Yamaha PSR-S500 owner manual Contents

PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 9
Logos........................................................................................6
Accessories.............................................................................. 7
Special Features of the PSR-S500 ..........................................8
Setting Up 10
Power Requirements.............................................................. 10
Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack)............. 10
Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack).............................10
Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal)............................11
Turning the Power On ............................................................11
Changing the Display language .............................................12
Adjusting the LCD CONTRAST control.................................. 12
Panel Controls and Terminals 14
Front Panel............................................................................. 14
Rear Panel .............................................................................15
Quick Guide
Playing Songs 16
Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices 17
Select and Play a Voice .........................................................17
Playing Two Voices Simultaneously—DUAL..........................18
Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands
—LEFT.............................................................................. 19
Playing Drum Kits................................................................... 21
Playing Styles 22
Select a Styles Rhythm ..........................................................22
Playing Along with a Style...................................................... 23
Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords.................................... 25
Playing with the Music Database 26
Using Songs 27
Selecting and Listening to a Song.......................................... 27
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause ......................28
Types of Songs ......................................................................29
Displaying the Song Score..................................................... 30
Displaying the Lyrics...............................................................31
Recording Your Own Performance 32
Track Configuration................................................................ 32
Quick Recording Procedure ...................................................33
Multi-track Recording Procedure............................................ 34
Song Clear—Deleting User Songs......................................... 37
Track Clear—Deleting a Specified Track From a User Song. 38
Backup and Initialization 39
Backup ................................................................................... 39
Initialization.............................................................................39
Basic Operation and Displays 40
Basic Operation...................................................................... 40
The Displays...........................................................................42
MAIN Display Items................................................................ 43
Reference
Playing with the Effects 44
Adding Harmony.....................................................................44
Changing the Reverb Type ....................................................45
Changing the Chorus Type ....................................................46
Panel Sustain .........................................................................47
Adding DSP............................................................................ 47
Pitch Bend.............................................................................. 48
Using Various Functions 49
Playing with the metronome................................................... 49
Using Tap Start.......................................................................51
Touch Response ....................................................................51
EQ settings............................................................................. 52
Pitch Controls......................................................................... 53
Changing the pitch of the instrument in octaves.....................54
Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions 55
Pattern Variation (sections).................................................... 55
One Touch Setting..................................................................58
Variation Change and OTS (OTS LINK).................................58
Setting the Split Point............................................................. 59
Playing a Style with Chords but without Rhythm
(Stop Accompaniment)...................................................... 60
Adjusting the Style Volume.....................................................60
Chord Basics.......................................................................... 61
User Style............................................................................... 63
Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard.............................. 63
Song Settings 64
Song Volumes........................................................................ 64
Changing the Tempo.............................................................. 64
A-B Repeat............................................................................. 65
Muting Independent Song Parts............................................. 66
Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 67
Saving to the Registration Memory ........................................67
Recalling a Registration Memory............................................68
Registration Clear—Deleting a Specified Registration
Memory..............................................................................69
The Functions 70
Selecting and Setting Functions............................................. 70
Using USB Flash Memory 73
USB Flash Memory ................................................................73
Using USB Flash Memory...................................................... 74
Formatting USB Flash Memory.............................................. 75
Saving Data............................................................................ 76
Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save.....................77
Loading User Files and Style Files......................................... 78
Deleting Data from USB Flash Memory .................................79
Playing Songs Saved to USB Flash Memory......................... 79
Connections 80
Connectors............................................................................. 80
Connection to a USB Storage Device ....................................80
Connecting a Personal Computer ..........................................82
Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer....... 83
Initial Send..............................................................................84
Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument.....85
Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide 88
Important Notices about the CD-ROM....................................88
CD-ROM Contents .................................................................89
System Requirements............................................................ 90
Software Installation............................................................... 90
Appendix
Troubleshooting......................................................................95
Messages ..............................................................................96
Voice List................................................................................ 98
Drum Kit List......................................................................... 104
Style List............................................................................... 107
Music Database List............................................................. 108
Effect Type List.....................................................................110
MIDI Implementation Chart...................................................114
MIDI Data Format................................................................. 116
Specifications .......................................................................117
Index.....................................................................................118
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