Yamaha PSR-550 - Manual

Yamaha PSR-550

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE:; SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION
  • Page 3 – PRECAUTIONS; PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING
  • Page 4 – Packing List; Please check that these items have been packed with your PSR-550.
  • Page 5 – How to use the manual
  • Page 6 – Contents
  • Page 8 – Important Features; Basic operations; Music Database; Listening to the PSR-550
  • Page 9 – Panel logos
  • Page 10 – Panel Controls and Terminals; FOOTSWITCH jack
  • Page 11 – Top Panel Controls; Rear Panel Controls
  • Page 12 – Setting Up; Power supply connections; Using An Optional AC Power Adaptor; Using Batteries; Plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet.
  • Page 13 – Demo Song Playback; Skip to the beginning of a different demo song.; Sweet
  • Page 14 – Using the Music Database; Select a ‘‘Music Database.’’; The MUSIC DATABASE menu appears in the display.; See page 21 for details about the Direct Access function.; Direct Access
  • Page 16 – Panel Display Indications; Cm
  • Page 17 – Basic Operation; Calling up the Operation Displays; How to leave the current display
  • Page 18 – How to Read the Menu/Message Display and “Easy Navigator”; Let’s take a look at some examples:; Voice
  • Page 19 – Disk; Menu Selection; F1 Multi Pad; F2 Regist Memory; F3 DigitalEffect
  • Page 20 – Numeric entry; • Entering three-digit numbers
  • Page 21 – Naming; To enter an original name, use the keyboard.; See page 24 for the Direct Access Chart.
  • Page 22 – Function Tree; • The
  • Page 24 – Direct Access Chart
  • Page 25 – Mode; Style Mode
  • Page 26 – Playing Voices; Selecting a Voice; Play the keyboard and adjust the volume.
  • Page 27 – Selecting a voice for VOICE R2; Two different voices are sounded simultaneously in a layer.
  • Page 28 – Selecting a voice for VOICE L
  • Page 29 – Functions of the Keyboard; Playing a Single Voice; The split point is set to F
  • Page 30 – Set the transposition.; Pitch Bend Wheel; Sustain; Transpose
  • Page 31 – Keyboard Percussion; Select “StandardKit1”.
  • Page 32 – Using Auto Accompaniment (rhythm track only)
  • Page 34 – Accompaniment Sections
  • Page 35 – A fill-in plays, automatically followed by the main B section.; Press the MAIN buttons as desired during your performance.
  • Page 36 – Tempo
  • Page 37 – Accompaniment Track Muting; Track contents; Adjust the Accompaniment Volume.
  • Page 38 – Chord Fingerings; The Single Finger mode; Utility
  • Page 40 – Accompaniment Split Point; The initial setting (factory setting) of the split point is “F; The Multi Finger mode; The Full Keyboard mode
  • Page 41 – Synchro Stop; Turn SYNCHRONIZED STOP on.
  • Page 42 – One Touch Setting; Stop the accompaniment.; One Touch Setting parameter list
  • Page 43 – The Multi Pads; Playing the Multi Pads; Press any of the Multi Pads.; Chord Match; Play a chord with your left hand.
  • Page 44 – Select the desired PAD.
  • Page 45 – Multi Pad Bank List
  • Page 46 – Digital Effects; Reverb; Selecting a reverb type; Select “Digital Effect”.
  • Page 47 – Adjust the depth of the reverb.; Press the [NEXT] button to display the Digital Effect screen.; The two parameters below affect the depth of the reverb.; Adjust the reverb return level.; Try out some of the other reverb types as well.
  • Page 48 – Chorus; Selecting a Chorus Type; Select a chorus type.; Adjust the depth of the chorus.; Adjust the chorus return level.; The two parameters below affect the depth of the chorus effect.; Try out some of the other chorus types as well.
  • Page 49 – DSP; Applying the DSP effect; Selecting a DSP Type; Try out some of the other DSP types as well.; Adjust the depth of the DSP.; Adjust the DSP return level.; The two parameters below affect the depth of the DSP effect.
  • Page 50 – System Effects and Insertion Effects; Selecting a Harmony/Echo type; Select “DigitalEffect”.; Refer to “About Digital Effects” (page 132) and the Type List.
  • Page 51 – Applying the Harmony/Echo effect
  • Page 52 – Press the [NEXT] button to display the Type Selection screen.
  • Page 53 – Changing the Part for the Harmony/Echo effect
  • Page 54 – Registration Memory; Data stored by the Registration Memory; VOICE PARAMETERS
  • Page 55 – Registering the Panel Settings; Set up the panel controls as required.; Recalling the Registered Panel Settings
  • Page 56 – Selecting a Registration Bank; Enter the desired name for the bank.; Select “Regist Memory”.
  • Page 57 – Disk Operations
  • Page 58 – Compatible Disk Type; Using the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks
  • Page 59 – Included Data Disk; Disk song playback; Insert the included data disk into the disk drive.; Select the desired song.; TECHNO
  • Page 60 – Format; Execute the Format operation.; Save; Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive.; Formatting
  • Page 61 – Select the file type.; Select the destination file.; Execute the Save operation.; Executing
  • Page 62 – Load
  • Page 63 – Select the data to be loaded.
  • Page 64 – Song Copy; Copying song data from one floppy disk to another; Insert the disk to be copied (source disk) into the disk drive.
  • Page 65 – Select the source song file.; Insert Target FD
  • Page 66 – Select the song source file.; FD
  • Page 67 – Delete
  • Page 68 – Disk Song Playback; Song Playback; Insert the disk that contains song data into the disk drive.; PSR-550 will automatically switch into Song mode.
  • Page 69 – Select the desired Play mode.
  • Page 70 – Song Track Muting; Press one of the TRACK buttons below the display.; The [M] icon will appear and the selected track will be muted.; Song Volume Control; Adjust the Song Volume.
  • Page 71 – Playing from a Specified Measure; Specify the measure from which to begin playback.
  • Page 73 – Song Transpose; Set the Transpose value.
  • Page 74 – Part Settings
  • Page 75 – Voice Change; Select the part for which you want to change voices.; Press the [EXIT] button to exit from the Voice Change screen.
  • Page 76 – Mixer
  • Page 77 – Adjust the volume or parameters.
  • Page 78 – Song Recording; Data that can be recorded to User songs
  • Page 79 – User Song Tracks
  • Page 80 – Quick Recording
  • Page 81 – starts as soon as you play a key.
  • Page 82 – Multi Track Recording; Select the desired track and part for recording.; ) Set the desired track to
  • Page 83 – Rehearsal; Save the recorded data to the disk.
  • Page 84 – Re-recording — Punch In/Out and Start Measure
  • Page 85 – Set the start measure (the measure at which playback starts).
  • Page 86 – Quantize; Select the Song file to be quantized.
  • Page 88 – Dt; Editing Setup Data
  • Page 89 – Save the changed data to the floppy disk.; button and continue editing.; Volume; Setup
  • Page 90 – Naming User Songs; Select the file (song) for which you wish to change the name.
  • Page 91 – Clearing User Song Data; Select the song file to be cleared.
  • Page 92 – Data that can be recorded to User pads; Multi Pad Recording; Select a Multi Pad Bank to record.
  • Page 93 – Select a Pad number to record.
  • Page 94 – Turn the Chord Match function on or off.; Naming User Pads; Use the same operation as in “Chord Match” above.
  • Page 95 – Clearing User Pad Data; Select the Pad number to be cleared.; Completed
  • Page 96 – Style Recording; User Style Tracks; Data that can be recorded to User styles
  • Page 97 – About Recording User Styles; Loop Recording
  • Page 98 – Style Recording — Rhythm Track; Select a style to begin with.
  • Page 99 – Select a Rhythm track to be recorded.; Select one of the Drum Kits.
  • Page 100 – Exiting from the Style Record mode; Select a Track to be recorded.; Song Rec Ready
  • Page 101 – Select a voice for the track to be recorded.; For information on leaving the recording mode, see page 100.; then play a key on the keyboard.
  • Page 102 – Select the section to be quantized.
  • Page 104 – Naming User Styles; Enter the desired name for the style.; Clearing User Style Data; Select a Section to be cleared.
  • Page 106 – MIDI Functions
  • Page 107 – MIDI and TO HOST terminals
  • Page 108 – What You Can Do With MIDI
  • Page 109 – MIDI Data Compatibility; Sequence format
  • Page 110 – Connecting to a Personal Computer; • When the HOST SELECT switch is set in the “MIDI” position, input and; Connect using the PSR-550 MIDI terminals; For the connection cable, use a special MIDI cable.
  • Page 111 – When using a D-SUB 25P
  • Page 112 – MIDI Template; Select a MIDI Template.; F4 Midi
  • Page 113 – Load the selected MIDI Template.
  • Page 114 – MIDI Transmit Setting; Select “Transmit Ch.”
  • Page 115 – MIDI Receive Setting; Select “Receive Ch.”
  • Page 116 – Local Control; Turn the Local Control on or off.; Clock; Select “LocalContrl.”; Midi
  • Page 117 – Initial Data Send; Set the Clock to “Int” or “Ext.”
  • Page 118 – Metronome; F5 Utility
  • Page 119 – Upper; Use the same operation as in steps 1-5 on page 118 and:; ScTuneEdt
  • Page 120 – Voice Set
  • Page 121 – Footswitch; • Select the Functions to be controlled by the footswitch.; Polarity
  • Page 122 – Backlight; AssignButton
  • Page 123 – Appendix; Voice List; Panel Voice List
  • Page 125 – XG Voice List
  • Page 128 – Drum Kit List
  • Page 130 – Style List
  • Page 134 – Harmony/Echo Type List
  • Page 135 – Troubleshooting
  • Page 136 – Data Backup & Initialization; Data Backup; Now Initializing
  • Page 137 – Alert Message List; Unformatted Disk
  • Page 138 – Preset Data
  • Page 139 – MIDI Data Format
  • Page 151 – MIDI Implementation Chart
  • Page 153 – Index
  • Page 156 – Specifications
  • Page 158 – Limited Warranty; KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS. DO NOT MAIL!
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Summary

Page 2 - SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE:; SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION

2 This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power sup- ply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. This product should be used only with the componentssupplied or; a c...

Page 3 - PRECAUTIONS; PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING

3 1 • Do not use the instrument near other electrical products such as televisions, radios, or speakers, since this might cause interference which can affect properoperation of the other products. • Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over. • Before m...

Page 4 - Packing List; Please check that these items have been packed with your PSR-550.

4 2 Congratulations! You are the proud owner of a fine electronic keyboard. The Yamaha PSR-550PortaTone combines the most advanced tone generation technology with state-of-the-art digital electronics and features to give you stunning sound quality with maximummusical enjoyment. A large graphic displ...

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