Owner's Manual
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... model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are therefore the owners responsibility. SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: The information contained in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. IMPORTANT: The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before requesting service. We sincerely believe that contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified service representative to disassemble, or incinerate any power supply or adapter...
... model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are therefore the owners responsibility. SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: The information contained in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. IMPORTANT: The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before requesting service. We sincerely believe that contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified service representative to disassemble, or incinerate any power supply or adapter...
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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... 106 styles (rhythm and accompaniment patterns). (→ Page 32) • The One Touch Setting feature lets you instantly call up a song part-by-part and track-by-track, use the Multi Track Recording method. (→ Page 82) * You can also "fine tune" the recorded song data with a huge variety of musical instrument voices. (→ Page 26) There are two different types of voices: panel voices (the original PSR-540voices) and XG voices. * The PSR-540 features 215 panel voices, 12 drum...
... 106 styles (rhythm and accompaniment patterns). (→ Page 32) • The One Touch Setting feature lets you instantly call up a song part-by-part and track-by-track, use the Multi Track Recording method. (→ Page 82) * You can also "fine tune" the recorded song data with a huge variety of musical instrument voices. (→ Page 26) There are two different types of voices: panel voices (the original PSR-540voices) and XG voices. * The PSR-540 features 215 panel voices, 12 drum...
Owner's Manual
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... as User songs, User styles, User Multi Pads, Registration Memory, etc.) to floppy disk for future recall. (→ Page 57) MIDI • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a new Yamaha MIDI specification which uses a unique conversion system to instantly configure the PSR-540 for your important original data (such as a concert hall or a night club. (→ Page 46) * Chorus enriches the voices by making them sound warmer and thicker - The PSR-540 uses the SFF...
... as User songs, User styles, User Multi Pads, Registration Memory, etc.) to floppy disk for future recall. (→ Page 57) MIDI • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a new Yamaha MIDI specification which uses a unique conversion system to instantly configure the PSR-540 for your important original data (such as a concert hall or a night club. (→ Page 46) * Chorus enriches the voices by making them sound warmer and thicker - The PSR-540 uses the SFF...
Owner's Manual
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... plugged in here for data backup. • The floppy disk drive, in particular, uses a large amount of head phones is important to use it is plugged into this jack can be considered an auxiliary power source for private practice or late-night playing. Setting Up Connecting a footswitch s FOOT SWITCH jack The sustain function lets you produce a natural sustain as song recording/playback or data load/save. Doing so may result in internal memory including user styles, user pads, registration memory...
... plugged in here for data backup. • The floppy disk drive, in particular, uses a large amount of head phones is important to use it is plugged into this jack can be considered an auxiliary power source for private practice or late-night playing. Setting Up Connecting a footswitch s FOOT SWITCH jack The sustain function lets you produce a natural sustain as song recording/playback or data load/save. Doing so may result in internal memory including user styles, user pads, registration memory...
Owner's Manual
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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 Template MIDI template vselection 112 Load OK Loading the selected MIDI template setting 112 Transmit Ch MIDI transmit channel setting 114 ...
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 Template MIDI template vselection 112 Load OK Loading the selected MIDI template setting 112 Transmit Ch MIDI transmit channel setting 114 ...
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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... your left hand, the auto accompaniment starts. Each has been specially programmed to start playing in a desired style with all the appropriate sounds - Simply pressing one of the [ONE TOUCH SETTING] buttons lets you instantly reconfigure all relevant settings, conveniently allowing you to match the selected style; For this example, play a chord with your original settings anytime, save them using the Registration Memory function (page 54). • When a User style (number 107-109) is...
... your left hand, the auto accompaniment starts. Each has been specially programmed to start playing in a desired style with all the appropriate sounds - Simply pressing one of the [ONE TOUCH SETTING] buttons lets you instantly reconfigure all relevant settings, conveniently allowing you to match the selected style; For this example, play a chord with your original settings anytime, save them using the Registration Memory function (page 54). • When a User style (number 107-109) is...
Owner's Manual
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... factory) are installed or an AC adaptor is turned off page 43 • Reverb setting page 46 • Chorus setting page 48 • Material recorded data is retained in memory even when the STANDBY switch is connected (page 135). Registration Memory data can be recalled instatly during your own data library (page 60). voice, style, auto accompaniment and effect settings, just to 128 complete control-panel setups (32 banks, 4 setups each) that you save important data to floppy disk...
... factory) are installed or an AC adaptor is turned off page 43 • Reverb setting page 46 • Chorus setting page 48 • Material recorded data is retained in memory even when the STANDBY switch is connected (page 135). Registration Memory data can be recalled instatly during your own data library (page 60). voice, style, auto accompaniment and effect settings, just to 128 complete control-panel setups (32 banks, 4 setups each) that you save important data to floppy disk...
Owner's Manual
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... Yamaha's DOC format. q The PSR-540 is compatible with the PSR-540 is a disk drive. You can play back song files collected on these functions can play back songs using the voices defined in the GM standard. q The PSR-540 is capable of playing back songs contained on the included sample disk, as well as saving and loading of User styles (page 96), User pads (page 92) and Registration Memory data (page 54). q The PSR-540 features special User style, User pad and Registration Memory functions. User Style User Pad Registration Memory Save Save...
... Yamaha's DOC format. q The PSR-540 is compatible with the PSR-540 is a disk drive. You can play back song files collected on these functions can play back songs using the voices defined in the GM standard. q The PSR-540 is capable of playing back songs contained on the included sample disk, as well as saving and loading of User styles (page 96), User pads (page 92) and Registration Memory data (page 54). q The PSR-540 features special User style, User pad and Registration Memory functions. User Style User Pad Registration Memory Save Save...
Owner's Manual
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... 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". CAUTION • While the file is completed... Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button. Press the [+/YES] button to be deleted. Completed 67 65 Delete OK? 7 Execute the Delete operation. Executing 49% The Delete Operation is being deleted, never eject the floppy disk or turn the power...
... 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". CAUTION • While the file is completed... Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button. Press the [+/YES] button to be deleted. Completed 67 65 Delete OK? 7 Execute the Delete operation. Executing 49% The Delete Operation is being deleted, never eject the floppy disk or turn the power...
Owner's Manual
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...; Song Volume Control page 70 • Song Transpose page 73 • Playing from a Specified Measure page 71 • Repeat Play page 72 • Make sure to display the Song Menu screen. 68 66 q The following disks are called "free-tempo software". q Disk songs can play back song files collected 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 the drive, press the [SONG] button to playback a song...
...; Song Volume Control page 70 • Song Transpose page 73 • Playing from a Specified Measure page 71 • Repeat Play page 72 • Make sure to display the Song Menu screen. 68 66 q The following disks are called "free-tempo software". q Disk songs can play back song files collected 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 the drive, press the [SONG] button to playback a song...
Owner's Manual
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... recorded. • Punch In/Out ...page 84 This function allows you desire to User songs • Tempo ...page 36 • Time signature page 16 • Accompaniment style number page 32 • Section changes and their timing page 34 • Chord changes and their timing page 33 • Accompaniment volume page 37 • Note on/off (key press and release page 107 • Velocity (strength of song memory is inserted into the disk drive...
... recorded. • Punch In/Out ...page 84 This function allows you desire to User songs • Tempo ...page 36 • Time signature page 16 • Accompaniment style number page 32 • Section changes and their timing page 34 • Chord changes and their timing page 33 • Accompaniment volume page 37 • Note on/off (key press and release page 107 • Velocity (strength of song memory is inserted into the disk drive...
Owner's Manual
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... PHRASE2 BASS PAD BASS PAD BASS PAD BASS PAD BASS PAD BASS PAD On the PSR-540, you can record up your original styles. • Clearing User Style Data page 104 This function is turned off (key press and release page 107 • Velocity (strength of key press page 107 • Pitch bend, pitch bend range pages 30, 122 • Voice number (drum kit number page 26 • Mixer settings page 76 • Parameter Edit settings page 77 • Tempo page 36 • Reverb type and settings...
... PHRASE2 BASS PAD BASS PAD BASS PAD BASS PAD BASS PAD BASS PAD On the PSR-540, you can record up your original styles. • Clearing User Style Data page 104 This function is turned off (key press and release page 107 • Velocity (strength of key press page 107 • Pitch bend, pitch bend range pages 30, 122 • Voice number (drum kit number page 26 • Mixer settings page 76 • Parameter Edit settings page 77 • Tempo page 36 • Reverb type and settings...
Owner's Manual
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... record will play back from song recording: Loop Recording Auto accompaniment repeats the accompaniment patterns of several measures in a "loop," and style recording is also done using loops. You create (record) your own. 97 95 Notes that has the same time signature and number of the rhythm track) must be copied to a special memory location for you to keep in the recorded tracks using functions such as the one that you wish to create, the preset style data...
... record will play back from song recording: Loop Recording Auto accompaniment repeats the accompaniment patterns of several measures in a "loop," and style recording is also done using loops. You create (record) your own. 97 95 Notes that has the same time signature and number of the rhythm track) must be copied to a special memory location for you to keep in the recorded tracks using functions such as the one that you wish to create, the preset style data...
Owner's Manual
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... Yamaha MIDI driver. • Special MIDI cables (sold separately) must be used as MIDI data to another MIDI device. Transmits and receives MIDI data to and from another MIDI device. MIDI Functions MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other types of MIDI data, or messages. q Channel Messages The PSR-540 is an electronic instrument that can control a MIDI device by sending and receiving compatible Note, Control Change, Program Change...
... Yamaha MIDI driver. • Special MIDI cables (sold separately) must be used as MIDI data to another MIDI device. Transmits and receives MIDI data to and from another MIDI device. MIDI Functions MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other types of MIDI data, or messages. q Channel Messages The PSR-540 is an electronic instrument that can control a MIDI device by sending and receiving compatible Note, Control Change, Program Change...
Owner's Manual
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... the Host Select switch is set during Song/Style/Pad recording. This function cannot be turned on the keyboard. When the batteries run down this message appears every few seconds. Exchange all three User styles have recorded data. CannotTurnHar.On Harmony cannot be used during recording, playback, and disk operations. Backup Error The backup data (page 135) is properly connected to edit, quantize or clear the track which contains no data in the Multi Pad Recording mode.
... the Host Select switch is set during Song/Style/Pad recording. This function cannot be turned on the keyboard. When the batteries run down this message appears every few seconds. Exchange all three User styles have recorded data. CannotTurnHar.On Harmony cannot be used during recording, playback, and disk operations. Backup Error The backup data (page 135) is properly connected to edit, quantize or clear the track which contains no data in the Multi Pad Recording mode.
Owner's Manual
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... 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 123 Parameter Edit 74, 77 PART ON/OFF 27, 28, 29 Part Octave 119 Pitch Bend 30 Pitch Bend Range 122 Polarity 121 Program Change...
... 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 123 Parameter Edit 74, 77 PART ON/OFF 27, 28, 29 Part Octave 119 Pitch Bend 30 Pitch Bend Range 122 Polarity 121 Program Change...
Owner's Manual
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...74 types • Harmony/Echo : 22 types Registration Memory • 32 Registration Banks : 1 - 4 • Naming • Accompaniment Freeze Disk Operations • Song playback/recording • Load • Save • Utility : Format, Song Copy, Delete File Song • Song Volume • Song Track Settings : ON/OFF • Repeat Play • Song Transpose Amplifiers • 6W + 6W (when using PA-6 power adaptor) • 4.5W + 4.5W (when using batteries) Speakers • 12 cm (4-3/4") x 2 Power Consumption • 22W (when using PA-6 power adaptor) Power Supply • Adaptor...
...74 types • Harmony/Echo : 22 types Registration Memory • 32 Registration Banks : 1 - 4 • Naming • Accompaniment Freeze Disk Operations • Song playback/recording • Load • Save • Utility : Format, Song Copy, Delete File Song • Song Volume • Song Track Settings : ON/OFF • Repeat Play • Song Transpose Amplifiers • 6W + 6W (when using PA-6 power adaptor) • 4.5W + 4.5W (when using batteries) Speakers • 12 cm (4-3/4") x 2 Power Consumption • 22W (when using PA-6 power adaptor) Power Supply • Adaptor...