Yamaha YPG 235 76 key portable grand piano keyboard - Connecting a Sustain Pedal produces the opposite effect

by Laura
(Leeds, UK)

I am trying to use a sustain pedal with my brand new Yamaha YPG 235 76 key portable grand piano keyboard.

I plugged in the Yamaha FC4 footswitch into the sustain jack and am trying to switch sustain on and off.

The footswitch (for sustain) surprisingly seems to produce the opposite effect on my YPG 235 76 key grand piano keyboard.

For example, instead of sustaining the sound, pressing the footswitch cuts off the sound… and releasing it sustains the sounds.

This is a totally opposite effect from what I require!

I am worried now since my YPG 235 keyboard is brand new. Is my Yamaha YPG 235 76 key portable grand piano keyboard faulty, or is there something wrong with the pedal?

- Laura