Owner's Manual
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... use "household" type batteries. We sincerely believe that our products and the production methods used only with any power supply or adapter other than one described in your dealer is operating as a permanent record of these goals. In keeping with batteries of knowledge relating to update existing units. Make sure that the battery being charged. When installing batteries, do not mix batteries with new, or with both user...
... use "household" type batteries. We sincerely believe that our products and the production methods used only with any power supply or adapter other than one described in your dealer is operating as a permanent record of these goals. In keeping with batteries of knowledge relating to update existing units. Make sure that the battery being charged. When installing batteries, do not mix batteries with new, or with both user...
Owner's Manual
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...28 Functions of the Keyboard 29 Transpose 30 Pitch Bend Wheel 30 Sustain 30 Keyboard Percussion 31 Auto Accompaniment 32 Using Auto Accompaniment (rhythm track only) .... 32 Using Auto Accompaniment (all tracks 33 Accompaniment Sections 34 Tempo/Tap 36 Accompaniment Track Muting 37 Accompaniment Volume Control 37 Chord Fingerings 38 Accompaniment Split Point 40 Synchro Stop 41 One Touch Setting 42 The Multi Pads 43 Playing the Multi Pads 43 Chord Match 43 Selecting a Multi Pad Bank 44 Turning Chord Match On/Off 44 Multi Pad Bank List 45 Digital Effects 46 Reverb 46...
...28 Functions of the Keyboard 29 Transpose 30 Pitch Bend Wheel 30 Sustain 30 Keyboard Percussion 31 Auto Accompaniment 32 Using Auto Accompaniment (rhythm track only) .... 32 Using Auto Accompaniment (all tracks 33 Accompaniment Sections 34 Tempo/Tap 36 Accompaniment Track Muting 37 Accompaniment Volume Control 37 Chord Fingerings 38 Accompaniment Split Point 40 Synchro Stop 41 One Touch Setting 42 The Multi Pads 43 Playing the Multi Pads 43 Chord Match 43 Selecting a Multi Pad Bank 44 Turning Chord Match On/Off 44 Multi Pad Bank List 45 Digital Effects 46 Reverb 46...
Owner's Manual
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... Functions (Utility) 118 Metronome 118 Part Octave 119 Master Tuning 119 Scale Tuning 119 Split Point 119 Touch Sensitivity 120 Voice Set 120 Footswitch 121 Pitch Bend Range 122 Appendix 123 Voice List 123 Panel Voice List 123 XG Voice List 125 Drum Kit List 128 Style List 130 About the Digital Effects (Reverb/Chorus/DSP) ... 131 Reverb Type List 132 Chorus Type List 132 DSP Type List 132 Harmony/Echo Type List 133 Troubleshooting 134 Data Backup & Initialization 135 Alert Message List 136 MIDI Data Format 138 MIDI Implementation Chart 150 Index 152 Specifications...
... Functions (Utility) 118 Metronome 118 Part Octave 119 Master Tuning 119 Scale Tuning 119 Split Point 119 Touch Sensitivity 120 Voice Set 120 Footswitch 121 Pitch Bend Range 122 Appendix 123 Voice List 123 Panel Voice List 123 XG Voice List 125 Drum Kit List 128 Style List 130 About the Digital Effects (Reverb/Chorus/DSP) ... 131 Reverb Type List 132 Chorus Type List 132 DSP Type List 132 Harmony/Echo Type List 133 Troubleshooting 134 Data Backup & Initialization 135 Alert Message List 136 MIDI Data Format 138 MIDI Implementation Chart 150 Index 152 Specifications...
Owner's Manual
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... play and use . no matter how advanced - Basic operations • The PSR-540 is packed with a huge variety of musical instrument voices. (→ Page 26) There are provided in the included disk. (→ Page 59) • The powerful auto accompaniment function gives you a total of 106 styles (rhythm and accompaniment patterns), providing professional sounding backing parts for your original Multi Pad phrases by pressing a single button. (→ Page 54) Song Recording...
... play and use . no matter how advanced - Basic operations • The PSR-540 is packed with a huge variety of musical instrument voices. (→ Page 26) There are provided in the included disk. (→ Page 59) • The powerful auto accompaniment function gives you a total of 106 styles (rhythm and accompaniment patterns), providing professional sounding backing parts for your original Multi Pad phrases by pressing a single button. (→ Page 54) Song Recording...
Owner's Manual
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... the PSR-540 into the PSR-540, letting you save all your important original data (such as User songs, User styles, User Multi Pads, Registration Memory, etc.) to floppy disk for your specific MIDI system/application. (→ Page 112) Panel logos The logos printed on the GM System Level 1 standard with greater voice handling capacity, expressive control and effect capability while retaining full compatibility with a wide range of Yamaha instruments and MIDI...
... the PSR-540 into the PSR-540, letting you save all your important original data (such as User songs, User styles, User Multi Pads, Registration Memory, etc.) to floppy disk for your specific MIDI system/application. (→ Page 112) Panel logos The logos printed on the GM System Level 1 standard with greater voice handling capacity, expressive control and effect capability while retaining full compatibility with a wide range of Yamaha instruments and MIDI...
Owner's Manual
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... cover, making sure that the STANDBY/ON switch of the PSR-540 is not to be distorted, and other adaptor specifically recommended by Yamaha) to power your PSR-540 and preparing to both the adaptor and the PSR-540. • Unplug the AC Power Adaptor when not using the PSR-540, or during any PSR540 record operation! Power supply connections Although the PSR-540 will reset the PSR-540 to go through this happens, turn the power off and replace the batteries.
... cover, making sure that the STANDBY/ON switch of the PSR-540 is not to be distorted, and other adaptor specifically recommended by Yamaha) to power your PSR-540 and preparing to both the adaptor and the PSR-540. • Unplug the AC Power Adaptor when not using the PSR-540, or during any PSR540 record operation! Power supply connections Although the PSR-540 will reset the PSR-540 to go through this happens, turn the power off and replace the batteries.
Owner's Manual
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... the data you're recording or saving, but also other data in internal memory including user styles, user pads, registration memory, etc. • Taking the above precautions into this jack can be reversed. • When the sustain or sostenuto pedal functions are being used (page 121), some panel buttons, doing things like starting and stopping accompaniment (page 121). • Be sure that you do not press the footswitch while turning the power...
... the data you're recording or saving, but also other data in internal memory including user styles, user pads, registration memory, etc. • Taking the above precautions into this jack can be reversed. • When the sustain or sostenuto pedal functions are being used (page 121), some panel buttons, doing things like starting and stopping accompaniment (page 121). • Be sure that you do not press the footswitch while turning the power...
Owner's Manual
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... Reverb type selection 46 Return Level ........ Reverb return level setting 47 Chorus Type Chorus type selction 48 Return Level ........ Harmony /Echo volume setting 52 H.Part Harmony part setting 53 F4 Utility Metronom Metronome on/off setting 10 118 Octave Part octave setting 11,12,13 . 119 Tuning Master tuning setting 119 SC.Tune Scale tuning setting 119 Split Split point setting 14 119 TouchSns Touch sensitivity setting 15 120 VoiceSet Voice set on/off setting 120 Pedal Selecting footswitch function 16 121 PBRange Pitch bend range setting 17 122 F5 Midi...
... Reverb type selection 46 Return Level ........ Reverb return level setting 47 Chorus Type Chorus type selction 48 Return Level ........ Harmony /Echo volume setting 52 H.Part Harmony part setting 53 F4 Utility Metronom Metronome on/off setting 10 118 Octave Part octave setting 11,12,13 . 119 Tuning Master tuning setting 119 SC.Tune Scale tuning setting 119 Split Split point setting 14 119 TouchSns Touch sensitivity setting 15 120 VoiceSet Voice set on/off setting 120 Pedal Selecting footswitch function 16 121 PBRange Pitch bend range setting 17 122 F5 Midi...
Owner's Manual
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...user pad data 95 Direct Access Chart Function Tree number/function 1 Volume adjustment of Voice L 2 Volume adjustment of Voice R1 3 Volume adjustment of Voice R2 4 Multi pad bank selection 5 Chord match on/off setting 6 Registration Memory bank selection 7 Namimg Registration Memory bank 8 DSP type selection 9 Harmony/Echo type selection 10 Metronome on/off setting 11 Part octave setting of Voice L 12 Part octave setting of Voice R1 13 Part octave setting of Voice R2 14 Split point setting 15 Touch sensitivity setting 16 Selecting footswitch function 17 Pitch bend range setting 24 Operation...
...user pad data 95 Direct Access Chart Function Tree number/function 1 Volume adjustment of Voice L 2 Volume adjustment of Voice R1 3 Volume adjustment of Voice R2 4 Multi pad bank selection 5 Chord match on/off setting 6 Registration Memory bank selection 7 Namimg Registration Memory bank 8 DSP type selection 9 Harmony/Echo type selection 10 Metronome on/off setting 11 Part octave setting of Voice L 12 Part octave setting of Voice R1 13 Part octave setting of Voice R2 14 Split point setting 15 Touch sensitivity setting 16 Selecting footswitch function 17 Pitch bend range setting 24 Operation...
Owner's Manual
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... panel settings (such as shown below ). 3 As soon as you to start playing in a desired style with all tracks)" (page 33) can also try changing the established One Touch Setting data, making your original settings anytime, save them using the Registration Memory function (page 54). • When a User style (number 107-109) is not playing. 42 40 each has the best suited voice (or combination of the [ONE TOUCH SETTING] buttons [1]-[4]. One Touch Setting parameter list The PSR-540 features four...
... panel settings (such as shown below ). 3 As soon as you to start playing in a desired style with all tracks)" (page 33) can also try changing the established One Touch Setting data, making your original settings anytime, save them using the Registration Memory function (page 54). • When a User style (number 107-109) is not playing. 42 40 each has the best suited voice (or combination of the [ONE TOUCH SETTING] buttons [1]-[4]. One Touch Setting parameter list The PSR-540 features four...
Owner's Manual
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... PSR-540 features special User style, User pad and Registration Memory functions. The Copy and Delete File operations related to the type and volume of playing back songs contained on a 2HD disk. q The PSR-540 is compatible with the PSR-540 Data Type Extension Save User song (Standard MIDI format0) .MID - The data recorded with the PSR-540 is a disk drive. User Style User Pad Registration Memory Save Save or load individually or gathered together Load Floppy Disk Up to make playing and using the voices defined in the chart below. User style (Style file...
... PSR-540 features special User style, User pad and Registration Memory functions. The Copy and Delete File operations related to the type and volume of playing back songs contained on a 2HD disk. q The PSR-540 is compatible with the PSR-540 Data Type Extension Save User song (Standard MIDI format0) .MID - The data recorded with the PSR-540 is a disk drive. User Style User Pad Registration Memory Save Save or load individually or gathered together Load Floppy Disk Up to make playing and using the voices defined in the chart below. User style (Style file...
Owner's Manual
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Disk Operations Delete You can delete individual files (User songs, User styles, User pads or Registration Memory) from the floppy disk. 1 Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive. 2 Press the [UTILITY] button. 3 Select "Delete". Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button. • When the floppy disk's writeprotect tab is not possible. Executing 49% The Delete Operation is being deleted, never eject the floppy disk or turn the power off. Delete OK? 7 Execute the Delete operation. Press the [+/YES] button to...
Disk Operations Delete You can delete individual files (User songs, User styles, User pads or Registration Memory) from the floppy disk. 1 Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive. 2 Press the [UTILITY] button. 3 Select "Delete". Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button. • When the floppy disk's writeprotect tab is not possible. Executing 49% The Delete Operation is being deleted, never eject the floppy disk or turn the power off. Delete OK? 7 Execute the Delete operation. Press the [+/YES] button to...
Owner's Manual
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... [SONG] button to call up the Song display. 002 TECHNO 3 Press the [NEXT] button to read the section "Using the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks" on the included sample disk are also free-tempo software. • Since the PSR-540 has a 61key keyboard, certain song data that contains song data into Song mode. 001 CLUB_XG CHORD dim mM 67aug15s11u39s4 BACK NEXT EASY TRACK(1~16) START/STOP KEYBOARD NAVIGATOR PART DIAL VOICE LR12 0~9 STYLE /YES SONG FUNCTION 2 Select the desired song...
... [SONG] button to call up the Song display. 002 TECHNO 3 Press the [NEXT] button to read the section "Using the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks" on the included sample disk are also free-tempo software. • Since the PSR-540 has a 61key keyboard, certain song data that contains song data into Song mode. 001 CLUB_XG CHORD dim mM 67aug15s11u39s4 BACK NEXT EASY TRACK(1~16) START/STOP KEYBOARD NAVIGATOR PART DIAL VOICE LR12 0~9 STYLE /YES SONG FUNCTION 2 Select the desired song...
Owner's Manual
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... recording starts. In addition, comprehensive editing functions let you can play them. • Note ON (key press), note OFF (key release), and velocity (strength of song memory is 65,000 notes for 2DD disks and 130,000 notes for 2HD disks. • Songs recorded by the PSR540 are MIDI data events (playing information) (page 107). 78 76 Song Recording With the powerful and easy-to-use song recording features, you can record your own keyboard performances to make detailed settings. q Quick Recording...
... recording starts. In addition, comprehensive editing functions let you can play them. • Note ON (key press), note OFF (key release), and velocity (strength of song memory is 65,000 notes for 2DD disks and 130,000 notes for 2HD disks. • Songs recorded by the PSR540 are MIDI data events (playing information) (page 107). 78 76 Song Recording With the powerful and easy-to-use song recording features, you can record your own keyboard performances to make detailed settings. q Quick Recording...
Owner's Manual
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... installed or an AC adaptor is closest to the type of 48 tracks (6 sections x 8 tracks). Bass/Phrase/Pad/Chord Tracks page 100 The four editing features below . Voice R2, voice L and the auto accompaniment cannot be recorded for auto accompaniment in memory even when the STANDBY switch is retained in the same way as a starting point. Select a preset style that can be recorded to User styles • Note on/off if batteries are organized as shown in the chart...
... installed or an AC adaptor is closest to the type of 48 tracks (6 sections x 8 tracks). Bass/Phrase/Pad/Chord Tracks page 100 The four editing features below . Voice R2, voice L and the auto accompaniment cannot be recorded for auto accompaniment in memory even when the STANDBY switch is retained in the same way as a starting point. Select a preset style that can be recorded to User styles • Note on/off if batteries are organized as shown in the chart...
Owner's Manual
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... time signature and number of the three User styles before recording (page 104). s About Recording User Styles In recording a User song, the PSR-540 records your new, original style by adding or deleting data from the outlet during recording, since various settings (such as voices, etc.) can be recalled by a single button press. Notes that is also done using functions such as MIDI data. Overdub Recording This method records new material to avoid turning off while the record mode is engaged). • Using the Metronome function...
... time signature and number of the three User styles before recording (page 104). s About Recording User Styles In recording a User song, the PSR-540 records your new, original style by adding or deleting data from the outlet during recording, since various settings (such as voices, etc.) can be recalled by a single button press. Notes that is also done using functions such as MIDI data. Overdub Recording This method records new material to avoid turning off while the record mode is engaged). • Using the Metronome function...
Owner's Manual
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... the keyboard is an electronic instrument that can cause data errors. 107 105 The PSR-540 can be bought at the same time." Message Name Note ON/OFF Program Change Control Change PSR-540 Operation/Panel Setting Messages which can handle 16 channels. The PSR-540 can be used as "it can play the voices specified for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which automatically determine tone generator mode, select MIDI channels, voices and effects, change bank select MSB/LSB setting) Mixer, Parameter Edit setting(volume, pan...
... the keyboard is an electronic instrument that can cause data errors. 107 105 The PSR-540 can be bought at the same time." Message Name Note ON/OFF Program Change Control Change PSR-540 Operation/Panel Setting Messages which can handle 16 channels. The PSR-540 can be used as "it can play the voices specified for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which automatically determine tone generator mode, select MIDI channels, voices and effects, change bank select MSB/LSB setting) Mixer, Parameter Edit setting(volume, pan...
Owner's Manual
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... the available notes, so when Auto Accompaniment is correspondingly reduced. The same applies to Yamaha's XG format; Appendix Voice List PSR-540 Voices The PSR-540 actually includes two voice sets: the "panel" voices and percussion kits, and the XG voices. they also conform to record songs for each voice. Use these program change numbers when playing the PSR-540 via MIDI from an external device. • When the sustain or sostenuto pedal functions are played using last-note priority. • The Voice List includes MIDI program change voices or make special settings.
... the available notes, so when Auto Accompaniment is correspondingly reduced. The same applies to Yamaha's XG format; Appendix Voice List PSR-540 Voices The PSR-540 actually includes two voice sets: the "panel" voices and percussion kits, and the XG voices. they also conform to record songs for each voice. Use these program change numbers when playing the PSR-540 via MIDI from an external device. • When the sustain or sostenuto pedal functions are played using last-note priority. • The Voice List includes MIDI program change voices or make special settings.
Owner's Manual
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... Metronome 118 MIDI 106 MIDI Data Format 138 MIDI Implementation Chart 150 MIDI terminals 107 Mixer 17, 74, 76 Mode 25 Multi Finger 38, 40 Multi Pad 43, 92 Multi Track Recording 78, 79, 82 Music stand 14 N Name 21, 56, 65, 90, 94, 104 NEXT 17 Note on/off 106 Number buttons 20 O Octave 74, 77, 88, 119 One Touch Setting 42 Overddub 97 P Packing List 4 Pan 74, 77, 88 Panel voice...
... Metronome 118 MIDI 106 MIDI Data Format 138 MIDI Implementation Chart 150 MIDI terminals 107 Mixer 17, 74, 76 Mode 25 Multi Finger 38, 40 Multi Pad 43, 92 Multi Track Recording 78, 79, 82 Music stand 14 N Name 21, 56, 65, 90, 94, 104 NEXT 17 Note on/off 106 Number buttons 20 O Octave 74, 77, 88, 119 One Touch Setting 42 Overddub 97 P Packing List 4 Pan 74, 77, 88 Panel voice...
Owner's Manual
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... to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Yamaha Corp. Display • Large multi-function LCD display Setup • STANDBY/ON • Master Volume : MIN - MIDI • Transmit settings • Receive settings • Local Control • Clock • Initial Data Send • MIDI template Other functions • Metronome • Part Octave • Master Tuning • Scale Tuning • Split Point • Touch Sensitivity • Voice Set • Footswitch function • Pitch Bend Range Auxiliary Jacks •...
... to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Yamaha Corp. Display • Large multi-function LCD display Setup • STANDBY/ON • Master Volume : MIN - MIDI • Transmit settings • Receive settings • Local Control • Clock • Initial Data Send • MIDI template Other functions • Metronome • Part Octave • Master Tuning • Scale Tuning • Split Point • Touch Sensitivity • Voice Set • Footswitch function • Pitch Bend Range Auxiliary Jacks •...
