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YDS-120 Owner’s Manual

Changing Settings with the [Fn] Button

Press specific keys while holding the [Fn] button to perform 
settings for the various functions of the instrument.

Basic operations

Use the following procedure to perform settings for each 
function.

1

While holding the [Fn] button, press the key to 
which the function is assigned. Hold the [Fn] but-
ton until you finish performing settings. If you 
release the button, the value at that moment is 
set and operation returns to the Voice selection 
screen.

2

While holding the [Fn] button, press VOICE  [

]/

[

] and select the desired value.

3

When you have finished selecting a value, 
release the [Fn] button.

This will complete the setting and return the operation 
to the Voice selection screen.

NOTE

• Press both VOICE [

]/[

] buttons simultaneously to 

restore the value to the factory default.

Example: Tuning

C5 
key

Function

Settings

Key

Breath pressure resistance

Determines how much the sound vol-
ume changes in response to the sus-
tained strength of your breath. The 
lower the value, the more responsive 
the instrument is to your breath 
strength.

1 to 5

Default: 3

C3

Breath response

Determines how much the sound vol-
ume changes in response to your initial 
breath strength. The higher the value, 
the harder you have to initially blow 
into the instrument to produce sound.

1 to 10

Default: 5

Tc

Key response

Prevents unwanted sounds from being 
produced, due to inconsistent timing in 
fingering when pressing or releasing 
multiple keys simultaneously. The 
higher the value, the more unwanted 
sounds are suppressed.

0 to 20

Default: 10

Ta

Tuning

Adjusts the overall pitch of the instru-
ment. The pitch value is displayed on 
the LED screen. You can adjust the 
pitch in the range of 427 to 453 Hz in 
0.5 Hz steps. The dot in the first digit of 
the LED display indicates 0.5 Hz.

427 to 453 (Hz)

Default: 440

C5

Auto power off

Sets the function for automatically 
turning the power off. The value is dis-
played on the LED screen.

Off, 5, 10, 15, 
30, 60, 120 
(minutes)

Default: 30

Tf

Reverb

Set the reverberation effect. The higher 
the number, the greater the effect. 
Reverberation is applied only to the 
headphone output.

NOTE

• Reverberation does not affect the 

AUX IN input.

Off, 1 to 5

Default: Off

G

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Page 2: ...is product contains no user serviceable parts Do not attempt to disassemble the internal parts or modify them in any way Do not expose the product to rain use it near water or in damp or wet condition...

Page 3: ...ff the power for all components Before turning the power on or off for all components set all volume levels to minimum Be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and graduall...

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Page 6: ...the AUX IN jack adjust the audio playback volume on the audio device Left side Water drain NOTICE Use a USB A to micro B cable of less than 3 meters Do not use a USB 3 0 cable To prevent hearing loss...

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Page 9: ...ces and in the lower ranges Initialization Perform this operation when you want to reset all settings to their factory defaults 1 If the power is on turn the power off 2 Turn the power on while holdin...

Page 10: ...lect user Voices edited in the dedicated app page 14 For details refer to the manual for the dedicated app Change to the MIDI controller func tion You can transfer your perfor mance as the MIDI data t...

Page 11: ...ower the value the more responsive the instrument is to your breath strength 1 to 5 Default 3 C3 Breath response Determines how much the sound vol ume changes in response to your initial breath streng...

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