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... OF AMERICA. (mercury) COMPLIANCE INFORMATION STATEMENT (DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PROCEDURE) Responsible Party : Yamaha Corporation of America Address : 6600 Orangethorpe Ave., Buena Park, Calif. 90620 Telephone : 714-522-9011 Type of Equipment : Electronic Keyboard Model Name : PSR-S500 This device complies with the requirements listed in this product in the United States, refer to the...
... OF AMERICA. (mercury) COMPLIANCE INFORMATION STATEMENT (DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PROCEDURE) Responsible Party : Yamaha Corporation of America Address : 6600 Orangethorpe Ave., Buena Park, Calif. 90620 Telephone : 714-522-9011 Type of Equipment : Electronic Keyboard Model Name : PSR-S500 This device complies with the requirements listed in this product in the United States, refer to the...
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...types of data are the trademarks or registered trademarks of time at their respective companies. (3)-10 2/2 PSR-S500 Owner's Manual 5 When you are for instructional purposes only, and may be held responsible for ... unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. If this might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your important data onto two USB storage devices/external media....• Do not use the instrument/device or headphones for damage caused by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the instrument, since...
...types of data are the trademarks or registered trademarks of time at their respective companies. (3)-10 2/2 PSR-S500 Owner's Manual 5 When you are for instructional purposes only, and may be held responsible for ... unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. If this might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your important data onto two USB storage devices/external media....• Do not use the instrument/device or headphones for damage caused by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the instrument, since...
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... whole new world of musical variety. ■ Save and Recall Panel Settings to Registration Memory Page 67 This convenient function lets you play the keyboard can be changed to violin, flute, harp, or any time you store your musical horizons. ■ Easy Performance with Music Notation...lyrics or chords will be called up to 64 complete "Registrations." This is a great way to learn how to samba ... Special Features of the PSR-S500 ■ Play a Variety of Instrument Voices Page 17 The instrument voice that matches the music you want to play it instead. Select a style ...
... whole new world of musical variety. ■ Save and Recall Panel Settings to Registration Memory Page 67 This convenient function lets you play the keyboard can be changed to violin, flute, harp, or any time you store your musical horizons. ■ Easy Performance with Music Notation...lyrics or chords will be called up to 64 complete "Registrations." This is a great way to learn how to samba ... Special Features of the PSR-S500 ■ Play a Variety of Instrument Voices Page 17 The instrument voice that matches the music you want to play it instead. Select a style ...
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Contents Logos 6 Accessories 7 Special Features of the PSR-S500 8 Setting Up 10 Power Requirements 10 Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack 10 Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack 10 Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal 11 Turning the ... a Style with Chords but without Rhythm (Stop Accompaniment 60 Adjusting the Style Volume 60 Chord Basics 61 User Style 63 Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard 63 Song Settings 64 Song Volumes 64 Changing the Tempo 64 A-B Repeat 65 Muting Independent Song Parts 66 Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 67 Saving...
Contents Logos 6 Accessories 7 Special Features of the PSR-S500 8 Setting Up 10 Power Requirements 10 Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack 10 Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack 10 Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal 11 Turning the ... a Style with Chords but without Rhythm (Stop Accompaniment 60 Adjusting the Style Volume 60 Chord Basics 61 User Style 63 Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard 63 Song Settings 64 Song Volumes 64 Changing the Tempo 64 A-B Repeat 65 Muting Independent Song Parts 66 Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 67 Saving...
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... the power on . Failure to observe these cautions may be sure to set the volumes of time; Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack) 10 PSR-S500 Owner's Manual The sustain function lets you play by pressing a footswitch. Setting Up Be sure to set the desired listening level. Make all ...; To prevent damage to power your hearing. You can connect the PHONES/OUTPUT jack to a keyboard amplifier, stereo system, mixer, tape recorder, or other adaptor specifically recommended by Yamaha) to that the [STANDBY/ON] switch of other adaptors may result in ear fatigue, it ...
... the power on . Failure to observe these cautions may be sure to set the volumes of time; Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack) 10 PSR-S500 Owner's Manual The sustain function lets you play by pressing a footswitch. Setting Up Be sure to set the desired listening level. Make all ...; To prevent damage to power your hearing. You can connect the PHONES/OUTPUT jack to a keyboard amplifier, stereo system, mixer, tape recorder, or other adaptor specifically recommended by Yamaha) to that the [STANDBY/ON] switch of other adaptors may result in ear fatigue, it ...
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...range of realistic Voices-including guitar, bass, strings, sax, trumpet, drums and percussion, sound effects, and a wide variety of other "standard" keyboard instruments, this example, select the "Flute&Clarinet" category. Q e uick Guid Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices In addition to piano, organ...MAIN display. Try selecting and playing a variety of Voices. PSR-S500 Owner's Manual 17 Look at the highlighted Voice name and rotate the dial. Press the [EXIT] button to return to play it on the keyboard. 1 Select and press the desired Voice category button in sequence...
...range of realistic Voices-including guitar, bass, strings, sax, trumpet, drums and percussion, sound effects, and a wide variety of other "standard" keyboard instruments, this example, select the "Flute&Clarinet" category. Q e uick Guid Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices In addition to piano, organ...MAIN display. Try selecting and playing a variety of Voices. PSR-S500 Owner's Manual 17 Look at the highlighted Voice name and rotate the dial. Press the [EXIT] button to return to play it on the keyboard. 1 Select and press the desired Voice category button in sequence...
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... play in addition to the Main Voice when you can play the keyboard. [DUAL] button is lit 2 Press and hold the [DUAL] button for longer than a second. NOTE • To change the Voice category, press another category button. 18 PSR-S500 Owner's Manual When Dual Voice is turned on or off. The currently...
... play in addition to the Main Voice when you can play the keyboard. [DUAL] button is lit 2 Press and hold the [DUAL] button for longer than a second. NOTE • To change the Voice category, press another category button. 18 PSR-S500 Owner's Manual When Dual Voice is turned on or off. The currently...
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... changed as required (page 59). Try selecting and playing a range of Instrument Voices 4 Select the Voice you want to the left of the keyboard "split point." The currently selected Left Voice will be played to the right of the split point, while the Voice played to the left Voice... this example, select the "003 Marimba" Voice. 5 Play the keyboard. The split point setting can play different Voices from the keys to play keys to the MAIN display. The [LEFT] button turns the left of the split point is lit PSR-S500 Owner's Manual 19 Playing Different Voices with the Left and...
... changed as required (page 59). Try selecting and playing a range of Instrument Voices 4 Select the Voice you want to the left of the keyboard "split point." The currently selected Left Voice will be played to the right of the split point, while the Voice played to the left Voice... this example, select the "003 Marimba" Voice. 5 Play the keyboard. The split point setting can play different Voices from the keys to play keys to the MAIN display. The [LEFT] button turns the left of the split point is lit PSR-S500 Owner's Manual 19 Playing Different Voices with the Left and...
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..." Voice. 5 Play the keyboard. The currently selected category name, Voice number and name will be selected and displayed in the VOICE section. The available Voices will appear. NOTE • To change the Voice category, press another category button. 4 Select the Voice you want to the MAIN display. 20 PSR-S500 Owner's Manual Try...
..." Voice. 5 Play the keyboard. The currently selected category name, Voice number and name will be selected and displayed in the VOICE section. The available Voices will appear. NOTE • To change the Voice category, press another category button. 4 Select the Voice you want to the MAIN display. 20 PSR-S500 Owner's Manual Try...
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.... 2 Turn automatic accompaniment on . PSR-S500 Owner's Manual 23 Auto accompaniment region 3 Turn Sync Start on , the bass and chord accompaniment included in the Style section. When Sync Start is on . Flashes when Sync Start is on . Press the [EXIT] button to return to left of the keyboard split point. Pressing this button...
.... 2 Turn automatic accompaniment on . PSR-S500 Owner's Manual 23 Auto accompaniment region 3 Turn Sync Start on , the bass and chord accompaniment included in the Style section. When Sync Start is on . Flashes when Sync Start is on . Press the [EXIT] button to return to left of the keyboard split point. Pressing this button...
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...C7 C(7b9) C (b13) 7 C(79) () () C(7#11) C(713) C(7#9) C(7b5) () () () () C7aug C7sus4 Csus2 () * Notes enclosed in the accompaniment range of the keyboard. ● How to the left of the split point (default: 54, F#2) become the accompaniment range. the chords will be recognized without them. ● Multi Fingering...fied area of it . The keyboard to the left of the keyboard, and is set as the default for chord playing. (See the "Chord Fingering" section in the Function Setting List on the keyboard. PSR-S500 Owner's Manual 25 Playing Styles Playing Auto...
...C7 C(7b9) C (b13) 7 C(79) () () C(7#11) C(713) C(7#9) C(7b5) () () () () C7aug C7sus4 Csus2 () * Notes enclosed in the accompaniment range of the keyboard. ● How to the left of the split point (default: 54, F#2) become the accompaniment range. the chords will be recognized without them. ● Multi Fingering...fied area of it . The keyboard to the left of the keyboard, and is set as the default for chord playing. (See the "Chord Fingering" section in the Function Setting List on the keyboard. PSR-S500 Owner's Manual 25 Playing Styles Playing Auto...
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or 4 Press the [>/■] button to play the keyboard. Track numbers containing recorded data are indicated with framed rectangles. Multi-track Recording Procedure You can set the recorded user Song number and the parts ... Start recording 3 Stop recording by pressing the [>/■] or [REC] button. Recording Your Own Performance 2 Recording will start when you want to record to. 34 PSR-S500 Owner's Manual
or 4 Press the [>/■] button to play the keyboard. Track numbers containing recorded data are indicated with framed rectangles. Multi-track Recording Procedure You can set the recorded user Song number and the parts ... Start recording 3 Stop recording by pressing the [>/■] or [REC] button. Recording Your Own Performance 2 Recording will start when you want to record to. 34 PSR-S500 Owner's Manual
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... Song The operation is shown in the normal way. You can also start recording by pressing the [>/■] button. or Alternately, if you play the keyboard. You can listen to the previously recorded tracks by pressing the [>/■] or [REC] button. Recording Your Own Performance 3 Recording will start when you press...;ash Memory (see page 76) ◆ Convert the Song data to SMF format and then save to USB flash Memory (see page 77) 36 PSR-S500 Owner's Manual NOTE • Press the [REGIST/TRACK] button a number of the remaining tracks.
... Song The operation is shown in the normal way. You can also start recording by pressing the [>/■] button. or Alternately, if you play the keyboard. You can listen to the previously recorded tracks by pressing the [>/■] or [REC] button. Recording Your Own Performance 3 Recording will start when you press...;ash Memory (see page 76) ◆ Convert the Song data to SMF format and then save to USB flash Memory (see page 77) 36 PSR-S500 Owner's Manual NOTE • Press the [REGIST/TRACK] button a number of the remaining tracks.
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... cannot be cleared. Be sure to save any important data to the internal memory from a computer, simultaneously hold the highest white key on the keyboard and turn the power off. PSR-S500 Owner's Manual 39 The backed up to the internal memory, simultaneously hold the highest white key on the... keyboard and the three highest black keys and then turn the power on by pressing the [STANDBY/ON] switch. The following data items are provided. &#...
... cannot be cleared. Be sure to save any important data to the internal memory from a computer, simultaneously hold the highest white key on the keyboard and turn the power off. PSR-S500 Owner's Manual 39 The backed up to the internal memory, simultaneously hold the highest white key on the... keyboard and the three highest black keys and then turn the power on by pressing the [STANDBY/ON] switch. The following data items are provided. &#...
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... automatically. NOTE • When you press the [HARMONY] button to select a Harmony type. Hold for details, refer to the section below "How to Full Keyboard, the Harmony function is automatically selected. 2 Press and hold the [HARMONY] button for longer than a second NOTE • The Harmony notes can adjust the...type. ● How to sound each Harmony type is on (page 23). • Harmony types 06 to 12 (Trill) Hold down two keys. 44 PSR-S500 Owner's Manual • Harmony types 13 to 19 (Tremolo) Keep holding down the keys. • Harmony types 20 to 05 Press the right-hand ...
... automatically. NOTE • When you press the [HARMONY] button to select a Harmony type. Hold for details, refer to the section below "How to Full Keyboard, the Harmony function is automatically selected. 2 Press and hold the [HARMONY] button for longer than a second NOTE • The Harmony notes can adjust the...type. ● How to sound each Harmony type is on (page 23). • Harmony types 06 to 12 (Trill) Hold down two keys. 44 PSR-S500 Owner's Manual • Harmony types 13 to 19 (Tremolo) Keep holding down the keys. • Harmony types 20 to 05 Press the right-hand ...
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...dial to call up Reverb Type. If you select a Style or Song the optimum reverb type for information about the available Reverb Types. PSR-S500 Owner's Manual 45 Playing with the Effects Changing the Reverb Type Reverb enhances the sound of the Voices with the rich ambience of reverb ... Reverb Type will be displayed. Reverb Type ● Adjusting the Reverb Level You can check the sound of the selected Reverb Type by playing the keyboard. 2 Press the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons as many times as necessary to select a Reverb Type. f r Selected Reverb Type Refer to the Main,...
...dial to call up Reverb Type. If you select a Style or Song the optimum reverb type for information about the available Reverb Types. PSR-S500 Owner's Manual 45 Playing with the Effects Changing the Reverb Type Reverb enhances the sound of the Voices with the rich ambience of reverb ... Reverb Type will be displayed. Reverb Type ● Adjusting the Reverb Level You can check the sound of the selected Reverb Type by playing the keyboard. 2 Press the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons as many times as necessary to select a Reverb Type. f r Selected Reverb Type Refer to the Main,...
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... the keyboard. Chorus Type Selected Chorus Type Refer to the Effect Type List on page 111 for the Voice used is automatically selected. Playing with the Effects Changing the Chorus Type The Chorus effect creates a thick sound that is applied to the Main, Dual, and Left Voices. (See page 71). 46 PSR-S500...
... the keyboard. Chorus Type Selected Chorus Type Refer to the Effect Type List on page 111 for the Voice used is automatically selected. Playing with the Effects Changing the Chorus Type The Chorus effect creates a thick sound that is applied to the Main, Dual, and Left Voices. (See page 71). 46 PSR-S500...
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...you enhance the sound, or completely transform it uses a micro processor to turn the DSP function on page 111 for longer than a second. PSR-S500 Owner's Manual 47 NOTE • For certain Voices, the sustain effect may not sound as expected. The [DSP] button lights indicating that...Repeat function during song playback. 2 Press and hold the [DSP] button for example, the currently playing Voices may not be added to the keyboard Voices. Adding DSP A total of footswitch operation. Playing with the Effects Panel Sustain This function adds sustain to the Main, Dual and Left Voices....
...you enhance the sound, or completely transform it uses a micro processor to turn the DSP function on page 111 for longer than a second. PSR-S500 Owner's Manual 47 NOTE • For certain Voices, the sustain effect may not sound as expected. The [DSP] button lights indicating that...Repeat function during song playback. 2 Press and hold the [DSP] button for example, the currently playing Voices may not be added to the keyboard Voices. Adding DSP A total of footswitch operation. Playing with the Effects Panel Sustain This function adds sustain to the Main, Dual and Left Voices....
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Roll the wheel upward to raise the pitch, or downward to the Left Voice when accompaniment is turned on. 48 PSR-S500 Owner's Manual You can produce remarkably realistic string-bending effects. NOTE • Pitch Bend is not applied to lower the pitch. If you use this feature with the Effects Pitch Bend The pitch bend wheel can be used to add smooth pitch variations to notes you can change the amount of pitch bend produced by the wheel, as the "042 Overdriven" guitar Voice (page 17), you play on the keyboard. Playing with a Voice such as described on page 71.
Roll the wheel upward to raise the pitch, or downward to the Left Voice when accompaniment is turned on. 48 PSR-S500 Owner's Manual You can produce remarkably realistic string-bending effects. NOTE • Pitch Bend is not applied to lower the pitch. If you use this feature with the Effects Pitch Bend The pitch bend wheel can be used to add smooth pitch variations to notes you can change the amount of pitch bend produced by the wheel, as the "042 Overdriven" guitar Voice (page 17), you play on the keyboard. Playing with a Voice such as described on page 71.
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... be adjusted in response to select a Touch Sensitivity setting between 1 and 3. Higher values produce greater (easier) volume variation in three steps (1-3). PSR-S500 Owner's Manual 51 When Touch Response is displayed. The higher the number, the greater the volume variation produced by pressing the [TOUCH] button. ...Using Tap Start You can also set the tempo by pressing the button just twice. To turn Touch Response off ● ● Keyboard Touch Response can change the tempo during Song or Style playback by simply tapping the [TAP TEMPO] button at the required tempo-four...
... be adjusted in response to select a Touch Sensitivity setting between 1 and 3. Higher values produce greater (easier) volume variation in three steps (1-3). PSR-S500 Owner's Manual 51 When Touch Response is displayed. The higher the number, the greater the volume variation produced by pressing the [TOUCH] button. ...Using Tap Start You can also set the tempo by pressing the button just twice. To turn Touch Response off ● ● Keyboard Touch Response can change the tempo during Song or Style playback by simply tapping the [TAP TEMPO] button at the required tempo-four...
