yamaha keyboard lcd screen not working made in china

My screen went blank on both halves. I followed the instructions kindly provided by Zerald (see Nov. 20, 2017) A big thank you to him as it completely fixed the issue. I used a PowerFist soldering station from Princess Auto (Canada) set at 150 F (the minimum setting) to reset the glue. If you run the flat blade over the flex tape cable where it attaches to the circuit board before turning on the heat, you will feel the ridges in the flex cable. After turning on the heat to the soldering tip, I repeatedly passed over the flex tape where it joins the metal and the whole part behind where it is glued to the board (about 1/4 inch). Make sure to do both pieces of flex tape cable as each one is the data supply for either side of the screen. I powered it up after each successive try and saw the screen steadily improve from no image when I started to fully functional after three applications of heat and pressure. The final result was the flex tape cable had no ridges, the glue appears to be reset, and the screen is once again fully functioning. Other than purchasing the soldering station ($30.00 CDN) there was no other costs. I own two Yamaha guitars and two Yamaha keyboards but will never buy another Yamaha product due to their companies" lack of accountability to an obvious product flaw. I was quoted about $300.00 to have their local service company replace the screen! Appears it doesn"t need to be replaced.

What I did was undo all the necessary screws on the back to separate the control section from the keys. This gives you access to the display board and its two brown ribbon cables. pressing / rubbing them while the unit was turned on made a further mess of the screen and confirmed this was the problem.

SOLUTION);.. turn machine off INTERMITTENTLY 30 min on .... place a Makeba quartz crystal on the screen( with 4 small magnets on to top) on the portion of the screen that is blank;...in the middle of the screen if totally blank...leave on on overnight...repeat and vary. ..{ USE YOUr imagination)>... turning the machine on and off to check results..stop placing crystal when screen activates

I just found this page but I"ve had the same issue with mine for a few years. I"d love to know a solution. The keyboard plays but the screen is a mess. Half of it works. The other half does not.

It happened to my YPG-625 too. One day after turning it on I got half a screen. The problem was resolved by turning the keyboard off then turning the contrast knob all the way up (located on the front input panel). Then turning the keyboard back on and re-adjusting the contrast level. That got it back to display the full screen.

Hi, I have a big problem with my Yamaha ypg-635. I bought it in 2009 and I have not had any problems, now 2017 - 2018, when I return to my school and I tried to turn it on I can see that the control screen turns on completely but when I want to play the keys, I do not get any sound at all , I raise the volume and there is no sound. I tried with the headphones or with an amplifier and there is no sound either, but very soft in the background you hear a faint buzz soud.

The problem is in poor contact in-between LCD’s PCB and flex cables that comes to the LCD panel(two cables). It seems that Yamaha(or who manufactured this LCD assy – I do not know) uses some kind of anisotropic conductive film(instead of solder or connector) to connect those two flex cables to the PCB.

Then I just pressed (press hard but no too hard, film’s datasheet says ~18kg/cm2) and held for ~10 seconds by warm soldering tip on the flex’s pins over the places where they are glued to the PCB. The T12-D4 is wide enough to ‘re-glue’ 4..5 pins at one iteration, so, total process took 2…3 minutes (and 30…40 minutes to disassemble/assemble keyboard).

The contact point from the attached electronics on the glass support is defective. A repearatur is not possible. The glass is multi-layered. I suspect the defect in the glass carrier in it.

I have a Ypg-535 and seem to be having the same issue as everyone, but instead my screen is completely gone. I have only used the keyboard a total of about 8 hours in the past year, due to being busy with school work, and am wondering if this issue is possibly caused by underusage. I am wondering if there is any solution to this problem without having to buy a completely new keyboard.

Screen has been malfunctioning for years. Used to be just half gone. Now it"s fully gone. I"ve checked the contrast. My main question is will a 25$ 320 x 240 dots LCD display (backlit) not from yamaha work or do I have have to get the 113$ or more replacement screen specifically for yamaha? ctiwari2@ yahoo.com 812-361-8798

I am having a similar problem that seems to be epidemic, when adjusting the contract control the fixed half goes bad and the bad part goes good! There are replacement screens on aliexpress but man given the amount of people out there with this problem Yamaha should be held accountable.. very disappointing.

I have the same problem. However, I"m a total cheap skate and don"t want to part with $150 to buy a new screen. So, instead I attemtped to take the DGX620/YPG625 keyboard apart hoping I could get the display working without buying a new part.

Once I got the keyboard apart I pulled the screen out and plugged it back into the main board except now I had the screen facing me while the keyboard was open. Once the screen was facing me I plugged in the AC power. This way I was able to play around with the cables while seeing if the display problem got any better.

Results: I managed to find a sweet spot where the cable would recieve a good signal and the display problem disappeared completely. However, once all put back together and after playing the keys for a few minutes the display problem came back. Clearly a new LCD should not be necessary and I will attempt to take apart my keyboard again this time cleaning all display connections as well as the end of the display cable.

Over 100 screws to take this thing apart and an hour time to toy with it and put it back together. I hope this helps anyone else looking to repair without purchasing new parts. I will post again with the results of my second attempt, however, I may not try again for a few days.

many yamaha key boards have this issue very early after.so please give me a solution for this issue.also i like to propose to yamaha corporation if you can include vedio out jack for every arranger key boards its very helpfull.

i have a yamaha 625 ypg keyboard i opened it up to find that there is something on the contacts of the ribbon cable thats making the contacts not work because i test the cable with a multimeter and for some reason the contacts go bad !but can any body help me get a new ribbon cable my lcd screen works i just need to replace a cable .the one with the black flat peace on it! it seems to be the problem ! my name is greg swinney i can be reached at gswinney1@ yahoo.com thanks!!!!

Display should not malfunction - this is "main" info center for user. I"m a professional pianist and......... after 4 years display want half and half blank or gone.

This should be cover by Yamaha company, poor design and poor quality. 3 years ago - during performance - piano quit. After few hrs, piano works fine. After 4 months this same problem. Purchased new transformer, but didn"t help.

Just noticed it last night. I"ll work the fix but will probably heavily de-weight Yamaha for my next keyboard purchase given how common this issue is.

I have this same problem as many others with my YPG screen going half blank! This is totally unacceptable. I"ve had my Roland D-5 for 40+ years and the screen is still the same as it was when it was purchased. Yamaha should really do something about this. This screen is defective, bottom line!

Exact same problem! Just fixed it tonight with a new lcd. Attempted to clean all the connectors first with contact cleaner and q tips. No better. Should have tried replacing the horribly double-crimped ribbon cable, but didn"t want to go out again and have a show I need this for, so I just threw in the new LCD screen. 100 bucks and two weeks to ship but it works.

Yes, I agree JamieRI! I"m absolutely shore about this problem, and first just try to cleaning the contacts! My Yamaha DGX620 had the same problem but cleaning all contacts I fix it, and now the display is full, optimal working. :)

2) Clean flex tail contacts: If it has vertical streaks or half is blank, the LCD display is quite possibly good but contacts on the flex tail fingers are tarnished, producing poor contact at the connector. (I have not done this yet, so leave comments on your success)

I enjoyed my Yamaha piano but will never buy another one or recomend. The LCD screen only shows half screen. This seems to be a common problem. Very disappointed.

"However, I did find, when removing the old part, that the LCD main ribbon cable was folded (crimped) twice by the manufacturer to better align the wire with it"s connector on the main circuit board. I was told, in my training, never to crimp these wires.

However, I did find, when removing the old part, that the LCD main ribbon cable was folded (crimped) twice by the manufacturer to better align the wire with it"s connector on the main circuit board. I was told, in my training, never to crimp these wires.

I had purchased a Yamaha PSR I455 and it also has the display problem even after one month. I think the quality of the product is very low due to China manufacturing. Also they charge more on Indian customers. If you compare the same version in USA costs only 18K instead of 25.5K here in India.

I"m glad I made an exception to my normal policy of not purchasing optional warranties. With 4-year coverage I can take it to Best Buy and THEY can take off the 100+ screws.

I am so glad I came upon this site and saw the picture. It is the same problem that I am having right now with mine. I will not take it apart myself over the fear of it breaking the piano and the folk"s around here in my neck of the woods are not so helpful in fixing it for me. I was told to, "Get rid of it and buy a newer one." Yeah, I really wish money grew on tree"s too." So the story with mine as possible causes are: Has been moved around a bit, never dropped. Played everyday and in OHIO. Weather such as heat/cold could be a issue to any electronic device. So would Yamaha send a tech to my house for free to fix it or is this something that"s going to cost me?

I have a YPG-625. I suggest calling an authorized dealer is seeing how much they will charge you to replace you malfunctioning LCD with a new one. They get a bigger discount from Yamaha and it may actually be cheaper. If you want to do it yourself follow the below understanding I am not a qualified service tech just a do-it-yourselfer. There are a total of 114 screws (you will want to power screw driver fully charged) and 2 solder connections (you will need a soldering Iron and solder).

- DO NOT open the case unless you are aware of and comfortable with the fact that you could destroy your piano. You will need to solder 2 small connections (if you don"t know how to solder go to youtube).

5. Carefully lift up on the bottom part of the case just enough to remove the speaker wire connector so you can completely remove the bottom case. Take care not to damage the speaker lines

7. Remove ALL the ribbon cables (notice how they are oriented and where they go, you will need to replace these latter) except the main one (top right corner since flipped on face and you are looking from the Top of the piano).

11. Remove the Soldered power wires from the LCD. To do this, look at the connector on the board were this wire connects. The top part of this plastice white connector lifts up slightly (don"t pull to hard) then you can easily pull the wire out).

13. Solder this wire onto the NEW LCD. Make sure you connect the correct wire to + and the other to -. (See YouTube to solder correctly if you don"t know)

As far as I can se there is a lot of People with the same problem I have. I"ve got a 10" portable tv to get an image on screen... that solved the YAMAHA bad quality problem.

I"ve had this problem for around 2 years. This has caused me to avoid using the keyboard as I cannot get the maximum of it. I will try the above solutions and see what happens. I was about to change it for a new Yamaha, but I am having second thoughts. I will review Korg.

buenas tardes la solucion es muy sencilla yo tengo 2 yamahas 3000 y con el mismo problema compre tv pequeña con parece ser de 7 pulgadas con entrada av in y la conectas a la salida de video del 3000 y listo espero que te sirva saludos

I found out that the display is not showing because a back lit lamp is not working...there is a company that sells the back lit lamp or Yamaha service center could replace it..though they are charging a whopping Rs 9500 to do it...An outfit in China sells the back lit lamp for as little as twelve dollars but the shipping is quite high , You can check for the product via aliexpress.com ..backlit lamp for Yamaha keyboard...don"t know if that works...had some oen from lithuania suggest this company for me..Might be best to go with the LCD 7" external display which you can plug into your video out on the keyboard...These companies have NO conscience...sell a product and then have no service for it when it doesn"t work....

Hi everyone who has the psr 3k display problem .I v read so many comments and repair details why doesnt any one try to fix the lcd module im a gualified technician and dealt with lcd components for years now .its looks like the bus connector to the lcd has some how has lost its back pressure and thus does not connect with the lcd contacts .Its a bit of a fiddley job but worthwhile . Im attempting to fix one and will surely let everyone know the outcome

I thought its good to give all for small help. I found some OEM version for this LCD panel. Have read many websites/referrals found all of these have same problem.

Hello, I also I have a problem with my electronic keyboard, one day I turned it on and the screen is distorted, ie the screen is changed, I think you assume that a virus entered and I did not know how to fix it because everything works great well except the screen, I clarified that it has not received any blow, as I am very careful. Thank you.

My LCD screen is so dim I can hardly read it - I"ve checked the dimmer control is at max. there is no break up of text or lines like many others on this thread - just poor illumination. It"s less than 4 years old so perhaps I"m lucky it"s lasted this long. Could it be anything other than a dodgy LCD?

i do not recommend to replace the psrdisplay ,it will cost a lot, i have bought a 7 inch lcd tvscreen ( 75 us), plug it with an rca cable via video out, if you dont get your full screen of psr on your extern lcd screen , just adjust go to function / video out / adjust ntsc otherwise pal / you should get maybe small but fullscreen. hope to be helpfull .

I have an orange "spider" shape growing daily in the center of the screen of my PSR 3000 and have a quote of £275 for a replacement from Yamaha europe (UK) I could do the job myself being a retired electronics guy, but there does seem to be a widespread problem and a wide variation in cost.Even so it"s not really a worthwhile spend. Might try a 5inch tv from Maplins at £80.

I"m furious really... you can buy a second hand psr3000 for not much more than the price the screen costs to change. So what"s the point? as for using the video out..yep that will work but it doesn"t solve the problem that the keyboard is now rendered worthless.

By reading all the complaints I feel lucky to have enjoyed it for 5 years. I tried connecting a Computer monitor to the video outlet in the back but Nothing !

J,ai moi aussi le même problème que vous. L"écran fait des lignes verticaux au 1/3 de l"écran du côté gauche. celà fait 5 ans que j,ai ce clavier. J"ai dû changer l"écran LCD au coût de 600$ canadien en début d"année 2010. Voilà que depuis 2 semaines l"écran fait encore le même problème. J"ai écrit à Yamaha en début d"année 2010 et je n,ai jamais eu de réponse. Là je suis en maudit même le nouvel écran fait défaut encore.

There are ways to solve the problem which I also have with Yamaha psr 3000..1.the Yamaha service centre in South ExNew Delhi...can change it for you at Rs 7000/ 2..if u know your keyboard then use it that way 3..connect video out to your telly first and if it works then carry a small set with you just in case..but I"ve spoken to a guy called Roy in Mumbai and he said u can use it that way coz nothing will happen if u don"t want 2 spend 7000/on a new lcd.last but not least if u buy an lcd.then it is cheaper and possible to change it at home I"ve saved the settings in case any one wishes 2 know how..at caroharriet@gmail.com..but u should have someone with computer technology to help out..GOODLUCK I see that this keyboard is Chinese..not made anymore in Japan..

So sad this is the weak point of these fairly good user friendly keyboards Will it get worse if not repaired because everything seems good.My keyboard is about 4 years old..Can you imagine paying these technicians 28 US $ ONLY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.Not from Yamaha but another site...Don"t know if there"s a solution to this really..Caroline

I have a PSR 3000, giving problems in the Left part of the display letters & objects jumbled, but when connected through video output, display is ok. Unbelievable that Yamaha products having a common problem like this globally.

TAMBIEN TENGO EL PROBLEMA CON LA PANTALLA Y NO SOLO ESO, TAMBIEN LOS BOTONES SON BIEN DELICADOS Y FALLAN MUY RAPIDO, LAS TECLAS, es una pena que yamaha no le tome atencion a este tipo de detalles, Y EL CONTROL DE CALIDAD? esto se pregona mucho en Japon y no estoy hablando mal de ese hermoso pais sino de la empresa que vende este tipo de productos y no tiene la asistencia necesaria, lo que deberia de pasar en estos casos minimo es bajar el precio del articulo y tambien de la refaccion. NO SEAN ABUSIVOS!!!

Me too guys, I lost my visibility to what I select when I play . But I got a funny solution. PSR3000 has a composite video out (meant for Karaoke singing). I bought a 5 inch mini China LCD TV(of course with composite IN) , costs around US$60 and connected the composite video to the TV. I made a mount myself which will slide into the slit meant for the music stand. Though the display is not that clear, after some time I am used it.

YO TAMBIEN CAI EN EL GANCHO CON EL PSR YAMAHA 3000, TENGO EL MISMO PROBLEMA, Y LO PEOR ES QUE CUANDO TU VAS AL SUPLIDOR O REPRESENTANTE LO QUE QUE TE DICE ES QUE LA PANTALLA ESTA MALA, Y CUANDO TE COTIZAN, ES UNA FORTUNA, QUE GENTE TAN IRRESPONSABLE, ELLOS NO DAN LA CARA PERO TAMPOCO TIENEN LOS REPUESTOS DISPONIBLES, ESE ES EL PEOR DE LOS PIANO, LES ACONSEJO QUE SE ALEJEN DE ESOS PRODUCTOS CON REPRESENTANTES IRRESPONSABLES Y CON FABRICANTES QUE NO TIENEN LA CALIDAD, POR LO MENOS QUE PONGAN UN ANUCIO AUNQUE SEA PEQUENO QUE DIGA QUE EL PRODUCTO ES DESACHABLE, NO COMPRO MAS UN YAMAHA.

This seems to be a regular problem with the yamaha PSR 3000 display. Mine has developed vertical lines and becomes very difficult to follow the display. Great arranger board but sad that Yamaha is not addressing theses problems. My Keyboard is just 2 years old and would not expect this quality from yamaha. The Display Costs around 375 USD that is almost 40 % of the cost of the Keyboard. Really wish that yamaha to help us procure the spare at a cheaper price at the least.

I bought several yamaha instruments, power amps, mixer, speaker, guitars. So far, only PSR 3000 has the problem. I used this unit less than 30 hours because there is no display at all in the monitor. I cannot claim to the distributor because when I bought the item, I sent it home directly via forwarder from the distributor"s warehouse. I did not test the instrument when I purchased it because I trusted the quality of yamaha.

YAMAHA"S KEYBOARD ARE JUST THE JUNK PRODUCT. FEATURES ARE QUITE GOOD BUT THE MATERIAL QUALITY IS VERY VERY VERY BAD. THERE IS NO RESPONS FROM YAMAHA, EVEN MANY PROBLEM WITH THEIR PRODUCT. THATS WHY, I HAVE DISPOSE ALL OF MY YAMAHA KEYBOARDS TO KORG ONE. IT VERY RELYABLE...

I have a YPG-625 with same problem. The right half of the display is blank. I called Yamaha and complained since mine is out of warranty - 4 years old. They gave me a discount of 25% and said I could install it myself. With rush shipping it came to $155.

They arranged for the pick up of my PSR-3000, Richard called me to explain that it was indeed a faulty LCD - A LCD replacement kit was ordered from Japan and my PSR- 3000 was returned to me last Friday - all free of charge - Well done Yamaha.

The PSR-3000 did in fact have a quality problem with the back light on the LCD during production -this was rectified near the end of the production run; so depending on the age of your keyboard, it is likely that you could have the same problem.

I would recommend that in the first instance you write to Yamaha explaining the fault and that you feel that as this is a known fault on these keyboards you would request that they offer an extended warranty for repair - it worked for me!!

Mi PSR-3000 dejo de funcionar correctamente la pantalla a los dos meses de comprado y nadie absolutamente nadie ni en panama ni en la misma yamaha del japon me han solucionado nada y para poder ver lo que hago compre un DVD portatil con pantalla de 10 pulgadas y se lo concto al keyboard y es asi como dolucione mi problema.

He leido todos los comentarios con respecto a la pantalla del psr-3000 de Yamaha y parece que Yamaha perdiò la vergüenza que no le reponde a nadie, es que no hay autoridd que los hga responder por sus productos defectuoss? mi psr tiene el mismo problema y ni siquiera se pronuncian.

Just talked to Yamaha, and got a quote on the LCD for the PSR3000, Gulp! $471.12 + taxes, Plus shipping. ad that to the $300 labour I was quoted aprox: $300. Plus Tax Looks like a new keyboard may be the answer!! Go figger!

Now the problem is, not all info fits on the screen, I can"t see the bottom of all the tools so can"t tell which is which. If you go to your written manual you can always look up pictures??? Lots of fun, but is workable.. My warranty is scrapped, because the unit I purchased was a rental, so all warranty even with my extended, was only one year, bumber!!

I sent a link to this page to Yamaha canada, I was surprised to receive email from them with suggestions, none of which was any help.. Long and MacQuade advised me, sounds like a bad LCD with a cost of $200 for lcd and $300 labour appr: They have done one and hoped not to have to do any more ? I have just received a call from Yamaha Canada, and they have givin me a new contact name with tech support and parts, to call about cost of LCD. I might try an install myself if reasonable. I will post any other help I can come up with on this site, to much typing for me to do all sites with this complaint.. Oh Yeah, I forgot, I could COPY/PASTE. LOL :-)

I emailed Yamaha UK complaining about the fault on my PSR-3000 display having been quoted £320.05 + P&P for a replacement which is on a 6 week lead time!!

The very next day I received a call from a very nice lady at Yamaha who told me that they have agreed to assess the fault free of charge - even arranging to pick the keyboard up.

Well, looks like I can add my name to this already long list. I"m going to try and send a link to this page to Yamaha,( not that it will do us any good i"m sure) they probably have tons of complaints, but lets make it more ton"s if possible.

My display is half shot like you all, I have tried the video out, but have a problem with vertical roll, and neither my tv nor dvd play have an adjustment to stop this, and I can"t find anyway to stop it through the keyboard... To bad this is happing to us all, as this one very nice keyboard, and they were not cheap.. I have another problem, I thought I had time left on my extended warranty through Long and McQuade, but I looked on my bill, and they only gave me one year including the extra paid for warranty, I"m off to see them on Monday, hope there is some mistake that will give me my extended warrany, as it can then be fixed or replaced, all 12 fingers x"ed....

Now, three years later, warranty expired, the right hand side of the LCD has either a black or coloured stripe depending on how it"s feeling at the time!!

Amigos nos engañaron a todos, yo era un fanatico de yamaha, pero despues de esta tumbada con el psr-3000 que compre bien caro, no creo volver a comprar esos productos yamaha, tengo el mismo problema de todos el lado derecho del display no sale bien y de pronto queda negro, no se consiguen los repuestos y si los hay son bien caros como para que compren uno nuevo y sigan las ventas buenas, que irresponsables son los representantes de yamaha en todo el mundo, seria bueno hacer efectiva la demanda colectiva a nivel mundial, por este medio, bueno amigos mi remedio fue cambiar de marca y comprar uno bueno de verdad y que tenga representantes responsables en todo el mundo, para hacer efectiva una garantia, saludos, les deseo mucha suerte a todos.

I have the same problem on my PSR 3000 LCD display. There"s line on the right and left side of the display. The letters are not clear and it is so confusing. Please help.

This problem is on many Yamaha keyboards. I have the same problem on my YPG-625. Apparently the display is damaged and I have to fork some $ 200 (US) to get a new one. Luckily I am comfortable with electronics, I opened the 100 screws in the back of the YPG-625, took out the main board which is on top of the display unit if you flip the keyboard upside down, and took out the display unit itself.I thought there was physical damage or loose wires, nothing of the sort.The thing just died by itself.

I see that I"m not alone with this problem what is the LCD display. Yesterday, on my lcd on the right side of the display is not legible. And tomorrow I play at the wedding, I have concerns whether the fall is not pretty. In my country, display costs 465 euros, not counting labor. Probably the only solution would be to connect the monitor to the video output. Yours with Polish keyboards. Sorry for the mistakes.

I see that I"m not alone with this problem what is the LCD display. Yesterday, on my lcd on the right side of the display is not legible. And tomorrow I play at the wedding, I have concerns whether the fall is not pretty. In my country, display costs 465 euros, not counting labor. Probably the only solution would be to connect the monitor to the video output. Yours with Polish keyboards. Sorry for the mistakes.

Mine started after about 6 months of owning the PSR-3000 - same as noted here, vertical lines that change position once in a while, but cannot get rid of. Obviously Yamaha used a cheap LCD display component!

hi i too face the problem of display showing jumbled letter and repeated letters so nothing is understood, who will repair it or can i get a new display board.

hi i too face the problem of display showing jumbled letter and repeated letters so nothing is understood, who will repair it or can i get a new display board.

I just have also the same problem. after using it for almost two years, this morning I found the screen not only has a white line, but also half of the screen has a weird notation, both in the right side. Any help would be really appreciated.

Szisztok. nekem is tönkrement a garancia után a kijelző. Szerintem ezek töbsége gyári hibás. Valahogy a yamaha céggel kellene felvenni a kapcsolatot mert egy ilyen drága készüléknél nem elfogadható, hogy minden második elromoljon. Ha valaki talál megoldást itt jelezze. Köszönettel

I found at leat two broken pixel at second month i use my Yamaha PSR 3000 keyboard, and now all of my lcd keyboard is very bad to see, so now i must plug lcd tv to the AV out conn when i play my keyboard. This happen not only to me even to all my friend or many much user Yamaha PSR 3000 here in Indonesia, and much more country that i see in other forum. So the question is, Did Yamaha sell product that not pass Quality Controll? or How can Yamaha music industry keep silent to hear the product speciall PSR 3000 is bad in quality controll?. Very pathetic....... some advice to all Yamaha Music dept, Dont let all of your customet getting go to other brand dude....... Be respectable Company....

If this were a car, they would recall globally as everyone seems to have the same problem. We had this same screen with vertical line right side problem a year back and local service center told us to replace the lcd for $200. Isn"t it rediculous to pay a couple thousand dollars to have defective product and can"t complain about it.

As per the Yamaha tech, there"s no other remedy to this except to change the display at the service centre. Even if you attempt to do system reset nothing will change so dont waste your time.

Today I went to Yamaha service center Scarborough, Canada and told me to leave the board for checkup and it says if it the total repair cost less than $100 then they will fix and not bothering to call you but if the cost if over then they will ask your confirmation if u want it be repaired so they can go ahead buying the parts and give you the full estimate. They say that it can be fixed as the parts are available. The keys is not totally dead so I decided to use it for a while and after the shows perhaps Ill bring it back for full estimate and Ill post it here,

Just after buying three months my keyboard display gev the problem of display... i just want to change it... please tell me any good service centre... is it in india.... Whats the cost,,, Please reply,,,

I have problem display with my Keyboard Yamaha PSR3000. The display appear not full... Can you help me setting to original display? Thank for the information. my email : iwanproperty@yahoo.com

The only way i found to fix the problem was through an external video display. just buy a portable lcd tv set or a portable dvd player (those with video input) and connect it to the video output ubicated on the rear view of the keyb. (is a yellow rca plug). that solved the problemm while Yamaha think about giving an entire solution to all of us.

to yahama manufacture sir you should a be a shame of your self to see somuch people having the sams display problem and no where to buy parts for same for that reason i do not buy yamaha equiptment. they are expensive and no good.THANK YOU PAUL

My PSR 3000 display has been getting weirder for about 3 months. Now I am getting strange lines and distorted letters on the right side of the screen. I don"t have a solution but I think a good work around might be to just buy a small display monitor and plug it into the video jack on the back of the unit. At least then I"ll be able to read the screen and won"t have to take the work station apart. I am hoping, of course, that it is a display problem and not a software issue which, if it is, will show the problem on the video monitor too .

Even I have the same problem..did u fix the problem? how did u fix it..its frustrating..Yamaha does not even reply back on what can be done.how can buy the display

last night we had a gig and i was so surprised when i plugged in the keyboard verical lines appear at the right side of the display. This is the first time to see this thing and thinking it was the less power in the bar so i keep on changing the power outlet hoping for the best result but the owner told me that last night there was band too and they got no problem with the poweroutlets. Oh my God, something is wrong then with my keyboard please please. I know it"s too expensive for this repair. I keep on recalling how it happened perhaps got wet or some heavy objects might pressed the display but i know im taking care of my keys especially before and after the gig so im sure that nothing i did wrong with this. When i got home i immediately tested my keys and same thing vertical lines are appearing. Right now i dont know what to do and i dont think the system reset will help this solve the issue. Pls post anything which you think could possibly remedy this problem without returning back the keys for repair since it"s too expesive. I bought this keys way on Feb 2006.

Even my PSR 3000 keyboard has the same problem. It started with lines and ended without any display. I gave it for servicing with Musee Musicals TWO MONTHS ago which is one of the most popular and ancient Musical shop in South India. Even they are unable to get this replaced.

I am told the display costs a lot of money - nearly 20 to 25% of the keboard cost itself! IF Yamaha has goofed it up in their design, should they not own moral responsibility to get this changed at their cost? Why are they taking customers for a ride?

Yep I have the same problem with display unit on psr3000 Yamaha should be ashamed of themselves and recalled these units.I was told to bring mine back to the shop to have it repaired at a cost of 400€ after just paying 1600€ because the guarentee was out by 2 months.Never again will I buy Yamaha!!!David Scully youghal co. cork

I have problem display with my keyboard Yamaha PSR 3000.. In the right Screen LCD appear not full appear. Can you tell me what"s the problem and what about to overcame...

I have problem display with my Keyboard Yamaha PSR3000. The display appear not full... Can you help me setting to original display? Thank for the information.

Even I have the same problem..did u fix the problem? how did u fix it..its frustrating..Yamaha does not even reply back on what can be done..and there are no service centers in India. Please write to me vijjuk@gmail.com

No. That is so thoroughly not going to happen it"s difficult to put into words. But I attempted to do so, in the strongly worded email I sent them. The phrase "You festering, inflamed, pus-encrusted necrotic piece of..." was in there. And worse. I wish I"d been there to see them run thatthrough Google translate.

I have one of these (Yamaha PSR-S900 Arranger Keyboard Workstation) and after 7 years, the display started going defective – half of the screen was duplicated, lines running through the middle of the display.

This renders use of the keyboard relatively impossible (because there is still a composite video out that can be sent to a portable DVD/LCD player, which will still work for the purposes of reading what’s on the display – your patch selections, mixer settings, scoring, sheet music, file selections, etc.)

The display itself connects via a 10-wire flat ribbon connector that is press-fit into the LCD’s connector. These are the somewhat fragile, but when carefully removed, basically easily re-inserted into the same receptacle (similar to re-wiring a video game console mod.) In the photo, this receptacle is on the right-center side of the display.

Since I didn’t happen to have the service manual, we dive in with the screwdriver (all phillips-head).  Flipping the keyboard over and laying it on a mattress (to avoid scratches,) you’ll find 14 3/4 inch panel screws,  4 slightly longer 1-1/2 inch panel screws used in the center holes of the keyboard, and about 24 larger headed 1-inch panel screws connecting 2 wood panels to the speakers and bottom frame.  You get to remove ALL of these to get the bottom and top shells separated (just keep them in separate dishes/jars.)

This is an interior view of where the LCD is actually mounted (underneath the front panel; this view is of the bottom of the top half of the keyboard):

To access this view, you will be removing the 6 mounting screws holding the CPU board box (the large aluminum vented box sitting on top of the LCD panel area.)  There are grounding wires on 3 sides of this box that are simply attached with more of the small panel screws.  You can either remove the screws that attach the box to the mounting posts, or the screws that hold the posts to the top assembly (whichever ones you can access most easily.)  The only connections I removed to access the LCD were the ethernet cable plugging into the CPU box, and the 2 white multi-wire connections that plug into the back-panel connector board (the one that has the USB plugs, video connectors and MIDI In/Out – it’s mounted to the top (silver) case assembly):

Once the CPU box is unmounted and moved aside (untaping the wires that are taped to the box), you can usually access the first 2 (of 4) screws mounting the LCD to the front panel (these are the 2 closest to the keyboard.) You can remove just the screws attaching the LCD to the aluminum mounts (you do not need to remove the mounts themselves).  To access the other 2 (the ones towards the back panel), if you don’t have a right-angle screwdriver that can fit under the back-panel connector board (about 1-inch clearance), you can remove the 6 screws holding the connector board to the top case assembly (4 of these have bendable wire tie-downs on them; the other 2 seem to hold the mylar foil shielding tabs.)  There is also a single screw that connects the coaxial video connector to the back panel that must also be removed to move the board.

Inside my particular model (which might have been an earlier build than the one my replacement LCD was designed to fit) the high voltage board was connected with a longer set of leads to the defective LCD.  So I unmounted it, rotated it clockwise 90 degrees to move the connector closer to the LCD, and re-mounted it using a single screw to hold it in-place again.

After un-mounting the defective LCD, I removed the existing ribbon connector and before mounting the new one, re-attached the ribbon into the new LCD (drawing a line with a marker on the ribbon helps you remember how deep it was plugged in before).  Plugged in the HV power lead and tested the power up to confirm the new display actually works (the first time, there were a bunch of alternating shadows, indicating I hadn’t seated the ribbon connector properly.)

4 screws back in to hold the LCD, 6+1 screws to re-mount the connector board, 6 more to remount the CPU box (and re-connect the ground wires, and 2 of them hold the box shut), then you can shut the case and replace all of those other screws you took out that hold the case together.

Nothing particularly technical – mostly a bunch of screws and tape.  And about an hour and an eBay purchase later, the keyboard is back up and running fine.

The incredible similarities between certain models of Medeli keyboards and certain models from other brands� such as Kurzweil and Roland (or Korg?)� has already been noted in other threads. The outer casings, the dedicated LCD screens, the song recording features, and even the Voice lists and Style lists appear to be identical or nearly so, with the brand names and model names printed on the casings being the only obvious differences between them!

However, this doesn�t necessarily mean that they�re all the �same� keyboard, just branded differently for marketing purposes. For example, the advertising for the Kurzweil models mentions that they use Kurzweil�s acoustic piano samples, and presumably the other companies� models don�t use Kurzweil�s samples. But the similarities that can be seen by comparing pictures of the keyboards as well as the information in their manuals are pretty astonishing.

(1) How deeply do these similarities go? Are they so deep that these could indeed be said to be the �same� keyboard except with different brand names for marketing purposes? I would hope not, and that would seem to imply that the manufacturer who�s producing these keyboards for Medeli, Kurzweil, Roland, and other keyboard brands is actually the owner of those brands, or that some other company owns the manufacturers as well. While that sort of thing isn�t unheard of in the business world� big companies buy small companies all the time� I don�t think it�s the only possible explanation.

(2) If these are actually different keyboards that are manufactured from the same parts, is it right or wrong? To me, it doesn�t seem much different from different brands of automobiles which use parts that are manufactured by the same parts suppliers� or different brands of refrigerators, televisions, cell phones, etc. It would be nice if every individual company either manufactured their own parts, or had exclusive contracts with the companies that supply them with parts, but that�s unrealistic. The real question here is, how much �additional value� or �uniqueness� is being contributed by the companies whose brand names are on the end products? If you and I go shopping at the same grocery store and buy the exact same items� same brand and size of eggs, same brand and type of milk, same brand and type of flour, etc.� and then we each bake a cake, have we baked the �same� cake? Even if we followed the same recipe, we might vary it in different ways according to our personal knowledge and experience� add a little bit more or a little bit less of a certain ingredient than the recipe calls for, or add a pinch of a certain spice that isn�t in the recipe, or bake it at a slightly different temperature or for a slightly different amount of time, etc. Any cook who has asked another cook for the recipe to a dish knows that even if you follow the recipe to the letter, the outcome can be different than what you were hoping to duplicate. So as far as �right or wrong,� if the issue is whether or not the consumer is being fooled into spending different amounts of money or becoming loyal to a specific brand when in fact it is all really �the same product,� I would say that it�s okay, that the consumer is not (necessarily) being fooled somehow, that the products are (hopefully) different.

(3) Finally, are the parts manufacturers doing something underhanded? For example, if they had been contracted by Roland, or Yamaha, or other large corporations to produce specific parts according to specific company-owned designs, proprietary information, etc., is it possible that they�ve offered to supply other companies with those same parts? Judging by the lawsuits that have been filed between Apple and other companies (just to give an example), I�d say that yes, this is a real possibility� which is not necessarily saying that it�s actually the case.

In the music world, Yamaha is one of the heavy hitters. If you were in band at school or have ever seen a live performance, chances are you have looked at a huge amount of Yamaha instruments.

While we’ll be talking about the best Yamaha digital pianos out there, the company also makes an almost countless number of other products – strings, marching instruments, grand pianos, guitars and basses just to name a few.

You have most likely felt this exact same connection when you went to see your favorite band live at a concert. The feeling is hard to articulate, but unequivocally present. Yamaha aims to share this primal feeling with as many people as possible.

From 1900 on, Yamaha began creating acoustic pianos—initially focusing on uprights. This gives them well over a century’s worth of experience crafting pianos.

The first digital piano Yamaha released was the YP-40 in 1983 which will look, feel, and sound much different than the pristine Yamaha digital pianos that you will find on the market today.

Yamaha is, by a good margin, the largest maker of audio gear and musical instruments—rising far above companies like Gibson, Sennheiser, Shure, and Fender.

If you didn’t realize it was a tuning fork, don’t feel bad. I played on a Yamaha trumpet and stared at the logo on my case for 5 years before I knew what it was.

When I was growing up, we had a portable keyboard in our play room that could teach you songs with light up keys, play accompaniments while you sing, and came loaded with hundreds of instrument voices to use.

Keyboards are closer to a fun machine that beginners or kids can play on to figure out if they may want to play piano in the future. Portable keyboards are by far the cheapest product in this lineup.

While I wouldn’t use these keyboards for actual performances or recordings, that’s not what they’re designed for. The PSS-series is a simple way to explore ideas wherever you are.

These keyboards are ideal for kids, new piano players, or people who are not really sure if they want to become a piano player that need a low cost option.

Quantity over quality is a common approach at this price point, so expect to find hundreds of built-in sounds, songs, rhythms, and other cool features on most YPT keyboards you come across.

EZ series keyboards are known for having light-up keys — used to teach the beginner a song. For both series the focus is on fun— the slogan for the YPT series being “Real Music, Real Fun.”

This series includes an onboard lesson function to teach the student music as an educational tool. The flagship model (Yamaha PSR-EW410) has the ability to capture external sounds using a sampler.

In recent years, Yamaha’s YPT series that we previously mentioned have been almost identical to the PSR-E models (e.g. YPT-270 & PSR-E273; YPT-370 & PSR-E373), the only difference being the body finish and availability (the YPT and PSR-E series target different geographic areas).

Even though the Piaggero Series is for piano players, it does not have fully weighted key action and lacks the 88 keys of a full-sized piano. So if realistic piano feel is important to you, the NP keyboards aren’t going to impress you.

Portable digital pianos, also called slab pianos, typically do not come with a furniture-style cabinet to turn the whole thing into one unit. The entire product is the keyboard itself, similar to the portable keyboards we discussed earlier.

If you are looking to get a Yamaha digital piano, this is where you will start. The P-45 is Yamaha’s most affordable digital piano with fully weighted keys.

Another feature of the CSP Series pianos is unique teaching feature that will teach you how to play songs using stream lights technology, which shows the exact keys you need to press.

The AvantGrant Series gives you access to Spatial Acoustic Sampling, which offers the sound of theYamaha CFX and Bösendorfer Imperial grand pianos captured from four different mic positions and delivered via multi-speaker sound system to ensure the immersive playing experience.

While the CP Series isn’t updated frequently, Yamaha takes huge pride in the series, stating that “The CP4 is simply the best stage piano Yamaha has ever made.”

Yamaha recently introduced the CP73 and CP88 giving a lot of new features to an old lineup – NW-GH with synthetic ebony and ivory key tops, brand new sounds, and additional ports/jacks, to name a few.

An interesting feature of this series is that they are platform-focused meaning that Yamaha frequently sends out updates to improve the devices over time.

The Montage8 Series has a Balanced (non-graded) Hammer Effect Keyboard while the others have FSX action. The MODX8 has fully weighted keys (GHS), while others are semi-weighted.

All of these instruments feature a big multi-touch screen which makes navigation much easier considering how many settings, sounds, and functions they offer.

With workstations, there is a lot of work you can do before you have to switch to your computer or another device. Editing, mixing, recording, and performing can all be accomplished on a workstation—these arevery powerful machines.

The flagship arranger workstation in Yamah’s arsenal. The samples on the Genos are far and above in terms of quality—giving you access to the Yamaha CFX and C7 Grand pianos, for example.

Yamaha puts the sounds on their digital pianos in multiple ways. With digital pianos, there is typically one goal in mind: create the most accurate representation of a piano possible.

Sympathetic string resonance, for example, is nearly impossible to accurately reproduce because it depends on which notes you have held down when others are being played.

Two microphones are used to capture the performance of a grand piano. All the notes are recorded separately with three recordings taken for each note: soft, medium, and loud.

When someone hits a note on a digital piano that uses AWM, the piano determines which sample would be the most appropriate or blends a combination of two.

The latest iteration of Pure CF Sound Sampling, found in the Yamaha P-125, utilizes sympathetic string and key-off resonance to more accurately capture the sound of an authentic grand piano.

The Yamaha CFX tone is also coupled with Binaural Sampling to create three-dimensional sound so that when you are playing with headphones on, it acts as if the sound is coming from the piano rather than your headphones.

Every other sound engine I have mentioned so far has had the goal to create an authentic sounding piano. That’s not the case for the AWM2 and FM-X. You won’t find them in a digital piano, but in Yamaha’s music workstations and synthesizers.

Aside from these sampling and sound engines, there are other technologies that Yamaha uses to improve the sound of their products. I’d like to cover some of those here.

The trouble for companies like Yamaha is that not all grand pianos feel the same way when you play them, making it difficult to determine exactly what it should feel like.

The Graded Soft Touch has no hammer mechanisms or weights. It’s heavier on the lower notes and lighter on the higher notes to roughly simulate an acoustic piano.

Semi-weighted actions may have full-size keys and a keyboard that looks exactly like the one found on acoustic and digital pianos but don’t be tricked by its looks, it’s still miles away from a real piano as far as feel is concerned.

Fully weighted key actions are designed to mimic the feel of an acoustic piano as closely as possible, but not all hammer action keys are created equal.

The Balanced Hammer Effect Keyboard is a non-graded hammer action which means that all the keys have the same resistance, rather than needing more and less force on the lower and higher keys, respectively.

Not very sophisticated compared to their piano-focused key actions, which are graded, but still reproduces the weighted nature of an acoustic piano action.

The lower keys will have more resistance than the higher keys, similar to an acoustic piano. Yamaha digital pianos under$1500 will most likely have this type of action.

This action has two sensors, as opposed to three that are found on the more premium actions. Three sensors allows more accuracy in the behavior of the piano, quick repetition of notes, and expression.

Graded Hammer 3X. This is the newer iteration of the GH3 that includes an escapement mechanism which is a feature found on grand pianos that allows the note to be repeated quickly before the action returns to its resting position.

Just like the GH3X, the NWX has the escapement mechanism causing you to feel a “click” when the keys are played softly – more noticeable in the higher register.

Note: Don’t confuse the new GrandTouch-S (‘S‘ stands for ‘Small’) with Yamaha’s flagship GrandTouch key action used in the more expensive Clavinova models.

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