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Using the 50 Piano Preset Songs Using the 50 Piano Preset Songs Listening to the 50 Piano Preset Songs The P-140 provides performance data of 50 piano songs. You can simply listen to these songs (page 58) or use them for practice (page 16). 4 3 15 2 ENGLISH 1. Press the [SONG SELECT] button a few times until the "PRESET" indicator lights. 2. Press the [-/NO], [+/YES] buttons to select the number of the tune you want to play. The number will appear on the display. 1 - 50: Select a preset song number and play only the song. ALL: Play all preset songs in sequence. rnd: Play all preset songs continuously in random order. 3. Press the [PLAY/PAUSE] button to start playback. Adjust the tempo You can use the [TEMPO/FUNCTION -, +] buttons to adjust the playback tempo as required. This produces a relative tempo variation, with a range from "-50" through "0" to "50" at maximum; the range will differ depending on the selected song. The default tempo can be recalled by simultaneously pressing the [-] and [+] buttons. 4. Stop playback. Playback will stop automatically when the selected preset song has finished. To stop the song during playback (or continuous playback), press the [STOP] button. You can also pause playback by pressing the [PLAY/PAUSE] button. To play back another song continuously, see step 2 above. 5. Press the [SONG SELECT] button to exit Preset Song playback. The indicator turns off, and the instrument returns to normal play. TERMINOLOGY Song: On the P-140, performance data is called a "Song." This includes demonstration tunes and piano preset tunes. Preset: Preset Data supplied with the internal memory of the P-140 shipped from the factory. NOTE The default tempo "0" is automatically selected whenever a new preset song is selected, or when playback of a new preset song begins during "ALL" or "rnd" playback. NOTE When you select a different song (or a different song is selected during chained playback), appropriate reverb and effect types will be selected accordingly. NOTE You can adjust the Variation type (page 23) and Reverb type (page 24) that is applied to the voice you play on the keyboard and for the preset song playback. P-140 Owner's Manual 15

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Using the 50 Piano Preset Songs
P-140
Owner’s Manual
ENGLISH
15
Using the 50 Piano Preset Songs
Listening to the 50 Piano Preset Songs
The P-140 provides performance data of 50 piano songs. You can simply listen to these songs
(page 58) or use them for practice (page 16).
1.
Press the [SONG SELECT] button a
few times until the “PRESET” indica-
tor lights.
2.
Press the [–/NO], [+/YES] buttons to
select the number of the tune you
want to play.
The number will appear on the display.
1 – 50:
Select a preset song number and play only the song.
ALL
:
Play all preset songs in sequence.
rnd
:
Play all preset songs continuously in random order.
3.
Press the [PLAY/PAUSE] button to
start playback.
Adjust the tempo
You can use the
[TEMPO/FUNCTION –, +]
but-
tons to adjust the playback tempo as required.
This produces a relative tempo variation, with
a range from “–50” through “0” to “50” at max-
imum; the range will differ depending on the
selected song.
The default tempo can be recalled by simulta-
neously pressing the
[–]
and
[+]
buttons.
4.
Stop playback.
Playback will stop automatically when the selected preset
song has finished. To stop the song during playback (or
continuous playback), press the
[STOP]
button. You can
also pause playback by pressing the
[PLAY/PAUSE]
button.
To play back another song continuously, see step
2
above.
5.
Press the [SONG SELECT] button to exit Preset Song
playback.
The indicator turns off, and the instrument returns to normal play.
5
2
3
4
1
TERMINOLOGY
Song:
On the P-140, performance data
is called a “Song.” This includes
demonstration tunes and piano
preset tunes.
Preset:
Preset Data supplied with the
internal memory of the P-140
shipped from the factory.
The default tempo “0” is automati-
cally selected whenever a new
preset song is selected, or when
playback of a new preset song
begins during “
ALL
” or “
rnd
”
playback.
When you select a different song
(or a different song is selected
during chained playback), appro-
priate reverb and effect types will
be selected accordingly.
You can adjust the Variation type
(page 23) and Reverb type
(page 24) that is applied to the
voice you play on the keyboard
and for the preset song playback.
NOTE
NOTE
NOTE