I have a Yamaha FC4A pedal in my CK88 but the sustain/dampen action is reversed. The pedal works in other keyboards fine and continuity tester shows it normally open and closed when pressed down. Yamaha's website and article 25469 states:
- Do not connect a pedal with the power switched ON. If the pedal is connected when the power is ON, the ON/OFF modes will be reversed.
- Do not switch ON the instrument while the pedal is still pressed. Switching ON the instrument when the pedal is still pressed will reverse the ON/OFF modes.
So I did both of these operations and the pedal is still backwards. There's no switch on the pedal to reverse its operation so why doesn't it reverse like Yamaha says is should? I went into a chat on their site and the tech was worthless. Couldn't understand the situation and just said I had to buy a new pedal.
A couple of things you can try:
1. unplug the pedal
2. position pedal to the minimum if it isn't already
3. turn off the instrument
4. plug in the pedal to the sustain jack (not the other jack)
5. turn on the instrument
If that didn't work try performing a factory reset.
The pedal works on other gear, correct? Also, the instructions you were following are for an entirely different keyboard. For CK:
There are two pedal inputs (PEDAL 1/2). They can be configured for different pedal types depending on your needs.
On Page 39 of the CK manual you'll find pedal settings (A global setting located under [MENU]>General>Foot Pedal). There you'll see settings for Pedal 1 and Pedal 2. Whichever your FC4 is connected, set that to the "FC4A/FC5". The default setting is Pedal 1: FC3A, Pedal 2: FC7. This might fix your problem.
Make sure your CK88 is setup properly to match your pedal.
1) Press [MENU] button
2) Use the VALUE buttons / Encoder dial to select the "General" -> "Foot Pedal" options
3) Change the value for Pedal 1 (or Pedal 2 - whichever port your sustain pedal is plugged into - I suggest Pedal 1) Pedal Type to FC4A/FC5. FC3A (HalfOn) is the default. FC3A (HalfOff), and FC7 are the other options. You need to set to FC4A/FC5 to match your pedal.
4) Press [SETTINGS] (LIVE SET) button
5) Choose "Controllers" -> "Foot Pedal 1" (or 2 - whichever port your sustain pedal is plugged into) and set "Assign" to 64 for "Sustain". (FYI 11, an incorrect value, would be for expression)
For reference, here's what the owner's manual troubleshooting documents for pedals:
Issue: A pedal does not work.
Suspected Cause: The pedal type is not correct.
Solution: Set from the [MENU] button -> General -> Foot Pedal -> Pedal 1 or Pedal 2 (page 39).
Suspected Cause: The pedal is not correctly connected.
Solution: Make sure that the pedal’s plug is fully and firmly inserted.
Suspected Cause: Receive SW is turned off.
Solution: From the [SETTINGS] button -> Controllers -> Receive SW, select a pedal and set it to ON (page 31).
Current Yamaha Synthesizers: Montage Classic 7, Motif XF6, S90XS, MO6, EX5R
Oops - Blake beat me to it (answering at the same time). I guess I'll add the following:
Today's world is increasingly relying on "AI" to, in many cases, replace actual intelligence. When you do a Google search, for example, on any topic - Google is featuring a top-line summary that its AI engine comes up with. Piecing together information from various sources. Some good sources. Some bad. The engine itself, at least for now, is not very good at discerning what's good and what's bad. It often comes up with the wrong information formatted in a way that makes many believe what they are reading is the truth.
And of course when you go further down the search results, you see the first ones in the list reinforce the garbage answer (if that's what you have dug up) in the AI summary. Then go down further and you'll arrive at original documents or conflicting answers - some of which will be better than the AI stuff.
It could be a full time job for Yamaha to prompt these various AI engines and correct the garbage answers they give. It seems that "AI" isn't making life any easier in many cases - more work to correct the engines and possibly/arguably all at an increased energy footprint than the old way provided.
So be very careful out there. Careful both about the results you (plural) get from AI results and also careful about the "facts" that come from those who rely on these sorts of sources. Blake others at Yamaha providing support (not me, BTW -- I rely on searches when dealing with equipment I don't have but generally look for original documents rather than summaries) are the real deal. That's the huge benefit of the forum. You have direct access to product support specialists.
The forum is working now - hope more flock here over time and can take advantage of the great resources provided.
Current Yamaha Synthesizers: Montage Classic 7, Motif XF6, S90XS, MO6, EX5R
A couple of things you can try:
Thanks, but all that plus a factory reset still didn't work.
The pedal works on other gear, correct? Also, the instructions you were following are for an entirely different keyboard. For CK:
There are two pedal inputs (PEDAL 1/2). They can be configured for different pedal types depending on your needs.
On <a href=" removed link " target="_blank" rel="noopener">Page 39 of the CK manual you'll find pedal settings (A global setting located under [MENU]>General>Foot Pedal). There you'll see settings for Pedal 1 and Pedal 2. Whichever your FC4 is connected, set that to the "FC4A removed link The default setting is Pedal 1: FC3A, Pedal 2: FC7. This might fix your problem.
The article I quoted WAS specifically in the CK series of articles. I have it set up as FC4A/FC5 (and I have a volume pedal as pedal2 set as FC7).
Interestingly, my Yamaha pedal is normally OPEN and it doesn't work right. So I tried using my Roland piano pedal (which is normally CLOSED) and the Roland pedal works! Further, the Roland pedal as well as the Roland keyboard have a switch setting to invert the action of the pedal! SoI either have to use my Roland pedal or buy a new one for the CK88!