Yamaha P-70, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL ES FR DE EN P 70 P 70S Electronic Piano Owner s Manual Bedienungsanleitung Mode d emploi Manual de instrucciones ...

Page 2: ...how a function or effect works when the unit is operating as designed are not covered by the manufacturer s warranty and are therefore the owners responsibility Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environ mentally friendly We sincerely believe that our products and t...

Page 3: ...stalled in locations that do not significantly contribute to their operating temperature Placement of this product close to heat sources such as radiators heat registers and other devices that produce heat should be avoided 8 This product was NOT designed for use in wet damp loca tions and should not be used near water or exposed to rain Examples of wet damp locations are near a swimming pool spa ...

Page 4: ...t or if any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be caused by it immediately turn off the power switch disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel CAUTION Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others or damage to the instrument or other property These precaut...

Page 5: ...t inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel Do not place vinyl plastic or rubber objects on the instrument since this might discolor the panel or keyboard Do not rest your weight on or place heavy objects on the instrument and do not use excessive force on the buttons switches or connectors Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level since ...

Page 6: ...of the lower notes have a heavier touch while the higher ones are more responsive to lighter playing The keyboard s sensitivity can even be adjusted to match your playing style This Graded Hammer technology also enables the P 70 to provide authentic touch in a lightweight instrument AWM Stereo Sampling The Yamaha P 70 electronic piano offers unmatched sonic realism and natural grand piano type pla...

Page 7: ...e hereafter referred to in this Owner s Manual as P 70 The company names and product names in this Owner s Manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Accessories Owner s Manual This manual contains complete instructions for operating your P 70 Quick Operation Guide Yamaha PA 5D Power Adaptor Pedal FC5 Music Rest May not be included depending on your particular...

Page 8: ...electing Playing Voices 15 Selecting Voices 15 Combining Voices Dual 16 Adding Variations to the Sound Reverb 17 Transposition 18 Fine tuning of the Pitch 18 Touch Sensitivity 19 Connecting MIDI Instruments 20 Connecting MIDI IN OUT terminals 20 MIDI s Capability 20 Connecting a Personal Computer 21 MIDI Functions 22 MIDI Transmit Receive Channel Selection 22 Local Control ON OFF 22 Program Change...

Page 9: ...ey signatures Transposition on page 18 Fine tuning the pitch of the entire instrument when you play the P 70 along with other instruments or CD music Fine tuning of the Pitch on page 18 Selecting a touch sensitivity type Touch Sensitivity on page 19 Changing voices Viewing the list of voices Selecting Voices on page 15 Simulating a concert hall Adding Variations to the Sound Reverb on page 17 Comb...

Page 10: ...Piano 1 and 2 page 15 You can also com bine two voices page 16 or add reverb effects to the selected voice for your keyboard performance page 17 5 SELECT button pages 13 14 15 For selecting a demo song for each voice or one of the 50 piano preset songs 6 DC IN 12V jack page 11 For connecting the included power adaptor PA 5D 7 MIDI IN OUT terminals page 20 For connecting external MIDI devices allow...

Page 11: ...s up CAUTION Even when the instrument is turned off electricity is still flowing to the instrument at the minimum level When you are not using the P 70 for a long time make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet Setting the Volume Initially set the MASTER VOLUME slider about halfway between the MIN and MAX settings Then when you start playing re adjust the MASTER VOLUME slide...

Page 12: ...eadphones to one of the PHONES jacks Two PHONES jacks are provided You can connect two sets of standard stereo headphones If you are using only one set of headphones you can plug them into either jack It can also connect to an amplifer speaker system CAUTION To protect your hearing avoid listening to the P 70 at a high volume level for long periods of time Music Rest The P 70 includes a music rest...

Page 13: ...s provided for each voice and the 50 piano preset songs will play back in sequence until you press the DEMO SONG button Changing a Demo Song You can change to another demo song during playback by pressing the SELECT button For selecting a demo song using the keyboard press one of the C1 A1 keys while holding down the DEMO SONG button Demo Song List The demonstration pieces listed above are short r...

Page 14: ...e next piano song 2 Press the DEMO SONG button to stop playback To continue playing other songs see step 1 above TERMINOLOGY Song On the P 70 performance data is called a Song This includes demonstration tunes and piano preset tunes Preset Preset Data supplied with the internal memory of the P 70 shipped from the factory You can play the keyboard along with the preset song You can change the voice...

Page 15: ...sical compositions as well as any other style that requires acoustic piano C 1 Grand Piano 2 Clear piano with bright reverb Good for popular music D1 E Piano 1 An electronic piano sound created by FM synthesis Good for popular music D 1 E Piano 2 The sound of an electric piano using hammer struck metallic tines Soft tone when played lightly and an aggressive tone when played hard E1 Church Organ 1...

Page 16: ... sound better if one of the voices is shifted up or down an octave While holding down the GRAND PIANO VOICE button press one of the C5 F5 keys Setting the Balance You can adjust the volume balance between two voices For example you can set one voice as the main voice with a louder setting and make the other voice softer While holding down the GRAND PIANO VOICE button press one of the F 5 F 6 keys ...

Page 17: ...b to the depth most suitable for the selected voice Key Reverb Type Description C2 Room This setting adds a continuous reverb effect to the sound similar to the acoustic reverberation you would hear in a room C 2 Hall1 For a bigger reverb sound use the HALL 1 setting This effect simulates the natural reverberation of a small size concert hall D2 Hall2 For a truly spacious reverb sound use the HALL...

Page 18: ... DEMO SONG and GRAND PIANO VOICE but tons press the C3 key Fine tuning of the Pitch You can fine tune the pitch of the entire instrument This function is useful when you play the P 70 along with other instruments or CD music Setting the Pitch To raise the pitch in steps of roughly 0 2 Hz Hold down the A 1 and B 1 keys simultaneously and press any key between C3 and B3 To lower the pitch in steps o...

Page 19: ...ume level does not change at all regardless of whether you play the keyboard soft or hard A 6 SOFT The volume level does not change much when you play the keyboard soft or hard B6 MEDIUM This is the standard piano touch response default setting C7 HARD The volume level changes very widely from pianissimo to fortissimo to facilitate dynamic and dramatic expression You have to hit the keys hard to p...

Page 20: ...pability MIDI functions enable you to transfer performance data between MIDI devices CAUTION Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components turn off the power of all the components Transferring performance data to and from another MIDI device Transferring MIDI data to and from a computer Since MIDI data that can be transmitted or received varies depending on the type of MIDI devic...

Page 21: ...to the P 70 via a USB interface such as the UX16 UX96 or UX256 Use a USB interface device to connect the USB port on your computer to the P 70 s MIDI terminals You must install the USB interface such as the UX16 UX96 or UX256 driver For more information refer to the user s manual that came with the USB interface device When the P 70 is used as a tone module performance data with voices that are no...

Page 22: ...minal when notes are played on the keyboard At the same time the internal tone generator responds to MIDI information received via the MIDI IN terminal While holding down the DEMO SONG and GRAND PIANO VOICE buttons press the C6 key Pressing the C6 key repeatedly toggles between Local Control On and Off In Dual Voice 1 data is transmit ted on its specified channel and Voice 2 data is transmitted on...

Page 23: ...Program Change On and Off Control Change ON OFF Normally the P 70 will respond to MIDI control change data received from an external MIDI device or keyboard causing the voice on the corresponding channel to be affected by pedal and other control settings received from the controlling device the keyboard voice is not affected The P 70 also transmits MIDI control change information when the pedal or...

Page 24: ...nes The noise may be due to interference caused by the use of a mobile phone in close proximity to the P 70 Turn off the mobile phone or use it further away from the P 70 The overall volume is low or no sound is heard The Master Volume is set too low set it to an appropriate level using the MASTER VOLUME control Make sure a pair of headphones is not connected to the headphones jack page 12 Make su...

Page 25: ...I IN OUT 20 MIDI Data Format 27 MIDI Implementation Chart 31 MIDI terminals 20 Music Rest 12 O Optional Equipment 24 P Panel Controls and Terminals 10 PEDAL jack 12 PHONES jack 12 PRECAUTIONS 4 5 Preset songs 50 Piano Preset Songs 14 R Reverb 17 S SELECT button 13 14 15 Song 14 Specifications 32 STANDBY ON switch 11 Start stop playback 14 50 Piano Preset Song 14 Demo songs 13 Sustain pedal 12 T To...

Page 26: ...x op 94 3 F P Schubert 20 Frühlingslied op 62 2 J L F Mendelssohn 21 Jägerlied op 19b 3 J L F Mendelssohn 22 Fantaisie Impromptu F F Chopin 23 Prelude op 28 15 Raindrop F F Chopin 24 Etude op 10 5 Black keys F F Chopin 25 Etude op 10 3 Chanson de l adieu F F Chopin 26 Etude op 10 12 Revolutionary F F Chopin 27 Valse op 64 1 Petit chien F F Chopin 28 Valse op 64 2 F F Chopin 29 Valse op 69 1 L adie...

Page 27: ...oft Pedal reception only ccH Parameter Data Range vvH 43H Soft Pedal 00H 3FH off 40H 7FH on 7 Effect1 Depth Reverb Send Level ccH Parameter Data Range vvH 5BH Effect1 Depth 00H 7FH Adjusts the reverb send level 8 Effect4 Depth Variation Effect Send Level ccH Parameter Data Range vvH 5EH Effect4 Depth 00H 7FH 9 RPN 65H RPN MSB 64H RPN LSB 06H Data Entry MSB 26H Data Entry LSB 60H Data Increment 61H...

Page 28: ...al Realtime XnH When received n 0 F X irrelevant 04H Sub ID 1 Device Control Message 01H Sub ID 2 Master Volume llH Volume LSB mmH Volume MSB F7H End of Exclusive 2 Universal Non Realtime Message GM On General MIDI Mode On Data format F0H 7EH XnH 09H 01H F7H F0H Exclusive status 7EH Universal Non Realtime 7FH ID of target device 09H Sub ID 1 General MIDI Message 01H Sub ID 2 General MIDI On F7H En...

Page 29: ...formation about the Address and Byte Count values refer to Table 1 below Note that the table s Total Size value gives the size of a bulk block Only the top address of the block 00H 00H 00H is valid as a bulk data address 9 SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE MESSAGES Digital Piano MIDI Format Data format F0H 43H 73H xxH nnH F7H F0H Exclusive status 43H Yamaha ID 73H Digital Piano ID 01H Product ID digital piano comm...

Page 30: ...ble EFFECT 1 Refer to the Effect MIDI Map for a complete list of Reverb Chorus and Variation type numbers Address H Size H Data H Parameter Description Default value H 02 01 00 2 00 7F REVERB TYPE MSB Refer to Effect MIDI Map 01 HALL1 00 7F REVERB TYPE LSB 00 basic type 00 02 01 40 2 00 7F VARIATION TYPE MSB Refer to Effect MIDI Map 00 Effect off 00 7F VARIATION TYPE LSB 00 basic type 00 VARIATION...

Page 31: ...es Mode Default Changed Note ON Note OFF Key s Ch s 0 32 1 7 10 11 6 38 64 66 67 84 91 94 96 97 100 101 1 1 16 Ø 9nH v 1 127 Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø 0 127 Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø 3 0 127 Ø Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO Ø 0 24 semi 1 16 1 16 Ø 9nH v 1 127 Ø Ø Ø 120 126 127 Ø 121 Ø 122 Ø 123 125 Ø 3 0 127 0 127 Ø Ø Yes No Default Messages Altered YAM...

Page 32: ... im Zweifel bitte mit Ihrem Yamaha Händler in Verbindung Les caractéristiques techniques et les descriptions du mode d emploi ne sont données que pour information Yamaha Corp se réserve le droit de changer ou modifier les produits et leurs caractéristiques techniques à tout moment sans aucun avis Du fait que les caractéristiques techniques les équipements et les options peuvent différer d un pays ...

Page 33: ...P 70 Owner s Manual Bedienungsanleitung Mode d emploi Manual de instrucciones 33 MEMO ...

Page 34: ... regula tions does not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations If this product is found to be the source of interference which can be determined by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference Utilize power outlets that are on diffe...

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