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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
(CVP-87A and CVP-85A) or on the rear panel
(CVP-83S). Make sure that the voltage selector
is set for the voltage in your area.
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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION PRODUCT SAFETY MARKINGS: Yamaha electronic ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Yamaha strives to pro- products may have either labels similar to the graphics duce products that are both user safe and environmentally shown below or molded/stamped facsimiles of these friendly. We sincerely believe that our products and the graphics on the enclosure. The explanation of these graph- production methods used to produce them, meet these ics appears on this page. Please observe all cautions i
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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- 8. This product was NOT designed for use in wet/damp loca- uct, basic precautions should always be followed. These pre- tions and should not be used near water or exposed to rain. Exam- cautions include, but are not limited to, the following: ples of wet/damp locations are; near a swimming poo
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Introduction Thank you for choosing a Yamaha Clavinova. Your Clavinova is a fine musical instrument that employs ad- vanced Yamaha music technology. With the proper care, your Clavinova will give you many years of musical pleas- ure. floppy disk (Style Disk). AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generator sys- Full-keyboard ABC (Auto Bass Chord) provides ac- tem offers a range of 60 rich, realistic voices. companiment as you play across the entire keyboard. A maximum of 32-note polyphony permit
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1 Taking Care of Your Clavinova Your Clavinova will give you years of playing pleasure if you observe the simple rules given below: • To eject a floppy disk, press the eject button slowly as far as 1. Avoid Humidity & Heat it will go. Then when the disk Is fully ejected, remove it by Avoid placing the Clavinova in areas that are subject to exces- hand. sive humidity or heat. Do not leave the instrument near heaters • The disk may not be ejected properly if the eject button is or in a car exposed
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4 Preparation The Music Stand If you will be using sheet music with your Clavinova, raise the music stand built into it’s top panel by lifting the rear edge of the music stand, flip the support brackets on the rear of the music stand down so that they fit into the corresponding recesses. The music stand can be lowered after slightly lifting the stand and flipping the two brackets which support it upward. The Key Cover (CVP-87A & CVP-85A) To open the CVP-87A or CVP-85A key cover lift it just
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5 The Volume Controls The Clavinova has several volume controls that give MIN MAX you extra versatility in creating the required sound. RHYTHM MIN MAX CHORD 1 MIN MAX CHORD 2 MIN MAX BASS MIN MAX MIN MAX AUTO BASS CHORD BEAT SONG NUMBER SONG PHRASE GUIDE LAMP RHYTHM FULL KEYBOARD SINGLE FINGER FINGERED SOLO POP 1 DANCE 16BEAT 1 ROCK’N’ SLOW COUNTRY 1 SELECT REPEAT CANCEL MIDI/ TRANSPOSE STYLEPLAY POP 2 DANCE POP 1 16BEAT 2 16BEAT ROCK SHUFFLE COUNTRY 2 DISK PIANO CLAVINOVA E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES G
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6 Demonstration Playback The Clavinova features 25 demonstration tunes that effectively demonstrate its sound and accompaniment capabilities. Here’s how you can select and play the demo tunes. DANCE SLOW POP 1 16BEAT 1 ROCK’N’ COUNTRY 1 POP 1 ROCK DANCE 16BEAT CLAVINOVA POP 2 16BEAT 2 SHUFFLE COUNTRY 2 PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS POP 2 SHUFFLE TONE 1234567 SWING BIG BAND BOSSA CHA-CHA MARCH WALTZ 8 90 UPRIGHT ELEC JAZZ BOOGIE SAMBA RHUMBA MARCH 6/8 J.WALTZ ORGAN CHOIR DRUMS VOICE 1
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7 Voice Selection The CVP-87A, CVP-85A, and CVP-83S have a CLAVINOVA PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS TONE total of 60 different voices that can be selected in a number of ways. There’s also a “Keyboard Percus- 1234567 sion” mode that let’s you play a range of drums and 8 90 UPRIGHT ELEC ORGAN CHOIR DRUMS VOICE 13-60 BASS BASS percussion instruments on the keyboard. MIN MAX AUTO BASS CHORD BEAT SONG NUMBER SONG PHRASE LAMP RHYTHM FULL KEYBOARD SINGLE FINGER FINGERED SOLO POP 1 DANCE 16B
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8 Voice Selection Panel Voices (1 — 12) No. Name Usable Range No. Name Usable Range No. Name Usable Range 1 PIANO A-1 - C7 19 SAX SOFT A#0 - F#5 40 FOLK GUITAR E1 - A4 2 CLAVINOVA TONE C1 - C7 20 CLARINET D2 - A#5 41 JAZZ GUITAR 1 E1 - A4 3 E. PIANO C1 - C6 21 OBOE A#2 - G5 42 JAZZ GUITAR 2 E1 - A4 4 HARPSI C1 - C6 22 FLUTE G2 - F#6 43 ROCK GUITAR 1 E1 - A4 5 VIBES F2 - F5 23 ACCORDION F2 - A5 44 ROCK GUITAR 2 E1 - A4 6 GUITAR E1 - F#4 24 HARMONICA C3 - C6 45 MUTE GUITAR E1 - A4 7 STRINGS C0 - C
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9 Dual Mode The DUAL mode makes it possible to play two CLAVINOVA PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS TONE voices simultaneously across the entire range of the keyboard. This makes it easy to create excep- 1234567 tionally rich, thick tonal textures. 8 90 UPRIGHT ELEC ORGAN CHOIR DRUMS VOICE 13-60 BASS BASS MIN MAX AUTO BASS CHORD BEAT SONG NUMBER SONG PHRASE LAMP RHYTHM FULL KEYBOARD SINGLE FINGER FINGERED SOLO POP 1 DANCE 16BEAT 1 ROCK’N’ SLOW COUNTRY 1 SELECT REPEAT GUIDE CANCEL MIDI/ S
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10 Split Mode The split mode lets you play different voices with the left and right hands — bass with the left and pi- SPLIT ano with the right, for example. You can assign any of the Clavinova’s voices to the left and right-hand sections of the keyboard. MIN MAX AUTO BASS CHORD BEAT SONG NUMBER SONG PHRASE LAMP RHYTHM FULL KEYBOARD SINGLE FINGER FINGERED SOLO POP 1 DANCE 16BEAT 1 ROCK’N’ SLOW COUNTRY 1 SELECT REPEAT GUIDE CANCEL MIDI/ STYLEPLAY DANCE POP 1 16BEAT ROCK DISK CLAVINOVA TRANSPOSE M
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11 Split Mode Split Balance The volume balance between the left-hand and right-hand voices can be ad- justed by using the TEMPO [ ] and [ ] buttons while holding the [SPLIT] but- SPLIT ton. The selected balance value (1 … 15) will be shown on the TEMPO display 8 while the [SPLIT] and TEMPO [s] or [ ] buttons are held. TEMPO A setting of “1” sets the volume of the left voice to maximum and the right voice to minimum (no sound). A setting of “8” sets both voices to the same volume (this i
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12 Digital Reverb Effects The [REVERB] button provides a number of ROOM digital effects that you can use for extra depth and HALL 1 HALL 2 expressive power. COSMIC MIN MAX AUTO BASS CHORD BEAT SONG NUMBER SONG PHRASE GUIDE LAMP RHYTHM FULL KEYBOARD SINGLE FINGER FINGERED SOLO STYLEPLAY POP 1 DANCE POP 1 16BEAT 1 ROCK’N’ SLOW ROCK COUNTRY 1 SELECT REPEAT CANCEL MIDI/ TRANSPOSE MIN MAX POP 2 DANCE 16BEAT 2 16BEAT SHUFFLE COUNTRY 2 DISK PIANO CLAVINOVA E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT POP
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13 The Keyboard & Polyphony Keyboard only 32 notes. The Clavinova has “32-note polyphony” which means you can normally play up to 32 notes at once. Keyboard only (dual) 16 notes. This number varies, however, according to the func- Keyboard + rhythm 24 notes (rhythm uses 8). tions being used, as shown in the chart below: Keyboard (dual) + rhythm 12 notes Keyboard + ABC 12 notes (rhythm 8; ABC 12). Keyboard (dual) + ABC 6 notes The number of available notes is further reduced if the performance
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14 The Pedals The CVP-83S and CVP-85A have two pedals CVP-87A CVP-85A/83S while the CVP-87A has three. These offer a range SOFT SOFT SOSTENUTO of advanced expressive capabilities. START/STOP START/STOP SOLO STYLEPLAY SOLO STYLEPLAY CVP-87A CVP-85A/83S MIN MAX AUTO BASS CHORD BEAT SONG PHRASE LAMP RHYTHM SOLO DANCE SLOW SONG NUMBER SELECT REPEAT GUIDE CANCEL MIDI/ FULL KEYBOARD SINGLE FINGER FINGERED STYLEPLAY POP 1 POP 1 DANCE 16BEAT 1 ROCK 16BEAT ’N’ ROCK COUNTRY 1 DISK CLAVINOVA TRANSPOSE MIN
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15 Pan MIDI/ TRANSPOSE MIN MAX AUTO BASS CHORD BEAT SONG PHRASE LAMP RHYTHM SOLO DANCE SLOW SONG NUMBER SELECT REPEAT GUIDE CANCEL MIDI/ FULL KEYBOARD SINGLE FINGER FINGERED STYLEPLAY POP 1 DANCE POP 1 16BEAT 1 16BEAT ROCK’N’ ROCK COUNTRY 1 DISK CLAVINOVA TRANSPOSE MIN MAX POP 2 POP 2 16BEAT 2 SHUFFLE SHUFFLE COUNTRY 2 STYLE 1 PIANO TONE E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT CHORD 1 RIGHT/1TR LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM DEMO START/STOP START SYNCHRO INTRO/ENDING METRONOME ROOM MIN MAX 123456
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16 Pitch Control Pitch control makes it possible to tune the Clavinova over a ±50-cent range (approximate) in approximately 1.2-cent or 1-hertz intervals. A hundred “cents” equals one semitone, so the tuning range provided allows fine tuning of overall pitch over a range of approximately a semitone. Pitch control is useful for tuning the Clavinova to match other instruments or recorded music. Tuning Up ............................................................................................
