration selections are shown on the LCD, and the 16
Data Control buttons correspond to those selections.

The Data Control buttons are used to select voices, rhythms and
various functions. They are also used to raise or lower volumes and
levels, as well as move the cursor up and down, right and left.

1

Quick Introductory Guide

NOTE:

Inadvertently pressing another button on
the panel may change the content of the
LCD during the Registration Menu
operation. In this case press PLAY
button on the Music Disk Recorder
section, to retrieve the Registration
Menu display.

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1

Quick Introductory Guide

Registration Menu List

Page 1: Symphonic Or chestra

LCD (Name) Content

Maestoso

1

GrandOrch.

2

Full St.

3

Str. Ens.

4

LowSt&Harp

5

Pizz.Ens.

6

ClassicEns

7

WoodsQuart

8

Flute&Harp

9

Fanfare

10

BrassEns.

11

PfClimax

12

Symphonic Orchestra 1
Symphonic Orchestra 2
String Ensemble 1
String Ensemble 2
Strings & Harp
Pizz. Strings
Classical Orchestra
Wood Ensemble
Flute & Harp
Brass Ensemble 1
Brass Ensemble 2
Piano Concerto

Baroque

13

Vl.Rococo

14

Str. Quart

15

ChoirTutti

16

Baroque 1
Baroque 2
String Quartet
Orchestra w/choir

Page 2: Twilight Illumination ~ Jazz Time

LCD (Name) Content

Sax. Full

1

Full Brass

2

Mute Ens.

3

SolidTutti

4

Moon Light

5

Trb. Ens.

6

Quartet

7

Cocktail

8

BeBop

9

Afro'Jazz

10

Big Band Orchestra 1
Big Band Orchestra 2
Big Band Orchestra 3
Big Band Orchestra 4
Big Band Orchestra 5
Big Band Orchestra 6
Quartet
Quintet
Be Bop
Afro Cuban

Jazz Vl.

11

SwingWaltz

12

Fast Combo

13

Dixie

14

RadioDays

15

Charleston

16

Jazz Violin
Jazz Waltz
Combo Jazz
Dixieland Jazz
Ragtime
Charleston

16

Page 3: Latin

LCD (Name) Content

SambaBrass

1

SambaLight

2

BossaCombo

3

BossaStr.

4

MamboSlow

5

MamboFast

6

Rhumba

7

Beguine

8

Cha - Cha

9

Salsa

10

TangoArgen

11

TangoConti

12

1

Quick Introductory Guide

Samba 1
Samba 2
Bossanova 1
Bossanova 2
Mambo 1
Mambo 2
Rhumba
Beguine
Cha - Cha
Salsa
Tango 1
Tango 2

Mexican

13

Viva!Bamba

14

Jamaican16

15

Jamaican12

16

Mexican 1
Mexican 2
Caribbean 1
Caribbean 2

Page 4: Dance & Fusion

LCD (Name) Content

Disco

1

DancePop

2

Euro Beat

3

WorldCup

4

Funk

5

DanceClass

6

R&R

7

Twist

8

Bounce

9

BritePiano

10

70's Disco
80's Dance
Euro Beat
Latin Beat
Funk
Dance Classic
Oldies 1
Oldies 2
16 Beat Shuffle
16 Beat 1

Sax.&Synth

11

JazzFusion

12

OceanGtr.

13

16Bt.Pf

14

16Bt.Balad

15

16Bt.Latin

16

16 Beat 2
Jazz Fusion
West coast 1
West coast 2
16 Beat Ballad
16 Beat Latin

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1

Quick Introductory Guide

Page 5: Black & White ~ Organ Sounds

LCD (Name) Content

Straight

1

Cluster

2

Dry Combi

3

Fat &Rich

4

Moody

5

Full Balad

6

LightCombi

7

OrganCla.

8

WhiteShade

9

Pale Great

10

MetalCombi

11

Blues

12

Flute Combi. 1
Flute Combi. 2
Flute Combi. 3
Flute Combi. 4
Jazz Ballad 1
Jazz Ballad 2
Organ Bossa 1
Organ Bossa 2
8 Beat Ballad 1
8 Beat Ballad 2
Rock Organ 1
Rock Organ 2

Cathedral

13

Chapel

14

Carousel

15

Stadium

16

Cathedral
Chapel
Carousel
Stadium

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1

Basic Operation

4

Voice Edit

(User Voice)

* The Controls and Effects may be

applied differently depending on
the selected type of Controls
and Effects. See page 41 f or
more information.

Registration Set-up

Select the keyboard

to play

Select the voice

(Voice Menu)

Finely adjust the voice

(Voice Condition)

Add effects

(Effect Set)

Add reverb

Select the rhythm

(Rhythm Menu)

Finely adjust the rhythm

(Rhythm Condition)

Quick Introductory Guide

Rhythm Program

(User Rhythm

/Rhythm Sequence)

Adjust the total volume

(Master Volume)

Playing Electone

Expression Pedal

Setting Registration

Shift/Footswitch

/Knee Lever

Recording the performance

Playing back

Loading the

registration data

Music Disk Recorder

Saving the
registration data

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1

Quick Introductory Guide

Using the LCD Display

5

This section introduces you the convenient control functions of the LCD
display. The LCD display lets you see at a glance the current settings
and provides easy-to-understand graphic representation of all
parameters.

Selecting a voice/rhythm

Press the panel voice/rhythm button which you want to use (For

1

example, press the STRINGS button in the Upper Keyboard Voice 1
section).

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

EL-700

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

PHONE

CHORUS HARMO-

COSMIC TUTTI

NICA

BRILLIANCE

1

2

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

The following display will appear, showing all the available voices/
rhythms in the category (Strings Category in this case).

2

Press the Data Control button corresponding to the voice you want
to play (Strings 3 in this case).

The selected voice/rhythm will be shown in the reversed box.

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Using Data Control Buttons

1

Quick Introductory Guide

1

4

The Data Control buttons are used to select 1 a voice/rhythm or
function shown on the display.
Press the STRINGS button in the Upper Keyboard Voice 1 section
once again.
This LCD changes to show some of the other ways in which the Data
Control buttons are used to control Electone functions.
Each pair of buttons corresponding to the section of the display
directly above it increases/decreases 2 the value or chooses 3 a
setting/function. When you are setting the Pan position, each of them
moves the cursor 4 to the right/left.

Using Page Buttons

These buttons are used to select (when available) the various “pages”
of the display, the names of which appear at the top right of the LCD.
Use Page [F] to select the next page, and Page [E] to select the
previous page.

232

PAGE

5

21

1

Quick Introductory Guide

The Summary of the LCD Operation

1. To call up the LCD display

1) Pressing Panel Buttons

● Selecting voices or setting up the Voice Condition

● Selecting rhythms or setting up the Rhythm

Condition

● Setting the Reverb effect

● Setting the Sustain

● Setting the User Keyboard Percussion

● Displaying Voice Display (Manual Balance)

● Setting effects

● Setting A.B.C./M.O.C.

● Setting the Left-Footswitch

● Setting Registration Shift (Right-Footswitch)

● Setting the 2nd Expression Pedal (EL-700 only)

● Setting Pitch and Transpose

● Setting MIDI

● Entering Voice Edit

● Entering Rhythm Pattern Program

● Entering Rhythm Sequence Program

●

● Selecting and setting Tremolo/Chorus

LCD display

2) Pressing a Display Select button

Selecting Flute voices or setting Flute Voices (EL-700 only)

2. To Select Pages

Selecting the page you want to

use with the Page buttons

3. To Actually Change the Settings

Using the Data Control buttons to:

● Select voices/rhythms/effects

● Turn on/off the Accompaniment and A.B.C. Memory

● Adjust Touch Tone and Reverb depth

● Edit the rhythm pattern/sequence

● Move the pan position and cursor position

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LCD Display

Page Buttons

PAGE

Display Select

Buttons

A. B. C.

EFFECT

VOICE

DISPLAY

FOOT

SW.

SET

REGIST.

SHIFT

M. O. C.

EXP.

PITCH/MIDI

1

Quick Introductory Guide

EL-700

Data Control Buttons

Coarse Button

CONTRAST

HOLDCOARSE

Hold Button

VOICE

PATTERN SEQUENCE

EDIT

L. FLUTE

U. FLUTE

VOICE

VOICE

DISPLAY SELECTDATA CONTROL

Contrast Dial

Hold

This button allows you to keep the LCD display at the current function.
Normally, if the buttons of other functions are pressed, the LCD will
switch to those functions. To keep this from happening, press the Hold
button; the button’s LED will remain lit as long as Hold is in effect. Press
the button again to cancel Hold.

HOLD

Coarse Button

This button allows you to make quick “jumps” when changing values (of
the parameters with bar indications). While holding the Coarse button
down, press the Data Control button corresponding to the value you wish
to change; the values will change rapidly toward the maximum or
minimum.

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

TREMOLO

(FAST)

COARSE

Contrast Dial

The Contrast Dial at the right side of the LCD display can be used for
adjusting the relative sharpness of the characters displayed on the LCD.

CONTRAST

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1

Quick Introductory Guide

Voice List

6

A variety of voices can be divided into the following categories.

ORCHESTRAL

Strings 1

Brass 1

Clarinet 1

Saxophone 1

Chorus 1

Organ 1

Piano 1

Guitar 1

Vibraphone

Cosmic 1

Cosmic 2

Cosmic 3

Cosmic 4~9
Tutti 1

Harmonica 1
Horn 1

Strings 2

Tremolo Strings
Pizzicato Strings

Brass 2
Brass 3

Synth Brass 1
Clarinet 2

Bass Clarinet 1
Synth Clarinet 1

Saxophone 2
Sax Ensemble 1
Soprano Sax

Chorus 2
Vocal
Chorus 5

Organ 2
Organ 3
Theatre Organ 1
Pop Organ 1
Jazz Organ 1

Accordion

Piano 2
Honky Tonk Piano
Electric Piano 1
Harpsichord
Clavichord

Guitar 2
12Str. Guitar
Electric Guitar 1

Mandolin
Banjo
Harp

Glockenspiel
Marimba
Chime
Synth Chime
Steel Drum

Cosmic 11
Cosmic 13

Cosmic 12
Cosmic 14

Cosmic 10
Cosmic 15
Cosmic 16

Tutti 2
Tutti 3
Tutti 4

Harmonica 2
Horn 2

Horn 3
Horn 4
Muted Horn

Strings 3
Strings 5
Strings 7
Synth Strings 1

Brass 4
Brass 5
Synth Brass 2

Synth Clarinet 2

Sax Ensemble 2
Synth Sax

Chorus 3

Theatre Organ 2
Pop Organ 2
Jazz Organ 2
Jazz Organ 3
Jazz Organ 4
Organ 4
Bandoneon

Electric Piano 2
Electric Piano 3
Clavi.

Guitar 3
Electric Guitar 2

Steel Guitar
Distorted Guitar
Muted Guitar
Taisho-koto
Shamisen
Koto

Celesta
Xylophone

Tutti 7
Tutti 5

Tutti 6

Strings 4
Strings 6

Synth Strings 2
Synth Strings 3

Synth Brass 3

Synth Lead 1
Synth Lead 2
Synth Lead 3
Synth Lead 4
Synth Lead 5

Chorus 4

Sitar

Music Box

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LEAD

1

Quick Introductory Guide

BASS

Violin 1

Flute 1

Oboe 1

Trumpet 1

Contrabass 1

Electric Bass 1

Organ Bass 1

Tuba

Violin 2
Violin 4
Violin 5
Pizzicato Violin
Cello
Kokyu

Flute 2
Recorder
Whistle

Oboe 2
English Horn
Bassoon 1

Trumpet 2
Trumpet 3
Muted Trumpet
Trombone 1

Contrabass 2
Contrabass 3
Pizzicato Bass

Electric Bass 2
Electric Bass 3
Electric Bass 4
Synth Bass 1

Organ Bass 2
Organ Bass 3

Timpani

Violin 3

Shakuhachi
Pan Flute
Piccolo

Bassoon 2
Trumpet 4

Flugelhorn
Trumpet 5
Trombone 2
Muted Trombone

Upright Bass

Synth Bass 2
Organ Bass 4

Timpani Roll

Ocarina
Yokobue

Trumpet 6
Euphonium

Synth Bass 3

The Preset Voices for Upper/Lower Flute Voices (EL-700 only)

Jazz Organ 1

Pop Organ 1

Jazz Organ 2

Pop Organ 2

Jazz Organ 3

Pop Organ 3

Jazz Organ 4

Pop Organ 4

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2 Voice Sections

The EL-700/500 features 173 different high quality AWM/FM voices Each of the AWM/FM voices can be
used on the Upper keyboard, Lower keyboard and Pedalboard.
There are three voice sections for the Upper keyboard, two voice sections for the Lower keyboard and

2

Voice Sections

Pedalboard. Each voice section can, of course, have its own Voice Condition page(s), which allow you to
finely set up voice and volume settings.

EL-700

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR COSMIC TUTTI

EL-500

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR COSMIC TUTTI

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1

CHORUS HARMO-

SAXO-

NET

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

PHONE

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 1

SAXO-

CHORUS

NET

PHONE

VIBRA­PHONE

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1

CHORUS HARMO-

SAXO-

NET

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

PHONE

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 1

SAXO-

CHORUS

NET

PHONE

VIBRA­PHONE

BRILLIANCE

VOLUME

BRILLIANT

MAX

MELLOW

BRILLIANCE

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

VOLUME

STRINGS BRASS SAXO-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

MIN

MAX

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

MIN

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 2

1

2

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 2

1

2

1

NICA

2

HORN

1

2

1

NICA

2

HORN

1

2

CLARI-

NET

NET

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 2

CHORUS HARMO-

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

PHONE

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 2

SAXO-

CHORUS

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

PHONE

BRILLIANCE

VOLUME

BRILLIANT

MAX

1

NICA

2

MELLOW

MIN

BRILLIANCE

VOLUME

BRILLIANT

HORN

MAX

1

2

MELLOW

MIN

LEAD VOICE

VIOLIN FLUTE

OBOE TRUM-

PEDAL VOICE 1

CONTRA

BASS

BASS

LEAD VOICE

VIOLIN FLUTE

OBOE TRUM-

PEDAL VOICE 1

CONTRA

BASS

BASS

PETTOLOWER

ELEC.
BASS

TUBAORGAN

PETTOLOWER

ELEC.
BASS

TUBAORGAN

LOWER

LOWER

1

1

TO

1

1

TO

BRILLIANCE VOLUME

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

BRILLIANCE

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

* The illustrations of the EL-700 will be used for instruction in the following sections.

Selecting Voices from the Panel

1

MAX

MIN

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

PEDAL VOICE 2

CONTRA

BASS

BASS

PEDAL VOICE 2

1

TO

LOWER

BRILLIANCE

VOLUME

BRILLIANT

ELEC.

BASS

TUBAORGAN

LOWER

MAX

MIN

MAX

1

TO

MELLOW

MIN

NOTE:

To the EL-500 owners: The voices from
the Upper Keyboard Voice 2, Lower
keyboard Voice 2 and Pedal Voice 2 can
be selected differently. See “2. Selecting
Voices from the Dotted Buttons” on page
29 for the information how to select a
voice.

NOTE:

For the detailed information on the
AWM/FM tone generation system see
page 117.

NOTE:

Voices of the Upper and Lower Flute
Voice sections (EL-700 only) are
selected by a different procedure. Refer
to the section Flute Voices on page 37
for details.

Since selection of panel voices follows the same procedure throughout
the various voice sections, instructions for only the Upper Keyboard
Voice 1 are given here.

To select voices:

Select a voice from the Upper Keyboard Voice 1 section by pressing

1

one of the Voice buttons in that section.

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

NET

EL-700

SAXO-

PHONE

PHONE

CHORUS HARMO-

NICA

COSMIC TUTTI

BRILLIANCE

1

2

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

If, for example, you have selected the ORGAN voice, the following
display (Voice Menu) will appear:

Notice that several different voice names are shown on this display.
These are variations of the basic organ voice category.

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2

3

4

Press one of the Data Control buttons that corresponds to voice you
wish to select.

2

Voice Sections

The selected voice will be shown at the upper row of the LCD. In this
case, Pop Organ 1 appears.

If you wish to, you can select voices from the other Upper Keyboard
Voice sections (Upper Voices 2 and Lead Voice), following steps #1
and #2 above.

Set the volume for each voice section. There are two volume
controls: Coarse and Fine.

Coarse: Use the VOLUME controls of each voice section on the
panel to set the desired level for each voice. The controls have seven
volume settings, from a minimum of 0, or no sound, to a maximum
of full volume.

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

EL-700

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

PHONE

CHORUS HARMO-

COSMIC TUTTI

NICA

BRILLIANCE

1

2

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

Fine: Pressing the same panel voice button again (or the same Data
Control button corresponding to the selected voice) calls up the
Voice Condition display. Use the Data Control buttons to the far
right side to change the level of the desired voice. The relative level
is indicated by the bar under each voice in the display as well as by a
numeric value (from 0-24).

NOTE:

Pressing a voice button once calls up
that voice’s Voice Menu display.
Pressing it a second time calls up the
Voice Condition display. Successive
presses alternate between the two
displays.

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2

Voice Sections

NOTE:

The Lead and Pedal Voices sound one
note at a time; when you simultaneously
press two or more keys, only the highest
note will sound.

A. B. C.

EFFECT

VOICE

DISPLAY

FOOT

SW.

SET

REGIST.

SHIFT

M. O. C.

EXP.

PITCH/MIDI

VOICE

DISPLAY

EFFECT

SET

A. B. C.
M. O. C.

5
6

Now select voices for the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard as you did
for the Upper keyboard above. Also set the volumes of the voices.

Adjust the volume balance between the Upper and Lower Voices
with the Balance Control provided on the Voice Display.

1. Return to the Voice Display by pressing the VOICE DISPLAY

button in the DISPLAY SELECT section.

2. Adjust the balance with the corresponding Data Control buttons.

VOICE

PATTERN SEQUENCE

EDIT

L. FLUTE

U. FLUTE

VOICE

VOICE

DISPLAY SELECT

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

TREMOLO

(FAST)

FOOT

REGIST.

SW.

SHIFT

VOICE

PATTERN SEQUENCE

EDIT

DISPLAY SELECT

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

EL-700 EL-500

When the TO LOWER button is
turned on, the Lead voices and Pedal
voices cannot be played on the Upper
keyboard and Pedalboard,
respectively.

PITCH/MIDI

TREMOLO

(FAST)

Pressing this pair of Data
Control buttons at the same
time restores the balance to
the center position.

About TO LOWER - Playing (Upper) Lead Voice and Pedal
Voice 1/2 from the Lower keyboard:

The Electone has a special “To Lower” function that lets you assign Lead
or Bass voices to the Lower keyboard. Simply press the TO LOWER
button on the voice section you wish to assign, and that voice will be
playable from the Lower keyboard.

LEAD VOICE

VIOLIN FLUTE

OBOE TRUM-

EL-700

PETTOLOWER

BRILLIANCE VOLUME

BRILLIANT

1

MELLOW

MAX

MIN



CONTRA

BASS

BASS

EL-700

PEDAL VOICE 1

ELEC.
BASS

TUBAORGAN

1

TO

LOWER

BRILLIANCE

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

VOLUME

About Mute function:

MAX

COARSE

MIN

Actual
volume
setting

When muted

Turning the Electone off erases all panel settings you have made. When the Electone is turned on, Basic Registration 1 is automatically
selected.
If you have made panel settings you wish to keep, save them to Registration Memory (see page 77) before turning the Electone off.
You can, however, restore the panel settings that were made before the Electone was last turned off. See page 83 for more information.

The voices of the four voice sections of the Upper keyboard (two in the
Lower and Pedal) sound together in a layer, and the balance of the
voices in the layer is determined by these VOLUME controls. You can
easily mute the voice of a voice section by holding down the COARSE
button and pressing the panel volume control of the voice section you
wish to mute. Repeating the procedure restores the original volume
setting.

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Selecting Voices from the Dotted Buttons

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—Dotted Buttons and User Voices—

The EL-700/500 has a wide variety of voices from which you can
choose-far greater than what is immediately apparent from the front
panel controls. You’ve already learned in the section above how to select
the different voices that are available in the Voice Menu display of each
panel voice. The Electone also has dotted buttons in each voice section,
giving you access to even more voices by including space for storing and
recalling voices you’ve created yourself (User voices) by using Voice Edit
function (page 107). Optional Voice Disk voices containing many new
voices are also being made available for the EL-700/500 (page 115).

Each voice section has one or two dotted buttons, found on the right
side of each voice section. These dotted buttons function as “wild card”
Voice Menu selectors; any internal or User voices can be selected from
these buttons.

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Voice Sections

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

EL-700

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

PHONE

CHORUS HARMO-

COSMIC TUTTI

The dotted buttons have three basic uses:

• For playing any voice of the Voice Menus from any of the
keyboards or Pedalboard. You can play on the Upper keyboard,
for example, voices from the twenty-two Voice Menu pages
(including User), and not be limited to only the twelve buttons
(equivalent to twelve Voice Menu pages) that make up the Upper
Voice section. Another advantage to this feature is that when the
normally monophonic (one note) Lead and Pedal voices are
assigned to the Upper or Lower keyboard Voice sections, they can
be played polyphonically.

• For having three different voices from the same Voice Menu page
available for selection in the same song. For example, you can
assign one of the voices to a dotted button in the Upper Keyboard
Voice 1 section, the second voice to the other dotted button in the
same section, and the third one on the Voice Menu.

NICA

1

2

BRILLIANCE

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

• For playing the User voices of your own creation or those from a
Voice Disk. (page 107)

To select voices from the dotted buttons:

Press one of the dotted buttons in any of the voice sections.

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STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

EL-700

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1

CHORUS HARMO-

SAXO-

NET

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

PHONE

NICA

1

2

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BRILLIANCE

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

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Voice Sections

NOTE:

You can directly view and select Voice
Menu pages by holding down one of the
Dotted buttons and simultaneously
pressing the desired voice buttons in
succession.

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3

Select one of the pages with the Page buttons, and choose a Voice
Menu (PIANO, for example).
Each page represents a general voice category and the title of the
category appears in the dark bar in the middle of the display when
the page has been selected.

PAGE

The voice name shown at the top of the LCD is that of the currently
assigned voice and is irrelevant to the Voice Menu below.

Select a voice from the display (PIANO 1, for example) PIANO 1 will
be shown at the top of LCD indicating that it has been selected.

To select User voices:

Select the USER page when you wish to play voices that you’ve created in
Voice Edit (page 107) or voices from a Voice Disk (page 115)

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