Yamaha disklavier MX-100A User manual

MX-100A

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CONTENTS
TheDisklavierDesign1
Specifications1
NamesandFunctions
•FrontPanel2
•RemorteControlUnit5
•Connectors6
HowtoFormatDisks7
MIDIDataFormat8
MIDIImplementationChart11
MIDITroubleshootingandknow-how12
WarningDisplaysanderrormessages14
Errornumbermeaning15
BlockDiagram16
DisassemblyProcedure17
AdjustmentProcedure
•KeyDriveUnit21
•KeyStopRailUnit21
•PedalDriveUnit22
•PedalCushionUnit23
•SensorUnits24
OperationTestofEachUnitUsingTheTestDisk26
ErrorDisplayLEDsontheI/OBoard31
AdjustingtheTrimmer32
TestProgram33
ProgramFlow-chartandMemoryMapofDisklavier38
ExplanationofSensorSystem39
LSIDataTable41
CPUCircuitBoard57
I/OCircuitBoard59
Sensor,Hammer,Key,M1,K,M2CircuitBoard61
DriveUnit,MIDI,PowerSupplyCircuitBoard63
PartList

TheDisklavierDesign
TheDisklavierconsistsofa controlunitanda driveunitcomprisingofa sensorunit,solenoid
units,powersourceunitandI/Ocontrolunit.
Specifications
Design
Controlunit
Solenoidunit
Sensorunit
Powersupply
•Keyswitches
•LCD
•LEDindicators
•LEDdisplay
•Diskdrive
•Jacks
•Media
•Polyphonicvoices
•Polyphonicvoices
•U.S.& CanadianModels:
•GeneralModel:
•Powerconsumption
•Environmentaltemperature:
Standardequipment
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Dotmatrix(16charactersx 2 lines)
Power,Record,Volume,Tempo,
Transposition,Metronome,MIDI.
7segmentsx 2 digits
3.5inchmicro-floppydiskdrive
MIDIIN/OUT,footswitchphonejack
Doublesided,doubledensity,doubletrack
3.5inchmicrofloppydisks
Memorycapacity:628kbytes
Numberofpieces:60
Musictitles:32characters
Disktitles:64characters
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16
120V - 60Hz
220V- 50Hz
250W
4°C~ 40°C
Wirelessremotecontrolunit,prerecordedfloppydisk
*Specificationsandexteriordesignaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
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NamesandFunctions
PowerSwitch
Pressingthisswitchturnspoweron,shownby
thepowerindicatorandtheVolumebutton
indicatorlightingup.Atthesametime,theLCD
willdisplaythemessage"DISKNOTREADY!".
Remotecontrolsignalwindow
Theinfraredsignalsfromtheremotecontrolunit
arereceivedatthiswindow.Besuretoleaveit
uncoveredsothesignalsfromtheremotecontrol
unitcanbereceivedproperly.
Powerindicator
Lightsupwhenpoweristurnedon.
Diskslot
Floppydisksareinsertedhere.
DiskEjectbutton
Pressthisbuttonwhenyouwishtoremovean
inserteddisk.
*Pleasedonotremovethediskduringplayback
orrecordingasthiswilldamagethediskdrive
headandthediskitself.
Musicnumberindication
Displaysthenumberoftheselectedpieceof
music.Confirmthisdisplaybeforeyouplayback
orrecord.
LiquidCrystalDisplay(LCD)
TheLCDdisplaysa varietyofinformationsuch
asthemusictitle,adjustmentvalues,thetimethat
haselapsedsincethebeginningofthepieceof
music,playbackandrecordinglevels,andsoon.
StartPausebutton
Pressthisbuttonwhenyouwanttostart
playbackorrecording.Alsouseitwhenyouwish
totemporarilystop(pause)orrestarta pieceof
musicduringplaybackorrecording.(Ifthisbutton
ispressedduringfastforwardorrewind, playback
willrecommencefromthere.)
TuneSelectReturn-FFbuttons
Instoporrecordstand-bymode,thefunctionof
thesebuttonsistoselectthemusicnumber,while
theyfunctionasFastForwardorReturnbuttons
duringplayback.Tostopfastforwardorrewind
operation,presstherespectivebuttonagain.This
willrestartplaybackfromthepointwherethe
buttonwaspressed.Ifthebuttonisnotpressed
again,fastforwardorReturnwillstopatthe
beginningofthenextpieceofmusicorthepresent
onerespectively.
Stopbutton
Thisbuttonstopsalloperationssuchasplayback
andrecording,fastforwardorrewind.
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Rec.button
Pressingthisbuttoncausesitsindicatortolight
up,enteringrecordstand-bymode.Recordingcan
nowbestartedbypressingtheStart/Pausebutton.
Ifyouwouldliketodeletepartofa recordedpiece
ofmusicandrerecordsomethingelseinitsplace,
firstenterrecordstand-bymodebypressingthis
button.Thendisplaythenumberoftherespective
pieceofmusicwiththeMusicSelection/Return-FF
buttonsandusetheStart/Pausebuttoninorder
tocommencererecording.
Thenumberofpiecesofmusicthatcanbe
recordedona singlefloppydiskis60fora total
recordingtimeofabout90minutes.However,
thisisonlyanapproximationandtheactual
numberofpiecesandlengthofrecordingtime
dependsonthekindofmusicrecorded.
Ifthisbuttonispressedonceagainduring
recordstand-bymode,themodewillchange
to"music/disktitleentrymode",whichisused
toinputthenamesofsinglepiecesofmusicor
entiredisks.
Ifthisbuttonispressedagaintwiceduring
recordstand-bymode,themodewillchange
to"splitpointsettingforseparateleft-and
right-handparts".
Repeatbuttons
Operatethesebuttonswhenyoudesirerepeated
playbackofcertainpiecesofmusicorsections
withinthem.
Volumebutton
Inordertoadjusttheplaybackvolume,pressthis
buttoninstopmode,duringplaybackorplayback
pause,makingsurethatthebutton'sindicator
lightsup.Youcanthenadjustthevolumewith
the+/ - buttons. Theadjustmentrangeis
from-03to+02.Itisusuallysetto00.
Inaddition,thisbuttoncanbeusedtoturnthe
metronomesoundonoroffwhentheMetronome
buttonhasbeenpressedtoselectthe
metronomefunction.
Tempobutton
Whenyouwanttoadjustthetempo(speed)of
apieceofmusicforplayback,pressthisbuttonin
stopmode,duringplaybackorplaybackpause,
makingsurethatthebutton'sindicatorlightsup.
Youcanthenadjustthetempowiththe+ / -
buttons. Theadjustmentrangeisfrom-50%
to+20%.Itisusuallysetto00.
Besides,thisbuttoncanbeusedtoenable
metronometempoadjustmentwhenthe
metronomefunctionison.
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Trans/Beat
Whenyouwanttotranspose(change)thekey
ofa pieceofmusicforplayback,pressthisbutton
instopmode,duringplaybackorplaybackpause,
makingsurethatthebutton'sindicatorlightsup.
Youcanthentransposethemusicwiththe+ / -
buttons. Thetranspositionrangeisfromtwo
octavesdowntotwooctavesup.Itisusuallyset
to"normal".
Inaddition,thisbuttoncanbeusedtosetthe
metronometimewhenthemetronomefunctionis
on.
-/+buttons
Theseareusedforvariousadjustmentsand
settingssuchasvolume,tempoortransposition.
Pressingthe" - " buttondecreasestherespective
value,pressing" +" increasesit.Withboth
buttons,keepingthemdepressedchangesthe
valuecontinuouslywhilepressingthemshortly
changesthevalueinsinglesteps.
Metronomebutton
TheDisklavierhasa metronomefunctionwhich
allowsyoutorecordmusicwhilelisteningtoa
metronomebeat.Itisalsopossibletousethe
metronomefunctionwhennotrecording.
(However,themetronomecannotbeusedduring
playback.)
Whenyouwishtousethemetronomefunction,
pressthisbutton.
PartCancelbuttons
Itispossibletocanceleithertheleft-handor
right-handpartbypressingthecorrespondingPart
Cancelbuttonwhenplayingbackmusicrecorded
separatelyfortheleftandrighthand.Inother
words,pressingthebutton"L"causesonlythe
soundofthekeysplayedbytherighthandtobe
heard,whilepressing"R"meansthatyouwillhear
onlythepartforthelefthand.
MIDIbutton
ThisbuttonisonlyneededwhenMIDIsignalsare
beingexchangedwithotherconnectedMIDI
equipment.PressingthisbuttonentersMIDI
set-upmodeinwhichtheconditionsforMIDI
communicationareestablished.
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RemoteControlUnit
Remotecontrolsignalwindow
Pleaseoperatetheremotecontrolwhilemaking
surethatthisinfraredsignaltransmissionwindow
isaimedatthecorrespondingreceptionwindow
onthefrontpanel.Thecontrolsignalsfromthe
remotecontrolunitaretransmittedfromhere.
Start/Pausebutton
HasthesamefunctionsastheStart/Pause
buttononthefrontpanel.
Stopbutton
HasthesamefunctionsastheStopbuttonon
thefrontpanel.
Rec.button
HasthesamefunctionsastheRec.buttonon
thefrontpanel.
TuneSelectbuttons
Thefunctionofthesebuttonsistoselectthe
musicnumberinstopmode,duringplaybackorin
recordstand-bymode.
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Return-FFbuttons
Thesebuttonsareforfastforwardandrewind.
Theycanbeoperatedinstopmodeorduring
playback.Fastforwardorrewindcontinuesuntil
therespectivebuttonispressedagain.
Volumebuttons
Thesebuttonsadjustplaybackvolumelevel.
Theycanbeoperatedinstopmode,during
playbackorplaybackpause.
Tempobuttons
Whenyouwanttoadjustthetempoofa piece
ofmusicforplayback,usethesebuttonsinstop
mode,duringplaybackorplaybackpause.
Transposebuttons
Whenyouwanttotranspose(changethekeyof)
apieceofmusicforplayback,pressthesebuttons
instopmode,duringplaybackorplaybackpause.
Repeatbuttons
Operatethesebuttonswhenyoudesirerepeated
playback.
PartCancelbuttons
Theseallowyoutocanceleithertheleft-hand
orright-handpartforplayback ofmusicwith
separatepartsfortheleftandrighthand.
Operationsthatcannotbecarriedoutwiththe
remotecontrol unit:
•Operationswiththemetronomefunctionon
•OperationsinMIDIset-upmode
•Diskformatting,registration
Connectors
MIDIjacks
ThesejacksareusedforMIDIconnections.
WhenyouwanttocontrolotherMIDIequipment
fromtheDisklavierorcontrolthisunitviaother
MIDIequipment,thesejacksenableMIDIsignal
communication.
Footswitchjack
IfanoptionalFC-5footswitchhasbeen
connectedtothisjack,youcanstart,stopand
restartplaybackorrecordingwithyourfoot.(The
footswitchthenhasthesamefunctionsasthe
Start/Pausebuttononthefrontpanel.)
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HowtoFormatDisks
Afterinsertinga disk,presstheRec.buttonwhilekeepingtheStopbuttondepressed.Youcan
releasethesebuttonswhenthedisplayreads"FORMATOK?".
Inanswertotheabovemessage,presstheStart/Pausebutton.(Ifyoushoulddecidenotto
proceedwithformatting,removethediskinstead.)
ReconfirmtheabovequestionbyagainpressingtheStart/Pausebutton.(Ifyoudecidenotto
proceedwithformatting,removethediskinstead.)
Aftera fewminutes,formattingiscompletedandthedisplaywillchangeasfollows.
Erasingrecordings
Shouldyouwishtodeleteallrecordingsona diskatonce,youcanformatthatdiskasdescribed.
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