Yamaha RY20 Owner's Manual - Page 74

Recording a Song 10 Stop recording by pressing the [RECORD] button again. The red Record LED turns off and the RY20 returns to Song Mode. NOTE If you have recorded a long and complex song, the RY20 may need a short time to arrange the data in its memory. In this case, the prompt "PLEASE WAIT" may momentarily appear on the display, IMPORTANT Depending on the amount of data you have recorded, it may not be possible to fully record all the available songs. If you run out of memory during recording, the error message "MEMORY FULL" will appear on the display. If this happens, use the Song Clear function described on page 77 to clear unwanted song data. The maximum memory capacity is approximately 4,000 parts. You may also want to use a MIDI data storage device such as the Yamaha MDF2 MIDI Data Filer to save your important data to floppy disk. WARNING Turning the power off while Song Record Mode is active may cause the irretrievable loss of ALL user data. Playing the Song After you have recorded a song, you may want to check your work: 1 Press the [ PLAY ] button to start the song. The green Play LED will flash in time with the current tempo setting and the song will begin playback. NOTE You can change the tempo as the song plays. The RY20 always remembers the last tempo you entered for a song. 2 Press the [ STOP ] button to stop playing the song. The green Play LED stops flashing. See page 73 for more details about playing a song. 66