Use The Dial To Select An Item Or Value - Yamaha PORTATONE PSR-S500 Owner's Manual

● Category buttons [ ], [ ]
You can change the category after
you've selected a Song, Style or
Voice category.
Pressing these buttons allow you to
step in sequence through the catego-
ries.
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Use the dial to select an item or value.

When you select the category such as Song, Style or Voice, the selected category name and item is
shown on the display. The item can be changed by using the dial or the [+/YES], [-/NO] buttons.
● Dial
Rotate the dial clockwise to
increase the value of the
selected item, or counter-
clockwise to decrease its
value. Rotate the dial to con-
tinuously increase or decrease
the value.
In most procedures described throughout this owner's manual, the dial is recommended for selection sim-
ply because it is the easiest and most intuitive selection method. Please note however, that most items or
values that can be selected using the dial can also be selected using the [+/YES] and [-/NO] buttons.
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Starting/stopping a Song or Style.
Example: Voice selection display
● [+/YES], [-/NO] buttons
Decrease Increase
Press the [+/YES] button
briefly to increment the value
by 1, or press the [-/NO] button
briefly to decrement the value
by 1. Press and hold either but-
ton to continuously increment
or decrement the value in the
corresponding direction.
Press the [START/STOP] button after selecting the Song cate-
gory or Style category to start playback of the selected Song or
Style (rhythm).
Basic Operation and Displays
Previous category
Currently selected category name
Currently selected item
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Next category
Press
briefly to
increment.
Press
briefly to
decrement.
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