Using Headphones - Yamaha ARIUS YDP-184 Owner's Manual

Getting Started — Playing the Piano

Using Headphones

Connect a pair of headphones to one of the [PHONES] jacks. When the
headphones are plugged into either of the [PHONES] jacks, the internal
speaker system is automatically shut off. Two [PHONES] jacks are provided.
Two sets of standard stereo headphones can be plugged in. (If you are using
only one pair of headphones, you can plug them into either of these jacks.)
Reproducing the Natural Sensation of Sound Distance
—Stereophonic Optimizer
The Stereophonic Optimizer is an effect which reproduces natural sound distance
like the sound from a piano as it is, even though you hear it on headphones. When a
Voice in the Piano group is selected, connecting the headphones automatically
enables the Stereophonic Optimizer.
When headphones are connected, the Voices in the Piano group automatically
change to the sound enhanced with the Stereophonic Optimizer, by the default
settings. Since these sounds are optimized for listening with headphones, we
recommend that you set this function to "OFF" in the following situation.
• Playing the piano sound of this instrument with an external powered speaker
system, while monitoring the sound output from this instrument on connected
headphones.
You can set this setting On or Off via the "System" menu display. Press the
[FUNCTION] button repeatedly to call up the "System" menu display: "Sound" →
"SP Optimizer" (page 88).
Using the headphone hanger
You can conveniently hang the headphones on the instrument when not using
them. Install the headphone hanger using included two screws (4 × 10 mm) as
shown in the illustration.
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Underside of keyboard
Standard stereo
phone plug
CAUTION
Do not use headphones at a
high volume for an extended
period of time. Doing so may
cause hearing loss.
NOTE
Voices in the Piano group are
those contained in the "Piano"
category in the Preset Voice
List (page 94). For details
about selecting Voices, refer to
page 22.
NOTE
Before connecting an external
powered speaker system, be
sure to read "Connections"
(page 66).
NOTICE
Do not hang anything other
than the headphones on the
hanger. Otherwise, the
instrument or the hanger may
be damaged.