Yamaha P-155 - Table of Contents

P-155 Owner’s Manual
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Table of Contents
This manual consists of three main sections: Introduction, Reference and Appendix.
Introduction
Main Features..................................................... 6
Accessories ......................................................... 6
Panel Controls and Terminals............................ 8
Before Using the Instrument ........................... 10
Turning the Power On ...............................................10
Setting the Volume.....................................................10
Using the Pedals..........................................................11
Using Headphones .....................................................11
Music Rest...................................................................11
Reference
Listening to the Demo Songs .......................... 12
Using the 50 Piano “Preset” Songs ................. 13
Listening to the 50 Piano Preset Songs......................13
Practicing a One-Hand Part Using
the 50 Preset Songs (Part Cancel Function) ...........14
A-B Repeat for the 50 Preset Songs ...........................15
Selecting & Playing Voices............................... 16
Selecting Voices ..........................................................16
Combining Voices (Dual)..........................................17
Splitting the Keyboard Range and
Playing Two Different Voices ([SPLIT]) ................18
Adding Variations to the Sound –
[BRILLIANCE]/[REVERB]/
[EFFECT]/“Damper Resonance” ............................20
Touch Sensitivity – [TOUCH] ..................................22
Transposition – [TRANSPOSE] ................................23
Using the Metronome ................................................24
Recording Your Performance .......................... 25
Recording a performance quickly..............................25
Re-recording a previously recorded song..................27
Recording to RIGHT/LEFT .......................................28
Changing the Initial Settings
(data recorded at the beginning of a song).............30
Handling Recorded Songs with
a USB Storage Device....................................... 31
About Save and Load..................................................31
Saving a Song ..............................................................32
Loading a Song ...........................................................33
Deleting Song Files .....................................................34
Formatting the USB Storage Device..........................35
Playing Back “USER” and “USB” Songs ........... 36
Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION]...................... 38
Basic Procedure in Function......................................39
About Each Function .................................................40
F1. Fine Tuning of the Pitch ...............................40
F2. Selecting a Scale.............................................40
F3. Dual Functions ..............................................41
F4. Split Functions...............................................42
F5. Other Functions ............................................43
F6. Metronome Volume .....................................44
F7. MIDI Functions.............................................44
F8. Backup Functions..........................................46
Connections ..................................................... 47
Connectors..................................................................47
Connecting to a USB storage device..........................49
Connecting a Personal Computer .............................50
Transmitting Song Data between
the Computer and the Instrument..........................51
Data Backup Using a Computer....................... 52
Precautions when using
the USB [TO DEVICE] terminal......................... 53
Using USB Storage Devices........................................53
Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and
Floppy Disks (Optional) ................................... 54
Message List ..................................................... 55
Troubleshooting............................................... 56
Preset Voice List ............................................... 57
Index................................................................. 58
Appendix
Preset Song List................................................ 60
Factory Setting List .......................................... 61
MIDI Data Format ............................................ 62
MIDI Implementation Chart ............................ 66
Specifications ................................................... 68
*The illustrations and displays as shown in this owner’s man-
ual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear some-
what different from those on your instrument.
Please read this section first.
This section explains in detail all of the instrument’s
features, functions and operations.
This section introduces reference material.