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... this manual as designed) are therefore the owners responsibility. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified service representative to how a function or effect works (when the unit is soldered in order that our products and the production methods used batteries promptly and as regulated by applicable laws. Note: In some reason its normal and customary manner, all batteries away from children. The model number, serial number, power...
... this manual as designed) are therefore the owners responsibility. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified service representative to how a function or effect works (when the unit is soldered in order that our products and the production methods used batteries promptly and as regulated by applicable laws. Note: In some reason its normal and customary manner, all batteries away from children. The model number, serial number, power...
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... internal circuitry. 2 Always turn it with hard objects. 7 Make sure that is located on the bottom panel, under the keyboard). Your Clavinova is a fine musical instrument, and deserves the most careful treatment. With proper care, your Clavinova only with a screwdriver) to about 4,200 notes). Piano voices are equipped with many years of MIDI functions, the Clavinova can play any two voices in metronome function facilitates effective practice. q Special Organ Combination voice can be used...
... internal circuitry. 2 Always turn it with hard objects. 7 Make sure that is located on the bottom panel, under the keyboard). Your Clavinova is a fine musical instrument, and deserves the most careful treatment. With proper care, your Clavinova only with a screwdriver) to about 4,200 notes). Piano voices are equipped with many years of MIDI functions, the Clavinova can play any two voices in metronome function facilitates effective practice. q Special Organ Combination voice can be used...
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...34 CLP-811 F14. Contents Getting Ready 2 Music Stand 2 Key Cover 2 Powering Up 3 Adjusting the Volume 3 Using Headphones 3 Panel Controls and Connectors 4 Basic Controls and Functions 6 Controlling the Clavinova 6 Frequently Used Buttons 6 Playing the Demos and Piano Songs 8 Playing the Demos 9 Playing the Piano Songs 10 One-Hand Practice with Piano Songs ........ 11 Repetition Practice with Piano Songs ........ 12 Selecting and Playing Voices 13 Selecting a Voice 13 Using the Pedals 14 Changing the Sound [VARIATION], [BRILLIANCE], [REVERB], [EFFECT 14 TOUCH 16 TRANSPOSE 17...
...34 CLP-811 F14. Contents Getting Ready 2 Music Stand 2 Key Cover 2 Powering Up 3 Adjusting the Volume 3 Using Headphones 3 Panel Controls and Connectors 4 Basic Controls and Functions 6 Controlling the Clavinova 6 Frequently Used Buttons 6 Playing the Demos and Piano Songs 8 Playing the Demos 9 Playing the Piano Songs 10 One-Hand Practice with Piano Songs ........ 11 Repetition Practice with Piano Songs ........ 12 Selecting and Playing Voices 13 Selecting a Voice 13 Using the Pedals 14 Changing the Sound [VARIATION], [BRILLIANCE], [REVERB], [EFFECT 14 TOUCH 16 TRANSPOSE 17...
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.... 8 CLP-811/611 Playing the Demos and Piano Songs You can practice along. MASTER VOLUME MAX FUNCTION TRANSPOSE SPLIT BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH MIN PIANO 1 HARPSIPIANO 2 CLAVI.TONE E.PIANO1 E.PIANO2 CHORD VARIATION VIBES STRINGS CHOIR PIPE ORGAN ORGAN COMBINATION BASS TRANSPOSE SPLIT MELLOW ROOM CHORUS HARD NORMAL HALL 1 SYMPHONIC MEDIUM BRIGHT HALL 2 TREMOLO SOFT STAGE ECHO FIXED BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH SONG MEASURE TEMPO 2 METRONOME DEMO/ PIANO SONG TEMPO -/NO +/YES SONG SELECT RECORDER 1 2 START/ STOP REC Procedure 1 Switch on the power. (If power is...
.... 8 CLP-811/611 Playing the Demos and Piano Songs You can practice along. MASTER VOLUME MAX FUNCTION TRANSPOSE SPLIT BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH MIN PIANO 1 HARPSIPIANO 2 CLAVI.TONE E.PIANO1 E.PIANO2 CHORD VARIATION VIBES STRINGS CHOIR PIPE ORGAN ORGAN COMBINATION BASS TRANSPOSE SPLIT MELLOW ROOM CHORUS HARD NORMAL HALL 1 SYMPHONIC MEDIUM BRIGHT HALL 2 TREMOLO SOFT STAGE ECHO FIXED BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH SONG MEASURE TEMPO 2 METRONOME DEMO/ PIANO SONG TEMPO -/NO +/YES SONG SELECT RECORDER 1 2 START/ STOP REC Procedure 1 Switch on the power. (If power is...
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... with the other part. 23 1 MASTER VOLUME MAX FUNCTION TRANSPOSE SPLIT BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH MIN PIANO 1 HARPSIPIANO 2 CLAVI.TONE E.PIANO1 E.PIANO2 CHORD VARIATION VIBES STRINGS CHOIR PIPE ORGAN ORGAN COMBINATION BASS TRANSPOSE SPLIT MELLOW ROOM CHORUS HARD NORMAL HALL 1 SYMPHONIC MEDIUM BRIGHT HALL 2 TREMOLO SOFT STAGE ECHO FIXED BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH SONG MEASURE TEMPO METRONOME DEMO/ PIANO SONG TEMPO -/NO +/YES SONG SELECT RECORDER 1 2 START/ STOP REC Procedure 1 Switch off the part that you want to mute (switch off) the right...
... with the other part. 23 1 MASTER VOLUME MAX FUNCTION TRANSPOSE SPLIT BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH MIN PIANO 1 HARPSIPIANO 2 CLAVI.TONE E.PIANO1 E.PIANO2 CHORD VARIATION VIBES STRINGS CHOIR PIPE ORGAN ORGAN COMBINATION BASS TRANSPOSE SPLIT MELLOW ROOM CHORUS HARD NORMAL HALL 1 SYMPHONIC MEDIUM BRIGHT HALL 2 TREMOLO SOFT STAGE ECHO FIXED BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH SONG MEASURE TEMPO METRONOME DEMO/ PIANO SONG TEMPO -/NO +/YES SONG SELECT RECORDER 1 2 START/ STOP REC Procedure 1 Switch off the part that you want to mute (switch off) the right...
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... of each voice by moving the [MASTER VOLUME] slider. Each voice is also provided. Name of voice ROOM NORMAL MEDIUM BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH Instrument icon TEMPO Try playing the voice. About the EFFECT settings... The Clavinova also allows you an excellent selection of great-sounding voices (11 voices on model CLP-611, 12 voices on model CLP-811). Selecting and Playing Voices Your Clavinova offers you to mix any two voices together ("DUAL mode"), and to any of eight builtin organ types.
... of each voice by moving the [MASTER VOLUME] slider. Each voice is also provided. Name of voice ROOM NORMAL MEDIUM BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH Instrument icon TEMPO Try playing the voice. About the EFFECT settings... The Clavinova also allows you an excellent selection of great-sounding voices (11 voices on model CLP-611, 12 voices on model CLP-811). Selecting and Playing Voices Your Clavinova offers you to mix any two voices together ("DUAL mode"), and to any of eight builtin organ types.
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...the standard voice. Changing the Sound ... [VARIATION], [BRILLIANCE], [REVERB], [EFFECT] [BRILLIANCE] [REVERB] [EFFECT] [VARIATION] MASTER VOLUME MAX FUNCTION TRANSPOSE SPLIT BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH MIN PIANO 1 HARPSIPIANO 2 CLAVI.TONE E.PIANO1 E.PIANO2 CHORD VARIATION VIBES STRINGS CHOIR PIPE ORGAN ORGAN COMBINATION BASS TRANSPOSE SPLIT MELLOW ROOM CHORUS HARD NORMAL HALL 1 SYMPHONIC MEDIUM BRIGHT HALL 2 TREMOLO SOFT STAGE ECHO FIXED BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH [-/NO] [+/ YES] SONG MEASURE TEMPO METRONOME DEMO/ PIANO SONG TEMPO -/NO +/YES SONG SELECT RECORDER...
...the standard voice. Changing the Sound ... [VARIATION], [BRILLIANCE], [REVERB], [EFFECT] [BRILLIANCE] [REVERB] [EFFECT] [VARIATION] MASTER VOLUME MAX FUNCTION TRANSPOSE SPLIT BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH MIN PIANO 1 HARPSIPIANO 2 CLAVI.TONE E.PIANO1 E.PIANO2 CHORD VARIATION VIBES STRINGS CHOIR PIPE ORGAN ORGAN COMBINATION BASS TRANSPOSE SPLIT MELLOW ROOM CHORUS HARD NORMAL HALL 1 SYMPHONIC MEDIUM BRIGHT HALL 2 TREMOLO SOFT STAGE ECHO FIXED BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH [-/NO] [+/ YES] SONG MEASURE TEMPO METRONOME DEMO/ PIANO SONG TEMPO -/NO +/YES SONG SELECT RECORDER...
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... backdrop Tremolo effect Reverberating echo effect The reverb type and depth settings are also free to adjust the "reverb depth." HALL 1 BRIGHT MEDIUM BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH Depth TEMPO [EFFECT] Use this feature to set to OFF.) HALL 1 BRIGHT MEDIUM BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH Selected reverb TEMPO Changing the reverb depth Hold down [REVERB] while pressing [-/NO] or [+/YES]. CLP-811/611 Selecting and Playing Voices 15 BRIGHT MEDIUM TEMPO The screen displays the current BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH setting. Within each voice you can set to...
... backdrop Tremolo effect Reverberating echo effect The reverb type and depth settings are also free to adjust the "reverb depth." HALL 1 BRIGHT MEDIUM BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH Depth TEMPO [EFFECT] Use this feature to set to OFF.) HALL 1 BRIGHT MEDIUM BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH Selected reverb TEMPO Changing the reverb depth Hold down [REVERB] while pressing [-/NO] or [+/YES]. CLP-811/611 Selecting and Playing Voices 15 BRIGHT MEDIUM TEMPO The screen displays the current BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH setting. Within each voice you can set to...
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..., layered type of sound. 12 MASTER VOLUME MAX FUNCTION TRANSPOSE SPLIT BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH MIN PIANO 1 HARPSIPIANO 2 CLAVI.TONE E.PIANO1 E.PIANO2 CHORD VARIATION VIBES STRINGS CHOIR PIPE ORGAN ORGAN COMBINATION BASS TRANSPOSE SPLIT MELLOW ROOM CHORUS HARD NORMAL HALL 1 SYMPHONIC MEDIUM BRIGHT HALL 2 TREMOLO SOFT STAGE ECHO FIXED BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH SONG MEASURE TEMPO METRONOME DEMO/ PIANO SONG TEMPO -/NO +/YES SONG SELECT RECORDER 1 2 START/ STOP REC Procedure 1 Entering DUAL mode Simply press the two appropriate voice selectors at the same time...
..., layered type of sound. 12 MASTER VOLUME MAX FUNCTION TRANSPOSE SPLIT BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH MIN PIANO 1 HARPSIPIANO 2 CLAVI.TONE E.PIANO1 E.PIANO2 CHORD VARIATION VIBES STRINGS CHOIR PIPE ORGAN ORGAN COMBINATION BASS TRANSPOSE SPLIT MELLOW ROOM CHORUS HARD NORMAL HALL 1 SYMPHONIC MEDIUM BRIGHT HALL 2 TREMOLO SOFT STAGE ECHO FIXED BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH SONG MEASURE TEMPO METRONOME DEMO/ PIANO SONG TEMPO -/NO +/YES SONG SELECT RECORDER 1 2 START/ STOP REC Procedure 1 Entering DUAL mode Simply press the two appropriate voice selectors at the same time...
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...[REC] button a second time. 20 CLP-811/611 Using the Recorder Using the Recorder Your Clavinova includes a two-track recorder that the indicator for Each Track q Notes played q Dual-mode voices q Soft pedal q Effect depth q Voice selection q Voice variation q Split-mode voices q Damper pedal q Sostenuto pedal q Brilliance level q DUAL-mode settings (F4) q SPLIT-mode settings (F5) NOTE DUAL-and SPLIT-mode settings cannot be changed while recording is in DEMO/PIANO SONG mode. Press the [REC] button once to check whether data already exists. If you record and play back a keyboard...
...[REC] button a second time. 20 CLP-811/611 Using the Recorder Using the Recorder Your Clavinova includes a two-track recorder that the indicator for Each Track q Notes played q Dual-mode voices q Soft pedal q Effect depth q Voice selection q Voice variation q Split-mode voices q Damper pedal q Sostenuto pedal q Brilliance level q DUAL-mode settings (F4) q SPLIT-mode settings (F5) NOTE DUAL-and SPLIT-mode settings cannot be changed while recording is in DEMO/PIANO SONG mode. Press the [REC] button once to check whether data already exists. If you record and play back a keyboard...
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..., to pedal usage and other track button and then pressing [REC]. The metronome sound is determined by pressing the [START/STOP] button. The recording indicator begins flash when memory is 21. CLP-811/611 Using the Recorder 21 Recording begins automatically when you can stop recording without using your data. apply to exit RECORDING mode. Tempo, reverb type/depth, and effect type settings... The red indicator shows the currently selected track. As an alternative, you play a note at...
..., to pedal usage and other track button and then pressing [REC]. The metronome sound is determined by pressing the [START/STOP] button. The recording indicator begins flash when memory is 21. CLP-811/611 Using the Recorder 21 Recording begins automatically when you can stop recording without using your data. apply to exit RECORDING mode. Tempo, reverb type/depth, and effect type settings... The red indicator shows the currently selected track. As an alternative, you play a note at...
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... to set the value for viewing and changing the function settings. 15 24 MASTER VOLUME MAX FUNCTION TRANSPOSE SPLIT BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH MIN PIANO 1 HARPSIPIANO 2 CLAVI.TONE E.PIANO1 E.PIANO2 CHORD VARIATION VIBES STRINGS CHOIR PIPE ORGAN ORGAN COMBINATION BASS TRANSPOSE SPLIT MELLOW ROOM CHORUS HARD NORMAL HALL 1 SYMPHONIC MEDIUM BRIGHT HALL 2 TREMOLO SOFT STAGE ECHO FIXED BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH SONG MEASURE TEMPO 34 4 METRONOME DEMO/ PIANO SONG TEMPO -/NO +/YES SONG SELECT RECORDER 1 2 START/ STOP REC Procedure 1 Enter FUNCTION mode. s Use the...
... to set the value for viewing and changing the function settings. 15 24 MASTER VOLUME MAX FUNCTION TRANSPOSE SPLIT BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH MIN PIANO 1 HARPSIPIANO 2 CLAVI.TONE E.PIANO1 E.PIANO2 CHORD VARIATION VIBES STRINGS CHOIR PIPE ORGAN ORGAN COMBINATION BASS TRANSPOSE SPLIT MELLOW ROOM CHORUS HARD NORMAL HALL 1 SYMPHONIC MEDIUM BRIGHT HALL 2 TREMOLO SOFT STAGE ECHO FIXED BRILLIANCE REVERB EFFECT TOUCH SONG MEASURE TEMPO 34 4 METRONOME DEMO/ PIANO SONG TEMPO -/NO +/YES SONG SELECT RECORDER 1 2 START/ STOP REC Procedure 1 Enter FUNCTION mode. s Use the...
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... 36. Note that appears on the right zone only (R). 5.8 ResetOK? (Return to factory defaults.) Press [+/YES] to reset all of the SPLIT-mode subfunction settings to normal mode. F6.OrganEdit (ORGAN COMBINATION settings) The CLP-811/611 offers you can edit the following items for each of the eight organ types. • Volume levels for each of eight continuous tones • Response time for continuous tones • Volume levels for...
... 36. Note that appears on the right zone only (R). 5.8 ResetOK? (Return to factory defaults.) Press [+/YES] to reset all of the SPLIT-mode subfunction settings to normal mode. F6.OrganEdit (ORGAN COMBINATION settings) The CLP-811/611 offers you can edit the following items for each of the eight organ types. • Volume levels for each of eight continuous tones • Response time for continuous tones • Volume levels for...
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... over channels 1 and 2 only. • Panel settings and keyboard play ... You can use the F12 setting to make this playback louder or softer, or to switch it off either voice. • The Clavinova does not transmit data for reverb type, reverb depth, and effect type). • The Clavinova does not receive MIDI messages when operating in DEMO/PIANO SONG mode. Values: 2, 8, 128 (levels) Default: 8 F12.CancelVol (Volume of muted piano-song track) When playing one of the damper pedal's sustain effect varies...
... over channels 1 and 2 only. • Panel settings and keyboard play ... You can use the F12 setting to make this playback louder or softer, or to switch it off either voice. • The Clavinova does not transmit data for reverb type, reverb depth, and effect type). • The Clavinova does not receive MIDI messages when operating in DEMO/PIANO SONG mode. Values: 2, 8, 128 (levels) Default: 8 F12.CancelVol (Volume of muted piano-song track) When playing one of the damper pedal's sustain effect varies...
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... first record the panel configuration you change the voice selection (by the [TRANSPOSE] button. 13.7 SetupSnd (Transmit Panel setup file.) This operation transmits the Clavinova's current panel configuration to an external MIDI sequencer such as sequence data.) The saved data can later play it receives. • Program-change numbers on the sequencer. 3 Enter FUNCTION mode and move to subfunction 13.7 SetupSnd. 4 Press [+/YES] to transmit the setup. More precisely, determines whether the Clavinova's keyboard drives the Clavinova's internal...
... first record the panel configuration you change the voice selection (by the [TRANSPOSE] button. 13.7 SetupSnd (Transmit Panel setup file.) This operation transmits the Clavinova's current panel configuration to an external MIDI sequencer such as sequence data.) The saved data can later play it receives. • Program-change numbers on the sequencer. 3 Enter FUNCTION mode and move to subfunction 13.7 SetupSnd. 4 Press [+/YES] to transmit the setup. More precisely, determines whether the Clavinova's keyboard drives the Clavinova's internal...
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CLP-811/611 Configuration Functions (FUNCTION mode) 37 Note that this operation will also delete all values to 13-6) 14.3/15.3 Tune (Tuning and temperament settings) • Current TRANSPOSE setting • Keyboard fine tuning ([F1.Tune] setting) • Key-by-key fine tuning ([F2.KTune] settings) • Temperament selection ([F3.Scale] settings) 14.4/15.4 Pedal (Pedal settings) • Left-pedal function ([F9.L.Pedal] setting) • Damper-pedal depth ([F10.DamperDpt] setting) • Number of the factory default values, see page 47. Parameters in Each...
CLP-811/611 Configuration Functions (FUNCTION mode) 37 Note that this operation will also delete all values to 13-6) 14.3/15.3 Tune (Tuning and temperament settings) • Current TRANSPOSE setting • Keyboard fine tuning ([F1.Tune] setting) • Key-by-key fine tuning ([F2.KTune] settings) • Temperament selection ([F3.Scale] settings) 14.4/15.4 Pedal (Pedal settings) • Left-pedal function ([F9.L.Pedal] setting) • Damper-pedal depth ([F10.DamperDpt] setting) • Number of the factory default values, see page 47. Parameters in Each...
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.... Note also that this reset covers all Backup settings to their factory defaults by organ type Normal (No beat) F7-2 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 F13-1 F13-2 F13-3 F13-4 F13-5 F13-6 If CLP-811 F14 F15 If CLP-611 F14 Metronome volume Display mode Left-pedal function Damper-pedal depth Damper-pedal levels Volume of muted part MIDI/Transmitting channel MIDI/Receiving channel MIDI/Local control MIDI/Program Change enable MIDI/Control Change enable MIDI/Transposition Microphone reverb depth Backup settings Backup settings 10 NORMAL SOFT pedal...
.... Note also that this reset covers all Backup settings to their factory defaults by organ type Normal (No beat) F7-2 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 F13-1 F13-2 F13-3 F13-4 F13-5 F13-6 If CLP-811 F14 F15 If CLP-611 F14 Metronome volume Display mode Left-pedal function Damper-pedal depth Damper-pedal levels Volume of muted part MIDI/Transmitting channel MIDI/Receiving channel MIDI/Local control MIDI/Program Change enable MIDI/Control Change enable MIDI/Transposition Microphone reverb depth Backup settings Backup settings 10 NORMAL SOFT pedal...
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... selected voice, the note is OFF. * Program number assignments are as a series of an FEH, it will not send or accept Control Change messages if the FUNCTION-mode Control Change setting is issued 96 times per whole note. * If Exclusive Message specifies use of Exclusive [Panel-data content] (1) Voice (2) DUAL ON/OFF (3) DUAL voice (4) DUAL balance (5) DUAL detuning (6) DUAL Voice#1 octave shift (7) DUAL Voice#2 octave shift (8) DUAL Voice#1 effect depth (9) DUAL Voice#2 effect depth (10) DUAL/STRINGS...
... selected voice, the note is OFF. * Program number assignments are as a series of an FEH, it will not send or accept Control Change messages if the FUNCTION-mode Control Change setting is issued 96 times per whole note. * If Exclusive Message specifies use of Exclusive [Panel-data content] (1) Voice (2) DUAL ON/OFF (3) DUAL voice (4) DUAL balance (5) DUAL detuning (6) DUAL Voice#1 octave shift (7) DUAL Voice#2 octave shift (8) DUAL Voice#1 effect depth (9) DUAL Voice#2 effect depth (10) DUAL/STRINGS...
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... nn 11 1 nn= Part number Data (H) 00~7F Parameter DRY LEVEL Description 0~127 Default (H) 7F CLP-811/611 MIDI Data Format/MIDI-Datenformat/Format de données MIDI/Formato de datos MIDI 51 n=0~F 09H: Sub-ID #1 (General MIDI message) 01H: Sub-ID #2 (General MIDI ON) F7H: End of Exclusive * Receipt of REVERB, CHORUS, and VARIATION type numbers, refer to reinitialize. Panel volume does not change. Allow sufficient time for processing to...
... nn 11 1 nn= Part number Data (H) 00~7F Parameter DRY LEVEL Description 0~127 Default (H) 7F CLP-811/611 MIDI Data Format/MIDI-Datenformat/Format de données MIDI/Formato de datos MIDI 51 n=0~F 09H: Sub-ID #1 (General MIDI message) 01H: Sub-ID #2 (General MIDI ON) F7H: End of Exclusive * Receipt of REVERB, CHORUS, and VARIATION type numbers, refer to reinitialize. Panel volume does not change. Allow sufficient time for processing to...
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... ; If a cart, rack, or stand is 18 AWG. Some of any electrical or electronic prod- When using . The required supply voltage is required. 7. If you must be assumed that may be sold. Do NOT connect this manual. 3. For name plate location, please refer to have been spilled into the outlet, turn the plug over power or connecting cords of these items are...
... ; If a cart, rack, or stand is 18 AWG. Some of any electrical or electronic prod- When using . The required supply voltage is required. 7. If you must be assumed that may be sold. Do NOT connect this manual. 3. For name plate location, please refer to have been spilled into the outlet, turn the plug over power or connecting cords of these items are...
