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Welcome to the Yamaha Disklavier

GranTouch

Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha Disklavier GranTouch!

The Disklavier GranTouch is a fascinating instrument that combines the Yamaha GranTouch digital piano

with the innovative electronic features of the Disklavier Mark III Series piano to suit your entertainment,

educational, and creative needs, while retaining the tone, touch and long-term value that have long made

Yamaha pianos the world’s finest.

Before using your Disklavier GranTouch piano, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future

reference.

Trademarks & Copyright

Yamaha, Disklavier, GranTouch, PianoSoft, PianoSoft.Plus, and PianoSoft.PlusAudio are trademarks of Yamaha Corporation.

SmartKey, CueTIME, Disk Orchestra and You Are The Artist are trademarks of Yamaha Corporation or Yamaha Corporation of

America.

Summary of Contents for DGT7A

Page 1: ...GENERAL A Basic Operation Manual Manuel de base Handbuch Grundlegende Bedienung...

Page 2: ...contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product If you can not locate the appropriate retailer please contact Yamaha Corporation of America Electronic Service Division 6600 O...

Page 3: ...ion methods used to produce them meet these goals In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the following Battery Notice This product MAY contain a small non...

Page 4: ...be installed in locations that do not significantly contribute to their operating temperature Placement of this product close to heat sources such as radiators heat registers and other devices that p...

Page 5: ...viron 5 mm entre la t te de la vis et le corps du piano 1 Entfernen Sie die vier Schrauben von den Seiten des Steuerger tes 2 Schieben Sie den mit dem Disklavier GranTouch gelieferten Metallhalter ber...

Page 6: ...ur Prendre soin de v rifier l orientation du connecteur D SUB en raccordant le c ble 5 Raccorder le c ble de commande CD provenant du piano au connecteur CD CONTROL sur la face arri re du bo tier de c...

Page 7: ...Basic Operation Manual English...

Page 8: ...nt educational and creative needs while retaining the tone touch and long term value that have long made Yamaha pianos the world s finest Before using your Disklavier GranTouch piano please read this...

Page 9: ...edicines etc on top of the Disklavier GranTouch Do not block the ventilation holes in the Disklavier GranTouch The Disklavier GranTouch has ventilation holes underneath to prevent the internal tempera...

Page 10: ...rom dry batteries has touched your skin or clothing rinse it off immediately with clean water 3 If electrolyte from dry batteries has found its way inside your mouth gargle immediately and consult a p...

Page 11: ...he Disklavier GranTouch Digital Piano Adjusting the Volume 17 Using Headphones 17 Playing with a Reverb Effect 18 Chapter 6 Display LCD and DRIVE Indicator DRIVE Indicator 19 Display LCD 19 Chapter 7...

Page 12: ...ble Song Playback Tuning the Digital Piano and Tone Generator TG Master Tune 47 Sounding the Piano Parts on the Tone Generator 48 Displaying Ensemble Voices 49 Selecting Tracks for the Piano Parts 49...

Page 13: ...ing the Control Unit Make sure that the Control Unit is mounted on the underside of the treble side keybed and that the control cable extending from the piano is firmly connected to the TO CONTROL CAB...

Page 14: ...ier s Serial No plate Keyboard Cover Fallboard Opening the Keyboard Cover 2 1 1 Using both hands carefully raise the keyboard cover until it rests on the piano body 2 Fold the keyboard flap down on to...

Page 15: ...ch clearer Make sure that the end of the prop is fitted in the inner cup Use the shorter stick to make a smaller opening In this case fit the end of the prop in the outer cup as shown 3 1 2 1 Carefull...

Page 16: ...Disklavier GranTouch see Chapter 10 The Disklavier GranTouch MIDI in the Advanced Operation Manual To connect a personal computer to the Disklavier GranTouch see Chapter 11 The Disklavier GranTouch Pe...

Page 17: ...ctronic musical instruments to communicate with each other The PianoSoft Disk Collection is a library of prerecorded song disks made by Yamaha for use with the Disklavier Series pianos and the Disklav...

Page 18: ...Inlet Power cable Music Rest Prop Control Box Control Box Lid Underside AC Inlet Music Rest Prop Keyboard Cover Underside Connectors Power cable Underside R L L R L L R R AUX IN AUX OUT Connectors R...

Page 19: ...Control Box 1 MAINS switch Press to turn on off the Disklavier GranTouch 2 Power indicator Lights when the MAINS switch is set to on 3 VOLUME knob Used to adjust the volume level of the digital piano...

Page 20: ...to set the pedal unit firmly to the floor so that the pedal unit does not move when the pedals are pressed Note Failure to set the adjusters correctly can damage the pedal unit Note In Standby mode t...

Page 21: ...ode Used to fast preview and review In Pause mode Used to fast forward and reverse r PART L R buttons For L R and Ensemble songs these buttons allow you to choose which part to play back or record L l...

Page 22: ...MIDI data 1 CD CONTROL Used to connect the line from the piano 2 AUDIO ANALOG MIDI IN Used to connect audio equipment such as an external CD changer 3 TO HOST serial port Used to connect the Disklavie...

Page 23: ...RT SELECT buttons For L R and Ensemble songs these buttons are used to choose which part will play left hand part right hand part or both parts They are also used to select a part for recording q SEAR...

Page 24: ...ack songs stored on 3 5 inch MS DOS 720 Kbyte format 2DD floppy disks and MS DOS 1 44 Mbyte format 2HD floppy disks Handling Floppy Disks Be careful of the following when handling floppy disks Do not...

Page 25: ...py disk Compact Discs You can enjoy listening to PianoSoft PlusAudioTM Yamaha s audio MIDI CD made especially for use with Disklavier pianos Besides PianoSoft PlusAudio the Disklavier GranTouch can al...

Page 26: ...n using Memory Disks Inserting Removing CDs Press the CD eject button so that the CD tray pops out about 1 cm and then carefully pull it out as far as it will go To insert a CD place the CD on the tra...

Page 27: ...AINS switch to OFF Setting the MAINS switch to OFF is effectively the same as disconnecting the power cable from an AC wall outlet If the Disklavier GranTouch is used regularly you only need to use th...

Page 28: ...play flashing 4 Use and to select year month date hours minutes and seconds and use the NO and YES buttons to set a value Pressing both NO and YES simultaneously in each respective field sets the year...

Page 29: ...on the Disklavier GranTouch you can play the digital piano and enjoy its fine grand piano sound at a desired volume through headphones and with or without reverb effects Using Headphones Inserting a h...

Page 30: ...ol Box Turn the knob clockwise to increase and counterclockwise to decrease the reverb Reverb is off when the REVERB knob is turned fully counterclockwise Follow the procedure below to apply reverb to...

Page 31: ...ed song is displayed in two large digits Disk Title When you select a floppy disk or Memory Disk for playback the title of the selected disk scrolls across the display Note CDs have no disk title Song...

Page 32: ...elect a CD for playback the type of CD software is displayed Display CD Softw are AU Standard audio CDs YM Yamaha PianoSoft PlusAudio QR Audio MIDI CDs of other companies PD Song Format There are a co...

Page 33: ...there is a relevant display before or after the current one You can go to the previous or next display using the buttons Cursor The c cursor indicates the currently selected parameter In this case NO...

Page 34: ...ays the piano parts actually moving the keys up and down as if they were being played by a performer For songs containing Ensemble parts in addition to piano parts those parts are played by the intern...

Page 35: ...Note When you insert a floppy disk or CD into their respective drives the letters Fd and Cd automatically appear on the left side of the display Note Fd and Cd appear only when a floppy disk or CD is...

Page 36: ...mental parts The time display starts counting up and the velocity meters show the velocity of the piano part notes currently being played as shown Pausing Playback 1 Press PLAY PAUSE Playback stops an...

Page 37: ...disk title to scroll across the display To stop the title scrolling press STOP Selecting Songs with the Remote Control Y ou can also select songs a t any time using the SONG SELECT buttons or number p...

Page 38: ...n a song Note No sound is produced by the piano when fast previewing or reviewing PianoSoft PlusAudio CDs 1 To preview press SONG SELECT To review press SONG SELECT 2 Press PLAY PAUSE to continue norm...

Page 39: ...is currently playing press PLAY PAUSE to engage Pause mode then press SONG SELECT The PLAY PAUSE indicator flashes quickly and the time display shows the current position 2 Press PLAY PAUSE to continu...

Page 40: ...mple when two consecutive indicators are lit the volume level is between these two levels Note Make sure the VOLUME knob on the Amplifier is set to an appropriately audible level If the volume knob on...

Page 41: ...d off 1 Play back an Ensemble song 2 Press the Selector until the BALANCE indicator lights The following display appears 3 Use the NO and YES buttons to adjust the volume of the internal XG tone gener...

Page 42: ...the volume using the CD Master Balance function you can use the VOLUME buttons on the remote control to conveniently increase or decrease the overall volume in a normal fashion These balance settings...

Page 43: ...d up or down by up to two octaves This is useful for example when you want to sing along karaoke in a different key from the original recording Note This function cannot be used to transpose songs fro...

Page 44: ...e pitch of external audio CDs connected to the AUX IN connector 1 Either insert an audio CD into the CD drive or press SELECT to select the audio CD already inserted in the CD drive The title of the f...

Page 45: ...ess REPEAT on the remote control to select a Repeat mode ALL RPT or RND The REPEAT indicator lights and the selected mode flashes on the display 2 Press PLAY to start Repeat playback 3 To cancel Repea...

Page 46: ...B again Point B is memorized and the B of A B stops flashing Playback stops the song returns to point A and Pause mode is engaged 3 Press PLAY to play back the specified section Playback starts from...

Page 47: ...to return to point A press SONG SELECT Alternatively you may press PAUSE followed by SONG SELECT to return to point A In this case playback stops the song returns to point A and Pause mode is engaged...

Page 48: ...h button again 1 Press SEARCH The time counter on the display flashes 2 Enter the time that you want to search for For example to search for 2 56 first press 2 then 5 then 6 If the time value is less...

Page 49: ...3 With the c cursor next to the Auto Start parameter press YES to set it to ON The following display appears 4 Press ENTER You can also store the Auto Start setting by turning off the Control Unit Au...

Page 50: ...ssary If you want to play back songs from the Memory Disk make sure there is no floppy disk inserted in the disk drive 4 Set the clock timer as required 5 Press STANDBY ON to turn on the Control Unit...

Page 51: ...et the mode The following settings can be made Option Description OFF Standard pause between songs 001 to 300 min A pause of a specified duration STOP The Disklavier GranTouch stops after one song One...

Page 52: ...cified space time the song is stopped when the space time has elapsed and the playback of the next song begins Current Song 00 00 Next Song 02 00 Space Time set to 1 min After 1 minute playback stops...

Page 53: ...with the Disklavier GranTouch playing the other 1 When an L R song is selected the PART indicators light as shown 2 To cancel the left hand part press PART L To cancel the right hand part press the P...

Page 54: ...h s built in metronome can be used for practice playing playback and recording You do not need to play back a song to use this function With each beat of the metronome a digital click is produced by t...

Page 55: ...tronome along with song playback 1 Play back a song recorded using the measures and beats time format 2 Press METRONOME The METRONOME indicator lights and the metronome starts to click to the tempo of...

Page 56: ...igital piano canceling keyboard movement and playing the keyboard with an Ensemble voice Canceling Keyboard Movement Normally when songs are played back on the Disklavier GranTouch the piano keys move...

Page 57: ...k recording is possible allowing you to record orchestral tracks without hearing the sound of the piano The internal XG tone generator offers 480 instrumental voices 128 basic voices and 11 drum kits...

Page 58: ...n the Appendix section in the Advanced Operation Manual for a full listing of available voices 4 To adjust the volume press until the c cursor is next to the Vol parameter then use the NO and YES butt...

Page 59: ...time the Disklavier GranTouch is turned on the tuning settings are sent automatically to the internal tone generator so you need only perform this fine tuning operation once This function can also be...

Page 60: ...imes referred to as voice layering or unison 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 MIDI...

Page 61: ...s 1 and 2 That is L 01 track 1 and R 02 track 2 2 Press to select the part whose track you want to change 3 Use the NO and YES buttons to choose a different track Displaying Ensemble Voices When an En...

Page 62: ...roup voice Prg all The piano plays all tracks that contain a piano group voice The number of the chosen track appears next to L or R and the symbol moves across the display to indicate which track the...

Page 63: ...or listening or recording be aware that the Disklavier GranTouch is capable of producing sounds with a wide dynamic range On smaller systems you should keep the volume down to avoid speaker damage 1 W...

Page 64: ...n the external device to which you want to connect to the AUX IN connectors on the Disklavier GranTouch 2 Turn on the external device then turn on the Disklavier GranTouch 3 Gradually turn up the volu...

Page 65: ...er GranTouch then waits for you to press this key before it continues to the next note in the melody If you miss the movement of the key the Disklavier GranTouch will repeat the movement until you pre...

Page 66: ...nal more complete arrangements like the built in SmartKey demo are available on floppy disks called SmartKey disks See your local Yamaha dealer for more information on these types of disks 1 Insert th...

Page 67: ...artKey feature and CueTIME software the disk follows you Using a CueTIME Disk Make sure that the CueTIME disks are labeled SmartKey compatible These disks turn on the appropriate Guide and Prompt Repe...

Page 68: ...le you may be able to use special SmartKey functions such as the Guide function included in your Disklavier GranTouch The Guide function allows you to practice at your own pace when used with some dis...

Page 69: ...ts cannot be changed during playback Guide settings can only be changed during pause or stop Key Prompt Key Prompt is the partial movement of a key that doesn t create any sound Key Prompt is very use...

Page 70: ...s engaged and Prompt Repeat function is set to AUTO default Note The Prompt Repeat function repeats prompting the same key for about five minutes If the cue key is not played during that time Prompt R...

Page 71: ...Play and Timer Play are deactivated In other words at the end of a piece the Disklavier GranTouch simply stops playing and does not proceed automatically to the next song This allows you to practice...

Page 72: ...ylonGtr Acoustic Nylon Guitar 026 SteelGtr Acoustic Steel Guitar 027 Jazz Gtr Electric Jazz Guitar 028 CleanGtr Electric Clean Guitar 029 Mute Gtr Electric muted Guitar 030 Ovrdrive Overdriven Guitar...

Page 73: ...rystal SFX 3 crystal 100 Atmosphr SFX 4 atmosphere 101 Bright SFX 5 brightness 102 Goblin SFX 6 goblins 103 Echoes SFX 7 echoes 104 Sci Fi SFX 8 sci fi Ethnic 105 Sitar Sitar 106 Banjo Banjo 107 Shami...

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