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• Rewind/Fast Forward Press the [REW] or [FF] button once to move back/forward one measure. Hold the 
[REW] or [FF] button to scroll backward/forward continuously.
Pressing the [REW] or [FF] button calls up a pop-up window showing the current 
measure number (or Phrase Mark number) in the display. While the Song Position 
pop-up is shown on the display, you can also use the [DATA ENTRY] dial to adjust 
the value.
• Adjusting the Tempo Same procedure as with Style tempo. See page 53.
NOTE
Phrase Mark is a pre-programmed 
marker in a certain Song data, which 
specifies a certain location in the 
Song.
For Songs containing Phrase Marks For Songs not containing Phrase Marks
You can switch between BAR and PHRASE 
MARK by pressing the [E] button.
NOTE
You can adjust the Song volume bal-
ance between the Song and Keyboard. 
See page 58. In the Mixing Console 
display, you can adjust the volume for 
each Song part. See page 91.
NOTE
You can also turn the specific part(s) 
on or off. See page 64.
NOTE
You can transpose the Song playback. 
See page 42.
Restrictions for protected Songs
Commercially available Song data may be copy protected to prevent illegal 
copying or accidental erasure. They are marked by the indications at the upper 
left side of the file names. The indications and relevant restrictions are detailed 
below.
• Prot. 1: Indicates Preset Songs saved to the User tab display and Disklavier 
Piano Soft Songs. These cannot be copied/moved/saved to external devices.
•Pr ot. 2 Orig: Indicates Yamaha-protection-formatted Songs. These cannot be 
copied. These can be moved/saved only to the User drive and USB storage 
devices with ID.
•Pr ot. 2 Edit:   Indicates edited “Prot. 2 Orig” Songs. Make sure to save these to 
the same folder containing the corresponding “Prot. 2 Orig” Song. \
These cannot 
be copied. These can be moved/saved only to the User drive and USB storage 
devices with ID.
Note for “Prot. 2 Orig” and “Prot. 2 Edit” Song file operation
Make sure to save the “Prot. 2 Edit” Song to the same folder containing its 
original “Prot. 2 Orig” Song. Otherwise the “Prot. 2 Edit” S\
ong cannot be 
played back. Also, if you move a “Prot. 2 Edit” Song, be sure to move its 
original “Prot. 2 Orig” Song to the same location (folder) at th\
e same time.
For information about compatible USB storage devices for saving protected 
Songs, visit the Yamaha website. 
						

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You can view the music notation (score) of the selected Song. We suggest that you 
read through the music notation before starting to practice.
1Select a Song (steps 1 – 4 on page 59).
2Press the [SCORE] button to call up the Score display.
You can look through the entire notation by using the TAB [E][F] buttons 
when the Song playback is stopped.
As starting playback, the “ball” bounces along through the score, \
indicating the 
current position. 
You can change the displayed notation style by using the [1 ▲▼] – [8 ▲▼] 
buttons. For details, refer to the Reference manual on the website.
Displaying Music Notation (Score)
NOTE
The instrument can display the music 
notation of commercially-available 
music data or your recorded Songs.
NOTE
The displayed notation is generated 
by the instrument based on the Song 
data. As a result, it may not be exactly 
the same as commercially available 
sheet music of the same song — 
especially when displaying notation 
of complicated passages or many 
short notes. 
						

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When the selected Song contains lyric data, you can view it on the instrument’s 
display during playback. 
1Select a Song (steps 1 – 4 on page 59).
2Press the [LYRICS/TEXT] button (CVP-509/505/503) / [LYRICS] 
button (CVP-501) to call up the Lyrics display.
When the Song data contains lyrics data, the lyrics are shown on the display. 
You can look through the entire lyrics by using the TAB [E][F] buttons when 
the Song playback is stopped.
As Song playback starts, the color of the lyrics changes, indicating the\
 current 
position.
Even if the Song doesn’t contain lyrics data, you can view the lyrics on the display 
by loading the text file (.txt) created on a computer via USB storage device. This 
feature enables various useful possibilities, such as the showing of lyrics, chord 
names, and text notes. 
1When the Lyrics display is shown, press the [1  ▲▼] (TEXT) 
button to display the text. 
2Press the [5  ▲▼]/[6 ▲▼ ] (TEXT FILE) button to call up the Text 
selection display.
3Select the desired text file.
To  return to the Lyrics display, press the [1 ▲▼] (LYRICS) button again.
For more information about the Lyrics/Text display, refer to the Reference manual 
on the website.
Displaying Lyrics (Text)
Displaying Text
CVP-509/505/503
CVP-501
CVP-501CVP-503CVP-505CVP-509
NOTE
(CVP-509/505) The Lyrics (text) can 
be displayed on the external monitor. 
See page 101. 
						

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A Song consists of 16 separate channels. You can independently turn each channel of 
the selected Song playback on or off. 
1Press the [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button once or twice to call up 
the CHANNEL ON/OFF (SONG) display.
2Use the [1 ▲▼] – [8  ▲▼] button to turn each channel on or off.
If you want to play back only one particular channel (solo playback), press an\
d 
hold down one of the [1  ▲▼] – [8 ▲▼] buttons corresponding to the desired 
channel. Only the selected channel is turned to on and others are off. To cancel 
solo playback, press the same button again.
The key guide lamps indicate the notes you should play, when you should play them, 
and how long you should hold them down.You can also practice at your own pace — 
since the accompaniment waits for you to play the notes correctly. Here, mute the 
right-hand part and try practicing the part using the guide lamps.
1Select a Song and call up the Score display (page 62).
2Turn the [GUIDE] button on.
3Press the [TRACK 1 (R)] button to mute the right-hand part.
The indicator of the [TRACK 1 (R)] button goes out. You can now play that part 
by yourself.
4Press the SONG [PLAY/PAUSE] button to start playback.
Practice the muted part using the guide lamps.
After your practice, turn the [GUIDE] button off.
Turning Song Channels On/Off
One-handed Practice with the Guide Lamps
2
NOTE
The guide lamps light in red for the 
white keys and green for the black 
keys.
NOTE
Usually, CH 1 is assigned to [TRACK 
1 (R)] button, CH 2 is assigned to 
[TRACK 2 (L)] button, and CH 3 – 16 
are assigned to the [EXTRA TRACKS] 
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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 difficult-to-
play phrases.
To repeat a Song, turn the [REPEAT] button on and playback the desired Song. 
Turning the [REPEAT] button off cancels Repeat playback.
1Select a Song (steps 1 – 4 on page 59).
2Press the SONG [PLAY/PAUSE] button to start playback.
3Specify the repeat range.
Press the [REPEAT] button at the starting point (A) of the range to be repeated. 
Press the [REPEAT] button again at the ending point (B). After an automatic 
lead-in (to help guide you into the phrase), the range from Point A to Point B is 
played back repeatedly.
4To  stop playback, press the SONG [STOP] button.
The Song position will return to Point A.
5Press the [REPEAT] button to turn off Repeat playback.
Other guide functions
There are additional functions in the Guide features, for practicing the\
 tim-
ing of playing the keys (Any Key mode) or for Karaoke.
[FUNCTION] → [B] SONG SETTING  → [A]/[B] GUIDE MODE
For more information, refer to the Reference Manual on the website.
Repeat Playback
NOTE
You can play multiple Songs repeat-
edly: [FUNCTION]  → [B] SONG SET-
TING  → [H] REPEAT MODE.
Specifying a Range of Measures and Playing them 
Back Repeatedly (A-B Repeat)
NOTE
Specifying only Point A results in 
repeat playback between Point A and 
the end of the Song.
NOTE
When you want to repeat from the top 
of the song to middle of the song:
1 Press the [REPEAT] button, then 
start Song playback.
2 Press the [REPEAT] button again at  the ending point (B).ABTop of the song End of the song
Specifying the repeat range while Songs are stopped
1. Press the [FF] button to advance to the Point A location.
2. Press the [REPEAT] button to specify Point A.
3. Press the [FF] button to advance to the Point B location.
4. Press the [REPEAT] button again to specify Point B. 
						

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You can record all parts of your performance at once or each part (right\
-hand, left-
hand and Style playback) independently. This is an effective practice tool, allowing 
you to easily compare your own performance to the original song you are practicing. 
Before starting recording, make the desired panel settings for your keyboard 
performance — selecting a Voice, Style, etc.
1Press the SONG [REC] button and the [STOP] button 
simultaneously.
A blank Song for recording is automatically set.
2Press the SONG [REC] button.
3Start recording.
Recording begins automatically as soon as you play a note on the keyboard or 
start Style playback.
4Press the SONG [STOP] button to stop recording.
A message prompting you to save the recorded performance appears. To close 
the message, press the [EXIT] button.
5Press the SONG [PLAY/PAUSE] button to play back the recorded 
performance.
Recording Your Performance (Quick Recording)
Recording a specific part
In place of step 2, pressing the SONG [TRACK 1 (R)] (or [TRACK 2 (L)]) 
button while holding the [REC] button enables you to record only the right-
hand (or left-hand) part.
Pressing the [EXTRA TRACKS] button while holding the [REC] button 
enables recording of only Style playback.
NOTE
For Quick Recording, each part will be 
recorded to the following channels.
Keyboard parts: Ch. 1-3
Style parts: Ch. 9-16 
						

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6Save the recorded performance as a Song.
Press the [SONG SELECT] button to call up the Song Selection display. The 
recorded Song can be saved in the Song Selection display. Refer to “Saving 
Files” on page 68 for instructions.
CAUTION
The recorded Song will be lost if 
you change to another Song or 
you turn the power off without 
executing the save operation.
Multi Track  Recording
A Song consists of 16 separate channels. With this method, you can record 
data to each channel independently, one by one. You can also freely change 
the channel/part assignments with the Multi Track recording.
The procedure is basically the same as that of “Recording Your Performance 
(Quick Recording)” on page 66, with the following instructions substituted 
for step 2 above.
While holding down the SONG [REC] button, press the [1 ▲▼] – [8  ▲▼] 
buttons to set the desired channels to “REC.” Then assign the desired 
part to the channel by using the [C]/[D] buttons.
If you want to record the Right 1 part to channel 1, for example, press the 
[1 ▲] button while holding down the [REC] button to set the channel 1 to 
“REC.” Then use the [C]/[D] buttons to select “RIGHT 1.”
After proceeding with steps 3 – 5, re-select other channels and recor\
d other 
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This operation lets you save your original data (such as Songs you’ve recorded and 
Voices you’ve edited) to a file. The explanations here apply when you save your 
recorded performance as a Song file.
1In the file selection display, select the appropriate tab (USER or 
USB) to which you want to save the data by using the TAB 
[EEEE
][FFFF
] buttons.
2Press the [6  ▼] (SAVE) button to call up the file naming display.
3Enter the file name (page 27).
Even if you skip this step, you can rename the file at any time after saving 
(page 70).
4Press the [8  ▲] (OK) button to save the file.
The saved file will be automatically located at the appropriate position amon\
g 
the files in alphabetical order.
Saving Files
1
2
NOTE
If you want to cancel the Save opera-
tion, press the [8  ▼] (CANCEL) but-
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If you’ve saved a lot of files to a USB flash memory or USER drive, it may be 
difficult to find the desired file quickly. To make it easier to find the files you want, 
you can organize your files in folders, rename the files, delete unnecessary fi\
les, etc. 
These operations are done in the File Selection display.
This operation lets you create new folders. Folders can be created, named and 
organized as desired, making it easier to find and select your original \
data.
1In the file selection display, select the appropriate tab (USER or 
USB) to which you want to save the data by using the TAB 
[EEEE
][FFFF
] buttons.
If you want to create a new folder within the existing folder, also select the 
folder here.
2Press the [7  ▼] (FOLDER) button to call up the naming display 
for a new folder.
3Input the name of the new folder (see page 27).
File Management
NOTE
A new folder cannot be made in the 
PRESET tab.Creating a New Folder
NOTE
The maximum number of files/folders 
which can be stored in a folder is 250.
NOTE
In the USER tab display, folder direc-
tories can contain up to four levels. 
The maximum total number of files/
folders which can be stored differs 
depending on the file size and the 
length of the file/folder names.
1
2
NOTE
The following marks cannot be 
entered for a file/folder name.
¥ / : * ?  < > | 
						

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This operation lets you rename files/folders.
1Call up the display containing the file/folder you want to rename.
2Press the [1 ▼] (NAME) button.
The pop-up window for the Rename operation appears at the bottom of the 
display.
3Press one of the [A] – [J] buttons corresponding to the desired 
file/folder.
4Press the [7  ▼] (OK) button to confirm the file/folder selection.
5Input the name (characters) of the selected file or folder 
(page 27).
The renamed file/ folder appears on the display at the appropriate pos\
ition 
among the files in alphabetical order.
This operation lets you copy or cut a file and paste it to another location (folder).
You can also copy a folder (but not move it) by using the same procedure.
1Call up the display containing the file/folder you want to copy.
2Press the [3  ▼] (COPY) button to copy or [2  ▼] (CUT) to move.
The pop-up window for the Copy/Cut operation appears at the bottom of the 
display.
Renaming Files/Folders
NOTE
Files in the PRESET tab cannot be 
renamed.
NOTE
To cancel the Rename operation, 
press the [8  ▼] (CANCEL) button.
Copying or Moving Files
NOTE
Files in the PRESET tab cannot be 
moved. They can only be copied.
Copy
Cut