Chapter 1 Play Mode; System Mode; Disk Mode - Yamaha VP-1 Owner's Manual

Modes
The VP1 has three different operational modes. For detailed explanations of each mode, refer to the REFERENCE
Section.
PLAY Mode

SYSTEM Mode

DISK Mode

This is the mode that you usually operate in — the mode you use when playing the
instrument or editing voices. While operating in PLAY mode, you can change voices
and scenes, operate the controllers and Quick Edit sliders, and change various settings
for each element or voice.
To enter this mode, press
you are operating in PLAY mode.
Use this mode to make system-wide settings common to all voices and operation. For
example, you use SYSTEM mode to set up the tone generator, the keyboard, MIDI
operation, and controller- number allocation. You also use it to record the greeting
message that appears when you first switch on the VP1, and to select black-on-white
or white-on-black display.
To enter this mode, press
you are operating in SYSTEM mode.
Use DISK mode to transmit data between internal memory and floppy disk — to save
data from memory to floppy, or to load data from floppy to memory. You can also use
this mode to format new floppy disks and to rename floppy-disk files.
To enter this mode, press
you are operating in DISK mode.
PLAY . The LED above the button comes on to indicate that
. The LED above the button comes on to indicate that
SYSTEM
. The LED above the button comes on to indicate that
DISK
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