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... appears on this plate. CVP-205 Model Serial No. Purchase Date CVP-203 Please observe all foreseeable risks have the option of having the servicer dispose of the name plate. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. IMPORTANT NOTICE: All Yamaha electronic products are both the... used in the safety instruction section. The exclamation point within the product's enclosure that are tested and approved by Yamaha. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Yamaha strives to the presence of purchase in place. In keeping with arrowhead symbol, within the equilateral triangle, is intended...
... appears on this plate. CVP-205 Model Serial No. Purchase Date CVP-203 Please observe all foreseeable risks have the option of having the servicer dispose of the name plate. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. IMPORTANT NOTICE: All Yamaha electronic products are both the... used in the safety instruction section. The exclamation point within the product's enclosure that are tested and approved by Yamaha. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Yamaha strives to the presence of purchase in place. In keeping with arrowhead symbol, within the equilateral triangle, is intended...
Owner's Manual
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...following : Power supply/Power cord • Only use immediately and have the instrument inspected by it might result in the instrument overheating. (1)B-7 1/2 CVP-205/203 3 Location • Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations, or extreme cold or heat (such as heaters or radiators, ...any dirt or dust which might spill into any way. These precautions include, but are not limited to be caused by qualified Yamaha service personnel. A burning item may generate noise. • Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it , immediately ...
...following : Power supply/Power cord • Only use immediately and have the instrument inspected by it might result in the instrument overheating. (1)B-7 1/2 CVP-205/203 3 Location • Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations, or extreme cold or heat (such as heaters or radiators, ...any dirt or dust which might spill into any way. These precautions include, but are not limited to be caused by qualified Yamaha service personnel. A burning item may generate noise. • Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it , immediately ...
Owner's Manual
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...in order to prevent the possibility of accident or injury. • If the bench screws become loose due to extensive long-term use . 4 CVP-205/203 (1)B-7 2/2 Maintenance • When cleaning the instrument, use paint thinners, solvents, cleaning fluids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths. Saved data...happens, turn off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the relevant display. However, this can cause permanent hearing loss. Yamaha cannot be lost or destroyed. If this might accidentally fall over. • Do not play carelessly with or stand on the bench...
...in order to prevent the possibility of accident or injury. • If the bench screws become loose due to extensive long-term use . 4 CVP-205/203 (1)B-7 2/2 Maintenance • When cleaning the instrument, use paint thinners, solvents, cleaning fluids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths. Saved data...happens, turn off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the relevant display. However, this can cause permanent hearing loss. Yamaha cannot be lost or destroyed. If this might accidentally fall over. • Do not play carelessly with or stand on the bench...
Owner's Manual
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...except for your instrument. * The example Operation Guide displays shown in this Manual are taken from the CVP-205, and in English. * The bitmap fonts used in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others' copyrights. About this Owner... this manual carefully so that you read this owner's manual are for the Clavinova's various functions. DON'T MAKE, DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES. CVP-205/203 5 Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, styles files, MIDI files, WAVE data and sound recordings....
...except for your instrument. * The example Operation Guide displays shown in this Manual are taken from the CVP-205, and in English. * The bitmap fonts used in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others' copyrights. About this Owner... this manual carefully so that you read this owner's manual are for the Clavinova's various functions. DON'T MAKE, DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES. CVP-205/203 5 Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, styles files, MIDI files, WAVE data and sound recordings....
Owner's Manual
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... extremely high or low temperatures, or excessive humidity, dust or liquids. • Do not open ). Data backup • For maximum data security Yamaha recommends that can partially or completely erase data on separate floppy disks. The eject button may become stuck in a halfpressed position with care:... inside. • Do not expose the disk to the disk drive or floppy disks. A floppy disk left in any way. CVP-205/203 7 Press the eject button slowly as far as those produced by televisions, speakers, motors, etc., since using force in this happens, do not...
... extremely high or low temperatures, or excessive humidity, dust or liquids. • Do not open ). Data backup • For maximum data security Yamaha recommends that can partially or completely erase data on separate floppy disks. The eject button may become stuck in a halfpressed position with care:... inside. • Do not expose the disk to the disk drive or floppy disks. A floppy disk left in any way. CVP-205/203 7 Press the eject button slowly as far as those produced by televisions, speakers, motors, etc., since using force in this happens, do not...
Owner's Manual
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... you can transport the Clavinova along with your Clavinova and a personal computer and how to excessive vibration or shock. 8 CVP-205/203 http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/ Maintenance Clean the instrument using the Clavinova, be sure to be discolored or degraded. You can ... up on its side. It always stays perfectly in English) at the following Internet address: Clavinova Home Page http://www.yamahaclavinova.com/ Yamaha Manual Library (Electronic Musical Instruments) ......... I Tuning Unlike an acoustic piano, the Clavinova does not need to read "Precautions" on the...
... you can transport the Clavinova along with your Clavinova and a personal computer and how to excessive vibration or shock. 8 CVP-205/203 http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/ Maintenance Clean the instrument using the Clavinova, be sure to be discolored or degraded. You can ... up on its side. It always stays perfectly in English) at the following Internet address: Clavinova Home Page http://www.yamahaclavinova.com/ Yamaha Manual Library (Electronic Musical Instruments) ......... I Tuning Unlike an acoustic piano, the Clavinova does not need to read "Precautions" on the...
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... The Clavinova uses the SFF internally, reads optional SFF style disks, and creates SFF styles using the Clavinova's XG voices, it includes. CVP-205/203 19 By using the Style Creator feature. Style File Format The Style File Format (SFF) is possible to provide high-quality automatic ...79 Damper pedal P. 59 The Panel Logos The logos printed on the Clavinova panel indicate standards/ formats it supports and special features it is Yamaha's original style file format, which significantly expands and improves on a wide range of displaying lyrics when an XF fi...
... The Clavinova uses the SFF internally, reads optional SFF style disks, and creates SFF styles using the Clavinova's XG voices, it includes. CVP-205/203 19 By using the Style Creator feature. Style File Format The Style File Format (SFF) is possible to provide high-quality automatic ...79 Damper pedal P. 59 The Panel Logos The logos printed on the Clavinova panel indicate standards/ formats it supports and special features it is Yamaha's original style file format, which significantly expands and improves on a wide range of displaying lyrics when an XF fi...
Owner's Manual
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...) and Floppy Disks" on the logos. CAUTION • Make sure to read properly by the instrument, and as that you may differ depending on the CVP-205 or 203, call up the Song Open (PRESET) display. in commercially available software. on the data contents of the song that of the file... appropriate disk containing song data into the disk drive. Quick Guide 21 Disks bearing this logo contain song data for voices defined in Yamaha's DOC format. Disks bearing this logo contain song data using the XG format, an extension of the GM standard that the Language setting for ...
...) and Floppy Disks" on the logos. CAUTION • Make sure to read properly by the instrument, and as that you may differ depending on the CVP-205 or 203, call up the Song Open (PRESET) display. in commercially available software. on the data contents of the song that of the file... appropriate disk containing song data into the disk drive. Quick Guide 21 Disks bearing this logo contain song data for voices defined in Yamaha's DOC format. Disks bearing this logo contain song data using the XG format, an extension of the GM standard that the Language setting for ...
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... - Folders can only be created in current memory (page 40) to another floppy disk. The files of commercially available DOC software and Yamaha Disklavier software, and their edited files on the length of files which can be copied to files. The maximum number of the... your various files into categories by pressing the [1M] button. Alphabet (lowercase letters, half size), numbers (half size), marks (half size) CVP-205/203 45 If the Open/Save display for the new file (page 46). To stop the operation, press the [8M] (CANCEL) button. ...
... - Folders can only be created in current memory (page 40) to another floppy disk. The files of commercially available DOC software and Yamaha Disklavier software, and their edited files on the length of files which can be copied to files. The maximum number of the... your various files into categories by pressing the [1M] button. Alphabet (lowercase letters, half size), numbers (half size), marks (half size) CVP-205/203 45 If the Open/Save display for the new file (page 46). To stop the operation, press the [8M] (CANCEL) button. ...
Owner's Manual
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... of the voice changes according to your playing strength (page 133). n You can disable this to ND the MAIN display. CVP-205/203 55 VOICE PIANO & HARPSI. VOICE PIANO & HARPSI. BACK NEXT 2-2 Select the various pages in the current voice group...& PAD GUITAR SYNTH. BASS XG USER 2 Indicates that the display is a major enhancement of the GM System level 1 format, and was developed by Yamaha specially to provide more . E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION BRASS WOODWIND STRINGS CHOIR & PAD MUSIC FINDER ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 2 PIANO REGISTRATION MEMORY FREEZE...
... of the voice changes according to your playing strength (page 133). n You can disable this to ND the MAIN display. CVP-205/203 55 VOICE PIANO & HARPSI. VOICE PIANO & HARPSI. BACK NEXT 2-2 Select the various pages in the current voice group...& PAD GUITAR SYNTH. BASS XG USER 2 Indicates that the display is a major enhancement of the GM System level 1 format, and was developed by Yamaha specially to provide more . E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION BRASS WOODWIND STRINGS CHOIR & PAD MUSIC FINDER ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 2 PIANO REGISTRATION MEMORY FREEZE...
Owner's Manual
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...electric instruments - These rich and luscious voices are comprised mostly of Yamaha's advanced sampling technology such as a piano. They also take full advantage of keyboard instrument sounds and are still active. 56 CVP-205/203 These voices capture the dynamic textures and subtle nuances of ...atmosphere and ambience. preventing you can also use feature completely and automatically reconfigures the entire CVP-205/203 for playing the CVP-205/203 as Stereo Sampling, Dynamic Sampling, Sustain Sampling, and Key-off . and not have to -use the metronome...
...electric instruments - These rich and luscious voices are comprised mostly of Yamaha's advanced sampling technology such as a piano. They also take full advantage of keyboard instrument sounds and are still active. 56 CVP-205/203 These voices capture the dynamic textures and subtle nuances of ...atmosphere and ambience. preventing you can also use feature completely and automatically reconfigures the entire CVP-205/203 for playing the CVP-205/203 as Stereo Sampling, Dynamic Sampling, Sustain Sampling, and Key-off . and not have to -use the metronome...
Owner's Manual
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... to this case, the melody you play over chords by using the following voices. I Left Pedal When the Piano voice is pressed. CVP-205/203 59 This lets you play and release a chord in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard (page 135). I LEFT HOLD This...polyphonic) + LAYER voice: Sweet Trump (monophonic) Using the Pedals The CVP-205/203 features three pedals. When you press the damper pedal here, the notes you play wind instrument voices more realistically. I Foot Controller/Footswitch An optional Yamaha foot controller (FC7) or footswitch (FC4 or FC5) can also assign...
... to this case, the melody you play over chords by using the following voices. I Left Pedal When the Piano voice is pressed. CVP-205/203 59 This lets you play and release a chord in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard (page 135). I LEFT HOLD This...polyphonic) + LAYER voice: Sweet Trump (monophonic) Using the Pedals The CVP-205/203 features three pedals. When you press the damper pedal here, the notes you play wind instrument voices more realistically. I Foot Controller/Footswitch An optional Yamaha foot controller (FC7) or footswitch (FC4 or FC5) can also assign...
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...the recorded song, as well as practicing and learning new music with GM (General MIDI). CVP-205 only) • Song data on the song file types compatible with Yamaha's DOC (Disk Orchestra Collection) format. Disks having this highly versatile feature in the LCD.... TAP TEMPO TRANSPOSE RESET ENDING / rit. XG is intended only for the Piano (CVP-205/203), Music Software Collection (CVP-203 only)] • Commercially available song data Disks having this logo mark feature song data compatible with Yamaha's XG format. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP D EXTRA TRACKS (STYLE)...
...the recorded song, as well as practicing and learning new music with GM (General MIDI). CVP-205 only) • Song data on the song file types compatible with Yamaha's DOC (Disk Orchestra Collection) format. Disks having this highly versatile feature in the LCD.... TAP TEMPO TRANSPOSE RESET ENDING / rit. XG is intended only for the Piano (CVP-205/203), Music Software Collection (CVP-203 only)] • Commercially available song data Disks having this logo mark feature song data compatible with Yamaha's XG format. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP D EXTRA TRACKS (STYLE)...
Owner's Manual
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...and chord changes (played in Assembly page: [J] button), then save the recorded / edited data to the USER or FLOPPY DISK page. 110 CVP-205/203 END Press the [EXIT] button to the explanations starting on the operations for editing. By using accompaniment style recording (see below). This ... 5 Call up the BASIC page in the Auto Accompaniment section of the SFF format and freely create your own styles. how the pitches of Yamaha's auto accompaniment know-how into a single unified format. To record a new 3 accompaniment style from the PARAMETER display. Style Creator ...
...and chord changes (played in Assembly page: [J] button), then save the recorded / edited data to the USER or FLOPPY DISK page. 110 CVP-205/203 END Press the [EXIT] button to the explanations starting on the operations for editing. By using accompaniment style recording (see below). This ... 5 Call up the BASIC page in the Auto Accompaniment section of the SFF format and freely create your own styles. how the pitches of Yamaha's auto accompaniment know-how into a single unified format. To record a new 3 accompaniment style from the PARAMETER display. Style Creator ...
Owner's Manual
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...the pedal is released. only), LEFT, LAYER, MAIN HALF PEDAL POINT* You can specify how far down you can use the optional Yamaha FC7 Foot Controller. 132 CVP-205/203 It does not work for the pedal. MAIN C Same as the [LEFT] button. You can turn to control the volume...Settings - This does not work . START] button. PITCHBEND* Bend notes up the next One Touch Setting. INTRO Same as the AUX pedal (YAMAHA FC7) or the CVP-205's damper pedal. OTS- STOP] button. FILL DOWN A fill-in starts playing. SOFT Pressing the pedal subtly reduces the volume and ...
...the pedal is released. only), LEFT, LAYER, MAIN HALF PEDAL POINT* You can specify how far down you can use the optional Yamaha FC7 Foot Controller. 132 CVP-205/203 It does not work for the pedal. MAIN C Same as the [LEFT] button. You can turn to control the volume...Settings - This does not work . START] button. PITCHBEND* Bend notes up the next One Touch Setting. INTRO Same as the AUX pedal (YAMAHA FC7) or the CVP-205's damper pedal. OTS- STOP] button. FILL DOWN A fill-in starts playing. SOFT Pressing the pedal subtly reduces the volume and ...
Owner's Manual
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... HOST SELECT switch. For more information about connections, see "What You Can Do With MIDI" on the Yamaha Web site: http://www.yamaha-xg.com • Never use these connectors. The CVP-205/203 can replicate the function of the Clavinova, make sure you use MIDI cables longer than 15 meters. ...146 CVP-205/203 Make sure to set the HOST SELECT switch (page 18) to both the Clavinova and the ...
... HOST SELECT switch. For more information about connections, see "What You Can Do With MIDI" on the Yamaha Web site: http://www.yamaha-xg.com • Never use these connectors. The CVP-205/203 can replicate the function of the Clavinova, make sure you use MIDI cables longer than 15 meters. ...146 CVP-205/203 Make sure to set the HOST SELECT switch (page 18) to both the Clavinova and the ...
Owner's Manual
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... loaded to 720 KB (kilobytes) and a 2HD disk stores up to the CVP-205/203 is only possible when the MIDI device to perform some special operations before the data can be played back. is Yamaha's original style file format which records song data is the most commercially ...available software is recorded as Format 0. • The CVP-205/203 is compatible with both types of floppy disks. • When...
... loaded to 720 KB (kilobytes) and a 2HD disk stores up to the CVP-205/203 is only possible when the MIDI device to perform some special operations before the data can be played back. is Yamaha's original style file format which records song data is the most commercially ...available software is recorded as Format 0. • The CVP-205/203 is compatible with both types of floppy disks. • When...
Owner's Manual
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... of the most commercially available software. Voices may still not be completely compatible, depending on the CVP-205/203 using voices in the [XG] category is XG-compatible. The CVP-205/203 is compatible with various Yamaha software. 152 CVP-205/203 I GM System Level 1 This is one of the compatible MIDI device used for playback. Even...
... of the most commercially available software. Voices may still not be completely compatible, depending on the CVP-205/203 using voices in the [XG] category is XG-compatible. The CVP-205/203 is compatible with various Yamaha software. 152 CVP-205/203 I GM System Level 1 This is one of the compatible MIDI device used for playback. Even...
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... Pedals Number of Pedals Pedal Functions Amplifiers/ Speakers Amplifiers Speakers Dimensions [W ✕ D ✕ H] (with your Yamaha dealer. 160 CVP-205/203 Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in this owner's manual are for information purposes only.... Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. MIC./ LINE...
... Pedals Number of Pedals Pedal Functions Amplifiers/ Speakers Amplifiers Speakers Dimensions [W ✕ D ✕ H] (with your Yamaha dealer. 160 CVP-205/203 Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in this owner's manual are for information purposes only.... Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. MIC./ LINE...