Yamaha P-105 Owner's Manual - Page 8

Setting Up Using a Footswitch The [SUSTAIN] jack is for connecting the included footswitch, which works in the same way as a damper pedal on an acoustic piano. Also an optional FC3 foot pedal or FC4/FC5 footswitch can be connected to this jack. The FC3 lets you use the Half Pedal function. Damper (Right) Pedal Pressing this pedal will sustain notes longer. Releasing this pedal immediately stops (damps) any sustained notes. A "half-pedal" function of this pedal creates partial sustain effects, depending on how far down you press the pedal. Half Pedal function (for FC3 and LP-5A/LP5AWH) If you are playing the piano with sustain and want a clearer, less muddled sound (especially in the bass register), let up on your foot from the pedal to half position or higher. NOTE • Do not press the footswitch when turning the power on. Doing this changes the recognized polarity of the footswitch, resulting in reversed footswitch operation. • Make sure that power is OFF when connecting or disconnecting the footswitch or pedal. Using the Optional Pedal Unit The [PEDAL UNIT] jack is for connecting an optional LP-5A/LP-5AWH pedal unit. When connecting the pedal unit, make sure to also assemble the unit on an optional keyboard stand (L-85/L-85S/L85WH). If you press and hold the damper pedal here, all the notes shown will be sustained. Damper Resonance This function simulates the sustain sound produced via the damper pedal on a grand piano. To turn on/off the Damper Resonance: While holding down [DEMO/SONG] and [METRONOME/RHYTHM] simultaneously, press the G4 key (on; default) or G#4 key (off). G#4 (off) G4 (on) Sostenuto (Center) Pedal If you play a note or chord on the keyboard and press the sostenuto pedal while the note(s) are held, those notes will sustain as long as you hold the pedal (as if the damper pedal had been pressed) but all subsequently played notes will not be sustained. This makes it possible to sustain a chord, for example, while other notes are played "staccato." LP-5A/ LP-5AWH (optional) L-85/L-85S/ L-85WH (optional) NOTE • Make sure that power is OFF when connecting or disconnecting the pedal unit. • The Damper Resonance cannot be used in Duo (page 11). 8 P-105 Owner's Manual If you press and hold the sostenuto pedal here, only the notes held at this timing will be sustained. Soft (Left) Pedal The soft pedal reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre of notes played while the pedal is pressed. The soft pedal will not affect notes that are already playing when it is pressed. NOTE • When you select the JAZZ ORGAN or ROCK ORGAN Voice, the Left pedal func- tions to switch the rotary speed of the rotary speaker.