Yamaha PRO/Mark IV manual Introduction, Trademarks & Copyrights

Introduction

Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Disklavier PRO/Mark IV Series Piano.

The Disklavier PRO/Mark IV Series Piano is an exciting new type of grand piano that brings together the excellence of Yamaha’s finest acoustic piano and state- of-the-art innovations into an expansive home entertainment station. The new pocket controller offers greater ease of use to allow players of any level to enjoy the exciting functions of the piano from basic keyboard playing to PianoSoft playback entertainment. Let your imagination go, and enjoy the Disklavier to your heart’s content.

Here are some examples of how you can enjoy your Disklavier

•Play the acoustic piano or the digital piano

•Play back songs accompanied by live piano performance

•Create a library of favorite songs in the Disklavier

•Practice playing songs using Disklavier’s innovative functions

•Play along with professional recordings

•Connect the Disklavier with a computer to compose ensemble songs

•Synchronize piano performance with a video recording

Before using your Disklavier, please read this manual thoroughly and keep it on hand for future reference.

Note on source code distribution

For three years after the factory shipment, you may request from Yamaha the source code for any portions of the product which are licensed under the GNU General Public License by writing to the following address:

1480 Ryoke, Kakegawa, Shizuoka, 436-0038, JAPAN

Piano International Sales Division, YAMAHA

Corporation

The source code will be provided at no charge; however, we may require you to reimburse Yamaha for the cost of delivering the source code to you.

The source code download is also available on the following website; http://www.global.yamaha.com/download/ disklavier_markiv/

•Note that we shall bear no responsibility whatsoever for any damage arising from changes (additions/ deletions) made to the software for this product by a third party other than Yamaha (or party authorized by Yamaha).

•Note that re-use of source code released to the public domain by Yamaha is unguaranteed, and Yamaha shall not bear any responsibility whatsoever for the source code.

Note on the online document

Additional license information is included in the HDD in the Disklavier system. Connect the LAN port on the I/O Center to your network router, and then open the respective documents in the [Document] folder in the Disklavier’s HDD.

Trademarks & Copyrights

•This product is manufactured under license of U.S. Patents No. 5231671, No. 5301259, No. 5428708, and No. 5567901 from IVL Technologies Ltd.

•Yamaha, Disklavier, Silent, PianoSoft, PianoSoft·Plus, PianoSoft·PlusAudio, PianoSmart, and Smart PianoSoft are trademarks of Yamaha Corporation.

•SmartKey, CueTIME, and You Are The Artist are trademarks of Yamaha Corporation or Yamaha Corporation of America.

•Disklavier MarkIV software, Copyright © 2004 YAMAHA CORPORATION.

•This contains programs licensed under the GNU General Public License, GNU Lesser General Public License, the BSD Copyright, the Artistic License, and the others.

•Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

•Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

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