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IMPORTANT

Check your power supply

Make sure that your local AC mains
voltage matches the voltage specified
on the name plate on the bottom
panel. In some areas a voltage selec-

tor may be provided on the rear
panel of the main keyboard unit.
Make sure that the voltage selector
is set for the voltage in your area.

Summary of Contents for YPP-50

Page 1: ...local AC mains voltage matches the voltage specified on the name plate on the bottom panel In some areas a voltage selec tor may be provided on the rear panel of the main keyboard unit Make sure that the voltage selector is set for the voltage in your area ...

Page 2: ...from heat sources such as a radiator heat registers and or other products that produce heat Additionally the unit should not be located in a position that exposes the cabinet to direct sunlight or air currents having high humidity or heat levels 6 Your Yamaha electronic product should be placed so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation 7 Some Yamaha electronic...

Page 3: ...tibility and a range of MIDI functions make the Personal Elec tronic Piano useful in a range of advanced MIDI music systems In order to make the most of your Personal Electronic Piano s performance potential and features we urge you to read this Owner s Manual thoroughly and keep it in a safe place for later reference Contents KEYBOARD STAND ASSEMBLY 2 TAKING CARE OF YOUR PERSONAL ELECTRONIC PIANO...

Page 4: ...nt B and rear C panels as shown in the illustration The front and rear panels the rear panel is the wider one are attached between the side panels D using two long bolts at each end The sides of the side panels D with the recesses at the top face inwards the direction in which the feet extend from the side panels is the front the direction the keyboard faces The metal brackets on the front B and r...

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Page 6: ...the main unit and firmly screw in the six short bolts through the brackets Finally turn the entire assembly rightside up and stand it on its feet Check to make sure that all screws have been securely tightened Plug in the damper pedal E Plug the supplied FC5 damper pedal cable into the DAMPER jack on the rear panel of the main unit and place the pedal in a convenient position on the floor below th...

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Page 8: ...ts the volume level of sound produced by the Personal Electronic Piano The MASTER VOLUME control also adjusts headphone volume when a pair of headphones is plugged into the HEADPHONE jack MIDI TRANSPOSE Button The MIDI TRANSPOSE button allows access to the Personal Electronic Piano s TRANSPOSE function to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down and MIDI functions For details refer to the...

Page 9: ... A standard pair of stereo headphones can be plugged in here for private practice or late night playing The internal speaker system is automatically shut off when a pair of headphones is plugged into the HEADPHONE jack OPTIONAL IN L R and OUT L R Jacks These jacks are intended primarily for use with Yamaha EM series Expander Modules such as the EME 1 Reverb Box EMT 1 FM Sound Box EMT 10 AWM Sound ...

Page 10: ...start playing adjust the VOLUME control for the most comfortable listening level 3 Select the desired voice by pressing one of the voice selectors 4 Play Note The Personal Electronic Piano has 8 note polyphony which means you can play up to 8 notes at once If you activate the Bass Split mode up to two notes can be played on the lower bass section of the keyboard and up to six notes can be played o...

Page 11: ...ire time To keep the recorded per formance in memory for longer periods make sure that the YPP 50 power is turned ON briefly at least once a week Note Recording can not be activatedif the YPP 60 Multi Timbre Mode is engaged see The Multi Timbre Mode in the MIDI FUNCTIONS section of this manual page 101 Recording 1 Set the Record Ready Mode Press the PERFORMANCE MEMORY REC button This engages the r...

Page 12: ...rogram Change Numbers The YPP 50 transmits a MIDI program number between 0 and 14 when one of its voice selectors is pressed This normally causes the correspondingly numbered voice or program to be selected on a receiving MIDI device The Personal Electronic Piano will respond in the same way automatically selecting the appropriate voice when a MIDI program change number is received See Program Cha...

Page 13: ...elector is pressed you have turned local control OFF If the PIANO LED is not lit when the PIANO voice selector is pressed you have turned local con trol ON 3 Release the MIDI TRANSPOSE button Program Change ON OFF Normally the Personal Electronic Piano will respond to MIDI program change numbers received from an external keyboard or other MIDI device causing the correspondingly numbered Personal E...

Page 14: ...t F 2 The split mode is useful if for example you want to play a piano Personal Electronic Piano voice with the right hand while playing a synthesizer bass line or string section with the left hand When the split mode is activated notes played on the left hand section are transmitted via the Personal Electronic Piano MIDI OUT connector on MIDI channel 2 Notes played on the right hand section are t...

Page 15: ...rsonal Electronic Piano NOTE Some items may not be available in certain areas If you re already very familiar with MIDI or are using a com puter to control your music hardware with computer generated MIDI messages the data provided in this section can help you to control the Personal Electronic Piano 1 NOTE ON OFF Data format 9nH kk vv 9nH Note ON OFF event n channel number kk Note number 28 103 E...

Page 16: ...VOLUME MIDI TRANSPOSE METRONOME TEMPO PERFORMANCE MEMORY REC PLAY DEMO JACKS CONNECTORS HEADPHONES OPTIONAL IN L R OPTIONAL OUT L R MIDI IN OUT DAMPER INPUT OUTPUT OPTIONAL OUT 600 1 4 Vpp LEVEL IMPEDANCE OPTIONAL IN 22 k 10 dBm for nominal output level MAIN AMPLIFIER 10 Watts SPEAKERS 16 cm 6 2 7 x 2 DIMENSIONS W x H x D WEIGHT 1157 x 396 x 759 mm 45 6 9 x 15 3 5 x 28 8 9 23 kg 50 5 7 lbs ...

Page 17: ...ter Key s X X Touch Ch s X X Pitch Bender X X 07 X O Volume Control 11 X O Expression 6 4 O O Damper Change 67 X O Soft Pedal 121 X O Reset All Controllers Program O 0 14 O 0 14 Change True 0 14 System Exclusive O O System Song Pos X X Song Sel X X Common Tune X X System Clock X X Real Time Commands X X A u x Local ON OFF X O All Notes OFF X O 123 125 1 Mes Active Sense O O sages Reset X X Notes 1...

Page 18: ... more of the following measures l Relocate either the Personal Electronic Piano or the electronic device that is being affected by the interference l Utilize power outlets for the Personal Electronic Piano and the device being affected that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install a c line filters l In the case of radio TV interference relocate the antenna or if the ante...

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