Yamaha YDP-160 manual

YDP-160 YDP -140 For information on assembling the keyboard stand, refer to the instructions at the end of this manual. IMPORT ANT — Check your power supply — (YDP-160) 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 selector may be pr ovided on the bottom p[...]

YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 2 Introduction 92-469 1 (bottom) SPECIAL MESSA GE SECTION (f or YDP-160) PR ODUCT SAFETY MARKINGS: Y amaha electronic products may hav e either labels similar to the graphics shown belo w or molded/stamped facsimiles of these graphics on the enclosure. The e xplanation of these graphics appears on this page. Please obse[...]

YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 3 PLEASE KEEP THIS MANU AL This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NO T connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Y amaha. W ARNING: Do not place this product in a position where an yone[...]

(1)B-12/(3)-11 YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 4 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 haz[...]

(1)B-12/(3)-11 YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 5 • When setting up the product, make sure that the AC outlet you are using is easily accessible. If some trouble or malfunction occurs, immediately turn off the power switch and disconnect the plug from the outlet. Even when the power switch is turned off, electricity is still flowing to the product a[...]

Welcome YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 6 W elcome Thank you for purc hasing the Y amaha Digital Piano! W e recommend that you r ead this manual carefully so that y ou can take full advantage of the advanced and co nv enient functions of your new digital piano. We also rec ommend that you k eep this manual in a safe, con venient place for futur e refe[...]

Accessories YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 7 A cc essor ies • Owner’ s Manual (this book) • Quick Operation Guide (separate sheet) • “50 Greats for the Piano” (Music Book) • AC Power cord (YDP-160) • Bench* • AC Power adaptor (YDP-140)* Us ers within Canada or U.S.: P A-150 or an equi valent Others: P A-5D or an equivalent * Include[...]

Features YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 8 Fe atures A WM Dynamic Stereo Sampling The Y amaha YDP -160/140 dig ital piano offers a rich and versatile range of sounds, which are cr eated using Y amaha ’s proprietary sampling tone-generation system, “ A WM Dynamic Stereo Sampling. ” The A WM (A dvanced W av e M emory) is a sampling system which cr[...]

Table of Contents YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 9 Ta b le of Contents Introduction SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION ...................... 2 About the Documentation and Reference Materials for this Instrument ...................... 6 Accessories .................................................. 7 Features ....................................................[...]

Part Names and Functions YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 10 Pa rt N ames and F unct ions POWER PHONES [DEMO/SONG] Listen to the pla yback of a demo song for each vo ice and 50 piano preset songs (page 16). [METRONOME] Co ntrol the metronome functions (page 24). [REC] Re co rd your performance (page 26). [PLA Y] Play back y our recor ded performance (p[...]

Part Names and Functions YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 11 MIDI IN OUT PEDAL POWER [PEDAL] Co nnect the pedal cord (page 37). MIDI [IN/OUT] Co nnect a MIDI device to this connector t o use various MIDI functions. (Connecting MIDI Instruments—page 28) Shows the MIDI [IN/OUT] and [PED AL] jacks as seen when viewed from the rear of the instrument. [AC[...]

Before Using the Digital Piano YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 12 Before U sing the Dig ital Piano Ke y C o ver 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 to ward you and gently lo wer the co ve r over the keys. CA UTION Hold the cover with both hands when opening or closing [...]

Before Using the Digital Piano YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 13 Co nnecting the P ower C ord (YDP -160) Re ad the instr uctions below ve r y carefully to mak e sure that y ou correctly co nnect the power c ord. YDP -140 users should skip to the next section “Connecting the P ower Adapt or ( YDP -140)” for infor mation on connecting the po wer ad[...]

Before Using the Digital Piano YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 14 Tu r ning the P o wer On Pr ess the [POWER] (YDP -160) or [ST ANDBY/ON] (YDP -140) switch on the right end of the keyboard to turn on the power t o the unit. The power indicat or located below the left end of the keyboard lights up. Pr ess the [POWER] (YDP -160) or [ST ANDBY/ON] (YDP -1[...]

Before Using the Digital Piano YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 15 U sing H eadphones Co nnect a pair of headphones to one of the [PHONES] jacks. Tw o [PHONES] jacks ar e provided. Y ou can connect two sets of standard ster eo headphones. (I f you are using only one pair of headphones, you can plug them into either jack.) CA UTION Do not listen to the [...]

Listening to the Demo Songs YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 16 Refer ence 14 Listening t o the Demo Songs Demo songs are provided that effectively demonstrate each of this instrument’ s voices. Refer to the v oice list on page 19 for more inf ormation on the characteristics of each pre- set voice . 1. T urn on the power . While a demo song is playin[...]

Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 17 Adjusting the V olume U se the [MASTER VOLUME] control t o adjust the volume. 4. Stop the V oice demo. Pr ess the [DEMO/SONG] button to stop pla yback. Listening t o 50 Piano P reset Songs This digital piano provides performance data for 50 piano songs as well as voice demo songs. Y[...]

Listening to Songs Loaded from the Computer YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 18 Listening t o Songs Loaded from the Co mputer Y ou can transfer song data from your computer to this instrument and play back the songs. (See page 32 for more information on loading song data from the computer .) 1. Select and play back a song. Y ou can load up to 10 songs [...]

Selecting & Playing Voices YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 19 Selecting & Play ing V o ic es Selecting V oices To understand the characteris- tics of various voices , listen to demo songs for each v oice (page 16). Pr ess and release the [PIANO/VOICE] button t o select the Grand Piano 1 voice. Pr ess and release the [PIANO/VOICE] button, press[...]

Selecting & Playing Voices YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 20 U sing the P edals If the damper pedal doesn’t wor k, make sure that the pedal cord is properly plugged into the main unit (page 37). Organ and string voices will continue to sound f or as long as the sostenuto pedal is depressed. Damper (Right) Pedal The damper pedal functions in the[...]

Selecting & Playing Voices YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 21 A dding V ariat ions to the Sound – R eve r b This control enables you to select various digital reverb effects that add extra depth and expression to the sound to create a realistic acoustic ambience. W hile holding do wn the [PIANO/VOICE] button, press one of the C2–E2 keys to sel[...]

Selecting & Playing Voices YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 22 Lay ering T wo V oic es (Dual mode) Y ou can layer two voices and play them simultaneously to create a thicker and more supple sound. Y ou cannot assign the same voice to V oice 1 and V oice 2 simultaneously in Dual mode. Reverb in Dual Mode The rev erb type assigned to V oice 1 will ta[...]

Selecting & Playing Voices YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 23 Tr ansposition Y our digital piano’ s T ranspose function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitone intervals up to a maximum of six semitones, and lets you easily match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instruments. F[...]

Selecting & Playing Voices YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 24 U sing the M etronome Y our digital piano features a built-in metronome (a device that keeps an accurate tempo) that is convenient for practicing. 1. Start the metronome. Pr ess the [METRONOME] button to turn on the metronome. Determines the Time Signature W hile holding do wn the [METR[...]

Selecting & Playing Voices YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 25 Adjusting the V olume Y ou can change the volume of the metronome sound. W hile holding do wn the [METRONOME] button, pr ess one of the C1–G2 keys to determine the volume. 2. Stop the metronome. Tu rn off the metronome by pressing the [METRONOME] butt on. Ad just ing the K ey board T [...]

Recording your Performance YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 26 Re cor ding y our P erfor manc e Y our digital piano’ s recording function enables you to record your performance of one song. The recorded performance is called the “user song.” Follow the steps below to record and play back your performance. The user song is sav ed as a Standard MID[...]

Recording your Performance YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 27 Playing Back R ecor ded P er formance Data 1. Start the playback. While the user song is playing, press and hold down the [MET - R ONOME] b utton and press the [+] or [–] button to change the song tempo . If you are using the metronome (page 24) during demo song playbac k, press the [+] o[...]

Connecting MIDI Instruments YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 28 Co nnect ing MIDI Instr uments Since the transmission or reception of MIDI data can vary depending on the type of MIDI device , each MIDI device can transmit or receive only data and commands that are com- patible with other connected MIDI devices . Please check the “MIDI Imple- mentatio[...]

Connecting the Digital Piano to a Computer YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 29 Co nnect ing the Dig ital Piano to a Co mputer Connecting the digital piano to a computer using the MIDI connectors enables you to transfer MIDI data between the piano and the computer . This connection requires that you have appropriate application software installed on the[...]

MIDI Functions YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 30 MIDI F unctions Y ou can make detailed adjustments to MIDI settings. MIDI T ransmit/Rec eiv e Channel Selection In Dual mode, V oice 1 data is transmitted on its specified channel and V oice 2 data is transmitted on the ne xt greater channel number relative to the specified channel. In this mode, no [...]

MIDI Functions YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 31 Pr ogr am Change ON/OFF For inf or mation on program change numbers f or each voice, check the MIDI Data F ormat on the web (please ref er to “Data List” on page 6). Nor mally this inst rument will respond to MIDI program change numbers recei ved from an ext ernal keyboard or other MIDI device, cau[...]

Transmitting Song Data between the Computer and the Digital Piano YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 32 Tr ansmitt ing Song Data between the Co mputer and the Digital Piano Y ou can download free Music- soft Downloader from the Y amaha website. In addition to the demo songs and the 50 piano preset songs stored in this instrument, y ou can pla y data for [...]

Transmitting Song Data between the Computer and the Digital Piano YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 33 Tr ansmitting Song Data from the Digital Piano to a Compute r M usicsoft Downloader enables you t o transfer the user song in this instr ument to a co mputer . For mor e information on transfer ring song data from this instrument to a co mputer , pleas[...]

Troubleshooting YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 34 Tr oubleshoot ing Optio ns BC-100 Bench A comfortable bench styled to match y our Y amaha digital piano. UX16 USB-MIDI interface HPE-150 Hea d ph ones Problem P ossible Cause and Solution This instrument does not tur n on. This instrument has not been plugged in properly . (YDP-160) Securely insert th[...]

Keyboard Stand Assembly YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 35 Ke y board Stand A ssembly CA UTION • Be careful not to confuse parts, and be sure to install all parts in the correct direction. Please assemble in accor- dance with the sequence given below . • Assembly should be carried out by at least two persons. • Assemble the stand on the flat ?[...]

Keyboard Stand Assembly YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 36 2. Attach B. Depending on the model of digital piano you purchased, the surface c olor of one side of B may be different from the other side. In this case, posi- tion B so that the side of the surface color similar to D and E faces the play er . 2-1 Place the low er side of B on each foot of D[...]

Keyboard Stand Assembly YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 37 6. Connect the pedal cord. 6-1 I nsert the pedal cord plug t o the pedal con- nector from the r ear . 6-2 A ttach the c ord holders t o the rear panel as shown, then clip the c ord into the holders. 6-3 U se a vinyl tie to tak e up any slack in the pedal cor d. 7. Connect the power cord (for Y[...]

Keyboard Stand Assembly YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 38 After completing the assembly , please check the following. Wh en mov ing the instrument after assembly , alwa ys hold the bottom of the main unit. CA UTION Do not hold the key cover or top portion. Improper handling can result in damage to the instrument or personal injury . • Are there any[...]

Index YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 39 In de x Symbols +/– .................................................................................... 10 Numerics 50 Piano Preset Songs .....................................................17 A Accessories ......................................................................... 7 AC IN ...................[...]

Index YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 40 Start/Stop playback 50 Piano Preset Songs................................................17 Demo Songs ............................................................... 16 T Tempo .............................................................................. 24 Touch Sensitivity ..................................[...]

Specifications / Technische Daten / Caractéristiques techniques / Especificaciones YDP-160/140 Owner’s Manual 41 A ppendix Specificat ions / T echnisc he Daten / 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 [...]

The above w arning is located on the bottom of the unit. 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 magnitude to constitute a risk of electr[...]

YDP-160/140 * This applies only to products distributed by Y AMAHA CORPORA TION OF AMERICA. (class B) YDP-160/140 YDP-140 (2 wires) • This applies only to products distributed by Y amaha-K emble Music (U .K.) Ltd. FCC INFORMA TION (U .S.A.) 1. IMPORT ANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instruc- ti[...]

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