Table Of Contents - Yamaha PORTATONE PSR-S500 Owner's Manual

Logos........................................................................................ 6
Accessories .............................................................................. 7
Special Features of the PSR-S500 .......................................... 8
Setting Up
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
Front Panel ............................................................................. 14
Rear Panel ............................................................................. 15
Quick Guide
Playing Songs
Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices
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
Select a Styles Rhythm .......................................................... 22
Playing Along with a Style ...................................................... 23
Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords .................................... 25
Playing with the Music Database
Using Songs
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
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
Backup ................................................................................... 39
Initialization............................................................................. 39
Basic Operation and Displays
Basic Operation ...................................................................... 40
The Displays........................................................................... 42
MAIN Display Items ................................................................ 43
Reference
Playing with the Effects
Adding Harmony..................................................................... 44
Changing the Reverb Type .................................................... 45
Changing the Chorus Type .................................................... 46
Panel Sustain ......................................................................... 47
Adding DSP ............................................................................ 47
Pitch Bend .............................................................................. 48
Contents
Using Various Functions
Playing with the metronome ................................................... 49
Using Tap Start....................................................................... 51
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Touch Response .................................................................... 51
EQ settings ............................................................................. 52
Pitch Controls ......................................................................... 53
Changing the pitch of the instrument in octaves..................... 54
Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions
Pattern Variation (sections) .................................................... 55
One Touch Setting.................................................................. 58
Variation Change and OTS (OTS LINK)................................. 58
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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
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Song Settings
Song Volumes ........................................................................ 64
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Changing the Tempo .............................................................. 64
A-B Repeat ............................................................................. 65
Muting Independent Song Parts ............................................. 66
Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings
Saving to the Registration Memory ........................................ 67
Recalling a Registration Memory............................................ 68
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Registration Clear-Deleting a Specified Registration
Memory.............................................................................. 69
The Functions
Selecting and Setting Functions ............................................. 70
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Using USB Flash Memory
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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
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Playing Songs Saved to USB Flash Memory ......................... 79
Connections
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
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Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide
Important Notices about the CD-ROM.................................... 88
CD-ROM Contents ................................................................. 89
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System Requirements ............................................................ 90
Software Installation ............................................................... 90
Appendix
Troubleshooting ...................................................................... 95
Messages .............................................................................. 96
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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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