Owner’s Manual
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ENGLISH
Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha Digital Piano! We recommend that you read this manual carefully so that you can fully
take advantage of the advanced and convenient functions.
We also recommend that you keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference.
About this Owner’s Manual and Data List
The documentation and reference materials for this instrument consist of the following:
Owner’s Manual (this book)
Introduction
Please read this section first.
Reference
This section explains how to make detailed settings for the Digital Piano various functions.
Appendix
This section introduces reference material.
Online Materials (Downloadable from the web)
The following instructional materials are available for downloading from the Yamaha Manual Library. Access the Yamaha Man-
ual Library, then enter your model name (YDP-181, for example) in the Model Name area to search the manuals.
http://www.yamaha.co.jp/manual/
Data List
The Data List contains MIDI related information, such as the MIDI Data Format and MIDI Implementation chart.
MIDI Basics (only in English, French, German and Spanish)
If you want to know more about MIDI and how to use it, refer to this introductory book.
Information
About copyrights
• Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and/or audio data is strictly
prohibited except for your personal use.
• This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect
to which it has license to use others’ copyrights. Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer soft-
ware, style files, MIDI files, WAVE data, musical scores and sound recordings. Any unauthorized use of such programs and
contents outside of personal use is not permitted under relevant laws. Any violation of copyright has legal consequences.
DON’T MAKE, DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES.
About functions/data bundled with the instrument
• Some of the preset songs have been edited for length or arrangement, and may not be exactly the same as the original.
About this manual
• The illustrations as shown in this manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat different from
those on your instrument.
• Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft® Corporation in the United States and other countries.
• The company names and product names in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
companies.