Using Your Instrument with Other Devices
CVP-409/407 Owner’s Manual 191

Using the Footswitch or Foot

Controller

(6 [AUX PEDAL] jack)

By connecting a Foot Controller or Footswitch to the
[AUX PEDAL] jack, you can have convenient control
over various user-assignable functions. For example,
connecting the Foot controller FC7 and assigning it the
volume control function allows you to add expression
to your performance by controlling the volume level of
the notes you play. Or by connecting the FC4 or FC5
footswitch and assigning it to the Style playback start/
stop function, you can start and stop the Style with your
foot. (In this case, the pedal has the same function as
the panel STYLE CONTROL [START/STOP] button.) The
assignable functions are listed following the instructions
below.

Assigning Specific Functions to Each

Foot Pedal

In addition to the footswitch or foot controller, the three
piano pedals installed to the instrument (Right, Center
and Left pedals) can also be assigned to various func-
tions here. The following explanations cover the related
operations and assignable functions (parameters).
1Call up the operation display.
[FUNCTION] → [D] CONTROLLER → TAB [
√
]
PEDAL
2Use the [A]/[B] buttons to select one of the
three pedals or the AUX-connected pedal, to
which the function is to be assigned.
3Use the [1
ππ
ππ††
††
] button to select the functions to
be assigned to the pedal specified in step 2.
Details on the pedal functions are listed below.
4Use the [2
ππ
ππ††
††
]–[8
ππ
ππ††
††
] buttons to set the
details of the selected functions.
The available parameters differ depending on the
function selected in step 3. Details on the parameters
are given below.
5Check that the desired function is controllable
with the pedal by actually pressing the pedal.
nWhen you use a pedal to switch Registration Memory
settings (page 134), these settings are invalid.
CAUTION
Make sure to connect or disconnect the pedal only when
the power is off.
AUX PEDAL
Foot Pedals
Footswitch FC4
(optional)
Footswitch FC5
(optional)
Foot Controller FC7
(optional)
Set the polarity of the pedal
Pedal on/off operation may differ depending on the partic-
ular pedal you’ve connected to the instrument. For exam-
ple, pressing down on one pedal may turn the selected
function on, while pressing a different make/brand of
pedal may turn the function off. If necessary, use this set-
ting to reverse the control. Press the [I] (AUX PEDAL
POLARITY) button to switch the polarity.
Using the Footswitch or Foot Controller ([AUX PEDAL] jack)