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    powered by RemoteLive™ User’s Guide This service is available for U.S. customers only. For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users V er .1.04 (9/17/2013)[...]

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    2 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Table of Contents Introduction .............................................................................................................. 4 Names of Parts and Their Functions ............................................................. 4 Control Unit (Front) ..................[...]

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    3 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Connection Diagram (Advanced) ................................................................... 26 Watching on Your Computer with External Speakers ............................ 26 Watching on Your TV with External Speakers .......................................... 27 Watching Vi[...]

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    4 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Introduction Names of Parts and Their Functions ■ Control Unit (Front) 1 [ON/OFF] button Turns on or turns off the Disklavier. Press once to turn it on, and once again to turn it off. 2 USB port Used to connect a USB flash memory, etc. 3 Remote control sensor When using the remo[...]

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    5 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Introduction ■ Control Unit (Rear) 1 USB TO DEVICE port Used to connect a USB flash memory, an optional USB floppy disk drive, etc. 2 LAN port Used to connect to the Internet. 3 OUTPUT jacks Used to connect speaker cables to monitor speakers* 4 ANALOG MIDI IN jacks Used to conn[...]

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    6 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Introduction 1 [ON/STANDBY] button Turns on the Disklavier or puts it in standby mode. 2 Number keypad Used for direct album/song selection and to enter a start time for song playback. 3 [SYSTEM] button Used to access the system menu. 4 [VOICE] button Used to access the voice funct[...]

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    7 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Introduction 8 Cursor buttons Used to select options and parameters. 9 [BACK] button Used to cancel the selection, and return to the previous screen. 10 [VOLUME] buttons Used to adjust the volume. [–] lowers the volume, [+] raises the volume. 11 [TEMPO] buttons Used to change the[...]

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    8 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Connection Diagram (Basic) Connecting the Disklavier to the Internet You can connect the Disklavier to a full-time online Internet connection (ADSL, optical fiber, cable Internet, etc.) via a router or a modem equipped with a router. ■ Preparation • To use the Internet conn[...]

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    9 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Connection Diagram (Basic) For further information on the Internet connection (only a wired LAN connection is supported), visit the Yamaha Disklavier website: http://services.music.yamaha.com/radio/ ■ Notes on Network Security The Disklavier attempts to achieve a balance between [...]

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    10 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Connection Diagram (Basic) Watching on Your Computer LAN cable ( ) Switching hub Internet / LAN Computer LAN cable ( ) 2 1 To check your bandwidth, visit http://www .speedtest.net Recommended: Over 4 Mbps (download speed) Recommended: A wired LAN connection. If you use a wireless [...]

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    11 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Connection Diagram (Basic) Watching on Your TV AU DI O OU T LAN cable ( ) Switching hub Internet / LAN Computer LAN cable ( ) 2 1 To check your bandwidth, visit http://www .speedtest.net Recommended: Over 4 Mbps (download speed) Set the volume as follows: • TV : 0 • Audio outp[...]

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    12 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Preparation Turning on Your Disklavier 1 Connect the AC power cable to the AC wall outlet. 2 Press [ON/OFF] on the control unit. The following message appears on the display, and [ON/OFF] on the control unit lights green. (The illustration shows an example of Disklavier E3.) After[...]

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    13 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Preparation Registration To use the DisklavierTV service, initial registration is required using an Internet-connected computer. Note: If you are already subscribed to the DisklavierRadio service, the following procedure is unnecessary. 1 Go to Yamahamusicsoft.com/dtv 2 Enter your[...]

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    14 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Preparation Updating Your Disklavier 1 Confirm that your Disklavier can access the Internet. Press [INTERNET] on the remote control. The Internet menu screen should appear. * D-Radio *Update *MyAccount =Internet= (1/1) If this screen appears, your Internet connection is OK. Note:[...]

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    15 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Preparation 3 Scroll down through the screens and select “Firmware U” using the cursor button ([ ▼ ]), then press [ENTER]. ----------------------- * Firmware U =Update=  *Cancel   The download process of the update program starts. Now Downloading... 50% ( 1 / 1 )[...]

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    16 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Preparation 8 Press [PLAY/PAUSE] to start the update. Important:  •DONOTturnoffthisunitduringupdate.  •Besuretoupdateallthemodules. The update process of the first module takes approximately 3 minutes. MC v3.30 DO NOT REMOVE [...]

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    17 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Preparation Logging into Your Account Note: Once you have logged in, you are kept logged in for 30 days. If you do not access the DisklavierRadio or DisklavierTV services within that period, you need to log in again. 1 Press [INTERNET] on the remote control. The Internet menu scre[...]

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    18 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Preparation 5 Select “Email Address” or “Password” with the cursor buttons ([ ▲ ] [ ▼ ]), and enter your e-mail address and password. =MyAccount= Email Address[yamaha@e] Password[ ] [a-z] Note: See “Entering Characters” on page 19 for information on how to enter ch[...]

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    19 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Preparation ■ Entering Characters How to Enter Characters with the Remote Control The following illustration shows how to enter characters with the remote control. Available Characters The following table shows which characters are available. Character Type Characters Letters (U[...]

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    20 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Activating DisklavierTV Receiving Test You can verify that you are properly set up to receive a broadcast by viewing a test video that can be found on the website. Caution:  •Whileyouenjoylivebroadcastoron-demandcontent: - DO NOT use other applications[...]

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    21 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Activating DisklavierTV 5 Go to the “Set Up” page, then start playing back the video on the website. Your Disklavier starts to receive the data. Buffering. =RemoteLive=  FUNC 6 Confirm that piano playback is synchronized with the video. Playing.  .. =RemoteLive= ?[...]

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    22 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Activating DisklavierTV Viewing Live Broadcast or On-demand Content Caution:  •Whileyouenjoylivebroadcastoron-demandcontent: - DO NOT use other applications except your web browser on your computer. - DO NOT visit any other websites (other than the URL[...]

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    23 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Activating DisklavierTV 5 Start playing back the video on the website. Your Disklavier starts to receive the data. Buffering. =RemoteLive=  FUNC 6 Confirm that piano playback is synchronized with the video. Playing.  .. =RemoteLive=  FUNC 7 Stop playing ba[...]

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    24 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Adjustments Adjusting the Main Volume You can adjust overall volume with the remote control (or the control unit). 1 Press [VOLUME +] or [VOLUME –] on the remote control. The main volume setting screen appears. MAIN VOLUME -01 =BALANCE= VOLUME-/+ 2 Press [VOLUME +] or [VOLUME ?[...]

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    25 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Adjustments Adjusting the Audio Volume Balance You can adjust the volume of the audio in balance with the piano sound. 1 Press [BALANCE] on the remote control. The audio balance setting screen appears. AUDIO BALANCE 100 =BALANCE= -/+ 2 Press [+/YES] and [–/NO] to adjust the volu[...]

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    26 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Connection Diagram (Advanced) Watching on Your Computer with External Speakers Computer Control unit (rear) Switching hub Disklavier Amplified speaker s Internet / LAN LAN cable ( ) LAN cable ( ) 3 Audio cable ( ) 4 Audio cable ( ) 5 LAN cable ( ) 2 1 Equipment Computer (Windows o[...]

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    27 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Connection Diagram (Advanced) Watching on Your TV with External Speakers AU DI O OU T LAN cable ( ) Switching hub Internet / LAN Computer LAN cable ( ) 2 1 HDMI cable ( ) 4 Amplified speakers TV Audio cable ( ) 5 6 Audio cable ( ) Control unit (rear) Disklavier LAN cable ( ) 3 Set[...]

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    28 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Connection Diagram (Advanced) W at chi ng V ideo with Hi gh Quality A udio and Ex ter nal M on ito r Equipment Computer (Windows or Mac) 1 Switching hub *1 1 Amplified speaker 2 Equipment Yamaha AUDIOGRAM3 1 Monitor 1 Cables From To LAN cable 1 Modem/router Switching hub 1 Switch[...]

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    29 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Appendix Windows 7 and 8 Audio Considerations The “sound enhancements” provided by Windows 7 and 8 may be desirable for normal audio enjoyment. However, these enhancements cause problems for receiving broadcast or viewing on-demand content, because the RemoteLive technology re[...]

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    30 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Appendix Adjusting the Delay When there is a disparity between the video or audio and the piano playback, you can adjust the piano playback or audio delay in order to match the video or audio. 1 Press [FUNC.] in the RemoteLive screen. The RemoteLive function menu screen appears. *[...]

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    31 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Appendix Adjusting the Depth of the Sustain Pedal [This function is not available on the DKC-850.] You can adjust the depth of the sustain pedal. 1 Press [FUNC.] in the RemoteLive screen. The RemoteLive function menu screen appears. * Delay Adj. *Info&Error *Diag. *Pedal Adj. [...]

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    32 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Appendix Network Diagnostics In some cases, it may be necessary to perform network diagnostics to determine the cause of problems. In these instances, follow the procedure below: 1 Press [FUNC.] in the RemoteLive screen. The RemoteLive function menu screen appears. * Delay Adj. *I[...]

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    33 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Appendix Checking the Broadcast Information and Error History You can check the information about the broadcast and the error history. 1 Press [FUNC.] in the RemoteLive screen. The RemoteLive function menu screen appears. * Delay Adj. *Info&Error *Diag. *Pedal Adj. =RemoteLive[...]

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    34 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Troubleshooting ■ Error Messages Number Message Point to be Checked 2011 IDC/Diag error Controller Make sure that the Ethernet cable is securely connected into your Disklavier. 2014 IDC/Diag error Controller Make sure that the DHCP setting on your Disklavier is appropriate. 2015[...]

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    35 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Troubleshooting Piano Symptom Remedy The Disklavier does not turn on. Make sure that the AC power cable is securely connected to a suitable AC wall outlet. Some notes drop out during playback. Contact Yamaha customer service. No sound is heard from the piano even though piano keys[...]

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    36 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Troubleshooting Controller Symptom Remedy “RemoteLive” does not appear in the Internet menu. Make sure that your Disklavier firmware is the latest version (V3.50 or later). Holding [PLAY/PAUSE] on the control unit, press [ON/OFF]. The current version appears on the display. S[...]

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    37 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Troubleshooting Speakers Symptom Remedy The audio from the speakers is not in sync with the video (audio is delayed). See page 30 to adjust the delay. Check the audio delay specifications of the speakers. The audio from the speakers is not in sync with the piano playback (audio i[...]

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    38 DisklavierTV User’s Guide (For Disklavier E3 and DKC-850 Users) Troubleshooting External Monitor Symptom Remedy The video image on the external monitor is not in sync with the audio from the speakers (video is delayed). See page 30 to adjust the delay. The video image on the external monitor is not in sync with the piano playback (video is del[...]

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