Introduction
Thank you for choosing a Yamaha Clavinova. Your Clavinova is a fine musical instrument
that employs advanced Yamaha music technology. With the proper care, your Clavinova will
give you many years of musical pleasure.
●Large LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panel and a consistent control interface make
operation easy and efficient.
●AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generator system offers an extensive range
of rich, realistic voices.
●A maximum of 32-note polyphony (64-note polyphony on the CVP-79A) permits use
of sophisticated playing techniques.
●Piano-like touch response provides extensive expressive control and outstanding
playability.
●Dual and split play modes allow 2 voices to be played simultaneously or individually
with the left and right hands.
●100 exciting accompaniment styles can be used to provide rhythm-only accompa-
niment or fully-orchestrated rhythm, bass, and chord accompaniment. Optional
Style File disks provide additional accompaniment styles.
●Custom Style lets you create original accompaniment patterns that can be recalled
and played in the same way as the presets.
●Full-keyboard ABC (Auto Bass Chord) provides accompaniment as you play across
the entire keyboard.
●16 Harmony variations make it simple to produce rich, complex harmonies.
●One-touch Setting Feature automatically sets the ideal voices and other param-
eters for the selected accompaniment style.
●16-track built-in sequencer records and plays back your keyboard performances.
●Digital reverb and effects add extra ambiance and depth to your sound.
●Registration Memory memorizes 25 (15 in the case of the CVP-59S) complete
control-panel setups that you can recall whenever needed.
●Internal 3.5" floppy disk drive provides extended Song Record capacity and Disk
Orchestra Collection disk playback capability.
Disk Orchestra Collection playback capability lets you practice complete songs with
full accompaniment — while keyboard guide lamps help beginners find the right
keys.
●MIDI compatibility, GM voices, and a range of MIDI functions make the Clavinova
useful in a range of advanced MIDI music systems.
In order to make the most of your Clavinova’s performance potential and features, we urge
you to read this Owner’s Manual thoroughly, and keep it in a safe place for later reference.
The LCD displays as illustrated in this manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear some-
what different from yours.