ENGLISH Hybrid Piano ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NU1 Owner’s Manual Bedienungsanleitung Mode d'emploi Manual de instrucciones Before using this instrument, be sure to read “PRECAUTIONS” on pages 6 – 7. EN Achten Sie darauf, vor Einsatz dieses Instruments die „VORSICHTSMASSNAHMEN“ auf Seiten 6-7 durchzulesen. DE Avant d'utiliser cet instrument, lisez attentivement la section « PRÉCAUTIONS D'USAGE » aux pages 6-7.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
Thank you for choosing the Yamaha Hybrid Piano. In order to make the most of the performance potential and features of the instrument, please read the manuals thoroughly, and keep them in a handy place for later reference. This instrument, which combines the priceless value of an acoustic piano and versatile digital technology that provides exceptional flexibility to performers, is a true hybrid piano.
Table of Contents PRECAUTIONS ....................................................... 6 Connections ............................................................... 27 About MIDI .................................................................. 29 Example for MIDI connection.................................. 29 Local Control on/off................................................. 29 Introduction Getting started playing your new Hybrid Piano Panel Controls and Terminals ...................................
PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, shortcircuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: Power supply/Power cord Water warning • Do not place the power cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators.
Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed. Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use. 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 other electric devices.
Introduction Panel Controls and Terminals Overview Music Rest (pages 9 and 10) Power switch (page 10) Control panel (see below) Fallboard (pages 9 and 10) [MASTER VOLUME] control (page 10) Front surface Terminals (page 27) [USB TO DEVICE] terminal (page 23) [PHONES] jacks (page 12) Rear surface [AC IN] jack (page 9) Pedals (page 11) Adjuster (should be rotated until it comes in firm contact with the floor surface) Control Panel q Display ..............................................................
Playing the Keyboard 1 Set up the power supply. 1-1 On the bottom surface (page 8), insert the power cord plug into the [AC IN] connector. AC IN AC IN connector WARNING Make sure your instrument is rated for the AC voltage supplied in the area in which it is to be used. (The voltage rating appears on the name plate on the bottom panel).
Playing the Keyboard 4 On the right of the keyboard, press the [ ] switch to turn on the power. The lamp located as shown below lights up, the display (page 8) indicates “nU1” for a while, then the instrument starts up. MASTER VOLUME Power switch MIN MAX The lamp lights up. NOTICE Do not press any keys until the instrument has completely started up (approx. four seconds after turning on the switch). Doing so may cause some keys to not sound normally. 5 Play the keyboard.
Playing the Keyboard Using the Pedals The instrument has three pedals that produce a range of expressive effects similar to those produced by the pedals on an acoustic piano. Damper Pedal (Right) Pressing this pedal will sustain notes longer. Releasing this pedal immediately stops (damps) any sustained notes. A “half-pedal” function of this pedal creates partial sustain effects, depending on how far down you press the pedal.
Playing the Keyboard Using Headphones (Optional) Since this instrument is equipped with two [PHONES] jacks, you can connect two sets of standard stereo headphones. If you are using only one set of headphones, insert a plug into either jack, shutting off the speakers. MASTER VOLUME MIN MAX USB TO DEVICE CAUTION Avoid listening to the instrument at a high volume level through headphones for a long period of time, to prevent hearing damage. PHONES Standard stereo phone plug I.A.
Advanced Functions Basic Operations and More Selecting a Voice To select the Grand Piano 1 Voice: Simply press [PIANO/VOICE]. To select a different Voice: While holding down [PIANO/VOICE], press [+] or [-]. Voice List Display Voice name Descriptions 1 Grand Piano 1 Recorded samples from a full concert grand piano. Perfect for classical compositions as well as any other style that requires acoustic piano. 2 Grand Piano 2 Spacious and clear piano with bright reverb. Good for popular music 3 E.
Basic Operations and More Using the Metronome The metronome feature is convenient for practicing with an accurate tempo. 1 Press [METRONOME] to start the metronome. While the metronome sounds, a dot at the right side of the LED display and the lamp of the metronome button flash on and off to the tempo. 120. 2 The beat lamp flashes at the current tempo Press [METRONOME] again to stop the metronome.
Basic Operations and More Changing the Touch Sensitivity You can specify the Touch Sensitivity (how the sound responds to the way you play the keys). While holding down [PIANO/VOICE], press one of the A6–C7 keys. The selected Touch Sensitivity is shown on the display while both controls are held. A6 C7 Display Key Touch Sensitivity Descriptions OFF A6 Fixed The volume level does not change at all regardless of whether you play the keyboard soft or hard.
Basic Operations and More Transposing the Pitch in semitones You can shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitones to facilitate playing in difficult key signatures and match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instruments. For example, if “+5” is selected, playing the key C produces a pitch of F, letting you play a song of F major as though it were in C major. To transpose the pitch down: While holding down [FUNCTION], press a key between F#2 (-6) and B2 (-1).
Basic Operations and More Setting the Scale Tuning You can select various scales for the instrument. Equal Temperament is the most common contemporary piano tuning scale. However, history has known numerous other scales, many of which serve as the basis for certain genres of music. This feature lets you experience the tunings of these genres. Selecting a Scale While holding down [FUNCTION], press one of the C5–F#5 keys. Holding down both controls shows the current value on the display.
Playing Back Songs This instrument can play back Songs contained in internal memory or USB memory connected to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal. There are two kinds of Songs that can be played back: MIDI Songs and Audio Songs. MIDI Songs and Audio Songs A MIDI Song contains data of your keyboard performance (such as which keys you played and how hard you played them), and is not a recording of the actual sound itself.
Playing Back Songs Playing back Songs To play back a Song on a USB flash memory: Read “Connecting USB flash memory” (page 23), then connect the USB flash memory to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal, and follow the instructions below. 1 While holding down [DEMO/SONG], press [+] or [-] until the desired Song Category (page 18) appears on the display. The Song Categories will appear on the display in the following order: P.xx (A.xx) (S.xx) U.xx d.xx P.xx etc. If you wish to play back a “C.xx,” “F.
Playing Back Songs 4 Press [PLAY/STOP] again to stop playback. If a specific Song number is selected in Step 2, playback stops automatically by reaching the end of the Song. Setting the Character Code If the Song cannot be called up, you may need to select the appropriate Character Code from the following two settings. International For playing back Songs with names using western European characters (including umlaut or diacritic marks).
Recording Your Performance This instrument allows you to record your performance by using one of the following two methods. The recorded performance can be played back as a User Song. MIDI recording With this method, your keyboard performances are recorded and saved to the instrument or USB flash memory as a MIDI Song (via the SMF format 0). Up to 10 Songs can be recorded to the instrument. although more can be recorded to USB flash memory (see below).
Recording Your Performance 5 Press [RECORD] to engage the Record mode. The [RECORD] lamp lights up, and the [PLAY/STOP] lamp flashes according to the current tempo. Lights up Flashes If memory space is running low: An “EnP” message will appear in the display after pressing [RECORD]. You can start recording, but the memory may become full during recording. We recommend that you first remove any unnecessary files (page 25) to ensure sufficient memory capacity.
Using USB Flash Memory This instrument features several functions which handle the Song files, as listed below. Formatting USB flash memory Copying a User MIDI file from the instrument to USB flash memory Deleting Song file from the instrument or from USB flash memory NOTE File mode cannot be called up in the following situations.
Using USB Flash Memory Formatting USB flash memory NOTICE Executing the Format operation will delete all data in the USB flash memory. Before formatting, save important data to a computer or another storage device. 1 2 Connect the USB flash memory to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal. While holding [FUNCTION] and [PLAY/STOP], press [RECORD]. “For” appears on the display for a while, then “n Y” appears. If you wish to cancel this operation, press [-] at this timing.
Using USB Flash Memory Deleting a Song file A User Song can be deleted. 1 If necessary, connect the USB flash memory to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal. 2 Select the Song to be deleted. NOTE Song Playback is not available after executing Step 3. Make sure to confirm the to-bedeleted Song before executing Step 3. For details on how to select a Song file, refer to page 19. 3 While holding down [FUNCTION], press [RECORD]. “dEL” appears on the display for a while, then “n Y” appears on the display.
Backup data and Initializing Backup data in internal memory The following data, referred to as Backup data, as well as User Song data and External Song data will be maintained even if the power is turned off. • Character Code ........................................page 20 • Tuning......................................................page 16 • I.A. Control on/off ..................................page 12 • I.A. Control Depth...................................page 12 • Half Pedal point.......................
Connections CAUTION Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power to all the components. Before turning the power on or off to all components, set all volume levels to minimum (0). Otherwise, electrical shock or damage to the components may result. Terminals q w e r t USB TO DEVICE Refer to the “Panel Controls and Terminals” on page 8 for information on the location of the connectors.
Connections Minimizing noise of the input sound via Noise Gate By default, this instrument cuts unwanted noise from the input sound. However, this may result in wanted sounds also being cut, such as the soft decay sound of the piano. To avoid this, set the Noise Gate to off via the following operation. Default setting: ON While holding down [FUNCTION], press the C#6 key repeatedly to toggle Noise Gate on and off as needed.
About MIDI MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a global format standard for performance data transmission and reception between electronic musical instruments. Connecting musical instruments that support MIDI via MIDI cables enables you to transfer performance and setting data between multiple musical instruments. Using MIDI, you can also achieve more advanced performances than using just a single musical instrument. Receives MIDI data. Transmits MIDI data.
Appendix Message List Message Descriptions CLr Initializing to the default settings. con Displayed when Musicsoft Downloader is started on a computer connected to the instrument. When this message appears, you cannot operate the instrument. Displayed when the character code (page 20) is not appropriate for the file name of the Song which you are selecting. Switch the character code. E01 Displayed when the data format is not compatible with this instrument, or the data has some other problems.
Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution The instrument does not turn on. The instrument has not been plugged in properly. Securely insert the female plug into the socket on the instrument, and the male plug into a proper AC outlet (page 9). Noise is heard from the speakers or headphones. The noise may be due to interference caused by the use of a mobile phone in close proximity to the instrument. Turn off the mobile phone, or use it further away from the instrument.
Maintenance To keep your instrument in optimum condition, we recommend that you periodically follow the maintenance points below. Instrument and Bench Maintenance When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry or slightly damp cloth. NOTICE Do not use paint thinners, solvents, cleaning fluids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths. Gently remove dust and dirt with a soft cloth. Do not wipe too hard since small particles of dirt can scratch the instrument's finish.
Specifications Size/Weight Dimensions Width 1,501mm (59-1/8") Height 1,024mm (40-5/16") Depth Weight Number of Keys Keyboard Acrylic resin Black keys Phoenolic resin Number of Pedals Pedal Functions Damper (with half-pedal effect), Sostenuto, Soft Yes Music Rest Yes Piano Tone Generation Effects Yes Key-off Samples Yes Yes Number of Polyphony (Max.) 256 Preset Number of Voices Type Reverb Yes Number of Songs 10 Number of Tracks Data Capacity (max.) Playback Data Capacity (max.
Index A L S Accessories ...................................5 Audio recording .........................21 Audio Song .................................18 AUX IN .......................................27 AUX OUT ..................................28 Local Control on/off ..................29 Scale ........................................... 17 Song ............................................ 18 Song Category ........................... 18 Specifications ............................ 33 B Backup ...........
On/ OFF v -3 -2 -1 1 3 4 2 3 +2 4 +1 +3 MIN 0 b 1 2 MIN 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 14 16 19 MAX 14 16 19 MAX -5 -4 10 12 13 15 17 18 20 11 ⁄1 -6 10 12 13 15 17 18 20 11 z -3 -2 -1 0 3 4 6 +6 +2 +4 +5 5 x C D C# D# Metronome Volume Metronome Time Signature Metronome/Song Tempo I.A. Control ON/OFF I.A.
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