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Introduction
Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the
Disklavier PRO/Mark IV Series Piano.
The Disklavier PRO/Mark IV Series Piano is an exciting
new type of grand piano that brings together the
excellence of Yamaha’s finest acoustic piano and state-
of-the-art innovations into an expansive home
entertainment station. The new pocket controller offers
greater ease of use to allow players of any level to enjoy
the exciting functions of the piano from basic keyboard
playing to PianoSoft playback entertainment. Let your
imagination go, and enjoy the Disklavier to your heart’s
content.
Here are some examples of how you can enjoy your
Disklavier
• Play the acoustic piano or the digital piano
• Play back songs accompanied by live piano
performance
• Create a library of favorite songs in the
Disklavier
• Practice playing songs using Disklavier’s
innovative functions
• Play along with professional recordings
• Connect the Disklavier with a computer to
compose ensemble songs
• Synchronize piano performance with a video
recording
Note on source code
distribution
For three years after the factory shipment, you may
request from Yamaha the source code for any portions of
the product which are licensed under the GNU General
Public License by writing to the following address:
1480 Ryoke, Kakegawa, Shizuoka, 436-0038, JAPAN
Piano International Sales Division, YAMAHA
Corporation
The source code will be provided at no charge; however,
we may require you to reimburse Yamaha for the cost of
delivering the source code to you.
The source code download is also available on the
following website;
http://www.global.yamaha.com/download/
disklavier_markiv/
• Note that we shall bear no responsibility whatsoever
for any damage arising from changes (additions/
deletions) made to the software for this product by a
third party other than Yamaha (or party authorized by
Yamaha).
• Note that re-use of source code released to the public
domain by Yamaha is unguaranteed, and Yamaha shall
not bear any responsibility whatsoever for the source
code.
Note on the online document
Additional license information is included in the HDD in
the Disklavier system. Connect the LAN port on the I/O
Center to your network router, and then open the
respective documents in the [Document] folder in the
Disklavier’s HDD.
Trademarks & Copyrights
• This product is manufactured under license of U.S. Patents
No. 5231671, No. 5301259, No. 5428708, and No. 5567901
from IVL Technologies Ltd.
• Yamaha, Disklavier, Silent, PianoSoft, PianoSoft·Plus,
PianoSoft·PlusAudio, PianoSmart, and Smart PianoSoft are
trademarks of Yamaha Corporation.
• SmartKey, CueTIME, and You Are The Artist are trademarks
of Yamaha Corporation or Yamaha Corporation of America.
• Disklavier MarkIV software, Copyright © 2004 YAMAHA
CORPORATION.
• This contains programs licensed under the GNU General
Public License, GNU Lesser General Public License, the BSD
Copyright, the Artistic License, and the others.
• Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
in the United States and other countries.
• Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc.,
registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Before using your Disklavier, please read this manual
thoroughly and keep it on hand for future reference.