54 CLP-295GP Owner’s Manual
Basic Operation
Handling files such as deleting song files ... [FILE/SONG SETTING]
Making folders in the USB storage device ... [MakeDir]
You can create folders (directories) on the USB storage device to organize songs. This instrument enables you
to create folders only in the USB storage device—not in the Preset song memory and Storage memory.
Procedure
See page 47 for information on basic operations.
The following is a detailed procedure for step 4.
4-1 Follow the steps “Saving recorded songs to a USB stor-
age device” on page 48 to name the folder.
4-2 Press the B [+ (YES)] button located next to “Exe-
cute?.”
Follow the instructions on screen.
The folder is created in the root directory in the USB1 (indicated by
“U1” in this display) device.

Formatting a USB storage device ... [Format]

You can format media so that it can be used with the Clavinova.
Procedure
See page 47 for information on basic operations. The following is a detailed
procedure for step 4.
4-1 If some USB storage devices are recognized by the
instrument, press the C [–][+] buttons to select a
device.
4-2 Press the B [+ (YES)] button located next to “Exe-
cute?.”
Follow the instructions on screen.
B
D
NO YES
A
C
MakeDir Execute?-->U1 :NewDir_
Do not turn off the power or eject
the media while “Executing” is
shown in the display.
To make a folder for the selected drive or level
To make a folder for the selected
drive or level, select “MakeDir”
then select “USB” by pressing
the [SONG SELECT] button. In
this display, press the A [–][+]
button to select another drive.
Press the D [–][+] button to
select another level. After that,
select “MakeDir” again and
make a folder, following step 4 at
left.
Root:
The highest level of a hierarchi-
cal structure. This indicates an
area which does not belong to a
folder.
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B
D
NO YES
A
C
Format Execute?-->USB1 Do not turn off the power or eject the media while “Execut-ing” is shown in the display.For a list of devices whose compatibility has been con-firmed by Yamaha, visit the fol-lowing web page:http://music.yamaha.com/CLP-295GP/
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