6CVP-201
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 ........................................................................................ 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