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Yamaha PSR-S500 Play the keyboard, Select the Voice you want to play, 2 Press and hold the [LEFT] button for longer than a sec- ond

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Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices

2 Press and hold the [LEFT] button for longer than a sec- ond.

The LEFT Voice selection display will appear.

The currently selected category name, Voice number and name will be highlighted.

Left Voice selection display

The currently selected category

The currently selected Left Voice

Hold for longer than a second

Select and press the desired Voice category button in the VOICE section.

For this example, select the “GUITAR” category.

Select the Voice you want to play.

Look at the highlighted Voice name and rotate the dial. The available Voices will be selected and displayed in sequence. The Voice selected here becomes the Left Voice.

For this example, select the “041 FolkGuitar” Voice.

Play the keyboard.

NOTE

•To change the Voice category, press another category button.

Try playing the selected Left Voice.

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display.

20 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual

Contents

Page SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING WARNING CAUTION Page Logos Accessories Special Features of the PSR-S500 ■ Play a Variety of Instrument Voices ■ Save and Recall Panel Settings to Registration Memory ■ Play Along with Styles ■ Easy Performance with Music Notation Display Contents Setting Up Page Page Page Panel Controls and Terminals Rear Panel d e Playing Songs 1 Press the [STANDBY/ON] button until it locks in the ON position 2 Press the [DEMO] button to start the Demo Press the ] button to stop Demo Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices Select and Play a Voice Playing Two Voices Simultaneously—DUAL Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands—LEFT 2 Press and hold the [LEFT] button for longer than a sec- ond Select and press the desired Voice category button in the VOICE section Playing Drum Kits Playing Styles Select a Styles Rhythm Playing Along with a Style 4 Play a left-handchord to start the Style 6 Press the [START/STOP] button to stop Style playback when you’re done Playing Auto-accompanimentChords Easy Chords Standard Chords Playing with the Music Database Using Songs Selecting and Listening to a Song Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause Types of Songs Displaying the Song Score Displaying the Lyrics Recording Your Own Performance Track Configuration Quick Recording Procedure Multi-trackRecording Procedure Select the recording part for each track (Part Assign) 3 Recording will start when you play the keyboard 4 Stop recording by pressing the [>/■] or [REC] button After the recording is completed: Song Clear—DeletingUser Songs Track Clear—Deletinga Specified Track From a User Song Backup and Initialization Backup Initialization Backup Clear MEMORY Clear Basic Operation and Displays Basic Operation 1 Use category buttons to select a CATEGORY 2 Use the dial to select an item or value 3Starting/stopping a Song or Style The Displays MAIN Display Items Playing with the Effects Adding Harmony Changing the Reverb Type Changing the Chorus Type Panel Sustain Adding DSP Pitch Bend Using Various Functions Playing with the metronome ■Turn the metronome on● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ■Set the metronome tempo● ● ● ● ● ● ■Changing the Time Signature ● ● ● ■Adjusting the Metronome Volume Using Tap Start Touch Response ■Turning Touch Response on/off● ● ■Adjusting the Touch Response Sensitivity EQ settings Pitch Controls Changing the pitch of the instrument in octaves Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions Pattern Variation (sections) Page Page One Touch Setting Variation Change and OTS (OTS LINK) Setting the Split Point Adjusting the Style Volume Chord Basics Recognized Standard Chords User Style Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard Song Settings Song Volumes Changing the Tempo A-BRepeat Muting Independent Song Parts Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings Recalling a Registration Memory Registration Clear—Deletinga Specified Registration Memory The Functions Page Page Using USB Flash Memory USB Flash Memory Using USB Flash Memory Formatting USB Flash Memory Saving Data Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save Loading User Files and Style Files Deleting Data from USB Flash Memory Playing Songs Saved to USB Flash Memory Connections Connectors Connection to a USB Storage Device ■Compatible USB storage devices Page Connecting a Personal Computer Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer MIDI settings PC Mode Initial Send Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument ■With the Musicsoft Downloader You Can ■Use Musicsoft Downloader to Page ■Transferring Backup ﬁles from the Instrument to a Computer ● ● Accessory CD-ROMInstallation Guide Important Notices about the CD-ROM CD-ROMContents Using the CD-ROM System Requirements Software Installation ■Installing the USB-MIDIDriver● ● ● ● Page Music Notebook Applications● ● ● Troubleshooting Page Troubleshooting Messages Page Voice List Page Page Page Page Page Drum Kit List Page Page Style List Music Database List Page Effect Type List Page Page Page MIDI Page MIDI Data Format Speciﬁcations Index Page KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS. DO NOT MAIL