Yamaha PSR-S550 manual

DIGITAL WORKSTATION

Owner’s Manual

Contents

Owner’s Manual Page Page PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING WARNING CAUTION Page Page Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha PSR-S550 ■ Play a Variety of Instrument Voices ■ Play Along with Styles ■ Save and Recall Panel Settings to Registration Memory ■ Easy Performance with Music Notation Display Page 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 1 Press the [DUAL] button 2 Press and hold the [DUAL] button for longer than a sec- ond 3 Select and press the desired Voice category button in the Voice section Play the keyboard 1 Press the [LEFT] button 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 Press the [DRUM KIT] button Rotate the dial and select the Drum Kit you want to play (001–019) 3 Play each key and enjoy the Drum Kit Playing Styles 2 Turn automatic accompaniment on 3 Turn Sync Start on 4 Play a left-handchord to start the Style 6 Press the [START/STOP] button to stop Style playback when you’re done Easy Chords Standard Chords Playing with the Music Database Using Songs 3 Listen to the Song Page 1 Select a Song 2 Press the [SCORE] button and a single-staffscore will appear 3 Press the [>/■] button 4 To return to the MAIN display, press the [EXIT] button Select a Song Press the [LYRICS] button Recording Your Own Performance 1 Press the [REC] button 2 Recording will start when you play the keyboard 3 Stop recording by pressing the [>/■] or [REC] button 4 Press the [>/■] button to play back the recording Page 3 Recording will start when you play the keyboard 4 Stop recording by pressing the [>/■] or [REC] button After the recording is completed: 1 From the MAIN display, select the user Song (001 to 005) you want to clear 3 Press the [+/YES] button to clear the Song 4 Press the [+/YES] button to clear the track Backup and Initialization Backup Clear MEMORY Clear Basic Operation and Displays 1 Use category buttons to select a CATEGORY 2 Use the dial to select an item or value 3Starting/stopping a Song or Style Page Page Playing with the Effects Page Page Page Page Using Various Functions ■Turn the metronome on● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ■Set the metronome tempo ● ● ● ● ● Mute the bell ■Changing the Time Signature ● ● ● ■Adjusting the Metronome Volume ■Turning Touch Response on/off● ● ■Adjusting the Touch Response Sensitivity Page Page Page Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions Page Page Page Page Page Page Recognized Standard Chords Page Creating Original Styles (Style Creator) Recorded Styles can be played in the same manner as the preset Styles Page Page Entire settings Section Settings: Part Settings: Recording a Part Page Editing (Quantize and part clear) Page Song Settings Page Page MIXER Track ON/OFF Parameter controls Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings Page Page The Functions Page Page Using USB Flash Memory Page Page Page Page Page Page Connections ■Compatible USB storage devices Page Page ■Precautions when using the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal MIDI settings PC Mode ■With the Musicsoft Downloader You Can ■Use Musicsoft Downloader to Page ■Transferring Backup data from the Instrument to a Computer ● ● Accessory CD-ROMInstallation Guide ■CD-ROMInstallation Procedure ● ● Minimum System Requirements USB-MIDI Driver Page ■Digital Music Notebook● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ■Musicsoft Downloader ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Troubleshooting ATTENTION SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT SIBELIUS SCORCH LICENSE AGREEMENT Troubleshooting Messages Page Voice List Page Page Page Page Page Drum Kit List Page Page Page Page Style List Music Database List Page Page Voice Effect Type List Page Page Page Page Page Page Chart Implementation MIDI Page MIDI Data Format Speciﬁcations Index Page Page Information for Users on Collection and Disposal of Old Equipment