Yamaha 141 Owner'S Manual Download Page 13

YDP-161/141 Owner’s Manual

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Listening to the Demo Songs

For more information on how 
to adjust the tempo of the 
demo song playback, see 
page 21.

The demo songs will not be 
transmitted via MIDI.

Demo songs cannot be used 
with the Part select function.

Demo songs are provided that effectively demonstrate each of this instrument’s voices.

1

Press the [DEMO/SONG] button to start playback.

The [PLAY] button indicator lights up, and the demo song for the currently-selected 
voice starts playing.

Starting with the selected song, the playback of the demo songs will continue in the 
following sequence: other voice demo songs, followed by 50 piano preset songs, 
and any songs loaded from the computer. The sequence then returns to the first 
demo song and repeats until you stop it.

Selecting a demo song.

While a demo song is playing, press the [+ R] or [– L] button to select and play the 
next or previous demo song.

If you wish to select a particular demo song from 10 (YDP-161) or 6 (YDP-141) voice 
demo songs, press and hold down the [DEMO/SONG] button, then press one of the 
C1–A1 (YDP-161) or C1–F1 (YDP-141) keys.

2

Press the [DEMO/SONG] or [PLAY] button to stop playback.

The [PLAY] button indicator turns off.

Demo songs

“Original” songs are Yamaha originals (©2010 Yamaha Corporation).

Demo songs excluding “Original” songs are re-arranged excerpts from the original compositions.

The lowest key

C1

F1

A1

YDP-161

YDP-141

Title

Composer

Key

Voice Name

Key

Voice Name

C1

Grand Piano 1

C1

Grand Piano 1

Salut d'amour, op.12

E. Elagr

C

1

Grand Piano 2

C

1

Grand Piano 2

Original

Original

D1

E.Piano 1

D1

E.Piano

Original

Original

D

1

E.Piano 2

Original

Original

E1

Harpsichord 1

D

1

Harpsichord

Concerto a cembalo 
obbligato, 2 violini, viola e 
continuo No.7, BWV.1058

J.S.Bach

F1

Harpsichord 2

Gigue, Französische 
Suiten Nr.5, BWV.816

J.S.Bach

F

1

Vibraphone

Original

Original

G1

Church Organ 1

E1

Church Organ

Herr Christ, der ein'ge 
Gottes-Sohn, BWV.601

J.S.Bach

G

1

Church Organ 2

Triosonate Nr.6, BWV.530

J.S.Bach

A1

Strings

F1

Strings

Original

Original

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Page 2: ...2 ENGLISH ...

Page 3: ...3 ENGLISH ...

Page 4: ...tains no user serviceable parts Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble or modify the internal components in any way If it should appear to be malfunctioning discontinue use immediately and have it inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel Do not expose the instrument to rain use it near water or in damp or wet conditions or place containers on it containing liquids which might ...

Page 5: ... controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level Do not insert a finger or hand in any gaps on the key cover or instrument Also take care that the key cover does not pinch your finger Never insert or drop paper metallic or other objects into the gaps on the key cover panel or keyboard Do not rest your weight on or place heavy objects on the instrument and do not use excess...

Page 6: ...strument since this might discolor the panel or keyboard When cleaning the instrument use a soft dry or slightly damp cloth Do not use paint thinners solvents cleaning fluids or chemical impregnated wiping cloths During extreme changes in temperature or humidity condensation may occur and water may collect on the surface of the instrument If water is left the wooden parts may absorb the water and ...

Page 7: ...Dual mode 19 Transposition 20 Fine tuning the Pitch 20 Using the Metronome 21 Adjusting the Keyboard Touch Touch Sensitivity 22 Recording Your Performance 23 Recording Your Performance 23 Playing Back Recorded Performance Data 25 Erasing Recorded Performance Data 25 Listening to a Specified Part Practicing a One Hand Part 26 Connecting MIDI Instruments 27 About MIDI 27 MIDI s Capability 27 Connect...

Page 8: ...oustic piano differs depending on the playing strength from pianissimo to fortissimo The AWM Dynamic Stereo Sampling can produce such dynamic nuances by recording samples of various playing strengths The greater the number of samples used the higher the expressive quality and potential becomes GH Graded Hammer keyboard and GHS Graded Hammer Standard keyboard A special Graded Hammer keyboard on the...

Page 9: ...back They also enable you to change the voice or tempo During song playback pressing the R or L button while holding down the PLAY button will toggle a part in the song on or off 6 REC button page 23 Record your performance 7 PLAY button page 25 Play back your recorded performance 8 MASTER VOLUME control page 12 Adjust the volume level using this control 9 FUNCTION page 20 30 While holding down th...

Page 10: ...re or other serious damage to the instrument If this happens turn off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet Then have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel Music Rest To raise the music rest 1 Pull the music rest up and toward yourself as far as it will go 2 Flip down the two metal supports at the left and right on the rear of the music rest 3 ...

Page 11: ... the internal circuitry and may even pose a shock hazard Use only the AC power cord supplied with the instrument If the supplied power cord is lost or damaged and needs to be replaced contact your Yamaha dealer The use of an inappropriate replacement can pose a fire and shock hazard The type of AC power cord provided with the instrument may be different depending on the country in which the instru...

Page 12: ...ne pair of headphones you can plug them into either jack The speakers are automatically shut off when a plug is inserted into this jack CAUTION Do not listen to the instrument at a high volume level through headphones for a long period of time or your hearing may be damaged Using the headphone hanger for YDP 161 only You can hang the headphones on this instrument Refer to Keyboard Stand Assembly o...

Page 13: ...u wish to select a particular demo song from 10 YDP 161 or 6 YDP 141 voice demo songs press and hold down the DEMO SONG button then press one of the C1 A1 YDP 161 or C1 F1 YDP 141 keys 2 Press the DEMO SONG or PLAY button to stop playback The PLAY button indicator turns off Demo songs Original songs are Yamaha originals 2010 Yamaha Corporation Demo songs excluding Original songs are re arranged ex...

Page 14: ...smitted via MIDI 1 Pick the number of the song that you want to play back from the included 50 Greats for the piano The number of each piano preset song is assigned to the C2 C 6 keys 2 While holding down the DEMO SONG button press one of the C2 C 6 keys to select a song to play back The PLAY R and L button indicators light up and the selected piano song starts playing Starting with the selected s...

Page 15: ...l continue in the following sequence any other songs loaded from the computer followed by demo songs and 50 piano preset songs The sequence then returns to the first songs loaded from the computer and repeats until you stop it While a song is playing press the R or L button to change to the next or previous song 2 Press the DEMO SONG or PLAY button to stop playback Selecting a Song Playback Channe...

Page 16: ...ing hammer struck metallic tines Soft tone when played lightly and an aggressive tone when played hard E1 Harpsichord 1 The definitive instrument for baroque music Since the strings of a harpsichord are plucked there is no touch response F1 Harpsichord 2 Mixes the same voice an octave higher for a more brilliant tone F 1 Vibraphone The sound of a vibraphone played with relatively soft mallets G1 C...

Page 17: ...ayed while the pedal is pressed The soft pedal will not affect notes that are already playing when it is pressed Damper Resonance YDP 161 The Damper Resonance effect simulates the sustain sound of the damper pedal on a grand piano as if you were pressing the damper pedal and playing the keyboard This effect is applied to the entire sound of the instrument Default setting ON Turning the Damper Reso...

Page 18: ...down the PIANO VOICE button The depth range is from 0 through 20 While holding down the PIANO VOICE button press the A4 key to set the reverb to the depth most suitable for the selected voice Key Reverb Type Description C2 Room This setting adds a continuous reverb effect to the sound similar to the acoustic reverberation you would hear in a room C 2 Hall1 For a bigger reverb sound use the HALL 1 ...

Page 19: ...u can make the following settings for Voices 1 and 2 in Dual mode Setting the octave You can shift the pitch up and down in octave steps for Voice 1 and Voice 2 independently Depending on which voices you combine in Dual mode the combination may sound better if one of the voices is shifted up or down an octave While holding down the PIANO VOICE button press one of the C5 F5 keys Setting the balanc...

Page 20: ...E buttons press any key between C 3 and F 3 To restore the normal pitch While holding down the DEMO SONG and PIANO VOICE buttons press the C3 key Fine tuning the Pitch You can fine tune the pitch of the entire instrument This function is useful when you play the digital piano along with other instruments or CD music Setting the pitch Setting range 427 0 453 0 Hz Standard pitch 440 0 Hz To tune up ...

Page 21: ...button Alternatively press and hold down the METRONOME button and press the C 5 key Decreasing the tempo value in steps of one While the metronome is playing press the button Alternatively press and hold down the METRONOME button and press the B4 key Increasing the tempo value in steps of ten Press and hold down the METRONOME button and press the D5 key Decreasing the tempo value in steps of ten P...

Page 22: ...You can adjust the volume level which changes depending on how fast or strong you hit the keys keyboard touch Select an appropriate keyboard touch for the voices songs or your taste This setting does not change the weight of the keyboard While holding down the PIANO VOICE button press one of the A6 C7 keys to select the desired touch sensitivity 2 4 7 1 3 5 6 9 11 8 10 12 14 16 19 15 17 18 20 13 T...

Page 23: ...use for recording See page16 Make any other desired settings reverb etc as well Use the MASTER VOLUME control to adjust the volume to a comfortable listening level You can also use the MASTER VOLUME control to adjust the volume level during playback 2 Select a part and engage Record Ready mode Hold down the REC button and press the R or L button for the part you want to record to engage Record Rea...

Page 24: ...om a computer and play it back on this instrument See page 28 The user song is saved as a Standard MIDI file SMF page 28 When recording is stopped all indicators for the REC PLAY R and L buttons will flash indicating that the recorded data is being saved to the instrument After the data is saved the button indicator for the recorded part will light up steadily indicating that the part now contains...

Page 25: ...Press the REC button to engage Record Ready mode The REC and R button indicators flash If the left part L contains data L button indicator lights up 2 While holding down the PLAY button press the REC button to engage Erase Ready mode The REC PLAY R and L button indicators flash To cancel the erase operation press any button whose indicator is NOT flashing such as the DEMO SONG PIANO VOICE or METRO...

Page 26: ...nction You can play back these songs with each recorded part turned on or off individually 1 Play back the song you wish to practice When you play back a song that enables you to select an individual part or channel the indicators for the parts that contain data light up either R or L or both You can select a part to play or mute only during song playback Canceling the part playback setting When y...

Page 27: ... MIDI data and commands your devices can transmit or receive You need a dedicated MIDI cable optional to make a MIDI connection You can purchase MIDI cables at musical instrument stores MIDI s Capability MIDI functions enable you to transfer performance data between MIDI devices load song data from a connected computer to your instrument and transmit and save user song data to a computer Transferr...

Page 28: ... that enables MIDI signals to be transmitted between the sequence software on the computer and the connected MIDI instrument For more information refer to the user s manual that came with the USB interface device Transmitting Song Data between the Computer and the Digital Piano In addition to the demo songs and the 50 piano preset songs stored in this instrument you can play data for another song ...

Page 29: ...a between the instrument and a computer The following items will be stored in flash memory on this instrument This data will be kept after you turn off the power to the instrument Initializing the settings If this instrument somehow becomes disabled or malfunctions turn off the power to the instrument then perform the initialization procedure When you initialize the settings all data excluding the...

Page 30: ...ing the internal voices to be played directly from the keyboard This situation is Local Control On since the internal tone generator is controlled locally by its own keyboard Local control can be turned OFF however so that the keyboard of this digital piano does not play the internal voices but the appropriate MIDI information is still transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector when notes are played o...

Page 31: ...s between Program Change On and Off Control Change ON OFF MIDI Control Change data refers to MIDI information related to performance expression such as damper pedal information You can transmit MIDI Control Change data from this instrument to control the operation of the connected MIDI device For example if you operate this instrument s damper pedal this instrument will transmit MIDI Control Chang...

Page 32: ...be due to interference caused by the use of a mobile phone in close proximity to this instrument Turn off the mobile phone or move it further away from this instrument The overall volume is low or no sound is heard The Master Volume is set too low Set it to an appropriate level using the MASTER VOLUME control Make sure a pair of headphones is not connected to the headphones jack page 12 Make sure ...

Page 33: ...ting assembly of each unit To disassemble reverse the assembly sequence given below Remove all parts from the package and make sure you have all of the items 1 Attach finger tighten C to D and E 1 1 Untie and straighten out the bundled pedal cord Don t discard the vinyl tie You will need it later in step 6 1 2 Align D and E with each end of C 1 3 Attach D and E to C by finger tightening the long s...

Page 34: ...rew holes to secure B 2 5 Securely tighten the screws on the top of B that were attached in Step 2 2 3 Securely tighten the screws on C that were attached in Step 1 3 4 Mount A 5 Secure A 5 1 Adjust the position of A so that the left and right ends of A will project beyond D and E equally when seen from the front 5 2 Secure A by tightening the short screws 2 6 16mm from the front R L B D E 2 2 2 5...

Page 35: ...V main voltages use a minus screwdriver to rotate the selector dial so that the correct voltage for your region appears next to the pointer on the panel The voltage selector is set at 240V when the unit is initially shipped After the proper voltage has been selected connect the AC power cord to the AC IN jack and an AC wall outlet A plug adaptor may be also provided in some areas to match the pin ...

Page 36: ... to an appropriate location Does this instrument make a rattling noise when you shake it Tighten all screws Does the pedal box rattle or give way when you step on the pedals Turn the adjuster so that it is set firmly against the floor Are the pedal and power cords inserted securely into the sockets Check the connection If the main unit creaks or is otherwise unsteady when you play on the keyboard ...

Page 37: ...cables 27 MIDI connectors 27 MIDI Data Format 6 MIDI Implementation Chart 6 MIDI IN OUT 9 Music Rest 27 Musicsoft Downloader 28 O Options 32 P Part 23 26 PEDAL 9 17 35 PHONES 9 12 PIANO VOICE 9 16 PLAY 9 25 Playing Back Recorded Performance Data 25 POWER 9 11 Preset songs 50 Piano Preset Songs 14 Program Change 31 R REC 9 23 Recording your Performance 23 Reverb 18 S SMF 28 Soft Pedal 17 Song 13 So...

Page 38: ...o Sampling Number of Dynamic Levels 3 Polyphony Number of Polyphony Max 128 64 Preset Number of Voices 10 6 Effects Types Reverb Yes Damper Resonance Yes Part Dual Yes Songs Preset Number of Preset Songs 10 Demo Songs 50 Piano Preset Songs 6 Demo Songs 50 Piano Preset Songs Recording Number of Songs 1 Number of Tracks 2 Data Capacity One Song 100KB approx 11 000 notes Recording Function Yes Compat...

Page 39: ... information Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union If you wish to discard these items please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM Connecting the Plug and Cord IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the...

Page 40: ...Clarissenhof 5 b 4133 AB Vianen The Netherlands Tel 0347 358 040 FRANCE Yamaha Musique France BP 70 77312 Marne la Vallée Cedex 2 France Tel 01 64 61 4000 ITALY Yamaha Musica Italia S P A Viale Italia 88 20020 Lainate Milano Italy Tel 02 935 771 SPAIN PORTUGAL Yamaha Música Ibérica S A Ctra de la Coruna km 17 200 28230 Las Rozas Madrid Spain Tel 91 639 8888 GREECE Philippos Nakas S A The Music Hou...

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