Yamaha YDP-162- Manuals

YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual 6 E NGLISH DMI-5 2/2 • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all components, set all volume levels to minimum. • Be sure to set the volumes of all components at their m...

YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual 7 E NGLISH About the Manuals This instrument has the following manuals. Included Manuals Owner’s Manual (this book) Explains how to use the instrument. Quick Operation Guide (separate sheet) Shows in chart form the functions assigned to the buttons and the keyboard for qui...

YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual 8 E NGLISH Panel Controls and Terminals The illustrations are taken from the YDP-142. PHONESPHONESPHONESPHONES TO PEDAL 12V TO PEDAL 16V Rear (Keyboard side) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ) ! @ # $ Rear (Keyboard side) Rear (Keyboard side) YDP-142 YDP-162 1 [ ] (Standby/On) switch.......

YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual Basic Operations 9 E NGLISH Setting Up Key Cover To open the key cover: Lift the cover slightly, then push and slide it to the end. To close the key cover: Slide the cover toward you and gently lower the cover over the keys. CAUTION • Hold the cover with both hands when op...

YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual 10 Basic Operations E NGLISH Turning the Power On 1 Connect the plugs of the AC power adaptor in the order shown in the illustration. WARNING Use the specified adaptor (page 32) only. The use of other adaptors may result in irreparable damage to both the adaptor and the in...

YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual Basic Operations 11 E NGLISH Auto Power Off NOTE Default setting: Enable To prevent unnecessary power consumption, this instrument features an Auto Power Off function that automatically turns the power off if the instrument is not operated for approximately 30 minutes. If ...

Basic Operations 12 YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual E NGLISH Playing the Piano Setting the Volume When you start playing, use the [MASTER VOLUME] knob to adjust the volume of the entire keyboard sound. CAUTION Do not use this instrument at a high volume level for a long period of time, or your hearing ma...

YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual Basic Operations 13 E NGLISH Using the Pedals NOTE If the damper pedal doesn’t work, make sure that the pedal cord is properly plugged into the main unit (page 30). NOTE While the sostenuto pedal is held, the organ and strings Voices sound continuously without decay after ...

Basic Operations 14 YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual E NGLISH Using the Metronome The metronome feature is convenient for practicing with an accurate tempo. 1 Press [METRONOME] to start the Metronome. 2 Press [METRONOME] to stop the Metronome. Default setting : 0 (C3) Selecting a Beat While holding down [...

YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual Basic Operations 15 E NGLISH Changing the Touch Sensitivity You can specify the Touch Sensitivity (how the sound responds to the way you play the keys). NOTE This setting is disabled with some Voices, such as an organ sound. Default setting: B6 (Medium) While holding down ...

Advanced Operations 16 YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual E NGLISH Playing Various Musical Instrument Sounds (Voices) Selecting a Voice NOTE To hear the characteristics of the Voices, play back the Demo Songs (page 17). To select “Grand Piano 1”: Simply press [PIANO/VOICE]. To select another Voice: After pr...

YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual Advanced Operations 17 E NGLISH Listening to the Demo Songs NOTE If you want to change the playback tempo, see page 14. Special individual Demo Songs are provided for all of the instrument Voices. 1 Press [DEMO/SONG] to start playback. The [PLAY] lamp lights up, and the De...

Advanced Operations 18 YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual E NGLISH Adding Variations to the Sound (Reverb) This instrument features several Reverb Types that add extra depth and expression to the sound to create a realistic acoustic ambience. The appropriate Reverb Type and Depth are called up automatically...

YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual Advanced Operations 19 E NGLISH Transposing the Pitch in Semitones You can shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitones in order to facilitate playing in difficult key signatures, or to easily match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or ot...

Advanced Operations 20 YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual E NGLISH Layering Two Voices (Dual mode) You can layer two Voices and play them simultaneously to create a more richly textured sound. 1 Engage the Dual mode. While holding down [PIANO/VOICE], simultaneously hold down two keys between C1 and A1 to se...

YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual Advanced Operations 21 E NGLISH Playing Duo This function allows two different players to play the instrument, one on the left and the other on the right, over the same octave range. NOTE Since Duo is designed for two-player piano performance (unlike the similar Dual funct...

Advanced Operations 22 YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual E NGLISH Song Playback and Practice Listening to 50 Preset Songs In addition to the Demo Songs, Preset Songs are provided for your listening pleasure. 1 Find the number of the Song that you want to play back from the included “50 greats for the Piano...

YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual Advanced Operations 23 E NGLISH Practicing a One-Hand Part All the Songs except for the Demo (page 17) let you turn on or off the left-hand and right-hand Parts individually. By turning off [+R], for example, you can practice the right-hand Part while the left-hand Part is...

Advanced Operations 24 YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual E NGLISH Recording Your Performance This instrument lets you record your keyboard performance as the User Song. Up to two Parts (left-hand and right-hand) can be recorded separately. Recording Your Performance Recording Capacity This instrument can r...

YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual Advanced Operations 25 E NGLISH 5 If desired, record the other Part by repeating Steps 1–4. NOTE The recorded Song data can be saved to computer as a Standard MIDI file (SMF). For details, refer to the Computer-related Operations manual (page 7). 6 To hear the recorded Son...

Advanced Operations 26 YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual E NGLISH Backing up Data and Initializing the Settings Data Maintained When Power is Turned Off The following settings and data are maintained even if you turn the power off. • Metronome Volume • Metronome Beat • Touch Sensitivity • Tuning • Intellig...

YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual Appendix 27 E NGLISH Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution Power suddenly and unexpectedly turns off. This is normal and the Auto Power Off function may have been activated (page 11). If desired, disable the Auto Power Off function. The instrument does not tu...

YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual 28 Appendix E NGLISH Keyboard Stand Assembly The illustrations here are taken from the YDP-142. CAUTION • Be careful not to confuse parts, and be sure to install all parts in the correct direction. Please assemble in accordance with the sequence given below. • Assembly sho...

YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual 30 Appendix E NGLISH 6 Connect the pedal cord and the AC power adaptor. 6-1 Insert the pedal cord plug to the pedal connector from the rear. 6-2 Attach the cord holders to the rear panel as shown, then clip the cord into the holders. 6-3 Use a vinyl tie to take up any slac...

YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual 32 Appendix E NGLISH Specifications * Specifications and descriptions in this owner’s manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment ...

YDP-162/142 Owner’s Manual Appendix 33 E NGLISH Index Numerics 50 Preset Songs ....................................................... 22 A AC power adaptor ...................................................... 7 Accessories ............................................................... 7 Assembly...