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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 instructions
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PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: • Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts switch, disconnect the electric plug from the out
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Introduction The Control Panel ................................................... 4 Thank you for choosing a Yamaha CLP-555 Clavinova. Your Clavinova is a fine musical Preparation .............................................................. 6 instrument that employs advanced Yamaha music The Music Stand............................................. 6 technology. With the proper care, your Clavinova The Key Cover ................................................ 6 will give you many years
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Contents F5: Metronome Functions ........................... 27 Tuning ...................................................................... 17 F5.1: Beat .................................................. 27 Tuning Up ................................................ 17 F5.2: Volume .............................................. 27 Tuning Down............................................ 17 F6: Left Pedal Mode ..................................... 27 To Restore Standard Pitch ....
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The Control Panel FUNCTION ROOM HARD 3 HALL 1 MEDIUM HALL 2 SOFT MASTER VOLUME STAGE FIXED TEMPO/ DEMO/ HARPSI- PIPE PIPE MIN METRONOME SONG PIANO SONG MAX TRANSPOSE SPLIT REVERB EFFECT TOUCH PIANO 1 PIANO 2 CLAVI.TONE E.PIANO 1 E.PIANO 2 CHORD STRINGS ORGAN 1 ORGAN 2 VARIATION – / NO + / YES 27 45689@ 0 ! 1 FUNCTION ROOM HARD HALL 1 MEDIUM RECORDER HALL 2 SOFT STAGE FIXED MASTER VOLUME HARPSI- PIPE PIPE TEMPO/ DEMO/ START/ MIN SONG PIANO SONG 12 STOP REC MAX TRANSPOSE SPLIT REVERB EF
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The Control Panel selectors to select the corresponding voice. The voice selector LED will light to indicate which voice is currently selected. Press the [VARIATION] button so that its indicator lights to select a variation of the currently selected voice. There is also a dual mode in which two voices can be played simultaneously across the full range of the keyboard (see page 12 for details), and a split mode which allows different voices to be played by the left and right hands (see page 13 fo
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Preparation The Music Stand ............................................................................................................................................................................. If you will be using sheet music with your Clavinova, raise the music stand built into its top panel by lifting the rear edge of the music stand, then flip down the music stand braces and engage them with the corresponding recesses. The music stand can be lowered after slightly lifting it and fold
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Connections 3 4 MIDI IN OUT THRU HOST SELECT TO HOST PC-2PC-1 MIDI Mac AUX IN AUX OUT RL/L+R RL/L+R Bottom Panel 1 2 1 AUX IN L/L+R and R Jacks AUX IN RL/L+R These jacks are intended for use with an external tone generator mod- ule such as the Yamaha DOU-10 Disk Orchestra Unit. The stereo outputs from the external tone generator module are connected to the AUX IN L/ L+R and R jacks, allowing the sound of the tone generator to be repro- DOU-10 duced via the Clavinova’s internal sound system and s
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Selecting & Playing Voices Turn Power On................................................................................................... After making sure that the Clavinova’s AC cord is properly plugged into the Clavinova itself and plugged into a convenient AC wall outlet, POWER press the [POWER] switch located to the left of the keyboard to turn the power ON. When the power is turned ON, one of the voice selector LEDs will light. Set the Volume .............................................
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Playing the Demonstration Tunes Demonstration tunes are provided that effectively demonstrate each of the Clavinova’s voices. There are also 30 piano songs that you can play individually, all in sequence, or in random order. Here’s how you can select and play the demo tunes. Engage the Demo Mode ......................................................................... DEMO/ PIANO SONG Press the [DEMO/PIANO SONG] button to engage the demo mode — the voice selector indicators will flash in sequen
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Playing the Demonstration Tunes Piano Song A-B Repeat The A-B Repeat function can be used to continuously repeat a specified phrase within a piano song. Combined with the Part Cancel function described below, this provides an excellent way to practice difficult phrases. Specify the Beginning (A) of the Phrase .............................. Select and play a piano song, then press the [FUNCTION] button at FUNCTION the beginning of the phrase you want to repeat. This sets the “A” point (“A-” will
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Playing the Demonstration Tunes Piano Song Part Cancel The 30 piano songs have separate left- and right-hand parts that can be turned on and off as required so you can practice the corresponding part on the keyboard. The right-hand part is played by the recorder’s [1] track, and the left-hand part is played by recorder’s [2] track. Turn the Desired Part Off ....................................................................... RECORDER Press the RECORDER [1] or [2] button to turn the correspond
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The Dual Mode The dual mode makes it possible to play two voices simultaneously across the entire range of the keyboard. To activate the dual mode simply press two voice selectors at the same time (or press one voice selector while holding another). The HARPSI- IANO 1 E.PIANO 2 CHORD voice indicators of both selected voices will light when the dual mode is active. To return to the normal single-voice play mode, press any single voice selector. • The dual and split modes cannot be engaged at the
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The Split Mode The split mode makes it possible to play two different voices on the keyboard — one with the left hand and another with the right hand. The left-hand voice is played on all keys to the left of (and including) a specified “split point” key, while the right-hand voice is played on all keys to the right of the split point key. To activate the split mode simply press the [SPLIT] button so thats SPLIT indicator lights. The split mode can be turned off at any time by press- ing the [SPL
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Reverb The [REVERB] button selects a number of digital reverb effects that you can use for extra depth and expressive power. ROOM To select a reverb type press the [REVERB] button a few times until HALL 1 HALL 2 the indicator corresponding to the desired type lights (the indicators STAGE light in sequence each time the [REVERB] button is pressed). No REVERB reverb is produced when all indicators are off. OFF No reverb effect is selected when no REVERB indicator is lit. ROOM This setting add a co
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The Chorus Effect The [EFFECT] button engages a chorus effect that can give your sound greater depth and animation. The [EFFECT] button turns the chorus effect on (indicator lit) and EFFECT off (indicator off). • The default effect on/off settings are different for each voice. Adjusting Effect Depth ............................................................................. TEMPO/ While the chorus effect is on the effect depth can be individually EFFECT SONG adjusted for the selected voice by
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Touch Sensitivity Four different types of keyboard touch sensitivity — HARD, MEDIUM, SOFT or FIXED — can be selected to match different playing styles and preferences. HARD To select a touch sensitivity type press the [TOUCH] button a few MEDIUM SOFT times until the indicator corresponding to the desired type lights (the FIXED TOUCH indicators light in sequence each time the [TOUCH] button is pressed). HARD The HARD setting requires the keys to be played quite hard to produce maximum loudness. M
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Tuning Tuning makes it possible to adjust the pitch of the Clavinova over a 427.0 Hz … 453.0 Hz (corresponding to the A3 note’s Hz) range in approximately 0.2 Hertz intervals. Pitch control is useful for tuning the Clavinova to match other instruments or recorded music. Tuning Up ............................................................................................................... A-1 B-1 C3 B3 Z To tune up (raise pitch), hold the A-1 and B-1 keys simultaneously. X Press any key between
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The Metronome & Tempo Control The CLP-555 built-in metronome is a convenient feature for practice, and it can also provide a solid rhythmic guide when recording using the Recorder feature, described below. The Metronome The metronome sound is alternately turned on and off by pressing METRONOME the [METRONOME] button. When on, the beat indicator flashes at the current tempo. Beat indicator Metronome Volume ...................................................................................... The
