Yamaha P-140 Owner's Manual - Page 29

ENGLISH 2. Press the [REC] button to engage Record Ready mode. This automatically selects an empty number (U01-U03) for recording and makes the RIGHT part active. If all song numbers contain recorded data, Song U01 will be selected. This simply enables recording; to start recording, go on to step 3. The amount of memory available for recording is shown on the display in approximate kilobytes. You can record up to a maximum of about 11,000 notes on the P-140 depending on pedal usage and other factors. The [PLAY/PAUSE] indicator will flash at the current METRONOME tempo setting. You can turn on the metronome in this step, and adjust the tempo by using the [TEMPO/FUNCTION -, +] buttons. (Range: 32-280) Record Ready mode can be disengaged before recording by pressing the [REC] button again. 3. Start recording. Recording will begin automatically as soon as you play a note on the keyboard or press the [PLAY/ PAUSE] button. The current measure's number will appear on the display while recording. 4. Press either [REC] or [STOP] button to stop record- ing. When recording is stopped, dashes appear in the display in succession to indicate that the recorded data is being saved to the instrument automatically. After the data is saved, the song name (U01-U03) appears in the display. The recorded part's indicator will light in green to indicate that it now contains data. (Record mode is disengaged automatically.) CAUTION Never attempt to turn the [STANDBY/ON] switch OFF while flashing dashes appear in the display (these indicate data is being written to internal memory). Turning the power off in this state results in loss of all user data. The song name (U01 to U03) 5. Play back the recorded performance. Press the [PLAY/PAUSE] button to play back the recorded performance. To stop playback in the middle of a song, press the [STOP] button. Recording Your Performance NOTE If you have selected the LEFT part previously in the same song, the LEFT part will automatically be made active when pressing the [REC] button in step 2. NOTE If the metronome was on when you started recording, you'll be able to keep time with the metronome while recording, but the metronome sound will not be recorded. NOTE For more recording information, see page 32. NOTE The function of the [PLAY/ PAUSE] button can be assigned to the AUX pedal (pages 37, 43). This allows you to start recording by pressing the Footswitch connected to the AUX jack. NOTE Song recording can not be paused, even by pressing the [PLAY/PAUSE] button. NOTE The record part indicator will begin to flash when the recorder memory is almost full. If the memory becomes full during recording, "Fu£" will appear on the display and recording will stop automatically. (All recorded data up to that point will be retained.) NOTE Pressing the [PLAY/PAUSE] button to start recording, then pressing the [STOP] button to stop recording will erase all previously recorded data on the selected part. P-140 Owner's Manual 29