Yamaha ENSPIRE Operation Manual

English

(for CL and RENCL type)

ENSPIRE Controller

Operation Manual

ENCL-EN04 Jun-20

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha Disklavier!

The ENSPIRE Controller allows you to control many of the basic functions of your Disklavier. Please read this manual before operating the Disklavier.

NOTE

Instructions on operating this unit refer mainly to use of the screens in landscape view. For instructions on portrait view, refer to “Screen Layout in Portrait View.”  page 42 

The illustrations and screens as shown in this manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat different from actual item depicted.

Specifications are subject to change without notice.

Trademarks & Copyrights:

The contents of this manual and the copyrights thereof are under exclusive ownership by Yamaha Corporation.

Yamaha, Disklavier™, disklavier ENSPIRE™, SILENT Piano™, and DisklavierRadio are trademarks of Yamaha Corporation.

The company names and product names in this operation manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Table of Contents

Introduction..............................................................................................................

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Control Screen...........................................................................................................

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Playing Function.......................................................................................................

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Metronome...........................................................................................................

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Information Screen..................................................................................................

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Balance Screen........................................................................................................

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Practice Function Menu........................................................................................

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Changing the Playback Tempo......................................................................

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Playing Back Songs in a Different Key (Transpose)...................................

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Playing Back Only the Desired Piano Part...................................................

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Repeating a Specific Section of a Song (A-B Repeat).................................

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Songs Screen............................................................................................................

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Search Screen.....................................................................................................

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Editing Screen....................................................................................................

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Video Sync Playback.........................................................................................

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DisklavierRadio Screen..........................................................................................

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Logging in and/or Subscribing to the Service............................................

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DisklavierRadio Playback Screen...................................................................

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Music Shop Screen..................................................................................................

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Purchase History & Download Screen..........................................................

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Download Screen...............................................................................................

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Settings Screen.......................................................................................................

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Changing Wired / Wireless Network Connection Settings......................

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Setting the Disklavier for the Passcode.......................................................

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Login Passcode Screen.....................................................................................

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Setting the Disklavier for Audio Reception/Transmission......................

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Setting the Disklavier for MIDI Data Reception/Transmission..............

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Special Playback Screen...................................................................................

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Timer Play Screen........................................................................................

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Timer Setting Screen...................................................................................

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System Screen....................................................................................................

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Screen Layout in Portrait View............................................................................

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Troubleshooting.....................................................................................................

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Yamaha ENSPIRE Operation Manual

Control Screen

Accessing the Disklavier from the ENSPIRE Controller app on your smart device calls up the Control screen.

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Control Screen

1 Logo

Calls up the Playback screen.

2 Timer Play

Appears when the Timer is set.

Calls up the Timer Play screen.  page 38 

3Playing Function  page 6 

4Information  page 8 

5Power (sleep)

Turn off the disklavier and set it to sleep.

6Songs  page 16 

7DisklavierRadio  page 21 

8Music Shop  page 25 

9Settings  page 28 

10Loaded Song information

Shows information of the loaded Song:

• Cover art (or default image)

• Song title

• Artist

• Album title

Tapping this area calls up the Playback screen.

11Playback time counter

Indicates the playback time.

12Repeat

Opens the Repeat setting menu.

: Repeat off

: Repeats the selected Song

: Repeats all Songs in the album

: Shuffles all Songs in the album

: Repeats all albums in the Song category

: Shuffles all albums in the Song category

NOTE

“Song category” refers to a group of Songs (Built-in Songs, Playlists, and so on), that appears on the Song screen.  page 16 

13 Skip back/Rewind

Skips to the previous Song when tapped briefly.

Rewinds through the current Song when tapped and held for a longer period.

14 Play/Pause

Starts or pauses playback.

15 Skip/Fast forward

Skips to the next Song when tapped briefly. Fastforwards through the current Song when tapped and held for a longer period.

16 Volume

Adjusts the volume of both the piano and speakers (when connected). Use the slider to adjust the volume.

17 Balance

Calls up the Balance screen.  page 10 

18 Playback Screen

Various information is shown in the right area. In the Control screen, the Playback screen appears. The Playback screen shows:

Cover art (or default image)

Song title

Artist

Album title

19 Return

Returns to the Songs screen.

20Edit  page 19 

21Practice Function  page 11 

22Song position

Indicates the playback position. Use the slider to control playback.

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Playing Function

Tapping on the Playing Function button calls up the Playing Function.

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Playing Function

1 Metronome

Opens the Metronome pop-up window.  page 7 

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Metronome

In this pop-up window you can change the playback tempo and other settings of the Metronome.

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1 Play/Stop

Starts or stops the Metronome playback.

2 Tempo

Adjusts the Metronome tempo over a range of 30 bpm to 400 bpm.

3 Beat

Changes the beat (time signature) to one of the following settings:

1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 8/4, 9/4.

4 Metronome volume

Adjusts the Metronome volume. Use the slider to adjust the volume.

5 Close

Closes the Metronome pop-up window.

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Information Screen

Tapping on the Information button calls up the Information screen.

(If you have not logged in)

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*1 A red dot is shown on the Information button when the Information screen has been updated. *2 Internet connection required.

1 Login*2

Opens the Login pop-up window. You can log in to Yamaha MusicSoft. You need to enter your e-mail address and password.

2 Register*2

Opens the account registration page for Yamaha MusicSoft in a separate browser tab.

3 What’s New*2

Calls up the What’s New screen, which shows the five latest news items about the Disklavier.

4 Firmware Update*2

Opens the Firmware Update pop-up window.

Scrolling down the screen calls up the following items:

5 Operation Manual

Opens the Operation Manual in a separate browser tab.

6 Software License

Opens the Software License in a separate browser tab.

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Information Screen

(If you have logged in)

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1 Logout*1

Opens the Logout pop-up window.

2 Info.*1

Opens the My Account pop-up window, from which you can confirm your subscription status and account information.

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*1 Internet connection required.

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Balance Screen

Tapping on the Balance button calls up the Balance screen.

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1 Ensemble TG Volume

Adjusts the volume of the ensemble parts. Use the / buttons or slider to adjust the volume.

2 Audio Volume

Adjusts the volume of the audio. Use the / buttons or slider to adjust the volume.

3 Piano TG Balance

Adjusts the volume of the piano parts. Use the / buttons or slider to adjust the volume.

4 Reset

Resets the volume to its default value.

Balance

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Practice Function Menu

Tapping on the Practice Function button opens the Practice Function menu.

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1 Tempo  page 12 

2 Transpose  page 13 

3 Part Select  page 14 

4 A-B Repeat  page 15 

5 Close

Closes the Practice Function menu.

NOTE

These settings remain in effect until another Song is selected, or the power is turned off.

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Changing the Playback Tempo

You can speed up or slow down the Playback Tempo.

Slowing down the Playback Tempo can be useful when practicing a difficult piano part.

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1 Tempo controls

Adjusts the Playback Tempo. The Playback Tempo can be adjusted over a range of 50% to 150%. Use the –/+ buttons or slider to adjust the Playback Tempo.

2 Reset

Resets the Playback Tempo to 100%.

NOTE

You cannot change the Playback Tempo of the PianosoftAudio Songs and WAV format Songs. (The Song of which Song type is “Audio” and “wav.”  page 17  )

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Playing Back Songs in a Different Key (Transpose)

Playback can be transposed up or down by up to two octaves. This is useful, for example, when you want to sing along (karaoke) in a different key from the original recording.

1 Transpose controls

Playback can be transposed in half-step increments up or down two octaves (–24 key to +24 key). Use the –/+ buttons or slider to adjust the Transpose function.

2 Reset

Restores the original key (0).

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Playing Back Only the Desired Piano Part

You can select the desired piano part. For example, this could be useful for practicing only one part (leftor right-hand) while the Disklavier plays the other.

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Plays or cancels the left part.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Plays or cancels the pedal part.

Memo

The above screen indicates that all parts are to be played back.

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