Panel Controls & Functions - Yamaha P-255 Owner's Manual

Panel Controls & Functions
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[ ] Standby/On switch ...................................Page 10
Use this switch to turn the instrument on or set it to
Standby mode.
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[MASTER VOLUME] slider ............................... Page 11
Use this slider to adjust the instrument's overall volume.
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[DEMO] button ..................................................Page 13
Use this button to play demo tracks for individual Voices.
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[TRANSPOSE] button .......................................Page 16
Use this button to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up
or down. This allows you to match your playing to the key
of another instrument or a singer without having to
change what you actually play on the keyboard.
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[SELECT] button ..............................................Page 21
Use this button to select the category of song you wish to
play back.
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[REC] button .....................................................Page 25
Use this button to record what you play on the keyboard.
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[PLAY/STOP] button ........................................Page 22
Use this button to start and stop playback of Piano
Songs (50 included), recordings of your own perfor-
mances, or songs stored on a USB flash drive.
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[LEFT] and [RIGHT] buttons ............................Page 23
Use these buttons to turn playback of the left-hand and
right-hand parts on or off. This allows you to practice
playing the parts that have been turned off.
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[TEMPO] button ................................. Pages 19, 20, 22
Use this button to adjust the instrument's tempo.
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[METRONOME] button .................................... Page 19
Use this button to turn the metronome on and off.
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[RHYTHM] button ............................................ Page 20
Use this button to turn rhythm tracks on and off.
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Display ............................................................. Page 10
The display shows the current tempo when the digital
piano is turned on. Following this, it shows useful infor-
mation relevant to the operation you are performing at
the time.
NOTICE
• Dashes ("-") will scroll across the display while the
instrument is accessing data. Do not turn off the instru-
ment at this time. Failure to observe this precaution may
cause the data to be corrupted.
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[FUNCTION] button ........................................ Page 40
Use this button to access other highly convenient func-
tions.
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[-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons
Use these buttons when setting values and selecting
songs or other display items. Certain settings, such as
Transpose and Tempo, can be reset to their default val-
ues by pressing both buttons simultaneously.
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Voice buttons .................................................... Page 13
Use these buttons to select various Voices.
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