Yamaha P-255 Owner's Manual page 24

Playing Songs
Automatic start when you play any key
Using your digital piano's Auto Start function, you
can have it start playback as soon as you play a key.
To activate this function, press and hold the [PLAY/
STOP] button for at least one second. The [PLAY/
STOP] button will begin to flash at the current tempo
to indicate that the instrument is on standby for a key
to be played. (If you wish to deactivate the Auto Start
function, again press and hold the [PLAY/STOP] but-
ton for at least one second.) The current song will start
automatically as soon as you play a key.
Starting and stopping using a pedal
If you have connected a pedal unit* (see page 12) to
your digital piano, you can configure either the center
or left pedal to operate in the same way as the control
panel's [PLAY/STOP] button using the corresponding
Function parameter (page 40). This can be very useful
if you wish to start or stop playback without removing
your hands from the keyboard. (*: Sold separately.)
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