Yamaha PSR-420 Owner's Manual - Page 8

Connections, Setting Up, The Music Stand - piano keyboard

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Setting Up Connections s The PHONES Jack ...A standard pair of stereo headphones can be plugged in here for private practice or late-night playing. The internal stereo speaker system is automatically shut off when a pair of headphones is plugged into the PHONES jack. • The PHONES jack can also be used to deliver the output of the PSR-320/420 to a keyboard amplifier, stereo sound system, mixing console or tape recorder. PHONES s SUSTAIN Jack ...An optional Yamaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch can be plugged into the rearpanel SUSTAIN jack for sustain control. The footswitch functions like the damper pedal on a piano - press for sustain, release for normal sound. • Be sure that you do not press the pedal while turning the power on. If you do, the ON/OFF status of the footswitch will be reversed. SUSTAIN s MIDI IN and OUT Connectors The MIDI IN connector receives MIDI data from an external MIDI device (such as a MIDI sequencer) which can be used to control the PSR-320/ 420. The MIDI OUT connector transmits MIDI data generated by the PSR320/420 (e.g. note and velocity data produced by playing the keyboard). More details on MIDI are provided on page 56. MIDI OUT IN The Music Stand The PSR-320/420 is supplied with a music stand that can be attached to the instrument by inserting it into the slot at the rear of the control panel. 7

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Connections
■
The PHONES Jack
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A standard pair of stereo headphones can be plugged in here for private
practice or late-night playing. The internal stereo speaker system is auto-
matically shut off when a pair of headphones is plugged into the
PHONES
jack.
Setting Up
■
SUSTAIN Jack
...................................................................................................................................................
An optional Yamaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch can be plugged into the rear-
panel
SUSTAIN
jack for sustain control. The footswitch functions like the
damper pedal on a piano — press for sustain, release for normal sound.
•
Be sure that you do not press the
pedal while turning the power on.
If you do, the ON/OFF status of
the footswitch will be reversed.
■
MIDI IN and OUT Connectors
.............................................................................................
The
MIDI IN
connector receives MIDI data from an external MIDI de-
vice (such as a MIDI sequencer) which can be used to control the PSR-320/
420. The
MIDI OUT
connector transmits MIDI data generated by the PSR-
320/420 (e.g. note and velocity data produced by playing the keyboard).
More details on MIDI are provided on page 56.
PHONES
SUSTAIN
OUT
IN
MIDI
The PSR-320/420 is supplied with a mu-
sic stand that can be attached to the instru-
ment by inserting it into the slot at the rear
of the control panel.
The Music Stand
•
The PHONES jack can also be
used to deliver the output of the
PSR-320/420 to a keyboard
amplifier, stereo sound system,
mixing console or tape recorder.