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YDP-163/YDP-143 Owner’s Manual
Backing up Data and Initializing the Settings
The following settings and data are maintained even if you turn the power off.
Among the data listed above, only User Song data (USERSONG00.MID) can be
transferred to a computer and saved as an SMF file. For details, refer to the
“Computer-related Operations” on the website (page 9).
With Musicsoft Downloader (available for free at Yamaha website), up to 10 SMF
files can be transferred from the computer to the internal memory of this
instrument, and vice versa. For details, refer to the “Computer-related
Operations” on the website (page 9).
Types of file that can be exchanged with a computer
Files with a .mid extension (SMF format 0 or 1)
With this operation, all data (with the exception of the Songs) will be reset to the
factory default settings.
To do this, simultaneously hold down the C7 (the highest) key and turn on the
power.
Data Maintained When Power is Turned Off
• Metronome Volume
• Metronome Beat
• Touch Sensitivity
• Tuning
• Intelligent Acoustic Control Depth
• Intelligent Acoustic Control On/Off
• Stereophonic Optimizer On/Off
• Operation Confirmation Sounds On/Off
• Auto Power Off Enable/Disable
• User Song data
• Song data (SMF files) transferred from a computer
Saving User Song data to a computer
NOTICE
Saved data may be lost due
to malfunction or incorrect
operation. Save important
data to an external device
such as a computer.
Transferring SMF Files Between a Computer and this Instrument
NOTE
Certain MIDI files in SMF
format 0 or 1 may contain data
that is not supported by your
digital piano. In such a case,
the files may not play as
originally intended.
Initializing the Settings
NOTICE
Never turn off the power
while the Initialize operation
is being executed (that is,
while the [REC], [PLAY], [+R]
and [–L] lamps are flashing).
NOTE
If this instrument somehow
becomes disabled or
malfunctions, turn off the
power then execute
Initialization.
C7
Highest key
