Welcome; Accessories; Using The Manuals - Yamaha CP4 Stage Owner's Manual

Welcome

Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha CP4 STAGE or CP40 STAGE Stage Piano. Please read this owner's manual
carefully before using the instrument in order to take full advantage of its various features. When you have finished
reading the manual, keep it in a safe, accessible place, and refer to it when you need to better understand an operation
or function.

Accessories

• Owner's Manual (this book)
• Online Manual CD x 1 (containing Reference Manual, Synthesizer Parameter Manual, and Data List)
• Power cord (CP4 STAGE) / Power adaptor (CP40 STAGE)*
• Foot pedal (FC3)
*May not be included in your area. Please check with your Yamaha dealer.

Using the Manuals

Four different manuals have been prepared for your CP4 STAGE or CP40 STAGE — this Owner's Manual, the Reference
Manual, the Synthesizer Parameter Manual, and the Data List. A hard-copy version of the Owner's Manual comes
together with the instrument, and the other three manuals are provided as pdf files on the accompanying CD.
 Owner's Manual (this booklet)
This Owner's Manual describes how to set up your CP4 STAGE or CP40 STAGE and perform basic operations. This is the
document you should read first when you start playing and using the instrument.
 Reference Manual (pdf document)
The Reference Manual describes the design of the CP4 STAGE and CP40 STAGE and all of the parameters that may be
set. The manual includes the following:
Design of the CP4 STAGE & CP40 STAGE
• Makeup
• Controllers
• Tone Generator
• Effect Unit
• Memory
Reference
• Performances
• File Area
• Utility Area
Appendix
• MIDI
 Synthesizer Parameter Manual (pdf document)
The Synthesizer Parameter Manual provides a description of Voice parameters, effect types, effect parameters, and MIDI
messages often used on Yamaha electronic instruments. We recommend that you first read this Owner's Manual and the
Reference Manual, and then refer to the Synthesizer Parameter Manual if you wish to know more about a specific Voice
parameter, effect, or the like.
 Data List (pdf document)
The Data List provides tables of the Voices, Performances, and effects found on the CP4 STAGE and CP40 STAGE in
addition to MIDI-related content.
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