PSR-3000/1500 Owner’s Manual 7
Table of Contents

Introduction

What can you do with the PSR-3000/1500? ... 12
Panel Controls ................................................. 14
Playing the Keyboard ...................................... 16
Power Supply ............................................... 16
Powering Up ................................................ 17
Setting Up the PSR-3000/1500 ....................... 18
Music Rest ...................................................18
Using Headphones ....................................... 18
Changing the Display Language .................. 19
Display Settings ...........................................19
Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)
and Floppy Disks ............................................. 22
Handling SmartMediaTM*Memory Cards ....... 23
Quick Guide
Playing the Demos .......................................... 24
Operations in Basic Displays ........................... 26
Operation of the Main Display ............................. 26
Operation of the File Selection Display ................. 26
Operation of the Function Display ........................ 27
Playing Voices .................................................29
Playing Preset Voices ............................................ 29
Practicing with the Preset Songs .................... 35
Playing Back and Listening to Songs
Before Practicing .................................................. 35
Muting the Right- or Left-hand Part Viewing
the Score ..............................................................39
Practicing with the Repeat Playback Function ....... 41
Recording Your Performance ................................ 42
Playing Backing Parts with the performance
assistant Technology ....................................... 43
Playing Accompaniment with the Auto
Accompaniment Feature (Style Playback) ...... 45
Playing “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
with the Auto Accompaniment Feature ................ 45
The Multi Pads ................................................51
Playing the Multi Pads .......................................... 51
Using Chord Match .............................................. 52
Calling Up Ideal Setups for Each Song
— Music Finder ...............................................52
Singing Along with Song Playback (Karaoke) or
Your Own Performance .................................. 54
Connecting a Microphone (PSR-3000 only) ..........54
Singing with the Lyrics Display ............................. 55
Convenient Functions for Karaoke ........................ 55
Convenient Functions for Singing Along with Your
Own Performance ................................................ 58

Basic Operation

Trying Out the Basic Features (Help) ............. 60
The Messages Shown in the Display ..............60
Instant Selection of the Displays
—Direct Access ................................................ 61
Basic Displays (Main Display and File
Selection Display) ............................................ 62
Main Display ........................................................ 62
File Selection Display Configuration
and Basic Operation ............................................. 63
File/Folder Operations in the File Selection
Display .................................................................66
Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings . 73
Restoring the Factory-programmed System .......... 73
Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings
Independently by Item ......................................... 73
Saving and Recalling Your Original Settings
as a Single File ...................................................... 74

Reference

Using, Creating and Editing

Voices .............................................76

Voice Characteristics ....................................... 76
Playing Different Voices Simultaneously ........ 77
Keyboard Parts (Right 1, Right 2, Left) .................. 77
Playing Two Voices Simultaneously
(Right 1 and 2 Parts) ............................................ 78
Playing Different Voices with the Left
and Right Hands (Right 1 and Left Parts) .............. 80
Changing Pitch ................................................ 81
Transpose .............................................................81
Fine-tuning the Pitch of the Entire Instrument ...... 81
Scale Tuning .........................................................81
Adding Effects to Voices Played
on the Keyboard .............................................83
Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance
(MIXING CONSOLE) ........................................86
Basic Procedure .................................................... 86
Voice Creating—Sound Creator .....................95
Basic Procedure .................................................... 95
Creating Your Original Organ Flutes Voices .......... 99