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Table of Contents
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CHAPTER 1:

Getting Ready

About This Manual 8
Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks 9
Setting Up the Clavinova 10
Music Stand .....................................................................................10
Key Cover (Where Present)............................................................. 10
Turning the Power On and Off......................................................... 11
Headphones..................................................................................... 11
Other Connections........................................................................... 11
Panel Controls and Terminals 12
Playing the Demo Songs 14
CHAPTER 2:

Basic Operation

Using the LCD Display Controls 16
Selecting a Function ........................................................................16
Changing a Setting ..........................................................................17
Changing a Setting in a Menu Display............................................. 18
Displaying a Different Page .............................................................19
Resetting a Function’s Value ...........................................................19
Using Functions in Non-rounded Rectangles ..................................20
Exiting to the Main Display............................................................... 21
Using the Direct Access Function.................................................... 21
Adjusting the Volume 23
Adjusting the Overall Volume........................................................... 23
Adjusting the Accompaniment or Song Volume............................... 23
Setting the Keyboard Volume ..........................................................23
Adjusting Accompaniment or Song Part Levels............................... 24
Using the Metronome 25
Using the Metronome....................................................................... 25
Changing the Metronome Settings ..................................................26
Using the Help Mode 27
CHAPTER 3:

Voices

Selecting Voices 29
Selecting a Voice from the VOICE SELECT Display....................... 29
Selecting Voices from the Main Display........................................... 30
Keyboard Percussion....................................................................... 31
Changing the Keyboard Settings for the Main Voice ....................... 31
Playing Two Voices Simultaneously — Dual Mode 33
Selecting the Second Voice............................................................. 33
Changing the Main Voice in Dual Mode........................................... 33
Changing the Keyboard Settings for the Second Voice................... 34
Exiting the Dual Mode...................................................................... 35
Playing Two Voices on Different Sides of the Keyboard
— Split Mode 36
Selecting the Left Voice ...................................................................36
Changing the Main Voice in Split Mode........................................... 36
Changing the Keyboard Settings for the Left Voice......................... 37
Using the Dual and Split Functions Simultaneously ........................39
Exiting the Split Mode ......................................................................39
Using the Pedals 40
Damper Pedal (Right) ......................................................................40
Sostenuto Pedal (Center) ................................................................40
Soft Pedal (Left)............................................................................... 40
CHAPTER 4:

Reverb and Other Effects

Reverb 41
Turning the Reverb On or Off ..........................................................41
Changing the Reverb Settings......................................................... 41
Chorus 44
Changing the Chorus Settings......................................................... 44
Voice Effects 46
Turning the Effects On..................................................................... 46
Changing the Effect Settings ...........................................................46
CHAPTER 5:

Accompaniment Styles

(Rhythm and Auto Accompaniment)

Selecting Accompaniment Styles 49
Selecting a Style ..............................................................................49
Playing the Accompaniment Styles 51
Varying the Style.............................................................................. 51
Starting the Accompaniment Style................................................... 52
Stopping the Accompaniment Style................................................. 55
Playing with the Auto Accompaniment 57
Using the Auto Accompaniment....................................................... 57
Starting the Auto Accompaniment ...................................................58
Stopping the Auto Accompaniment.................................................. 58
Changing the Auto Accompaniment Settings ..................................59
Adjusting Individual Part Levels....................................................... 65
Other Auto Accompaniment Functions 67
Music Database ...............................................................................67
Harmony .......................................................................................... 69
One Touch Setting........................................................................... 72
Creating Your Own Styles 73
Recording a Custom Style ...............................................................73
Other Custom Style Functions......................................................... 80
Playing Back Your Custom Styles ...................................................84
Messages in Custom Style Mode ....................................................84
Using Style Files 86
About the Yamaha Style File Format............................................... 86
Loading Styles from a Disk ..............................................................86
Playing Loaded Style Files............................................................... 88