Yamaha YDP-140, YDP-160 Listening to Songs Loaded from the, Connecting the Digital Piano to a, Transmitting Song Data between the

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction
SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION ......................	2
About the Documentation and Reference
Materials for this Instrument......................	6
Accessories ..................................................	7
Features.......................................................	8
Part Names and Functions........................	10
Before Using the Digital Piano .................	12
Key Cover ..........................................................	12
Music Rest .........................................................	12
Connecting the Power Cord (YDP-160) .........	13
Connecting the Power Adaptor (YDP-140) ....	13
Turning the Power On......................................	14
Setting the Volume............................................	14
Using Headphones............................................	15
Reference
Listening to the Demo Songs ...................	16
Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs ..........	17
Listening to Songs Loaded from the
Computer ..................................................	18
Selecting & Playing Voices........................	19
Selecting Voices.................................................	19
Using the Pedals ................................................	20
Adding Variations to the Sound – Reverb.......	21
Layering Two Voices (Dual mode) ..................	22
Transposition ....................................................	23
Fine-tuning the Pitch ........................................	23
Using the Metronome.......................................	24
Adjusting the Keyboard Touch (Touch
Sensitivity) .........................................................	25
Recording your Performance....................	26
Playing Back Recorded Performance Data ......	27
Erasing Recorded Performance Data ...............	27

Connecting MIDI Instruments ..................	28
About MIDI ......................................................	28
MIDI’s Capability .............................................	28
Connecting the Digital Piano to a
Computer ..................................................	29
MIDI Functions ..........................................	30
MIDI Transmit/Receive Channel Selection ....	30
Local Control ON/OFF ....................................	30
Program Change ON/OFF ...............................	31
Control Change ON/OFF ................................	31
Transmitting Song Data between the
Computer and the Digital Piano...............	32
Loading Song Data from a Computer to the
Digital Piano .....................................................	32
Transmitting Song Data from the Digital Piano
to a Computer...................................................	33
Backing up Data and Initializing the
Settings ..............................................................	33
Troubleshooting........................................	34
Options......................................................	34
Keyboard Stand Assembly ........................	35
Index..........................................................	39

Appendix

Specifications ............................................ 41

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