Using The Footswitch Or Foot Controller ([Foot Pedal] Jack); Assigning Specific Functions To Each Foot Pedal - Yamaha Portatone PSR-1500 Owner's Manual

Using the Footswitch or Foot Controller ([AUX PEDAL] jack)
5 Using the Footswitch or
Foot Controller
([FOOT PEDAL] jack)
Two FOOT PEDAL jacks can be used via the following
functions at the initial default setting (factory setting).
• FOOT PEDAL 1 jack
Plug an optional Yamaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch into
this jack and use it to switch sustain on and off. The
footswitch functions like the damper pedal on a piano
— press for sustain, release for normal sound.
• FOOT PEDAL 2 jack
Plug an optional Yamaha FC7 foot controller into this
jack and use it to change the volume as you play the
PSR-3000/1500 (expression function).
Foot Pedals
Footswitch FC4 Footswitch FC5
(optional) (optional)
CAUTION
Make sure to connect or disconnect the pedal only when
the power is off.
Assigning Specific Functions to Each
Foot Pedal
The functions assigned by default to the connected foot-
switch or foot controller can be changed—for example,
letting you use the footswitch to start/stop Style play-
back, or use the foot controller to produce pitch bends.
1
2
3
Foot Controller FC7
(optional)
4
5
Details on the pedal functions are listed here. For func-
tions indicated with "
proper operation cannot be done with a footswitch.
Call up the operation display.
[FUNCTION] → [D] CONTROLLER → TAB [√]
FOOT PEDAL
Use the [A]/[B] buttons to select one of the two
foot pedals to which the function is to be
assigned.
Use the [1π † ] button to select the functions to
π † π †
π †
be assigned to the pedal specified in step 2.
Details on the pedal functions are listed below.
Use the [2π † ]–[8π † ] buttons to set the
π π π † † † π † π π † †
details of the selected functions.
The available parameters differ depending on the
function selected in step 3. Details on the parameters
are given below.
Check that the desired function is controllable
with the pedal by actually pressing the pedal.
Set the polarity of the pedal
Pedal on/off operation may differ depending on the partic-
ular pedal you've connected to the instrument. For exam-
ple, pressing down on one pedal may turn the selected
function on, while pressing a different make/brand of
pedal may turn the function off. If necessary, use this set-
ting to reverse the control. Press the [I] (PEDAL POLAR-
ITY) button to switch the polarity.
", use only the foot controller;
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