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U.R.G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Yamaha Corporation

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Summary of Contents for P-85/85S

Page 1: ...ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL ES FR DE EN Owner s Manual Bedienungsanleitung Mode d emploi Manual de instrucciones ...

Page 2: ...ion or effect works when the unit is operating as designed are not covered by the manufacturer s warranty and are therefore the owners responsibility Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environ mentally friendly We sincerely believe that our products and the produc t...

Page 3: ...ce with other elec tronic devices This equipment generates uses radio frequencies and if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices Compliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations If this product is found to be the source of interf...

Page 4: ... unusual smells or smoke should appear to be caused by it immediately turn off the power switch disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel CAUTION Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others or damage to the instrument or other property These precautions includ...

Page 5: ...panel or keyboard Do not rest your weight on or place heavy objects on the instrument and do not use excessive force on the buttons switches or connectors Do not use the instrument device or headphones for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level since this can cause permanent hearing loss If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears consult a physician Saving and...

Page 6: ...f the lower notes have a heavier touch while the higher ones are more responsive to lighter playing The keyboard s sensitivity can even be adjusted to match your playing style This Graded Hammer technology also enables the P 85 to provide authentic touch in a lightweight instrument AWM Stereo Sampling The Yamaha P 85 offers unmatched sonic realism and natural grand piano type playability as well a...

Page 7: ...ut not limited to MIDI data and or audio data is strictly prohibited except for your personal use For the sake of simplicity both models P 85 and P 85S are hereafter referred to in this Owner s Manual as P 85 The company names and product names in this Owner s Manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Accessories Owner s Manual This manual contains complete i...

Page 8: ...ons to the Sound Reverb 20 Transposition 21 Fine tuning of the Pitch 21 Touch Sensitivity 22 Recording Your Performance 23 Recording a performance 23 Play back the recorded performance 24 Changing the Initial Settings Data recorded at the beginning of a song 25 Connecting MIDI Instruments 26 Connecting MIDI IN OUT terminals 26 MIDI Capabilities 26 Connecting a Personal Computer 27 Transferring Dat...

Page 9: ...page 21 Fine tuning the pitch of the entire instrument when you play the instrument along with other instruments or CD music Fine tuning of the Pitch on page 21 Selecting a touch sensitivity type Touch Sensitivity on page 22 Using a built in metronome Using the Metronome on page 16 Changing voices Viewing the list of voices Selecting Voices on page 18 Simulating a concert hall Adding Variations to...

Page 10: ...rd performance 7 PLAY button page 24 For playing back the recorded performance 8 VOICE buttons page 18 For selecting voices from 10 internal sounds includ ing Grand Piano 1 and 2 You can also combine two voices and use them together 9 PEDAL UNIT jack page 12 For connecting an optional pedal unit LP 5 DC IN 12V jack page 11 For connecting the power adaptor MIDI IN OUT terminals page 26 For connecti...

Page 11: ... switch to turn on the power The power indicator located to the left of the STANDBY ON switch lights up Pressing the switch again turns the power off CAUTION Even when the instrument is turned off electricity is still flowing to the instrument at the minimum level When you are not using the instrument for a long time make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet Setting the Vol...

Page 12: ...damper pedal functions in the same way as a damper pedal on an acoustic piano When the damper pedal is pressed notes sustain longer Releasing the pedal immediately stops damps any sustained notes When you select the GRAND PIANO 1 voice on the P 85 pressing the damper pedal activates the instrument s special Sustain Samples to accurately recreate the unique resonance of an acoustic grand piano s so...

Page 13: ...ither jack CAUTION To protect your hearing avoid listening to the P 85 at a high volume level for long periods of time Music Rest The P 85 includes a music rest that can be attached to the instrument by inserting it into the slot at the top of the control panel Speakers are built into the instrument at the bottom Though you can enjoy playing the instrument even when putting it on a desk or table w...

Page 14: ... Demo Song You can change to another demo song during playback by pressing the SELECT Q Q Q Q W W W W button You can also change to another demo song during playback by pressing any one of the voice buttons While holding down the METRONOME button use the TEMPO g g g g h h h h but tons to change the playback tempo Demo Song List The demonstration pieces listed above are short rearranged excerpts of...

Page 15: ... piano song While holding down the METRONOME button use the TEMPO g g g g h h h h but tons to change the playback tempo 2 Press the DEMO SONG button to stop playback To continue playing other songs see step 1 above TERMINOLOGY Song On the P 85 performance data is called a Song This includes demonstration tunes and piano preset tunes Preset Preset Data supplied with the internal memory of the P 85 ...

Page 16: ...e following operation While holding down the METRONOME button press one of the voice buttons GRAND PIANO 1 C ORGAN 2 Adjust the Tempo The tempo of the metronome and song playback can be set from 32 to 280 beats per minute A number is assigned to each of the following keys While holding down the METRONOME button press a sequence of F3 D4 keys to specify a three digit number Select a number starting...

Page 17: ...tempo value can also be changed by the following operation While holding down the METRONOME button use the TEMPO g g g g h h h h button to increase or decrease in single steps While holding down the METRONOME button press both TEMPO g g g g h h h h buttons simultaneously to restore the default tempo Adjusting the volume You can change the volume of the metronome sound While holding down the METRON...

Page 18: ...uires acoustic piano Grand Piano 2 Clear piano with bright reverb Good for popular music E Piano 1 An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis Good for pop ular music E Piano 2 The sound of an electric piano using hammer struck metallic tines Soft tone when played lightly and an aggressive tone when played hard C Organ 1 This is a typical pipe organ sound 8 4 2 Good for sacred music from the...

Page 19: ...ted up or down an octave While holding down the METRONOME button press one of the A4 D5 keys Setting the Balance You can adjust the volume balance between two voices For example you can set one voice as the main voice with a louder setting and make the other voice softer While holding down the METRONOME button press one of the F 5 F 6 keys A setting of 0 produces an equal balance between the two D...

Page 20: ... the depth most suitable for the selected voice Key Reverb Type Description G 6 Room This setting adds a continuous reverb effect to the sound similar to the acoustic reverberation you would hear in a room A6 Hall1 For a bigger reverb sound use the HALL 1 setting This effect simulates the natural reverberation of a small size concert hall A 6 Hall2 For a truly spacious reverb sound use the HALL 2 ...

Page 21: ...d METRONOME buttons press the C3 key Fine tuning of the Pitch You can fine tune the pitch of the entire instrument This function is useful when you play the P 85 along with other instruments or CD music Setting the Pitch To raise the pitch in steps of roughly 0 2 Hz Hold down the A 1 B 1 and C0 keys simultaneously and press any key between C3 and B3 To lower the pitch in steps of roughly 0 2 Hz Ho...

Page 22: ...ED The volume level does not change at all regardless of whether you play the keyboard soft or hard A 6 SOFT The volume level does not change much when you play the keyboard soft or hard B6 MEDIUM This is the standard piano touch response default setting C7 HARD The volume level changes very widely from pianissimo to fortissimo to facilitate dynamic and dramatic expression You have to hit the keys...

Page 23: ...ll begin automatically as soon as you play a note on the keyboard or press the PLAY button The REC lamp will light and the PLAY lamp flashes at the current tempo while recording TERMINOLOGY Recording vs Saving The format of performance data recorded on a cassette tape differs from that of data recorded on the P 85 A cassette tape records audio signals The P 85 saves information regarding note tim ...

Page 24: ...on use the TEMPO g g g g h h h h but tons to change the playback tempo Both the REC lamp and the PLAY lamp will begin to flash when the recorder memory is almost full If the memory becomes full recording will stop automatically All recorded data up to that point will be retained You can save the recorded data to a computer You can also load the recorded data back from a computer and play it back o...

Page 25: ...amp will flash 2 Change the settings via the panel controls For example if you wish to change the recorded voice from E PIANO 1 to E PIANO 2 press the E PIANO 2 button When you wish to change the damper soft pedal depth press and hold the pedal Be careful not to press the PLAY button or a key on the keyboard either of which will start recording and erase all previously recorded data on the selecte...

Page 26: ...ansfer performance data between MIDI devices CAUTION Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components turn off the power of all the components Transferring performance data to and from another MIDI device Transferring MIDI data to and from a computer Since MIDI data that can be transmitted or received varies depending on the type of MIDI device check the MIDI Imple mentation Chart t...

Page 27: ...herwise the data being transmitted will not be saved Furthermore flash memory operation may become unstable causing the entire memory to be erased when you turn the power to the instrument on or off CAUTION Do not rename the backup file on the computer If you do so it will not be recognized when transferred to the instrument Initializing the settings Turn off the power to the instrument Then turn ...

Page 28: ...inal when notes are played on the keyboard At the same time the internal tone generator responds to MIDI information received via the MIDI IN terminal While holding down the DEMO SONG and METRONOME buttons press the C6 key Pressing the C6 key repeatedly toggles between Local Control On and Off In Dual Voice 1 data is transmit ted on its specified channel and Voice 2 data is transmitted on the next...

Page 29: ...n the P 85 without affecting the external MIDI device While holding down the DEMO SONG and METRONOME buttons press the C 6 key Pressing the C 6 key repeatedly toggles between Program Change On and Off PROGRAM CHANGE Data format CnH ppH CnH Program event n channel number ppH Program change number When program change reception is turned OFF no program change data is transmitted or received When you ...

Page 30: ...en the pedal or other appropriate controls are operated This function makes it possible to cancel control change data reception and transmission so that for example the P 85 s pedal and other controls can be operated without affecting an external MIDI device While holding down the DEMO SONG and METRONOME buttons press the D6 key Pressing the D6 key repeatedly toggles between Control Change On and ...

Page 31: ...e speakers or head phones The noise may be due to interference caused by the use of a mobile phone in close proximity to the P 85 Turn off the mobile phone or use it further away from the P 85 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 page 11 Make sure a pair of headphones is not connected to the h...

Page 32: ... 13 Musicsoft Downloader 27 O Optional Equipment 31 P Panel Controls and Terminals 10 PEDAL UNIT jack 12 PHONES jack 13 Piano Preset Songs 15 34 PLAY button 24 PRECAUTIONS 4 5 Preset songs Piano Preset Songs 15 34 Program Change ON OFF 29 R REC button 23 Recording 23 Reverb 20 S SELECT Q Q Q Q W W W W buttons 14 15 Song 15 Specifications 35 STANDBY ON switch 11 Start stop playback 15 Demo songs 14...

Page 33: ...P 85 Owner s Manual ENGLISH 33 Memo 31 ...

Page 34: ...op 94 3 F P Schubert 20 Frühlingslied op 62 2 J L F Mendelssohn 21 Jägerlied op 19b 3 J L F Mendelssohn 22 Fantaisie Impromptu F F Chopin 23 Prelude op 28 15 Raindrop F F Chopin 24 Etude op 10 5 Black keys F F Chopin 25 Etude op 10 3 Chanson de l adieu F F Chopin 26 Etude op 10 12 Revolutionary F F Chopin 27 Valse op 64 1 Petit chien F F Chopin 28 Valse op 64 2 F F Chopin 29 Valse op 69 1 L adieu ...

Page 35: ...stiques techniques et les descriptions du mode d emploi ne sont données que pour information Yamaha Corp se réserve le droit de changer ou modifier les produits et leurs caractéristiques techniques à tout moment sans aucun avis Du fait que les caractéristiques techniques les équipements et les options peuvent différer d un pays à l autre adressez vous au distributeur Yamaha le plus proche Las espe...

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