Yamaha P120 Manual

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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 recom-
mended! IF you must use an extension cord, the minimum wire 
size for a 25 cord (or...

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PRECAUTIONS
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING
* Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.
 WARNING
Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical 
shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument. The required 
voltage is printed on the name plate of the...

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Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.
Even when the power switch is in the “STANDBY” position, electricity is still flowing to the instrument at the minimum level. When you are not using the instrument for a long 
time, make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet.Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifi cations to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed.
 CAUTION
Always follow the basic precautions...

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Introduction
Thank you for choosing the Yamaha Electronic Piano P-120/P-120S. Your P-120/P-120S is a fine musical 
instrument that employs advanced Yamaha music technology. With the proper care, your P-120/P-120S will 
give you many years of musical pleasure.
The P-120/P-120S Electronic Piano offers unmatched sonic realism and natural 
grand-piano type playability with Yamaha’s original “AWM Dynamic Stereo Sampling” 
tone generation technology for rich, musical voices, and a special “Graded...

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The Control Panel....................................................... 8
Connections.............................................................. 10
Selecting & Playing Voices...................................... 13
Playing the Demonstration Tunes........................... 14
Voice Demo................................................... 14
Preset Song.................................................. 15
Preset Song A-B Repeat.............................. 16
Preset Song Part...

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F5: Pedal Functions...................................... 35
F5.1: AUX PEDAL Mode ............................ 35
F5.2: Sustain Sample Depth ....................... 35
F5.3: Soft Pedal Effect Depth ..................... 36
F5.4: SUSTAIN PEDAL Type ..................... 36
F5.5: AUX PEDAL Type ............................. 36
F6: Metronome Volume................................ 36
F7: Preset Song Part Cancel Volume.......... 36
F8: MIDI Functions...........................................

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The Control Panel
1[MASTER VOLUME]  Control
The [MASTER VOLUME] control adjusts the 
P-120/P-120S’s output volume (level). 
The [MASTER VOLUME] control also adjusts 
headphone volume when a pair of headphones is 
plugged into the PHONES jack (page 11).
2[BRILLIANCE] Control
The [BRILLIANCE] Control adjusts the tonality 
or “timbre” of the output sound from a mellow tone 
to a bright tone.
3[DEMO] Button
Activates the demo playback mode in which you 
can select playback of different...

The Control Panel
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0SONG [TRACK 1] and [TRACK 2] Buttons
The P-120/P-120S has a 2-track recorder, and 
these buttons are used to select the track(s) to be 
recorded or played back. See page 27 for details.
!SONG [START/STOP] and [REC] Buttons
These buttons control the P-120/P-120S’s user 
song recorder, letting you record and play back just 
about anything you play on the keyboard.
@VOICE Buttons & [VARIATION] Button
Simply press any of the voice selectors to select 
the corresponding voice....

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Connections
1DC IN 16V Jack
Make sure that the [STANDBY/ON] switch of the P-120/P-120S 
is set to STANDBY.
Connect one end of the AC cable to the PA-300 AC power adap-
tor. Connect the AC adaptor’s DC cable to the DC IN 16V jack. Plug 
the other end of the AC cable into an AC outlet.
After turning the power OFF, simply reverse the procedure to dis-
connect the power.
• Use ONLY a Yamaha PA-300 AC Power Adaptor (or other adaptor 
specifically recommended by Yamaha) to power your instrument...