User manual YAMAHA P140

[. . . ] P-140/P-140S Owner's Manual Bedienungsanleitung Mode d'emploi Manual de instrucciones lectronic iano EN DE FR ES ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH ENGLISH Electronic Piano SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. WARNING: Do not place this product in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over power or connecting cords of any kind. The use of an extension cord is not recommended! [. . . ] (Data shared by two parts can be changed via either part. ) NOTE You can cancel changes made to the initial settings by selecting a different part after step 2, then exiting Record mode by pressing the [REC] button. (Changes made to the data shared by two parts are also canceled. ) 2. Change the settings via the panel controls. For example, if you wish to change the recorded voice from [ELECTRIC PIANO 1] to [ELECTRIC PIANO 2], press the [ELECTRIC PIANO 2] button. When you wish to change the sustain/soft pedal depth, press and hold the pedal. 3. Press the [REC] button to exit the Record mode. CAUTION Be careful not to press the [PLAY/PAUSE] button or a key on the keyboard after step 2 or 3, either of which will start recording and erase all previously-recorded data on the selected part. P-140 Owner's Manual 33 ENGLISH Playing Back Songs Playing Back Songs The following three types of songs are available. · 50 Piano Preset Songs 50 Piano Preset Songs in the instrument. (page 15) NOTE You cannot select songs during Demo Song playback (page 14). NOTE · User songs in the instrument User songs which you recorded to the instrument by using the record function (page 28). · External songs in the instrument Songs transferred from a computer (including commercially available songs and songs which have been edited on a computer). Songs can be transferred (saved) to the instrument by using the included Musicsoft Downloader software. The songs are saved to an area of the internal memory separate from the area for recorded User songs. Up to 255 songs can be played back on this instrument (numbers 001-255). You can download the Musicsoft Downloader (MSD). Please check the following URL for the latest version. http://music. yamaha. com/download/msd If the song cannot be transferred from a computer, you may need to rename the file. Sequence formats that can be played on the P-140 When playing back songs containing various voices or parts (such as XG or GM songs), the voices may not sound correct or as intended on the original. You may be able to remedy this and make the playback sound more natural or appropriate by changing the Song Channel Selection setting (page 43) to "1&2, " so that only channels 1 and 2 will play back. NOTE ENGLISH If the metronome is being used during playback, the metronome will automatically stop when playback is stopped. NOTE · SMF (Standard MIDI File) Formats 0 and 1 The SMF format is one of the most common and widely compatible sequence formats used for storing sequence data. There are two variations: Format 0 and Format 1. A large number of MIDI devices are compatible with SMF Format 0, and most commercially available MIDI sequence data is provided in SMF Format 0. The SMF format for sequence files allows you to exchange song data between different sequencers. If the REVERB type is changed via the panel controls during playback, both the playback and keyboard reverb effects will be changed. NOTE If the EFFECT type is changed via the panel controls during playback, the playback effect may be switched off in some cases. Playing Back User Songs/External Songs on the P-140 43 1 2 1. Press the [SONG SELECT] button (the USER indicator lights). 2. Press the [­/NO] [+/YES] buttons to select a song. The User songs are displayed as "Uxx*" and External songs in the instrument are displayed as "xxx*. " * The "U" indication in the User song name means "User. " The letters "xx" represent the song number. 34 P-140 Owner's Manual Playing Back Songs 3. Press the [PLAY/PAUSE] button to start playback. The current measure number appears on the display during playback. NOTE User song playback cannot be started when the recorder contains no data. NOTE · You can play the keyboard while the P-140 is playing back a song. You can also play the notes with a voice different from the playback voice by selecting a voice from the panel. [. . . ] Reboucas 2636-Pinheiros CEP: 05402-400 Sao Paulo-SP. Brasil Tel: 011-3085-1377 GREECE Philippos Nakas S. A. The Music House 147 Skiathou Street, 112-55 Athens, Greece Tel: 01-228 2160 MALAYSIA Yamaha Music Malaysia, Sdn. , Bhd. Lot 8, Jalan Perbandaran, 47301 Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Tel: 3-78030900 SWEDEN Yamaha Scandinavia AB J. [. . . ]