User manual YAMAHA F-20

[. . . ] If you must use an extension cord, the minimum wire size for a 25' cord (or less) is 18 AWG. NOTE: The smaller the AWG number, the larger the current handling capacity. For longer extension cords, consult a local electrician. This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by Yamaha. [. . . ] "ARP Velo" will appear in the display for a few seconds, then the currently selected arpeggio velocity setting will be displayed. Press the [FUNCTION] button. r 2 f Press the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons as many times as necessary to select the "Quantize" . "Quantize" will appear in the display for a few seconds, then the currently selected Quantize value will be displayed. ARP Velo Quantize Reference Original 1 The currently selected arpeggio velocity. The currently selected arpeggio quantization. 1/8 3 Use the dial to select "2 Thru" . When "1 Original" is selected the arpeggio volume is the same regardless of changes in keyboard velocity. 3 Thru 2 Use the dial to select the appropriate quantize value (1/8, 1/16 or OFF) as required. A setting of "1/8" will align off-beat notes to the nearest 4th note, a setting of "1/16" will align offbeat notes to the nearest 8th note, and a setting of "OFF" will result in no quantization. The default arpeggio quantize setting depends on the arpeggio type. 60 Owner's Manual r Arpeggio Settings (NP-V80 only) Holding the arpeggio Playback Arpeggio playback can be made to continue after the note has been released by pressing a footswitch connected to the SUSTAIN jack. Arpeggio playback will stop when the footswitch is released. Connect a footswitch (page 11), then assign the function to the footswitch as per the instructions below. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. 2 f Press the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons as many times as necessary to select "Pdl Func" . "Pdl Func" will appear in the display for a few seconds, then the currently selected function assigned to the footswitch will be displayed. Sustain 1 The function currently assigned to the footswitch. 3 Use the dial to select "Arp Hold" . Arp Hold 2 If you want to restore the footswitch function to sustain, select "Sustain". If you want to use both hold and sustain functions, select "Hold+Sus". The sustain function affects the main and dual voices only. By making the settings described below, however, chord detection for style accompaniment occurs over the entire range of the keyboard, allowing for even more dynamic style performance. In this mode only chords played in the normal way (page 25) can be detected. Press the [STYLE] button to engage the style function, then press the [ACMP ON/ OFF] button to turn the auto accompaniment on. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. PnoBoogi 153 2 Appears when auto accompaniment is on f Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons to select the function "Chord Fingering" . "ChdFing" will appear in the display for a few seconds, then the currently selected Chord Fingering type will be displayed. Accompaniment range ChdFing 3 Use the dial to select 2 "FullKbd" . FullKbd 2 66 Owner's Manual r Reference Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions Loading Style Files (F-20) This instrument features 160 internal styles, but other styles, such as those provided on the CD-ROM and others that can be obtained from the internet (only styles with the ". sty" suffix), can be loaded into style number 161 and used in the same way as the internal styles. In order to use the style file load function, the file must already have been transferred from the computer to the instrument. The procedure for transferring files from a computer to the instrument is described on page 86 ("Transferring Data between the Computer and Instrument"). The procedure described below loads a style file that has already been transferred from a computer to the instrument into style number 161. 1 Press the [FUNCTION] button. The currently selected function will appear in the display 3 Execute the load operation. With the name of the style file you want to load shown in the display, press the number [0] button. 2 Press the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons as many times as necessary to select the style file load function "Sff Load" . 4 f r A confirmation message for the load operation will appear. Press the [+/YES] button to actually load the file. Sff Load After about 2 seconds the name of a loadable style file will appear in the display. If multiple loadable style files have been transferred to the instrument, you can use the dial or the [+] and [-] buttons to select the other files in sequence (100 files max. ). Owner's Manual 67 Reference Style (Auto-accompaniment) Functions Looking Up Chords Using the Chord Dictionary The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in "chord book" that shows you the individual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it. Highest key 1 Press and hold the [MINUS ONE] button for longer than a second. 3 Hold for longer than a second. Referring to the illustration, press the M7 (major seventh) key in the CHORD TYPE area (no sound will be produced). 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