Disklavier

From: Carol Beigel

For some reason, I am not receiving the posts from this group.  I just now got
the idea to check the group's website and found them.  Sorry for the repeat
posts.  Hopefully, by day's end I will be getting them.

A generic response to  MarkIIXG owners, is that unless you paid for something
special like the EMK1 upgrade, or you can use Smart Key (the key winks and waits
for you to play it) you do not have the 8 MB memory needed and need to get the
new board for your control unit.  I have an MX100IIXG, DKC500RXG control unit,
and would need the new board.

For the MarkII owners who already have the CD player, you are going to need the
DSR1 control unit.

Try to wade through the details carefully.  It took me several tries!  All of
the parts necessary are available through your local Yamaha dealer.

It is a standing joke among office folks that piano technicians are dead in the
water in an office environment - using a telephone with more than one line, a
copy or fax machine, etc.  I was pushing buttons the other day, and Heaven only
knows what I did.  I'll check back later when I get back from work.

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Hi Carol,

I am still a bit confused. I did spend time on Yamaha's website, looked thru the
DCD1 PDF brochure, the specifications page, acessories, etc. I was not able to
find where Yamaha had placed the information that a Disklavier MarkIIXG would
require for example a EMK1 upgrade (the additional memory requirement you
mentioned) before being able to install a DCD1 unit. Can you point me as to
where to find this info, or have I misunderstood? My local dealer said that he
was not aware of the details...

Also, in the PDF brochure it shows that a MIDI connection is required between
the control unit and the CD Player. Does this mean that by installing the DCD1,
you 'give up' your external MIDI interface for usage with PC-based MIDI
sequencers <or> is there a 'secondary' MIDI interface on the DCD1 for external
usage?

Thanks for your input!


Danny Simpson