Yamaha DD-55 Owner's Manual - Page 8

Playing the Demo Song The DD-55 features a demonstration song, specially created to show you the dynamic possibilities of the instrument. 1 Turn on the power. Turn the [STANDBY/ON] switch ON. Large Small • Even when the switch is in the "STANDBY" position, electricity is still flowing to the instrument at the minimum level. When you are not using the DD55 for a long time, make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet, and/or remove the batteries from the instrument. 2 Start the Demo Song. Press the [DEMO] button and the demo song starts playing. ● MASTER VOLUME The overall volume level of the DD-55 is controlled by two VOLUME buttons (10 volume levels L0 - L9). Press the VOLUME [▲] button to increase the overall volume by one level. Press the VOLUME [▼] button to decrease the overall volume by one level. Holding down either of the buttons increases or decreases the volume level rapidly. L0 Small ← L5 → ← Volume Level → L9 Large * When the VOLUME is set to L0, no sound is produced. 3 Stop the Demo Song. To stop playback, press the [DEMO] button again or press the [START/STOP] button. ● SONG VOLUME To control the volume level of the song, press the [SONG] button and the song starts playing, simultaneously hold down the [SONG] button and use the VOLUME buttons (levels L0 - L9). (For more information on songs, see page 15.) The SONG VOLUME can be used to adjust the balance between the song accompaniment and your own performance on the pads. Simultaneously hold down the [SONG] button and press the VOLUME [▲] button to increase the song volume by one level. Hold down the [SONG] button and press the VOLUME [▼] button to decrease the song volume by one level. Holding either of the buttons (while holding down the [SONG] button) increases or decreases the song volume level rapidly. L0 Small ← L5 → ← Volume Level → L9 Large * When the VOLUME is set to L0, no sound is produced by the song. 8