Yamaha PF-85 User manual

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ELECTRONIC PIANO

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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha PF85 Electronic Piano.
This keyboard instrument
incorporates the following features:
Yamaha’s AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone gener-
ation, which digitally processes the sounds of actual in-
struments, creating authentic timbres. The AWM system
compresses data so that more data can be stored in the
PF85.
Velocity sensitivity to allow expressive performance with
subtle variations in tone and volume that respond to the
way you play.
Full 16-note polyphonic capability.
Specially developed AE keys provide an action that is
lighter than on an acoustic piano, yet sensitive and natural,
so the player who is used to a grand piano can switch to
a PF85 easily.
MIDI capability to allow control of and control by other
MIDI instruments (refer to the MIDI OPERATION section
of this manual for more information).
PRECAUTIONS
1.
The voltage requirement for your PF85 has been set 4. Do not use abrasive cleaners, waxes, solvents, or
specifically for the mains supply voltage used in your chemical dust cloths to clean the cabinet or keys of
area. If you have any doubts about voltage suitability, your PF85 as these may dull the keys or damage the
please consult your local Yamaha dealer. If you intend finish. Use a slightly damp cloth and a neutral cleanser.
to use your PF85 in an area with a different voltage,
be sure to use the appropriate voltage convertor. 5.As there are no user-serviceable parts, leave all repair
work to qualified Yamaha personnel.
2.
Do not use your PF85 in extremes of temperature or
humidity.
6.
The PF85’s digital operation generates high frequency
pulses that may adversely affect radio or TV reception
3.
Use your PF85 in an area where proper ventilation is in the vicinity of the instrument. Consult the FCC
possible. INFORMATION of this manual for more information.
CONTENTS
Precautions........................................................
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Transposition and Pitch Control (Tuning).........5
ControlsandConnectors...................................2MIDI Operation.................................................. 6
Setting Up..........................................................
3 Specifications..................................................... 9
Basic Operation..................................................
3
MIDI Specifications.......................................... 10
Pedals ................................................................. 4MIDI Implementation Chart.............................12
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CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS
FRONT PANEL
REAR PANEL
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SETTING UP
BASIC OPERATION
To set up your PF85 for playing, connect the cords and ac-
cessories as follows:
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7.
Plug the AC power cord into an AC outlet.
Connect the supplied FC-4 footswitch to the SUSTAIN
jack on the rear panel, for use as a sustain pedal. You
can also connect a second FC-4 pedal to the SOFT jack
for use as a soft or key hold pedal (the function can be
selected in a simple operation described later in this
manual).
Though the PF85 has its own amplifier/speaker system,
you can also play it through an external system via the
STEREO OUT (I, II) jacks. The PF85’s output is nor-
mally mono, but when the Chorus effect is used, a stereo
signal is output. the SPEAKER switch on the rear panel
is used to turn the internal speakers on and off.
For headphone listening, connect a pair of stereo
headphones to the PHONES jack. When headphones
are connected, the internal speakers are automatically
turned off.
To control the PF85 from an external MIDI device,
connect the MIDI OUT jack of the MIDI device to the
MIDI IN jack of the PF85. To control an external MIDI
device from the PF85, connect the MIDI IN jack of the
MIDI device to the MIDI OUT jack of the PF85. (Refer
to the MIDI OPERATION chapter for more details).
The LINE IN jack can be used for connecting a tape
recorder, synthesizer, drum machine, etc., which can be
listened to through the PF85’s internal speakers while
you play. The OUTPUT connectors of the external
source should be connected to the LINE IN jacks on the
PF85. The level should be adjusted at the external source.
NOTE: Never feed speaker-level signals to the PF85’s
LINE IN jacks —it could cause damage to the PF85’s
internal circuitry.
Set the music stand into position (it is held there by
magnets).
POWER
Turn on the power switch. If the PF85 is connected to other
amplification or MIDI instruments, do not turn on the power
until all connections have been made.
VOICE SELECT
Select the desired voice by pressing a voice select button on
the front panel. There are five voices: PIANO 1, PIANO 2,
E PIANO, HARPSICHORD and VIBE. When a voice is
selected, the corresponding LED will light.
VOLUME
Adjust the volume using the Master Volume slider on the
front panel.
CHORUS
Press the CHORUS button on the front panel to turn on the
stereo chorus effect. When turned on, the CHORUS LED
will light.
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PEDALS
Use FC-4 footswitches to create sustain and soft or key hold
(sostenuto) effects as you would on an acoustic piano.
USE OF THE SUSTAIN PEDAL
Press the sustain pedal to sustain all notes played. up to the
16-note polyphonic limit. Further notes played will cancel
the first notes that were played, in the order in which they
were played.
SELECTION OF SOFT/KEY HOLD
PEDAL FUNCTIONS
A second FC-4 footswitch can be used as either a Soft or
Key Hold (Sostenuto) pedal. To switch between the two pedal
functions, hold down the TRANSPOSE/MIDI button and
depress the Soft/Key Hold pedal. As long as the
TRANSPOSE/MIDI button is held, the CHORUS LED will
indicate the current pedal status. When lit, the Key Hold
pedal function is selected. When not lit, the Soft pedal function
is selected. To switch between the two functions again, repeat
the above procedure.
NOTE:
The Soft function is automatically selected when the
PF85 power is turned on.
USE OF THE SOFT PEDAL
Pressing the footswitch when the Soft pedal function is se-
lected mutes the sound of the PF85.
USE OF THE KEY HOLD PEDAL
Pressing the footswitch when the Key Hold pedal function
is selected sustains only the notes that are currently held down.
Subsequent notes played while the pedal is depressed are not
sustained.
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TRANSPOSITION AND
PITCH CONTROL (TUNING)
TRANSPOSITION
PITCH CONTROL
This feature allows you to change the key of the entire in-
strument in half-step (semitone) increments.
To change the transposition setting, hold down the
TRANSPOSE/MIDI button and press one of the keys be-
tween F#5 and F6. The PF85 will be transposed by an interval
corresponding to the interval between C6 and the key pressed.
NOTE: The normal playing key is automatically selected
when the PF85 power is turned on.
This feature allows you to finely adjust the pitch of the entire
instrument in 3-cent increments (a cent equals 1/100th of a
half-step). This allows you to match the tuning of the PF85
to that of accompanying instruments or tapes.
To raise the pitch, simultaneously hold down the two lowest
white keys and press any key between C3 (Middle C) and
B3 (B above Middle C). Each strike of the key raises the pitch
by 3 cents.
To lower the pitch, execute the same procedure while holding
down the lowest white key and lowest black key.
Tuning can be adjusted up to a maximum of ±51 cents.
Thus, in combination with the Transposition function, the
PF85 can be set to any pitch within a one-octave range.
NOTE: Concert pitch (A3 = 440 Hz) is automatically se-
lected when the PF85 power is turned on.
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MIDI OPERATION
The MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) jacks on
the PF85 allow you to connect it to other MIDI keyboards,
tone generator modules, samplers, sequencers, drum ma-
chines, computers and signal processors. This enables the
PF85 to play or be played by other synthesizers, and execute
numerous other MIDI performance functions. MIDI data
is transmitted on any of up to 16 MIDI channels. Connected
MIDI devices should normally be set to the same MIDI
channel number.
The PF85 can transmit and receive the following MIDI data:
Key On/Key Off (indicates that a note has been pressed
and released, respectively).
SETTING MIDI FUNCTIONS
Note Number (indicates which note has been pressed).
Velocity (indicates the pressure by which a note has been
played).
Foot Pedal Functions (also known as control changes).
Program Changes (Programs 1 thru 5 can be selected on
an external MIDI instrument using the PF85’s Voice Select
buttons, or PF85 voices can be selected from an external
MIDI device. The program numbers for the PF85 are as
follows: 1 — PIANO 1, 2 — PIANO 2, 3 — E PIANO, 4
— HARPSICHORD, 5 — VIBE).
Refer to the MIDI SPECIFICATIONS chapter and MIDI
Implementation Chart at the end of this manual for further
information.
1. MIDI TRANSMIT CHANNEL SELECT
MIDI data can be sent on any of up to 16 MIDI channels.
The PF85’s MIDI Transmit channel (sending channel) should
match the MIDI Receive channel of the MIDI device which
it is controlling.
Hold down the TRANSPOSE/MIDI button then press one
of the keys between C1 and D#2 to select the MIDI Transmit
channel number (as shown in the diagram at the start of the
SETTING MIDI FUNCTIONS section).
NOTE: When the PF85 power is turned on, the MIDI
Transmit channel is automatically set to 1.
2. OMNI ON/OFF, MIDI RECEIVE CHANNEL SELECT
MIDI data can be received on any of up to 16 MIDI channels.
The PF85’s MIDI Receive channel can be set to Omni On
(in which case MIDI data received on any or all of the 16
MIDI channels will be recognized) or to Omni Off (in which
case MIDI data is received only on a single selected MIDI
channel which should match the MIDI Transmit channel of
the MIDI device which it is controlling).
Hold down the TRANSPOSE/MIDI button then press the
PIANO 1 Voice Select button to switch between Omni On
and Omni Off. When the PIANO 1 LED is lit, the Omni
mode is turned off. To select the MIDI Receive channel, hold
down the TRANSPOSE/MIDI button and press one of the
keys between C3 and D#4 (as shown in the diagram at the
start of the SETTING MIDI FUNCTIONS section).
NOTE: When the PF85 power is turned on, the MIDI Re-
ceive channel is automatically set to 1, and the
OMNI mode is set to ON.
3. LOCAL ON/OFF FUNCTION
The Local On/Off function lets you select whether or not the
PF85’s internal voices will be played by its keyboard. In
normal use. this function will be set to ON. However, if you
wish to use the PF85 only as a MIDI controller keyboard
(for example. to play a MIDI tone generator module) you
can turn off the Local function, effectively isolating the PF85’s
internal voices from its keyboard, so that only the external
MIDI tone generator will produce sound when you play the
PF85. With the Local function turned off, you could also
use another external MIDI device (such as a sequencer) to
play the PF85’s internal voices.
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Hold down the TRANSPOSE/MIDI button then press the
PIANO 2 voice select button to switch between Local On
and Local Off. When the PIANO 2 LED is lit, the Local
function is turned off.
NOTE: When the PF85 power is turned on, the Local
function is automatically set to Local On.
4. PROGRAM CHANGE CANCEL
When controlling a MIDI device from the PF85, the external
MIDI device’s programs can be selected by pressing Voice
Select buttons on the PF85. Also, when controlling the PF85
from another MIDI device, the PF85’s voices can be selected
from the external MIDI device. The PF85’s Voice Keys
correspond to Programs 1 thru 5, for both transmission and
reception purposes.
You can have independent program change capability by
cancelling the PF85’s ability to receive and transmit program
changes. This is done by turning off the PF85’s Program
Change function,
Hold down the TRANSPOSE/MIDI button then press the
E PIANO Voice Select button, to switch between Program
Change Off and Program Change On. When the E PIANO
LED is lit, the Program Change function is turned on.
NOTE: When the PF85 power is turned on, the Program
Change function is automatically set to Program
Change On.
5. CONTROL CHANGE CANCEL
When controlling a MIDI device from the PF85, the external
MIDI device will be affected by the PF85’s foot pedals (sustain
and soft/key hold). Also, when controlling the PF85 from
another MIDI device, the PF85 will respond to the external
device’s foot pedals. You may wish to have independent foot
pedal capability by cancelling the PF85’s ability to receive
and transmit foot pedal data. This is done by turning off the
PF85’s Control Change function.
Hold down the TRANSPOSE/MIDI button then press the
HARPSICHORD Voice Select button to switch between
Control Change On and Control Change Off. When the
HARPSICHORD LED is lit, the Control Change function
is turned on.
NOTE: When the PF85 power is turned on, the Control
Change function is automatically set to Control
Change On.
MIDI APPLICATIONS
1. BASIC MIDI SYSTEM (PF85 PLUS DX21 SYNTHE-
SIZER)
In this example, the PF85 is used to play the Yamaha DX21
Digital Programmable Algorithm Synthesizer, allowing you
to add rich orchestral or instrumental voices, or exciting
synth-type voices, to the sound of your PF85. Connect the
MIDI OUT jack of the PF85 to the MIDI IN jack of the
DX2l. The DX21 will respond to your playing as sensitively
as does the PF85, and you can select whether or not the DX2l
responds to the PF85’s foot pedals. A volume pedal could
also be used to independently control the volume of the DX21,
which can be listened to via the PF85’s internal speakers.
2. EXPANDED SYNTH SYSTEM (PF85 PLUS TWO
TX81Z TONE GENERATORS)
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