Yamaha C L P - 3 8 0

Panel Controls and Terminals

CLP-380 Owner’s Manual 11

Introduction

1[POWER] switch.................................... page 15

2[MASTER VOLUME] dial .......................page 16

Adjust the volume level using this dial.

3[SONG BALANCE] slider .......................page 38

This lets you adjust the volume balance between the song

playback and the sound you are playing on the keyboard.

4[DEMO] button .....................................page 17

Demonstration playback is available for each voice.

5[REPEAT] button ...................................page 22

For repeatedly playing back a single song or specifying a range

(in beats) within a song for repeated playback.

6[RIGHT], [LEFT], [EXTRA PARTS] buttons

..................................................pages 21, 31, 35

For turning the left- and right-hand parts on or off as required

so you can practice the corresponding part (the part that is

turned off) on the keyboard.

7[REC] button.......................................... page 32

For recording your keyboard performance.

8[PLAY/PAUSE], [STOP] buttons

..................................................pages 20, 49, 71

For playing back the preset songs, your recorded material,

commercially available music data, or songs from the Internet,

etc.

9[SONG SELECT] button..................pages 19, 48

For selecting a song to play back or edit.

)[FILE/SONG SETTING] button........pages 39, 82

For saving recorded songs and managing song ﬁles. Also lets you

make detailed settings for song recording and playback.

!METRONOME [ON/OFF], METRONOME

[SETTING] buttons ...................pages 30, 77, 85

For using the metronome functions.

@TEMPO [UP] [DOWN] buttons.............. page 30

For changing the tempo (speed) of the song and metronome.

#A – D [–] [+] buttons, Display............... page 12

$[CONTRAST] knob................................. page 15

For adjusting the display contrast.

%[EXIT] button......................................... page 13

Pressing this button returns to the main operation display (the

one shown when the power is turned on).

^Voice group buttons.............................page 23

For choosing voice groups. Sixteen groups of voices, including

grand piano, are available. You can also combine two voices and

use them together.

&[VOICE SETTING] button ...............pages 78, 86

For making detailed changes to the voice sound and effects.

*[SPLIT] button .......................................page 28

For playing different voices on the left- and right-hand sections

of the keyboard.

([REVERB], [CHORUS] buttons............... page 26

For adding reverb and chorus effects to the sound.

ºBRILLIANCE [MELLOW] [BRIGHT] buttons

............................................................... page 25

For adjusting the brightness of the sound.

¡[iAFC SETTING] button ................. pages 78, 92

When iAFC is engaged, the Clavinova will sound deeper, more

resonant, and more similar to the sound of an actual acoustic

instrument. You can turn the iAFC function on or off or make

detailed settings for the iAFC.

™[FUNCTION] button....................... pages 79, 94

This lets you make detailed settings, such as adjusting the

keyboard touch, making ﬁne adjustments to the pitch or MIDI

settings.

£USB [TO DEVICE] terminals .................page 72

For connecting the instrument to a USB storage device, allowing

saving/loading of data to and from the connected device. The

instrument has two [TO DEVICE] terminals, A (on the left of

the keyboard) and B (on the connector panel at the bottom),

which can be speciﬁed using the [SELECT] switch.

¢Soft pedal (left), Sostenuto pedal (center),

Damper pedal (right)............................ page 24

For producing a range of expressive effects similar to those

produced by the pedals on an acoustic piano. These pedals can

also be assigned to various functions.

∞[PHONES] jacks......................................page 16

For connecting a set of standard stereo headphones, allowing

private practice.

§USB [TO HOST] terminal.......................page 72

For connecting the instrument to your computer, allowing you

to transfer MIDI data between the Clavinova and the computer.

¶MIDI [IN] [OUT] [THRU] terminals........ page 72

For connecting external MIDI devices, allowing the use of

various MIDI functions.

•[AUX PEDAL] jack..................................page 72

For connecting an optional pedal, allowing convenient foot

control over one of a variety of assignable functions.

ªAUX IN [L/L+R] [R] jacks .......................page 73

For connecting an external tone generator, allowing you to play

the sound of that device via the Clavinova’s internal sound

system and speakers.

‚AUX OUT [L/L+R] [R] jacks....................page 73

For outputting the sound of the Clavinova to external powered

speaker systems, for playing in large venues at higher volumes.

⁄[LAN] port .............................................page 74

By directly connecting the CLP-380 to the Internet, you can use

the special service on the Yamaha website that enables you to

automatically play back a wide variety of songs (song data) in

various musical genres as background music directly on your

instrument.

¤[AC IN] connector..................................page 15

For connection of the power cord.

In order to obtain the optimal results from iAFC, we

recommend that you do the following.

•Position the Clavinova so that its rear panel is at least 10 cm

away from the wall.

•Perform the automatic adjustment after you turn on the

power of the Clavinova for the ﬁrst time, and after each

time you move the Clavinova (page 93).