Yamaha DC1516V - Manuels

9 Precautions In addition to the normal precautions you should observe with any piano, as described in the piano manual, since the Silent Series piano is an electrical device, take special note of the following: Water and electricity can be a dangerous combination. Do not stand flower vases, etc. on...

11 Power connection To use the “silent” feature of your Silent Series piano , you must connect the Silent Series piano to an AC (mains) supply. An adaptor is provided for this purpose. Plug the AC adaptor into the AC outlet (mains socket). Plug the other end of the adaptor into the socket at the rea...

13 Use only the supplied adaptor You should only use the AC adaptor sup-plied with your Silent Series piano for the voltage in your area. Use of any other adap-tor, or an adaptor designed for the wrong voltage, may result in damage to the Silent Series piano . If you are unsure of the voltage in you...

15 Control box — Front panel Power switch (POWER) The power switch (the “front switch”) is used to turn the digital piano on and off. Volume control (VOLUME) Adjusts the volume for both headphones simultaneously. Two headphone sockets (HEADPHONES) You can connect two stereo headphones, allowing you ...

17 How to use your Silent Series piano Using your Silent Series piano as an ordi- nary piano is the same as using any other piano—the right pedal is the sustain pedal, and the left pedal is the soft pedal. The cen-ter pedal is the Quick Silent system silen- cing pedal, which engages the hammer shank...

19 When you want to disengage the Quick Silent system hammer shank stopper, press the center pedal slightly, slide it to the right, and release it. The piano will sound again when you play it. Switch on the digital piano Turn on the front switch on the control panel. When the Silent Series piano is ...

23 Reverb The Silent Series piano features sophisti- cated reverberation effects, which enhance the digital piano by adding natural ambi-ence to the sound. Setting the amount of reverb The amount of reverb applied to the digital piano sound is determined by the REVERB control on the control box. Tur...

25 Setting the type of reverb The digital piano features three different reverb programs: Room , Hall 1 , and Hall 2 . You can select the reverb programs by hold-ing down certain keys while turning the power switch on. NOTE: Hall 1 is the default reverb program. It is selected even if you don’t pres...

27 NOTE: You must hold the key down until a click is heard and then release it. Otherwise, the desired reverb program may not be selected. NOTE: When you turn off the digital piano, it does not remember which reverb program you used. Next time you use the digital piano, reselect the desired reverb p...

29 Polyphony Initially, the maximum number of notes that can be played simultaneously, with a stereo sampling sound, is 32 on the Silent Series piano. If you are playing a duet or a song with a lot of pedaling that exceeds the avail-able polyphony, sustained notes may stop abruptly as new notes are ...

31 NOTE: You must hold down the key until a click is heard and then release it. Otherwise, the polyphony setting may not stored. If you want to add reverb, hold down the appropriate “reverb” keys, as well as Mid-dle C, as described on page 25. NOTE: The polyphony setting is not stored when the Silen...

33 Adjusting the Pitch Initially, the Silent Series piano is tuned to the standard Concert Pitch (A=440 hertz). The pitch, however, can be adjusted in one hertz steps from 438 to 445 hertz (one hertz is about four cents). Different pitches are sometimes used in vocal music and orches-tral performanc...

35 Fine tuning You can further fine tune the pitch using the keyboard to suit your particular applica-tion. The pitch can be tuned up or down 50 cents in 1.2 cent steps (100 cents equals 1 semitone). This allows you to achieve a per-fect tuning match between the Silent Series piano and another instr...

39 Cancelling the Fine Tuning The easiest way to cancel the fine tuning is to switch off your Silent Series piano, wait a few seconds, and turn it on again. If you do not want to do this (you want to keep the reverb and/or polyphony set-tings), this is what to do. Hold down the A, A#, and B keys at ...

41 Control box — Rear panel AUX IN/OUT Use these terminals to connect your Silent Series piano to audio equipment (see page 43). MIDI IN/OUT Use these terminals to connect a MIDI instrument. See page 47 for details. NOTE: MIDI terminals do not transmit or receive sound — they transmit and receive in...

43 Using the AUX terminals You can connect your Silent Series piano to external audio devices, such as a stereo sys-tem, a tape recorder, or a CD player. It allows you to play along with your favorite recordings — or to record your own play-ing. With the Quick Silent system engaged, the Silent Serie...

47 Using the MIDI terminals MIDI stands for “Musical Instrument Digi-tal Interface”. It is a way of communicating instructions between MIDI instruments. It is not a method of transmitting sound. With MIDI, you can use the piano keyboard to play another MIDI instrument, such as a YAMAHA synthesizer, ...

49 Using your Silent Series piano as a MIDI keyboard — MIDI OUT You can use MIDI to send performance data to a sequencer or appropriately configured personal computer. You can also use MIDI to play a synthesizer or tone generator (see the illustration on page 47). NOTE: Connecting a sequencer or per...

51 NOTE: Not all MIDI devices can respond to these messages, though. Refer to the other instru- ment’s manual for details. Using a MIDI device to play the Silent Series piano — MIDI IN You can use your Silent Series piano as a sound source for a sequencer or personal computer — and you can play alon...

55 Changing the MIDI Receive Channel The MIDI receive channel can be changed by using the PITCH switch. Usually, the Silent Series piano receives MIDI informa- tion on MIDI Channel 1. By setting the PITCH switch to the position one step to the right of the 438 hertz position as illustrated, the Sile...

57 Playing the demo songs All Silent Series models contain 50 demo songs. You can listen to them via the head-phones. See page 77 for a complete list of the demo songs. NOTE: Before playing back the demo songs, check the setting of the VOLUME control on the front panel of the control box. The typica...

61 • To repeatedly play back all the demo songs in random order (Random repeat), press the A6 key. To repeatedly play back the currently selected song (One-song repeat), press the F6 key. To play back all the demo songs from No.1 to No.50 repeatedly (All-song repeat), press the G6 key. The keys are ...

63 • To rewind a song during playback, while holding down the G#6 key, press the F#6 key as shown in the above illustration ( 5 ). To temporarily stop rewinding, release the F#6 key. To resume normal playback, release both keys. Similarly, to fast forward a song during playback, while holding down t...

65 Cancelling Demo Song mode To cancel Demo Song mode, turn off the POWER switch, wait a few seconds, then turn on again. NOTE: Once the Silent Series piano is in Demo Song mode, it remains so until it is turned off, even if no songs are playing. This means that although the digital piano sounds can...

67 Quick troubleshooting If you have problems with your Silent Series piano, here are a few troubleshooting tips. If you turn on the front switch and no light comes on: Is the AC adaptor connected to the mains power supply? Is the adaptor con-nected to the Silent Series piano? If you engage the cent...

73 Quick Silent system specifications Piano silencing mechanism: Hammer shank stopper operated by cen-ter pedal Key sensor system: Continuous-position optical sensors Pedal sensor system: Sustain pedal: continuous (allows half-pedaling) Soft pedal: on/off Digital piano tone generator: Type: Digital ...

75 Pitch: 438–445 in 1-hertz steps, fine tuning in 1.2-cent steps Power supply: PA-300 AC adaptorDC15–16V Terminals: Headphones × 2, MIDI IN/OUT, AUX IN/OUT, DC IN Supplied accessories: HPE-170 headphones × 1, AC adaptor, “50 greats for the Piano” score book * Specifications are subject to change wi...