Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-16 by Horatio Kemeny
Seems like the rhetorical question is asked and answered within the same message. You would replace and use a floppy drive because it s a fixed cost and a
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Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-16 by Sam Kanter
Thanks so much, Spencer. I will check out your fascinating site fully when I have some more time later... Sam Kanter www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304
Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-16 by Sam Kanter
Thanks, Bill. Really appreciate it. Sam Kanter www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304
external tone generator
2014-01-16 by Sam Kanter
Hope I m not wearing out my welcome with so many questions from a new user, but here s another. The MPX100II came with a MU50 XG external tone generator (and
Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-16 by Spencer Chase
there are a whole bunch of ways that people have used. i have a blog entry that describes how i do it on my LX pianos. it is pretty much the same. to me, this
Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-16 by Bill Brandom
Hi Ron and Sam, I will get the manual sent to you both sometime this afternoon. I am in the middle of migrating all of my data from one computer to another.
Re: External floppy
2014-01-16 by Sam Kanter
Question to all: If I buy a cheap, external USB floppy drive and connect to desktop computer, will it be able to read disklavier Pianosoft disks so I can
Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-16 by Sam Kanter
Neal, i have spoken to Martin. He never mentioned a button, but did say there was a circuit board that had to be attached with tape. He said there was no
Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-16 by carwizard
I replaced my floppy drive on my Mark lV recently. It s a pretty straightforward kind of job. You should talk to Martain at Yamaha parts about the button that
RE: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-16 by Ron Ayanzen
Hi Bill, Could u also CC me a copy of the Mark II service manual?thxron To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com From: slickfix@gmail.com Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 12:36:07
Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-16 by Skanter123
... Spencer, how would I play wirelessly, even with Dk-850, on a mark II dk? Sam www.keyboardcollective.com (212) 684-3304
Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-16 by Skanter123
IOr replace the drive with a SD card Floppy Emulator. LOL. ... I saw posts about that here. Something to consider, but it seems quite difficult, no? Are there
Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-16 by Gmail
Or replace the drive with a SD card Floppy Emulator. LOL. Eric i find it difficult to understand why anyone would want to bother with floppies. you can make
Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-16 by Spencer Chase
i find it difficult to understand why anyone would want to bother with floppies. you can make and play an endless variety of playlists from the computer, can
Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-16 by George Frederick Litterst
/Good evening, everyone. Sam, if I were you, I would forget the floppy drive and upgrade the unit with a DKC-850 control unit. This control unit will give you
Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-16 by Skanter123
... Bill - that would be great! I was told by Yamaha service that there was no service manual for this, that i was on my own. I was also told that the
Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-16 by Bill Brandom
Hi Sam, I will email you a Mark II service manual that should help you a bit with installing the drive. Bill Sent from my iPhone. On Jan 15, 2014, at 7:12 PM,
Re: [disklavier] New disklavier user
2014-01-16 by George Frederick Litterst
Good evening, everyone. Sam, if I were you, I would forget the floppy drive and upgrade the unit with a DKC-850 control unit. This control unit will give you
New disklavier user
2014-01-16 by Sam Kanter
Hi, I m director of The Keyboard Collective in NYC. I am the lucky owner of a disklavier! My brother, a fine pianist with several pianos, had an MPX100II
Re: [disklavier] Piano Not Working
2014-01-15 by <arthurbergman75@...>
Believe you are right. Tech guy was here today and between him and Yamaha support it was determined that one of those boards is not working properly, but they
Re: [disklavier] Successful floppy emulator installation in MX100B
2014-01-15 by Bill Brandom
Rick, Swapping two ROMs on the control board will make an MX100A think it is a MX100B but it will not function like a MX100B. The MX100B has additional
Re: [disklavier] Successful floppy emulator installation in MX100B
2014-01-14 by <rkhleunghk@...>
thanks Bill and All, thanks for all the prompt reply. it is great to know the different between the models. sounds like the MX101R for Japan market has both
Re: [disklavier] Successful floppy emulator installation in MX100B
2014-01-14 by uecker.juneau@juno.com
All, Its interesting to hear about the differences in the MX100a and MX100b. Does anyone know if it s possible to upgrade an a to b? Are there really any
Re: [disklavier] Successful floppy emulator installation in MX100B
2014-01-14 by Bill Brandom
Actually, they used two different sets of manuals because of the difference in the displayed volume ranges. The MX100A had a low range down to a -3. The MX100B
Re: [disklavier] Successful floppy emulator installation in MX100B
2014-01-14 by George Frederick Litterst
Hi, again. Bill Brandom is the authority on MX100A vs. MX100B. My understanding from Bill is that the MX100B had an ability to play more quietly and that the
Re: [disklavier] RE: Successful floppy emulator installation in MX100B
2014-01-14 by Obermeyer Yamaha
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RE: Successful floppy emulator installation in MX100B
2014-01-14 by <rkhleunghk@...>
Thanks a lot, Pianobench. it is greatly appreciated your help. the manual is useful and i believe the MX100B is the same as MX101R in japan. it is good that
Re: [disklavier] Successful floppy emulator installation in MX100B
2014-01-14 by <scott.cammack@...>
Thanks a lot for the link, PianoBench, I didn t realize those manuals were out there.... ... Good morning, everyone. Ray, I am unfamiliar with the MX101R.
Re: [disklavier] Successful floppy emulator installation in MX100B
2014-01-14 by George Frederick Litterst
Good morning, everyone. Ray, I am unfamiliar with the MX101R. However, I can tell you that manuals for all of the Disklaviers that have been sold in the U.S.
Re: Successful floppy emulator installation in MX100B
2014-01-13 by <rkhleunghk@...>
hi Scott, thanks for your prompt reply and the tips to install the emulator. thanks for the cable tips and will look into it later. i was wonder if you have a
Re: [disklavier] Piano Not Working
2014-01-13 by Adrian Thomas
Chances are that you have a problem on one of the key drive circuit boards. You will need a Disklavier technician to loo at it. Adrian Thomas
Piano Not Working
2014-01-13 by <arthurbergman75@...>
Does anyone know why I am getting the following Message, “KD/PD Connection Erro (Press STOP Key)”? This is a brand new E3 piano delivered last Wednesday.
Re: Successful floppy emulator installation in MX100B
2014-01-13 by Scott Cammack
Congratulations, ray! The only thing that was a little fiddly about the swap to the emulator was the actual hardware that holds the floppy in the controller...
Re: [disklavier] RE: Successful floppy emulator installation in MX100B
2014-01-13 by Ralph Specht
I have the same situation with an MX-100. The floppy on the piano must be working, in order to use the external Midi Player. Would be interested if someone
Re: [disklavier] RE: Successful floppy emulator installation in MX100B
2014-01-12 by Bill Brandom
Scott, The MX100A and MX100B use the same floppy drive and the drive goes in exactly the same way. So if the emulator works in the MX100B, it will work in the
RE: Successful floppy emulator installation in MX100B
2014-01-12 by <sacsound100@...>
Thanks for this thread! I ve been reading the forum for a while, but this is my first post about my piano. It looks like this emulator might solve my problem,
Re: Successful floppy emulator installation in MX100B
2014-01-09 by <rkhleunghk@...>
finally bought the 3.5 sd floppy emulator, and now I am waiting for it to show up..... thanks for everyone helping me to make the decision especially Eric and
Re: Successful floppy emulator installation in MX100B
2014-01-07 by Scott Cammack
Hi Rod, The floppy drive is a standard IBM-PC compatible form factor for the 3.5 inch floppy drive. The actual dimensions are 4″ wide by 1″ high (102 mm
RE: Successful floppy emulator installation in MX100B
2014-01-07 by <rkhleunghk@...>
hi Rod, There is a slim version of the emulator available. so you can try and see if it works for you. I am getting the standard one and it sounds a good
Re: [disklavier] Problem with sustain pedal - MK IV
2014-01-07 by Adrian Thomas
Hello, this is a common problem. Try going into Pedal Calibration . You need to go into the basic menu (little red-ish icon at the bottom left on the grey bar
Problem with sustain pedal - MK IV
2014-01-07 by <gward1211@...>
I have a DC3 Mark IV and have noticed a peculiar pedal problem when playing some of the Yamaha demo files that came with the DKV and am asking whether other
Re: [disklavier] Successful floppy emulator installation in MX100B
2014-01-07 by Rod Meiners
This sounds very interesting. Would you expect it to work on a Mark IIxg controller as well (DKC500rxg)?? From the pictures of the older controller, the floppy
Re: [disklavier] PRC-100 not connecting - I have tried all the prescriptions from prior postings...
2014-01-06 by Emile van Sebille
There s an android app I use that s been helpful diagnosing wifi issues -- it provides data on signal strength and channels. I use WIFI ANALYZER but I m sure
Re: [disklavier] PRC-100 not connecting - I have tried all the prescriptions from prior postings...
2014-01-06 by Adrian Thomas
You can also change channels on the pianos itself, although I haven t found that very useful in the past. I think that it sometimes it is just the power of the
Re: [disklavier] PRC-100 not connecting - I have tried all the prescriptions from prior postings...
2014-01-06 by Adrian Thomas
I had the same problem with one of my customers. After some investigating, I found that their wireless router was in the cupboard next to the piano. Once that
Re: [disklavier] PRC-100 not connecting - I have tried all the prescriptions from prior postings...
2014-01-06 by Kevin Goroway
WiFi has channels ...you might want to try moving your home WiFi onto a different channel from the piano s WiFi... ... WiFi has channels ...you might want to
Re: [disklavier] PRC-100 not connecting - I have tried all the prescriptions from prior postings...
2014-01-06 by Bill Brandom
Hi Jason, This is great news. I am glad to hear you are up and running. I will incorporate your suggestion when helping someone pair their PRC-100 to their
Re: [disklavier] PRC-100 not connecting - I have tried all the prescriptions from prior postings...
2014-01-06 by Jason Glover
Thanks for this reply and the other from Bill. I intended to let everyone know that i tried everything and failed...and then serendipity intervened....my
Re: [disklavier] Pianosoft Plus Audio CD
2014-01-05 by Cliff DeGuzman
Thanks. I will wait for that feature. :-) Cliff
Re: [disklavier] Pianosoft Plus Audio CD
2014-01-05 by Bill Brandom
Hi again Cliff, An external drive (hard drive or thumb drive, formatted FAT32) can be used with your E3 but at this time only MIDI files will be recognized by