Yamaha Clavinova CLP-295GP Owner's Manual page 11

1 [POWER] switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 16
2 [MASTER VOLUME] dial . . . . . . . . . page 17
Adjust the volume level using this dial.
3 [SONG BALANCE] slider . . . . . . . . . page 44
This lets you adjust the volume balance between the song
playback and the sound you are playing on the keyboard.
4 [DEMO] button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 20
Demonstration playback is available for each voice.
5 [REPEAT] button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 25
For repeatedly playing back a single song or specifying a
range (in beats) within a song for repeated playback.
6 [RIGHT], [LEFT], [EXTRA PARTS] buttons
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pages 24, 36, 41
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 [REC] button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 36
For recording your keyboard performance.
8 [PLAY/PAUSE], [STOP] buttons
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pages 22, 56
For playing back the preset songs, your recorded material
or commercially available music data, etc.
9 [SONG SELECT] button . . . . . . .pages 22, 56
For selecting a song to play back or edit.
) [FILE/SONG SETTING] button . . . pages 45, 73
For saving recorded songs and managing song files. Also
lets you make detailed settings for song recording and
playback.
! METRONOME [ON/OFF], METRONOME
[SETTING] buttons . . . . . . .pages 35, 68, 76
For using the metronome functions.
@ TEMPO [UP][DOWN] buttons. . . . . page 35
For changing the tempo (speed) of the song and metro-
nome.
# A – D [–][+] buttons, Display. . . . . . page 12
$ [CONTRAST] knob. . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 17
For adjusting the display contrast.
% [EXIT] button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 13
Pressing this button returns to the main operation dis-
play (the one shown when the power is turned on).
^ Voice group buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . page 27
For choosing voice groups. Sixteen groups of voices,
including grand piano, are available. You can also com-
bine two voices and use them together.
& [VOICE SETTING] button . . . . .pages 69, 77
For making detailed changes to the voice sound and
effects.
* [SPLIT] button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 33
For playing different voices on the left- and right-hand
sections of the keyboard.
( [REVERB], [CHORUS] buttons . . . . . page 30
For adding reverb and chorus effects to the sound.
Panel Controls and Terminals
º BRILLIANCE [MELLOW][BRIGHT] buttons
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 29
For adjusting the brightness of the sound.
¡ [iAFC SETTING] button . . . . . . pages 69, 83
When iAFC is engaged, the Clavinova will sound deeper,
more resonant, and more similar to the sound of an
actual acoustic instrument. You can turn the iAFC func-
tion on or off or make detailed settings for the iAFC.
In order to obtain the optimal results from iAFC, we rec-
ommend that you do the following.
• Do not block the speaker located on the bottom face of
the Clavinova.
• Perform the automatic adjustment after you turn on
the power of the Clavinova for the first time, and after
each time you move the Clavinova (page 84).
™ [FUNCTION] button. . . . . . . . . pages 70, 85
This lets you make detailed settings, such as adjusting the
keyboard touch, making fine adjustments to the pitch or
MIDI settings.
£ USB [TO DEVICE] terminals . . . . . . page 60
For connecting the instrument to a USB storage device,
allowing saving/loading of data to and from the con-
nected device. The instrument has two [TO DEVICE]
terminals, A and B, which can be specified using the
[SELECT] switch.
¢ Soft pedal (left), Sostenuto pedal (center),
Damper pedal (right) . . . . . . . . . . . page 28
For producing a range of expressive effects similar to
those produced by the pedals on an acoustic piano.
These pedals can also be assigned to various functions.
∞ [PHONES] jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 17
For connecting a set of standard stereo headphones,
allowing private practice.
§ USB [TO HOST] terminal . . . . . . . . . page 60
For connecting the instrument to your computer, allow-
ing you to transfer MIDI data between the Clavinova and
the computer.
¶ MIDI [IN][OUT][THRU] terminals . . page 60
For connecting external MIDI devices, allowing the use
of various MIDI functions.
• [AUX PEDAL] jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 60
For connecting an optional pedal, allowing convenient
foot control over one of a variety of assignable functions.
ª AUX IN [L/L+R] [R] jacks . . . . . . . . . page 61
For connecting an external tone generator, allowing you
to play the sound of that device via the Clavinova's inter-
nal sound system and speakers.
‚ AUX OUT [L][R] jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . page 61
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.
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