Disklavier

Hello George,

From what I understand it depends on the piano.

If you have a piano that is earlier than mark IIXG then it likely will connect to your old control unit via midi, and you will have reduced functionality.

There is a good picture of the control unit and the connectors on the back - http://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/suganami/cabinet/yamaha/dkc850.jpg

From pianobench's email earlier:

The DKC-850 is designed to be a complete controller replacement for the Mark IIXG and Mark III pianos, including the Pros. Specifically, it replaces these control units:

DKC 500R
DKC 500RXG
DKC 500RW
DKC 500RWXG
DKC 50R
DKC 55
DKC 55RCD
DKC 55CDD
DKC 60RCD

At the moment, if you replace one of these control units, you SHOULD NOT throw the old one away as it is needed for maintenance purposes. That may change, however.

Mark II pianos (DCK100R or the built-in control unit with the rotary dial) can use the DKC-850 if they are connected by MIDI cables to the old control unit. Unfortunately, the Disklavier Radio feature is not available in this situation.

Earlier models, such as the MX80, MX100A&B, and wagon grand can also use the DKC-850 connected by MIDI cables to the old control unit. However, you have to have a working floppy drive in the old control unit with a floppy inserted.

The DKC-850 does not include a floppy drive. However, it does support USB media, including USB floppy drives and USB flash drives.

Cheers

James


On 20 Mar 2010, at 17:14, George Husson wrote:

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> Does the DKC-850 replace the current control unit? I mentioned to my dealer that I would probably want the floppy disk, before I read that any floppy disk drive would work, and he said that I would have the floppy from the current unit.
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> Thanks.
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> George
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