Yamaha ARIUS YDP-181 manuale d’uso

Y amaha Home Keyboar ds Home Pa ge ht tp://music.yamaha.com/homek eyboard/ Y amaha Manual Library ht tp://www .yamaha.co .jp/manual/ U.R.G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Y amaha Corporation © 2010 Y amaha Corporation WT54870 002MWAP*.*-01A0 Printed in Vietnam For details of products, please contact your nearest Y amaha repr[...]

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Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 3 Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magni- tude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exc[...]

(7)-1 1/2 Owner’s Manual 4 ENGLISH PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a saf e place for 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 hazards. Thes[...]

(7)-1 2/2 Owner’s Manual 5 ENGLISH • Do not insert a finger or hand in any gaps on the key cover or instrument. Also take care that the key cover does not pinch your finger . • Never insert or drop paper , metallic, or other objects into the gaps on the key cover , panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on[...]

Owner’s Manual 6 ENGLISH Thank you for pur chasing the Y amaha Digital Piano! W e recommend that y ou read this manual carefully so that y ou can fully take advantage of the advanced and co nv enient functions. We also recommend that you k eep this manual in a safe and handy place for future r eference. Ab out this Ow ner’ s Man ual and Data Li[...]

Owner’s Manual 7 ENGLISH A cc essor ies • “50 greats for the Piano” (Music Book) • Owner’ s Manual • Bench A bench may be included or optional, depending on your locale. • AC Power cord • My Y amaha Product User Registration The PRODUCT ID on the sheet will be needed when you fill out the U ser Registration form. T uning U nlike [...]

Owner’s Manual 8 ENGLISH Ta b le of Contents Introduction About this Owner’s Manual and Data List .............................................................................. 6 Accessories ............................................................................................................................... 7 Panel Controls and Termin[...]

Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 9 Detailed Settings — [FUNCTION] ......................................................................................... 43 Basic Procedure in Function ....................................................................................................................... 44 About Each Function...........................[...]

Panel Controls and Terminals Owner’s Manual 10 ENGLISH P anel Controls and T er minals 7 8 ) 2 3 9 ! 6 45 1 ¡ PHONES SPEAKER NORMAL OFF ON HP . SW º * £ MIDI IN OUT PEDAL ( ™ Front Front Shows the jacks as seen when vie wed from below the instrument. Right (higher key side) Left (lower key side) Front[...]

Panel Controls and Terminals Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 11 1 [] Power switch ........................ page 13 This switch turns the power t o the unit on ( ) or off () . 2 [MASTER VOLUME] slider .............. page 14 Ad just the volume level using this slider . 3 [DEMO] button .............................. page 15 Demonstration playback is availabl[...]

Before Using the Digital Piano Owner’s Manual 12 ENGLISH Before U sing the Dig ital Piano Ke y C o ve r To open the key cover: Lift the cov er slightly , then push and slide it open. To close the key cover: Slide the cov er towar d you and gently lo wer the cov er ov er the keys. M usic R est To raise the music rest: 1. Pu ll the music rest up an[...]

Before Using the Digital Piano Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 13 Tu r ning the P ower On 1. Connect the power cord. I nsert the plugs at the ends of the cord, one into the A C IN on the inst rument, and the other into a standard A C outlet. In some areas, a plug adaptor may be pr ovided to match the pin c onfiguration of the A C wall outlets in your are[...]

Before Using the Digital Piano Owner’s Manual 14 ENGLISH Setting the V olume I nitially set the [MASTER VOLUME] slider about halfwa y between the “MIN” and “MAX” settings. Then, when you start playing, re-adjust the [MASTER VOLUME] slider t o the most comfortable listening level. CA UTION Do not use the instrument at a high volume level f[...]

Listening to the Demonstration Tunes Owner’s Manual ENGLISH 15 Listening t o the Demonstr ation T unes Demonstration tunes are provided that effectively demonstrate each of the instrument’ s voices. 1. T urn the power on. (In case the pow er is not turned ON) Press the [POWER] switch. Wh en the power is turned ON, one of the voice butt on LEDs [...]

Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs Owner’s Manual 16 ENGLISH Listening t o 50 Piano P reset Songs The instrument provides performance data of 50 piano songs. Y ou can simply listen to these songs or use them for practice (page 17). Y ou can also refer to the included “50 greats for the Piano” that contains scores for the 50 piano preset songs[...]

Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs Owner’s Manual 17 ENGLISH Pr acticing a One-H and P ar t U sing the 50 Pr eset 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 desired, in order to practice the corresponding part (the part[...]

Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs Owner’s Manual 18 ENGLISH A -B R epeat for 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 on page 17, this provides an excellent way to practice difficult phrases. 1. Specify the beginning (A)[...]

Selecting & Playing Voices Owner’s Manual 19 ENGLISH Selecting & Play ing V oic es Selecting V oic es Select the desired v oice by pressing one of the V oice buttons. Then, when you start playing, re-adjust the [MASTER VOLUME] slider for the most co mfortable listening level. V oice buttons Procedure NO TE To learn characteristics of the [...]

Selecting & Playing Voices Owner’s Manual 20 ENGLISH U sing the P edals The instrument has three foot pedals that produce a r ange of expr essive effects similar to those pr oduced by the pedals on an acoustic piano . Damper (Right) Pedal The damper pedal functions in the same way as a damper pedal on an acoustic piano . When the damper pedal[...]

Selecting & Playing Voices Owner’s Manual 21 ENGLISH A dding V ar iations to the Sound — [BRILLIANCE]/ [REVERB]/[EFFECT]/[D AMPER RES.] [BRILLIANCE] This control can be used t o change the tonality or “timbre ” of the sound output. BRIGHT : Bri g ht tone NORMAL: Standard tone MELLOW: Soft and mello w tone To select a brilliance ty pe, p[...]

Selecting & Playing Voices Owner’s Manual 22 ENGLISH [EFFECT] The [EFFECT] button allows y ou to select an effect to give your sound great er depth and animation. OFF: Wh en no effect is selected, no EFFECT indicat or is lit. CHORUS: A shimmering, broadening effect PHASER: A dds a sw eeping effect to the sound. TREMOLO: Tr emolo effect ROT AR[...]

Selecting & Playing Voices Owner’s Manual 23 ENGLISH T ouch Sensitiv it y — [T OUCH] Y ou can select four different types of keyboard touch sensitivity — HARD, MEDIUM, SOFT or FIXED — to match different playing styles and preferences. HARD: Re quires that the keys be pla yed quite har d to produc e maximum loudness. MEDIUM: Pr oduces a [...]

Selecting & Playing Voices Owner’s Manual 24 ENGLISH Tr ansposition — [TRANSPOSE] The instrument’ 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 sin[...]

Selecting & Playing Voices Owner’s Manual 25 ENGLISH Co mbining T wo V oic es (Dual mode) Y ou can play two voices simultaneously across the entire range of the keyboard. In this way , you can simulate a melody duet or combine two similar voices to create a thicker sound. 1. Engage Dual mode. Pr ess two voic e buttons at the same time (or pre[...]

Selecting & Playing Voices Owner’s Manual 26 ENGLISH U sing the M etronome The instrument features a built-in metronome (a device that keeps an accurate tempo) that is con- venient for practicing. 1. Start the metronome. The metronome sound is turned on by pressing the METRONOME [ON/OFF] button. Adjusting the tempo The tempo of the metronome [...]

Recording Your Performance Owner’s Manual 27 ENGLISH Re co r ding Y our P er for mance The ability to record and play back what you’ve played on the instrument can be an effective prac- tice 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 , sinc[...]

Recording Your Performance Owner’s Manual 28 ENGLISH 1. Make all the initial settings. Before y ou begin to record, select the voice y ou want to recor d (or voic es if you wi ll be using Dual). Make an y other desired settings (reverb , effect, etc.) as well. Y ou mig ht also want to set the v olume. Y ou can also adjust the playback volume usin[...]

Recording Your Performance Owner’s Manual 29 ENGLISH Playing back a rec orded song 1. Play back the recorded performance. Pr ess the SONG [PLA Y/P AUSE] button to pla y back the recor ded performance. 2. Stop the performance. To stop playback in the middle of a song, press the SONG [STOP] butt on. R e-rec ording a prev iously rec orded song This [...]

Recording Your Performance Owner’s Manual 30 ENGLISH Re cor ding to RIGHT/LEFT par ts 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 recording both parts of a duet. 1. Make all the initial settings. Same as step 1 in “Rec ording a performance quick[...]

Recording Your Performance Owner’s Manual 31 ENGLISH The user song recorder records the following data: Data in addition to the notes and v oices you pla y is recorded. This data includes “Individual Parts ” and “Entire Song. ” See below . Individual Parts •N o t es play ed •V o i c e selection •P edal (Damper/Soft/Sostenut o) • [[...]

Recording Your Performance Owner’s Manual 32 ENGLISH Changing the Initial Sett ings (Data rec orded at the beginning 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 to your t[...]

Handling Songs with a USB Storage Device Owner’s Manual 33 ENGLISH H andling Song s w ith a USB Storage Dev ice Y ou can handle User songs (save, load, and delete) with a USB storage device. Y ou can also format the device or media. Before using a USB device, read the “Precautions when using the USB T O DEVICE terminal” section on page 38. Ab[...]

Handling Songs with a USB Storage Device Owner’s Manual 34 ENGLISH Saving a Song 1. Select a User song to save. Select a U ser song to sav e by using the [SONG SELECT] and [–/NO][+/YES] buttons. 2. Select a song container in the device and save the User song. Af te r making sure that the USB storage device is co nnected to the instrument, press[...]

Handling Songs with a USB Storage Device Owner’s Manual 35 ENGLISH Loading a Song Notice If the User file (U03) on the instrument already contains data, this operation can result in overwriting of the data. Make sure to save important data to your computer beforehand. 1. Select a song container in the device. Af te r making sure that the USB sto[...]

Handling Songs with a USB Storage Device Owner’s Manual 36 ENGLISH Deleting Song Files 1. Select a song file to be deleted. Pr ess the [FILE] button. (The “DEL/FORMA T ” indicator lights.) Then, hold the [FILE] button, simultaneously press the [–/NO][+/YES] buttons to select a file t o be deleted. T wo ty pes of files w ill be display ed[...]

Handling Songs with a USB Storage Device Owner’s Manual 37 ENGLISH Fo r matt ing the USB Storage Dev ice Notice If data is already saved to the USB storage device, be careful not to format it. If you format the device, all the previously saved data will be deleted. 1. Engage the format mode. Pr ess the [FILE] button. (The “DEL/ FORMA T ” indi[...]

38 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH H andling the USB Storage Dev ice (USB Flash M emor y) Precautions when using the USB [TO DEVICE] terminal This instrument features a built-in USB [TO DEVICE] ter- minal. W hen connecting a USB device to the terminal, be sure to handle the USB device with care. Follo w the important precautions below . Compatible USB dev[...]

39 Owner’s Manual ENGLISH To display the data in the USB storage device To view the data of the USB storage dev ice on the displa y , pr ess the [SONG SELECT] button a few times until the “USB” indicator lights (page 42). Backing up your data to a computer ■ Backing up the instrument data to a computer Once you ’ve sa ved data to a USB st[...]

Playing Back Songs Owner’s Manual 40 ENGLISH Pla y ing Back Song s Y ou can play back songs recorded using the Record function (pages 27 – 32) or commercially avail- able songs. Y ou can also play the keyboard along with the playback. • The Demo Songs ....................................................................................... page[...]

Playing Back Songs Owner’s Manual 41 ENGLISH Playing Back U ser/External Songs on the Instr ument 1. Select the desired song. Pr ess the [SONG SELECT] button (the USER indicator lights). Then press the [–/NO] [+/YES] butt ons to select a song. The U ser songs are displayed as “U xx*” and External songs in the instrument are displayed as “[...]

Playing Back Songs Owner’s Manual 42 ENGLISH Playing Back U ser Songs from a USB Storage Dev ice 1. Select the desired song in the USB storage device. Af te r making sure that the device is connected to the instrument, press the [SONG SELECT] button (the USB indicator lights). Then press the [–/NO] [+/ YES] buttons to select a n umber of the so[...]

Detailed Settings — [FUNCTION] Owner’s Manual 43 ENGLISH Detailed Setting s — [FUNCTION] Y ou can set var ious parameters to mak e the best use of instrument functions, such as fine tuning the pitch or selecting a scale, etc. The following parameters are a vailable. This instrument has seven main functions. Some of these main functions co ns[...]

Detailed Settings — [FUNCTION] Owner’s Manual 44 ENGLISH Basic Pr ocedur e in F unct ion 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. Engage the Function mode. Pr ess the [TEMPO/FUNCTION] button so that its [FUNCTION] indicator lights. will appear [...]

Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION] Owner’s Manual 45 ENGLISH Ab o u t Each F unction Y ou can fine tune the pitch of the entire instrument. This function is useful when you play the instrument along with other instruments or CD music. 1. Engage the Function mode and select . 2. Use the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons to lower or raise the pitch of th[...]

Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION] Owner’s Manual 46 ENGLISH Y ou can set various parameters for Dual mode to optimize the settings for the songs you play , such as adjusting the volume balance between two voices. Dual mode function settings are set individu- ally for each voice combination. 1. Select the voices in Dual mode, then engage the Functi[...]

Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION] Owner’s Manual 47 ENGLISH This section provides a variety of other functions, including letting you assign the operation of the left pedal to one of several modes, and allowing you to select specific song channels for playback. 1. Engage the Function mode and select 2. Press the [+/YES] button to engage the other[...]

Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION] Owner’s Manual 48 ENGLISH Y ou can make detailed adjustments to MIDI settings. For more information about MIDI, see the “About MIDI” section (page 51). 1. Engage the Function mode and select . 2. Press the [+/YES] button to engage the MIDI function’ s sub-mode, then use the [TEMPO/ FUNCTION ▼ , ▲ ] butto[...]

Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION] Owner’s Manual 49 ENGLISH Control Change ON/OFF Nor mally the instr ument will respond to MIDI c ontrol c hange data rece ived fr om an external MIDI device or ke yboard, causing the v oice on the corresponding c han- nel to be affected by pedal and other “contr ol” settings re ce iv ed from the controlling de[...]

Detailed Settings – [FUNCTION] Owner’s Manual 50 ENGLISH Ho we ve r, the backup settings themselves, the contents of the user song recor der memor y and character c ode set- tings are alwa ys backed up . Y ou can turn the backup function on or off for each function group (each of the following sub-mode functions). 1. Engage the Function mode an[...]

Connections Owner’s Manual 51 ENGLISH Co nnect ions Co nnectors 1 USB [TO DEVICE] terminal This terminal allows c onnection to USB storage devices. Re fer to “Handling the USB Storage Device” on page 38. 2 MIDI [IN] [OUT] terminals U se MIDI cables to connect e xternal MIDI devices to these connectors. MIDI [IN]: Re ce iv es MIDI data. MIDI [[...]

Connections Owner’s Manual 52 ENGLISH Co nnecting a P ersonal Compute r By connecting a computer to the MIDI terminals, you can transfer data between the instrument and the computer via MIDI. T o do this, install the USB MIDI interface driver and Musicsoft Down- loader software. There are tw o ways y ou can connect the instrument to a compute r: [...]

Transmitting Song Data between the Computer and the Instrument Owner’s Manual 53 ENGLISH Tr ansmitting Song Data between the Co mputer and the I nstr ument In addition to the demo songs and the 50 piano preset songs stored in this instrument, y ou can pla y data for other song by loading it from a c onnected comput er . T o be able to use this fu[...]

Backing up Data and Initializing the data Owner’s Manual 54 ENGLISH Backing up Data and Initializing the data Data Backup For maximum data security Y amaha recommends that you save your important data to your com- puter by using the application Musicsoft Downloader (MSD). This provides a convenient backup if the internal memory is damaged. Data t[...]

Message List Owner’s Manual 55 ENGLISH M essage List Message Comment CLr Display ed after factory presets are recalled. Notice Do not turn off the power of the instrument when “CLr” appears in the display . Doing so may delete all song data in the instrument, including external songs (page 41). con Display ed when Musicsoft Downloader is star[...]

Troubleshooting Owner’s Manual 56 ENGLISH Tr oubleshoot ing Optio ns BC-100 Bench A comfortable bench styled to match y our Y amaha digital piano. HPE-150 Stereo H eadphones Hig h-performance lightweight dynamic headphones with extra-soft ear pads. UX16 USB-MIDI interface Problem P ossible Cause and Solution The instrument does not tur n on. The [...]

Preset Voice List Owner’s Manual 57 ENGLISH Pr eset V oic e List *1. Dynamic Sampling provides multiple velocity-switched samples to accurately simulat e the timbral response of an acoustic instrument. *2. Contains a very subtle sample that is produced when the keys are r eleased. Demo Song List The demonstration pieces listed abov e are short re[...]

Keyboard Stand Assembly Owner’s Manual 58 ENGLISH Ke y board Stand A ssembly CA UTION • Assemble the stand on a hard and flat floor with ample space. • Be careful not to confuse parts, and be sure to install all parts in the correct orientation. Please assemble the unit in accordance with the sequence given below . • Assembly should be ca[...]

Keyboard Stand Assembly Owner’s Manual 59 ENGLISH 1. Attach the adjuster to C. 1-1 Align the tip of the adjuster with the screw hole, then screw in the adjuster all the way until it stops turning. Y ou w ill adjust the height of the adjuster in Step 8. 1-2 Un t ie and st raighten out the bundled cord. Don ’t discard the vinyl tie, y ou ’ll ne[...]

Keyboard Stand Assembly Owner’s Manual 60 ENGLISH 5. Mount A. Place y our hands at least 10 cm from either end of A when posit ioning it. 6. Secure A. 6-1 Ad just the p osition of A so that the left and right ends of A will project beyond D and E equally wh en seen from the fr ont. 6-2 Secure A by tightening the shor t screws (6 x 16mm) from the [...]

Keyboard Stand Assembly Owner’s Manual 61 ENGLISH 8. Set the adjuster . R otate the adjust er until it comes in firm contact w ith the floor surface. 9. Attach the headphone hanger . I nstall the headphone hanger using included two screws (4 x 10mm) as shown in the figure. ■ Connecting the pedal cord Insert the pedal cord securely until the [...]

Index Owner’s Manual 62 ENGLISH In de x Numerics 50 greats for the Piano ..................................................... 16 50 Piano Preset Songs ...................................................... 16 A A-B Repeat ....................................................................... 18 Adjust Tempo (50 Piano Preset Songs) .............[...]

Index Owner’s Manual 63 ENGLISH N Normal setting ................................................................. 21 P Part Cancel ....................................................................... 17 Part Playback On and Off ................................................42 .................................................................[...]

Owner’s Manual 64 Specifications / Car actér istiques techniques / Especificaciones YDP-181 Size /W eight Width 1364 mm (53-11/16") Height [with music rest] 853 mm (33-9/16") [1002 mm (39-7/16")] Depth 515mm (20-1/4") Weight 50 kg (110lbs., 4 oz.) Control Interface Number of K eys 88 Ke yboard T ype GH (Graded Hammer) ke yb[...]

Owner’s Manual 65 *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 specifications at an y time withou t pr ior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in ev ery locale, please ch eck with your Y amaha [...]

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Y amaha Home Keyboar ds Home Pa ge ht tp://music.yamaha.com/homek eyboard/ Y amaha Manual Library ht tp://www .yamaha.co .jp/manual/ U.R.G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Y amaha Corporation © 2010 Y amaha Corporation WT54870 002MWAP*.*-01A0 Printed in Vietnam For details of products, please contact your nearest Y amaha repr[...]