Yamaha P-120 P-120S Owner's Manual page 12

Connections
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SUSTAIN PEDAL Jack
This jack is for connecting a sustain pedal to the P-120/P-120S.
The pedal functions in the same way as a damper pedal on an acous-
tic piano. Connect the supplied pedal to this jack and press the pedal
to sustain the sound. The further down the pedal is pressed, the
longer the sound will be sustained (can be used like a half pedal
effect).
When the GRAND PIANO 1 and 2 voices are selected, pressing
the damper pedal activates the instrument's special "Sustain Sam-
ples" to accurately recreate the unique resonance of an acoustic
grand piano's soundboard and strings.
• Make sure that power is OFF when connecting or disconnecting the
NOTE
pedal.
• The depth of the effect produced by the "Sustain Samples" can be
adjusted via the "Pedal Functions" (page 35) in the function mode.
• Depending upon the pedal that is connected to the SUSTAIN PEDAL jack,
the effect produced by operating the pedal (ON/OFF, dynamics, etc.)
might be reversed. If this is the case, refer to the "SUSTAIN PEDAL Type"
section (page 36).
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AUX PEDAL Jack
This jack is for connecting the supplied pedal, an FC7 foot con-
troller or an FC4 foot switch. A wide range of functions such as the
Soft Pedal function, etc., can be assigned to this jack. Use the Func-
tion settings to assign the function. (see page 35)
• The FC7 Foot Controller can be used to control "Expression" (page 35).
NOTE
• Depending upon the pedal that is connected to the AUX PEDAL jack, the
effect produced by operating the pedal (ON/OFF, dynamics, etc.) might be
reversed. If this is the case, refer to the "AUX PEDAL Type" section (page
36).
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MIDI IN, and OUT Connectors
The MIDI IN connector receives MIDI data from an external
MIDI device (such as a MIDI sequencer) which can be used to con-
trol the P-120/P-120S. The MIDI OUT connector transmits MIDI
data generated by the P-120/P-120S (e.g. note and velocity data pro-
duced by playing the P-120/P-120S keyboard).
More details on MIDI are given in "MIDI Functions" on page 37.
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TO HOST Connector & HOST SELECT Switch
This jack and selector switch allow direct connection to a per-
sonal computer for sequencing and other music applications — with-
out the need for a separate MIDI interface. See page 41 for details.
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P-120/P-120S
MIDI
sequencer
Personal Computer