Document Outline

• Clavinova.
  • Owner's manual
    • miDi
      • Model
      • Serial No.
      • Purchase Date
  • PRECAUTIONS
    • Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even
  • PRECAUTIONS
    • Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or
  • PRECAUTIONS
    • I USING THE BENCH (If included)
    • I SAVING USER DATA
• Cldvinova.
  • Detailed Settings:
  • Appendix:
    • ■ Trademarks
    • Clavinova Web site:
  • Table of contents
  • Application index
    • Use this index to find reference pages that may be helpful for your application and situation.
    • Listening
    • Playing
    • Changing tonal color
    • Practicing
    • Recording
    • Settings
    • Connecl^ing t^he Clavinova to other devices
    • Assembling
    • Quick solution
  • Maintenance
    • Tuning
    • Transporting
  • Included Accessories
    • "50 greats for the Clavinova" Score Collection Owner's Manual
    • Bench
  • Features
    • The Clavinova includes 50 preset songs.
    • [FILE]
    • MAIN voice gruop buttons
    • [DEMO]
    • [METRONOME]
    • [CONTRAST]
    • [REVERB]/
    • [CHORUS]
    • [SONG SETTING]
    • TRANSPOSE [◄ ] [ ► ]
    • TEMPO [DOWN] [UP]
    • [EXIT]
    • LEFT voice group buttons/ [SPLIT POINT]
    • [OTHER SETTING]
  • Before Using the Clavinova
    • Key cover
      • To open the key cover:
    • Music stand
      • To install the music stand:
    • Turning the power on
      • 1. Connect the power cable.
      • 2. Turn on the power to the Clavinova.
        • Power indicator
    • Adjusting the display contrast
    • Setting the volume
    • Using headphones
      • 3
        • 5
        • -6
        • 8
        • B
          • Connectors
  • Listening to the Demonstration Tunes
    • Demonstration tunes
    • Procedure
      • 1. Engage the demo mode.
      • 2. Select a tune and start playback.
  • Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs
    • Playing the 50 piano preset songs
      • Procedure
        • 1. Select a song.
        • 2. Play a preset song.
        • Adjusting the tempo
        • 3. Stop the song playback.
        • Fast forward and rewind
        • Return to the default screen.
    • Practicing a one-hand part using 50 preset songs
      • procedure
        • Turn off the playback part you wish to practice.
        • Start playback and playing.
        • 3. Stop playback.
  • Selecting and Playing Voices
    • Selecting Voices
      • Procedure
        • 1. Select a voice group.
    • Using the pedals
      • Damper (right) pedal
      • Sostenuto (center) pedal
      • Soft pedal (left)
    • Adding variation to the sound [BRILLIANCE]/[REVERB]/[CHORUS]
      • [BRILLIANCE]
      • Procedure
        • [REVERB]
      • Procedure
        • [CHORUS]
      • Procedure
    • Transposition ... [TRANSPOSE]
      • Procedure
        • 1. Display the Transpose screen.
        • Set the transposition amount.
        • Return to the main screen.
    • Combining two voices (Dual mode)
      • Dual mode using voices in different voice groups
      • Enter Dual mode.
      • Select a voice.
      • Exit Dual mode and return to normal play mode.
      • Procedure
    • Splitting the keyboard range and playing two di^er- ent voices (Split mode)
      • Procedure
        • 1, Enter Split mode.
        • Select a voice for the right hand.
        • Select a voice for the left hand.
        • Specify the split point (the border between the right- and left-hand range).
    • Using the metronome
      • Procedure
        • 1. Start the metronome.
        • Adjusting the tempo
        • 2. Stop the metronome.
  • Recording Your Performance
    • Recording a New Song
      • Recording to [TRACK 1]
      • Procedure
        • Select "NewSong" for recording.
        • 2. Select a voice.
        • Enter record mode and select a recording track.
        • Start and stop recording.
        • 5. Play back the recorded performance.
        • Re-recording TRACK 1
      • Procedure
        • 1. Select a voice or voices for recording, if necessary.
      • Procedure
        • 3-2 Keep holding down the [REC] button and press the [TRACK 1] button.
        • Recording to [TRACK2]
      • Procedure
        • Select a voice.
        • Enter record mode and select a recording track.
        • Recording to the third or more tracks [EXTRA TRACKS]
      • Procedure
        • 1. Hold down the [REC] button in step 2 in the "Recording to [TRACK2]" on page 43 and use the B [-]/[+] buttons to select a recording track (3-16).
        • While holding down the [REC] key, press the [EXTRA TRACKS] button.
    • Oi^he^r recording techniques
      • Adding data to or recording over an existing song
      • Procedure
        • Select a song for recording (P-001 - P-050).
        • Changing a voice or tempo after recording
      • Procedure
        • Select a song you wish to change by using the SONG SELECT buttons.
        • To change the voice or tempo in the middle of the song, specify the measure to change using the B [-]/ [+] buttons.
        • Change the settings (voice, reverb, etc.).
        • Press and hold down the [REC] button and select the track to change.
        • 5. Press the [STOP] or [REC] button to exit record mode.
        • Adjusting the volume balance between playback and your performance [SONG BALANCE]
      • Procedure
        • 1. Press one of the SONG BALANCE ^ ] ^] buttons.
        • Adjust the song balance using the SONG BALANCE H] ^] or D [-]/[+] buttons.
        • Recording in Dual or Split mode
  • Saving Recorded Songs and Handling the Files...[FILE]
    • Clavinova memory
    • Basic file operation
    • • Select a song.
    • • Access the File menu.
    • Select the desired parameter.
    • Set the parameter or execute the command.
    • Close the File menu.
    • Saving recorded or other songs to Clavinova Storage memory...[SaveToMemory]
      • Procedure
        • 4-1 Name the song.
        • 4-2 Execute the operation.
    • Deleting songs in Clavinova Storage memory... [DeleteSong]
      • Procedure
        • 4-1 Select a song to delete.
        • 4-2 Execute the operation.
    • Renaming a song...[RenameSong]
      • Procedure
        • 4. Name the song as described in the [SaveToMemory] section (page 50).
    • Changing the type of characters on screen...[Char- acterCode]
  • Playing Back Recorded Songs
    • Playing back a song
      • SONG BALANCE [^] [►]
      • TEMPO [DOWN] [UP]
      • Procedure
        • Display the song select screen.
        • 2. Select the desired song.
        • 2-1 Use the A [-]/[+] buttons to select the song type: "Pre- setSong," or "MemorySong."
        • 2-2 Use the C [-]/[+] or SONG SELECT H^]/^w] buttons to select a song.
        • Start playback.
          • Starting playback automatically as you start playing the keyboard (Synchro Start)
          • Adjusting the tempo
        • Stop playback.
        • 5. Return to the main screen. Pre^^s the [EXIT] button.
    • Turning track playback on and off
  • Connections
    • Connectors
    • Connecting a personal computer
      • . Connecting the serial port on the computer to the Clavinova's TO HOST jack
      • Connection
        • Note for Windows 95/98 users (regarding MIDI driver)
      • Type of serial cables and connection pin assignments
      • Clavinova HOST SELECT switch setting
      • 2. Using a MIDI interface and the Clavinova's MIDI connectors
      • Connection
      • Clavinova HOST SELECT switch setting
      • . Using the USB port on the computer and the UX256, a USB interface
      • Connecting the UX256 to the Clavinova using a serial cable
    • Parameter List
      • Recording and playback [SONG SETTING]
      • MIDI [MIDI SETTING]
      • [OTHER SETTING]
    • Making detailed settings
      • Procedure
        • Write, execute, or save the data.
        • Close the setting menu.
  • Detailed settings for recording and playback [SONG SETTING]
    • Procedure
      • Correcting note timing [Quantize]
        • Specifies the type of note. Notes for which you can adjust the timing:
        • Setting range:
        • Setting range:
      • Playing back a song repeatedly [SongRepeat]
  • Detailed settings for the metronome METRONOME [SETTING]
    • Procedure
      • Setting the metronome time signature [TimeSignature]
      • Setting the metronome volume level [MetronomeVolume]
        • Setting range:
      • Selecting the metronome voice [MetronomeSound]
        • Setting range:
  • Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING]
    • Procedure
      • 1. Select a voice and press the [VOICE SETTING] button to access the "Voice Setting" menu.
      • 2. Press the A [-]/[+] buttons to select the part for which you wish to change the voice.
      • Setting the octave [Octave]^
        • Setting range:
      • Setting the volume level [Volume]*
      • Fine tuning the pitch (only in Dual mode) [Detune]
      • Selecting the reverb type [ReverbType]
      • Setting the reverb depth [ReverbSend]*
      • Selecting the chorus type [Chorus Type]
        • Setting range:
      • Setting the chorus depth [ChorusSend]*
        • Setting range:
      • Setting the chorus on/off [ChorusOnOff]
        • Setting range:
      • Selecting the variation effect type [VariationType]
      • Setting the variation effect depth [VariationSend]*
      • Setting the touch sensitivity [TouchSense]*
      • Setting the right pedal function [RPedal]
      • Setting the center pedal function [MPedal]
        • Setting range:
      • Setting the left pedal function [LPedal]
        • Setting range:
      • Setting the auxiliary pedal function [AuxPedal]
        • Setting range:
  • MIDI [MIDI SETTINC]
    • About MIDI
      • MIDI connectors
      • [TO HOST] connector
      • Procedure
        • Setting the MIDI transmit channel [MidiOutChannel]
          • Setting for:
        • Setting the MIDI receive channel (Port A) [MidiInAChannel]
          • Setting for:
          • Setting range:
          • Setting range:
        • Selecting a type of data transmitted via MIDI [TransmitParameter]
          • Type of data:
        • Executing song data bulk dump [SongBulkDump]
        • Transmitting the initial settings on the panel [InitialSetup]
        • Executing voice data bulk dump [VoiceBulkDump]
  • Other settings
    • Procedure
      • Selecting a touch response [TouchResponse]
        • Setting range:
      • Fine tuning the pitch [Tune]
        • Setting range:
      • Selecting a tuning curve for a piano voice [PianoTuningCurve]
        • Setting range:
      • Selecting a scale [Scale]
        • Setting range:
        • Setting range:
      • Depth of string resonance [StringResonanceDepth]
        • Setting range:
      • Depth of sustain sampling for the damper pedal [SustainSam- plingDepth]
        • Setting range:
        • [UibraphoneRotorSpeed
          • Setting range:
          • Setting range:
          • Setting range:
      • Setting the point at which the damper pedal starts to affect the sound [HalfPedalPoint]
        • Setting range:
      • Pitch bend range [PitchBendRange]
        • Setting range:
      • Replacing the XG voices with preset voices [XGAlternative]
      • Selecting items saved at shutdown [MemoryBackUp]
        • Setting for:
      • Restoring the normal (default) settings [FactorySet]
        • Selecting for "MemorySong":
      • Other method for restoring the normal settings
        • Message
        • Meaning
        • Bulk[>a(laReceivin9
        • Completed
        • BulkDataReceitv'inS
        • Error
        • BulkDalaReceivin9
        • BulkCia(taReceioin9
        • Uoice
        • Canceled
        • Conpleted
        • [XjplicateHane
        • Execute?-->
        • Executin9
        • FactorySet Completed MemorySon9Excluded
        • Message
        • Meaning
        • FaciorySet Conpleied MenorySonglncluded
        • FlashMenoryLifeTine
        • Exit--)
        • LastPowerOfflllegal MenorySongChecking
        • LastPowerOfflllegal MenorySongErrorRecoyered
        • LastPowerOfflllegal MenorySongErased
        • MenoryFull
        • HoSongToDelete
        • OyerWrite?
        • PleaseUait
        • Set?-)
        • Message
        • Meaning
        • SongChanged Save?
        • SongBror
        • SongTooBig
        • Starts-)
        • Sure?--)
        • ToHostError
        • WrongNane
  • Questions about Operations and Functions
    • The buttons do not respond.
    • Performance in Dual or Split mode is not recorded.
    • I cannot change the key signature in the song after recording.
    • How much data can I record?
    • The song title is not correct.
  • Appendix
  • Preset Voice List
  • Voice Combination Examples (Dual and Split)
  • CLP-970A/970AM/970AC: Keyboard Stand Assembly
    • A CAUTION
    • 1. Attach the side panels to the pedal box.
    • 2. Attach the rear panel.
    • 3. Mount the main unit.
    • 3* Connect the pedal cord.
    • 6. Secure the pedal cord.
    • 4. Fi
    • Fix the main unit.
    • Set the voltage selector and connect the power cord.
    • 8. Set the adjuster.
  • Index
    • Numerics
    • D
    • L
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • E
    • F
    • H
    • M
    • N
    • O
      • INFORMATION RELATING TO PERSONAL INJURY, ELECTRICAL SHOCK, AND FIRE HAZARD POSSIBILITIES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS LIST.