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Introduction Thank you for choosing a Yamaha PDP-400. Your PDP-400 is a fine musical instrument that employs advanced Yamaha music technology. With the proper care, your PDP-400 will give you many years of musical pleasure. AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generator sys- Full-keyboard ABC (Auto Bass Chord) provides ac- tem offers a range of 60 rich, realistic voices. companiment as you play across the entire keyboard. A maximum of 32-note polyphony permits use of so- phisticated playing tec
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Personal Digital Piano PDP-400 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Owner’s Manual English Bedienungsanleitung Deutsch Mode d’emploi Français Manual de instrucciones Español
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1 Taking Care of Your PDP-400 Your PDP-400 will give you years of playing pleasure if you observe the simple rules given below: • To eject a floppy disk, press the eject button slowly as far as 1. Avoid Humidity & Heat it will go. Then when the disk Is fully ejected, remove it by Avoid placing the PDP-400 in areas that are subject to exces- hand. sive humidity or heat. Do not leave the instrument near heaters • The disk may not be ejected properly if the eject button is or in a car exposed to di
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2 The Panel Controls %@# $ ^ wq 7890! & * ) ( AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT AUTO BASS CHORD STYLE VOICE BEAT RHYTHM BASS CHORD 1 CHORD 2 DANCE 16BEAT ROCK’N’ SLOW BLUE- SOLO 63 4 5 FULL KEYBOARD SINGLE FINGER FINGERED STYLEPLAY POP POP BALLAD ROLL ROCK GRASS 16BEAT JAZZ POWER 16BEAT ROCK COUNTRY DISK POP SHUFFLE STYLE 1 METRONOME PIANO ROCK HOUSE SHUFFLE SHUFFLE MAX MAX MAX DEMO REVERB FOOT SWITCH 2 SYNCHRO ROOM SOFT START/STOP START INTRO/ENDING 1 HALL 1 SOSTENUTO SWING BIG BAND BOSSA CHA-CHA MARCH WALTZ
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3 The Panel Controls L/L+R R LR OFF ON IN OUT THRU MIDI FOOT SWITCH DAMPER — AUX OUT— — AUX IN — SPEAKER e r t y PDP-400 DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY SONG NUMBER CLAVINOVA SONG PHRASE GUIDE E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT SELECT REPEAT TONE ui 2 3 45 6 7 DISK CONTROL 90 / CHORD UPRIGHT ELEC CHOIR DRUMS VOICE 13-60 START/STOP RIGHT/1TR LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM REW F F PAUSE REC SEQUENCE COPY FORMAT BASS BASS o E3 F3 G3 A3 B3 C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5 E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 C6 D6 E6
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4 Preparation The Music Stand Attach the supplied music stand to the PDP-400 by inserting it into the groove at the rear of the instrument’s top panel. The Foot Switch DAMPER FOOT SWITCH The supplied FC4 foot switch should normally be connected to the DAMPER jack. It (or an optional FC4 or FC5 foot switch) can also be connected to the FOOT SWITCH jack — see page 14 for details. The Power Switch In some areas the power cord must be connected to a socket on the rear panel of the instrument b
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5 The Volume Controls The PDP-400 has several volume controls that give AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT you extra versatility in creating the required sound. RHYTHM BASS CHORD 1 CHORD 2 MAX MAX MAX MIN MIN MIN MASTER VOLUME MIN MAX AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT AUTO BASS CHORD STYLE BEAT VOICE DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY RHYTHM BASS CHORD 1 CHORD 2 FULL KEYBOARD SINGLE FINGER FINGERED SOLO POP POP DANCE BALLAD 16BEAT ROCK ROLL ’N’ ROCK SLOW BLUE- GRASS SONG NUMBER STYLEPLAY ROCK JAZZ HOUSE POWER POP 16BEAT 16BE
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6 Demonstration Playback The PDP-400 features 13 demonstration tunes that demonstrate some of its voices. Here’s how you can select and play the demo tunes. CLAVINOVA PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS TONE 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 90 UPRIGHT ELEC ORGAN CHOIR DRUMS VOICE 13-60 BASS BASS DEMO AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT AUTO BASS CHORD STYLE BEAT VOICE DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY RHYTHM BASS CHORD 1 CHORD 2 FULL KEYBOARD SINGLE FINGER FINGERED SOLO POP POP DANCE BALLAD 16BEAT ROCK ROLL ’N’ ROCK SLOW
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7 Voice Selection The PDP-400 has a total of 60 different voices CLAVINOVA PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS that can be selected in a number of ways. There’s TONE also a “Keyboard Percussion” mode that let’s you 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 90 play a range of drums and percussion instruments UPRIGHT ELEC ORGAN CHOIR DRUMS VOICE 13-60 BASS BASS on the keyboard. RHYTHM AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT BASS CHORD 1 CHORD 2 AUTO BASS CHORD STYLE DANCE 16BEAT ROCK’N’ SLOW BLUE- BEAT VOICE DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE M
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8 Voice Selection Panel Voices (1 — 12) No. Name Usable Range No. Name Usable Range No. Name Usable Range 1 PIANO A-1 - C7 19 SAX SOFT A#0 - F#5 40 FOLK GUITAR E1 - A4 2 CLAVINOVA TONE C1 - C7 20 CLARINET D2 - A#5 41 JAZZ GUITAR 1 E1 - A4 3 E. PIANO C1 - C6 21 OBOE A#2 - G5 42 JAZZ GUITAR 2 E1 - A4 4 HARPSI C1 - C6 22 FLUTE G2 - F#6 43 ROCK GUITAR 1 E1 - A4 5 VIBES F2 - F5 23 ACCORDION F2 - A5 44 ROCK GUITAR 2 E1 - A4 6 GUITAR E1 - F#4 24 HARMONICA C3 - C6 45 MUTE GUITAR E1 - A4 7 STRINGS C0 - C
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9 Dual Mode The DUAL mode makes it possible to play two CLAVINOVA PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS voices simultaneously across the entire range of TONE the keyboard. This makes it easy to create excep- 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 90 tionally rich, thick tonal textures. UPRIGHT ELEC ORGAN CHOIR DRUMS VOICE 13-60 BASS BASS RHYTHM AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT BASS CHORD 1 CHORD 2 AUTO BASS CHORD STYLE DANCE 16BEAT ROCK’N’ SLOW BLUE- BEAT VOICE DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY FULL KEYBOARD SINGLE FINGER FING
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10 Split Mode The split mode lets you play different voices with the left and right hands — bass with the left and pi- SPLIT ano with the right, for example. You can assign any of the PDP-400’s voices to the left and right-hand sections of the keyboard. RHYTHM AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT BASS CHORD 1 AUTO BASS CHORD STYLE DANCE 16BEAT ROCK’N’ SLOW BLUE- BEAT VOICE DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY CHORD 2 FULL KEYBOARD SINGLE FINGER FINGERED STYLEPLAY SOLO POP POP BALLAD ROLL ROCK GRASS SONG NUMBER ROC
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11 Split Mode Split Balance The volume balance between the left-hand and right-hand voices can be ad- justed by using the TEMPO [ ] and [ ] buttons while holding the [SPLIT] but- SPLIT ton. The selected balance value (1 … 15) will be shown on the TEMPO display while the [SPLIT] and TEMPO [s] or [ ] buttons are held. 8 TEMPO A setting of “1” sets the volume of the left voice to maximum and the right voice to minimum (no sound). A setting of “8” sets both voices to the same volume (this i
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12 Digital Reverb Effects The [REVERB] button provides a number of REVERB digital effects that you can use for extra depth and ROOM HALL 1 expressive power. HALL 2 COSMIC AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT AUTO BASS CHORD STYLE BEAT VOICE DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY RHYTHM BASS CHORD 1 CHORD 2 FULL KEYBOARD SINGLE FINGER FINGERED SOLO POP DANCE POP 16BEAT BALLAD ROCK ROLL ’N’ ROCK SLOW BLUE- GRASS SONG NUMBER STYLEPLAY JAZZ ROCK HOUSE POWER POP 16BEAT 16BEAT SHUFFLE SHUFFLE ROCK SHUFFLE COUNTRY STYLE 1
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13 The Keyboard & Polyphony Keyboard only 32 notes. The PDP-400 has “32-note polyphony” which means you can normally play up to 32 notes at once. Keyboard only (dual) 16 notes. This number varies, however, according to the func- Keyboard + rhythm 24 notes (rhythm uses 8). tions being used. Keyboard (dual) + rhythm 12 notes Keyboard + ABC 12 notes (rhythm 8; ABC 12). Keyboard (dual) + ABC 6 notes The number of available notes is further reduced if the performance memory or a Disk Orchestra Col
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14 The Pedals The PDP-400 allows connection of two pedals which offer a range of advanced expressive capabilities. DAMPER FOOT SWITCH FOOT SWITCH SOFT SOSTENUTO START/STOP SOLO STYLEPLAY AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT AUTO BASS CHORD STYLE BEAT VOICE DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY RHYTHM BASS CHORD 1 CHORD 2 FULL KEYBOARD SINGLE FINGER FINGERED SOLO POP POP DANCE BALLAD 16BEAT ROLL ROCK’N’ ROCK SLOW BLUE- GRASS SONG NUMBER STYLEPLAY JAZZ POWER POP 16BEAT SHUFFLE 16BEAT ROCK COUNTRY DISK STYLE 1 PIANO C
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15 Pan MIDI/ AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT AUTO BASS CHORD STYLE DANCE 16BEAT ROCK’N’ SLOW BLUE- BEAT VOICE DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY RHYTHM BASS CHORD 1 CHORD 2 FULL KEYBOARD SINGLE FINGER FINGERED STYLEPLAY SOLO POP POP BALLAD ROLL ROCK GRASS SONG NUMBER ROCK JAZZ HOUSE POWER 16BEAT POP 16BEAT SHUFFLE ROCK SHUFFLE SHUFFLE COUNTRY STYLE 1 DISK METRONOME PIANO TONE CLAVINOVA E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT SELECT SONG PHRASE REPEAT GUIDE DEMO REVERB FOOT SWITCH MAX MAX MAX ROOM SOFT STA
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16 Pitch Control Pitch control makes it possible to tune the PDP-400 over a ±50-cent range (approximate) in approximately 1.2-cent or 1-hertz intervals. A hundred “cents” equals one semitone, so the tuning range provided allows fine tuning of overall pitch over a range of approximately a semitone. Pitch control is useful for tuning the PDP-400 to match other instruments or recorded music. Tuning Up ................................................................................................
