Page 2 - IMPORTANT SAFETY AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS; POSSIBILITIES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS LIST.; WARNING; PLEASE KEEP T H I S M A N U A L
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. See bottom of keyboard enclosure for graphic symbol markings The exclamation point within an equilateral tri- angle is intended to alert the...
Page 4 - KEYBOARD STAND ASSEMBLY
2 KEYBOARD STAND ASSEMBLY NOTE: Although the YPP-50 keyboard stand can be assembled by a single person, the job is much easier with two people. Open the box and remove all the parts. On opening the box you should find the parts shown in the illustration. Check to make sure that all the required part...
Page 8 - THE CONTROLS AND
TAKING CARE OF YOUR PERSONAL ELECTRONIC PIANO Your Personal Electronic Piano is a fine musical instrument,and deserves the most careful treatment. Observe the following points and your Personal Electronic Piano will sound and lookgreat for many years. 1 . Never open the case and touch or tamper with...
Page 10 - TRANSPOSITION
ENJOY THE DEMONSTRATION To give you an idea of the YPP-50’s sophisticated capabilities, it is programmed with a demonstration sequence which playsautomatically while demonstrating some of the instrument’s voices. Short segments of the following pieces are included: l 24 Preludes No. 15 in D flat maj...
Page 11 - PITCH CONTROL; THE PERFORMANCE MEMORY; Recording; Playback
PITCH CONTROL Pitch control makes it possible to tune the Personal Electronic Piano over a ±50-cent range in approximately 3-cent intervals. A hundred “cents” equals one semitone, so the tuning range provided allows fine tuning of overall pitch over a range of approximately a semitone. Pitch control...
Page 12 - MIDI FUNCTIONS; A Brief Introduction to MIDI; MIDI Transmit & Receive Channel
MIDI FUNCTIONS A Brief Introduction to MIDI MIDI, the Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is a world- standard communication interface that allows MIDI-compatible musical instruments and equipment to share musical information and control one another. This makes it possible to create “sys-tems” of ...
Page 13 - MIDI FUNCTION CHART; Program Change ON/OFF
Setting the Personal Electronic Piano MIDI Channels 1. Press and hold the MIDI/TRANSPOSE button. 2. Press the key on the keyboard corresponding to the desired MIDI transmit or receive channel.* 3. Release the MIDI/TRANSPOSE button. * Keys C 1 through D# 2 on the keyboard are used to set the MIDI tra...
Page 14 - The Multi-Timbre Mode; The Split & Left Local OFF Mode; The Split & Right Local Off Mode
The Multi-Timbre Mode The Multi-Timbre mode is a special mode in which the Personal Electronic Piano voices can be independently controlled ondifferent MIDI channel numbers (1 through 10) by an external MIDI device such as the Yamaha EMQ-1 Memory Box. CHAN. VOICE CHAN. VOICE 1 PIANO 6 STRINGS 2 73 E...
Page 15 - OPTIONS & EXPANDER MODULES
TROUBLESHOOTING MIDI DATA FORMAT If you encounter what appears to be a malfunction, please checkthe following points before assuming that your Personal Elec-tronic Piano is faulty. 1. No Sound When the Power is Turned ON Is the AC plug properly connected to an AC wall outlet? Check the AC connection...
Page 16 - S P E C I F I C A T I O N S
S P E C I F I C A T I O N S * Specifications subject to change without notice. YPP-50 KEYBOARD 76 KEYS (E 0 ~G 6 ) VOICE SELECTORS PIANO, E.PIANO, HARPSICHORD, VIBES, STRINGS, BRASS, P.ORGAN, BASS OTHER CONTROLS MASTER VOLUME, MIDI/TRANSPOSE, METRONOME, TEMPOPERFORMANCE MEMORY REC/PLAY, DEMO JACKS/C...
Page 18 - CANADA
FCC INFORMATION (USA) While the following statements are provided to comply with FCC Regulations in the United States, the corrective measures listed are applicable worldwide. This series of Yamaha Personal Electronic Piano uses frequencies that appear in the radio frequency range, and if installed ...
Page 19 - YAMAHA
YAMAHA YAMAHA CORPORATlON P.O. Box 1, Hamamatsu, Japan 909 VI27370 Printed in Japan