Yamaha Clavinova CLP-230 Owner's Manual page 9

1 [POWER] switch ........................... page 11
2 [MASTER VOLUME] slider ........... page 12
Adjust the volume level using this slider.
3 [DEMO] button............................ page 14
Demonstration playback is available for each voice.
4 [TRANSPOSE] button................... page 24
You can shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or
down so that the pitch will match that of another
instrument or singer, while you play the same,
unshifted keys.
5 [REC] button ................................ page 29
For recording your keyboard performance.
6 [RIGHT], [LEFT] buttons .......pages 17, 32
For turning the left- and right-hand parts on or off as
required so you can practice the corresponding part
(the part that is turned off) on the keyboard.
7 [PLAY/PAUSE], [STOP] buttons
..............................................pages 15, 41
For playing back the preset songs, your recorded
material or commercially available music data, etc.
8 [SONG SELECT] button ........pages 15, 41
For selecting a song to play back or edit.
9 [FILE] button (CLP-240)........pages 35, 42
For saving recorded songs and managing song files.
Also lets you format a USB storage device.
) [TEMPO/FUNCTION#] button
..............................................pages 28, 45
For changing the song tempo (speed) and selecting
other useful functions (pages 44-55).
! [METRONOME] button.........pages 28, 52
For using the metronome.
@ Display ......................................... page 11
CAUTION
Do not turn off the power to the instrument while
flashing dashes appear in the display (indicating the
operation is in process). Doing so may damage the
data.
# [–/NO], [+/YES] buttons
For setting values or performing file operations.
Pressing both buttons simultaneously for certain
value settings (Transpose, Tempo, etc.) restores the
default value.
$ Voice group buttons.................... page 19
For selecting voices from 14 internal sounds includ-
ing Grand Piano 1 and 2. You can also combine two
voices and use them together. (Only the CLP-240 has
the [VARIATION] button.)
% [SPLIT] button (CLP-240).............page 26
For playing different voices on the left- and right-
hand sections of the keyboard.
^ [BRILLIANCE], [REVERB], [EFFECT]
buttons.........................................page 21
For adjusting the brightness of the sound and adding
reverb and chorus effects to the sound.
& [TOUCH] button ..........................page 23
For fine-tuning the touch response.
* [DDE] button (CLP-240) ..............page 22
For turning the DDE (Dynamic Damper Effect)
function on or off. When DDE is on, the Clavinova
simulates the sustain sound that occur when you
press the damper pedal of a grand piano, as you press
the damper pedal and play the keyboard.
( USB [TO DEVICE] terminals (CLP-240)
.....................................................page 57
For connecting the instrument to a USB storage
device, allowing saving/loading of data to and from
the connected device. The instrument has two TO
DEVICE terminals, A and B, which can be specified
using the [SELECT] switch.
º AUX OUT [L] [R] (LEVEL FIXED) jacks
.....................................................page 56
For outputting the sound of the Clavinova to an
external audio system, or connecting it to another
device (cassette tape recorder, etc.) to record your
performance.
¡ AUX IN [L/L+R] [R] jacks ..............page 57
For connecting an external tone generator, allowing
you to play the sound of that device via the Clavi-
nova's internal sound system and speakers.
™ USB [TO HOST] terminal .............page 57
For connecting the instrument to your computer,
allowing you to transfer MIDI data between the
Clavinova and the computer.
£ MIDI [IN] [OUT] [THRU] terminals
.....................................................page 57
For connecting external MIDI devices, allowing the
use of various MIDI functions.
¢ [PHONES] jacks, [SPEAKER] switch
.....................................................page 12
For connecting a set of standard stereo headphones,
allowing private practice. The [SPEAKER] switch
turns the internal speakers on or off.
∞ PEDALS.........................................page 20
For producing a range of expressive effects similar to
those produced by the pedals on an acoustic piano.
The left pedal can also be assigned to a variety of
functions.
Panel Controls and Terminals
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