Yamaha VP-1 Owner's Manual page 6

Using The Manual
The manual you are holding is divided into two main sections — BASICS and REFERENCE.
BASICS
This section introduces you to basic information that will help you become familiar with your synthesizer. The
section explains various precautions, tells you how to connect up the synthesizer, takes you through a trial run, and
describes the basic principles of operation and sound production.
Users who are unfamiliar with the VP1 should read through the entire BASICS section carefully.
REFERENCE
The REFERENCE section offers detailed explanations of the VP1's different functions. It describes in detail the various
methods for implementing performance, voice, and controller settings, and for writing data to or from the floppy disk.
You do not need to read through the REFERENCE section in its entirety. Use it as a ready reference, turning to the
relevant pages whenever you need to learn more about a particular function.
Please refer also to the separately bound "Performance Notes" for a full listing of the VP1's original voices and
functions.
Chapter 1 Setting It Up
This chapter introduces you to the different components and explains how to connect
everything up.
Chapter 2 Trying it Out
Chapter 2 takes you through a trial run and introduces some of the VP1's operational
basics. It also explains how to play the synthesizer's built-in demos.
Chapter 3 Learning the Basics
Chapter 3 describes the principles of operation, and explains the functioning of
controllers and other features.
Chapter 1 PLAY Mode
This chapter provides comprehensive explanations of the functions for selecting,
playing, and editing voices.
Chapter 2 SYSTEM Mode
Chapter 2 explains system-wide settings related to sound production, keyboard
operation, MIDI, and controllers.
Chapter 3 DISK Mode
This chapter describes the VP1's various disk functions. It explains how to save data
to disk, load data from disk, format new disks, and rename existing disk files.
Appendix
The Appendix describes the system's error messages and offers some advice on
troubleshooting.
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