Getting Started, Items Supplied with the Disklavier

CHAPTER

1 Getting Started

Items Supplied with the Disklavier

Make sure the following items are supplied with your Disklavier:

•Media Center (1)

•Installation kit for the Media Center (1 set)

•Monitor speaker (2)*

•Installation kit for the monitor speaker (1 set)*

•Speaker cord (2)*

•Pocket Controller PRC-100 (1)

•CF wireless LAN card (2)**

•Rechargeable battery EA-BL08 (1)

•Cradle (1)

•AC adaptor EA-70 (1)

•AC power cord (1)

•Advanced Operating manual (this book) (1)

•Quick Guide (1)

•Stereo headphones (1 set)

* Supplied only with the Mark IV Series.

**One of two cards is attached to the I/O Center at the factory.

Names of Parts and Their Functions

Media Center

— Front —

				Note: The location of
STANDBY/ON	QUIET	User PianoSoft CD	FD	each unit differs
				each unit differs
	REC		VOL.	depending on the model.
			CLOSE	depending on the model.
			OPEN/

ASTANDBY/ON button

Pressing the button turns the Disklavier on or puts it in Standby mode.

Holding down the button shuts down the Disklavier.

BQUIET button

Activates the Quiet Mode.

CSource Select buttons

Starts or stops playback of the songs stored in the corresponding library/medium.

User: Selects the User Library.

PianoSoft: Selects the PianoSoft Library.

CD: Selects the loaded CD.

FD: Selects the loaded floppy disk.

DFront lid

Draw and swing down to cover the front panel.

ECD tray

→pg. 20 “Loading a CD”

FFloppy disk drive

→pg. 20 “Loading and Ejecting a Floppy Disk”

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Yamaha piano manual Getting Started, Items Supplied with the Disklavier, Media Center

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