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CVP-307 Owner’s Manual
7
Various display pages and menus appear on the LCD display of this instrument, indicating the functions and opera-
tions. Throughout this manual, arrows are used in the instructions, indicating in shorthand the process of calling up
these functions. The example shorthand below describes a four step operation:
1) press the [FUNCTION] button, 2) press the [D] button to select the Controller page, 3) press the TAB [
®
] button to
select the Keyboard/Panel page, and 4) press the [A] button to select the Initial Touch parameter.
[FUNCTION]
→
[D] CONTROLLER
→
TAB [
®
] KEYBOARD/PANEL
→
[A] 1 INITIAL TOUCH
Table of Contents
Introduction
Welcome to the Wonderful Musical World of
the Clavinova CVP! .......................................... 10
Panel Controls ................................................. 12
Playing the Keyboard ...................................... 14
Setting Up the Clavinova ................................ 16
Music Rest ................................................... 16
Sheet Music Braces ...................................... 17
Using Headphones ....................................... 17
Changing the Display Language .................. 18
Display Settings ........................................... 19
Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and
Floppy Disks .................................................... 21
Handling SmartMedia
TM
*Memory Cards ......... 22
Quick Guide
Playing the Demos .......................................... 23
Operations in the Basic Displays ..................... 25
Operation of the Main Display ............................. 25
Operation of the File Selection Display ................. 25
Operation of the Function Display ........................ 26
Playing Voices ................................................. 28
Playing the Piano Voice ........................................ 28
Playing Various Voices .......................................... 31
Practicing with the Preset Songs .................... 34
Playing Back Songs Before Practicing .................... 34
One-handed Practice with the Guide Lamps ......... 38
Practicing with the Repeat Playback Function ....... 40
Recording Your Performance ................................ 41
Playing Backing Parts with the
performance assistant Technology ................. 42
Playing Accompaniment with the Auto
Accompaniment Feature (Style Playback) ...... 44
Playing “Mary Had a Little Lamb” with the Auto
Accompaniment Feature ...................................... 44
Calling Up Ideal Setups for Each Song
—Music Finder ................................................ 50
Singing Along with Song Playback (Karaoke)
or Your Own Performance .............................. 52
Connecting a Microphone (CVP-305/303) ........... 52
Singing with the Lyrics Display ............................. 53
Convenient Functions for Karaoke ........................ 53
Convenient Functions for Singing Along with Your
Own Performance ................................................ 55
Basic Operation
Trying Out the Basic Features (Help) ............. 57
The Messages Shown in the Display .............. 57
Instant Selection of the Displays
—Direct Access ................................................ 58
Basic Displays (Main Display and File
Selection Display) ............................................ 59
Main Display ........................................................ 59
File Selection Display Configuration and Basic
Operation ............................................................. 60
File/Folder Operations in the File Selection Display ..62
Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings ... 69
Restoring the Factory-programmed System .......... 69
Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings
Independently by Item ......................................... 69
Saving and Recalling Your Original Settings as a
Single File ............................................................. 70
Data Backup .................................................... 71
Reference
Using, Creating and Editing Voices ..72
Voice Characteristics ....................................... 72
Playing Different Voices Simultaneously ........ 73
Keyboard Parts (Right 1, Right 2, Left) .................. 73
Playing Two Voices Simultaneously
(Right 1 and 2 Parts) ............................................ 74
Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right
Hands (Right 1 and Left Parts) .............................. 75
Changing Pitch ................................................ 76
Transpose ............................................................. 76
Fine-tuning the Pitch of the Entire Instrument ...... 76
Scale Tuning ......................................................... 76
Adding Effects to Voices Played on the
Keyboard ......................................................... 78
Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance
(MIXING CONSOLE) ........................................ 80
Basic Procedure .................................................... 80
Voice Creating (Sound Creator) ..................... 89
Basic Procedure .................................................... 89
Creating Your Original Organ Flutes Voices .......... 93