Yamaha P-140 manual

ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRAN Ç AIS ESPA Ñ OL ES FR DE EN P - 1 40/ P - 1 40S Electronic Piano lectroni c ian o Owner ’ s Manual Bedienungsanleitung Mode d ’ emploi Manual de instrucciones[...]

P-140 Owner’s Manual 2 PLEASE KEEP THIS MANU AL This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NO T connect this product to any pow er supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recom- mended by Y amaha. W ARNING: Do not place this product in a position where an yone co[...]

P-140 Owner’s Manual 3 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS INFORMA TION RELA TING T O PERSONAL INJUR Y , ELECTRICAL SHOCK, AND FIRE HAZARD POSSIBILITIES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS LIST . W ARNING - When using an y electrical or electronic product, basic precautions should always be follo wed. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the fol[...]

P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 4 (3)-9 1/2 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a saf e place f or future ref erence. W ARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazard[...]

P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 5 • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all components, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while[...]

P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 6 I nt roduction Thank you for purchasing the Y amaha Electronic Piano P -140/P -140S! W e recommend that you read this manual carefully so that you can fully take advantage of the advanced and convenient functions of the P -140/P -140S. W e als o recommend that you keep this manual in a safe and handy place for futur[...]

P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 7 A bout this Ow ner’ s M anual This manual consists of three main sections: I ntroduction, Refer ence and Appendix. Introduction (page 6): Please read this section first. Reference (page 14): This section explains how t o make detailed settings for the P -140’ s var ious functions. Appendix (page 58): This secti[...]

P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 8 Ta b le of Cont ents Introduction Main Features ..................................................... 6 About this Owner’s Manual ............................... 7 Accessories ......................................................... 7 Application Index ............................................... 9 Panel Contr[...]

P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 9 Ap plication Index U se this index to find r eferenc e pages that may be helpful for y our particular application and situation. Listening Listening to demo so ngs with different voic es..................................................................... Listening to the Demo Songs on page 14 Listening to m y rec [...]

Panel Controls and Terminals P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 10 P anel Controls and T er minals 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 6 8 ) & * ( ¡ º ™ Rear panel Front panel[...]

Panel Controls and Terminals P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 11 1 [ST ANDBY/ON] switch ................ page 12 Fo r turning the power on or off. 2 [MASTER VOLUME] slider ........... page 12 Fo r adjusting the volume level of the entire sound. 3 [DEMO] button ............................ page 14 Fo r playing the demo songs. 4 [TRANSPOSE] button ....[...]

Before Using the P-140 P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 12 Before U sing the P -140 Tu r ning the P ower On 1. Connect the P A-5D power adaptor’ s DC cable to the [DC IN 12V] jack. 2. Plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet. W ARNING Use ONL Y a Y amaha P A-5D AC Power Adaptor (or other adaptor spe- cifically recommended by Yamaha) to power your ins[...]

Before Using the P-140 P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 13 U sing the P edals Sustain Pedal (Sustain Pedal jack) This jack is for connecting the included pedal (FC3). The pedal functions in the same way as a damper pedal on an acoustic piano . Connect the included pedal (FC3) t o this jack and press the pedal to sustain the sound. The fur ther down t[...]

Listening to the Demo Songs P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 14 Listening t o the Demo Songs Demo songs are provided that effectively demonstrate each of the P-140’ s voices. 1. Press the [ST ANDBY/ON] switch to turn the power on. Wh en the pow er is turned ON, one of the voice butt on indicators will light. 2. Adjust the volume. I nitially set the[...]

Using the 50 Piano Preset Songs P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 15 U sing the 50 Piano P r eset Songs Listening t o the 50 Piano Pr eset Songs The P-140 provides performance data of 50 piano songs. Y ou can simply listen to these songs (page 58) or use them for practice (page 16). 1. Press the [SONG SELECT] button a few times until the “PRESET” [...]

Using the 50 Piano Preset Songs P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 16 Pr acticing a One-Hand P ar t U sing the 50 Preset Songs (P ar t Cancel F unction) The 50 preset songs have separate left- and right-hand parts on individual parts. Y ou can turn the left- and right-hand parts on or off as required so you can practice the corresponding part (the part[...]

Using the 50 Piano Preset Songs P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 17 Starting playback automatically as you start playing the keyboard (Sync Start) Wh en the Sync Start function is engaged, playback of the selected preset song wi ll begin automatically as soon as y ou start playing on the keyboard. To engage the Sync Start function, simultaneously hol[...]

Using the 50 Piano Preset Songs P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 18 A -B R epeat for the 50 P reset Songs The A-B Repeat function can be used to continuously repeat a specified phrase within a preset song. Combined with the Part Cancel function described below , this provides an excellent way to practice difficult phrases. 1. Select and play a pres[...]

Selecting & Playing Voices P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 19 Selecting & Play ing V oic es Selecting V oic es 1. Select the desired voice by pressing one of the V oice buttons. [OTHERS] button Pr essing the [OTHERS] button switches among the fol- lowing seven v oices. Fo r details about “ o7 SPLIT , ” refer t o page 21. Then, when you s[...]

Selecting & Playing Voices P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 20 Co mbining V oic es (Dual) Y ou can play voices simultaneously across the entire range of the keyboard. In this way , you can combine similar voices to create a thicker sound. 1. Press two voice buttons at the same time (or press one voice button while holding another) to engage Dual.[...]

Selecting & Playing Voices P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 21 Splitting the K ey board Range and P laying T wo Different Vo ices (Split) Split enables you to play two different voices on the keyboard — one with the left hand and another with the right hand. For example, you can play a bass part using the W ood Bass or Electric Bass voice with [...]

Selecting & Playing Voices P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 22 3. Select a voice for the right hand. A voic e for the right hand can be selected from the following 13 voic es in the FUNCTION display . For details, refer to pages 37, 42. 4. Select a voice for the left hand. A voic e for the left hand can be selected from the follo wing four voices[...]

Selecting & Playing Voices P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 23 A dding V ar iations to the Sound – [V ARIA TION] [V ARIA TION] This button enables y ou to select the brightness of the selected vo ice for your k eyboard performance. The following three types are a vailable. BRIGHT : Bri g ht tone NORMAL: Standard tone MELLOW: Soft and mello w to[...]

Selecting & Playing Voices P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 24 Selecting a R everb/Effect ty pe – [REVERB]/[EFFECT] [REVERB] This control enables y ou to select various digital reverb effects for adding extra depth and expression to the sound and cr eating a realistic ac oustic ambience. OFF: Wh en no rev erb effect is selected, no REVERB indi-[...]

Selecting & Playing Voices P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 25 T ouch Sensitiv it y – [T OUCH] [TOUCH] Y ou can select four different ty pes of keyboard t ouch sensitivity — HARD , MEDIUM, SOFT or FIXED — to match differ ent playing styles and preferenc es. HARD: Re quires that the keys be play ed quite hard to pr oduce maximum loud- ness. [...]

Selecting & Playing Voices P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 26 Tr ansp osition – [TRANSPOSE] The P-140’ s T ranspose function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitone intervals to facilitate playing in difficult key signatures, and to let you easily match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a s[...]

Selecting & Playing Voices P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 27 U sing the M etronome The P-140 features a built-in metronome for convenience in practicing and use with the Recording features. 1. Press the [METRONOME] button to start the metro- nome. The metronome sound is turned on. Adjusting the tempo The tempo of the met ronome and user song r [...]

Recording Your Performance P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 28 Re cor ding Y our P erfor mance The ability to record and play back what you’ve played on the P-140 keyboard can be an effective practice aid. Y ou can, for example, record just the left-hand part, and then practice the right-hand part while playing back the recorded left-hand part. Or [...]

Recording Your Performance P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 29 2. Press the [REC] button to engage Record Ready mode. This automatically selects an empty number (U01-U03) for reco rding and mak es the RIGHT part active. If all song numbers contain r ecor ded data, Song U01 will be selected. This simply enables rec ording; t o start record- ing, go on[...]

Recording Your Performance P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 30 R e-rec ording a prev iously rec orded song If you are not satisfied with the recording, you can record it again. Using the following operation. 1. Select a voice or voices (and other settings) for recording, if necessary . Re peat step 1 on page 28 if you wish to change the previous set[...]

Recording Your Performance P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 31 Re co r ding to RIGHT/LEFT This lets you record the right and left parts separately . Since you can record the left part while play- ing back the right, this is useful for independently recording both parts of a duet. 1. Make all the initial settings. Same as step 1 in “Rec ording a per[...]

Recording Your Performance P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 32 The user song recorder records the following data: Data in addition to the notes and v oices y ou play is r ecor ded. This data includes “Individual P arts” and “Entire Song. ” See belo w . Individual Parts •N o t es play ed •V o i c e selection •P edal (Sustain/Soft/Sostenu[...]

Recording Your Performance P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 33 Chang ing the I nitial Sett ings (data rec orded at the beg inning of a song) The initial settings (data recorded at the beginning of a song) can be changed after the recording. For example, after recording, you can change the voice to create a different ambience or adjust the song tempo [...]

Playing Back Songs P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 34 Pla y ing Back Songs The following three types of songs are available. • 50 Piano Preset Songs 50 Piano Pr eset Songs in the instrument. (page 15) •U ser songs in the inst rument Us er songs which you rec orded t o the instrument by using the recor d function (page 28). • External songs in [...]

Playing Back Songs P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 35 3. Press the [PLA Y/P AUSE] button to start playback. The current measure number appears on the displa y during playback. •Y ou can pla y the keyboard while the P -140 is playing back a song. Y ou can also play the not es with a voice different fr om the playback v oice b y selecting a voic e f[...]

Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION] P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 36 Detailed Setting s – [FUNCTION] Y ou can set various par ameters to mak e the best use of P -140 functions, suc h as fine tuning the pitch or selecting a scale, etc. The following parameters are a vailable. The P -140 has nine main functions. Some of these main functions consist [...]

Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION] P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 37 Basic Pr oc edure in F unction Follow the steps below to use the functions. If you become lost while using a function, return to this page and read the basic procedure. 1. Press the [TEMPO/FUNCTION] but- ton to enter the Function. The [FUNCTION] indicator lights. Wh en you call up t[...]

Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION] P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 38 5. Use the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons to change the ON/OFF setting, select the type, or change the value. The default setting (which is used when you first turn on the powe r to the P -140) is recalled by pressing the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons simultaneously . 6. Press the [TE[...]

Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION] P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 39 Ab o u t Each F unction The explanations here apply when entering the Function in step 5 on page 38. Y ou can fine tune the pitch of the entire instru- ment. This function is useful when you play the P-140 along with other instruments or CD music. Use the [–/NO] and [+/YES] butto[...]

Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION] P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 40 Y ou can select various scales. Equal T emperament is the most common con- temporary piano tuning scale. However , his- tory has known numerous other scales, many of which serve as the basis for certain genres of music. Y ou can experience these tunings with the P-140. F2.1: Scale S[...]

Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION] P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 41 Y ou can set various parameters for Dual (page 20) to optimize the settings for the songs you play , such as adjusting the volume balance between two voices. Dual function settings are set individually for each voice combination. If Dual is not engaged, will appear instead of and yo[...]

Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION] P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 42 This menu enables you to make various detailed settings for Split. By selecting the right/left voices, changing the split point or other setting, you can optimize the settings for the songs you play . Be sure to select the Split by pressing the [OTHERS] button before engaging Functi[...]

Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION] P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 43 This section provides a variety of other func- tions, including letting you assign the opera- tion of the AUX pedal to one of several settings, and allowing you to select specific song channels for playback. F5.1 AUX Pedal Setting range: 1. Soft P edal The soft pedal reduces the v [...]

Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION] P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 44 Use this function to adjust the metronome vol- ume. Setting range: 1 – 20 Default setting: 10 This function sets the volume at which a “can- celed” part is played during song playback. Adjust the part volume to a comfortable level and use the “canceled” part as a guide wit[...]

Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION] P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 45 F8.4: Program Change ON/OFF No rm ally the P -140 will respond to MIDI pr ogr am c hange numbers r eceiv ed from an ext ernal keyboard or other MIDI device, causing the c orrespondingly num- bered v oice to be select ed on the corresponding channel (the keyboard v oice does not c ha[...]

Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION] P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 46 Y ou can back up some settings, such as voice selection and reverb type, so that they will not be lost when you turn off the power to the P- 140. If the backup function is turned on, the settings at power off are effective. If the backup function is turned off, the settings in memor[...]

Connections P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 47 Co nnect ions Co nnectors CA UTION Before connecting the P-140 to other electronic components, turn off the power to all the components. Before turning the power on or off to all components, set all volume levels to minimum (0). Otherwise, electrical shock or damage to the components may result. 1 MIDI [...]

Connections P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 48 3 AUX PEDAL Jack This jack is for connecting an optional FC4/FC5 foot switch or FC7 foot c ontroller . A wide range of functions such as the Soft P edal function, et c. can be assigned to this jack. U se the Function settings to assign the function. (page 43) 4 AUX OUT [R] [L] Pin jacks (LEVEL FIXED) Y [...]

Connections P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 49 Co nnecting a P ersonal Comput er By connecting a computer to the USB [TO HOST] or MIDI terminals, you can transfer data between the instrument and the computer via MIDI. T o do this, install the USB interface (such as the UX16, UX96, or UX256) driver and Musicsoft Downloader software. There are tw o wa[...]

Data Backup Using a Computer P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 50 Data Backup U sing a C ompute r For maximum data security Y amaha recommends that you save your important data to your com- puter by using the Musicsoft Downloader (MSD) software. This provides a convenient backup if the internal memory is damaged. Data that can be sa v ed ● Panel set[...]

Message List P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 51 M essage List CA UTION Never attempt to turn off the power while “ CLr ” or “ FCL ” appears in the display. T urning the power off in this state may cause the system to freeze. Message Comment CLr * Display ed after f actor y presets are recalled. con Display ed when Musicsoft Downloader is sta[...]

Troubleshooting P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 52 Tr oubleshoot ing Op ti onal Equipment Fo ot P edal (FC3/FC4/FC5/FC7) Ke y board Stand (L-140/L-140S) Problem P ossible Cause and Solution The P-140 does not tur n on. The P-140 has not been plugged in properly . Securely inser t the female plug into the sock et on the P-140, and the male plug into [...]

Preset Voice List P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 53 Pr eset V oic e List *1. Dynamic Sampling provides multiple velocity-switched samples to ac curately simulate the timbral response of an acoustic instrument. *2. Contains a very subtle sample that is produced when the k eys are released. *3. Depends on the assigned voice. V oice Name Stereo Sampli[...]

Preset Voice List P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 54 Split Left V oice List *1. Dynamic Sampling provides multiple velocity-switched samples to ac curately simulate the timbral response of an acoustic instrument. *2. Contains a very subtle sample that is produced when the k eys are released. V oice Name Stereo Sampling T ouch Response Dynamic Sampli[...]

Index P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 55 In de x Numerics 50 Piano Preset Songs .....................................................15 A A-B Repeat ....................................................................... 18 Adjust Tempo (50 Piano Preset Songs) ...............................15 Tempo (Recorded Songs) .................................[...]

Index P-140 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 56 Pedals ............................................................................... 13 [PHONES] jack ............................................................... 13 Pitch ➝ Fine Tuning of the Pitch ................................... 39 [PLAY/PAUSE] button .............................................[...]

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P-140 Owner’s Manual / Bedienungsanleitung / Mode d’emploi / Manual de instrucciones 58 Pr eset Song List / Liste der v oreingest ellten Songs / Liste des mor ceaux prédéfinis / Lista de canciones preselec cionadas No. Title Composer 1I nv ention No . 1 J.S .Bach 2I nv ention No . 8 J.S .Bach 3G av otte J .S.Bach 4 Prelude (Wohltemperierte K[...]

P-140 Owner’s Manual / Bedienungsanleitung / Mode d’emploi / Manual de instrucciones 59 F actor y Sett ing List / Liste der V org abeeinstellungen / Liste des réglages / Lista de ajustes de fábr ica Function Default Backup Gr oup V oice GRAND PIANO 1 F9.1 Dual OFF Split OFF Split Right V oice GRAND PIANO 1 Split Left V oice WOOD BASS Va r iat[...]

P-140 Owner’s Manual / Bedienungsanleitung / Mode d’emploi / Manual de instrucciones 60 MIDI Data F ormat / MIDI-Datenfor mat / Fo r mat des données MIDI / Formato de datos MIDI If you’ re already very familiar with MIDI, or are using a computer to control your m usic hardware with computer-generated MIDI messages, the data provided in this [...]

P-140 Owner’s Manual / Bedienungsanleitung / Mode d’emploi / Manual de instrucciones 61 4. PROGRAM CHANGE Data format: [CnH] -> [ppH] CnH = Program e v ent (n = channel number) ppH = Program change n umber P. C .#=Program Change number SPLIT V OICE • Some de vices use a “0 to 127” numbering system f or progr am change messages. Since t[...]

P-140 Owner’s Manual / Bedienungsanleitung / Mode d’emploi / Manual de instrucciones 62 (2) Universal Non-Realtime Message (GM On) General MIDI Mode On Data format: [F0H] -> [7EH] -> [XnH] -> [09H] -> [01H] -> [F7H] F0H = Exclusive status 7EH = Universal Non-Realtime 7FH = ID of target device 09H = Sub-ID #1=General MIDI Message [...]

P-140 Owner’s Manual / Bedienungsanleitung / Mode d’emploi / Manual de instrucciones 63 <T able 1> MIDI Parameter Change tab le (SYSTEM) Address (H) Size (H) Data (H) Parameter Description Default value (H) 00 00 00 4 020C - 05F4* MASTER TUNE -50 - +50[cent] 00 04 00 00 01 1st bit 3 - 0 ➝ bit 15 - 12 400 02 2nd bit 3 - 0 ➝ bit 11 - 8 [...]

P-140 Owner’s Manual / Bedienungsanleitung / Mode d’emploi / Manual de instrucciones 64 MIDI Implementation Char t Transmitted Function Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Note Number : True voice Velocity After Touch Pitch Bend Control Change Prog Change : True # System Exclusive Common : Song Pos. : Song Sel. : Tune System : Clock Real Time : Co[...]

P-140 Owner’s Manual / Bedienungsanleitung / Mode d’emploi / Manual de instrucciones 65 Specificat ions / T echnische Dat en / Caractér ist iques techniques / Especificaciones *S pecifications and descriptions in this owner’ s manual are for information purposes only . Y amaha Corp. reserves the right to ch ange or modify products or spec[...]

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