Yamaha PF-500 Support Question
Yamaha PF-500 Support Question
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Question posted by pcron on October 30th, 2012
After Fixing A Key My Pf-500 Is Distorting.
I must have loosened a connection during my repair but I can't find the problem. The sound is distorting and sound cuts off after reaching a certain polyphony.
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Related Yamaha PF-500 Manual Pages
Installation Guide - Page 4
... the essence of the Adventus Piano Suite, a music software for music software products from Yamaha.
*1 Unfortunately, Yamaha makes no guarantee concerning the stability of this program nor can enjoy demo song (SMF file) playback on the PF-500. Adv
Piano Suite Lite
You can be connected directly to view each PDF manual for setup...
Installation Guide - Page 9
... each PDF manual for the applications.
Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide (PF-500) 9 USBdrv_ FileUtil_
YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver File Utility *2
Enables your computer and the PF-500 are connected using a USB cable. Folder Name Acroread_
OMS_
Application Name Acrobat Reader 4.0 *1 *2
Open Music System (OMS) 2.3.8 *2
Contents
PDF (Portable Document Format) viewer.
yamahamusicsoft.com Yamaha...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
...), [R][L/L+R] Phone jacks" on page 77 Recording your application and situation. "AUX OUT [R][L] Pin jacks (LEVEL FIXED), [R][L/L+R] Phone jacks" on page 52 Outputting other instruments' sound from the PF-500 AUX IN [R], [L/L+R] jacks" on page 51 Connecting a computer Connecting a personal computer" on page 53
Assembling the keyboard stand
Using the stand Assembling the Keyboard Stand" on...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
...
These jacks allow direct connection to a personal computer for sequencing and other music applications. (page 53-58)
This connector can be connected to your computer, allowing you to connect an external tone generator to reproduce the sound via the PF-500's internal sound system and speakers. (page 51)
You can output the sound of the PF-500 from an external audio...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
... the plug of the pedal unit, with a music stand that can be attached to the instrument by inserting it into the holes at the rear of the control panel.
14 PF-500 However, if you wish to assemble the stand, refer to play the PF-500. Before Using the PF-500
You do not need to install the...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
...
L LEVEL FIXED R
MIDI
IN OUT
PHONES
THRU
POONWER OFF
MIHDIOPSCT-2SMEaLcECUSTB
TO HOST
USB
PHONES
16 PF-500 The level decreases. TERMINOLOGY
MASTER VOLUME: The volume level of the entire keyboard sound
MIN
MAX
...
Connect a pair of headphones to the right of time. Two sets of standard stereo headphones can plug them into either of these jacks.)
CAUTION Do not use the PF-500 at...
Owner's Manual - Page 19
... Y MIDI [IN] [OUT] [THRU P52 Z HOST SELECT P52 [ [TO HOST P52 \ [USB P52
R
AUX IN
L/L+R
R
L/L+R
S
AUX OUT
R
L LEVEL FIXED R
T
PHONES
U
POWER ON OFF
AC INLET
V
PEDAL
AUX PEDAL
IN
WX
MIDI
HOST SELECT TO HOST MIDI PC-2 Mac USB
USB
OUT
Y
THRU
Z [\
] Panel ...C LCD
A
B
Use the LCD button A, B, C, or D to the default screen (the screen that any manufacturer.
PF-500 19
Owner's Manual - Page 21
... STRINGS no KeyOff (without key-off sampling) CHURCH ORGAN no StringRes (without sustain sampling) GUITAR with KeyOff (with key-off sampling) JAZZ ORGAN with...exit from demo mode. Select a tune and start playback. nance)
PF-500 21 Press the voice group button for the demo song that you are... balance between the song playback and the sound you want to get the [PianoDemo] display, you pressed...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
...XG voice list" (the separate data list booklet).
26 PF-500
TERMINOLOGY Voice On the PF-500, a voice means "tone" or "tonal color." ...touch sensitivities) have little or no effect with the sound of data well into the future.
WOOD
ORGAN ORGAN... on characteristics of the voices, listen to ensure compatibility of certain musical instruments. If you select XG
If you select XG, you select ...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
... Mellow1
Soft and mellow tone. Standard tone
Bright1 Bright2 Bright3
Bright tone. NOTE If you raise the [MASTER VOLUME] dial setting, the sound may become distorted. Under this case, lower the volume accordingly.
28 PF-500 The sound becomes more mellow and rounder as the number increases. Selecting and Playing Voices
Adding variation to the...
Owner's Manual - Page 34
..., the song tempo is sounding, the beat indicator fl...keys simultaneously. A
B NO YES
C
D
To adjust the tempo (number of beats per minute: 10-500), use the TEMPO [DOWN]/[UP] or the D [-]/[+] buttons. Stop the metronome. When the metronome is used.)
TIP You can set the time signature, metronome volume, and metronome tone using the METRONOME [SETTING] button. (See page 68.)
34 PF-500...
Owner's Manual - Page 40
...holding down the [REC] button in step 2 in Step 1 of "Recording to 40.
40 PF-500 NOTE
If you record on a track that already has data, the existing data on page 36....in "Recording a New Song" from page 35 to [TRACK1]" on page 35.
Hold down the [REC] key, press the [EXTRA TRACKS] button. Other recording techniques
Adding data to or recording over an existing song
The ...
Owner's Manual - Page 51
... power to the external divice, then to the PF-500. Connections
Connectors
CAUTION Before connecting the PF-500 to other electronic components, turn off to all components, set all the components. CAUTION When the PF-500's AUX IN jacks are connected to be connected to these jacks, allowing the sound of an external instrument to an external device, first turn the...
Owner's Manual - Page 77
... data. MIDI [OUT]: Transmits MIDI data.
MIDI [MIDI SETTING]
You can transmit or receive. HOST SELECT TO HOST
MIDI PC-2 Mac USB
TIP
The type connecting cable varies depending on page 53 for data transmission/reception. Refer to connect the PF-500 and computer.
About MIDI
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is .
Owner's Manual - Page 81
...touch, the PF-500 produces a
loud sound. The volume level of tones tends to be the same regardless of other instruments or CD music. Heavy You must hit the key very hard ...E.PIANO
PIANO 2
1
2
HARPSI- This function is
octave doubled over the entire keyboard range
PF-500 81 Fixed No touch response. E.CLAVICHORD CHORD
VIBRAPHONE
VOICE GUITAR SETTING
SPLIT
CHURCH
JAZZ
SYNTH.
A
B
NO...
Owner's Manual - Page 94
... notes are connected (only if the Speaker setting is "Normal HeadphoneSW"). (page 85)
Speaker setting is not a malfunction.
Noise is not inserted into the [PEDAL] jack.
Headphones are sustained even though the damper pedal is too low. Troubleshooting
Problem
The power of the PF-500 does not turn the power on . There is sounding).
A portable...
Owner's Manual - Page 98
..., rock, and popular music.
×
×
×
The sound of a pipe
×
×
×
organ, famous for sustained parts in Dual mode with realistic reverb. Ideal for use in the background of a string ensemble, with GRAND
PIANO or E.PIANO.
Suitable for styles such as jazz and fusion.
98 PF-500 Suitable for use in...
Owner's Manual - Page 108
Yamaha Web Site (English only) www.yamahasynth.com
Yamaha Manual Library http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/english/
This document is printed on recycled chlorine free (ECF) paper with soy ink.
M.D.G., Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division, Yamaha Corporation C 2002 Yamaha Corporation V941880 205APAP1.3-01A0 Printed in Japan
Reference Booklet - Page 5
...predeterminados)
I Other settings
Function
Selecting a touch response (TouchResponse) Fixed volume Fine tuning of the pitch (Tune) Selecting a tuning curve...note Specifying the Split Point (SplitPoint) Change the key (Transpose) Transposition amount Adjusting the depth of the... the sound (HalfPedalPoint) Pitch bend range (PitchBendRange) Switch the speaker on/off sound (KeyOffSamplingDepth...PF-500 5
Reference Booklet - Page 33
...Sound Source Polyphony
Item
Voice Selection
Effect Controls Display Recording/Playback Pedal Demo Songs
Jacks/Connectors
Main Amplifiers Speakers
Dimensions (W × D × H) (without music... PHONES X2, AUX IN, AUX OUT(L/L+R,R), AUX OUT (LEVEL FIXED)(L,R), TO HOST, PEDAL, USB, AUX PEDAL 30W × ... with keyboard stand
Included Accessories
PF-500 88 keys (A-1-C7) AWM Dynamic Stereo...
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