Yamaha YDP-163 YDP-163_143 Owners Manual - Page 25

Song Playback and Practice Practicing a One-Hand Part All the Songs except for the Demo (page 19) let you turn on or off the left-hand and right-hand Parts individually. By turning off [+R], for example, you can practice the right-hand Part while the left-hand Part is playing back, and vice versa. 1. Select a Preset Song (page 24) or the User Song (page 26). 2. While holding down [PLAY], press [+R] or [-L] to turn the Part on/off. NOTE Selecting another Song will reset the on/off status. Pressing the same button repeatedly while holding down [PLAY] toggles playback on and off. The lamp of the button lights to indicate that the corresponding Part is on. or Lamp lights when Part is on. 3. Practice the Part which is turned off. To change the Tempo: If desired, you can change the tempo for your practice convenience. For details, refer to page 17. 4. Press [PLAY] to stop playback. Playing from the Beginning of a Measure that Includes Rest or Silence This Quick Play feature enables you to specify whether a Song should play back immediately from the very first note, or play back any silence or rests that exist before the first note. To turn on Quick Play: Hold down [DEMO/SONG] and press the A♯-1 key to enable immediate playback from the first note or first pedal operation. A ♯ -1 Default setting: On Lowest key To turn off Quick Play: Hold down [DEMO/SONG] and press the lowest key (A-1) to play from the top of the first measure (including a rest or blank). Lowest key (A-1) 25 YDP-163/YDP-143 Owner's Manual