Yamaha PSR-K1 Specifications

10PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualSetting UpMake sure to do the following operations BEFORE turning on the power.Power RequirementsAlthough the instrument will r

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Setting UpPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual11 Using SmartMedia™ cards (memory cards)Be sure to handle SmartMedia cards with care. Follow the important precautio

Setting Up12PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualInserting the SmartMedia cardBEFORE you turn on the power of this instrument, make sure to properly insert the includ

Setting UpPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual13 Precautions concerning the microphone and microphone holderAvoid leaning or putting any weight on the microphone ho

Setting Up14PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualMake all necessary connections below before turning the power on.Connecting headphones (PHONES jack)Headphones are co

Setting UpPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual15Turn on the powerTurn down the volume by turning the [MASTER VOLUME] control to the left and press the [STANDBY/ON] s

16PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualPanel Controls and Terminals Front Panelq [STANDBY/ON] switch ...page 15w [MIC VOLUME] contro

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18PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualuQuickGidePlay like a pro!Tryitout!Play like a pro!This new instrument has an amazing feature we call the performance assistant

Play like a pro!c kiuQGuidePSR-K1 Owner’s Manual19Selecting and playing with other songsNow, let’s select another song and try using it with the perfo

PLEASE KEEP THIS MANU AL This product utiliz es batter ies or an e xter nal po w er supply (adapter). DO NO T connect this product to an y po w er

Play like a pro!c kiuQGuide20PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual3 Press the [PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT] button.The [PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT] button lights, indicating tha

Play like a pro!c kiuQGuidePSR-K1 Owner’s Manual21● Changing the instrument voice The instrument sound used for your keyboard perfor-mance here is the

22PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualuQuickGideSing along—with the Karaoke features!Sing along—with the Karaoke features!One of the most enjoyable features of this

Sing along—with the Karaoke features!c kiuQGuidePSR-K1 Owner’s Manual23See next page.Tryitout!3 Call up the Lyrics display by pressing the [KARAOKE] b

Sing along—with the Karaoke features!c kiuQGuide24PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualKaraoke — other convenient controls and features● Changing the key to suit your

Sing along—with the Karaoke features!c kiuQGuidePSR-K1 Owner’s Manual25Sing along with the “electronic” sheet music!The instrument has a special featu

26PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualuQuickGidePlay a variety of different instrument soundsPlay a variety of different instrument soundsThis versatile keyboard ins

Play a variety of different instrument soundsc kiuQGuidePSR-K1 Owner’s Manual27Play a drum kit from the keyboard!Unlike the other instrument voices, t

Play a variety of different instrument soundsc kiuQGuide28PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualOther convenient functions● Calling up your own “portable grand” pianoS

Play a variety of different instrument soundsc kiuQGuidePSR-K1 Owner’s Manual29● Raising or lowering the pitch of the sound (Transpose)This function l

1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC require

30PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualuQuickGideTry out the StyleTry out the StyleOne of the most exciting performance features of the instrument, the auto accompani

Try out the Stylec kiuQGuidePSR-K1 Owner’s Manual31Tryitout!5 Press the [SYNC START] button.The [START/STOP] button flashes. (Synchro Start is set to

Try out the Stylec kiuQGuide32PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualOther useful functions Starting the styleYou can use one of four ways to start the style.In all of

Try out the Stylec kiuQGuidePSR-K1 Owner’s Manual33 Stopping the styleThe style can be stopped in the following three different ways.● Stopping right

34PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualImprove your playing skills — with Song Lesson!uQuickGideImprove your playing skills — with Song Lesson!Do you have a song you’

Improve your playing skills — with Song Lesson!c kiuQGuidePSR-K1 Owner’s Manual35Tryitout!3 Start playing the Lesson.The timing for playing the keys i

Improve your playing skills — with Song Lesson!c kiuQGuide36PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualLesson 2 — playing the correct notesThe display shows a keyboard and

Improve your playing skills — with Song Lesson!c kiuQGuidePSR-K1 Owner’s Manual372 Start the Lesson.The accompaniment sounds, however the part you wan

38 PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualBasic operations and the LCD displayThe [MASTER VOLUME] control affects both the volume of the speakers and and the volume of

Basic operations and the LCD displayPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual 39Making settings and changing valuesPanel controls — operation● Select one of the basic fun

4PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualCongratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha Entertainment Station PSR-K1! Please read this owner’s manual carefully

40 PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualPlaying Voices — Related FunctionsIn this section, we’ll describe the various functions used when selecting and play-ing voice

Playing Voices — Related FunctionsPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual 41 Selecting the Dual Voice Press and hold the [VOICE] button until the Voice List appears.

Playing Voices — Related Functions42 PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual Split Voice settingsThe settings below related to the Split Voice are set in the FUNCTION

Playing Voices — Related FunctionsPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual 43 Setting the time signature Call up the Time Signature page in the FUNCTION display by hol

Playing Voices — Related Functions44 PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualAdding harmony sounds (Harmony)This function automatically adds appropriate harmony sounds t

Playing Voices — Related FunctionsPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual 45Applying the Reverb effectThis lets you add natural ambience and reverberation to the sound

Playing Voices — Related Functions46 PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual Effect Type List● Harmony Types No. Harmony Type Description01 Duet Harmony types 01 – 0

PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual 47Style FunctionsIn the section “Try out the Style” (page 30) of the Quick Guide, we introduced you to the basic operations of t

Style Functions48 PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualPlaying accompaniment chordsThere are two basic ways of playing chords for the accompaniment: Single Finger and

Style FunctionsPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual 49● Fingered chords that are recognized * These chords are not shown in the Dictionary function.Chord Name/[Abbr

PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual5• Always replace all batteries at the same time. Do not use new batteries together with old ones. Also, do not mix battery types

Style Functions50 PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualDictionaryThe Dictionary function is essentially a built-in “chord book” that shows you the individual notes of

Style FunctionsPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual 51 About chordsPlaying two or more notes together simultaneously creates a “chord.”Playing a note together with

52 PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualMemorizing your panel settingsThis instrument has a special Registration Memory feature that lets you save your custom panel s

Memorizing your panel settingsPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual 53 Simultaneously hold down the [MEMORY] button and press the appropriate REG-ISTRATION MEMORY bu

54 PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualSong playback functionsIn the Quick Guide, we introduced you to the basic song-related operations, such as Karaoke, performanc

Song playback functionsPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual 55Song Lesson• User songs (101 – 105) cannot be directly selected for the Song Lesson features. However,

Song playback functions56 PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualListen repeatedly to a section of the songYou can repeatedly play back any section of a song, specifyin

PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual 57Making your own song arrangements (Easy Song Arranger)Easy Song Arranger is an exciting new feature that lets you easily chang

Making your own song arrangements (Easy Song Arranger)58 PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual Selecting Voices From the Easy Song Arranger MAIN display, press the

PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual 59Recording your performancesThe powerful recording features let you record your own performances and original songs and save th

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Recording your performances60 PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual Check the tracks shown in the display and select the track to be recorded.● When simultaneously r

Recording your performancesPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual 61● Recording additional tracksTry adding to your recording by repeating steps  –  above.You can re

62PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualSmartMedia card file operationsThis section describes how to save, load and delete SmartMedia card data, as well as format Smart

SmartMedia card file operationsPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual63File LoadThis operation loads data of User files or style files on SmartMedia card to the internal

SmartMedia card file operations64PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual Press the [EXECUTE] button.The cursor appears under the first letter of the file name.If desired

SmartMedia card file operationsPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual65 Press the [EXECUTE] button.The Destination File row is highlighted and the file name (automatic

66PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualAbout MIDINearly all of the electronic musical instruments made today—particularly synthesiz-ers, sequencers and computer music

About MIDIPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual67● Channel MessagesThis instrument is capable of handling 16 MIDI channels simultaneously—meaning it can play up to si

About MIDI68PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual External Clock ON/OFF (External Clock)This determines whether the instrument is synchronized to its own internal cl

About MIDIPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual69MIDI settings for computer connections (PC Mode)This convenient function lets you instantly reconfigure the instrument

PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual7Copyright Noticeq Three of the internal songs (or compositions) included in this keyboard are as follows:A Hard Day’s NightWords

About MIDI70PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualDownloading song dataIf you’ve downloaded song files from the Internet to your computer or used your computer to creat

PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual71Accessory CD-ROM Installation GuideSPECIAL NOTICES• The software and this Installation Guide are exclusive copyrights of Yamaha

Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide72PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualMinimum System RequirementsFor WindowsFor MacintoshData Name OS CPU Memory Hard Disk Display

Accessory CD-ROM Installation GuidePSR-K1 Owner’s Manual73Installation for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP Start the computer.For Windows 2000/XP execute the f

Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide74PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualFor Macintosh UsersSoftware Installation Acrobat ReaderIn order to view the electronic (PDF

Accessory CD-ROM Installation GuidePSR-K1 Owner’s Manual75 The installation starts. If the driver has already been installed, the following message a

Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide76PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualSOFTWARE LICENSING AGREEMENTThe following is a legal agreement between you, the end user, an

PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual77Function settingsThe Function pages (found in the FUNCTION display) contain detailed controls and settings for the voices, effe

Function settings78PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual FUNCTION Settings ListCategory Setting Page titleRange / SettingsDescriptionVOLUME Style Volume Style Volume

Function settingsPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual79* All these settings can be conveniently reset to their initial default values by pressing the [+] and [–] but

8PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualIncluded accessoriesThe PSR-K1 package includes the following items. Please check that you have them all.• Music rest • Microph

80PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualAppendixTroubleshooting For the PSR-K1Problem Possible Cause and SolutionWhen the instrument is turned on or off, a pop-ping s

TroubleshootingPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual81 For the included softwareThe driver cannot be installed.• Is the USB cable connected correctly?→ Check the USB

82PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualMessagesDisplayAccess error !Are you sure ?Backup LoadingBackup Loading ErrorCancelCan’t useClearing...Com ModeCompletedData Er

MessagesPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual83Media is not inserted.Media MountingMemory capacity is fulll.Memory FullMIDI receive buffer overflow.Now executing...Now

84PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualSaving backup data to SmartMedia cardThe panel settings of this instrument are reset to their original default settings every t

PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual85SpecificationsKeyboards• 61 standard-size keys (C1 - C6), with Touch Response. Display• 320 x 240 dots backlit graphic LCDSetup•

86PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualVoice List Maximum Polyphony • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •The instrument has 32-note maximum polyph

Voice ListPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual87● XG Voice List SYNTH PAD102 0 112 89 Fantasia103 0 113 101 Bell Pad104 0 112 92 Xenon Pad105 0 112 95 Equinox106 0 1

Voice List88PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual227 0 45 33Velocity Crossfade Upright Bass228 0 0 34 Finger Bass229 0 18 34 Finger Dark230 0 40 34Bass & Distorte

Voice ListPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual89362 0 0 95 Halo Pad363 0 0 96 Sweep PadSYNTH EFFECTS364 0 0 97 Rain365 0 65 97 African Wind366 0 66 97 Carib367 0 0 9

PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual9Main features of the PSR-K1The PSR-K1 is much more than just a keyboard—it provides a wealth of advanced, convenient performance

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92PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualStyle ListStyle No. Style Name8BEAT001 8BeatModern002 60’sGtrPop003 8BeatAdria004 60’s8Beat005 8Beat006 OffBeat007 60’sRock008

PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual93Song ListNo. Song NameFAVORITES (Lyrics)001 Against All Odds (A. Jamal/R. Mcnair)002 Englishman In New York (Sting)003Can’t Hel

94PSR-K1 Owner’s ManualMIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Portable Keyboard ] Date:06-Feb-2003Model PSR-K1 MIDI

MIDI Implementation ChartPSR-K1 Owner’s Manual95NOTE:*1 By default (factory settings) the instrument ordinarily functions as a 16-channel multi-timbra

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