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Yamaha pf85 Authorized Product Manual

Yamaha pf85 electronic piano authorized product manual
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YAMAHA
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  • Page 1 YAMAHA AUTHORIZED PRODUCT MANUAL ELECTRONIC PIANO...
  • Page 2 YAMAHA ELECTRONIC PIANO OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 3: Special Message Section

    SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION Yamaha Digital Musical Instrument Products will have either a label similar to the graphic shown below or a molded/stamped facsimile of the graphic on its enclosure. The explanation of these graphics appears on this page. Please observe all cautions indicated.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha PF85 Electronic Piano. This keyboard instrument incorporates the following features: Yamaha’s AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone gener- Velocity sensitivity to allow expressive performance with ation, which digitally processes the sounds of actual in- subtle variations in tone and volume that respond to the struments, creating authentic timbres.

  • Page 5: Controls And Connectors

    CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS FRONT PANEL REAR PANEL...

  • Page 6: Setting Up

    BASIC OPERATION SETTING UP To set up your PF85 for playing, connect the cords and ac- POWER cessories as follows: Plug the AC power cord into an AC outlet. Turn on the power switch. If the PF85 is connected to other...

  • Page 7: Pedals

    PF85 power is turned on. USE OF THE SOFT PEDAL Pressing the footswitch when the Soft pedal function is se- lected mutes the sound of the PF85. USE OF THE KEY HOLD PEDAL Pressing the footswitch when the Key Hold pedal function is selected sustains only the notes that are currently held down.

  • Page 8: Transposition And Pitch Control (Tuning)

    TRANSPOSE/MIDI button and press one of the keys be- tween F#5 and F6. The PF85 will be transposed by an interval To raise the pitch, simultaneously hold down the two lowest white keys and press any key between C3 (Middle C) and corresponding to the interval between C6 and the key pressed.

  • Page 9: Midi Operation

    Velocity (indicates the pressure by which a note has been The MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) jacks on played). the PF85 allow you to connect it to other MIDI keyboards, tone generator modules, samplers, sequencers, drum ma- Foot Pedal Functions (also known as control changes).
  • Page 10 Change On. synth-type voices, to the sound of your PF85. Connect the MIDI OUT jack of the PF85 to the MIDI IN jack of the 5. CONTROL CHANGE CANCEL DX2l. The DX21 will respond to your playing as sensitively...
  • Page 11 DX21, allows you playing. You can create rhythm patterns, or even rhythm to add synthesizer sounds to your PF85 in a variety of con- arrangements for entire songs, to exactly suit the mood and figurations.

  • Page 12: Specifications

    88 keys (A-1 — C7) formances that are too complex or rapid for human hands to play. The sound of the PF85 is processed via the exciting VOICES SPX90II, to add stereo reverb, flanging, phasing tremolo, Piano 1, Piano 2, E Piano, Harpsichord, Vibe or a variety of superb effects.

  • Page 13: Midi Specifications

    MIDI SPECIFICATIONS 4. CHANNEL MODE MESSAGES Data Format: <BnH> — <value of c> — <value of d> 1. KEY INFORMATION n = Channel number Data Format: <9nH> — <Key Number> — <Velocity> Value of c Parameter Value of d n = Channel number 1 2 2 Local ON/OFF 0 = OFF, 127 = ON...
  • Page 14 7. MODES SWITCHABLE FROM FRONT PANEL M o d e c h a n g e s a r e m a d e b y h o l d i n g d o w n t h e TRANSPOSE/MIDI switch and then pressing the switch corresponding to the mode as indicated in the chart below Mode...

  • Page 15: Midi Implementation Chart

    [ E l e c t r o n i c P i a n o ] D a t e : 7 / 1 , 1 9 8 7 M o d e l P F 8 5 M I D I I m p l e m e n t a t i o n C h a r t V e r s i o n : 1 .
  • Page 16 14. When not in use, always turn your Yamaha Digital Mu- 6. WARNING — Do NOT place objects on the power cord sical Instrument equipment “OFF”. The power supply...
  • Page 17 (within three antenna or, if the antenna lead-in is 300 ohm ribbon meters), interference may occur. This series of Yamaha lead, change the lead-in to a co-axial type cable. professional music equipment has been type tested...
  • Page 18 YAMAHA Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe Avenue, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622-6600 9/23/97 26757...

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