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Yamaha PF-500 Owner Manual
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Owner's ManualDIC 338 2 SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTIONCAUTION Introduction 3 PRECAUTIONS 1/2 Location Assembling the keyboard stand Do not open * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. CAUTION WARNING PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING Power supply/Power cord Water warning Fire warning If you notice any abnormality Power supply/Power cord 4 Saving and backing up your data 2/2 Connections Saving data Maintenance Handling caution Using the bench (If included) 5 About this Owners Manual and Reference BookletReference Booklet: Appendix: Detailed Settings: Basic Operation: Introduction: 6 Table of contents9 Application Index12 Features14 Before Using the PF-500About the pedal unitInsert the plug of the pedal unit, with the arrow in the plug facing upward. About the music stand 15 Turning the power onPress the [POWER] switch again to turn off the power to the PF-500. 1. Connect the power cable. 2. Turn on the power to the PF-500. 12 Before Using the PF-500 16 Adjusting the display contrastSetting the volume Using headphones 18 Part NamesTop panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q 20 Listening to the Demonstration TunesThe indicators of the voice group buttons will blink in succession. Demonstration tunes 1. Press the [DEMO] button to engage the demo mode.Voice group Tunes Composer HARPSICHORD Gavotte J.S.Bach 1 4 2 3 34 21 2. 3. 4. 22 Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songsthe number of measures 23 4Press the SONG [START/STOP] button to start playback. Playing the 50 piano preset songs 1. 2. The song number appears on the display. Adjusting the tempo 23 3. 4. Practicing a one-hand part using 50 preset songsYou can turn parts on or off, even during playback. 24 1. 2. Press the SONG [START/STOP] button to start playback. Play the part you just turned off.Synchro: Synchronous;occurring at the same time Starting playback automatically as you start playing the keyboard (Synchro Start) 25 3. 26 Selecting and Playing VoicesSelecting Voices 1. Press a voice group button. Use VARIATION [][] or A [][+] to select a voice. If you select XGIf you select XG, you can select the XG voice group rst, then select the desired voice. Voice group Voice name Voice group Voice name 27 Using the pedalsDamper (right) pedal Sostenuto (center) pedal Soft pedal (left) 28 Adding variation to the sound [BRILLIANCE]/[REVERB]/[CHORUS]Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main screen. [BRILLIANCE] Press one of the BRILLIANCE [MELLOW]/ [BRIGHT] buttons to select the desired tonality.Normal...........Standard tone Mellow3 Soft and mellow tone. The sound becomes more mellow and rounder as the number increases. Mellow2 Mellow1 Bright1 Bright tone. The sound becomes brighter as the number increases. Bright2 Bright3 29 [REVERB]Pressing the [REVERB] button repeatedly toggles the reverb on and off. [CHORUS] Pressing the [CHORUS] button repeatedly toggles the cho- rus on and off. Combining two voices (Dual mode)Dual mode using voices in different voice groups 30 1. Press two voice group buttons simultaneously. Use the A []/[+] buttons and B []/[+] buttons to select a voice. 3. Press any voice group button. 21 3 1 43 31 1. 3. 4. Splitting the keyboard range and playing two differ- ent voices (Split mode) 32 1. 2. Use the voice group buttons and VARIATION [][] to select the voice for the right-hand area. 3. 33 4. 5. 34 1. Press the METRONOME [START/STOP] button.When the metronome is sounding, the beat indicator ashes at the current tempo. Adjusting the tempoThe default tempo is 120. (If a song has been selected, the song tempo is used.) Press the TEMPO [DOWN] or [UP] button. 2. Press the METRONOME [START/STOP] button. 1 2TEMPO [DOWN] [UP] PF-500 35 35 Recording Your Performance4 54Press the SONG SELECT [ ] [ ] buttons simultaneously. Recording a New Song 1. 1 3NOTE New Song screen Select a voice (or voices) for recording (see page 26). 36 3. Press and hold down the [REC] button and press the [TRACK 1] button. 4. Recording begins automatically as soon as you play a note on the keyboard. To stop recording, press the [TOP] button. The PF-500 locates the top of the song. 37 5. 38 1. 2. 3. 3-1 3-2 [TRACK 1] button. Recording to [TRACK2]This section explains how to record another part on the second track. 39 1. Select a voice (or voices) for recording. Repeat Step 2 on page 36. 2. Press and hold down the [REC] button and press the [TRACK 2] button. 40 1. 2. Other recording techniques 41 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Adjusting the volume balance between playback and your performance [SONG BALANCE] 42 1. adjustments. Recording in Dual or Split modeTracks assigned for recording Dual Split Split+Dual Tracks used for record- ing 43 Saving Recorded Songs and Handling the Files...[FILE]PF-500 memory Basic le operation 44 1. 54Select a song you wish to save or rename. 2. Press the [FILE] button. To close the File menu, press the [EXIT] button once or twice. 3. 4. 5. 47 4. section (page 45). Changing the type of characters on screen...[Char- acterCode] 48 Playing Back Recorded Songsto select a song. Playing back a song 1. Press either the SONG SELECT [ ]/[ ] buttons. 2. 2-1 setSong or MemorySong.If the internal Storage memory contains one or more songs, the PF- 500 displays MemorySong. 2-2 1 2 32 2Playing Back Recorded Songs 49 3. 4. 5. 51 ConnectionsConnectors 53 Connecting a personal computer54 1. Connection 55 Type of serial cables and connection pin assignmentsmini DIN 8-pin D-sub 25-pin According to the type of computer you connect, use one of the following serial cables. Windows (with a serial port of D-sub 9-pin) Macintosh Windows (with a serial port of D-sub 25-pin) Pin numbers (view from front) D-sub 9-pin Pin assignment The following diagram shows the pin assignments for each cable. 56 2. ConnectionMIDI OUT Set the PF-500 HOST SELECT switch to MIDI. Use a MIDI interface device to connect a computer to the PF-500 using special MIDI cables. 57 3. EFFECT SONG VOICE SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME DEMO TEMPO PF-500 Set the PF-500 HOST SELECT switch to USB.computerTO HOST USB HOST SELECT USB cable 60 Detailed SettingsParameter List Making detailed settings 63 1. Press the [EXIT] button any time to close the setting menu. 2. Press the setting button, A []/[+], and/or C []/[+] but- tons repeatedly as required. 3. To restore the normal parameter value, press the [] and [+] buttons simultaneously. 3 4 64 4. If Execute? or Start? appears: If Set? appears: 5. 65 Detailed settings for recording and playback [SONG SETTING]3 3 3 Specifies the type of note. Save the edited song data to memory. (See page 45.) Select the desired song and press the [SONG SETTING] button to access the Song Setting menu.Notes for which you can adjust the timing: 0% - 100% If you select 1/8 for correction: Correcting note timing [Quantize]A B Stores the changed value. [OFF] [1/4] [1/8] [1/12] [1/16] [1/24] quarter note eighth note eighth note triplets sixteenth note sixteenth note triplets 66 66 Detailed settings for recording and playback [SONG SETTING] Specifying whether playback starts immediately along with the rst voicing [QuickPlay] Auditioning the channels [ChannelListen] Deleting data from each chan- nel [ChannelClear] Specifying the range and play- ing back repeatedly [From- ToRepeat]Detailed settings for recording and playback [SONG SETTING] 67 Playing back the phrase speci- ed by the phrase number [PhraseMark]Playing back a song repeatedly [SongRepeat] 68 68 Detailed settings for the metro- nome METRONOME [SETTING]To mute the beat count, select BellOff. You can set the time signature, volume level, and voice of the PF-500 metronome. Press the [METRONOME SETTING] button to access the Metronome Setting menu.Setting range for the numerator: 1 - 16Setting options for the denominator: 2, 4, and 8 0-127 [METRONOME SETTING] Setting the metronome time signature [TimeSignature] Setting the metronome vol- ume level [MetronomeVol- ume]Use these buttons to set the denominator of the time signature. Use these buttons to set the numerator of the time signature. Selecting the metronome voice [MetronomeSound] 69 Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING][VOICE SETTING] 1. 2. voice. 70 70 Setting the octave [Octave]* Setting the volume level [Volume]* Setting the position of right and left channels [Pan]* Make ne adjustments to the pitch (only in Dual mode) [Detune] 71 Selecting the reverb type [ReverbType]Setting the reverb depth [ReverbSend]* Selecting the chorus type [Chorus Type] Setting the chorus depth [ChorusSend]* 72 72 Setting the chorus on/off [ChorusOnOff] Selecting the DSP type* [DSP Type (DSP)] Setting the speed of the vibra- phone vibrato effect* [VibeRo- torSpeed] 75 Setting the touch sensitivity [TouchSense]*Setting the right pedal func- tion [RPedal] Setting the center pedal func- tion [MPedal] 76 76 Setting the left pedal function [LPedal] Setting the auxiliary pedal function [AuxPedal] 77 MIDI [MIDI SETTING]You can make detailed MIDI settings, such as setting up MIDI transmit/receive channels. Use this connector to connect the PF-500 and computer. About MIDIMIDI connectors [TO HOST] connector Use this connector to connect the PF-500 to a computer. 78 78 Press the [MIDI SETTING] button to enter MIDI setting mode.USB Select a voice part. Specify the channel. This parameter enables you to specify the channel on which the PF-500 transmits MIDI data. Main, Left, Layer, Left Layer Ch1 - Ch16, Off (Not transmitted.) Main Ch1 Left Ch2 Layer Ch3 Left Layer Ch4 Setting for: Ch1 - Ch32 Song, Main, Left, Layer, LeftLayer, Keyboard, Off Ch116 Song Ch17 Keyboard Ch18 Main Ch19 Left Ch20 Layer Ch21 LeftLayer Others Off Setting the MIDI transmit channel [MidiOutChannel] Setting the MIDI receive chan- nel [MidiInChannel]A B Select a channel. Select a MIDI receive part. Sound source A Channels 1-16 Port A Port B Sound source B Channels 17-32 MIDI data Used for song playback Only for song playback (When the channel setting is other than Song or Off) Played from the keyboard 79 Setting Local control on/off [LocalControl]Selecting performance from the keyboard or song data for MIDI transmission [MidiOutSe- lect] Selecting a type of data received via MIDI [ReceivePa- rameter] Selecting a type of data trans- mitted via MIDI [TransmitPa- rameter] 81 Other settingsPress the [OTHER SETTING] button to enter Other Setting mode. Selecting a touch response [TouchResponse] Fine tuning the pitch [Tune] Selecting a tuning curve for a piano voice [PianoTuningCurve] 82 82 Selecting a scale [Scale] Changing the key [Transpose] Specifying the Split Point [SplitPoint] 84 84 Assign the SONG [START/ STOP] function to the pedal [PedalStart/Stop] Selecting a type of auxiliary pedal [AuxPedalType] Setting the point at which the damper pedal starts to affect the sound [HalfPedalPoint] Pitch bend range [PitchBendRange] 85 Switch the speaker on/off [Speaker]Selecting items saved at shut- down [MemoryBackUp] Restoring the normal (default) settings [FactorySet] Other method for restoring the normal settings 86 Message List90 Questions about Operations and Functions94 Troubleshooting95 Data Compatibility97 Preset Voice List99 Voice Combination Examples (Dual and Split)100 Assembling the Keyboard Stand1.Attaching the front legs to the stand. 2. 3. Assembling the Keyboard Stand 101 4. 6. 5. 7. 8. the power cord to the AC INLET on the keyboard.Be careful not to pinch your ngers. Be careful not to pinch your ngers or drop the key- board. Do not hold any part of the keyboard other than four corners as shown in the illustration. 102 IndexNumerics A B C D E F H J K L M N O P 103 IndexR S T U V X IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSWARNING 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 105 PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL106 FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.)CAUTION: ATTENTION: PF-500 107 CANADA U.S.A. 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