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Owner’s Manual
IMPORTANT
Check Your Power Supply
Make sure that your local AC mains voltage matches
the voltage specified on the name plate on the bottom
panel. In some areas a voltage selector may be
provided on the bottom panel of the main keyboard
unit near the power cord. Make sure that the voltage
selector is set for the voltage in your area. The voltage
selector is set at 240V when the unit is initially shipped.
To change the setting use a “minus” screwdriver to
rotate the selector dial so
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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 or smoke should appear to be caused by it, immedi
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2 Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha Clavinova! We recommend that you read this manual care- fully so that you can fully take advantage of the advanced and convenient functions of the Clavinova. We also recommend that you keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference. Accessories l Music Software Collection Disk (and Music Book) This disk features sample songs that you can play back on your Clavinova, as well as MIDI driver software for computers. l Floppy Disk Use this blank
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aaaaaaaaaa aaaaa aaaaaaa aaaaaaaa Features of the Clavinova l Large, Easy-to-use LCD Display The large LCD (together with the various panel buttons) provides comprehensive and easy-to-un- derstand control of the Clavinova’s operations (page 16). l Wealth of Rich, Realistic Voices The Clavinova has a wide variety of authentic and dynamic voices, including 224 original voices (195 voices on the CVP-105), 6 Organ Flute voices (CVP-109/107/700), 480 XG voices, and 13 drum/ SFX kits (12 kits on the C
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4 aaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa a a a aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: Playing Two Voices on Different Sides of the Keyboard — Split Mode 41 Getting Ready Selecting the Left Voice ................................................................... 41 About This Manual 8 Changing the Main Voice in Split Mode ........................................... 42 Changing the Keyboard Settings for the Left Voice ......................... 42 Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks 9 Us
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Using Style Files 105 CHAPTER 8: About the Yamaha Style File Format ............................................. 105 Vocal Harmony Loading Styles from a Disk ............................................................ 105 Playing Loaded Style Files ............................................................. 107 Singing with Vocal Harmony (CVP-109/107/700) 175 Using Vocal Harmony ...............................................
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6 CHAPTER 1: Getting Ready aaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaa About This Manual This section explains the notation conventions that are used throughout this manual. n Square brackets [ ] ............................................................................................ DEMO Square brackets enclose the names of panel buttons, sliders, and connectors as they appear on your HELP Clavinova. For example, the DEMO button is expressed as [DEMO] in this manual. VOCAL HARMONY n Bold characters .......
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DISK IN USE DISK IN USE Handling the Floppy Disk a aaaaaaaaaa Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks l Precautions n Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write Be sure to handle floppy disks and treat the disk drive with Head ...................................................................................... care. Follow the important precautions below. l Clean the read/write head regularly. This instrument l Compatible Disk Type employs a precision magnetic read/write head which, after an extended period of u
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8 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Setting Up the Clavinova Music Stand n To raise the music stand: ........................................................................... Z Pull the stand up and toward yourself as far as it will go. X Flip down the two metal supports at the left and the right on the rear of the music stand. CVP-109 C Lower the music stand so that it rests on the metal supports. On the CVP-109/107/105, the illustration shows that the angle of the music stand can be set in one of three posi
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aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Setting Up the Clavinova Lid (CVP-700 only) n To open the lid: ..................................................................................................... ZRaise the music stand as described in “Music Stand” on page 10. XRaise and hold the right side of the lid (viewed from the keyboard end of the instrument). CRaise the lid stay and carefully lower the lid so that the end of the stay fits into the recess in the lid. n To close the lid: ........
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10 aaaaaaaaaa a Panel Controls and Terminals b n m Mac MIDI PC-1 PC-2 MIDI TO HOST HOST SELECT IN OUT THRU b / AUX IN AUX OUT R L/L+RL R /L+R THRU OUT IN PEDAL HOST SELECT TO HOST MIDI PC-2 PC-1 MIDI Mac CVP-109 X CVP-105 CVP-107 PAL NTSC L/L+RL R /L+R R EXP. VIDEO . , m n AUX OUT AUX IN PEDAL OUT VIDEO SELECT CVP-700 , . / Z 6 STYLE CONTRAST * ROCK/ DEMO 8BEAT 16BEAT BALLAD DANCE R&B PIANIST BEAT u t 3 SWING/ BALL– TRAD/ HELP JAZZ LATIN COUNTRY ROOM WALTZ DISK TEMPO 1 2 i ) VOLUME 4 CUSTOM
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a aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Panel Controls and Terminals C CVP-109 V B J VOICE DISK IN USE T Y U I j K MASTER SYNTHE- STRINGS/ PIANO E. PIANO GUITAR SIZER ORGAN SONG MIXER EQUALIZER FUNCTION CHOIR SAX/ PER- FLUTE ENSEMBLE BRASS BASS CUSSION XG o E GUIDE CONTROL SOUND EASY PLAY NEXT NOTE REPEAT DUAL SPLIT REVERB CHORUS EFFECT O a P k l ; A S SONG CONTROL REGISTRATION/ONE TOUCH SETTING PLAY/ ONE TOUCH R PAUSE REW FF STOP REC 12 3 4 BANK SETTING G BANK REGISTRATION EXIT DIRECT ACCESS H
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12 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Playing the Demo Songs The Clavinova features a total of 50 demo songs: 4 feature songs, 24 special pieces showcasing the voices, and 22 pieces showcasing the styles. Listen to them all and hear what the Clavinova can do. Z Call up the Demo Play mode. .............................................................. Press [DEMO]. The lamps of the STYLE button and VOICE button flash continuously, and the DEMO display appears. DEMO HELP VOCAL HARMONY X Select the desired play mo
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aaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Playing the Demo Songs (B) To listen to a voice demo, press the VOICE button corre- There are two demo songs for each voice sponding to the desired voice category. category. To skip to the second song, Playback starts from the first demo song for the selected category. press the flashing button a second time. The lamp of the corresponding VOICE button flashes. VOICE SYNTHE- STRINGS/ PIANO E. PIANO GUITAR SIZER ORGAN CHOIR SAX/ PER- BRASS FLUTE BASS CUSS
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14 CHAPTER 2: Basic Operation aaaaaaaaa Using the LCD Display Controls You will refer to the LCD display frequently as you operate your Clavinova. This section consists of a short tutorial that will help you learn how to read the LCD display and use the related controls. Selecting a Function Many of the Clavinova’s functions are displayed at the bottom of the LCD. The main display shown below contains two functions: KBD VOL Main display Remember, the main display is the dis- and RIGHT1 VOICE. T
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Using the LCD Display Controls Changing a Setting There are several ways to change a function’s value. Here are two of the main ways: n Using the data dial or [–] and [+] buttons ................................. You can press the [–] and [+] buttons Once you have selected a function, you can change its setting with the repeatedly to change the value a little, or data dial or the [–] and [+] buttons. Since you have just selected KBD hold them down to change i
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16 aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa a Using the LCD Display Controls Changing a Setting in a Menu Display You can use either of the methods described previously to change the current voice selection. Just press RIGHT1 VOICE and hold the button down, or use the data dial or Voice the [+] button to scan through the options. Try listening to a few of the voices while A voice is one of the sounds the Clavinova uses to make you’re at it… music. The problem with this method is that it can be hard
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a aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Using the LCD Display Controls Resetting a Function’s Value After you have changed a function’s value, you may find you want to restore its basic setting. To demonstrate this, we’ll have to look at another of Basic settings • The functions of the Clavinova are set the Clavinova’s displays. Press the [FUNCTION] button. to certain standard values or standard MASTER conditions when the instrument is SONG MIXER EQUALIZER FUNCTION shipped. These settings and cond
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18 aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa a Using the LCD Display Controls Displaying a Different Page Whereas the s and t buttons of the VOICE function you used in the VOICE SELECT display change the menu selection, those of the TUNE Display pages Some displays are divided into two or function do not. The menu items in the FUNCTION display are not related more pages, indicated by a series of to the TUNE function; instead, they represent different FUNCTION display overlapping boxes in the upper ri
