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English Chapter 1: Getting Started

Addition of New
Functions

In the DCD1+PS, the following new functions

have been added in comparison to the DCD1.

The following new functions are possible by

combining a Control Unit with the DCD1+PS.

PianoSmart compatible functions

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DCD1 Mode Switching

☛

see “DCD1 Mode”.

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PianoSmart Playback

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PianoSmart Recording

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CD Master Balance

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SPS Adjust

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see Chapter 5 “Using the PianoSmart feature”.

The following new functions are possible by

upgrading the Control Unit.

MTC Sync Playback and MTC Sync Recording

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see Chapter 6 “Synchronization Using the MTC”

for details.

Internal XG Tone Generator

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see page 3 for details.

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Playback/Track Tone Selection

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Tone Mode/Tone Selection

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Recording/Track Selection

Disk functions

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see page 4 for details.

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Copy All Songs

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Delete All Songs

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Disk Copy FD, Memory Disk Copy Enable

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Disk Copy FD (2DD), FD (2HD) Copy Enable

Reset functions

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see page 5 for details.

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Reset to Factory Initial Settings

Note

: The functions may already be incorporated for

some Control Unit variations.

Applicable Control Unit

In the DCD1+PS, PianoSmart Playback is

possible by combining with the following Control

Units. Check the model name of the Control Unit

that you are using.

•

DKC50R, DKC500RWXG, DKC500RW,

DSR1, DKC55

DCD1+PS functions are possible by

upgrading the Control Unit.

•

DKC500R, DKC500RXG

DCD1+PS functions are possible by

upgrading to the EMK1. For details,

consult your Yamaha piano dealer.

•

Other Disklavier Controllers, Yamaha

GranTouch digital piano, Silent Series piano,

MIDIPiano, Clavinova digital piano, or some

other digital pianos

DCD1+PS functions are enabled by

connecting the DSR1. For details, consult

your Yamaha piano dealer.

This chapter provides information on the new functions, Control Units and pianos compatible with the

DCD1+PS, notes on the types of CDs that can be used, and how to handle the supplied remote control.

Chapter 1
Getting Started

Summary of Contents for DCD1+PS

Page 1: ...English Yamaha CD Player DCD1 PS Operation Manual ...

Page 2: ...nment system ready to provide a superb selection piano and ensemble concerts complete with high fidelity vocal and instrumental trakcs anytime you like Before using the DCD1 PS please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference Trademarks Copyright Yamaha Disklavier Silent GranTouch MIDIPiano PianoSoft PianoSoft Plus PianoSoft PlusAudio PianoSmart and Smart PianoSoft are tradema...

Page 3: ... try to modify the DCD1 PS as this could lead to fire or electric shock hazard When moving the DCD1 PS to another location turn off the power remove the AC adaptor from the AC outlet and remove all cables connected to external devices Cautions Turn off all audio devices when connecting to the DCD1 PS Refer to the user s guide for each device Use the correct cables and connect as specified Set the ...

Page 4: ...es can lead the dry batteries to be charged or shorted or it can cause them to heat up leak electrolyte or burst which in turn may result in a fire damage to nearby objects or in burns injury or other bodily harm Use only the designated batteries Do not use used batteries with unused batteries or different types of batteries together This can cause them to heat up leak electrolyte or burst which i...

Page 5: ...ying CDs Basic Operations 23 Selecting a Song 25 Fast Preview Review in Play mode 26 Fast Forward Reverse in Pause mode 26 Repeat Play 27 Adjusting the Volume 27 Balancing the Audio Parts 28 Tuning 28 Chapter 5 Using the PianoSmart feature PianoSmart 29 PianoSmart Playback 29 Temporarily Suspending Playback 30 Stopping Playback 31 PianoSmart Manual Adjustment 31 Items Supplied with the DCD1 PS Che...

Page 6: ...6 Synchronization Using the MTC Synchronization Using the MTC 37 Summary of the MIDI Out Parameter in a MIDI Setup 43 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Power 45 Main Unit 45 Remote Control 45 CD Playback 45 Analog MIDI IN 46 PianoSmart 46 Disklavier Control Unit 47 Chapter 8 Display Error Messages 48 Chapter 9 DCD1 PS Specifications 49 ...

Page 7: ...DD FD 2HD Copy Enable Reset functions see page 5 for details Reset to Factory Initial Settings Note The functions may already be incorporated for some Control Unit variations Applicable Control Unit In the DCD1 PS PianoSmart Playback is possible by combining with the following Control Units Check the model name of the Control Unit that you are using DKC50R DKC500RWXG DKC500RW DSR1 DKC55 DCD1 PS fu...

Page 8: ...MAINS switch to ON For details about the MAINS switch refer to your piano s manual 2 Press STANDBY ON on the front panel of the Control Unit while depressing PLAY The following message appears on the display The control unit s current flash ROM version is now displayed 3 To continue updating press ENTER twice ENTER 4 Insert the update disk The following message appears on the display 5 Press YES t...

Page 9: ...tone generator for the piano parts 3 Press then use the NO and YES buttons to select a bank NO YES The bank number of the selected voice appears temporarily in place of the Vol parameter The bank number automatically returns to 0 when the voice number is changed The number of selectable banks varies depending on the voice number There are several voices that are only for bank number 0 and selectio...

Page 10: ...cannot be copied to a floppy disk but can be copied to the Memory Disk 2DD 2HD 2DD 2HD Memory Disk Memory Disk To Copy All Songs In the Song Copy screen press NO until the following display appears Press then use the NO and YES buttons to select the destination disk Refer to your piano s manual for details Copying the Entire Contents of a Disk Disk Copy For details about Disk Copy refer to your pi...

Page 11: ...splay appears Resetting Your Disklavier By upgrading the Control Unit version you can reset the piano to the factory initial settings Follow the Reset function below You can reset all settings the Memory Disks or both 1 Press FUNC The FUNC indicator lights and the Function menu appears 2 Press until c cursor is next to the Reset option then press ENTER 3 Use the YES buttons to select Factory init ...

Page 12: ...age 20 2 Try both settings and select the setting in which volume adjustments are made to your preference Note Full functionality of the DCD1 PS depends on the host piano Yamaha Disklavier pianos reproduce piano tones on the strings of the piano requiring external audio equipment for ensemble sound reproduction Yamaha Disklavier Silent MIDIPianos reproduce either acoustic or digital piano tones wi...

Page 13: ...rts which are recorded on the MIDI channel and all other instrumental and vocal sounds recorded on the audio channel are output from the speakers or headphones The DCD1 PS will faithfully reproduce the audio sounds of the CD as a stereo system would but with the additional feature of a live piano performance See notes at left Your Yamaha Piano PianoSoft PlusAudio Keyboard Speakers Piano Parts Anal...

Page 14: ... CD PLAYER DCD1 STOP SONG SELECT REPEAT BALANCE MIN MAX VOLUME 10 0 Using the Remote Control The DCD1 PS is equipped with a remote control which allows convenient control from almost anywhere in the room This chapter provides notes on handling the remote control Installing Batteries in the Remote Control Before the remote control can be used the two batteries supplied with the DCD1 PS must be inst...

Page 15: ... to be used for a prolonged period of time remove the batteries to prevent possible damage by battery leakage Important Be sure to read the section on Handling Batteries on page ii of Important for details on the safe handling of dry batteries Note on Using the Remote Control To use the remote control point it at the remote control sensor on the Control Unit STANDBY ON PLAY PAUSE DISKLAVIER CD PLA...

Page 16: ...ower is being consumed as the AC adaptor is still connected to the AC power receptacle 2 Remote control sensor When using the remote control point it toward this sensor 3 Display LED Shows various information 4 CD drive Insert a PianoSoft PlusAudio or other audio or audio MIDI CD here 5 CD eject button Used to open the CD drive 6 PLAY PAUSE button Used to start and pause playback 7 STOP button Use...

Page 17: ...the piano when the MIDI IN connector on the piano side is already being used In this case however the DCD1 PS must be turned on and be in the Stop mode When using the PianoSmart function connecting to the MIDI OUT connector on the piano allows the piano s Control Unit to be used for control of the DCD1 PS 5 OUTPUT Used to output audio signals from the DCD1 PS to your piano or to other audio instru...

Page 18: ...eatedly 3 song select buttons Used to select a song 4 reverse forward buttons In Play mode Used to fast preview and review In Pause mode Used to fast forward and reverse 5 pause button Used to pause playback 6 play button Used to start playback 7 stop button Used to stop playback REPEAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 DCR 104E 1 2 3 5 6 7 4 ...

Page 19: ...lat surface not too far from the Control Unit Note As the MIDI cable supplied with the DCD1 PS is 3 meters place the DCD1 PS in a range that will leave some slack in the cable in order to avoid accidents from tripping on the cable If your piano is MX80 Series MX95 MX100A B Earlier Grand models Mark II Series PianoSmart cannot be used Chapter 3 Connecting the DCD1 PS This chapter describes by categ...

Page 20: ...00RWXG PianoSmart cannot be used if the Control Unit is DKC500RXG However PianoSmart can be used in DKC500RXG Control Units with an EMK1 installed since these are equivalent to the DKC500RWXG Dkv GT10 GT1 Clavinova OUT IN R L L R L L R MIDI OUTPUT DC IN 12V R R L ANALOG MIDI IN PIANO TYPE VOLUME AUX IN MAINS OFF ON VOLUME HEADPHONES AUX MIDI OUT IN OUT IN L R Piano side DCD1 PS Connection example ...

Page 21: ...alled since these are equivalent to the DKC500RW Piano side DCD1 PS Connection example When using PianoSmart connect the MIDI IN connector on the DCD1 PS and the MIDI OUT connector on the piano AC adaptor Audio cable MIDI cable Head Phone External speaker system If your piano is Disklavier Mark III Series playback models Disklavier GranTouch PianoSmart can be used if the Disklavier Control Unit is...

Page 22: ...F AUX OUT MAINS L R If your piano is Disklavier MX500 MX22 MX116 w o Silent system PianoSmart can be used Connection example When using PianoSmart connect the MIDI IN connector on the DCD1 PS and the MIDI OUT connector on the piano Audio cable MIDI cable SWITCH BOX External speaker system Located on the backside of the piano AC adaptor Piano side DCD1 PS If your piano is Disklavier Silent MPX70 Pi...

Page 23: ...can be used Connection example When using PianoSmart connect the MIDI IN connector on the DCD1 PS and the MIDI OUT connector on the piano Audio cable MIDI cable External speaker system AC adaptor Piano side DCD1 PS or Headphone Piano Refer to DSR1 Manual for more information concerning connection If your piano is GT1 GT2 GT7 Silent Series MIDIPiano SN Type Grand models PianoSmart cannot be used Co...

Page 24: ...IN 12V R R L ANALOG MIDI IN PIANO TYPE VOLUME AUX IN L R AUX IN AUX OUT TO HOST IN OUT THRU MIDI HOST SELECT MIDI PC1 PC2 MAC If your piano is Clavinova Digital Piano PianoSmart cannot be used Connection example Audio cable MIDI cable AC adaptor Piano side DCD1 PS ...

Page 25: ...ower receptacle Connecting Other MIDI Instruments You can use the MIDI IN connector to connect an external MIDI instrument and send its output to the piano In this case the DCD1 PS s MIDI OUT and the piano s MIDI IN connectors must be connected and the DCD1 PS turned on but not playing e g Connecting a CD Changer Although the DCD1 PS can play one CD only you can connect a CD changer to the DCD1 PS...

Page 26: ... for the Disklavier into the floppy disk drive on your piano 2 Make the following settings on your piano Refer to your piano s owner s manual for details MIDI IN CH HP MIDI IN DELAY IN These settings are remembered when your piano is turned off Setting Piano Type After you finish connecting the DCD1 PS to your piano you must set the Piano Type switch on the rear panel of the DCD1 PS to match your ...

Page 27: ...rk II Series MPX100II Make the following settings on your piano Refer to your piano s owner s manual for details MIDI IN CH HP MIDI IN DELAY IN These settings are remembered when your piano is turned off Mark III Series Mark II XG Series Disklavier GranTouch MPX70 Pro Make the following settings on your piano Refer to your piano s owner s manual for details Piano Rcv CH HP DELAY IN ON HOST SELECT ...

Page 28: ...the Control Unit Note Once the DCD1 mode information is set it remains stored even when the power is turned off Then when the power subsequently turned on the DCD1 PS turns on in the mode that was set Note If the DCD1 mode is set to ON MIDI OUT on the Control Unit is used to control the DCD1 PS and so some MIDI OUT functions that were available before may be unable to be used If using the function...

Page 29: ...k the CD Note You cannot operate the DCD1 PS while 00 is displayed 3a Press PLAY PAUSE PLAY PAUSE or REPEAT The PLAY PAUSE indicator lights and song No 1 starts playing For PianoSoft PlusAudio and other audio MIDI CDs your piano plays the piano parts and the audio parts are output from speakers or headphones While the CD is being played back the two right digits of the LED shows the song number an...

Page 30: ...o select the song to listen to and then press PLAY to start playback SONG SELECT REV FWD PLAY PAUSE Note Song titles are displayed when a PianoSoft PlusAudio PSPA CD is inserted When a CD is inserted 2c If the DRIVE button is pressed when the FD or memory disk is selected the Select Drive screen appears on the display Press the DRIVE button several times until CD appears on the display Note Each t...

Page 31: ...Press SONG SELECT in Stop mode or to select the desired song number The remote control can be used to select a song at any time SONG SELECT or REPEAT Selecting a Song Using the Number Pad You can also select a song using the number pad on the remote control 1 To select a song from 1 to 9 press the corresonding number button To select song number 5 for example simply press 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 T...

Page 32: ... Fast Forward Reverse in Pause mode Fast Forward and Reverse allow you to quickly go to a desired position in a song Unlike Fast Preview and Review no sound is produced while fast forwarding or reversing Fast reverse can also be used to return a song to the beginning ready to play again 1 To fast forward press SONG SELECT in Pause mode or press SONG SELECT or REPEAT To fast reverse press SONG SELE...

Page 33: ...hieved See Balancing the Audio Parts below To raise the volume turn the knob clockwise VOLUME 10 0 To lower the volume turn the knob counterclockwise VOLUME 10 0 Turning the knob fully counterclockwise mutes the sound completely Note With pianos whose Piano Type is Disklavier or GT10 and with Disklavier pianos with a Control Unit it is recommended to play back CDs at level 0 Lowering the volume ma...

Page 34: ...parts The BALANCE knob controls the volume of the audio parts only the VOLUME knob controls both the piano and audio parts Turn the BALANCE knob clockwise and counterclockwise until a desired balance is achieved BALANCE MIN MAX Tuning The DCD1 PS does not have a pitch controlling function On Yamaha PianoSoft PlusAudio CDs the audio parts are recorded at A 440 Hz ...

Page 35: ...isten to a CD and PianoSmart will match the music together during playback essentially adding you to famous performances Chapter 5 Using the PianoSmart feature PianoSmart Playback A special purpose floppy disk Smart PianoSoft that supports CDs available on the market and a CD can be played back simultaneously Using SPS Smart PianoSoft disks made by Yamaha purchased on the market the Smart PianoSof...

Page 36: ...eing played as shown Temporarily Suspending Playback 1 Press PLAY PAUSE PLAY PAUSE 2 Specify a FD Smart PianoSoft STANDBY ON 2 0 DIGITAL SEQUENCER RECORDER DSR1 GENERAL INSTRUMENT PLAY PAUSE ENTER NO YES VOICE FUNC PART SELECT METRO NOME STOP RECORD SONG SELECT RV FWD VOLUME 10 8 6 4 TEMPO TRANSPOSE BALANCE L R Insert FDs Smart PianoSoft here SPS Type Disk appears as the disk title display when a ...

Page 37: ...ed back properly as well PianoSmart Manual Adjustment Compensation can be performed manually in the case of CDs for which automatic adjustment is not performed successfully such as ones whose tempo cannot be adjusted or ones which once in a while fail to play back 1 Specify the SPS disk and target CD and check that PS appears on the song name display 2 Press twice or three times in the Silent mode...

Page 38: ...oximately 13ms The setting range is from 999 to 999 Upon completion of the adjustments 7 Align the cursor with QUIT and press the ENTER button 8 To register the adjustment value press YES to cancel the registration press NO 9 After the SPS adjustment value has been recorded the SPS Adjust screen is restored The status changes to REGISTERED To Delete the SPS Adjustment Value of a Song 1 Specify the...

Page 39: ...ss REC to engage the Record Standby mode The REC indicator lights and the PLAY PAUSE indicator flashes A new song number is created for the new recording For example if the last song to be recorded was No 6 then the new song will be No 7 4 Use the SONG SELECT buttons to select the song on the CD to be played back so that it will be re recorded See Recording the Left and Right Parts Separately in y...

Page 40: ...ngage the Record Standby mode The REC indicator lights and the PLAY PAUSE indicator flashes A new song number is created for the new recording For example if the last song to be recorded was No 6 then the new song will be No 7 4a Press REC until CD song recording setting screen appears The following display appears 4b Use the NO and YES buttons to select the number of the song on the CD to be play...

Page 41: ...gin Start playing your song with the CD sound The following display appears PS indicates PianoSmart 6 When you finish playing your song press STOP When STOP is pressed the following display appears The following table gives a description of each of options Option Description SAVE The new recording is saved under the current song number NEW The new recording is saved under a new song number The exi...

Page 42: ...crease or decrease the overall volume in a normal fashion These balance settings are stored in the Control Unit and are saved when the Disklavier is turned off 1 Play back a CD 2 Press the Selector until the BALANCE indicator lights BALANCE TRANSPOSE TEMPO VOLUME The TG Master Balance display appears 3 Press the Selector once more The CD Master Balance display appears 4 Use the NO and YES buttons ...

Page 43: ...eters in order to use the synchronization function 1 Press FUNC The FUNC indicator lights and the Function menu appears 2 Press until the c cursor is next to the MIDI setup option then press ENTER The following display appears 3 Press until the c cursor is next to the MTC then press ENTER The following display appears One of the following three MTC mode parameters can be selected OFF The synchroni...

Page 44: ... stands for frames per second DF stands for dropped frame To Operate Disklavier in the Master Mode 4b Use the NO and YES buttons to select MTC Mode Master 5b Press to position the c cursor next to the Rate and set the frame rate Select the setting that corresponds to the Frame Rate of the external component to be synchronized with Rate parameter 24fps 25fps DF 30fps default 6b Press to position th...

Page 45: ...ress PLAY PAUSE button to engage the Playback Standby mode The letters MTC flash on the counter area of the playback screen the following display appears and MTC flashes on the display Flashes 2 Operate the external component The external component must first be set up to serve as the MTC Master 3 Playback is performed in synchronization with the MTC received from the external component Finely Adj...

Page 46: ...component The external component must first be set up to serve as the MTC Master Note Bear in mind that regular recording will be performed if you start playing the song before the MTC message is output from the external component You must not step on the pedals 4 Start playing your song in synchronization with the external component 5 Upon completion of the song stop the external component and th...

Page 47: ...e external component s rate Out HOST Establish the MTC Slave mode by following the instructions in the manual accompanying the soft 1 Set the MTC compatible external component to the MTC receiving standby mode Refer to its operating manual for details 2 Proceed with playback or recording using the control unit The MTC is sent and the MTC compatible external component starts sync playback ...

Page 48: ... C F A F 2 F C T M F F O F F O F F O F F O N O Ο Ο N O F F O Ο Ο Ο N O N O Ο Ο Ο Ο Ο e v a l S F F O F F O u r h T Ο F F O N O u r h T Ο Ο N O F F O Ο Ο u r h T Ο N O N O Ο Ο u r h T Ο Ο r e t s a M F F O F F O Ο F F O N O Ο Ο N O F F O Ο Ο N O N O Ο Ο Ο When the song position has exceeded 7F 7F F2 Song Position F8 Continue and F8 Timing Clock are not sent ...

Page 49: ...d e i l p p a y a l e d N O n o i t c A T S O H O T r o t c e n n o c r o t c e n n o c T U O I D I M e n o t G X l a n r e t n I o n a i P r o t a r e n e g d r a o b y e k n o y a l P h C t u O f i t n e s a t a d I D I M F F O r o t a r e n e g e n o t l a n r e t n i o N n o t t u b e c i o V s s e l n u s d n u o s N O l a c o L d n a N O s i e l b m e s n e f o k c a b y a l P e l i f g n o ...

Page 50: ...m e s n e f o k c a b y a l P e l i f g n o s t n e s a t a d I D I M o N e n o t l a n r e t n i d n a o n a i P y l l a m r o n y a l p r o t a r e n e g m o r f d e v i e c e r a t a d I D I M r o t c e n n o c T S O H O T m o r f d e v i e c e r a t a d I D I M r o t c e n n o c N I I D I M d e s s a p a t a d I D I M o N h g u o r h t e n o t l a n r e t n i d n a o n a i P y l l a m r o n y ...

Page 51: ...y See Installing Batteries in the Remote Control on page 8 Check the condition of the remote control s batteries See Battery Replacement on page 9 CD Playback Even though the CD is inserted the LED display continues to show 00 and playback cannot be started Check if the inserted CD is an audio CD The CD may not be recognized if the reading surface of the CD is dirty Clean the reading surface of th...

Page 52: ... PS cannot be guaranteed If playback of normal CDs presents no problems but these special disc cannot be played back or other problems occur then contact the dealer of the Copy Control CDs Analog MIDI IN When you connect an external audio equipment such as a CD changer to the DCD1 PS it does not function properly Make sure that the OUTPUT L R on the external audio equipment is connected properly I...

Page 53: ... playback This is based on the specifications In the DCD1 PS the tone of the CD audio cannot be changed Disklavier Control Unit The KBD OUT function and MTC function for MIDI Setup do not operate properly Check the DCD1 mode The DCD1 mode must be turned off to use all of the MIDI Setup functions See DCD1 Mode ...

Page 54: ...ve occurred in the CD drive Contact your nearest Yamaha Service Center A malfunction may have occurred in the internal circuitry of the DCD1 PS Contact your nearest Yamaha Service Center The CD cannot be read because the reading surface is scratched Check the reading surface of the CD There is a problem with the CD format and the disc cannot be read A disconnection may have occurred in the interna...

Page 55: ...ware Compatibility SmartPianoSoft by combining with a Disklavier product compatible with PianoSmart Audio MIDI CDs Yamaha PianoSoft PlusAudioTM and others Standard audio CDs Automatic type recognition Controls Power On Off Play Pause Stop Song Select Rev Fwd Repeat Audio Piano MIDI Balance Volume Piano Type Select Disklavier GT10 GT1 Clavinova Connectors MIDI In MIDI Out Analog MIDI In Input imped...

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