Yamaha Silent Piano - Manuals

1 English Chapter 1 Getting Started Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started .........................1 Accessories .........................................................1 Installation .........................................................1 Attaching the Headphones Hanger ....................2 Conne...

3 English Part Names ■ Control box-Front panel Power switch (POWER) Used to turn the digital piano on and off. Record button (REC) Places the instrument in Record Standby mode. This is a combination lamp and button. The manner in which the lamp is lit indicates the recording state of the unit. Playb...

4 Chapter 2 To Begin Playing Using the Silent Piano™ Function Caution To prevent damage to your hearing, refrain from raising the volume to excessive levels, and do not use the headphones for extended periods of time. 1 Press the center pedal and slide it to the left. This prevents the hammers from ...

5 English Selecting Voices When using the Silent Piano function, you can use the internal voices of this unit to perform with voices other than that of a piano. Note • Sound is output after you have pressed a key to select a voice.• Turning the instrument off resets voice selection, which returns to...

6 Dual Voice This function allows you to combine two voices while playing. Caution As the dual voice function uses two voices for every note played, the number of notes you can play simultaneously is reduced by half. Adjusting the Brilliance You can adjust the timbre brilliance of the sound from mel...

7 English Setting the Amount of Reverb Reverb adds echo to the sound to give it more fullness and reverberation. Use the REVERB control to adjust the depth (the degree to which the reverb effect is applied to the sound). To turn the reverb off, set the control in the far left position. You can also ...

9 English Chapter 3 Recording and Playback Recording a Performance You can record one song in the internal memory of this unit. Note • The recording function can store approximately 65 kilobytes (equal to approximately 21,000 notes), which equates to a song approximately 25 minutes in length, or 5 m...

10 Playing Back the Song Recorded in Internal Memory This unit can playback demonstration songs and recorded data. ■ To stop playback Press the PLAY/STOP button during playback. ■ To pause playback Press C7 during playback. The PLAY/STOP lamp blinks. Press C7 or the PLAY/STOP button to restart playb...

11 English Connecting the USB Memory Connecting commercially available USB memory to the unit allows you save recording data, and playback songs stored on the memory. Caution • Do not remove the USB memory or turn the power on or off during data transfer, as breakage may result. • Do not insert and ...

12 Note • The data is stored as “USERSONG**.MID” in a folder named “USER FILES” on the USB memory. You can store up to 50 songs in this manner. “**” can be any number from 00 to 49, and increases sequentially as files are saved. • The unit will inform you that it cannot save any further songs when s...

13 English Playing Back Demonstration Songs (Demonstration Mode) You can play back any of the demonstration songs stored in this unit (50 greats for the Piano). Note • You can use the PLAY/STOP button on the control box to start and stop playback.• The unit may sometimes fail to enter demonstration ...

14 ■ To change songs To move to the previous song press F#6. To move to the next song press A#6. ■ To fast-forward Press A#6 while holding down G#6 during playback or while playback is paused. You can fast forward while the unit is outputting sound. ■ To pause playback Press C7 during playback. Pres...

15 English Chapter 4 Connecting to Other Devices Connecting to Other Audio Devices Caution Be sure to turn off the power to both devices before attempting to connect this unit to another device. Note The AUX IN/OUT jack on this unit is a stereo mini jack. If your connection cable is not compatible, ...

16 Example: Using AUX IN ■ When connected to other sound modules or playback devices (such as CD players): You can use the Silent Piano function together with the sound received from the connected devices. You can use the VOLUME control on this unit to simultaneously adjust the volume of its electro...

17 English Connecting to Other MIDI Devices Example: Using MIDI OUT ■ When connected to other MIDI device: You can reproduce this unit’s Silent Piano performances using sound modules such as synthesizers and other MIDI devices. Example: Using MIDI IN ■ When connected to a sequencer or a computer: Yo...

18 Chapter 5 Appendix Troubleshooting If you have problems with your Silent Piano, here are a few troubleshooting tips. If you cannot solve the problem easily yourself, consult your Yamaha piano dealer. DO NOT attempt to repair the piano or the AC adaptor yourself. ☞ The unit is turned on but does n...

19 English ☞ The USB memory does not respond. - Remove the USB memory from the unit and then reinsert it. - Check that the PLAY/STOP lamp blinks orange when you insert the USB memory. If the lamp does not flash, the USB memory may be broken (see page 11). ☞ When I turn the power on with the instrume...

20 Preset Voice List Voice name Assigned key Explanation Variation Piano C4 A sample taken from a CFIIIS full-length concert grand piano. This voice offers a broad range of expression, from a delicate pianissimo to an intense fortissimo, and reproduces the expansive feeling produced by the reverbera...

21 English Demonstration Song List No. (Key) Title / Composer 1 (C0) Invention No. 1 / J. S. Bach 2 (C#0) Invention No. 8 / J. S. Bach 3 (D0) Gavotte / J. S. Bach 4 (D#0) Prelude (Wohltemperierte Klavier I No. 1) / J. S. Bach 5 (E0) Menuett G dur BWV. Anh. 114 / J. S. Bach 6 (F0) Le Coucou / L-C. Da...

22 MIDI Data Format (Program Change) MSB, LSB (Bank Select), 0-127P.C.# = Program Change Number, 1-128 MIDI File Playback Sequence The illustration below shows the playback order when no “USERSONG**.MID” files are present, or the unit finds less than 50 songs after searching in the “USER FILES” fold...

23 English Specifications Keyboard 88 keys Pedal Soft pedal, Center pedal (Sostenuto pedal*), Damper pedal Voice Piano, Harpsichord, Vibraphone, Pipe organ, Celesta, Strings, Electric piano 1, Electric piano 2, Jazz organ, Choir Polyphony 64-note/32-note stereo sampling/16-note (with damper pedal re...

Owner’s manual Manuel de l’utilisateur Bedienungsanleitung Manual del propietario Uso e manutenzione 操作說明書 P.O.Box 3, Hamamatsu, 430-8651 Japan Copyright © 2007 by This document is printed on chlorine free (ECF) paper. 0146010 Printed in Japan X8696B0 A