Yamaha Cp4 Instruction Manual

CP4 STAGE/CP40 STAGE Owner’s Manual11
Creating Your Own Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Recording Your Playing as Audio  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Playing Audio Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
File Operations Using a USB Flash-Memory Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Configuring Utility Settings for 
the Overall System. . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Component Names & Functions
Component Names & Functions
Control Panel
(Illustration shows the CP4 STAGE.)

Pitch bend wheel (page 28)
Use this controller to raise or lower the pitch of played 
notes in a continuously variable manner.
Modulation wheel (page 28)
Use this controller to add varying degrees of vibrato and 
other effects to played notes.
[MASTER VOLUME] dial (page 18)
Turn this dial to adjust the overall volume of the stage 
piano.
Part buttons (page...

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Component Names & Functions
[-] and [+] TRANSPOSE buttons (page 29)
Use these buttons to raise and lower the pitch of the 
keyboard in steps of one semitone.
[FILE] button (page 39)
Use this button to open the File area in order to perform 
file-related operations on the instrument itself or on the 
connected USB flash-memory device.
[UTILITY] button (page 41)
Use this button to open the Utility area in order to set 
parameters that affect the instrument as a...

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Component Names & Functions
Rear Panel
CP4 STAGE
CP40 STAGE
[1] switch (page 17)
On the CP4 STAGE, this Power switch turns the stage 
piano on ( 0) and off ( /). On the CP40 STAGE, it is 
known as the Standby/On switch and sets the instrument 
to on ( 0) or Standby mode ( /).
[AC IN] jack (page 15) 
Use this jack for the power cord that came with the 
instrument. 
DC IN jack (page 15) 
Use this jack for the power adaptor that came with the 
instrument.
Music...

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Setting Up
Setting Up
Power Supply
CP4 STAGE
1
Ensure that the [1] (Power) switch on the 
rear panel is set to the Off ( /) position.
2Insert the appliance end of the bundled 
power cord (see below) into the [AC IN] jack, 
also on the rear panel.
3Plug the other end of the power cord into a 
domestic-use, AC wall outlet.
NOTECarry out this procedure in reverse order when 
disconnecting the power cord.
WARNING
Use only the AC power cord supplied with your stage piano....

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Setting Up
Connecting Audio 
Equipment
Your stage piano does not come with built-in speakers. In 
order to hear what you play, therefore, you will need to 
connect it to other audio eq uipment such as amplifiers 
and speakers. You can also plug a set of headphones 
into the [PHONES] jack in order to monitor the sound 
directly. Audio equipment can be connected in a number 
of different ways, two of which are described below. 
Based on the illustrations, choose the...

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Setting Up
Connecting Pedals
Two different types of pedal can be used with your stage 
piano — foot switches, such as the bundled FC3A and 
the optional FC4A and FC5, and a foot controller like the 
optional FC7. Both are conne cted via the rear panel, 
although the jacks used and  the corresponding functions 
differ as described below. 
Foot switches
The FC3A Foot Switch that comes with your stage piano 
is connected via the [SUSTAIN] FOOT SWITCH jack. It 
functions...

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Setting Up
Auto Power-Off
The Auto Power-Off function automatically turns off your 
stage piano after a certain period of inactivity, which is 
approximately 30 minutes by default.
If you would like to disable this function, turn off the stage 
piano once and then turn it back on while holding down 
the leftmost key on the keyboard. The message “Auto 
power off disabled” will be displayed on-screen, and this 
function will remain disabled until you set a new Auto...

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Basic Operations & Display Content
Basic Operations & Display Content
Cursor Types & Operations
The following two types of cursor are used on-screen to 
highlight the current selection:
Arrow cursor
The arrow cursor ( 3) flashes to the left of the currently 
selected item. You can move this cursor up, down, left, 
and right, depending on the  current screen, using the 
[V ], [E], [ M], and [ S] buttons. 
Flashing cursor
On naming screens, the currently selected...

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Displaying Menus & 
Making Selections
Certain editing areas contain a number of different 
screens that can be selected from a menu as follows.
Use the [V] and [ E] buttons to change the currently 
displayed menu item, and press the [ENTER] button to 
make a selection. The up and down More symbols ( 6 
and  %) shown to the left of  the menu item number 
indicate that the menu contai ns more items above and/or 
below the one...