Yamaha DGC1B manual Chapter Display LCD and Drive Indicator

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Chapter 5

Display (LCD) and DRIVE

Indicator

Various information is shown in the display (LCD: Liquid Crystal Display) and DRIVE indicator on the Control Unit. This chapter describes some of the frequently displayed indications.

English

DRIVE Indicator

The DRIVE indicator lets you know which disk is selected.

Pressing the [SELECT] buttons toggles the indication as follows:

Disk Title

When you select a floppy disk or Memory Disk for playback, the title of the selected disk scrolls across the display.

Note: CDs have no disk title.

Chapter 5: Display (LCD)

(Fd) (Cd)

0

1

2

3

4

F

 

SELECT

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

E

 

 

 

 

6

d C b A 9 8 7

“Fd” and “Cd” appear only when a floppy disk or CD is inserted in their respective drives.

Song Title

The title of a song appears during song playback.

Time Display

When the Disklavier is not playing, the current time is displayed in hours and minutes. The separator colon blinks each second.

Current time

(Hours) (Minutes)

and DRIVE Indicator

Display (LCD)

The display is used in conjunction with most of the Disklavier’s functions. Here are a few things that you will often see on the display.

Song Number

The number of the selected song is displayed in two large digits.

Song number

Counter Display

Playing time is indicated in one of two formats: Minutes and seconds, as shown below.

Minutes and seconds display

Or, Measures and beats, as shown below.

Measures and beats display

When the time display format is measures and beats, the tempo of the song is also shown on the display in beats per minute (bpm).

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Yamaha DGC1B manual Chapter Display LCD and Drive Indicator

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