﻿CVP-701 Owner's Manual

Piano Room – Enjoying Piano Performance –
The Piano Room function is for those who want to simply, conveniently, and fully enjoy playing the instrument as a piano. No matter what settings you've made from the panel, you can instantly call up the optimum settings for piano performance with a single button press. You can also change the piano settings as you like, or you can enjoy playing the piano as if you are in a small ensemble.

Playing a Piano Performance in Piano Room
1	Press the [PIANO ROOM] button to call up the Piano Room display.
This operation calls up the optimum panel settings for piano performance and disables all other unrelated functions. However, the master volume control, the [PIANO ROOM] button, and all of the display controls (excepting the [DIRECT ACCESS] button) can be used.
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Lights up
Recording / Playback (page 43)
Accompaniment (page 41)
Detailed settings (page 42)
2	Play the keyboard.
Change the piano settings such as Piano Type, Environment (Reverb Type), etc. according to the type of music you want to play.
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Piano Type	Press the [C] button to call up the piano list, then select the desired one using [F] – [J] buttons. To move through the pages of the list, use the [8 Up Down] buttons. 
Environment (Reverb Type)	Use the TAB [Left][Right]  buttons to select the desired environment, which automatically calls up the appropriate Reverb type.
Lid Position	Rotate the [DATA ENTRY] dial to determine how much the Lid is opened. This can be set only when "Grand Piano" is selected.
Metronome	Press the [7 Up Down] button to call up the setting pop-up display. You can turn it on or off using the [6 Up Down] buttons, or change its tempo using the [7 Up Down] buttons. You can also change the tempo by tapping the [8 Up Down] button twice at the desired tempo.
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To close a list or a setting display, press the [EXIT] button. 
3	Press the [PIANO ROOM] button or [EXIT] button to exit the Piano Room display.

Playing the Piano in Session with Other Instruments
1	Press the [PIANO ROOM] button to call up the Piano Room display.
2	Press the [F] button to call up the Session players in the display. 
Session players can be shown or hidden by pressing the [F] button.
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Session players
3	Press the [J] button to start.
The intro starts playing back.
4	Play the keyboard following a few measures of the intro.
The Session players provide accompaniment for your performance. Jazz or Pop is recommended.
5	Press the [J] button to stop the accompaniment.
Accompaniment stops after an ending part is played. 
NOTE
Accompaniment features are also available outside the Piano Room. For details, refer to page 58. 

Changing the Type and Settings of Accompaniment
Press the [H] button on the right display of step 2 above to call up the setting display for selecting the type of accompaniment, or changing the settings. You can select the type of accompaniment, change the tempo and volume, and turn each part of the accompaniment on or off. Switch the contents of the setting display by pressing the [8 Up Down] button.
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Changing the type of accompaniment, tempo and volume.
Type of accompaniment
Tempo and volume
Turning each part of accompaniment on or off.

Changing/Resetting the Piano Room Settings
You can change the settings of Piano room, such as touch sensitivity, as you like. You can also restore all Piano Room settings to the default.
1	Press the  [Piano Room] button to call up the Piano room display. 
To change the accompaniment settings, press the [F] button to display the session players.
2	Use the [8 Up Down] buttons to call up the setting display, and then change the settings.
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Setting display

(grey): Shaded items are available only when session players are displayed.
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[1 Up Down]	ENVIRONMENT* 	For selecting the environment (Reverb Type). Same as on page 40
[2 Up Down]	LID POSITION*	Determines how much the Lid is opened. Same as on page 40
[3 Up Down]	TUNE	Determines the pitch of this instrument in 1Hz steps.
[4 Up Down]	DYNAMICS
CONTROL	This determines how the Style playback volume changes depending on the playing strength.
WIDE	The volume changes over a wide range.
MEDIUM	The volume changes over a medium range.
NARROW	The volume changes over a narrow range.
OFF	The volume is kept the same regardless of playing strength.
[5 Up Down]	SECTION
CONTROL*	Turning this on calls up buttons for changing variations (Sections) of accompaniment (A · B · C · D) in the bottom of the display. By using these sections effectively with the [3 Up Down] – [6 Up Down] buttons, you can easily make your performance sound more dynamic and professional.
[6 Up Down]	FINGERING TYPE*	Determines the Fingering type (page 60): AI Full Keyboard or AI Fingered.
[7 Up Down]	SPLIT POINT*	Determines the Split Point (Style) (page 69) when AI Fingered is selected for FINGERING TYPE above.
[I]	RESET	Restores all settings of Piano Room to the default.
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The settings marked with * will be maintained even if you exit from this display or turn off the power. Pressing the [PIANO ROOM] button next time will call up the Piano settings which were made the previous time.

Recording your Performance in the Piano Room
You can record your performance in the Piano Room to the instrument or a USB flash drive.
NOTE
When you record to the instrument, the method of recording is MIDI. When you record to a USB flash drive, the method of recording is Audio. Refer to page 79 for details on the difference between MIDI and Audio recordings.
1	If you want to record to a USB flash drive, be sure to read "Connecting a USB Device" on page 106, then connect the USB flash drive to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal before recording.
2	Press the [Piano Room] button to call up the Piano Room display. 
3	Press the [2 Up Down] button.
The setting display appears, allowing you to select the location to which you want to save the file.
4	Select the save location using the [3 Up Down] / [4 Up Down] buttons.
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Save location:
Instrument
Saved to the "PianoRoom" folder in the USER tab of the Song Selection display (page 71).
USB flash drive
Saved to the root directory.
Playback/Rewind/FastForward
Switches the setting display contents
5	Press the [EXIT] button to close the setting display.
6	Press the [1 Up Down] button to start the recording, then play your performance.
7	Press the [1 Up Down] button again to stop the recording.
8	After a message appears prompting you to save, press the [G] (YES) button to save the file.
NOTICE
The recorded data will be lost if you turn the power off without executing the save operation.
NOTE
Data that was recorded in the Piano Room can be played outside of the Piano Room. Refer to pages 71 and 84 for details.
9	To hear the recorded performance, press the [2 Up Down] button to call up the setting display, and then press the [5 Up Down] button.
To stop playback, press the [5 Up Down] button again.

Playing back recorded files, changing file names, deleting files
1	Select the location where the desired file is saved according to the instructions in steps 1 – 4 above.
2	Select the desired file using the [A] – [E] and [1 Up Down] buttons.
3	Press the [8 Up Down] button repeatedly to call up the "MENU1" indication for playing back the file, or "MENU2" for changing the name or deleting the file, then press one of the [5 Up Down] – [7 Up Down] buttons corresponding to the desired functions. (For details about entering characters, refer to page 36.)

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