Yamaha RY8 Owner's Manual page 14

THE MODES AND FUNCTIONS.
The RY8's features are for the most part organized into nine modes accessible
by holding [MODE] and pressing one of the drum pads (the names of the
modes are printed on the various pads).
All modes except Tempo Mode and Transpose Mode contain several pages of
functions which you can select by holding [MODE] and pressing [PAGE-] and
[PAGE+].
Most routine operations can be performed from either within Pattern Mode or
Song Mode.
To enter Pattern Mode, hold [MODE] and press [PATTERN].
To enter Song Mode, hold [MODE] and press [SONG].
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