32 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’s Manual
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Perform the piano songs by Clavinova
The instrument features three pedals.
• Right Pedal (Damper Pedal)
This pedal performs the same function as the damper pedal on an actual acoustic
piano, letting you sustain the sound of the Voices even after releasing the keys.
The right pedal can be used to control the half pedal effect.
• Center Pedal (Sostenuto Pedal)
When the Piano Voice is selected, if you play a note or chord on the keyboard and
press this pedal while holding the note(s), the notes will sustain as long as the
pedal is held. All subsequent notes will not sustain.
When a Voice other than piano is selected, a specific function appropriate for the
Voice is automatically assigned to the center pedal.
• Left Pedal
When the Piano Voice is selected, pressing this pedal reduces the volume and
slightly changes the timbre of the notes you play.
When a Voice other than piano is selected, a specific function appropriate for the
Voice is automatically assigned to the center pedal.
Using the Pedals
CVP-509/505 CVP-503/501
Right Pedal
Center Pedal
Left Pedal
Right Pedal
Center Pedal
Left Pedal
NOTE
Half-pedal: While playing the piano
with Sustain and you want to slightly
mute the sustained sound, release the
pedal from maximum position to half
position.
NOTE
Certain Voices, such as [STRINGS] or
[BRASS], sustain continuously when
the right/center pedal is pressed.
NOTE
Certain Voices such as drum kits may
not be affected by use of the right/
center pedal.

When you press the right pedal here, the notes you play
before you release the pedal have a longer sustain.

When you press the center pedal here while holding
the note(s), the notes will sustain as long as you hold
the pedal.
NOTE
You can adjust the depth of the left
pedal effect.
Voice Selection display → [6 ▲]
VOICE SET → TAB [E][F] CON-
TROLLER → [A]/[B] LEFT PEDAL
For details, refer to the Reference
Manual on the website.
Making Settings for the Pedals
You can assign one of the various functions to the three pedals or an optional
foot controller/footswitch, doing things like controlling the Super Articulation
Voices or starting and stopping the Song (page 105).
Even when you assign a certain function to a pedal, pressing the [PIANO
RESET] button restores the pedal function to the default settings above.