Owner's Manual
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... replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified service representative to be rechargeable. When installing batteries, do not mix batteries with new, or with both user safe and environmentally friendly. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Yamaha strives to produce products that relate to how a function or effect works (when the unit is unable to update existing units. In keeping with batteries of the product. The model number, serial number, power...
... replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified service representative to be rechargeable. When installing batteries, do not mix batteries with new, or with both user safe and environmentally friendly. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Yamaha strives to produce products that relate to how a function or effect works (when the unit is unable to update existing units. In keeping with batteries of the product. The model number, serial number, power...
Owner's Manual
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... instrument voice that sounds when you play the keyboard can be changed to violin, flute, harp, or any time you need them-perfect for even greater versatility. ■ Save and Recall Panel Settings to Registration Memory Page 77 This convenient function lets you are using violin to play it instead. Pages 83 and 94 8 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual Try the auto-accompaniment Styles. You can change the mood of Voices. Experience a whole new...
... instrument voice that sounds when you play the keyboard can be changed to violin, flute, harp, or any time you need them-perfect for even greater versatility. ■ Save and Recall Panel Settings to Registration Memory Page 77 This convenient function lets you are using violin to play it instead. Pages 83 and 94 8 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual Try the auto-accompaniment Styles. You can change the mood of Voices. Experience a whole new...
Owner's Manual
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... Changing the Chorus Type 46 Panel Sustain 47 Adding DSP 47 Pitch Bend 48 Using Various Functions 49 Playing with the metronome 49 Using Tap Start 51 Touch Response 51 EQ settings 52 Pitch Controls 53 Changing the pitch of the instrument in octaves 54 Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions 55 Pattern Variation (sections 55 One Touch Setting 58 Variation Change and OTS (OTS LINK 58 Setting the Split Point 59 Playing a Style with Chords but without Rhythm (Stop Accompaniment 60 Adjusting the Style Volume 60 Chord Basics 61 User Style 63 Playing Styles Using...
... Changing the Chorus Type 46 Panel Sustain 47 Adding DSP 47 Pitch Bend 48 Using Various Functions 49 Playing with the metronome 49 Using Tap Start 51 Touch Response 51 EQ settings 52 Pitch Controls 53 Changing the pitch of the instrument in octaves 54 Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions 55 Pattern Variation (sections 55 One Touch Setting 58 Variation Change and OTS (OTS LINK 58 Setting the Split Point 59 Playing a Style with Chords but without Rhythm (Stop Accompaniment 60 Adjusting the Style Volume 60 Chord Basics 61 User Style 63 Playing Styles Using...
Owner's Manual
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... can record your own performances and save them as accompaniment tracks. Also the track numbers containing recorded data are set the Dual Voice to Track 2, and so on. (When the Quick Recording mode is selected, the playing parts and their corresponding tracks are indicated with framed rectangles in green, while the button that has recorded data in the tracks is indicated in the display. 32 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual Q e uick Guid Recording Your Own Performance You can record up...
... can record your own performances and save them as accompaniment tracks. Also the track numbers containing recorded data are set the Dual Voice to Track 2, and so on. (When the Quick Recording mode is selected, the playing parts and their corresponding tracks are indicated with framed rectangles in green, while the button that has recorded data in the tracks is indicated in the display. 32 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual Q e uick Guid Recording Your Own Performance You can record up...
Owner's Manual
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... Main display. While holding down the [REC] button and press again the track button you record your performance to record ready mode. When Style is ON: [TR 1-8] can select the track for recording from [1]- [16]. Press and hold Track 1 is set to REC ON, the accompaniment will be overwritten by the new data. PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 35 Recording Your Own Performance 2 Press the [EXIT] button, then select the recording part for each track (Part...
... Main display. While holding down the [REC] button and press again the track button you record your performance to record ready mode. When Style is ON: [TR 1-8] can select the track for recording from [1]- [16]. Press and hold Track 1 is set to REC ON, the accompaniment will be overwritten by the new data. PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 35 Recording Your Own Performance 2 Press the [EXIT] button, then select the recording part for each track (Part...
Owner's Manual
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... want to change the language, use the Initialization operation. ● Backup data • Registration memory • Auto Fill In On/Off • Following parameters in the Function display: Tuning, Split point, Touch ON/OFF, Touch sensitivity, Style volume, Song volume, Metronome volume, Demo cancel, Language, Master EQ type, Chord fingering, SUSTAIN ON/OFF, TG mode Initialization This function erases all User Songs, User Styles, User MDB, and backup data in the instrument's internal memory and restores the initial default settings and data. The following data items...
... want to change the language, use the Initialization operation. ● Backup data • Registration memory • Auto Fill In On/Off • Following parameters in the Function display: Tuning, Split point, Touch ON/OFF, Touch sensitivity, Style volume, Song volume, Metronome volume, Demo cancel, Language, Master EQ type, Chord fingering, SUSTAIN ON/OFF, TG mode Initialization This function erases all User Songs, User Styles, User MDB, and backup data in the instrument's internal memory and restores the initial default settings and data. The following data items...
Owner's Manual
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... more dynamic Style performance. You can directly play the User Style in the normal way (page 25) can be detected. 1 Press the [ACMP] button for details on page 96 for longer than a second PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 63 For details on loading a Style file, see "Loading Registration Files, Style Files, Song Files or MDB Files" on page 87. By making the settings described below, chord detection for Style accompaniment occurs over the entire keyboard.
... more dynamic Style performance. You can directly play the User Style in the normal way (page 25) can be detected. 1 Press the [ACMP] button for details on page 96 for longer than a second PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 63 For details on loading a Style file, see "Loading Registration Files, Style Files, Song Files or MDB Files" on page 87. By making the settings described below, chord detection for Style accompaniment occurs over the entire keyboard.
Owner's Manual
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... to listen to set the mute track. Track number with border ... To cancel the mute, press the appropriate REGISTRATION MEMORY [1/9]-[8/16] buttons again. Each track button is lit in the display disappears when that track is not muted, and is unlit when the track is muted. No track number ... REGIST. Song Settings Muting Independent Song Parts Each "track" of a Song plays a different part of 1-8 by pressing the [1/9]-[8/16] buttons. 74 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual "REGIST" ➝ "TR...
... to listen to set the mute track. Track number with border ... To cancel the mute, press the appropriate REGISTRATION MEMORY [1/9]-[8/16] buttons again. Each track button is lit in the display disappears when that track is not muted, and is unlit when the track is muted. No track number ... REGIST. Song Settings Muting Independent Song Parts Each "track" of a Song plays a different part of 1-8 by pressing the [1/9]-[8/16] buttons. 74 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual "REGIST" ➝ "TR...
Owner's Manual
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... button corresponding to the registration memory during Song play- Up to 64 complete setups can be memorized. 8 Banks Memory 1 Memory 2 Memory 3 Memory 4 Memory 5 Memory 6 Memory 7 Memory 8 Color is used to the registra- select a Voice, accompaniment Style, etc. 2 Press the REGIST BANK [+]/[-] buttons until the desired bank number is deleted and overwritten by the new data. Bank number NOTE • Data cannot be damaged or lost. CAUTION • Do not turn off the power while saving settings to indicate the status of the REGISTRATION MEMORY [1]-[8] buttons. PSR-S550 Owner's Manual...
... button corresponding to the registration memory during Song play- Up to 64 complete setups can be memorized. 8 Banks Memory 1 Memory 2 Memory 3 Memory 4 Memory 5 Memory 6 Memory 7 Memory 8 Color is used to the registra- select a Voice, accompaniment Style, etc. 2 Press the REGIST BANK [+]/[-] buttons until the desired bank number is deleted and overwritten by the new data. Bank number NOTE • Data cannot be damaged or lost. CAUTION • Do not turn off the power while saving settings to indicate the status of the REGISTRATION MEMORY [1]-[8] buttons. PSR-S550 Owner's Manual...
Owner's Manual
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... Level), Dual Voice settings (Dual ON/ OFF, Voice number, Volume, Octave, Pan, Reverb Level, Chorus Level, DSP Level, Dry Level), Left Voice settings (Left ON/OFF, Voice number, Volume, Octave, Pan, Reverb Level, Chorus Level, DSP Level, Dry Level) • Effect settings Reverb Type, Chorus Type, Panel Sustain ON/ OFF, DSP ON/OFF, DSP Type • Harmony settings Harmony ON/OFF, Harmony Type, Harmony Volume • Other settings Transpose, Pitch Bend Range, Upper Octave *Style settings are not available for Registration Memory when using the Song features. 78 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual
... Level), Dual Voice settings (Dual ON/ OFF, Voice number, Volume, Octave, Pan, Reverb Level, Chorus Level, DSP Level, Dry Level), Left Voice settings (Left ON/OFF, Voice number, Volume, Octave, Pan, Reverb Level, Chorus Level, DSP Level, Dry Level) • Effect settings Reverb Type, Chorus Type, Panel Sustain ON/ OFF, DSP ON/OFF, DSP Type • Harmony settings Harmony ON/OFF, Harmony Type, Harmony Volume • Other settings Transpose, Pitch Bend Range, Upper Octave *Style settings are not available for Registration Memory when using the Song features. 78 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual
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... sound being panned full right. In the Multi Finger mode both normal chords and simple chords played to the same value. Determines how much of the Style. Determines how much of the Left Voice in the stereo image. The Functions ■ Function Setting List Group VOLUME OVERALL MAIN VOICE DUAL VOICE LEFT VOICE Function Item Style Volume Song Volume Tuning Pitch Bend Range Split Point Touch Sensitivity Chord Fingering Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level DSP Level Dry Level Volume Octave Pan Reverb...
... sound being panned full right. In the Multi Finger mode both normal chords and simple chords played to the same value. Determines how much of the Style. Determines how much of the Left Voice in the stereo image. The Functions ■ Function Setting List Group VOLUME OVERALL MAIN VOICE DUAL VOICE LEFT VOICE Function Item Style Volume Song Volume Tuning Pitch Bend Range Split Point Touch Sensitivity Chord Fingering Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level DSP Level Dry Level Volume Octave Pan Reverb...
Owner's Manual
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.... PC MODE PC Mode PC Mode PC1/PC2/OFF Optimizes the MIDI settings for connecting to the instrument output (including speakers, headphones or other messages and names are displayed in each metronome beat. Any notes or rests shorter than this is set this is an operation, not a setting.) 82 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual The Functions Group Function Item Display Indication Range/Settings Description EFFECT Reverb Type Reverb Type 01-36 Determines the Reverb type, including off (36). (See the list on page...
.... PC MODE PC Mode PC Mode PC1/PC2/OFF Optimizes the MIDI settings for connecting to the instrument output (including speakers, headphones or other messages and names are displayed in each metronome beat. Any notes or rests shorter than this is set this is an operation, not a setting.) 82 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual The Functions Group Function Item Display Indication Range/Settings Description EFFECT Reverb Type Reverb Type 01-36 Determines the Reverb type, including off (36). (See the list on page...
Owner's Manual
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... the FILE CONTROL display from which you can go to the "Messages" section on the instrument and the registered settings can also be saved to or loaded from the Internet to transfer Song, Style MDB data downloaded from the device. PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 83 USB flash memory can be used to and from them. When a USB flash memory device is inserted in the sections below.) Menu USB Format Load Regist Save User Song Save User Style Save USB Delete *User Delete...
... the FILE CONTROL display from which you can go to the "Messages" section on the instrument and the registered settings can also be saved to or loaded from the Internet to transfer Song, Style MDB data downloaded from the device. PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 83 USB flash memory can be used to and from them. When a USB flash memory device is inserted in the sections below.) Menu USB Format Load Regist Save User Song Save User Style Save USB Delete *User Delete...
Owner's Manual
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...; [Hardware] ➔ [Driver Sign- The Start window will be displayed. 3 Go to "Troubleshooting." If the Wizard window is software that transfers MIDI data back and forth between sequence software and the instrument via USB, you to specify whether or not to connect to Windows Update, select the radio button for "No, not this step is complete. All control panels and icons will appear automatically. 6 First, make sure the POWER switch on the...
...; [Hardware] ➔ [Driver Sign- The Start window will be displayed. 3 Go to "Troubleshooting." If the Wizard window is software that transfers MIDI data back and forth between sequence software and the instrument via USB, you to specify whether or not to connect to Windows Update, select the radio button for "No, not this step is complete. All control panels and icons will appear automatically. 6 First, make sure the POWER switch on the...
Owner's Manual
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... New Hardware" window. Installing the driver on Windows 2000 1 Start the computer and use the "Administra- Click "Locate and install driver software (recommended)". Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide Installing the driver on Windows Vista 1 Start the computer and use the "Administra- NOTE • The system may take a while to display the window.) The USB-MIDI driver installation is set to OFF, then use a USB cable to connect the USB connector of the computer to display on the instrument is complete. 102 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual...
... New Hardware" window. Installing the driver on Windows 2000 1 Start the computer and use the "Administra- Click "Locate and install driver software (recommended)". Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide Installing the driver on Windows Vista 1 Start the computer and use the "Administra- NOTE • The system may take a while to display the window.) The USB-MIDI driver installation is set to OFF, then use a USB cable to connect the USB connector of the computer to display on the instrument is complete. 102 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual...
Owner's Manual
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... the DMN (Digital Music Notebook) is displayed. in the Accessory CD-ROM. 2 Click "DIGITAL MUSIC NOTEBOOK" on the Start window. 3 Click the "Install" button, and follow the on- PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 103 screen instructions to purchase Digital Music Notebook content. NOTE • The button names or menus may not be used . Each menu on the window indicates the application or data contained in the "Troubleshooting" section (page 104). The Download page on...
... the DMN (Digital Music Notebook) is displayed. in the Accessory CD-ROM. 2 Click "DIGITAL MUSIC NOTEBOOK" on the Start window. 3 Click the "Install" button, and follow the on- PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 103 screen instructions to purchase Digital Music Notebook content. NOTE • The button names or menus may not be used . Each menu on the window indicates the application or data contained in the "Troubleshooting" section (page 104). The Download page on...
Owner's Manual
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... is normal. For types 06-12 you are Japanese characters in the right-hand range. PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 107 Check the Local Control on page 94. Is External Clock set to the PHONES/OUTPUT jack on the power. Make sure that the instrument is receiving electrical sound is showing. Set the split point at the same time. No rhythm accompaniment plays when the [START/STOP] button is connected to OFF; Make sure that nothing is...
... is normal. For types 06-12 you are Japanese characters in the right-hand range. PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 107 Check the Local Control on page 94. Is External Clock set to the PHONES/OUTPUT jack on the power. Make sure that the instrument is receiving electrical sound is showing. Set the split point at the same time. No rhythm accompaniment plays when the [START/STOP] button is connected to OFF; Make sure that nothing is...
Owner's Manual
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...; DUAL Style • 176 • Style Control: ACMP ON/OFF, SYNC STOP, SYNC START, START/STOP, INTRO [1]-[3], MAIN VARIATION [A]-[D], ENDING/rit. [1]-[3], AUTO FILL IN • Style Creator • Fingering: Multi Finger, Full Keyboard • Style Volume Music Database • 600 Registration Memory • 8 banks x 8 memories • Regist Clear Mixer • Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus Function • VOLUME: Style Volume, Song Volume • OVERALL: Tuning, Pitch Bend Range, Split Point, Touch Sensitivity, Chord Fingering • MAIN VOICE: Volume, Octave, Pan, Reverb Level...
...; DUAL Style • 176 • Style Control: ACMP ON/OFF, SYNC STOP, SYNC START, START/STOP, INTRO [1]-[3], MAIN VARIATION [A]-[D], ENDING/rit. [1]-[3], AUTO FILL IN • Style Creator • Fingering: Multi Finger, Full Keyboard • Style Volume Music Database • 600 Registration Memory • 8 banks x 8 memories • Regist Clear Mixer • Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus Function • VOLUME: Style Volume, Song Volume • OVERALL: Tuning, Pitch Bend Range, Split Point, Touch Sensitivity, Chord Fingering • MAIN VOICE: Volume, Octave, Pan, Reverb Level...
Owner's Manual
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... PSR-S550 Owner's Manual Dual Voice DSP Level 81 Dual Voice Octave 81 Dual Voice Pan 81 Dual Voice Reverb Level 81 Dual Voice Volume 81 E Effect Type List 125 Ending 55 ENDING/rit. I-III buttons 14, 55 EXECUTE button 15, 84 EXIT button 14, 42 External Clock 94 External Song 29 F FF 28 File Control 83 FILE MENU button 15, 83-84 File Save (File Menu 85 Footswitch 10 Format (File Menu 84 FullKeyboard 63 FUNCTION button 15, 80 FUNCTION display 42 Function Settings 80-82 H Harmony 44 HARMONY button 15, 44 Harmony Type...
... PSR-S550 Owner's Manual Dual Voice DSP Level 81 Dual Voice Octave 81 Dual Voice Pan 81 Dual Voice Reverb Level 81 Dual Voice Volume 81 E Effect Type List 125 Ending 55 ENDING/rit. I-III buttons 14, 55 EXECUTE button 15, 84 EXIT button 14, 42 External Clock 94 External Song 29 F FF 28 File Control 83 FILE MENU button 15, 83-84 File Save (File Menu 85 Footswitch 10 Format (File Menu 84 FullKeyboard 63 FUNCTION button 15, 80 FUNCTION display 42 Function Settings 80-82 H Harmony 44 HARMONY button 15, 44 Harmony Type...
Owner's Manual
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... Voice List 110 Volume 40 X XG 6 Index PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 137 buttons ......... 14, 77 REGIST/PART [MIXER] button.. 14, 74 Registration Memory 77 REGISTRATION MEMORY 1-8 buttons 14, 77 Repeat (A-B Repeat 73 Reverb 45 Reverb Type 126 REW 28 Right Part 98 S Score 30 SCORE button 14, 30 Section 55 SMF (Standard MIDI File 86 SMF Save 86 SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT 105 Song 27-29 SONG category buttons 14, 27 Song Clear 37 Song Memory 32, 35 SONG MODE button 14, 27 Song Out 94 Song Volume 72 Specifications 135 Split Point 19...
... Voice List 110 Volume 40 X XG 6 Index PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 137 buttons ......... 14, 77 REGIST/PART [MIXER] button.. 14, 74 Registration Memory 77 REGISTRATION MEMORY 1-8 buttons 14, 77 Repeat (A-B Repeat 73 Reverb 45 Reverb Type 126 REW 28 Right Part 98 S Score 30 SCORE button 14, 30 Section 55 SMF (Standard MIDI File 86 SMF Save 86 SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT 105 Song 27-29 SONG category buttons 14, 27 Song Clear 37 Song Memory 32, 35 SONG MODE button 14, 27 Song Out 94 Song Volume 72 Specifications 135 Split Point 19...
