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CVP-205/203
Table of Contents

Introduction

SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION ...................................2
PRECAUTIONS.......................................................... 3
About this Owner’s Manual and Data List ..............5
Accessories............................................................... 6
Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)
and Floppy Disk..................................................... 6
About the Display Messages.................................... 8
Maintenance............................................................ 8
Application Index................................................... 12
What can you do with the Clavinova?................... 14
Setting Up the Clavinova....................................... 16
Key cover................................................................................16
Music Stand............................................................................16
Sheet Music Braces (CVP-205 only).........................................16
Turning the Power On and Off................................................17
Using headphones.................................................................. 17
Panel Controls and Terminals................................ 18

Quick Guide

Playing the Demos................................................. 20
Song Playback........................................................ 21
Playback of Songs....................................................21
Playing Voices........................................................ 25
Playing a Voice ........................................................25
Playing Two Voices Simultaneously..........................26
Playing Different Voices with the Left
and Right Hands...................................................27
Playing Styles......................................................... 28
Playing a style..........................................................28
Style Sections...........................................................30
One Touch Setting...................................................32
Music Finder........................................................... 33
Using the Music Finder............................................33
Searching the Music Finder Records.........................34
Saving and Recalling Music Finder Data...................35
Playing and Practicing with the Songs.................. 36
Playing Along with the Clavinova.............................36
Recording................................................................37
Mastering Your Favorite Songs.................................38

Basic Operations

— Organizing Your Data....... 39

Selecting Files and Folders..................................... 41
File/Folder-related Operations.............................. 42
Naming Files/Folders............................................... 42
Moving Files/Folders................................................43
Copying Files/Folders...............................................44
Deleting Files/Folders...............................................44
Saving Files..............................................................45
Organizing Files by Creating a New Folder ..............45
Displaying Upper Level pages..................................45
Entering Characters and Changing Icons................. 45
Using the [DATA ENTRY] Dial................................ 47
Direct Access — Instant Selection of Displays....... 48
Help Messages........................................................50
Using the Metronome............................................51
Adjusting the Tempo............................................. 51
Tap Tempo............................................................. 52

Reference

Playing the Demos.................53

Voices.....................................55

Selecting a Voice.................................................... 55
One-touch Piano Play.............................................. 56
Layer/Left — Playing Several Sounds
Simultaneously.................................................... 57
Layer — Layering Two Different Voices................... 57
Left — Setting Separate Voices for the Left
and Right Sections of the Keyboard..................... 58
Applying Voice Effects ...........................................58
Using the Pedals.....................................................59

Styles......................................60

Playing a style ........................................................60
Playing a Style’s Rhythm Channels only.................. 62
Adjusting the Volume Balance/Channel Muting...... 62
Chord Fingerings....................................................63
Arranging the Style Pattern (SECTIONS:
MAIN A/B/C/D, INTRO, ENDING, BREAK) .........65
Stopping the Style Playback While Releasing Keys
(SYNC. STOP)...................................................... 66
Selecting Intro and Ending Types (INTRO/ENDING)
... 67
Playing Fill-in patterns automatically when changing
accompaniment sections — Auto Fill In................ 67
Appropriate Panel Setting for the Selected Style
(ONE TOUCH SETTING)...................................... 68
Automatically Changing One Touch Settings
with the Sections — OTS Link.............................. 69
Registering the Panel Controls in One Touch Setting
(ONE TOUCH SETTING)...................................... 69
Calling Up Ideal Setups for Your Music
— Music Finder....................................................70
Searching the Ideal Setups — Music Finder Search.. 71
Editing Records — Music Finder Record Edit........... 72