Yamaha CLP-295GP 1. , 2.

CLP-295GP Owner’s Manual 35

Basic Operation

Selecting and Playing Voices

Using the metronome

The Clavinova is built-in metronome (a device that keeps an accurate tempo) is a convenient feature for

practice.

Procedure

1. Start the metronome.

Press the METRONOME [ON/OFF] button.

Adjusting the tempo

The default tempo is 120. (If a song has been selected, the song tempo is used.)

Press the TEMPO [DOWN] or [UP] button.

You can set the time signature, metronome volume, and metro-nome tone using the METRO-NOME [SETTING] button. (See page 76.)

To adjust the tempo (number of beats per minute: 5–500), use the TEMPO

[DOWN][UP] or the D [–][+] buttons. To reset the tempo to the normal

(default) setting, press the [DOWN] and [UP] buttons or the D [–] and [+]

buttons simultaneously.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the normal screen.

2. Stop the metronome.

Press the METRONOME [ON/OFF] button.

FUNCTION

iAFC

SETTING

CHORUSREVERB

BRILLIANCE

MELLOWBRIGHT

VOICE

SETTING

SPLIT

GUITAR

VIBRA-

PHONE

E.CLAVI-

CHORD

HARPSI-

CHORD

SYNTH.

PAD WOOD

BASS E.BASS

E.PIANO

2

E.PIANO

1

GRAND

PIANO 1

CHURCH

ORGAN JAZZ

ORGAN

GRAND

PIANO 2

STRINGS CHOIR XG

CONTRAST

EXIT

B

D

NO YES

A

C

METRONOME

ON/OFF SETTING

DOWN UP

TEMPO

EXTRA

PARTS LEFT RIGHT SONG

SELECT

FILE/SONG

SETTING

PLAY/PAUSESTOPREC

SONG

NEW SONG SYNC START

REPEAT

DEMOSONG BALANCE

KEYBOARD

SONG

MIN MAX

MASTER VOLUME VOICE

1 2

TEMPO [DOWN] [UP] buttons

TIP

B

D

NO YES

A

C

Tempo120

TIP

Contents

Main CLP-295GP OWNER'S MANUAL IMPORTANT SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION Introduction CAUTION PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING Do not open * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Connections Maintenance Handling caution Using the bench (If included) Saving data About this Owners Manual and Data List Included Accessories Table of contents Introduction.......................................................... 2 Basic Operation .................................................. 19 Detailed Settings ................................................ 67 Appendix .......................................................... 103 Application Index Listening Playing Changing tonal color Practicing Settings Connecting the Clavinova to other devices Assembling Quick solution Introduction Panel Controls and Terminals Top panel Panel Controls and Terminals Introduction to the Controls Press the button corresponding to the function you want to use. Selecting items/parameters with the buttons on the side of the display. Introduction CLP-295GP Owners Manual 13 Introduction to the Controls [EXIT] button EXIT To reset the values or parameters, press the [][+] buttons simultaneously. To execute or cancel the operation, press the B [ (NO)] [+ (YES)] button. Before Using the Clavinova About the key cover To open the key cover: To close the key cover: About the music rest About the Lid Before Using the Clavinova Turning the power on 1. Connect the power cable. 2. Turn on the power to the Clavinova. 1-21-1 Before Using the Clavinova Adjusting the display contrast Setting the volume Using headphones Using the Headphone Hanger Page Page 20 Listening to the Demonstration Tunes Demonstration tunes 1. 1 3 2 VoiceDemo SelectVoiceButton 2. 3. Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs the number of measures The song number appears on the display. Press the [PLAY/PAUSE] button to start playback. Playing the 50 piano preset songs 3. Fast forward and rewind 4. Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs Practicing a one-hand part using 50 preset songs 1. 2. 3. Practicing with the Repeat Playback function and the preset songs 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. CLP-295GP Owners Manual 27 Selecting and Playing Voices Selecting Voices 1. Press a voice group button. Use A [][+] buttons to select a voice. Using the pedals Damper (right) pedal Sostenuto (center) pedal Soft pedal (left) CLP-295GP Owners Manual 29 Adding variation to the sound [BRILLIANCE]/[REVERB]/[CHORUS] [REVERB] button MASTER VOLUME Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main screen. [BRILLIANCE] [REVERB] [CHORUS] CLP-295GP Owners Manual 31 Combining two voices (Dual mode) Voice 1 Voice 2 1. Press two voice group buttons simultaneously. 3. Press any voice group button. 1 3 1. 3. 4. Splitting the keyboard range and playing two differ- ent voices (Split mode) 1. Press the [SPLIT] button. 2. Use the voice group buttons and the A [] [+] buttons to select the voice for the right-hand area. Refer to page 27 for details on how to select XG voice. 4. and left-hand range). Press the [SPLIT] button. The normal setting of the split point is F2. To change the split point setting: 1. Press the METRONOME [ON/OFF] button. Adjusting the tempo The default tempo is 120. (If a song has been selected, the song tempo is used.) Press the TEMPO [DOWN] or [UP] button. Recording Your Performance Recording a New Song CLP-295GP Owners Manual 37 Recording a performance without specifying the recording part Record standby screen 1. Press the [REC] and [STOP] buttons simultaneously. Set the tempo in Step 3. See page 44 for more informa- tion on recording in Dual/Split mode. 3. 2 4. 5. Re-recording a song partially 1. 1-1 1-2 1-3 2. to re-record. 3. 4. 5. 6. CLP-295GP Owners Manual 41 Recording a performance of several different parts 1. 2. mode. 2 3 2 SongRecording BAR 001 -----:NewSong 3. Other recording techniques Adding data to or recording over an existing song 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Adjusting the volume balance between playback and your performance [SONG BALANCE] 1. to make adjustments. Recording in Dual or Split mode Parts assigned for recording Dual Split Split+Dual Handling les such as deleting song les ... Clavinova memory Song types Limitation of le operations Basic le operation Press the [EXIT] button. 1. 2 3 5 2. 3. Press the [FILE/SONG SETTING] or A [][+] buttons repeatedly to display the desired item. Saving recorded songs to a USB storage device ... [Save] 4-1 4-2 4-3 Deleting a song from the Clavinovas Storage memory or from a USB storage device ... [Delete] 4-1 Renaming les ... [Rename] You can change a songs title except for the preset songs and [-----: NewSong]. (page 48). 4. Rename Execute?--> M-001:NewSong001 Copying les ... [Copy] You can copy songs. However, you cannot copy les to the same root direc- tory or same folder. Copy operation Copy Execute?--> U1-001:NewaSong001 /- 4-1 4-2 4-3 Moving les ... [Move] 4-1 4-2 4-3 Making folders in the USB storage device ... [MakeDir] See page 47 for information on basic operations. The following is a detailed procedure for step 4. 4-1 age device on page 48 to name the folder. Formatting a USB storage device ... [Format] 4 Changing the type of characters on screen ... [CharacterCode] 56 Playing Back Recorded Songs and Commercially-available Music Data Song select screen 34 5 2. Playing back a song 3. 4. 5. Playing Back Recorded Songs and Commercially-available Music Data Turning part playback on and off Supported song data type Data formats that can be played on the CLP-295GP Connections Connectors Page Connecting to a USB storage device Compatible USB storage devices Connection to a USB storage device Formatting USB storage media To display the data in the USB storage device Backing up your data to a computer Backing up the instrument data to a computer Copying les from a computer hard disk to a USB storage device Connecting a personal computer Connecting the USB port on the computer to the Clavinovas USB [TO HOST] terminal Using a MIDI interface and the Clavinovas MIDI terminals Use a MIDI interface device to connect a computer to the Clavinova using special MIDI cables. CAUTION Precautions when using the USB [TO HOST] terminal Page Detailed Settings Metronome [METRONOME SETTING] Parameter List Recording and playback [FILE/SONG SETTING] Voices [VOICE SETTING] In Dual mode, parameters with the mark are set for Voice 1 and Voice 2 individually. * iAFC [iAFC SETTING] Page Making detailed settings 11 12 3 5 1. 2. Press the setting button, A [][+], and/or C [][+] buttons repeatedly as required. 3. 2 3 4. If Execute? or Start? appears: If Set? appears: 5. CLP-295GP Owners Manual 73 Detailed settings for recording and playback Specify the phrase number. [FILE/SONG SETTING] button Playing back a song/all songs repeat- edly [SongRepeat] SongRepeat Off USBSongs Detailed settings for recording and playback [FILE/SONG SETTING] Correcting note timing [Quantize] Specifying whether playback starts immediately along with the rst voic- ing [QuickPlay] Detailed settings for recording and playback [FILE/SONG SETTING] You can select a single channel to listen to its con- tents. Playback starts from the rst note. Ch1 - Ch16 You can delete data from each of 16 channels. Ch1 - Ch16, ALL (all channels) Detailed settings for the metronome METRONOME [SETTING] To mute the beat count, select BellOff. You can set the time signature, volume level, and voice of the Clavinova metronome. Press the METRONOME [SETTING] button to access the Metronome Setting menu. Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING] 2 1 1. ting menu. Setting the octave [Octave]* Setting the volume level [Volume]* Octave 0 Octave(GrndPno1) 0 Volume 100 Setting the reverb type [ReverbType] Setting the reverb depth [ReverbSend]* Selecting the chorus type [Chorus Type] Setting the chorus depth [ChorusSend]* Setting the chorus on/off [ChorusOnOff] Selecting the DSP type* [DSP Type (DSP)] Setting the speed of the vibraphone vibrato effect* [VibeRotorSpeed] Turning the vibraphone vibrato effect on/off* [VibeRotorOnOff (RotorOnOff)] Slow/Fast Setting the rotation speed of the rotary speaker* [RotarySpeed (Rot.Speed)] Adjusting the depth of the DSP effect* [DSPDepth] Adjusting the brightness of the sound* [Brightness] RotarySpeed Slow DSPDepth 127 Adjusting the low-range gain (amount of boost/cut) of the equal- izer* [EQ LowGain] Adjusting the high-range frequency of the equalizer* [EQ HighFreq. (EQ H.Freq)] Adjusting the high-range gain (amount of boost/cut) of the equal- izer* [EQ HighGain] EQ LowGain 0 EQ HighFreq. 500 Detailed settings for iAFC [iAFC SETTING] On/Off Press [iAFC SETTING] button to enter iAFC Setting mode. [iAFC SETTING] button Detailed settings for iAFC [iAFC SETTING] Adjusting the Spatial Effect depth [SpatialFX Depth] Calibration (automatic adjustment) [Calibration] Restoring the default calibration set- ting [iAFC Default] Other settings You can make detailed settings for touch, tuning, scale, etc. Press the [FUNCTION] button to enter Function mode. You can specify a touch response (how the sound responds to the way you play the keys). Changing the key [Transpose] Fine tuning the pitch [Tune] Selecting a tuning curve for a piano voice [PianoTuningCurve] Selecting a scale [Scale] You can specify the split point (the boundary between the right-hand and left-hand keyboard areas). Specifying the Split Point [Split Point] Setting the right pedal function [RPedalFunc] Setting the center pedal function [CPedalFunc] Setting the left pedal function [LPedalFunc] Setting the auxiliary pedal function [AuxPedalFunc] Turning the right pedal function on/ off [RPedalOnOff] Turning the center pedal function on/off [CPedalOnOff] Turning the left pedal function on/off [LPedalOnOff] Turning the auxiliary pedal function on/off [AuxPedalOnOff] Assigning the SONG [PLAY/PAUSE] function to the pedal [PedalPlay/Pause] Selecting a type of auxiliary pedal [AuxPedalType] Setting the point at which the damper pedal starts to affect the sound [HalfPedalPoint] Adjusting the depth of the Soft pedal [SoftPedalDepth] Setting the depth of string resonance [StringResonanceDepth] Setting the depth of sustain sampling for the damper pedal [SustainSamplingDepth] Specifying the volume of the key-off sound [KeyOffSamplingDepth] Setting the range of pitch bend [PitchBendRange] Switching the speaker on/off [Speaker] Selecting the AUX OUT level [AuxOutLevel] Setting the MIDI transmit channel [MidiOutChannel] Setting the MIDI receive channel [MidiInChannel] Turning Local control on/off [LocalControl] Selecting performance from the keyboard or song data for MIDI transmission [MidiOutSelect] Selecting a type of data received via MIDI [ReceiveParameter] Selecting a type of data transmitted via MIDI [TransmitParameter] Transmitting the initial settings on the panel [InitialSetup] Selecting items saved at shutdown [MemoryBackup] Restoring the normal (default) set- tings [FactorySet] [POWER] switch POWER Backing up the Clavinova's internal data [FullBackup] FullBackup Execute?--> Save Select Save or Load. Perform backup. Message List Page Page Page Page Page Questions about Operations and Functions You can change all data except for note data, Octave setting or Time Signature after recording. Questions about Operations and Functions Page Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Data Compatibility Basic Check Points Sequence Format Voice Allocation Format Data Compatibility Disk format Preset Voice List : Yes : No Preset Voice List Voice Combination Examples (Dual and Split) Dual Dual + Split Split CLP-295GP: Keyboard Stand Assembly 1. rm that all parts shown in the illus- tration are included. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. When moving the instrument after assembly, always hold the bottom of the main unit. Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks (Optional) Floppy Disk Compatibility Formatting a Floppy Disk Inserting/Removing Floppy Disks Inserting a Floppy Disk into the Disk Drive: Installing the Floppy Disk Drive (Optional) 1. 2. 3. 4. 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