Page 1 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Español Français English p125_en_om.book D I G I TA L P I A N O PIANO NUMÉRIQUE P I A N O D I G I TA L P-125 Owner’s Manual Mode d'emploi Manual de instrucciones EN Before using the instrument, be sure to read “PRECAUTIONS” on pages 5 – 6. Avant d’utiliser l’instrument, lisez attentivement la section « PRÉCAUTIONS D’USAGE » aux pages 5 et 6. Antes de utilizar el instrumento, lea las “PRECAUCIONES”, en las páginas 5 – 6.
p125_en_om.book Page 2 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM For P-125 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.
p125_en_om.book Page 3 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM For AC adaptor and P-125 FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables.
p125_en_om.book Page 4 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., may be found on or near the name plate, which is at the bottom of the unit. You should note this serial number in the space provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase to aid identification in the event of theft. Model No. Serial No. (bottom_en_01) For AC adaptor This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
p125_en_om.book Page 5 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING Please keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference. For AC adaptor WARNING CAUTION • This AC adaptor is designed for use with only Yamaha electronic instruments. Do not use for any other purpose. • Indoor use only. Do not use in any wet environments. • When setting up, make sure that the AC outlet is easily accessible.
p125_en_om.book Page 6 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM 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 precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: Power supply/AC adaptor Connections • 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.
p125_en_om.book Page 7 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Contents PRECAUTIONS ...................................................... 5 With this instrument, you can:................................. 7 About the Manuals .................................................. 8 About the Key Operations....................................... 8 Included Accessories .............................................. 8 Introduction Panel Controls and Terminals Setting Up 9 10 Power Requirements ..................
p125_en_om.book Page 8 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Thank you for purchasing this Yamaha Digital Piano! This instrument provides exceptionally high-quality sound and expressive control for your playing enjoyment. We recommend that you read this manual carefully so that you can fully take advantage of the advanced and convenient functions of the instrument. We also recommend that you keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference.
p125_en_om.book Page 9 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Panel Controls and Terminals Introduction q w e r t y u i o !0 !1 !2 !3 !4 Shows the jacks and terminals as seen when viewed from the rear of the instrument. A-1 C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 About the Built-in Speakers !5 q[ ] (Standby/On) switch ......................page 10 For turning the power on or setting to standby. w [MASTER VOLUME] slider....................page 11 For adjusting the volume of the entire sound.
p125_en_om.book Page 10 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Setting Up Power Requirements Turning the Power On/Standby Connect the AC adaptor in the order shown in the illustration. q Turn down the [MASTER VOLUME] to “MIN”. w Press the [ ] (Standby/On) switch to turn the power on. DC IN jack (page 9) q q w AC adaptor AC outlet WARNING • Use the specified AC adaptor (page 25) only. Using the wrong AC adaptor can result in damage to the instrument or overheating.
p125_en_om.book Page 11 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Setting Up Adjusting the Master Volume Operation Confirmation Sounds To adjust the volume of the entire keyboard sound, use the [MASTER VOLUME] while playing the keyboard. When a setup is changed using a button and key combination, an operation sound (“On,” “Off,” click, tempo value input) is sounded. This confirmation sound can be enabled (On) or disabled (Off) as desired.
p125_en_om.book Page 12 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Setting Up Using a Pedal (Sustain) You can produce a natural sustain as you play by pressing the included footswitch plugged into the [SUSTAIN] jack. Also an optional FC3A foot pedal or FC4A or FC5 footswitch can be connected to this jack. The FC3A lets you use the Half Pedal function.
p125_en_om.book Page 13 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Selecting & Playing Voices Reference The instrument has a wide variety of Voices, or instrument sounds, for your enjoyment, including Piano and Organ. NOTE Selecting a Voice The Voices of the instrument are conveniently divided into specific groups and each of them are assigned to the Voice buttons. 1 Press a Voice button (page 9). A Voice is called up from the selected group. Try playing the keyboard and listening to the sound.
p125_en_om.book Page 14 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Selecting & Playing Voices To adjust the balance between two Voices: Layering Two Voices (Dual) C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 You can layer two Voices and play them simultaneously to create a more richly textured sound. 1 C5 Engage Dual. Choose two desired Voices, then press those Voice buttons simultaneously.
p125_en_om.book Page 15 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Selecting & Playing Voices Splitting the Keyboard (Split) Playing Duo Split mode enables you to play two different Voices on the keyboard — for example, acoustic bass with your left hand and piano with your right. This function allows two different players to play the instrument, one on the left and the other on the right, over the same octave range. 1 1 Press [+BASS] to engage Split.
p125_en_om.book Page 16 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Using the Metronome The Metronome is convenient for practicing with an accurate tempo. 1 2 Press [METRONOME] to start the Metronome. To specify a three-digit value: For example to specify “80,” press the relevant G1 (8) and A1 (0) keys in order. A numeric value is read out when a relevant key is pressed. C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 Press [METRONOME] again to stop the Metronome.
p125_en_om.book Page 17 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Setting Various Items for Performances To set items shown in the tables below, hold down the corresponding buttons or button, and press the corresponding keys on the keyboard. Refer to the Quick Operation Guide on pages 29–31. Tuning C0 Transpose C1 C3 C2 C1 C#1 C4 C5 C6 C7 F#2 B2 C#3 F#3 C3 Tuning, Transpose Item Description Using the Tuning setting, you can fine tune the pitch of the entire instrument.
p125_en_om.book Page 18 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Playing Back Songs Listening to the Voice Demo Songs Special individual Demo Songs are provided for all of the Voices of the instrument (except the Bass Voice Variations 1 – 3). 1 While holding down [DEMO/SONG], press one of the Voice buttons as necessary times to select a desired Voice. The Demo Songs for all Voices will play back in sequence. During playback, you can change the Demo Song by selecting a different Voice.
p125_en_om.book Page 19 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Song Playback and Practice of Each Part Using Quick Play This Quick Play feature enables you to specify whether a Song should play back immediately from the very first note, or play back any silence or rests that exist before the first note. While holding down [DEMO/SONG], press the lowest key to turn this function off or second lowest key (A#-1) to turn on.
p125_en_om.book Page 20 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Adding Accompaniment to Your Performance (Rhythm) You can select a Rhythm (drums and bass accompaniment) from a variety of musical genres, such as Pops and Jazz, and play along with it. Refer to the Rhythms on page 28. 1 While holding [RHYTHM], press one of the C3 – G4 keys to select the desired Rhythm. For details on which Rhythm is assigned to each key, see “Quick Operation Guide” (page 30).
p125_en_om.book Page 21 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Recording Your Performance You can record your keyboard performance as a User Song in SMF format. Up to two Parts (L and R) can be recorded separately. NOTICE • Note that the Recording operation replaces already recorded data with the newly recorded data, since only one User Song is available. To save the recorded data, transfer it to a computer as an SMF file. For details, refer to “Computer-related Operations” on page 8.
p125_en_om.book Page 22 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Recording Your Performance To record the right part ([R]): Deleting the User Song 1 q w While holding down 2 To record the left part ([L]): While holding down [], press [DEMO/ SONG]. The [] and [/] lamps flash (in alternation). To exit from this status, press []. Press [/] to delete the data of the entire Song. After the operation is completed, [] and [/] lamps turn off.
p125_en_om.book Page 23 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Connecting Other Equipment CAUTION • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power to all the components. Before turning the power on or off to all components, set all volume levels to minimum (0). Otherwise, electrical shock or damage to the components may result.
p125_en_om.book Page 24 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Data Backup and Initializing Playback/Recording of Audio Data (USB audio interface) [USB TO HOST] terminal Instrument Computer USB cable NOTICE • Use an AB type USB cable of less than 3 meters. USB 3.0 cables cannot be used. Types of file that can be exchanged with a computer Songs: • User Song (USERSONG00 .mid) • External Songs: files with a .
p125_en_om.book Page 25 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Troubleshooting Appendix Problem Possible Cause and Solution When the instrument is turned on or off, a popping sound is temporarily produced. This is normal and indicates that the instrument is receiving electrical power. The instrument does not turn on. The instrument has not been plugged in properly. Securely connect the AC adaptor to the DC IN jack on the instrument and to the AC outlet (page 10).
p125_en_om.book Page 26 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Voice List (Detailed) Voice Button (Group) Variation Voice Name Grand Piano This sound was sampled from a concert grand piano. It uses different samples depending on the strength of your playing and produces smoother tonal changes. Even the tonal changes produced by the damper pedal and the subtle sounds of releasing a key are reproduced.
p125_en_om.book Page 27 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM Index Numerics P 50 Preset Songs .....................................................18, 28 AC adaptor ..................................................................10 Accessories ...................................................................8 Accompaniment ..........................................................20 Audio Loop Back .......................................................24 Auto Power Off ...........................
p125_en_om.book Page 28 Wednesday, November 1, 2017 6:03 PM List / Liste / Lista 50 Preset Songs (50 Classical Music Masterpieces) 28 No.
Quick Operation Guide While holding down the [DEMO/SONG] button, press one of the highlighted keys shown below to select preset songs, etc. or set parameters. (Refer to diagram 1 below.
Quick Operation Guide Metronome Beat Ending OFF F#6 G#6 A#6 F6 G6 A6 B6 C7 F#6 G#6 A#6 F6 G6 A6 B6 C7 While holding down the [METRONOME] button, press one of the highlighted keys shown below to select Metronome beats, or set parameters. (Refer to diagram 3 below.) Metronome Tempo Intro/ Ending F#5 G#5 A#5 C#6 D#6 F5 G5 A5 B5 C6 D6 E6 While holding down the [RHYTHM] button, press one of the highlighted keys shown below to select rhythms, or set parameters. (Refer to diagram 4 below.
6:03 PM Wednesday, November 1, 2017 Page 31 p125_en_om.book 5 Quick Operation Guide While holding down the [METRONOME] and [RHYTHM] buttons, press one of the highlighted keys shown below to set parameters. (Refer to diagram 5 below.
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