Yamaha PSR-A2000 Specifications

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Contents10 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualContentsAbout the Manuals ... 3Welcome to Digital Workstation

1100 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualVoices – Playing the Keyboard –Voices– Playing the Keyboard –The Voice type and its defining characteristics are indicated

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 101Voices – Playing the Keyboard –1The GM/XG Voices cannot be directly called up from the VOICE category selection buttons. H

102 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualVoices – Playing the Keyboard –1Setting the Touch Sensitivity of the KeyboardYou can adjust the touch response of the inst

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 103Voices – Playing the Keyboard –1Selecting the Harmony/Echo typeYou can select the desired Harmony/Echo effect from a varie

104 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualVoices – Playing the Keyboard –1 Echo TypesWhen one of the Echo Types is selected, the corresponding effect (echo, tremol

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 105Voices – Playing the Keyboard –1Fine-tuning the Pitch of the Entire InstrumentYou can fine-tune the pitch of the entire ins

106 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualVoices – Playing the Keyboard –13 Change the following settings as necessary. NOTE To register the Scale Tune settings to

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 107Voices – Playing the Keyboard –1The instrument has a Voice Set feature that allows you to create your own Voices by editin

108 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualVoices – Playing the Keyboard –1Editable Parameters in the VOICE SET DisplaysThe Voice Set parameters are organized into fi

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 109Voices – Playing the Keyboard –1 CONTROLLER Page1 JOYSTICK +Y, 2 JOYSTICK -YThe joystick can be used to modulate the para

ContentsPSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 1110 Connections– Using Your Instrument with Other Devices –91Connecting Audio Devices...

110 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualVoices – Playing the Keyboard –1EGThe EG (Envelope Generator) settings determine how the level of the sound changes in tim

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 111Voices – Playing the Keyboard –12 DSP3 EQDetermines the Frequency and Gain of the Low and High EQ bands. For information a

112 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualVoices – Playing the Keyboard –1The Organ Flute Voices selected from the [ORGAN FLUTES] button can be edited by adjusting

2Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 113Styles– Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –Style playback can be controlled by

114 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualStyles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –2Chord Fingering TypesNOTE “AI” stands for “Artificial Intelligence.”SINGLE FING

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 115Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –2The instrument has a variety of Style playback functions which can be accessed

116 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualStyles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –2[4 ▲▼] STYLE TOUCH Turns touch response for the Style playback on/off. When th

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 117Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –2These are the settings (there are two Split Points) that separate the differen

118 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualStyles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –2You can create your own One Touch Setting setups.1 Select the desired Style to

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 119Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –2Styles are made up of fifteen different sections (Intro, Main, Ending, etc.) an

Panel Controls12 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualPanel Controls1 [MASTER VOLUME] control...Page 15Adjusts the overall volume.2 [] (St

120 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualStyles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –2Realtime RecordingIn the BASIC Page, you can create a single Style by recordin

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 121Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –25 Use the [5 ▲▼]/[6 ▲▼] buttons to determine the length (number of measures) o

122 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualStyles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –29 Start recording by pressing the STYLE CONTROL [START/STOP] button.Playback o

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 123Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –2Step RecordingIn the EDIT Page, you can record notes with absolutely precise t

124 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualStyles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –24 Select the channel for which you wish to replace the pattern by using the [A

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 125Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –2Editing the Rhythmic Feel 1 In the GROOVE Page, use the [A]/[B] buttons to sel

126 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualStyles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –22 DYNAMICSThis changes the velocity/volume (or accent) of certain notes in the

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 127Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –2Editing Data for Each Channel 1 In the CHANNEL Page, use the [A]/[B] buttons t

128 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualStyles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –2Making Style File Format SettingsThe Style File Format (SFF) combines all of Y

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 129Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –22 Use the [1 ▲▼]/[2 ▲▼] (CHANNEL) buttons to select the channel to be edited.T

Panel ControlsPSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 13( [CHANNEL ON/OFF] button ... Pages 55, 62Turns channels of Style/Song on or off.º [FUNCTION]

130 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualStyles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –22 NTR/NTTNTR (Note Transposition Rule)NTT (Note Transposition Table)When NTR i

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 131Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –2When NTR is set to GUITAR3 HIGH KEY / NOTE LIMITHARMONIC MINOR 5th In addition

132 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualStyles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –24 RTR (Retrigger Rule)These settings determine whether notes stop sounding or

3Songs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 133Songs– Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –To view th

134 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualSongs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –3Pressing the [8 ▲▼] (SET UP) button calls up the detailed setting

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 135Songs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –3To view the lyrics of the selected Song, press the [LYRICS/TEXT]

136 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualSongs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –3When playing back a Song and a Style at the same time, channels 9

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 137Songs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –3The instrument has a variety of Song playback functions—repeat pl

138 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualSongs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –3Keyboard and Vocal Practice Using the Guide FunctionThe Guide fun

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 139Songs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –3Guide menu for keyboard practice• Follow LightsWhen this is selec

Starting Up14 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualStarting Up1 Make sure that the instrument’s [ ] (Standby/On) switch is set to Standby (off).2 Connect one end o

140 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualSongs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –3Playing Backing Parts with the Performance Assistant TechnologyTh

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 141Songs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –3To create a Song, you can compose your performance by entering it

142 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualSongs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –33 Press the [F] button to select the channel for recording.4 Pres

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 143Songs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –3In this example, keep in mind that one of the steps involves hold

144 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualSongs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –34 Enter the next notes and apply a tie.4-1 Press the [G] button t

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 145Songs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –3Recording Chords (Step Recording)You can record Chords and Sectio

146 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualSongs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –3Example of Step Recording—ChordsNOTE This example uses a Style in

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 147Songs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –33 Enter the chords for the Main B section.3-1 Press the STYLE CON

148 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualSongs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –3Re-Recording a Specific Section—Punch In/OutWhen re-recording a sp

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 149Songs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –33 While holding the SONG [REC] button, press the desired track bu

Starting UpPSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 152 Setting the volume.Use the [MASTER VOLUME] dial to adjust the volume to an appropriate level.The PSR-A2000 is

150 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualSongs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –3Editing Channel Events 1 In the CHANNEL Page, use the [A]/[B] but

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 151Songs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –31 QUANTIZEThe Quantize function allows you to align the timing of

152 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualSongs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –32 DELETEYou can delete the data of the specified channel in the So

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 153Songs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –35 SETUPThe current settings of the Mixing Console display and oth

154 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualSongs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –3Editing Chord Events, Notes, System Exclusive Events and LyricsYo

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 155Songs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –3 Chord Events (CHORD Page) Note Events (1-16 Page) System Excl

156 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualSongs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –3Displaying Specific Types of EventsIn the Event List displays, var

4Multi Pads – Adding Musical Phrases to Your Performance –PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 157Multi Pads– Adding Musical Phrases to Your Performance –This fea

158 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualMulti Pads – Adding Musical Phrases to Your Performance –47 Stop recording.Press the [H] (STOP) button or the panel MULTI

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 159Multi Pads – Adding Musical Phrases to Your Performance –4From the MULTI PAD EDIT display, you can rename, copy or delete

16 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualStarting UpConnect a pair of headphones to the [PHONES] jack. The internal stereo speaker system is automatically shut off

5160 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualMusic Finder – Calling Up Ideal Setups (Voice, Style, etc.) for Each Song –Music Finder– Calling Up Ideal Setups (Voice,

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 161Music Finder – Calling Up Ideal Setups (Voice, Style, etc.) for Each Song –5You can create a new record by editing the cur

162 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualMusic Finder – Calling Up Ideal Setups (Voice, Style, etc.) for Each Song –54 Enter the edits you’ve made to the record as

6Registration Memory – Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups –PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 163Registration Memory– Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Se

164 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualRegistration Memory – Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups –6As convenient as the Registration Memory buttons are, the

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 165Registration Memory – Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups –65 Program the Sequence order, from left to right.Press on

166 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualRegistration Memory – Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups –6Saving the Registration Sequence SettingsThe settings for

8PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 1677USB Audio– Playback and Recording Audio Files –This function is fully explained in the Basic Operations section. Refer t

168 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualMixing Console – Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance –82 Press the [8 ▲] (OK) button to apply your Revoice settings.NOTE

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 169Mixing Console – Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance –8Editing TUNE Parameters[A]/[B]/[F]/[G]PORTAMENTO TIMEPortamento is

Starting UpPSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 17You can adjust the contrast of the display by turning the [LCD CONTRAST] knob located to the left of the display

170 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualMixing Console – Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance –8Selecting an Effect type1 Press the [F] (TYPE) button in the EFFEC

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 171Mixing Console – Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance –8Editing and Saving the effect1 Press the [F] button to call up the

172 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualMixing Console – Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance –84 Press the [I] (SAVE) button to call up the display for saving yo

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 173Mixing Console – Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance –8Equalizer (also called “EQ”) is a sound processor that divides the

174 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualMixing Console – Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance –8Editing and Saving the Selected Master EQ1 Press the [F] (EDIT) bu

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 175910Oriental Scales– Setting Original Scales –This function is fully explained in the Basic Operations section. Refer to pa

176 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualConnections – Using Your Instrument with Other Devices –103 Use the [1 ▲▼] buttons to select the function to be assigned t

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 177Connections – Using Your Instrument with Other Devices –10PORTAMENTO The portamento effect (a smooth slide between notes)

178 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualConnections – Using Your Instrument with Other Devices –10BASS HOLD While the pedal is pressed, the Accompaniment Style ba

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 179Connections – Using Your Instrument with Other Devices –10In this section, you can make MIDI-related settings for the inst

18 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualStarting UpThe Demos provide helpful, easy-to-understand introductions to the features and functions as well as sound demon

180 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualConnections – Using Your Instrument with Other Devices –10 Pre-programmed MIDI TemplatesALL Parts Transmits all parts inc

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 181Connections – Using Your Instrument with Other Devices –10MIDI System SettingsThe explanations here apply to the SYSTEM Pa

182 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualConnections – Using Your Instrument with Other Devices –10MIDI Transmit SettingsThe explanations here apply to the TRANSMI

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 183Connections – Using Your Instrument with Other Devices –10MIDI Receive SettingsThe explanations here apply to the RECEIVE

184 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualConnections – Using Your Instrument with Other Devices –10Setting the Bass Note for Style Playback via MIDI ReceiveThe exp

Utility – Making Global Settings –PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 18511Utility– Making Global Settings –Call up the operation display.[FUNCTION] → [I] UTILIT

186 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualUtility – Making Global Settings –11Call up the operation display.[FUNCTION] → [I] UTILITY → TAB [E][F] CONFIG 2CONFIG 2[1

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 187Utility – Making Global Settings –11You can set or execute important media-related operations for the instrument. The word

188 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualUtility – Making Global Settings –11Call up the operation display.[FUNCTION] → [I] UTILITY → TAB [E][F] OWNEROWNER[D] BACK

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 189Utility – Making Global Settings –11There are two reset methods in the SYSTEM RESET display: Factory Reset and Custom Rese

Starting UpPSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 19The LCD provides comprehensive at-a-glance information on all current settings. The displayed menu can be select

190 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualUtility – Making Global Settings –11Custom Reset—Saving and Recalling Your Original Settings as a Single FileFor the items

TroubleshootingPSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 191TroubleshootingOverallA click or pop is heard when the power is turned on or off. Electrical current is bei

Troubleshooting192 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualVoiceThe Voice selected from the Voice Selection display does not sound.Check whether or not the selected p

TroubleshootingPSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 193USB Audio functionThe message “This drive is busy now.” appeared, and then the recording was aborted.Make s

Panel Button Chart194 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualPanel Button ChartNo. ...Corresponds to the number in the “Pane

Panel Button ChartPSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 195* [MIXING CONSOLE] MIXING CONSOLE display VOL/VOICE 85, 86 167FILTER 83 168TUNE 83 169EFFECT 87 170, 171

Specifications196 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualSpecificationsSize/WeightDimensionsWidth 1,003 mm (39 5/8")Height 148 mm (5 7/8")Depth 433 mm (17 1/

SpecificationsPSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 197* Specifications and descriptions in this owner’s manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reser

Index198 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualSymbols[ ] (Standby/On)... 14[F/ II] (PLAY/PAUSE) ... 58[G] (REW)...

IndexPSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 199FFactory Reset ... 31, 189FADE IN/OUT... 52, 185Fade In/Out ...

2 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualPLEASE KEEP THIS MANUALThis product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to

20 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualStarting UpThese buttons are used mainly to change the Pages of displays that have “tabs” at the top.The [1 ▲▼] – [8 ▲▼] bu

Index200 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualNNAME... 28NATURAL MINOR ... 131NEW BANK...

IndexPSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 201SOFT... 176SONG... 57Song ..

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Starting UpPSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 21Depending on the selected LCD display, the [DATA ENTRY] dial can be used in the following two ways.• Selecting fi

22 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualStarting UpA message (information or confirmation dialog) sometimes appears on the screen to facilitate operation. When the

Starting UpPSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 23The display that appears when the power is turned on is the Main display. The Main display shows the current bas

24 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualStarting Up8 Voice nameDisplays the Voice names currently selected for RIGHT 1, RIGHT 2 and LEFT parts (page 37). Pressing

Starting UpPSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 25The File Selection display is for selecting Voice, Styles, and other data. The File Selection display appears wh

26 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualStarting UpClosing the current folder and calling up the next highest level folderIn the PRESET Page, several data (files) a

Starting UpPSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 27If you’ve saved a lot of files to a USB flash memory or USER drive, it may be difficult to find the desired file quic

28 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualStarting UpThis operation lets you rename files/folders.1 Call up the display containing the file/folder you want to rename.2

Starting UpPSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 294 Press the [7 ▼] (OK) button to confirm the file/folder selection.5 Select the destination tab (USER or USB) to p

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 3About the ManualsThis instrument has the following documents and instructional materials.Included DocumentsOwner’s Manual (t

30 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualStarting UpThe instructions that follow show you how to enter characters for naming your files/folders, inputting keywords,

Starting UpPSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 31• Deleting characters Move the cursor to the character you wish to delete by using the [DATA ENTRY] dial, and pr

32 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualStarting UpThis procedure backs up all data stored in USER drive (except Expansion Voices/Styles and Protected Songs) and a

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 33Basic OperationsUSB AudioMixing ConsoleOriental ScalesConnectionsUtilityStylesVoicesSongsMulti PadsMusic FinderRegistration

1Voices – Playing the keyboard –34 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualVoices– Playing the keyboard –The instrument features a wide variety of exceptionally reali

Voices – Playing the keyboard –1PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 353 Press one of the [A] – [J] buttons to select the desired Voice.To call up the other displ

Voices – Playing the keyboard –136 PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual3 Press one of the VOICE category selection buttons to call up the Voice Selection display

Voices – Playing the keyboard –1PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 37NOTETo change the Split Point, press: [FUNCTION] → [C] STYLE SETTING/SPLIT POINT/CHORD FING

Voices – Playing the keyboard –138 PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual• Voice CharacteristicsThe Voice type and its defining characteristics are indicated above t

Voices – Playing the keyboard –1PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 39Installing an Expansion Pack lets you add a variety of optional Voices and Styles to each E

4 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualWelcome to Digital WorkstationExplore the Demos Starting UpThe Demos showcase the variety of stunning Voices and Styles on

Voices – Playing the keyboard –140 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualThis operation deletes all the installed Expansion Voices or Styles.1 Call up the operation

Voices – Playing the keyboard –1PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 41The TRANSPOSE [-]/[+] buttons transpose the overall pitch of the instrument (the keyboard s

Voices – Playing the keyboard –142 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualThe joystick lets you control the pitch or the modulation effect conveniently by moving it

Voices – Playing the keyboard –1PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 43The PSR-A2000 features a sophisticated multi-processor effect system which can add extraord

Voices – Playing the keyboard –144 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualAmong the Voice Effects, Harmony is one of the most impressive. It automatically adds harmo

Voices – Playing the keyboard –1PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 45The PSR-A2000 uses advanced digital technology to recreate the legendary sound of vintage o

Voices – Playing the keyboard –146 PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual3 Press the [I] (PRESETS) button to call up the Organ Flutes Voice Selection display.4 Use

2Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 47Styles– Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –The instrument features a variety of

Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –248 PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual5 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the selected Style starts.Tr

Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –2PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 49For users who are unfamiliar with chords, this handy chart features common chor

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 5Add Phrases and Rhythms to Your Performance Chapter 4 Multi PadsThe instrument can add spice to your performance with short

Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –250 PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual• [START/STOP] button• [SYNC START] button• [SYNC STOP] button• INTRO [I] – [II

Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –2PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 51Each Style features four different Main sections, four Fill-in sections and a B

Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –252 PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual• [FADE IN/OUT] buttonThe convenient Repertoire function automatically calls up

Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –2PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 53One Touch Setting is a powerful and convenient feature that automatically calls

Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –254 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualYou can check the information of the One Touch Setting [1] – [4] assigned to cu

Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –2PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 55A Style contains eight channels: RHY1 (Rhythm 1) – PHR2 (Phrase 2) below. You c

Styles – Playing Rhythm and Accompaniment –256 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualYou can adjust the volume balance between Style playback and the sound you play

3Songs – Playing, Practice and Recording Songs –PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 57Songs– Playing, Practice and Recording Songs –For the PSR-A2000, “Song” ref

Songs – Playing, Practice and Recording Songs –358 PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual4 Press the SONG [F/ II] (PLAY/PAUSE) button to start playback.5 Press the

Songs – Playing, Practice and Recording Songs –3PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 59• Rewind/Fast Forward Press the [G] (REW) or [H] (FF) button once to move b

6 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualPRECAUTIONSPLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING* Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNINGAlw

Songs – Playing, Practice and Recording Songs –360 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualYou can view the music notation (score) of the selected Song. We suggest th

Songs – Playing, Practice and Recording Songs –3PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 61When the selected Song contains lyric data, you can view it on the instrume

Songs – Playing, Practice and Recording Songs –362 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualA Song consists of 16 separate channels. You can independently turn each ch

Songs – Playing, Practice and Recording Songs –3PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 634 Press the SONG [F/ II] (PLAY/PAUSE) button to start playback.Practice the

Songs – Playing, Practice and Recording Songs –364 PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual4 To stop playback, press the SONG [ ] (STOP) button.The Song position will

Songs – Playing, Practice and Recording Songs –3PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 654 Press the SONG [ ] (STOP) button to stop recording.A message prompting yo

Songs – Playing, Practice and Recording Songs –366 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualThis operation lets you save your original data (such as Songs you’ve recor

Songs – Playing, Practice and Recording Songs –3PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 67Advanced FeaturesRefer to the Advanced Features section in this manual, Cha

4Multi Pads – Adding Musical Phrases to Your Performance –68 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualMulti Pads – Adding Musical Phrases to Your Performance –The Mult

Multi Pads – Adding Musical Phrases to Your Performance –4PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 69While holding the MULTI PAD CONTROL [SELECT] button, press one of

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 7• Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the

5Music Finder – Calling Up Ideal Setups (Voice, Style, etc.) for Each Song –70 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualMusic Finder– Calling Up Ideal Setups (Voice, S

Music Finder – Calling Up Ideal Setups (Voice, Style, etc.) for Each Song –5PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 711 Press the [MUSIC FINDER] button to call up th

Music Finder – Calling Up Ideal Setups (Voice, Style, etc.) for Each Song –572 PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual2 Enter the search criteria.To cancel searching

Music Finder – Calling Up Ideal Setups (Voice, Style, etc.) for Each Song –5PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 73Song data (AUDIO) in the USB Audio Selection di

Music Finder – Calling Up Ideal Setups (Voice, Style, etc.) for Each Song –574 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualYou can recall the registered song data in the

6Registration Memory – Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups –PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 75Registration Memory – Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Se

Registration Memory – Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups –676 PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual4 Press one of the REGISTRATION MEMORY [1] – [8] buttons t

Registration Memory – Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups –6PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 77The saved Registration Memory Bank files can be recalled by

Registration Memory – Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups –678 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualYou can call up the information display to take a look whi

7USB Audio – Playback and Recording Audio Files –PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 79USB Audio– Playback and Recording Audio Files –The convenient USB Audio fu

Notices and Information8 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualNotices and InformationNOTICETo avoid the possibility of malfunction/ damage to the product, damage t

USB Audio – Playback and Recording Audio Files –780 PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual5 Press the [2 ▲▼](F/ II) button to play back.You can stop, pause, select,

USB Audio – Playback and Recording Audio Files –7PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 81• Adjusting volume for audio playbackPress the [7 ▼] (VOL.) button then ad

USB Audio – Playback and Recording Audio Files –782 PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual5 Start recording by pressing the [J] (REC) button, then start your perfor

8Mixing Console – Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance –PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 83Mixing Console– Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance –The Mixing Co

Mixing Console – Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance –884 PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual3 Press the [MIXING CONSOLE] button repeatedly to call up the MIXIN

Mixing Console – Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance –8PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 85You can change the Voice and adjust panning and volume for each key

Mixing Console – Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance –886 PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual1 Same operation as in the “Basic Procedure” on page 83. In step 2,

Mixing Console – Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance –8PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 871 Same operation as in the “Basic Procedure” on page 83. In step 2,

9Oriental Scales – Setting Original Scales –88 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualOriental Scales– Setting Original Scales –The Oriental Scales feature lets you

Oriental Scales – Setting Original Scales –9PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 892 While holding the SCALE MEMORY [MEMORY] button, press one of the SCALE MEMORY

Included AccessoriesPSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 9Included Accessories• Music Rest•AC Power Adaptor* May not be included depending on your particular area

Oriental Scales – Setting Original Scales –990 PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual2 Press the [E] button to call up the Scale Tune Bank Selection Display.3 Press

10Connections – Using Your Instrument with Other Devices –PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 91Connections– Using Your Instrument with Other Devices –Before con

Connections – Using Your Instrument with Other Devices –1092 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualOptional footswitches (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) and an optional Foot co

Connections – Using Your Instrument with Other Devices –10PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 93By connecting a USB storage device to the instrument’s [USB TO DE

Connections – Using Your Instrument with Other Devices –1094 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualWhen a USB storage device is connected or media is inserted, a me

Connections – Using Your Instrument with Other Devices –10PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 95By connecting a computer to the [USB TO HOST] terminal, you can t

Connections – Using Your Instrument with Other Devices –1096 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualNOTE• When using a USB cable to connect the instrument to your co

Connections – Using Your Instrument with Other Devices –10PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 97Use the [MIDI] terminals and standard MIDI cables to connect exte

11Utility – Making Global Settings –98 PSR-A2000 Owner’s ManualUtility– Making Global Settings –The Utility section in the Function menu provides a va

PSR-A2000 Owner’s Manual 99Advanced FeaturesUSB AudioMixing ConsoleOriental ScalesConnectionsUtilityStylesVoicesSongsMulti PadsMusic FinderRegistratio