Yamaha CLAVINOVA CVP-501 manual

CVP-509 / 505 / 503 / 501 Owner's Manual DIC231 Thank y ou for pur c hasing this Y amaha Clavino v a! We r ecommend that you read this manual car efully so that you can fully take advantage of the advanced and convenient functions of the instrument. We also r ecommend that you keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future r eference. B[...]

2 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Man ual SPECIAL MESSA GE SECTION PR ODUCT SAFETY MARKINGS: Y amaha electronic products may hav e either labels similar to the graphics sho wn below or molded/stamped f acsimiles of these graph- ics on the enclosure. The e xplanation of these graphics appears on this page. Please observe all cautions indicated on thi[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 3 The abov e warning is located on the bottom of the unit. Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient [...]

4 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual W elcome to Cla vino v a T rue Acoustic Piano Feel Chapter 1 P erf or m the piano songs by Cla vinov a The Sound of Full Concert Grand Piano – Pure CF Sampling This instrument features samples from Y amaha's most renowned full concer t grand piano , the CFIIIS, and emplo ys meticulous processing and ad[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 5 Playing Bac k Songs ................page 59 Pla y along with a Song data, and fill out your solo perf or mance with the sounds of an entire band or orchestra. Enjo y a wide v ariety of songs — commercially av ailable m usic data or preset songs. Guide function ................page 64 The ke y guide lamps a[...]

6 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual (1)B-13 1/2 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 othe[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 7 • 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 control[...]

8 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Notices and Inf or mation Notices and Inf ormation Copyright Notices • Copying of the commercially a v ailable musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and/or audio data is strictly prohibited except for your personal use. • This product incorporates and b undles computer programs and contents [...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 9 Included Accessories Included Accessories • Accessory CD-ROM for W indows • Owner’ s Manual • Data List • Accessory CD-ROM for W indows Installation Guide • “50 greats for the Piano” Music Book • My Y amaha Product User Registration *The PR ODUCT ID on the sheet will be needed when you fill[...]

10 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual About the Manuals About the Manuals This instrument has the follo wing documents and instructional materials. Included Documents Owner’ s Manual (this book) Provides o verall explanations of the Cla vinova basic functions. See “Ho w to use this Owner’ s Manual” below . Data List Contains various impo[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 11 Contents Contents Welcome to Clavinova 4 Notices and Information.............................................................................. 8 Included Accessories .................................................................................. 9 About the Manuals.........................................[...]

12 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual P anel Controls P anel Contr ols 1 [USB TO DEVICE] terminal ...........................P age 106 For connecting a USB storage de vice. 2 [MASTER V OLUME] control ...........................Pa ge 15 Adjusts the ov erall volume. 3 MIC [SIGNAL]/[O VER] lamps (CVP-509/505/503) ...................................[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 13 P anel Controls $ % ^ & ¡ * ( £ ∞ º ™ ¢ B3 C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5 E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 C6 D6 E6 F6 G6 A6 B6 C7 CVP-509/505 CVP-503/501 Music rest P age 15 I/O connectors P age 99 Guide lamps P age 64 Music rest P age 15 P edals P age 32 Key cover P age 14 Key cover P age 14 I/O connectors P age 99 [...]

14 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Star ting Up Star ting Up 1 Connect the power cab le. First insert the plug of the po wer cable into the A C connector on the instrument, then plug the other end of the cable into the proper A C outlet on the wall. 2 Open the key co ver . 3 T urn the power on. The display located in the center of the front p[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 15 Star ting Up 4 Adjust the v olume . While playing the ke yboard, adjust the volume le vel by using the [MASTER V OLUME] located at the left of the panel. 5 After y ou use the instrument, press the power switc h to turn the power off . The screen and the po wer indicator turn off. 6 Close the key co ver . CVP[...]

16 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Star ting Up CVP-501 First pull the music rest up and to ward yourself as far as it will go, flip do wn the two metal supports at the left and right on the rear of the music rest, then lo wer the music rest so that it rests on the metal supports. To lower the music rest, first pull the music rest to ward y[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 17 Star ting Up This determines the language used in the display for messages, file names, and character input. 1 Call up the operation display . [FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → T AB [ E ][ F ] O WNER 2 Use the [4 ▲▼ ]/[5 ▲▼ ] buttons to select the desired language. Y ou can adjust the contrast of the d[...]

18 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Star ting Up Y ou can ha ve your name appear in the opening display (the display that appears when the po wer is turned on). 1 Call up the operation display . [FUNCTION] → [J] UTILITY → T AB [ E ][ F ] O WNER 2 Press the [I] (O WNER NAME) button to call up the Owner Name display . Refer to page 27 for ch[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 19 Star ting Up 2 Press the [7 ▲▼ ]/[8 ▲▼ ] (SKIP O VER VIEW) buttons in the Demo display to call up the specific Demo men u. 3 Press one of the [A] – [D] buttons to sho w a specific Demo. Pressing the [E] button returns to the display of step 2. The sub menus are shown at the bottom of the display [...]

20 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Star ting Up The LCD provides comprehensi ve at-a-glance information on all current settings. The displayed menu can be selected or changed by the controls around the LCD. The [A] – [J] buttons are used to select the corresponding menu. • Example 1 • Example 2 Display-based Controls [A] – [J] b utton[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 21 Star ting Up These buttons are used mainly to change the P ages of displays that have “tabs” at the top. The [1 ▲▼ ] – [8 ▲▼ ] buttons are used to mak e selections or adjust settings (up or do wn correspondingly) for functions shown directly abo ve them. T AB [ E ][ F ] buttons [1 ▲▼ ] – [...]

22 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Star ting Up Depending on the selected LCD display , the [D A T A ENTR Y] dial can be used in the follo wing two ways. • Selecting files (V oice, Style, Song, and so on) When one of the File Selection displays (page 26) is sho wn, you can use the [D A T A ENTR Y] dial and the [ENTER] button to select a ?[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 23 Star ting Up A message (information or confirmation dialog) sometimes appears on the screen to facilitate operation. When the message appears, simply press the appropriate button. W ith the con venient Direct Access function, you can instantly call up the desired display — with just a single additional bu[...]

24 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Star ting Up The display that appears when the power is turned on is the Main display . The Main display sho ws the current basic settings such as the currently selected V oice and Style, allo wing you to see them at a single glance. The Main display is the one you’ll usually see when you play the keyboard[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 25 Star ting Up 8 TEMPO/B AR/BEA T Displays the current position (tempo/bar/beat) in Style playback or Song playback. 9 USB A udio information (CVP-509/505/503) Displays information for the selected audio file (file name, time, etc.) While recording, a “REC” indication appears. ) Registration Sequence App[...]

26 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Star ting Up The File Selection display is for selecting V oice, Styles, and other data. The File Selection display appears when you press one of the V OICE or STYLE category selection buttons, SONG [SELECT] b utton, etc. 1 Location (drive) of data PRESET Location where pre-programmed (preset) data is stored[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 27 Star ting Up The instructions that follo w show you ho w to enter characters for naming your files/ folders, inputting ke ywords, etc. Entering characters should be done in the display sho wn below . 1 Change the type of character by pressing the [1 ▲ ] button. If you select a language other than Japanese[...]

28 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Star ting Up 2 Use the [D A T A ENTR Y] dial to move the cur sor to the desired position. 3 Press the [2 ▲▼ ] – [6 ▲▼ ] and [7 ▲ ] buttons, corresponding to the character y ou wish to enter . To actually enter the selected character, mo ve the cursor or press another letter- input button. Alterna[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 29 Star ting Up While holding the C7 key (right-most k ey on the keyboard), turn the po wer on. This restores the all settings (except Internet Settings, etc.) to the factory def ault. Y ou can also restore a specified setting to the factory def ault value, or sa ve/load your o wn reset settings. Call up the o[...]

1 30 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual P erform the piano songs b y Clavino va P erf orm the piano songs b y Cla vino v a Here, we’ll call up and play the piano v oice. Y ou can play the piano voice using the pedals or metronome. This con venient, easy-to-use feature completely and automatically reconfigures the entire instrument for optimum[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 31 P erform the piano songs b y Clavino va 1 1 Y ou can adjust the touch response of the instrument (ho w the sound responds to the w ay you play the ke ys). This setting does not change the weight of the keyboard. The touch sensiti vity type becomes the common setting for all V oices. 1 Call up the operation d[...]

32 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 1 1 P erform the piano songs b y Clavino va The instrument features three pedals. • Right P edal (Damper Pedal) This pedal performs the same function as the damper pedal on an actual acoustic piano, letting you sustain the sound of the V oices ev en after releasing the ke ys. The right pedal can be used to[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 33 P erform the piano songs b y Clavino va 1 1 The metronome provides a click sound, gi ving you an accurate tempo guide when you practice, or letting you hear and check how a specific tempo sounds. Press the [METR ONOME ON/OFF] button to start/stop the metronome. 1 Press the TEMPO [-]/[+] button to call up th[...]

34 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 1 1 P erform the piano songs b y Clavino va When iAFC is engaged, the instrument will sound deeper and more resonant, similar to an acoustic musical instrument. This lets you e xperience the ambience and re verberation that are characteristic of performing on stage or simulates the sustain sound that occur w[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 35 P erform the piano songs b y Clavino va 1 1 4 If y ou’ve set the depth of SP A TIAL EFFECT to a value other than 0, press the [I] (MIC CALIBRA TION) button to call up the calibration display . The MIC CALIBRA TION display appears. In this display , you can adjust the sensiti vity and response of iAFC so th[...]

36 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual P erform the piano songs b y Clavino va 1 ■ Instrument and Bench Maintenance • When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry or slightly damp cloth. If you are using a model with a polished finish, gently remov e dust and dirt with a soft cloth. Do not wipe too hard since small particles of dirt can scr[...]

2 V oices – Pla ying the ke yboard – CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 37 V oices – Pla ying the keyboar d – The instrument features a wide v ariety of exceptionally realistic instrumental V oices, including piano, guitar , strings, brass, wind instruments and more. 1 Press one of the [A]/[B]/[F]/[G] (RIGHT 1) buttons on the Main displa[...]

38 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual V oices – Pla ying the ke yboard – 2 3 Press one of the [A] – [J] buttons to select the desired V oice . To call up the other display pages, press one of the [1 ▲ ] – [5 ▲ ] buttons or press the same V OICE button again. 4 Play the ke yboard. 1 Make sure that P ART ON/OFF [RIGHT 1] b utton is tur[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 39 2 V oices – Pla ying the ke yboard – 1 Make sure that the P ART ON/OFF [RIGHT 1] and/or [RIGHT 2] buttons are turned on. 2 Press the P ART ON/OFF [LEFT] b utton to turn it on. 3 Press one of the V OICE categor y selection buttons to call up the V oice Selection display f or the Left par t. 4 Press one of[...]

40 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual V oices – Pla ying the ke yboard – 2 • V oice Characteristics The V oice type and its defining characteristics are indicated above the V oice name—Li ve!, Cool!, Sweet!, etc. F or detailed explanation, refer to the Reference Manual. In this section, only MegaV oice and Super Articulation V oices (SA[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 41 2 V oices – Pla ying the ke yboard – • SA2 V oices (S. Articulation2!) (CVP-509) Mainly for wind instrument V oices, a special Y amaha technology called AEM has been used, which features detailed samples of special expressi ve techniques used on those specific instruments—to bend or slide into notes[...]

42 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual V oices – Pla ying the ke yboard – 2 The TRANSPOSE [-]/[+] buttons transpose the o verall pitch of the instrument (the ke yboard sound, Style playback, Song playback, and so on) in semitone steps. Press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously to instantly reset the transpose v alue to 0. T ransposing the [...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 43 2 V oices – Pla ying the ke yboard – W ith the center/left pedals, you can add articulation effects and characteristic instrument performance sounds to your playing. When you select a SA or SA2 V oice, the function of center and left pedals are switched to control articulation ef fects. Three examples of[...]

44 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual V oices – Pla ying the ke yboard – 2 The instrument features a sophisticated multi-processor ef fect system which can add extraordinary depth and e xpression to your sound. 1 Call up the operation display . [DIRECT A CCESS] → [EXIT] 2 Select the desired part for which y ou want to add effects. 3 Press [...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 45 2 V oices – Pla ying the ke yboard – 4 Use the [1 ▲▼ ], [3 ▲▼ ] – [5 ▲▼ ] and [I] buttons to appl y effects to the V oices. NOTE Portamento is a function that creates a smooth transition in pitch from the first note played on the keyboard to the next. NOTE “DSP” stands for Digital Sign[...]

46 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual V oices – Pla ying the ke yboard – 2 The instrument uses adv anced digital technology to recreate the legendary sound of vintage organs. Just as on a traditional or gan, you can create your own sound by increasing and decreasing the le vels of the flute footages. 1 Press the [ORGAN FLUTES] button. The F[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 47 2 V oices – Pla ying the ke yboard – 3 Press the [I] (PRESETS) button to call up the Or gan Flutes V oice Selection display . 4 Use the T AB [ E E E E ][ F F F F ] buttons to select the location to whic h your Organ Flutes V oice will be saved. 5 Press the [6 ▼ ] (SA VE) button to call up the Sa ve dis[...]

48 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Styles – Pla ying Rhythm and Accompaniment – 3 Styles – Pla ying Rh ythm and Accompaniment – The instrument features a v ariety of accompaniment and rhythmic backing patterns (called “Styles”) in a v ariety of dif ferent musical genres including pop, jazz, and many others. The Style features Auto[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 49 Styles – Pla ying Rhythm and Accompaniment – 3 4 Press the STYLE CONTROL [ST ART/ST OP] button to pla y back the rhythm c hannels. T ry playing the keyboard along with the rhythm. To stop the rhythm, press the STYLE CONTR OL [ST AR T/STOP] button again. 1 Select a Style (steps 1 – 2 on page 48). 2 Pres[...]

50 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Styles – Pla ying Rhythm and Accompaniment – 3 Style Characteristics The Style type and its defining characteristics are indicated on the Preset Style icon. • Pro (P): These Styles provide professional and exciting arrangements combined with perfect playability . The resulting accompaniment exactly fo[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 51 Styles – Pla ying Rhythm and Accompaniment – 3 For users who are unf amiliar with chords, this handy chart features common chords for your quick reference. Since there are many useful chords and man y different ways to use them musically , refer to commercially av ailable chord books for further details.[...]

52 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Styles – Pla ying Rhythm and Accompaniment – 3 • [ST ART/ST OP] button • [SYNC ST ART] b utton • [SYNC ST OP] button • INTRO [I] – [III] b uttons • ENDING/rit. [I] – [III] buttons Operating Style Playback To Star t/Stop Pla ying Style starts playing back as soon as the [ST AR T/STOP] b ut- [...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 53 Styles – Pla ying Rhythm and Accompaniment – 3 Each Style features four dif ferent Main sections, four Fill-in sections and a Break section. By using these sections ef fectiv ely , you can easily make your performance sound more dynamic and professional. The section can be freely changed while the Style [...]

54 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Styles – Pla ying Rhythm and Accompaniment – 3 The con venient Repertoire function automatically calls up the most appropriate panel settings (V oice number , etc.) for the currently selected Style. 1 Select the desired Style from the Style Selection displa y (steps 1 – 2 on page 48). 2 Press the [5 ?[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 55 Styles – Pla ying Rhythm and Accompaniment – 3 One T ouch Setting is a powerful and con venient feature that automatically calls up the most appropriate panel settings (V oices or effects, etc.) for the currently selected Style, with the touch of a single button. If you’ ve already decided which Style [...]

56 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Styles – Pla ying Rhythm and Accompaniment – 3 Y ou can check the information of the One T ouch Setting [1] – [4] assigned to currently selected Style. 1 In the Style Selection display , press the [7 ▲ ] (O TS INFO .) button to call up the Information displa y . 2 Press the [F] (CLOSE) button to c lo[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 57 Styles – Pla ying Rhythm and Accompaniment – 3 A Style contains eight channels: RHY1 (Rhythm 1) – PHR2 (Phrase 2) below . Y ou can add v ariations and change the feeling of a Style by selectiv ely turning channels on/of f as the Style plays. 1 Press the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button once or twice to call up [...]

58 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Styles – Pla ying Rhythm and Accompaniment – 3 Y ou can adjust the v olume balance between Style playback and the sound you play on the ke yboard. 1 Call up the Main display . [DIRECT A CCESS] → [EXIT] (CVP-509/505/503) The Balance display is indicated at the bottom of the Main display . (CVP-501) Open[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 59 Songs – Pla ying, Practice and Recording Songs – 4 Songs – Pla ying, Practice and Recording Songs – For the Cla vinov a, “Song” refers to the MIDI songs which include preset songs, commercially av ailable MIDI format files, etc. Not only can you play back a Song and listen to it, but you can als[...]

60 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 4 Songs – Pla ying, Practice and Recording Songs – 5 Press the SONG [PLA Y/P A USE] button to start playback. 6 Press the SONG [ST OP] button to stop pla yback. • Synchr o Star t Y ou can start playback as soon as you start playing the ke yboard. While playback is stopped, hold down the SONG [ST OP] bu[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 61 Songs – Pla ying, Practice and Recording Songs – 4 • Rewind/F ast Forward Press the [REW] or [FF] button once to mo ve back/forward one measure. Hold the [REW] or [FF] button to scroll backw ard/forward continuously . Pressing the [REW] or [FF] button calls up a pop-up windo w showing the current measu[...]

62 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 4 Songs – Pla ying, Practice and Recording Songs – Y ou can vie w the music notation (score) of the selected Song. W e suggest that you read through the music notation before starting to practice. 1 Select a Song (steps 1 – 4 on page 59). 2 Press the [SCORE] button to call up the Score displa y . Y ou [...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 63 Songs – Pla ying, Practice and Recording Songs – 4 When the selected Song contains lyric data, you can view it on the instrument’ s display during playback. 1 Select a Song (steps 1 – 4 on page 59). 2 Press the [L YRICS/TEXT] button (CVP-509/505/503) / [L YRICS] button (CVP-501) to call up the L yric[...]

64 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 4 Songs – Pla ying, Practice and Recording Songs – A Song consists of 16 separate channels. Y ou can independently turn each channel of the selected Song playback on or off. 1 Press the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button once or twice to call up the CHANNEL ON/OFF (SONG) display . 2 Use the [1 ▲▼ ] – [8 ▲?[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 65 Songs – Pla ying, Practice and Recording Songs – 4 The Song Repeat functions can be used to repeatedly play back a Song or a specific range of measures in a Song. This is useful for repeated practicing of dif ficult-to- play phrases. To repeat a Song, turn the [REPEA T] button on and playback the desir[...]

66 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 4 Songs – Pla ying, Practice and Recording Songs – Y ou can record all parts of your performance at once or each part (right-hand, left- hand and Style playback) independently . This is an ef fecti ve practice tool, allo wing you to easily compare your o wn performance to the original song you are practi[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 67 Songs – Pla ying, Practice and Recording Songs – 4 6 Save the recor ded performance as a Song. Press the [SONG SELECT] button to call up the Song Selection display . The recorded Song can be sav ed in the Song Selection display . Refer to “Saving Files” on page 68 for instructions. CAUTION The record[...]

68 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 4 Songs – Pla ying, Practice and Recording Songs – This operation lets you sav e your original data (such as Songs you’ ve recorded and V oices you’ ve edited) to a file. The e xplanations here apply when you save your recorded performance as a Song file. 1 In the file selection display , select t[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 69 Songs – Pla ying, Practice and Recording Songs – 4 If you’ ve sa ved a lot of files to a USB flash memory or USER driv e, it may be dif ficult to find the desired file quickly . T o make it easier to find the files you want, you can organize your files in folders, rename the files, delete unne[...]

70 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 4 Songs – Pla ying, Practice and Recording Songs – This operation lets you rename files/folders. 1 Call up the display containing the file/f older you want to rename. 2 Press the [1 ▼ ] (NAME) button. The pop-up windo w for the Rename operation appears at the bottom of the display . 3 Press one of th[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 71 Songs – Pla ying, Practice and Recording Songs – 4 3 Press one of the [A] – [J] buttons corresponding to the desired file/folder . To cancel the selection, press the same [A] – [J] button again. Press the [6 ▼ ] (ALL) button to select all files/folders indicated on the current display including t[...]

72 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 4 Songs – Pla ying, Practice and Recording Songs – Adv anced Features Ref er to the Ref erence Manual on the website , Chapter 4 . Editing Music Notation settings: [SCORE] → [1 ▲▼ ] – [8 ▲▼ ] buttons Editing Lyrics/T ext display settings (CVP-509/505/503): [L YRICS/TEXT] → [1 ▲▼ ] – [[...]

5 Music Finder – Calling Up Ideal Setups (V oice, Style, etc.) f or Each Song – CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 73 Music Finder – Calling Up Ideal Setups (V oice, Style , etc.) for Each Song – If you want to play in a certain genre of music b ut don’t kno w which Style and V oice settings would be appropriate, the con venient Music [...]

74 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Music Finder – Calling Up Ideal Setups (V oice, Style, etc.) f or Each Song – 5 NOTE Even after replacing the Music Finder records, you can restore them to their original factory settings by selecting the “MusicFinderPreset” file in PRE- SET display of the step. 5 Use the T AB [ E ][ F ] buttons to [...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 75 Music Finder – Calling Up Ideal Setups (V oice, Style, etc.) f or Each Song – 5 1 Press the [MUSIC FINDER] button to call up the MUSIC FINDER display . In the ALL display , all the records are shown. 2 Use the [2 ▲▼ ]/[3 ▲▼ ] buttons to select the desired P anel Settings. Y ou can also use the [D[...]

76 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Music Finder – Calling Up Ideal Setups (V oice, Style, etc.) f or Each Song – 5 Y ou can search the records by specifying a song name or ke yword, using the Search function of the Music Finder . 1 From the ALL pa g e of the MUSIC FINDER display , press the [6 ▲ ] (SEARCH 1) button to call up the Sear c[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 77 Music Finder – Calling Up Ideal Setups (V oice, Style, etc.) f or Each Song – 5 By registering the Song/Audio data sa ved in various places (Song Selection display: page 59; USB Audio Selection display (CVP-509/505/503): page 84) into Music Finder , the instrument can call up song data easily from the so[...]

78 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Music Finder – Calling Up Ideal Setups (V oice, Style, etc.) f or Each Song – 5 5 Check the song data (SONG/A UDIO) is added in the MUSIC FINDER display . The song data is sho wn as SONG or A UDIO in the STYLE column. Y ou can recall the registered song data in the same w ay as done in the “Selecting t[...]

6 Registration Memory – Saving and Recalling Custom P anel Setups – CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 79 Registration Memor y – Saving and Recalling Custom P anel Setups – The Registration Memory function allo ws you to sav e (or “register”) virtually all panel settings to a Re gistration Memory button, and then instantly recall you[...]

80 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Registration Memory – Saving and Recalling Custom P anel Setups – 6 4 Press one of the REGISTRA TION MEMOR Y [1] – [8] buttons to which y ou wish to memoriz e the panel setup. The memorized button becomes red, which indicates the number b utton contains data and its number is selected. 5 Register vario[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 81 Registration Memory – Saving and Recalling Custom P anel Setups – 6 The sav ed Registration Memory Bank files can be recalled by using the REGIST B ANK [-]/[+] buttons or the follo wing procedure. 1 Press the REGIST B ANK [+] and [-] buttons simultaneousl y to call up the REGISTRA TION BANK Selection Di[...]

82 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Registration Memory – Saving and Recalling Custom P anel Setups – 6 Adv anced Features Ref er to the Ref erence Manual on the website , Chapter 6 . Disabling recall of specific items: [FUNCTION] → [E] REGIST SEQUENCE/FREEZE/ V OICE SET → T AB [ E ][ F ] FREEZE Calling up Registration Memory numbers [...]

7 USB A udio (CVP-509/505/503) – Playbac k and Recording Audio Files – CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 83 USB A udio (CVP-509/505/503) – Pla ybac k and Recor ding A udio Files – The con venient USB Audio function allows you to play back audio files (W A V or MP3) stored to a USB flash memory de vice—directly from the instrument. M[...]

84 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual USB A udio (CVP-509/505/503) – Playbac k and Recording Audio Files – 7 3 Press one of the [A] – [J] buttons corresponding to the file y ou want to listen to. 4 Press the [EXIT] button to return to the Pla yback displa y (A UDIO PLA YER display). 5 Press the [2 ▲▼ ]( F / II ) b utton to play bac k.[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 85 USB A udio (CVP-509/505/503) – Playbac k and Recording Audio Files – 7 Y ou can stop, pause, select, re wind, and forward by using the [1 ▲▼ ] – [6 ▲▼ ] b uttons. Moreo ver , you can set the REPEA T mode by pressing the [7 ▲ ] button and adjust the volume by pressing the [7 ▼ ] b utton. •[...]

86 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual USB A udio (CVP-509/505/503) – Playbac k and Recording Audio Files – 7 T ry recording your performance as audio data (W A V file) to a USB flash memory . For e xample, you can record an ensemble performance of guitar and keyboard together or record yourself singing along with song playback by connectin[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 87 USB A udio (CVP-509/505/503) – Playbac k and Recording Audio Files – 7 5 Start recording by pressing the [J] (REC) b utton, then star t your performance. When recording begins, the elapsed recording time is sho wn on the right side of the Recording display . 6 Stop recording b y pressing the [J] (ST OP) [...]

8 88 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Mixing Console – Editing the V olume and T onal Balance – Mixing Console – Editing the V olume and T onal Balance – The Mixing Console gi ves you intuiti ve control ov er aspects of the ke yboard parts and Song/Style channels, including volume balance and the timbre of the sounds. It lets you adjus[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 89 Mixing Console – Editing the V olume and T onal Balance – 8 3 Press the [MIXING CONSOLE] button repeatedl y to call up the MIXING CONSOLE display f or the relev ant parts. The part name is indicated at the top of the display . 4 Use the [A] – [J] buttons to select a parameter , then use the [1 ▲▼ ][...]

90 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Mixing Console – Editing the V olume and T onal Balance – 8 Y ou can change the V oice and adjust panning and volume for each k eyboard part, Style channel or Song channel. 1 Same operation as in the “Basic Procedure” on page 88. In step 2, select V OL/V OICE tab. 2 Press the [C] (or [H]) button to s[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 91 Mixing Console – Editing the V olume and T onal Balance – 8 1 Same operation as in the “Basic Procedure” on page 88. In step 2, select V OL/V OICE tab. 2 Press the [D] (or [I]) button to select the P ANPO T parameter or press the [E] (or [J]) button to select the V OLUME parameter . 3 Use the [1 ▲?[...]

92 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Mixing Console – Editing the V olume and T onal Balance – 8 1 Same operation as in the “Basic Procedure” on page 88. In step 2, select EFFECT tab. 2 Use the [C]/[D]/[E] buttons to select the desired eff ect. • REVERB: Reproduce the warm ambience of playing in a concert hall or jazz club . • CHORU[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 93 Mixing Console – Editing the V olume and T onal Balance – 8 Compressor is an ef fect commonly used to limit and compress the dynamics (softness/loudness) of an audio signal. For signals that v ary widely in dynamics, such as vocals and guitar parts, it “squeezes” the dynamic range, ef fectiv ely maki[...]

94 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Mixing Console – Editing the V olume and T onal Balance – 8 The Master Compressor settings you hav e edited on page 93 can be saved as the User Compressor type. 1 Press the [I] (SA VE) button to enter the USER MASTER COMPRESSOR display . 2 Select the destination to which the User Master compressor is to [...]

9 Internet Direct Connection – Connecting the Clavino va Directly to the Internet – CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 95 Internet Direct Connection – Connecting the Clavino v a Directly to the Internet – Y ou can purchase and download Song data and other types of data from the special website by directly connecting to the Internet. This[...]

96 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Internet Direct Connection – Connecting the Clavino va Directly to the Internet – 9 2 Enter y our model name (CVP-509, for e xample) in the Model Name area, then clic k “Search. ” 3 Click “Internet Connection Guide” from Sear ch Results. • Connection example 1: Connecting by cable (using a LAN [...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 97 Internet Direct Connection – Connecting the Clavino va Directly to the Internet – 9 After connecting the instrument to the internet, use these operations to take adv antage of Internet services directly from the instrument. By using the [D A T A ENTR Y] dial and [ENTER] button, you can follo w links and [...]

98 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Internet Direct Connection – Connecting the Clavino va Directly to the Internet – 9 NOTE SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is an industry-standard method for protect- ing web communications by using data encryption and other tools. Monitoring the Internet Connection Status The messages and icons at the bottom r[...]

10 Connections – Using Y our Instr ument with Other De vices – CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 99 Connections – Using Y our Instrument with Other Devices – Before connecting the instrument to other electr onic components, turn off the power of all the components. Also, before turning an y components on or off, make sure to set all vol[...]

100 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Connections – Using Y our Instr ument with Other De vices – 10 Y ou can connect a stereo system to amplify the instrument’ s sound by using the A UX OUT [L/L+R]/[R] jacks. When using the CVP-509/505/503, the microphone or guitar sound connected to the instrument’ s [MIC./LINE IN] jack is output at t[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 101 Connections – Using Y our Instr ument with Other De vices – 10 By connecting with a tele vision using the [VIDEO OUT] jack of the instrument, the lyrics (L yrics)/text (T ext) on the instrument's display can be sho wn on the television. F or CVP-509, the instrument can be connected with the e xtern[...]

102 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Connections – Using Y our Instr ument with Other De vices – 10 By connecting a microphone or guitar to the [MIC./LINE IN] jack (standard 1/4" phone jack), you can enjoy singing along with your o wn performance or playing guitar along with Song playback. The instrument outputs your v ocals or guitar[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 103 Connections – Using Y our Instr ument with Other De vices – 10 Y ou can also apply v arious effects to your voice. 1 Call up the operation display . [FUNCTION] → [G] MIC SETTING/V OCAL HARMONY 2 Use the [2 ▲▼ ] – [7 ▲▼ ] buttons to turn the effect on/off . Y ou can also automatically apply v[...]

104 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Connections – Using Y our Instr ument with Other De vices – 10 3 Press the [H] button to call up the V ocal Harmony selection display . 4 Select a V ocal Harmony type b y using the [A] – [J] buttons. 5 T urn the [A CMP ON/OFF] button on. 6 Play and hold do wn chords in the left-hand section of the key[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 105 Connections – Using Y our Instr ument with Other De vices – 10 Optional footswitches (Y amaha FC4 or FC5) and an optional Foot controller (Y amaha FC7) can be connected to the [A UX PED AL] jack. A footswitch can be used for switching functions on and off, while a foot controller controls continuous par[...]

106 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Connections – Using Y our Instr ument with Other De vices – 10 By connecting a USB storage device to the instrument’ s [USB T O DEVICE] terminal, you can save data you’ ve created to the de vice. Connecting a USB Storage Device Precautions when using the [USB T O DEVICE] terminal When connecting a U[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 107 Connections – Using Y our Instr ument with Other De vices – 10 When a USB storage de vice is connected or media is inserted, a message may appear prompting you to format the de vice/media. If so, ex ecute the format operation. 1 Insert a USB storage device for f ormatting into the [USB T O DEVICE]. 2 Ca[...]

108 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Connections – Using Y our Instr ument with Other De vices – 10 By connecting a computer to the [USB T O HOST] terminal, you can transfer data between the instrument and the computer via MIDI, and use the computer to control, edit and organize data on the instrument. Connecting to a Computer IMPORT ANT Y[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 109 Connections – Using Y our Instr ument with Other De vices – 10 Use the [MIDI] terminals and standard MIDI cables to connect external MIDI de vices (keyboard, sequencer , etc.). • MIDI IN Recei ves MIDI messages from another MIDI de vice. • MIDI OUT T ransmits MIDI messages generated by the instrumen[...]

11 110 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Utility – Making Global Settings – Utility – Making Global Settings – The Utility section in the Function menu provides a v ariety of con venient tools and settings for the instrument. These include general settings that af fect the entire instrument, as well as detailed settings for specific fu[...]

CVP-509/505: K eyboard Stand Assemb ly CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 111 3 CVP-509/505: Ke yboar d Stand Assemb l y CAUTION • Assemble the stand on a flat floor with ample space. • Be careful not to confuse parts, and be sure to install all parts in the correct direc- tion. Please assemble in accordance with the sequence given below .[...]

112 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 3 CVP-509/505: K eyboard Stand Assemb ly 3 Attach B and C to A. 1 Align parts B and A so that the protrusion fits into the hole. 2 Fix the bottom surface of the unit using two long scre ws. 3 Fix the side of the speaker box using two short scre ws. If the screw holes do not align, loosen the other scre ws [...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 113 3 CVP-509/505: K eyboard Stand Assemb ly 8 Connect the pedal cord. 9 Attach G using tw o screws f or the cover . 10 Set the v oltage selector and connect the power cor d. V oltage Selector Before connecting the AC po wer cord, check the setting of the voltage selector which is pro vided in some areas. T o s[...]

114 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual CVP-503: K eyboard Stand Assemb ly 3 CVP-503: Ke yboar d Stand Assemb l y CAUTION • Assemble the stand on a hard and flat floor with ample space. • Be careful not to confuse parts, and be sure to install all parts in the correct direc- tion. Please assemble in accordance with the sequence given below [...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 115 3 CVP-503: K eyboard Stand Assemb ly 5 Fix A. 1 Center A to produce equal clearance on the left and right sides. 2 Use 6 x 16 mm short screws to secure A from the front. 6 Connect the pedal cord. 7 Set the v oltage selector and connect the power cord. V oltage Selector Before connecting the AC po wer cord, [...]

116 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual CVP-501: K eyboard Stand Assemb ly 3 CVP-501: Ke yboar d Stand Assemb l y CAUTION • Assemble the stand on a hard and flat floor with ample space. • Be careful not to confuse parts, and be sure to install all parts in the correct direc- tion. Please assemble in accordance with the sequence given below [...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 117 3 CVP-501: K eyboard Stand Assemb ly 5 Mount A. Be sure to place your hands at least 10 cm from either end of A when positioning it. 6 Secure A. 7 Connect the pedal cord. 8 Set the v oltage selector and connect the power cord. 9 Set the adjuster . Rotate the adjuster until it comes in firm contact with the[...]

118 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Installing the Flopp y Disk Dr iv e (Optional) (CVP-509/505) 3 Installing the Flopp y Disk Drive (Optional) (CVP-509/505) The floppy disk dri ve can be installed to the bottom of the instrument by using the included floppy disk dri ve case and scre ws. For a list of optional flopp y disk dri ves a vailab[...]

Handling the Flopp y Disk Dr iv e (FDD) and Flopp y Disks CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 119 3 Handling the Flopp y Disk Drive (FDD) and Flopp y Disks (The flopp y disk drive is optional. For instructions on installing the fl oppy disk drive, see page 127.) The floppy disk dri ve lets you sav e original data you’ ve created on the instr[...]

120 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual T roub leshooting Tr oub leshooting Overall A click or pop is heard when the po wer is turned on or off. Electrical current is being applied to the instrument. This is nor mal. Noise is heard from the instrument’ s speakers . Noise may be heard if a mobile phone is used near the instrument or if the phone[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 121 T roub leshooting V oice The V oice selected from the V oice Selection display does not sound. Check whether or not the selected part is tur ned on (page 39). A strange “flanging” or “doubling” sound occurs. The sound is slightly different each time the k eys are play ed. The RIGHT 1 and RIGHT 2 pa[...]

122 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual T roub leshooting USB A udio function (CVP-509/505/503) The message “This driv e is busy now . ” appeared, and then the recording was aborted. Make sure to use a compatib le USB storage device (page 106). Make sure that the USB storage de vice has enough memor y (page 87). If you are using a USB memory [...]

P anel Button Char t CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 123 P anel Button Char t No. ............................................ Corresponds to the number in the “Panel Controls” on page 12. Button/Control .......................Indicates the button/controller that you should use at first for entering the corresponding function. Display ..[...]

124 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual P anel Button Char t % [FUNCTION] MASTER TUNE/SCALE TUNE MASTER TUNE 47 ● SCALE TUNE 47 ● SONG SETTING 72 ● STYLE SETTING/SPLIT POINT/ CHORD FINGERING STYLE SETTING 58 ● SPLIT POINT 58 ● CHORD FINGERING 51, 58 ● CONTROLLER PED AL 105 ● KEYBOARD/P ANEL 31, 47 ● REGIST SEQUENCE/FREEZE/V OICE S[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 125 Specifications Specifications CVP-509 CVP-505 CVP-503 CVP-501 Size/W eight Width [in the case of a model with a polished finish] 1430mm (56-5/16") [1430mm (56-5/16")] 1430mm (56-5/16") [1430mm (56-5/16")] 1432mm (56-3/8") [1432mm (56-3/8")] 1372mm (54") [1372mm (54"[...]

126 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Specifications V oices Preset Number of V oices 811 + 480 XG + 26 Drum/SFX Kits + GM2 (+ GS V oices for GS Song playbac k) 689 + 480 XG + 23 Drum/SFX Kits + GM2 (+ GS V oices for GS Song playbac k) 398 + 480 XG + 19 Drum/SFX Kits + GM2 (+ GS V oices for GS Song playbac k) 296 + 480 XG + 15 Drum/SFX Kits + [...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 127 Specifications * Specifications and descriptions in this o wner’ s manual are for information purposes only . Y amaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since specifi cations, equipment or options may not be the same in e very loca[...]

128 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Inde x Symbols [ F / II ] (PLAY/PAUSE) ..................... 60 [ G ](REW)...................................... 61 Numerics [1 ▲▼ ] – [8 ▲▼ ] buttons ................. 21 1-16 ................................................... 72 A [A] – [J] .............................................. 20 A-[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 129 Inde x Input jack ......................................... 100 INPUT VOLUME.............................. 102 INTERNET......................................... 95 Internet Connection Guide ................ 10 Internet Direct Connection ................. 95 INTRO ............................................[...]

130 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual Inde x Sheet music brace ............................ 15 SIGNAL lamp .................................. 102 Song Creator ..................................... 72 Song Record (Music Finder) ............. 74 SONG SELECT ................................ 59 SONG SETTING ............................... 72 Sosten[...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 131 The followings are the titles, credits and copyright notices f or fif ty seven (57) of the songs pre-installed in this instrument (CVP -509/505/ 503): Alfie Theme from the P aramount Picture ALFIE W ords by Hal David Music by Burt Bacharach Copyright © 1966 (Renewed 1994) by F amous Music Corporation Int[...]

132 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual In The Mood By Joe Garland Copyright © 1939, 1960 Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., New Y ork Copyright Renewed International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved Used by P ermission Isn’t She Lovely W ords and Music by Stevie W onder © 1976 JOBETE MUSIC CO ., INC. and BLACK BULL MUSIC c/o EMI APRIL [...]

CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual 133 (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay W ords and Music by Steve Cropper and Otis Redding Copyright © 1968, 1975 IRVING MUSIC, INC. Copyright Renewed All Rights Reserved Used by P ermission Smoke Gets In Y our Eyes from ROBERT A W ords by Otto Harbach Music by Jerome Kern © 1933 UNIVERSAL - POL YGRAM INTERNA [...]

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136 CVP-509/505/503/501 Owner’ s Manual * This applies only to products distr ibuted by Y AMAHA CORPORA TION OF AMERICA. (class B) FCC INFORMA TION (U .S.A.) 1. IMPORT ANT NO TICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con- tained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly[...]

For details of products, please contact your nearest Y amaha representativ e or the authorized distributor listed below . Pour plus de détails sur les produits, v euillez-vous adresser à Y amaha ou au distributeur le plus proche de v ous figurant dans la liste suiv ante. Die Einzelheiten zu Produkten sind bei Ihrer unten aufgeführten Niederlass[...]

CVP-509 / 505 / 503 / 501 Owner's Manual DIC231 Thank y ou for pur chasing this Y amaha Clavinov a! We r ecommend that you read this manual car efully so that you can fully take advantage of the advanced and convenient functions of the instrument. We also r ecommend that you keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future r eference. Bef[...]