Operation Manual
Table Of Contents
- Disklavier E3 Classic Operation manual
- SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION
- IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
- Mounting the Control Unit to the Grand Piano
- Mounting an Optional USB Floppy Disk Drive to the Grand Piano
- Welcome to the Yamaha Disklavier™!
- Important Precautions
- Table of Contents
- Quick Reference
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Getting Started
- Connecting the Control Unit
- Connecting the AC Power Cable
- Using the Remote Control
- Turning On the Disklavier
- Setting the Internal Calendar
- Turning Off the Disklavier (Standby Mode)
- Shutting Down the Disklavier
- Compatible Media Format for the Removable Media
- Compatible File Format
- Basic Precautions for Using CDs
- Chapter 3 Basic Song Playback
- Chapter 4 Advanced Song Playback
- Changing the Playback Tempo
- Playing Back Songs in a Different Key (Transposition)
- Repeating Song Playback
- Repeating a Specific Section of a Song (A-B Repeat)
- Playing Back Only the Desired Piano Part
- Adjusting the Volume Balance among the Keyboard Playing, Ensemble Sound, and Software Playback
- Adjusting the Pitch of Audio
- Adjusting the L/R Balance of Audio
- Using the Timer Play
- Skipping the Blank Part at the Beginning of a Song
- Video Synchronized Playback
- Adding Disklavier Accompaniment to Commercial CD Songs (PianoSmart™ Playback)
- SmartKey™ Playback
- Chapter 5 Advanced Piano Playing
- Chapter 6 Basic Recording
- Chapter 7 Advanced Recording
- Chapter 8 Media Management
- Managing Albums
- Making Copies of Albums
- Deleting Albums
- Creating a New Album
- Renaming an Album
- Rearranging the Order of Albums
- Managing Songs
- Making Copies of Songs
- Deleting Songs
- Renaming a Song
- Rearranging the Order of Songs
- Converting Song Format
- Changing the Counter Display
- Converting MIDI Data to a Standard Form (Strip XP)
- Managing Playlists
- Adding Songs/Albums to the Playlist
- Deleting a Playlist
- Creating a New Playlist
- Renaming a Playlist
- Managing Media
- Making Copies of the Entire Contents in a Medium
- Deleting the Entire Contents in a Medium
- Copying Song File from a Personal Computer to the Disklavier
- Refreshing the Contents in [FromToPC]
- Formatting the Floppy Disk (Optional)
- Making Backups of Songs
- Restoring the Backups
- Chapter 9 Internet Direct Connection (IDC)
- What is Internet Direct Connection (IDC)?
- Obtaining an ID and Password for the IDC Service (IDC Registration)
- Connecting the Disklavier to the Internet
- Accessing the Internet
- Checking Your Account Information
- Updating the Disklavier Using the Internet
- Setting the Disklavier for the Internet Connection
- Initializing Internet Settings
- Chapter 10 Enhancing the Disklavier by Hooking Up Other Devices
- Chapter 11 Other Settings
- Tuning the Tone Generator (TG Master Tune)
- Assigning Frequently-used Functions to the Number Keypad on the Remote Control
- Setting the Passcode to Prevent Unauthorized Access
- Adjusting the Brightness of the Display
- Switching the Languages for the Screen
- Resetting the Disklavier
- Diagnosing the Disklavier (Maintenance Mode)
- Updating the Disklavier
- Chapter 12 Internal Tone Generator Voices
- Chapter 13 Troubleshooting
- Chapter 14 Error Messages
- Chapter 15 Glossary
- Chapter 16 Specifications
- Software License Notice
- MIDI Data Format
- MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART

Specifications
16
Chapter
140
Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
Note:
*1
Possible for optional floppy disk drive (UD-FD01).
Function & Controls
Playback Functions
Media Select Internal memory, CD, USB media (including floppy disk)
Song Select
Cursor buttons (control unit), cursor buttons/numeric section (remote
control)
Basic Functions Play, stop, pause
Song Search
Reverse/forward w/sound (MIDI songs), reverse/forward w/o sound
(audio songs), directly by time or measure.
Repeat
ALL (all songs in current album), RPT (current song), RND (all songs in
current album in random order), A-B
Part Cancel L (left), R (right), pedal
Timer Playback See page 39.
Video Synchronization See page 43.
SmartKey™ Playback See page 44.
PianoSmart™ Playback See page 44.
Playback Controls
Volume 11 levels (–10 to 0)
Tempo –50 to 50% in 1% increment
Transposition –24 to +24 semitones (2 octaves) in 1 semitone increment
Balance (TG, Audio) 10 to 127
Recording
Functions
Piano Part Recording L/R overwrite, split
Metronome Mode
Recording
See page 52.
Tempo Changing See page 59.
Video Synchronization See page 61.
Audio CD Synchronization See page 65.
Piano Playing
Functions
XG Voices Approx. 500 voices
Metronome
Range 30 to 400 beats per minute
Time Signatures 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 8/4, 9/4
Volume Controllable
Utility Functions
Song
Copy, delete, rename, sort, add to playlist, type convert, time format
convert, strip XP
Album Copy, delete, create, rename, sort, add to playlist
Playlist Create, delete, rename
Backup/Restore See pages 94 and 95.
Floppy Disk
*1
Format
Network Functions
DisklavierRadio See pages 29 and 99.
FromToPC See pages 88 and 92.
Network Update See page 101.
Update
Firmware update with media (CD-ROM or USB flash memory) or via the
Internet