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Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Setting Up Your Disklavier

Items Supplied with the Disklavier .................. 1

Connecting the Control Unit ............................ 1

Connecting the Power Cable ........................... 2

Using the Remote Control ................................ 2

Connecting Other Equipment .......................... 2

Basic Disklavier Terminology ............................ 3

Chapter 2

Names of Parts and Their
Functions

Control Unit — Front Panel .............................. 4

Control Unit — Rear Panel ............................... 5

Silent Control Box ............................................. 6

Pedals ................................................................. 7

Amplifier, Outlet Box for Speakers,

Speakers & Foot Controller .............................. 8

Remote Control ............................................... 10

Chapter 3

Disks Used with the
Disklavier

Floppy Disks ..................................................... 11

Compact Discs ................................................. 12

Memory Disks .................................................. 13

Chapter 4

Turning On/Off Your
Disklavier

Turning On the Disklavier .............................. 14

Turning Off the Disklavier .............................. 14

Setting the Internal Calendar ........................ 15

Chapter 5

Display (LCD) and DRIVE
Indicator

DRIVE Indicator ............................................... 16

Display (LCD) ................................................... 16

Chapter 6

Basic Playback

Playing Back a Floppy Disk or a Memory

Disk .................................................................. 19

Playing Back a CD ........................................... 19

Specifying a Disk ............................................. 20

Starting Playback ............................................ 21

Pausing Playback ............................................. 21

Stopping Playback .......................................... 21

Selecting Songs with the Control Unit .......... 22

Selecting Songs with the Remote Control .... 22

Fast Preview & Review .................................... 23

Fast Forward & Reverse .................................. 24

Adjusting the Volume ..................................... 25

Adjusting the Tone ......................................... 26

Balancing the Ensemble Volume .......................

(TG Master Balance) ........................................ 26

Balancing the CD Volume (CD Master

Balance) ........................................................... 27

Changing the Tempo ...................................... 28

Transposing a Song ......................................... 29

Adjusting the Pitch of Audio CDs .................. 29

Chapter 7

Using the Silent System

What is the Silent System? ............................. 30

Quiet Mode and Silent Mode ........................ 30

Engaging the Silent System ............................ 31

Adjusting the Volume ..................................... 31

Applying Reverb Effects ................................. 32

Canceling Keyboard Movement .................... 33

Changing the Polyphony Setting ................... 34

Tuning the Digital Piano ................................ 35

Disengaging the Silent System ....................... 35

Chapter 8

Repeat Playback

All Song, Single Song, Random Repeat ......... 36

Segment A~B Repeat ...................................... 37

Segment A~ (Return & Pause) Repeat ........... 38

Starting Playback from a Specified Point

(Search) ............................................................ 39

Chapter 9

Useful Functions for
Learning Piano

Canceling the Left-Hand or Right-Hand

Piano Part ........................................................ 40

Operating the Pedals Yourself ....................... 41

Using the Built-in Metronome ....................... 41

Playback with the Metronome ...................... 42

Summary of Contents for disklavier Mark III Series

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Page 2: ...MPORTANT The wires in mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code GREEN AND YELLOW EARTH BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured GREEN and YELLOW must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is ma...

Page 3: ...uction 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 nonrechargeable battery which if applicable is soldered in place The average life span of this type of battery is approxi matelyfiveyears Whenreplacementbecomesneccessary con tact a qualified service ...

Page 4: ...ded it must be assumed that unobstructed ventilation is required Temperature considerations Electronic products should 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 produce heat should be avoided This product was NOT designed for use in wet damp lo...

Page 5: ... 3 BWH Schrauben 4 4 4 3 Bei korrekter Montage ist das Steuergerät um ca 18 zur Horizontalen geneigt Mounting the Control Unit to the Grand Piano Installation du boîtier de commande sur un piano à queue Montieren des Steuergerätes an den Flügel 1 Remove the four screws from the sides of the Control Unit 2 Place the metal suspension bracket included with the Disklavier grand model over the Control ...

Page 6: ... le câble 5 Glisser les fentes du support métallique contenant le boîtier de commande sur les vis mentionnées à l étape 3 6 Après avoir installé le boîtier de commande l enfoncer jusqu à l extrémité et serrer les trois vis pour fixer le support 4 Schließen Sie das Steuerkabel an den D SUB Anschluss auf der Rückseite des Steuergerätes an und ziehen Sie dann die beiden am Stecker angebrachten Schrau...

Page 7: ...Mark IIISeries Full Function Models A Basic Operation Manual English ...

Page 8: ...ing the tone touch and long term value that have long made Yamaha pianos the world s finest Before using your Disklavier piano please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference Trademarks Copyright Yamaha Disklavier Silent PianoSoft PianoSoft Plus PianoSoft PlusAudio PianoSmart and Smart PianoSoft are trademarks of Yamaha Corporation SmartKey CueTIME Disk Orchestra and You Are ...

Page 9: ... could lead to fire or electric shock hazard When moving the Disklavier to another location turn off the power remove the power plug from the AC outlet and remove all cables connected to external devices Cautions Turn off all audio devices when connecting to the Disklavier Refer to the user s guide for each device Use the correct cables and connect as specified Set the volume level on all the devi...

Page 10: ...th the and poles reversed Misaligning the poles of dry batteries 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 Th...

Page 11: ...rting Playback 21 Pausing Playback 21 Stopping Playback 21 Selecting Songs with the Control Unit 22 Selecting Songs with the Remote Control 22 Fast Preview Review 23 Fast Forward Reverse 24 Adjusting the Volume 25 Adjusting the Tone 26 Balancing the Ensemble Volume TG Master Balance 26 Balancing the CD Volume CD Master Balance 27 Changing the Tempo 28 Transposing a Song 29 Adjusting the Pitch of A...

Page 12: ...ices 50 Selecting Tracks for the Piano Parts 50 Chapter 12 Using the AUX Connectors AUX OUT 52 AUX IN 53 Chapter 13 Using the SmartKeyTM Feature SmartKeyTM Software 54 CueTIMETM Software 56 Guide Control 57 Playback Considerations 60 Chapter 14 Using the PianoSmart Feature PianoSmart 61 PianoSmart Playback 61 Temporarily Suspending Playback 62 Stopping Playback 63 PianoSmart Manual Adjustment 63 T...

Page 13: ...ear panel of the Control Unit Also make sure that the CD control cable extending from the piano is connected to the CD CONTROL connector on the rear panel of the Control Unit Note The control cable should be connected to the Control Unit when the Disklavier is installed If however it is not carefully connect the control cable to the Control Unit s TO CONTROL CABLE FOR PIANO connector on the rear p...

Page 14: ...a distance replace the batteries Replacement batteries should be UM 3 AA R6P or LR6 type Always replace both batteries If the remote control is not 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 Using the...

Page 15: ...ical 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 Many titles are available and among the many musical styles included are classical jazz and popular The disk includes songs for listening enjoyment piano study disks for the piano student and accompaniment disks for vocal and instrum...

Page 16: ...hen using the remote control point it toward this sensor 3 Display LCD Shows various information 4 DRIVE indicator Indicates the selected disk 5 SELECT buttons Used to select a disk Toggles the floppy disk CD and Memory Disks 0 9 and A F 6 CD drive Insert a PianoSoft PlusAudio or other audio or audio MIDI CD here 7 CD eject button Used to open the CD drive 8 Floppy disk drive Insert a floppy disk ...

Page 17: ... when playing the piano u cursor buttons Used to move the cursor in the display i FUNC button Used to access various Disklavier utility functions o METRONOME button Used to access the metronome p Selector button Used to select the feature you want to adjust from among Volume Tempo Tranpose and Balance a NO YES buttons Used to select options and parameters and to adjust the volume s LED volume leve...

Page 18: ...ES jacks Connect HPE 170 stereo headphones optional or other standard stereo headphones here for listening to playback in Silent mode You can connect up to two sets of headphones 5 REVERB knob Used to adjust the amount of reverb for the digital piano tone generator 5 TO CONTROL CABLE FOR PIANO Used to connect the control cable from the piano 6 MIDI OUT Used to connect external MIDI equipment for o...

Page 19: ...headphones VOLUME HEADPHONES 3 4 REVERB 5 OUT IN AUX 7 6 FOOT CNTRL 8 7 AUX IN Used to connect external audio equipment 8 Foot Controller Connector Connect the optional YAMAHA FC 4 FC 5 or FC 7 foot controller here Pedals The Disklavier s pedals are named as follows throughout this manual Left Center Right Shift Pedal Sostenuto Pedal Sustain Pedal ...

Page 20: ...T connectors 6 BASS knob Used to adjust the bass sound of the built in speakers 7 TREBLE knob Used to adjust the treble sound of the built in speakers 8 Foot Controller connector Connect the optional YAMAHA FC 4 FC 5 or FC 7 foot controller here 9 Amplified speakers Amplified speakers are mounted to the underside of the piano 8 Foot Controller connector Mounted underneath Mounted underneath Mounte...

Page 21: ...This switch is used to switch the Disklavier on and off See page 14 for information on power ON and OFF procedures Note The MAIN switch only needs to be switched off when you are not going to use the Disklavier for a long period of time For daily use only the STANDBY ON button on the Control Unit needs to be switched on and off 4 PHONE JACK TYPE OUTPUT jacks x 2 These jacks are used to output the ...

Page 22: ...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 SEARCH button Used to access the Search function w DRIVE button Used to select a disk Toggles the floppy disk and Memory Disks 0 9 and A F e TRANSPOSE buttons Used to transpose song playback transposes down transposes up and 0 r...

Page 23: ...vier can play back 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 touch the surface of a disk Do not store or place disks near a television radio loudspeaker or any other device that generates a magnetic field Do not expose disks to extreme temperatur...

Page 24: ...act Discs You can enjoy listening to PianoSoft PlusAudioTM Yamaha s audio MIDI CD made especially for use with the Disklavier Besides PianoSoft PlusAudio the Disklavier can also play back standard audio CDs sold on the market as well as audio MIDI CDs of other companies Note PianoSoft PlusAudio may not be available in some countries Note PianoSoft PlusAudio and other audio MIDI CDs cannot be used ...

Page 25: ...ore information on using Memory Disks Inserting Removing CDs Press the CD eject button so that the CD tray pops out about 1 cm Then carefully pull it out as far as it will go To insert a CD place the CD on the tray and gently press down on it so that the center of the CD is clamped in place To remove the CD slowly lift the CD Note The CD eject button can be used only when the Control Unit is turne...

Page 26: ... MAINS switch to OFF is effectively the same as disconnecting the power cable from an AC wall outlet If the Disklavier is used regularly you only need to use the STANDBY ON button on the Control Unit If the Disklavier is not going to be used for a long period set the MAINS switch to OFF When the Disklavier is turned off wait at least 5 seconds before turning it on again Note The MAINS switch only ...

Page 27: ...nd the hours display 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 to 1990 month and day to 1 and the hours minutes and seconds to 0 5 Press ENTER The date and time are stored in the internal calendar and the display returns to the current time displ...

Page 28: ...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 Title The title of a song appears during song playback Time Display When the Disklavier is not playing the current time is displayed in hours and minutes The separator colon blinks each second Counter Display Playing time i...

Page 29: ...ndard audio CDs When you select a CD for playback the type of CD software is displayed Display CD Software AU Standard audio CDs YM Yamaha PianoSoft PlusAudio QR Audio MIDI CDs of other companies PD Song Format There are a couple of general formats in which song data is stored on disks The song format of the selected song is indicated on the display as ES S0 or S1 See Chapter 9 Song and Disk Forma...

Page 30: ...play 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 YES and are used to set the parameters Main buttons used in current display Cursor position Next display indication Next and previous display indication ...

Page 31: ...y 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 internal XG tone generator and output from the built in speakers Playing Back a CD Yamaha PianoSoft PlusAudioTM and Other Audio MIDI CDs PianoSoft PlusAudio and audio MIDI CDs of other companies contain data recorded in two channels ...

Page 32: ...rt 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 inserted in their respective drives For floppy disks the title of the disk scrolls across the display then the number and title of the first song appear Pressing STOP will stop the disk title scrolling and display the ...

Page 33: ...s the instrumental 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 and the PLAY PAUSE indicator flashes 2 Press PLAY PAUSE again to continue playback Stopping Playback Press STOP Playback stops and the song returns to the beginning Pressing STOP while in Pa...

Page 34: ...ll across the display To stop the title scrolling press STOP Selecting Songs with the Remote Control You can also select songs at any time using the SONG SELECT buttons or number pad on the remote control Using the SONG SELECT Buttons Press SONG SELECT to select the previous song Press SONG SELECT to select the next song Using the Number Pad 1 To select a song from 1 to 9 press the corresponding n...

Page 35: ...sition within 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 normal playback Press STOP to engage Pause mode If a song is reviewed all the way to the beginning Pause mode is engaged Pressing PLAY PAUSE starts playback from the beginning If a song is pre...

Page 36: ...ying 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 continue normal playback Press STOP to engage Pause mode If you fast forward a song all the way to the end Pause mode is engaged Pressing PLAY PAUSE starts playback of the next song If you reverse a song all the way to the ...

Page 37: ...below For example 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 the Amplifier is turned fully counterclockwise no sound may be produced even when you adjust the volume on the Control Unit Once you set the volume of the Amplifier you do not need to ad...

Page 38: ...ords the volume of the XG tone generator should not be too loud or too quiet compared to the piano played by the Disklavier Once you adjust the volume using the Tone Generator 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 are stored in the Control Unit and are saved eve...

Page 39: ...all volume Balancing the CD Volume CD Master Balance Before playing back PianoSoft PlusAudio and other audio MIDI CDs it is a good idea to first balance the volume levels of the MIDI piano and Audio parts Once you adjust 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 Th...

Page 40: ...ermanent See Changing the Default Song Tempo on page 26 in the Advanced Operation Manual To change the tempo use one of the following options a On the Control Unit press the Selector until the TEMPO indicator lights Then press YES to increase or NO to decrease the tempo Playback tempo can be adjusted from 50 to 20 in 1 increments b On the remote control use the TEMPO buttons to adjust the tempo de...

Page 41: ... too much may have an adverse effect on the sound quality b On the remote control use the TRANSPOSE buttons decreases the transposition value and increases the transposition value 0 resets the transposition value to 00 Once transposed the transposition value is shown continuously on the display Adjusting the Pitch of Audio CDs You can temporarily adjust the pitch of an audio CD for your listening ...

Page 42: ...the acoustic piano Sound information is sent to the digital piano tone generator and output through the built in speakers or stereo headphones Additionally the optical sensor system registers every nuance of a player s performance with no interference whatsoever to the player s touch of the keys With this Silent feature the Disklavier offers additional convenience for enjoying your Disklavier Quie...

Page 43: ...red to a level softer than what is possible on the acoustic piano Volume is adjusted using the VOLUME knob on the Silent Control Box The standard volume level is roughly the three o clock position At this setting the volume level of the digital piano is approximately the same as what the acoustic piano would be in normal mode Turn the knob clockwise to increase and counterclockwise to decrease the...

Page 44: ...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 the digital piano sound in Silent or Quiet mode 1 Engage the Silent system 2 Press FUNC The FUNC indicator lights and the Function menu appears 3 Press until the c cursor is next to the Silent option then press ENTER The following...

Page 45: ...ght hand piano part 1 Press FUNC The FUNC indicator lights and the Function menu appears 2 Press until the c cursor is next to the Silent option then press ENTER The Silent menu appears 3 Press until the c cursor is next to the Key parameter then press NO to set the parameter to OFF Keyboard movement is now canceled To re enable keyboard movement press YES in the above display to set the Key param...

Page 46: ...ack in 32 note stereo sampling polyphony the number of notes beyond 32 are lost although these notes are minor notes that are barely audible 1 Press FUNC The FUNC indicator lights and the Function menu appears 2 Press until the c cursor is next to the Silent option then press ENTER The Silent menu appears 3 Press until the c cursor is next the Poly parameter then use the NO and YES buttons to sele...

Page 47: ...llow the procedures outlined in Tuning the Tone Generator TG Master Tune on page 48 Disengaging the Silent System Press the SILENT button so that the SILENT ON indicator goes out The Silent system is disengaged Note You may hear a small noise from the motor that drives the hammer shank stopper when the Silent system is engaged This does not indicate that there is anything wrong with the Disklavier...

Page 48: ...e 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 Repeat mode press REPEAT on the remote control until OFF appears on the display Chapter 8 Repeat Playback Remote Control REPEAT Remote Control PLAY Remote Control REPEAT Flashes ALL RPT RND Group selected Repeatedly plays...

Page 49: ...int B press A 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 point A continues up to point B and then stops The song returns to point A and Pause mode is engaged 4 To cancel Segment A B Repeat press REPEAT so that OFF flashes on the display Segment...

Page 50: ... 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 3 Press PLAY to start playback from point A 4 To cancel Segment A Repeat return to point A and in Pause mode press A B so that OFF flashes on the display Note Segment A Repeat cannot be canceled during playbac...

Page 51: ...just press the search 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 than 10 that is between 00 01 and 09 59 remember to press 0 first to set the first digit to zero If you enter a value higher than the entire song time the search goes to the end of...

Page 52: ...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 PART R The corresponding PART indicator flashes to show you that the part has been canceled 3 To switch a part back on press the corresponding PART button again 4 A part can also be canceled by using the PART SELECT buttons on the r...

Page 53: ...mal Using the Built in Metronome The Disklavier 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 the Control Unit The click can be turned off In addition to the click the LED volume indicators function as a visual metronome On the first beat of each me...

Page 54: ... the metronome 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 the song 3 To stop the metronome press METRONOME again Note This function cannot be used with songs recorded using the minutes and seconds time format Parameter 1 Click 2 Tempo 3 Time Signatur...

Page 55: ... appears 2 Press the until the c cursor is next to the Vol parameter then use the NO and YES buttons to set the volume level The volume can be set between 50 and 127 Using an Optional Foot Switch or Foot Controller An optional Yamaha foot switch or foot controller can be used to operate various Disklavier functions Using a Start Stop Foot Switch Start stop functions can be controlled using an opti...

Page 56: ...o can also be controlled The following table shows which functions can be controlled using the controller pedal Current Mode Pedal Down Pedal Up STOP PLAY PAUSE PAUSE PLAY PAUSE PLAYBACK PLAY PAUSE Tempo 100 See illustration See illustration below below FC 7 Foot Controller Pause Tempo 30 Tempo control Play tempo 100 ...

Page 57: ...rs 2 Use the NO and YES buttons to select a voice number The voice name and number change accordingly See Chapter 15 Internal XG Tone Generator Voice Drum Kit List for a listing of basic voices Setting the voice to produces no sound from the internal XG tone generator for the piano parts 3 Press then use the NO and YES buttons to select a bank The bank number of the selected voice appears temporar...

Page 58: ...long with the selected Ensemble voice by setting the PianoTone parameter By setting PianoTone to off for example Ensemble track recording is possible allowing you to record orchestral tracks without hearing the sound of the piano See Chapter 7 Recording Ensemble Songs in the Advanced Operation Manual 1 In Silent or Quiet mode press VOICE 2 Use the NO and YES buttons to select a voice number See Ch...

Page 59: ... number is changed See XG Normal Voice List on pages 11 and 12 in 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 buttons to set a value 5 Press until the c cursor is next to the PianoTone parameter then use the NO and YES buttons to set it to ON or OFF ...

Page 60: ...u need only perform this fine tuning operation once This function can also be used to tune a MIDI device connected to the MIDI OUT connector 1 Press FUNC The FUNC indicator lights and the Function menu appears 2 Press until the c cursor is next to the M Tune option then press ENTER The following display appears 3 Play a key on the Disklavier keyboard The same note will sound simultaneously on the ...

Page 61: ...ever change this so that the piano parts are also played by the internal XG tone generator or a MIDI instrument connected to the MIDI OUT connector You can use this to double up the Disklavier piano parts with a different voice say strings or vibes This technique is sometimes referred to as voice layering or unison 1 Press FUNC The FUNC indicator lights and the Function menu appears 2 Press until ...

Page 62: ...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 Ensemble song starts playing back MIDI Program Change messages are sent to the internal XG tone generator These Program Change messages tell the tone generator which voices to select for each ensemble track During playback you can displa...

Page 63: ...t track that contains a piano group 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 Disklavier will play Note Changes made above are temporary and are valid only during playback To make permanent changes see Chapter 8 Editing Tracks in the Advanced Ope...

Page 64: ...onnect the Disklavier s AUX OUT connectors to the appropriate connectors LINE IN or AUX IN on the external device you want to connect to 2 Turn the VOLUME knob on the Silent Control Box all the way down You can also adjust the volume using the Volume knob on the Amplifier Note Volume level is also affected by the settings of the external device 3 Turn on the Control Unit first then turn on the ext...

Page 65: ... desirable volume is obtained Note The volume of the Amplifier is linked with the AUX IN connectors Make sure the VOLUME knob on the Amplifier is set to an appropriately audible level If it is turned fully counterclockwise no sound may be produced even when you adjust the volume on the external device With external devices mentioned above volume can be adjusted for sound that is output from the LI...

Page 66: ...vier 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 will repeat the movement until you press the key When you press the correct key the Disklavier will reward you with ear tickling phrases incredible harmonies and lush arpeggios to give you the aural and visual image of a complete high quality performance I...

Page 67: ...ng from a SmartKey disk Additional 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 the SmartKey disk into the disk drive of the Disklavier 2 Press the SONG SELECT buttons to specify the song you wish to play Note that the R right hand PART indicator turn...

Page 68: ...ME 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 Repeat functions automatically making use of these disks very easy Playing a song from a CueTIME disk 1 Insert the CueTIME disk into the disk drive of the Disklavier 2 Press the SONG SELECT buttons to specify the song you wish t...

Page 69: ...tware not labeled SmartKey compatible you may be able to use special SmartKey functions such as the Guide function included in your Disklavier The Guide function allows you to practice at your own pace when used with some disk software With this feature the Disklavier pauses playback of the accompaniment until you play the same notes that have been recorded on the guide track Either the R track ri...

Page 70: ...uide 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 useful for a visual indication of guided notes when using the Guide function The Key Prompt is used to signal which keys you should play in order to teach you simple melodies Key Prompt is turned on automatically whenever the Guide mode is e...

Page 71: ... whenever the Guide mode is 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 Repeat is automatically turned off leaving the cue key shown in the display only To turn on Prompt Repeat again simply play the cue key If you would prefer to turn off Prompt ...

Page 72: ...ay are deactivated In other words at the end of a piece the Disklavier simply stops playing and does not proceed automatically to the next song This allows you to practice a song repeatedly or to select another song for performance Since the SmartKey demo includes an automatic activation of the Guide mode Chain Play and Timer Play are disabled on your Memory Disk You may choose to delete the Smart...

Page 73: ...with a VCR or other external component For details see Synchronization Using the MTC on page 62 in the Advanced Operation Manual Chapter 14 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...

Page 74: ...e playback 2 Specify a FD Smart PianoSoft The following display appears PLAY PAUSE PLAY PAUSE This means PianoSmart SPS Type Disk appears as the disk title display when a Smart PianoSoft disk purchased on the market has been inserted Note 1 The following display appears if a different CD has been inserted in the CD drive when Smart PianoSoft was selected The song name display will be restored afte...

Page 75: ...the live piano and the CD playback is heard as monaural sound See Tuning the Tone Generator TG Master Tune on page 48 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 c...

Page 76: ...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 77: ... for the new recording For example if the last song to be recorded was No 6 then the new song will be No 7 2 Specify the CD that is to be recorded When you insert CD into the CD drive the letter Cd automatically appear on the left side of the display 3 Press SONG SELECT to select the song on the CD that is to be recorded 4 Press REC to engage the Record Standby mode The REC indicator lights and th...

Page 78: ...ecording will begin Start playing your song with the CD sound The following display appears PS indicates PianoSmart 7 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 son...

Page 79: ...etting 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 played The following display appears 4c To end now press STOP and proceed to step 6 5 To re record press PLAY PAUSE and recording will begin Start playing your song with the CD sound The following display appears PS indicates PianoSmart 6 When you finish playing your s...

Page 80: ... 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 existing song is kept under the current song number CANCEL The new recording is discarded The existing song is kept under the current song number 7 Use and to select an optio...

Page 81: ...goAcd Tango Accordion Guitar 025 NylonGtr 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 031 Dist Gtr Distortion Guitar 032 GtrHarmo Guitar Harmonics Voice Display Name Full Name Bass 033 Aco Bass Acoustic Bass 034 FngrBass Electric Bass fingered 035 Pick...

Page 82: ...r 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 Shamisen Shamisen 108 Koto Koto 109 Kalimba Kalimba 110 Bagpipe Bag pipe 111 Fiddle Fiddle 112 Shanai Shanai Percussive 113 TnklBell Tinkle Bell 114 Agogo Agogo 115 SteelDrm Steel Drums 116 WoodBlok Woodblock 117 TaikoDrm Taiko Drum 118 ...

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