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...constitute a risk of electrical shock. Please study this type of battery. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). IMPORTANT NOTICE: All Yamaha electronic products are tested and approved by an independent safety testing laboratory in the literature accompanying the product. Implied warranties may be ...promptly and as a permanent record of your dealer before requesting service. However, you to return the defective parts. PERSONAL DIGITAL PIANO MODEL PDP-400 SPEAKER ON OFF AUX IN R L AUX OUT R L/L+R DAMPER FOOT SWITCH MIDI THRU OUT IN Model Serial No Purchase Date The lightning...
...constitute a risk of electrical shock. Please study this type of battery. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). IMPORTANT NOTICE: All Yamaha electronic products are tested and approved by an independent safety testing laboratory in the literature accompanying the product. Implied warranties may be ...promptly and as a permanent record of your dealer before requesting service. However, you to return the defective parts. PERSONAL DIGITAL PIANO MODEL PDP-400 SPEAKER ON OFF AUX IN R L AUX OUT R L/L+R DAMPER FOOT SWITCH MIDI THRU OUT IN Model Serial No Purchase Date The lightning...
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... play across the entire keyboard. q MIDI compatibility, GM voices, and a range of ad- Introduction Thank you for recording and one blank floppy disk for choosing a Yamaha PDP-400. one Disk Orchestra Collection disk with the left and right hands. and Left-hand Practice .. 28 s Repeat Functions 29 s Other Playback Controls 30 s DISK ORCHESTRA...
... play across the entire keyboard. q MIDI compatibility, GM voices, and a range of ad- Introduction Thank you for recording and one blank floppy disk for choosing a Yamaha PDP-400. one Disk Orchestra Collection disk with the left and right hands. and Left-hand Practice .. 28 s Repeat Functions 29 s Other Playback Controls 30 s DISK ORCHESTRA...
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...Floppy Disks Yamaha Disk Orchestra Collection and Style Disk are subject to another disk for the voltage in which the instrument is lit. Head Cleaning The head of the disk drive unit will get dirty as books on or off Before Connecting Connections between the PDP-400 and any..., and therefore cannot be used to save Performance Memory songs from the affected equipment. 8. Further, always turn the PDP-400 on top of a disk. Taking Care of Your PDP-400 1 Your PDP-400 will give you years of playing pleasure if you observe the simple rules given below : • Storage temperature: ...
...Floppy Disks Yamaha Disk Orchestra Collection and Style Disk are subject to another disk for the voltage in which the instrument is lit. Head Cleaning The head of the disk drive unit will get dirty as books on or off Before Connecting Connections between the PDP-400 and any..., and therefore cannot be used to save Performance Memory songs from the affected equipment. 8. Further, always turn the PDP-400 on top of a disk. Taking Care of Your PDP-400 1 Your PDP-400 will give you years of playing pleasure if you observe the simple rules given below : • Storage temperature: ...
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...Etude Op.25-1 "Aeolian Harp" or "The Shephered Boy" "Water Fountain" from the original compositions. Albeniz A. 6 Demonstration Playback The PDP-400 features 13 demonstration tunes that demonstrate some of My Success" Italienisches Konzert (Italian Concerto) BWV 971 3rd movement Asturias The Four Seasons No....the volume, and play the demo tunes. MASTER VOLUME MIN MAX Use the MASTER VOLUME control to start playback of all demo tunes by Yamaha Corporation). F. PIANO CLAVINOVA TONE E.PIANO HARPSI VIBE 1 8 ORGAN 2 9 CHOIR 3 0 UPRIGHT BASS 4 ELEC BASS 5 DRU ...
...Etude Op.25-1 "Aeolian Harp" or "The Shephered Boy" "Water Fountain" from the original compositions. Albeniz A. 6 Demonstration Playback The PDP-400 features 13 demonstration tunes that demonstrate some of My Success" Italienisches Konzert (Italian Concerto) BWV 971 3rd movement Asturias The Four Seasons No....the volume, and play the demo tunes. MASTER VOLUME MIN MAX Use the MASTER VOLUME control to start playback of all demo tunes by Yamaha Corporation). F. PIANO CLAVINOVA TONE E.PIANO HARPSI VIBE 1 8 ORGAN 2 9 CHOIR 3 0 UPRIGHT BASS 4 ELEC BASS 5 DRU ...
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... shown on the TEMPO display during playback, and the voice indicator used for the RIGHT/1TR and LEFT/2TR parts will light briefly while the PDP-400 reads and identifies the disk. SONG NUMBER DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY SONG SELECT PHRASE REPEAT GUIDE / START/STOP RIGHT/1TR LEFT/2TR ORCH...play "in random order when "ALL" is selected or when starting playback by using the [v] and [w] buttons to select the song number from Yamaha), the PDP-400 will let you to practice various parts of a piece while the others are played automatically. The voice can be stopped at any time by ...
... shown on the TEMPO display during playback, and the voice indicator used for the RIGHT/1TR and LEFT/2TR parts will light briefly while the PDP-400 reads and identifies the disk. SONG NUMBER DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY SONG SELECT PHRASE REPEAT GUIDE / START/STOP RIGHT/1TR LEFT/2TR ORCH...play "in random order when "ALL" is selected or when starting playback by using the [v] and [w] buttons to select the song number from Yamaha), the PDP-400 will let you to practice various parts of a piece while the others are played automatically. The voice can be stopped at any time by ...
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... again to continue from Yamaha - s DISK ORCHESTRA COLLECTION Disk Copy The [ORCH/3-10TR] and [RHYTHM] parts of General MIDI format tracks cannot be controlled): BASS CHORD 2 CHORD 1 RHYTHM Track 3 Tracks 1 & 2 Tracks 4 ... 14 Track 15 When playing General MIDI Files the PDP-400's internal tone generator is...only). In this way can only be played back and manipulated via the keyboard. The guide function can be used with the PDP-400 and others available from the beginning of Music Data In addition to temporarily stop DISK ORCHESTRA playback. When playing files other than ...
... again to continue from Yamaha - s DISK ORCHESTRA COLLECTION Disk Copy The [ORCH/3-10TR] and [RHYTHM] parts of General MIDI format tracks cannot be controlled): BASS CHORD 2 CHORD 1 RHYTHM Track 3 Tracks 1 & 2 Tracks 4 ... 14 Track 15 When playing General MIDI Files the PDP-400's internal tone generator is...only). In this way can only be played back and manipulated via the keyboard. The guide function can be used with the PDP-400 and others available from the beginning of Music Data In addition to temporarily stop DISK ORCHESTRA playback. When playing files other than ...
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... and correctly write the music data onto it. NOTES • The format operation can go ahead and record using the performance memory, or use Yamaha 2DD disks. In this case, the disk will have to be aborted at any time prior to indicate that a blank (unformatted) disk is ...REPEAT GUIDE / START/STOP RIGHT/1TR LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM REW F F PAUSE REC CHORD SEQUENCE DISK CONTROL COPY FORMAT s Formatting a New Disk The PDP-400 uses only 3.5" 2DD floppy disks. SONG NUMBER n8Y Use the SONG NUMBER [v] and [w] buttons to cancel the operation. ZInsert the Disk To Be Formatted ...
... and correctly write the music data onto it. NOTES • The format operation can go ahead and record using the performance memory, or use Yamaha 2DD disks. In this case, the disk will have to be aborted at any time prior to indicate that a blank (unformatted) disk is ...REPEAT GUIDE / START/STOP RIGHT/1TR LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM REW F F PAUSE REC CHORD SEQUENCE DISK CONTROL COPY FORMAT s Formatting a New Disk The PDP-400 uses only 3.5" 2DD floppy disks. SONG NUMBER n8Y Use the SONG NUMBER [v] and [w] buttons to cancel the operation. ZInsert the Disk To Be Formatted ...
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... Song You can delete any song from a loaded disk as described on page 38. If this doesn't clear up the problem, contact your Yamaha dealer. dEr Disk Error. An error occurred while writing to or reading from a writeprotected disk. If the error still occurs with all else fails... again; SONG NUMBER d1 Use the SONG NUMBER [v] and [w] buttons to select the song number you wish to your Yamaha dealer. Clean the heads with the PDP-400. The loaded disk is not write protected (set the disk's write-protect tab to actually starting the delete operation (i.e. Pro...
... Song You can delete any song from a loaded disk as described on page 38. If this doesn't clear up the problem, contact your Yamaha dealer. dEr Disk Error. An error occurred while writing to or reading from a writeprotected disk. If the error still occurs with all else fails... again; SONG NUMBER d1 Use the SONG NUMBER [v] and [w] buttons to select the song number you wish to your Yamaha dealer. Clean the heads with the PDP-400. The loaded disk is not write protected (set the disk's write-protect tab to actually starting the delete operation (i.e. Pro...
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.... CRelease the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] Button to Exit Release the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button to execute the function (the "u6" function uses other compatible Yamaha instruments. MIDI/ TRANSPOSE Use the TEMPO [v] or [w] button while still holding the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button. It is therefore a good idea to...function is indicated by a small "u" in the leftmost digit position. u1: DOC Common Voice Conversion This function can be converted into the PDP-400 disk drive and select the song to its original form. ZInsert the Disk and Select a Song ...Insert the disk containing the data to...
.... CRelease the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] Button to Exit Release the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button to execute the function (the "u6" function uses other compatible Yamaha instruments. MIDI/ TRANSPOSE Use the TEMPO [v] or [w] button while still holding the [MIDI/TRANSPOSE] button. It is therefore a good idea to...function is indicated by a small "u" in the leftmost digit position. u1: DOC Common Voice Conversion This function can be converted into the PDP-400 disk drive and select the song to its original form. ZInsert the Disk and Select a Song ...Insert the disk containing the data to...
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... restore normal transmitted pitch. • Transpose is always set to the DOC Common Voices in this mode. XRelease [MIDI/TRANSPOSE]. ORGAN = EXTERNAL. By transmitting the PDP-400 panel settings and recording them on playback. Display t-6 t-5 t-4 t-3 t-2 t-1 t-0 t-1 t-2 t-3 t-4 t-5 t-6 Transposition -6 semitones -5 semitones -4 semitones -3 semitones -2...panel voice selectors are operated are converted to a MIDI sequence recorder which will be recording performances to Yamaha DOC Common Voice Numbers. CRelease [MIDI/TRANSPOSE]. NOTES • The panel voices you will be ...
... restore normal transmitted pitch. • Transpose is always set to the DOC Common Voices in this mode. XRelease [MIDI/TRANSPOSE]. ORGAN = EXTERNAL. By transmitting the PDP-400 panel settings and recording them on playback. Display t-6 t-5 t-4 t-3 t-2 t-1 t-0 t-1 t-2 t-3 t-4 t-5 t-6 Transposition -6 semitones -5 semitones -4 semitones -3 semitones -2...panel voice selectors are operated are converted to a MIDI sequence recorder which will be recording performances to Yamaha DOC Common Voice Numbers. CRelease [MIDI/TRANSPOSE]. NOTES • The panel voices you will be ...
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... electronic equipment which can occur if there is fed by the same AC mains line as your PDP-400. 5. Options q BC-7 Bench A stable, comfortable bench styled to match your Yamaha dealer. 4. No Rhythm, ABC, or Performance Memory Sound Check the Auto Accompaniment volume control settings...be a malfunction, please check the following points before assuming that your vicinity. Contact your Yamaha PDP-400. Distorted Sound When the PDP-400 is Connected to An External Amplifier/Speaker System If the PDP-400 is connected to a stereo system or instrument amplifier and the sound is faulty. 1....
... electronic equipment which can occur if there is fed by the same AC mains line as your PDP-400. 5. Options q BC-7 Bench A stable, comfortable bench styled to match your Yamaha dealer. 4. No Rhythm, ABC, or Performance Memory Sound Check the Auto Accompaniment volume control settings...be a malfunction, please check the following points before assuming that your vicinity. Contact your Yamaha PDP-400. Distorted Sound When the PDP-400 is Connected to An External Amplifier/Speaker System If the PDP-400 is connected to a stereo system or instrument amplifier and the sound is faulty. 1....
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... (low (A-1), high (A-1) ...low (C7), high (C7)) [CHECK SUM (1byte)]= 0-sum (BULK DATA) • PDP-400 MIDI Format [F0H] [43H] [73H] [34H] [xxH] [F7H] 43H= YAMAHA ID 73H ]= Product ID 34H xxH= Substatus xxH Information 02H Internal MIDI clock 03H External MIDI clock 13H Multi-timbre mode... applies a ± 40H offset to 34H. 0x30: /* Drum Parameter */ *2 Expanded Format * This resets all parameters when a different drum kit is recognized in the PDP-400, affecting all keys is received. Expands Special Message 30. • Effect Level [F0H] [43H] [73H] [34H] [11H] [0nH] [30H] [43H] [knH...
... (low (A-1), high (A-1) ...low (C7), high (C7)) [CHECK SUM (1byte)]= 0-sum (BULK DATA) • PDP-400 MIDI Format [F0H] [43H] [73H] [34H] [xxH] [F7H] 43H= YAMAHA ID 73H ]= Product ID 34H xxH= Substatus xxH Information 02H Internal MIDI clock 03H External MIDI clock 13H Multi-timbre mode... applies a ± 40H offset to 34H. 0x30: /* Drum Parameter */ *2 Expanded Format * This resets all parameters when a different drum kit is recognized in the PDP-400, affecting all keys is received. Expands Special Message 30. • Effect Level [F0H] [43H] [73H] [34H] [11H] [0nH] [30H] [43H] [knH...
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.... • Beat, Tempo LED ON/OFF [F0H] [43H] [73H] [34H] [11H] [4FH] [ccH] [ddH] [F7H] 43H= YAMAHA ID 73H 34H ]= Product ID (PDP-400 common ID [73H, 01H] is recognized in addition to 73H, 34H.) 11H= PDP special control code 4FH= Control MIDI Change ccH= 00H: Beat lamp on/off 01H: Tempo lamp on... channel 15 (0EH) in the PDP-400, affecting all tracks. iv Example [F0H] [43H] [73H] [xxH] [11H] [0eH] [30H] [43H] [knH] [enH] [slH] [F7H] [knH] [enH] [slH] [36H] [5bH] [10H]: F#0 Brush Roll ...
.... • Beat, Tempo LED ON/OFF [F0H] [43H] [73H] [34H] [11H] [4FH] [ccH] [ddH] [F7H] 43H= YAMAHA ID 73H 34H ]= Product ID (PDP-400 common ID [73H, 01H] is recognized in addition to 73H, 34H.) 11H= PDP special control code 4FH= Control MIDI Change ccH= 00H: Beat lamp on/off 01H: Tempo lamp on... channel 15 (0EH) in the PDP-400, affecting all tracks. iv Example [F0H] [43H] [73H] [xxH] [11H] [0eH] [30H] [43H] [knH] [enH] [slH] [F7H] [knH] [enH] [slH] [36H] [5bH] [10H]: F#0 Brush Roll ...