Yamaha CP40- Manuals

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 5 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: • Do not connect the instrumen...

6 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual NOTICE To avoid the possibility of malfunction/damage to the product, damage to data, or damage to other property, follow the notices below.  Handling and Maintenance • Do not use the instrument in the vicinity of a TV, radio, stereo equipment, mobile phone, or...

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 7 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 ...

8 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual How to use the PDF manuals The Reference Manual , the Synthesizer Parameter Manual , and the Data List are provided as data documents in PDF format. The PDF manuals listed above can be obtained from the Yamaha Downloads web page. To do so, go to the web page usi...

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 9 Principal Features  Authentic acoustic- and electric-piano sounds of unparalleled quality Building on our decades of accomplishment in the production of stage pianos, we have delicately adjusted the sound of each individual key and realized perfect balance over...

10 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Table of Contents PRECAUTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 NOTICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Information . . . ....

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 11 Creating Your Own Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Recording Your Playing as Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Playing Audio Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

12 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Comp onent Names & Fu nction s Component Names & Functions Control Panel (Illustration shows the CP4 STAGE.) 1 Pitch bend wheel (page 28) Use this controller to raise or lower the pitch of played notes in a continuously variable manner. 2 Modulation whe...

14 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Comp onent Names & Fu nction s Rear Panel CP4 STAGE CP40 STAGE 1 [ P ] switch (page 17) On the CP4 STAGE, this Power switch turns the stage piano on ( O ) and off ( N ). On the CP40 STAGE, it is known as the Standby/On switch and sets the instrument to on (...

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 15 Setting Up Setting Up Power Supply CP4 STAGE 1 Ensure that the [ P ] (Power) switch on the rear panel is set to the Off ( N ) position. 2 Insert the appliance end of the bundled power cord (see below) into the [AC IN] jack, also on the rear panel. 3 Plug the ot...

16 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Setting Up Connecting Audio Equipment Your stage piano does not come with built-in speakers. In order to hear what you play, therefore, you will need to connect it to other audio equipment such as amplifiers and speakers. You can also plug a set of headphones i...

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 17 Setting Up Connecting Pedals Two different types of pedal can be used with your stage piano — foot switches, such as the bundled FC3A and the optional FC4A and FC5, and a foot controller like the optional FC7. Both are connected via the rear panel, although the...

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 19 Basic Operations & D isplay Content Basic Operations & Display Content Cursor Types & Operations The following two types of cursor are used on-screen to highlight the current selection:  Arrow cursor The arrow cursor ( R ) flashes to the left of th...

20 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Basic Op erations & Display Content Displaying Menus & Making Selections Certain editing areas contain a number of different screens that can be selected from a menu as follows. Use the [ u ] and [ d ] buttons to change the currently displayed menu item...

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 21 Performances Performances In order to make effective use of your stage piano, it is important that you first understand the concept of Performances. A group of Voices is referred to as a Performance, and your stage piano comes with a wide range of Performances ...

22 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Quick Start G u id e Quick Start Guide Playing Voices Each CP4 STAGE Performance can contain three different Parts (MAIN, LAYER, and SPLIT); each CP40 STAGE Performance can contain two (MAIN and SPLIT/LAYER). A Voice is assigned to each of these Parts. Only the...

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 23 Quick Start Gui d e Turning on and off Parts Using the [SPLIT] and [LAYER] buttons, you can turn on and off the corresponding Parts — that is, set whether or not they will produce a sound when you play the keyboard. When a Part is turned on, its button will be ...

24 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Quick Start G u id e Layering Voices When you turn on the LAYER Part using the [LAYER] button, its Voice will be overlaid on that of the MAIN Part. On the CP40 STAGE, this is achieved by using the SPLIT/LAYER Part as a LAYER Part. Changing the overlaid Voice 1 ...

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 25 Quick Start Gui d e Removing Voice layering To remove a layered Voice, press the [LAYER] button once again. The button’s light will go out and only the MAIN Part’s Voice will be output when you play the keyboard. Splitting the Keyboard for Left and Right Hands ...

26 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Quick Start G u id e 3 To change the split point, hold down the [SPLIT] button and press the key at which you wish to split the keyboard. NOTE When you set the split point directly using a key as described above, a message confirming the new setting will be bri...

28 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Quick Start G u id e Changing Sounds Using Controllers Your stage piano’s control panel is equipped with a range of different controllers — such as the pitch bend wheel, modulation wheel, and sliders — that can be used to change the instrument’s sound in real t...

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 29 Quick Start Gui d e NOTE • The Part sliders will be assigned to volume control whenever you turn on the instrument or select a new Performance (page 21). • When the physical position of the slider and the current value do not match, the current value will be di...

30 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Quick Start G u id e Storing Settings [STORE] button Of the settings we have made so far, • Part on/off status; • Changes to Voices; • Metronome time signature, tempo, and volume; and • Parameter levels adjusted using the Part sliders in addition to • Effect on...

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 31 Quick Start Gui d e 4 When you are happy with your selection, press the [PERFORMANCE PLAY/SELECT] button or the [EXIT] button to return to the Performance screen. The name of the Performance and the Voice assigned to its active Part(s) will be displayed. NOTE I...

32 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Quick Start G u id e 5 Move the cursor ( R ) to Preset using the [ r ] button, and select a preset* for the effect type from Step 4 using the Data Dial. (*: Each preset configures all parameters to suit a specific need.) NOTE While each preset configures all pa...

34 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Quick Start G u id e Turning on and off effects Using the corresponding buttons on the control panel, you can easily toggle on and off the effects configured as described above in Setting chorus and reverb effects and Setting insertion effects . [CHORUS] and [R...

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 35 Quick Start Gui d e Recording Your Playing as Audio Using the stage piano’s recording function as described below, you can record what you play on the keyboard as an audio (Wave) file on the connected USB flash-memory device. Audio files saved in this way will ...

36 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Quick Start G u id e 6 Press the [ R ] (Play) button. The stage piano will start to record. During recording, the light above the [ R ] (Play) button will turn on and the light above the [ I ] (Record) button will stop flashing and stay lit. The following scree...

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 37 Quick Start Gui d e 5 Press the [ R ] (Play) button. The selected audio file will start to play. During playback, the light above the [ R ] (Play) button will turn on. 6 To stop or pause playback, press the [ J ] (Stop) button. Playback of the audio file will s...

38 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Quick Start G u id e 3 Move the cursor ( R ) to Delete using the [ r ] button, and then press the [ENTER] button. The following confirmation message will be displayed before a file is deleted. Press the [-1/NO] button if you do not wish to proceed. 4 Press the ...

40 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Quick Start G u id e 4 Set the name of the file as required, and then press the [ENTER] button. For details on how to set a name, refer to Entering text (page 20) from the Basic Operations & Display Content section. The following confirmation message will b...

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 41 Quick Start Gui d e 7 Select a destination for the Performance using the Data Dial, and then press the [ENTER] button. 8 Press the [+1/YES] button to load the data or the [-1/NO] button to cancel the process. If you pressed the [+1/YES] button, the data will be...

42 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Quick Start G u id e Turning on and off the master compressor [MASTER COMP] button Using the control panel’s [MASTER COMP] button, you can conveniently toggle on and off the master compressor configured as described in Setting the master compressor . When you t...

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 43 Quick Start Gui d e Changing the master tuning You can adjust the tuning of the stage piano as a whole as described below. 1 Press the [UTILITY] button. The Utility menu will be displayed. 2 Use the [ u ] button to select 01: General , and then press the [ENTER...

44 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Quick Start G u id e Using with a Computer Although your stage piano is exceptionally powerful and versatile all by itself, connecting it to a computer allows for even greater convenience and flexibility. For example, when connected in this way, you can integra...

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 45 Quick Start Gui d e Using with a Portable Music Player With a portable music player connected via the stage piano’s [AUX IN] stereo mini-jack, you will be able, for example, to listen to it on the stage piano’s headphones and play along with your favorite tunes...

46 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Quick Start G u id e Using the following procedure, you can configure external control on an individual Performance basis: 1 Select the Performance you would like to use (page 30). 2 Press the [EDIT] button. The Edit menu will be displayed. 3 Use the [ u ] and ...

48 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Appe ndi x Appendix Shift Functions The following table describes the functions that can be executed by pressing buttons from the stage piano’s control panel with the [SHIFT] button held down. NOTE • Square brackets indicate buttons from the control panel. • Th...

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 49 Appe ndix On-screen Messages Message Description Are  you  sure? This message is displayed to confirm whether or not you wish to proceed with the selected operation. Auto  power  off  disabled. This message is displayed when you disable the Auto Power-Off funct...

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 51 Appe ndix Troubleshooting If you should experience difficulties with your stage piano, such as an inability to produce sound or the output becoming distorted, work through the following checklists in order to rectify the situation. You may also be able to resol...

52 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Appe ndi x  Ensure that filter settings are appropriate. Depending on the type of sound being filtered, certain resonance settings can produce distortion. • Select the Part in question; press [EDIT]; select 02: Part and press [ENTER]; select 02: Filter/EG and ...

54 CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual Appe ndi x Specifications 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 ...

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 55 Appe ndix Index A [A] and [B] PART EFFECT buttons ......................... 12, 34 [AC IN] jack .................................................................. 14 Amplifier ........................................................................ 16 [ASSIGNAB...

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual 57 LIMITED 3-YEAR WARRANTY ON DIGITAL PIANOS (P, CP, YDP, DGX640, DGX650) Thank you for selecting a YAMAHA product. YAMAHA products are designed and manufactured to provide a high level of defect-freeperformance. Yamaha Corporation of America (“YAMAHA”) is proud o...

1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con-tained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting...