Yamaha P 35 Instruction Manual

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Owner’s ManualEN
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P-35  Owner’s Manual2
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ics appears on this page. Please observe all cautions indi-
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instruction section.
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Accessories
• Owner’s Manual
• AC Power Adaptor*
• Online Member Product Registration**
• Footswitch
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** The PRODUCT ID on the sheet will be needed when you fill out the User  Registration form.
•Music Rest
Insert into the slot
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In addition to this Owner’s Manual, the following Online materials (PDF files) are available. 
MIDI Reference
Contains MIDI-related information, such as the MIDI Implementation Chart.
MIDI Basics (only in English, French, German and Spanish)
Contains basic explanations about what MIDI is and can do.
To obtain the documents above, access the Yamaha Manual Library, enter your model name in the Model Name 
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 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 precautio ns include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple-connector. 
Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause overheating in the 
outlet.
• When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet, always...

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Introduction
Panel Controls and Terminals
q[ ] (Standby/On) switch ....................... page 7
For turning the power on or setting to standby.
w[MASTER VOLUME] slider ..................... page 7
For adjusting the volume of the entire sound.
e[GRAND PIANO/FUNCTION] button...... page 8
For instantly calling up the Grand Piano 1 Voice.
FUNCTION
You can set various parameters by pressing a note 
on the keyboard while holding this button.
rMIDI [IN] [OUT] terminals...

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Setting Up
1Connect the AC power adaptor to the DC IN jack.
2Plug the AC power adaptor into an AC outlet.
3Press the [ ] (Standby/On) switch to turn on the 
power.
The power lamp located to the left of the [ ] 
(Standby/On) switch lights up. To turn off the 
power, press this switch again. 
When you start playing, use the [MASTER VOL-
UME] slider to adjust the volume of the entire key-
board sound.  Any pair of stereo headphones with a 1/4” stereo 
phone plug can be plugged in here...

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Reference
Selecting & Playing Voices
To select the Grand Piano Voice:
Simply press [GRAND PIANO/FUNCTION] to 
instantly call up the Grand Piano 1 Voice--no matter 
what other Voice is called up or other settings are made.
To select another Voice: 
While holding [GRAND PIANO/FUNCTION], press 
one of the C0 – A0 keys. 
Voice List
After selecting the desired Voice, play the 
keyboard.
You can play Voices simultaneously across the entire 
range of the keyboard. 
1Engage Dual. 
While...

Selecting & Playing Voices
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This function allows two different players to play the 
instrument, one on the left and the other on the right, 
over the same octave range.
1While holding down [GRAND PIANO/
FUNCTION], press the D3 key to engage 
Duo. 
The keyboard is divided into the two sections with 
the E3 key as the Split Point. 
2One person should play the left section 
of the keyboard while the other plays the 
right.
To shift the Octave for each Voice:
Same as in Dual (page 8)....

Selecting & Playing Voices
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You can specify the Touch Sensitivity (how the sound 
responds to your playing strength).
While holding down [GRAND PIANO/FUNCTION], 
press one of the A2 – C3 keys.You can shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or 
down in semitone in order to facilitate playing in diffi-
cult key signatures, or to easily match the pitch of the 
keyboard to the range of a singer or other instruments. 
For example, if “+5” is selected, playing key C pro-
duces pitch F,...