Yamaha CVP-204 de handleiding

M.D.G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Yamaha Corporation

WA55440 ???AP?????.?-01A0

Printed in Indonesia

Clavinova Web site (English only)

http://www.yamahaclavinova.com/

Yamaha Manual Library

http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/

OWNER’S MANUAL

CVP-206/204

OWNER’S MANUAL

CVP-206/204

DIC 99

SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION

PRODUCT SAFETY MARKINGS:

Yamaha electronic

products may have either labels similar to the graphics

shown below or molded/stamped facsimiles of these

graphics on the enclosure. The explanation of these

graphics appears on this page. Please observe all cautions

indicated on this page and those indicated in the safety

instruction section.

See bottom of Keyboard enclosure for graphic symbol markings.

The exclamation point within the

equilateral triangle is intended to alert

the user to the presence of important

operating and maintenance (servic-

ing) instructions in the literature

accompanying the product.

The lightning ﬂash with arrowhead

symbol, within the equilateral trian-

gle, is intended to alert the user to the

presence of uninsulated “dangerous

voltage” within the product’s enclo-

sure that may be of sufﬁcient magni-

tude to constitute a risk of electrical

shock.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

All Yamaha electronic products

are tested and approved by an independent safety testing

laboratory in order that you may be sure that when it is

properly installed and used in its normal and customary

manner, all foreseeable risks have been eliminated. DO

NOT modify this unit or commission others to do so

unless speciﬁcally authorized by Yamaha. Product perfor-

mance and/or safety standards may be diminished.

Claims ﬁled under the expressed warranty may be denied

if the unit is/has been modiﬁed. Implied warranties may

also be affected.

SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE:

The

information contained in this manual is believed to be

correct at the time of printing. However, Yamaha reserves

the right to change or modify any of the speciﬁcations

without notice or obligation to update existing units.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES:

Yamaha strives to pro-

duce products that are both user safe and environmentally

friendly. We sincerely believe that our products and the

production methods used to produce them, meet these

goals. In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the

law, we want you to be aware of the following:

Battery Notice:

This product MAY contain a small non-

rechargable battery which (if applicable) is soldered in

place. The average life span of this type of battery is

approximately ﬁve years. When replacement becomes

necessary, contact a qualiﬁed service representative to

perform the replacement.

Warning:

Do not attempt to recharge, disassemble, or

incinerate this type of battery. Keep all batteries away

from children. Dispose of used batteries promptly and as

regulated by applicable laws. Note: In some areas, the

servicer is required by law to return the defective parts.

However, you do have the option of having the servicer

dispose of these parts for you.

Disposal Notice:

Should this product become damaged

beyond repair, or for some reason its useful life is consid-

ered to be at an end, please observe all local, state, and

federal regulations that relate to the disposal of products

that contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc.

NOTICE:

Service charges incurred due to lack of knowl-

edge relating to how a function or effect works (when the

unit is operating as designed) are not covered by the man-

ufacturer’s warranty, and are therefore the owners respon-

sibility. Please study this manual carefully and consult

your dealer before requesting service.

NAME PLATE LOCATION:

The graphic below indi-

cates the location of the name plate. The model number,

serial number, power requirements, etc., are located on

this plate. You should record the model number, serial

number, and the date of purchase in the spaces provided

below and retain this manual as a permanent record of

your purchase.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

CVP-206

Model

Serial No.

Purchase Date

CVP-204

92-469

(bottom)

CVP-206/204

PRECAUTIONS

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING

* Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

WARNING

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even

death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, ﬁre or other hazards. These precautions

include, but are not limited to, the following:

•

Only use the voltage speciﬁed as correct for the instrument. The

required voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument.

•

Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust

which may have accumulated on it.

•

Use only the supplied power cord/plug.

•

Do not place the power cord near heat sources such as heaters

or radiators, and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage

the cord, place heavy objects on it, or place it in a position where

anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over it.

•

Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the inter-

nal parts or modify them in any way. The instrument contains no

user-serviceable parts. If it should appear to be malfunctioning,

discontinue use immediately and have it inspected by qualiﬁed

Yamaha service personnel.

•

Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it near water or in

damp or wet conditions, or place containers on it containing liq-

uids which might spill into any openings.

•

Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands.

•

Do not put burning items, such as candles, on the unit.

A burning item may fall over and cause a ﬁre.

•

If the power cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged, or if there

is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument, or if any

unusual smells or smoke should appear to be caused by it,

immediately turn off the power switch, disconnect the electric

plug from the outlet, and have the instrument inspected by quali-

ﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

CAUTION

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or

others, or damage to the instrument or other property. These precautions include, but are not limited

to, the following:

•

When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet,

always hold the plug itself and not the cord. Pulling by the cord

can damage it.

•

Remove the electric plug from the outlet when the instrument is

not to be used for extended periods of time, or during electrical

storms.

•

Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a mul-

tiple-connector.

Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause

overheating in the outlet.

•

Read carefully the attached documentation explaining the

assembly process.

Failure to assemble the instrument in the proper sequence might

result in damage to the instrument or even injury.

•

Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations, or

extreme cold or heat (such as in direct sunlight, near a heater, or

in a car during the day) to prevent the possibility of panel disﬁgu-

ration or damage to the internal components.

•

Do not use the instrument in the vicinity of a TV, radio, stereo

equipment, mobile phone, or other electric devices. Otherwise,

the instrument, TV, or radio may generate noise.

•

Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it

might accidentally fall over.

•

Before moving the instrument, remove all connected cables.

•

Do not place the instrument against a wall (allow at least 3 cm/

one-inch from the wall), since this can cause inadequate air cir-

culation, and possibly result in the instrument overheating.

Power supply/Power cord

Do not open

Water warning

Fire warning

If you notice any abnormality

Power supply/Power cord

Assembly

Location

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•

Before connecting the instrument to other electronic compo-

nents, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the

power on or off for all components, set all volume levels to mini-

mum. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all components at their

minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while

playing the instrument to set the desired listening level.

•

When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry or slightly damp

cloth. Do not use paint thinners, solvents, cleaning ﬂuids, or

chemical-impregnated wiping cloths.

•

Take care that the key cover does not pinch your ﬁngers, and do

not insert a ﬁnger or hand in any gaps on the key cover or instru-

ment.

•

Never insert or drop paper, metallic, or other objects into the

gaps on the key cover, panel or keyboard. If this happens, turn

off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the

AC outlet. Then have the instrument inspected by qualiﬁed

Yamaha service personnel.

•

Do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the instrument,

since this might discolor the panel or keyboard.

•

Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instru-

ment, and do not use excessive force on the buttons, switches or

connectors.

•

Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high

or uncomfortable volume level, since this can cause permanent

hearing loss. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the

ears, consult a physician.

•

Do not place the bench in an unstable position where it might

accidentally fall over.

•

Do not play carelessly with or stand on the bench. Using it as a

tool or step-ladder or for any other purpose might result in acci-

dent or injury.

•

Only one person should sit on the bench at a time, in order to

prevent the possibility of accident or injury.

•

If the bench screws become loose due to extensive long-term

use, tighten them periodically using the included tool.

Saving and backing up your data

•

Some of the current memory data (see page 43) is lost when you

turn off the power to the instrument. Save the data to a ﬂoppy

disk/the User Drive (see page 40, 48).

Saved data may be lost due to malfunction or incorrect opera-

tion. Save important data to a ﬂoppy disk.

Backing up the ﬂoppy disk

•

To protect against data loss through media damage, we recom-

mend that you save your important data onto two ﬂoppy disks.

Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.

Connections

Maintenance

Handling caution

Using the bench (If included)

Saving data

When you change settings in a display page and then exit

from that page, System Setup data (listed in the Parameter

Chart of the separate Data List booklet) is automatically

stored. However, this edited data is lost if you turn off the

power without properly exiting from the relevant display.

Caution for data operations

Make sure NEVER to turn the CVP-206/204’s power off during any kind of data operation involving the USER/FLOPPY DISK drives — such

as saving, deleting, or copying/pasting — until the operation is completely ﬁnished. (Make sure to wait until the alert message disappears.)

Turning the power off during the operation results in the loss of the data being saved or pasted to the respective drive.

Keeping the power on during such operations is particularly important in regard to the USER drive. Turning off the power while performing

a save/delete/paste operation with the USER drive may result in loss of ALL data on the USER drive (upon the next power on) — and not

just the data in question. In other words, if you are performing a save/delete/paste operation on only the song data of the USER drive and

you turn off the power before the operation is completed, you risk losing ALL your USER drive data — including all voices, styles, and Reg-

istration Memory presets you’ve saved to the USER drive.

This caution also applies to creating a new folder on the USER drive or using the factory reset operation (page 146).

Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modiﬁcations to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed.

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Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha Clavinova!

We recommend that you read this manual carefully

so that you can fully take advantage of the advanced

and convenient functions of the Clavinova.

We also recommend that you keep this manual

in a safe and handy place for future reference.

About this Owner’s Manual and Data List

This manual consists of four main sections: Introduction, Quick Guide, Basic Operation, and Reference.

Also, a separate Data List is provided.

Introduction (page 2):

Please read this section ﬁrst.

Quick Guide (page 20):

This section explains how to use the basic functions.

Basic Operation (page 39):

This section explains how to use the basic operations including display-based controls.

Reference (page 56):

This section explains how to make detailed settings for the Clavinova’s various functions.

Data List :

Voice List, MIDI Data Format, etc.

* The models CVP-206/204 will be referred to as the CVP/Clavinova in this Owner’s Manual.

* The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this owner’s manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear

somewhat different from those on your instrument.

* The example Operation Guide displays shown in this Manual are taken from the CVP-206, and in English.

* The bitmap fonts used in this instrument have been provided by and are the property of Ricoh co., Ltd.

* Copying of the commercially available software is strictly prohibited except for your personal use.

Trademarks:

• Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

• 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.

This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has

license to use others’ copyrights. Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, styles ﬁles, MIDI ﬁles, WAVE

data and sound recordings. Any unauthorized use of such programs and contents outside of personal use is not permitted under relevant

laws. Any violation of copyright has legal consequences. DON’T MAKE, DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES.

CVP-206/204

Accessories

■

“50 greats for the Piano” Disk (and Music Book)

■

Recording disk

Use this blank disk to save your performance.

■

Owner’s Manual

This manual contains complete instructions for operating your Clavinova.

■

Data List

This manual contains lists of voices, styles and parameters, etc.

■

Bench

A bench may be included or optional, depending on your locale.

Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and

Floppy Disk

Precautions

Be sure to handle ﬂoppy disks and treat the disk drive with care. Follow the important precautions below.

• 3.5" 2DD and 2HD type ﬂoppy disks can be used.

To insert a ﬂoppy disk into the disk drive:

• Hold the disk so that the label of the disk is facing

upward and the sliding shutter is facing forward,

towards the disk slot. Carefully insert the disk into the

slot, slowly pushing it all the way in until it clicks into

place and the eject button pops out.

To eject a ﬂoppy disk:

Before ejecting the disk, be sure to conﬁrm that data

is not being written to the ﬂoppy disk.

If data is currently being written to the ﬂoppy disk in

the following operations, the messages “Now

executing,” “Now copying,” and “Now formatting”

appears in the display.

•Moving, copying, pasting, saving, or deleting data

(page 46 - 48).

• Naming ﬁles and folders (page 45); creating a new

folder (page 48).

• Copying a disk to an another disk (page 145);

formatting the disk (page 145).

Compatible Disk Type

Inserting/Ejecting Floppy Disks

Drive lamp

When the power is turned on, the drive lamp (at

the bottom left of the drive) lights to indicate the

drive can be used.

Eject button

CVP-206/204

• Never attempt to remove the disk or turn the power off

when the data is being written to the ﬂoppy disk.

Doing so can damage the disk and possibly the disk

drive. Press the eject button slowly as far as it will go;

the disk will automatically pop out. When the disk is

fully ejected, carefully remove it by hand.

• If the eject button is pressed too quickly, or if it is not

pressed in as far as it will go, the disk may not eject

properly. The eject button may become stuck in a half-

pressed position with the disk extending from the

drive slot by only a few millimeters. If this happens, do

not attempt to pull out the partially ejected disk, since

using force in this situation can damage the disk drive

mechanism or the ﬂoppy disk. To remove a partially

ejected disk, try pressing the eject button once again,

or push the disk back into the slot and then repeat the

eject procedure.

• Be sure to remove the ﬂoppy disk from the disk drive

before turning off the power. A ﬂoppy disk left in the

drive for extended periods can easily pick up dust and

dirt that can cause data read and write errors.

• Clean the read/write head regularly. This instrument

employs a precision magnetic read/write head which,

after an extended period of use, will pick up a layer of

magnetic particles from the disks used that will

eventually cause read and write errors.

•To maintain the disk drive in optimum working order

Yamaha recommends that you use a commercially-

available dry-type head cleaning disk to clean the

head about once a month. Ask your Yamaha dealer

about the availability of proper head-cleaning disks.

• Never insert anything but ﬂoppy disks into the disk

drive. Other objects may cause damage to the disk

drive or ﬂoppy disks.

To handle ﬂoppy disks with care:

• Do not place heavy objects on a disk or bend or apply

pressure to the disk in any way. Always keep ﬂoppy

disks in their protective cases when they are not in

use.

• Do not expose the disk to direct sunlight, extremely

high or low temperatures, or excessive humidity, dust

or liquids.

• Do not open the sliding shutter and touch the exposed

surface of the ﬂoppy disk inside.

• Do not expose the disk to magnetic ﬁelds, such as

those produced by televisions, speakers, motors, etc.,

since magnetic ﬁelds can partially or completely erase

data on the disk, rendering it unreadable.

• Never use a ﬂoppy disk with a deformed shutter or

housing.

• Do not attach anything other than the provided labels

to a ﬂoppy disk. Also make sure that labels are

attached in the proper location.

To protect your data (Write-protect Tab):

•To prevent accidental erasure of important data, slide

the disk’s write-protect tab to the “protect” position

(tab open).

Data backup

•For maximum data security Yamaha recommends that

you keep two copies of important data on separate

ﬂoppy disks. This gives you a backup if one disk is lost

or damaged. To make a backup disk use the Disk to

Disk function on page 145.

Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write Head

About the Floppy Disks

write-protect tab open

(protect position)

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About the Display Messages

A message (information or conﬁrmation dialog) sometimes appears on the screen to

facilitate operation.

When such messages appear, simply follow the instructions as shown by pressing the

corresponding button.

Maintenance

Clean the instrument using a dry, soft cloth or slightly damp, soft cloth (wring well).

CAUTION

Do not use benzine, thinner, detergent, or chemical cloth for cleaning. Do not place vinyl, plastic, or rubber

products on the instrument.

Otherwise, the panel or keys may be discolored or degraded.

CAUTION

Before using the Clavinova, be sure to read “Precautions” on pages 3 - 4.

■

Tuning

Unlike an acoustic piano, the Clavinova does not need to be tuned. It always stays perfectly in tune.

■

Transporting

If you move to another location, you can transport the Clavinova along with other belongings. You can move the unit

as it is (assembled) or you can disassemble the unit down to the condition it was in when you ﬁrst took it out of the

box. Transport the keyboard horizontally. Do not lean it up against a wall or stand it up on its side.

Do not subject the instrument to excessive vibration or shock.

“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 Web Site (English only)

........ http://www.yamahaclavinova.com/

Yamaha Manual Library

(Electronic Musical Instruments)

......... http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/

You can select the desired

language from the Help dis-

play (page 53).

For this example, press the

[G] (YES) button to

execute formatting.

CVP-206/204

Table of Contents

Introduction

SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION ................................... 2

PRECAUTIONS.......................................................... 3

About this Owner’s Manual and Data List .............. 5

Accessories ............................................................... 6

Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)

and Floppy Disk..................................................... 6

About the Display Messages.................................... 8

Maintenance ............................................................ 8

Application Index................................................... 12

What can you do with the Clavinova?................... 14

Setting Up the Clavinova....................................... 16

Key cover................................................................................ 16

Music Rest .............................................................................. 16

Sheet Music Braces (CVP-206 only)......................................... 16

Turning the Power On and Off................................................ 17

Using headphones .................................................................. 17

Panel Controls and Terminals................................ 18

Quick Guide ........................... 20

Playing the Demos ................................................. 20

Song Playback ........................................................ 21

Playback of Songs ....................................................21

Playing Voices ........................................................ 25

Playing a Voice ........................................................25

Playing Two Voices Simultaneously ..........................26

Playing Different Voices with the Left

and Right Hands...................................................27

Playing Styles ......................................................... 28

Playing a style..........................................................28

Style Sections...........................................................30

One Touch Setting...................................................32

Music Finder........................................................... 33

Using the Music Finder ............................................33

Searching the Music Finder Records.........................34

Saving and Recalling Music Finder Data...................35

Playing and Practicing with the Songs.................. 36

Playing Along with the Clavinova.............................36

Recording ................................................................37

Mastering Your Favorite Songs.................................38

Basic Operations

— Organizing Your Data ....... 39

Contents shown in the Main Display .................... 39

Open/Save Display................................................. 40

Selecting Files and Folders..................................... 44

File/Folder-related Operations .............................. 45

Naming Files/Folders ...............................................45

Moving Files/Folders ................................................46

Copying Files/Folders...............................................47

Deleting Files/Folders...............................................47

Saving Files ..............................................................48

Organizing Files by Creating a New Folder ..............48

Displaying Upper Level pages ................................. 48

Entering Characters and Changing Icons................. 48

Using the [DATA ENTRY] Dial ................................ 50

Direct Access — Instant Selection of Displays....... 51

Help Messages........................................................ 53

Using the Metronome............................................ 54

Adjusting the Tempo ............................................. 54

Tap Tempo ............................................................. 55

Reference

Playing the Demos.................56

Voices.....................................58

Selecting a Voice .................................................... 58

One-touch Piano Play.............................................. 59

Layer/Left

— Playing Several Sounds Simultaneously ......... 60

Layer — Layering Two Different Voices ................... 60

Left — Setting Separate Voices for the Left and Right

Sections of the Keyboard ..................................... 61

Applying Voice Effects ........................................... 61

Using the Pedals..................................................... 62

Styles......................................63

Playing a style ........................................................ 63

Playing a Style’s Rhythm Channels only .................. 65

Adjusting the Volume Balance/Channel Muting ...... 65

Chord Fingerings.................................................... 66

Arranging the Style Pattern (SECTIONS:

MAIN A/B/C/D, INTRO, ENDING, BREAK) ......... 68

Stopping the Style Playback While Releasing Keys

(SYNC. STOP) ...................................................... 69

Selecting Intro and Ending Types

(INTRO/ENDING) ................................................ 70

Playing Fill-in patterns automatically when changing

accompaniment sections — Auto Fill In................ 70

Appropriate Panel Setting for the Selected Style

(ONE TOUCH SETTING) ...................................... 71

Automatically Changing One Touch Settings with the

Sections — OTS Link............................................ 72

Registering the Panel Controls in One Touch Setting

(ONE TOUCH SETTING) ...................................... 72

Calling Up Ideal Setups for Your Music

— Music Finder.................................................... 73

Searching the Ideal Setups — Music Finder Search.. 74

Editing Records — Music Finder Record Edit ........... 75

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Song Playback ....................... 77

Compatible Song Types......................................... 77

Song Playback ........................................................ 78

Playing the Internal Songs........................................78

Playing Back Songs on Disk......................................80

Other Playback-related Operations...........................80

Muting Specific Parts

— Track1/Track2/Extra Tracks............................ 81

Repeat Playback of a Specific Range ..................... 81

Using the Practice Functions — Guide .................. 82

Practice Functions....................................................82

Practicing Music with the Guide Functions...............83

Displaying Music Notation — Score ...................... 84

Displaying the Lyrics .............................................. 87

Saving and Recalling Custom

Panel Setups

— Registration Memory ........ 88

Registering Panel Setups

— Registration Memory...................................... 88

Saving Your Registration Memory Setups.................89

Recalling a Registration Memory Setup ................ 90

Editing Voices

— Sound Creator ................... 91

Operation ............................................................... 91

SOUND CREATOR Parameters ............................... 92

Recording Your Performances

and Creating Songs

— Song Creator ..................... 96

About Song Recording........................................... 96

Quick Recording..................................................... 97

Multi Recording ..................................................... 98

Recording Individual Notes — Step Record ........ 100

Operation ..............................................................100

Recording Melodies — Step Record (Note) ............102

Recording Chord Changes for the Auto

Accompaniment — Step Record (Chord)............103

Select the Recording Options: Starting, Stopping,

Punching In/Out — Rec Mode.......................... 105

Editing a Recorded Song ..................................... 106

Editing Channel-related Parameters — Channel.....106

Editing Note Events — 1 - 16.................................109

Editing Chord Events — CHD.................................110

Editing System Events — SYS/EX.

(System Exclusive) ..............................................110

Inputting and Editing Lyrics ...................................111

Customizing the Event List — Filter........................111

Creating Accompaniment Styles

— Style Creator....................112

About Creating Accompaniment Styles............... 112

Style File Format................................................... 113

Operation ............................................................. 113

Realtime Recording — Basic ................................ 114

Step Recording..................................................... 115

Assembling an Accompaniment Style

— Assembly ....................................................... 116

Edit the Created Accompaniment Style .............. 117

Change the Rhythmic Feel

— Groove and Dynamics ................................... 117

Editing the Channel Data...................................... 119

Making Style File Format Settings — Parameter .... 120

Adjust the Volume Balance and

Changing Voices

— Mixing Console ................122

Operation ............................................................. 122

Setting the Level Balance and Voice

— Volume/Voice ............................................... 123

Changing the Tone of the Voice — Filter............ 124

Changing Pitch-related Settings — Tune ............ 124

Adjusting the Effects ............................................ 125

Effect Structure ..................................................... 127

Making Global and Other

Important Settings

— Function...........................128

Operation ............................................................. 128

Fine Tuning the Pitch/Selecting a Scale

— Master Tune/Scale Tune............................... 130

Tuning the Overall Pitch — Master Tune............... 130

Selecting a Scale — Scale Tune ............................. 130

Setting Song-related Parameters

— Song Settings................................................ 132

Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters

— Style Setting, Split Point,

and Chord Fingering......................................... 133

Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters

— Style Setting and Split Point .......................... 133

Setting the Fingering Method — Chord Fingering 134

Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard

— Controller...................................................... 134

Making Settings for the Pedals .............................. 134

Changing the Touch Sensitivity and Transpose

— Keyboard/Panel............................................. 136

Setting the Registration Sequence, Freeze, and

Voice Set............................................................ 137

Specifying the Order for Calling Up Registration

Memory Presets — Registration Sequence.......... 137

Maintaining Panel Settings — Freeze .................... 137

CVP-206/204

Introduction

Quick Guide

Basic Operations - Organizing Your Data

Playing the Demos

Voices

Styles

Song Playback

Saving and Recalling Custom

Panel Setups - Registration Memory

Editing Voices - Sound Creator

Recording Your Performances

and Creating Songs - Song Creator

Creating Accompaniment Styles

- Style Creator

Adjust the Volume Balance

and Changing Voices - Mixing Console

Making Global and Other Important

Settings - Function

Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices

Appendix

Changing the Automatically Selected Voice Settings

— Voice Set ........................................................138

Setting Harmony and Echo.................................. 138

Showing the Clavinova Display on a TV

— Video Out (CVP-206 only) ............................ 139

Setting the MIDI Parameters............................... 140

Making Overall System Settings

(Local Control, Clock, etc.) — System.................140

Transmitting MIDI Data — Transmit ......................141

Receiving MIDI Data — Receive .............................142

Setting Root Note Channels — Root ......................142

Setting Chord Channels — Chord Detect ..............142

Other Settings — Utility ...................................... 143

Making Settings for Fade In/Out, Metronome,

Parameter Lock, and Tap — CONFIG 1...............143

Making Settings for the Display, Speaker System, and

Voice Number Indication — CONFIG 2 ..............144

Copying and Formatting Disks — Disk...................145

Entering Your Name and Language Preference

— Owner............................................................146

Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings of the

CVP-206/204 — System Reset ............................146

Using Your Clavinova with

Other Devices ...................... 147

Using the Headphones (PHONES jacks)..................147

Connecting the Microphone or Guitar

(MIC./LINE IN jack) (CVP-206 only). ...................147

Connecting Audio & Video Devices .......................148

Using the Pedal (footswitch) or Foot Controller

(AUX PEDAL jack) ...............................................149

Connecting external MIDI devices

(MIDI terminals) .................................................149

Connecting a computer

(USB terminal, MIDI terminal).............................149

What’s MIDI?.........................................................151

What You Can Do With MIDI.................................153

MIDI Data Compatibility...................................... 154

Disk format ............................................................154

Sequence Format...................................................154

Voice Allocation Format .........................................155

CVP-206: Keyboard Stand

Assembly ............................. 156

CVP-204: Keyboard Stand

Assembly ............................. 158

Troubleshooting.................. 160

Specifications ...................... 162

Index ................................... 164

CVP-206/204

Application Index

Use this index to ﬁnd reference pages that may be helpful for your particular

application and situation.

Listening

Listening to the internal songs................................................................................................................ page 78

Listening to disk songs ....................................................................... “Playing Back Songs on Disk” on page 80

Listening to demo songs......................................................................................................................... page 56

Listening to the demo of the selected voices .......................................................................................... page 58

Listening to songs with the special voices of the Clavinova .................................................................. page 123

Playing

Calling up the piano setting ................................................................................................................... page 59

Using the three performance control pedals........................................................................................... page 62

Playing an accompaniment that matches pitch..................................................“Transpose Assign” on page 136

Combining two voices ...................................................... “Layer — Layering Two Different Voices” on page 60

Playing separate voices with the right and left hands

...........................“Left — Setting Separate Voices for the Left and Right Sections of the Keyboard” on page 61

Changing the sound

Enhancing the sound with reverb and other effects .....................................“Applying Voice Effects” on page 61

.................................................................................................................“Adjusting the Effects” on page 125

Adjusting the Level Balance................................................................................................................. page 123

Combining two voices ...................................................... “Layer — Layering Two Different Voices” on page 60

Playing separate voices with the right and left hands

...........................“Left — Setting Separate Voices for the Left and Right Sections of the Keyboard” on page 61

Creating voices ...................................................................................................................................... page 91

Playing the auto accompaniment

Playing the accompaniment automatically............................................................................................. page 63

Calling up ideal panel settings for your music........................................................................................ page 73

Practicing

Muting the right- or left-hand part.......................................................................................................... page 83

Practicing with an accurate and steady tempo............................................. “Using the Metronome” on page 54

Recording

Recording your performance...........................................................................................................pages 97, 98

Creating a song by entering notes ........................................................................................................ page 100

Creating your original settings

Creating voices ...................................................................................................................................... page 91

Creating accompaniment styles............................................................................................................ page 112

CVP-206/204

Using a microphone (CVP-206 only)

Connecting the microphone.............. “Connecting the Microphone or Guitar (MIC./LINE IN jack)” on page 147

Settings

Registering Panel Setups......................................................................................................................... page 88

Tuning the pitch/Selecting a scale ........................................................................................................ page 130

Making detailed settings for playing back songs ................................................................................... page 128

Making detailed settings for the auto accompaniment.......................................................................... page 133

Making settings for the pedals...........“Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard — Controller” on page 134

Making detailed settings for the keyboard voices ................................................................................. page 136

Showing the display on a TV (CVP-206 only)

.....................................“Showing the Clavinova Display on a TV — Video Out (CVP-206 only)” on page 139

Making detailed settings for MIDI ........................................................................................................ page 140

Connecting the Clavinova to other devices

Basic information on MIDI..................................................................................... “What’s MIDI?” on page 151

Recording your performance................ “Playing the sounds of the Clavinova through an external audio system,

and recording the sounds to an external recorder (AUX OUT jacks)” on page 148

Raising the volume .............................. “Playing the sounds of the Clavinova through an external audio system,

and recording the sounds to an external recorder (AUX OUT jacks)” on page 148

Outputting another instrument’s sound from the Clavinova ............ “Outputting the sound of an external device

through the built in speakers of the Clavinova (AUX IN jacks)” on page 148

Connecting a computer.......................... .“Connecting a computer (USB terminal, MIDI terminal)” on page 149

Assembling

Assembling and disassembling the Clavinova......................“CVP-206: Keyboard Stand Assembly” on page 156

“CVP-204: Keyboard Stand Assembly” on page 158

Quick solution

Basic functions of the Clavinova and how you can best use it .........................................................pages 12, 14

Resetting the Clavinova to the default setting

.................... “Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings of the CVP-206/204 — System Reset” on page 146

Displaying the Messages ......................................................................“About the Display Messages” on page 8

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................... page 160

CVP-206/204

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOPSTA RT / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DIRECT ACCESS

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PA RT

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

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What can you do with the Clavinova?

SONG

Playback previously recorded

songs (page 21, 36, 77)

Enjoy a wide variety of preset songs

as well as songs on commercially

available disks.

GUIDE

Learn and practice with the

Guide functions (page 38, 82)

Play back the preset songs or the

appropriate disk software, and let

the display and guide lamps show

you when and where to play the

proper notes. It’s never been easier

or more fun to learn new music!

DEMO

Explore the Demos

(page 20, 56)

These not only showcase the

stunning voices and styles of

the instrument, they

introduce you to the various

functions and features — and

give you hands-on

experience using the

Clavinova!

STYLE

Back up your performance with Auto

Accompaniment (page 28, 63)

Playing a chord with your left hand automatically

plays the auto accompaniment backing. Select an

accompaniment style — such as pop, jazz, Latin,

etc. — and let the Clavinova be your backing band!

DIGITAL RECORDING

Record your performances

(page 96, 112)

With the powerful and easy-to-use song

recording features, you can record your

own keyboard performances, and create

your own complete, fully orchestrated

compositions — which you can then save to

the USER drive or a ﬂoppy disk for future

recall.

CVP-206/204

CVP-206

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EXIT

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LCD

CONTRAST

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

DSP VARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

ONE TOUCH SETTING

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

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LCD

The large LCD (together

with the various panel

buttons) provides

comprehensive and easy-

to-understand control of

the Clavinova’s operations.

MUSIC FINDER

Call up the perfect accompaniment

style (page 33, 73)

If you know what song you want to play,

but you don’t know which style or voice

would be right for it, let the Music Finder

help you. Just select the song title, and

the Clavinova automatically calls up the

most appropriate style and voice.

USB terminal

Make music with a computer — quickly and easily (page 149)

Dive in and take advantage of the wide world of computer music

software. Connections and setup are exceptionally easy, and you can

play back your computer recorded parts with different instrument

sounds — all from a single Clavinova!

PIANO

Set up the piano —

instantly (page 59)

You can call up all the

optimum piano settings for

the Clavinova with just a

single button press — then

play the extraordinarily

realistic grand piano voice.

VOICE

Enjoy a huge variety of

realistic voices (page 25, 58)

The Clavinova features a wealth of

exceptionally authentic and

dynamic voices (more than 800)

— including piano, strings,

woodwinds, and more!

IN OUT THRU

MIDI

USB AUX PEDAL VIDEO OUT AUX IN AUX OUT

L/L+R R L/L+R R RL

(LEVEL FIXED)

CVP-206/204

Setting Up the Clavinova

■ To open the key cover:

Lift the cover slightly, then push and slide it open.

■ To close the key cover:

Slide the cover toward you and gently lower the

cover over the keys.

CAUTION

Hold the cover with both hands when opening or closing it. Do not

release it until it is fully opened or closed. Be careful to avoid catching

ﬁngers (yours or others, especially children’s) between the cover and

the unit.

CAUTION

Do not place objects such as a piece of metal or paper on top of the

key cover. Small objects placed on the key cover may fall inside the

unit when the cover is opened and may be nearly impossible to

remove. This could cause electric shock, short circuit, ﬁre or other

serious damage to the instrument.

■ To raise the music rest:

Pull the music rest up and toward yourself as far as it

will go.

Flip down the two metal supports at the left and the

right on the rear of the music rest.

Lower the music rest so that it rests on the metal

supports.

■ To lower the music rest:

Pull the music rest toward yourself as far as it will go.

Raise the two metal supports until they are ﬂat

against the rear surface of the music rest.

Gently lower the music rest backward until it is all

the way down.

CAUTION

Do not try to use the music rest in a half-raised position. Also, when

lowering the music rest, let the music rest all the way down before

releasing it.

These braces are for holding the pages of music books in

place.

■ To open

■ To close

Key cover

CAUTION

Be careful to avoid catching

your fingers when opening or

closing the cover.

Music Rest

Sheet Music Braces

(CVP-206 only)

CVP-206/204

Connect the power cord

Insert the plugs at the ends of the cord, one into the

AC INLET on the Clavinova, and the other into a

standard AC outlet.

In some areas, a plug adapter may be provided to

match the pin conﬁguration of the AC wall outlets in

your area.

(The shape of plug differs depending on locale.)

Press the [POWER] switch.

→ The main display appears in the LCD display. The

drive lamp below the lower right end of the

keyboard also lights.

When you’re ready to turn off the power, press the

[POWER] switch again.

→ Both the display and the drive lamp below the

right end of the keyboard will turn off.

Adjusting the display contrast

If the LCD is difﬁcult to read, adjust the

contrast with the [LCD CONTRAST]

knob at the right of the LCD.

Setting the volume

Use the [MASTER VOLUME] dial to adjust the volume to

an appropriate level.

CAUTION

Do not use the Clavinova at a high volume level for a long period of

time, or your hearing may be damaged.

Connect a pair of headphones to one of the [PHONES]

jacks.

Two [PHONES] jacks are provided.

Two sets of standard stereo headphones can be plugged

in. (If you are using only one pair of headphones, you

can plug them into either of these jacks.)

Using the Headphone Hanger

A headphone hanger is included in the CVP-206/204

package so that you can hang the headphones on the

Clavinova. Install the headphone hanger using included

two screws (4 × 10 mm) as shown in the ﬁgure.

CAUTION

Do not hang anything other than the headphones on the hanger.

Otherwise, the Clavinova or the hanger may be damaged.

CVP-206 CVP-204

Turning the Power On

and Off

CVP-206

CVP-204

The drive lamp lights.

POWER

OFF

BALANCE

PAR T

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

LCD

CONTRAST

MIN

MAX

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

Using headphones

CVP-204

PHONES

CVP-206

MIN MAX

INPUT

MIC.

MIC. LINE PHONES

VOLUME

LINE IN

CVP-206/204

Panel Controls and Terminals

POWER

[ON / OFF] button (POWER)................................................P. 17

METRONOME

[START / STOP] button (METRONOME).............................P. 54

MASTER VOLUME

[MASTER VOLUME] dial......................................................P. 17

[FADE IN / OUT] button........................................................P. 69

SONG

[EXTRA TRACKS (STYLE)] button......................................P. 81

[TRACK 2 (L)] button............................................................P. 81

[TRACK 1 (R)] button...........................................................P. 81

[REC] button ........................................................................P. 96

[TOP] button.........................................................................P. 80

[START / STOP] button (SONG)..........................................P. 78

[REW] button........................................................................P. 80

[FF] button............................................................................P. 80

[REPEAT] button..................................................................P. 81

[GUIDE] button.....................................................................P. 82

TEMPO

[E] [F] buttons (TEMPO)...............................................P. 54

[TAP TEMPO] button............................................................P. 55

TRANSPOSE

[E] [F] buttons (TRANSPOSE) ...................................P. 136

STYLE

[ACMP] button......................................................................P. 64

[AUTO FILLIN] button...........................................................P. 70

[OTS LINK] button................................................................P. 72

[BREAK] button....................................................................P. 68

[INTRO] button...............................................................P. 31, 70

MAIN [A] button....................................................................P. 68

MAIN [B] button....................................................................P. 68

MAIN [C] button ...................................................................P. 68

MAIN [D] button ...................................................................P. 68

[ENDING / rit.] button.....................................................P. 31, 70

[SYNC.STOP] button............................................................P. 69

[SYNC.START] button..........................................................P. 64

[START / STOP] button (STYLE) ......................................... P. 64

[DEMO] button..................................................................... P. 56

[HELP] button....................................................................... P. 53

[FUNCTION] button ...........................................................P. 128

DIGITAL STUDIO

[SOUND CREATOR] button.................................................P. 91

[DIGITAL RECORDING] button ...................................P. 96, 112

[MIXING CONSOLE] button............................................... P. 122

DISPLAY CONTROL

[A] - [J] buttons.....................................................................P. 44

[BALANCE] button............................................................... P. 65

[CHANNEL ON / OFF] button........................................ P. 65, 80

[DIRECT ACCESS] button...................................................P. 51

[BACK] button ................................................................P. 44, 50

[NEXT] button ................................................................P. 44, 50

VOICE PART ON / OFF [LAYER] button.............................. P. 60

VOICE PART ON / OFF [LEFT] button................................. P. 60

[1▲▼] - [8▲▼] buttons.................................................P. 44 - 49

[LCD CONTRAST] knob...................................................... P. 17

[ENTER] button....................................................................P. 50

[DATA ENTRY] dial...............................................................P. 50

[EXIT] button........................................................................P. 44

VOICE EFFECT

[REVERB] button................................................................. P. 61

[DSP] button......................................................................... P. 61

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOPSTA RT / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DIRECT ACCESS

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PA RT

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

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CVP-206 CVP-204

AUX OUT AUX IN

LL L+RRR LL+RR

(

LEVEL FIXED

)

CVP-206

MIN MAX

INPUT

MIC.

MIC. LINE PHONES

VOLUME

LINE IN

CVP-204

PHONES

INOUTTHRU

MIDI

USB

AUX PEDAL

IN OUT THRU

MIDI

USB AUX PEDAL VIDEO OUT AUX IN AUX OUT

L/L+R R L/L+R R RL

(LEVEL FIXED)

5 76

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17

18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

69 70 71 72 73 74 75 71 70 75 74 7369

65 66 6867

CVP-206/204

[VARIATION] button .............................................................P. 61

[HARMONY / ECHO] button................................................P. 62

[MONO] button.....................................................................P. 62

[LEFT HOLD] button............................................................P. 62

VOICE

VOICE buttons.....................................................................P. 58

MUSIC FINDER

[MUSIC FINDER] button......................................................P. 73

ONE TOUCH SETTING

[1] - [4] buttons (ONE TOUCH SETTING)............................P. 71

PIANO Setting

[PIANO] button.....................................................................P. 59

REGISTRATION MEMORY

[FREEZE] button..................................................................P. 90

[1] – [8] buttons (REGISTRATION MEMORY) .....................P. 88

[MEMORY] button................................................................P. 88

Floppy disk drive (3.5”)...........................................................P. 6

Keyboard guide lamps .........................................................P. 82

Microphone and Headphone Connectors

[INPUT VOLUME] knob......................................................P. 147

[MIC. LINE IN] jack.............................................................P. 147

[MIC. LINE] switch..............................................................P. 147

[PHONES] jacks.................................................................P. 147

Connectors

MIDI [THRU] [OUT] [IN] terminals......................................P. 149

[USB] terminal....................................................................P. 149

[AUX PEDAL] jack..............................................................P. 149

[VIDEO OUT] jack..............................................................P. 148

AUX IN [L / L+R] [R] jacks..................................................P. 148

AUX OUT [L / L+R] [R] jacks..............................................P. 148

AUX OUT (LEVEL FIXED) [L] [R] jacks.............................P. 148

Pedals

Left pedal.............................................................................P. 62

Sostenuto pedal...................................................................P. 62

Damper pedal ......................................................................P. 62

The Panel Logos

The logos printed on the Clavinova panel indicate standards/

formats it supports and special features it includes.

GM System Level 1

“GM System Level 1” is an addition to the MIDI standard which

guarantees that any data conforming to the standard will play

accurately on any GM-compatible tone generator or synthesizer

from any manufacturer.

XG Format

XG is a new Yamaha MIDI speciﬁcation which signiﬁcantly

expands and improves on the “GM System Level 1” standard with

greater voice handling capacity, expressive control, and effect

capability while retaining full compatibility with GM. By using the

Clavinova’s XG voices, it is possible to record XG-compatible

song ﬁles.

XF Format

The Yamaha XF format enhances the SMF (Standard MIDI File)

standard with greater functionality and open-ended expandability

for the future. The Clavinova is capable of displaying lyrics when

an XF ﬁle containing lyric data is played. (SMF is the most

common format used for MIDI sequence ﬁles. The Clavinova is

compatible with SMF Formats 0 and 1, and records “song” data

using SMF Format 0.)

Disk Orchestra Collection

The DOC voice allocation format provides data playback

compatibility with a wide range of Yamaha instruments and MIDI

devices.

Style File Format

The Style File Format (SFF) is Yamaha’s original style ﬁle format,

which uses a unique conversion system to provide high-quality

automatic accompaniment based on a wide range of chord types.

The Clavinova uses the SFF internally, reads optional SFF style

disks, and creates SFF styles using the Style Creator feature.

USB

USB is an abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus. It is a serial

interface for connecting a computer with peripheral devices. It

allows “hot swapping” (connecting peripheral devices while the

power to the computer is on).

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EXIT

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LCD

CONTRAST

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

DSP VARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

ONE TOUCH SETTING

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

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1234

57 58

59 60 61 62

51 52 54 5553

Quick Guide

Quick Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Playing the Demos

The Clavinova features an extensive variety of Demo

songs, that showcase its rich, authentic voices and its

dynamic rhythms and styles.

What’s more, there’s a special selection of Demo

functions. These take you through a hands-on journey of

all the important features and functions of the instrument

— letting you see ﬁrsthand how to effectively use the

Clavinova in your own music.

Press the [EXIT] button to exit from the demo mode and return to the MAIN display when you’ve ﬁnished playing the

demo songs.

When you’re done with the Demos, you can get to know your Clavinova even better with these functions:

• Preset Song (Song Book) playback (page 21)

• Disk Song Playback (page 21)

• Short demo playback of the selected voice (in the Voice Open display; page 26).

Reference

on page 56

Demo button

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

2 Press the [BACK]/[NEXT] button to select the Demo

categories.

BACK NEXT

Function Demos demon-

strate many of the different

functions on the CVP-206/

204. Style Demos introduce

you to the rhythms and

accompaniment styles of the

CVP-206/204 (page 56).

For this example, VOICE is

selected. Voice Demos

showcase the voices of the

CVP-206/204.

1 Press the [DEMO] button to call

up the menu for selecting a

Demo song.

Press any of the [A] to [J] buttons or [8▼] (AUTO) button (FUNCTION page only) to select the Demo songs.

For this example, press the [A] button to playback the GrandPiano1 demo.

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

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For details about the Demos,

refer to page 56.

Song Playback

Quick Guide

Song Playback

Here’s where all of the amazing voices, effects, rhythms, styles and other sophisticated features of

the Clavinova come together — in songs!

As you heard in the Demos, the Clavinova contains many built-in recordings. But there’s more. Call up the Song Open

(PRESET) display. And there’s an even greater wealth of song material you can enjoy with your Clavinova — in

commercially available software.

The following songs are compatible for playback on the CVP-206/204. Refer to pages 77, 154 for more details on the

logos.

Playback of Songs

1 If you want to play back a disk song, insert an appropriate disk containing song data into the disk drive.

Reference

on page 77

Song related buttons

Floppy disk drive

BALANCE and

CHANNEL buttons

Make sure that the Lan-

guage setting for the instru-

ment (page 146) is the same

as that of the ﬁle name of the

song that you are playing

back.

Disks bearing this logo contain song data for voices deﬁned in the GM standard.

Disks bearing this logo contain song data using the XG format, an extension of the GM

standard that provides a wider variety of voices and more comprehensive sonic control.

Disks bearing this logo contain song data for voices deﬁned in Yamaha’s DOC format.

Songs containing a large

amount of data may not be

able to be read properly by

the instrument, and as such

you may not be able to

select them. The maximum

capacity is about 200–

300KB, however this may

differ depending on the data

contents of each song.

• Make sure to read the

section “Using the Floppy

Disk Drive (FDD) and

Floppy Disks” on page 6.

CAUTION

Song Playback

Quick Guide

2 Press the [A] button to call up the Song Open display.

If the MAIN screen is not displayed, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button followed by the [EXIT] button.

3 PRESET only

Press the [A] button to select the preset songs (Song Book) folder.

Press the [BACK]/[NEXT] button to select the drive.

PRESET FLOPPY DISK

From the MAIN display (the

display shown when the

power is turned on), you can

select songs, voices, accom-

paniment styles, etc.

Song Playback

Quick Guide

4 Press one of the [A] to [J] buttons to select a song ﬁle.

5 Press the SONG [START/STOP] button to start playback.

6 While the song is playing, try using the Mute function to turn certain instrument channels off or on —

letting you craft dynamic arrangements on the ﬂy!

1) Press the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button.

2) Press the [1 - 8▲▼] button corresponding to the channel you wish to turn on or off.

REC TOP START / STOP

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

•To rewind or fast forward to the playback point of the song, press the [REW] or [FF] button.

• With song data software (Standard MIDI format 0) that includes lyrics, you can view the lyr-

ics on the display during playback. You can also view the score. See pages 84 and 87 for

details.

PA RT

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

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If the STYLE tab is

selected, press this button

again.

Song Playback

Quick Guide

7 Finally, take the producer’s seat and try your hand at mixing. These Balance controls let you adjust the levels

of the individual parts — the song, the style, your singing (CVP-206 only), and your playing.

1) Press the [BALANCE] button.

2) Press the [1 - 8▲▼] button corresponding to the part of which the volume you wish to adjust.

8 Press the SONG [START/STOP] button to stop playback.

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BALANCE

You can call up a full set of

mixing controls by pressing

the [MIXING CONSOLE]

button (page 122).

REC TOP START / STOP

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

• The [FADE IN/OUT] but-

ton (page 69) can be used

to produce smooth fade-

ins and fade-outs when

starting and stopping the

song, as well as the

accompaniment.

Playing Voices

Quick Guide

Playing Voices

The Clavinova features a stunning variety of over 800 dynamic, rich and realistic voices. Try playing

some of these voices now and hear what they can do for your music. Here, you’ll learn how to

select individual voices, combine two voices in a layer, and split two voices between your left and right hands.

Playing a Voice

1 Press the [F] button to call up the menu for selecting the MAIN voice.

If the MAIN screen is not displayed, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button followed by the [EXIT] button.

2 Select a voice group.

Reference

on page 58

Voice related buttons

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

The voice you’re selecting

here belongs to the MAIN

part, and is called the MAIN

voice. (See page 60 for more

information.)

You’ll want to hear the MAIN

voice all by itself — so make sure

that the LAYER and LEFT parts

are turned off.

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

For this example, STRINGS

is selected.

Press the [BACK]/[NEXT]

button to select the memory

location of the voice. For this

example, PRESET is

selected.

Playing Voices

Quick Guide

3 Select a voice.

4 Play the voices.

Naturally, you can play the voice yourself from the keyboard, but you can also

have the Clavinova demonstrate the voice for you. Simply press the [8▲] button

from the display above, and a Demo of the voice plays automatically.

Playing Two Voices Simultaneously

1 Press the VOICE PART ON/OFF [LAYER] button to

turn the LAYER part on.

2 Press the [G] button to select the LAYER part.

3 Select a voice group.

Here, we’ll select a lush pad to ﬁll out the sound. Call up the “CHOIR & PAD” group.

4 Select a voice.

For example, select “Hah Choir.”

5 Play the voices.

Now, you can play two different voices together in a

rich sounding layer — the MAIN voice you selected in

the previous section, plus the new LAYER voice you’ve

selected here.

And that’s just the beginning. Check out these other voice-related features:

• Instant setup of the Clavinova for piano play — with the press of a single button (page 59).

• Create your own original voices — quickly and easily — by changing the settings of existing voices (page 91).

• Set up your favorite panel settings — including voices, styles, and more — and call them up whenever you need

them (page 88).

For this example,

”Orchestra” is

selected.

Press the corresponding buttons to select the

other pages — and discover even more voices.

Press the [8▲] button to start the

Demo for the selected voice. To stop

the Demo, press this button again.

There’s more to the Demo features

than just voices, though–for more

information, see page 56.

You can instantly jump back

to the Main display by “dou-

ble-clicking” on one of the [A]

- [J] buttons.

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

Playing Voices

Quick Guide

Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands

1 Press the VOICE PART ON/OFF [LEFT] button to turn the

LEFT part on.

2 Press the [H] button to select the LEFT part.

3 Select a voice group.

Here, we’ll select the “STRINGS” group — so that you can play rich, orchestral chords with your left hand.

4 Select a voice, then press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

For example, select “Symphon. Str.”

5 Press the [I] button to call up the SPLIT POINT display. From here, you can set the particular key on the

keyboard that separates the two voices — called the Split Point. To do this, simultaneously hold down the [F]

or [G] button and press the desired key on the keyboard. (For more information, see page 133.)

6 Play the voices.

The notes you play with your left hand sound one voice, while the notes you play with your right sound a

different voice (or voices).

MAIN and LAYER voices are meant to be played with the right hand. The LEFT voice is played with the left

hand.

7 Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

LAYER

LEFT

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

Split Point

LEFT

MAIN/LAYER

EXIT

Playing Styles

Quick Guide

Playing Styles

The Clavinova has a huge variety of musical “styles” that you can call upon to back up your own

performance. They give you anything from a simple, yet effective piano backing or percussion

accompaniment to a full band or orchestra.

Playing a style

1 Press the [D] button to call up the style group.

If the MAIN screen is not displayed, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button followed by the [EXIT] button.

2 Select a style group and a style.

Reference

on page 63

Style related buttons

Press the

[BACK]/[NEXT]

button to select

the memory

location of the

style. For this

example,

PRESET is

selected.

For this example,

EuroTrance is selected.

For this example, Dance is

selected.

Playing Styles

Quick Guide

3 Turn ACMP on.

The speciﬁed left-hand section of the keyboard becomes the “Auto Accompaniment” section, and chords

played in this section are automatically detected and used as a basis for fully automatic accompaniment with

the selected style.

4 Turn SYNC.START on.

5 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the style starts.

For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below).

6 Change the tempo by using the TEMPO [ ] [ ] buttons if necessary.

Simultaneously press the TEMPO [ ] [ ] buttons to return the tempo to its

original setting. Press the [EXIT] button to leave the TEMPO display.

7 Try playing other chords with your left hand.

For information on how to enter chords, see “Chord Fingerings” on page 66.

8 Press the STYLE [START/STOP] button to stop the style.

And there’s much more. Check out these other style-related features:

• Easily create your own original styles (page 112).

• Set up your favorite panel settings — including styles, voices, and more — and call them up whenever you need

them (page 88).

ACMP

Auto Accompaniment

section

Split Point

• The point on the keyboard

that separates the auto

accompaniment section

and the right-hand sec-

tion of the keyboard is

called the “split point.”

Refer to page 133 for

instructions on setting the

split point.

SYNC.START

Split Point

Auto Accompaniment

section

The Tempo can also be

adjusted by using the [TAP

TEMPO] button (page 55).

Playing Styles

Quick Guide

Style Sections

Each style in the auto accompaniment is made up of “sections.” Since each section is a rhythmic variation of the basic

style, you can use them to add spice to your performance and mix up the beats — while you’re playing. Intros, Endings,

Main patterns, and Breaks — they’re all here, giving you the dynamic elements you need to create professional-

sounding arrangements.

1 - 4 Use the same operations as in “Playing a style” on pages 28 and 29.

5 Press the [INTRO] button.

6 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the Intro starts.

For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below).

When the playback of the intro is ﬁnished, it automatically leads into main section.

7 Press any of the MAIN [A] to [D] buttons or [BREAK] button

as desired. (See the Accompaniment Structure on the next

page.)

Embellish and enhance your melodies — with the automatic Harmony and Echo effects

This powerful performance feature lets you automatically add harmony notes to the melodies you play with your

right hand — based on the chords you play with your left. Tremolo, Echo, and other effects are available, too.

1Turn HARMONY/ECHO on.

2Turn ACMP on (page 28).

3 Play a chord with your left hand and play some notes in the right-hand range of the

keyboard.

The CVP-206/204 has various Harmony/Echo types (page 138).

The Harmony/Echo type may change according to the selected MAIN voice.

• Harmony/Echo is just one of the many Voice Effects you can use. Try out some of

the other effects and see how they can enhance your performance (page 61).

INTRO This is used for the beginning of the song. When the intro ﬁnishes playing, accompaniment shifts to the

main section.

MAIN This is used for playing the main part of the song. It plays an accompaniment pattern of several measures,

and repeats indeﬁnitely until another section’s button is pressed.

BREAK This lets you add dynamic variations and breaks in the rhythm of the accompaniment, to make your

performance sound even more professional.

ENDING This is used for the ending of the song. When the ending is ﬁnished, the auto accompaniment stops

automatically.

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB DSP VARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

For details about Harmony/

Echo types, refer to the sep-

arate Data List.

BREAK

INTRO

MAIN

ENDING / rit.

ABCD

Split Point

Auto Accompaniment

section

BREAK

INTRO

MAIN

ENDING / rit.

ABCD

Playing Styles

Quick Guide

8 Press the [AUTO FILL IN] button to add a ﬁll-in, if

necessary.

Fill-in patterns play automatically between each change in

the Main sections.

9 Press the [ENDING] button.

This switches to the ending section. When the ending is

ﬁnished, the style automatically stops.

■ Accompaniment Structure

AUTO FILLIN

BREAK

INTRO

MAIN

ENDING / rit.

ABCD

MAIN VARIATION

Press the [ENDING] button.

You can have the

ending gradually slow

down (ritardando) by

pressing the [ENDING]

button again while the

ending is playing back.

MAIN

VARIATION

MAIN

VARIATION

MAIN

VARIATION

MAIN

VARIATION

via BREAK

INTRO A INTRO B INTRO C

(max. three patterns)

ENDING A ENDING B ENDING C

(max. three patterns)

INTRO (page 70)

ENDING (page 70)

• An Intro doesn’t necessarily have to be at the beginning! If you want, you can play an Intro section in the middle of your performance by

simply pressing the [INTRO] button at the desired point.

•Watch your timing with the Break sections. If you press a [BREAK] button too close to the end of the measure (i.e., after the ﬁnal eighth

note), the Break section starts playing from the next measure. This also applies to the Auto Fill-in.

• Mix up your intros and use any of the other sections to start the style, if you want.

• If you want to come back into the style right away after an Ending, simply press the [INTRO] button while the Ending section is playing.

• If you press the [BREAK] button while the ending is playing, the break will immediately start playing, continuing with the main section.

Playing Styles

Quick Guide

One Touch Setting

One Touch Setting is a powerful and convenient feature that automatically calls up the most appropriate panel settings

(voice number, etc.) for the currently selected style, with the touch of a single button. This is a wonderful way to

instantly reconﬁgure all the settings on the Clavinova to match the style you want to play.

1 Select a style (page 28).

2 Press one of the [ONE TOUCH SETTING]

buttons.

Not only does this instantly call up all the settings

(voices, effects, etc.) that match the current style

(see page 71) — it also automatically turns on

ACMP and SYNC. START, so that you can

immediately start playing the style.

3 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the auto

accompaniment starts.

4 Play melodies with your right hand and play various chords

with your left hand.

5 Try out other One Touch Setting setups.

You can also create your own One Touch Setting

setups.

For details, refer to page 72.

• Here’s another way to further automate musical changes and spice up your performance: Use the convenient OTS

(One Touch Setting) Link function to automatically change One Touch Settings when you select a different Main

section (page 72).

Other Controls

FADE IN/OUT The [FADE IN/OUT] button can be used to produce smooth fade-ins and fade-outs (page 69) when starting and stopping

the style.

TAP TEMPO The style can be started at any tempo you desire by “tapping” out the tempo with the [TAP TEMPO] button. For details,

see page 55.

SYNC.STOP When Synchro Stop is on, you can stop and start the style anytime you want by simply releasing or playing the keys (in

the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard). This is a great way to add dramatic breaks and accents to your

performance. For details, see page 69.

FADE IN / OUT

TAP TEMPO

SYNC.STOP

ONE TOUCH SETTING

buttons

ONE TOUCH SETTING

1234

Split Point

Auto Accompaniment

section

ONE TOUCH SETTING

1234

Music Finder

Quick Guide

Music Finder

If you want to play in a certain song but don’t know which style and voice settings would be appropriate, the

convenient Music Finder can help you out. Simply select the song name from the Music Finder and the CVP-206/204

automatically makes all appropriate panel settings to let you play in that music style!

Using the Music Finder

1 Press the [MUSIC FINDER] button.

2 Select a record.

For this example, press the [1 - 3▲▼] button to select a record by song title.

3 Play along with the style playback.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

Reference

on page 73

MUSIC FINDER button

MUSIC FINDER

Select the desired

record.

Press the [BACK]/[NEXT]

button to select the desired

page of records. For this

example, ALL is selected.

Split Point

Auto Accompaniment

section

You can also have the voice

and other important settings

change automatically with

the style changes. To do this,

turn on OTS LINK (page 72)

and set the OTS LINK TIM-

ING (page 133) to “REAL

TIME.”

Music Finder

Quick Guide

Searching the Music Finder Records

The Music Finder is also equipped with a convenient search function that lets you enter a song title or keyword — and

instantly call up all the records that match your search criteria.

1 Press the [MUSIC FINDER] button.

2 Press the [I] button to call up the MUSIC FINDER SEARCH 1 display.

MUSIC FINDER

The results of Search 1 and

2 appear in the correspond-

ingly numbered SEARCH 1/

2 displays.

Press the [8▲] (START SEARCH)

button.

The search function calls up all

records that contain the entered

word or words.

Press the [F], [G]

and [H] to clear

the previous

conditions, if

necessary.

For this example,

press the [A]

button to call up

the display for

inputting the song

title.

Refer to page 49 for instruc-

tions on entering characters.

Enter the song title,

then press the [8▲]

(OK) button.

For this example,

ANY is selected.

For this example,

ALL is selected.

Music Finder

Quick Guide

7 Select a record (see step #2 on page 33) and play along with the style playback.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

You can also create your own Music Finder setups and save them to ﬂoppy disk (pages 40 and 48). In this

way, you can expand your Music Finder collection by exchanging them with other Clavinova users.

Saving and Recalling Music Finder Data

To save your Music Finder data, call up the MUSIC FINDER Open/Save window from the

SYSTEM RESET page (page 146) of the UTILITY display, and follow the same procedure as

that in the Open/Save window for Voice (page 40, 48). To recall the saved data, execute

the appropriate operation from the MUSIC FINDER’s Open/Save window. Records can be

replaced or added (page 75).

In the instructions above, all Music Finder data is handled together. Besides this, when you save or load style ﬁles, the

Music Finder data that uses the relevant style ﬁle(s) is stored or added automatically. When you copy or move a style ﬁle

on a ﬂoppy disk to the USER drive (page 46, 47), the record which was recorded when storing the relevant style is

automatically added to the CVP-206/204.

• In the example above, you speciﬁed a song title, but you can also look for relevant records by keyword or music

genre — for example, Latin, 8-beat, etc. (page 74).

Split Point

Auto Accompaniment

section

Music Finder data is compat-

ible for both the CVP-206

and the CVP-204.

Playing and Practicing with the Songs

Quick Guide

Playing and Practicing with the Songs

Playing Along with the Clavinova

In this section, try using the Clavinova’s song playback features to cancel or mute the right-hand melody while you play

the part yourself. It’s like having a very talented and versatile playing partner accompany you while you perform.

If you haven't yet mastered the melody part, take a look at the section “Mastering Your Favorite Songs” on page 38, and

practice it a while.

1 - 4 Use the same operations as in “Song Playback” on pages 21 - 23.

5 Press the [TRACK 1] button to cancel the right hand melody part.

6 If you want to have the notation displayed as you play, press the [C] button. If you want to see the lyrics,

press the [B] button.

If the MAIN screen is not displayed, press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button followed by the [EXIT] button.

7 Press the SONG [START/STOP] button and play the part.

8 Press the SONG [START/STOP] button to stop playback.

Reference

on page 77

Song related buttons

TRACK 1

(R)

To cancel the left hand part,

press the [TRACK 2] button

If the selected song does not

contain lyric data, lyrics are

not displayed.

• If you want to start the song right

away without an intro, use the Sync

Start function. To set Sync Start to

standby, simultaneously hold down

the [TOP] button and press the

SONG [START/STOP] button. Song

playback starts automatically the

moment you start playing the mel-

ody.

• If you can hear the Clavinova playing

the melody part as well, check the

channel setting for the melody part in

the song data, and change the chan-

nel assigned to Track 1 (page 132).

You can also change the song chan-

nel itself permanently (page 107).

REC TOP START / STOP

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

REC TOP START / STOP

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

Playing and Practicing with the Songs

Quick Guide

Recording

The Clavinova lets you record, too — quickly and easily. Try out the Quick Recording feature now and capture your

keyboard performance.

1 - 3 Select a voice for recording. Use the same operations as in “Playing a Voice” on pages 25, 26.

4 Press the [REC] and [TOP] buttons simultaneously to select “New Song” for recording.

5 Press the [REC] button.

6 Recording starts as soon as you start playing the keyboard.

7 When you’ve ﬁnished recording, press the [REC] button.

8 To hear your newly recorded performance, return the song to the beginning by

using the [TOP] button and press the SONG [START/STOP] button.

9 Save the recorded data as required (pages 40, 48).

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

REC

The recorded data will be

lost if you turn off the

power. To keep your impor-

tant recordings, you’ll

need to save them to the

User drive or ﬂoppy disk.

CAUTION

REC TOP START / STOP

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

Playing and Practicing with the Songs

Quick Guide

Mastering Your Favorite Songs

The Clavinova has several very useful practice features that help learn and master

recorded songs. Here, you’ll try out the Follow Lights function, and use the special guide

lamps to help you play the right notes.

1 - 6 Use the same operations as in “Playing Along with the Clavinova” on

page 36.

For this example, you practice the right hand part of “Playing Along with

the Clavinova.”

7 Press the [GUIDE] button.

8 Press the SONG [START/STOP] button and practice the missing (muted) part, according to the key guide

lamps.

If you want, you can adjust the tempo by pressing the TEMPO[ ] [ ] buttons.

9 You can use the powerful Repeat function to practice and master difﬁcult parts. Simply specify a short

phrase you want to work on and repeat it until you’ve got it down.

1) While the song is playing back, press the [GUIDE] button once to turn the GUIDE function off.

2) Just before the desired phrase comes around, press the [REPEAT] button to designate the beginning point

for Repeat.

3) Just after the phrase ﬁnishes, press the [REPEAT] button again to designate the end point.

4) Turn the GUIDE function on again.

Press the SONG [START/STOP] button to stop playback.

Before Practicing

Before starting a practice

session, play back the entire

song (without canceling any

parts) and listen to it care-

fully. This will give you a

clear idea of how the song

should be played, and will

make your practice sessions

progress more smoothly. If

you want to hear only the

melody part, turn the

[TRACK 2] and [EXTRA

TRACKS] buttons off.

GUIDE

TEMPO

RESET

REC TOP START / STOP

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

See pages 82 and 132 for

more information on the

Guide function.

REC TOP START / STOP

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

CVP-206/204

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data

When the power is turned on, the MAIN Display appears, showing important and

relevant operation information.

Pressing the [A] - [J] buttons when the MAIN Display appears calls up displays

corresponding to each button. The displays called up by the buttons (with the exception

of [B] and [C]) are called Open/Save displays (see following page). Pressing the [B] and

[C] buttons calls up the Lyrics display and Score display respectively.

1 Transpose (page 136)

The [TRANSPOSE] buttons allow the pitch of the keyboard and song to be shifted down or up in semitones. The transpose value by the

semitone shifted is displayed here.

2 Song (page 78)

The name of the currently selected song and other song information is displayed.

3 Playback Position of Song (page 78) or Accompaniment Style (page 63)

The current position of the song or the accompaniment style being played is displayed.

4 Tempo (page 54)

When a song or a accompaniment style is playing, the tempo is displayed.

5 Chord (page 66)

When [ACMP] is on, the chord speciﬁed in the left hand section is displayed.

6 Accompaniment Style (page 63)

The name, beat, and tempo of the accompaniment style selected currently is displayed.

7 Intro and Ending (page 70)

The names of the intro and ending of the currently selected style are displayed.

8 Pedal Function (page 134)

In addition to the conventional Sustain, Sostenuto and Soft functions, the pedals can be assigned to other various functions, such as Song

Start/Stop and Glide. The functions assigned to the three different pedals are displayed here.

9 Registration Sequence (page 137)

You can save your custom panel settings as a Registration Memory preset and recall it at any time pressing the appropriate REGISTRATION

MEMORY [1] - [8] button. You can also use the Registration Sequence function to program the Registration Memory presets to be selected in

any speciﬁed order, and step through that order by using the [BACK]/[NEXT] buttons or the pedal. The Registration Sequence is displayed

here (unless Registration Sequence is set to OFF).

0 Main Part (page 58)

The voice selected for the Main part is displayed.

A Layer Part (page 60)

The voice selected for the Layer part is displayed.

B Left Part (page 61)

The voice selected for the Left part is displayed.

C Split Point (page 133)

Split Points are speciﬁc positions on the keyboard that divide the keyboard into separate sections. There are two kinds of Split Points: “A”,

which separates the auto accompaniment from the rest of the keyboard, and “L”, which divides the left-hand and right-hand sections.

D Registration Memory Bank (page 89)

Registration Memory presets are stored in banks, eight presets to a bank. The name of the currently selected Registration Memory bank is

displayed here.

E Volume balance of the parts (page 65)

You can change the volume balance by pressing the [1▲▼] - [8▲▼] buttons under the LCD. The volume balance of each part is displayed.

Contents shown in the Main Display

If the MAIN Display is not

shown, press the [DIRECT

ACCESS] button followed by

the [EXIT] button.

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data

CVP-206/204

The CVP-206/204 utilizes a variety of data types — including voices, accompaniment styles, songs and registration

memory settings. Much of this data is already programmed and contained in the CVP-206/204; you can also create and

edit your own data with some of the functions on the instrument.

All this data is stored in separate ﬁles — just as is done on a computer.

Here, we’ll show you how to use the basic operations of the display controls in handling and organizing the data of the

CVP-206/204 in ﬁles and folders.

Files can be opened, saved, named, moved, or deleted in their respective Open/Save displays. You can select these

displays according to their respective ﬁle types, as well: Song, Voice, Style, etc. Moreover, you can organize your data

efﬁciently by putting various ﬁles of the same type into a single folder.

The Open/Save displays for Song, Voice, Style, and Registration Bank can be called up from the MAIN display (the

display shown when the power is turned on) by pressing the appropriate [A] - [J] button.

Open/Save Display

The following Open/Save display types

are also available; however, these are

selected from displays other than the

MAIN display (page 146

• SYSTEM SETUP

• MIDI SETUP

• USER EFFECT

• MUSIC FINDER

Open/Save display for Song (page 78)

handles the Song ﬁles.

Open/Save display for Voice (page 58)

handles the Voice ﬁles.

Open/Save display for Style (page 63)

handles the Style ﬁles.

Open/Save display for Registration Bank (page 89)

handles the Registration Bank ﬁles.

If the MAIN screen is not displayed,

press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button

followed by the [EXIT] button.

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data

CVP-206/204

Example — Open/Save display

Each Open/Save display consists of three kinds of drive pages: PRESET, USER, and FLOPPY DISK.

In the examples given here, the Open/Save display for Voice is shown.

BACK NEXT

PRESET drive

The ﬁles that are pre-

programmed and installed

internally to the CVP-206/204

are kept here. Preset ﬁles can be

loaded but cannot be re-written.

However, you can use a preset

ﬁle as a basis for creating your

own original ﬁle (which can be

saved in the USER or FLOPPY

DISK drive).

USER drive

Files kept here are those

containing your own original

data, created or edited using the

various functions of the CVP-

206/204. They are stored

internally to the CVP-206/204.

FLOPPY DISK drive

You can also store your original

data to ﬂoppy disk.

Commercially available disk

software can also be called up

here. Naturally, these ﬁles are

available only when the

appropriate disk is inserted in

the ﬂoppy disk drive.

File

All data, both pre-

programmed and your own

original, are stored as “ﬁles.”

Current Memory

“Current Memory” is the area where the voice is called up when

you select a voice. Also it is the area where you edit your voice

using the SOUND CREATOR function. Your edited voice should

then be saved as a ﬁle in the USER or FLOPPY DISK drive.

Recording songs (page 96) and creating accompaniment styles

(page 112) are done within the current memory. Please make

sure to properly save this data to the USER/FLOPPY DISK drive as

a ﬁle or ﬁles. The data will be lost if you turn off the power

without saving.

For details, see page 43.

Calls up the upper

level directory page.

In this example, the

voice folder selection

page can be called

up.

Changes drives among

PRESET, USER and

FLOPPY DISK.

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data

CVP-206/204

■ Files and Drives

BACK NEXT

PRESET drive

Cannot be overwritten

Voice

Style

Song

MIDI Template

MIDI Setup

User Effect

Music Finder

USER drive

Voice

Style

Song

Registration Memory Bank

MIDI Template

MIDI Setup

User Effect

Music Finder

FLOPPY DISK drive

Voice

Style

Song

Registration Memory Bank

MIDI Setup

User Effect

Music Finder

Copy

Copy & Paste / Cut & Paste

This is the Voice Open/Save display

called up by pressing the [PIANO]

button in the VOICE section.

You can also manage ﬁles (copying,

saving, etc.) on the USER drive or

ﬂoppy disk by using a computer.

(page 149)

Select a Memory drive by

using the [BACK]/[NEXT]

buttons.

System Setup System Setup System Setup

The Open/Save display

indicates only those

ﬁles that can be man-

aged from the selected

display. The FD (Floppy

Disk) drive of the Voice

Open/Save display, for

example, indicates only

voices even if style or

song ﬁles are saved to

the ﬂoppy disk.

Save

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data

CVP-206/204

■ Features and Memory Drives

Voice

Style

One Touch Setting

Registration Memory

Music Finder

Record

System Setup

Song

MIDI settings

Voice

Style

Registration Memory

Bank

Music Finder

System Setup

Song

MIDI Template

MIDI Setup

Sound Creator

Style Creator

Panel settings

Song Creator

MIDI

Unedited voice

Edit

Record/

Assemble

Creating a

New Record

Record

Edit

Features Current Memory

Compare

USER drive

FLOPPY DISK drive

Save

The Save operation is executed from the

Open/Save display.

The corresponding Open/Save display

can be called up from the [FUNCTION]

→

UTILITY

→

SYSTEM RESET display.

Save

• The data in the USER/

FLOPPY DISK drive is

maintainedeven when the

power is turned off. How-

ever, currently active data

in memory may be lost

when you select another

ﬁle or turn the power off.

Make sure to save any

necessary data in mem-

ory to the User drive or

the Floppy Disk drive

before selecting another

ﬁle or turning the power

off.

CAUTION

User Effect User Effect

User Effect

(Mixing Console)

Edit

Data not maintained when the power is turned off

Data maintained when the power is turned off

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Select a ﬁle shown in the display. In this example, we’ll select a voice ﬁle.

First, press the VOICE [PIANO & HARPSI] button to call up the display containing the ﬁles.

This display (“Open/Save” display) is typical of those used to call up and store ﬁles (voice ﬁles).

The CVP-206/204 already contains a variety of voices in the PRESET section. You can store your own original voices

created with the Sound Creator function to the USER or FLOPPY DISK section.

Selecting Files and Folders

BACK NEXT

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

END

Select “PRESET,” “USER,” or

“FLOPPY DISK” by using the

[BACK][NEXT] button.

Use the [1▲] - [7▲] buttons to

turn the pages.

When the amount of pages exceeds seven,

the bottom of the display changes as shown

below.

Press Next

Press Prev.(previous)

Select the ﬁle/folder.

There are two ways to select the ﬁle/

folder:

• Press the [A] - [J] button.

Press the letter button

corresponding to the ﬁle/folder you

wish to call up. (In the example

display shown above, the voice ﬁles

are shown.)

• Use the [DATA ENTRY] dial and

the [ENTER] button.

When you turn the [DATA ENTRY]

dial, the highlight moves among the

available ﬁles/folders. Highlight the

desired ﬁle or folder (voice ﬁles are

shown in the example above) and

press the [ENTER] button to call up

the selected item.

Double-clicking the

appropriate [A] -[J] button

calls up the corresponding

ﬁle and returns to the MAIN

display.

Highlighting the desired ﬁle

and double-clicking the

[ENTER] button calls up the

corresponding ﬁle and

returns to the MAIN display.

Press the [EXIT] button to go back to the MAIN display.

You can go back to the previous display by pressing the [EXIT] button.

Selecting a different lan-

guage in the “LANGUAGE”

display (page 53, 146) may

cause the following prob-

lems.

• Some characters of the

ﬁle names you entered

may be garbled.

• Files may not be accessi-

ble.

Restoring the original lan-

guage solves the above

problems.

Reading the ﬁles on the

computer with a different

language system may cause

similar problems to those

above.

Exiting from small pop-up windows

You can also exit from small pop-up

windows (such as in the illustration

below) by pressing the [EXIT] button.

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Naming Files/Folders

You can assign names to ﬁles and folders. Any ﬁle/folder in the USER and FLOPPY DISK sections can be named or

renamed. Execute the following steps when there is data in the User drive. If there are Preset ﬁles/folders you wish to

rename, copy them beforehand (page 47) and use them as User ﬁles/folders.

File/Folder-related Operations

END

Press the [1▼] (NAME) button (page 40).

The NAME display appears.

Select the appropriate ﬁle/folder and press the [7▼](OK) button.

The currently selected ﬁle/folder is highlighted. To select another ﬁle/folder, press one of the

[A] - [J] buttons.

A ﬁle/folder name can con-

tain up to 50 half size letters

(or 25 Hiragana and kanji let-

ters), including the Icon ID

(see the note below) and the

extension.

The ﬁle name will appear on

your computer as follows. If

you change the Icon ID or

the extension, the icon may

change or the ﬁle may not be

properly recognized.

ABCDE.S002.MID

File ID Icon ID

Extension

Input the new name (page 49).

Press the [8▲] (OK) button. To cancel,

press the [8▼] (CANCEL) button.

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Moving Files/Folders

You can move ﬁles and folders as desired, for organizing your data. Any ﬁle/folder in the USER and FLOPPY DISK

sections can be moved, using the cut-and-paste operation described below.

END

Press the [2▼] (CUT) button (page 40).

The CUT display appears.

Select the desired ﬁle/folder for moving.

Select the appropriate ﬁle/folder and press the [7▼](OK) button.

The currently selected ﬁle/folder is highlighted. To select another ﬁle/folder, press one of the [A] -

[J] buttons.

Several ﬁles/folders can be selected together, even those from other pages. To release or cancel

the selection, press the button of the selected ﬁle/folder again.

Press the [6▼] (ALL) button to select all the ﬁles/folders in the displayed page (USER/FLOPPY

DISK). When the [6▼] (ALL) button is pressed the [6▼] button changes to “ALL OFF” button to

release or cancel the selection.

Press the [7▼] (OK) button.

To stop the operation, press the [8▼] (CANCEL) button.

This operation cannot be

used to directly move a ﬁle/

folder from one ﬂoppy disk to

another. If you want to do

this, cut and paste the ﬁle or

folder from the ﬁrst ﬂoppy

disk to the USER page, then

change disks and paste it to

the FLOPPY DISK page.

All ﬁles/folders in a ﬂoppy

disk can be copied to

another disk in one batch

(page 145).

Call up the destination display.

Only the USER and FLOPPY DISK pages can be selected as the destination.

Press the [4▼] (PASTE) button.

The ﬁle/folder you cut is now pasted at the destination.

After being pasted, the ﬁles

are automatically re-ordered

in alphabetical order and

displayed.

About ﬁles/folders in a

ﬂoppy disk

In the FLOPPY DISK page

of the Open/Save display,

only the ﬁles which can be

handled in that Open/Save

display will appear — even

though a folder in a ﬂoppy

disk can contain different

kinds of ﬁles.

In the case of a folder cut-

and-paste operation (for

ﬂoppy disk), an entire folder

can be cut; however, only the

speciﬁc ﬁles which can be

handled in the current Open/

Save display will be pasted.

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Copying Files/Folders

You can also copy ﬁles and folders as desired, for organizing your data. Any ﬁle/folder in the PRESET, USER and

FLOPPY DISK sections can be copied, using the copy-and-paste operation described below.

Deleting Files/Folders

You can also delete ﬁles and folders as desired, for organizing your data. Any ﬁle/folder in the USER and FLOPPY DISK

sections can be deleted, using the operation described below.

END

Press the [3▼] (COPY) button

(page 40).

The COPY display appears.

Select the desired ﬁle/folder.

Select the appropriate ﬁle/folder

and press the [7▼](OK) button.

The currently selected ﬁle/folder is

highlighted. To select another ﬁle/

folder, press one of the [A] - [J]

buttons.

Several ﬁles/folders can be selected

together, even those from other

pages. To release or cancel the

selection, press the button of the

selected ﬁle/folder again.

Press the [6▼] (ALL) button to

select all the ﬁles/folders in the

displayed page (PRESET/USER/

FLOPPY DISK). When the [6▼]

(ALL) button is pressed, the [6▼]

button changes to “ALL OFF,”

letting you release or cancel the

selection.

Press the [7▼] (OK) button.

To stop the operation, press the [8▼]

(CANCEL) button.

This operation cannot be

used to directly copy a ﬁle/

folder from one ﬂoppy disk to

another. If you want to do

this, copy and paste the ﬁle

or folder from the ﬁrst ﬂoppy

disk to the User page, then

change disks and paste it to

the Floppy Disk page.

Call up the destination display.

Only the USER and FLOPPY DISK pages can

be selected as the destination.

Press the [4▼] (PASTE) button.

The ﬁle/folder you copied is now pasted at the destination.

Please note that the copy

functions are intended for

your personal use only.

END

Press the [5▼] (DELETE) button (page 40).

The DELETE display appears.

Select the desired ﬁle/folder.

Select the appropriate ﬁle/folder and press the [7▼](OK)

button.

The currently selected ﬁle/folder is highlighted. To select

another ﬁle/folder, press one of the [A] - [J] buttons.

Several ﬁles/folders can be selected together, even

those from other pages. To release or cancel the

selection, press the button of the selected ﬁle/folder

again.

Press the [6▼] (ALL) button to select all the ﬁles/folders

in the displayed page (USER/FLOPPY DISK). When the

[6▼] (ALL) button is pressed, the [6▼] button changes

to “ALL OFF,” letting you release or cancel the selection.

Press the [7▼] (OK) button.

To cancel the operation, press the [8▼] (CANCEL)

button.

The message “Are you sure you want to delete the

“******” ﬁle (or data/folder)? YES/NO” appears.

YES...........Deletes the highlighted item.

NO.............Exits from the prompt without deleting.

When several ﬁles have been selected, the message

“Are you sure you want to delete the “******” ﬁle (or

data/folder)? YES/YES ALL/NO/CANCEL” appears.

YES/NO.....Deletes the highlighted item (YES), or

skips the highlighted item without

deleting (NO).

YES ALL...Deletes all selected items at once.

CANCEL...Exits from the prompt without deleting.

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Saving Files

This operation lets you save the data (such as song and voice) you created in current

memory (page 41) to ﬁles. The ﬁles can be saved only to the USER and FLOPPY DISK

drives.

If the Open/Save display for the type of data you wish to save is not shown, ﬁrst return to the

MAIN display by pressing the [DIRECT ACCESS] button followed by the [EXIT] button.

Then, press the appropriate button [A] - [J] from the MAIN display to call up the respective

Open/Save display. Finally, call up the USER or FLOPPY DISK page (pages 40, 41).

Organizing Files by Creating a New Folder

This operation lets you easily organize your various ﬁles into categories by creating a new

folder for each category. Folders can only be created in the USER and FLOPPY DISK

sections.

Displaying Upper Level pages

Press the [8▼] (UP) button to call up the upper level pages. For example, you can call up the folder level pages from

the ﬁle level pages.

Entering Characters and Changing Icons

The internal memory capac-

ity of the Clavinova is about

1.5MB. Memory capacity for

2DD and 2HD ﬂoppy disks is

about 720KB and 1.44MB,

respectively. When you store

data to these locations, all

ﬁle types of the Clavinova

(Voice, Style, Song, Regis-

tration, etc.) are stored

together.

The ﬁles of commercially

available DOC software and

Yamaha Disklavier software,

and their edited ﬁles on the

CVP-206/204, can be stored

in the USER page, but can-

not be copied to another

ﬂoppy disk.

Folder directories can con-

tain up to four levels.

The maximum total number

of ﬁles and folders which can

be stored is 800, but this

may differ depending on the

length of the ﬁle names.

The maximum number of

ﬁles which can be stored in a

folder will be 250.

Enter a name for the new ﬁle (page 49).

Press the [8▲] (OK) button.

To stop the operation, press the [8▼] (CANCEL) button.

Press the [6▼]

(SAVE) button.

Enter the name of the new folder (page 49).

Press the [8▲](OK) button.

To cancel the operation, press the [8▼] (CANCEL) button.

Call up the page to

which you wish to

create a new folder

and press the [7▼]

(NEW) button

(page 40).

If you select Japanese as the Language in the

FUNCTION display (page 146), the following

different types of characters and sizes can be

entered:

(kana-kan)

Hiragana and kanji, marks (full size)

(kana)

Katakana (normal size), marks (full size)

(kana)

Katakana (half size), marks (half size)

A B C — Alphabet (capital and small letters, full size), numbers (full size), marks (full size)

ABC — Alphabet (capital and small letters, half size), numbers (half size), marks (half size)

If you’ve selected a language other than Japanese in the FUNCTION display (page 146), the

following types of characters are available:

CASE — Alphabet (capital letters, half size), numbers (half size), marks (half size)

case — Alphabet (lowercase letters, half size), numbers (half size), marks (half size)

Change the type of character by using the [1▲] button.

Call up the ICON SELECT display by pressing

the [1▼] button. This lets you change the icon

at the left of the ﬁle name.

Press the [1▼]

(NAME), [6▼]

(SAVE), or [7▼]

(NEW) button

(page 40).

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Entering Characters

The instructions that follow show you how to enter characters in naming your ﬁles and folders. The method is much the

same as inputting names and numbers to your cell phone.

Move the cursor to the desired position by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial.

Press the appropriate button, [2▲] - [7▲] and [2▼] - [6▼], corresponding to the character you wish to enter.

Several different characters are assigned to each button, and the characters change each time you press the button.

To actually enter the selected character, move the cursor or press another letter-input button.

If you’ve entered a character by mistake, move the cursor to the character letter you wish to erase and press the

[7▼] (DELETE) button. If you want to delete all of the characters on the line at once, press and hold down the

[7▼] (DELETE) button for a while, or press the [8▼] (CANCEL) button. When the cursor appears in reverse display

(highlight), only the reversed area is deleted.

To actually enter the new name, press the [8▲] (OK) button.

To cancel the operation, press the [8▼] (CANCEL) button.

■ Converting into Kanji (Japanese language)

This applies only if you are using the “ (kana-kan)” button (in Japanese). When

the input “hiragana” characters are shown in reverse display (highlighted), press the

[ENTER] button one or several times to convert the characters into the appropriate

kanji. The reversed area can be changed by the [DATA ENTRY] dial. The converted

area can be changed back to “hiragana” by the [7▼] (DELETE) button. The reversed

area can be cleared at once by the [8▼] (CANCEL) button. To actually enter the

change, press the [8▲] (OK) button or enter the next character. To enter the

“hiragana” itself (without converting it), press the [8▲] (OK) button.

■ Entering special character marks (umlaut, accent, Japanese “ ” and “ ”)

Select a character to which a character mark is to be added and press the [6▼] button

(before actual entry of the character.)

■ Entering miscellaneous characters (marks)

You can call up the mark list by pressing the [6▼] button, after actually entering a

character by moving the cursor.

Move the cursor to the desired mark by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial, then press the

▲] (OK) or [ENTER] button.

■ Entering numbers

First, select one of the following: “A B C” (full-size alphabet), “ABC” “CASE” (half-size

capital alphabet) and “case” (half-size lowercase alphabet). Then, press and hold

down the appropriate button, [2

▲] - [7▲] and [2▼] - [5▼], for a while, or press it

repeatedly until the desired number is selected.

The following half-size

marks cannot be used in

naming ﬁles and folders:

¥ \ / : * ? “ < > |

In the case of characters

which are not accompanied

by special character marks

(with the exception of kana-

kan and half-size katakana),

you can call up the mark list

by pressing the [6▼] button

after selecting a character

(before actual entry of a

character).

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Changing the Icon

You can also change the icon that

appears at the left of the ﬁle name.

Call up the ICON SELECT display by

pressing the [1▼] (ICON) button from

the character input display (page 49).

Select the desired icon by using the

[A] - [J] buttons, or by using the

[3▲▼] - [5▲▼] buttons, then enter

the selected icon by pressing the [8▲]

(OK) button.

This convenient control lets you easily select items in the display or quickly change parameter values. The actual

function of the [DATA ENTRY] dial differs depending on the selected display.

■ Adjusting values

You can change parameter values by

rotating the [DATA ENTRY] dial. In the

example [BALANCE] display, turning

the dial adjusts the volume of the part

in reverse display (highlight). To adjust

the volume of another part, ﬁrst select

the part by pressing the [

▲▼] button

corresponding to the part, then rotate

the [DATA ENTRY] dial.

■ Selecting items

You can select the desired item or

function in the display by rotating the

[DATA ENTRY] dial. The selected item

can then be called up or executed by

using the [ENTER] button.

In the example VOICE display, you

can select the desired voice ﬁle with

the [DATA ENTRY] dial, and call up

the selected item by pressing the

[ENTER] button on the panel.

BACK NEXT

Cancels the icon selection operation.

Tur ns pages

for icon

selection.

Enters the selected icon.

Using the [DATA ENTRY] Dial

DATA

ENTRY

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

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With the convenient Direct Access function, you can instantly call up the desired display — with just a single additional

button press. Press the [DIRECT ACCESS] button and a message appears in the display prompting you to press the

appropriate button. Then, simply press the button corresponding to the desired setting display to instantly call up that

display. In the example below, Direct Access is used to call up the display for selecting the Chord Fingering (page 134).

Refer to the Direct Access Chart (page 52) for a list of the displays that can be called up

with the Direct Access function.

Direct Access — Instant Selection of Displays

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DIRECT ACCESS

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PAR T

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

12345678

EXIT

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LCD

CONTRAST

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

DSP VARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

ONE TOUCH SETTING

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

12345678

1234

DIRECT ACCESS

ACMP

DIRECT ACCESS

Here’s a convenient way to

return to the MAIN display

from any other display:

Simply press the [DIRECT

ACCESS] button, then the

[EXIT] button.

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Direct Access Chart

Operation: [DIRECT ACCESS] button + button listed below Corresponding LCD display and function

See pages

STYLE [ACMP] FUNCTION CHORD FINGERING FINGERING TYPE selection 134

[BREAK]

MIXING CONSOLE (STYLE

PART)

VOLUME/VOICE

VOICE settings

123[INTRO] PANPOT settings

MAIN [A] VOLUME settings

MAIN [B]

FILTER

HARMONIC CONTENT settings

124

MAIN [C] BRIGHTNESS settings

MAIN [D]

EFFECT

REVERB settings

125[ENDING] CHORUS settings

[AUTO FILL IN] DSP settings

[OTS LINK]

FUNCTION

STYLE SETTING/SPLIT

POINT

133

[SYNC. STOP] SYNC. STOP WINDOW setting

[SYNC. START] —

[START/STOP] —

SONG [TRACK1]

FUNCTION SONG SETTING

TRACK1 CHANNEL selection

132

[TRACK2] TRACK2 CHANNEL selection

[EXTRA TRACKS]

[REPEAT]

[GUIDE] GUIDE MODE selection

[REC] —

[TOP] —

[START/STOP] —

[REW] —

[FF] —

METRONOME [START/STOP]

FUNCTION

UTILITY

METRONOME settings

143[FADE IN/OUT] FADE IN/OUT settings

TEMPO [TAP TEMPO] TAP settings

[]

MIDI MIDI CLOCK setting 141

[]

TRANSPOSE [ ] CONTROLLER

TRANSPOSE settings

136

[] MIXING CONSOLE TUNE 124

MENU [DEMO]

FUNCTION

UTILITY

LANGUAGE selection 146

[HELP] LCD BRIGHTNESS settings 144

[FUNCTION] MIDI MIDI settings 140

DIGITAL STUDIO [SOUND CREATOR]

MASTER TUNE/SCALE

TUNE

MASTER TUNING setting

130

[DIGITAL RECORDING] SCALE TUNING setting

[MIXING CONSOLE] —

[BALANCE]

MIXING CONSOLE (SONG

PART)

VOLUME/VOICE

VOLUME settings

123

[CHANNEL ON/OFF] VOICE settings

[DIRECT ACCESS] Exit from the Direct Access mode

[NEXT] —

[BACK] —

[ENTER] —

[EXIT] Return to the MAIN display

VOICE PART [LAYER]

MIXING CONSOLE

TUNE OCTAVE settings 124

[LEFT]

VOICE EFFECT [REVERB]

EFFECT

REVERB settings

125[DSP] DSP settings

[VARIATION] EFFECT TYPE selection

[HARMONY/ECHO] FUNCTION HARMONY/ECHO 138

[MONO] MIXING CONSOLE TUNE PORTAMENTO TIME settings 124

[LEFT HOLD]

FUNCTION

STYLE SETTING/SPLIT POINT

SPLIT POINT (LEFT) setting 133

VOICE [PIANO & HARPSI]

VOICE SET 138

[E.PIANO]

[ORGAN & ACCORDION]

[PERCUSSION]

[GUITAR]

[BASS]

[BRASS]

[WOODWIND]

[STRINGS]

[CHOIR & PAD]

[SYNTH.]

[XG]

[USER]

[MUSIC FINDER] MUSIC FINDER MUSIC FINDER SEARCH1 (Searching the records) 74

ONE TOUCH SETTING [1] —

[2] —

[3] —

[4] —

[PIANO]

FUNCTION

CONTROLLER

KEYBOARD TOUCH selection

136

REGISTRATION MEMORY [FREEZE] FREEZE 137

[1]

REGISTRATION BANK REGISTRATION EDIT (Editing the REGISTRATION) 89

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[MEMORY]

FUNCTION

REGISTRATION SEQUENCE (Creating the REGISTRATION SEQUENCE) 137

PEDAL RIGHT

CONTROLLER

RIGHT PEDAL function assignment

134

CENTER CENTER PEDAL function assignment

LEFT LEFT PEDAL function assignment

AUX AUX PEDAL function assignment

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The Help messages give you explanations and descriptions of all the main functions and features of the CVP-206/204.

Help Messages

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOP START / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DIRECT ACCESS

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PART

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

12345678

EXIT

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LCD

CONTRAST

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

DSP VARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION G UITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

ONE TOUCH SETTING

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

12345678

1234

HELP

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

BACK NEXT

EXIT

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

2-1 Select the desired

Help topic.

2-2 Call up the topic.

Select the Language, if necessary. The language

selected here are also used for various “Messages”

shown during operations.

Help messages can be displayed in

any one of the following languages:

ENGLISH

JAPANESE

GERMAN

FRENCH

SPANISH

ITALIAN

Use this to select

different pages.

Help messages also feature links to the detailed explanation or actual

setting display of the selected topic. Simply select the underlined word

(using the [DATA ENTRY] dial), and press the [ENTER] button to jump to

the detailed explanation or actual setting display of the selected topic.

Press this to return

to the previous

display.

END

The language can also be selected

in the FUNCTION “LANGUAGE”

(page 146) display.

Selecting a different language here

may cause the following problems.

• Some characters of the ﬁle

names you entered may be gar-

bled.

• Files may not be accessible.

Restoring the original language

solves the above problems.

Reading the ﬁles on the computer

with a different language system

may cause similar problems to

those above.

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The metronome provides a click sound, giving you an accurate tempo guide when you practice, or letting you hear and

check how a speciﬁc tempo sounds.

The metronome starts by pressing the METRONOME [START/STOP]

button. Adjust the tempo by using the TEMPO[ ] [ ] buttons (see below).

To stop the metronome, press the [START/STOP] button again.

This section shows you to adjust the playback tempo — which not only affects the metronome, but also the playback of

a song or an accompaniment style.

Using the Metronome

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DIRECT ACCESS

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PAR T

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

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EXIT

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LCD

CONTRAST

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

DSP VARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

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METRONOME

START STOP

The sound, volume level,

and the beat (time signature)

of the metronome can all be

changed (page 143).

Adjusting the Tempo

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOP START / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DIRECT ACCESS

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PART

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

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EXIT

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LCD

CONTRAST

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

DSPVARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION G UITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

ONE TOUCH SETTING

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MEMORY

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TAP TEMPO

TEMPO

RESET

Songs and accompaniment

styles have been given

default (initial) tempo

settings, designed to best

suit the song/style.

TEMPO

RESET

TAP TEMPO

EXIT

Press either the TEMPO [ ]

button or the [] button.

Adjust the tempo by using either the TEMPO [ ]

[] buttons or the [DATA ENTRY] dial.

The number in the display indicates how many

quarter-note beats there are in one minute. The

range is between 5 and 500. The higher the value,

the faster the tempo.

When you change the tempo, both tempos of the

current song and style will be changed to the same

tempo. To restore their respective default (initial)

tempo settings, press both the TEMPO [ ] [ ]

buttons simultaneously. Also refer to the “Tempo

Indications — MAIN display” (page 55) for more

about tempo.

1 2

Press this to

close the

TEMPO display.

END

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data

CVP-206/204

Tap Tempo

This useful feature lets you tap out the tempo for a song or an accompaniment style.

Simply tap the [TAP TEMPO] button at the desired speed, and the tempo of the song or

the accompaniment style changes to match your tapping.

■ Tempo Indications — MAIN Display

There are three different tempo indications in the Main display, as shown below.

Hitting the [TAP TEMPO]

button produces a tapping

sound. You can change this

sound, if desired (page 144).

You can also use Tap Tempo

to automatically start the

song or accompaniment

style at the desired tempo.

While both the song and

accompaniment style are

stopped, tap the [TAP

TEMPO] button several

times, and the selected

accompaniment style starts

automatically at the tempo

you tapped.

While a song is set to Sync.

Start stand-by (page 64, 78),

tapping the [TAP TEMPO]

button starts the song play-

back in the same manner.

For songs and styles in 2/4

and 4/4 time, tap four times;

for 3/4 time, tap three times;

for 5/4 time, tap ﬁve times.

TEMPO

RESET

TAP TEMPO

Tap the [TAP TEMPO] button twice

to change the tempo.

Playback the song or the

accompaniment style

(page 63, 78).

Indicates the default (initial) tempo

setting for the currently selected

song (unless the tempo has been

changed manually).

Indicates the current tempo for the

selected song, accompaniment

style or the metronome which is

now playing back. When nothing is

playing back (stopped), this

indicates the tempo for the selected

style. When the song and style are

played back simultaneously, the

tempo of the style is automatically

changed to match the tempo of the

song, and is displayed here. This

tempo is used for recording when

recording a song or

accompaniment style.

Indicates the default (initial) tempo

setting for the currently selected

accompaniment style (unless the

tempo has been changed

manually).

CVP-206/204

Reference

Playing the Demos

The CVP-206/204 is an extraordinarily versatile and sophisticated instrument, featuring a wide variety of dynamic

voices and rhythms, plus a wealth of advanced functions. Three different types of Demo songs have been specially

prepared showcasing the stunning sound and features of the CVP-206/204.

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PAR T

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LCD

CONTRAST

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

DSP VARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GU ITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

ONE TOUCH SETTING

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DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

BACK NEXT

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

2-3 Press one of these buttons to

start the desired demo.

2-2 Use these to select

different display pages.

Press this to play back all Demo songs/items continuously, starting from

the ﬁrst item at the top left of the display. This is available only from the

FUNCTION page.

All of the available demos are played back in sequence, starting from the one

at top left. The VOICE and STYLE pages do not have the [AUTO] button;

however, all demo songs are played back in sequence.

Pressing this button cancels the interactive features of the Function Demos

(otherwise available in step 3 below).

2-1 Use the [BACK][NEXT] buttons to select the desired Demo category.

Function Demos ......These demonstrate each of the different functions on the CVP-206/204.

Voice Demos ............These showcase the voices of the CVP-206/204.

Style Demos.............These introduce you to the rhythms and accompaniment styles of the CVP-206/204.

Playing the Demos

CVP-206/204

EXIT

Relevant explanations are shown in the display.

END

Return to the MAIN screen.

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

This example shows the Voices in the

FUNCTION demo.

For the Function demos, an introduction screen appears in the display and

the Demo starts playing.

Select the desired word or item by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial, then press

the [ENTER] button or number buttons ([1▼], [2▼], etc.) to call it up.

Use the [BACK][NEXT]

buttons in the introduction

screen to call up the previ-

ous or next page.

Press the SONG [START/

STOP] button to stop the

Demo song. To start the

Demo again from the point

at which it was stopped,

press the SONG [START/

STOP] button again.

Rewind and fast-forward

can also be used with the

Demo songs (page

80).

CVP-206/204

Voices

The CVP-206/204 gives you an enormous selection of authentic voices, including various keyboard instruments, strings

and brass — and many, many more.

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DIRECT ACCESS

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PAR T

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

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EXIT

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LCD

CONTRAST

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

DSP VARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

ONE TOUCH SETTING

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MEMORY

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VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

Selecting a Voice

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

BACK NEXT

END

EXIT

Select

the

desired

voice

group.

2-3 Select the voice.

2-1 Select the memory location of the

voice (PRESET/USER/FLOPPY DISK).

Press this to start the

demo of the selected

voice. To stop the demo

at any time, press this

button again.

Press this to call up the display for

selecting the voice group.

Indicates that the display

is for selecting the MAIN

voice (page 25).

2-2 Select the

various pages

in the current

voice group.

Play the keyboard to hear the

selected

voice.

Press this to return to

the MAIN display.

When you select a voice

group, the last selected

voice will automatically be

selected.

Selecting a voice automati-

cally selects the best-suited

effect and other settings for

that particular voice. You can

disable this so that settings

are not automatically

selected (page 138).

You can set how much the

volume of the voice changes

according to your playing

strength (page 136).

For a list of the available

voices, refer to the separate

Data List.

You can set whether the

voice bank and program

change numbers (“MSB-

LSB-Program Change num-

ber” at the right above the

voice name) are displayed or

not (page 144).

XG is a major enhancement

of the GM System level 1 for-

mat, and was developed by

Yamaha specially to provide

more voices and variations,

as well as greater expressive

control over voices and

effects, and to ensure com-

patibility of data well into the

future.

Voices

CVP-206/204

One-touch Piano Play

This convenient, easy-to-use feature completely and automatically reconﬁgures the entire CVP-206/204 for optimum

piano performance. No matter what settings you’ve made from the panel, you can instantly call up the piano settings by

a single button press.

PIANO button

This reconﬁgures all of the panel settings for playing the CVP-206/204 as a

piano.

Voice Characteristics

The voice type and its deﬁning characteristics are indicated above the voice name.

Natural!

These rich and luscious voices are comprised mostly of keyboard instrument sounds and are especially intended

for playing piano and other keyboard parts. Since they use a completely independent sound source, you can play

full, sustained chords — even along with the accompaniment style — and not have to worry about notes cutting

off. They also take full advantage of Yamaha’s advanced sampling technology such as Stereo Sampling, Dynamic

Sampling, Sustain Sampling, and Key-off Sampling.

Live!

These acoustic instrument sounds were sampled in stereo, to produce a truly authentic, rich sound — full of

atmosphere and ambience.

Cool!

These voices capture the dynamic textures and subtle nuances of electric instruments — thanks to a huge amount

of memory and some very sophisticated programming.

Sweet!

These acoustic instrument sounds also beneﬁt from Yamaha’s sophisticated technology — and feature a sound so

ﬁnely detailed and natural, you’ll swear you’re playing the real thing!

Drum

Various drum and percussion sounds are assigned to individual keys, letting you play the sounds from the

keyboard.

SFX

Various special effect sounds are assigned to individual keys, letting you play the sounds from the keyboard.

Keyboard Percussion

When one of the drum of SFX kits is selected in the PERCUSSION voice group, various drum, percussion, and

special effect sounds are assigned to individual keys, letting you play the sounds from the keyboard. The various

drums and percussion instruments of the Standard Kit are indicated by symbols above the assigned keys. Keep in

mind that even though different kits feature different sounds, some same-named sounds in different kits are

identical.

Refer to the separate Data List (Drum/key Assignment List) for a listing of the sounds in each drum/SFX kit.

Piano Lock function

The convenient Piano Lock function lets you “lock” the piano so that you don’t

inadvertently change the settings by pressing another button on the panel. Once

locked, the CVP-206/204 stays in the piano mode, even if other buttons are pressed

— preventing you from accidently starting a song or accompaniment style during a

piano concert.

Hold down the [PIANO] button for a short time, until a message appears prompting

you to enable Piano Lock.

To enable Piano Lock, select “OK.”

To turn Piano Lock off, hold down the [PIANO] button again for a short time.

You can also use the metro-

nome with this function

(page 54).

PIANO

Even if you turn Piano Lock

off, the piano settings are

still active.

Voices

CVP-206/204

The CVP-206/204 lets you set three voices for simultaneous play: MAIN, LAYER, and LEFT. By effectively combining

these three, you can create richly textured, multi-instrument setups for your performance.

Playing a layer of two voices

Playing two voices separately — on the left

and right sections of the keyboard

Playing three different voices — one on the

left section of the keyboard, plus a layer of

two on the right

Layer — Layering Two Different Voices

Layer/Left — Playing Several Sounds Simultaneously

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOP START / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DIRECT ACCESS

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PART

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

12345678

EXIT

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LCD

CONTRAST

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

DSP VARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD S YNTH. XG USER

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VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LAYER part

MAIN part

LEFT part

MAIN part

Split point

Left range Right range

LEFT part

MAIN part

Split point

LAYER part

Left range Right range

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

EXIT

END

Press this to

turn the LAYER

function on. To

turn it off, press

the button again.

There is an alternate way for

quickly selecting both the

MAIN and LAYER voices

from the panel: While hold-

ing down one panel voice

button, press a second

voice button. The ﬁrst

selected voice becomes the

MAIN voice, and the second

becomes the LAYER.

Select LAYER with the [G] button. Press the same

button to call up the VOICE display, from which you

can select the speciﬁc voice you want to play in a

layer with the Main voice. The method of selecting a

voice here is the same as that in VOICE (MAIN)

display (page 58).

Press this to return to the

MAIN display.

Voices

CVP-206/204

Left — Setting Separate Voices for the Left and Right Sections of the Keyboard

This section of the panel lets you add a variety of effects to the voices you play on the keyboard.

■ REVERB

Reverb is an effect that recreates the acoustic ambiance of a performance space — anything from a small jazz club to a

concert hall.

■ DSP

The CVP-206/204 features a variety of dynamic built-in digital effects, letting you process

the sound in various ways. You can use DSP to enhance the voices in subtle ways — such

as by applying chorus to add animation and depth, or using a symphonic effect to give

the sound warmth and richness. DSP also has effects such as distortion that can

completely change the character of the sound. DSP is set for the currently selected part

(MAIN/LAYER/LEFT).

■ VARIATION (Regular voice only; page 92)

This control changes the Variation effect settings, letting you alter some aspect of the effect, depending on the selected

type. For example, when the Rotary Speaker effect is selected (page 125), this lets you switch the rotor speed between

slow and fast.

Set the LEFT to

ON. Press this

button again to

set it to OFF.

LAYER

LEFT

Select LEFT with the [H] button. Press the same

button to call up the VOICE display, from which you

can select the speciﬁc voice you want to play in a

left. How to select the voice is the same as the way of

VOICE (MAIN) screen (page 58).

The split point can be freely

set to any key on the key-

board. To set it, call up the

SPLIT POINT display by

pressing the [I] (SPLIT

POINT) button in the MAIN

display. The operation steps

are the same as in the

STYLE SETTING/SPLIT

POINT display of the FUNC-

TION page (page 133).

Each part (MAIN, LAYER,

and LEFT) can have its own

volume setting (page 65).

You can also use the LAYER

and LEFT functions

together, to create a combi-

nation layer/split. To do this,

set separate voices for the

left and right sections of the

keyboard (as indicated), and

set up a layer of two different

voices on the right.

EXIT

END

Press this to

return to the

MAIN display.

Applying Voice Effects

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DIRECT ACCESS

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PAR T

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

12345678

EXIT

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LCD

CONTRAST

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

DSP VARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

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VOICE EFFECT

REVERB DSP VARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

Press one of the effect buttons to turn the corresponding effects on. Press it again to turn the effect off.

For explanations on each of the effects, see below.

The DSP and VARIATION

effect types and the their

depth can be selected and

adjusted in the MIXING CON-

SOLE display (page 125).

Voices

CVP-206/204

■ HARMONY/ECHO

This control adds Harmony or Echo effects to the voices played on the right hand section

of the keyboard (page 138).

■ MONO

This control determines whether the voice is played monophonically (only one note at a

time) or polyphonically for each part (MAIN/LAYER/LEFT). This is set to MONO when the

lamp is lit, and set to polyphonic when the lamp is off. When set to MONO, only the last

note played will sound. This lets you play wind instrument voices more realistically.

Depending on the selected voice, the MONO setting also lets you effectively use the

Portamento effect, when playing in legato.

■ LEFT HOLD

This function causes the left part voice to be held even when the keys are released — the

same effect as when the damper (sustain) pedal is pressed. This function is especially

effective when used with the auto accompaniment. For example, if you play and release a

chord in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard (with the left part on and the

Left voice set to Strings), the strings part sustains, adding a natural richness to the overall

accompaniment sound.

■ Damper Pedal (Right)

■ Sostenuto Pedal (Center)

■ Left Pedal

When the Piano voice is selected, pressing this pedal reduces the volume and slightly

changes the timbre of the notes you play.

The settings assigned to this pedal may differ depending on the selected voice.

■ Foot Controller/Footswitch

An optional Yamaha foot controller (FC7) or footswitch (FC4 or FC5) can be connected to

the AUX PEDAL jack and used to control various functions assigned in the FUNCTION page (page 134).

You can add special empha-

sis to melody lines you play

over chords by using the

Layer function with a mono-

phonic voice. Set the Main

voice to play polyphonically

and set the Layer voice to

play monophonically

(MONO). In this case, the

melody you play — including

the top notes of any chords

— sounds monophonically.

Tr y this using the following

voices.

MAIN voice

: Brass Section

(polyphonic) +

LAYER voice

Sweet Trump (monophonic)

The Portamento effect creates

a smooth pitch glide between

successively played notes.

Using the Pedals

You can also assign one of

many other functions to

these pedals (as well as the

optional foot controller or

footswitch). For example, you

can use it to start/stop the

accompaniment style, or use

it to play Fill-ins (page 134).

Damper Pedal

Sostenuto Pedal

Left Pedal

The CVP-206/204 features three pedals.

• Some voices may sound

continuously or have a

long decay after the notes

have been released while

the damper pedal is held.

• Certain voices in the [PER-

CUSSION] and [XG]

groups may not be affected

by use of the damper pedal.

When you press the damper pedal

here, the notes you play before you

release the pedal have a longer sustain.

The damper pedal performs the same function as the

damper pedal on an actual acoustic piano, letting you

sustain the sound of the voices even after releasing the

keys.

• Certain voices, such as

[STRINGS] or [BRASS],

sustain continuously when

the sostenuto pedal is

pressed.

• Certain voices in the

[PERCUSSION] and [XG]

groups may not be

affected by use of the sos-

tenuto pedal.

When you press the sostenuto pedal

here while holding the note, the note will

sustain as long as you hold the pedal.

If you play a note or chord on the keyboard and press the

sostenuto pedal while the note(s) are held, those notes will

be sustained as long as the pedal is held, but all

subsequently played notes will not be sustained.

The depth of the left pedal

effect can be adjusted

(

page 134

CVP-206/204

Styles

The CVP-206/204 features styles (accompaniment patterns) in a variety of different musical genres including pops, jazz,

Latin and dance. To use it, all you have to do is play the chords with your left hand as you perform and the selected

Accompaniment Style (style) matching your music will automatically play along, instantly following the chords you

play. Try selecting some of the different styles (refer to separate Data List (Style List) ) and play them.

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DIRECT ACCESS

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PAR T

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

12345678

EXIT

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LCD

CONTRAST

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

DSPVARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

ONE TOUCH SETTING

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

12345678

1234

STYLE

ACMP

AUTO FILLIN

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

MAIN

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

Playing a style

BACK NEXT

To call up the [MAIN] dis-

play, ﬁrst press the

[DIRECT ACCESS] button,

then press the [EXIT] but-

ton.

2-2 Select a Style.

2-1 Select a location (Preset,

User, Floppy Disk) for

saving the style.

When you’ve opened a lower directory’s display,

this button (UP) lets you call up the next higher

directory, from which you can select Style groups.

For a list of the available

accompaniment styles, refer

to the separate Data List

(Style List).

Styles

CVP-206/204

STYLE

ACMP

SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

STYLE

ACMP

AUTO FILLIN

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

MAIN

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

STYLE

ACMP

AUTO FILLIN

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

MAIN

ENDING / rit.

ABCD

SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

Auto Accompaniment

section

Split point

END

When the [ACMP] button is set to on, you can play/indicate chords from the auto

accompaniment section of the keyboard. (Depending on the settings, this may be

the range of the Left voice, or the entire keyboard.)

Turn SYNC. (SYNCHRONIZED) START on.

The Tempo can be adjusted

using the TEMPO [ ][ ] or

[TAP TEMPO] button.

If you tap the [TAP TEMPO]

button, the tempo will adjust to

the same speed that you tapped.

You can set the key range

for auto accompaniment

(page 133).

•You can begin the rhythm

channels (tracks) of the

Style by pressing the

[START/STOP] button.

• The rhythm channels of

the style can also be

started by tapping the

[TAP TEMPO] button.

With the style stopped,

tap the [TAP TEMPO]

button three, four or ﬁve

times (three for 3/4 time,

four for 2/4 or 4/4 time,

ﬁve for 5/4 time).

Stop the style.

When you simultaneously

play back accompaniment

styles with a song, the

accompaniment parts

recorded to the song (chan-

nels 9 - 16) are temporarily

replaced by the selected

accompaniment style — let-

ting you try out and use dif-

ferent accompaniment with

the song (page 79).

Turn ACMP off.

Sync. Start

Enabling this lets you start

the style simply by playing

the keyboard.

As soon as you play a chord with the auto accompaniment section, the style starts.

For details about chord ﬁngerings, refer to page 66.

Accompaniment Style Characteristics

The deﬁning characteristics of some of the accompaniment styles are indicated above the relevant style names in the Open/Save display.

Session!

These styles provide even greater realism and authentic backing by mixing in original chord types and changes, as well as special riffs with

chord changes, with the Main sections. These have been programmed to add “spice” and a professional touch to your performances of

certain songs and in certain genres. As a result, the styles may not necessarily be appropriate — or even harmonically correct — for all

songs and for all chord playing. In some cases for example, playing a simple major triad may result in a seventh chord, or playing an on-

bass chord may result in incorrect or unexpected accompaniment.

Piano Combo

These accompaniment styles feature a basic piano trio (piano, bass, and drums), augmented in some cases with other instruments. Since

this is a small combo sound, the accompaniment backing is appropriately sparse, making it useful and effective for a wide variety of songs.

Pianist

These special styles provide piano-only accompaniment — effectively recreating the left-hand performance of an accomplished pianist.

Just by playing the proper chords with your left hand, you can automatically add complicated arpeggios and bass/chord patterns — such

as difﬁcult-to-play stride piano parts.

Styles

CVP-206/204

Playing a Style’s Rhythm Channels only

Adjusting the Volume Balance/Channel Muting

STYLE

ACMP

AUTO FILLIN

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

MAIN

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

Rhythm starts.

Select a style (page 63).

The Rhythm channels are

part of the styles. Each style

has different rhythm pat-

terns.

Set to off.

Play along with the rhythm playback.

The Tempo can be adjusted using the TEMPO [ ][ ] or [TAP TEMPO] buttons.

If you tap the [TAP TEMPO] button, the tempo will adjust to the same speed that

you tapped.

When selecting the style

group “PIANIST,” the

rhythm doesn’t sound.

When you want to use any

of the styles, always make

sure that ACMP is turned

on.

Press the STYLE [START/STOP] button

again to stop the rhythm playback.

END

You can also start the

rhythm simply by playing a

key on the keyboard, if Sync

Start is enabled (turn on the

[SYNC.START] button).

BALANCE

PA RT

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

BALANCE display

Adjust the output level of the Part.

Parts played from the

keyboard (MAIN/LAYER/

LEFT)

STYLE part (Auto

Accompaniment section)

SONG part

MIC part

CHANNEL ON/OFF display

Call up the STYLE display by pressing the [CHANNEL ON/OFF]

button, then turn the instrument you want to cancel off. To listen to

only one instrument by itself, hold down the appropriate button for

the channel to set the channel to SOLO. To cancel SOLO, simply

press the appropriate channel button again.

Channel

Refers to the MIDI channel

in the song data

(page 153). The channels

are assigned as shown

below.

Song

1 - 16

Accompaniment Style

9 - 16

Call up the

BALANCE

display.

Call up the

Channel ON/

OFF display.

Styles

CVP-206/204

The style playback can be controlled by the chords you play in the keys to the left of the split point. There are 7 types of

ﬁngerings as described below. Go to the CHORD FINGERING page (page 134), and select the Chord Fingerings. The

page shows how to play chords with your left hand.

SINGLE FINGER

Single Finger accompaniment makes it simple to produce beautifully orchestrated accompaniment using major,

seventh, minor and minor-seventh chords by pressing a minimum number of keys on the auto accompaniment section

of the keyboard. The abbreviated chord ﬁngerings described below are used.

MULTI FINGER

The Multi Finger mode automatically detects Single Finger or Fingered chord ﬁngerings,

so you can use either type of ﬁngering without having to switch ﬁngering modes. If you

want to play minor, seventh, or minor-seventh chords using the SINGLE FINGER

operation in the MULTI FINGER Mode, always press the closest white/black key(s) to the

root of the chord.

FINGERED

This mode lets you produce accompaniment by playing full chords on the auto

accompaniment section of the keyboard. The Fingered mode recognizes the various

chord types listed on the next page.

FINGERED ON BASS

This mode accepts the same ﬁngerings as the FINGERED mode, but the lowest note

played in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard is used as the bass note,

allowing you to play “on bass” chords. For example, to indicate a C-on-E chord, play a C

major chord with E as the lowest note (E, G, C).

FULL KEYBOARD

This method detects chords in the entire key range. Chords are detected in a way similar

to Fingered, even if you split the notes between your left and right hands — for example,

playing a bass note with your left hand and a chord with your right, or by playing a chord

with your left hand and a melody note with your right.

AI FINGERED

This mode is basically the same as FINGERED, with the exception that less than three

notes can be played to indicate the chords (based on the previously played chord, etc.).

AI FULL KEYBOARD

When this advanced auto accompaniment mode is engaged, the CVP-206/204 will

automatically create appropriate accompaniment while you play just about anything,

anywhere on the keyboard using both hands. You don’t have to worry about specifying the accompaniment chords.

Although the AI Full Keyboard mode is designed to work with many songs, some arrangements may not be suitable for

use with this feature.

This mode is similarto FULL KEYBOARD, with the exception that less than three notes can be played to indicate the

chords (based on the previously played chord, etc.). 9

and 11

chords cannot be played.

Chord Fingerings

For a major chord, press the root key only.

For a minor chord, simultaneously press the root key

and a black key to its left.

For a seventh chord, simultaneously press the root

key and a white key to its left.

For a minor-seventh chord, simultaneously press the

root key and both a white and black key to its left.

Cm7

Chord detection in the AI

Full Keyboard mode occurs

at approximately 8th-note

intervals. Extremely short

chords — less than an 8th

note in length — may not be

detected.

In Full Keyboard mode,

chords are detected based

on the lowest and second

lowest notes you play. If the

two lowest notes fall within a

single octave, those two

notes determine the chord. If

the lowest note and the sec-

ond lowest note are sepa-

rated by more than one

octave, the lowest note

becomes the bass and the

chord is determined from the

second lowest note and the

other notes played in the

same octave.

Artiﬁcial Intelligence

Styles

CVP-206/204

* Only this voicing (inversion) is recognized. Other chords not marked with an asterisk can be played in any inversion.

Chord Name [Abbreviation] Normal Voicing

Display for root “C”

Major [M] 1 - 3 - 5 C

Ninth [9] 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 C9

Sixth [6] 1 - (3) - 5 - 6 C6

Sixth ninth [6

] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 6 or 3 - 6 - 2* C6

Major seventh [M7] 1 - 3 - (5) - 7 CM7

Major seventh ninth [M7

] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5)j - 7 CM7

Major seventh add sharp eleventh [M7

]

1 - (2) - 3 - 4 - 5 - 7 or 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - (5) - 7

CM7

Flatted ﬁfth [ 5] 1 - 3 - 5 C 5

Major seventh ﬂatted ﬁfth [M7

] 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 CM7

Suspended fourth [sus4] 1 - 4 - 5 Csus4

Augmented [aug] 1 - 3 - 5 Caug

Major seventh augmented [M7aug] 1 - (3) - 5 - 7 CM7aug

Minor [m] 1 - 3 - 5 Cm

Minor ninth [m9] 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 Cm9

Minor sixth [m6] 1 - 3 - 5 - 6 Cm6

Minor seventh [m7] 1 - 3 - (5) - 7 Cm7

Minor seventh ninth [m7

] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 or 3 - 7 - 2 Cm7

Minor seventh eleventh [m7

] 1 - (2) - 3 - 4 - 5 - ( 7) Cm7

Minor major seventh [mM7] 1 - 3 - (5) - 7 CmM7

Minor major seventh ninth [mM7

] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 CmM7

Minor seventh ﬂatted ﬁfth [m7

] 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 Cm7 5

Minor major seventh ﬂatted ﬁfth [mM7

] 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 CmM7

Diminished [dim] 1 - 3 - 5 Cdim

Diminished seventh [dim7] 1 - 3 - 5 - 6 Cdim7

Seventh [7] 1 - 3 - (5) - 7 or 1 - (3) - 5 - 7 C7

Seventh ﬂatted ninth [7

] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 C7

Seventh add ﬂatted thirteenth [7

] 1 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 7 C7

Seventh ninth [7

] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 or 3 - 7 - 2* C7

Seventh add sharp eleventh [7

]

1 - (2) - 3 - 4 - 5 - 7 or 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - (5) - 7

Seventh add thirteenth [7

] 1 - 3 - (5) - 6 - 7 or 3 - 6 - 7 C7

Seventh sharp ninth [7

] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 C7

Seventh ﬂatted ﬁfth [7

] 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 C7

Seventh augmented [7aug] 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 C7aug

Seventh suspended fourth [7sus4] 1 - 4 - 5 - 7 C7sus4

Suspended second [sus2] 1 - 2 - 5 Csus2

Chord Types Recognized in the Fingered Mode (Example for “C” chords)

( )

CM7

( )

Caug

Cm6

Cm7

( )

Cm7

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CmM7



Cm7

( )

Cm9

CmM7

( )

CmM7

( )

Cdim

Cdim7

( )



( )



Csus4



( )

CM7



( )

CM7



( )



( )

C7aug

Cm7

( )

CM7aug

( )

C7sus4 Csus2

• Notes in parentheses can

be omitted.

•For FINGERED, FIN-

GERED ON BASS, and AI

FINGERED, if you play

any three adjacent keys

(including black keys), the

chord sound will be can-

celed and only the rhythm

instruments will continue

playing (Chord Cancel

function). This let you play

back only the rhythm.

• Playing two same root

keys in the adjacent

octaves produces accom-

paniment based only on

the root.

•A perfect ﬁfth (1 + 5) pro-

duces accompaniment

based on the root and the

ﬁfth.

• The auto accompaniment

Style will sometimes not

change when related

chords are played in

sequence (e.g. some

minor chords followed by

the minor seventh).

•You can also have the

CVP-206/204 “teach” you

how to play Fingered

chords. From the CHORD

FINGERING display

(page 134), specify the

chord you want to learn,

and the notes you should

press are indicated in the

display.

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Styles

CVP-206/204

The CVP-206/204 features various types of Auto Accompaniment Sections that allow you

to vary the arrangement of the Style. They are: Intro, Main, Break and Ending. By

switching among them as you play, you can easily produce the dynamic elements of a

professional-sounding arrangement in your performance.

Arranging the Style Pattern

(SECTIONS: MAIN A/B/C/D, INTRO, ENDING, BREAK)

You can also use this func-

tion to play only rhythms

(page 65).

STYLE

ACMP

AUTO FILLIN

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

MAIN

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

Auto Accompaniment

section

Split point

STYLE

ACMP

AUTO FILLIN

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

MAIN

ENDING / rit.

ABCD

SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

Select a style (page 63).

2-1 Turn the ACMP function on.

2-2 Press the [INTRO] button. To cancel the INTRO section

before starting the style, press the [INTRO] button again.

2-3 Turn the SYNC. START function on.

The Intro section starts as soon as you play a key in the Auto

Accompaniment section of the keyboard, and changes to the Main section.

Press this button to add breaks.

• If you press the [INTRO]

button, you can play back

an Intro section while an

accompaniment is play-

ing.

•You can dynamically con-

trol the level of the

accompaniment by how

softly or strongly you play

the keys in the Auto

Accompaniment section

of the keyboard

(page 133).

• If you press the [SYNC.

START] button while an

accompaniment is play-

ing, the accompaniment

will stop and the CVP-

206/204 will enter Syn-

chronized Start standby

status.

•You can also change

style sections by using

the pedal (page 134).

• The Break section lets

you add dynamic varia-

tions and breaks in the

rhythm of the accompani-

ment, to make your per-

formance sound even

more professional. If you

press the [BREAK] but-

ton while an accompani-

ment is playing, the ﬁll-in

will play back for one

measure.

• The indicator of the desti-

nation section (MAIN A/

B/C/D) will ﬂash while the

Break is playing.

• When the [AUTO FILLIN]

button is set to on and

the MAIN [A][B][C][D]

button is pressed after

the ﬁnal half beat (eighth

note) of the measure, the

ﬁll-in will begin from the

next measure.

• Section button indications

— [BREAK], [INTRO],

[MAIN], [ENDING] but-

tons

LED is green

— The section is not

selected.

LED is red

— The section is cur-

rently selected.

LED is off

— No section data; the

section cannot be

played.

Main sections can be shifted.

Styles

CVP-206/204

Stopping the Style Playback While Releasing Keys (SYNC. STOP)

When the Synchro Stop function is engaged, accompaniment playback will stop

completely when all keys in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard are released.

Accompaniment playback will start again as soon as the key in the Auto Accompaniment

section is played.

Fade-in/Fade-out

The accompaniment style also include a convenient Fade-in/Fade-out function that

gradually fades in and fades out the accompaniment. To start the style with a fade-in,

press the [FADE IN/OUT] button, then turn SYNC. START on. To cancel the fade-in

before starting the style, press the button again.

To fade out and stop the Style, press this button while the style is playing. The time of the

fade-in/fade-out can also be set (page 143).

• Styles can also be started

by pressing the STYLE

[START/STOP] button.

•You can select the Intro

and Ending type by press-

ing the [E] button in the

MAIN window (page 70).

• If you press the [INTRO]

button while the ending is

playing, the Intro section

will begin playing after the

ending is ﬁnished.

• When the [AUTO FILLIN]

button is set to on and you

press a MAIN button while

the ending is playing, ﬁll-in

accompaniment will

immediately start playing,

continuing with the Main

section.

•You can begin the accom-

paniment by using the

Ending instead of the Intro

section. In this case, the

auto accompaniment

doesn’t stop when the

ending is ﬁnished.

• If you select a different

style while the style is not

playing, the “default”

tempo for that style is also

selected. If the accompa-

niment is playing, the

same tempo is maintained

even if you select a differ-

ent style.

• When STOP ACMP is set

to on and the accompani-

ment is not playing, you

can play both chords and

bass in the Auto Accom-

paniment section in the

keyboard (page 133).

STYLE

ACMP

AUTO FILLIN

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

MAIN

ENDING / rit.

ABCD

SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

END

This switches to the ending section. When the ending is ﬁnished, the Style stops

automatically. You can have the ending gradually slow down (ritardando) by

pressing the same [ENDING/rit.] button again while the ending is playing back.

Auto Accompaniment section

Split point

Turn ACMP (Accompaniment) on.

STYLE

ACMP

AUTO FILLIN

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

MAIN

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

Turn SYNC. STOP on. SYNC. START is also automatically set to on when

SYNC. STOP is turned on.

As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the auto accompaniment

starts.

You can also use the SYNC.

STOP function by pressing

the auto accompaniment

section/left-hand range

brieﬂy (page 133).

The auto accompaniment stops when you release your left hand from the keys.

Playing a chord with your

left hand automatically

restarts the auto

accompaniment.

Press the [SYNC. STOP]/

[SYNC. START] button

again to stop the

accompaniment.

Synchro Stop cannot be set

to on when the ﬁngering

mode is set to Full Key-

board/AI Keyboard or the

auto accompaniment on the

panel is set to off.

END

Styles

CVP-206/204

Selecting Intro and Ending Types (INTRO/ENDING)

Playing Fill-in patterns automatically when

changing accompaniment sections — Auto Fill In

Select a Intro

Select a Ending

Play the style using

the Intro or Ending

section (page 30, 31).

To call up the [MAIN] dis-

play, ﬁrst press the [DIRECT

ACCESS] button, then press

the [EXIT] button.

Fill

A short phrase used to add

variation to the style.

STYLE

ACMP

AUTO FILLIN

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

MAIN

ENDING / rit.

ABCD

SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

Play the style and switch among the accompaniment sections as they play

(page 30, 31).

Fill-in patterns play automatically between each change in the Main

sections.

You can also add a ﬁll-in by

pressing the selected MAIN

button again.

To cancel the Auto Fill, press the [AUTO FILLIN] button again.

You can temporarily disable

Auto Fill In during a perfor-

mance by pressing the next

Main section’s button twice

quickly.

END

Styles

CVP-206/204

The convenient One Touch Setting function makes it easy for you to select voices and effects that are appropriate to the style

you’re playing. Each preset style has four pre-programmed panel setups that you can select by pressing a single button.

Appropriate Panel Setting for the Selected Style

(ONE TOUCH SETTING)

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DIRECT ACCESS

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PAR T

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

12345678

EXIT

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LCD

CONTRAST

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

DSPVARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGSCHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

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REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

12345678

1234

ONE TOUCH SETTING

1234

STYLE

ACMP

AUTO FILLIN

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

MAIN

ENDING / rit.

ABCD

SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ONE TOUCH SETTING

1234

Select a style (page 63).

Press one of the ONE TOUCH SETTING buttons ([1] - [4]).

ONE TOUCH SETTING

1234

LED is green — The One Touch

Setting is not selected.

LED is off — No One Touch

Setting data. The button is not

available.

LED is red — The One Touch Setting is currently selected.

As soon as you play a

chord with your left

hand, the auto

accompaniment starts.

Auto Accompaniment section

Split point

Stop the Auto Accompaniment.

Try out other One Touch Setting setups. You can also create your own One

Touch Setting setups (page 72).

Various settings (such as voices, effects, etc.) that match the selected

style can be instantly recalled. When the style is not playing, Auto

Accompaniment and Sync. Start will automatically be turned on.

For details about the One Touch Setting parameters, refer to the

separate Data List (Parameter Chart).

Styles

CVP-206/204

Automatically Changing One Touch Settings with the Sections — OTS Link

The convenient OTS (One Touch Setting) Link function lets you automatically have One Touch Settings change when

you select a different Main section (A - D).

Registering the Panel Controls in One Touch Setting (ONE TOUCH SETTING)

This section covers how to create your own One Touch Setting setups (four setups per style). For a list of One Touch

Setting setup parameters, refer to the separate Data List (Parameter Chart).

AUTO FILLIN

OTS LINK

When you switch among the Main sections (A

- D), the corresponding One Touch Setting will

be called up automatically.

The Main sections A, B, C, and D correspond

to One Touch Settings 1, 2, 3, and 4,

respectively.

The One Touch Settings

can be set to change with

the sections in one of two

different timings (page 133):

• Immediately when you

press a section button.

• At the next measure (in

an accompaniment

style), after you press a

section button.

To cancel the OTS Link function, press the [OTS LINK] button again.

END

MEMORY

ONE TOUCH SETTING

1234

Select a style.

Set up the panel controls

such as selecting a voice

as required.

Press the [MEMORY]

button.

END

A message prompting you to save the current style will appear. Select “YES”

to call up the STYLE display, then save the panel settings (page 40, 48).

Unless you store the panel

settings here, the registered

settings will be deleted

when you select a different

accompaniment style.

Press one of the ONE TOUCH SETTING buttons: [1] through [4].

The items you can register in a One Touch Setting are Voice, Harmony and Pedal settings.

Styles

CVP-206/204

The Music Finder feature lets you instantly call up the appropriate settings for the

instrument — including voice, style, and One Touch Settings — simply by selecting the

desired song title. If you want to play a certain song but don’t know which style and voice

settings would be appropriate, the convenient Music Finder function will help you out.

The recommended settings, which together make up a “record,” can also be edited and

stored. This lets you create and save your own Music Finder records for future recall.

Calling Up Ideal Setups for Your Music — Music Finder

The MUSIC FINDER records

and its contents is just one

example of the recom-

mended panel setups. You

can also create your own

Music Finder settings for

your favorite songs and

genres.

Keep in mind that Music

Finder is a performance aid

in that it automatically ﬁnds

appropriate accompaniment

styles and voices for your

playing. Even though you

can specify song titles, it

does not actually contain

song data.

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DIRECT ACCESS

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PAR T

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

12345678

EXIT

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LCD

CONTRAST

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

DSP VARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

ONE TOUCH SETTING

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

12345678

1234

MUSIC FINDER

Select a record. For example, select the

top record by pressing the [1▲▼] button

to call up the recommended setups.

The setting data shown here is referred

to as a “record.”

All...........................Show all records.

FAVORITE..............Show the records that have added to the “Favorite” page.

SEARCH1,2...........Show the results by SEARCH function (page 74).

Sorting the records

MUSIC...... The record is sorted by song title.

STYLE.......The record is sorted by style name.

BEAT ........The record is sorted by beat.

TEMPO..... The record is sorted by tempo.

Change the order of the records

(ascending or descending).

Add the selected record to “Favorite (Bookmark)” page

When you press the [H] button, the “Add selected data to

the favorite list? YES/NO” message will be displayed.

Select [YES] to add the selected page to “FAVORITE” page.

To delete the added record, select the record in the

“FAVORITE” page and press the [H](DELETE FROM

FAVORITE) button.

Search record(s). Enter the condition of the search in the

MUSIC FINDER SEARCH display (page 74). The results of

SEARCH 1 or 2 appear in the “SEARCH 1” or “SEARCH 2”

page respectively.

Call up the MUSIC FINDER RECORD EDIT (page 75) display (for

editing the selected record).

Turn TEMPO LOCK on/off. TEMPO LOCK function lets you avoid changing the

Tempo during style playback when selecting another record. The on/off setting affects

all pages (ALL/FAVORITE/SEARCH 1/SEARCH 2).

Select a record by style name. When sorting the records by style name, press these buttons to

move the cursor to the next /previous style. Simultaneously press the [▲▼] buttons to move the

cursor to the ﬁrst record.

Select a record by song title.

When sorting records by song title,

use the [1▲▼] button to skip up or

down through the songs

alphabetically. Simultaneously

press the [▲▼] buttons to move the

cursor to the ﬁrst record.

Show the

number of

records of

each page.

Play the style (page 64).

Records can be selected by

using the [DATA ENTRY]

dial and pressing the

[ENTER] button.

Styles

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Searching the Ideal Setups — Music Finder Search

You can search the record by music title or keywords. The results appears in the display.

■ [A] MUSIC

Searches by music or song title. Press this button to call up the display for

inputting the song title.

When you enter the song title (page 49), the search function calls up all

records that contain the entered word or words.

■ [B] KEYWORD

Searches by keyboard. Press this button to call up the display for inputting the

keyword.

When you enter the keyword (page 49), the search function calls up all

records that contain the entered word or words. You can search several

different keywords simultaneously by inserting a separator (comma) between each. The search function ﬁnds and

displays all records that contain at least one match in the keywords.

■ [C] STYLE

Searches by style name. Press this button to call up the STYLE FILE SELECT display. Press

the [A] through [J] button in the display to select the desired accompaniment style. This

convenient function lets you ﬁnd all songs that use a certain accompaniment style.

■ [D] BEAT

Searches by beat or rhythmic feel.

■ [E] SEARCH AREA

Selects a speciﬁc location for searching. You can further narrow down your search by using the SEARCH 1 and 2

selections.

■ [F]~[H] CLEAR

Clears the entered item at left.

■ [1▲▼] TEMPO FROM

You can also narrow your search by specifying a tempo range. This lets you set the minimum tempo for the search. Press

the [▲▼] buttons simultaneously to instantly reset the tempo value to the minimum.

■ [2▲▼]TEMPO TO

You can also narrow your search by specifying a tempo range. This lets you set the maximum tempo for the search.

Press the [▲▼] buttons simultaneously to instantly reset the tempo value to the maximum.

■ [3▲▼]~[5▲▼] GENRE

Selects the speciﬁc music genre for searching. The available range includes all genres (ANY), the preset genres, and any

genres you’ve entered yourself (page 73).

■ [8▼] CANCEL

Press this to cancel the operation and return to the previous display.

Start searching the record.

The results that satisfy all

the conditions appear in the

SEARCH page. For details

about the search settings in

this display, see below.

Press the [I]

(SEARCH 1)

button or [J]

(SEARCH 2)

button in the

MUSIC FINDER

display.

Enter the

conditions for

the search (see

below), then

start search by

using [START

SEARCH] button.

The STYLE FILE SELECT

display can only be used to

select the style name for

searching; it cannot be used

to call up the actual accom-

paniment style.

Styles

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Editing Records — Music Finder Record Edit

From this display, you can call up existing records and edit them to suit your

preferences. You can even use this to create your own Music Finder records.

■ [A] MUSIC

Selects the music or song title for editing. Press the button to call up the

display for inputting the music or song title, then edit the name as desired.

■ [B] KEYWORD

Selects the keyword for editing. Press the button to call up the display for

inputting the keyword, then edit it as desired.

You can enter several different keywords by inserting a separator (comma)

between each.

■ [C] STYLE

Selects the style name for editing. Always enter the name when a new record is registered.

Press the button to call up the STYLE FILE SELECT display. Press the [A] through [J] button

in the display to select the desired style you want to change/clear/register.

■ [D] BEAT

Selects the beat (time signature) for editing. When another ﬁle is selected by pressing the

[C] button, the current beat setting is replaced with the beat setting of the selected ﬁle.

■ [E] FAVORITE

Adds the selected record to the FAVORITE page (page 73).

■ [F]~[H] CLEAR

Clears the entered item at left.

■ [I] DELETE RECORD

Clears the selected record. The deleted record number becomes empty. When you press this button, a message appears

prompting you to execute, abort or cancel the operation.

YES .................. Press this to clear the record and close the display.

NO .................. Press this to close the display without clearing the record.

CANCEL........... Press this to close the message box and return to the previous display.

You can also change/clear a

preset record. To avoid chang-

ing/clearing the record, register

the record as a new record

after editing.

Press the [8 ▲▼] (RECORD EDIT) button in the MUSIC FINDER display.

Change/clear the record data. You can also register new records. For details

about all settings and operations, see below.

All Music Finder records can be

stored together as a single ﬁle

(page 146). When calling up a

stored ﬁle, a message appears

prompting you to replace or

append the records as desired.

• Replace:

All Music Finder records cur-

rently in the instrument are

deleted and replaced with the

records of the selected ﬁle.

• Append:

The records called up are

added to the vacant record

numbers.

The STYLE FILE SELECT

display can only be used to

select the style name for

record editing; it cannot be

used to call up the actual

accompaniment style.

Keep in mind that the Beat

setting made here is only for

the Music Finder search

function; this does not affect

the actual Beat setting of the

accompaniment style itself.

Styles

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■ [J] NEW RECORD

Registers a new record. The smallest available empty record number is used for registering.

When you press this button, a message appears prompting you to execute, abort or cancel

the operation.

YES .................. Press this to register the record and close the display.

NO .................. Press this to close the display without registering the record.

CANCEL........... Press this to close the message box and return to the previous display.

■ [1▼▲] TEMPO

Determines the tempo for the selected style. When changing the style with the [C] button, the tempo is automatically

changed to that of the changed style.

■ [3▼▲]~[5▼▲] GENRE

Indicates and changes the genre to which the selected record is assigned. The available range includes all preset genres

as well as any you’ve entered yourself.

■ [6▼▲] GENRE NAME

For entering a genre name. Press the button to call up the display for inputting

the genre name, then edit the name as desired. A maximum of 200 genre

names can be stored.

The genre name you input becomes effective when the current record is edited (overwritten) by pressing the [8

▲] (OK)

button, or when a new record is registered by pressing the [J] (NEW RECORD) button.

If you exit from the MUSIC FINDER EDIT display without actually editing or registering a record, the input genre name

is deleted.

■ [8▲] OK

Executes all editing and changes to the record. When you press this button, a message appears prompting you to

execute, abort or cancel the operation.

YES .................. Press this to replace the record and close the display.

NO .................. Press this to close the display without replacing the record.

CANCEL........... Press this to close the message box and return to the previous display.

■ [8▼] CANCEL

Press this to cancel the operation and return to the MUSIC FINDER display.

The maximum number of

records is 2500, including

internal records.

To maintain the edited and registered data, make sure to save all Music Finder records as a ﬁle (page 146). If no saved, the data will

be lost when another Music Finder ﬁle is called up or the factory-programmed settings are restored (page 146).

CAUTION

CVP-206/204

Song Playback

Here you’ll learn how to play back songs. Songs include the internal songs of the instrument, performances you’ve

recorded yourself using the recording functions (page 96), and commercially available song data. You can use this

highly versatile feature in a variety of ways — playing along on the keyboard with the recorded song, as well as

practicing and learning new music with the Guide (page 82) and Repeat (page 81) functions. You can also display the

music notation and lyrics in the LCD.

• Internal songs (Song Book)

• Song data on included disk (50 greats for the Piano)

• Commercially available song data

Disks having this logo mark feature song data compatible with GM (General

MIDI).

Disks having this logo mark feature song data compatible with Yamaha’s XG

format. XG is a signiﬁcant enhancement of the “GM system level 1” standard,

providing more voices, greater editing control, and support for multiple effect

sections and effect types.

Disks having this logo mark feature song data compatible with Yamaha’s DOC (Disk Orchestra Collection)

format.

Disks having this logo mark feature song data compatible with Yamaha’s original MIDI ﬁle format.

• Songs you recorded (page 96) and stored to the CVP-206/204 or disk.

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DIRECT ACCESS

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PAR T

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

12345678

EXIT

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LCD

CONTRAST

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

DSPVARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

ONE TOUCH SETTING

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

12345678

1234

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

Compatible Song Types

Commercially available

music data is subject to

intended only for your own

personal use.

For more information on the

song ﬁle types compatible

with the Clavinova, see

page 154.

Song Playback

CVP-206/204

Playing the Internal Songs

Song Playback

BACK

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

END

2-2 Open a folder and

select a song to be

played back.

2-1 Select the PRESET tab with the [BACK]

button.

You can enable the Synchro

Start for the song by simul-

taneously pressing the

[TOP] button and the

SONG [START/STOP] but-

ton. The song starts as

soon as you play the key-

board. You can also use this

function along with the

Style’s Synchro Start func-

tion (page 64).

You can have the volume

automatically fade in and

fade out at the beginning

and end of the song. Simply

press the [FADEIN/OUT]

button at the start of song

playback to fade in the song,

and press it again at the end

of the song to fade out.

Adjust the tempo by using the TEMPO [ ][ ] buttons

(page 54) or the [TAP TEMPO] button.

You can even change the playback speed by tapping out

the tempo — simply tap the [TAP TEMPO] button twice.

The song starts.

To stop the song immediately, press the

button again.

Press the button in order to go back to the

previous screen.

START / STOP

EXIT

If the MAIN screen (at left) is

not displayed, press the

[DIRECT ACCESS] button

followed by the [EXIT] button.

You can also make a variety

of other settings (such as

tempo, voice selection, set-

tings for the practice func-

tions, etc.) and have them

automatically called up

when you play back the

song (page 108).

Songs can also be played

back continuously. Set

SONG CHAIN PLAY to ON

from the SONG SETTING

display (page 132).

Make sure that the Language

setting for the instrument

(page 146) is the same as that

of the ﬁle name of the song

that you are playing back.

Song Playback

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Simultaneously Playing a Song and an Accompaniment Style

When playing back a song and an accompaniment style at the same time, channels 9 -

16 of the song data are replaced with accompaniment style channels — allowing you

to use the auto accompaniment styles and features in place of the accompaniment parts

of the song. Make the settings below and play your own chord substitutions in place of

the song’s chord data.

• [ACMP] button .................. ...ON

• [AUTO FILL IN] button ..... ...ON

Select the song and start playback by pressing the SONG [START/STOP] button.

Select the desired accompaniment style.

Start the style by pressing the STYLE [START/STOP] button.

While the song is playing, insert a break or change sections (with the STYLE

section buttons.)

Fill-in patterns play when you switch sections.

The style automatically stops when the song ﬁnishes or is stopped.

The accompaniment stops

when you stop the song. If

the accompaniment style is

playing and you start the

song, the accompaniment

automatically stops. How-

ever, for internal songs that

use accompaniment styles,

the accompaniment style is

not stopped.

END

Some of the internal songs have been created using the accompaniment styles. For these songs, the

accompaniment styles are automatically started when starting song playback.

Song Playback

CVP-206/204

Playing Back Songs on Disk

Insert the disk into the drive.

The method for playing back is the same as in the “Playing the Internal Songs” instructions

(page 78), except that you should select FLOPPY DISK page in the SONG display.

Other Playback-related Operations

■ Repeat / Rewind / Fast forward

■ Adjusting the Volume Balance / Muting Speciﬁc Channels

CHANNEL ON/OFF display

Select the [SONG] tab with the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button, and mute the desired channel

by setting it to [OFF]. To solo a channel (only that channel will sound), hold down the

appropriate button corresponding to the channel. To release the solo for the channel, press

that channel’s button again.

Before proceeding, make

sure to read the section

“Handling the Floppy Disk

Drive (FDD) and Floppy

Disk” (page 6).

You can set whether or not

the Clavinova automatically

calls up the ﬁrst disk song

when a disk is inserted

(page 145).

Some song data for the

Clavinova has been

recorded with special “free

tempo” settings. During play-

back of such song data, the

measure numbers shown in

the display will not corre-

spond to the actual mea-

sure; this only serves as a

reference as to how much of

the song has been played

back.

Songs containing a large

amount of data may not be

able to be read properly by

the instrument, and as such

you may not be able to

select them. The maximum

capacity is about 200–

300KB, however this may

differ depending on the data

contents of each song.

Insert the disk shutter side

ﬁrst and label face up.

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

During playback, you can have the song return to the top and play back again

from the beginning by pressing this button. When playback is stopped,

pressing this button returns the song to the beginning.

Press this button to call up the SONG POSITION display (see

below). To return to the SONG display, press the [EXIT] button.

When “BAR” is selected, you can specify a measure number (counted from the

beginning of the song) by using the [REW] and [FF] buttons.

When “PHRASE MARK” is selected, specify the phrase mark number by using the

[REW] and [FF] buttons.

Phrase Mark

This data speciﬁes a certain

location in the song data.

SONG POSITION display

“PHRASE MARK” is shown only when the song contains phrase marks. Press the

[J] button to toggle between “BAR” and “PHRASE MARK,” then use the [REW]

and [FF] buttons to select the desired measure or phrase mark.

BALANCE

PA RT

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

Press this button to call up the BALANCE display (page 65).

Press this button to call up the CHANNEL ON/OFF display (see below).

Channel

Refers to the MIDI channel

in the song data. The chan-

nels are assigned as shown

below for the CVP-206/204.

Song

1 - 16

Accompaniment Style

9 - 16

Song Playback

CVP-206/204

This feature lets you mute certain parts of the song (Track1, Track2, Extra Tracks), and play back only those parts you

want to hear. For example, if you want to practice the melody of a song, you can mute just the right-hand part and play

that part yourself.

This feature allows you to specify a certain range of the song (between Point A and Point B), and play it back repeatedly.

Muting Speciﬁc Parts — Track1/Track2/Extra Tracks

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

Select the song to be played back (page 77).

Use this button to turn on/off the right-hand part.

Use this button to turn on/off the left-hand part.

Use this button to turn on/off the additional performance parts

(all but the right hand/left hand).

Start the song.

Adjust the tempo by using the TEMPO [ ][ ] buttons (page 54).

All tracks are automatically

set to on when selecting a

different song.

To stop the song, press the

button again.

START / STOP

END

You can change the channel

assignments for Track 1 and

Track 2 (page 132), letting

you specify which parts are

muted when pressing the

[TRACK 1]/[TRACK 2]/

[EXTRA TRACKS] buttons.

Repeat Playback of a Speciﬁc Range

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

START / STOP

Play back the song (page 78, 80).

You can also specify Points

A and B when the song is

stopped. Set Point A by

pressing the [REPEAT] but-

ton, then use the [FF] but-

ton to move to the desired

end location, then set Point

B by pressing the

[REPEAT] button again.

Stop the song.

To cancel the Repeat function, press the

button again.

REPEAT

Press this button at the point you want the

repeating phrase to start (Point A).

Press this button at the point you want the

repeating phrase to end (Point B).

After an automatic lead-in (to help guide you into the phrase), the range from

point A to point B is played back repeatedly.

Regardless of whether the song is playing back or is stopped, pressing the [TOP]

button returns to point A.

Point B cannot be selected

unless Point A has been

selected ﬁrst.

Specifying only Point A

results in repeat playback

between Point A and the

end of the song.

The speciﬁed A and B

points will be erased when

selecting a different song

number, cancelling the

Repeat function, or select-

ing a different repeat mode

— such as Phrase Repeat

or repeat in Song Chain

Play (page 132).

END

Song Playback

CVP-206/204

These fun features make it easy to learn new music. The key guide lamps indicate the notes

you should play, when you should play them, and how long you should hold them down.

Also, when you sing and play along with a song using a connected microphone (CVP-206

only), the Clavinova automatically adjusts the timing of the song to match your vocal

performance.

Practice Functions

For keyboard performance

■ Follow Lights

When this is selected, you can see which notes you should play by watching the key

guide lamps. They light up in time with music, showing you when to play a note. You

can also practice at your own pace — since the accompaniment waits for you to play

the notes correctly.

• Accompaniment Guide

If the song data you’re using contains chord data and the [ACMP] button is turned on,

you can use the guide lamps (page 132) to help you play chords as well. Watch the

guide lamps and try playing the appropriate chords.

■ Any Key

With this function, you can play the melody of a song simply by pressing a single key

(any key is OK) in time with the rhythm. As long as you play the key in time with the

music, the melody ﬂows smoothly with the song.

For sing-along performance

■ Karao-Key

This convenient function lets you control the song and accompaniment playback with just one ﬁnger, while you sing

along. Simply play a key on the keyboard in time with the music — any key is ﬁne — and the accompaniment parts

of the song follow your playing. This lets you control the timing and tempo of the song and accompaniment to

perfectly match your singing performance.

Using the Practice Functions — Guide

You can turn the key guide

lamps on/off from the SONG

SETTING display (page 132).

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

Key guide lamp

You can also determine the

timing by which the key

guide lamps light to ﬁt your

playing preference (Guide

Lamp Timing; page 132).

If you want to learn how to

play certain chords, use the

Chord Tutor function

(page 134).

The Accompaniment Guide

function cannot be used if

the chord ﬁngering method

is set to Single Finger, Full

keyboard or AI Full Key-

board.

Song Playback

CVP-206/204

Practicing Music with the Guide Functions

Selects the speciﬁc practice function.

Tur ns the key guide lamps on/off.

Determines the timing by which the

key guide lamps light.

JUST.....The guide lamp lights in time with the

music, at the same time you should play

the appropriate notes.

NEXT.....The guide lamps light slightly ahead of the

music, indicating the notes you should

play next. The guide lamp ﬂashes if you

do not play the key with the correct timing.

Determines whether phrase mark sections in the song will be repeatedly played

back or not. When this is set to ON, the speciﬁed measures of the phrase play

back repeatedly.

Call up the SONG POSITION display by pressing either the

[REW] button or the [FF] button, and select “PHRASE MARK” by pressing the [J]

button. Set the desired phrase mark number by using the [REW] and [FF] buttons.

Select the desired song (page 78, 80) and mute the track you wish to practice

(page 81).

Select the desired practice function from the SONG SETTING page in the

FUNCTION display (page 132).

To turn the practice function, press the

button again.

GUIDE

END

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

Start the song and try playing the part you’ve muted.

Adjust the tempo by using the TEMPO [ ][ ] buttons (page 54).

Stop the song.

For details on the SONG SET-

TING display, see page 132.

The guide lamps light

according to song channel

recorded to Tracks 1 and 2

and the chord data in the

song (when such data is

included). Normally, you can

leave the AUTO SET CH

function set to ON, and the

song channel will automati-

cally be set. If the results

aren't satisfactory, you'll

need to match the Channel

Setting “TRK1 CH” and

“TRK2 CH” parameters to

the appropriate right- and

left-hand parts.

Phrase Mark

This data speciﬁes a certain

location in the song data.

Track 1 or Tracks 1 & 2 are

automatically selected for

practicing when calling the

practice function — as long

as you haven’t muted the

track to be practiced.

The key guide lamps some-

times light an octave or two

lower/higher than the actual

pitch. Any notes outside of

the 88-key range cannot be

indicated by the key guide

lamps.

If the right- and left-hand

parts recorded to the song

data have not been properly

separated, the practice func-

tions may not work as

expected.

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

Song Playback

CVP-206/204

With this feature, you can have the notation automatically shown on the display as the song plays. This can be used

with your own recordings as well as the internal Demo songs.

Displaying Music Notation — Score

Select the

desired song

(page 78, 80).

Enables/disables display of the left-hand key range.

Depending on other settings, this parameter may be

unavailable and may appear grayed out. If this is the

case, go to the detailed setting display (shown

below; use the [8▲▼] buttons) and set the LEFT

CH. parameter to any channel except “AUTO.” Or,

go to the SONG SETTING display in the Function

menu (page 132) and set the TRACK 2 parameter

to any channel except “OFF.”

Enables/disables display of the right-hand key range.

Channel 1 is automatically selected when

[TRACK1] is set to [OFF] from the SONG SETTING

display (page 132).

Enables/disables display of the chords.

If the selected song does not contain chord data, chords

are not displayed.

Enables/disables display of the note name (pitch).

Determines the display resolution (or zoom level) of the notation.

SMALL .....Notation is shown in small size.

LARGE ..... Notation is shown in large size.

The displayed notation is

generated by the Clavinova

based on the song data. As

a result, it may not be

exactly the same as com-

mercially available sheet

music of the same song —

especially when displaying

notation of complicated pas-

sages or many short notes.

Some song data for the

Clavinova has been

recorded with special “free

tempo” settings. For such

song data, the tempo, beat,

measure and music nota-

tion will not be displayed

correctly.

[RIGHT] and [LEFT] cannot

be turned off at the same

time.

The note name is indicated

at the left of the note. When

the space between the

notes is too small, the indi-

cation may be moved to the

top left of the note.

You can increase the num-

ber of measures that will be

displayed by decreasing the

other items to be displayed

(parts, lyrics, chords, etc.).

When accidentals (sharp

and ﬂats) and notes cannot

be displayed on one line,

they are displayed in the

next line from the middle of

the measure.

The notation functions can-

not be used to create song

data by inputting notes. For

information on creating

song data, see page 100.

If the MAIN screen (at left)

is not displayed, press the

[DIRECT ACCESS] button

followed by the [EXIT] but-

ton.

This calls up the detailed setting display for notation.

For details, see the next page.

Enables/disables display of the lyrics.

If the selected song does not contain lyric data, lyrics are

not displayed.

Song Playback

CVP-206/204

Detailed Settings for Notation

■ [1▲▼] LEFT CH/[2▲▼] RIGHT CH

This determines the Left channel (channel for the left-hand part) and Right channel (channel for the right-hand part).

This setting returns to AUTO when a different song is selected.

AUTO .........................The channels for the right- and left-hand parts are assigned automatically — setting the parts

to the same channel as the channel which is speciﬁed in the SONG SETTING display of the

Function menu (page 132).

1-16............................Assigns the part to the speciﬁed channel, 1- 16.

OFF (LEFT CH only)....No channel assignment.

■ [3▲▼], [4▲▼] KEY SIGNATURE

This lets you enter key signature changes in the middle of a song, at the stopped position. This menu is useful when

the selected song contains no key signature settings for displaying notation.

For a list of the key signatures, with their relative minor keys and accidentals, see the chart below.

■ [5▲▼] QUANTIZE

This gives you control over the note resolution in the notation, letting you shift or correct

the timing of all displayed notes so that they line up to a particular note value. Make sure

to select the smallest note value which is used in the song.

Note resolution:

1/4 note, 1/8 note, 1/16 note, 1/32 note, 1/4 note triplet, 1/8 note triplet, 1/16 note

triplet, 1/32 note triplet

When “LEFT” and “RIGHT”

are set to the same channel,

the notation of the right-hand

notes and left-hand notes

are displayed in piano format

(two connected staves).

The note indicates the root note of the major key, and the note indicates the root of the relative minor.

C Maj (A min) G Maj (E min) D Maj (B min) A Maj (F

min) E Maj (C

min) B Maj (G

min) F

Maj (D

min) C

Maj (A

min)

Maj (A

min) G

Maj (E

min) D Maj (B

min) A

Maj (F min) E

Maj (C min) B

Maj (G min) F Maj (D min)

Key Signatures and Accidentals

Short notes and ornamented

notes (such as trills and

grace notes) which are

shorter than the Note resolu-

tion will not be displayed in

the notation.

Song Playback

CVP-206/204

■ [6▲▼] NOTE NAME

Select the Note Name type when “NOTE” (page 84) is set to ON.

ABC ................. Note names are indicated as letters (C, D, E, F, G, A, B).

Fixed Do .......... Note names are indicated in solfeggio and differ depending on the selected language (page 53).

English.............. Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti

French..............Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La Si

Italian............... Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si

German............Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si

Spanish............. Do re Mi Fa Sol La Si

Japanese...........

Movable Do..... Note names are indicated in solfeggio according to the scale intervals, and as such are relative to

the key. The root note is indicated as Do. For example, in the key of G major the root note of Sol

would be indicated as Do.

As with “Fixed Do,” the indication differs depending on the selected language.

■ [8▲] OK

This closes the detailed setting display and starts generating the notation. You can also

execute this by pressing the [ENTER] button on the panel.

■ [8▼] CANCEL

This closes the detailed setting display without changing the settings. You can also

execute this by pressing the [EXIT] button on the panel.

You can select the display

pages (one before and after)

by the using the [BACK]/

[NEXT] buttons or the pedal

(page 134).

Song Playback

CVP-206/204

This function lets you display the lyrics while the song is playing back — making it easy to sing along with your

performance or song playback.

* Microphone input is available only on the CVP-206.

Displaying the Lyrics

Select the

desired song

(page 78, 80).

The contents of the display

can also be shown on a

connected TV (CVP-206

only; page 139, 148).

The lyrics are

in reverse

display along

with song

playback.

Stop the song.

To return to the previous page, press the

button.

EXIT

END

The lyrics can be changed

(page 111).

The language used for lyr-

ics display depends on the

particular lyric data. If the

lyrics are garbled or unread-

able, you can remedy this

by changing the “LYRICS

LANGUAGE” setting from

the SONG SETTING dis-

play (page 132).

Start the song.

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

If the selected song does

not contain lyric data, lyrics

are not displayed.

If the selected song con-

tains chord data, chord

names are displayed with

the lyrics.

CVP-206/204

Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration Memory

Registration Memory is a powerful feature that lets you set up the Clavinova just as you want — selecting speciﬁc

voices, styles, effect settings etc. — and save your custom panel setup for future recall. Then, when you need those

settings, simply press the appropriate REGISTRATION MEMORY button.

This shows you how to register your custom panel settings to the REGISTRATION

MEMORY buttons. Make all the settings you want with the panel controls, and Registration

Memory will “remember” them for you.

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DIRECT ACCESS

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PART

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

12345678

EXIT

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LCD

CONTRAST

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

DSP VARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

ONE TOUCH SETTING

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

12345678

1234

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

12345678

Registering Panel Setups — Registration Memory

Keep in mind that songs or

styles on disk cannot

registered to Registration

Memory. If you want to

or style, copy the relevant

data to “USER” in the

SONG/STYLE display

(page 40) and register the

data separately.

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

12345678

END

Set up the panel controls as desired.

For a list of the settings that can be registered, refer to the separate Data List

(Parameter Chart).

Select the desired parameter groups

for the settings you want to register.

You can also use the [DATA ENTRY]

dial to navigate in this display. To

the corresponding box. Groups left

without checkmarks will not be included

in the Registration Memory setting.

This allows you to maintain certain

settings, even when switching among

Registration Memory presets. You can

also use the Freeze function (page 90)

to override the Registration Memory

changes — letting you prevent certain

panel settings from being changed.

Enters a checkmark to the

selected box. You can also

use the [ENTER] button.

Removes the checkmark from

the selected box. You can also

use the [ENTER] button.

Cancels the registration

and returns to the MAIN

display. You can also use

the [EXIT] button.

Press the desired number button for registering the settings.

Indicator is green......The panel setting is registered, but not selected.

Indicator is red .........The panel setting is registered and is currently selected.

Indicator is off ..........The panel setting is not registered.

For information on saving the settings registered here, refer to the next page.

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

12345678

To delete all currently regis-

tered settings at one time,

simultaneously hold down

the highest B key on the key-

board and turn on the power.

Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration Memory

CVP-206/204

Saving Your Registration Memory Setups

The settings registered to the REGISTRATION MEMORY [1]-[8] buttons are saved as a single ﬁle.

REGISTRATION EDIT display

The contents of the current Registration Memory bank (REGIST.) are listed in the REGISTRATION EDIT screen. The

names of the stored Registration Memory presets are shown in the display and the indicators of the relevant

REGISTRATION MEMORY buttons are lit in green.

From this screen, you can select, name, or delete the Registration Memory presets.

Select ...............Press the [A] - [J] buttons. The REGIST. display is linked to the REGISTRATION MEMORY [1] - [8]

buttons. When you select the Registration Memory preset in the display, the related button turns

on (indicator is red).

Name ...............This operation is the same as that in “Naming Files and Folders” (page 45) in “Basic Operations

— Organizing Your Data.”

Delete ..............This operation is the same as that in “Deleting Files/Folders” (page 47) in “Basic Operations —

Organizing Your Data.”

Save the result of the Name/Delete operation by returning to the REGISTRATION BANK display and pressing

the [8▼] (UP) button.

Keep in mind that the size of

the Registration bank ﬁles

and the memory space they

occupy depends on the

amount of functions set in

each.

BANK 01

All settings registered to buttons [1]-

[8] are referred to as a “bank.” The

banks can be saved to “USER” or

“FLOPPY DISK” as Registration

bank ﬁles.

Press the [DIRECT

ACCESS] button and [EXIT]

button to call up the MAIN

display.

Save the settings you’ve made to the Registration Memory

buttons as a single Registration bank ﬁle (page 48).

The REGISTRATION EDIT display

appears. For details on this display,

see below.

Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups — Registration Memory

CVP-206/204

You can recall all of the panel settings you’ve made — or only those you speciﬁcally want or need. For example, if you

de-select “STYLE” in the REGISTRATION MEMORY display, you can keep the currently selected style even when you

change the Registration Memory preset.

Recalling the Registered Settings

Select the desired bank in the REGISTRATION BANK display (page 89).

Press the appropriate REGISTRATION MEMORY button (any whose indicators are

green) to recall the desired settings.

Selecting the Freeze Settings

Recalling a Registration Memory Setup

You can program your

Registration Memory presets

to be called up in sequence,

in any order you desire.

Once programmed, the

presets 1 - 8 can be selected

in sequence with the

[BACK][NEXT] buttons or

the pedal (page 137).

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

12345678

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

12345678

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

12345678

Select the Freeze settings.

Enters a checkmark

to the selected box.

Press the [FREEZE] button. When Freeze is active (lamp is lit), the settings you speciﬁed in the Freeze

page will be maintained or left unchanged, even when changing Registration Memory presets.

Press the appropriate REGISTRATION MEMORY button (any whose indicators are green) to recall the

desired settings.

Removes the

checkmark from the

selected box.

Call up the “FREEZE”

page from the

REGIST.SEQUENCE/

FREEZE/VOICE SET

screen (page 137).

CVP-206/204

Editing Voices — Sound Creator

The CVP-206/204 has a Sound Creator feature that allows you to create your own voices

by editing some parameters of the existing voices. Once you’ve created a voice, you can

save it as a USER voice for future recall.

• The Voice can be edited in

realtime while playing

back a song/style.

•Keep in mind that adjust-

ments made to the param-

eters may not make much

change in the actual

sound depending on the

original settings of the

voice.

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DIRECT ACCESS

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PAR T

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

12345678

EXIT

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LCD

CONTRAST

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

DSP VARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

ONE TOUCH SETTING

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

12345678

1234

SOUND

CREATOR

Operation

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

PA RT

Press the [F], [G] or [H] button to select the

Part (MAIN, LAYER or LEFT) containing the

voice you wish to edit.

Indicates the parameters available for editing in

this display. These correspond to the parameters/

values shown at the bottom of the display.

Select the desired menu by

pressing the [NEXT]/

[BACK] button.

Opens the Save (Voice) display

for saving the edited voice as a

User voice (page 48).

Select the desired menu.

The selected menu is highlighted.

Can be used during editing to

compare the sound of the original

voice with the edited voice.

Save the edited voice to the USER drive

(Flash ROM) as a USER voice (page 48).

NATURAL VOICE

The voice can also be

selected in the SOUND

CREATOR display.

Press the

[SOUND

CREATOR]

button.

Edit the voice parameters.

The operations for each function selected in this step are covered in detail, starting on page 93.

REGULAR VOICE

The settings are lost if the

edited part’s voice is

switched to another voice.

Important data should be

saved to User Drive or

ﬂoppy disk.

Press the [USER] button to select the

edited voice, and play the keyboard.

CAUTION

Editing the voice — Sound Creator

CVP-206/204

SOUND CREATOR Parameters

The following parameters are linked to the ones in each display.

PIANO Determines the parameters unique to piano sounds, such as tuning curve or sustain

sampling. This page is available only when the Natural piano voice is selected.

COMMON Determines the common settings such as voice volume or octave.

SOUND Determines the timbre/EG (Envelope Generator)/vibrato of the voice (Regular voice only).

EFFECT Determines the effect depth or type.

HARMONY Determines the Harmony/Echo settings.

Common parameter Other location

MONO VOICE EFFECT (TOP PANEL) page 62

PORTAMENTO TIME MIXING CONSOLE page 124

LEFT PEDAL TYPE CONTROLLER (FUNCTION) page 134

LEFT PEDAL SETTING CONTROLLER (FUNCTION) page 134

FILTER BRIGHTNESS MIXING CONSOLE page 124

FILTER HARMONIC CONTENT MIXING CONSOLE page 124

REVERB DEPTH MIXING CONSOLE page 125

CHORUS DEPTH MIXING CONSOLE page 125

DSP ON/OFF VOICE EFFECT (TOP PANEL) page 61

DSP DEPTH MIXING CONSOLE page 125

DSP TYPE/VARIATION MIXING CONSOLE/VOICE EFFECT (TOP PANEL) page 61,125

HARMONY/ECHO TYPE HARMONY/ECHO (FUNCTION) page 138

HARMONY/ECHO VOLUME HARMONY/ECHO (FUNCTION) page 138

HARMONY/ECHO SPEED HARMONY/ECHO (FUNCTION) page 138

HARMONY/ECHO ASSIGN HARMONY/ECHO (FUNCTION) page 138

HARMONY/ECHO CHORD NOTE ONLY HARMONY/ECHO (FUNCTION) page 138

HARMONY/ECHO TOUCH LIMIT HARMONY/ECHO (FUNCTION) page 138

Natural Voices and Regular Voices

Built into the CVP-206/204 are two different tone generation sources, Natural and

XG. The Natural tone generation source and its voices feature a huge amount of wave

memory, giving you enormous and ﬁnely detailed expressive power over the sound.

The XG source (which powers the Regular voices) provide maximum compatibility

with a wide variety of devices and song data.

The maximum amount of polyphony for each tone generation source is set up to best

enhance your performance. In general, the songs and styles are played back using the

XG source, while the Natural voices are played from the keyboard — allowing you to

play the Natural voices with full polyphony, even if the song and style data exceeds the polyphonic limit.

* Depending on the particular style selected, a Natural voice may be used for the accompaniment. Usually, songs are played back using the

XG voices (page 155); however, you can have them automatically “re-voiced” — using the exceptionally rich and realistic sounds exclusive

to the CVP-206/204 (page 123).

The available parameters

differ depending on the

selected voice type, Regular

or Natural (see below).

Keep in mind that there are

certain parameters whose

Sound Creator settings

affect only the Main part’s

voice.

Voices sounded with the XG

source are divided into two

groups. One is the original

set of Clavinova voices

(Cool!, Sweet!, Live!), and

the other is the conventional

XG set.

Natural! Cool! Sweet! Live! XG

Clavinova-exclusive voices GM/XG-compatible voices

Natural voices (sounded by Natural tone

generation source)

Regular voices (sounded by XG tone generation source)

Used mainly for keyboard-played voices For keyboard-played voices, song/style playback*

Editing the voice — Sound Creator

CVP-206/204

PIANO (Piano Voice has been selected)

The explanations here apply to step #3 on page 91.

COMMON

The explanations here apply to step #3 on page 91.

SOUND (Regular Voice only)

The explanations here apply to step #3 on page 91.

These controls are used to adjust the

brilliance of the tone. This setting

affects all Natural voices globally. When

other than piano voice (Natural) is

selected, set this on EFFECT page.

For details, see the EFFECT page

(page 95).

Determines the tuning curve, especially

for piano voices. Select “FLAT” if you

feel the tuning curve of the piano voice

does not quite match that of other

instruments voices.

STRETCH.. Tuning curve particularly

for pianos

FLAT .......... Tuning curve in which the

frequency is octave

doubled over the entire

keyboard range

Determines the depth of

sustain sampling for the

damper pedal.

The available parameters

differ depending on the

selected voice.

Set the volume of the current edited

voice.

Set the portamento time of each

part (MAIN/LAYER/VOICE)

(Regular Voice only) (page 124).

Determines the touch sensitivity, or

how greatly the volume responds to

your playing strength.

0 ........Produces more dramatic

level drops, the more softly

you play.

64.......Normal response.

127.....Produces high volume for

any playing strength (ﬁxed)

Shift the octave range of the

selected voice up or down in

octaves. When the Main or Layer

part’s voice is used, the M/LYR

parameter is available; when the

Left part’s voice is used, the LEFT

parameter is available.

The parameters are the same

as for CONTROLLER display.

For details, see page 134.

This determines whether the voice

is played monophonically (Regular

Voice only) (page 62).

Determines the ﬁlter, EG, and

vibrato settings (see below).

Editing the voice — Sound Creator

CVP-206/204

■ FILTER

FILTER settings determine the overall timbre of the sound by boosting or cutting a

certain frequency range.

■ EG

The EG (Envelope Generator) settings determine how the level of the sound changes in time. This lets you reproduce

many sound characteristics of natural acoustic instruments — such as the quick attack and decay of percussion

sounds, or the long release of a sustained piano tone.

• ATTACK ...... Determines how quickly the sound reaches its maximum

level after the key is played. The higher the value, the

slower the attack.

• DECAY........ Determines how quickly the sound reaches its sustain

level (a slightly lower level than maximum). The higher

the value, the slower the decay.

• RELEASE ..... Determines how quickly the sound decays to silence after

the key is released. The higher the value, the slower the release.

■ VIBRATO

• DEPTH........ Determines the intensity of the Vibrato effect (see diagram). Higher

settings result in a more pronounced Vibrato.

• SPEED......... Determines the speed of the Vibrato effect (see diagram).

• DELAY ........ Determines the amount of time that elapses between the

playing of a key and the start of the Vibrato effect (see

diagram). Higher settings increase the delay of the Vibrato

onset.

In addition to making the

sound either brighter or

more mellow, Filter can be

used to produce electronic,

synthesizer-like effects.

Cutoff frequency

Volume

Frequency

(pitch)

Cutoff range

These frequencies are

“passed” by the filter.

• BRIGHTNESS

Determines the cutoff frequency or

effective frequency range of the ﬁlter (see

diagram). Higher values result in a

brighter sound.

Resonance

• Harmonic Content

Determines the emphasis given to the

cutoff frequency (resonance), set in

BRIGHTNESS above (see diagram).

Higher values result in a more

pronounced effect.

Resonance

Volume

Frequency

(pitch)

Time

Level

Key on

Key off

ATTACK RELEASE

DECAY

If RELEASE is set to a large

value, the sustain becomes

long.

VIBRATO

Creates a wavering in the

sound by periodically chang-

ing the pitch.

DEPTH

SPEED

DELAY

Time

Level

Editing the voice — Sound Creator

CVP-206/204

EFFECT

The explanations here apply to step #3 on page 91.

HARMONY

The explanations here apply to step #3 on page 91.

The parameters are the same as for HARMONY/ECHO display of FUNCTION. For details, see page 139.

Determines the effect type (Reverb/

Chorus/DSP) for the Natural voices.

When a regular voice is selected, the

DSP type and Variation are set in two

separate menus. For information on the

effect structure, see page 127; for a list

of available effect types, refer to the

separate Data List.

Determines the brilliance of the tone,

when a Natural voice is selected (CVP-

206 only). This can also be set from the

PIANO page (page 93), when a piano

voice is selected.

• Metallic .........Sharp metallic tone

• Bright............Bright tone

• Normal..........Standard tone

• Mellow ..........Soft and mellow tone

• Dark ..............Dark tone

The same as the “Mixing Console”

on page 125.

• If you select [Bright] or

[Metallic] as the type of

brilliance, the volume level

will increase slightly. In

this case, raising the

[MASTER VOLUME] may

result in distortion. If this

happens, lower the vol-

ume accordingly.

• “SPEED” parameter is

added when selecting

VIBE ROTOR DSP type.

This parameter enables

you to set the speed of

vibrato when you select

the Vibraphone voice, rec-

reating the effect of a vibe

rotor pedal.

This parameter enables you to select whether the

sound is sustained while you press the keys on

the keyboard (“PIANO LIKE”), or the sound is

sustained only while you press and hold down the

sustain pedal, like playing a real vibraphone

(“NORMAL”) (for Vibraphone voice).

CVP-206/204

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs

— Song Creator

With these powerful yet easy-to-use song creating features, you can record your own keyboard performances and store

them for future recall. Several different recording methods are available: Quick Recording (page 97), which lets you

record easily and quickly; Multi Recording (page 98), which lets you record several different parts; and Step Recording

(page 100), which lets you enter notes one by one. Songs can include not only the voice settings for the keyboard

performance (Main, Layer, Left), but also the effects and auto accompaniment parts. The recorded song can be stored to

internal memory or ﬂoppy disk (page 40, 48).

About Song Recording

There are two methods of recording songs: realtime recording and step recording.

■ Realtime Recording

This method lets you record performance data in real time. There are two ways to use realtime recording: Quick and

Multi.

Quick Recording (page 97)

This is the easiest recording method, and lets you quickly record the piano

song you are practicing. You can select from three parts: right hand, left hand

and auto accompaniment. For example, you can record only your right hand

performance, or you can simultaneously record both your right hand and the

auto accompaniment.

Multi Recording (page 98)

This lets you record a song with several different instrument sounds, and create

the sound of a full band or orchestra. Record the performance of each

instrument individually and create fully orchestrated compositions. You can

also record over an existing part on an internal song or a song on disk with

your own performance.

■ Step Recording (page 100)

This method lets you compose your performance by “writing” it down one event

at a time. This is a non-realtime, manual recording method — similar to writing

music notation onto paper. By using the Event List (pages 109 - 111), you can

input notes, chords and other events one by one.

■ Song Editing (page 106)

The CVP-206/204 also lets you edit the songs you’ve recorded by the Quick

Recording, Multi Recording and Step Recording methods.

When re-recording a speciﬁc section of an already-recorded song, use the Punch

IN/OUT function (page 105).

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DIRECT ACCESS

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PAR T

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

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EXIT

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LCD

CONTRAST

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

DSPVARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

ONE TOUCH SETTING

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

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1234

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

DIGITAL

RECORDING

• The internal memory capacity of

the Clavinova is about 580KB.

Memory capacity for 2DD and 2HD

ﬂoppy disks is about 720KB and

1.44MB, respectively. When you

store data to these locations, all ﬁle

types of the Clavinova (Voice,

Style, Song, Registration, etc.) are

stored together.

• The microphone input signal (CVP-

206 only) cannot be recorded.

• Songs recorded on theCVP-206/

204 are automatically recorded as

SMF (Standard MIDI File format 0)

data. For details on SMF see

page 154.

• Playback of the recorded song

data can be transmitted from MIDI

OUT, letting you play the sounds of

a connected external tone genera-

tor (page 141).

• The volume level of each channel

of the song can be adjusted from

the Mixing Console and the set-

tings can be saved. Moreover, even

after you’ve set a voice for your

keyboard play during recording,

you can record voice selections, so

that the voice changes automati-

cally during playback (page 108).

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This is the easiest recording method — perfect for quickly recording and playing back a piano song you’re practicing, so

you can check your progress.

■

Play back your new song

To play back the performance you just recorded, return the song to the beginning by using the

[TOP]

button and

press the SONG

[START/STOP]

button.

Playback stops automatically at the end of the song, and returns to the beginning of the song.

You can edit the recorded song data from the

SONG CREATOR (1 - 16)

displays (page 109).

Press the [6

▼

] button from the Open/Save display for Song to store the recorded data (page 40, 48).

Quick Recording

If you wish to save the recording, make sure to store it to internal memory (USER drive) or ﬂoppy disk (page 40, 48).

If you turn off the power or re-record over an existing track before you save the performance, any previous recording will be e

rased.

CAUTION

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

■ When creating a new song: ■ When recording over the part of an internal

song or a song on disk with your own

performance:

Select the desired song (page 78, 80).

Select the voice and accompaniment style you want to use in the song.

If you want to record to the Layer/Left voices, make sure to set the [LAYER]/[LEFT] buttons to ON.

Make any other desired settings (Reverb, Chorus, etc.) as well.

To record without specifying a particular track, press the [REC] button.

In this case, your performance will be recorded automatically to TRACK 1.

To specify the track for recording, simultaneously hold down the [REC] button

and press the button corresponding to the track you want to record.

You can select TRACK 1 or TRACK 2 and the EXTRA TRACKS for recording at the same time.

• Specifying the recording track

To record your keyboard performance:

Press either the [TRACK 1] or [TRACK 2] button.

To record the auto accompaniment performance:

Press the [EXTRA TRACKS] button.

To stop recording, press the

[REC] button again.

If the “LAYER” or “LEFT”

button is on before pressing

the REC button, the corre-

sponding Layer and Left parts

are automatically recorded to

different channels.

The performance of track 1/2

is recorded to the channel

speciﬁed in the SONG SET-

TING display (page 132).

Recording starts as soon as you play the keyboard.

You can also start recording by pressing the SONG/

STYLE [START/STOP] button. Recording can also be

started by pressing down the pedal, if the song start/stop

function is properly assigned to the pedal (page 134).

To stop recording, press the [REC] button again.

Recording can also be stopped by pressing down the pedal, if the song start/

stop function is properly assigned to the pedal (page 134).

END

To pause, press the SONG

[START/STOP] button. To

resume recording, press the

SONG [START/STOP] but-

ton again.

You can also use the metro-

nome click as a guide while

recording.

The sound of the metronome

is not recorded.

You can overdub a second

right-hand performance onto

Track 2 after recording the

ﬁrst right-hand performance

(including the layer voices)

on Track 1. To do this, set the

[LEFT] button to OFF and

repeat steps 2 and 3.

REC

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

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This lets you record a song with several different instrument sounds on up to sixteen channels, and create the sound of

a full band or orchestra.

The structure of the channels and parts are shown in the chart below.

About the accompaniment style parts

Rhythm

... This is the basis for the accompaniment, containing the drum and percussion rhythm patterns. Usually one of the drum kits is used.

Bass

........ The Bass part uses various appropriate instrument sounds to match the style, such as acoustic bass, synth bass, and others.

Chord

...... This is the rhythmic chord backing, commonly used with piano or guitar voices.

Pad

.......... This part features sustained chords and commonly uses lush sounds such as strings, organ, and choir.

Phrase

..... This part is used for various embellishments and riffs that enhance the song, such as brass section accents and chord arpeggios.

Channels

Parts

(default settings)

Available parts Channels

Parts

(default settings)

Available parts

1Voice MAIN

Voice MAIN, LAYER, LEFT

Accompaniment style RHYTHM 1

Accompaniment style RHYTHM 2

Accompaniment style BASS

Accompaniment style CHORD1

Accompaniment style CHORD2

Accompaniment style PAD

Accompaniment style PHRASE1

Accompaniment style PHRASE2

MIDI

Accompaniment style

RHYTHM 1

Voice MAIN, LAYER, LEFT

Accompaniment style RHYTHM 1

Accompaniment style RHYTHM 2

Accompaniment style BASS

Accompaniment style CHORD1

Accompaniment style CHORD2

Accompaniment style PAD

Accompaniment style PHRASE1

Accompaniment style PHRASE2

MIDI

2Voice MAIN 10

Accompaniment style

RHYTHM 2

3Voice MAIN 11

Accompaniment style

BASS

4Voice MAIN 12

Accompaniment style

CHORD1

5Voice MAIN 13

Accompaniment style

CHORD2

6Voice MAIN 14

Accompaniment style

PAD

7Voice MAIN 15

Accompaniment style

PHRASE1

8Voice MAIN 16

Accompaniment style

PHRASE2

Multi Recording

If you wish to save the recording, make sure to store it to internal memory (USER drive) or ﬂoppy disk (page 40, 48).

If you turn off the power or re-record over an e

xisting track before you save the performance, any previous recording will be erased.

CAUTION

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT

NEW SONG

SYNC.START

REC

■ When creating a new song: ■ When recording over the part of an internal

song or a song on disk with your own

performance:

Select the desired song (page 78, 80).

Select the desired channel for recording (set it to “REC”) simultaneously

holding down the [REC] button and pressing the appropriate button [1▲▼]

- [8▲▼]. Several channels can be selected at the same time.

REC......................... Enables recording for the channel

ON ......................... Enables playback of the channel

OFF......................... Mutes the channel

To cancel or disable recording, press the [REC] button once again.

The part is automatically

selected when setting the

several channels to “REC” at

the same time.

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Select the part you want to assign to the channel to be recorded.

This determines which of the keyboard-played parts (Main/Layer/Left) and the

accompaniment style parts (RHYTHM 1/2, BASS, etc.) are recorded to the

recording channels selected in step #2.

For a list of the initial default assignments, see page 98.

When selecting the MIDI

part

• Setting a single channel

to MIDI

All incoming data received

via any of the MIDI chan-

nels 1 - 16 is recorded.

When using an external

MIDI keyboard or control-

ler to record, this lets you

record without having to

set the MIDI transmit

channel on the external

device.

• Setting several channels

to MIDI

When using an external

MIDI keyboard or control-

ler to record, this records

data only over the set

MIDI channel — meaning

the external device must

also be set to the same

channel.

A single part (with the

exception of MIDI parts) can-

not be assigned to several

channels.

Recording starts as soon as you play the keyboard.

You can also start recording by pressing the

SONG/STYLE [START/STOP] button. The

recording can be started/stopped by pressing the

pedal if the recording punch in/out function is set

to the pedal (page 105).

To stop recording, press the [REC] button again.

You can also use the pedal to stop recording by releasing it, if the recording

punch in/out function has been assigned to the pedal (page 105).

To pause, press the SONG

[START/STOP] button. To

resume recording, press the

SONG [START/STOP] but-

ton again.

You can also use the metro-

nome click as a guide while

recording.

The sound of the metronome

is not recorded.

Play back your new song.

To play back the performance you just recorded, return the song to the

beginning by using the [TOP] button and press the SONG [START/STOP]

button.

Playback stops automatically at the end of the song, and returns to the

beginning of the song.

To record a new part, repeat steps 2 - 6 above.

You can set previously recorded parts to play back, and monitor them

while you record a new part. Continue in this way until you have a

ﬁnished song.

You can edit the recorded song data from the SONG CREATOR (1 - 16)

displays (page 109).

Press the [6▼] button from the Open/Save display for Song to store

the recorded data (page 40, 48).

END

The settings of the recorded

parts is stored temporarily

until you execute Quick

Recording, select a song, or

turn the power off.

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This method lets you create a song by entering notes one by one, without having to perform them in real time. This is

also convenient for recording the chords and the melody separately.

Operation

Recording Individual Notes — Step Record

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

PA RT

Select an existing song (page 78, 80) to

which you want to add parts or re-record.

If you want to create a new song,

simultaneously press the [REC] button and

the [TOP] button.

Press the [A] button to call up the Song

Creator display.

Press the [DIGITAL RECORDING] button.

Using the [BACK]/[NEXT]

buttons, select the “1-16”

tab for recording melodies

and other parts, or select

the “CHD” (Chord) tab for

recording chords, and after

selecting the “1-16” tab,

select a record channel

with the [F] (CH) button.

BACK NEXT

Call up the Step Record

display by pressing the

[G] button.

Any voice, effect and other

settings you make in the

Mixing Console are automat-

ically cancelled when you

call up the CHD (Chord)

page.

The voices in the USER and

FLOPPY DISK pages can-

not be selected for Step

recording. You can select

voices from the PRESET

page; however, these may

sound slightly different from

the original voice.

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■ Bar/Beat/Clock

■ Velocity

The table below shows the available settings and the corresponding velocity values.

■ Gate Time

The following settings are available:

Normal ....................... 80%

Tenuto ........................ 99%

Staccato...................... 40%

Staccatissimo.............. 20%

Manual .......................

The gate time (note length) can be speciﬁed as a percentage by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial.

Kbd. Vel fff ff f mf mp p pp ppp

Actual

playing

strength

127 111 95 79 63 47 31 15

Moves the cursor position

up and down.

Returns the cursor to the

beginning of the song (the

ﬁrst note of the ﬁrst

measure).

Determines the velocity

(loudness) of the note to be

entered (only when recording

the melody). For information

on velocity settings, see below.

Determines the length of the

note (as a percentage) from

the position at which it is to be

entered. (This is available only

when recording the melody.)

For information on gate time

settings, see below.

Each press of this button toggles

among the three basic note

selectors at the bottom of the

display: normal, dotted, and triplet.

(This is available only when

recording the melody.)

Deletes the event at the cursor.

Use these to move the

selected event, in units of

measures (BAR), beat, and

clocks. For information on

measure/beat/clock settings,

see below.

Speciﬁes the type of note to be input next. (Sixteenth

notes are available only when recording the melody.)

This also determines the position to which the pointer

will advance after a note has been entered.

First, select the desired voice. To enter the note, ﬁrst specify the length and loudness in this display,

then enter the pitch by actually playing the note on the keyboard.

To close the STEP RECORD display, press the [EXIT] button. Make sure to store the recorded

data by pressing the [I] (SAVE) button (page 48).

END

Bar

Beat

Clock

000-

1919

000-

1919

000-

1919

000-

1919

000-

1919

000-

1919

000-

1919

000-

1919

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Recording Melodies — Step Record (Note)

In this section, we’ll show you how to use Step Recording

by guiding you through this actual music example,

shown at right.

The operations here apply to step 6 on page 101.

■ Play back the newly created melody

Use the [C] ( ) button to move the cursor to the beginning of the song, and press the SONG [START/STOP] button

to hear the newly entered notes. To actually enter the recorded data, press the [EXIT] button. The entered data can be

edited from the SONG CREATOR (1 - 16) display (page 109).

1-1 Select this note. 1-3 ...press this (to input a tie).

1-2 While holding down this note...

2-2

2-3

2-1 Select this note.

4-1 Press this button to

display the dotted notes.

4-2 Select this note.

4-3

5-1 Call up the normal notes

by pressing this button.

5-3

5-2 Select this note.

The notation display on the instrument may not be accu-

rate, especially for tied notes or longer notes. To have the

notation displayed accurately, set the gate time to tenuto

by using the [H] button, and input the notes as desired.

Select this note.

Selecting a note enters a rest of the equivalent

value. For example, selecting an eighth note

(



) here results in a eighth note rest (



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Recording Chord Changes for the Auto Accompaniment — Step

Record (Chord)

The Chord Step recording feature makes it possible to record auto accompaniment chord changes one at a time with

precise timing. Since the changes don’t have to be played in real time, you can easily create complex, tight chord

changes — over which you can record the melody in normal fashion.

The operations here apply to step 6 on page 101.

Entering Chords and Sections (Chord Step)

For example, you can input the following chord progression by the procedure described below.

C F G F G7 C

MAIN A BREAK MAIN B

Enter the chords by using the currently

selected chord ﬁngering method in the Auto

Accompaniment section of the keyboard.

Press the MAIN [A] button to specify the section, and enter the chords as shown at right.

C F G

MAIN A

MAIN

Select this note value and play

the chords indicated at right.

001:1:000

001:3:000

002:1:000

C F G F G7

MAIN A BREAK

BREAK

INTRO

002:3:000

002:4:000

Press the [BREAK] button to specify the Break section, and enter the chords as shown at right.

Select this note value and play

the chords indicated at right.

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■ Play back the newly created chord progression

Use the [C] ( ) button to move the cursor to the beginning of the song, and press the

SONG [START/STOP] button to hear the newly entered notes. To actually enter the

recorded data, press the [EXIT] button. The entered data can be edited from the SONG

CREATOR (CHD) display (page 110). Finally, press the [F] (EXPAND) button from the

SONG CREATOR (CHD) display in order to convert the input data into song data.

Press the MAIN [B] button to specify the section and enter the chord indicated at right.

C F G F G7 C

MAIN A BREAK MAIN B

MAIN

003:1:000

Select this note value and play

the chords indicated at right.

To enter a ﬁll-in, press the

[AUTO FILL IN] button and

press one of the MAIN [A] –

[D] buttons.

END Mark

An “END” mark is shown in

the display, indicating the

end of the song data.

The actual position of the

End mark differs depending

on the section that is input at

the end of the song. When

an Ending section is input,

the End mark automatically

follows the Ending data.

When a section other than

Ending is input, the End

mark is set two measures

after the ﬁnal section.

The End mark can be freely

set to any position desired.

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From this display you can set up how recording is started and stopped for either Quick Recording or Multi Recording.

To call up these settings, select the REC MODE display by using the [BACK][NEXT] button, after performing operation

steps 1 - 3 on page 100.

About Punch In/Out

This feature is useful primarily for re-recording or replacing a speciﬁc section of an already recorded channel. The

illustrations below indicate a variety of situations in which selected measures in an eight-measure phrase are re-recorded.

Select the Recording Options: Starting, Stopping,

Punching In/Out — Rec Mode

These settings determine how recording will

start.

Normal

Overwrite recording starts when you press the

SONG [START/STOP] button or when you play

the keyboard with Synchro standby set to ON.

First Key On

Overwrite recording starts as soon as you start

playing the keyboard. This setting also preserves

the previous lead-in data, letting you record over

the original lead-in without erasing it.

Punch In At

The song plays back normally up to the

indicated Punch In measure (set by the [3▲▼]

buttons), then starts overwrite recording at that

Punch In measure.

Determines the measure at which Punch In

overwrite recording starts (when “PUNCH IN

AT” is selected).

Determines the Punch Out

measure — the measure at

which Punch In overwrite

recording stops (when

“PUNCH OUT AT” is

selected).

When this is set to ON, you

can use the sostenuto

(center) pedal to control the

punch-in and punch-out

points. Press and hold

down the sostenuto pedal to

record. Recording stops

when you release the pedal.

Calls up the SONG display,

from which you can save the

edited data.

When the Pedal Punch In/

Out function is set to ON, the

current function assignment

of the sostenuto pedal is

cancelled.

These settings determine how recording will stop as well as what happens to previously recorded data.

Replace All

This deletes all data following the point at which recording is stopped.

Punch Out

This maintains all data following the point at which recording is stopped.

Punch Out At

Overwrite recording continues until the indicated Punch Out measure (set by the [6▲▼] buttons), then

stops at that Punch Out measure, after which song playback continues normally.

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REC START setting

REC END setting

12345

Deleted

Start/start overwrite recording

Original data

Previously recorded data

Newly recorded data

Deleted data

NORMAL

REPLACE ALL

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NORMAL

PUNCH OUT

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NORMAL

PUNCH OUT AT=006

12345

Start/

play back original data

Start/

play back original data

Start/

play back original data

Start/

play back original data

Start/

play back original data

Start/

play back original data

Start playing the keys/

start overwrite recording

Start playing the keys/

start overwrite recording

Start playing the keys/

start overwrite recording

Start overwrite recording

Stop recording

FIRST KEY ON

REPLACE ALL

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FIRST KEY ON

PUNCH OUT

12345678

Stop overwrite recording/

play original data

Stop overwrite recording/

play original data

Stop overwrite recording/

play original data

FIRST KEY ON

PUNCH OUT AT=006

12345

PUNCH IN AT=003

REPLACE ALL

12345678

PUNCH IN AT=003

PUNCH OUT

12345 7

PUNCH IN AT=003

PUNCH OUT AT=006

*1 When measures 1 - 2 are not

overwritten, recording starts

from measure 3.

*2 You’ll have to press the [REC]

button at the end of 5 measures.

Start/start overwrite recording

Stop recording

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Whether you’ve recorded a song using Quick Recording, Multi Recording, or Step Recording, you can use the editing

features to change the song data.

Editing Channel-related Parameters — Channel

Calling up the operations here apply to step 4 on page 100. To call up the display shown below, use the [BACK]/[NEXT]

buttons.

Quantize

Quantize lets you “clean up” or tighten the timing of a previously recorded channel. For example, the following

musical passage has been written with exact quarter-note and eighth-note values.

Even though you think you may have recorded the passage accurately, your actual performance may be slightly ahead

of or behind the beat. Quantize allows you to align all the notes in a channel so that the timing is absolutely accurate to

the speciﬁed note value (see below).

■ About Quantize Size

Set the Quantize size to correspond to the smallest notes in the channel you are working with. For example, if the

data was recorded with both quarter notes and eighth notes, use 1/8 note for the Quantize size. If you apply a 1/4

note Quantize size, the eighth notes would be moved on top of the quarter notes.

Editing a Recorded Song

Use this to select the

desired edit operation.

Selects the desired

channel to be quantized.

Selects the quantize size (resolution).

See the below for the details.

Determines how strongly the

notes will be quantized. If a

value less than 100% is

selected, notes will be

moved toward the speciﬁed

quantization beats only by

the speciﬁed amount.

Applying less than 100%

quantization lets you

preserve some of the

“human” feel in the

recording.

Executes the Quantize

operation. After the

operation is completed, this

button changes to [UNDO],

letting you restore the

original data if you’re not

satisﬁed with the Quantize

results. The Undo function

only has one level; only the

previous operation can be

undone.

Calls up the SONG display,

from which you can save

the edited data.

One measure of eighth notes before quantization After 1/8 note quantization

1/8 note 1/16 note 1/32 note 1/16 note +

1/8 note triplet *

1/4 note

1/4 note triplet 1/8 note triplet 1/16 note triplet 1/8 note +

1/8 note triplet *

1/16 note +

1/16 note triplet *

The three Quantize settings marked with asterisks (*) are exceptionally convenient, since they allow you to quantize two different

note values at the same time, without compromising the quantization of either one. For example, if you have both straight 1/8 notes

and 1/8 note triplets recorded to the same channel, and you quantize to straight 1/8 notes, all notes in the channel are quantized to

straight 1/8 notes — completely eliminating any triplet feel in the rhythm. However, if you use the 1/8 note + 1/8 note triplet setting,

both the straight and triplet notes will be quantized correctly.

Quantize Size

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Delete

This lets you delete recorded data in the speciﬁed channel.

Mix

This function lets you mix the data of two channels and place the results in a different channel. It also lets you copy the

data from one channel to another.

Use these to select the

desired edit operation.

Deletes all data in the

selected channel. After the

operation is completed, this

button changes to [UNDO],

letting you restore the

original data. The Undo

function only has one level;

only the previous operation

can be undone.

Calls up the SONG display,

from which you can save

the edited data.

These select the channel to be deleted.

Use these to select the

desired edit operation.

Executes the Mix operation.

After the operation is

completed, this button

changes to [UNDO], letting

you restore the original data

if you’re not satisﬁed with

the Mix results. The Undo

function only has one level;

only the previous operation

can be undone.

Calls up the SONG display,

from which you can save

the edited data.

These let you specify the two

source channels to be mixed.

If “COPY” is selected here, the data

from Source 1 is copied to the

Destination channel.

Determines the channel into which the

mix or copy results will be placed.

All data other than the mixed

note data is derived from the

Source 1 channel.

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Channel Transpose

This allows you to transpose the recorded data of individual channels up or down by a maximum of two octaves in

semitone increments.

Set Up

You can change the initial settings of the song — such as voice, level, and tempo — to the current settings of the mixing

console or panel controls.

Executes the Channel

Transpose operation. After

the operation is completed,

this button changes to

[UNDO], letting you restore

the original data if you’re not

satisﬁed with the Channel

Transpose results. The

Undo function only has one

level; only the previous

operation can be undone.

Calls up the SONG display,

from which you can save

the edited data.

Determines the amount of transpose for each channel.

Toggles between the two

channel displays: Channels

1 - 8, and Channels 9 - 16.

To simultaneously set all

channels to the same value,

adjust the Channel

Transpose for one of the

channels while holding down

this button.

Use these to select the

desired edit operation.

Use these to select the

desired edit operation.

Executes the SET

UP operation. Once

SET UP has been

executed, the

operation cannot be

cancelled or undone.

Calls up the SONG display,

from which you can save

the edited data.

Determines which playback features and functions will be automatically called up along with the selected song. All

events, with the exception of “KEYBOARD VOICE,” can be recorded only at the beginning of the song.

Before you select or checkmark any of these items (other than Keyboard Voice), make sure to return the song to the

beginning by using the [TOP] button, and stop playback.

Song.............................Stores the tempo setting and all settings made from the Mixing Console.

Keyboard Voice ...........This lets you automatically set the voice of the keyboard-played parts (Main/Layer/Left)

when playing back the song. Stores the keyboard-played voice and the part ON/OFF

settings. To record a voice change for the keyboard-played part in the middle of a song, stop

the song at the desired point, make the voice change, and press the [D] (EXECUTE) button.

Lyrics Language .........Stores the settings of the Lyrics display.

Score Setting ..............Stores the settings of the Score display.

Guide Setting ..............Stores the settings of the practice functions. When the settings are stored, selecting a song

automatically turns on the Guide functions.

Mic. Setting..................Stores the microphone settings in the mixing console (CVP-206 only).

Use this to checkmark the

selected item.

Checkmarked items are

stored with the song.

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Editing Note Events — 1 - 16

From this display, you can edit individual note events (see below). Calling up operations here apply to step 4 on

page 100. Use the [BACK]/[NEXT] buttons to call up the display below.

Note Events

Parameter Description

Note Determines the pitch, velocity (volume) and length of the note.

Ctrl (Control change)

Determines the control change number and value. For details on control change messages, refer to the separate

Data List booklet (MIDI Data Format).

Prog (Program change)

Determines the voice (program) number. For details on program change messages and how to set them, refer to

the separate Data List booklet (Voice List).

P.Bnd (Pitch bend) Determines the pitch bend value.

A.T. (After touch) Determines the after touch value.

Use these to move the

cursor up/down and select

the desired event.

Determines the channel to

be edited.

For coarse adjustment of the event value.

Calls up the Step Recording

display (page 101).

Calls up the Filter display

(page 111), letting you select

only the events you wish to

shown in the Event List.

Calls up the SONG display,

from which you can save

the edited data.

Holding this button down

while using the [A] and [B]

buttons lets you select

multiple events.

For ﬁne adjustment of the event value.

Cuts (deletes) all selected events. The cut events

are copied and can be pasted to another location.

Adds a new event to the Event List.

Copies all selected events. The

copied events can be pasted to

another location.

Deletes the event at

the cursor position.

Pastes all cut or copied events to

the selected location.

If the value at the cursor has been

changed, pressing this restores the

original value.

Determines the current

position of the event being

edited.

Returns to the beginning

position of the current song

(the ﬁrst note of the ﬁrst

measure).

Use these to move the

cursor left/right and select

the desired parameter of

the highlighted event.

To actually enter an edited

value, move the cursor away

from the value or press the

SONG [START/STOP] but-

ton.

The sound of the voices

recorded with Step recording

may sound slightly different

from the original.

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Editing Chord Events — CHD

From this display, you can edit the chord events you’ve recorded to the song.

Calling up operations here apply to step 4 on page 100. Use the [BACK]/[NEXT] buttons to call up the display below.

With the exception of the [F] (EXPAND) button, the operations here are the same as those in Editing Note Events

(page 109).

Chord Events

Editing System Events — SYS/EX. (System Exclusive)

From this display, you can edit recorded System events.

Calling up operations here apply to step 4 on page 100. Use the [BACK]/[NEXT] buttons to call up the display below.

The operations here are the same as those in Editing Note Events (page 109).

System Events

Parameter Description

Style (Accompaniment

style)

Displays the accompaniment style name. To enter an accompaniment style, call up the STYLE display and select

the desired style.

Tempo Determines the tempo value.

Chord Speciﬁes the chord — its root note, chord type, and on-bass note.

Sect (Section) Speciﬁes the section — its name and variation.

OnOff (Channel on/off) Determines whether speciﬁc channels (rhythm, bass, etc.) are turned on/off.

CH.Vol (Channel volume) Determines the level of speciﬁc channels (rhythm, bass, etc.).

S.Vol (Style volume) Determines the level of the entire accompaniment style.

Parameter Description

ScBar (Score initial measure) This determines the number of the top measure. The measure number is indicated in the MAIN display or in the

music notation. Only one value can be speciﬁed at the beginning of the song data.

Tempo Determines the tempo value.

Time (Time signature) Determines the time signature.

Key Determines the key, as well as the major/minor setting.

XG Prm (XG parameters) Allows you to make various detailed changes to the data. For more information on XG parameters, refer to the

separate Data List booklet (MIDI Data Format).

SysEx (System Exclusive) Displays the System Exclusive data in the song. This does not let you change the actual contents of the data;

however, it lets you delete, cut, copy, and paste the data.

Meta (Meta event) Displays the SMF meta events in the song. This does not let you change the actual contents of the data;

however, it lets you delete, cut, copy, and paste the data.

Press this to convert the

recorded chord and section

entries into song data.

To actually enter an edited

value, move the cursor away

from the value or press the

SONG [START/STOP] but-

ton.

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Inputting and Editing Lyrics

This convenient function lets you enter the song name and the lyrics for the song. It also lets you change or correct

already existing lyrics. For more information on lyric events, see the chart below. Calling up operations here apply to

step 4 on page 100. Use the [BACK]/[NEXT] buttons to call up the display below. The operations here are the same as

those in Editing Note Events (page 109).

In the following example, we’ll rewrite a portion of the lyrics to one of the songs, “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.”

Select the internal song “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.” The method for selection is the same as described on page 78.

Lyrics Events

Customizing the Event List — Filter

This function lets you determine which event types will be shown in the event editing displays. To select an event for

display, checkmark the box corresponding to the event name. To ﬁlter out an event so that it is not shown on the list,

remove the checkmark so that the box is empty.

To call up the display below, press the [H] (FILTER) button from any of the following displays: CHD, 1 - 16, SysEX, or

LYRICS (page 109 - page 111).

Parameter Description

Name (Song name) Determines the song name. This calls up the NAME display, from which you can enter the name.

Lyrics Allows you to enter lyrics.

Code (Other controls) CR : Enters a line break in the lyrics text.

LF : Deletes the currently displayed lyrics and displays the next set of lyrics.

Move the cursor

to the event

containing the

lyric “star.”

Use these buttons to call up the Lyric display, from which you can input lyrics.

From the Lyric display (page 49), enter the new word, “(your name).”

Press this button

to save the newly

changed lyric

data.

Move the cursor

to the word

“star.”

To actually enter an edited

value, move the cursor away

from the value or press the

SONG [START/STOP] but-

ton.

The song “Twinkle Twinkle

Little Star” is in the folder

“Children” in the Song

Book (page 78).

EXIT

Calls up the Main Filter

display. For more information

on each event type, refer to

the separate Data List booklet

(MIDI Data Format).

Enters checkmarks for all

items.

Reverses the checkmark

settings for all boxes. In

other words, this enters

checkmarks to all boxes that

were previously un-checked

and vice versa.

Calls up the Control

Change Filter display. For

more information on each

event type, refer to the

separate Data List booklet

(MIDI Data Format).

Calls up the Accompaniment

Filter display. For more

information on each event

type, refer to the separate

Data List booklet (MIDI Data

Format).

When “MAIN FILTER” or “ACCOMPANIMENT FILTER” is selected, these

select the item, scrolling up/down to the top or the bottom. When “CONTROL

CHANGE FILTER” is selected, these select the item, scrolling up/down eight

items at a time.

Selects the item, scrolling up/down one

item at a time.

Enters/removes the checkmark for the

selected item.

Selects only note data;

checkmarks for all other

boxes are removed.

Execute the settings

by pressing the

[EXIT] button.

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Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator

This powerful feature lets you create your own original styles, which can then be used for auto accompaniment — just

as with the preset styles.

About Creating Accompaniment Styles

The chart at right shows the basic parts (or “channels”) that make up each section

of an accompaniment style. To create an accompaniment style, record patterns to

the various channels one by one, for each of the sections you want to create.

■ Realtime Recording (page 114)

You can record accompaniment styles by simply playing the parts from the

keyboard in real time. However, you don’t have to record every part yourself

— you can choose an existing preset accompaniment style that is close to the

style you want, then add or replace parts in that style as needed to create your

own custom style.

Realtime Recording Characteristics

• Loop recording

Since auto accompaniment playback repeats the accompaniment patterns of several measures in a “loop,” you can

also record patterns in a loop. For example, if you start recording with a two-measure Main section, the two

measures are repeatedly recorded. Notes that you record will play back from the next loop (repetition), letting you

record new material while hearing the parts you previously recorded.

• Overdub recording

This feature lets you record new material to a channel already containing recorded data, without deleting the

original data. In style recording, the recorded data remains intact, unless you speciﬁcally delete it yourself. For

example, if you start recording with a two-measure Main section, the two measures are repeated. As you record

notes to each pass of the loop (repetition), those notes play back from the next loop, letting you overdub new

material while hearing the previous parts.

■ Step Recording (page 115)

This method is like writing music notation on paper, since it allows you to enter each note or individually, and

specify its length. This is ideal for making precise recordings, or for recording parts that are difﬁcult to play.

■ Assembling an Accompaniment Style (page 116)

This convenient feature lets you create composite styles by combining

various patterns from the internal preset accompaniment styles. For

example, if you want to create your own original 8-beat style, you

could take rhythm patterns from the “8 Beat 1” style, use the bass

pattern from “8 Beat 2,” and import the chord patterns from the “60’s 8

Beat” style — combining the various elements to create one

accompaniment style.

■ Editing the created Accompaniment Style (page 117)

With the editing features, you can custom edit the styles you’ve

created by real time recording, step recording, and assembling from

other styles.

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOP START / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DIRECT ACCESS

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PART

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

12345678

EXIT

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LCD

CONTRAST

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

DSPVARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

ONE TOUCH SETTING

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

12345678

1234

STYLE

ACMP

AUTO FILLIN

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

MAIN

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DIGITAL

RECORDING

Section Channel

INTRO A - D

RHYTHM 1, RHYTHM 2,

BASS, CHORD 1,

CHORD 2, PAD,

PHRASE 1, PHRASE 2

MAIN A - D

FILL IN A - D

BREAK

ENDING A - D

For information on the part

structure of accompaniment

styles, see page 98.

Rhythm 1

Rhythm 2

Bass

Chord 1

Chord 2

Pad

Phrase 1

Phrase 2

8 Beat 1

Rhythm 1

Rhythm 2

Bass

Chord 1

Chord 2

Pad

Phrase 1

Phrase 2

8 Beat 2

Rhythm 1

Rhythm 2

Bass

Chord 1

Chord 2

Pad

Phrase 1

Phrase 2

60’s 8 Beat

Rhythm 1

Rhythm 2

Bass

Chord 1

Chord 2

Pad

Phrase 1

Phrase 2

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Style File Format

The Style File Format (SFF) combines all of

Yamaha’s auto accompaniment know-how into

a single uniﬁed format. By using the edit

functions, you can take full advantage of the

SFF format and freely create your own styles.

The chart at right indicates the process by

which the accompaniment is played back.

(This does not apply to the rhythm channels.)

The basic or “source” pattern in the chart is the

original style data. This source pattern is

recorded using accompaniment style

recording (see below).

As shown in the chart at right, the actual

output of the accompaniment is determined by

various parameter settings and chord changes

(played in Auto Accompaniment section of the

keyboard) entered to this source pattern.

Source Pattern

1 Source Root (root note of basic chord)

2 Source Chord (type of basic chord)

Pitch Conversion

3 NTR (Note Transposition Rule)

4 NTT (Note Transposition Table)

Other Settings

5 High Key (threshold of the pitch

conversion)

6 Note Limit (soundable range)

7 RTR (Retrigger Rule; how the pitches of

the chord change)

Output

These are the patterns

recorded to the

accompaniment styles

(page 120).

This data is created by

chords played in the

Auto Accompaniment

section of the

keyboard (page 66).

These settings are

edited from the

PARAMETER display.

These parameters

determine how the

pitch of the source

pattern is converted

when you play chords

in the Auto

Accompaniment

section of the

keyboard (page 120).

Chord changes (in Auto Accompa-

niment section of the keyboard)

Operation

BACK NEXT

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

PA RT

Select the desired accompaniment style

for editing. To record a new

accompaniment style from scratch, call

up the BASIC page in the Style Creator

display and select “New Style” by

pressing the [C] button.

Record and edit the

accompaniment style. For

details on the operations for

each display, refer to the

explanations starting on the next

page.

Use the [BACK]/[NEXT]

buttons to select the

various pages.

Press the [EXIT] button to

close the STYLE CREATOR

display.

END

Call up the Style display by pressing the [I]

(SAVE) button (in Assembly page: [J] button),

then save the recorded / edited data to the

USER or FLOPPY DISK page.

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You can use the Realtime Recording features to create your own accompaniment style — either from scratch or based

on the preset accompaniment data. The operations here apply to step 4 on page 113.

Realtime Recording — Basic

REC.... Channel is enabled for recording.

ON...... Channel is enabled for playback.

OFF .... Channel is muted.

Selects an empty style,

allowing you to create a

new style from scratch.

Calls up the display for changing the

tempo or beat (time signature).

To release or cancel the

selection, press the [1▼] -

[8▼] button corresponding to

the channel you wish to

cancel. As long as you

continue to hold down the [J]

button, you can toggle

between deleting and

restoring the selected data.

Releasing the [J] button

permanently deletes the

data. Before recording to one

of the non-rhythm channels

(BASS - PHR 2), make sure to

delete the existing data of the

appropriate channel.

Available only when the channel is set to

[RHY1] or [RHY2], this lets you delete

speciﬁc percussion sounds during

recording. Simultaneously hold down this

button and press the key corresponding to

the instrument you want to delete.

First, select the desired voice. Start recording by pressing the STYLE [START/

STOP] button.

The selected section of the style starts playing back. Since the rhythm pattern

loops repeatedly, you can record new sounds and notes on each pass while

listening to the pattern. Icons above the keys conveniently indicate the

percussion instruments assigned to the keys.

Stop recording by pressing the STYLE [START/STOP] button again.

With the REC CHANNEL display shown, close the display by pressing

the [EXIT] button.

END

If you’ve enabled Sync Start

(by pressing the SYNC.

START button), you can

start recording by simply

pressing a key on the key-

board.

Select the desired channel for recording by simultaneously holding down the [F] (REC CH) button and

pressing the appropriate [1▲▼] - [8▲▼] button.

Before recording to one of the non-rhythm channels (BASS - PHR 2), make sure to delete the existing data

of the appropriate channel. You can make other settings (see the box “Other Parameters in the BASIC

Display” on page 115) after closing the REC CHANNEL display by pressing the [EXIT] button. To call up the

REC CHANNEL display again, press the [F] (REC CH) button.

• Only Drum Kit/SFX Kit

can be selected for the

RHY 2 channel.

•For the non-rhythm chan-

nels (BASS - PHR 2), all

voices with the exception

of the Drum Kit/SFX Kit

can be selected.

When this button is pressed, “DELETE” will appear over

channels containing data. To delete data from a speciﬁc

channel, simultaneously hold down this button and press the

appropriate [1▲] - [8▲] button.

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With this method, you can create a style pattern by entering notes and other data individually, without having to

perform them in real time. The operations here apply to step 4 on page 113.

The actual recording process is the same as in Step Recording of songs (page 100), with the exception of the points

described below. You can also edit each event from the Edit page, and the editing process the same as in editing songs

(page 109).

•

In song recording, the end mark position can be changed freely. However, it cannot be changed when creating

accompaniment styles. This is because the length of the accompaniment style is automatically ﬁxed according to the

selected section. For example, when creating an accompaniment style based on a four-measure section, the end mark

position is automatically set to the end of the fourth measure, and cannot be changed from the Step Record screen.

• When editing the data recorded on the Edit page, you can switch between the type of data you want to edit (event

data or control data). Press the [F] (TRACK EVT) button to switch between the Event display (Note, Control Change,

etc.) and the Control display (System Exclusive, etc.).

Make sure to set the record channel from another display (e.g., BASIC display; page 114) beforehand.

Other Parameters in the BASIC Display

• [I] (SAVE) button

Calls up the Style display for saving the accompaniment style data.

• [3▲▼][4▲▼] (Section) buttons

Determines the section to be recorded.

• [5▲▼][6▲▼] (Pattern Length) buttons

Determines the length of the selected section’s pattern in measures (1 - 32). The Fill

In/Break section is ﬁxed at a length of one measure.

• [D] (Execute) button

Executes the Pattern Length change.

Recording — Precautions

•The basic chord used for the accompaniment style is called the source chord. All

chords that play and the pitches that sound are derived from the source chord. When

recording the Main and Fill In sections (for a source chord of CM7), keep the

following points in mind:

* When recording to the Bass or Phrase channels, try to use only the recommended

notes; this will ensure that you can play various chords with the accompaniment

style and get optimum results. (Other notes may work, providing you use them as short passing tones.)

* When recording to the Chord or Pad channels, use only the notes of the CM7 chord; this will ensure that you

can play various chords with the accompaniment style and get optimum results. (Other notes may work,

providing you use them as short passing tones.)

The source chord is set by default to CM7; however, you can change this to any chord you prefer. Refer to the

section “Making Style File Format Settings – Parameter” on page 120.

• When recording Intro and Ending sections, you can ignore the source chord and use any notes or chord

progressions you like. In this case, if you set the NTR parameter to “ROOT TRANSPOSE” and NTT to

“HARMONIC MINOR” or “MELODIC MINER” (in the PARAMETER page), the normal pitch conversions that

would result from playing different chords are cancelled (for playback) — meaning that the accompaniment

pitch conversion will only occur for changes in the root note or major/minor shifts.

You can also select the

desired section for recording

by pressing the appropriate

panel button. Pressing one

of the Section buttons calls

up the SECTION display,

from which you can change

sections by using the [6▲▼]/

[7▲▼] buttons. To actually

enter the change, press the

[8▲] button. To select the Fill

In section, press the [AUTO

FILL IN] button.

CRC CRC

C = chord note

C, R = recommended note

Step Recording

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This convenient function lets you combine accompaniment elements — such as rhythm, bass, and chord patterns —

from existing styles, and use them to create your own original accompaniment styles. The operations here apply to step

4 on page 113.

Assembling an Accompaniment Style — Assembly

Selects the style section and

channel that will be copied to

the corresponding channels,

selected with the [A]-[D] and

[F]-[I] buttons above.

Determines the playback settings for each channel. You can

assemble the accompaniment style while the style section and

channel that will be copied are playing.

SOLO ........... Mutes all but the selected channel. RHYTHM

channels set to REC in the REC CHANNEL display

(page 114) are played back simultaneously.

ON ............... Plays back the selected channels. Any channels

set to ON in the REC CHANNEL display

(page 114) are played back simultaneously.

OFF .............. Mutes the selected channel. If the selected

channel is set to ON in the REC CHANNEL

display (page 114), OFF does not appear and is

not available.

These let you select the accompaniment style that

will be used for each channel of your original

style. Select the desired channel by pressing the

[A] – [D], [F] – [I] buttons and press the same

button to call up the Style screen, from which you

can select the accompaniment style.

After repeating steps 1 and 2

as desired, press the [J] (SAVE)

button to save the assembled

style data. From here, you can

store the settings of all

channels (RHYTHM1,

RHYTHM2, BASS, etc.) to a

single accompaniment style.

If you change the section and channel in steps

#1 and #2, the currently speciﬁed section and

channel are also changed. The channels

being recorded are also changed and record-

ing is stopped automatically.

The PLAY TYPE parameter affects only the

playback, and does not change the actual

accompaniment style data.

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Change the Rhythmic Feel — Groove and Dynamics

These versatile features give you a wide variety of tools for changing the rhythmic feel of your created accompaniment

style. The operations here apply to step 4 on page 113.

■ Groove

Groove parameters

Original Beat Speciﬁes the beats to which Groove timing is to be applied. In other words, if “8 Beat” is selected, Groove timing is

applied to the 8th notes; if “12 Beat” is selected, Groove timing is applied to 8th-note triplets.

Beat Converter Actually changes the timing of the beats (speciﬁed in the ORIGINAL BEAT parameter above) to the selected value. For

example, when ORIGINAL BEAT is set to “8 Beat” and BEAT CONVERTER is set to “12,” all 8th notes in the section are

shifted to 8th-note triplet timing. The “16A” and “16B” Beat Converter which appear when ORIGINAL BEAT is set to “12

Beat” are variations on a basic 16th-note setting.

Swing Produces a “swing” feel by shifting the timing of the back beats, depending on the ORIGINAL BEAT parameter above.

For example, if the speciﬁed ORIGINAL BEAT value is “8 Beat”, the Swing parameter will selectively delay the 2nd, 4th,

6th, and 8th beats of each measure to create a swing feel. The settings “A” through “E” produce different degrees of

swing, with “A” being the most subtle and “E” being the most pronounced.

Fine Selects a variety of Groove “templates” to be applied to the selected section. The “PUSH” settings cause certain beats to

be played early, while “HEAVY” settings delay the timing of certain beats. The numbered settings (2, 3, 4, 5) determine

which beats are to be affected. All beats up to the speciﬁed beat —but not including the ﬁrst beat — will be played early

or delayed (for example, the 2nd and 3rd beats, if “3” is selected). In all cases, “A” types produce minimum effect, “B”

types produce medium effect, and “C” types produce maximum effect.

Edit the Created Accompaniment Style

Use these to select the

desired edit operation.

Calls up the Style display and

lets you store the edited

accompaniment style data.

Executes the Groove operation. After

the operation is completed, this button

changes to [UNDO], letting you

restore the original data if you’re not

satisﬁed with the Groove results. The

Undo function only has one level; only

the previous operation can be undone.

Determines the settings for each of the

Groove parameters (see the list below).

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■ Dynamics

Dynamics parameters

Accent Type Selects the type of accent.

Strength Determines how strongly the selected Accent Type (above) will be applied. The

higher the value, the stronger the effect.

Expand/Compress Expands or compresses the range of velocity values, around a central velocity

value “64.” Values higher than 100% expand the dynamic range, while values lower

than 100% compress it.

Boost/Cut Boosts or cuts all velocity values in the selected section/channel. Values above

100% boost the overall velocity, while values below 100% reduce it.

Use these to select the

desired edit operation.

Calls up the Style display

and lets you store the

edited accompaniment

style data.

Executes the Dynamics operation. After the

operation is completed, this button changes

to [UNDO], letting you restore the original

data if you’re not satisﬁed with the

Dynamics results. The Undo function only

has one level; only the previous operation

can be undone.

Determines the settings for each of the

Dynamics parameters (see the list

below).

Select the desired channel to which

Dynamics is to be applied.

Velocity is determined by

how strongly you play the

keyboard.

The more strongly you play

the keyboard, the higher the

velocity value and, hence,

the louder the sound.

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Editing the Channel Data

In this display, there are ﬁve different channel-related edit functions, including Quantize, for editing the recorded

accompaniment style data. The operations here apply to step 4 on page 113.

■ Quantize

Refer to page 106.

■ Velocity Change

Boosts or cuts the velocity of all notes in the speciﬁed channel (selected with the [1▲▼]/[2▲▼] (CHANNEL)

buttons), according to the speciﬁed percentage (selected with the [4▲▼]/[5▲▼] (BOOST/CUT) buttons).

■ Bar Copy

This function allows data to be copied from one measure or group of measures to another location within the

speciﬁed channel. Use the [4▲▼] (TOP) and [5▲▼] (LAST) buttons to specify the ﬁrst and last measures in the

region to be copied. Use the [6▲▼] (DEST) button to specify the ﬁrst measure of the destination location, to which

the data is to be copied.

■ Bar Clear

This function clears all data from the speciﬁed range of measures within the selected channel. Use the [4▲▼] (TOP)

and [5▲▼] (LAST) buttons to specify the ﬁrst and last measures in the region to be cleared.

■ Remove Event

This function lets you remove speciﬁc events from the selected channel. Use the [4▲▼] - [6▲▼] (EVENT) buttons

to select the desired event type to be removed.

See the explanations below.

Preset channel BASS-

PHRASE2 can not be

edited.

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator

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120

Making Style File Format Settings — Parameter

This display provides a variety of style controls— such as determining how the pitch and sound of the recorded style

change when playing the chords in the left-hand range of the keyboard. For details about the relationship between the

parameters, refer to “Style File Format” on page 113. The operations here are the same as described in step 4 on page 113.

■ Source Root/Chord

These settings determine the original key of the source pattern (i.e., the key used when recording the pattern). The default

setting of CM7 (with a Source Root of “C” and a Source Type of “M7”), is automatically selected whenever the preset data

is deleted prior to recording a new style, regardless of the Source Root and Chord included in the preset data. When you

change Source Root / Chord from the default CM7 to another chord, the chord notes and recommended notes will also

change, depending on the newly selected chord type. For details on chord notes and recommended notes, see page 115.

■ NTR (Note Transposition Rule) and NTT (Note Transposition Table)

• NTR (Note Transposition Rule)

This determines the system for pitch conversion of the source pattern. Two settings are available.

Root Trans (Root Transpose)

When the root note is transposed, the pitch relationship between notes is maintained. For example, the notes C3,

E3 and G3 in the key of C become F3, A3 and C4 when they are transposed to F. Use this setting for channels that

contain melody lines.

Root Fixed

The note is kept as close as possible to the previous note range. For example, the notes C3, E3 and G3 in the key

of C become C3, F3 and A3 when they are transposed to F. Use this setting for channels that contain chord parts.

When NTR is set to “Root

Fixed” and NTT is set to

“Bypass,” the “Source

Root” and “Source Chord”

parameters are changed to

“Play Root” and “Play

Chord,” respectively. In this

case, you can change

chords and hear the result-

ing sound for all channels.

See the explanations below.

CRC CR CRC C RC CRC C CR CRC C CR

CCC CR

CCC C CR CCC C RC

CRC

RCR

CR CR

CR CCR

CCR

RRCCC

CC RC

CR CC

CR C CR

CC RC C

CCR

CR R RC

CCR

CCC

CRC

CCC C

CRC CR

CRC CC

CCC

CCCR

RCC

CCC

RCC

CRC CRR

CRC

RCC

CR CC CCR CR

CMaj

CM7

Caug Cm6

Cm7



5 Cm7

Cm7

CmM7 CmM7

Cdim

Cdim7



Csus4

Csus2

C1+8

C1+5



CM7



C7aug

CM7aug

C7sus4



When the Source Root is C:

C = chord note

C, R = recommended

note

Creating Accompaniment Styles — Style Creator

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• NTT (Note Transposition Table)

This sets the note transposition table for the source pattern. Six transposition types are available.

Bypass

No transposition.

Melody

Suitable for melody line transposition. Use this for melody channels such as Phrase 1 and Phrase 2.

Chord

Suitable for chord transposition. Use for the Chord 1 and Chord 2 channels, especially when they contain piano

or guitar-like chordal parts.

Bass

Suitable for bass line transposition. This table is basically similar to the Melody table above, but recognizes on-

bass chords allowed in the FINGERED ON BASS ﬁngering mode. Use this primarily for bass lines.

Melodic Minor

When the played chord changes from a major to a minor chord, this table lowers the third interval in the scale by

a semitone. When the chord changes from a minor to a major chord, the minor third interval is raised by a

semitone. Other notes are not changed.

Harmonic Minor

When the played chord changes from a major to a minor chord, this table lowers the third and sixth intervals in

the scale by a semitone. When the chord changes from a minor to a major chord, the minor third and ﬂatted sixth

intervals are raised by a semitone. Other notes are not changed.

■ High Key/Note Limit

• High Key

This sets the highest key (upper octave limit)

of the note transposition for the chord root

change. Any notes calculated to be higher

than the highest key are transposed down to

the octave just below the highest key. This

setting is effective only when the NTR

parameter (page 120) is set to “Root Trans.”

• Note Limit

This sets the note range (highest and lowest

notes) for voices recorded to the style

channels. By judicious setting of this range,

you can ensure that the voices sound as

realistic as possible — in other words, that no

notes outside the natural range are sounded

(e.g., high bass sounds or low piccolo

sound). The actual notes that sound are

automatically shifted to the set range.

■ RTR (Retrigger Rule)

These settings determine whether notes stop sounding or not and how they change pitch in response to chord

changes.

Stop

The notes stop sounding.

Pitch Shift

The pitch of the note will bend without a new attack to match the type of the new chord.

Pitch Shift to Root

The pitch of the note will bend without a new attack to match the root of the new chord.

Retrigger

The note is retriggered with a new attack at a new pitch corresponding to the next chord.

Retrigger To Root

The note is retriggered with a new attack at the root note of the next chord. However, the octave of the new note

remains the same.

C3-E3-G3

F3-A3-C4



2-A



2-C



3-F3-G



Example — When the highest key is F

Root changes

Notes played

E3-G3-C4

High Limit

Low Limit

F3-A3-C4



F3-G



3-C



Example — When the lowest note is C3 and the highest is D4

Root changes

Notes played

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122

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices

— Mixing Console

Set up just like a real mixing console, this display gives you comprehensive control over

the sound.

You can call up additional basic mixing controls by using the [BALANCE] button and the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button

(page 65).

■ About the parameters

•VOL/VOICE (Volume/Voice) (page 123)

This contains settings related to the volume and voice of each part/channel. Here you can also enable the Auto

Revoice feature — which automatically plays XG-compatible songs (page 155) with the rich and dynamic voices

that are exclusive to the CVP-206/204. This gives you much more authentic and realistic instrument sounds for your

song playback.

• FILTER (page 124)

These controls affect the tone quality of the voice, letting you add power, punch, or brightness to the sound.

• TUNE (page 124)

These give you various tuning controls.

• EFFECT (page 125)

These control the amount of effect applied to the sound.

Mixing Console

This set of controls lets you

adjust the balance of the

voices and their stereo posi-

tion, as well as the amount

of effect that is applied to

each voice.

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TO P START / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DIRECT ACCESS

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PART

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

12345678

EXIT

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LCD

CONTRAST

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

DSP VARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG USER

ONE TOUCH SETTING

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

12345678

1234

MIXING

CONSOLE

PART

Operation

MIXING

CONSOLE

PART

PANEL PART

Includes the keyboard-played parts (Main/

Layer, Left), accompaniment parts, song,

microphone input (CVP-206 only)

STYLE PART

Accompaniment parts

SONG CH 1 - 8

Channels 1 - 8 of song playback

SONG CH 9 -16

Channels 9 - 16 of song playback

Select the other Mixing Console pages by using the [BACK]/

[NEXT] buttons and set the desired parameters.

For information on the various parameters and settings and how

to use them, refer to the explanations starting on page 123.

From the MIXING CONSOLE display, press the button

repeatedly until the desired display is called up. Each press of the

button switches among the displays listed below.

You can quickly and easily

set all parts to the same

value for the same parame-

ter (except for the VOICE

parameter). Simulta-

neously hold down the [A] -

[J] button that corresponds

to the parameter you want

to change and use the [1] -

[8] buttons or the [DATA

ENTRY] dial to change the

value.

For details on parameters

related to the Sound Cre-

ator, see page 92.

Close the Mixing

Console display by

pressing the [EXIT]

button.

END

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices

— Mixing Console

123

CVP-206/204

The operations for this page apply to step 2 of the procedure on page 122.

Setting the Level Balance and Voice — Volume/Voice

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PART

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

DIGITAL

STUDIO

Set this to ON to enable automatic replacement of

the XG voices (in XG song data) with the special

voices of the CVP-206/204. To use the normal XG

voice set, turn this off.

These let you select the voice of each part, and adjust the panpot and volume.

VOICE

Calls up the VOICE display, from which you can select the desired voice (page 58). When the

Style/Song part is selected, User voices cannot be selected.

PANPOT

Determines the stereo position of the selected voice or track. A setting of 0 pans the sound hard

left, while 64 is at center, and 127 is at hard right.

VOLUME

Determines the level of each channel, giving you ﬁne control over the balance of all the parts.

Selects the XG voices

to be replaced (voices

usually used when

playing back)

Selects the voices used to

replace the XG voices (when

SONG AUTO REVOICE is

set to ON).

Executes the settings and closes the

Auto Revoice Setup display.

Closes the Auto Revoice

Setup screen without

executing the settings.

Each press of this

button switches

among the various

parts/channels.

Use these to select the VOICE,

PANPOT, or VOLUME

parameter rows.

Allows you to

select the

speciﬁc voice to

be replaced.

PIANO and BASIC can be

called up simultaneously.

ALL REVOICE

Replaces all of the replaceable XG voices with the

rich and authentic voices of the CVP-206/204.

PIANO REVOICE

Replaces only the piano

voices.

BASIC REVOICE

Replaces only the

recommended voices that are

suitable for playing back the

song.

ALL NO REVOICE

All the voices are returned

to the original XG voices.

When changing the rhythm/

percussion voices (drum

kits, etc.) of the accompani-

ment style and song from

the VOICE parameter, the

detailed settings related to

the drum voice are reset,

and in some cases you may

be unable to restore the

original sound. In the case

of song playback, you can

restore the original sound

by returning to the begin-

ning of the song and playing

back from that point. In the

case of accompaniment

style play, you can restore

the original sound by select-

ing the same style again.

Keep in mind that using the

Revoice function may result

in unnatural or unexpected

sound, depending on the

particular song data.

When playing GM song data,

channel 10 (in the SONG

CH 9 - 16 page) can only be

used for a Drum Kit voice.

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices

— Mixing Console

CVP-206/204

124

The operations for this page apply to step 2 of the procedure on page 122.

PORTAMENTO TIME ............When the part is set to Mono (page 62, 93), this determines the Portamento time. The

higher the value, the longer the time it takes for the pitch to change. Portamento is only

applied when you play legato (playing the next note before releasing the previous one).

PITCH BEND RANGE ...........When the Pitch Bend or Glide effect is assigned to the pedal, this determines the range of

the pitch change in semitones.

OCTAVE................................Determines the range of the pitch change in octaves, over two octaves up or down.

TUNING...............................Determines the pitch of the instrument.

Changing the Tone of the Voice — Filter

For details about the Filter,

see page 94.

When a Natural voice is

selected, Harmonic and

Brightness cannot be

changed.

Be careful with these con-

trols. Depending on the

selected voice, extreme set-

tings may result in noise or

distortion.

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PART

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

Switches between the HARMONIC and BRIGHTNESS parameters.

HARMONIC........ Allows you to adjust the resonance effect

(see “Harmonic Content” on page 94).

BRIGHTNESS .... Determines the brightness of the sound by

adjusting the cutoff frequency (page 94).

Each press of this

button switches among

the various parts/

channels.

Changing Pitch-related Settings — Tune

Portamento is used to cre-

ate a smooth transition in

pitch from one note to the

next.

Switches among the available parameters: PORTAMENTO

TIME, PITCH BEND RANGE, OCTAVE, and TUNING.

These increase/decrease (transpose) the pitch in semitone units.

MASTER...Transposes both the pitch of the keyboard and that of the song playback.

SONG........Transposes the pitch of the song playback.

KBD ..........Transposes the pitch of the keyboard.

Refer to the explanation below.

When a Natural voice is

selected, Portamento Time

cannot be changed.

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices

— Mixing Console

125

CVP-206/204

The operations for this page apply to step 2 of the procedure on page 122.

Adjusting the Effects

There are three effect sec-

tions: Reverb, Chorus, and

DSP (which contains a vari-

ety of effect types). These

are available independently

for the Natural voices and

Regular voices. For details,

refer to the Effect Block list

(page 126).

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PART

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

Switches among the

effect sections:

REVERB, CHORUS,

and DSP.

Determines the amount of effect that is applied to each part. For more information

about the characteristics of each effect, see the Effect Block list on page 126.

Press this to edit and store

the effect (page 125, 126).

These determine the effect block and let you assign the effect.

BLOCK............Determines the effect block (group of similar or related effects).

PART ...............Determines the part to which the Insertion effect is applied. It is effective only

when the block is set to “DSP1” and the CONNECTION parameter is set to

“Insertion” (page 126).

CATEGORY.....The various effect programs (in Type below) are grouped into categories.

This parameter may not be available depending on the selected block.

TYPE ...............Determines the type of effect that is assigned to the selected effect block.

The actual effect types that are available may differ depending on the

selected block.

When the BLOCK parameter is set to REVERB1, CHORUS1, or

DSP1, press this to call up the display from which you can change the

detailed settings for the effects.

Each press of this

button switches

among the various

parts/channels.

Indicates the type name for each effect block.

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices

— Mixing Console

CVP-206/204

126

Effect Block

Block Parts Characteristics

Number of User Effect

REVERB 1

(for Regular Voices)

All parts

Reproduces the warm ambience of playing in

a concert hall or jazz club.

REVERB 2

(for Natural Voices)

All parts except microphone (MIC) —

CHORUS 1

(for Regular Voices)

All parts

Produces a rich “fat” sound as if several parts

are being played simultaneously.

CHORUS 2

(for Natural Voices)

All parts except microphone (MIC) —

DSP 1

(for Regular Voices)

Main, Layer, Left, Song (Ch. 1 - 16),

MIC

In addition to reverb and chorus effects, this

section features a variety of special effects,

including distortion.

DSP 2

(for Natural Voices)

All parts except microphone (MIC) —

BRILLIANCE (CVP-206 only)

(for Natural Voices)

All parts except microphone (MIC)

Changes the brightness and clarity of the

sound.

—

Determines the effect block.

Calls up the

display for storing

the effect.

Determines the effect category.

Determines the effect type.

Determines the effect parameter to be adjusted.

Determines the level of the

effect (return level). This is

not available when BLOCK

is set to “DSP1,”

PARAMETER is set to

“CONNECTION,” and

VALUE is set to “Insertion.”

Determines the value of the

selected parameter.

Calls up the display

for naming the User

Effect (page 49).

Select the destination to which the effect is to be stored.

The number of memory spaces available for the destination

differs for each block (refer to the chart below).

Stores the effect settings you

made above to a User Effect

location (SYSTEM) for future

recall. To call up the effect, select

USER from the CATEGORY

parameter and select the desired

effect from the TYPE parameter.

Keep in mind that in some

cases noise may result if

you adjust the effect param-

eters while playing the

instrument.

This parameter cannot be

set when BLOCK is set to

“REVERB2,” “CHORUS2,”

or “DSP2” (or “BRIL-

LIANCE”; CVP-206 only).

Switches between

the upper/lower

parameters. For the

lower parameter, the

depth can be

changed when the

[VARIATION] button

is on.

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices

— Mixing Console

127

CVP-206/204

Effect Structure

The CVP-206/204 features the following digital effect systems, which can be applied independently for the Natural

voices (page 92) and the Regular voices (page 92). The effect type, depth, and various parameters can be set with the

panel controls.

• Reverb .......... Normally the settings that ﬁt the selected style are called up. For most of the Natural voices, settings

that ﬁt the voice are called up.

• Chorus.......... Normally the settings that ﬁt the selected style are called up. For most of the Natural voices, settings

that ﬁt the voice are called up.

• DSP .............. Normally the settings which ﬁt the selected voice are called up. Variation (settings in which the

expression of the effect is changed) is prepared for each type, and it can be turned ON/OFF by the

[VARIATION] button on the panel.

When the Natural voice is selected, the [VARIATION] button does not work.

The illustration below shows how the various effect blocks are set up and traces the signal ﬂow for the send/return

controls set on the CVP-206/204.

For Natural Voices (REVERB2, CHORUS2, DSP2)

For Regular Voices (REVERB1, CHORUS1, DSP1)

OUT

Rev Send

MAIN VOICE

Dry

Cho Send

DSP Send

When DSP is set as an Insertion effect

(here, PART is set to MAIN),

it is put here in the signal flow.

(For Natural voices,

DSP can only be used

as a System effect.)

Rev Send

LAYER VOICE

Dry

Cho Send

DSP Send

Rev Send

LEFT VOICE

Dry

Cho Send

DSP Send

Rev Send

MIC

(CVP-206 only)

Dry

Cho Send

DSP Send

Rev Send

Dry

Cho Send

DSP Send

CHORUS

BRILLIANCE

REVERB

DRY LINE

DSP

Chorus

Return

DSP

Return

Reverb

Return

DSP

When DSP is set as a System effect,

it is put here in the signal flow.

(For Natural voices, DSP can only

be used as a System effect.)

(CVP-206 Natural Voices only)

STYLE/SONG

(each channel)

CVP-206/204

128

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function

The Function mode gives you access to various advanced functions related to the instrument as a whole. These

sophisticated functions let you customize the Clavinova to your own musical needs and preferences.

Adjusting the Pitch and Tuning — Master Tune and Scale Tune

■ Master Tune (page 130)

This allows you to make ﬁne adjustments to the overall pitch of the instrument — letting you accurately match the

tuning with that of other instruments.

■ Scale Tune (page 130)

This determines the particular tuning system (or temperament) for the instrument. This is especially useful for playing

period pieces, to match the tuning system used during speciﬁc musical eras.

Setting Song-related Parameters — Song Settings (page 132)

These allow you to set parameters related to song playback as well as the practice function types.

Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters — Style Setting, Split Point, and Chord

Fingering

■ Style Setting / Split Point (page 133)

These determine the auto accompaniment-related settings, and let you set the split point.

■ Chord Fingering (page 134)

This determines the method for playing/indicating chords when using the auto accompaniment features. You can

even check how to play the chord, since the individual notes are indicated in the display.

MIN

STYLE

ACMP

MAX

AUTO FILLIN

POWER

OFF

MASTER VOLUME

FADE IN / OUT

METRONOME

START STOP

OTS LINK

BREAK

INTRO

SONG

EXTRA TRACKS

(STYLE)

TRACK 2

(L)

TRACK 1

(R)

REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT GUIDE

NEW SONG

TEMPO

SYNC.START

RESET

MAIN

TAP TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

RESET

ENDING / rit. SYNC.STOP SYNC.START START / STOP

ABCD

DIRECT ACCESS

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

DIGITAL

STUDIO

SOUND

CREATOR

DIGITAL

RECORDING

MIXING

CONSOLE

BALANCE

PAR T

CHANNEL

ON / OFF

12345678

EXIT

BACK NEXT

VOICE PART

ON / OFF

LAYER

LEFT

LCD

CONTRAST

ENTER

DATA

ENTRY

VOICE EFFECT

REVERB

VOICE

PIANO & HARPSI.

BRASS

MUSIC FINDER

PIANO

DSP VARIATION HARMONY / ECHO MONO LEFT HOLD

E.PIANO ORGAN & ACCORDION PERCUSSION GUITAR BASS

WOODWIND

STRINGS CHOIR & PAD S YNTH. XG USER

ONE TOUCH SETTING

REGISTRATION MEMORY

FREEZE

MEMORY

12345678

1234

FUNCTION

Operation

DEMO

HELP

FUNCTION

Select the desired function.

Set the parameters of the selected

function.

The operations for each function are

covered in the following explanations.

To return to the previous

display, press the [EXIT]

button.

END

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function

129

CVP-206/204

Making Settings for the Pedals and

Keyboard — Controller

■ Pedal (page 134)

These settings determine how the connected pedals

(including foot controllers and footswitches) are used.

They can be assigned to a variety of functions, letting

you control operations with your feet — such as

turning the accompaniment style on/off, or triggering

Fill In patterns.

■ Keyboard / Panel (page 136)

These settings determine the touch sensitivity of the

keyboard (how touch affects volume), and let you

independently transpose the keyboard, song data,

and the entire instrument.

Setting the Registration Sequence, Freeze,

and Voice Set

■ Registration Sequence (page 137)

This determines the order in which the Registration

Memory presets (1 - 8) are called up — by using the

[BACK][NEXT] buttons or the pedal.

■ Freeze (page 137)

This lets you specify the settings you want to be

maintained or left unchanged, even when changing

Registration Memory presets.

■ Voice Set (page 138)

This lets you determine whether certain voice-related

settings (such as Effects, EQ, Harmony, etc.) are

automatically called up or not when you select a

voice.

Setting Harmony and Echo (page 138)

These let you set the type of Harmony or Echo effect

applied to the keyboard-played voices, as well as the

amount of effect.

Showing the Clavinova Display on a TV —

Video Out (CVP-206 only) (page 139)

These settings determine the display characteristics when

outputting the CVP-206’s display contents to a TV

monitor (connected to the VIDEO OUT terminal). You

can set the size and color of the displayed characters, as

well as the color of the display background.

Making MIDI Settings

■ System (page 140)

These determine various system messages settings

(such as Clock, Start/Stop, System Exclusive), as well

as Local Control on/off.

■ Transmit (page 141)

This determines how playback data is sent to

connected MIDI devices — i.e., which parts are

assigned to which MIDI Transmit channels. This also

lets you specify the type of data to be transmitted over

each channel.

■ Receive (page 142)

This determines how the parts of the CVP-206/204

respond to data from connected MIDI devices — i.e.,

which parts are assigned to which MIDI Receive

channels. This also lets you specify the type of data to

be received over each channel.

■ Root (page 142)

This determines the channel(s) recognized for the root

notes, for use with the auto accompaniment.

■ Chord Detect (page 142)

This determines the channel(s) recognized for the

chords, for use with the auto accompaniment.

Other Settings — Utility

■ Conﬁg 1 (page 143)

This page contains settings for Fade In/Out,

Metronome, Parameter Lock, and the Tap sound.

■ Conﬁg 2 (page 144)

From this page, you can adjust the display, make

speaker settings, and change the voice number

indication.

■ Disk (page 145)

From this page, you can format disks, and copy from

disk to disk.

■ Owner (page 146)

From this page, you can set the language of the

instrument, and input your own name — which is

shown automatically every time the power is turned

on.

■ System Reset (page 146)

This function restores the CVP-206/204 to its original

factory settings. You can also specify which types of

settings are to be restored, as well as store your own

original settings for future recall.

Making Global and Other Important Settings — Function

CVP-206/204

130

The explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 128.

Tuning the Overall Pitch — Master Tune

Selecting a Scale — Scale Tune

Fine Tuning the Pitch/Selecting a Scale — Master Tune/Scale Tune

Hz (Hertz)

This unit of measurement

refers to the frequency of a

sound, and represents the

number of times a sound

wave vibrates in a second.

The Tune function does not

affect the Drum Kit or SFX

Kit voices.

Determines the overall pitch of the CVP-206/

204, from 414.8 - 466.8 Hz. Press the 4 or 5

[▲▼] buttons simultaneously to instantly reset

the value to the factory setting of 440.0 Hz.

Determines the note to be tuned and the amount of tuning.

The tuning range is from “-64” through “0” to “+63.” Each increment

equals one cent (one “cent” is one hundredth of a semitone).

Determines the ﬁne tuning of the selected note in 1-

cent steps. Press the 4 or 5 [▲▼] buttons

simultaneously to instantly reset the value to the

factory setting.

Selects which parts should be affected

by the scale setting.

Select the part to be set by pressing 6 or

7 [▲▼] and set the function ON or OFF

by pressing 8 [▲▼].

Cent

A unit of pitch equal to 1/100

of a semitone (100 cents = 1

semitone).

You can register your origi-

nal scale tunings to a REG-

ISTRATION MEMORY

button. To do this, check-

mark “SCALE” in the REG-

ISTRATION MEMORY

display (page 88).

Select the desired scale template.

Determines the base note for each scale.

When the base note is changed, the pitch

of the keyboard is transposed, yet

maintains the original pitch relationship

between the notes.

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Scale

■ Equal Temperament

The pitch range of each octave is divided equally into twelve parts, with each half-step evenly spaced in pitch. This

is the most commonly used tuning in music today.

■ Pure Major/Pure Minor

These tunings preserve the pure mathematical intervals of each scale, especially for triad chords (root, third, ﬁfth).

You can hear this best in actual vocal harmonies — such as choirs and acapella singing.

■ Pythagorean

This scale was devised by the famous Greek philosopher and is created from a series of perfect ﬁfths, which are

collapsed into a single octave. The 3rd in this tuning are slightly unstable, but the 4th and 5th are beautiful and

suitable for some leads.

■ Mean-Tone

This scale was created as an improvement on the Pythagorean scale, by making the major third interval more “in

tune.” It was especially popular from the 16th century to the 18th century. Handel, among others, used this scale.

■ Werckmeister/Kirnberger

This composite scale combines the Werckmeister and Kirnberger systems, which were themselves improvements on

the mean-tone and Pythagorean scales. The main feature of this scale is that each key has its own unique character.

The scale was used extensively during the time of Bach and Beethoven, and even now it is often used when

performing period music on the harpsichord.

■ Arabic

Use these tunings when playing Arabic music.

Pitch settings for each scale (in cents; example scale of C)

The values shown in this chart are actually rounded off to the nearest whole number for use on the instrument.

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Equal Temperament 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Pure Major 0.0 -29.7 3.9 15.6 -14.1 -2.3 -9.4 2.3 -27.3 -15.6 18.0 -11.7

Pure Minor 0.0 33.6 3.9 15.6 -14.1 -2.3 31.3 2.3 14.1 -15.6 18.0 -11.7

Pythagorean 0.0 14.1 3.9 -6.3 7.8 -2.3 11.7 2.3 15.6 6.3 -3.9 10.2

Mean-Tone 0.0 -24.2 -7.0 10.2 -14.1 3.1 -20.3 -3.1 -27.3 -10.2 7.0 -17.2

Werckmeister 0.0 -10.2 -7.8 -6.3 -10.2 -2.3 -11.7 -3.9 -7.8 -11.7 -3.9 -7.8

Kirnberger 0.0 -10.2 -7.0 -6.3 -14.1 -2.3 -10.2 -3.1 -7.8 -10.2 -3.9 -11.7

Arabic1 0.0 0 -50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -50.0 0.0 0.0

Arabic2 0.0 00.0 0.0 -50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -50.0

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The explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 128.

Setting Song-related Parameters — Song Settings

Quick Start

On some commercially avail-

able song data, certain set-

tings related to the song

(such as voice selection, vol-

ume, etc.) are recorded to

the ﬁrst measure, before the

actual note data. When

Quick Start is set to “ON,”

the CVP-206/204 reads all

initial non-note data of the

song at the highest possible

speed, then automatically

slows down to the appropri-

ate tempo at the ﬁrst note.

This allows you to start play-

back as quickly as possible,

with a minimum pause for

reading of data.

Channel

Refers to the MIDI channel

(page 153). The channels

are assigned as follows:

Song

1 - 16

Accompaniment Style

9 - 16

The guide lamps light in

response to song channel

assigned to Tracks 1 and 2,

as well as chord data (when

contained in the song). Nor-

mally, you can leave the

AUTO SET CH function set

to ON, and the song channel

will automatically be set. If

the results aren’t satisfac-

tory, you’ll need to match the

Channel Setting “TRK1 CH”

and “TRK2 CH” parameters

to the appropriate right- and

left-hand parts.

Phrase Mark

This data speciﬁes a certain

location in the song data.

Determines the Guide

method.

Tur ns guide lamps ON or

OFF.

Determines the timing for the guide

lamps.

JUST ........ The guide lamps light

precisely at the moment

you should play.

NEXT........ The guide lamps light just

before the moment you

should play. If you miss the

proper timing, the guide

lamps ﬂash.

Tur ns Quick Start on/off (see note).

Allows you to play back all songs

from the same folder continuously.

Determines the MIDI channel assigned

to the [TRACK2] button.

Determines the MIDI channel assigned

to the [TRACK1] button.

When set to “ON,” this

automatically sets the proper

Track 1 and Track 2 channels for

use with the practice functions.

Normally, this should be set to

“ON.”

Determines the language of the

displayed lyrics.

When this is set to “AUTO,” the

language defaults to that of the

song data. When not set to

“AUTO,” the language defaults to

Japanese, when the internal

setting (page 146) is

“JAPANESE”; for all other

languages, this is set to

“INTERNATIONAL.”

Determines whether the Phrase

Mark Repeat function for the song

is on or off. When this is on, you

can repeatedly play back a

speciﬁed phrase (selection of

measures) of the song. The

method for specifying a phrase

mark is the same as that in the

SONG POSITION display

(page 80).

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The explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 128.

Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters — Style Setting

and Split Point

Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters —

Style Setting, Split Point, and Chord Fingering

These select the part to which the split point

setting is applied: accompaniment, left-hand

range, or both. Press the desired key for the split

point while holding down one of these buttons.

The pressed key is included in the range for the

Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard

(ACMP) or the left-hand range (LEFT).

A+L (ACMP + LEFT)

Allows you to simultaneously set the split

point for both the left-hand range and the

Auto Accompaniment section of the

keyboard.

You can determine whether the chord played in the chord section will sound or not in the Stop

Accompaniment condition.

When this is set to “OFF,” you can use the Harmony effect (page 62) without having to playback a style.

This applies to the OTS Link function, in which One Touch Settings are automatically called up

with changes in the section. This determines the timing in which the One Touch Settings change

with the section. (The [OTS LINK] button must be on.)

Real Time

One Touch Setting is immediately called up when you press a section button.

Next Bar

One Touch Setting is called up at the next measure, after you press a section button.

The CVP-206/204 lets you automatically enable Sync Stop (page 69) simply by quickly

pressing/releasing keys in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard. This

parameter lets you set the length of the key-hold time.

Tur ns touch response for the accompaniment on/off. When this is set to “ON,”

the accompaniment volume changes in response to your playing strength (in

the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard).

Determines the default section that is automatically called up when selecting

different accompaniment styles (when accompaniment is stopped).

Determines the split points for the auto accompaniment (ACMP) and the left-

hand range (LEFT). The same value can be set for both or for each

independently, using buttons [F], [G], and [H] (see above). You can use these

buttons by themselves to set the split point value.

About Section Set

When any of the Main A-D

sections is not included in

the accompaniment style

data, the nearest section is

automatically selected. For

example, when Main D is not

contained in the selected

accompaniment style, Main

C will be called up.

L (LEFT)

Allows you to set the split point for the left-hand range of the keyboard.

A (ACMP)

Allows you to set the split point for the Auto Accompaniment section of the

keyboard.

About Section Set

When any of the Main A-D

sections is not included in

the accompaniment style

data, the nearest section is

automatically selected. For

example, when Main D is not

contained in the selected

accompaniment style, Main

C will be called up.

Split point can be set in the

MAIN display.

Stop Accompaniment

When auto accompaniment

is turned on and Synchro

Start is off, you can play

chords in the left-hand

(accompaniment) section of

the keyboard with the style

stopped, and still hear the

accompaniment chords.

About Split Point

Split point is the position on keyboard that separates the Auto

Accompaniment section (ACMP) and left-hand section (LEFT) from the

right-hand section (MAIN). The LEFT split point cannot be set lower than

the ACMP split point, and the ACMP split point cannot be set higher than

the LEFT split point.

Split point (A) Split point (L)

Split point (A) + (L)

Auto

Accompaniment

section

Auto Accompaniment section

+ Left-hand section

Left-hand

section

Right-hand

section

Right-hand

section

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Setting the Fingering Method — Chord Fingering

This determines how the notes you play on the keyboard indicate or play the chords of the accompaniment. To learn

how to play certain chords, use the convenient Chord Tutor function (see note below).

The explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 128.

Making Settings for the Pedals

Determines the ﬁngering

type (page 66).

This lets you change the root

note from the chord.

This lets you change the

chord type.

Indicates the note that belongs to a

chord in the music.

Indicates the note that

belongs to a chord. Some

notes can be omitted. The

chord name is indicated

next to “CHORD NAME.”

...Required

...Can be omitted

...Either note can be

omitted

...Can be omitted when

the note indicated by

is omitted

The chord indication in the

display applies to the Fin-

gered method, regardless if

another method is actually

selected.

Chord Tutor

The Chord Tutor feature is

essentially an electronic

“chord book” that shows you

appropriate ﬁngerings for

chords; it is useful when you

want to play certain chords.

Simply specify the desired

chord via the [6▲▼] - [8▲▼]

buttons, and the ﬁngerings

for the Fingered method are

indicated in the display.

Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard — Controller

Determines the particular

pedal to which a function is

to be assigned.

Determines the function to be

assigned to the selected pedal. Any

one of the available functions can be

assigned to each pedal.

For information on the assignable

functions, see “Pedal-controllable

Functions” on page 135.

If necessary, you can turn

the corresponding part ON/

OFF or set the control depth

(see the next page).

Pedal on/off operation may

differ depending on the

particular pedal you’ve

connected to the [AUX

PEDAL] jack. For example,

pressing down on one pedal

may turn the selected

function on, while pressing

a different make/brand of

pedal may turn the function

off. If necessary, use this

setting to reverse the

operation.

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Pedal-controllable Functions

* For best results, use the optional Yamaha FC7 Foot Controller.

The parameters below correspond to buttons [2▲▼] - [8▲▼], and their availability depends on the selected control Type. For example, if

SUSTAIN is selected as the Type, the parameters “HALF PEDAL POINT”, “MAIN”, “LAYER” and “LEFT” automatically appear in the display.

* For best results, use the optional Yamaha FC7 Foot Controller.

VOLUME* Allows you to use a foot controller (AUX pedal only) to control the volume.

SUSTAIN When the pedal is pressed notes played have a long sustain. Releasing the pedal immediately stops (damps) any

sustained notes.

SOSTENUTO If you press and hold the pedal here, only the ﬁrst note will be sustained (the note that you played and held when pressing

the pedal). This makes it possible to sustain a chord, for example, while other notes are played staccato.

SOFT Pressing the pedal subtly reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre of notes played. It only applies to certain

voices — PIANO, for example.

GLIDE When the pedal is pressed the pitch changes, and then back to normal pitch when the pedal is released.

PORTAMENTO The portamento effect (a smooth slide between notes) can be produced while the pedal is pressed. Portamento is

produced when notes are played legato style (i.e., a note is played while the preceding note is still held). The portamento

time can be set via the Mixing Console display (page 124). It does not work for Natural voices.

PITCHBEND*

Bend notes up or down while pedal is pressed. This can only be set to the AUX pedal and the CVP-206’s damper pedal.

MODULATION* Applies a vibrato effect to notes played on the keyboard. The depth of the effect increases while pedal is pressed. This

does not work for the Natural voices.

DSP VARIATION Same as the [VARIATION] button. This does not work for the Natural voices.

VIBROTOR ON/OFF Tu r ns the “VibRotor” effect type (page 125) on and off. This only works for the Natural voices.

HARMONY/ECHO Same as the [HARMONY/ECHO] button.

SCORE PAGE+

While the song is stopped, you can turn to the previous score page (one page only).

SCORE PAGE-

While the song is stopped, you can turn to the next score page (one page only).

SONG START/STOP Same as the SONG [START/STOP] button.

STYLE START/STOP Same as the STYLE [START/STOP] button.

TAP TEMPO Same as the [TAP TEMPO] button.

SYNCHRO START Same as the [SYNC. START] button.

SYNCHRO STOP Same as the [SYNC. STOP] button.

INTRO Same as the [INTRO] button.

MAIN A Same as the [MAIN A] button.

MAIN B Same as the [MAIN B] button.

MAIN C Same as the [MAIN C] button.

MAIN D Same as the [MAIN D] button.

FILL DOWN A ﬁll-in plays, automatically followed by the Main section of the button on the immediate left.

FILL SELF Fill-in starts playing.

FILL BREAK Break starts playing.

FILL UP A ﬁll-in plays, automatically followed by the Main section of the button on the immediate right.

ENDING Same as the [ENDING/rit.] button.

FADE IN/OUT Same as the [FADE IN/OUT] button.

FING/ON BASS The pedal alternately switches between the Fingered and On Bass modes (page 66).

BASS HOLD While the pedal is pressed, the Accompaniment Style bass note will be held even if the chord is changed. If the ﬁngering

is set to “FULL KEYBOARD,” the function does not work.

PERCUSSION

The pedal plays a percussion instrument selected by the [4

▲▼] - [8▲▼] buttons. You can use the keyboard to select the

desired percussion instrument.

LAYER ON/OFF Same as the [LAYER] button.

LEFT ON/OFF Same as the [LEFT] button.

OTS+ Calls up the next One Touch Setting.

OTS- Calls up the previous One Touch Setting.

SONG, STYLE, MIC (CVP-206

only), LEFT, LAYER, MAIN

These specify the part(s) that will be affected by the pedal.

HALF PEDAL POINT* You can specify how far down you should press on the right pedal until the damper effect (page 62) starts working. This

can be set for certain kinds of pedals, such as the AUX pedal (YAMAHA FC7) or the CVP-206’s damper pedal.

DEPTH Determines the depth of the left pedal effect, when SOFT is selected. This only works for the Natural voices.

UP/DOWN

When GLIDE or PITCH BEND is selected, this determines whether the pitch change goes up (is raised) or down (is lowered).

RANGE When GLIDE or PITCH BEND is selected, this determines the range of the pitch change, in semitones.

ON SPEED When GLIDE is selected, this determines the speed of the pitch change, when the pedal is pressed.

OFF SPEED When GLIDE is selected, this determines the speed of the pitch change, when the pedal is released.

KIT When PERCUSSION is assigned to the pedal, all available drum kits are shown here, letting you select the particular

drum kit used for the pedal.

PERCUSSION When PERCUSSION is assigned to the pedal, all sounds of the selected drum kit (in KIT above) are shown here. This

determines the particular instrument sound assigned to the pedal.

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Changing the Touch Sensitivity and Transpose — Keyboard/Panel

Keyboard Touch

The Touch feature lets you control the volume of the voices by your playing strength. These settings allow you to

customize the keyboard’s touch response (sensitivity) to your personal playing preferences.

Transpose Assign

This determines which aspect of the instrument is affected by the [TRANSPOSE] button.

HARD 2 Requires strong playing to produce

high volume. Best for players with a

heavy touch.

HARD 1 Requires moderately strong playing for

higher volume.

NORMAL Standard touch response.

SOFT 1 Produces high volume with moderate

playing strength.

SOFT 2 Produces relatively high volume even

with light playing strength. Best for

players with a light touch.

Determines the

Touch sensitivity

setting (refer to the

table at right).

Determines the

ﬁxed volume level

when Touch is set

to “OFF.”

Determines whether touch is on or not for the corresponding parts.

The TOUCH setting affects all voices globally. Keep

in mind that you can set each voice to a different

touch sensitivity (TOUCH SENSE). For example, to

play a pipe organ voice most authentically, you can

set this so that the voice is not affected by touch

(page 93).

KEYBOARD

For this setting, Transpose affects the pitch of the

keyboard-played voices (Main, Layer, and Left) and

the accompaniment styles.

SONG

For this setting, Transpose affects only the pitch of

the songs.

MASTER

For this setting, Transpose affects the pitch of the

entire instrument (keyboard voices,

accompaniment styles, and songs).

Transpose

Allows you to shift the pitch of the keyboard-played voices,

accompaniment style playback, and song data in semitone

units.

Press one of the [TRANSPOSE] buttons.

A TRANSPOSE pop-up window, selected via

TRANSPOSE ASSIGN, appears.

Adjust the value by using the [TRANSPOSE] buttons.

Close the TRANSPOSE windows by pressing the

[EXIT] button.

• Selectively Transposing Keyboard/Song

These settings can be used to match both the song and your

keyboard performance to a certain key. For example, let’s

say you wish to play and sing along with a certain recorded

song. The song data is in F, but you feel most comfortable

singing in D, and you are accustomed to playing the

keyboard part in C. To match up the keys, keep the Master

Transpose setting at “0,” set the Keyboard Transpose to “2,”

and set Song Transpose to “-3.” This brings the keyboard part

up in pitch and the song data down to your comfortable

singing key.

TRANSPOSE

RESET

END

The transpose function

does not affect the Drum

Kit or SFX Kit voices.

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The explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 128.

Specifying the Order for Calling Up Registration Memory Presets —

Registration Sequence

You can save your custom panel settings to the Registration Memory presets, and call them up by pressing the

appropriate REGISTRATION MEMORY buttons [1] - [8]. The convenient Registration Sequence function lets you call up

the presets in any order you specify, by simply using the [BACK]/[NEXT] buttons or the pedal as you play.

Maintaining Panel Settings — Freeze

This lets you specify the settings you want to be maintained or left unchanged, even when changing Registration

Memory presets. For details, see page 90.

Setting the Registration Sequence, Freeze, and Voice Set

Tur ns the Registration

Sequence function

on/off. When this is

set to “ON,” the

programmed

Registration

Sequence is shown at

the top right of the

Main display, and you

can step through the

sequence in this

display by using the

[BACK]/[NEXT]

buttons or the pedals.

Determines which pedal is used to advance

(increment) through the sequence.

Determines which

pedal is used to

reverse (decrement)

through the sequence.

Determines how Registration

Sequence behaves when

reaching the end of the

sequence.

Stop

Pressing the [NEXT] button or

the “advance” pedal has no

effect. The sequence is

“stopped.”

Top

The sequence starts again at

the beginning.

Next Bank

The sequence automatically

moves to the beginning of the

next Registration Memory bank

in the same folder.

Indicates the ﬁle name of the selected

Registration Memory bank.

Indicates the Registration Memory preset

numbers, in the order of the current

Registration Sequence.

These move the cursor position in the sequence.

Replaces the number at the cursor position with the

currently selected Registration Memory number.

Inserts the number of the currently

selected Registration Memory preset

immediately before the cursor position.

Deletes the number at the

cursor position.

Deletes all Registration

Memory numbers in the

sequence.

When you are using the

pedal to call up speciﬁed

presets, you can easily reset

the Registration Sequence

and go back to the ﬁrst entry

by holding down the pedal

for a few seconds (the box

indicator at the top right of

the MAIN display goes out).

Press and release the foot

pedal to re-select the ﬁrst

entry in the sequence.

Setting Registration

Sequence Enable to “ON”

overrides any other Pedal

settings (for pedals assigned

to “Regist (+) Pedal” and

“Regist (-) Pedal” here).

These include the pedal set-

tings on page 134, and in

Voice Set on page 138.

When both “Regist (+)

Pedal” and “Regist (-) Pedal”

are set to “OFF,” the pedals

cannot be used to step

through the Registration

Sequence; only the [BACK]/

[NEXT] buttons can be used

in the MAIN display.

When both “Regist (+)

Pedal” and “Regist (-) Pedal”

are set to the same pedal,

“Regist (+) Pedal” takes

priority.

Registration Sequence data is included as part

of the Registration Memory bank ﬁle. To save

your newly programmed Registration Sequence,

store the current Registration Memory bank ﬁle

(page 40, 48). Any Registration Sequence data

is lost when changing Registration Memory

banks, unless you’ve stored it with the Registra-

tion Memory bank ﬁle.

Execute the settings by pressing the [EXIT] button.

END

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Changing the Automatically Selected Voice Settings — Voice Set

When changing voices (selecting a voice ﬁle), the settings best matching the voice — the same as those set in the Sound

Creator — are always and automatically called up. From this page, you can set the on/off status for each part. For

example, each of the preset voices has its own LEFT PEDAL setting; however, even changing voices will not change the

LEFT PEDAL setting, if it is set to “OFF” in this page.

The explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 128.

Use these to select the

desired part.

These determine whether the corresponding

voice-related settings (Voice selection, Effects,

Harmony/Echo, and left pedal assignment) are

automatically called up or not when you select

a voice. These settings can be turned on or off

independently for each part.

Normally, these should all be

set to “ON.”

Harmony/Echo and Left

pedal assignment cannot be

set for the Layer and Left

parts.

Setting Harmony and Echo

Determines the Harmony type.

For details, see page 139.

Determines the lowest velocity value at

which the harmony note will sound. This

allows you to selectively apply the harmony

by your playing strength, letting you create

harmony accents in the melody. The

harmony effect is applied when you play

the key strongly (above the set value).

Determines the level of the Harmony effect.

Determines the speed of the Echo, Tremolo, and Trill

effects. This parameter is only available when Echo,

Tremolo, or Trill is selected in Type above.

This lets you assign the Harmony

effect to various parts. For details,

see page 139.

When this is set to “ON,” the Harmony

effect is applied only to the note that

belongs to a chord played in the Auto

Accompaniment section of the keyboard.

This parameter is not available when Multi

Assign, Echo, Tremolo, or Trill is selected in

Type above.

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About the Harmony Types

When a normal Harmony type (“Standard Duet” through “Strum”) is selected

When “Multi Assign” is selected

Multi Assign automatically assigns notes played simultaneously on the right-hand section of the keyboard to

separate parts (voices). For example, if you play two consecutive notes, the ﬁrst is played by the Main voice and the

second by the Layer voice.

When “Echo” is selected

An echo effect is applied to the note played on the keyboard, in time with the currently set tempo.

When “Tremolo” is selected

A tremolo effect is applied to the note played on the keyboard, in time with the currently set tempo.

When “Trill” is selected

Two notes held on the keyboard are played alternately, in time with the currently set tempo.

About the Harmony Assignments

Multi

This automatically assigns the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th added harmony notes to different parts (voices). For example, if the

Main and Layer parts are turned on and the “Standard Duet” type is selected, the note you play on the keyboard will be

played by the Main voice, and the added harmony note will be played by the Layer voice.

Main

Harmony is applied only to the Main part.

Layer

Harmony is applied only to the Layer part. When the Layer part is turned off, Harmony is not applied.

The explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 128.

Split point

Chords played to the left of the

split point control the harmony.

Harmony notes (based on the chord

and the selected type) are automatically

added to the melody played to the right

of the split point.

Showing the Clavinova Display on a TV — Video Out (CVP-206 only)

• Occasionally some ﬂashing parallel

lines may appear in the television or

video monitor. This does not necessarily

indicate that the monitor is malfunction-

ing. You may be able to remedy the situ-

ation by changing the Character Color

or Background Color parameters. For

optimum results, also try adjusting the

color settings on the monitor itself.

•Avoid looking at the television or video

monitor for prolonged periods of time

since doing so could damage your eye-

sight. Take frequent breaks and focus

your eyes on distant objects to avoid

eyestrain.

•Keep in mind that even after adjusting

all settings as recommended here, the

monitor you are using may not show the

CVP-206’s display contents as expected

(e.g., the display contents may not ﬁt on

the screen, the characters may not be

completely clear, or the colors may be

incorrect).

VIDEO IN

Television

VIDEO OUT

Set this to

correspond to the

standard used by

your particular

television/video

equipment: NTSC

or PAL.

Set this to “SMALL” if the contents of the

display do not ﬁt in your monitor screen.

Determines the background color

of the display.

Determines the colors of the characters

displayed on the video screen.

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In this section, you can make MIDI-related settings for the instrument. These settings can be stored all together from the

USER display, for future recall.

For general information and details about MIDI, see “What is MIDI?” (page 151).

The explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 128.

Making Overall System Settings (Local Control, Clock, etc.) — System

Call up the display as described in step 2 above.

Local Control

Turns the Local Control for each part on or off. When Local Control is set to “ON,” the keyboard of the CVP-206/204

controls its own (local) internal tone generator, allowing the internal voices to be played directly from the keyboard. If

you set Local to “OFF,” the keyboard and controllers are internally disconnected from the CVP-206/204’s tone

generator section so that no sound is output when you play the keyboard or use the controllers. For example, this allows

you to use an external MIDI sequencer to play the CVP-206/204’s internal voices, and use the CVP-206/204 keyboard

to record notes to the external sequencer and/or play an external tone generator.

Setting the MIDI Parameters

Select the desired template.

Call up the Edit display, then

select and set the desired

functions/parameters.

For details about each of the

MIDI edit displays, see the

following pages.

Preset MIDI Templates (Factory Set)

All Parts Transmit all parts including Main, Layer

and Left.

Master KBD The Clavinova functions as a master

keyboard for controlling external tone

generators or other devices.

KBD & Style Tr ansmit Upper and Lower keyboard play

instead of the individual parts (Main/

Layer/Left).

Song All Transmit channels are set to

correspond to the Song channels 1-16.

Use this to play the Clavinova song data

with an external tone generator, or to

record your entire performance to an

external sequencer.

Clock Ext. MIDI IN terminal receives MIDI clock and

Clavinova synchronizes with a external

MIDI device.

MIDI Accord 1 An ideal setup for controlling the

keyboard voice and accompaniment

style with a MIDI accordion.

MIDI Accord 2 Chord and bass buttons on a MIDI

accordion control the accompaniment

style, as well as play the chord and bass

parts.

MIDI Pedal 1 The MIDI pedal connected to MIDI IN

terminal controls the bass note of the

accompaniment.

MIDI Pedal 2 The MIDI pedal connected to MIDI IN

terminal plays the bass part.

MIDI OFF MIDI signals are neither sent nor

received.

Call up the User display

and press this button to

save the newly edited

MIDI settings.

Up to ten setups can

be saved.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the previous display.

END

The saved settings can be named (page 45)

or deleted (page 47) in the User page.

For editing the Local Control parameters.

For editing the Message Switch

parameters.

For editing the Clock, Transmit Clock,

Receive Transpose, and Start/Stop

parameters.

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CVP-206/204

Clock, Transmit Clock, Receive Transpose, Start/Stop

■ Clock

Determines whether the CVP-206/204 is controlled by its own internal clock or a MIDI clock signal received from

an external device. “INTERNAL” is the normal Clock setting when the CVP-206/204 is being used alone. If you are

using the CVP-206/204 with an external sequencer, MIDI computer, or other MIDI device, and you want the CVP-

206/204 to be synchronized to the external device, set this function to “EXTERNAL.” In the latter case, the external

device must be connected to the CVP-206/204 MIDI IN terminal, and must be transmitting an appropriate MIDI

clock signal.

■ Transmit Clock

Turns MIDI clock transmission on or off. When this is set to “OFF,” no MIDI clock or START/STOP data is

transmitted.

■ Receive Transpose

When this parameter is set to “OFF,” note data received by the CVP-206/204 is not transposed, and when it is set to

“ON,” the received note data is transposed according to the current CVP-206/204 keyboard transpose (page 136) setting.

■ Start/Stop

Determines whether incoming FA (start) and FC (stop) messages affect song or

style playback.

Message Switch

SYS/EX. Tx (TRANSMIT)..................... Turns MIDI transmission of MIDI system exclusive message data ON or OFF.

SYS/EX. Rx (RECEIVE) ........................ Turns MIDI reception of MIDI exclusive data generated by external equipment

ON or OFF.

CHORD SYS/EX. Tx (TRANSMIT) ...... Turns MIDI transmission of MIDI chord exclusive data (chord detect — root and

type) ON or OFF.

CHORD SYS/EX. Rx (RECEIVE).......... Turns MIDI reception of MIDI chord exclusive data generated by external

equipment ON or OFF.

Transmitting MIDI Data — Transmit

Data Types in the MIDI TRANSMIT/RECEIVE Display

* Available in RECEIVE display only (page 142).

Note Messages which are generated when the keyboard is played. Each message includes a speciﬁc note number

which corresponds to the key which is pressed, plus a velocity value based on how hard the key is played.

Control Change (CC) Control change data includes pedal and any other controller data.

Program Change (PC) Program change data corresponds to voice or “patch” numbers.

Pitch Bend (PB) See page 135.

After Touch (AT)* With this function, the Clavinova senses how much pressure you apply to the keys while playing, and uses that

pressure to affect the sound in various ways, depending on the selected voice. This allows you to play with greater

expressiveness and add effects with your playing technique.

FA, FC

MIDI messages for starting/stop-

ping the song or style. The “FA”

message corresponds to start,

and “FC” corresponds to stop.

Determines the

channel for changing

transmit settings.

Determines the Part for the

selected channel.

Tur ns transmission of the

speciﬁed data type on or

off. See below for details

on the data types.

The dots corresponding

to each channel (1-16)

ﬂash brieﬂy whenever

any data is transmitted

on the channel(s).

This determines which parts will

send MIDI data and over which

MIDI channel the data will be sent.

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Receiving MIDI Data — Receive

MIDI Receive Parts

Setting Root Note Channels — Root

The note ON/OFF messages received at the channel(s) set to “ON” are recognized as the root notes in the

accompaniment section. The root notes will be detected regardless of the accompaniment ON/OFF and split point

settings.

Setting Chord Channels — Chord Detect

The note ON/OFF messages received at the channel(s) set to “ON” are recognized as the chord notes in the

accompaniment section. The chords to be detected depend on the ﬁngering type. The root notes will be detected

regardless of the accompaniment ON/OFF and split point settings. The operation procedure is basically the same as that

of the ROOT display above.

OFF No MIDI data is received.

SONG Normally, the part receiving the MIDI data corresponds to the part/voice used in playing back the song data. Channels 1 - 16

correspond to song channels 1 - 16, respectively.

MAIN The MAIN part is controlled by the MIDI data received on the corresponding channel.

LAYER The LAYER part is controlled by the MIDI data received on the corresponding channel.

LEFT The LEFT part is controlled by the MIDI data received on the corresponding channel.

KEYBOARD MIDI note data received by the Clavinova plays the corresponding notes in the same way as if they are played on the keyboard.

ACMP RHYTHM1-2 The received notes are used as the accompaniment RHYTHM 1 and RHYTHM 2 notes.

ACMP BASS The received notes are used as the accompaniment BASS notes.

ACMP CHORD1-2 The received notes are used as the accompaniment CHORD 1 and CHORD 2 notes.

ACMP PAD The received notes are used as the accompaniment PAD notes.

ACMP PHRASE1-2 The received notes are used as the accompaniment PHRASE 1 and PHRASE 2 notes.

EXTRA PART1-5 There are ﬁve parts specially reserved for receiving and playing MIDI data. Normally, these parts are not used by the instrument

itself. When these ﬁve channels are enabled, you can use the instrument as a 32-channel multi-timbral tone generator.

Determines the channel for

changing receive settings.

Determines the Part for the

selected channel. See below for

details about the receive parts.

Tur ns reception of the

speciﬁed data type on or off.

See page 141 for details on

the data types.

The dots corresponding to each

channel (1 - 32) ﬂash brieﬂy

whenever any data is received

on the channel(s).

The MIDI IN/OUT terminals

and Port 1 of the USB termi-

nal correspond to channels 1

- 16. Port 2 of the USB termi-

nal corresponds to channels

17 - 32.

This determines which parts will

receive MIDI data and over which

MIDI channel the data will be

received.

Selects the channels in groups of

eight: 1 - 8, 9 - 16, 17 - 24, and 25

- 32, respectively.

Sets the desired channel to ON or OFF. Sets all channels to OFF.

When several channels are

simultaneously set to “ON,”

the root note is detected

from merged MIDI data

received over the channels.

The MIDI IN/OUT terminals

and Port 1 of the USB termi-

nal correspond to channels 1

- 16. Port 2 of the USB termi-

nal corresponds to channels

17 - 32.

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CVP-206/204

The explanations here apply to step #3 of the procedure on page 128.

Making Settings for Fade In/Out, Metronome, Parameter Lock, and

Tap — CONFIG 1

Fade In Time, Fade Out Time, Fade Out Hold Time

These determine how long it takes for the accompaniment style and song to fade in or fade out.

Metronome

These let you make settings for the metronome-related parameters.

Other Settings — Utility

Determines the time it takes for the

volume to fade in, or go from minimum to

maximum (range of 0 - 20.0 seconds).

Determines the time it takes for the volume to

fade out, or go from maximum to minimum

(range of 0 - 20.0 seconds).

Determines the time the volume is held

at 0 following the fade out (range of 0 -

5.0 seconds).

Determines the level of the

metronome sound.

Determines which sound is used for the metronome.

Bell Off ........................Conventional metronome sound, with no bell.

Bell On.........................Conventional metronome sound, with bell.

English Voice ..............Count in English (One, Two, Three, Four)

German Voice..............Count in German (Eins, Zwei, Drei, Vier)

Japanese Voice...........Count in Japanese (Ichi, Ni, San, Shi)

French Voice ...............Count in French (Un, Deux, Trois, Quatre)

Spanish Voice .............Count in Spanish (Uno, Dos, Tres, Cuatro)

Determines the time

signature of the metronome

sound.

When you start the song or

accompaniment style, the

values matching to them are

automatically set.

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Parameter Lock

This function is used to “lock” the speciﬁed parameters so that they can only be changed directly via the panel controls

— in other words, instead of via Registration Memory, One Touch Setting, Music Finder, or song and sequence data.

Tap Count

This lets you change settings of the tap sound, used for the Tap Start function (page 55).

Making Settings for the Display, Speaker System, and Voice Number

Indication — CONFIG 2

Selects the desired

parameter for locking/

unlocking.

Determines whether the selected

parameter is locked (checkmarked)

or unlocked (empty).

Determines the level of the tap

sound.

Determines the particular sound

used for the Tap Start function.

Any drum or percussion sound

in the Standard Kit (page 59)

can be selected.

Determines the brightness of

the backlit display.

Determines whether or not the voice bank

and number are shown in the PRESET

page of the VOICE display (page 58). This is

useful when you want to check the proper

bank select MSB/LSB values and program

number to specify when selecting the voice

from an external MIDI device.

HEADPHONE SW (SWITCH)

Speaker sounds normally, but is cut off

when headphones are inserted to the

PHONES jack.

Speaker sound is always on.

OFF

Speaker sound is off.

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CVP-206/204

Copying and Formatting Disks — Disk

• Copying cannot be done

between a 2DD disk and

2HD disk. When copying,

make sure both disk are

the same type.

• Depending on the amount

of data contained in the

original source disk, you

may have to swap the two

disks several times until all

of the data is properly

copied.

• Make sure to read the

section “Using the Floppy

Disk Drive (FDD) and

Floppy Disks” on page 6.

Tur ns the Song

Auto Open

function on or

off. When this is

set to “ON,” the

Clavinova

automatically

calls up the ﬁrst

disk song when

a disk is

inserted.

This function copies all

the data from one disk

to another, letting you

back up all your

important data before

editing. For instructions,

see “Copying from Disk

to Disk” below.

This function formats a

ﬂoppy disk (see below).

Source

disk

Copy Copy

Destination

disk

Internal memory

Copying from Disk to Disk

As shown below, ﬁrst copy the data of the original (source) disk to the CVP-206/204,

then copy the data to the backup (destination) disk.

Press the [F] button. A message

appears, prompting you to insert

the source disk.

Insert the disk containing the

original data into the drive and

press “OK.”

A “Now copying” message

appears, and the CVP-206/204

begins copying data to internal

memory. To abort the operation,

press “CANCEL.”

At the “Please insert a destination

disk and press the OK button ”

prompt, eject the source disk and

replace it with a blank, formatted

disk, then press “OK.” To abort the

operation, press “CANCEL.”

When the operation is ﬁnished

(or when prompted), eject the

destination disk.

Commercially available

music data is subject to

protection by copyright

laws. Copying commer-

cially available data is

strictly prohibited,

except for your own per-

sonal use. Some music

software is purposely

copy-protected and

cannot be copied.

Formatting a Disk

When using an unformatted disk for the ﬁrst

time, make sure to properly format it on the

CVP-206/204. This includes blank disks as

well as disks already initialized in a different

format. Formatting erases all data on the disk.

Insert the disk with shutter facing away from

you and the label side up. To start the Format

operation, press the [H] (DISK FORMAT)

button, in the DISK page above.

The Format operation initial-

izes a disk with a speciﬁc ﬁle

system, allowing the corre-

sponding device (in this

case, the CVP-206/204) to

access it properly.

Since there are several

types of formats and disks

available, you should know

which ones to use with the

CVP-206/204. 2DD disks

are formatted to a capacity

of 720 KB, and 2HD disks

are formatted to a capacity

of 1.44 MB.

Formatting a disk com-

pletely erases all data on

the disk. Make sure that

the disk you’re formatting

does not contain impor-

tant data!

CAUTION

Disk Lamp

When the power is turned on, the disk lamp

(at the bottom left of the drive) lights to

indicate the drive can be used.

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Entering Your Name and Language Preference — Owner

Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings of the CVP-206/204 —

System Reset

This operation lets you restore the CVP-206/204 to its original factory settings. These settings include System Setup,

MIDI Setup, User Effect, Music Finder, and Files & Folders.

Press this button to enter an

Owner name (page 17; for

instructions on naming see

page 49). This name is

automatically shown when you

turn the power on.

Determines the language

used for the display

messages. Once you

change this setting, all

messages will be shown in

the selected language.

Selecting a different language here may cause the follow-

ing problems.

• Some characters of the ﬁle names you entered may be

garbled.

• Files may not be accessible.

Restoring the original language solves the above prob-

lems.

Reading the ﬁles on the computer with a different lan-

guage system may cause similar problems to those

above.

These call up the corresponding Open/

Save displays. These let you store the

corresponding data as ﬁles to disk, for

future recall. Pressing each of these

buttons calls up the corresponding

Open/Save display, from which you can

select the corresponding PRESET

page. From this PRESET page, you

can save the relevant data.

Restores the System Setup parameters to the

original factory settings. You can also restore

only the System Setup settings by

simultaneously holding down the highest key

on the keyboard (C7) and turning on the power.

Restores the MIDI

templates to the original

factory settings.

Restores the User Effects

(page 126) to the original

factory settings.

Restores the Music Finder

data to the original factory

settings.

Deletes all ﬁles and folders

stored in the User page.

Executes the Factory Reset operation

for all items checkmarked above.

The functions and settings

below do not apply to the

Factory Reset operation.

However, you can restore

these to their original set-

tings by calling up the preset

System Setup ﬁles, using

the Open/Save System Files

function.

Language

Owner Name

LCD Brightness

Video Out settings (NTSC/

PAL, Size, Character Color,

Background Color) (CVP-

206 only)

All Music Finder records can

be stored together as a sin-

gle ﬁle. When calling up a

stored ﬁle, a message

appears prompting you to

replace or append the

records as desired.

Replace:

All Music Finder records cur-

rently in the instrument are

deleted and replaced with

the records of the selected

ﬁle.

Append:

The records called up are

added to the vacant record

numbers.

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CVP-206/204

Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices

1 Using the Headphones

(PHONES jacks).

To use headphones, connect them to one of the PHONES

jacks (standard 1/4" phone jacks) located on the under-

side of the keyboard. You can also determine whether or

not the internal stereo speaker system is shut off when a

pair of headphones is plugged into the PHONES jack

(page 144). Two people can enjoy listening to the Clavi-

nova together by connecting two pairs of headphones to

the two jacks.

2 Connecting the Microphone

or Guitar (MIC./LINE IN jack)

(CVP-206 only).

By connecting a microphone to the CVP-206, you can

enjoy singing along with your own performance or song

playback. (A dynamic microphone is recommended.) The

Clavinova outputs your vocals or guitar sounds through

the built-in speakers.

Connect your microphone to the MIC./LINE IN jack

(standard 1/4" phone jack).

Set the [MIC. LINE] switch (located next to the MIC./

LINE IN jack) to the MIC. position.

Use the [INPUT VOLUME]

knob (located next to the

MIC./LINE IN jack) to set the

microphone volume.

CVP-206

CVP-204

Before connecting the Clavinova to other electronic components,

turn off the power to all the components. Before turning the power

on or off to all components, set all volume levels to minimum (0).

Otherwise, electrical shock or damage to the components may

occur.

CAUTION

MIN MAX

INPUT

MIC.

MIC. LINE PHONES

VOLUME

LINE IN

PHONES

1 12

CVP-206 CVP-204

Use an unidirectional microphone for best results.

MIC. LINE MIC. LINE

When connecting a microphone When connecting a guitar

You should set the [MIC. LINE] switch to the LINE position when

connecting an audio source with line-level output to the MIC./LINE

IN jack.

IN OUT THRU

MIDI

USB AUX PEDAL VIDEO OUT AUX IN AUX OUT

L/L+R R L/L+R R RL

(LEVEL FIXED)

8654 37

P.148

P.148P.149P.149 P.149

68 7

AUX OUT AUX IN

LL L+RRR L L+RR

(

LEVEL FIXED

)

INOUTTHRU

MIDI

USB

AUX PEDAL

P.148 P.148

P.149P.149 P.149

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148

345 Connecting Audio &

Video Devices

You can connect the Clavinova to a wide range of audio

equipment by using the AUX IN and AUX OUT jacks,

which are located at the bottom left of the instrument.

Connect as shown in the illustrations below using

standard audio cables.

3 Playing the sounds of the Clavinova

through an external audio system, and

recording the sounds to an external

recorder (AUX OUT jacks)

4 Outputting the sound of an external

device through the built-in speakers of

the Clavinova (AUX IN jacks)

5 Showing the display of the Clavinova on

a connected TV monitor (VIDEO OUT)

(CVP-206 only)

You can connect the Clavinova to a television or video

monitor to display the lyrics in your song data or LCD

on a larger screen.

The size and color of the displayed characters can also

be set, as well as the color of the display background

(page 139).

Use audio cables and adaptor plugs with no resistance.

When the Clavinova AUX OUT jacks are connected to an external

audio system, ﬁrst turn on the power to the Clavinova, then to the

external audio system. Reverse this order when you turn the power

off.

CAUTION

Never connect the Clavinova AUX OUT jacks to its AUX IN jacks,

either directly or via external audio equipment. Such connections

could result in a feedback loop that will make normal performance

impossible, and may even damage the Clavinova.

CAUTION

(

LEVEL FIXED

)

AUX OUT

L L+R R

Audio cable

To powered speaker

RCA pin

plug

RCA pin plug

AUX IN

Cassette tape recorder

stereo system

Phone plug

(standard)

When these are connected

(with RCA pin plug; LEVEL

FIXED), the sound is output to

the external device at a ﬁxed

level, regardless of the

[MASTER VOLUME] control

setting.

When these are connected

(with standard phone

plugs), you can use the

[MASTER VOLUME]

control to adjust the volume

of the sound output to the

external device.

Clavinova

• If you connect the Clavinova to a monaural device, use only the

AUX OUT L/L+R jack.

When the Clavinova’s AUX IN jacks are connected to an external

device, ﬁrst turn on the power of the external device, then that of

the Clavinova.

CAUTION

AUX IN

L L+R R

Audio cable

LINE OUT

Tone generator

Phone plug

(standard)

Clavinova

• The Clavinova’s [MASTER VOLUME] setting affects the input

signal from the AUX IN jacks.

• If you connect the Clavinova to a monaural device, use only the

AUX IN L/L+R jack.

•For information on setting the video standard (NTSC or PAL),

refer to page 139. The default setting is “PAL.”

• Use an audio-video cable with good high-frequency characteris-

tics and RCA-type pin jacks to connect the Clavinova to a televi-

sion or video monitor.

AUX PEDAL VIDEO OUT AUX IN

L L+R R

RCA pin

plug

RCA pin

plug

VIDEO IN

Television

CVP-206

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149

CVP-206/204

6 Using the Pedal (footswitch)

or Foot Controller (AUX

PEDAL jack)

By connecting an optional Foot Controller (such as the

FC7) to the AUX PEDAL jack, you can control any one of

a variety of important functions with your foot — such as

dynamically adjusting the volume as you play (page 134).

By connecting a Foot Switch (the FC4 or FC5) to this jack,

you can replicate the function of some panel buttons,

doing things like starting and stopping accompaniment.

7 Connecting external MIDI

devices (MIDI terminals)

Use the built-in MIDI terminals and standard MIDI cables

to connect external MIDI devices. For more information

about MIDI connections, see “What You Can Do With

MIDI” on page 153.

The MIDI terminals cannot be used when the USB

terminal is connected to a computer and active.

MIDI IN........... Receives MIDI messages from an

external MIDI device

MIDI OUT ....... Sends out MIDI messages generated by

the Clavinova

MIDI THRU ..... Simply relays the MIDI messages

received at MIDI IN

For a general overview of MIDI and how you can

effectively use it, refer to the following sections:

• What’s MIDI? (page 151)

• What You Can Do With MIDI (page 153)

• MIDI functions (page 140)

8 Connecting a computer (USB

terminal, MIDI terminal)

Connecting your CVP-206/204 to a computer allows you

to transfer data back and forth between the two and take

advantage of the powerful and versatile music software

available. You can connect the devices in one of two

ways:

■ Using the USB terminal

■ Using the MIDI terminals

The MIDI terminals cannot be used when the USB

terminal is in use.

An appropriate MIDI application for your computer

platform is required.

For details about the necessary MIDI settings for computer

and sequence software you are using, refer to the relevant

owner’s manuals.

Make sure to connect or disconnect the pedal only when the power

is turned off.

CAUTION

•Never use MIDI cables longer than 15 meters.

“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 Web site (English only):

http://www.yamahaclavinova.com/

Yamaha Manual Library

http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/

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150

Using the USB terminal

Connect the USB terminal of a computer to the USB

terminal of the CVP-206/204 using a USB cable. Make

sure to use a standard USB cable with the USB logo.

Using the MIDI terminals

When using a MIDI interface device installed in the

personal computer, connect the MIDI terminals of the

personal computer and the CVP-206/204 with standard

MIDI cables.

• When the computer has a MIDI interface installed,

connect the MIDI OUT terminal of the personal

computer to the MIDI IN terminal.

• When using a MIDI interface with a Macintosh series

computer, connect the RS-422 terminal of the

computer (modem or printer terminal) to the MIDI

interface, then connect the MIDI OUT terminal on the

MIDI interface to the MIDI IN terminal of the CVP-

206/204, as shown in the diagram below.

• When using a Macintosh series computer, set the

MIDI interface clock setting in the application

software to match the setting of the MIDI interface

you are using. For details, refer to the owner’s

manual for the particular software you are using.

About the USB driver

You must install the speciﬁed USB driver (YAMAHA

USB MIDI Driver) to your computer before you can

transfer data between the computer and the CVP-206/

204.

You can download a copy of the YAMAHA USB MIDI

Driver free of charge from the XG Library on the

Yamaha Web site (http://www.yamaha-xg.com).

NEC

PC-9821

NEC MultiSync

USB cable

Clavinova

If you are using a USB cable to connect the Clavinova to your com-

puter, you must connect the USB cable before turning on the power

of the instrument.

Also, do not turn the power of the Clavinova on or off while any

application software that uses USB or MIDI is running.

If you turn the power of the Clavinova on/off or connect/disconnect

the USB cable in the following states, problems will occur in the

computer system, possibly causing it to “freeze” (hang up), or caus-

ing the Clavinova to stop functioning.

• While installing the driver.

• While starting or shutting down the operating system.

• While the computer is in an energy-save or sleep mode.

• When a MIDI application program is starting.

Make sure NOT to perform any of the following operations. Other-

wise, the computer may lock up or the Clavinova functions may be

disabled.

•Turning the power on/off, or connecting/disconnecting the cable

too often.

• Shifting to energy-save or sleep mode while MIDI data is being

transferred, or returning from sleep mode.

• Disconnecting/connecting the cable while the Clavinova is on.

•Turning the power of the Clavinova on/off, starting up your com-

puter, or installing the driver while a large amount of data is

being transferred.

CAUTION

• The Clavinova will begin transmission a short time after the USB

connection is made.

• When using a USB cable to connect the Clavinova to your com-

puter, make the connection directly without passing through a

USB hub.

• Depending on the state of your computer, the operating state of

the Clavinova may become unstable. Do not use your computer

in a way that causes it to enter an unstable state.

When connecting the Clavinova to a personal computer, ﬁrst turn

off the power to both the Clavinova and the computer before con-

necting any cables. After making the proper connections and set-

tings, turn on the power of the computer ﬁrst, then that of the

Clavinova.

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MIDI OUT MIDI IN

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MIDI IN

RS422

MIDI OUT

MINI DIN

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What’s MIDI?

Let’s consider an acoustic piano and a classical guitar as

representative acoustic instruments. With the piano, you

strike a key, and a hammer inside hits some strings and

plays a note. With the guitar, you directly pluck a string

and the note sounds.

But how does a digital instrument go about playing a

note?

As shown in the illustration above, in an electronic

instrument, the sampled note (previously recorded note)

stored in the tone generator section (electronic circuit) is

played based on information received from the keyboard,

and output through the speakers.

Now let’s examine what happens when we play back a

recording. When you playback a music CD (for example,

a solo piano recording), you’re hearing the actual sound

(vibrations in air) of the acoustic instrument. This is called

audio data, to distinguish it from MIDI data.

In the above example, the actual acoustic sounds of the

pianist’s performance are captured in the recording as

audio data, and this is recorded to CD. When you play

back that CD on your audio system, you can hear the

actual piano performance. The piano itself is not

necessary, since the recording contains the actual sounds

of the piano, and your speakers reproduce them.

Internal ampInternal amp

Tone generator

(Electric circuit)

Playing

the keyboard

Pluck a string and the body

resonates the sound.

Based on playing information

from the keyboard, a

sampled note stored in the

tone generator is played

through the speakers.

Acoustic guitar note

production

Digital instrument note

production

Recording and playing back the performance of an acoustic

instrument (audio data)

Recording Playback

Tone generator

Sequencer

Recording and playing back the performance of a digital

instrument (MIDI data)

Controller (keyboard, etc.)

Recording Playback

In the case of digital instruments, the audio signals are sent

through output jacks (such as AUX OUT) on the instrument.

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The “controller” and “tone generator” in the illustration

above are equivalent to the piano in our acoustic

example. Here, the player’s performance on the keyboard

is captured as MIDI song data (see illustration below). In

order to record the audio performance on an acoustic

piano, special recording equipment is needed. However,

since the Clavinova features a built-in sequencer that lets

you record performance data, this recording equipment is

unnecessary. Instead, your digital instrument — the

Clavinova — allows you to both record and play back the

data.

However, we also need a sound source to produce the

audio, which eventually comes from your speakers. The

tone generator of the Clavinova ﬁlls this function. The

recorded performance is reproduced by the sequencer,

playing back the song data, using a tone generator

capable of accurately producing various instrument

sounds — including that of a piano. Looked at in another

way, the relation of the sequencer and the tone generator

is similar to that of the pianist and the piano — one plays

the other. Since digital instruments handle playback data

and the actual sounds independently, we can hear our

piano performance played by another instrument, such as

guitar or violin.

Finally, we’ll take a look at the actual data that gets

recorded and that serves as the basis for playing the

sounds. For example, let’s say you play a “C” quarter note

using the grand piano sound on the CVP-206/204

keyboard. Unlike an acoustic instrument that puts out a

resonated note, the electronic instrument puts out

information from the keyboard such as “with what voice,”

“with which key,” “about how strong,” “when was it

pressed” and “when was it released.” Then each piece of

information is changed into a number value and sent to

the tone generator. Using these numbers as a basis, the

tone generator plays the stored sampled note.

■ Example Keyboard Data

Panel operations on the CVP-206/204, such as playing the

keyboard and selecting voices, are processed and stored

as MIDI data. The auto accompaniment styles and songs

also consist of MIDI data.

MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument

Digital Interface, which allows electronic musical

instruments to communicate with each other, by sending

and receiving compatible Note, Control Change, Program

Change and various other types of MIDI data, or

messages.

The CVP-206/204 can control a MIDI device by

transmitting note related data and various types of

controller data.The CVP-206/204 can be controlled by

incoming MIDI messages which automatically determine

the tone generator mode, select MIDI channels, voices

and effects, change parameter values and of course play

the voices speciﬁed for the various parts.

MIDI messages can be divided into two groups: Channel

messages and System messages.

■ Channel Messages

The CVP-206/204 is an electronic instrument that can

handle 16 channels (or 32 channels, when using the USB

terminal). This is usually expressed as “it can play 16

instruments at the same time.” Channel messages transmit

information such as Note ON/OFF, Program Change, for

each of the 16 channels.

Tone generator

Sequencer

Keyboard performance

(MIDI data)

Even though it is a single musical instrument, the Clavinova can be

thought of as containing several electronic components: a control-

ler, a tone generator, and a sequencer.

Voice number (with what voice) 01 (grand piano)

Note number (with which key) 60 (C3)

Note on (when was it pressed)

and

note off (when was it released)

Timing expressed numerically

(quarter note)

Velocity (about how strong) 120 (strong)

Message Name CVP-206/204 Operation/Panel Setting

Note ON/OFF Messages which are generated when the

keyboard is played. Each message includes

a speciﬁc note number which corresponds

to the key which is pressed, plus a velocity

value based on how hard the key is played.

Program Change Voice selecting (control change bank select

MSB/LSB setting)

Control Change Volume, panpot (Mixing Console), etc.

MIDI data has the following advantages over audio data:

• The amount of data is much less, letting you easily store MIDI

songs to ﬂoppy disk.

• The data can be effectively and easily edited, even to the point of

changing voices and transforming the data.

The performance data of all songs and styles is handled as MIDI

data.

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MIDI channels

MIDI performance data is assigned to one of sixteen

MIDI channels. Using these channels, 1 - 16, the

performance data for sixteen different instrument parts

can be simultaneously sent over one MIDI cable.

Think of the MIDI channels as TV channels. Each TV

station transmits its broadcasts over a speciﬁc

channel.Your home TV set receives many different

programs simultaneously from several TV stations and

you select the appropriate channel to watch the desired

program.

MIDI operates on the same basic principle. The

transmitting instrument sends MIDI data on a speciﬁc

MIDI channel (MIDI Transmit Channel) via a single

MIDI cable to the receiving instrument. If the receiving

instrument’s MIDI channel (MIDI Receive Channel)

matches the Transmit Channel, the receiving instrument

will sound according to the data sent by the

transmitting instrument.

For example, several tracks (channels) can be

transmitted simultaneously, including the style data (as

shown below).

Example: Recording the auto accompaniment of the Clavinova to

an external sequencer

As you can see, it is essential to determine which data

is to be sent over which MIDI channel when

transmitting MIDI data (page 141). The Clavinova also

allows you to determine how the received data is

played back. (page 142).

■ System Messages

This is data that is used in common by the entire MIDI

system. System messages include messages like Exclusive

Messages that transmit data unique to each instrument

manufacturer and Realtime Messages that control the

MIDI device.

The messages transmitted/received by the CVP-206/204

are shown in the MIDI Data Format and MIDI

Implementation Chart in the separate Data List.

What You Can Do With MIDI

The following MIDI settings can be made on the

Clavinova:

• MIDI templates (preset MIDI setups for various

applications) (page 140)

•Transmit (page 141)

• Receive (page 142)

• Local Control (page 140)

• Clock (page 141)

■ Record performance data (1-16 channels) using the

CVP-206/204 Auto Accompaniment features on a

external sequencer (such as a personal computer).

After recording, edit the data with the sequencer, then

play it again on the CVP-206/204 (playback).

When you want to use the Clavinova as an XG-

compatible multi-timbral tone generator, set the receive

part for MIDI channels 1 to 16 to “SONG” in MIDI

Receive (page 142).

■ Play and control the Clavinova from a separate

keyboard

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MIDI transmit channel 2 MIDI receive channel 2

MIDI

cable

The Clavinova’s keyboard and internal tone generator are also

connected by MIDI (page 140).

MIDI cable or

serial cable

Clavinova track (channnel)

MAIN

LAYER

LEFT

STYLE instrument

External sequencer

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

Track 6

Track 7

Track 8

Track 9

Track 10

Track 11

Channel 1

Channel 2

Channel 3

Channel 4

Channel 5

Channel 6

Channel 7

Channel 8

Channel 9

Channel 10

Channel 11

Message Name CVP-206/204 Operation/Panel Setting

System Exclusive

Message

Effect type settings (Mixing Console),

etc.

Realtime Messages Clock setting, Start/stop operation

Personal cumputer,

QY series etc.

MIDI receive

MIDI transmit

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MIDI OUT MIDI IN

Clavinova

MIDI IN MIDI OUT

Clavinova

MIDI receive

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MIDI Data Compatibility

This section covers basic information on data

compatibility: whether or not other MIDI devices can

playback the data recorded by CVP-206/204, and

whether or not the CVP-206/204 can playback

commercially available song data or song data created for

other instruments or on a computer. Depending on the

MIDI device or data characteristics, you may be able to

play back the data without any problem, or you may have

to perform some special operations before the data can be

played back. If you run into problems playing back data,

please refer to the information below.

Disk format

Floppy disks are the main storage medium for data used

with various devices, including computers. Different

devices have different systems of storing data, therefore it

is necessary to ﬁrst conﬁgure the ﬂoppy disk to the system

of the device being used.This operation is called

“formatting.”

•There are two types of ﬂoppy disks: MF2DD (double

sided, double density) and MF2HD (double sided,

high density), and each type has different formatting

systems.

• CVP-206/204 can record and playback with both

types of ﬂoppy disks.

• When formatted by the CVP-206/204, a 2DD disk

stores up to 720 KB (kilobytes) and a 2HD disk stores

up to1.44 MB (megabytes). (The ﬁgures “720 KB” and

“1.44MB” indicate the data memory capacity. They are

also used to indicate the format type of disk.)

• Playback is only possible when the MIDI device to be

used is compatible with the format of the disk.

Sequence Format

The system which records song data is called “sequence

format.”

Playback is only possible when the sequence format of

the disk matches that of the MIDI device. The CVP-206/

204 is compatible with the following formats.

■ SMF (Standard MIDI File)

This is the most common sequence format.

Standard MIDI Files are generally available as one of two

types: Format 0 or Format 1. Many MIDI devices are

compatible with Format 0, and most commercially

available software is recorded as Format 0.

•The CVP-206/204 is compatible with both Format 0

and Format 1.

• Song data recorded on the CVP-206/204 is

automatically recorded as SMF Format 0.

• Song data loaded to the CVP-206/204 is automatically

saved as SMF Format 0 regardless of the original

format.

■ ESEQ

This sequence format is compatible with many of

Yamaha’s MIDI devices, including the Clavinova series

instruments.This is a common format used with various

Yamaha software.

■ XF

The Yamaha XF format enhances the SMF (Standard MIDI

File) format with greater functionality and open-ended

expandability for the future.

•The CVP-206/204 is capable of displaying lyrics when

an XF ﬁle containing lyric data is played.

■ Style File

The Style File Format – SFF – is Yamaha’s original style ﬁle

format which uses a unique conversion system to provide

high-quality automatic accompaniment based on a wide

range of chord types.

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Voice Allocation Format

With MIDI, voices are assigned to speciﬁc numbers,

called “program numbers.” The numbering standard

(order of voice allocation) is referred to as the “voice

allocation format.”

Voices may not play back as expected unless the voice

allocation format of the song data matches that of the

compatible MIDI device used for playback.

The CVP-206/204 is compatible with the following

formats.

■ GM System Level 1

This is one of the most common voice allocation formats.

• Many MIDI devices are compatible with GM System

Level1, as is most commercially available software.

■ XG

XG is a major enhancement of the GM System Level 1

format, and was developed by Yamaha speciﬁcally to

provide more voices and variations, as well as greater

expressive control over voices and effects, and to ensure

compatibility of data well into the future.

• Song data recorded on the CVP-206/204 using voices

in the [XG] category is XG-compatible.

■ DOC

This voice allocation format is compatible with many of

Yamaha’s MIDI devices, including the Clavinova series

instruments. This is also a common format used with

various Yamaha software.

Even if the devices and data used satisfy all the conditions above,

the data may still not be completely compatible, depending on the

speciﬁcations of the devices and particular data recording

methods.

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CVP-206: Keyboard Stand Assembly

CAUTION

■ Be careful not to confuse parts, and be sure to install

all parts in the correct direction. Please assemble in

accordance with the sequence given below.

■

Assembly should be carried out by at least two persons.

■ Be sure to use the correct screw size, as indicated

below. Use of incorrect screws can cause damage.

■ Be sure to tighten up all screws upon completing

assembly of each unit.

■ To disassemble, reverse

the assembly sequence

given below.

Open the package, take out the pedal box, take out

the styrofoam pads, and place the main unit on top

of the pads.

Position the pads so that they will protect the headphone

jack and the connector panel located underneath the front

left corner, and the ﬂoppy disk drive located underneath

the front right corner.

Remove the parts shown below from the box.

Attach the side panels to the pedal box.

Attach the front panel.

1 Align and attach the front panel to the front side of the pedal box

and both side panels.

2 Secure the panel using the 4x14mm thin screws.

* Insert six screws into the smaller holes on the brackets.

Mount the main unit.

Be sure to place your hands at least 10 cm from either

end of the main unit when positioning it.

Fix the main unit.

1 Center the main unit to produce equal clearance on the left and

right sides.

Connector panel

Floppy disk drive

Phones jacks Styrofoam pads

Main unit

Front panel

Rear panel

Pedal box

Side panel

(left)

Assembly Parts

AC power cord

Side panel

(right)

Pedal cord

6 x 25 mm long screws x4

4 x 20 mm tapping screws x5

6 x 16 mm short screws x4

Cord holders x24 x 14 mm thin screws x8

Side panel

(left)

Side panel

(right)

Side panel

(left)

Side panel

(right)

2 Remove the vinyl tie from the folded

pedal cord. Do not

remove the vinyl tie

located next to the

hole.

Use the four 6x25 mm

long screws to attach the

pedal box. First attach one

side panel, then attach th

other side panel

CAUTION

• Fingers can become pinched between the main unit and

the rear or side panels, be extra careful so as not to drop

the main unit.

• Do not hold the keyboard in any position other than the

position shown in the illustration.

At least

10 cm

At least

10 cm

2 Use 6x16 mm short

screws to secure the

main unit from the rear.

* Use the front hole on

the front brackets to

attach the screws.

Have a Phillips-head (+)

screwdriver ready.

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Connect the speaker cord.

1 Before connecting the speaker cord, remove the vinyl tie

attaching the speaker cord to the front panel.

2 Insert the speaker cord plug into the connector, with the plug’s

tab facing the rear.

Connect the pedal cord.

Attach the rear panel.

Set the voltage selector and connect the power

cord.

Voltage Selector

Before connecting the AC power cord, check the setting of the

voltage selector which is provided in some areas. To set the selector

for 110V, 127V, 220V or 240V main voltages, use a “minus”

screwdriver to rotate the selector dial so that the correct voltage for

your region appears next to the pointer on the panel. The voltage

selector is set at 240V when the unit is initially shipped.

After the proper voltage has been selected, connect the AC power

cord to the AC INLET and an AC wall outlet. A plug adaptor may be

also provided in some areas to match the pin conﬁguration of the AC

wall outlets in your area.

WARNING

• An improper voltage setting can cause serious damage to the

Clavinova or result in improper operation.

Set the adjuster.

Rotate the adjuster until

it comes in ﬁrm contact

with the ﬂoor surface.

■ After completing the assembly, please

check the following.

1 Insert the pedal

cord plug into the

pedal connector.

2 Attach the

cord holders

to the side

panel as

shown, then

clip the cord

into the

holders.

1 With the rear

panel on the

feet’s protruding

edge, align the

panel with the

groove and

secure the top

of the panel.

2 Secure the left and right corners using the

4x14mm thin screws.

3 Secure the top center and

bottom of the panel using the

4x20mm tapping screws.

240

127

110

220

•Are there any parts left over?

→ Review the assembly procedure and correct

any errors.

• Is the Clavinova clear of doors and other

movable ﬁxtures?

→ Move the Clavinova to an appropriate

location.

• Does the Clavinova make a rattling noise when

you shake it?

→ Tighten all screws.

• Does the pedal box rattle or give way when you

step on the pedals?

→ Turn the adjuster so that it is set ﬁrmly against

the ﬂoor.

•Are the pedal and power cords inserted securely

into the sockets?

→ Check the connection.

• If the main unit creaks or is otherwise unsteady

when you play on the keyboard, refer to the

assembly diagrams and retighten all screws.

When moving the instrument after assembly, always

hold instrument by the lower surface in the front of

the main unit and by the handles in the rear panel.

CAUTION

Do not hold the key cover or top portion. Improper han-

dling can result in damage to the instrument or personal

injury.

Top portion

Key cover

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CVP-204: Keyboard Stand Assembly

CAUTION

■ Be careful not to confuse parts, and be sure to

install all parts in the correct direction. Please

assemble in accordance with the sequence given

below.

■ Assembly should be carried out by at least two

persons.

■ Be sure to use the correct screw size, as indicated

below. Use of incorrect screws can cause damage.

■ Be sure to tighten up all screws upon completing

assembly of each unit.

■ To disassemble, reverse the assembly sequence

given below.

Open the package, take out the pedal box, take

out the styrofoam pads, and place the main unit

on top of the pads.

Position the pads so that they will protect the headphone

jack and the connector panel located underneath the

front left corner, and the ﬂoppy disk drive located

underneath the front right corner.

Remove the parts shown below from the box.

Attach the side panels to the pedal box.

Attach the rear panel.

1 Place the bottom edges of the rear panel on the feet’s protruding

edges, with the panel slightly angled as shown in the illustration.

Then, align the top part of the panel with the side panels.

2 Secure the top of the rear panel to the side panel brackets using

two 4x12 mm thin screws.

3 Secure the bottom of the rear panel to the pedal box using four

4x20 mm tapping screws.

Mount the main unit.

Be sure to place your hands at least 10 cm from either

end of the main unit when positioning it.

Have a Phillips-head (+) screwdriver ready.

Floppy disk drive

Styrofoam

pads

Main unit

Bundled pedal cord inside

Rear panel

Pedal box

Side panel

(left)

Side panel

(right)

Assembly Parts AC power cord

6 x 25 mm long screws x4

4 x 20 mm tapping screws x46 x 16 mm short screws x4

Cord holders x2

4 x 12 mm thin screws x2

Side panel

(left)

Side panel

(right)

Side panel

(left)

Side panel

(right)

1 Untie and straighten out the bundled

cord attached to the bottom of the

pedal box. Don’t discard the vinyl tie,

you’ll need it later in step 6.

2 Use the four 6x25 mm long screws to attach the pedal box.

First attach one side panel, then attach the other side panel.

CAUTION

• Fingers can become pinched between the main unit and

the rear or side panels, be extra careful so as not to drop

the main unit.

• Do not hold the keyboard in any position other than the

position shown in the illustration.

At least

10 cm

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Fix the main unit.

1 Center the main unit to

produce equal clearance on

the left and right sides.

2 Use 6x16 mm short screws to

secure the main unit from the

front.

Connect the pedal cord.

Set the voltage selector and connect the power

cord.

Voltage Selector

Before connecting the AC power cord, check the setting of the

voltage selector which is provided in some areas. To set the selector

for 110V, 127V, 220V or 240V main voltages, use a “minus”

screwdriver to rotate the selector dial so that the correct voltage for

your region appears next to the pointer on the panel. The voltage

selector is set at 240V when the unit is initially shipped.

After the proper voltage has been selected, connect the AC power

cord to the AC INLET and an AC wall outlet. A plug adaptor may be

also provided in some areas to match the pin conﬁguration of the AC

wall outlets in your area.

WARNING

• An improper voltage setting can cause serious damage to the

Clavinova or result in improper operation.

Set the adjuster.

Rotate the adjuster until it comes in ﬁrm contact

with the ﬂoor surface.

■ After completing the assembly, please

check the following.

1 Insert the pedal

cord plug to the

pedal connector

from the front.

2 Attach the cord holders

to the rear panel as

shown, then clip the

cord into the holders.

3 Use a vinyl tie

to take up any

slack in the

pedal cord.

240

127

110

220

•Are there any parts left over?

→ Review the assembly procedure and correct

any errors.

• Is the Clavinova clear of doors and other

movable ﬁxtures?

→ Move the Clavinova to an appropriate

location.

• Does the Clavinova make a rattling noise when

you shake it?

→ Tighten all screws.

• Does the pedal box rattle or give way when you

step on the pedals?

→ Turn the adjuster so that it is set ﬁrmly against

the ﬂoor.

•Are the pedal and power cords inserted securely

into the sockets?

→ Check the connection.

• If the main unit creaks or is otherwise unsteady

when you play on the keyboard, refer to the

assembly diagrams and retighten all screws.

When moving the instrument after assembly, always

hold the bottom of the main unit.

CAUTION

Do not hold the key cover or top portion. Improper han-

dling can result in damage to the instrument or personal

injury.

Top portion

Key cover

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Troubleshooting

Problem Possible Cause and Solution

• The Clavinova does not turn on; there is no

power.

Make sure that the Clavinova has been plugged in properly. Securely insert the

female plug into the AC socket on the Clavinova, and the male plug into a proper

AC outlet (page 17).

•A click or pop is heard when the power is

turned on or off.

This is normal when electrical current is applied to the instrument.

• Noise is heard from the Clavinova’s speakers. Using a mobile phone in close proximity to the Clavinova may produce

interference. To prevent this, turn off the mobile phone, or use it further away from

the Clavinova.

• The display is too bright or too dark to read. The brightness of the display may be affected by the surrounding temperature;

try adjusting the contrast (page 17).

• The keyboard volume is low compared to that

of the Auto Accompaniment or song playback.

The overall keyboard volume or the independent volume level of the keyboard

part may be set too low. Raise the MAIN/LAYER/LEFT volume voices or lower

the STYLE/SONG volume in the BALANCE display (page 65).

• The volume of the Auto Accompaniment or

song playback is low compared to that of the

keyboard.

The volume level of one or more accompaniment parts or song channels is set

too low. Raise the part or channel level(s) in the appropriate MIXER display

(page 123).

• The overall volume is low, or no sound is

heard.

• The Master Volume is set too low; set it to an appropriate level with the

[MASTER VOLUME] dial.

• The volume of the individual parts may be set too low. Raise the volume of

MAIN, LAYER, LEFT, STYLE, and SONG in the BALANCE display (page 65).

• Make sure the desired channel is set to ON (page 65, 80).

• Headphones are connected, disabling the speaker output. (This happens

when the speaker setting is set to “HEADPHONE SW”; page 144.) Unplug the

headphones.

• Make sure the speaker setting is set to ON (page 144).

• Make sure the Local Control function is set to ON (page 140).

• The damper, sostenuto and soft functions do

not work for the relevant pedals.

Each pedal has been assigned to a different function. Make sure that each pedal

is properly assigned to SUSTAIN, SOSTENUTO, and SOFT (page 134).

• The damper pedal has no effect, or the sound

continuously sustains even when the damper

pedal is not pressed.

The pedal cable/plug may not be properly connected. Make sure to securely

insert the pedal plug into the proper jack (page 156 - 159).

• Not all simultaneously-played notes sound. You may be exceeding the maximum polyphony of the Clavinova. When this

happens, the earliest played notes will stop sounding, letting the latest played

notes sound. See page 162 for information on the maximum polyphony.

• Some of the Sweet Voices (page 92) appear

instead as Natural voices when making

settings in the Sound Creator, Mixing Console

and Pedal control (in Function).

This is normal. The Sweet Voices below are built into the Natural tone generation

source (page 92):

Sweet! Harmonica, Sweet! Oboe, Sweet! Violin

• Accompaniment style or Song playback does

not start.

• MIDI Clock may be set to “EXTERNAL.” Make sure this is set to “INTERNAL”

(page 141).

• Make sure to press the appropriate [START/STOP] button. To play an

accompaniment style, press the STYLE [START/STOP] button (page 65); to

playback a song, press the SONG [START/STOP] button (page 78).

• “New Song” (a blank song) has been selected. Make sure to select an

appropriate song in the SONG display (page 78).

• The song has been stopped at the end of the song data. Return to the

beginning of the song by pressing the [TOP] button (page 80).

• Only the rhythm channel plays. Make sure the Auto Accompaniment function is turned on; press the [ACMP]

button.

• The accompaniment style does not start,

even when Synchro Start is in standby

condition and a key is pressed.

You may be trying to start accompaniment by playing a key in the right hand

range of the keyboard. Make sure to play a key in the left-hand (accompaniment)

range of the keyboard.

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• The desired chord is not recognized or output

by the auto accompaniment.

•You may not be playing the correct keys to indicate the chord. Refer to “Chord

Types Recognized in the Fingered Mode” (page 67).

•You may be playing the keys according to a different ﬁngering mode, and not

the one currently selected. Check the accompaniment mode, and play the

keys according to the selected mode (page 66).

•Auto accompaniment chords are recognized

regardless of the split point or where chords

are played on the keyboard.

This is normal if the ﬁngering mode is set to “Full Keyboard” or “AI Full Keyboard.”

If either of these is selected, chords are recognized over the entire range of the

keyboard, irrespective of the split point setting. If desired, select a different

ﬁngering mode (page 66).

• Certain notes sound at the wrong pitch. The Scale parameter has probably been set to something other than “Equal,”

changing the tuning system of the keyboard. Make sure “Equal” is selected as

the Scale in the Scale Tune page (page 130).

• Some channels do not properly play back

when playing back song data.

Make sure that playback of the relevant channel(s) is turned on (page 80).

• The Harmony function does not operate. Harmony cannot be used with the Full Keyboard or AI Full Keyboard ﬁngering

modes. Select an appropriate ﬁngering mode (page 66).

• The microphone input signal (CVP-206 only)

cannot be recorded.

This is normal; recording the audio input of the microphone is not possible.

• MIDI data is not transmitted or received via

the MIDI terminals, even when MIDI cables

are connected properly.

Remove the USB cable from the Clavinova’s USB terminal.

• When a voice is changed, the previously

selected effect is changed.

Each voice has its own suitable preset values which are automatically recalled

when the corresponding Voice Set parameters are turned on (page 138).

• There is a slight difference in sound quality

between notes played on the keyboard.

• Some voices have a looping sound.

• Some noise or vibrato is noticeable at higher

pitches, depending upon the voice.

This is normal and is a result of the Clavinova’s sampling system.

• Some voices will jump an octave in pitch

when played in the upper or lower registers.

This is normal. Some voices have a pitch limit which, when reached, causes this

type of pitch shift.

•Even though a Registration Memory setting

containing a User voice is selected, the Open/

Save display shows a Preset voice.

This is normal; even with the Preset voice shown, the actual sounding voice is

the selected User voice.

When a User voice is registered to the User drive or ﬂoppy disk, the actual

registered is: 1) the source Preset voice, and 2) the parameter settings as set in

the Sound Creator. When you recall a Registration Memory setting containing a

User voice, the Clavinova selects the Preset voice (on which the User voice is

based), then applies the relevant parameter settings to it — so that your original

User voice is sounded.

• Disk save operations take a long time. This is normal. Keep in mind that it takes approximately 1 minute to save 1

megabyte of data to a ﬂoppy disk.

• The voice produces excessive noise. Certain voices may produce noise, depending on the Harmonic Content and/or

Brightness settings in the FILTER page of the Mixing Console display

(page 124).

• The sound is distorted or noisy. • The volume may be turned up too high. Make sure all relevant volume settings

are appropriate.

• This may be caused by the effects. Try canceling all unnecessary effects,

especially distortion-type effects (page 125).

• Some ﬁlter resonance settings in the Custom Voice Creator display (page 94)

can result in distorted sound. Adjust these settings if necessary.

•A strange “ﬂanging” or “doubling” sound

occurs. Also, the sound is slightly different

each time the keys are played.

Both the Main and Layer parts are set to “ON,” and both parts are set to play the

same voice. Set the Layer part to “OFF” (page 60) or change the voice for each

part (page 58).

Problem Possible Cause and Solution

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Speciﬁcations

: available

Model Name CVP-206 CVP-204

Sound Source AWM Dynamic Stereo Sampling

Display 320 ✕ 240 dots backlit graphic LCD

Keyboard 88 keys (A-1 - C7)

Voice Polyphony (max) 96 64

Voice Selection 311 voices + 480 XG voices + 16 Drum Kits

Regular Voice 276

Sweet Voice 11

Cool Voice 2

Live Voice 1

Natural Voice 21

Sound creator

Effects

Effect Blocks

Reverb 2

Chorus 2

DSP 2

Brilliance 1 —

Effect Types

REVERB1 23+3 User

REVERB2 5

CHORUS1 15+3 User

CHORUS2 3

DSP1 92+3 User

DSP2 12

Brilliance 5 —

Accompaniment

Style

Accompaniment Styles 210 191

Session Styles 14

Pianist Styles 36

Piano Combo Styles 17

Fingering Single Finger, Fingered, Fingered On Bass, Multi Finger, AI Fingered,

Full Keyboard, AI Full Keyboard

Style Creator

OTS (One Touch Setting) 4/Accompaniment Style

OTS link

Music Finder Approximately 2500 records

Edit

Song Format SMF (Format 0,1), ESEQ

Preset Songs

Guide Follow Lights, Any Key, Karao-Key

Guide Lamp 88 Red

Lyrics

Score

Recording Quick Recording, Multi Recording, Step Recording, Song Editing

Record Channels 16

Memory

Device

Floppy Disk (2HD, 2DD)

Flash Memory (internal) 1.5MB

Flash Availability Song (SMF), Style (SFF), Registration, Voice, etc.

Tempo Tempo Range 5 - 500

Tap Tempo

Metronome

Sound Bell on/off, Human Voices (5 languages)

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* Speciﬁcations and descriptions 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. Since speciﬁcations, equipment or options may not

be the same in every locale, please check with your Yamaha dealer.

Registration

Memory

Buttons 8

Regist Sequence

Freeze

Others Demo Function, Voice, Style

Language 6 languages (English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Italian)

Help

Direct Access

Piano setting button (including Piano Lock)

Master Volume

Fade In/Out

Transpose Keyboard/Song/Master

Tuning

Tuning Curve Flat/Stretch (Natural Piano Voice only)

Scale Equal Temperament, Pure Major/Pure Minor, Pythagorean, Mean-Tone,

Werckmeister/Kirnberger, Arabic 1/2

Touch Response 5 level

Jacks/Connectors PHONES ✕ 2, MIDI (THRU, OUT, IN), USB, AUX PEDAL,

AUX IN (L/L+R, R), AUX OUT (LEVEL FIXED) (L/R),

AUX OUT (L/L+R, R)

MIC (INPUT VOLUME,

MIC./ LINE IN),VIDEO OUT

—

Pedals Number of Pedals 3

Pedal Functions VOLUME, SUSTAIN, SOSTENUTO, SOFT, GLIDE, PORTAMENTO,

PITCHBEND, MODULATION, DSP VARIATION, VIBROTOR ON/OFF,

SONG START/STOP, STYLE START/STOP, etc.

Ampliﬁers/

Speakers

Ampliﬁers 40 W ✕ 2

Speakers (16 cm + 5 cm) ✕ 2

Dimensions [W ✕ D ✕ H]

(with the Music Rest)

1384.0 ✕ 598.2 ✕ 900.1 mm

[54-1/2" ✕ 23-9/16" ✕ 35-7/16"]

(1384.0 ✕ 598.2 ✕ 1070.0 mm)

[54-1/2" ✕ 23-9/16" ✕ 42-1/8"]

1381.5 ✕ 597.7 ✕ 899.6 mm

[56-3/8" ✕ 24-3/8" ✕ 43-3/4"]

(1381.5 ✕ 597.7 ✕ 1071.2 mm)

[56-3/8" ✕ 24-3/8" ✕ 36-11/16"]

Weight 80 Kg (176 lbs., 6 oz) 66 Kg (145 lbs., 8 oz)

Model Name CVP-206 CVP-204

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Index

Numerics

1 - 16 .................................................................................109

[1▲▼] - [8▲▼] buttons ........................................... 18, 39–49

[A] - [J] buttons............................................................... 18, 44

Accessories ............................................................................ 6

Accompaniment Guide ........................................................82

Accompaniment style parts................................................... 98

[ACMP] button ............................................................... 18, 64

Adjust the Volume Balance and Changing Voices ..............122

Adjusting the display contrast............................................... 17

Adjusting the Effects ...........................................................125

Adjusting the Tempo ............................................................54

Adjusting the Volume Balance ............................................. 65

Adjusting the Volume Balance / Muting Specific Channels... 80

Adjusting values ................................................................... 50

AI ......................................................................................... 66

AI FINGERED ....................................................................... 66

AI FULL KEYBOARD ............................................................ 66

Any Key ............................................................................... 82

Append ................................................................................75

Applying Voice Effects.......................................................... 61

Appropriate Panel Setting for the Selected Style.................... 71

Arabic ................................................................................131

Arranging the Style Pattern ...................................................68

Assembling an Accompaniment Style................................. 116

Assembling the CVP-204.................................................... 158

Assembling the CVP-206.................................................... 156

ATTACK ............................................................................... 94

AUTO ..................................................................................20

Auto Revoice...................................................................... 123

[AUTO FILLIN] button.................................................... 18, 70

Automatically Changing One Touch Settings

with the Sections............................................................... 72

AUX IN [L / L+R] [R] jacks............................................ 19, 148

AUX OUT (LEVEL FIXED) [L] [R] jacks.......................... 19, 148

AUX OUT [L / L+R] [R] jacks........................................ 19, 148

[AUX PEDAL] jack........................................................ 19, 149

[BACK] button.......................................................... 18, 44, 50

[BALANCE] button .........................................................18, 65

Bar Clear ............................................................................ 119

Bar Copy ............................................................................ 119

Bar/Beat/Clock.................................................................... 101

Basic Operations — Organizing Your Data ..........................39

Bass...................................................................................... 98

BEAT .............................................................................. 74, 75

[BREAK] button ..............................................................18, 68

BRIGHTNESS .......................................................................94

Calling Up Ideal Setups for Your Music ................................ 73

Cent ...................................................................................130

Change the Rhythmic Feel.................................................. 117

Changing Pitch-related Settings ..........................................124

Changing the Automatically Selected Voice Settings .......... 138

Changing the Icon ................................................................ 50

Changing the Tone of the Voice .........................................124

Changing the Touch Sensitivity and Transpose ................... 136

Channel..................................................65, 80, 106, 119, 132

Channel Messages ..............................................................152

Channel Muting....................................................................65

[CHANNEL ON / OFF] button ..................................18, 65, 80

Channel Transpose .............................................................108

CHD...................................................................................110

Chord ...................................................................................98

Chord Detect ......................................................................142

Chord Events.......................................................................110

Chord Fingering............................................................66, 134

Chord Tutor ........................................................................134

Chord Types Recognized in the Fingered Mode....................67

Chorus................................................................................127

Clock..................................................................................141

COMMON ...........................................................................93

Compatible Song Types ........................................................77

CONFIG 1 ..........................................................................143

CONFIG 2 ..........................................................................144

Connect the power cord .......................................................17

Connecting Audio & Video Devices....................................148

Connecting external MIDI devices ......................................149

Connecting the Microphone or Guitar (CVP-206 only)........147

Connecting to a Computer..................................................149

Controller ...........................................................................134

Converting into Kanji (Japanese language) ............................49

Cool! ....................................................................................59

COPY ...................................................................................47

Copying and Formatting Disks ............................................145

Copying Files/Folders............................................................47

Copying from Disk to Disk..................................................145

Creating Accompaniment Styles..........................................112

Current Memory ...................................................................41

Customizing the Event List — Filter.....................................111

CUT......................................................................................46

Damper pedal.................................................................19, 62

[DATA ENTRY] dial ........................................................18, 50

Data Types in the MIDI TRANSMIT/RECEIVE Display .........141

DECAY .................................................................................94

DELETE.................................................................................47

Delete.................................................................................107

DELETE RECORD..................................................................75

Deleting Files/Folders............................................................47

[DEMO] button.........................................................14, 18, 56

DEPTH..................................................................................94

Detailed Settings for Notation ...............................................85

[DIGITAL RECORDING] button........................14, 18, 96, 112

[DIRECT ACCESS] button................................................18, 51

Direct Access Chart ..............................................................52

Disk....................................................................................145

Disk format.........................................................................154

Disk Orchestra Collection.....................................................19

Displaying Music Notation ...................................................84

Displaying the Lyrics.............................................................87

Displaying Upper Level pages...............................................48

DOC...................................................................................155

Drum....................................................................................59

[DSP] button...........................................................18, 61, 127

Dynamics ...........................................................................118

Index

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ECHO .......................................................................... 62, 138

EDIT................................................................................... 115

Edit the Created Accompaniment Style............................... 117

Editing a Recorded Song..................................................... 106

Editing Channel-related Parameters .................................... 106

Editing Chord Events .......................................................... 110

Editing Note Events ............................................................ 109

Editing Records .................................................................... 75

Editing System Events .........................................................110

Editing the Channel Data.................................................... 119

Editing Voices ...................................................................... 91

EFFECT................................................................................. 95

Effect Block ........................................................................126

Effect Structure ...................................................................127

Effects................................................................................. 125

EG........................................................................................ 94

Embellish and enhance your melodies

— with the automatic Harmony and Echo effects.............. 30

END Mark .......................................................................... 104

ENDING .............................................................................. 70

[ENDING / rit.] button.............................................. 18, 31, 69

[ENTER] button .............................................................. 18, 50

Entering Characters............................................................... 49

Entering Chords and Sections (Chord Step) ......................... 103

Entering miscellaneous characters (marks)............................ 49

Entering numbers ................................................................. 49

Entering special character marks

(umlaut, accent, Japanese “ ” and “ ” ..........................49

Entering Your Name and Language Preference ................... 146

Equal Temperament............................................................ 131

ESEQ .................................................................................. 154

Example Keyboard Data ..................................................... 152

[EXIT] button .................................................................. 18, 44

Exit from Small Pop-up Windows ......................................... 44

[EXTRA TRACKS (STYLE)] button.................................... 18, 81

Fade In Time, Fade Out Time, Fade Out Hold Time ........... 143

[FADE IN / OUT] button................................................. 18, 69

FAVORITE............................................................................ 75

[FF] button ..................................................................... 18, 80

File....................................................................................... 41

File/Folder-related Operations .............................................. 45

Files/folders in a floppy disk .................................................46

Fill........................................................................................ 70

Filter..................................................................... 94, 111, 124

FINGERED ........................................................................... 66

FINGERED ON BASS............................................................ 66

First Key On .......................................................................105

FLOPPY DISK drive .................................................. 41, 42, 43

Floppy disk drive.............................................................. 6, 19

Follow Lights........................................................................ 82

Foot Controller ............................................................. 62, 149

Footswitch.................................................................... 62, 149

Formatting a Disk ............................................................... 145

[FREEZE] button...................................................... 19, 90, 137

FULL KEYBOARD................................................................. 66

[FUNCTION] button .................................................... 18, 128

Gate Time ..........................................................................101

GENRE ........................................................................... 74, 76

GENRE NAME...................................................................... 76

GM System Level 1....................................................... 19, 155

Groove............................................................................... 117

Groove parameters .............................................................117

[GUIDE] button ........................................................14, 18, 82

Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disk.........6

Harmonic Content ................................................................94

HARMONY ............................................................62, 95, 138

Harmony Assignments ........................................................139

Harmony Types ..................................................................139

[HARMONY / ECHO] button..........................................19, 62

Headphone Hanger ..............................................................17

Headphones .................................................................17, 147

Help messages can be displayed in any one of the following

languages ..........................................................................53

[HELP] button .................................................................18, 53

High Key.............................................................................121

Hz ......................................................................................130

ICON SELECT .......................................................................50

[INPUT VOLUME] knob ...............................................19, 147

Inputting and Editing Lyrics.................................................111

Instant Selection of Displays .................................................51

INTRO..................................................................................70

[INTRO] button.........................................................18, 31, 68

Karao-Key.............................................................................82

Key cover..............................................................................16

KEY SIGNATURE ..................................................................85

Keyboard guide lamps ....................................................19, 82

Keyboard Percussion.............................................................59

Keyboard Touch .................................................................136

Keyboard/Panel...................................................................136

KEYWORD .....................................................................74, 75

Kirnberger...........................................................................131

Layer.....................................................................................60

Layering Two Different Voices..............................................60

LCD......................................................................................15

[LCD CONTRAST] knob .................................................18, 17

Left .......................................................................................61

LEFT CH. ..............................................................................85

[LEFT HOLD] button.......................................................19, 62

Left pedal........................................................................19, 62

Live! .....................................................................................59

Local Control......................................................................140

Loop recording ...................................................................112

Lyrics............................................................................87, 111

MAIN A/B/C/D......................................................................68

MAIN [A] button.............................................................18, 68

MAIN [B] button.............................................................18, 68

MAIN [C] button.............................................................18, 68

MAIN [D] button ............................................................18, 68

Maintaining Panel Settings..................................................137

Maintenance...........................................................................8

Making Global and Other Important Settings ......................128

Making Overall System Settings (Local Control, Clock, etc.)140

Making Settings for Fade In/Out, Metronome, Parameter Lock,

and Tap...........................................................................143

Making Settings for the Display, Speaker System, and Voice

Number Indication ..........................................................144

Index

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166

Making Settings for the Pedals ............................................ 134

Making Settings for the Pedals and Keyboard ..................... 134

Making Style File Format Settings .......................................120

Master Tune .......................................................................130

Mastering Your Favorite Songs.............................................. 38

[MASTER VOLUME] dial................................................ 18, 17

Mean-Tone......................................................................... 131

[MEMORY] button.......................................................... 19, 88

Message Switch.................................................................. 141

Messages................................................................................ 8

Metronome ........................................................................ 143

METRONOME [START / STOP] button........................... 18, 54

[MIC. LINE] switch ....................................................... 19, 147

[MIC. LINE IN] jack...................................................... 19, 147

MIDI .................................................................................. 140

MIDI [THRU] [OUT] [IN] terminals..............................19, 149

MIDI channels.................................................................... 153

MIDI Data Compatibility .................................................... 154

MIDI IN.............................................................................. 149

MIDI OUT.......................................................................... 149

MIDI Receive Parts............................................................. 142

MIDI SET UP ...................................................................... 146

MIDI terminals ...................................................................149

MIDI THRU........................................................................ 149

Mix .................................................................................... 107

[MIXING CONSOLE] button......................................... 18, 122

[MONO] button ............................................................. 19, 62

Moving Files/Folders ............................................................ 46

MULTI FINGER ....................................................................66

Multi Recording ................................................................... 98

[MUSIC FINDER] button .................................... 15, 19, 33, 73

Music Finder Record Edit ..................................................... 75

Music Finder Search............................................................. 74

Music Rest............................................................................ 16

Muting Specific Parts............................................................ 81

NAME ..................................................................................45

Naming Files/Folders............................................................ 45

Natural Voices ..................................................................... 92

Natural!................................................................................ 59

NEW (FOLDER).................................................................... 48

NEW RECORD..................................................................... 76

[NEXT] button ..........................................................18, 44, 50

Normal............................................................................... 105

Note Events ........................................................................ 109

Note Limit .......................................................................... 121

NOTE NAME........................................................................ 86

NTR (Note Transposition Rule) ........................................... 120

NTT (Note Transposition Table).......................................... 121

OCTAVE ............................................................................ 124

One Touch Setting ............................................................... 32

ONE TOUCH SETTING [1] - [4] buttons ..................19, 71, 72

One-touch Piano Play ..........................................................59

[ON / OFF] button (POWER) .......................................... 18, 17

Open/Save displays .............................................................. 40

Organizing Files by Creating a New Folder ..........................48

Other Parameters in the Basic Display................................ 115

Other Playback-related Operations....................................... 80

Other Settings..................................................................... 143

[OTS LINK] button.......................................................... 18, 72

Outputting the sound of an external device through the built-in

speakers of the Clavinova ............................................... 148

Overdub recording............................................................. 112

Owner ................................................................................146

Pad .......................................................................................98

Parameter ...........................................................................120

Parameter Lock...................................................................144

PASTE.............................................................................46, 47

Pedal ..................................................................................134

Pedal (Center) .......................................................................62

Pedal (Left)............................................................................62

Pedal (Right) .........................................................................62

Pedal-controllable Functions...............................................135

[PHONES] jacks............................................................19, 147

Phrase...................................................................................98

Phrase Mark..................................................................80, 132

[PIANO] button ........................................................15, 19, 59

PIANO (SOUND CREATOR).................................................93

Piano Lock function..............................................................59

PITCH BEND RANGE .........................................................124

Pitch settings for each scale ................................................131

Playback of Songs.................................................................21

Playing a style.................................................................28, 63

Playing a Style’s Rhythm Channels only................................65

Playing Along with the Clavinova .........................................36

Playing and Practicing with the Songs...................................36

Playing Back Songs on Disk..................................................80

Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands.........27

Playing Fill-in patterns automatically when changing

accompaniment sections ...................................................70

Playing Several Sounds Simultaneously.................................60

Playing Styles........................................................................28

Playing the Demos..........................................................20, 56

Playing the Internal Songs.....................................................78

Playing the sounds of the Clavinova through an external

audio system, and recording the sounds to an external

recorder...........................................................................148

Playing Two Voices Simultaneously......................................26

Playing Voices ......................................................................25

PORTAMENTO TIME..........................................................124

Practice Functions.................................................................82

Practicing Music with the Guide Functions...........................83

PRESET drive...................................................................41, 42

Preset MIDI Templates........................................................140

Punch In/Out ......................................................................105

Pure Major..........................................................................131

Pure Minor..........................................................................131

Pythagorean........................................................................131

QUANTIZE...........................................................................85

Quantize.....................................................................106, 119

Quantize Size .....................................................................106

Quick Recording...................................................................97

Quick Start..........................................................................132

Realtime Recording.............................................................114

Realtime Recording Characteristics.....................................112

[REC] button ...................................................................18, 96

Rec Mode ...........................................................................105

Recalling a Registration Memory Setup.................................90

Recalling the Registered Settings...........................................90

Receive...............................................................................142

Receive Transpose ..............................................................141

Receiving MIDI Data ..........................................................142

Record..................................................................................73

Index

167

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Recording............................................................................. 37

Recording Chord Changes for the Auto Accompaniment.... 103

Recording Individual Notes ................................................ 100

Recording Melodies ........................................................... 102

Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs................ 96

Registering Panel Setups....................................................... 88

Registering the Panel Controls in One Touch Setting ............ 72

REGISTRATION BANK......................................................... 89

REGISTRATION EDIT display............................................... 89

Registration Memory ............................................................88

REGISTRATION MEMORY [1] – [8] buttons................... 19, 88

Registration Sequence ........................................................137

Regular Voices .....................................................................92

RELEASE............................................................................... 94

Remove Event .................................................................... 119

Repeat Playback of a Specific Range ....................................81

[REPEAT] button............................................................. 18, 81

Replace ................................................................................ 75

Resonance............................................................................ 94

Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings of the

CVP-206/204 .................................................................. 146

[REVERB] button............................................................. 18, 61

Reverb................................................................................ 127

[REW] button ................................................................. 18, 80

Rhythm ................................................................................ 98

RIGHT CH. .......................................................................... 85

Root ...................................................................................142

RTR (Retrigger Rule) ...........................................................121

SAVE .................................................................................... 48

Save ...............................................................................40, 48

Saving Files ..........................................................................48

Saving Your Registration Memory Setups.............................. 89

Scale ..................................................................................131

Scale Tune ......................................................................... 130

Score.................................................................................... 84

Searching the Ideal Setups.................................................... 74

Searching the Music Finder Records..................................... 34

Section button indications

— [BREAK], [INTRO], [MAIN], [ENDING] buttons ........... 68

Sections................................................................................ 30

Select the Recording Options: Starting, Stopping,

Punching In/Out ............................................................. 105

Selecting a Scale ................................................................ 130

Selecting a Voice.................................................................. 58

Selecting Files and Folders ................................................... 44

Selecting Intro and Ending Types.......................................... 70

Selecting items .....................................................................50

Selecting the Freeze Settings................................................. 90

Sequence Format................................................................ 154

Sequencer ..........................................................................152

Set Up ................................................................................ 108

Setting Auto Accompaniment-related Parameters ...............133

Setting Chord Channels ...................................................... 142

Setting Harmony and Echo ................................................. 138

Setting Root Note Channels................................................ 142

Setting Separate Voices for the Left and Right Sections of the

Keyboard ..........................................................................61

Setting Song-related Parameters.......................................... 132

Setting the Fingering Method.............................................. 134

Setting the Level Balance and Voice................................... 123

Setting the MIDI Parameters ...............................................140

Setting the Registration Sequence, Freeze, and Voice Set ... 137

Setting the volume................................................................ 17

SFX....................................................................................... 59

Sheet Music Braces (CVP-206 only)...................................... 16

Showing the Clavinova Display on a TV .....................139, 148

Simultaneously Playing a Song and an Accompaniment

Style ..................................................................................79

SINGLE FINGER....................................................................66

SMF (Standard MIDI File)....................................................154

Song ...............................................................................14, 77

SONG [START / STOP] button........................................18, 78

SONG AUTO REVOICE......................................................123

Song Book ......................................................................22, 77

Song Creator.........................................................................96

Song Playback ..........................................................21, 77, 78

Song Recording.....................................................................96

Song Settings.......................................................................132

Sostenuto pedal ..............................................................19, 62

SOUND (SOUND CREATOR)...............................................93

SOUND CREATOR Parameters.............................................92

[SOUND CREATOR] button ...........................................18, 91

Source Root/Chord..............................................................120

Specifying the Order for Calling Up Registration Memory

Presets.............................................................................137

SPEED...................................................................................94

Split Point ...........................................................................133

Step Record ........................................................................100

Step Record (Chord)............................................................103

Step Record (Note)..............................................................102

Step Recording....................................................................115

Stopping the Style Playback While Releasing Keys................69

Style................................................................................14, 63

STYLE [START / STOP] button.........................................18, 64

Style Creator .......................................................................112

Style File.......................................................................19, 154

Style File Format .................................................................113

Style Sections........................................................................30

Style Setting ........................................................................133

Sustain..................................................................................94

Sweet!...................................................................................59

[SYNC.START] button.....................................................18, 64

[SYNC.STOP] button.......................................................18, 69

SYS/EX. (System Exclusive)..................................................110

System ................................................................................140

System Events .....................................................................110

System Messages.................................................................153

System Reset.......................................................................146

SYSTEM SET UP..................................................................146

Tap Count...........................................................................144

[TAP TEMPO] button ......................................................18, 55

TEMPO [

E] [F] buttons.............................................18, 54

TEMPO FROM......................................................................74

Tempo Indications — MAIN Display ....................................55

TEMPO TO...........................................................................74

[TOP] button...................................................................18, 80

[TRACK 1 (R)] button ......................................................18, 81

[TRACK 2 (L)] button.......................................................18, 81

Transmit..............................................................................141

Transmit Clock....................................................................141

Transmitting MIDI Data ......................................................141

TRANSPOSE [

E] [F] buttons ...................................18, 136

Transpose Assign ................................................................136

Tune ...................................................................................124

TUNING.............................................................................124

Tuning the Overall Pitch.....................................................130

Index

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168

UP........................................................................................ 48

USB...................................................................................... 19

[USB] terminal........................................................ 15, 19, 149

USER drive ............................................................... 41, 42, 43

USER EFFECT .............................................................126, 146

Using Your Clavinova with Other Devices .........................147

Utility................................................................................. 143

[VARIATION] button...................................................... 19, 61

Velocity...................................................................... 101, 118

Velocity Change................................................................. 119

VIBRATO .............................................................................94

[VIDEO OUT] jack............................................... 19, 139, 148

Voice Allocation Format..................................................... 155

VOICE buttons ......................................................... 15, 19, 58

Voice Characteristics............................................................ 59

Voice Effects......................................................................... 61

VOICE PART ON / OFF [LAYER] button ......................... 18, 60

VOICE PART ON / OFF [LEFT] button ............................ 18, 60

Voice Set............................................................................ 138

Volume/Voice ....................................................................123

Werckmeister ..................................................................... 131

What You Can Do With MIDI ............................................153

What’s MIDI? .....................................................................151

XF ................................................................................ 19, 154

XG ............................................................................... 19, 155

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

INFORMATION RELATING TO PERSONAL INJURY, ELECTRICAL SHOCK,

AND FIRE HAZARD POSSIBILITIES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS LIST.

WARNING- When using any electrical or electronic product,

basic precautions should always be followed. These precautions

include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Read all Safety Instructions, Installation Instructions, Spe-

cial Message Section items, and any Assembly Instructions

found in this manual BEFORE making any connections, includ-

ing connection to the main supply.

2. Main Power Supply Veriﬁcation: Yamaha products are

manufactured speciﬁcally for the supply voltage in the area

where they are to be sold. If you should move, or if any doubt

exists about the supply voltage in your area, please contact your

dealer for supply voltage veriﬁcation and (if applicable) instruc-

tions. The required supply voltage is printed on the name plate.

For name plate location, please refer to the graphic found in the

Special Message Section of this manual.

3. This product may be equipped with a polarized plug (one

blade wider than the other). If you are unable to insert the plug

into the outlet, turn the plug over and try again. If the problem

persists, contact an electrician to have the obsolete outlet

replaced. Do NOT defeat the safety purpose of the plug.

4. Some electronic products utilize external power supplies

or adapters. Do NOT connect this type of product to any power

supply or adapter other than one described in the owners manual,

on the name plate, or speciﬁcally recommended by Yamaha.

5. WARNING: Do not place this product or any other

objects on the power cord or place it in a position where anyone

could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over power or connect-

ing cords of any kind. The use of an extension cord is not recom-

mended! If you must use an extension cord, the minimum wire

size for a 25’ cord (or less) is 18 AWG. NOTE: The smaller the

AWG number, the larger the current handling capacity. For

longer extension cords, consult a local electrician.

6. Ventilation: Electronic products, unless speciﬁcally

designed for enclosed installations, should be placed in locations

that do not interfere with proper ventilation. If instructions for

enclosed installations are not provided, it must be assumed that

unobstructed ventilation is required.

7. Temperature considerations: Electronic products should

be installed in locations that do not signiﬁcantly contribute to

their operating temperature. Placement of this product close to

heat sources such as; radiators, heat registers and other devices

that produce heat should be avoided.

8. This product was NOT designed for use in wet/damp loca-

tions and should not be used near water or exposed to rain.

Examples of wet/damp locations are; near a swimming pool,

spa, tub, sink, or wet basement.

9. This product should be used only with the components

supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by the

manufacturer. If a cart, rack, or stand is used, please observe all

safety markings and instructions that accompany the accessory

product.

10. The power supply cord (plug) should be disconnected

from the outlet when electronic products are to be left unused for

extended periods of time. Cords should also be disconnected

when there is a high probability of lightning and/or electrical

storm activity.

11. Care should be taken that objects do not fall and liquids

are not spilled into the enclosure through any openings that may

exist.

12. Electrical/electronic products should be serviced by a

qualiﬁed service person when:

a. The power supply cord has been damaged; or

b. Objects have fallen, been inserted, or liquids have been

spilled into the enclosure through openings; or

c. The product has been exposed to rain: or

d. The product dose not operate, exhibits a marked change

in performance; or

e. The product has been dropped, or the enclosure of the

product has been damaged.

13. Do not attempt to service this product beyond that

described in the user-maintenance instructions. All other servic-

ing should be referred to qualiﬁed service personnel.

14. This product, either alone or in combination with an

ampliﬁer and headphones or speaker/s, may be capable of pro-

ducing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss.

DO NOT operate for a long period of time at a high volume level

or at a level that is uncomfortable. If you experience any hearing

loss or ringing in the ears, you should consult an audiologist.

IMPORTANT: The louder the sound, the shorter the time period

before damage occurs.

15. Some Yamaha products may have benches and/or acces-

sory mounting ﬁxtures that are either supplied as a part of the

product or as optional accessories. Some of these items are

designed to be dealer assembled or installed. Please make sure

that benches are stable and any optional ﬁxtures (where applica-

ble) are well secured BEFORE using. Benches supplied by

Yamaha are designed for seating only. No other uses are recom-

mended.

PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL

92-469-2

* This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA. (class B)

(2 wires)

• This applies only to products distributed by Yamaha-Kemble Music

(U.K.) Ltd.

(polarity)

• This applies only to products distributed by Yamaha Canada Music

Ltd.

• Ceci ne s’applique qu’aux produits distribués par Yamaha Canada

Musique Ltée.

FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.)

1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!

This product, when installed as indicated in the instruc-

tions contained in this manual, meets FCC require-

ments. Modiﬁcations not expressly approved by

Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to

use the product.

2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to acces-

sories and/or another product use only high quality

shielded cables. Cable/s supplied with this product

MUST be used. Follow all installation instructions. Fail-

ure to follow instructions could void your FCC authori-

zation to use this product in the USA.

3. NOTE: This product has been tested and found to com-

ply with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations,

Part 15 for Class “B” digital devices. Compliance with

these requirements provides a reasonable level of

assurance that your use of this product in a residential

environment will not result in harmful interference with

other electronic devices. This equipment generates/

uses radio frequencies and, if not installed and used

according to the instructions found in the users manual,

may cause interference harmful to the operation of

other electronic devices. Compliance with FCC regula-

tions does not guarantee that interference will not occur

in all installations. If this product is found to be the

source of interference, which can be determined by

turning the unit “OFF” and “ON”, please try to eliminate

the problem by using one of the following measures:

Relocate either this product or the device that is being

affected by the interference.

Utilize power outlets that are on different branch (circuit

breaker or fuse) circuits or install AC line ﬁlter/s.

In the case of radio or TV interference, relocate/reorient

the antenna. If the antenna lead-in is 300 ohm ribbon

lead, change the lead-in to co-axial type cable.

If these corrective measures do not produce satisfac-

tory results, please contact the local retailer authorized

to distribute this type of product. If you can not locate

the appropriate retailer, please contact Yamaha Corpo-

ration of America, Electronic Service Division, 6600

Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA90620

The above statements apply ONLY to those products

distributed by Yamaha Corporation of America or its

subsidiaries.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM

Connecting the Plug and Cord

IMPORTANT. The wires in this mains lead are coloured in

accordance with the following code:

BLUE : NEUTRAL

BROWN : LIVE

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appa-

ratus may not correspond with the coloured makings iden-

tifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows:

The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to

the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured

BLACK.

The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to

the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured

RED.

Making sure that neither core is connected to the earth ter-

minal of the three pin plug.

CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH

WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.

ATTENTION: POUR ÉVITER LES CHOCS ÉLEC-

TRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE

LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA

PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU’AU FOND.

For details of products, please contact your nearest Yamaha or the

authorized distributor listed below.

Pour plus de détails sur les produits, veuillez-vous adresser à Yamaha ou

au distributeur le plus proche de vous ﬁgurant dans la liste suivante.

Die Einzelheiten zu Produkten sind bei Ihrer unten aufgeführten

Niederlassung und bei Yamaha Vertragshändlern in den jeweiligen

Bestimmungsländern erhältlich.

Para detalles sobre productos, contacte su tienda Yamaha más cercana

o el distribuidor autorizado que se lista debajo.

CANADA

Yamaha Canada Music Ltd.

135 Milner Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario,

M1S 3R1, Canada

Tel: 416-298-1311

U.S.A.

Yamaha Corporation of America

6600 Orangethorpe Ave., Buena Park, Calif. 90620,

U.S.A.

Tel: 714-522-9011

MEXICO

Yamaha de Mexico S.A. De C.V.,

Departamento de ventas

Javier Rojo Gomez No.1149, Col. Gpe Del

Moral, Deleg. Iztapalapa, 09300 Mexico, D.F.

Tel: 686-00-33

BRAZIL

Yamaha Musical do Brasil LTDA.

Av. Rebouças 2636, São Paulo, Brasil

Tel: 011-853-1377

ARGENTINA

Yamaha de Panamá S.A. Sucursal de Argentina

Viamonte 1145 Piso2-B 1053,

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Tel: 1-4371-7021

PANAMA AND OTHER LATIN

AMERICAN COUNTRIES/

CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES

Yamaha de Panamá S.A.

Torre Banco General, Piso 7, Urbanización Marbella,

Calle 47 y Aquilino de la Guardia,

Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá

Tel: +507-269-5311

THE UNITED KINGDOM

Yamaha-Kemble Music (U.K.) Ltd.

Sherbourne Drive, Tilbrook, Milton Keynes,

MK7 8BL, England

Tel: 01908-366700

IRELAND

Danfay Ltd.

61D, Sallynoggin Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Tel: 01-2859177

GERMANY

Yamaha Music Central Europe GmbH

Siemensstraße 22-34, 25462 Rellingen, Germany

Tel: 04101-3030

SWITZERLAND/LIECHTENSTEIN

Yamaha Music Central Europe GmbH,

Branch Switzerland

Seefeldstrasse 94, 8008 Zürich, Switzerland

Tel: 01-383 3990

AUSTRIA

Yamaha Music Central Europe GmbH,

Branch Austria

Schleiergasse 20, A-1100 Wien, Austria

Tel: 01-60203900

THE NETHERLANDS

Yamaha Music Central Europe GmbH,

Branch Nederland

Clarissenhof 5-b, 4133 AB Vianen, The Netherlands

Tel: 0347-358 040

BELGIUM/LUXEMBOURG

Yamaha Music Central Europe GmbH,

Branch Belgium

Rue de Geneve (Genevastraat) 10, 1140 - Brussels,

Belgium

Tel: 02-726 6032

FRANCE

Yamaha Musique France, S.A.

Division Professionnelle

BP 70-77312 Marne-la-Vallée Cedex 2, France

Tel: 01-64-61-4000

ITALY

Yamaha Musica Italia S.P.A.

Combo Division

Viale Italia 88, 20020 Lainate (Milano), Italy

Tel: 02-935-771

SPAIN/PORTUGAL

Yamaha-Hazen Música, S.A.

Ctra. de la Coruna km. 17, 200, 28230

Las Rozas (Madrid), Spain

Tel: 91-201-0700

GREECE

Philippos Nakas S.A. The Music House

147 Skiathou Street, 112-55 Athens, Greece

Tel: 01-228 2160

SWEDEN

Yamaha Scandinavia AB

J. A. Wettergrens Gata 1

Box 30053

S-400 43 Göteborg, Sweden

Tel: 031 89 34 00

DENMARK

YS Copenhagen Liaison Ofﬁce

Generatorvej 8B

DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark

Tel: 44 92 49 00

FINLAND

F-Musiikki Oy

Kluuvikatu 6, P.O. Box 260,

SF-00101 Helsinki, Finland

Tel: 09 618511

NORWAY

Norsk ﬁlial av Yamaha Scandinavia AB

Grini Næringspark 1

N-1345 Østerås, Norway

Tel: 67 16 77 70

ICELAND

Skifan HF

Skeifan 17 P.O. Box 8120

IS-128 Reykjavik, Iceland

Tel: 525 5000

OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Yamaha Music Central Europe GmbH

Siemensstraße 22-34, 25462 Rellingen, Germany

Tel: +49-4101-3030

Yamaha Corporation,

Asia-Paciﬁc Music Marketing Group

Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650

Tel: +81-53-460-2312

TURKEY/CYPRUS

Yamaha Music Central Europe GmbH

Siemensstraße 22-34, 25462 Rellingen, Germany

Tel: 04101-3030

OTHER COUNTRIES

Yamaha Music Gulf FZE

LB21-128 Jebel Ali Freezone

P.O.Box 17328, Dubai, U.A.E.

Tel: +971-4-881-5868

HONG KONG

Tom Lee Music Co., Ltd.

11/F., Silvercord Tower 1, 30 Canton Road,

Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Tel: 2737-7688

INDONESIA

PT. Yamaha Music Indonesia (Distributor)

PT. Nusantik

Gedung Yamaha Music Center, Jalan Jend. Gatot

Subroto Kav. 4, Jakarta 12930, Indonesia

Tel: 21-520-2577

KOREA

Yamaha Music Korea Ltd.

Tong-Yang Securities Bldg. 16F 23-8 Yoido-dong,

Youngdungpo-ku, Seoul, Korea

Tel: 02-3770-0661

MALAYSIA

Yamaha Music Malaysia, Sdn., Bhd.

Lot 8, Jalan Perbandaran, 47301 Kelana Jaya,

Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Tel: 3-703-0900

PHILIPPINES

Yupangco Music Corporation

339 Gil J. Puyat Avenue, P.O. Box 885 MCPO,

Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines

Tel: 819-7551

SINGAPORE

Yamaha Music Asia Pte., Ltd.

11 Ubi Road #06-00, Meiban Industrial Building,

Singapore

Tel: 65-747-4374

TAIWAN

Yamaha KHS Music Co., Ltd.

3F, #6, Sec.2

Nan Jing E. Rd. Taipei.

Taiwan 104, R.O.C.

Tel: 02-2511-8688

THAILAND

Siam Music Yamaha Co., Ltd.

121/60-61 RS Tower 17th Floor,

Ratchadaphisek RD., Dindaeng,

Bangkok 10320, Thailand

Tel: 02-641-2951

THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

AND OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES

Yamaha Corporation,

Asia-Paciﬁc Music Marketing Group

Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650

Tel: +81-53-460-2317

AUSTRALIA

Yamaha Music Australia Pty. Ltd.

Level 1, 99 Queensbridge Street, Southbank,

Victoria 3006, Australia

Tel: 3-9693-5111

NEW ZEALAND

Music Houses of N.Z. Ltd.

146/148 Captain Springs Road, Te Papapa,

Auckland, New Zealand

Tel: 9-634-0099

COUNTRIES AND TRUST

TERRITORIES IN PACIFIC OCEAN

Yamaha Corporation,

Asia-Paciﬁc Music Marketing Group

Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650

Tel: +81-53-460-2312

NORTH AMERICA

CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA

EUROPE

AFRICA

MIDDLE EAST

ASIA

OCEANIA

HEAD OFFICE Yamaha Corporation, Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division

Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650

Tel: +81-53-460-2445

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M.D.G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Yamaha Corporation

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Printed in Indonesia

Clavinova Web site (English only)

http://www.yamahaclavinova.com/

Yamaha Manual Library

http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/

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