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Owner’s Manual
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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). This product may also use “household” type batteries. Some of these DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other may be rechargeable. Make sure that the battery being charged is a than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being recommended by Yamaha. charged. This product should be used o
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FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations. If 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! this product is found to be the source of interference, which can be This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions con- tained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not determined by turning the unit “OFF” and “ON”, please try to elimi- nate the problem by using one of the following measures: expressly approved by Yamaha
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PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: Power supply/AC power adaptor Water warning • Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument. The required voltage •
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• Do not use the instrument/device or headphones for a long period of time at a Connections high or uncomfortable volume level, since this can cause permanent hearing loss. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, consult a • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the physician. power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all components, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all compon
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This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others’ copyrights. Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, style files, MIDI files, WAVE data, musical scores and sound recordings. Any unauthorized use of such programs and contents outside of personal use is not permitted under relevant laws. Any violation of copyright has legal consequences. DON’T MAKE,
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Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha PSR-S500 PortaTone! Please read this owner’s manual carefully before using the instrument in order to take full advantage of its various features. Make sure to keep this manual in a safe and handy place even after you finish reading, and refer to it often when you need to better understand an operation or function. Accessories The instrument package includes the following items. Please check that you have them all. • Music rest • Accesso
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Special Features of the PSR-S500 ■ Play a Variety of Instrument Voices Page 17 The instrument voice that sounds when you play the keyboard can be changed to violin, flute, harp, or any of an extensive range of voices. You can change the mood of a song written for piano, for example, by using vio- lin to play it instead. Experience a whole new world of musical variety. ■ Save and Recall Panel Settings to Registration Memory Page 67 This convenient function lets you save a ‘snapshot’ of you
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Contents Logos........................................................................................ 6 Using Various Functions 49 Accessories .............................................................................. 7 Playing with the metronome ...................................................49 Special Features of the PSR-S500 .......................................... 8 Using Tap Start.......................................................................51 Setting Up 10 Touch Respons
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Setting Up Be sure to do the following operations Make all necessary connections below BEFORE turning on the power. BEFORE turning the power on. Power Requirements Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack) Make sure that the [STANDBY/ON] switch of the instrument is set to STANDBY. • Use ONLY a Yamaha PA-300 or PA-301 AC Power Adaptor (or other adaptor specifically recommended by Yamaha) to power your instrument from the AC mains. The use of other adaptors may result in irreparable damage
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Setting Up Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal) Turning the Power On Turn down the volume by turning the [MASTER VOL- UME] control to the left and press the [STANDBY/ON] switch to turn on the power. Press the [STANDBY/ON] switch again to turn the power OFF. Connect the instrument’s USB terminal to the USB ter- Backup data in the flash memory is loaded to the instru- minal of a computer, and you can transfer performance ment when the power is turned on. If no backup data data and song files
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Setting Up Changing the Display language Adjusting the LCD CONTRAST control This instrument allows you to select English or Japa- Adjust the LCD CONTRAST control on the rear panel nese as the display language. The default display lan- of the instrument for optimum display legibility. guage is English, but if you switch to Japanese the lyrics, file names and some messages will be displayed in Japanese where appropriate. Press the [FUNCTION] button. Press the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons a
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Setting Up ● Music Rest Insert the music rest into the slots as shown. PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual 13
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Panel Controls and Terminals o t y !3 r e !4 q !0 !1 !2 u w i !5 @9 Front Panel q [STANDBY/ON] switch .................... page 16 i SONG CONTROL [r] button.................................... page 28 w [MASTER VOLUME] control.... pages 16, 40 [f] button.................................... page 28 e [DEMO] button................................. page 16 [A B] button .............................. page 65 r [SONG MODE] button ..................... page 27 [] button................................
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Panel Controls and Terminals !7 @2 @3 @6 !8 @0 !9 @4 @5 @7 @8 @1 !6 Rear Panel #0 #1 #2 #3 #4 Rear Panel #0 SUSTAIN jack................................... page 10 !9 Dial.................................................... page 41 #1 USB TO HOST and TO DEVICE @0 [+/YES] and [-/NO] buttons ............. page 41 terminals.......................................... page 80 @1 CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] buttons ... page 41 #2 CONTRAST knob ............................ page 12 @2 [FUNCTION] button .......
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e d i u G Playing Songs Quick Guide This instrument include a Demonstration Song. Let’s start by playing the Demonstration Song. Press the [STANDBY/ON] button until it locks in the ON 1 position. The Main display appears in the LCD. VOICE name STYLE name SONG name Music Database name Press the [DEMO] button to start the Demo. 2 The Demo display appears in the LCD. Gradually raise the [MASTER VOLUME] control while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level. The Demo Song will re
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e d i u G Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices In addition to piano, organ, and other “standard” keyboard instruments, this instrument has a large range of realistic Voices—including guitar, bass, strings, sax, trumpet, drums and percussion, sound effects, and a wide variety of other musical sounds. Select and Play a Voice In this operation, you’ll select a Main Voice and play it on the keyboard. Select and press the desired Voice category button in the NOTE 1 Voice section. •To change
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Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices Playing Two Voices Simultaneously—DUAL This lets you select a second Voice which you can play in addition to the Main Voice. The second Voice is known as the “Dual” Voice. Two Voices will sound at the same time. Press the [DUAL] button. 1 The [DUAL] button turns the Dual Voice on or off. When Dual Voice is turned on, the [DUAL] button is lit. The currently selected Dual Voice will sound in addition to the Main Voice when you play the keyboard. [DUAL] b
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Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices Select the Voice you want to play. 4 Look at the highlighted Voice name and rotate the dial. The available Voices will be selected and displayed in sequence. The Voice selected here becomes the Dual Voice. For this example, select the “003 Marimba” Voice. Play the keyboard. 5 Try selecting and playing a range of Dual Voices. Press the [EXIT] button to return to the MAIN display. Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands—LEFT In the Left mo
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Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices Press and hold the [LEFT] button for longer than a sec- 2 ond. The LEFT Voice selection display will appear. The currently selected category name, Voice number and name will be highlighted. Left Voice selection display The currently selected category The currently selected Left Voice Hold for longer than a second Select and press the desired Voice category button in the NOTE •To change the Voice category, 3 VOICE section. press another category butto
