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Yamaha 141 Owner's Manual

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    Dic565 ydp-161 ydp-141 for information on assembling the keyboard stand, refer to the instructions at the end of this manual. Important — check your power supply — (ydp-161) make sure that your local ac mains voltage matches the voltage specified on the name plate on the bottom panel. In some areas ...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual 4 englis h (7)-1 1/2 precautions please read carefully before proceeding * please keep this manual 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,...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual 5 englis h (7)-1 2/2 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 connect the...

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    6 ydp-161/141 owner’s manual englis h about this owner’s manual thank you for purchasing the yamaha digital piano! We recommend that you read this manual carefully so that you can take full advantage of the advanced and convenient functions of your new digital piano. We also recommend that you keep ...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual 7 englis h table of contents introduction about this owner’s manual.................... 6 table of contents ................................... 7 features .................................................. 8 accessories.............................................. 8 panel...

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    8 ydp-161/141 owner’s manual englis h features accessories *1 the product id on the sheet will be needed when you fill out the user registration form. *2 included or optional depending on locale. ■ tuning unlike an acoustic piano, this instrument does not need to be tuned. It always stays perfectly ...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual 9 englis h panel controls and terminals phones midi in out pedal rear side r ight (hi g h e r k e y side) lef t (lower key side) front (keyboard side) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ) ! @ # # $ ydp-161 ydp-141 front (keyboard side) 1 [ ] switch ............................................

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    10 ydp-161/141 owner’s manual englis h before using the digital piano key cover to open the key cover: lift the cover slightly, then push and slide it open. To close the key cover: slide the cover toward you and gently lower the cover over the keys. Caution • hold the cover with both hands when open...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual before using the digital piano 11 englis h turning the power on 1 make sure that the [ ] switch is turned off. 2 make sure that the power cord is connected to the rear panel connector (page 35). 3 insert the plug on the other end of the power cord into a standard ac outlet...

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    Before using the digital piano 12 ydp-161/141 owner’s manual englis h setting the volume when you start playing, adjust the [master volume] control to the most comfortable listening level. Caution • do not use this instrument at a high volume level for a long period of time, or your hearing may be d...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual 13 englis h listening to the demo songs for more information on how to adjust the tempo of the demo song playback, see page 21. The demo songs will not be transmitted via midi. Demo songs cannot be used with the part select function. Demo songs are provided that effectivel...

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    14 ydp-161/141 owner’s manual englis h listening to 50 piano preset songs this digital piano provides performance data for 50 piano songs as well as voice demo songs. You can simply listen to these songs. You can also refer to the included “50 greats for the piano” that contains scores for 50 piano ...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual 15 englis h listening to songs loaded from the computer you can transfer song data from your computer to this instrument and play back the songs. (see page 28 for more information on loading song data from the computer.) you can load up to 10 songs or up to 845 kb of data ...

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    16 ydp-161/141 owner’s manual englis h selecting & playing voices selecting voices to understand the characteristics of various voices, listen to demo songs for each voice (page 13). Selecting a voice automatically engages the best-suited reverb type and depth (page 18) for that particular voice. Pr...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual selecting & playing voices 17 englis h using the pedals if the damper pedal doesn’t work, make sure that the pedal cord is properly plugged into the main unit (page 35). Organ and string voices will continue to sound for as long as the sostenuto pedal is depressed. Damper ...

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    Selecting & playing voices 18 ydp-161/141 owner’s manual englis h adding variations to the sound – reverb this control enables you to select various digital reverb effects that add extra depth and expression to the sound to create a realistic acoustic ambience. Selecting a reverb type while holding ...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual selecting & playing voices 19 englis h layering two voices (dual mode) you can layer two voices and play them simultaneously to create a thicker and suppler sound. 1 engage dual mode. You cannot assign the same voice to voice 1 and voice 2 simultaneously in dual mode. Reve...

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    Selecting & playing voices 20 ydp-161/141 owner’s manual englis h transposition your digital piano’s transpose function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitone intervals up to a maximum of six semitones, and lets you easily match the pitch of the keyboard t...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual selecting & playing voices 21 englis h using the metronome your digital piano features a built-in metronome (a device that keeps an accurate tempo) that is convenient for practicing. 1 press the [metronome] button to turn on the metronome. Start the metronome. Determining ...

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    Selecting & playing voices 22 ydp-161/141 owner’s manual englis h to reset the tempo to default value of 120 while the metronome is stopped, press the [metronome], [+ r] and [– l] buttons simultaneously. Setting range: c1 (1) ~ g2 (20) default setting: g 1 (10) resetting the tempo to default: while ...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual 23 englis h recording your performance your digital piano’s recording function enables you to record your performance of one song. The recorded performance is called the “user song.” you can record up to two parts separately. For example, you can record the left-hand and r...

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    Recording your performance 24 ydp-161/141 owner’s manual englis h 3 start recording. Recording starts as soon as you play the keyboard. Alternatively, press the [play] button to start recording. The [rec] button indicator lights up steadily, and the indicator for the recording part flashes at the cu...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual recording your performance 25 englis h playing back recorded performance data if the user song contains no data, pressing the [play] button will not start playback. 1 press the [play] button. The [play] button indicator and the indicator for the part that contains data lig...

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    26 ydp-161/141 owner’s manual englis h listening to a specified part / practicing a one-hand part the following songs feature separate right- ([+ r]) and left-hand ([– l]) parts on individual channels. You can turn the right- ([+ r]) and left-hand ([– l]) parts on or off as desired, in order to prac...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual 27 englis h connecting midi instruments your digital piano features midi connectors. Using the midi functions enables you to access a variety of musical genres. About midi midi (musical instrument digital interface) is a global format standard for performance data transmis...

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    Connecting midi instruments 28 ydp-161/141 owner’s manual englis h connecting the digital piano to a computer connecting the digital piano to a computer using the midi connectors enables you to transfer midi data between the piano and the computer. This connection requires that you have appropriate ...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual connecting midi instruments 29 englis h while musicsoft downloader is operating, the [rec] and [play] button indicators on the piano light up. Before you use this instrument, close the musicsoft downloader window and quit the application. Do not manually change the file na...

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    30 ydp-161/141 owner’s manual englis h midi functions you can make detailed adjustments to midi settings. Midi transmit/receive channel selection in any midi control setup, the midi channels of the transmitting and receiving equipment must be matched for proper data transfer. This parameter enables ...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual midi functions 31 englis h program change on/off normally this instrument will respond to midi program change numbers received from an external keyboard or other midi device, causing the correspondingly-numbered voice to be selected on the corresponding channel (the keyboa...

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    32 ydp-161/141 owner’s manual englis h troubleshooting options bc-100 bench a comfortable bench styled to match your yamaha digital piano. Ux16 usb-midi interface hpe-150 headphones problem possible cause and solution this instrument does not turn on. This instrument has not been plugged in properly...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual 33 englis h keyboard stand assembly caution • be careful not to confuse parts, and be sure to install all parts in the correct direction. Please assemble in accordance with the sequence given below. • assembly should be carried out by at least two persons. • assemble the s...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual 34 keyboard stand assembly englis h 2 attach b. Depending on the model of digital piano you purchased, the surface color of one side of b may be different from the other side. In this case, position b so that the side of the surface color similar to d and e faces the playe...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual keyboard stand assembly 35 englis h 6 connect the pedal cord. 6-1 insert the pedal cord plug to the [pedal] jack from the rear. 6-2 attach the cord holders to the rear panel as shown, then clip the cord into the holders. 6-3 use a vinyl tie to take up any slack in the peda...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual 36 keyboard stand assembly englis h 8 set the adjuster. Rotate the adjuster until it comes in firm contact with the floor surface. 9 attach the headphone hanger. (for ydp-161 only) use the included two screws 5 (4 × 10mm) to attach the hanger as shown in the illustration b...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual 37 englis h index numerics 50 piano preset songs .............................................. 14 a ac in ........................................................................ 9 accessories ............................................................... 8 adjust keyboa...

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    38 ydp-161/141 owner’s manual english f r an Çais esp a Ñ o l specifications • specifications and descriptions in this owner’s manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha corp. Reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since specificatio...

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    Ydp-161/141 owner’s manual 39 (weee_eu) ydp-161 (2 wires) • this applies only to products distributed by yamaha- kemble music (u.K.) ltd. Ydp-141 (standby) information for users on collection and disposal of old equipment this symbol on the products, packaging, and/or accompanying documents means th...

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    Dic565 ydp-161 ydp-141 for information on assembling the keyboard stand, refer to the instructions at the end of this manual. Important — check your power supply — (ydp-161) make sure that your local ac mains voltage matches the voltage specified on the name plate on the bottom panel. In some areas ...