Operation Manual

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Table of Contents
Quick Reference
Learning about the Control Unit .............................1
Learning about Media ............................................1
Turning Your Disklavier On....................................2
When You Finish....................................................2
Listening to a CD included with the Disklavier .......3
Listening to a Free DisklavierRadio™ Channel .....4
Chapter 1 Introduction
Features.................................................................5
Items Supplied with the Disklavier .........................5
Names of Parts and Their Functions .....................6
Basic Disklavier Terminology...............................11
Chapter 2 Getting Started
Connecting the Control Unit.................................12
Connecting the AC Power Cable .........................12
Using the Remote Control....................................13
Turning On the Disklavier ....................................14
Setting the Internal Calendar ...............................15
Turning Off the Disklavier (Standby Mode)..........18
Shutting Down the Disklavier ...............................18
Compatible Media Format for the Removable
Media ...................................................................18
Compatible File Format........................................19
Basic Precautions for Using CDs.........................19
Chapter 3 Basic Song Playback
Types of Playable Software .................................20
Selecting Medium and Their Contents.................21
Using the Number Keypad...................................24
Starting Playback .................................................24
Stopping Playback ...............................................25
Pausing Playback ................................................25
Fast Preview & Review ........................................26
Fast Forward & Reverse ......................................27
Searching a Specific Section of a Song...............28
Listening to the DisklavierRadio...........................29
Adjusting the Volume ...........................................30
Chapter 4 Advanced Song Playback
Changing the Playback Tempo............................31
Playing Back Songs in a Different Key
(Transposition) .................................................... 31
Repeating Song Playback................................... 32
Repeating a Specific Section of a Song
(A-B Repeat) ....................................................... 33
Playing Back Only the Desired Piano Part.......... 34
Adjusting the Volume Balance among the
Keyboard Playing, Ensemble Sound, and
Software Playback .............................................. 35
Adjusting the Pitch of Audio ................................ 37
Adjusting the L/R Balance of Audio..................... 38
Using the Timer Play........................................... 39
Skipping the Blank Part at the Beginning of a
Song.................................................................... 42
Video Synchronized Playback............................. 43
Adding Disklavier Accompaniment to Commercial
CD Songs (PianoSmart™ Playback)................... 44
SmartKey™ Playback ......................................... 44
Chapter 5 Advanced Piano Playing
Playing the Disklavier along with the Internal
Metronome .......................................................... 46
Playing the Disklavier with an Ensemble Voice... 47
Chapter 6 Basic Recording
Recording a New Song ....................................... 49
Titling a Song at the Start of Recording .............. 50
Chapter 7 Advanced Recording
Recording with the Internal Metronome .............. 52
Recording the Left and Right Parts Separately... 54
Recording the Left and Right Parts Together
(Setting a Split Point) .......................................... 56
Re-Recording One Part....................................... 58
Changing the Default Tempo .............................. 59
Video Synchronized Recording........................... 61
CD Synchronized Recording............................... 65
Chapter 8 Media Management
Managing Albums ............................................... 66
Making Copies of Albums ................................... 66
Deleting Albums .................................................. 68
Creating a New Album ........................................ 69
Renaming an Album............................................ 70