Yamaha arius ydp-181 User Manual

Playing Back Songs

Owner’s Manual

Press the 

 button (the USER indicator lights). Then press the 

 buttons to select a song. The User songs are displayed as “Uxx*” 

and External songs in the instrument are displayed as “xxx.”

*The “U” indication in the User song name means “User.” The letters “xx” represent the song number.

Press the 

 button.

The current measure number appears on the display during playback.

• You can play the keyboard while the instrument is playing back a song. You 

can also play the notes in a voice different from the playback voice by select-
ing a voice from the panel.

Use the 

 slider to adjust the volume.

You can use the 

▼, ▲]

 buttons to adjust the playback 

tempo as required before or during playback. The default tempo (the song’s 
original tempo) is set when you press the 

▼]

 and 

▲]

 buttons simultaneously.

When playback is complete, the instrument automatically stops and locates the 
top of the song. To stop playback in the middle of a song, press the 

 

 button. You can also pause playback by pressing the 

 button.

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User song playback cannot be 
started when the recorder contains 
no data.

You can also enjoy playing duets 
with yourself by recording one 
part of a duet or a song for two 
pianos, then playing the other 
part while the recorded part plays 
back.

If you have External songs in the 
instrument, you can use the 
repeat function.

ALL: Play all External songs in 
sequence.

rnd: Play all External songs con-
tinuously in random order.

For instructions about how to load 
the songs from the computer 
(refer on page 53).