Yamaha CLP-153S Owner's Manual - Page 8

Selecting & Playing Voices ZTurn Power On POWER XSet the Volume MASTER VOLUME MIN MAX After making sure that the Clavinova's AC plug is properly inserted into a convenient AC wall outlet, press the [POWER] switch located to the left of the keyboard to turn the power ON. When the power is turned ON, the [PIANO] voice selector LED will light (the PIANO voice is automatically selected whenever the power is turned ON). Initially set the [MASTER VOLUME] control about half way between the "MIN" and "MAX" settings. Then, when you start playing, re-adjust the [MASTER VOLUME] control for the most comfortable listening level. CSelect a Voice CLAVINOVA PIANO TONE E. PIANO HARPSICHORD ORGAN Select the desired voice by pressing one of the voice selectors. VPlay The Clavinova offers keyboard touch response, so the volume and timbre of notes played can be controlled according to how "hard" you play the keys. The amount of variation available depends on the selected voice. Playing the Demonstration Tunes The CLP-152S/153S includes five demo tunes that effectively demonstrate it's sound capabilities. Here's how you can select and play the demo tunes: ZEngage the Demo Mode DEMO Press the [DEMO] button to engage the demo mode - the voice selectors will flash in sequence. XSelect a Demo Tune CLAVINOVA HARPSI- PIANO TONE E. PIANO CHORD ORGAN CSet the Volume MASTER VOLUME MIN MAX Press one of the flashing voice selectors to start playback of the corresponding demo tune - featuring the voice normally selected by that voice selector button. The demo tunes will play in sequence until stopped, starting with the selected tune. The voice selector indicator will flash during demo playback. Use the [MASTER VOLUME] control to adjust the volume. NOTE • The [TEMPO] control does not affect demo playback. VPlay a Different Demo You can start playback of any other demo tune during playback by simply pressing the corresponding voice selector. Playback will stop and the playbackready mode described in step 2, above, will be re-engaged if you press the voice selector of the demo that is currently playing. B Stop the Demo DEMO Press the [DEMO] button when you want to stop demo playback and return to the normal play mode. The Demo Tunes • [PIANO] button: Piano Sonata A major K.V. 331 3rd movement "Turkischer Marsch" by W. A. Mozart • [CLAVINOVA TONE] button: "Pavane pour une infante défunte" by M. J. Ravel • [HARPSICHORD] button: "The Harmonious Blacksmith" by G. F. Händel • [ORGAN] button: Wedding March from "A Midsummer Night Dream" by J. L. F. Mendelssohn * The demonstartion pieces listed above are short excerpts from the original compositions. The other demo tune is original (© 1994 by YAMAHA CORPORATION). 5