Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, And Pause; Changing The Melody Voice; A-B Repeat - Yamaha YPT255 Owner's Manual

Playing Songs
Song Fast Forward, Fast
Reverse, and Pause
Like the transport controls on an audio player, this
instrument lets you fast forward (FF), rewind (REW)
and pause (PAUSE) playback of the Song.
Fast Forward
During playback, press this
button to rapidly skip ahead
to a later point in the Song.
Fast Reverse
During playback,
press this button to
rapidly return to an
earlier point in the
Song.
NOTE
• When the A-B repeat is specified, the Fast Reverse and Fast
Forward will only work within the range between A and B.
• [REW], [FF] and [PAUSE] button cannot be used during Song
playback by using the [DEMO] button.

Changing the Melody Voice

You can change a Song's melody Voice to any other
desired Voice.
1
Select a Song.
2
Select the desired Voice.
3
Press and hold the [VOICE] button for
longer than a second.
"SONG MELODY VOICE" appears in the display
for a few seconds, and the selected Voice
replaces the Song's original melody Voice.
NOTE
• Selecting another Song will cancel the changed Melody
Voice.
• You cannot change the melody Voice of a User Song.
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Pause
During playback,
press this button to
pause playback, and
press again to start
from that point.

A-B Repeat

You can play back only a specific section of a Song
repeatedly by setting the A point (start point) and B
point (end point) in one-measure increments.
A
Repeat playback of this section
1
Start playback of the Song (page 23).
2
When playback reaches to the point you
want to specify as the start point, press
the [A-B REPEAT] button to set the A
point.
3
When playback reaches to the point you
want to specify as the end point, press
the [A-B REPEAT] button again to set
the B point.
The specified A-B section of the song will now
play repeatedly.
NOTE
• You can also set the A-B Repeat function when the Song
is stopped. Simply use the [REW] and [FF] buttons to
select the desired measures, pressing the [A-B REPEAT]
button for each point, then start playback.
• If you want to set the start point "A" at the top of the
Song, press the [A-B REPEAT] button before starting
playback.
4
To cancel repeat playback, press the
[A-B REPEAT] button.
To stop playback, press the [START/STOP] but-
ton.
NOTE
• The A-B Repeat function will be canceled when you
select another Song mode.
B