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Chapter

The Silent Piano™ Function

This chapter describes useful functions for piano playing, silencing the acoustic piano.

(Only for models equipped with the Silent Piano™ function)

* Only for models supplied with

the monitor speakers.

The Disklavier incorporates Yamaha’s innovative Silent Piano™ function

that keeps the hammers from striking the strings, effectively silencing the

acoustic piano. Sound information is sent to the digital piano tone

generator, and output through the monitor speakers* or stereo

headphones. Additionally, the optical sensor system registers every

nuance of a player’s performance with no interference whatsoever to the

player’s touch of the keys.

When you play back songs in normal mode, the acoustic piano plays the

piano parts, providing live piano performance, and the accompanying

sounds are output through the monitor speakers*. When you engage the

Silent Piano™ function, the acoustic piano is silenced and the piano parts

are played by the digital piano tone generator. This enables you to adjust

the volume of not only the accompanying sounds but of the piano as well

as that you can enjoy listening to songs quietly through the monitor

speakers* or silently through stereo headphones.

There are two modes to the Silent Piano™ function; quiet mode and

headphone mode. You can select either mode to suit your surroundings.

Quiet Mode

* Only for models supplied with

the monitor speakers.

In the quiet mode, sound is output through the monitor speakers*. By

adjusting the volume, you can listen to songs or play the keyboard more

quietly than on the acoustic piano.

Headphone Mode

Note:

For grand pianos, connecting

headphones to the Silent Piano™

control box activates the headphone

mode. For upright pianos,

connecting headphones in the quiet

mode activates the headphone mode.

In the headphone mode, sound is output through the stereo headphones.

Using headphones allows you to listen to songs or play the piano privately

at any time, day or night.

What is the Silent Piano™ Function?

Quiet Mode and Headphone Mode