Yamaha CLP-920 Owner's Manual - Page 4

Introduction Thank you for choosing a Yamaha CLP-920 Clavinova. Your Clavinova is a fine musical instrument that employs advanced Yamaha music technology. With the proper care, your Clavinova will give you many years of musical pleasure. G The Clavinova CLP-920 digital piano offers unmatched sonic realism and natural grand-piano type playability with Yamaha's original "AWM Stereo Sampling" tone generation technology for rich, musical voices, and a special "Graded Hammer" keyboard which provides graded key weight and response throughout the keyboard range. The grand piano voice features totally new samples painstakingly recorded from a full concert grand piano. G Dual mode allows 2 voices to be played simultaneously. G The digital reverb effect adds extra depth and expressiveness to the Clavinova's sound. G With MIDI compatibility and a range of MIDI functions, the Clavinova can easily be incorporated into advanced MIDI systems. G Built-in computer interface for direct connection to personal computers running advanced music software. The music stand can be removed to allow placement of a laptop-type personal computer or other equipment on top of the instrument. In order to make the most of your Clavinova's performance potential and features, we urge you to read this Owner's Manual thoroughly, and keep it in a safe place for later reference. I Trademarks • Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. • IBM-PC/AT is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. • Windows is the registered trademark of Microsoft® Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Contents The Control Panel 5 Key Cover & Music Stand 6 G Key Cover 6 G Music Stand 6 Connections 7 Selecting & Playing Voices 8 Playing the Demonstration Tunes 9 The Dual Mode 9 Reverb 10 The Pedals 10 G Damper (Right) Pedal 10 G Soft (Left) Pedal 10 Transposition 11 Tuning 12 G Tuning Up 12 G Tuning Down 12 G To Restore Standard Pitch 12 MIDI Functions 13 G A Brief Introduction to MIDI 13 G MIDI Transmit & Receive Channel Selection ....... 13 G Local Control ON/OFF 14 Connecting to a Personal Computer 15 G Connecting to an Apple Macintosh Series Computer .. 15 G Connecting to an IBM-PC/AT Series Computer .. 16 G Using a USB Interface (such as the Yamaha UX256) .. 17 Troubleshooting 18 Options & Expander Modules 18 MIDI Data Format 19 MIDI Implementation Chart 21 Keyboard Stand Assembly 22 Voice Descriptions 28 Demo Song List 28 Specifications 29 Included Accessories G Owner's Manual G Bench (included or optional depending on locale) "The Clavinova-Computer Connection" is a supplementary guidebook that describes, for beginners, what you can do with your Clavinova and a personal computer and how to set up a Clavinova-Computer system (the manual is not written for any specific models). The document is available as a PDF file (in English) at the following Internet address: Clavinova Home Page: http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/cl/ Yamaha Manual Library (Electronic Musical Instruments) http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/ 4 CLP-920