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OWNER’S MANUAL
OWNER’S MANUAL
Before using the PSR-A1000, be sure to read “Precautions„ on pages 3-4.
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The serial number of this product may be found on the bottom of the unit. You should note this serial number in the space provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your pur- chase to aid identification in the event of theft. Model No. Serial No. (bottom) 2 PSR-A1000
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Introduction 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 spe
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Connections Saving data • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic compo- Saving and backing up your data nents, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the • Current memory data (see page 36) is lost when you turn off the power on or off for all components, set all volume levels to mini- power to the instrument. Save the data to a floppy disk/the User mum. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all components at their Drive (see page 36). mini
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Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha PSR-A1000! We recommend that you read this manual carefully so that you can fully take advantage of the advanced and convenient functions of the PSR-A1000. We also recommend that you keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference. PSR-A1000 5
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Accessories PA-300 AC Adaptor* Floppy Disk [includes style files, song files and MIDI Driver (page 138)] Music Stand (page 17) Data List Owner’s Manual * May not be included in your area. Please check with your Yamaha dealer. About this Owner’s Manual and Data List This manual consists of four main sections: Introduction, Quick Guide, Basic Operation, and Reference. Also, a separate Data List is provided. Introduction (page 3): Please read this section firs
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Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disk Be sure to handle floppy disks and treat the disk drive with care. Follow the important precautions below. • Never attempt to remove the disk or turn the power off Compatible Disk Type when the data is being written to the floppy disk. Doing so can damage the disk and possibly the disk • 3.5" 2DD and 2HD type floppy disks can be used. drive. Press the eject button slowly as far as it will go; the disk will automatically pop out. Whe
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To protect your data (Write-protect Tab): About the Floppy Disks • To prevent accidental erasure of important data, slide the disk’s write-protect tab to the “protect” position To handle floppy disks with care: (tab open). • Do not place heavy objects on a disk or bend or apply pressure to the disk in any way. Always keep floppy disks in their protective cases when they are not in use. • Do not expose the disk to direct sunlight, extremely high or low temperatures, or excessive hu
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Table of Contents Introduction............................ 3 Reference PRECAUTIONS.......................................................... 3 Playing the Demos.................49 Accessories ............................................................... 6 About this Owner’s Manual and Data List .............. 6 Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) Voices.....................................51 and Floppy Disk...............................................
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Step Recording..................................................... 102 Using Oriental Scales – Assembling an Accompaniment Style Scale Setting/Scale Tuning/ —Assembly ........................................................ 103 Scale Memory ........................ 72 Edit the Created Accompaniment Style .............. 104 Change the Rhythmic Feel Setting an Oriental Scale — Scale Setting............. 72 — Groove and Dynamics ................................... 104 Adjusting
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Maintaining Panel Settings — Freeze .....................126 Changing the Automatically Selected Voice Settings — Voice Set...........................................127 Setting Harmony and Echo.................................. 127 Setting the MIDI Parameters............................... 129 Making Overall System Settings Introduction (Local Control, Clock, etc.) — System.................129 Transmitting MIDI Data — Transmit ......................130 Receiving MIDI Data — Receive ..........
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Application Index Use this index to find reference pages that may be helpful for your particular application and situation. Listening Listening to the internal songs................................................................................................................ page 67 Listening to disk songs ....................................................................... “Playing Back Songs on Disk” on page 69 Listening to demo songs.......................................................
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Application Index Settings Registering Panel Setups......................................................................................................................... page 76 Tuning the pitch/Selecting a scale ........................................................................................................ page 120 Making detailed settings for playing back songs ................................................................................... page 121 Making detailed settings for
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What can you do with the PSR-A1000? SCALE SETTING/ SONG DEMO SCALE MEMORY Playback previously recorded Explore the Demos The Scale Setting feature lets you songs (page 21, 32, 66) (page 20, 49) easily lower the pitches of specific Enjoy a wide variety of preset songs These not only showcase the notes by 50 cents to create your own as well as songs on commercially stunning voices and styles of oriental scales. Up to six scale available disks. the instrument, they introduce settings can be
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LCD SCALE TUNING VOICE The large LCD (together with You can select a desired scale Enjoy a huge variety of realistic the various panel buttons) template including oriental voices (page 25, 51) provides comprehensive and scales and create your own The PSR-A1000 features a wealth of easy-to-understand control of scales by fine tuning the scale exceptionally authentic and dynamic the PSR-A1000’s operations. notes. voices — including piano, strings, woodwinds, and more! TO HOST terminal Multi
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Setting Up the PSR-A1000 Power Supply Power-on Procedure Make sure that the PSR-A1000’s STANDBY/ON When you have made all the necessary connections 1 switch is at the STANDBY (off) position. (page 136) between your PSR-A1000 and any other devices, make sure that all volume settings are turned Connect one end of the AC cable to the PA-300. down all the way to zero. Then turn on every device in 2 your setup in the order of MIDI masters (senders), MIDI slaves (receivers), then the audio equipm
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Powering Up Music Stand CAUTION In order to avoid possible damage to the speakers or other connected electronic equipment, always switch on the power of the PSR-A1000 before switching on the power of the amplified speakers or mixer and amplifier. Likewise,always switch off the power of the PSR-A1000 after switching off the power of the amplified speakers or mixer and amplifier. CAUTION Even when the switch is in the "STANDBY" position,electricity is still The PSR-A1000 is supplied with a music
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Panel Controls and Terminals 51 71 72 73 5 6 7 8 4 38 9 10 11 12 13 32 33 14 34 35 15 36 37 40 18 16 17 39 41 42 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1 B1 C2 D2 E2 F2 G2 A2 B2 C3 D3 E3 F3 G3 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 M 59 M 60 C 61 62 R 63 64 65 66 67 CLICK T S R L L M H M H L H L H R S L H 1 1 POWER MASTER VOLUME 1 [STANDBY/ON] switch ......................................................... P. 17 18 [MASTER VOLUME] dial........
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74 75 76 77 78 43 44 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 38 70 45 46 47 60 61 62 64 63 66 65 48 49 50 67 68 69 A3 B3 C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5 E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 C6 68 C 69 70 R 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 2 2 H L H L H L H L H L S L H L M O DISPLAY CONTROL TEMPO 38 [A] - [J] buttons..................................................................... P. 37 61 [E] [F] buttons ...............................................................P. 47 39 [DIRECT ACCESS
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Quick Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Playing the Demos Reference on page 49 The PSR-A1000 features an extensive variety of Demo Demo button songs, that showcase its rich, authentic voices and its dynamic rhythms and styles. What’s more, there’s a special selection of Demo functions. These take you through a hands-on journey of all the important features and functions of the instrument — letting you see firsthand how to effectively use the PSR-A1000 in your own musi
