Yamaha FX500 Operation Manual page 2

Congratulations!
You are the proud owner of a Yamaha FX500 SIMUL-EFFECT
PROCESSOR. The FX500 is a high-performance digital effect device
which provides a chain of up to 5 different effects, and extensive
programming capability so you can create "custom" effect chains to suit
your own specific musical requirements. With programmable compressor,
distortion, equalizer, modulation and reverb/delay effect stages, the
FX500 gives you a complete state-of-the-art signal-processing system in
one compact package. 60 superlative preset effect programs are provided
that you can simply select and use right away, while 30 RAM memory
locations can be used to store your original signal-processing creations.
Furthermore, the effects are all created using leading-edge Yamaha
digital signal processing technology, so the sound is nothing less than
superb.
Please read through this operation manual thoroughly while learning to
use your FX500, in order to take full advantage of all the sophisticated
capabilities it provides
—
and keep the manual in a safe place for later
reference!