Yamaha PSR-S500 Owner's Manual

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10 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualSetting UpBe sure to do the following operations BEFORE turning on the power. Make sure that the [STANDBY/ON] switch of th

Voice List100 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual20 127 0 26 AnalogKit21 127 0 28 DanceKit22 127 0 49 SymphonyKit23 126 0 41 CubanKit24 126 0 44 PopLatinKit25 12

Voice ListPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 101● XGlite Voice/XGlite Optional Voice* ListVoice No.Bank SelectMIDIProgram Change# (1–128)Voice NameMSB(0–127)LSB

Voice List102 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual139 0 0 48 Timpani140 0 0 49 Strings 1141 0 3 49 Stereo Strings142 0 8 49 Slow Strings143 0 35 49 60's Stri

Voice ListPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 103The voice number with an asterisk (*) is XGlite optional voice.279 0 28 106 Muted Banjo280 0 96 106 Rabab281 0 9

104 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualDrum Kit ListVoice No. 13 14 17 18 19 20MSB (0–127) / LSB (0–127) / PC (1–128) 127/000/001 127/000/002 127/000/009 127/000

Drum Kit ListPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 105Voice No. 13 21 15 16 22MSB (0–127) / LSB (0–127) / PC (1–128) 127/000/001 127/000/28 127/000/033 127/000/041

Drum Kit List106 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualE1F1F#1G1G#1A1A#1B1C1D#1D1C#1E2F2F#2G2G#2A2A#2B2C2D#2D2C#2E3F3F#3G3G#3A3A#3B3C3D#3D3C#3E4F4F#4G4G#4A4A#4B4C4D

PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 107Style ListStyle No. Style NamePop&Rock1 FunkPopRock2 AcousticRock3 Cool8Beat4 60'sRock15 60'sRock26 VintageG

108 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualMusic Database ListNo. MDB NameChristmas1 Manger Away2 Noel First3 Rednosed Rudolph4 Silent Christmas5 Wonderful TimeTradi

Music Database ListPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 109251 Espana Viva252 Eyes Of Green253 Face Dance Music254 Free Best Things255 Green Mountain256 Hear Musi

Setting UpPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 11Connect the instrument’s USB terminal to the USB ter-minal of a computer, and you can transfer performance data a

110 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualEffect Type List● Harmony Types ● Reverb Types No. Type Description01 DuetHarmony types 01–05 are pitch-based and add one-

Effect Type ListPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 111● Chorus Types ● DSP Types No. Type Description MSB LSB1 CHORUS1Conventional chorus program with rich, war

Effect Type List 112 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual41 SYMPHONIC1Adds more stages to the modulation of Celeste.68 1642 SYMPHONIC2 68 043 ENS DETUNE Chorus e

Effect Type List PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 113 • Effect types cannot be adjusted, except for the following:Reverb level, Chorus level, DSP level on pa

114 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualMIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Portable Keyboard ] Date:18-Jul-2006Model PSR-S500

MIDI Implementation ChartPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 115Prog o 0 - 127 o 0 - 127Change : True # **************System Exclusive o o : Song Pos. x

116 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualMIDI Data FormatNOTE:1 By default (factory settings) the instrument ordinarily functions as a 16-channel multi-timbral ton

PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 117SpecificationsKeyboards• 61 Standerd-size keys (C1–C6), with Touch Response.Display• 320 x 240 dots LCD display (backlit)Se

118 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual+/YES, -/NO button ... 15, 41>/ button... 14, 28, 41 button ...

IndexPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 119PAUSE ... 28PC... 8

Setting Up12 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualThis instrument allows you to select English or Japa-nese as the display language. The default display lan-guage

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Setting UpPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 13● Music RestInsert the music rest into the slots as shown.

14 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualPanel Controls and Terminalsq [STANDBY/ON] switch ... page 16w [MASTER VOLUME] control... pages 16, 40e [

Panel Controls and TerminalsPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 15!9 Dial... page 41@0 [+/YES] and [-/NO] button

16 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualQuickGuidePlaying SongsThis instrument include a Demonstration Song. Let’s start by playing the Demonstration Song.1Press t

PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 17QuickGuideTry playing a variety of Instrument VoicesIn addition to piano, organ, and other “standard” keyboard instruments,

Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices18 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualThis lets you select a second Voice which you can play in addition to the Main Vo

Try playing a variety of Instrument VoicesPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 194Select the Voice you want to play.Look at the highlighted Voice name and rotate

2 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualPLEASE KEEP THIS MANUALThis product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to

Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices20 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual2Press and hold the [LEFT] button for longer than a sec-ond.The LEFT Voice select

Try playing a variety of Instrument VoicesPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 21Drum Kits are collections of drum and percussion instruments. When you select a v

22 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualQuickGuidePlaying StylesThis instrument includes an auto-accompaniment feature that plays appropriate “Styles” (rhythm + ba

Playing StylesPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 23You learned how to select a Style rhythm on the preceding page.Here we’ll see how to add bass and chord accom

Playing Styles24 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual4Play a left-hand chord to start the Style.You can still “play” chords even if you don’t actually know any ch

Playing StylesPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 25There are two ways of playing auto-accompaniment chords:● Easy Chords● Standard ChordsThe instrument will aut

26 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual1Press the [MDB] button.The music database selection display will appear.The currently selected category name, MDB number a

PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 27QuickGuideUsing SongsWith this instrument the term “Song” refers the data that makes up a piece of music.In this section we

Using Songs28 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual3Listen to the Song.Press the [>/ ] button to begin playback of the selected Song.You can stop playback at an

Using SongsPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 29The following four types of Songs can be used by this instrument.● Preset Songs (the five Songs built into the in

PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 31. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con-tained in thi

Using Songs30 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualThis instrument is capable of display the scores (notation) of Songs.Scores are displayed for the preset Songs.

Using SongsPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 31If a Song contains lyric data, the lyrics can be made to appear on the display.No lyrics will be displayed for a

32 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualQuickGuideRecording Your Own PerformanceYou can record up to five of your own performances and save them as user Songs 001 t

Recording Your Own PerformancePSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 33You can easily start recording your performance by simply pressing the [REC] button. In this

Recording Your Own Performance34 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual2Recording will start when you play the keyboard.3Stop recording by pressing the [>>>

Recording Your Own PerformancePSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 352Select the recording part for each track (Part Assign).◆ Selecting the part for the Melody t

Recording Your Own Performance36 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual3Recording will start when you play the keyboard.You can also start recording by pressing the

Recording Your Own PerformancePSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 37This function clears an entire user Song (all tracks).1From the MAIN display, select the user

Recording Your Own Performance38 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualThis function lets you delete a specified track from a User Song.1From the MAIN display select

PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 39Backup and InitializationThe following data items are automatically saved as backup data in the internal memory even if you

4 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual(3)-10 1/2PRECAUTIONSPLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING* Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

40 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualBasic Operation and DisplaysOverall PSR-S500 control is based on the following simple operations.Basic Operation1Use the ca

Basic Operation and DisplaysPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 413 Starting/stopping a Song or Style.Press the [START/STOP] button after selecting the Song cate

Basic Operation and Displays42 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual● Display namesThe display provides important, easy-to-understand indications for performing al

Basic Operation and DisplaysPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 43The MAIN display shows all of the current basic settings: Song, Style, Voice.It also includes a

Reference44 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualPlaying with the EffectsThis feature adds Harmony, Tremolo or Echo effects to the Main Voice.1Press the [HARMONY]

Playing with the EffectsPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 45Reverb enhances the sound of the Voices with the rich ambience of a concert hall.When you select a

Playing with the Effects46 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualThe Chorus effect creates a thick sound that is similar to many of the same Voices being played in

Playing with the EffectsPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 47This function adds sustain to the keyboard Voices. Use it when you want to add sustain to the Voice

Playing with the Effects48 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualThe pitch bend wheel can be used to add smooth pitch variations to notes you play on the keyboard.

ReferencePSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 49Using Various FunctionsThis instrument includes a metronome with adjustable tempo and time signature. Play and set

PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 5(3)-10 2/2• Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before

Using Various Functions50 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual Changing the Time Signature ● ● ● In this example we’ll set up a 3/8 time signature.1Press and h

Using Various FunctionsPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 51You can also set the tempo by simply tapping the [TAP TEMPO] button at the required tempo—four times

Using Various Functions52 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualFive pre-programmed EQ settings are available. Settings 1 and 2 are best for listening via the instr

Using Various FunctionsPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 53◆ Large Pitch Changes (Transpose)The overall pitch of the instrument can be shifted up or down by a

Using Various Functions54 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualYou can change the playing pitch of the Main and Dual Voices in octave intervals.1Press the UPPER OC

ReferencePSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 55Style (Auto Accompaniment) FunctionsBasic operation of the Style (Auto Accompaniment) feature is described on page

Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions56 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual1Select the desired Style. (See page 22.)2Press the [ACMP] button to turn Auto Accompan

Style (Auto Accompaniment) FunctionsPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 578Press one of the MAIN VARIATION [A]–[D] buttons.When the fill-in is finished, it leads s

Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions58 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualSometimes selecting the ideal Voice to play with a Song or Style can be confusing. The

Style (Auto Accompaniment) FunctionsPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 59The initial default Split Point is key number 54 (the F#2 key), but you can change it t

6 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualGM System Level 1“GM System Level 1” is an addition to the MIDI standard which ensures that any GM-compatible musicdata can

Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions60 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualWhen Auto Accompaniment is on (ACMP button lights) and Synchro Start is off, you can pl

Style (Auto Accompaniment) FunctionsPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 61Two or more notes played together constitute a “chord”.The most basic chord type is the

Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions62 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual Recognized Standard Chords● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Style (Auto Accompaniment) FunctionsPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 63This instrument features 11 internal Style categories, but it also allows you to import

Reference64 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualSong Settings1Press the [FUNCTION] button.2Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-tons as many times as necessary to cal

Song SettingsPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 65You can specify a section of a Song—“A” is the start point and “B” is the end point—for repeat playback.The A-

Song Settings66 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualEach “track” of a Song plays a different part of the Song—melody, percussion, accompaniment, etc.You can mute

ReferencePSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 67Memorize Your Favorite Panel SettingsThis instrument has a Registration Memory feature that lets you save your fav

Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings68 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualMake sure that “REGIST” appears in the display (press the [REGIST/TRACK] button until

Memorize Your Favorite Panel SettingsPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 69Keep in mind that groups of data cannot be deleted or cleared from the instrument at a

PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 7Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha PSR-S500 PortaTone!Please read this owner’s manual carefully before

Reference70 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualThe FunctionsThe “Functions” provide a wide range of both detailed and overall instrument parame-ters, such as adj

The FunctionsPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 71 Function Setting List Group Function ItemDisplay IndicationRange/Settings DescriptionVOLUME Style Volume Sty

The Functions72 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual* All these settings can be conveniently reset to their initial default values by pressing the [+/YES] and [-/

ReferencePSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 73Using USB Flash MemoryUSB flash memory is a memory medium used for storing data.When a USB flash memory device is in

Using USB Flash Memory74 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual1Connect a USB flash memory to the USB TO DEVICE terminal, being careful to insert it in the proper di

Using USB Flash MemoryPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 75A new USB flash memory device must be formatted before it can be used by this instrument. 1After conne

Using USB Flash Memory76 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualThree types of data are saved to one “User File” by this operation: user song, style file, and registr

Using USB Flash MemoryPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 77This operation converts a user song (song numbers 001–005) to SMF Format 0 and saves the file to USB fl

Using USB Flash Memory78 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualUser files and style file residing on a USB flash memory can be loaded to the instrument. 1With the USB

Using USB Flash MemoryPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 79This procedure deletes selected user files and SMF files from a USB flash memory device.1Make sure that

8 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualSpecial Features of the PSR-S500 Play a Variety of Instrument Voices Page 17The instrument voice that sounds when you p

Reference80 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualConnectionsq USB TO HOST terminalThis terminal allows direct connection to a per-sonal computer. Refer to “Connect

ConnectionsPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 81Backing up the instrument data to a computerOnce you’ve saved data to a USB flash memory device, you can copy the

Connections82 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualThe following functions become available when this instrument is connected to a computer.● Performance data can

ConnectionsPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 83By connecting the instrument to a computer, the instrument’s performance data can be used on the com-puter, and

Connections84 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual PC Mode ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● A number of MIDI settings need to be made wh

ConnectionsPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 85MIDI songs and Style files stored to a computer can be transferred to the instrument.Backup files can also be tran

Connections86 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual5A copy of the selected MIDI song file will appear in the “List of files stored temporarily” at the top of the win

ConnectionsPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 87 Transferring Backup files from the Instrument to a Computer ● ● You can use the Musicsoft Downloader to tran

Reference88 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualAccessory CD-ROM Installation Guide This CD-ROM is copy-protected. Yamaha makes no representations or warranties w

Accessory CD-ROM Installation GuidePSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 89 Using the CD-ROM ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Please read the Software License Ag

PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 9Logos... 6Accessories ...

Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide90 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual Installing the USB-MIDI Driver● ● ● ● In order to be able to communicate with and

Accessory CD-ROM Installation GuidePSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 91Installing the driver on Windows 98/Me1Start the computer.2Insert the supplied CD-ROM in

Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide92 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualInstalling the driver on Windows XP1Start the computer and use the “Adminis-trator” acco

Accessory CD-ROM Installation GuidePSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 93 Troubleshooting• Is the USB cable connected correctly?Check the USB cable connection. D

Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide94 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual4 Disconnect the USB cable.5 Restart the computer.6 Re-install the driver.ATTENTIONSOFTW

PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 95TroubleshootingProblem Possible Cause and SolutionWhen the instrument is turned on or off, a popping sound is temporarily p

96 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualMessages LCD Message CommentAccess error!Indicates the failure in reading or writing from/to the media or the flash memory.A

MessagesPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 97Saving...Displayed while saving data in the memory. Never turn the power off while saving. Doing so may result in d

98 PSR-S500 Owner’s ManualVoice List Maximum Polyphony ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● The instrument has 32-note maximum poly

Voice ListPSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 9914 0 114 62 FullHorns15 0 118 58 SmoothTromb16 0 115 62 HighBrass17 0 113 64 OberBrass18 0 122 62 TrumpetEns19 0