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Contents
The Control Panel............................................................ 2
Connections...................................................................... 4
Selecting & Playing Voices........................................... 5
Playing the Demonstration Tunes............................... 6
The Dual Mode..................................................................7
Adjusting the Balance Between the
Dual-mode Voices.................................................. 7
Shifting a Dual-Mode Voice Up One Octave.......... 7
Slow-attack Strings (CLP-155 only) .......................7
Memorizing the Balance, Strings Type (CLP-155),
& Octave Shift Settings ..........................................7
Reverb ...............................................................................8
Adjusting Reverb Depth .........................................8
Memorizing the Reverb Type & Depth Settings .....8
Brilliance (CLP-155) ..........................................................9
Memorizing the Brilliance Setting........................... 9
The Pedals......................................................................... 9
Soft (Left) Pedal .....................................................9
Sostenuto (Center) Pedal....................................... 9
Damper (Right) Pedal.............................................9
Touch Sensitivity........................................................... 10
Memorizing the Touch Sensitivity Setting ............10
Transposition..................................................................10
Pitch Control................................................................... 11
Tuning Up............................................................. 11
Tuning Down ........................................................11
To Restore Standard Pitch................................... 11
Memorizing the Pitch Control Setting................... 11
The Metronome & Tempo Control............................. 12
The Metronome ........................................................12
Metronome Volume.............................................. 12
Metronome Time Signature.................................. 12
Tempo Control.......................................................... 12
Using the Recorder .......................................................13
Recording..................................................................13
Changing the Initial Settings.................................14
Erasing a Single Track .........................................14
Playback ...................................................................14
Fast Forward Playback.........................................14
MIDI Functions ...............................................................15
A Brief Introduction to MIDI ..................................15
MIDI “Messages” Transmitted & Received
by the Clavinova................................................... 15
MIDI Transmit & Receive Channel Selection .......16
MIDI Transmit Transpose..................................... 16
Other MIDI Functions................................................ 17
Local Control ON/OFF..........................................17
Program Change ON/OFF ...................................17
Control Change ON/OFF......................................18
The Multi-Timbre Mode ........................................18
The MIDI Split & Left Local OFF Mode ................19
The MIDI Split & Right Local Off Mode ................19
Transmitting the Panel Settings (CLP-155 only) ..20
Bulk Data Dump ...................................................20
Factory Preset Recall ...................................................21
Troubleshooting.............................................................21
Options & Expander Modules ....................................21
Keyboard Stand Assembly ............................................i
MIDI Data Format ...........................................................vii
Specifications................................................................ viii
MIDI Implementation Chart ..........................................ix