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CLP-880/860/840/820/820S
The Control Panel
5 [TRANSPOSE] Button
The [TRANSPOSE] button allows access to the
Clavinova’s TRANSPOSE function (to shift the
pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitone
intervals).
6 [REVERB] Button
The [REVERB] button selects a number of
digital reverb effects that you can use for extra depth
and expressive power. See page 18 for details.
7 [EFFECT] Button (CLP-880/860/840)
This button selects a number of effects which can
give your sound greater depth and animation.
8 [TOUCH] Button
The [TOUCH] button makes it easy to adjust the
touch response of the Clavinova to match your
playing style. See page 21 for details.
9 Voice Selectors & [VARIATION] Button
Simply press any of the voice selectors to select
the corresponding voice. The voice selector LED
will light to indicate which voice is currently se-
lected. Press the [VARIATION] button so that its
indicator lights to select a variation of the currently
selected voice.
There is also a dual mode in which two voices
can be played simultaneously across the full range of
the keyboard (see page 16 for details), and a split
mode on the CLP-880/860 which allows different
voices to be played by the left and right hands (see
page 17 for details).
0 [SPLIT] Button (CLP-880/860)
Engages the split mode, in which different voices
can be played on the left- and right-hand sections of
the keyboard. See page 17 for details.
! [METRONOME] Button
Turns the metronome sound on and off. The
[TEMPO ▼/▲] buttons, below, are used to set the
tempo of the metronome sound. The [–/NO] and [+/
YES] buttons are used to change the time signature
(beat) of the metronome if used while the [METRO-
NOME] button is held — page 23.
@ [TEMPO ▼/▲] (FUNCTION </>) Buttons
These buttons adjust the tempo of the metronome
function as well as the playback tempo of the re-
corder function. The tempo range is from 32 to 280
beats per minute — page 23. These same buttons are
also used to select functions — page 27.
# [FUNCTION] Button
This button accesses a range of utility functions
— including the MIDI functions — that significantly
enhance versatility and playability. See page 27 for
details.
$ [PIANO SONG] Button
This button enters the Piano Song Mode. While
in this mode you can use the [SONG SELECT ▼/
▲] buttons to select from 50 songs.
% [SONG SELECT ▼/▲] (–/NO, +/YES) Buttons
These buttons select a piano song number for
playback, and are also used to adjust a range of other
parameters (i.e. their “–/NO” and “+/YES” func-
tions).
^ RECORDER [START/STOP] and [REC] But-
tons
These buttons control the Clavinova’s recorder,
letting you record and play back just about anything
you play on the keyboard.
& RECORDER [1] and [2] Buttons
The Clavinova has a 2-track recorder, and these
buttons are used to select the track(s) to be recorded
or played back. See page 24 for details.
* Pedals
The soft (left), sostenuto (center) and damper
(right) pedals (soft/sostenuto [left] and damper
[right] in the case of the CLP-820S) provide a range
of expressive control capabilities similar to the pedal
functions on an acoustic piano. See page 20 for
details.
*
Soft pedal
Damper pedal
Sostenuto pedal
*
Soft/Sostenuto pedal
Damper pedal
CLP-880/860/840/820 CLP-820S