Yamaha CLP-270 manuale d’uso

EN CLP-280/270 OWNER'S MANUAL Before using the Clavinova, be sure to read “PRECAUTIONS„ on pages 3-4. IMPORT ANT —Check your power supply— Make sure that your local AC mains voltage matches the voltage specified on the name plate on the bottom panel. In some areas a voltage selector may be provided on the rear of the main keyboard unit[...]

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CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 3 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this man ual in a safe place f or future ref erence. W ARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These prec[...]

4 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all components, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while p[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 5 Introduction Thank you for choosing the Y amaha Clavinova CLP -280/270. In order to mak e the most of your Clavinova ’ s performance potential and features, please read this Owner’ s Manual thoroughly , and k eep it in a safe place for later referenc e. About this Owner’ s Manual and Data List This manual consis[...]

6 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual T able of contents Introduction About this Owner’s Manual and Data List .................................................................................................................... 5 Included Accessories .........................................................................................................[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 7 Automatically selecting a song in storage media ... [SongAutoOpen] ....................................................................... 53 Changing the type of characters on screen ... [CharacterCode] ................................................................................. 53 Playing Back Recorded Songs an[...]

8 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Introduction Application Index Use this index to find refer ence pages that may be helpful for your application and situation. Listening Listening t o demo songs ............................................... “Listening to the Demonstration T unes” on page 18 “Playing the 50 Piano Pr eset Song s ” on page 20[...]

Application Index CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 9 Introduction Settings Making detailed settings for rec ording and playback .................................. “Detailed settings for rec ording and playback [FILE/SONG SETTING]” on page 71 Making detailed settings for the metronome ......................................... “Detailed settings fo[...]

10 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Introduction A C METRONOME ON/OFF SETTING DOWN UP TEMPO EXTRA PARTS LEFT RIGHT SONG SELECT FILE/SONG SET TING PLAY/PAUSE STOP REC SONG NEW SONG SYNC START REPEAT DEMO SONG BALANCE KEYBOARD SONG MIN MAX MASTER VOLUME FUNCTION iAFC SETTING CHORUS REVERB BRILLIANCE MELLOW BRIGHT VOICE SET TING SPLIT GUITAR VIBRA- PHONE [...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 11 Introduction Panel Controls and T erminals 1 [POWER] switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 15 2 [MASTER VOLUME] dial . . . . . . . . . page 16 Ad just the volume level using this dial. 3 [SONG BALANCE] slider . . . . . . . . . page 42 This lets you adjust the v olume balance between the song playback and the soun[...]

12 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Introduction Intr oduction to the Contr ols This instrument has many buttons and c ontrols—so many that y ou may feel ov er whelmed at first. Howev er , once y ou understand the basic oper ations, you ’ll find the instrument is very easy to use. Press the button corresponding to the function you want to use. Th[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 13 Introduction Introduction to the Contr ols ■ To reset the values or parameters, press the [–][+] buttons simultaneously . If yo u’ ve c hanged the parameter values or settings, you may wan to r eset them to their normal condition. T o do this, simply press the [–][+] buttons sim ultaneously . The TEMPO and BR[...]

14 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Introduction Befor e Using the Clavinova About the key cover To open the key cover: Lift the cov er slightly , then push and slide it open. To close the key cover: Slide the cov er towar d you and gently lower the co ve r over the k e ys. About the music r est To raise the music rest: 1. Pull the music r est up and t[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 15 Introduction Before Using the Clavinova T urning the power on 1. Connect the power cable. First insert the plug of the power cable into the AC c onnect or on the Clavinova, then plug the other end of the cable into the proper AC outlet on the wall. In some areas a plug adaptor ma y be provided to match the pin co n?[...]

16 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Introduction Before Using the Clavinova Adjusting the display contrast Y ou can adjust the contrast of the display by turning the [CONTRAST] knob located to the right of the L CD . Setting the volume To adjust the volume, use the [MASTER V OL UME] dial located at the left of the panel. Pla y the keyboard to actually [...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 17 . B asic Ope r at ion[...]

18 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Listening to the Demonstration T unes Fo r each voice group , the Clavinova contains one demo song that shows off the character of the voic es. This section explains how t o listen to the demo songs for the voic e g roups listed belo w . Demonstration tunes The demonstration pieces listed abov e are s[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 19 Basic Operation Listening to the Demonstration T unes To adjust the volume level of the demo songs, use the [MASTER VOLUME] dial. To adjust the volume balance between the song playback and the sound you are playing on the keyboard, use the [SONG BALANCE] slider (page 42). Y ou can also exit from demo mode by pressing[...]

20 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Listening to 50 Piano Pr eset Songs The Clavinova pr ov ides performance data of 50 piano song s. Y ou can just listen to these songs (page 20) or use them for practice (page 22). Y ou can also refer to the included “50 greats for the Piano ” booklet that con- tains the scores for 50 piano pr eset[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 21 Basic Operation Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs Adjusting the tempo Y ou can also use the D [–][+] buttons to change the tempo. Resetting the tempo Whenever you select a new preset song, the tempo is auto- matically reset to the song’ s original value. Y ou can use the TEMPO [D O WN][UP] buttons to adjust the [...]

22 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs Practicing a one-hand part using 50 pr eset songs The 50 preset songs hav e separate left- and rig ht-hand parts on individual par ts. Y ou can turn the left- and rig ht-hand parts on or off as required so y ou can practice the corresponding part (the par t that is t[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 23 Basic Operation Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs 3. Stop playback. Resetting the part playback Both parts are automatically turned ON whenever you select a new song. Wh en playback is c omplete, it automatically stops and the Clavinova locates the top of the song. If you wish to stop pla yback in the middle of a so[...]

24 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs Specifying a range of measures and playing them back repeatedly (A-B repeat) Procedur e 1. Select the desired song for practicing and play it. Press the [PLA Y/P AUSE] button to start playback. Specifying the repeat range between point A and the end of the song. Spec[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 25 Basic Operation Selecting and Playing V oices Selecting V oices Procedur e V oice On the Clavinova, a voice means “tone” or “tonal color .” Y ou can also switch between voices in the same gr oup by pressing a voice gr oup button repeatedly . To lear n characteristics of the voices, listen to demo songs for ea[...]

26 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Selecting and Playing V oices Using the pedals The Clavinova has thr ee foot pedals: damper pedal (r ight), sostenuto pedal (center), and soft pedal (left) that produc e a r ange of expr essiv e effects similar to those produc ed by the pedals on an acoustic piano . If the damper pedal doesn’t work,[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 27 Basic Operation Selecting and Playing V oices Adding variation to the sound [BRILLIANCE]/[REVERB]/[CHORUS] The Effect function enables you t o add expression to the sound. The Clavinova effects include Brilliance, Re ve rb , and Chor us. [BRILLIANCE] Y ou can use this control to adjust the brilliance of the tone and [...]

28 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Selecting and Playing V oices [REVERB] This control adds r everber ation to the sound b y simulating the natur al rev er beration of a concert hall. Procedur e Y ou can select a reverb type via the Reverb T ype parameter in the “VOICE SETTING” menu, and adjust the reverb depth for the selected voi[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 29 Basic Operation Selecting and Playing V oices Combining two voices (Dual mode) Y ou can play two vo ices simultaneously across the entire range of the keyboard. In this way , you can simulate a melody duet or combine tw o similar voices to cr eate a thicker sound. Refer t o “V oice Combination Exam- ples (Dual and [...]

30 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Selecting and Playing V oices Dual mode using voices in the same voice group Procedur e 1. Select a voice group. In normal play mode, press the desir ed voice group button. 2. Select a voice. Use the A [–][+] buttons to select a voice. If you want to select Dual mode for the left-hand area when the [...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 31 Basic Operation Selecting and Playing V oices Splitting the keyboard range and playing two differ- ent voices (Split mode) Split mode enables you t o play two different v oices on the keyboard — one with the left hand and another with the r ight hand. F or example, you can play a bass part using the [W O OD BASS] o[...]

32 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Selecting and Playing V oices A specified “split point” key is included in the left-hand range. The split point can also be set by the [FUNCTION] parameter [SplitPoint]. (page 85) 4. Specify the split point (the border between the right- and left-hand range). The normal setting of the split point[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 33 Basic Operation Selecting and Playing V oices Using the metr onome The Clavinova is built-in metronome (a device that k e eps an accurate t empo) is a conv enient feature for practice. Procedur e 1. Start the metronome. Press the METRONOME [ON/OFF] button. Adjusting the tempo The default tempo is 120. (If a song has [...]

34 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Recording Y our Per formance Y ou can record your perfor - mance (audio data) to a cas- sette tape recor der or other recor ding devices via the AUX OUT connector . (see page 59.) This chapter e xplains how to reco rd your performance using the Cla v inova re cor ding function. Y ou can, for example, [...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 35 Basic Operation Recording Y our Performance Recording a performance without specifying the r ecording part Procedur e If you select a song other than “-----:NewSong” and recor d on a part that already has data, the existing data on the part will be lost. 1. Select “NewSong” for recording. Press the [REC] and [...]

36 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Recording Y our Performance Using the metronome Y ou can record data while using the metronome. T o do this, turn the metronome on before step 4. The metr onome is not recor ded. To stop recording in the middle of a song, press the [PLA Y/ P AUSE] button. T o resume recor ding, press the [PLA Y/ P AUS[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 37 Basic Operation Recording Y our Performance Re-recording a song partially This section explains how t o record part of a song again. Procedur e 1. Select a recording method. 1-1 Press the [FILE/SONG SETTING] button. 1-2 Press the A [–][+] buttons to display “RecStart” or “RecEnd.” 1-3 Press the D [–][+] b[...]

38 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Recording Y our Performance 4. Engage record mode. Press the [REC] button. To stop rec ording, press the [REC] butt on again or press the [STOP] button. Aft er pressing the [REC] button again or the [ST OP] button when “RecStart” is set to “Normal” (page 37), “Ov er write?” is shown in the[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 39 Basic Operation Recording Y our Performance Recording a performance of several different parts Procedur e Set the tempo in Step 2. See page 42 for more informa- tion on recor ding in Dual/Split mode. 1. Select “New Song” and a voice for recording. Fo llow the same operation steps as in “Recor ding a perfor manc[...]

40 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Recording Y our Performance 3. Start and stop recording. Recording begins automatically as soon as you play a note on the keyboard. (Optional) Pr ess the [PLA Y/P A USE] button to start rec ording. To st op recording, press the [ST OP] button. The Cla v inova locates the to p of the song. To stop reco[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 41 Basic Operation Recording Y our Performance Changing a voice or tempo after recording Y ou can change the voice and t empo after recor ding to change a song ’ s feel or to set a more suitable tempo . Y ou can also change these elements in the middle of a song. Procedur e Before changing a voice or tempo, set the st[...]

42 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Recording Y our Performance Adjusting the volume balance between playback and your performance [SONG BALANCE] W hile recording multiple parts one by one, you can adjust the v olume balance between the playback of the re co rd ed parts and your current performance. Procedur e Some commercially-availabl[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 43 Basic Operation Handling files such as deleting song files ... [FILE/SONG SETTING] File A file contains a group of data. On the Clavinova, a song file includes song data and a song number . Memory Memory is a location inside the Clavinova in which you can save and edit data. Character code T ype of characters Ple[...]

44 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Handling files such as deleting song files ... [FILE/SONG SETTING] Song types This instrument handles various t y pes of song s. Letters and song numbers are display ed to the left of the song name. The lett ers indicate the different song typ es as follows: P ..................Pr eset song s M ....[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 45 Basic Operation Handling files such as deleting song files ... [FILE/SONG SETTING] Basic file operation A message (information or confirmation dialog) sometimes appears on the screen to facilitat e oper ation. Re fer to the “M essage List” on page 93 for an explanation of each message, appr opr iate actions t[...]

46 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Handling files such as deleting song files ... [FILE/SONG SETTING] Saving r ecorded songs to a USB storage device ... [ Save] Re co rd ed songs are automatically sav ed to Storage memo ry from Current memory , so nor mally y ou won ’t need to sa ve songs using this function. H owever , if a “Mem[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 47 Basic Operation Handling files such as deleting song files ... [FILE/SONG SETTING] Deleting a song fr om the Clavinova’ s Storage memory or fr om a USB storage device ... [Delete] This deletes a song from St or age memory or from a USB storage dev ice. It is not possible to delete a pr eset song or cur rent song.[...]

48 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Handling files such as deleting song files ... [FILE/SONG SETTING] Renaming files ... [Rename] Y ou can change a song’ s title except for the pr eset songs and [-----: NewSong]. Procedur e Do not turn off the power or eject the media while “Execut- ing” is shown in the display . To rename fol[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 49 Basic Operation Handling files such as deleting song files ... [FILE/SONG SETTING] Copying files ... [Copy] Please note that the copy fea- tures ar e intended for your per- sonal use only . Root: The highest level of a hierarchi- cal structure. This indicates an area which does not belong to a folder . Y ou can co[...]

50 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Handling files such as deleting song files ... [FILE/SONG SETTING] Procedur e See page 45 for information on basic operations. The following is a detailed procedur e for Step 4. 4-1 When you copy a song to/from a USB storage device, make sure that a USB storage device is connected to the instrument.[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 51 Basic Operation Handling files such as deleting song files ... [FILE/SONG SETTING] Moving files ... [Move] Y ou can move (cut and paste) songs. Procedur e See page 45 for information on basic operations. The following is a detailed procedur e for step 4. 4-1 When you move a song to/from a USB storage device, make [...]

52 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Handling files such as deleting song files ... [FILE/SONG SETTING] Making folders in the USB storage device ... [ MakeDir] Y ou can create folders (directories) on the USB storage device to organize songs. This instrument enables you to create folders only in the USB storage device—not in the Pr e[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 53 Basic Operation Handling files such as deleting song files ... [FILE/SONG SETTING] Automatically selecting a song in storage media ... [SongAutoOpen] Specify whether a song (not contain in a folder) which does not c ontain to a folder will automatically be opened when you insert the media. Procedur e See page 45 fo[...]

54 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Playing Back Recorded Songs and Commer cially-available Music Data See page 57 for information on the types of song data that can be played on the Clavinova. Change the Clavinova’ s char- acter type ([CharacterCode]) as appropriate for the selected song (page 53). Y ou can play back songs recor ded [...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 55 Basic Operation Playing Back Recorded Songs and Commercially-available Music Data 2-1 Use the A [–][+] buttons to select the song type: “PRESET ,” “MEMORY ,” or “USB1.” PRESET ...... Stands for Preset song memory . This memor y contains 50 piano preset songs. MEMOR Y ... Stands for Storage memor y . Thi[...]

56 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Playing Back Recorded Songs and Commercially-available Music Data Adjusting the tempo Y ou can use the TEMPO [DOWN][UP] butt ons to adjust the playback te mpo as required befor e or during playback. The default tempo (the song’ s original tempo) is set when you press the [DO WN] and [UP] buttons sim[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 57 Basic Operation Playing Back Recorded Songs and Commercially-available Music Data T urning part playback on and off Y ou can practice a part or phrase using the “SongRepeat (page 71)” and “PhraseMark (page 71)” parameters in the “FILE/SONG SETTING” menu. Appropriate channels (parts) in the song will autom[...]

58 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Connections Connectors CA UTION Be fore connecting the Clavinova to othe r electronic components, turn off the po wer to all the compone nts. Before turning the power on or off to all components, set all volume levels to minimum (0). Other wis e, electrical shock or damage to the components may occur [...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 59 Basic Operation Connections The Clavinova’ s [MASTER VOL- UME] dial setting affects the input signal from the AUX IN jacks, but the [REVERB], [CHO- RUS], and BRILLIANCE [MEL- LOW] [BRIGHT] (page 27) settings do not. If you connect the Clavinova to a monaural device, use only the AUX IN [L/L+R] jack. Use audio cable[...]

60 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Connections Connecting to a USB storage device By connecting the instrument to a USB storage device with a standard USB cable, y ou can save data y ou ’ve created t o the connected device, as well as read data from the c onnected dev ice. Compatible USB storage devices CD-ROM drive Although CD-R/RW [...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 61 Basic Operation Connections Connection to a USB storage device If you connect USB storage devices to both USB [TO DEVICE] terminals, the devices may not operate properly . This instrument has two USB [T O DEVICE] terminals; one on the left of the panel and one on the terminal at the front. Both are the same te rminal[...]

62 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Connections Backing up your data to a computer ■ Backing up the instrument data to a computer Once y ou ’ve sa ved data to a USB storage device, y ou can copy the data to the har d disk of your c omputer , then archi ve and organize the files as desired. Simply re co nnect the de vice as shown be[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 63 Basic Operation Connections Connecting a personal computer By connecting a comput er to the USB [T O HOST] or MIDI terminals, you can transfer data between the instrument and the computer via MIDI, and take advantage of sophisticated c omputer music software. K eep in mind that you also need t o install an appropriat[...]

64 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Basic Operation Connections Using a MIDI interface and the Clavinova’ s MIDI terminals U se a MIDI interface device to connect a c omputer to the Cla v inova using special MIDI cables. CAUTION Precautions when using the USB [TO HOST] terminal Wh en connecting the c omputer to the USB [T O HOST] terminal, mak e sure[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 65 De tailed Se tt ing s[...]

66 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Detailed Settings Detailed Settings Y ou can set var ious parameters to mak e the best use of Clavinova functions, such as fine tuning the pitch, selecting a voic e for the metronome, r epeating playbac k, etc. For the basic procedur e to make these settings, re fer to page 91. Parameter List Recording and playback [...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 67 Detailed Settings Detailed Settings V oices [VOICE SETTING] In Dual mode, parameters with the “ ” mark are set for V oice 1 and V oice 2 individually . iAFC [iAFC SETTING] Settings Parameter name Reference page Setting the octav e* Octav e 76 Setting the v olume lev el* V olume 76 Setting the position of right an[...]

68 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Detailed Settings Detailed Settings Other settings [FUNCTION] Settings P arameter name Reference page Changing the ke y T ranspose 83 Selecting a touch response T ouchResponse 83 Fine tuning the pitch T une 84 Selecting a tuning curve f or a piano voice PianoT uningCurve 84 Selecting a scale Scale 84 Specifying the S[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 69 Detailed Settings Detailed Settings Making detailed settings Pr ocedure 1. Access a setting menu. Press the desir ed setting button ([FILE/SONG SETTING], MET - RONOME [SETTING], [VOICE SETTING], [iAFC SETTING], or [FUNCTION]) to access the corresponding setting menu. Pr ess the [EXIT] button an y time to close the se[...]

70 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Detailed Settings Detailed Settings 4. W rite, execute, or save the data. There are tw o ways to respond t o the messages. If “Execute? → ” or “Start? → ” appears: Pr ess the B [+( YES)] button t o display confirmation (“Sur e? → ”). T o proc eed, press the B [+( YES)] button again. The Clavinova d[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 71 Detailed Settings Detailed settings for r ecording and playback [FILE/SONG SETTING] Y ou can make detailed settings for the selected song. Fir st, select the desired song from preset songs (“PRE- SET”), memory songs (“MEMORY”), or External songs (“USB1”) (see page 54). Pr ocedure Select the desired song a[...]

72 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Detailed Settings Detailed settings for recording and playback [FILE/SONG SETTING] Y ou can correct the timing of notes. For example, y ou can adjust r ecorded notes t o precise eig hth or sixteenth notes. •C hanges are made by song. See the proc edure on page 69. Notes for which you can adjust the timing: The thre[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 73 Detailed Settings Detailed settings for recording and playback [FILE/SONG SETTING] Y ou can select a sing le channel to list en to its co n- te nts. Pla yback star ts from the first not e. See the proc edure on page 69. Setting range: Ch1 - Ch16 The song data consists of 16 channels. A channel is assigned to a part,[...]

74 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Detailed Settings Detailed settings for the metr onome METRONOME [SETTING] Y ou can set the time sig nature, volume level, and voic e of the Clavinova metronome. Pr ocedure Press the METRONOME [SETTING] button to access the Metr onome Setting menu. See the proc edure on page 69. Fo r example, t o specify “3/4, ” [...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 75 Detailed Settings Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING] This menu enables you t o make various detailed setting s for the voices in Dual or Split mode and the effects. Y ou can make these settings for each voic e (or each combination of voic es) individually . Y ou can listen to the notes y ou play on the [...]

76 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Detailed Settings Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING] In Dual mode, parameters with the “*” mark are set for V oice 1 and V oice 2 individually . Parameter names enclosed in parentheses ( ) ar e displayed in Dual mode. The pitch of a note can be shifted upwar d or down- ward in steps of an octave. Se[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 77 Detailed Settings Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING] Y ou cannot set this parameter for the voice parts “Left” and “LeftXLayer .” See the proc edure on page 69. Setting range: Ro om Simulates r e verberation in a room. Ha ll1 Simulates r e verberation in a conc er t hall. Ha ll2 Rev er beration [...]

78 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Detailed Settings Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING] Y ou can set the [CHORUS] butt on on or off for each vo ice. When y ou select a voice, the chorus on/ off setting for the voic e automatically changes acc ording t o this par ameter . Even if this parameter is turned on, the chorus effect is dis- able[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 79 Detailed Settings Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING] This wil l be display ed only if Rotar y is selected for the DSP T ype par ameter explained above. It sets the rotation speed of the rotary speaker effect. See the proc edure on page 69. Setting range: Slow/Fast This sets the depth of the DSP effect ([...]

80 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Detailed Settings Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING] See the proc edure on page 69. Setting range: –12 - +12 dB See the proc edure on page 69. Setting range: 500 Hz - 16.0 kHz See the proc edure on page 69. Setting range: –12 - +12 dB This parameter enables determines the manner and degree to which [...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 81 Detailed Settings Detailed settings for iAFC [iAFC SETTING] Wh en iAFC is engaged, the Clavinova will sound deeper and more resonant, similar to an acoustic musical instruments. This lets y ou experience the ambience and re ve rb eration that are charact eristic of performing on stage or simulates the sustain sound t[...]

82 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Detailed Settings Detailed settings for iAFC [iAFC SETTING] Spatial Effect is one ty pe of the iAFC effect. Spatial Effect creates a sense of reverberation and spa- ciousness by picking up the output sound using internal microphones and output the sound fr om the speaker on the r ear of the instr ument. The spread an[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 83 Detailed Settings Other settings [FUNCTION] Y ou can make detailed settings for touch, tuning, scale, etc. Pr ocedure Press the [FUNCTION] button to enter Function mode. TRANSPOSE= T o change the key (Changing the key: T o raise or lower the overall pitch of the entire song.) The Clavinova’ s T ranspose function ma[...]

84 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Detailed Settings Other settings [FUNCTION] Y ou can fine tune the pitch of the entire instru- ment. This function is useful when you play the Clavinova along with other instruments or CD music. See the proc edure on page 69. Setting range: A3 = 414.8 Hz - 466.8 Hz (0.2 Hz steps) Y ou can select a tuning cur ve from[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 85 Detailed Settings Other settings [FUNCTION] Y ou can sp ecify the split point (the boundar y between the rig ht-hand and left-hand keyboard areas). See the proc edure on page 69. Setting range: A- 1 - C7 Y ou can also use [SPLIT] to set the split point. (page 32) See the proc edure on page 69. Setting range: S ustain[...]

86 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Detailed Settings Other settings [FUNCTION] Y ou can assig n a function to the pedal c onnected to the Clavinova ’ s A UX PED AL jack. See the proc edure on page 69. Setting range: Same as “Rig ht pedal function assignment” (page 85). Normal setting: Expression Y AMAHA FC7 foot controller This foot controller i[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 87 Detailed Settings Other settings [FUNCTION] This turns the auxiliar y pedal function on or off for the relevant voic e par t. In other words, you can select the desired v oice part (Main, M ainLayer , Le ft, LeftLayer) and det er mine whether the auxil- iar y pedal function (set on page 86) will affect that part or n[...]

88 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Detailed Settings Other settings [FUNCTION] This parameter is effectiv e on the voices, such as “Gr and Piano 1. ” See the proc edure on page 69. Setting range: Off, 1 - 10 This parameter is effectiv e only on the voice group “G RANDPIANO1. ” See the proc edure on page 69. Setting range: Off, 1 - 10 Y ou can [...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 89 Detailed Settings Other settings [FUNCTION] Select the volume lev e l of the sig nal output from the A UX OUT jacks. When “Fixed” is selected, the level cannot be contr olled by using the [MASTER VO L UME] control. Wh en “V ar iable” is selected, the level can be contr olled by using the [MASTER VO L UME] con[...]

90 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Detailed Settings Other settings [FUNCTION] “Local Control On ” is a state in which the Clavinova pr oduces the sound from its tone gener - ator when y ou play the keyboard. In “Local Con- tr ol Off ” state, the keyboard and the t one generator are cut off from each other . This means that even if you play th[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 91 Detailed Settings Other settings [FUNCTION] Y ou can t ransmit the panel data, such as voice selection, to a connected sequenc er . Befor e you re co rd performance data to a sequenc er , it is useful if you first send and r ecord (at the beginning of the performance data) the panel setup data for your performance d[...]

92 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Detailed Settings Other settings [FUNCTION] Other method for restoring the normal settings Pr ess and hold down the white key on the right end (C7) and press the [PO WER] switch to turn on the powe r to the Cla v inova. In this case, the Memory songs sav e d in the storage memory are not erased. Fo r maximum data sec[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 93 Detailed Settings Message List The messages are listed in alphabetical or der . Message Meaning •T his message appears when data has failed to be written or loaded to the Storage memory or USB storage de vice. When y ou w rite or load data via USB storage dev ice, check the USB cable connection and tr y again. If y[...]

94 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Detailed Settings Message List Message Meaning This message appears when a communication err or occurred between the instrument and drive. Check the USB cable connection and tr y again. If you still see this message, use a drive whose co mpat- ibility has been confirmed by Y amaha (page 60). The number of dr ives e [...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 95 Detailed Settings Message List Message Meaning There is a pr oblem w ith the USB [TO HOST] t erminal •W hen using the CLP -280/270 connected to y our personal com- puter: The driver or MIDI application on y our computer is not function- ing correctly , perhaps because the computer is turned off, the cable is not co[...]

96 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Detailed Settings Message List Message Meaning Y ou t ried to rename a song that does not e xist in the Storage mem- or y or on USB storage device. Select a M emor y song or External song via the [SONG SELECT] button. This message prompts y ou to select whether you wish to ov er wr ite the existing data with new data[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 97 Detailed Settings Message List Message Meaning This message appears when you r ecord or edit the prot ected song and select another song. The r ecorded/edited pr otected song cannot be sav ed. The song will be deleted when you select another song. Y ou t ried to perform another operation before saving the rec orded s[...]

98 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Detailed Settings Message List Message Meaning Y ou t ried to perform a file- or drive-r elated operation using an unformatted media. T o cancel the operation, pr ess the B [– (NO)] button. T o format the disk and tr y again, pr ess the B [+ ( YES)] but- to n to display the format parameter (page 52). This message[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 99 Detailed Settings Questions about Operations and Functions ■ The buttons do not respond. W hile you ar e using a function, some buttons not used for the function are disabled. If the song is play- ing, st op the playback. Otherw ise, press the [EXIT] button to r etur n to the main screen. Then, perfor m the desired[...]

100 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Detailed Settings Questions about Operations and Functions ■ How much data can I record? •C urrent memor y (page 46): About 300KB •S to ra ge memory (page 46): About 1,750KB ■ The on/off setting of the pedal connected to the AUX PEDAL jack is reversed. Some ty pes of pedals may turn on and off in oppo- site [...]

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102 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Appendix Tr oubleshooting Prob lem Cause Solution The power of the Cla vinov a does not turn on. The power cab le is not plugged in (check at the Cla vinova and at the electrical outlet). Inser t the power cab le plug fir mly into the Clavino va and into the elec- trical outlet of the correct voltage. (page 15) The[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 103 Appendix Tr oubleshooting Prob lem Cause Solution The USB storage de vice is not rec- ognized b y the instr ument. The USB storage device ma y not be recognized b y the instr ument depending on the timing of the de vice connection or the setting of the [SELECT] s witch. Disconnect the USB storage de vice and connect[...]

104 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Appendix Data Compatibility This section cov ers basic information on data compatibility : whether or not other MIDI devices can playback the data reco rded by CLP -280/270, and whether or not the CLP -280/270 can playback commer cially available song data or song data created for other instruments or on a comput er[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 105 Appendix Data Compatibility ■ DOC (Disk Orchestra Collection) This voic e allocation for mat is compatible with man y of Y amaha ’ s MIDI dev ices, including the Clavinova series instruments. This is also common format used with various Y amaha software. ■ GS GS was developed by the R oland Corpor ation. In th[...]

106 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Appendix Preset V oice List : Y es × : No V oice group V oice name Stereo sampling T ouch Sense Dynamic sampling Ke y-off samples String resonance V oice description GRAND PIANO1 GrandPiano1 This sound was sampled from a full concert grand piano . Three stages of dynamics were sampled, and no effort has been spared[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 107 Appendix Preset V oice List V oice group V oice name Stereo sampling T ouch Sense Dynamic sampling Ke y-off samples String resonance V oice description GUIT AR NylonGuitar ×× A warm and natural nylon-string guitar sound. Enjoy the atmosphere it adds to a quiet song. SteelGuitar × ××× A bright steel guitar soun[...]

108 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Appendix V oice Combination Examples (Dual and Split) Dual Split Dual + Split MAIN + MAIN Gr andPiano1 + E.Piano1 GrandPiano1 + E.Piano2 This combination is often used in popular music. MAIN + MAIN Gr andPiano1 + SynthPiano This produces a f antasy , spacious piano sound. MAIN + MAIN Gr andPiano2 + GrandPiano2 This [...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 109 Appendix CLP-280/270: Keyboard Stand Assembly CAUTION •B e careful not t o confuse parts, and be sure t o install all par ts in the correct dir ection. Please assemble in acc or- dance with the sequence given belo w . •A ssembly should be carried out by at least two persons. •B e sure t o use the correct screw[...]

110 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Appendix CLP-280/270: Keyboard Stand Assembly 2. Attach B. 2-1 Insert B between E and F as shown in the illus- trat ion. 2-2 Align and attach B to the front side of D , E and F. 2-3 Secure B using the 4 x 14mm thin screws. * Insert two screws into the smaller holes on the brackets. 2-4 Te mporarily secure w ith 4 x [...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 111 Appendix CLP-280/270: Keyboard Stand Assembly 3-3 Align the dimple on side A with the inner side of E and F . S imultaneously low er the left and rig ht side of A, and secure with E and F . 3-4 Su ppor t the backside of E and F with your hand, and slig htly push A in fr om the keyboard side until it stops. 3-5 Re mo[...]

112 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Appendix CLP-280/270: Keyboard Stand Assembly 5. Connect the speaker cord. 5-1 Re move the twist tie attaching the speaker cord. 5-2 I nsert the speaker co rd plug into the connect or so that the tab extends t oward the front when vi ewed fr om the rear . 6. Connect the pedal cord. 6-1 Insert the pedal cord plug int[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 113 Appendix CLP-280/270: Keyboard Stand Assembly 9. Set the adjuster . Rotat e the adjuster until it co mes in firm con- tact with the floor surface. 10. Attach the headphone hanger . Y ou can attach a headphone hanger on the Clavinova to hang the headphones. I nstall the headphone hanger using included two screws (4[...]

114 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Appendix Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks (Optional) An optional floppy disk drive can be installed to this instrument. F or instructions on installing the floppy disk drive, see page 115. The floppy disk drive lets y ou save original data you ’ve cre- ated on the instrument to floppy disk[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 115 Appendix Installing the Floppy Disk Drive (Optional) The optional UD-FD01 floppy disk drive can be installed t o the bottom of the instrument by using the included floppy disk drive case and scr ews. 1. Remove the three backing papers from the adhesive tape in the case, and fit the floppy disk drive into the cas[...]

116 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Appendix Specifications * Specifications and descriptions in this owner’ s manual are for information purposes only . Y amaha Corp. reserves the right to c hange or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in every locale[...]

CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual 117 Appendix Index Y ou can search the desired section using not only the terminology in this manual but also commonly-used w ords. The * mark indicates that the corresponding page includes the t er minology explanation in the rig ht column. Numerics 50 greats for the Piano ............................... 5 50 Piano Pre[...]

Index 118 CLP-280/270 Owner’s Manual Appendix O Other settings ........................................... 83 P P ................................................................ 44 Parameter List........................................... 66 Pedal Function Auxiliary ............................................. 86 Center ........................[...]

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