Contents

Panel Controls

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The Music Stand ....................................................

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Basic Display Operation

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The Display Icons ............................................................

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The Menus .....................................................................

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Shortcuts .............................................................

11

Setting Up

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Power Supply .................................................................

12

Using An Optional AC Power Adaptor ...................

12

Using Batteries ......................................................

12

Connections ..................................................................

13

The PHONES Jack ................................................

13

SUSTAIN Jack .......................................................

13

The AUX OUT R and L/L+R Jacks ........................

13

MIDI IN/OUT and TO HOST Connectors ...............

13

The Demonstration

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Playing the PSR-530

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The PSR-530 Voices ......................................................

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A Word About the “R1”, “R2”, and “L” Voices ..........

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Selecting & Playing Voices ...........................................

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Keyboard Percussion ............................................

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The Dual Voice Mode .....................................................

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The Split Voice Mode .....................................................

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Changing the SPLIT VOICE Split Point .......................

21

Auto Accompaniment

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Using Auto Accompaniment ........................................

22

The Synchro Stop Function ...................................

26

Using Virtual Arranger ..................................................

27

Accompaniment Track Muting .....................................

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Muting Individual Tracks ........................................

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Accompaniment Volume Control .................................

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Changing the Accompaniment Split Point ..................

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Interaction Between the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

and SPLIT VOICE Split Points ..........................

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The Auto Accompaniment Fingering Modes ..............

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The Stop Accompaniment Function .......................

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One Touch Setting .........................................................

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Digital Effects

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Reverb ............................................................................

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Turning the Reverb Effect On or Off ............................

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Selecting a Reverb Type ..............................................

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Reverb Return Level ....................................................

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Chorus ............................................................................

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Turning the Chorus Effect On or Off ............................

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Selecting a Chorus Effect ............................................

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Chorus Return Level ...................................................

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DSP .................................................................................

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Turning the DSP Effect On or Off ................................

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Selecting a DSP Effect ................................................

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DSP Return Level ........................................................

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Harmony .........................................................................

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Turning the Harmony Effect On or Off .........................

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Selecting a Harmony Type ..........................................

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Adjusting the Harmony Volume ...................................

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The Pitch Bend Wheel

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Setting the Pitch Bend Range ......................................

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Transpose

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Setting Transposition ....................................................

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Registration Memory

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Registering the Panel Settings ....................................

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Recall the Registered Panel Settings ..........................

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The Accompaniment Freeze Function ........................

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The Multi Pads

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Selecting a MULTI PAD Set ...........................................

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Playing the MULTI PADs ...............................................

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Turning the CHORD MATCH Function On/Off ............

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Song Playback

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Song Playback Procedure ............................................

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Song Volume Control ....................................................

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Play from a Specified Measure ....................................

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Minus-one Practice .......................................................

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Minus-one Track Assignment ......................................

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Repeat Play ....................................................................

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