Yamaha Audio YDP-88 User Manual
IMPORTANT
Check Your Power Supply
Make sure that your local AC mains voltage
matches the voltage specified on the name
plate on the bottom panel. In some areas a
voltage selector may be provided on the
bottom panel of the main keyboard unit near
the power cord. Make sure that the voltage
selector is set for the voltage in your area. A
voltage selector is provided in some areas.
The voltage selector is set at 220V when the
unit is initially shipped. To change the setting
use a “minus” screwdriver, coin, or similar
implement to rotate the selector dial so that the
correct voltage appears next to the pointer on
the panel.
Introduction
Thank you for choosing a Yamaha YDP-88 Digital Piano. Your YDP-88 is a fine musical instrument that employs advanced Yamaha music technology. With the proper care, your YDP-88 will
give you many years of musical pleasure.
● Yamaha’s AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generator system offers rich, realistic voices.
● Touch-sensitive keys provide extensive expressive control and outstanding playability.
● Dual play mode allows 2 voices to be played simultaneously.
● Metronome feature with variable tempo facilitates practice.
● Record and play back anything you play on the keyboard (up to approximately 1,300 notes).
In order to make the most of your YDP-88’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.
Taking Care Of Your YDP-88
Your YDP-88 is a fine musical instrument, and deserves the most careful treatment.
Observe the following points and your YDP-88 will sound and look great for many years.
1 Never open the case and touch or tamper with the internal
circuitry.
2 Always turn the POWER switch OFF after use, and cover
the keyboard with the dust cover provided.
3 Clean the cabinet and keys of your YDP-88 only with a
clean, slightly damp cloth. A neutral cleanser may be used
if desired. Never use abrasive cleansers, waxes, solvents
or chemical dust cloths since these can dull or damage
the finish.
4 Never place any vinyl products on your YDP-88. Contact
with vinyl can cause irreversible damage to the finish.
5 Install your YDP-88 in a place that is away from direct
sunlight, excessive humidity or heat.
Contents
The Control Panel ....................................................2
Selecting & Playing Voices ................................... 4
■ Playing the Demonstration Tunes........................ 4
The Dual Mode .......................................................... 5
● Adjusting the Balance Between
the Dual-mode Voices .................................... 5
● Shifting a Dual-Mode Voice Up One Octave .. 5
The Pedals .................................................................6
● Soft/Sostenuto (Left) Pedal............................. 6
● Damper (Right) Pedal ..................................... 6
Transposition............................................................6
Pitch Control .............................................................7
● Tuning Up .......................................................7
● Tuning Down................................................... 7
● To Restore Standard Pitch ............................. 7
6 Never apply excessive force to the controls, connectors or
other parts of your YDP-88, and avoid scratching or
bumping it with hard objects.
7 Make sure that your local AC mains voltage matches the
voltage specified on the name plate on the bottom panel.
In some areas a voltage selector may be provided on the
bottom panel of the main keyboard unit near the power
cord. Make sure that the voltage selector is set for the
voltage in your area. The voltage selector is set at 220V
when the unit is initially shipped. To change the setting
use a “minus” screwdriver or similar implement to rotate
the selector dial so that the correct voltage appears next
to the pointer on the panel.
● Name Plate Location
The YDP-88 name plate is located on the bottom panel.
The Metronome & Tempo Control ....................... 8
■ The Metronome....................................................8
● Metronome Volume ........................................ 8
● Metronome Time Signature ............................8
■ Tempo Control .....................................................8
Using the Recorder..................................................9
■ Recording.............................................................9
● Changing the Initial Settings ......................... 10
● Erasing the recorded data ............................ 10
■ Playback ............................................................ 10
● Fast Forward Playback ................................. 10
Troubleshooting.....................................................11
Options ..................................................................11
Specifications .........................................................11
Keyboard Stand Assembly .................................. 12
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The Control Panel
1
POWER
PHONES Jacks
(Bottom Panel)
MASTER VOLUME
MIN MAX
TRANSPOSE
PIANO
E. PIANO 1
E. PIANO 2
HARPSI-
CHORD
ORGAN
METRONOME
TEMPO
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RECORDER
PLAY REC
DEMO
234 5 768
RECORDER
PLAY REC
DEMO
Pitch control keys
(See page 7)
Left voice shift up key
MASTER VOLUME
MIN MAX
C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1 B1 C2 D2 E2 G2 A2 B2 C3 D3 E3 F3 A3 B3 C4 D4 E4 F4 G4F2 G3
B0A0G0F0E0D0C0B-1A-1
F2 G3
TRANSPOSE
PIANO
E. PIANO 1
Transpose keys
(See page 6)
(See page 5)
Balance keys (See page 5)
HARPSICHORD
ORGANE. PIANO 2
METRONOME
32 280120
TEMPO
1 [POWER] Switch
Press the [POWER] switch once to turn the power
ON, a second time to turn the power OFF. When the
power is initially turned ON, the [PIANO] voice selector LED will light.
2 [MASTER VOLUME] Control
The [MASTER VOLUME] control adjusts the vol-
ume (level) of sound produced by the YDP-88’s internal sound system. The [MASTER VOLUME] control
also adjusts headphone volume when a pair of headphones is plugged into the PHONES jack.
3 [TRANSPOSE] Button
The [TRANSPOSE] button allows access to the YDP88’s TRANSPOSE function (to shift the pitch of the
entire keyboard up or down). For details refer to
“TRANSPOSITION” on page 6.
4 Voice Selectors
The YDP-88 has five voice selectors. Simply press any
of the voice selectors to select the corresponding
voice. The voice selector LED will light to indicate
which voice is currently selected.
The YDP-88 also has a DUAL mode in which two
voices can be played simultaneously across the full
range of the keyboard — see page 5 for details.
• The PIANO voice is automatically selected
NOTE
whenever the [POWER] switch is initially turned
ON.
5 [METRONOME] Button
Turns the metronome sound on and off. The
[TEMPO] control, below, is used to set the tempo of
the metronome sound. More precise tempo settings can
be achieved by using the [METRONOME] button and
the YDP-88 keyboard as described on page 8.
2
DIGITAL PIANO YDP-88
Soft/Sostenuto
pedal
9
Damper pedal
A4 B4 C5 D5 E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 C6
Right voice shift up key
(See page 5)
6 [TEMPO] Control
This control adjusts the tempo of the YDP-88 metronome function as well as the playback tempo of the
recorder function. The tempo range is from 32 to 280
quarter-note beats per minute.
7 RECORDER [PLAY] and [REC] Buttons
These buttons control the YDP-88 recorder, letting you
record and play back just about anything you play on
the keyboard — up to a maximum of about 1,300
notes. See page 9 for details.
8 [DEMO] Button
Activates the demo playback mode in which you can
select playback of five pre-programmed demonstration
sequences. See page 4 for details.
D6 E6 F6 G6 A6 B6 C7
● The Music Stand
Insert the music stand pins into the corresponding
holes in the YDP-88 top panel.
● PHONES Jacks (Bottom Panel)
Two pairs of standard pair of headphones can be
plugged in here for private practice or late-night
playing. The internal speaker system is automatically shut off when a pair of headphones is
plugged into either of the PHONES jacks.
9 Pedals
The YDP-88’s soft/sostenuto (left) and damper (right)
pedals provide a range of expressive control capabilities similar to the pedal functions on an acoustic piano.
See page 6 for details.
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Selecting & Playing Voices
MIN MAX
MASTER VOLUME
ZTurn Power On
POWER
XSet the Volume
MASTER VOLUME
MIN MAX
CSelect a Voice
PIANO
E. PIANO 1
E. PIANO 2
VPlay
HARPSI-
CHORD
After making sure that the YDP-88’s AC plug is properly inserted into a con-
venient AC wall outlet, press the [POWER] switch located to the left of the
keyboard to turn the power ON. (In some areas a plug adaptor may be provided
to match the pin configuration of the AC wall outlets in your area.)
When the power is turned ON, the [PIANO] voice selector LED will light
(the PIANO voice is automatically selected whenever the power is turned ON).
Initially set the [MASTER VOLUME] control about half way between the
“MIN” and “MAX” settings. Then, when you start playing, re-adjust the [MAS-
TER VOLUME] control for the most comfortable listening level.
Select the desired voice by pressing one of the voice selectors.
ORGAN
The YDP-88 offers keyboard touch response, so the volume and timbre of
notes played can be controlled according to how “hard” you play the keys. The
amount of variation available depends on the selected voice.
Playing the Demonstration Tunes
The YDP-88 includes five demo tunes that effectively demonstrate its sound capabilities.
Here’s how you can select and play the demo tunes:
ZEngage the Demo Mode
DEMO
XSelect a Demo Tune
HARPSI-
PIANO
E. PIANO 1
E. PIANO 2
CHORD
CSet the Volume
VPlay a Different Demo
ORGAN
Press the [DEMO] button to engage the demo mode — the voice selectors
will flash in sequence.
Press one of the flashing voice selectors to start playback of the corresponding demo tune — featuring the voice normally selected by that voice selector
button. The demo tunes will play in sequence until stopped, starting with the
selected tune. The voice selector indicator will flash during demo playback.
Use the [MASTER VOLUME] control to adjust the volume.
• The [TEMPO] control does not affect demo playback.
NOTE
You can start playback of any other demo tune during playback by simply
pressing the corresponding voice selector. Playback will stop and the playbackready mode described in step 2, above, will be re-engaged if you press the voice
selector of the demo that is currently playing.
B Stop the Demo
DEMO
Press the [DEMO] button when you want to stop demo playback and return
to the normal play mode.
The Demo Tunes
• [PIANO] button: Piano Sonata A major K.V. 331 3rd movement “Turkischer Marsch” by W. A. Mozart
• [E. PIANO 1] button: “Pavane pour une infante défunte” by M. J. Ravel
• [HARPSICHORD] button: “The Harmonious Blacksmith” by G. F. Händel
• [ORGAN] button: Wedding March from “A Midsummer Night Dream” by J. L. F. Mendelssohn
* The demonstartion pieces listed above are short excerpts from the original compositions. The other demo tune is
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original (© 1994 by YAMAHA CORPORATION).
The Dual M ode
The DUAL mode makes it possible to play two voices simultaneously across the entire range
of the keyboard. To activate the DUAL mode simply press two voice selectors at the same time
(or press one voice selector while holding another). The voice indicators of both selected voices
will light when the DUAL mode is active. To return to the normal single-voice play mode, press
any single voice selector.
● Adjusting the Balance Between
the Dual-mode Voices
HARPSI-
CHORD
C
2
Left voice
maximum.
IANO 2
balance.
C
3
Equal
ORGAN
Right voice
maximum.
C
4
The volume levels of the two voices combined in the DUAL mode
are normally set automatically to produce a pleasing balance (see
“Default Settings” below). The balance can be adjusted manually by
using the C2 through C4 keys on the keyboard while pressing the two
voice selectors corresponding to the voices to be combined in the
DUAL mode.
The C3 key produces equal (50:50) balance between the two
voices, while keys to the left of C3 increase the volume of the left
voice in relation to the right voice, and keys to the right of C3 increase the volume of the right voice in relation to the left voice. By
“left” and “right” voice we refer to the relative positions of the voice
selectors — i.e. in a HARPSICHORD/ORGAN combination HARPSICHORD is the left voice and ORGAN is the right voice.
Default Settings
Voice Combinations Balance keys
PIANO/ORGAN ....................... E2
E. PIANO 1/ORGAN ................ F2
E. PIANO 2/ORGAN ................ E2
HARPSICHORD/ORGAN ........ G2
* All other voice combinations are set to C3 (equal balance).
● Shifting a Dual-Mode Voice Up
One Octave
HARPSI-
CHORD
IANO 2
1
C
Left voice
shift up.
ORGAN
5
C
Right voice
shift up.
Depending on which voices you combine using the DUAL mode,
the combination may sound better if one of the voices is shifted up an
octave. To shift the right voice, press the C5 key while pressing the
two voice selectors corresponding to the voices to be combined in the
DUAL mode. Press C5 again to shift the voice back to its normal
range. Use the C1 key in the same way to shift the left voice.
All voice combinations are set to the same octave by default.
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