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Digital Grand Piano
Owner’s manual
Bedienungsanleitung
Manuel de l’utilisateur
Manual de instrucciones
Uso e manutenzione
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FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/s supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation instructi
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS INFORMATION RELATING TO PERSONAL INJURY, ELECTRICAL SHOCK, AND FIRE HAZARD POSSIBILITIES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS LIST. WARNING — When using any electrical or electronic prod- This product was NOT designed for use in wet/damp 8. uct, basic precautions should always be followed. These pre- locations and should not be used near water or exposed cautions include, but are not limited to, the following: to rain. Examples of wet/damp locations are; near a swim
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Owner’s Manual ENGLISH
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i Important Read the Following Warnings and Cautions Before Operating the GranTouch Digital Grand Piano Warnings •Do not locate the GranTouch in a place subject to excessive heat, low temperatures, or direct sunlight. This could be a fire hazard and may damage the finish and internal parts. •Do not place the GranTouch in a place subject to excessive humidity or dust. This could be a fire and electrical shock hazard. •Connect the plug on the GranTouch power cable to
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ii Cautions •Turn off all audio devices and speakers when connecting to the GranTouch. Refer to the user’s guide for each device. Use the correct cables and connect as specified. •Set the volume level on all the devices to minimum before turning on. Extremely loud noises can damage your hearing. •Do not play the GranTouch at a high volume level for a long time of period; you may damage your hearing. This is especially important when using headp
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iii Table of Contents Touring the GranTouch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Playing the GranTouch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Reverb - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 Creative Options - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 Playing the Demo Songs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Touring the GranTouch 1 Touring the GranTouch This chapter takes you on a tour of the GranTouch, identifying the various parts to help you become familiar with your new instrument. Overall View GT7 GT1*, GT2 (*The GT1 does not feature an opening lid.) Underside Underside AC Inlet AC Inlet Power cable Power cable Lid* Lid Prop Music Rest Music Rest Keyboard Flap Prop Keyboard Cover Keyboard Cover Control Box MIDI AUX IN AUX OUT IN OUT R L/L+R R L/L+R MIDI AUX IN AUX OUT Control Box IN
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2 Touring the GranTouch Underside Connectors AUX IN AUX OUT MIDI jacks jacks Connectors GT1, GT2 IN OUT R L/L+R R L/L+R MIDI AUX IN AUX OUT MIDI AUX IN AUX OUT Connectors jacks jacks GT7 MIDI AUX IN AUX OUT IN OUT R L/L+R R L/L+R Pedals Pedal Unit Shift Pedal Pressing this pedal Adjusters softens the piano sound. (GT1 and GT2 only) Sostenuto Pedal Sustain Pedal Pressing this pedal sustains the notes that Pressing this pedal sustains notes even after are being played at that time
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Music Rest (GT1 and GT2 only*) 3 Closing the Keyboard Cover 1. Fold up the keyboard flap (no flap on the GT7). 2. Using both hands, carefully close the keyboard cover. Tip: To protect the keyboard when you’re not playing, keep the keyboard cover closed. Music Rest (GT1 and GT2 only*) Setting the Music Rest 3 1. Carefully raise up the music rest. 2. Pull out the two supports at the bot- 1 tom rear of the music rest. 3. Push the music rest back a little so that it rests on
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4 Playing the GranTouch Playing the GranTouch Connecting the Power Cable 1. Make sure that the power GT7 GT1, GT2 cable is connected securely to the AC inlet socket on the underside of the GranTouch. AC Inlet 2. Plug the other end of the AC Inlet power cable into a suitable AC wall outlet. Power cable Rear leg Power cable Powering Up the GranTouch 1. Press the ON side of the POWER switch. The power indicator POWER lights up. OFF ON VOLUME HEADPHONES REVERB To power
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Reverb 5 Reverb The GranTouch features sophisticated reverberation effects, which enhance the digital piano by adding natural ambience to the sound. Setting the Amount of Reverb The amount of reverb applied to the piano sound is determined by the REVERB control on the Control Box. Turn the control clockwise to increase the reverb, counterclockwise to decrease it. Reverb is off when the REVERB control is turned fully counterclockwise. POWER OFF ON VOLUME HEADPHONES REVERB Setting the Type of R
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6 Pitch Pitch Initially the GranTouch is tuned to the standard Concert Pitch (A=440 hertz). You can, how- ever, adjust the pitch to suit your particular application. Different pitches are sometimes used in vocal music and orchestral performances. The pitch can be adjusted in one hertz steps from 438 to 445 hertz (one hertz is about four cents). Adjusting the Pitch You’ll need a small, flat-blade screwdriver to adjust the PITCH switch, which is located on the right side of the Control Box, as
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Fine Tuning 7 Tuning Down To finely tune down the GranTouch, hold down the A and A keys at the far left of the key- board and press any one of the keys from middle C to B. It doesn’t matter which key you press, just so long as it’s in the middle C to B range, which is shown highlighted in the illus- tration below. The pitch is lowered 1.2 cents for each key press. A A Middle C Resetting the Pitch To reset the pitch of the GranTouch, hold down the A, A , and B keys at the far left of the
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8 Creative Options Creative Options The GranTouch’s AUX and MIDI connectors expand your creative options. They are located underneath the GranTouch. See the illustrations on pages 1 and 2. Recording (AUX OUT) The AUX OUT connectors allow you to record your playing to a tape recorder. They can also be used to record your playing through an audio mixer in a recording studio, or to con- nect powered speakers. The following illustration shows how to make the connections. The AUX OUT connectors are
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Playing Other MIDI Instruments (MIDI OUT) 9 Playing Other MIDI Instruments (MIDI OUT) MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other. MIDI cables do not carry sound, they carry digital instructions. These instructions tell instruments which notes to play, when to play them, and at what volume. If you want to know more, check out the MIDI books at your local music dealers or bookstore. The MIDI OUT connector
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10 Playing the Demo Songs Playing the Demo Songs The GranTouch contains eight demo songs. To play the demo songs you must engage Demo Song mode. To do this, hold down the B and C keys at the far right of the keyboard while powering up the GranTouch. Middle C C B Note: You must hold down the B and C keys shown above until a click is heard and then release them. Otherwise, Demo Song mode may not be engaged. The eight demo songs will start playing a few seconds after you release the keys and
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Troubleshooting 11 Troubleshooting If you’re having difficulty operating the GranTouch, or it doesn’t seem to work as expected, look up the symptoms in the following table and follow the advice provided. Symptom Advice Make sure the power cable is connected to an appro- priate AC wall outlet. Cannot power up the Make sure the power cable is connected to the GranTouch (the power GranTouch AC inlet correctly. indicator is not lit). Make sure that the POWER switch on the Control Box is set to th
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12 Specifications Specifications Wooden piano keyboard Keys 88 keys (7-1/4 octaves) Keyboard Action Acoustic grand piano action Keys Continuous-position optical sensors Hammers One-beam, two-point optical speed sensors Sensor Sustain Continuous position sensor System Pedals Sostenuto On/off sensor Shift Continuous position sensor Digital stereo sampling with sustain pedal reso- Type nance effects Yamaha CFIIIS Concert Grand Piano Voice Memory: 30-megabyte (wave memory) Tone Generation Polyphony
