Yamaha P255 Manual

Using USB Flash Drives
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The term User Song is used  to refer to songs recorded 
using the instrument itself; Import Songs are those 
created on another device. User Songs are kept in a 
folder named USER FILES on a USB flash drive; 
Import Songs are stored outside this folder. For this 
reason, User Songs will be handled as Import Songs if 
the name of the folder is  changed or they are moved 
outside the folder using a computer. 
When organizing files on a USB flash drive using a...

Using USB Flash Drives
P-255 Owner’s Man ual32 Using the following procedure, you can copy MIDI-
format User Songs (page 25
) recorded on the digital 
piano to a USB flash drive. User Songs copied in this 
way are stored in SMF format in the USB flash drive’s 
USER FILES folder. In addition, these songs will be 
automatically named USER SONGxx.mid (xx being a 
sequential number). 
1Plug in the USB flash drive. 
2Select the User Song you wish to copy. 
Refer to page 21 for details. 
3Press the [REC]...

Using USB Flash Drives
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Using the following procedure, you can delete a 
MIDI-format User Song ( S.**) or audio-format User 
Song ( A.**) from a USB flash drive or a User Song 
(U. **) stored on the digital piano itself. 
1Plug in the USB flash drive. 
2Select the song you wish to delete. 
Refer to page 21 for details. 
3Press the [SELECT] button with the 
[FUNCTION] button held down. 
The message “dEL ” will be shown, followed by 
the message “n Y ” (no/yes). 
4Press the [+/YES]...

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Connecting Other Eq uipment
Refer to the section Panel Cont rols & Functions (page 8) for details of connector locations. 
[AUX IN] jack—Listen to a portable music 
player using the digital piano’s speakers 
By connecting the headphones jack of an audio device 
such as a portable music pl ayer to the digital piano’s 
[AUX IN] jack using a stereo audio cable as shown 
below, you can route audio from that device to the 
built-in speakers. 
[L/L+R] and [R] AUX OUT jacks—Listening to...

Connecting Other Equipment
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If you connect the MIDI terminals of your digital 
piano and another MIDI device (such as a keyboard, 
synthesizer, or sequencer) using a MIDI cable, you 
will be able to control the other device from the digital 
piano and vice-versa. 
• [IN] MIDI terminal ...... For input of MIDI data 
from another device
• [OUT] MIDI terminal .. For output of MIDI data 
to another device
The digital piano’s MIDI related settings—such as 
send channel, receive channel,...

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Performing Li ve
Your digital piano features a number of convenient functions for use when setting it up on stage in order to per-
form live. In order to provide a practical description of th e connections and settings required in this type of situa-
tion, we will focus on the followi ng two typical modes of use. 
• Performing on-stage as part of a band
• Singing and playing on your own
The following description covers performances 
together with other musicians on-stage at a live...

Performing Live
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input jacks on the PA mixer (or an on-stage sub-mixer) 
using standard mono audio cables (sold separately). 
Sound setup
Once all of the instruments an d microphones have been con-
nected, the PA operator will as k each musician in turn to 
play his or her instrument. Yo u should get ready as follows. 
Turn on your digital piano. 
As described in the note on  the previous page, first set 
the [MASTER VOLUME] slider to the MIN position 
and then check with the PA...

Performing Live
P-255 Owner’s Man ual38 The following description 
covers performances where 
the sound of the digital piano  
q is output via a key-
board amplifier  
w and performances where your 
voice is amplified using a  microphone 
r and a PA  
set  
t (i.e., an amplifier and speakers). 
Required equipment and connections
qKeyboard  (i.e., your digital piano)
wKeyboard amplifier  
eTwo* standard mono audio cables
* Only one required for mono output. 
rVocal microphone
tPA  s e t  f o r  v o c a l...

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 We recommend setting the [EQ] sliders to their central posi-
tions and adj usting the o verall tone u sing the key board ampli-
fier. This approach pro vides the maxim um adj usta ble range 
sho uld yo u need to change the tone d uring yo ur performance. 

We recommend that yo u turn the So und Boost f unction on. 
This f unction  boosts the presence of your instr ument so that 
the entire a udience can clearly hear not only notes played  very 
lo ud,  but also...

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Cu stomizing with F unction Parameters
Using your digital piano’s Function parameters, you can  tune the instrument, adjust the metronome volume, and 
make a wide range of other convenient settings. 
Function parameters
FunctionFunction 
numberDefault settingBackup parameter (page 46) Page 
T u ning F1.440 Hz F8.3 41
Tu ning system set-
tingsT u ning systemF2.11 (Equ al temperament)F8.342
Base noteF2.2C42
D ual mode settings D
ual  balance F3.1
Each combination of 
Voices has its...