Main
Introduction
SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION
CAUTION
PRECAUTIONS
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING
Location
Assembly
Do not open
Connections
Maintenance
Handling caution
Using the bench (If included)
Saving data
About this Owners Manual and Data List
Accessories
Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disk
Compatible Disk Type Inserting/Ejecting Floppy Disks
Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write Head
About the Floppy Disks
About the Display Messages
Transporting
Tuning
CAUTION
Table of Contents
Introduction
Quick Guide........................... 20
Basic Operations Organizing Your Data....... 39
Reference Playing the Demos.................53 Voices.....................................55
Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups Registration Memory ........85
Editing Voices Sound Creator................... 88
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs Song Creator .....................94
Creating Accompaniment Styles Style Creator ...................110
Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices Mixing Console ................120
Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices.............. 152
Data Compatibility............................................... 159
Application Index
Using a microphone
Settings
Connecting the Clavinova to other devices
Assembling
Quick solution
What can you do with the Clavinova?
LCD
Call up the perfect accompaniment style (page 33, 70)
TO HOST terminal
Make music with a computer quickly and easily (page 154)
PIANO
Setting Up the Clavinova
To open the key cover:
Music Rest
To close the key cover:
To raise the music rest:
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3 4
Connect the power cord.
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2
Setting the volume
Turning the Power On and Off
Using headphones
Panel Controls and Terminals
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POWER
METRONOME
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VOICE
MUSIC FINDER
ONE TOUCH SETTING
PIANO Setting
Quick Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Playing the Demos
Song Playback
Playback of Songs
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Page
Page
Playing Voices
Playing a Voice
Playing Two Voices Simultaneously
Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands
Playing Styles
Playing a style
Page
Style Sections
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6
7
Embellish and enhance your melodies with the automatic Harmony and Echo effects
Accompaniment Structure
One Touch Setting
Music Finder
Using the Music Finder
Searching the Music Finder Records
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Page
Playing and Practicing with the Songs
Playing and Practicing with the Songs
Playing Along with the Clavinova
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Playing and Practicing with the Songs
Mastering Your Favorite Songs
Basic Operations Organizing Your Data
Example Open/Save display for Voice
Selecting Files and Folders
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Naming Files/Folders
File/Folder-related Operations
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ABCDE.S002.MID
Moving Files/Folders
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The CUT display appears.
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(page 39).
Select the desired le/folder.
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4
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Saving Files
Organizing Files by Creating a New Folder
Entering Characters and Changing Icons
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Entering Characters
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Changing the Icon
Adjusting values
Selecting items
Using the [DATA ENTRY] Dial
Direct Access Instant Selection of Displays
DIRECT ACCESS
ACMP DIRECT ACCESS
Direct Access Chart
Help Messages
2
Press this to return to the previous
EXIT
RESET
1 2
Press this to close the TEMPO display.
Tap Tempo
Tempo Indications MAIN Display
There are three different tempo indications in the Main display, as shown below.
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accompaniment style (page 60, 75).
Reference
Playing the Demos
Pressing the [DEMO] button automatically plays back the Demo songs at random.
Playing the Demos
display.
MAIN
Voices
Play the keyboard to hear the selected voice.
Press this to return to the
One-touch Piano Play
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turn the LAYER function on. To turn it off, press the button again.
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Left Setting Separate Voices for the Left and Right Sections of the Keyboard
This section of the panel lets you add a variety of effects to the voices you play on the keyboard.
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2
Press this to return to the MAIN display.
Applying Voice Effects
HARMONY/ECHO
Using the Pedals
Styles
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STYLE
ACMP AUTO FILLIN OTS LINK
BREAK INTRO MAIN ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP
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Playing a Styles Rhythm Channels only.
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Adjusting the Volume Balance/Channel Muting
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Chord Fingerings
Display for root C
1 - (2) - 3 - 4 - 5 - 7 or 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - (5) - 7
1 - (2) - 3 - 4 - 5 - 7 or 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - (5) - 7
Chord Types Recognized in the Fingered Mode (Example for C chords)
Arranging the Style Pattern
(SECTIONS: MAIN A/B/C/D, INTRO, ENDING, BREAK)
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2 2
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3
Accompaniment section of the keyboard, and changes to the Main section.
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Selecting Intro and Ending Types (INTRO/ENDING)
Playing Fill-in patterns automatically when changing accompaniment sections Auto Fill In
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Appropriate Panel Setting for the Selected Style
Touch Setting setups (page 69).
Auto Accompaniment section
1 2
LED is green The One Touch Setting is not selected.
LED is off No One Touch Setting data. The button is not available.
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chord with your left hand, the auto accompaniment starts.
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1 Select a style. 2
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Calling Up Ideal Setups for Your Music Music Finder
Add the selected record to Favorite (Bookmark) page
Searching the Ideal Setups Music Finder Search
[A] MUSIC
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2
Editing Records Music Finder Record Edit
[A] MUSIC
[B] KEYWORD
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Page
Song Playback
ENTER
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ON OFF
PIANO
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Playing Back Songs on Disk
Insert the disk into the drive.
Other Playback-related Operations
Repeat / Rewind / Fast forward
Adjusting the Volume Balance / Muting Specic Channels
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Repeat Playback of a Specic Range
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3
Practice Functions
Using the Practice Functions Guide
Practicing Music with the Guide Functions
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Stop the song.
(page 78).
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FUNCTION display (page 137).
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desired song (page 75, 77).
Detailed Settings for Notation
[1] LEFT CH/[2] RIGHT CH
[3], [4] KEY SIGNATURE
[5] QUANTIZE
Note resolution:
[6] NOTE NAME
[7] COLOR NOTE
[8] OK
[8] CANCEL
Displaying the Lyrics
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Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups Registration Memory
Press the desired number button for registering the settings.
Registering Panel Setups Registration Memory
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Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups Registration Memory
Saving Your Registration Memory Setups
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Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups Registration Memory
Recalling the Registered Settings
Selecting the Freeze Settings
Recalling a Registration Memory Setup
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4
Editing Voices Sound Creator
edited voice, and play the keyboard.
(Flash ROM) as a USER voice (page 45).
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Part (MAIN, LAYER or LEFT) containing the voice you wish to edit.
SOUND CREATOR Parameters (Natural/Regular Voices)
CVP-900
PIANO (Natural Piano Voice has been selected)
COMMON
SOUND (Regular Voice only)
FILTER
EG
VIBRATO
EFFECT/EQ
HARMONY
The parameters are the same as for HARMONY/ECHO display of FUNCTION. For details, see page 144.
NATURAL VOICE
REGULAR VOICE
Organ Flutes
Parameters
Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs
Song Creator
About Song Recording
Quick Recording (page 95)
Multi Recording (page 96)
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Multi Recording
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Operation
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3
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Measure/Beat/Clock
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then enter the pitch by actually playing the note on the keyboard.
Recording Melodies Step Record (Note)
Play back the newly created melody
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Recording Chord Changes for the Auto Accompaniment Step Record (Chord)
Entering Chords and Sections (Chord Step)
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2
Play back the newly created chord progression
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About Punch In/Out
Select the Recording Options: Starting, Stopping, Punching In/Out Rec Mode
Editing Channel-related Parameters Channel
Quantize
About Quantize Size
Editing a Recorded Song
Delete
This lets you delete recorded data in the specied channel.
Mix
Channel Transpose
Set Up
Editing Note Events 1 - 16
Note Events
Editing Chord Events CHD
System Events
Chord Events
Editing System Events SYS/EX. (System Exclusive)
Inputting and Editing Lyrics
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Creating Accompaniment Styles Style Creator
About Creating Accompaniment Styles
Realtime Recording (page 112)
Step Recording (page 113)
Assembling an Accompaniment Style (page 114)
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Realtime Recording Basic
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3 4
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Step Recording
Assembling an Accompaniment Style Assembly
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3
Change the Rhythmic Feel Groove and Dynamics
Groove
Edit the Created Accompaniment Style
Dynamics
Dynamics parameters
Editing the Channel Data
Making Style File Format Settings Parameter
Source Root/Chord
NTR (Note Transposition Rule) and NTT (Note Transposition Table)
See the explanations below.
When the Source Root is C:
High Key/Note Limit
RTR (Retrigger Rule)
Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices
Mixing Console
About the parameters
2
Setting the Level Balance and Voice Volume/Voice
Changing the Tone of the Voice Filter
Changing Pitch-related Settings Tune
Adjusting the Effects
Effect Block
Adjusting the Sound to Match the Performance Environment EQ
Effect Structure
For Natural Voices
Using a Microphone MIC.
VOCAL HARMONY TALK EFFECT VH TYPE SELECT MIC. SETTING
ONE TOCTH SETTING
MUSIC FINDER
ENTER
Vocal Harmony Parameter List
Press the [EXIT] button to return to the previous
Operation
Adjusting the Vocal Harmony Settings and Microphone Effects OVERALL SETTING
3BAND EQ (3-BAND EQUALIZER)
2
COMPRESSOR
VOCAL HARMONY CONTROL
MIC (MICROPHONE)
Setting the Microphone Volume and Related Effects TALK SETTING
DSP/TYPE/DEPTH
VOLUME/PAN/REVERB DEPTH/CHORUS DEPTH/TOTAL VOLUME ATTENUATOR
Making Global and Other Important Settings Function
ENTER
3
Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard Controller
Pedal (page 139)
Keyboard / Panel (page 141)
Setting the Registration Sequence, Freeze, and Voice Set
Registration Sequence (page 142)
Fine Tuning the Pitch/Selecting a Scale Master Tune/Scale Tune
Scale
Equal Temperament
Pure Major/Pure Minor
Pythagorean
Mean-Tone
Setting Song-related Parameters Song Settings
Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters Style Setting and Split Point
Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters Style Setting, Split Point, and Chord Fingering
Setting the Fingering Method Chord Fingering
Making Settings for the Pedals
Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard Controller
Pedal-controllable Functions
* For best results, use the optional Yamaha FC7 Foot Controller.
Changing the Touch Sensitivity and Transpose Keyboard/Panel
Keyboard Touch
Transpose Assign
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3
Specifying the Order for Calling Up Registration Memory Presets Registration Sequence
Maintaining Panel Settings Freeze
Setting the Registration Sequence, Freeze, and Voice Set
Execute the settings by pressing the [EXIT] button.
Changing the Automatically Selected Voice Settings Voice Set
Setting Harmony and Echo
About the Harmony Types
When a normal Harmony type (Standard Duet through Strum) is selected
When Multi Assign is selected
When Echo is selected
Showing the Clavinova Display on a TV Video Out
Making Overall System Settings (Local Control, Clock, etc.) System
Local Control
Setting the MIDI Parameters
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3
Clock, Transmit Clock, Receive Transpose, Start/Stop
Clock
Transmitting MIDI Data Transmit
Receiving MIDI Data Receive
MIDI Receive Parts
Setting Root Note Channels Root
Setting Chord Channels Chord Detect
Making Settings for Fade In/Out, Metronome, Parameter Lock, and Tap CONFIG 1
Other Settings Utility
Parameter Lock
Tap Count
This lets you change settings of the tap sound, used for the Tap Start function (page 52).
Making Settings for the Display, Speaker System, and Voice Number Indication CONFIG 2
Copying and Formatting Disks Disk
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Entering Your Name and Language Preference Owner
Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings of the CVP-900 System Reset
Video Out settings (NTSC/PAL)
Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices
1Using the Headphones (PHONES jacks).
2Connecting the Microphone or Guitar (MIC./LINE IN jack).
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2
345 Connecting Audio & Video Devices
5Showing the display of the Clavinova on a connected TV monitor (VIDEO OUT)
6Using the Pedal (footswitch) or Foot Controller (AUX PEDAL jack)
7Connecting external MIDI devices (MIDI terminals)
8Connecting to a Computer (MIDI terminals/TO HOST terminal)
Note for Windows users (regarding MIDI driver)
Using the TO HOST terminal
IBM-PC/AT (Windows)
Macintosh
Using the MIDI terminals
Using the USB terminal on your computer with a USB/MIDI interface (UX256/UX96/ UX16, etc.)
Whats MIDI?
Example Keyboard Data
Channel Messages
MIDI channels
System Messages
What You Can Do With MIDI
Data Compatibility
Disk format
Sequence Format
SMF (Standard MIDI File)
ESEQ
Voice Allocation Format
GM System Level 1
XG
DOC
Keyboard Stand Assembly
How to position the main unit
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3
Keyboard Stand Assembly
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After completing the assembly, please check the following.
Troubleshooting
Page
Troubleshooting
Specications
Specifications
Index
Numerics
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B
C
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F
G
H
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N
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Q
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V
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X
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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