Yamaha P105b Manual

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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION
This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). 
DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other 
than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically 
recommended by Yamaha.
WARNING: Do not place this product in a position where anyone 
could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over power or connecting 
cords of any kind. The use of an extension cord is not recommended! 
If you must use an extension...

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Contents
Accessories............................................................. 3
About the Manuals .................................................. 4
PRECAUTIONS ...................................................... 4
Introduction
Panel Controls and Terminals6
Setting Up7
Turning the Power On/Off ....................................... 7
Setting the Volume.................................................. 7
Using Headphones ................................................. 7...

4P-105  Owner’s Manual
In addition to this Owner’s Manual, the following Online materials (PDF files) are available.Computer-related Operations
Contains instructions about computer-related functions.
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...

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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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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[DEMO/SONG] button ...........................page 14
For playing the Demo Songs and the Preset Songs.
rTEMPO [ ][ ]/SELECT [ ][ ]buttons
................................................................page 14
For selecting a Song during playback,...

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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. 
I.A. Control (Intelligent Acoustic Control)
With this function, the sound quality...

Setting Up
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The [SUSTAIN] jack is for connecting the included 
footswitch, which works in the same way as a damper 
pedal on an acoustic piano. Also an optional FC3 foot 
pedal or FC4/FC5 footswitch can be connected to this 
jack. The FC3 lets you use the Half Pedal function.Half Pedal function (for FC3 and LP-5A/LP-
5AWH)
If you are playing the piano with sustain and want 
a clearer, less muddled sound (especially in the 
bass register), let up on your foot from the pedal to 
half...

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Reference
Selecting & Playing Voices
The instrument has a wide variety of Voices, or instru-
ment sounds, for your enjoyment, including Piano and 
Organ.
1Press a Voice button once or twice. 
Pressing the same Voice button repeatedly alter-
nates the on/off status of the lamp, changing 
between the Voices whose names are printed 
above (lamp off) and below (lamp on) the buttons. 
Voice List
2Play the keyboard.
You can play Voices simultaneously across the entire 
range of the...

Selecting & Playing Voices
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To adjust the balance between two Voices:
While holding down [METRONOME/
RHYTHM], press the E5 key to decrease by one, 
F#5 to increase by one, or F5 to reset to the default 
setting. The setting range is from -6 to +6. Settings 
above the default increase the volume of Voice1, 
and vice versa. 
3To exit from Dual, simply press any 
Voice button.
You can play different Voices your left and right 
hands.
1While holding [L], press a Voice button 
to engage...