Yamaha YDP-88II Owner's Manual - Page 3
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Introduction Thank you for choosing a Yamaha YDP-88II Digital Piano. Your YDP-88II is a fine musical instrument that employs advanced Yamaha music technology. With the proper care, your YDP-88II will give you many years of musical pleasure. q Yamaha's AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generator system offers rich, realistic voices. q Touch-sensitive keys provides extensive expressive control and outstanding playability. q Dual play mode allows 2 voices to be played simultaneously. q Metronome feature with variable tempo facilitates practice. q Record and play back anything you play on the keyboard (up to approximately 1,300 notes). q MIDI compatibility and a range of MIDI functions make the YDP-88II useful in a range of advanced MIDI music systems. In order to make the most of your YDP-88II's performance potential and features, we urge you to read this Owner's Manual thoroughly, and keep it in a safe place for later reference. Contents The Control Panel 2 Connections 4 Selecting & Playing Voices 5 Playing the Demonstration Tunes 6 The Dual Mode 7 q Adjusting the Balance Between the Dual-mode Voices 7 q Shifting a Dual-Mode Voice Up One Octave .... 7 The Pedals 8 q Soft (Left) Pedal 8 q Sostenuto (Center) Pedal 8 q Damper (Right) Pedal 8 Transposition 8 Pitch Control 9 q Tuning Up 9 q Tuning Down 9 q To Restore Standard Pitch 9 The Metronome & Tempo Control 10 s The Metronome 10 q Metronome Volume 10 q Metronome Time Signature 10 s Tempo Control 10 Using the Recorder 11 s Recording 11 q Changing the Initial Settings 12 q Erasing the recorded data 12 s Playback 12 q Fast Forward Playback 12 MIDI Functions 13 q A Brief Introduction to MIDI 13 q MIDI "Messages" Transmitted & Received by the YDP-88II 13 q MIDI Transmit & Receive Channel Selection .. 14 q MIDI Transmit Transpose 14 s Other MIDI Functions 14 q Local Control ON/OFF 15 q Program Change ON/OFF 15 q Control Change ON/OFF 15 q The Multi-Timbre Mode 16 q The MIDI Split & Left Local OFF Mode .......... 16 q Bulk Data Dump 16 Troubleshooting 17 Options & Expander Modules 17 Keyboard Stand Assembly 18 MIDI Data Format 24 MIDI Implementation Chart 25 Specifications 26 The serial number of this product may be found on the bottom of the unit. You should note this serial number in the space provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase to aid identification in the event of theft. Model No. Serial No.