Page 2 - SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION; PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL
2 F C C I N F O R M AT I O N ( U. S . A . ) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructionscontained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifica-tions not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your author-ity, granted by the FCC, to us...
Page 3 - PRECAUTIONS; PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING
3 • When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry cloth. Do not use paint thinners, solvents, cleaning fluids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths. Also, do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objectson the instrument, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your weight on, o...
Page 5 - Taking Care of the DD-20
5 Avoid Heat Avoid placing the DD-20 near windows, heaters or other areas subject toexcessive heat or in a car exposed to direct sunlight. Avoid Dust and Moisture Avoid locations where the DD-20 is likely to be exposed to excessive dust ormoisture. Avoid Physical Shocks Do not subject the DD-20 to s...
Page 6 - The DD-20 At a Glance
6 BEAT 1234 STYLE PERC.SET TEMPO DEMO SELECTOR OFFECHO FLAM ROLL VOLUME STANDBY ON STYLE LIST 00-05 DANCE 06-09 HOUSE 10-13 HIP HOP 14-16 RAP 17-19 DISCO 20-23 POP ROCK 24-26 HARD ROCK 27-28 HEAVY METAL 29-31 CONTEMPO. ROCK 32-35 8 BEAT 36-39 16 BEAT 40-43 ROCK SHUFFLE 44 PROGRE. ROCK 45 PUNK ROCK 4...
Page 7 - Supplying Power; To connect a power adaptor:; Setting Up; Headphones; Sensitivity
7 OPEN Supplying Power The DD-20 will operate on either an optional power adaptor oroptional batteries. ▼ To connect a power adaptor: 1. Connect only the Yamaha PA-3B or PA- 3C power adaptor to the DC IN jack ofthe DD-20. 2. Plug the power adaptor into an ACpower outlet. Setting Up Headphones You ca...
Page 8 - Percussion Set; To select a Percussion Set:; Playing the Demo
8 Percussion Set The DD-20 allows you to choose from tendifferent Percussion Sets quickly and easily.Nine Percussion Sets have preset voice combi-nations. (See Percussion Set List on page 13.).The DD-20 has one Custom Percussion Setallowing you to combine any four of the DD-20’s voices into a set. (...
Page 9 - To assign a voice to a percussion pad:; Style
9 The DD-20 features a large variety of AutoRhythm Styles including variations of basic 8and 16 beat patterns as well as more exoticstyles such as Son Afro and Calypso. You canplay along with any of the DD-20 Auto RhythmStyles. (See the front panel for the Style list.) ▼ To select and play back an A...
Page 10 - To set the tempo with Tap Start:; Tap Start; LED display Tempo Dots; Tempo
10 The tempo can be adjusted in 35 steps, from 40to 280 beats per minute (bpm). The steps areshown in the LED display as values from 01 to35. The default tempo varies according to AutoRhythm Style. ▼ To adjust the tempo: 1. Press the TEMPO button to enter the Tempo mode. The currently selected Tempo...
Page 11 - To select an Auto Roll effect:; Auto Roll; To select different sound effects:; Sound Effect
11 The current sound effect set number willappear in the LED display. You have approximately three seconds, afterreleasing of the SE SELECT button to startselecting the sound effect setting before theDD-20 returns to the Auto Rhythm Style mode. 2. Press the SE SELECT button repeatedly or turn the SE...
Page 12 - Specifications; Troubleshooting
12 Specifications In many cases, seemingly big problems ormalfunctions can be remedied easily. Pleasecheck the following list before deciding thatyour DD-20 is broken.If the problem is not listed here or the suggestedremedy is ineffective, take the DD-20 to anauthorized Yamaha dealer for proper diag...
Page 13 - Percussion Set List
13 Name PAD 1 PAD 2 PAD 3 PAD 4 P0 CUSTOM SET 01 Bass Drum 2 04 Snare 2 10 E. Tom 1 Hi 18 Crash Cymbal P1 BASIC SET 00 Bass Drum 1 03 Snare 1 13 Hi-Hat (Closed) 1 17 Ride Cymbal P2 FILL IN SET 03 Snare 1 10 E. Tom 1 Hi 11 E. Tom 1 Low 18 Crash Cymbal P3 ROCK SET 01 Bass Drum 2 04 Snare 2 09 Tom Low ...