Yamaha YDP-184 YDP-184 Owners Manual - Page 18

Using Headphones, Reproducing the Natural Sensation of Sound Distance, Stereophonic Optimizer

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Getting Started - Playing the Piano Using Headphones Connect a pair of headphones to one of the [PHONES] jacks. When the headphones are plugged into either of the [PHONES] jacks, the internal speaker system is automatically shut off. Two [PHONES] jacks are provided. Two sets of standard stereo headphones can be plugged in. (If you are using only one pair of headphones, you can plug them into either of these jacks.) Underside of keyboard CAUTION Do not use headphones at a high volume for an extended period of time. Doing so may cause hearing loss. Standard stereo phone plug Reproducing the Natural Sensation of Sound Distance -Stereophonic Optimizer The Stereophonic Optimizer is an effect which reproduces natural sound distance like the sound from a piano as it is, even though you hear it on headphones. When a Voice in the Piano group is selected, connecting the headphones automatically enables the Stereophonic Optimizer. NOTE Voices in the Piano group are those contained in the "Piano" category in the Preset Voice List (page 94). For details about selecting Voices, refer to page 22. When headphones are connected, the Voices in the Piano group automatically change to the sound enhanced with the Stereophonic Optimizer, by the default settings. Since these sounds are optimized for listening with headphones, we recommend that you set this function to "OFF" in the following situation. • Playing the piano sound of this instrument with an external powered speaker system, while monitoring the sound output from this instrument on connected headphones. You can set this setting On or Off via the "System" menu display. Press the [FUNCTION] button repeatedly to call up the "System" menu display: "Sound" → "SP Optimizer" (page 88). NOTE Before connecting an external powered speaker system, be sure to read "Connections" (page 66). Using the headphone hanger You can conveniently hang the headphones on the instrument when not using them. Install the headphone hanger using included two screws (4 × 10 mm) as shown in the illustration. NOTICE Do not hang anything other than the headphones on the hanger. Otherwise, the instrument or the hanger may be damaged. 18 YDP-184 Owner's Manual

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YDP-184 Owner’s Manual
Getting Started — Playing the Piano
Connect a pair of headphones to one of the [PHONES] jacks. When the
headphones are plugged into either of the [PHONES] jacks, the internal
speaker system is automatically shut off. Two [PHONES] jacks are provided.
Two sets of standard stereo headphones can be plugged in. (If you are using
only one pair of headphones, you can plug them into either of these jacks.)
Reproducing the Natural Sensation of Sound Distance
—Stereophonic Optimizer
The Stereophonic Optimizer is an effect which reproduces natural sound distance
like the sound from a piano as it is, even though you hear it on headphones. When a
Voice in the Piano group is selected, connecting the headphones automatically
enables the Stereophonic Optimizer.
Using the headphone hanger
You can conveniently hang the headphones on the instrument when not using
them. Install the headphone hanger using included two screws (4 × 10 mm) as
shown in the illustration.
Using Headphones
CAUTION
Do not use headphones at a
high volume for an extended
period of time. Doing so may
cause hearing loss.
Standard stereo
phone plug
Underside of keyboard
NOTE
Voices in the Piano group are
those contained in the “Piano”
category in the Preset Voice
List (page 94). For details
about selecting Voices, refer to
page 22.
When headphones are connected, the Voices in the Piano group automatically
change to the sound enhanced with the Stereophonic Optimizer, by the default
settings. Since these sounds are optimized for listening with headphones, we
recommend that you set this function to “OFF” in the following situation.
•
Playing the piano sound of this instrument with an external powered speaker
system, while monitoring the sound output from this instrument on connected
headphones.
You can set this setting On or Off via the “System” menu display. Press the
[FUNCTION] button repeatedly to call up the “System” menu display: “Sound” →
“SP Optimizer” (page 88).
NOTICE
Do not hang anything other
than the headphones on the
hanger. Otherwise, the
instrument or the hanger may
be damaged.
NOTE
Before connecting an external
powered speaker system, be
sure to read “Connections”
(page 66).