Yamaha PSR-S550 Manual

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10 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualSetting UpBe sure to do the following operations BEFORE turning on the power. Make sure that the [STANDBY/ON] switch of th

Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide100 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualThe start window as shown below will appear automatically when you insert the included

Accessory CD-ROM Installation GuidePSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 101 USB-MIDI Driver ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● To operate the instrument f

Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide102 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualInstalling the driver on Windows 20001Start the computer and use the “Administra-tor” a

Accessory CD-ROM Installation GuidePSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 103 Digital Music Notebook● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1Insert the included CD-ROM into the CD-

Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide104 PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual Troubleshooting ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 105ATTENTIONSOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENTPLEASE READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT (“AGREEMENT”) CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS S

106 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualSIBELIUS SCORCH LICENSE AGREEMENTBy installing and/or using this Product you (an individual or legal entity) agree with th

PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 107TroubleshootingProblem Possible Cause and SolutionWhen the instrument is turned on or off, a popping sound is temporarily

108 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualMessages LCD Message CommentAccess error!Indicates the failure in reading or writing from/to the media, USB flash mem-ory o

MessagesPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 109OverCurrentCommunication with the USB device has been shut down because of the overcurrent to the USB device. Disc

Setting UpPSR-S550 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-S550 Owner’s ManualVoice List Maximum Polyphony ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● The instrument has 64-note maximum pol

Voice ListPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 111105 44 0 112 33 Aco.Bass106 45 0 112 35 PickBass107 46 0 112 36 Cool! Fretless108 47 0 112 37 SlapBass109 48 0 1

Voice List112 PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual● GM&XG Voice List242 15 0 115 89 GoldenAge243 16 0 114 95 Solaris244 17 0 117 89 Millennium245 18 0 114 90

Voice ListPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 113373 57 0 35 16 Dulcimer2374 58 0 96 16 Cimbalom375 59 0 97 16 Santur376 60 0 0 17 DrawbarOrgan377 61 0 32 17 Det

Voice List114 PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual515 199 0 0 52 SynStrings2516 200 0 0 53 ChoirAahs517 201 0 3 53 StereoChoir518 202 0 16 53 ChoirAahs2519 203 0

Voice ListPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 115657 341 0 14 99 Popcorn658 342 0 18 99 TinyBells659 343 0 35 99 RoundGlocken660 344 0 40 99 GlockenChime661 345

116 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualDrum Kit ListVoice No. 1 2 3 4 5 6MSB (0–127) / LSB (0–127) / PC (1–128) 127/000/001 127/000/002 127/000/005 127/000/033 1

Drum Kit ListPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 117Voice No. 1 7 8 9 10MSB (0–127) / LSB (0–127) / PC (1–128) 127/000/001 127/000/017 127/000/025 127/000/026 12

Drum Kit List118 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualE1F1F#1G1G#1A1A#1B1C1D#1D1C#1E2F2F#2G2G#2A2A#2B2C2D#2D2C#2E3F3F#3G3G#3A3A#3B3C3D#3D3C#3E4F4F#4G4G#4A4A#4B4C4D

Drum Kit ListPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 119Voice No. 1 15 16 17MSB (0–127) / LSB (0–127) / PC (1–128) 127/000/001 126/000/037 126/000/065 126/000/115Key

Setting Up12 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualThis instrument allows you to select English or Japa-nese as the display language. The default display lan-guage

Drum Kit List120 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualVoice No. 1 18 19 28 29 30MSB (0–127) / LSB (0–127) / PC (1–128) 127/000/001 126/000/125 127/000/127 126/000/

PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 121Style ListStyle No.Style No. (Category)Style NamePop&Rock11FunkPopRock22AcousticRock33Cool8Beat4460’sRock15560’sRock26

122 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualNo. MDB NameAll Time Hits1A Bridge To Cross Troubled Water2 All Of My Loving3 All OK Now4A Song For New England5 Blowing I

Music Database ListPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 123208 The Music Is Rock&Roll209 What A Day That Will Be210 You Got Me Going, Really!Oldies211 All I N

Music Database List124 PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual414 Rushing Fools415 Say No More In Brazil416 Start The Beguine417 Swaying Rumba418 Taxi In Tijuana419

PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 125Voice Effect Type List● Harmony TypesNo. Harmony Type Description1 01(Standard Duet)Harmony types 01–14 are pitch-based an

Voice Effect Type List126 PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual● Reverb TypesNo. Type Description MSB LSB1 HALL1Reverb simulating the acoustics of a hall.102 HALL2

Voice Effect Type ListPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 127● Chorus TypesNo. Type Description MSB LSB1 CHORUS1Conventional chorus program with rich, warm choru

Voice Effect Type List128 PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual● DSP TypesNo. Type Description MSB LSB1 HALL1Reverb simulating the acoustics of a hall.102 HALL2 11

Voice Effect Type ListPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 12968 ST 3BAND EQ Stereo EQ with adjustable LOW, MID and HIGH equalization. 76 1869 HM ENHANCE1Adds new

Setting UpPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 13● Music RestInsert the music rest into the slots as shown.

Voice Effect Type List130 PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual135 V_DST H+TDL1V Distotion and Tempo Delay are connected in series.103 0136 V_DST H+TDL2 103 17137

Voice Effect Type ListPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 131203 T_TREMOLO Tempo synchronized tremolo. 120 0204 AUTO WAH1Cyclically modulates the center frequenc

132 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualMIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Digital Keyboard ] Date:11-APR-2008Model PSR-S550 MIDI

MIDI Implementation ChartPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 133Prog o 0 - 127 o 0 - 127Change : True # **************System Exclusive o o : Song Pos. x

134 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualMIDI Data FormatNOTE:1 By default (factory settings) the instrument ordinarily functions as a 16-channel multi-timbral ton

PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 135SpecificationsKeyboards• 61 Standerd-size keys (C1–C6), with Touch Response.Display• 320 x 240 dots LCD display (backlit)Se

136 PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual+/YES, -/NO button ... 14, 41>/ button... 14, 28, 41 button ...

IndexPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 137Pitch Bend ... 48Pitch Bend Range... 81PITCH BEN

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PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 139Information for Users on Collection and Disposal of Old EquipmentThis symbol on the products, packaging, and/or accompanyi

14 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualPanel Controls and Terminalsq [STANDBY/ON] switch ... page 16w [MASTER VOLUME] control... pages 16, 40e [

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Panel Controls and TerminalsPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 15@3 CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons ... page 41@4 [EXECUTE] button... pag

16 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualQuickGuidePlaying SongsThis instrument include a Demonstration Song. Let’s start by playing the Demonstration Song.1Press t

PSR-S550 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-S550 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-S550 Owner’s Manual 194Select the Voice you want to play.Look at the highlighted Voice name and rotate

2 PSR-S550 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-S550 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-S550 Owner’s Manual 21Drum Kits are collections of drum and percussion instruments. When you select a v

22 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualQuickGuidePlaying StylesThis instrument includes an auto-accompaniment feature that plays appropriate “Styles” (rhythm + ba

Playing StylesPSR-S550 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-S550 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-S550 Owner’s Manual 25There are two ways of playing auto-accompaniment chords:● Easy Chords● Standard ChordsThe instrument will aut

26 PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual1Press the [MDB] button.The music database selection display will appear.The currently selected category name, MDB number a

PSR-S550 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-S550 Owner’s Manual3Listen to the Song.Press the [>/ ] button to begin playback of the selected Song.You can stop playback at an

Using SongsPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 29The following four types of Songs can be used by this instrument.● Preset Songs (the nine Songs built into the i

PSR-S550 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-S550 Owner’s ManualThis instrument is capable of display the scores (notation) of Songs.Scores can also be displayed for Songs load

Using SongsPSR-S550 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-S550 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-S550 Owner’s Manual 33 Example: Part settings in Multi Recording You can easily start recording your performance b

Recording Your Own Performance34 PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual2Recording will start when you play the keyboard.3Stop recording by pressing the [>>>

Recording Your Own PerformancePSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 352Press the [EXIT] button, then select the recording part for each track (Part Assign).◆ Selec

Recording Your Own Performance36 PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual3Recording will start when you play the keyboard.You can also start recording by pressing the

Recording Your Own PerformancePSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 376After the recording is completed:◆ Play the User SongThe operation is the same as that for P

Recording Your Own Performance38 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualThis function lets you delete a specified track from a User Song.1From the MAIN display select

PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 39Backup and InitializationThe following data items are automatically saved as backup data in the internal memory even if you

4 PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual(3)-12 1/2PRECAUTIONSPLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING* Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

40 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualBasic Operation and DisplaysOverall PSR-S550 control is based on the following simple operations.Basic Operation1Use the ca

Basic Operation and DisplaysPSR-S550 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-S550 Owner’s Manual● Display namesThe display provides important, easy-to-understand indications for performing al

Basic Operation and DisplaysPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 43The MAIN display shows all of the current basic settings: Song, Style, Voice.It also includes a

Reference44 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualPlaying with the EffectsThis feature adds Harmony, Tremolo or Echo effects to the Main Voice.1Press the [HARMONY]

Playing with the EffectsPSR-S550 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-S550 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-S550 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-S550 Owner’s ManualThe pitch bend wheel can be used to add smooth pitch variations to notes you play on the keyboard.

ReferencePSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 49Using Various FunctionsThis instrument includes a metronome with adjustable tempo and time signature. Play and set

PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 5(3)-12 2/2• Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before

Using Various Functions50 PSR-S550 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-S550 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-S550 Owner’s ManualFive pre-programmed EQ settings are available. Settings 1 and 2 are best for listening via the instr

Using Various FunctionsPSR-S550 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-S550 Owner’s ManualYou can change the playing pitch of the Main and Dual Voices in octave intervals.1Press the UPPER OC

ReferencePSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 55Style (Auto Accompaniment) FunctionsBasic operation of the Style (Auto Accompaniment) feature is described on page

Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions56 PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual1Select the desired Style. (See page 22.)2Press the [ACMP] button to turn Auto Accompan

Style (Auto Accompaniment) FunctionsPSR-S550 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-S550 Owner’s ManualSometimes selecting the ideal Voice to play with a Song or Style can be confusing. The

Style (Auto Accompaniment) FunctionsPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 59The initial default Split Point is key number 54 (the F#2 key), but you can change it t

6 PSR-S550 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-S550 Owner’s ManualWhen Auto Accompaniment is on (ACMP button lights) and Synchro Start is off, you can pl

Style (Auto Accompaniment) FunctionsPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 61Two or more notes played together constitute a “chord”.The most basic chord type is the

Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions62 PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual Recognized Standard Chords● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Style (Auto Accompaniment) FunctionsPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 63This instrument features 11 internal Style categories, but it also allows you to import

Reference64 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualCreating Original Styles (Style Creator)This instrument has a Style Creator feature that lets you record and save

Creating Original Styles (Style Creator)PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 65* Press the [EXIT] button whenever you want to exit from the Style Creator (except

Creating Original Styles (Style Creator)66 PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual1Press one of the [STYLE CATEGORY] buttons.Select a [STYLE CATEGORY] button which i

Creating Original Styles (Style Creator)PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 67Select the production manner of Style Creator (refer steps 1–4 on page 66) and go o

Creating Original Styles (Style Creator)68 PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual Part Settings:● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1Press the CATEGORY[

Creating Original Styles (Style Creator)PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 69If you want to rehearse a part before recording, press the [EXECUTE] button. The RE

PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 7Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha PSR-S550!Please read this owner’s manual carefully before using the

Creating Original Styles (Style Creator)70 PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual Editing (Quantize and part clear) ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Creating Original Styles (Style Creator)PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 71Saving the recorded data1Press the CATEGORY[ ]/[ ] button repeat-edly until “Save”

Reference72 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualSong Settings1Press the [FUNCTION] button.2Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons as many times as necessary to call

Song SettingsPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 73You can specify a section of a Song—“A” is the start point and “B” is the end point—for repeat playback.The A-

Song Settings74 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualEach “track” of a Song plays a different part of the Song—melody, percussion, accompaniment, etc.You can mute

ReferencePSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 75MIXERThis instrument has a MIXER feature that lets you control the Part Volume, Pan, Reverb Level and Chorus Level

MIXER76 PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual3Press the desired [TRACK] button you want to control.The selected track will be changed to ON auto-matically.4Control

ReferencePSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 77Memorize Your Favorite Panel SettingsThis instrument has a Registration Memory feature that lets you save your fav

Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings78 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualMake sure that “REGIST” appears in the display (press the [REGIST/PART [MIXER]] button

Memorize Your Favorite Panel SettingsPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 79Keep in mind that groups of data cannot be deleted or cleared from the instrument at a

8 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualSpecial Features of the PSR-S550 Play a Variety of Instrument Voices Page 17The instrument voice that sounds when you p

Reference80 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualThe FunctionsThe “Functions” provide a wide range of both detailed and overall instrument parame-ters, such as adj

The FunctionsPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 81 Function Setting List Group Function ItemDisplay IndicationRange/Settings DescriptionVOLUME Style Volume Sty

The Functions82 PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual* All these settings can be conveniently reset to their initial default values by pressing the [+/YES] and [-/

ReferencePSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 83Using USB Flash MemoryUSB flash memory is a memory medium used for storing data. When a USB flash mem-ory device is

Using USB Flash Memory84 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualA new USB flash memory device must be formatted before it can be used by this instrument. 1After conne

Using USB Flash MemoryPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 85The registration data you created in the instrument can be saved to a USB flash memory device.1Make su

Using USB Flash Memory86 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualThis operation saves user Songs (Song numbers 001–005) or user Styles to USB flash memory. Songs are s

Using USB Flash MemoryPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 87Registration files, Style files, Song files and MDB files residing on a USB flash memory can be loaded to

Using USB Flash Memory88 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualThis procedure deletes selected Registration files, Song files and Style files from a USB flash memory de

Using USB Flash MemoryPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 891Make sure that the USB flash memory device containing the Song or Style you want to play has been pro

PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 9Logos... 6Accessories ...

Reference90 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualConnectionsq USB TO HOST terminalThis terminal allows direct connection to a per-sonal computer. Refer to “Connect

ConnectionsPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 91Backing up the instrument data to a computerOnce you’ve saved data to a USB flash memory device, you can copy the

Connections92 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualThe following functions become available when this instrument is connected to a computer.● Performance data can

ConnectionsPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 93 Precautions when using the [USB TO DEVICE] terminalThis instrument features a built-in [USB TO DEVICE] termina

Connections94 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualBy connecting the instrument to a computer, the instrument’s performance data can be used on the com-puter, and

ConnectionsPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 95 PC Mode ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● A number of MIDI settings need to be made wh

Connections96 PSR-S550 Owner’s ManualMIDI Songs and Style files stored to a computer can be transferred to the instrument.Backup data can also be tran

ConnectionsPSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 975A copy of the selected MIDI Song file will appear in the “List of files stored temporarily” at the top of the win

Connections98 PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual Transferring Backup data from the Instrument to a Computer ● ● You can use the Musicsoft Downloader to tran

ReferencePSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 99Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide• The software and this Installation Guide are exclusive copyrights of Yamaha C