Clavinova CLP-955
Owner's Manual

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- A text file named "00_Model Name.txt":
  This file is the text of the entire manual.
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IMPORTANT
Check your power supply
Make sure that your local AC mains voltage matches the voltage specified on the name plate on the bottom panel. In some areas a voltage selector may be provided on the bottom panel of the main keyboard unit near the power cord. Make sure that the voltage selector is set for the voltage in your area. The voltage selector is set at 240V when the unit is initially shipped.
To change the setting use a "minus" screwdriver to rotate the selector dial so that the correct voltage appears next to the pointer on the panel.

SAVING USER DATA
Save all data to an external device such as the Yamaha MIDI Data Filer MDF3, in order to help prevent the loss of important data due to a malfunction or user operating error. 

Introduction
Thank you for choosing a Yamaha Clavinova. Your Clavinova is a fine musical instrument that employs advanced Yamaha music technology. With the proper care, your Clavinova will give you many years of musical pleasure.

The Clavinova CLP-955 digital piano offers unmatched sonic realism and natural grand-piano type playability with Yamaha's original "AWM Dynamic Stereo Sampling" tone generation technology for rich, musical voices, and a special "Graded Hammer" keyboard which provides graded key weight and response throughout the keyboard range. The grand piano voices feature totally new samples painstakingly recorded from a full concert grand piano.
The GRAND PIANO 1 voice features multiple velocity-switched samples (Dynamic Sampling), a "Soundboard Reverb" effect which accurately simulates the resonance of a piano soundboard, special "Sustain Samples" which recreate the unique resonance of an acoustic grand piano's soundboard and strings when the damper pedal is pressed, and "Key-off Samples" that add the subtle sound produced when the keys are released.

Dual mode allows 2 voices to be played simultaneously.

Split mode allows different voices to be played by the left and right hands.

Metronome feature with variable tempo facilitates practice.

2-track digital recorder lets you record and play back anything you play on the keyboard.

MIDI compatibility and a range of MIDI functions make the Clavinova useful in a range of advanced MIDI music systems.

Built-in computer interface for direct connection to personal computers running advanced music software.

In order to make the most of your Clavinova's performance potential and features, we urge you to read this Owner's Manual thoroughly, and keep it in a safe place for later reference.

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Included Accessories
Owner's Manual
Bench (included or optional depending on locale)
"50 greats for the Clavinova" Score Collection

"The Clavinova-Computer Connection," a document describing what you can do with your Clavinova and a personal computer and how to set up a Clavinova-Computer system is available online as a PDF document (in English) at the following internet address:
Clavinova Home Page:
http://www.yamahaclavinova.com/
Manual Library (Electronic Musical Instruments and XG Related Products)
http://www.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/
 

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