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...to change or modify any hearing loss or ringing in the manual, on this type of your dealer is intended for some reason its useful life is approximately five years. In keeping with both user safe and environmentally friendly. The average life span of this... adapter other than one described in the ears, you , please contact Yamaha directly. Make sure that the battery being charged. If your purchase. Purchase Date 92-BP (bottom) PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL 2 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (...
...to change or modify any hearing loss or ringing in the manual, on this type of your dealer is intended for some reason its useful life is approximately five years. In keeping with both user safe and environmentally friendly. The average life span of this... adapter other than one described in the ears, you , please contact Yamaha directly. Make sure that the battery being charged. If your purchase. Purchase Date 92-BP (bottom) PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL 2 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (...
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... om själva apparaten har stängts av. The wires in the users manual, may void your use the product. 2. FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. Modifications not expressly approved by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA. (FCC DoC) IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM Connecting the ...the FCC, to use of product. See user manual instructions if interference to radio reception is connected to the earth terminal of the FCC Rules. Making sure that your authority, granted by Yamaha-Kemble Music (U.K.) Ltd. (2 wires) PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 3 If the antenna lead-in is marked...
... om själva apparaten har stängts av. The wires in the users manual, may void your use the product. 2. FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. Modifications not expressly approved by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA. (FCC DoC) IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM Connecting the ...the FCC, to use of product. See user manual instructions if interference to radio reception is connected to the earth terminal of the FCC Rules. Making sure that your authority, granted by Yamaha-Kemble Music (U.K.) Ltd. (2 wires) PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 3 If the antenna lead-in is marked...
Owner's Manual
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...Otherwise, the instrument, TV, or radio may fall over . 4 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual (3)-12 1/2 Failure to be malfunctioning, discontinue use the provided screws only.... If you are not using is a sudden loss of sound during the day) to prevent the possibility of panel disfiguration or damage to the product at the minimum level. The instrument contains no user...physical injury to be caused by qualified Yamaha service personnel. Using the wrong adaptor can result ...
...Otherwise, the instrument, TV, or radio may fall over . 4 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual (3)-12 1/2 Failure to be malfunctioning, discontinue use the provided screws only.... If you are not using is a sudden loss of sound during the day) to prevent the possibility of panel disfiguration or damage to the product at the minimum level. The instrument contains no user...physical injury to be caused by qualified Yamaha service personnel. Using the wrong adaptor can result ...
Owner's Manual
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...greater versatility. ■ Save and Recall Panel Settings to Registration Memory Page 77 This convenient function lets you save a 'snapshot' of your original User Songs or custom panel settings (Registration Memory) to a USB Flash Memory device or a computer, then load the data back to play with ...variety. ■ Play Along with Styles Page 23 Want to the instrument as the Song plays. Pages 83 and 94 8 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual Special Features of the PSR-S550 ■ Play a Variety of Instrument Voices Page 17 The instrument voice that sounds when you play the keyboard can be called...
...greater versatility. ■ Save and Recall Panel Settings to Registration Memory Page 77 This convenient function lets you save a 'snapshot' of your original User Songs or custom panel settings (Registration Memory) to a USB Flash Memory device or a computer, then load the data back to play with ...variety. ■ Play Along with Styles Page 23 Want to the instrument as the Song plays. Pages 83 and 94 8 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual Special Features of the PSR-S550 ■ Play a Variety of Instrument Voices Page 17 The instrument voice that sounds when you play the keyboard can be called...
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... 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 the Entire Keyboard 63 Creating Original Styles (Style Creator) 64 Style Structure 64 Main...Memory 83 Using USB Flash Memory 83 Formatting USB Flash Memory 84 Saving the Registration Data 85 Saving a User Song or User Style 86 Loading Registration Files, Style Files, Song Files or MDB Files 87 Deleting Data from USB ...125 MIDI Implementation Chart 132 MIDI Data Format 134 Specifications 135 Index 136 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 9
... 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 the Entire Keyboard 63 Creating Original Styles (Style Creator) 64 Style Structure 64 Main...Memory 83 Using USB Flash Memory 83 Formatting USB Flash Memory 84 Saving the Registration Data 85 Saving a User Song or User Style 86 Loading Registration Files, Style Files, Song Files or MDB Files 87 Deleting Data from USB ...125 MIDI Implementation Chart 132 MIDI Data Format 134 Specifications 135 Index 136 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 9
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...[METRONOME] button page 49 !3 [TAP TEMPO] button page 51 !4 TEMPO [+] and [-] buttons page 49 !5 [REGIST/PART [MIXER]] button ..... pages 22, 41 14 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual !0 SONG CONTROL [r] button page 28 [f] button page 28 [A B] button page 73 [ ] button page 28 [>/■] button pages 28, 41 !1 TRANSPOSE [+] and ... @2 [+/YES] and [-/NO] buttons page 41 pages 16, 40 e [DEMO] button page 16 r [SONG MODE] button page 27 t SONG [PRESET], [USER] buttons .......... page 27 [SCORE] button page 30 [LYRICS] button page 31 y [USB] button page 27 u [REC] button page 33 i STYLE page 22...
...[METRONOME] button page 49 !3 [TAP TEMPO] button page 51 !4 TEMPO [+] and [-] buttons page 49 !5 [REGIST/PART [MIXER]] button ..... pages 22, 41 14 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual !0 SONG CONTROL [r] button page 28 [f] button page 28 [A B] button page 73 [ ] button page 28 [>/■] button pages 28, 41 !1 TRANSPOSE [+] and ... @2 [+/YES] and [-/NO] buttons page 41 pages 16, 40 e [DEMO] button page 16 r [SONG MODE] button page 27 t SONG [PRESET], [USER] buttons .......... page 27 [SCORE] button page 30 [LYRICS] button page 31 y [USB] button page 27 u [REC] button page 33 i STYLE page 22...
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... by listening to just the basic rhythm. Style selection display Your created Styles are stored to the [USER] button. 2 Select the Style you play . To stop playback, press the [START/STOP] button again. 22 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual The rhythm part is played using percussion instruments only. 1 Select and press the desired Style category...
... by listening to just the basic rhythm. Style selection display Your created Styles are stored to the [USER] button. 2 Select the Style you play . To stop playback, press the [START/STOP] button again. 22 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual The rhythm part is played using percussion instruments only. 1 Select and press the desired Style category...
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... is enabled, the button is lit. Use the dial to select the Song you want to listen to. [PRESET] : Nine preset Songs are available here. [USER] : This contains your recorded Songs and Songs loaded from USB flash memory/computer. [USB] : This contains USB Songs when a USB flash memory ... to the USB TO DEVICE terminal. The Song selection display will be shown as long as you've saved the data to . Currently selected Song PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 27 The file name in the Song mode, the [SONG MODE] button is not lit. 2 Select a Song. Song (Score) (Lyrics) Listen See ...
... is enabled, the button is lit. Use the dial to select the Song you want to listen to. [PRESET] : Nine preset Songs are available here. [USER] : This contains your recorded Songs and Songs loaded from USB flash memory/computer. [USB] : This contains USB Songs when a USB flash memory ... to the USB TO DEVICE terminal. The Song selection display will be shown as long as you've saved the data to . Currently selected Song PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 27 The file name in the Song mode, the [SONG MODE] button is not lit. 2 Select a Song. Song (Score) (Lyrics) Listen See ...
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FF Press the fast forward button to rapidly skip ahead to pause playback. 28 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual Saint-Saëns) 6 Latin (Original) 7 Arabic (Original) 8 Bhangra (Original) 9 Wu Lin Hun (Original) User Songs (Songs you fast forward [f], rewind [r], and pause [ ] playback of the Song. PAUSE Press the pause ...button to an earlier point in the Song. You can stop playback at any time by pressing the [>/■] button again. Using Songs PRESET USER USB Built-in a USB flash memory connected to the instrument (pages 87, 89) 3 Listen to the Song. REW Press the...
FF Press the fast forward button to rapidly skip ahead to pause playback. 28 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual Saint-Saëns) 6 Latin (Original) 7 Arabic (Original) 8 Bhangra (Original) 9 Wu Lin Hun (Original) User Songs (Songs you fast forward [f], rewind [r], and pause [ ] playback of the Song. PAUSE Press the pause ...button to an earlier point in the Song. You can stop playback at any time by pressing the [>/■] button again. Using Songs PRESET USER USB Built-in a USB flash memory connected to the instrument (pages 87, 89) 3 Listen to the Song. REW Press the...
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...USB Song from a computer. User Songs cannot be used to store user Songs and loaded Song files transferred from storage to the loaded Song area of the internal memory, and vice versa. Your own performance Song Storage location. PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 29 Using Songs Types of Songs... The following four types of Songs can be directly transferred to playback. User Songs (001-005) Song User Songs (loaded Songs) (006-) Song USB Songs Song Save/Load...
...USB Song from a computer. User Songs cannot be used to store user Songs and loaded Song files transferred from storage to the loaded Song area of the internal memory, and vice versa. Your own performance Song Storage location. PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 29 Using Songs Types of Songs... The following four types of Songs can be directly transferred to playback. User Songs (001-005) Song User Songs (loaded Songs) (006-) Song USB Songs Song Save/Load...
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... chord data, the lyrics and chords will be recorded as melody tracks. NOTE • Up to approximately 30,000 notes can be recorded as user Songs 001 through 005. Also the track numbers containing recorded data are set the Dual Voice to Track 2, and so on. (When the Quick...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 This is unlit. Q e uick Guid Recording Your Own Performance You can record up to five of your performance step-bystep to ...
... chord data, the lyrics and chords will be recorded as melody tracks. NOTE • Up to approximately 30,000 notes can be recorded as user Songs 001 through 005. Also the track numbers containing recorded data are set the Dual Voice to Track 2, and so on. (When the Quick...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 This is unlit. Q e uick Guid Recording Your Own Performance You can record up to five of your performance step-bystep to ...
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PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 33 NOTE • You can easily start recording your performance by simply pressing the [REC] button ...8 Track 9 Track 16 Main Left Voice Voice part part Other parts Style Quick Recording Procedure You can manually select the recorded user Song number if you select it before pressing the [REC] button. • Change the Style or Tempo if ...necessary. The User Song number for recording will be selected automatically. In this case, the track number and part number of ...
PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 33 NOTE • You can easily start recording your performance by simply pressing the [REC] button ...8 Track 9 Track 16 Main Left Voice Voice part part Other parts Style Quick Recording Procedure You can manually select the recorded user Song number if you select it before pressing the [REC] button. • Change the Style or Tempo if ...necessary. The User Song number for recording will be selected automatically. In this case, the track number and part number of ...
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... framed rectangles. or 4 Press the [>/■] button to . 34 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual Multi-track Recording Procedure You can set the recorded user Song number and the parts for tracks individually. 1 From the MAIN display press the [USER] button, then use the dial to select the user Song number (001-005) you play back the recording...
... framed rectangles. or 4 Press the [>/■] button to . 34 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual Multi-track Recording Procedure You can set the recorded user Song number and the parts for tracks individually. 1 From the MAIN display press the [USER] button, then use the dial to select the user Song number (001-005) you play back the recording...
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...also be recorded The following way. 1 Confirm that for Preset Songs (see page 27). 1 Press the [USER] button. 2 The current Song number/name will be highlighted-use the dial to select the user Song (001 to 005) you want to play. 3 Press the [>/■] button. ◆ Save to USB ... cleared in the following data is recorded before the beginning of the Song. The clear-in-progress message will appear briefly on page 38. PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 37 NOTE • If you want to clear a single, specified track, refer to clear the Song. Recording Your Own Performance 6 ...
...also be recorded The following way. 1 Confirm that for Preset Songs (see page 27). 1 Press the [USER] button. 2 The current Song number/name will be highlighted-use the dial to select the user Song (001 to 005) you want to play. 3 Press the [>/■] button. ◆ Save to USB ... cleared in the following data is recorded before the beginning of the Song. The clear-in-progress message will appear briefly on page 38. PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 37 NOTE • If you want to clear a single, specified track, refer to clear the Song. Recording Your Own Performance 6 ...
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...a second. NOTE • To execute the Track Clear function press the [+/YES] button. to "TR 1-8" to cancel the Track Clear operation. 38 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual Press [-/NO] to "TR 9-16". A confirmation message will appear briefly on the display while the track is being cleared. Recording ... This function lets you delete a specified track from "REGIST." The clear-in order from a User Song. 1 From the MAIN display select the User Song (001 to 005) you want to clear, then press the [EXIT] button. 2 Press the [REGIST/PART [MIXER]] button a number of the ...
...a second. NOTE • To execute the Track Clear function press the [+/YES] button. to "TR 1-8" to cancel the Track Clear operation. 38 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual Press [-/NO] to "TR 9-16". A confirmation message will appear briefly on the display while the track is being cleared. Recording ... This function lets you delete a specified track from "REGIST." The clear-in order from a User Song. 1 From the MAIN display select the User Song (001 to 005) you want to clear, then press the [EXIT] button. 2 Press the [REGIST/PART [MIXER]] button a number of the ...
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...internal memory even if you turn the power off. CAUTION • When you execute the Clear operation, User Song, User Style or User MDB you have purchased will be cleared. To recall the default settings and data, use the Function ...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 this operation. The backed up data will also be erased and the default values ...and then turn the power on by pressing the [STANDBY/ ON] switch. PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 39
...internal memory even if you turn the power off. CAUTION • When you execute the Clear operation, User Song, User Style or User MDB you have purchased will be cleared. To recall the default settings and data, use the Function ...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 this operation. The backed up data will also be erased and the default values ...and then turn the power on by pressing the [STANDBY/ ON] switch. PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 39
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... transfer procedure. By making the settings described below, chord detection for Style accompaniment occurs over the entire keyboard. Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions User Style This instrument features 11 internal Style categories, but it is necessary to first either detected only to "Transferring Data Between the ... described two methods of the keyboard Split Point or over the entire range of the keyboard, allowing for longer than a second PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 63 You can be detected. 1 Press the [ACMP] button for even more dynamic Style performance.
... transfer procedure. By making the settings described below, chord detection for Style accompaniment occurs over the entire keyboard. Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions User Style This instrument features 11 internal Style categories, but it is necessary to first either detected only to "Transferring Data Between the ... described two methods of the keyboard Split Point or over the entire range of the keyboard, allowing for longer than a second PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 63 You can be detected. 1 Press the [ACMP] button for even more dynamic Style performance.
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... to make more memory available. ● Adjust individual track volumes before proceeding with step 3. 66 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual If you are creating a Style from scratch, go on the instrument to exit from the User Styles. If you are creating a Style by using a specified Style (step 2), press... Set the desired measures and beats, and then record the Style for each Part and for each section. 6 Save the recorded Style data to a User Style. 7 Press [EXIT] to save the data, an appropriate message will appear in the display. If you are creating a Style from scratch,...
... to make more memory available. ● Adjust individual track volumes before proceeding with step 3. 66 PSR-S550 Owner's Manual If you are creating a Style from scratch, go on the instrument to exit from the User Styles. If you are creating a Style by using a specified Style (step 2), press... Set the desired measures and beats, and then record the Style for each Part and for each section. 6 Save the recorded Style data to a User Style. 7 Press [EXIT] to save the data, an appropriate message will appear in the display. If you are creating a Style from scratch,...
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... 1 Confirm that already contains data, an "Overwrite?" NOTE • If you select a User Style Number that USB flash memory is not con- PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 71 Creating Original Styles (Style Creator) Saving the data Saving the recorded data 1 Press the CATEGORY[] button repeat- If you want to delete the fi...
... 1 Confirm that already contains data, an "Overwrite?" NOTE • If you select a User Style Number that USB flash memory is not con- PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 71 Creating Original Styles (Style Creator) Saving the data Saving the recorded data 1 Press the CATEGORY[] button repeat- If you want to delete the fi...
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... setups each). The button corresponding to the registration memory during Song play- tains data, the previous data is shown on the display. PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 77 R e eferenc Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings This instrument has a Registration Memory feature that already con- NOTE • You can... of individual memory buttons for easy recall whenever they're needed. Up to the Registration Memory 1 Set the panel controls as a user file (see page 85). CAUTION • If you select a Registration Memory number that lets you save your favorite settings for...
... setups each). The button corresponding to the registration memory during Song play- tains data, the previous data is shown on the display. PSR-S550 Owner's Manual 77 R e eferenc Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings This instrument has a Registration Memory feature that already con- NOTE • You can... of individual memory buttons for easy recall whenever they're needed. Up to the Registration Memory 1 Set the panel controls as a user file (see page 85). CAUTION • If you select a Registration Memory number that lets you save your favorite settings for...