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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO This product may also use “household” type batteries. Some of these may NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one be rechargeable. Make sure that the battery being charged is a recharge- described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended able type and that the charger is intended for the battery being charged. by Yamaha. When installing batteri
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FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) that interference will not occur in all installations. If this product is found 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! to be the source of interference, which can be determined by turning This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly the unit “OFF” and “ON”, please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures: approved by Yamaha may void your
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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 requ
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Connections Saving data • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the Saving and backing up your data power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all For instruments with RAM that retains data by using dry cell batteries components, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the volumes or a power adaptor of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume • As long as dry cell batteries
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Handling the floppy disk drive (FDD) and floppy disks This instrument features a built-in floppy disk drive (on the front panel). It lets you save original data you’ve created on the instrument to floppy disk, and allows you to load data from floppy disk to the instrument. Be sure to handle floppy disks and treat the disk drive with care. Follow the important precautions below. CAUTION ■ Floppy disk compatibility 3.5" 2DD and 2HD type floppy disks can be used. • Do not remove the floppy disk or turn
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The Panel Logos The PSR-450 is compatible with commercially available music software (floppy disk) that bears any of the logos shown below. CAUTION • Use of a power adaptor is recommended when performing floppy disk operations. If you use batteries and the batteries fail during an operation, the PSR-450 and/or floppy disk data can be corrupted or lost. GM System Level 1 “GM System Level 1” is an addition to the MIDI standard which ensures that any GM-compatible music data ca
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Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha PSR-450 ! You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of-use in a highly compact package. Its outstanding features also make it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument. Read this Owner’s Manual carefully while playing your new PSR-450 in order to take full advantage of its various features. Main Features The PSR-450 is a sophisticated yet ea
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Contents Setting Up 10 Basic Operation and LCD Display 38 Power Requirements......................................................... 10 Data Backup & Initialization 41 Turning On the Power ....................................................... 11 Accessory Jacks................................................................ 11 Data Backup......................................................................41 Data Initialization ...............................
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Setting Up This section contains information about setting up your PSR-450 for playing. Make sure to read this section carefully before using the instrument. Power Requirements CAUTION Although the PSR-450 will run either from an AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use of an AC adaptor whenever possible. An AC adaptor is more •Never interrupt the power supply (e.g. remove the bat- environmentally friendly than batteries and does not deplete resources. teries or unplug the AC adap- t
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Setting Up Turning On the Power CAUTION With the AC power adaptor connected or with batteries installed, simply press the power • Even when the switch is in the “STANDBY” position, electricity is still flowing to the instrument at the switch until it locks in the ON position. When minimum level. When you are not using the PSR-450 the instrument is not in use, be sure to turn the for a long time, make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet, and/or remove the power o
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Panel Controls and Terminals ■ Front Panel q [STANDBY/ON] switch.................................................page 11 STYLE List w [MASTER VOLUME] dial..............................................page 38 e [DEMO] button .............................................................page 14 r [HARMONY] button .....................................................page 31 t [SPLIT] button..............................................................page 28 y [LEFT MENU], [RIGHT MENU] buttons .....
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Panel Controls and Terminals MUSIC DATABASE List VOICE List u y y 000GrandPno 001 !4 !3 !5 !6 !0 !1 !2 @5 @7 @4 @6 000GrandPno 001 @8 @9 #0 #1 #2 PSR-450 Owner’s Manual 13
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Quick Guide Quick Guide STEP Playing Songs 1 The PSR- 450 includes 5 demonstration songs. Let’s start by playing the dem- onstration songs. Listen To the Demo Songs Press the [DEMO] button. The demonstration songs will play back in sequence. [Song List] Song No. Song Name 001 R&B 002 Pop Ballad 003 Dance Song number Song name 004 Bossa 005 Trad Swing 001R&B Song icon Measure number Press the [START/STOP] button or the [DEMO] button to stop playback. or Select and Play One Song Press the [SONG]
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Quick Guide STEP 1 • Playing Songs Use the number buttons [0] ~ [9] or the [+] and [–] buttons to 2 select a song number. 001 ~ 005 Demonstration songs (See page 14). 006 ~ 010 User songs (songs you record yourself). Disk songs (When a disk containing SMF song files is inserted in the PSR- 011 ~ 109 450 disk drive these song numbers become available. See page 54 for information on SMF files). Start and stop song playback. 3 Press the [START/STOP] button to start playback of the selected song. Yo
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Quick Guide STEP Play Using the Music Database 2 You want to play music in your favorite style, but you’re not sure how to select the best voice and style for the type of music you want to play … simply select the appropriate style from the Music Database. The PSR-450 panel settings will auto- matically be adjusted to give the ideal combination of sounds and style! Music Database Press the [M.D.B.] button. 1 A Music Database name will appear in the display. 001AlvFever Select a Music Database
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Quick Guide STEP 2 • Play Using the Music Database The style will start playing when you play a left-hand chord. NOTE 3 Try playing a C chord, for example. • The left- and right-hand sec- tions of the keyboard are Split point divided at the “split point” (page 28). Following the score, play the chords with your left hand and 4 melody with your right. Refer to page 44 for information about playing chords. Split point Press the [START/STOP] button or the [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] 5 button to stop pl
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Quick Guide STEP Play Using a Style 3 This instrument features an auto-accompaniment (Style) function that can pro- duce complete accompaniments based on left-hand chords you play. You can select from 140 different musical styles. The supplied floppy disk also contains style files that you can load into the PSR- 450 and use as style number 141 in the same was as you use the internal styles. See page 57 for information on loading the style data. Rhythm-only Accompaniment Press the [STYLE] button
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Quick Guide STEP 3 • Play Using a Style Full Accompaniment With Left-hand Chords Press the [STYLE] button. 1 Select a style. 2 NOTE Turn the style on. 3 • The left-hand “accompaniment Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button. The left-hand section of the keyboard is range” and the right-hand “mel- now the “accompaniment range” in which you will play the chords that define ody range” of the keyboard are divided at the split point. See the accompaniment. page 28 for information on how to change the spl
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Quick Guide STEP 3 • Play Using a Style Adding Variations To the Style (Sections) Each style includes a number of “sections” that can be used to add variation to your performance. The sec- tions are described below. Intro Main A / Main B Ending Fill In ● INTRO Section This section provides an ideal introduction for the selected style. Playback automatically switches to the MAIN section once the INTRO has finished. The length of the introduction varies from style to style. ● MAIN Section This sec
