Yamaha AvantGrand N3X Owner's Manual

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    FranÇais espaÑol es fr en owner’s manual mode d'emploi manual de instrucciones 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 of the m...

  • Page 2: Special Message Section

    2 • n3x product safety markings: yamaha electronic products may have either labels similar to the graphics shown below or molded/stamped facsimiles of these graphics on the enclosure. The explanation of these graph- ics appears on this page. Please observe all cautions indi- cated on this page and t...

  • Page 3: Fcc Information (U.S.A.)

    N3x • 3 1. Important notice: do not modify this unit! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets fcc requirements. Modifica- tions not expressly approved by yamaha may void your author- ity, granted by the fcc, to use the product. 2. Important: when...

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    4 • n3x owner’s manual the above warning is located on the bottom of the unit. Explanation of graphical symbols the lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure tha...

  • Page 5: Precautions

    N3x owner’s manual • 5 precautions please read carefully before proceeding please keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference. Warning always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting...

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    6 • n3x owner’s manual • though the wooden parts of this instrument have been designed and produced with care concerning the environment and human health, in some rare instances customers may sense an unusual odor or develop irritation in the eyes, due to the coating material and adhesive. To avoid ...

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    N3x owner’s manual • 7 information  about copyrights • copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to midi data and/or audio data is strictly prohibited except for your personal use. • this product incorporates and bundles contents in which yamaha owns copyrights or...

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    8 • n3x owner’s manual hybrid piano n3x combining over a century’s experience in crafting world-class pianos with the latest in advanced technologies, yamaha proudly introduces an instrument that is closer than ever to an actual acoustic grand piano—equipped with every essential element pianists dem...

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    N3x owner’s manual • 9 table of contents about manuals this instrument has the following documents and instructional materials.  included documents owner’s manual (this book) this manual describes how to use this instrument.  online materials (from yamaha downloads) iphone/ipad connection manual (...

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    10 • n3x owner’s manual panel controls and terminals overview the jacks and terminals on the underside of the instrument as shown here may seem to be in reverse from your per- spective in front of the instrument. Make sure when using these to carefully check the names as printed on the panel before ...

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    Panel controls and terminals n3x owner’s manual • 11 control panel i [master volume] control ................ Page 17 o display .............................................See below. !0 [record] button ................................ Page 35 !1 [play/stop] button..................... Pages 32, 35 ...

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    12 • n3x owner’s manual playing the keyboard to open the fallboard, hold the hand grip with both hands, then lift the fallboard slightly, and push it up and back. To close the fallboard, lower the fallboard back in place gently with both hands. The fallboard is equipped with the special soft-close™ ...

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    Playing the keyboard n3x owner’s manual • 13 to lower the music rest: 1 close the music brace. 2 pull the music rest toward yourself as far as it will go. When the music rest is at a 35 degree angle, raise it to a 70 degree angle, then pull it toward yourself. 3 gently lower the music rest backward ...

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    Playing the keyboard 14 • n3x owner’s manual to close the lid 1 hold the lid stay and carefully raise the lid. 2 hold the lid in its raised position and lower the lid stay. 3 carefully lower the lid. When using the music rest, lower the music rest (page 13) before going on to the next step. 4 gently...

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    Playing the keyboard n3x owner’s manual • 15 warning use only the ac power cord supplied with the instrument. If the supplied power cord is lost or damaged and needs to be replaced, contact your yamaha dealer. The use of an inappropriate replacement can pose a fire and shock haz- ard! Warning the ty...

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    Playing the keyboard 16 • n3x owner’s manual 5 turn the switch off to turn the power off. The [power] indicator turns off. Slide the control panel back into the bottom of the keyboard after use. Caution even after the power switch is turned off, electricity is still flowing to the instrument at the ...

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    Playing the keyboard n3x owner’s manual • 17 to adjust the volume level by using the [master volume] control located at the left of the panel while playing the keyboard. Caution do not use this instrument at a high volume level for a long period of time, or your hearing may be damaged. Intelligent a...

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    Playing the keyboard 18 • n3x owner’s manual since this instrument is equipped with two [phones] jacks, you can connect two sets of standard stereo headphones. If you are using only one set of headphones, insert a plug into either jack; this automatically shuts off the speakers. Caution avoid listen...

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    Playing the keyboard n3x owner’s manual • 19 the instrument has three pedals that produce a range of expressive effects similar to those produced by the pedals on an acoustic piano. Damper pedal (right) pressing this pedal will sustain notes longer. Releasing this pedal immediately stops (damps) any...

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    20 • n3x owner’s manual basic operations and more  to select the cfx grand voice: simply press [piano/voice].  to select a different voice: while holding down [piano/voice], press [+] or [-]. Voice list *vrm: simulated string resonance sound with physical modeling when the damper pedal is pressed ...

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    Basic operations and more n3x owner’s manual • 21 demo songs effectively demonstrate each of this instrument’s voices. 1 select the voice for the demo song that you want to listen to. 2 press [demo/song]. The demo song for the voice selected in step 1 starts. To change the demo song during playback:...

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    Basic operations and more 22 • n3x owner’s manual the metronome feature is convenient for practicing with an accurate tempo. 1 press [metronome] to start the metronome. While the metronome sounds, a dot at the right side of the led display and the lamp of the metronome button flash on and off to the...

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    Basic operations and more n3x owner’s manual • 23 the playback tempo of metronome can be adjusted. You can also adjust the playback tempo of midi song (page 31) as well as the playback speed of an audio song (page 31) as they are playing.  to increase or decrease the value by 1: while holding down ...

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    Basic operations and more 24 • n3x owner’s manual you can specify the touch sensitivity (how the sound responds to the way you play the keys). While holding down [piano/voice], press one of the a6–c7 keys. The selected touch sensitivity is shown on the display while both controls are held. Changing ...

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    Basic operations and more n3x owner’s manual • 25 this instrument features a special trs (tactile response system) that enables you to feel the natural vibration or resonance of the instrument when you play the keyboard, just as on an actual acoustic piano. You can select the strength of vibration f...

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    Basic operations and more 26 • n3x owner’s manual on an actual acoustic piano, if you press the damper pedal and play a key, not only does the string of the pressed key vibrate, it also causes other strings and the soundboard to vibrate, with each influencing the rest, creating a rich and brilliant ...

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    Basic operations and more n3x owner’s manual • 27 the reverb effect simulates the natural reverberation of a concert hall. Turning the reverb on or off press [reverb] repeatedly (as necessary). Adjusting the reverb depth while holding down [reverb], press [+] or [-]. The current value is shown on th...

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    Basic operations and more 28 • n3x owner’s manual you can shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitones to facilitate playing in difficult key signatures and match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instruments. For example, if “+5” is selected, playing the ...

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    Basic operations and more n3x owner’s manual • 29 you can fine-tune the pitch of the entire instrument. This function is useful when you play this instrument along with other instruments or recorded music. During the operation described below, you can check the pitch value shown on the display. (the...

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    Basic operations and more 30 • n3x owner’s manual you can select various scales for the instrument. Equal temperament is the most common contemporary piano tuning scale. However, history has known numerous other scales, many of which serve as the basis for certain genres of music. This feature lets ...

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    N3x owner’s manual • 31 playing back songs this instrument can play back songs contained in internal memory or usb memory connected to the [usb to device] terminal. There are two kinds of songs that can be played back: midi songs and audio songs.  song data formats that can be played note when play...

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    Playing back songs 32 • n3x owner’s manual 1 while holding down [demo/song], press [+] or [-] until the desired song category (page 31) appears on the display. The song categories will appear on the display in the following order: p. Xx  ( a. Xx)  ( s. Xx)  u. Xx  d. Xx  p. Xx  etc. If you wis...

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    Playing back songs n3x owner’s manual • 33 adjusting the volume (only for audio songs) the volume level of this instrument may be markedly different from that of a commercially available audio song or one recorded on another device. To adjust the volume of the audio song, hold down [demo/song] and p...

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    34 • n3x owner’s manual recording your performance this instrument allows you to record your performance by using one of the following two methods. The recorded performance can be played back as a user song.  midi recording with this method, your keyboard performances are recorded and saved to the ...

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    Recording your performance n3x owner’s manual • 35 4 select a voice (page 20) and other parameters such as beat (page 22) for recording. 5 press [record] to engage the record mode. The [record] lamp lights up, and the [play/stop] lamp flashes according to the current tempo. To exit from the record m...

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    36 • n3x owner’s manual using usb flash drives with a usb flash drive plugged in, you can use this instrument to perform the following tasks.  formatting a usb flash drive ......................................................... Page 37  listening to songs stored on the usb flash drive .............

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    Using usb flash drives n3x owner’s manual • 37 notice executing the format operation will delete all data in the usb flash drive. Before formatting, save important data to a computer or another storage device. 1 connect the usb flash drive to the [usb to device] terminal. 2 while holding [function] ...

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    Using usb flash drives 38 • n3x owner’s manual you can copy the user song in the instrument to the usb flash drive. The copied song is saved as smf format 0 to the “user files” folder in the usb flash drive, and the file is automatically named as “usersong**.Mid” (**: numerals). 1 connect the usb fl...

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    Using usb flash drives n3x owner’s manual • 39 a user song can be deleted. 1 if necessary, connect the usb flash drive to the [usb to device] terminal. 2 select the song to be deleted. For details on how to select a song file, refer to page 32. 3 while holding down [function], press [record]. “ del ...

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    40 • n3x owner’s manual backup data and initializing the following data, referred to as backup data, as well as user song data and external song data will be maintained even if the power is turned off. • character code .................................................... Page 33 • tuning...............

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    N3x owner’s manual • 41 connections caution before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power to all the components. Before turning the power on or off to all components, set all volume levels to minimum (0). Otherwise, damage to the components, electrical shock, or...

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    Connections 42 • n3x owner’s manual using an external stereo system for playback—aux out [l/l+r] [r] jacks (unbalanced) these jacks let you connect the instrument to external powered speaker systems, for playing in larger venues at higher volumes. Notice • to avoid possible damage to the devices, fi...

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    Connections n3x owner’s manual • 43  fixed aux out/output volume—aux out [l/l+r] [r] jacks and output [l] [r] jacks by setting this parameter to “ on ,” you can fix the volume of audio output via the aux out [l/l+r] [r] and the output [l] [r] jacks. While holding down the [function] button, press t...

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    Connections 44 • n3x owner’s manual midi (musical instrument digital interface) is a global format standard for performance data transmission and reception between electronic musical instruments. Connecting musical instruments that support midi via midi cables enables you to transfer performance and...

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    Connections n3x owner’s manual • 45 local control on/off normally, playing the keyboard will control the internal tone generator. This situation is called “local control on.” if you want to use the keyboard only for controlling an external midi instrument, turn off local control. With this setting, ...

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    46 • n3x owner’s manual message list * when an operation (such as saving or data transfer) is in process, the display shows a sequence of flashing dashes. * press any button to exit from these message displays. Message descriptions clr displayed when the initialization (page 40) is completed. Con di...

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    N3x owner’s manual • 47 troubleshooting * the message list (page 46) is also provided for your reference. Problem possible cause and solution the instrument does not turn on. The instrument has not been plugged in properly. Securely insert the female plug into the socket on the instrument, and the m...

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    48 • n3x owner’s manual preset song list display song name composer p.01 prelude op.3-2, morceaux de fantaisie s.Rakhmaninov p.02 mädchens wünsch, 6 chants polonaise f.Liszt p.03 sonate für klavier nr.14 “mondschein”, op.27-2 l.V.Beethoven p.04 sonate für klavier nr.5, k.283 w.A.Mozart p.05 nocturne...

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    N3x owner’s manual • 49 assembling the unit when assembling the unit, consult a qualified avantgrand dealer. Caution • be careful not to confuse parts, and be sure to install all parts in the correct orientation. Please assemble in accordance with the sequence given below. • assembly should be carri...

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    Assembling the unit 50 • n3x owner’s manual 2 attach and securely tighten the right front leg and the rear leg with the bolts. Caution when the instrument is set upright (as in the illustration above), take extra care not to keep the instrument from falling over, since it is unstable in this positio...

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    Assembling the unit n3x owner’s manual • 51 8 connect the pedal cord. 8-1 make sure the pedal cord is clipped into the cord holder. 8-2 insert the pedal cord plug into the pedal jack. 9 connect the power cord. 9-1 set the voltage selector and insert the power cord plug to the [ac in] connector. 9-2 ...

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    52 • n3x owner’s manual specifications * the contents of this manual apply to the latest specifications as of the publishing date. To obtain the latest manual, access the yamaha website then download the manual file. Since specifications, equipment or separately sold accessories may not be the same ...

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    N3x owner’s manual • 53 a ac in ....................................10, 14 accessories ...................................9 assembly ....................................49 audio recording .........................34 audio song .................................31 auto power off .........................

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    N3x owner’s manual • 55 memo.

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    N3x • 57 information for users on collection and disposal of old equipment: this symbol on the products, packaging, and/or accompanying documents means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general household waste. For proper treatment, recovery and recycling of old p...

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