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PSR-S550 Owner`s Manual - American Musical Supply

1. Bank Select MIDI e Bank Select MIDI gt Voice Voice Voie No MSB LSB Geh Voice Name yare No MSB LSB um Voice Name category 0 127 0 127 1 128 category 0 127 0 127 1 128 242 15 0 115 89 GoldenAge 309 12 126 0 41 Cubankit 243 16 0 114 95 Solaris 310 13 126 0 44 PopLatinkit 244 17 0 117 89 Millennium 311 14 126 0 36 ArabicKit 245 18 0 114 90 Dunes 312 15 126 0 37 Arabickit 2 Synth amp FX 313 16 126 0 65 ArabicMixKit 246 1 0 122 82 Oxygen 314 17 126 0 115 IndianKit 247 2 0 123 82 Matrix 315 18 126 0 125 ChineseKit 248 3 0 120 82 WireLead 316 19 127 0 128 ChineseMixKit 249 4 0 113 81 HipLead 250 5 0 117 81 HopLead i A 251 6 0 116 82 FireWire GM amp XG Voice List 252 7 0 115 82 Analogon Gelee ank Selecta mbi 253 8 0 114 82 Blaster Kate No MSB LSB an Voice Name 254 9 0 115 85 Skyline O category 0 127 0 127 1 128 255 10 0 112 81 SquareLead 317 1 0 0 1 GrandPiano 256 11 0 112 82 Saw Lead 5 318 2 0 1 1 GrndPianoKSP 257 12 0 118 81 TinyLead 319 3 0 18 1 MellowGrPno 258 13 0 121 82 FunkyLead 320 a 0 40 1 PianoStri 259 14 0 114 85 Paraglide 2
2. No Type Description MSB LSB 1 CHORUS1 66 17 2 CHORUS2 66 8 3 CHORUS3 66 16 4 CHORUS4 66 1 5 CHORUS5 65 2 6 CHORUS6 65 0 7 CHORUS7 65 1 8 CHORUS8 Conventional chorus program with rich warm chorusing 65 8 9 CHORUS FAST 65 16 10 CHORUS LITE 65 17 11 GM CHORUS1 65 3 12 GM CHORUS2 65 4 13 GM CHORUS3 65 5 14 GM CHORUS4 65 6 15 FB CHORUS 65 7 16 CELESTE1 66 0 A 3 phase LFO adds modulation and spaciousness to the sound 17 CELESTE2 66 2 18 SYMPHONIC1 68 16 Adds more stages to the modulation of Celeste 19 SYMPHONIC2 68 0 20 FLANGER1 67 8 21 FLANGER2 67 16 22 FLANGER3 67 17 Creates a sound reminiscent of a jet airplane 23 FLANGER4 67 1 24 FLANGER5 67 0 25 GM FLANGER 67 7 26 ROTARY SP1 69 16 27 ROTARY SP2 71 17 28 ROTARY SP3 71 18 29 ROTARY SP4 70 17 Simulates a rotary speaker 30 ROTARY SP5 66 18 31 ROTARY SP6 69 0 32 ROTARY SP7 71 22 33 2WAY ROT SP 86 0 34 AUTO PAN1 71 16 35 AUTO PAN2 Several panning effects that automatically shift the sound position left right front back 71 0 36 EP AUTOPAN 71 21 37 T AUTO DAN Tempo synchronized Auto PAN 121 0 38 TREMOLO1 70 16 39 TREMOLO2 71 19 40 TREMOLO3 70 0 41 EP TREMOLO Rich Tremolo effect with both volume and pitch modulation 70
3. 116 PSR S550 Owners Manual Voice No 2 3 4 5 6 MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 PC 1 128 127 000 001 127 000 002 127 000 005 127 000 033 127 000 041 127 000 009 E waer ee Od Standard Kit 1 Standard Kit 2 Hit Kit Jazz Kit Brush Kit Room Kit 25 c o 13 CT 1 3 Surdo Mute 26 D DI 14 D 1 3 Surdo Open 27 D o 15 DF 1 HiQ 28 E ol 16 EA Whip Slap 29 F DI 17 JF 1 4 Scratch H 30 F o 18 FR 1 4 Scratch L 31 G 0 19 G 1 Finger Snap 32 G o 20 G 1 Click Noise 33 A DI 21 JA 4 Metronome Click 34 A 0 22 AR 1 Metronome Bell 35 B 0 23 B A Seq Click L C1 36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H E 3 ICH 1 25 ig o Brush Tap D1 38 D 1 26 D 0 O Brush Swirl LI 39 DF 1 27 DF 0 Brush Slap E1 40 E 1 28 JE 0 O Brush Tap Swirl F1 41 F 1 29 F 0 O Snare Roll Snare Roll 2 Em FR _ 1 30 FR 0 Caanet Gi 43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft Snare Soft 2 Snare Electro Snare Jazz H Brush Slap 2 LR ak 1 32 GF o Sticks A1 45 JA 1 33 JA 0 Kick Soft Kick Tight L LD 46 1 34 AR o Open Rim Shot Open Rim Shot H Short Snare Pitched Bi 47 B 1 35 B 0 Kick Tight Short Kick Wet C2 48 C 2 36 C 1 Kick Shor Kick Tight H Kick Jazz Kick Small EA 49 ICH 2 37 C 1 Side Stick Stick Ambient D2 50 D 2 38 ID 1 Snare Snare Short Snare Ambient Sna
4. No Type Description MSB LSB 203 T TREMOLO Tempo synchronized tremolo 120 0 204 AUTO WAHI 78 16 205 AUTO WAH2 Cyclically modulates the center freguency of a wah filter 78 0 206 AT WAH DST1 78 17 207 AT WAH DST2 The output of an Auto Wah can be distorted by Distortion 78 1 208 AT WAH OD1 78 18 209 AT WAH OD2 The output of an Auto Wah can be distorted by Overdrive 78 2 210 TEMPO AT WAH Tempo synchronized auto wah 79 0 211 TOUCH WAHI 82 0 212 TOUCH WAH2 Changes the center frequency of a wah filter according to the input level 82 8 213 TOUCH WAH3 82 20 214 TC WAH DST1 82 16 215 TC WAH DST2 The output of an Touch Wah can be distorted by Distortion 82 1 216 TC WAH 4OD1 82 17 217 TC WAH OD2 The output of an Touch Wah can be distorted by Overdrive 82 2 218 WH DST DLY1 8 97 16 219 WH DST DLY2 Wah Distortion and Delay are connected in series 97 0 220 WH DST TDLY WAH Distortion and Tempo Delay are connected in series 102 0 221 WH 0D DLY1 97 17 222 WH OD4DLY2 Wah Overdrive and Delay are connected in series 97 1 223 WH OD TDLY1 102 1 224 WH OD TDLY2 WAH Overdrive and Tempo Delay are connected in series 102 16 225 CLVI TC WAH1 82 18 226 CLVI TC WAH2 Clavinet Touch Wah 82 28 227 EP TC WAH1 82 19 228 EP TC WAH2 EP Touer wan 82 29 229 PEDAL WAH
5. No Type Description MSB LSB 135 V DST H TDL1 103 0 us V DST SD V Distotion and Tempo Delay are connected in series x H 138 V DST S TDL2 103 16 139 COMP MED 83 16 140 COMP HEAVY Holds down the output level when a specified input level is exceeded A sense of attack 83 17 141 COMP MELODY can also be added to the sound 105 16 142 COMP BASS 105 17 143 MBAND COMP Multi band compressor that allows you to adjust the compression effect for individual fre 105 0 quency bands Holds down the output level when a specified input level is exceeded A sense of attack Des COMPRESSOR can also be added i the sound ji j 98 0 145 NOISE GATE Gates the input when the input signal falls below a specified level 84 0 146 VCE CANCEL Attenuates the vocal part of a CD or other source 85 0 147 AMBIENCE Blurs the stereo positioning of the sound to add spatial width 88 0 148 TALKING MOD Adds a vowel sound to the input signal 93 0 149 ISOLATOR Controls the level of a specified frequency band of the input signal 115 0 150 PHASER1 72 0 151 PHASER2 T2 8 152 PHASER3 72 19 We T PHASERG Cyclically modulates the phase to add modulation to the sound n 155 EP PHASER1 72 17 156 EP PHASER2 72 18 157 EP PHASER3 72 16 158 PITCH CHG1 80 16 159 PITCH CHG2 Changes the pitch of the input signal 80 0 160 PITCH CHG3 80 1 161 DUAL ROT BRT 99 16 162 D ROT BRT F 99 30 16
6. No Type Description MSB LSB 68 ST 3BAND EQ Stereo EQ with adjustable LOW MID and HIGH equalization 76 18 s b ENHANCES Adds new harmonics to the input signal to make the sound stand out 4 A 71 FLANGER1 67 8 72 FLANGER2 67 16 is FLANGERS Creates a sound reminiscent of a jet airplane Br 17 74 FLANGER4 67 1 75 FLANGER5 67 0 76 GM FLANGER 67 7 77 V FLANGER Flanger which simulates vintage tube and fuzz sounds 104 0 78 TEMPO FLANGER Tempo synchronized flanger 107 0 2 Ge G Produces three delayed sounds L R and C center 2 IS 81 DELAY LR Produces two delayed sounds L and R Two feedback delays are provided 6 0 82 ECHO Two delayed sounds L and R and independent feedback delays for L and R 7 0 83 CROSS DELAY The feedback of the two delayed sounds is crossed 8 0 84 TEMPO DELAY Tempo synchronized delay 21 0 85 TEMPO ECHO Tempo synchronized delay 21 8 86 TEMPO CROSS Tempo synchronized L amp R delay 22 0 87 V DST ROCA 103 18 88 V DST FUSION 103 19 89 V DST CRUNC 98 28 90 KE Vintage Distortion e ER 91 V DST HARD2 98 30 92 V_DST HEAVY 98 31 93 V DST HARD1 98 0 94 V DST SOFT 98 2 2 Ge pu Hard edge distortion 2 E zu DIST SOFTI Soft warm distortion 72 17 98 DIST SOFT2 75 23 99 DIST HEAVY Heavy distortion 73 0 n NEEDED Adds mild distortion to the sound a 5 102 ST DIST Stereo distortion 73 8 103 ST OD Stereo Overdrive 74 8 104 ST DIST HARD Hard e
7. Ul E e oa APA RDA PRR e ES SS 7 Em HR B EJ CX Re ei Ei TI Ieil ei TI NU URL UU URL UR RE Rear Panel SUSTAIN TO Vu MR Tis DEVICE CONTRAST Pu DEIN EY CATEGORY 4 and gt buttons page 41 D SUSTAIN jack page 10 EXECUTE button page 68 USB TO HOST and TO DEVICE MDB button page 26 terminals page 90 FILE MENU button page 83 ES CONTRAST knob page 12 FUNCTION button page 80 PHONES OUTPUT jack page 10 e ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 4 e DC IN 16V abi eter page 10 buttons M n page 58 Belle page 17 VOICE CONTROL LEFT button page 19 DUAL button page 18 HARMONY button page 44 TOUCH button page 51 SUSTAIN button page 47 DSP button page 47 UPPER OCTAVE and buttons EE page 54 PITCH BEND wheel page 48 5 Drum Kito naa page 21 PSR S550 Owners Manual 15 Playing Songs 2 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 position The Main display appears i
8. Connect the instrument s USB terminal to the USB ter minal of a computer and you can transfer performance data and Song files between the two page 96 To use the USB data transfer features you ll need to do the fol lowing First make sure the POWER switch on the instru ment is set to OFF then use a USB cable to con nect the instrument to the computer After making the connections turn the instrument s power on Install the USB MIDI driver on your computer from CD ROM see page 101 Install the MusicSoft downloader on your com puter from the website see page 103 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 STANDB Y ON switch again to turn the power OFF MASTER VOLUME JL STANDBY ON MIN MAX Backup data in the flash memory is loaded to the instru ment when the power is turned on If no backup data exists on flash memory all instrument settings are restored to the initial factory defaults when the power is turned on A caution Even when the switch is in the STANDBY position electricity is still flowing to the instrument at the minimum level When you are not using the instrument for a long time make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet A caution Never attempt to turn the power off when a Writing
9. Volume Adjustment Adjusts the volume of the P dm sound heard via the instru Rotate coun Rotate clock 5 alt itof terclockwise wise to ment s speakers or a pair o io lower thi Pecali headphones plugged into volume volume the PHONES jack SONG BB oc 0 Song category exe Select the Song category you want to play e USB Select the Song or Style in the USB mem ss Can CO enerne ory grass 7 attrcom PJ woro o Style category C coum KF sen Select the Style category you want to play VOICE Kano ua oren J coir CRINE CD Erao CL sarophone C trumeer Cen C percussion o Vo i ce categ Oo ry Cms Coss AH Eens Select the Voice category you want to play If you want to change the category press another category button or use the Category 4 gt button 40 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Basic Operation and Displays e Category buttons 4 Example Voice selection display You can change the category after CATEGORY CATEGORY you ve selected a Song Style or Previous category Next category Voice category Pressing these buttons allow you to step in sequence through the catego ries CATEGORY 4 L Flute amp Woodwind 4 k 911 PanFlute When you select the category such as Song Style or Voice the selected category name and item is shown on the display The item can be changed by using the dial or the YES NO buttons VOICE SELECT MAIN CA
10. Bank Select MIDI 2 Bank Select MIDI gi Voice n Voice Voie No MSB LSB dr Voice Name ye No MSB LSB dE Voice Name category 0 127 0 127 1 128 category 0 127 0 127 1 128 373 57 0 35 16 Dulcimer2 444 128 0 0 34 FingerBass 374 58 0 96 16 Cimbalom 445 129 0 18 34 FingerDark 375 59 0 97 16 Santur 446 130 0 27 34 FlangeBass 376 60 0 0 17 DrawbarOrgan 447 131 0 40 34 Bass amp DistEG 377 61 0 32 17 DetDrawOrgan 448 132 0 43 34 FingerSlap 378 62 0 33 17 60sDrawOrg1 449 133 0 45 34 FingerBass2 379 63 0 34 17 60sDrawOrg2 450 134 0 65 34 Mod Bass 380 64 0 35 17 70sDrawOrg1 451 135 0 0 35 PickBass 381 65 0 36 17 DrawbarOrg2 452 136 0 28 35 MutePickBass 382 66 0 37 17 60sDrawOrg3 453 137 0 0 36 FretlessBass 383 67 0 38 17 EvenBarOrg 454 138 0 32 36 Fretless2 384 68 0 40 17 16 2 2_30rg 455 139 0 33 36 Fretless3 385 69 0 64 17 OrganBass 456 140 0 34 36 Fretless4 386 70 0 65 17 70sDrawOrg2 457 141 0 96 36 Syn Fretless 387 71 0 66 17 CheezyOrgan 458 142 0 97 36 SmthFretless 388 72 0 67 17 DrawbarOrg3 459 143 0 0 37 SlapBass1 389 73 0 0 18 Perc Organ 460 144 0 27 37 ResonantSlap 390 74 0 24 18 70sPercOrg1 461 145 0 32 37 PunchThumb 391 75 0 32 18 DetPercOrgan 462 146 0 0 38 SlapBass2 392 76 0 33 18 LightOrgan 463 147 0 43 38 Velo Sw Slap 393 77 0 37 18 Perc Organ2 464 148 0 0 39 SynthBass1 394 78 0 0 19 RockOrgan 465 149 0 18 39 SynBass1Dark 395 79 0 64 19 RotaryOrgan 466 150 0 20 39 FastResoBass 396 8
11. 4 Select the file you want to delete You can press the Y ES and NO buttons simultaneously to select the first Song or user file on the USB flash memory 88 PSR S550 Owners Manual 5 Press the EXECUTE button The dis play prompts you for confirmation You can cancel the delete operation at this point by pressing the NO button 6 Press the EXECUTE button again or the YES button and the delete oper ation will begin N CAUTION Once the delete in progress message appears in the display the operation cannot be canceled Never turn off the power or remove the USB flash memory during this operation J message appears in the display indi cating that the operation is complete Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display NOTE e If the USB flash memory has been write protected an appropriate message will appear in the display and you will not be able to exe cute the operation User Delete This procedure deletes the selected User Songs in the instrument s internal memory 1 Press the FILE MENU button amp Use the CATEGORY 4 and gt buttons to locate the User Delete item 3 Follow the procedure described above from step 4 Using USB Flash Memory Playing Songs or Styles Saved to USB Flash Memory Make sure that the USB flash memory device containing the Song or Style you want to play has been properly con nected to the instru
12. 110 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Bank Select MIDI A Bank Select MIDI 3 Voice Voice Voice No MSB LSB ee Voice Name Voice No MSB LSB dud Voice Name category 0 127 0 127 category 0 127 0 127 1 128 1 128 Piano 52 24 0 112 111 Fiddle 1 1 0 113 1 Live Grand Piano 53 25 0 112 106 Banjo 2 2 0 112 2 Live Bright Piano 54 26 0 112 108 Koto 3 3 0 114 1 Live WarmGrand 55 27 0 112 107 Shamisen 4 4 0 112 7 Harpsichord 56 28 0 113 106 Oud 5 5 0 113 7 GrandHarpsi 57 29 0 112 105 Sitar1 6 6 0 112 4 HonkyTonk 58 30 0 113 105 Sitar2 7 7 0 112 3 MidiGrand 59 31 0 119 106 PiPa 8 8 0 113 4 Oct Piano 60 32 0 112 41 SoloViolin 9 9 0 114 4 Oct Piano2 61 33 0 112 56 Orch Hit 10 10 0 113 3 CP80 Guitar amp Bass E Piano 62 1 0 116 25 Dynamic Nylon 11 1 0 114 5 Cool GalaxyEP 63 2 0 117 26 Live SteelGuitar 12 2 0 118 5 Cool SuitcaseEP 64 3 0 115 27 Cool JazzGuitar 13 3 0 115 5 PolarisEP 65 4 0 114 29 Cool Elec Gtr 14 4 0 118 6 JazzChorus 66 5 0 114 26 Sweet Mandolin 15 5 0 113 6 HyperTines 67 6 0 118 26 Live SlideSteel 16 6 0 119 5 Cool E Piano 68 7 0 117 29 Cool SlideClean 17 7 0 120 5 PhaseEP 69 8 0 125 28 Cool VintageLead 18 8 0 116 6 NewTines 70 9 0 113 26 Live 12StringGtr 19 9 0 112 5 FunkEP 71 10 0 115 31 Cool PowerLead 20 10 0 112 6 DX Modern 72 11 0 116 26 Live DynamicSteel 21 11 0 116 5 VintageEP 73 12 0 117 30 Cool BluesGuitar 22 12 0 114 6 VenusEP 74 13 0 112 28 Cool CleanGui
13. Press the fast reverse Press the fast forward Press the pause button to rapidly return button to rapidly skip button to pause to an earlier point in ahead to a later point playback the Song in the Song 28 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Using Songs Types of Songs The following four types of Songs can be used by this instrument Preset Songs the nine Songs built into the instrument Preset Song numbers 001 009 User Songs recordings of your own performances USER Song numbers 001 005 Loaded Songs Song data loaded from computer USER Song numbers 006 USB Songs Song data in the USB flash memory Song numbers The chart below shows the basic operation flow for using the preset Songs user Songs loaded Songs and USB Song from storage to playback Connect USB TO HOST terminal and Transfer page 96 Connect USB TO DEVICE terminal and Save Load page 90 page 32 Song Storage location User Songs loaded Songs 006 Preset Songs User Songs 001 009 001 005 The nine Songs built into the Song X7 instrument Song y ct Save Load Different internal memory areas are used to store user Songs and loaded Song files transferred from a computer User Songs cannot be directly transferred to the loade
14. Song Clear Deleting User Songs Track Clear Deleting a Specified Track From a User Song 38 Backup and Initialization 39 BACKUP p 39 WAANZA ott rnt emet 39 Basic Operation and Displays 40 Basic Operatlori ct e tree ettet 40 The Displays 42 MAIN Display Items Reference Playing with the Effects 44 Adding HARMONY sses aaa Changing the Reverb Type Changing the Chorus Type Panel US ai CLE oed Peres e ES aa Adding DSP Pitch Bend osn an na gann Using Various Functions Playing with the Metronome oom 49 Using Tap Start 3 91 Touch Response 2 51 EQ settings a52 Pitch Siasea e i538 Changing the pitch of the instrument in octaves 54 Style Auto Accompaniment Functions 55 Pattern Variation sections aaa 55 One Touch SU essen 58 Variation Change and OTS OTS LINK sss 58 Setting the Split Point ioco sos aan 59 Playing a Style with Chords but without Rhythm Stop Accompaniimeril rrr 60 Adjusting the Style Volume 60 Chord Basics User Style 5 oro memes Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard 63 Creating Original Styles Style Creator 64 Ste Struct eroe enr ne eere tees 64 Main Display of the Style Creator ooooooooo 64 Follow the Style Creator instructions ooo 65 Basic Operation wesc n
15. No Harmony Type Description 1 01 Standard Duet Harmony types 01 14 are pitch based and add one two or three note harmonies to the sin gle note melody played in the right hand These types sound when chords are played in the auto 2 02 Standard Trio accompaniment range of the keyboard These Harmony types will also work when playing 3 03 Full Chord songs that contain chord data 4 04 Rock Duet 5 05 Country Duet 6 06 Country Trio 7 07 Block 8 08 4 Way Close 1 9 09 4 Way Close 2 10 10 4 Way Open 11 11 1 5 12 12 Octave 13 13 Strum 14 14 Multi Assign 15 15 Echo 1 4 Types 15 26 are rhythm based effects and add embellishments or delayed repeats in time with the auto accompaniment These types sound whether the auto accompaniment is on or not 16 16 Echo 1 6 however the actual speed of the effect depends on the Tempo setting page 72 The individual 17 17 Echo 1 8 note values in each type let you synchronize the effect precisely to the rhythm Triplet settings are also available 1 6 quarter note triplets 1 12 eighth note triplets 1 24 sixteenth note 18 18 Echo 1 12 triplets 19 19 Tremolo 1 8 The Echo effect Types 15 18 create delayed repeats of each note played The Tremolo effect Types 19 22 repeat all held notes up to four 20 20 Tremolo 1 12 e The Trill effect Types 23 26 create two note trills alternating notes when two notes are held 21 21 Tremolo 1 16 22 22 Tremolo 1 32 23 23 Trill 1 12
16. Not all the messages are listed in the table the messages neces sary to be explained only PSR S550 Owners Manual 109 AD Voice List B Maximum Polyphonyeeeeeececccccccccce The instrument has 64 note maximum polyphony This means that it can play a maximum of up to 64 notes at once regard less of what functions are used Auto accompaniment uses a number of the available notes so when auto accompaniment is used the total number of available notes for playing on the keyboard is correspondingly reduced The same applies to the Split Voice and Song functions If the maximum polyphony is exceeded earlier played notes will be cut off and the most recent notes have priority last note priority 0 Panel Voice List L NOTE The Voice List includes MIDI program change numbers for each voice Use these program change numbers when playing the instrument via MIDI from an external device Program Numbers 001 to 128 directly relate to MIDI Pro gram Change Numbers 000 to 127 That is Program Num bers and Program Change Numbers differ by a value of 1 Remember to take this into consideration Some voices may sound continuously or have a long decay after the notes have been released while the sus tain pedal footswitch is held
17. YAMAHA DIGITAL WORKSTATION Owner s Manual Fun kisi Xe KA SEU usse SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply adapter DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual on the name plate or specifically recommended by Yamaha This product should be used only with the components supplied or a cart rack or stand that is recommended by Yamaha If a cart etc is used please observe all safety markings and instructions that accom pany the accessory product SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing However Yamaha reserves the right to change or mod ify any of the specifications without notice or obligation to update exist ing units This product either alone or in combination with an amplifier and head phones or speaker s may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss DO NOT operate for long periods of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears you should consult an audiologist IMPORTANT The louder the sound the shorter the time period before damage occurs NOTICE Service charges incurred due to a lack of knowledge relating to how a function or effect works when the unit is operating as designed are n
18. sss TI Style iiie 2222553 STYLE category buttons 14 22 Style Ki 63 Style BA cote ee er 121 Style OUT 5565 re etie eren 94 Style Volume dan 60 SUSTAIN Footswitch 10 Sustain Panel ree 47 SUSTAIN button s 15 47 SUSTAIN jack 10 15 SYNC START button 14 23 56 SYNC STOP button 14 57 Synchro Start eerte 56 Synchro Stop retentis 57 T Tap Staitean siete cse TAP TEMPO button TPA t TEMPO buttons Time Signature TOUCH button EES TRANSPOSE buttons 14 53 SER Song button SER Style button SOL TEIG ies miri DEUS Ser SONG ssscsscssssecssesseccccsessessssseeess ser Sty CR E amen aman VOICE category buttons 15 17 Voice List titre reos 110 Kit 40 PSR S550 Owners Manual 137 138 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Information for Users on Collection and Disposal of Old Eguipment This symbol on the products packaging and or accompanying documents means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general household waste For proper treatment recovery and recycling of old products please take them to applicable collection points in accordance with your national legislation and the Directives 2002 96 EC sen By disposing of these products correctly you will help t
19. 3 MIXER This instrument has a MIXER feature that lets you control the Part Volume Pan Reverb Level and Chorus Level during playing of the Song or Style In the Song mode Determine the group of track numbers 1 8 or 9 16 then control the functions below In the Style mode Directly control the functions below e Track ON OFF Select the Mixer Parameter Volume Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level Mixer Display AALXER PARAMETER SELECT 4 aT 1 E Track number TRACK 1 Volume Reverb 110 062 Current track ON OFF and Value Pan 064 Chorus 000 Parameter Current track and its value are highlighted on the display In this example Track 1 is selected and is set to ON and its volume is 110 Basic operation Press and hold the REGIST PART MIXER button for longer than a sec ond so that the Mixer display appears REGIST PART MIXER AAIXER Reve Gs TRACK 1 Volume 110 Pan 064 Reverb 062 Chorus 000 Control the parameter by using the dial or the YES NO buttons To exit the mixer operation press the EXIT button 2 When in the Song mode press the REGIST PART MIXER button and select the desired group of tracks 1 8 or 9 16 The button toggles between tracks 1 8 and 9 16 In the Style mode tracks 9 16 are selected automatically When track 1 8
20. L NOTE When you press the HARMONY button to turn this feature on the appropriate Harmony type for the currently selected Main Voice is automatically selected button again 2 Press and hold the HARMONY button NOTE J M The Harmony notes can be added only to the Main Voice not to for longer than a second Dual or Left Voices e The keys left of the Split Point of the keyboard produce no Harmony The curr ently selected Harmony type will be notes when the Auto Accompaniment is on ACMP ON lights displayed When chord fingering is set to Full Keyboard the Harmony function HARMONY is turned off automatically w Hold for longer than a second FUNCTION HARMONY Tune CD gt Currently selected 0 How to sound each Harmony Type Harmony types 19 to 22 Tremolo Harmony types 01 to 14 n H m d d AM Keep holding down the keys Press the right hand keys while playing chords in the Harmony types 23 to 26 Trill Auto Accompaniment range of the keyboard when the Auto Accompaniment is on page 23 Harmony types 15 to 18 Echo dy You can adjust the Harmony Volume in the Function Settings page 82 Keep holding down the keys 44 PsR S550 Owners Manual Playing with the Effects Changing the Reverb Type Reverb enhances the sound of the Voices with the rich ambience of a concert hall When you select a Style or Song the optimum rever
21. ei am s USER 008 Bhangra 009 Wu Lin Dun 001 AmazingGrace 002 OdeToJoy Currently selected Song LC use Select a Song Use the dial to select the Song you want to listen to SONG SELECT CATEGORY mm PRESET J 001 AmazingGrace DIER OdeToJoy 003 AnnieLaurie 004 Hocturne8 2 I PSR S550 Owners Manual 27 Using Songs Built in Songs Amazing Grace Traditional OdeToJoy L v Beethoven Annie Laurie Traditional Nocturne 9 2 Chopin Fossiles Le Carnaval des Animaux C Saint Sa ns Latin Original Arabic Original Bhangra Original Wu Lin Hun Original User Songs Songs you record yourself or Songs transferred from a USB flash memory computer pages 96 98 USB Songs in a USB flash memory connected to the instrument pages 87 89 PRESET o JO UNUN USER Listen to the Song Press the P M button to begin playback of the selected Song You can stop playback at any time by pressing the P M button again Some of the preset songs have been edited for length or el H BE Song start A B D Ng arrangement and may not be exactly the same as the original Song Fast Forward Fast Reverse and Pause These are just like the transport controls on a CD player letting you fast forward PP rewind 44 and pause I playback of the Song SONG CONTROL REW
22. 26 Determines the Harmony type See the list on page 125 Harmony Vol Harmony 000 127 Determines the volume of the Harmony effect ume Volume PC MODE PC Mode PC Mode PC1 PC2 OFF Optimizes the MIDI settings for connecting to a computer page 95 MIDI Local ON OFF Local ON OFF Determines whether the instrument s keyboard controls the internal tone generator ON or not OFF page 94 External Clock External Clock ON OFF Determines whether the instrument synchronizes to the ON OFF internal clock OFF or an external clock ON page 94 Keyboard Out Keyboard Out ON OFF Determines whether keyboard performance data of the instrument is transmitted ON or not OFF Style Out Style Out ON OFF Determines whether Style data is transmitted ON via USB TO HOST or not OFF during Style playback Song Out Song Out ON OFF Determines whether Song data is transmitted ON via USB TO HOST or not OFF during Song playback Initial Setup Initial Setup YES NO Allows you to instantly send a data snapshot of all panel settings to a computer or sequencer Press YES to send or press NO to cancel METRO Time Signature Time Signature 00 60 Determines the time signature of the Metronome NOME Numerator Numerator Time Signature Time Signature 2 4 8 16 Sets the length of each metronome beat Denominator Denominator Bell ON OFF Bell ON OFF Determines whether the Metronome bell sounds at the first beat in each measure or not V
23. Friends Are For Singing 10 Guitar Wheels 80 Song Of The Sideboard 148 Hard To Say Sorry 11 Heaven Nobody Gets Too Much 81 This Iron Is Old 149 Hello Do You Hear Me Playing 12 T Was Born Smiling 82 Tipperary s A Long Way 150 I Can t Live Without You 13 Watch My Tears Go By Easy Listening 151 Will Be There For You 14 Leave Me Tender Love Me True 83 Balloon Bossa 152 I ll Make Soul With You 15 Let Me Hold Your Hand 84 I m Gonna Leave Durham 153 Love You In French 16 Letters Of Love 85 La Mer Is Swinging 154 I m Saving It All For You 17 Living In A Colored Submarine 86 Making It Through The Rain 155 Will Fly Away One Day 18 Love Don t Throw It Away 87 Morning s New World 156 London Streets 19 Makin It Thru The Night 88 Mother 157 Love s Glory 20 Mrs Robin s Son 89 Portugal In April 158 Love s Vision 21 My Heart Is Very Simple 90 Raindrops On My Head 159 Nothing Will Change My Love 22 My Lover s A Dream 91 The Wind And Me 160 One Time When We Touch 23 My Shell Swing 92 This Is Something Silly 161 San Francisco Heart 24 Party Oh Blah Di 93 Whistling A Last Goodbye 162 Soft Songs Are Killing Me 25 Please Do Love Me In Liverpool Pop Classics 163 Take It Back For Good 26 Riding Ticket 94 All On My Own 164 The World Is What We Are 27 These Ones Are Young 95 Are You Standing Still 165 Up It s Where We Belong 28 This Game M
24. USB is an abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus It is a serial interface for connecting a computer with peripheral Devices It allows hot swapping connecting peripheral devices while the power to the com puter is on 6 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha PSR S550 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 Accessory CD ROM Owners manual this book AC Power Adaptor May not be included depending on your particular area Please check with your Yamaha dealer PSR S550 Owners Manual 7 ue Special Features of the PSR 550 S E Play a Variety of Instrument Voices gt 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 EI can change the mood of a Song written for piano for example by usin
25. buttons pages STYLE page 22 p REGIST PART MIXER button page 74 O STYLE CONTROL O MEMORY button page 77 OTS LINK button page 58 REGIST BANK and buttons page 77 AUTO FILL IN button page 55 p Style Part Song Part 1 9 8 16 ACMP button page 23 REGISTRATION MEMORY 1 8 INTRO I III buttons page 55 DEIER page 77 MAIN VARIATION A D buttons D Display o ooooooooo pages 12 42 EEN AN page 55 ENDING rit I III buttons page 55 EXIT button oooooooooo page 42 SYNC STOP button page 57 IR MC page 41 SYNC START button pages 23 56 YES and NO buttons page 41 START STOP button pages 22 41 14 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Panel Controls and Terminals amp YAMAHA D beem TED ed REI CREATOR 22088 4 4 measure Odi Erem and Piano MDB VOICE Cl ca une CORE Caen Caen Cem BE C Erano LB sarophone C trumpet Ces C rercussion MENU FUNCTION 6903038 De CISCO CIANA C onm r ain ONE TOUCH SETTING COOC VOICE CONTROL HARMONY UPPER OCTAVE TOUCH SUSTAIN DSP L a a L 0D e
26. message is shown in the display Doing so can damage the flash memory and result in a loss of data PSR S550 Owners Manual 11 Setting Up Changing the Display language This instrument allows you to select English or Japa nese as the display language The default display lan 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 FUNCTION D Press the CATEGORY 4 and gt buttons a number of times until the Language item appears The currently selected display language will appear below the Language item JJ b O FUNCTION LANGUAGE c m Language Language item The currently selected lan guage Select a display language The button selects English and the button selects Japanese The language selection will be stored in the internal flash memory so that it is retained even when the power is turned off YES NO Q Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN dis play 12 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Adjusting the LCD CONTRAST control Adjust the LCD CONTRAST control on the rear panel of the instrument for optimum display legibility i On CONTRAST A caution Looking at the display for a long period of time in the dark may cause eyestrain or damage to your eyesight Make sure to use the instrument with as much ambi
27. or AUTO FILL IN STYLE CONTROL INTRO MAIN VARIATION ENDING rit B c D 1 M NE ESSE E NOTE e You can also select the FILL IN A D section by pressing the AUTO FILL IN button and then select FILL IN A D by using the dial 3 Press the EXECUTE button to set the sec tion Measure Length Press the CATEGORY 4 gt button repeat edly until Length appears in the display 2 Rotate the dial and select the Measure Length Range 1 32 NOTE f you set a length smaller than that of the previous one any data existing beyond the new length will be deleted 3 Press the EXECUTE button to set the Mea sure Length PSR S550 Owners Manual 67 Creating Original Styles Style Creator MPart SettingS e e e ee eeeeeeeeeee Select a Part Press the CATEGORY 4 gt button repeat edly until Part appears in the display 2 Rotate the dial and select a recorded Part Range RHYTHM 1 2 BASS CHORD 1 2 PAD PHRASE 1 2 3 Press the EXECUTE button to set the Part Select a Voice Press the CATEGORY 4 gt button repeat edly until Voice appears in the display Press a desired VOICE CATEGORY button to select the Voice category Rotate the dial to select a Voice Range When RHY 1 is selected as the Part all Voices can be selected When RHY 2 is selected as the Part drum Voices can be selected When other Part is selected all Voices excepting drums ca
28. 002 Standard Kit2 007 Rock Kit 012 Cuban Kit 017 Indian Kit 003 Hit Kit 008 Electro Kit 013 PopLatin Kit 018 Chinese Kit 004 Jazz Kit 009 Analog Kit 014 Arabic Kit 019 Chinese Mixture Kit 005 Brush Kit 010 Dance Kit 015 Arabic Kit2 Play each key and enjoy the Drum Kit See the Drum Kit List on page 116 A good Drum Kit to start out with is 001 Standard Kit 1 Example 001 Standard Kit 1 gt gt gt S E ss amp SH E R P E O Bi BK E KP SS d d r o Ee 3 E P A 5 Pg 2 Fi SS amp e Es Ba gr S L LN LN S d N a8 we oo x d af E ex Af x x x CH x CH SP o AS x KI S Vv T N d WB V oO l d m YE e 2 EN S SS 1 y P ry eS Si fi 1 ES ING Ss 3 d F FP POLK AES d Ag amp 9 0 amp a S Q oS e QS ud Ai cd EIA e og S Xo Es PR Es d OR T de GY a Die vi e PLL pS O w WS Q9 9 PF A Xg SP dw dw v FF oS Ss p e vi ei gos BS gu se PS SPI EAE Se L FF FP af OSE S E eS amp RS o e e PSR S550 Owners Manual 21 ying Styles This instrument includes an auto accompaniment feature that plays n appropriate Styles rhythm bass chord accompaniment when you play left hand chords You can select from 176 different Styles covering a range of musical genres and time signatures See page 121 for a complete list of the avail able Styles You can also select from the original Styles you ve created on your own Here s how you can use the auto accompaniment feature Select a Styles Rhythm Most St
29. 4 buttons and listen to the results ONE TOUCH SETTING Split Point 1 Wami ment range Variation Change and OTS OTS LINK When change the MAIN VARIATION A D to other MAIN VARIATION A D during OTS LINK is on OTS 1 4 automatically change the number according to the selected variation number see below Press the OTS LINK button to turn on the OTS link OTS LINK m v COO Se ONE TOUCH SETTING COOC 58 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Style Auto Accompaniment Functions Setting the Split Point The initial default Split Point is key number 54 the F 2 key but you can change it to another key using the procedure described below Press the FUNCTION button FUNCTION Style Volume J VOLUME E H 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and gt buttons as many times as necessary to call up Split Point dii lu FUNCTION OVERALL c J UL O54 F 2 3 Use the dial to set the Split Point to any key from 036 C1 through 096 C6 Split Point 54 F 2 Y arm E HE in Voice m Left Voice Main Voice L NOTE Changing the Split Point here also changes the Auto Accompaniment Split Point The Left Voice sounds when the split point key is played PSR S550 Owners Manual 59 Style Auto Accompaniment Functions Playing a Style with Chords but without Rhythm Stop Accompaniment When Au
30. 568 252 0 64 67 TenorSax2 639 323 0 64 94 TinePad 569 253 0 0 68 BaritoneSax 640 324 0 65 94 PanPad 570 254 0 0 69 Oboe 641 325 0 0 95 HaloPad 571 255 0 0 70 EnglishHorn 642 326 0 0 96 SweepPad 572 256 0 0 71 Bassoon 643 327 0 20 96 Shwimmer 573 257 0 0 72 Clarinet 644 328 0 27 96 Converge 574 258 0 0 73 Piccolo 645 329 0 64 96 PolarPad 575 259 0 0 74 Flute 646 330 0 66 96 Celestial 576 260 0 0 75 Recorder 647 331 0 0 97 Rain 577 261 0 0 76 PanFlute 648 332 0 45 97 ClaviPad 578 262 0 0 77 BlownBottle 649 333 0 64 97 HarmoRain 579 263 0 0 78 Shakuhachi 650 334 0 65 97 AfricanWind 580 264 0 0 79 Whistle 651 335 0 66 97 Carib 581 265 0 0 80 Ocarina 652 336 0 0 98 SoundTrack 582 266 0 0 81 SquareLead 653 337 0 27 98 Prologue 583 267 0 6 81 SquareLead2 654 338 0 64 98 Ancestral 584 268 0 8 81 LMSquare 655 339 0 0 99 Crystal 585 269 0 18 81 Hollow 656 340 0 12 99 SynthDr Comp 114 PSR S550 Owners Manual Voice List A Bank Select MIDI 2 Bank Select MIDI Voice n Voice ps No MSB LSB Geh Voice Name e No MSB LSB T Voice Name category 0 127 0 127 1 128 category 0 127 0 127 1 128 657 341 0 14 99 Popcorn 728 412 0 99 113 StereoGamlan 658 342 0 18 99 TinyBells 729 413 0 100 1
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32. I Category StvleName No Gategory Style Name Pop amp Rock 60 8 OrganGroove 119 9 Samba 1 1 FunkPopRock 61 9 JazzClub 120 10 ChaChaCha 2 2 AcousticRock 62 10 Five Four 121 11 Rumba 3 3 Cool8Beat 63 11 JazzWaltzFast 122 12 Jive 4 4 60 sRock1 64 12 Dixieland 123 13 OrganSwing 5 5 60 sRock2 65 13 Ragtime 124 14 OrganSamba 6 6 VintageGtrPop 66 14 Charleston 125 15 OrganQuickstep 7 7 60 sGuitarPop R amp B 126 16 9 8Waltz 8 8 70 s8Beat 67 1 BluesRock 127 17 TraditionalWaltz 9 9 90 sGuitarPop 68 2 BluesBallad Movie amp Show 10 10 KoolShuffle 69 3 Soul 128 1 70 sTVTheme 11 11 BubblegumPop 70 4 FranklySoul 129 2 Sci fiMarch 12 12 BritPopSwing 71 5 6 8Soul 130 3 WildWest 13 13 JazzPop 72 6 SoulBrothers 131 4 SaturdayNight 14 14 HardRock 73 7 OldiesR amp R 132 5 Showtune 15 15 RootRock 74 8 60 sRock amp Roll 133 6 Moonlight6 8 16 16 RockShuffle 75 9 Rock amp Roll 134 7 ClassicPianoBld 17 17 Unplugged 76 10 Twist 135 8 BaroqueAir Ballad 77 11 GospelSisters 136 9 OrchestralBolero 18 1 8BeatAdria 78 12 WorshipMed 137 10 OrchestralMarch 19 2 OrganBallad 79 13 DetroitPop 138 11 ChristmasSwing 20 3 PianoBallad 80 14 ModernR amp B 139 12 ChristmasWaltz 21 4 8BeatBallad 81 15 ComboBoogie Entertainer 22 5 EPBallad Country 140 1 DiscoFox 23 6 6 8Modern 82 1 NewCountry 141 2 DiscoHands 24 7 Chillout1 83 2 CountryHits 142 3 AlpBallad 25 8 NewR amp BBallad 84 3 CountryBallad 143 4 ScandSlowRock 26 9 16BeatBallad 85 4 CountryPop 144 5 ScandShuffle 27 10 Powe
33. Jin Luo Low 5 Telephone Ring 2 G2 55 IG 2 4 G 1 Floor Tom H Da Cha 5 GA 56 Gt 2 4 G 1 1 Hi Hat Pedal Da Cha effect 5 A2 57 A 2 45 JA 1 Low Tom Zhong Cha EA 58 AR 2 46 AR 1 1 Hi Hat Open Xiao Cha effect 1 B2 59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Xiao Cha 1 C3 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Mang Luo Low Rooster E 6 c 3 49 CF 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Mang Luo Mid D3 62 D 3 50 ID 2 High Tom Ging Elephant E 63 DF 3 51 ID 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Finger Bell E3 64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Luo big Flute Key Click Car Engine Ignition Horse F3 65 F 3 53 JF 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Mu Yu Low Car Tires Squeal Cricket E 66 FF 3 54 FR 2 Tambourine Mu Yu Mid Low Car Passing G3 67 IG 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal Mu Yu Mid Car Crash Cow Eaa 68 G 3 56 G 2 Cowbell Mu Yu High Siren A3 69 JA 3 57 JA 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Nan Bang Zi roll 3 Train Tiger A 70 3 58 AR 2 Vibraslap Nan Bang Zi 3 Jet Plane B3 71 B 3 5 B 2 Ride Cymbal2 Ban Gu 4 Starship Rattlesnake C4 72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H Ban 4 Burst Monkeies EA 3 c 4 61 ICH 3 Bongo L Ban Gu roll 4 Roller Coaster D4 74 ID 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Chinese Opera Voice 1 Submarine Crow EA 75 i 4 63 DF 3 Conga H Open Chinese Opera Voice 2 E4 76 E 4 64 E 3 CongaL Chinese Opera Voice 3 Fa 7 F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H Yun Luo F4 EA 73 F5 4 66 FF 3 Timbale L Yun Luo Ff4 G4 79 G 4 67 G 3 Agogo H Yun Luo G4 Dagu Mute 4 EA s c 4 68 GF 3 Agogo L Yun Luo GF4 Zhongcha Mute 5 Shower Laugh A4 81 JA 4 69 JA 3 Cabas
34. Not Less 273 It s So Horny 342 My Home Is Pasadena 410 Only One Note Makes A Samba 274 Janeiro Samba 343 Not Decided 411 Pasodoble Cani 275 Life Is High 344 That Indigo Feeling 412 Patricia Is Dancing The Cha Cha 276 London R U Prepared 345 These Winners Are Easy 413 Rumba For Volare PSR S550 Owners Manual 123 Music Database List No MDB Name No MDB Name No MDB Name 414 Rushing Fools 478 Love To Drink Cider 546 It s Time For Cabaret 415 Say No More In Brazil 479 Kreuzberg 547 Wished Danced All Night 416 Start The Beguine 480 Louie s My Brother 548 No Business Like It 417 Swaying Rumba 481 Mexican Trumpet 549 Parade At Easter 418 Taxi In Tijuana 482 Mr Schmidtchen 550 The Cat s Memory 419 Thirty Second Bossa 483 No Beer on Hawaii 551 The Greatest Times 420 Three Times Perhaps 484 Russ Ozone Party 552 The Roses Are
35. Press the EXIT button then select the recording part for each track Part Assign Selecting the part for the Melody track When Style is OFF You can select the track for recording from 1 16 When changing the track function between TR 1 8 and TR 9 16 press the REGIST PART MIXER button repeatedly until the desired item appears at the top on the display REGIST MIXER a While holding down the REC button press one of the track buttons 1 9 8 16 until the desired part is shown at the track button Each time you press the button the part is changed in order e g MAIN DUAL LEFT in the Main display When Style is ON TR 1 8 can only be selected for the Melody tracks STYLE RHY1 RHY2 BASS CHD1 CHD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 2 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 7 15 8 16 pat HBBBBBBE Press and hold Track 1 is set to the MAIN part Selecting the part for the Accompaniment track While holding down the REC button press the ACMP button The REC indication will be highlighted in the display and operation will be set to record ready mode ACMP pA Press and hold ACMP is set to record ready mode A caution If you record your perfor mance to a track that con tains previous data the previous data will be overwrit ten by the new data L NOTE When ACMP track is set to REC ON the accompaniment will be automatically set to ON e ACMP ON OFF does not change w
36. The supplied CD ROM includes instructions on how to download the Musicsoft Downloader appli cation from the Internet This application lets you transfer Song files from your computer to the instrument s flash memory For instructions about how to install Musicsoft Downloader and how to transfer Song files see pages 103 96 USB TO HOST terminal g To HOST t 2 Computer Instrument TRI USB cable 92 PSR S550 Owner s Manual E Precautions when using the USB TO HOST terminal When connecting the computer to the USB TO HOST terminal make sure to observe the follow ing points Failing to do so risks freezing the com puter and corrupting or losing the data If the computer or the instrument freezes restart the application software or the computer OS or turn the power to the instrument off then on again N CAUTION Use an AB type USB cable of less than about 3 meters Before connecting the computer to the USB TO HOST terminal exit from any power saving mode of the computer such as sus pended sleep standby Before turning on the power to the instrument connect the com puter to the USB TO HOST terminal Execute the following before turning the power to the instrument on off or plugging unplugging the USB cable to from the USB TO HOST terminal Quit any open
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38. button to clear the selected Part Creating Original Styles Style Creator Saving the data Saving the recorded data Press the CATEGORY 4 gt button repeat edly until Save appears in the display A new user Style number is applied automati cally and indicated in the display JI Ei O 42120 STYLE CREATOR MEASURE 001 MAIN A Lensth 1 aa uL UserStyle01 Press EXECUTE SAVE C 10 ff 11 Bid oo RHY2MBASS PAD Bari 2 If you want to change the user Style num ber select the number by using the dial N CAUTION If you select a User Style Number that already contains data the previous data is deleted and overwritten by the new data L NOTE If you want to exit from the Style Creator without saving press the EXIT button A maximum of 50 Style files can be saved 3 Press EXECUTE button to save the data me A confirmation message appears STYLE CREATOR Save OK 4 Press YES button to save the data L NOTE If you select a User Style Number that already contains data an Overwrite confirmation prompt appears If you wish to save and overwrite press the YES button The following display appears when saving is complete STYLE CREATOR MEASURE 001 MAIN A Lensth 1 4 4 UserStyle01 UserStyle02 I Press EXECUTE SAVE 16 E 11 ld vu v o US DEG pan You can go back and set other secti
39. buttons MAIN VARIATION C D A B When the fill in is finished it leads smoothly into the selected Main section A D 9 Press one of the ENDINGrrit I III but tons ENDINGr rit H IW Bae This switches to the Ending section When the Ending is finished the Auto Accom paniment stops automatically You can have the Ending gradually slow down ritardando by pressing one of the ENDING rit I IIT buttons again while the Ending is playing back Synchro Stop When this function is selected the accompa niment Style will only play while you are playing chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard Style playback will stop when you release the keys To turn the function on press the SYNC STOP button SYNC SYNC START STOP START STOP um erd mm The Style will play while you are playing the keys eim mmm d Style playback will stop when you release the keys PSR S550 Owners Manual 57 Style Auto Accompaniment Functions One Touch Setting Sometimes selecting the ideal Voice to play with a Song or Style can be confusing The One Touch Setting feature automatically selects four ideally matched Voices for the Style you ve selected Select the desired Style See page 22 3 Play the chord in the accompaniment range and start the Style 2 Press one of the ONE TOUCH SETTING Try selecting other ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 4 buttons 1
40. gi Voice n Voice bes No MSB LSB Ge Voice Name yae No MSB LSB d Voice Name category 0 127 0 127 1 128 category 0 127 0 127 1 128 515 199 0 0 52 SynStrings2 586 270 0 19 81 Shroud 516 200 0 0 53 ChoirAahs 587 271 0 64 81 Mellow 517 201 0 3 53 StereoChoir 588 272 0 65 81 SoloSine 518 202 0 16 53 ChoirAahs2 589 273 0 66 81 SineLead 519 203 0 32 53 MellowChoir 590 274 0 0 82 SawtoothLead 520 204 0 40 53 ChoirStrings 591 275 0 6 82 SawtoothLd2 521 205 0 0 54 VoiceOohs 592 276 0 8 82 ThickSaw 522 206 0 0 55 SynthVoice 593 277 0 18 82 DynamicSaw 523 207 0 40 55 SynthVoice2 594 278 0 19 82 DigitalSaw 524 208 0 41 55 Choral 595 279 0 20 82 BigLead 525 209 0 64 55 AnalogVoice 596 280 0 24 82 HeavySynth 526 210 0 0 56 OrchestraHit 597 281 0 25 82 WaspySynth 527 211 0 35 56 OrchestrHit2 598 282 0 40 82 PulseSaw 528 212 0 64 56 Impact 599 283 0 41 82 Dr Lead 529 213 0 0 57 Trumpet 600 284 0 45 82 VelocityLead 530 214 0 16 57 Trumpet2 601 285 0 96 82 Seg Analog 531 215 0 17 57 Brite Trumpet 602 286 0 0 83 CalliopeLead 532 216 0 32 57 Warm Trumpet 603 287 0 65 83 PureLead 533 217 0 0 58 Trombone 604 288 0 0 84 ChiffLead 534 218 0 18 58 Trombone2 605 289 0 64 84 Rubby 535 219 0 0 59 Tuba 606 290 0 0 85 CharangLead 536 220 0 16 59 Tuba2 607 291 0 64 85 DistortedLd 537 221 0 0 60 MutedTrumpet 608 292 0 65 85 WireLead 538 222 0 0 61 FrenchHorn 609 293 0 0 86 VoiceLead 539 223 0 6 61 Fr HornSolo 610 294 0 24 86 SynthAahs 540 224
41. lease or distribute the SOFTWARE in whole or in part or create derivative works of the SOFTWARE You may not electronically transmit the SOFTWARE from one computer to another or share the SOFTWARE in a network with other computers e You may not use the SOFTWARE to distribute illegal data or data that violates public policy e You may not initiate services based on the use of the SOFTWARE without permission by Yamaha Corporation Copyrighted data including but not limited to MIDI data for songs obtained by means of the SOFTWARE are subject to the following restrictions which you must observe e Data received by means of the SOFTWARE may not be used for any commercial purposes without permission of the copyright owner Data received by means of the SOFTWARE may not be duplicated transferred or distributed or played back or performed for listeners in public without permission of the copyright owner e The encryption of data received by means of the SOFTWARE may not be removed nor may the electronic watermark be modified without permission of the copyright owner 3 TERMINATION This Agreement becomes effective on the day that you receive the SOFTWARE and remains effective until terminated If any copyright law or provisions of this Agreement is violated the Agreement shall terminate automatically and immediately without notice from Yamaha Upon such termination you must immediately destroy the licensed SOFTWARE any accompan
42. s sound Pitch Bend Pitch Bend 01 12 Sets the pitch bend range in semitone increments Range Range Split Point Split Point 036 096 Determines the highest key for the Split Voice and sets C1 C6 the Split point in other words the key that separates the Split lower and Main upper Voices The Split Point setting and Accompaniment Split Point setting are auto matically set to the same value Touch Sensitivity Touch Sensitivity 1 Soft Determines the sensitivity of the feature 2 Medium 3 Hard Chord Fingering Chord Fingering 1 Multi Finger Sets the chord detection mode In the Multi Finger mode 2 FullKeyboard both normal chords and simple chords played to the left of the split point are detected In the Full Keyboard mode normal chords played anywhere on the keyboard will be detected and the notes played will sound as well MAIN Volume Main Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Main Voice VOICE Octave Main Octave 2 2 Determines the octave range for the Main Voice Pan Main Pan 000 left Determines the pan position of the Main Voice in the ste 64 center reo image The value 0 results in the sound being 127 right panned full left the value 127 results in the sound being panned full right Reverb Level Main Reverb 000 127 Determines how much of the Main Voice s signal is sent to Level the Reverb effect Chorus Level Main Chorus 000 127 Determines how much of the Main
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44. 0 32 61 FrenchHorn2 611 295 0 64 86 VoxLead 541 225 0 37 61 HornOrchestr 612 296 0 0 87 FifthsLead 542 226 0 0 62 BrassSection 613 297 0 35 87 BigFive 543 227 0 35 62 Tp amp TbSection 614 298 0 0 88 Bass amp Lead 544 228 0 40 62 BrassSect2 615 299 0 16 88 Big amp Low 545 229 0 41 62 HighBrass 616 300 0 64 88 Fat amp Perky 546 230 0 42 62 MellowBrass 617 301 0 65 88 SoftWhirl 547 231 0 0 63 SynthBrass1 618 302 0 0 89 NewAgePad 548 232 0 12 63 QuackBrass 619 303 0 64 89 Fantasy 549 233 0 20 63 ResoSynBrass 620 304 0 0 90 WarmPad 550 234 0 24 63 PolyBrass 621 305 0 16 90 ThickPad 551 235 0 27 63 SynthBrass3 622 306 0 17 90 SoftPad 552 236 0 32 63 JumpBrass 623 307 0 18 90 SinePad 553 237 0 45 63 AnaVelBrass1 624 308 0 64 90 HornPad 554 238 0 64 63 AnalogBrass1 625 309 0 65 90 RotaryStrngs 555 239 0 0 64 SynthBrass2 626 310 0 0 91 PolySynthPad 556 240 0 18 64 SoftBrass 627 311 0 64 91 PolyPad80 557 241 0 40 64 SynthBrass4 628 312 0 65 91 ClickPad 558 242 0 41 64 ChoirBrass 629 313 0 66 91 AnalogPad 559 243 0 45 64 AnaVelBrass2 630 314 0 67 91 SquarePad 560 244 0 64 64 AnalogBrass2 631 315 0 0 92 ChoirPad 561 245 0 0 65 SopranoSax 632 316 0 64 92 Heaven 562 246 0 0 66 AltoSax 633 317 0 66 92 Itopia 563 247 0 40 66 SaxSection 634 318 0 67 92 CCPad 564 248 0 43 66 HyperAltoSax 635 319 0 0 93 BowedPad 565 249 0 0 67 TenorSax 636 320 0 64 93 Glacier 566 250 0 40 67 BreathyTenor 637 321 0 65 93 GlassPad 567 251 0 41 67 SoftTenorSax 638 322 0 0 94 MetallicPad
45. 1 1 Hi Hat Pedal Bongo L Rim Bongo L Rim A2 57 A 2 45 JA 1 Low Tom Tom Jazz 3 Bongo L Tip Bongo L Tip 58 IA 2 46 AR 1 1 Hi Hat Open Bongo L Heel Bongo L Heel B2 59 B 2 4 B 1 Mid Tom L Tom Jazz 4 Bongo L Slap Bongo L Slap C3 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Tom Jazz 5 Timbale L Open Timbale L Open Ra 61 ICH 3 49 CH 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Hand Cymbal D3 62 D 3 50 ID 2 High Tom Tom Jazz 6 L 68 ID 3 5 DE 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Hand Cymbal Short E3 64 E 3 522 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Crash Cymbal 2 F3 65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Paila L Paila L Duhulla Dom E 66 FR 3 54 F 2 Tambourine Timbale H Open Timbale H Open G3 67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal Duhulla Tak ea s Gt 3 56 GF 2 Cowbell A3 69 JA 3 57 IA 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Hand Cymbal 2 Duhulla Sak D 70 IA 3 58 2 Vibraslap Claves B3 71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Hand Cymbal 2 Short Paila H Paila H Doff Dom C4 72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H Cowbell Top Cowbell Top Katem Dom EA 73 ICH 4 61 C 3 Bongo L Katem Tak D4 74 ID Ai 62 ID 3 Conga H Mute Katem Sak EA 75 D 4 63 DE 3 Conga H Open Katem Tak E4 76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L Guiro Short Guiro Short Doff Tak F4 77 F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H Guiro Long Guiro Long Tabla Dom EA 7s FR 4 66 Ip 3 Timbale L Tabla Taki G4 79 IG 4 67 ja 3 Agogo H Tabla Tik KR so GF 4 68 G 3 Agogo L Tambourine Tambourine Tabla Tak2 A4 81 JA 4 69 JA 3 Cabasa Tabla Sak 2 4 70 A 3 Maracas Tabla Roll of Edge B4 83 B 4 71 B 3 O Samba While H Tabla Flam C5 84
46. 18 42 GT TREMOLO1 71 20 43 GT TREMOLO2 70 19 44 T TREMOLO 120 0 45 NO EFFECT No effect 0 0 PSR S550 Owners Manual 127 Voice Effect Type List DSP Types No Type Description MSB LSB 1 HALL1 1 0 2 HALL2 1 16 3 HALL3 1 17 4 HALL4 1 18 2 GC Reverb simulating the acoustics of a hall 3 7 HALL L 1 7 8 BASIC HALL 1 30 9 LARGE HALL 1 31 10 ATMO HALL 1 23 11 ROOM1 2 16 12 ROOM2 2 17 13 ROOM3 2 18 14 ROOM4 2 19 15 ROOM5 2 0 16 ROOM6 2 1 17 ROOM7 Reverb simulating the acoustics of a room 2 2 18 ROOM S 2 5 19 ROOM M 2 6 20 ROOM L 2 7 21 ACOSTIC ROOM 2 20 22 DRUMS ROOM 2 21 23 PERC ROOM 2 22 24 STAGE1 3 16 See Reverb suitable for a solo instrument E n 27 STAGE4 3 1 28 PLATE1 4 16 Ge Reverb simulating a plate reverb unit A n 31 GM PLATE 4 7 32 TUNNEL Simulates a cylindrical space expanding to left and right 17 0 33 CANYON A hypothetical acoustic space which extends without limit 18 0 34 BASEMENT A bit of initial delay followed by reverb with a unique resonance 19 0 35 WHITE ROOM A unique short reverb with a bit of initial delay 16 0 36 CHORUS 66 17 37 CHORUS2 66 8 38 CHORUSS3 66 1
47. 24 24 Trill 1 16 25 25 Trill 1 24 26 26 Trill 1 32 PSR S550 Owners Manual 125 Voice Effect Type List Reverb Types No Type Description MSB LSB 1 HALL1 1 0 2 HALL2 1 16 3 HALL3 1 17 4 HALL4 1 18 5 HALL5 f 1 1 ai Reverb simulating the acoustics of a hall 1 7 HALL L 1 8 BASIC HALL 1 30 9 LARGE HALL 1 31 10 ATMO HALL 1 23 11 ROOM1 2 16 12 ROOM2 2 17 13 ROOM3 2 18 14 ROOM4 2 19 15 ROOMS 2 0 16 ROOM6 2 1 17 ROOM7 Reverb simulating the acoustics of a room 2 2 18 ROOM S 2 5 19 ROOM M 2 6 20 ROOM L 2 7 21 ACOSTIC ROOM 2 20 22 DRUMS ROOM 2 21 23 PERC ROOM 2 22 24 STAGE1 3 16 25 STAGE2 3 17 STAGES Reverb suitable for a solo instrument 3 27 STAGE4 3 1 28 PLATE1 4 16 29 PLATE2 4 17 Reverb simulating a plate reverb unit 30 PLATES 4 0 31 GM PLATE 4 7 32 TUNNEL Simulates a cylindrical space expanding to left and right 17 0 33 CANYON A hypothetical acoustic space which extends without limit 18 0 34 BASEMENT A bit of initial delay followed by reverb with a unique resonance 19 0 35 WHITE ROOM A unique short reverb with a bit of initial delay 16 0 36 NO EFFECT No effect 0 0 126 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Voice Effect Type List Chorus Types
48. 3 MAIN VARI ATION A D ENDING rit 1 3 REW FF SYNC STOP A B REPEAT SYNC START PAUSE START STOP REGIST PART MIXER MEMORY REGIST BANK REGISTRATION MEMORY 1 8 STYLE 1 8 SONG 1 9 8 16 EXIT CATEGORY 4 gt Dial YES NO EXECUTE MDB FILE MENU FUNCTION ONE TOUTCH SETTING 1 4 LEFT DUAL HARMONY TOUCH SUS TAIN DSP UPPER OCTAVE Realtime Control Pitch Bend Wheel Voice 294 Voices 4 12 Drum Kits 4 10 SFX kits 4 480 KG Voices Included 11 Regional Voices and 8 Regional Drum Percussion Kits Polyphony 64 LEFT DUAL Style 176 Style Control ACMP ON OFF SYNC STOP SYNC START START STOP INTRO 1 3 MAIN VARIA TION AD ENDING rit 1 3 AUTO FILL IN Style Creator Fingering Style Volume Music Database 600 Registration Memory 8 banks x 8 memories Regist Clear Multi Finger Full Keyboard Mixer Volume Pan Reverb Chorus Function VOLUME Style Volume Song Volume OVERALL Tuning Pitch Bend Range Split Point Touch Sensitivity Chord Fingering MAIN VOICE Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level DSP Level Dry Level DUAL VOICE Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level DSP Level Dry Level LEFT VOICE Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level DSP Level Dry Level EFFECT Reverb Type Chorus Type DSP Type Master EQ Type HARMONY Harmony Type Harmony Volume e PC PC Mod
49. B 1 Seq Click L Dance Percussion 2 C1 3 Ic 1 24 Ic 0 Seq Click H Hi Q Dance 1 B 37 C 1 25 CF o Brush Tap Snare Aanalog 3 D1 38 D 1 26 D 0 O Brush Swirl Vinyl Noise L 3 DF 1 27 DE o Brush Slap Snare Analog 4 E1 40 JE 1 233 E o o Brush Tap Swirl Reverse Cymbal Reverse Cymbal Reverse Cymbal F1 41 F 1 29 F 0 O Snare Roll Reverse Dance 2 Em GI 1 30 FR 0 Caanet HiQ2 HiQ2 HiQ2 G1 43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft Snare Noisy Snare Snappy Electro Snare Noisy 4 Snare Techno LR ak 1 32 ja 0 Sticks Snare Dance 1 A1 45 A 1 33 A 0 Kick Soft Kick Tight 2 Kick 3 Kick Tight 2 Kick Techno Q LD 26 1 34 AR o Open Rim Shot Rim Gate B1 47 B 1 35 B 0 Kick 2 Kick Gate Kick Analog Short Kick Techno L C2 48 IC 2 36 C 1 Kick Gate Kick Gate Heavy Kick Analog Kick Techno 49 ICH 2 37 CH 1 Side Stick Side Stick Analog Side Stick Analog D2 50 ID 2 38 ID 1 Snare Snare Rock Snare Noisy 2 Snare Analog Snare Clap 3 51 DF 2 39 DF 1 Hand Clap Dance Clap E2 52 E 2 40 JE 1 Snare Tight Snare Rock Rim Snare Noisy 3 Snare Analog 2 Snare Dry F2 53 F 2 41 JF 1 Floor Tom L Tom Rock 1 Tom Electro 1 Tom Analog 1 Tom Analog 1 L 54 FR 2 42 FR 1 1 Hi Hat Closed Hi Hat Closed Analog Hi Hat Closed Analog3 G2 55 IG 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Tom Rock 2 Tom Electro 2 Tom Analog 2 Tom Analog 2 TS 56 G amp F 2 44 ja 1 1 Hi Hat Pedal Hi Hat Closed Analog 2 Hi Hat Closed Analog 4 A2 57 JA 2 45 JA 1 Low Tom Tom Rock 3 Tom Electro 3 Tom Analog 3 To
50. B 3 O Samba While H C5 84 C 5 72 Ic 4 O Samba While L RI 85 C 5 73 CH 4 Guiro Short D5 86 D 5 74 ID 4 O Guiro Long EA 87 DF 5 75 DE 4 Claves ES 88 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H F5 89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L EA 90 EF 5 78 FR 4 Cuica Mute G5 91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open EA 9 G 5 80 G 4 2 Triangle Mute A5 93 JA 5 81 JA 4 2 Triangle Open A 94 IA 5 82 AR 4 Shaker B5 95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells C6 96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree 97 ICH 6 85 C 5 98 ID 6 86 D 5 99 D 6 87 D 5 100 E 6 88 E 5 101 F 6 89 F 5 102 Ff 6 90 FR 5 103 G 6 91 G 5 Drum Kit List Voice No T 8 9 10 MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 PC 1 128 127 000 001 127 000 017 127 000 025 127 000 026 127 000 28 METTI gaer Nis Key y coa Standard Kit 1 Rock Kit Electronic Kit Analog Kit Dance Kit 25 ICH o 13 CE 1 3 Surdo Mute Kick Dance 1 26 D 0 14 D 1 3 Surdo Open Kick Dance 2 27 D o 15 D 1 HiQ 28 E DI 16 JE 1 Whip Slap 29 F 0 17 F 4 4 Scratch H Scratch Dance 1 30 FE o 18 FF 1 4 Scratch L Scratch Dance 2 31 G 0 19 G 1 Finger Snap 32 G o 20 ja 1 Click Noise 33 JA 0 21 JA 1 Metronome Click Dance Percussion 1 34 IA 0 22 A 1 Metronome Bell Reverse Dance 1 35 B DI 23
51. CREATOR MEASURE 001 a CD gt HAINA Lensth 1 4 4 RHYTHM1 l l RHYTHM2 l BASS Press EXECUTE REC OFF ie p itp iz 213 E14 is 16 RHY2 PAD Contains no data Contains data sounds Part ON Recorded part Contains data but is muted Part OFF Play the keyboard to check that the appropriate drum Voices can be heard You can mute the Parts during recording except for the Part you re recording by simply pressing the PART button so that the mute mark is indi cated at the Part In this condition the PART button also changes from green to unlit Creating Original Styles Style Creator If you want to rehearse a part before recording press the EXECUTE button The REC mark for the Part in the display will turn off In this situation you can start rehearsing by pressing the START STOP button Return to the Part record standby mode after stopping rehearsal by pressing the START STOP button and then press the EXECUTE button again 3 Press the START STOP button to begin recording 4 Play the keyboard and record the drum Voices Since the entire Style plays repeatedly you can record at any point you like 5 Press the START STOP button to stop recording Clear the recorded drum Voices To clear the recorded drum Voices after starting recording refer to step 3 of the recording opera tion follow the instructions below Only the rhythm Part
52. Cm Cm Minor add ninth m 9 1 2 b3 5 c9 Cm add9 Minor sixth m6 1 b3 5 6 Cme Cm6 Minor seventh m7 1 b3 5 b7 Cm7 Cm7 Minor seventh ninth m7 9 1 2 b3 5 b7 c3 Cm79 Minor seventh add eleventh m7 11 1 2 b3 4 5 b7 cu Cm711 Minor major seventh mM7 1 b3 5 7 CmM7 CmM7 Minor major seventh ninth mM7 9 1 2 b3 5 7 Ca Cmm79 Minor seventh flatted fifth m7b5 1 b3 b5 b7 ce Cm75 Minor major seventh flatted fifth mM755 1 b3 b5 7 Cmte CmM7 5 Diminished dim 1 53 55 Caim Cdim Diminished seventh dim7 1 b3 b5 6 Cdim7 Cdim7 Seventh 7 j E Se l S or C7 C7 Seventh flatted ninth 7 b9 1 b2 3 5 b7 co C79 Seventh add flatted thirteenth 7 b13 1 3 5 b6 b7 ch C713 Seventh ninth 7 9 1 2 3 5 b7 c C79 Seventh add sharp eleventh 7 11 2 SS 58 e e or etn cz Seventh add thirteenth 7 13 1 3 5 6 b7 ci C713 Seventh sharp ninth 7 9 1 82 3 5 b7 cd c7 9 Seventh flatted fifth 755 1 3 b5 b7 C75 C75 Seventh augmented 7aug 1 3 5 67 C7aug C7aug Seventh suspended fourth 7sus4 1 4 5 b7 C7sus4 C7sus4 Suspended second sus2 1 2 5 Csus2 Csus2 L NOTE Notes in parentheses can be omitted Playing two same root keys in the adjacent octaves produces accompa niment based only on the root A perfect fifth 1 5 produces accompaniment based only on the root and fifth which can be used with both major and minor chords 62 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Style Auto Accompaniment Functions U
53. Coming Up 421 Vida De Los Caminos 485 Song Of The Chicken 553 The Sun Sets The Sun Rises Latin Pop 486 The Bucklehuck 554 Tonight At The Westside 422 Dance In The Morning Schlager Traditional 423 You re Mine Baby 487 Autobahnpolka 555 Abide This Hymn Ballroom 488 Blind Passenger 556 Ave Maria No More 424 Cumparsita Tango 489 Capri Beat 557 Can Can Orpheus 425 He s Got To Go 490 Deep Love 558 Fun In the Forest 426 Moon Waltz 491 Glaube An Wunder 559 Moulin Heart 427 Old St Bernards 492 Goodbye Amor 560 Texas Yellow Rose 428 On Sunday Never Will 493 Have Sad Love March amp Polka 429 Perfidious One 494 In Ewigkeit 561 Marching RAF 430 Quando Samba 495 Italian Guy 562 Rosa 431 Say Magnifique 496 Mexican Fiesta 563 That Polka Is Happy 432 This House Is Not Young 497 Moscow City 564 Vienna Forever 433 Yellow Bird Rumba 498 No Tears Waltz Christmas 499 Oh Maria 565 Amsterdam e Favorite Flowers 434 Christmas Jingle 500 Paloma Pop 566 Amsterdam s Old Windmill 435 It s The Most Wonderful Time 501 Spanish Island 567 Charmaine s Waltz 436 Rednosed Rudolph 502 The Little House gt 568 Daisy s Bicycle 437 Silent Christmas 503 Where Can Find Love 569 Fascination Waltz 438 This Boy Child Is Mary s 204 Wonderiul Blonde 570 Tm Trying To Remember 439 Waltz At Christmas Worship 571 Is It True Love Classical 505 Forever Singing Your Lov
54. DSP button for longer than a second The currently selected DSP type will be dis played Currently selected DSP type PSR S550 Owners Manual 47 Playing with the Effects Pitch Bend The pitch bend wheel can be used to add smooth pitch variations to notes you play on the keyboard Roll the wheel upward to raise the pitch or downward to lower the pitch If you use this feature with a Voice such as the 042 Overdrive guitar Voice page 17 you can produce remarkably realistic string bending effects You can change the amount of pitch bend produced by the wheel as described on page 81 PITCH BEND AP mpm DI b NOTE Pitch Bend is not applied to the Left Voice when accompaniment is turned on 48 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Fr efe Erro Using Various Functions Playing with the metronome This instrument includes a metronome with adjustable tempo and time signature Play and set the tempo that is most comfortable for you HI Turn the metronome On e o o o o o o 2 Use the dial to select a tempo from 5 to Press the METRONOME button to start 280 the metronome To stop the metronome press the METRO NOME button again METRONOME Press the EXIT button to return to the Main Time display Tempo Signature Beat number L NOTE WEE SE The tempo can be changed by either pressing the TEMPO LIT Bliss NP ie NM Dao RESIST bu
55. IC 5 72 C 4 O Samba While L Maracas Maracas Sagat 1 RI 85 c 5 73 CH 4 Guiro Short Shaker Shaker Tabel Dom D5 86 D 5 74 ID 4 O Guiro Long Cabasa Cabasa Sagat 3 EA 87 DF 5 75 ID 4 Claves Cuica Mute Tabel Tak E5 88 E 5 76 JE 4 Wood Block H Cuica Open Sagat 2 F5 89 JF 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L Rik Dom EA 90 F 5 78 FR 4 Cuica Mute Rik Tak 2 G5 91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Rik Finger 1 EA 9 G 5 80 G 4 2 Triangle Mute Rik Tak 1 A5 93 JA 5 81 JA 4 2 Triangle Open Triangle Mute 1 Rik Finger 2 A 94 IA 5 82 AR 4 Shaker Triangle Open 1 Rik Brass Tremolo B5 95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells Rik Sak C6 96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree Bell Tree Rik Tik 97 ICE 6 85 C 5 98 ID 6 86 ID 5 99 D 6 87 D 5 100 E 6 88 E 5 101 F 6 89 F 5 102 IER 6 90 IP 5 103 G 6j 9 G 5 118 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Drum Kit List Voice No 15 16 17 MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 PC 1 128 127 000 001 126 000 037 126 000 065 126 000 115 METTI gaer Nis Key y coa Standard Kit 1 Arabic Kit 2 Arabic Mix Kit pond Indian Kit E 25 C 0 13 ICH 1 3 Surdo Mute Zarb Back mf Conga Analog H 26 D 0 14 JD
56. Pedal position changes the center frequency of the wah filter 122 0 230 PEDAL WH DST 122 1 231 P WH DIST HD 122 21 232 PWH DIST HV Distortion applied to the pedal wah output 122 23 233 P WH DIST LT 122 25 234 PEDAL WH OD 122 2 235 P WH OD HD 122 22 236 PWH OD HV Overdrive distortion applied to the pedal wah output 122 24 237 P WH OD LT 122 26 238 NO EFFECT No effect 0 0 239 THRU Bypass without applying an effect 64 0 PSR S550 Owners Manual 131 AD MIDI Implementation Chart CH IST Mad ISW IST NdUN oeq oul Ndx uadeq 399733 TI JUJWeJIOJ TOTIOTIUO punos AI9ug eared 0000000000 0000000500 qoeTes yueg 0 x x x x Q A HUG X LET T A HU6 LET T A HUG NN E LEL oy LTT 0 XX XXX XXX LCT e H x KERR KRK KKK KKK KK x xX 9T T 9T T 9T T 9T T pama ee O T UOTSTOA 800c uHdV TIrI e3 Gd I18YI uor4aeaqueueT dul IdIW pzeogAoy Te qthtd TOT OOT 66 86 L6 96 v6 6 T6 T8 TETEE L9 9 8c 9 ebueyo TOTIUOI TT OT L S T c 0 ITO 930N NO 939N 9OTOA on4djg PI TV sobessoNW 3rnegjed pebueu5 3Inejed pueg uoa3id A3TOOT9A A1equnN 930N Teuueyo orseg gt UOTIJUNI 0555 3454 9PON VHVWVA 132 PSR S550 Owner s Manual MIDI implementation Chart ON Seat ONOM 440 INWO vy 9poNW ATOd 44O INNO 9poNW ONOW NO INNO Z Spon ATOd NO INNO T Spow 32831 sabes osuog
57. Programs Install Uninstall then select the application to be removed and click Add Remove Follow the on screen instructions to uninstall the application NOTE The button names or menus may differ depending on the com puter OS For instructions on uninstalling the USB MIDI driver refer to How can remove the driver in the Troubleshooting section page 104 PSR S550 Owners Manual 103 Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide lilTroubleshooting 0600000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0 The driver cannot be installed Is the USB cable connected correctly Check the USB cable connection Disconnect the USB cable then connect it again Is the USB function enabled on your computer When you connect the instrument to the computer for the first time if the Add New Hardware Wizard does not appear the USB function on the computer may be disabled Perform the following steps Select Control Panel gt System gt Hardware gt Device Manager for Windows XP 2000 or select Control Panel gt Device Manager for Windows Vista Classic View only in Windows XP 2 Make sure that no or x marks appear at Uni versal serial bus controller or USB Root Hub If you see an or x mark the USB controller is disabled Is any unknown device registered If driver installation fails the instrument will be marked as an Unknown
58. Tracks Repeat steps 2 through 4 to record any of the remaining tracks You can listen to the previously recorded tracks by pressing the appropriate 1 9 8 16 buttons while recording Previously recorded track numbers are shown in a box border You can also mute previously recorded tracks the muted tracks will not appear in the display while recording new tracks page 74 E Redo the Recording Simply select the track you want to re record for recording in the normal way The newly recorded material will overwrite the previous data 36 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Recording Your Own Performance After the recording is completed Play the User Song The operation is the same as that for Preset Songs see page 27 1 Press the USER button amp The current Song number name will be highlighted use the dial to select the user Song 001 to 005 you want to play 3 Press the P M button Save to USB flash Memory see page 86 Data not to be recorded The following data is recorded before the beginning of the Song Even if you change the data while recording is in progress the data will not be recorded Style number Style volume Time signature Song Clear Deleting User Songs This function clears an entire user Song all tracks If you want to clear a single specified track refer to the Track From the MAIN display select the user Song 001 to 005 Clear operation on page 38 you wa
59. Voice s signal is sent to Level the Chorus effect DSP Level Main DSP Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Main Voice s signal is sent to the DSP effect Dry Level Main Dry Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Main Voice s unprocessed signal sounds no Reverb Chorus or DSP effect process ing DUAL Volume Dual Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Dual Voice VOICE Octave Dual Octave 2 2 Determines the octave range for the Dual Voice Pan Dual Pan 000 left Determines the pan position of the Dual Voice in the ste 64 center reo image The value 0 results in the sound being 127 right panned full left the value 127 results in the sound being panned full right Reverb Level Dual Reverb 000 127 Determines how much of the Dual Voice s signal is sent to Level the Reverb effect Chorus Level Dual Chorus 000 127 Determines how much of the Dual Voice s signal is sent to Level the Chorus effect DSP Level Dual DSP Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Dual Voice s signal is sent to the DSP effect Dry Level Dual Dry Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Dual Voice s unprocessed signal sounds no Reverb Chorus or DSP effect process ing LEFT VOICE Volume Left Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Left Voice Octave Left Octave 2 2 Determines the octave range for the Left Voice Pan Left Pan 000 left Determines the pan position of the Left Voice in the stereo 64 center i
60. Zi 218 25 0 114 64 SoftAnalog 150 20 0 116 110 Sheng 219 26 0 115 63 FunkyAnalog Organ 220 21 0 114 63 TechnoBrass 151 1 0 118 19 Cool Organ 221 28 0 112 63 SynthBrass 152 2 0 117 17 Cool JazzOrgan Choir 153 3 0 117 19 Cool RotorOrgan 222 1 0 112 55 AirChoir 154 4 0 115 19 Cool FullRocker 223 2 0 113 54 GothicVox 155 5 0 118 17 StadiumOrg 224 3 0 118 89 SweetHeaven 156 6 0 116 19 RotaryDrive 225 4 0 121 89 DreamHeaven 157 7 0 112 19 RockOrgan1 226 5 0 112 53 Choir 158 8 0 113 18 DanceOrgan 227 6 0 112 54 VoxHumana 159 9 0 112 17 JazzOrgan1 Pad 160 10 0 114 19 PurpleOrg 228 1 0 113 95 Insomnia 161 11 0 118 18 Elec Organ 229 2 0 115 90 NeoWarmPad 162 12 0 115 17 DrawbarOrg 230 3 0 113 100 CyberPad 163 13 0 113 17 JazzOrgan2 231 4 0 112 96 Wave2001 164 14 0 113 19 RockOrgan2 232 5 0 112 100 Atmosphere 165 15 0 112 18 ClickOrgan 233 6 0 112 92 XenonPad 166 16 0 119 17 GospelOrg 234 7 0 112 95 Equinox 167 17 0 115 18 MellowDraw 235 8 0 112 89 Fantasia 168 18 0 116 17 BrightDraw 236 9 0 112 93 DX Pad 169 19 0 116 18 60 sOrgan 237 10 0 113 89 Symbiont 170 20 0 120 17 JazzOrgan3 238 11 0 114 89 Stargate 171 21 0 114 17 Tibia 164 239 12 0 112 90 Area51 172 22 0 114 18 Tibia Full 240 13 0 113 90 DarkMoon 173 23 0 113 20 ChapelOrgn1 241 14 0 115 95 lonosphere PSR S550 Owner s Manual Voice List
61. above the lowest note is the root of the chord this is the chord s root position using other chord notes for the lowest note results in inver sions The root is the central sound of the chord which supports and anchors the other chord notes The distance interval between adjacent notes of a triad in root position is either a major or minor third Major third four half steps semitones Minor third three half steps semitones ID UI The lowest interval in our root position triad between the root and the third determines whether the triad is a major or minor chord and we can shift the highest note up or down by a semitone to produce two additional chords as shown below Major chord Minor chord Augmented chord Diminished chord Cm Cm Caug Cdim Minor 3rd Major 3rd Major 3rd Minor 3rd Major 3rd Major 3rd Minor 3rd Minor 3rd The basic characteristics of the chord sound remain intact even if we change the order of the notes to create different inversions Successive chords in a chord progression can be smoothly connected for example by choosing the appropriate inversions or chord voicings Reading Chord Names Chord names tell you just about everything you need to know about a chord other than the inversion voicing The chord name tells you what C m the root of the chord is whether it is a major minor or diminished J N chord whether it requires a major or flatted
62. active NOTE The FILE CONTROL display will not appear in any of the following Cases During style or song playback While data is being loaded from a USB flash memory This particular menu item has no relation to USB opera tions but it can be used to delete a User Song A message information or confirmation dialog sometimes appears in the display to facilitate operation Refer to the Messages section on page 108 for an explanation of each message PSR S550 Owners Manual 83 Using USB Flash Memory Formatting USB Flash Memory A new USB flash memory device must be formatted before it can be used by this instrument N CAUTION If you format a USB flash memory that already contains data all of the data will be erased Be careful not to erase important data when using the format function After connecting the USB flash memory to be formatted to the instrument s USB TO DEVICE terminal check that the CONNECT message is shown in the MAIN display 2 Press the FILE MENU button FILE MENU Tg 3 Use the CATEGORY 4 and gt buttons to select the USB Format item v O The display prompts you for confirmation FILE CONTROL CATEGORY CD gt Format OK EXECUTE 84 PSR S550 Owners Manual 4 Press the EXECUTE button and the display prompts you for confirmation You can press the NO button at this point to cancel the operation 5 Press the EXEC
63. an appropriate message will appear in the display and you will not be able to exe cute the operation e If there is not enough capacity left on the USB flash memory device to save the data an appropriate message will appear in the display and you will not be able to save the data Erase unwanted files from the USB flash memory device to make more memory available page 88 or use a different USB device Refer to the Messages list on page 108 for other possible errors that might prevent you from completing the operation 4 Press the EXECUTE button A cursor will appear below the first character in the file name 5 Change the file name as necessary The 1 button moves the cursor to the left and the 2 button moves it to the right Use the dial to select a character for the cur rent cursor location e The 8 button deletes the character at the cur sor location Cursor Cursor Delete Select left right character characters FILE CONTROL CATEGORY Regist Save S jme Cursor Please Enter Name 41 2 S E S j gt E 6 Press the EXECUTE button The dis play prompts you for confirmation You can cancel the save operation at this point by pressing the NO button 7 Press the EXECUTE button again or the YES button and the save opera tion will begin The Registration data will be stored to the USER FILE folder in the USB flash memory device A cau
64. and Right Hands LEFT In the Left mode you can play different Voices from the keys to the left and right of the keyboard split point The Main and Dual Voices can be played to the right of the split point while the Voice played to the left of the split point is the Left Voice The split point setting can be changed as required page 59 giri YA Voice D Voice and Dual Voice Press the LEFT button The LEFT button turns the left Voice on or off The currently selected Left Voice will sound when you play keys to the left of the keyboard split point pig E LEFT button is lit PSR S550 Owners Manual 19 Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices Press and hold the LEFT button for longer than a sec ond The LEFT Voice selection display will appear The currently selected category name Voice number and name will be highlighted Left Voice selection display LEFT CATEGORY an rt 4 The currently selected category 018 WahClavi 001 Cool GalaxyEP The currently selected Left Voice Hold for longer 002 Cool SuitcaseEP than a second 003 PolarisEP Select and press the desired Voice category button in the VOICE section For this example select the Guitar Bass category VOICE ro QA een Coon KAN C Erao CX PHONE LL TRUMPET LB pad CC Percussion awe C Hio Cas EN orum Kr Select the Voice you want to play Look at the highlighted Voice name and rota
65. any purpose 2 5 You shall not and shall not cause any third party to translate convert decode or reverse engineer any file capable of being read by any copy or version of the Software or any data transmitted to or from any copy or version of the Software in whole or in part for any purpose 2 6 The Product or any part of it must not be used to infringe any right of copyright or right of privacy publicity or personality or any other right whatsoever of any other person or entity 3 Copyright 3 1 You acknowledge that copyright in the Product as a whole and in the components of the Product as between you and the Licensor belongs to the Licensor or its licensors and is protected by copyright laws national and international and all other applicable laws 106 PSR S550 Owner s Manual 4 Disclaimer of Liability 4 1 In consideration of the fact that the Product is licensed hereunder free of charge a the Licensor disclaims any and all warranties with respect to the Product whether expressed or implied including without limitation any warranties that the Product is free from defects will perform in accordance with the Documentation is merchantable or is fit for any particular purpose and b the Licensor shall not have or incur any liability to you for any loss cost expense or claim including without limitation any liability for loss or corruption of data and loss of profits revenue or goodwill and any type of special indirect
66. application software on the computer Make sure that dala is not being transmitted from the instru ment Data is transmitted only by playing notes on the key board or playing back a Song While the computer is connected to the instrument you should Wait for six seconds or more between these operations 1 when turning the power of the instrument off then on again or 2 when alternately connecting disconnecting the USB cable Connections E Precautions when using the USB TO DEVICE terminal This instrument features a built in USB TO DEVICE terminal When connecting a USB device to the terminal be sure to handle the USB device with care Follow the important precautions below L NOTE For more information about the handling of USB devices refer to the owner s manual of the USB device Compatible USB devices USB storage devices flash memory floppy disk drive hard disk drive etc The instrument does not necessarily support all commer cially available USB devices Yamaha cannot guarantee operation of USB devices that you purchase Before pur chasing a USB device for use with this instrument please visit the following web page http music yamaha com download L NOTE Other USB devices such as a computer keyboard or mouse cannot be used Connecting USB device When connecting a USB device to the USB TO DEVICE terminal make sure that the connector on the device is appropri
67. corresponding tracks are set automatically E Recording track When Multi track recording is selected and accompaniment is off you can specify the recording track 1 16 for melody or when accompaniment is on you can specify the tracks 1 8 for melody and 9 16 for accompani ment The track button in 1 9 8 16 that has recorded data in the tracks is indicated in green while the button that contains no data is unlit Also the track numbers containing recorded data are indicated with framed rectangles in the display 32 PsR S550 Owner s Manual E Example Part settings in Multi Recording When Style is OFF Melody or other parts 1 16 Track SONG L L eec co Track ee ooo Track Track ee eee Track 1 8 9 16 V J Main Left Y Voice Voice Other parts part part Recording Your Own Performance When Style is ON Melody or other parts SONG Style tracks Track Track 8 vi Y Main Left Y Voice Voice Other part Part parts Track e eee Track 16 J Style Quick Recording Procedure You can easily start recording your performance by simply pressing the REC button in the SONG mode In this case the track number and part number of tracks are set automatically 7 Press the REC button The User Song number for recording will be selected automatically Performance parts are as follow Tra
68. ddH ddH F7H This message simultaneously changes the tuning value of all channels e The values of dd are used for XG Master Tuning The default value of dd are 00H 04H OOH 00H respec tively 134 PSR S550 Owner s Manual e mm Reverb Type MSB Reverb Type LSB Refer to the Effect Type List page 126 for details Chorus Type FOH 43H 1nH 4CH 02H 01H 20H mmh IIH F7H e mm Chorus Type MSB e II Chorus Type LSB Refer to the Effect Type List page 127 for details DSP Type FOH 43H 1nH 4CH 02H 01H 40H mmH IIH F7H e mm DSP Type MSB I DSP Type LSB Refer to the Effect Type List page 128 for details When the accompaniment is started an FAH message is trans mitted When accompaniment is stopped an FCH message is transmitted When the clock is set to External both FAH accompaniment start and FCH accompaniment stop are rec ognized Local ON OFF Local ON Bn 7A 7F Local OFF Bn 7A 00 Value for n is ignored Hy Specifications Keyboards e 61 Standerd size keys C1 C6 with Touch Response Display 320 x 240 dots LCD display backlit Setup STANDBY ON MASTER VOLUME MIN MAX LCD CONTRAST Panel Controls DEMO SONG MODE SONG PRESET SONG USER SONG SCORE SONG LYR ICS SONG REC USB STYLE CATEGORY VOICE CATEGORY TRANSPOSE METRONOME TAP TEMPO TEMPO OTS LINK AUTO FILL IN ACMP INTRO 1
69. drive and flash memory can be connected to the USB TO DEVICE terminal Other USB devices such as a g computer keyboard or mouse cannot be used E EE Before purchasing USB storage devices please consult your Yamaha dealer or an authorized Yamaha distributor see list at end of the Owner s m Manual for advice N CAUTION Avoid frequently turning the power on off to the USB storage device or connecting disconnecting the cable too often Doing so may result in the operation of the instrument freezing or hang ing up While the instrument is accessing data such as in the AN Save and Delete operations do NOT unplug the USB cable do CAUTION NOT remove the media from the device and do NOT turn the Some USB memory devices may require more current than the power off to either device Doing so may corrupt the data on either instrument can supply causing the instrument s over current pro or both devices tection function to be activated and making it impossible to use the device If this occurs OverCurrent will appear in the lower right area of the MAIN display To restore normal operation remove the USB device from the USB TO DEVICE connector and turn the instrument s power off and then back on again 90 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Connections Backing up the instrument data to a computer Once you ve saved data to a USB flash memory device you can copy the data to the hard disk o
70. is temporarily produced This is normal and indicates that the instrument is receiving electrical power When using a mobile phone noise is produced Using a mobile phone in close proximity to the instrument may pro duce interference To prevent this turn off the mobile phone or use it further away from the instrument There is no sound even when the keyboard is played or when a song or style is being played back Is the FILE CONTROL display showing The instrument s keyboard Check that nothing is connected to the PHONES OUTPUT jack on the rear panel When a set of headphones is plugged into this jack no sound is output Check the Local Control on off See page 94 etc will not produce any sound while the FILE CONTROL display is showing Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display The style or song does not play back when the START STOP button is pressed Is External Clock set to ON Make sure External Clock is set to OFF refer to External Clock on page 94 The style does not sound properly Make sure that the Style Volume page 81 is set to an appropriate level Is the split point set at an appropriate key for the chords you are play ing Set the split point at an appropriate key page 59 Is the ACMP button lit If it is not lit press the ACMP button so it lights No rhythm accompaniment plays when the START STOP button is pressed after selecting the BaroqueA
71. storage device external media To protect against data loss through media damage we recommend that you save your important data onto two USB storage devices external media Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the instrument or data that is lost or destroyed Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use Even when the power switch is in the STANDBY position electricity is still flowing to the instrument at the minimum level When you are not using the instrument for a long time make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this owner s manual are for instructional purposes only and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument Trademarks The bitmap fonts used in this instrument have been provided by and are the property of Ricoh Co Ltd Windows is the registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation The company names and product names in this Owner s Manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies 3 12 2 2 PSR S550 Owners Manual 5 7 S 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
72. sure that a properly formatted USB flash memory device has been properly connected to the instrument s 7 Change the file name as necessary Refer to Saving the Registration Data on USB TO DEVICE terminal and that the page Sa tontonan an CONNECT message is shown in the MAIN display aaa 2 Press the FILE MENU button 1 E l User Song 1 3 Use the CATEGORY 4 and gt buttons to locate the User Song or User Style Pleabe Enter Nane Save item H Wee The SOURCE FILE a user Song name or a user Style name will be highlighted Cursor The name of the file to be saved 8 Press the EXECUTE button The dis EET UI NN NN NN A f play prompts you for confirmation d You can cancel the save operation at this point 4 gt d C by pressing the NO button 9 Press the EXECUTE button again or UserSongi the YES button and the save opera tion will begin The user Song will be stored to the USER FILE The sou rce ser Song haina folder in the USB flash memory device A caution 4 Use the dial to select the source user Once the save in progress message appears in the display the operation cannot be canceled Never turn off the power or Song or Style remove the USB flash memory during this operation You can press the YES and NO buttons simultaneously to select the first user Song or I 0 A message appears i
73. track you want to clear for longer than a second SONG ABB Hold for longer than a second A confirmation message will appear on the display Press the YES button to clear the track To execute the Track Clear func The clear in progress message will appear briefly on the display while tion press the YES button h kis bei 1 d Press NO to cancel the Track the track is being cleared Clear operation 38 PSR S550 Owner s Manual AD Backup and Initialization The following data items are automatically saved as backup data in the internal memory even if you turn the power off To recall the default settings and data use the Initialization operation Backup data Registration memory Auto Fill In On Off Following parameters in the Function display Tuning Split point Touch ON OFF Touch sensitivity Style volume Song volume Metronome volume Demo cancel Language Master EQ type Chord fingering SUSTAIN ON OFF TG mode Initialization This function erases all User Songs User Styles User MDB and backup data in the instrument s internal memory and restores the initial default settings and data The following initialization procedures are provided M Backup Clear Language settings for the instru To clear backup data in the internal memory simultaneously hold the ment cannot be changed in this highest white key on the keyboard and t
74. you produce accompaniment by accompaniment range of the keyboard using only playing chords using normal fingerings in the one two or three fingers accompaniment range of the keyboard e How to play Standard Chords Example for C chords 9 To play a major chord c Cadas Cs Cs m Press the root note of the chord H Ill Il il Hl Ill H Ill Se ge Lu dp e m To play a minor chord tl Ili 1 Ii 1 UI 1 I Press the root note together with the jeg e sf sst sl nearest black key to the left of it ci Csusa Caug CM7aug Um mn Wm Tu To play a seventh chord Press the root note together with the Cm Om agaa Eat Cnr ale nearest white key to the left of it n Ili Ii n Il n I Cm7 TER ca c Cm gell To play a minor seventh chor Press the root note together with the Tt I H IR LU I P I nearest white and black keys to the rl Lie li int LLLIS IS let is left of it three keys altogether JI IL TAI Ti OUT nm Am Am Am bm Au Au irm 0 Multi Fingering and Full Keyboard These let you select the accompaniment section of the keyboard for chord playing See the Chord Fingering section in the Function Setting List on page 81 Multi Fingering As explained above the keys to the left of the split point default 54 F 2 become the accompaniment range This method lets you play the accompaniment chords in the specified area of the keyboard and is set a
75. z Sl Hane trings 260 15 0 112 85 Portatone Team 322 6 0 0 2 BrightPiano 261 16 0 113 82 BigLead 323 7 0 1 2 BritePnoKSP 262 17 0 117 82 Warp 324 8 0 0 3 ElecGrandPno 263 18 0 119 82 Fargo 325 9 0 1 3 ElecGrPnoKSP 264 19 0 113 85 Adrenaline 326 10 0 32 3 DetunedCP80 265 20 0 112 99 Stardust 327 11 0 40 3 LayeredCP1 266 21 0 112 84 AeroLead 328 12 0 41 3 LayeredCP2 267 22 0 114 81 MiniLead 329 13 0 0 4 Honkytonk 268 23 0 113 88 Impact 330 14 0 1 4 HonkytonkKSP 269 24 0 113 99 SunBell 381 15 0 o 5 El Piano 270 25 0 112 88 UnderHeim oe 332 16 0 1 5 El Piano1KSP 271 26 0 116 81 HiBias 333 17 0 18 5 MellowEP1 272 27 0 115 81 Vinylead 334 18 0 32 5 ChorusEP1 273 28 126 0 1 SFXKit1 335 19 0 40 5 HardEI Piano 274 29 126 0 2 SFXKit2 z 336 20 0 45 5 VXfadeEl P1 215 30 126 0 112 AnimalKit 337 2i o 64 5 nef Diane Accordion amp Harmonica EE 338 22 0 0 6 EI Piano 276 1 0 112 22 Musette 339 23 0 1 6 El Piano2KSP 277 2 0 117 22 Steirisch 340 24 0 32 6 ChorusEP2 278 3 0 113 22 TuttiAccrd 341 25 0 33 6 DXEPHard 279 4 0 115 22 SmallAccrd 342 26 0 34 6 DXLegend 280 5 0 116 22 Accordion 343 27 0 40 6 DXPhaseEP 281 6 0 112 24 BallroomAcc 344 28 0 41 6 DX AnalogEP 282 7 0 113 24 Bandoneon 345 29 0 42 6 DKKotoEP 283 8 0 114 22 SoftAccrd 346 30 0 45 6 VXfadeEl P2 284 9 0 113 23 ModernHarp 347 31 0 0 7 Harpsichord 285 10 0 114 23 BluesHarp P 348 32 0 1 7 Harpsi KSP ercussion l 349 33 0
76. 0 0 65 19 SlowRotary 467 151 0 24 39 AcidBass 397 81 0 66 19 FastRotary 468 152 0 35 39 ClaviBass 398 82 0 0 20 ChurchOrgan 469 153 0 40 39 TechnoBass 399 83 0 32 20 ChurchOrgan3 470 154 0 64 39 Orbiter 400 84 0 35 20 ChurchOrgan2 471 155 0 65 39 SquareBass 401 85 0 40 20 NotreDame 472 156 0 66 39 RubberBass 402 86 0 64 20 OrganFlute 473 157 0 96 39 Hammer 403 87 0 65 20 Trem OrganFl 474 158 0 0 40 SynthBass2 404 88 0 0 21 ReedOrgan 475 159 0 6 40 MellowSyBass 405 89 0 40 21 PuffOrgan 476 160 0 12 40 SeguenceBass 406 90 0 0 22 Accordion 477 161 0 18 40 ClickSynBass 407 91 0 32 22 Accordlt 478 162 0 19 40 SynBass2Dark 408 92 0 0 23 Harmonica 479 163 0 32 40 SmoothSyBass 409 93 0 32 23 Harmonica2 480 164 0 40 40 ModulrSyBass 410 94 0 0 24 TangoAccord 481 165 0 41 40 DXBass 411 95 0 64 24 TangoAccord2 482 166 0 64 40 XWireBass 412 96 0 0 25 NylonGuitar 483 167 0 0 41 Violin 413 97 0 16 25 NylonGuitar2 484 168 0 8 41 SlwAtkViolin 414 98 0 25 25 NylonGuitar3 485 169 0 0 42 Viola 415 99 0 43 25 VelGtrHarmo 486 170 0 0 43 Cello 416 100 0 96 25 Ukulele 487 171 0 0 44 Contrabass 417 101 0 0 26 SteelGuitar 488 172 0 0 45 Trem Strings 418 102 0 16 26 SteelGuitar2 489 173 0 8 45 SlwAtTremStr 419 103 0 35 26 12StrGuitar 490 174 0 40 45 SuspenseStr 420 104 0 40 26 Nylon amp Steel 491 175 0 0 46 PizzicatoStr 421 105 0 41 26 Steel amp Body 492 176 0 0 47 Orch Harp 422 106 0 96 26 Mandolin 493 177 0 40 47 YangChin 423 107 0 0 27 JazzGuitar 494 178 0 0 48 Timpani 42
77. 1 3 Surdo Open Zarb Tom f Conga Analog M Indian Hand Clap 27 D Of 15 D 1 HiQ Zarb Eshareh Conga Analog L Dafli Open 28 E DI 16 JE 1 Whip Slap Zarb Whipping Vibraslap Dafli Slap 1 29 F DI 17 JF A 4 Scratch H Tombak Tom f Kick Techno L Dafli Rim 1 30 FR Of 18 FR 1 4 Scratch L Neghareh Tom f Side Stick Arabic Mix Duff Open 31 G 0 19 G 1 Finger Snap Tombak Back f Snare Techno Duff Slap 32 G o 20 G 1 Click Noise Neghareh Back f Guiro Long Duff Rim 33 JA DI 21 JA 1 Metronome Click Tombak Snap f Kick Techno Q Hatheli Long 2 34 IA 0 22 AR 1 Metronome Bell Neghareh Pelang f Open Rim Shot Hatheli Short 2 35 B DI 23 JB 1 Seq Click L Tombak Trill Funk Snare 2 Baya ge 3 C1 36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H Khaligi Clap 1 Kick Arabic Mix Baya ke 3 B 37 C 1 25 CF o Brush Tap Arabic Zalgouta Open Funk Snare 1 Baya ghe 3 D1 38 D 1 26 D_0 O Brush Swirl Khaligi Clap 2 Snare Arabic Mix Baya ka 3 E 329 DE 1 27 DE o Brush Slap Arabic Zalgouta Close Hand Clap Tabla na 4 Ei 40 JE 1 23 E o o Brush Tap Swirl Arabic Hand Clap Snare Tabla tin 4 F1 41 F 1 29 F 0 O Snare Roll Tabel Tak 1 Tom Electro 1 Tablabaya dha 3 Em GI 1 30 FR 0 Caanet Sagat 1 Hi Hat Closed Arabic Mix 1 Dhol 1 Open Gi 43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft Tabel Dom Tom Electro 2 Dhol 1 Slap 5 A GF 1 32 GF o Sticks Sagat 2 Hi Hat Half Arabic Mix 1 Dhol 1 Mute 5 A1 45 A 1 33 A 0 Kick Soft Tabel Tak 2 Tom Electro 3 Dhol 1 Open Slap 5 LD 26 1 34 AR o Open Rim Shot Sagat 3 H
78. 13 RamaCymbal 659 343 0 35 99 RoundGlocken 730 414 0 101 113 AsianBells 660 344 0 40 99 GlockenChime 731 415 0 0 114 Agogo 661 345 0 41 99 ClearBells 732 416 0 0 115 SteelDrums 662 346 0 42 99 ChorusBells 733 417 0 97 115 GlassPerc 663 347 0 64 99 SynthMallet 734 418 0 98 115 ThaiBells 664 348 0 65 99 SoftCrystal 735 419 0 0 116 Woodblock 665 349 0 66 99 LoudGlocken 736 420 0 96 116 Castanets 666 350 0 67 99 ChristmasBel 737 421 0 0 117 TaikoDrum 667 351 0 68 99 VibeBells 738 422 0 96 117 GranCassa 668 352 0 69 99 DigitalBells 739 423 0 0 118 MelodicTom 669 353 0 70 99 AirBells 740 424 0 64 118 MelodicTom2 670 354 0 71 99 BellHarp 741 425 0 65 118 RealTom 671 355 0 72 99 Gamelimba 742 426 0 66 118 Rock Tom 672 356 0 0 100 Atmosphere 743 427 0 0 119 SynthDrum 673 357 0 18 100 WarmAtmos 744 428 0 64 119 AnalogTom 674 358 0 19 100 HollwRelease 745 429 0 65 119 ElectroPerc 675 359 0 40 100 NylonElPiano 746 430 0 0 120 Rev Cymbal 676 360 0 64 100 NylonHarp 747 431 0 0 121 GtrFretNoise 677 361 0 65 100 HarpVox 748 432 0 0 122 BreathNoise 678 362 0 66 100 Atmos Pad 749 433 0 0 123 Seashore 679 363 0 67 100 Planet 750 434 0 0 124 BirdTweet 680 364 0 0 101 Brightness 751 435 0 0 125 TelephonRing 681 365 0 64 101 FantasyBells 752 436 0 0 126 Helicopter 682 366 0 96 101 Smokey 753 437 0 0 127 Applause 683 367 0 0 102 Goblins 754 438 0 0 128 Gunshot 684 368 0 64 102 GoblinsSynth 755 439
79. 25 7 Harpsichord2 286 1 0 112 12 Vibraphone 350 34 0 35 7 H ichord3 287 2 0 118 12 JazzVibes ella 351 35 0 0 8 Clavi 288 3 0 112 13 Marimba 352 36 0 1 8 Clavi KSP 289 4 0 112 14 Xylophone 353 37 0 27 8 Clavi Wah 290 5 0 112 115 SteelDrums 354 38 0 64 8 PulseClavi 291 6 0 112 9 Celesta 355 39 0 65 8 PierceClavi 292 7 0 112 10 Glocken 356 40 0 0 9 Celesta 293 8 0 112 11 MusicBox 357 41 0 0 10 Glockenspiel 294 9 0 112 15 TubularBell 358 42 0 0 11 MusicBox 295 10 0 112 109 Kalimba 359 43 0 64 11 Orgel 296 11 0 112 16 Dulcimer 297 12 0 112 48 Timpani 360 44 0 0 12 Vibraphone Drum Kit 361 45 0 1 12 VibesKSP 298 1 127 0 1 StandaraKiti E E 363 47 0 0 13 Marimba 299 2 127 0 2 Standardkit2 T 364 48 0 1 13 MarimbaKSP 300 3 127 0 5 HitKit z 365 49 0 64 13 SineMarimba 301 4 127 0 33 JazzKit 366 50 0 97 13 Balimba 302 5 127 0 41 BrushKit 367 51 0 98 13 LogDrums 303 6 127 0 9 Roomkit 368 52 0 0 14 Kylophone 304 7 127 0 17 RockKit 369 53 0 0 15 TubularBells 305 8 127 0 25 ElectroKit 370 54 0 96 15 ChurchBells 306 9 127 0 26 AnalogKit 371 55 0 97 15 Carillon 307 10 127 0 28 Dancekit 372 56 0 0 16 Dulci 308 11 127 0 49 SymphonyKit MONT 112 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Voice List
80. 4 108 0 18 27 MellowGuitar 495 179 0 0 49 Strings1 425 109 0 32 27 JazzAmp 496 180 0 3 49 StereoStrngs 426 110 0 0 28 CleanGuitar 497 181 0 8 49 SlwAtkStrngs 427 TT 0 32 28 ChorusGuitar 498 182 0 24 49 ArcoStrings 428 112 0 0 29 MutedGuitar 499 183 0 35 49 60 sStrings 429 113 0 40 29 FunkGuitar1 500 184 0 40 49 Orchestra 430 114 0 41 29 MuteSteelGtr 501 185 0 41 49 Orchestra2 431 115 0 43 29 FunkGuitar2 502 186 0 42 49 TremOrchstra 432 116 0 45 29 JazzMan 503 187 0 45 49 Velo Strings 433 117 0 0 30 Overdriven 504 188 0 0 50 Strings2 434 118 0 43 30 GuitarPinch 505 189 0 3 50 S SlowStrngs 435 119 0 0 31 Distortion 506 190 0 8 50 LegatoStrngs 436 120 0 40 31 FeedbackGtr 507 191 0 40 50 WarmStrings 437 121 0 41 31 FeedbackGtr2 508 192 0 41 50 Kingdom 438 122 0 0 32 GtrHarmonics 509 193 0 64 50 70 sStrings 439 123 0 65 32 GtrFeedback 510 194 0 65 50 Strings3 440 124 0 66 32 GtrHarmonic2 511 195 0 0 51 SynStrings1 441 125 0 0 33 AcousticBass 512 196 0 27 51 ResoStrings 442 126 0 40 33 JazzRhythm 513 197 0 64 51 SynStrings4 443 127 0 45 33 VXUprghtBass 514 198 0 65 51 SynStrings5 PSR S550 Owners Manual 113 Voice List Bank Select MIDI 2 Bank Select MIDI
81. 592 Musette De Reine 458 Concerto Of Love 526 June amp Terry s Theme 593 Oh Beautiful Italian Sun 459 Dancing Musicbox 527 Lovin Summer 460 Infant s Pavane Chillout EDS am u ni ma Men 594 Only Say Hello 461 Invitation To The Shak a Ingi MA 595 Populaire Chanson IS 529 Main For Rain 596 Santa Lou Cheer 462 Jerry s Binx n 530 Mi Re Do 597 Shenandoah s Far Away 463 Lonely Piper 7 531 My Prince Will Come One Day 598 The Classy Trumpeter 464 Mable Ragtime 532 Only Friends But Good On 465 Paris Has Many Poor People E 599 Van Maas Land 533 Paradise Conguest 600 Ya Salama 466 Petite Clarinet T 534 Seven Magnificent Cowboys 467 Piece Of Funk 535 Song Of The Trolley 468 Rumba For Elena i 536 The Fantastic Getaway 469 String Holiday 537 These Are My Favorites 470 Waltz Around The World 471 Yak This Sax 538 Tie Tails And A Hat e 539 Twelve O Clock Theme Party Time 540 You re The Only One Want 472 Aga Doo Showtime 473 Big Samba Bamboo 541 A Nickel In The Nickelodeon 474 Blankenesenolop 542 Dance Lord 475 Dancing Bird 543 Dance Of Fir 476 Going With A Good Thing cU 477 Hands Up Party 544 Entertainment That Is 545 It s Only A Day Away 124 PSR S550 Owner s Manual AD Voice Effect Type List Harmony Types
82. 6 Rocking My Life 185 Tigers Eye 48 Love Goes This Way 117 Sally s Got A Mustang 186 Velvet Is Black 49 Not Full Time Love 118 Shape Me And Bend Me 187 Wanting To Break Free 50 Our Current Love 119 Sky Spirits 188 Whatever You Rock 51 Rollercoaster Through Life 120 Somebody Needs Someone Else 189 Your Kindness Is Magic 52 Seriously Dippy 121 Spin The Wheel Rock amp Roll 53 She s One For Me 122 Suzie Wake Up 190 All Shaken Up 54 Shining Light For Love 123 Sweden Takes A Chance 191 Beethoven s Rocking 55 Sorry May Be Hard To Say 124 Sweet Lord Song 192 Crazy Little Love Thing 56 Stars To Reach For 125 This Afternoon s Sunny 193 Don t Hurry Love 57 Sure Of That 126 This Day s Just Perfect 194 Good Looking Charm 58 Swinging Sultan 127 This Is My Party 195 Good Molly Miss Golly 59 Tell Her Your Feelings 128 To Love Some Reggae 196 Great Fire Balls 60 The Girl Belongs To Me 129 Tulsa Is 24 Hours Away 197 m A Wanderer 61 This Affair s In The Family 130 We Are Together And Happy 198 Won t Be Cruel 62 This Thing s Called Love 131 With My Friends To Help Me 199 Julie Does The Twist 63 Time Riding 132 You Can Help Yourself 200 Let s Play The Twist 64 What s Taken So Long Pop Ballads 201 Lets Sue Peggy 65 You Only Need Love 133 Don t Let The Sun Set For Me 202 Particularly No Place To Go Sing Alongs 134 Heavenly Creatures With Halo 203 Rock amp Ro
83. 6 39 CHORUS4 66 1 40 CHORUS5 65 2 41 CHORUS6 65 0 42 CHORUS7 65 1 43 CHORUS8 Conventional chorus program with rich warm chorusing 65 8 44 CHORUS FAST 65 16 45 CHORUS LITE 65 17 46 GM CHORUS1 65 3 47 GM CHORUS2 65 4 48 GM CHORUS3 65 5 49 GM CHORUS4 65 6 50 FB CHORUS 65 7 Ji Geesse A 3 phase LFO adds modulation and spaciousness to the sound E gt 2 daan Adds more stages to the modulation of Celeste S 2 22 ENS SET NES Chorus effect without modulation created by adding a slightly pitch shifted sound S 57 KARAOKE1 20 0 58 KARAOKE2 Echo for karaoke 20 1 59 KARAOKE3 20 2 This effect isolates only the early reflection components of the reverb 2 62 GATE REVERB Simulation of gated reverb 10 0 63 REVERS GATE Simulation of gated reverb played back in reverse 11 0 64 EQ DISCO rad effect that boosts both high and low frequencies as is typical in most disco 76 16 Equalizer effect that cuts both high and low frequencies to simulate the sound heard ga EQ TEL Sua a telephone receiver i ue 66 2BAND EQ A stereo EQ with adjustable LOW and HIGH Ideal for drum Parts 77 0 67 3BAND EQ A mono EQ with adjustable LOW MID and HIGH equalizing 76 0 128 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Voice Effect Type List
84. 6 Russia Tel 495 626 0660 OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES Yamaha Music Central Europe GmbH Siemensstrake 22 34 25462 Rellingen Germany Tel 49 4101 3030 ASIA AFRICA Yamaha Corporation Asia Pacific Music Marketing Group Nakazawa cho 10 1 Naka ku Hamamatsu Japan 430 8650 Tel 8 1 53 460 2312 MIDDLE EAST TURKEY CYPRUS Yamaha Music Central Europe GmbH SiemensstraBe 22 34 25462 Rellingen Germany Tel 04101 3030 OTHER COUNTRIES Yamaha Music Gulf FZE LOB 16 513 P O Box 17328 Jubel Ali Dubai United Arab Emirates Tel 971 4 881 5868 THE PEOPLE S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Yamaha Music amp Electronics China Co Ltd 25 F United Plaza 1468 Nanjing Road West Jingan Shanghai China Tel 021 6247 2211 HONG KONG Tom Lee Music Co Ltd 11 F Silvercord Tower 1 30 Canton Road Tsimshatsui Kowloon Hong Kong Tel 2737 7688 INDONESIA PT Yamaha Music Indonesia Distributor PT Nusantik Gedung Yamaha Music Center Jalan Jend Gatot Subroto Kav 4 Jakarta 12930 Indonesia Tel 21 520 2577 KOREA Yamaha Music Korea Ltd 8F 9F Dongsung Bldg 158 9 Samsung Dong Kangnam Gu Seoul Korea Tel 080 004 0022 MALAYSIA Yamaha Music Malaysia Sdn Bhd Lot 8 Jalan Perbandaran 47301 Kelana Jaya Petaling Jaya Selangor Malaysia Tel 3 78030900 PHILIPPINES Yupangco Music Corporation 339 Gil J Puyat Avenue P O Box 885 MCPO Makati Metro Manila Philippines Tel
85. 64 0 1 CuttingNoise 685 369 0 65 102 Creeper 756 440 64 0 2 CuttingNoiz2 686 370 0 66 102 RingPad 757 441 64 0 4 StringSlap 687 371 0 67 102 Ritual 758 442 64 0 17 FI KeyClick 688 372 0 68 102 ToHeaven 759 443 64 0 33 Shower 689 373 0 70 102 Night 760 444 64 0 34 Thunder 690 374 0 71 102 Glisten 761 445 64 0 35 Wind 691 375 0 96 102 BellChoir 762 446 64 0 36 Stream 692 376 0 0 103 Echoes 763 447 64 0 37 Bubble 693 377 0 8 103 Echoes2 764 448 64 0 38 Feed 694 378 0 14 103 EchoPan 765 449 64 0 49 Dog 695 379 0 64 103 EchoBells 766 450 64 0 50 Horse 696 380 0 65 103 BigPan 767 451 64 0 51 Bird Tweet2 697 381 0 66 103 SynthPiano 768 452 64 0 55 Ghost 698 382 0 67 103 Creation 769 453 64 0 56 Maou 699 383 0 68 103 StarDust 770 454 64 0 65 PhoneCall 700 384 0 69 103 Reso amp Panning 771 455 64 0 66 DoorSqueak 701 385 0 0 104 Sci Fi 772 456 64 0 67 DoorSlam 702 386 0 64 104 Starz 773 457 64 0 68 ScratchCut 703 387 0 0 105 Sitar 774 458 64 0 69 ScratchSplit 704 388 0 32 105 DetunedSitar 775 459 64 0 70 WindChime 705 389 0 35 105 Sitar2 776 460 64 0 71 TelphonRing2 706 390 0 96 105 Tambra 777 461 64 0 81 CarEnginelgn 707 391 0 97 105 Tamboura 778 462 64 0 82 CarTiresSgel 708 392 0 0 106 Banjo 779 463 64 0 83 CarPassing 709 393 0 28 106 MutedBanjo 780 464 64 0 84 CarCrash 710 394 0 96 106 Rabab 781 465 64 0 85 Siren 711 395 0 97 106 Gopichant 782 466 64 0 86 Train 712 396 0 98 106 Oud 783 467 64 0 87 Je
86. 67 Sweet TenorSax 191 12 0 114 59 BaritonHit 123 2 0 114 66 Sweet AltoSax 192 13 0 112 59 Tuba 124 3 0 113 65 Sweet SopranoSax 193 14 0 113 34 AlpBass 125 4 0 118 67 GrowlSax Brass 126 5 0 112 68 BaritoneSax 194 1 0 117 63 Live PopBrass 127 6 0 112 65 SopranoSax 195 2 0 118 63 Live HyperBrass 128 7 0 112 67 TenorSax 196 3 0 116 63 Live OctaveBrass 129 8 0 112 66 AltoSax 197 4 0 112 61 Live FrenchHorns 130 9 0 113 67 WoodwindEns 198 5 0 115 67 BrassCombo Flute amp Woodwind 199 6 0 112 62 BrassSection 131 1 0 114 74 Sweet Flute 200 7 0 125 62 Sforzando 132 2 0 114 72 Sweet Clarinet 201 8 0 121 62 BigBrass 133 3 0 113 76 Sweet PanFlute 202 9 0 113 60 BallroomBrs 134 4 0 112 70 EnglishHorn 203 10 0 120 62 BrightBrass 135 5 0 112 71 Bassoon 204 11 0 116 62 MellowBrass 136 6 0 115 74 Sweet Class Flute 205 12 0 113 63 80 sBrass 137 7 0 112 73 Piccolo 206 13 0 123 62 SoftBrass 138 8 0 112 72 Clarinet 207 14 0 114 62 FullHorns 139 9 0 112 69 Oboe 208 15 0 118 58 Smooth Tromb 140 10 0 112 74 Flute 209 16 0 115 62 HighBrass 141 11 0 113 74 PanFlute 210 17 0 113 64 OberBrass 142 12 0 112 79 Whistle 211 18 0 122 62 TrumpetEns 143 13 0 112 76 EthnicFlute 212 19 0 119 62 MellowHorns 144 14 0 112 78 Shakuhachi 213 20 0 113 62 BigBandBrs 145 15 0 112 75 Recorder 214 21 0 118 62 PopBrass 146 16 0 112 80 Ocarina 215 22 0 112 64 AnalogBrs 147 17 0 112 110 Bagpipe 216 23 0 113 58 Trb Section 148 18 0 114 78 Nay 217 24 0 117 62 SmallBrass 149 19 0 118 74 Di
87. 8 buttons 2 Press the REGIST BANK buttons The button corresponding to the stored Regis until the desired bank number is shown tration lights in Red on the display You can also use the dial in the Bank Select MEMORY display t it BER REGIST BANK L NOTE You can also save your panel settings memorized to registration memory button into USB flash memory as a user file see page 85 A caUTION If you select a Registration Memory number that already con BANK 2 tains data the previous data is deleted and overwritten by the new data A caution Bank number Do not turn off the power while saving settings to the registra tion memory otherwise the data may be damaged or lost L NOTE Data cannot be saved to the registration memory during Song play back PSR S550 Owners Manual 77 Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings Recalling a Registration Memory Make sure that REGIST appears in the display press the REGIST PART MIXER button until it is shown REGIST PART MIXER O 1 Press the REGIST BANK button to select the desired bank You can also use the dial to select the bank number IS REGIST BANK BANK 2 Bank number 2 Press the REGISTRATION MEMORY button 1 8 containing the settings you want to recall The panel controls will be instantly set accordingly The button to which the data is stored lights in green and the cu
88. 9 DUAL HOT WRM Rotary speaker simulation with speed switching 1 164 D ROT WRM F j 99 31 165 DUAL ROT SP1 99 0 166 DUAL ROT SP2 99 1 167 ROTARY SP1 69 16 168 ROTARY SP2 71 17 169 ROT SP2 FAST 71 23 170 ROTARY SP3 71 18 171 ROT SP3 FAST 71 24 172 ROTARY SP4 70 17 173 ROT SP4 FAST 70 20 174 ROTARY SP5 66 18 175 ROT SP5 FAST Simulates a rotary speaker 66 19 176 ROTARY SP6 69 0 177 ROTARY SP7 71 22 178 ROT SP7 FAST 71 25 179 ROTARY SP8 69 17 180 ROT SP8 FAST 69 18 181 ROTARY SP9 69 19 182 ROT SP9 FAST 69 20 183 2WAY ROT SP 86 0 184 DST ROT SP Distortion and rotary speaker connected in series 69 1 185 DST 2ROT SP Distortion and 2 way rotary speaker connected in series 86 1 186 OD ROT SP Overdrive and rotary speaker connected in series 69 2 187 OD 2ROT SP Overdrive and 2 way rotary speaker connected in series 86 2 188 AMP ROT SP Amp simulator and rotary speaker connected in series 69 3 189 AMP 2ROT SP Amp simulator and 2 way rotary speaker connected in series 86 3 190 AUTO DAN 71 16 M AU Ge Several panning effects that automatically shift the sound position left right front back z 193 EP AUTOPAN 71 21 T PEN Tempo synchronized pan 9 195 T AUTO DANZ g 121 1 196 TREMOLO1 70 16 197 TREMOLO2 71 19 us s t O Rich Tremolo effect with both volume and pitch modulation i 200 GT TREMOLO1 71 20 201 GT TREMOLO2 70 19 202 VIBE VIBRATE Vibraphone effect 119 0 130 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Voice Effect Type List
89. 9SAI3OV S N HAO S93ON TTW AAO NO I I92O I S 423UD IV 39534 HHO punos TIY spuewuop ut TSad MOOTO we qsAs JUNI Tas Dos Soq buos SATSNTOXY Uo3SsAg x Oo x x x x x x x XXXIX ONIL obueu LTT QO 9 Bord PSR S550 Owners Manual 133 Hy MIDI Data Format NOTE lt Reverb Type FOH 43H 1nH 4CH 02H 01H 00H mmh 1 By default factory settings the instrument ordinarily functions IIH F7H as a 16 channel multi timbral tone generator and incoming data does not affect the panel voices or panel settings How ever the MIDI messages listed below do affect the panel voices auto accompaniment and songs MIDI Master Tuning System exclusive messages for changing the Reverb Type Chorus Type and DSP Type 2 Messages for these control change numbers cannot be trans mitted from the instrument itself However they may be trans mitted when playing the accompaniment song or using the Harmony effect 3 Exclusive GM System ON FOH 7EH 7FH 09H 01H F7H This message automatically restores all default settings for the instrument with the exception of MIDI Master Tuning MIDI Master Volume FOH 7FH 7FH 04H 01H II mm F7H This message allows the volume of all channels to be changed simultaneously Universal System Exclusive e The values of mm is used for MIDI Master Volume Values for Il are ignored XG Master Tuning FOH 43H 1nH 4CH 00H 00H 00H ddH ddH
90. B storage device from the instrument USB TO DEVICE terminal TO DEVICE NOM Instrument USB flash memory e In order to play Songs or Styles copied to a USB flash memory from a computer or other device the files must be stored either in the USB flash memory s root directory or a first second or third level folder Songs stored here can be selected and played as USB Song page 28 Songs stored in fourth level folders created inside a third level folder cannot be selected and played by this instrument the CATEGORY 4 buttons The directory can be moved using USB flash memory Root Can be selected played root Cannot be selected played Song Folder PSR S550 Owners Manual 91 Connections Connecting a Personal Computer The following functions become available when this instrument is connected to a computer Performance data can be transferred between the instrument and the computer page 94 Files can be transferred between the instrument and the computer page 96 The connection procedure is as follows Install the USB MIDI driver on your computer The USB MIDI driver is included on the CD ROM Installation of the USB MIDI driver is described on pages 101 102 2 Connect the USB terminal of the com puter to the USB terminal on the instru ment using a standard USB cable USB cable sold separately
91. Between the Computer and Instrument MIDI Songs and Style files stored to a computer can be transferred to the instrument Backup data can also be transferred from the instrument to the computer and back In order to transfer Songs between your computer and the instrument you will need to install the USB MIDI Driver included on the Accessory CD ROM on your computer and then install the Musicsoft Downloader from the Internet Refer to Installation Guide on page 99 for details 0 Data that can be transferred from a computer Data capacity max 1 895 KB The number of files that can be shown on the dis play is as follows 100 Songs 50 Styles 50 MDBs Data Format SMF format 0 SMF format 1 Style file extension sty Backup data NOTE e Even if the number of Songs transferred is less than 100 if the amount of data exceeds 1 895 KB the Song data cannot be transferred to the instrument mM With the Musicsoft Downloader You Can Transfer MIDI Songs and Style files you have downloaded from the Internet or created on your computer from the computer to the instrument s flash memory Refer to the procedure described below Backup data can be transferred from the instru ment to a computer and back Refer to the procedure described on page 98 Use the Musicsoft Downloader application with Internet Explorer 5 5 or higher 96 PSR S550 Owner s Manual MUse Music
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93. Guide Me To My Home 322 Joy Love Her So 389 Cherry And Apple Colored 254 It s Dolly Say Hello 323 Just Chickens Here 390 Corazon un Tengo 255 Nowhere It Came Out Of 324 My Shadow And Me 391 Don t Worry Reggae 256 Ribbon Of Yellow 325 Not Forgettable 392 Eyes From Spain 257 Samba Cavaquinho 326 Not Misbehaving 393 Farewell To Jamaica 258 Samba Delicado 327 Out Of Your Kick 394 Flea From Spain 259 Side By Side In The Barn 328 Rag Band Time For Alex 395 Frenetic Beguine 260 Steam Train Samba 329 Hagtime Tiger 396 Guitar For Volare 261 Tico Samba 330 Safari Swing 397 Have You Been In Guantanamera 262 Two Times Yeh 331 Smiling Swing 398 Can t Bear More Than This 263 Whispering Organ 332 Steam Train Boogie 399 Italian Mambo 264 White And Pale 333 Swing Yourself Up 400 It Is A Band Aah Dance Floor 334 Tap Dancing Bo 401 Jamaican Sun 265 Adagio From Ibiza 335 Thank You In Germany 402 Just A Little Spanish City 266 Baa Bee Girl 336 The Importance Of Roses 403 Lots Of Besame 267 Baby Love Loving You 337 The Sandman Gives Me A Dream 404 Love s Amor In Latin 268 Buy Me Bailame Please 338 Two Foot Five 405 Luminous 269 Catch 22 339 Yes Sir My Baby Can Swing 406 Mambo Jamming 270 Children In Trance 340 You re My Coffee s Cream 407 Mentiroso Es 271 Girl Jazz 408 My Sweet Calypso Girl 272 High In The Sky 341 Have All That Rhythm 409
94. IGITAL MUSIC NOTEBOOK on the Start window 3 Click the Install button and follow the on screen instructions to install the software For Digital Music Notebook operating instructions see the help menu launch the Digital Music Notebook application and click Help MMusicsoft Downloader When installing Musicsoft Downloader to Windows XP 2000 or Vista make sure to log on to the Administrator account To install Musicsoft Downloader your computer must be con nected to the Internet and be online For the instrument including this Accessory CD ROM you can use only the Musicsoft Downloader as a file transfer application software Other applications such as File Utility and Song Filer cannot be used Insert the included CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of the computer The Start window appears on the screen Each menu on the window indicates the application or data con tained in the Accessory CD ROM 2 Click Musicsoft Downloader on the Start window The page which explains the details about Musicsoft Downloader is displayed on the window 3 Click Musicsoft Downloader Download but ton at the bottom of the window The Download page on the web is displayed Verify that your system meets the requirements before install ing the software 0 Uninstall Removing the installed applica tion To remove any installed application software Select START Settings Control Panel gt Add Remove
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96. TEGORY c rrentl ry nam 4 Currently selected category name 010 CP80 Li gt 001 Live Grand Piano J 002 Live Bright Piano 003 Live WarmGrand Currently selected item Dial YES NO buttons Rotate the dial clockwise to Decrease Increase Press the YES button YES Press increase the value of the IA SN briefly to increment the value et KM selected item or counter s DE by 1 or press the NO button clockwise to decrease its YA briefly to decrement the value no Press value Rotate the dial to con is S a by 1 Press and hold either but briefly to tinuously increase or decrease NO Se ton to continuously increment PROS the value p or decrement the value in the corresponding direction In most procedures described throughout this owner s manual the dial is recommended for selection sim ply because it is the easiest and most intuitive selection method Please note however that most items or values that can be selected using the dial can also be selected using the Y ES and NO buttons 3 Starting stopping a Song or Style START ZE Press the START STOP button after selecting the Song cate gt gory or Style category to start playback of the selected Song or Style rhythm PSR S550 Owners Manual 41 Basic Operation and Displays The Displays 0 Display names The display provides important easy to understand i
97. UTE button again or the YES button and the format oper ation will begin N CAUTION Once the format in progress message appears in the display the format operation cannot be canceled Never turn off the power or remove the USB flash memory device during this operation 6 A message appears in the display indi cating that the operation is complete Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display NOTE If the USB flash memory device has been write protected an appro priate message will appear in the display and you will not be able to execute the operation Using USB Flash Memory Saving the Registration Data The registration data you created in the instrument can be saved to a USB flash memory device Make sure that a appropriately format ted USB flash memory device has been properly connected to the instrument s USB TO DEVICE terminal and that a CONNECT message is shown in the MAIN display 2 Press the FILE MENU button 3 Use the CATEGORY 4 and gt buttons to locate the Regist Save item A default file name will automatically be cre ated CATEGORY SS CATEGORY To Overwrite an Existing File If you want to overwrite a file that already exists on the USB flash memory device use the dial or the YES and NO buttons to select the file then skip ahead to step 6 NOTE If the USB flash memory has been write protected
98. Voice No 18 19 28 29 30 MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 PC 1 128 127 000 001 126 000 125 127 000 127 126 000 001 126 000 002 126 000 112 Keyboard Be sia Key y Standard Kit 1 Chinese Kit cg Chinese Mix Kit gs SFX Kit 1 SFX Kit 2 Animal Kit 25 IC of 13 C 1 3 Surdo Mute 26 D DI 14 D 1 3 Surdo Open 27 D O 15 D 1 HiQ 28 E o 16 E 1 Whip Slap 29 F DI 17 F 1 4 Scratch H 30 IP 0 18 FR 1 4 Scratch L 31 G 0 19 G 4 Finger Snap 32 Gt 0 20 G 1 Click Noise 33 JA 0 24 JA 1 Metronome Click 34 A 0 22 AR 1 Metronome Bell 35 B 0 23 B 1 Seq Click L Da Cha C1 36 ic 1 2 C 0 Seq Click H Da Gu mp 2 Em 37 c 1 25 CF 0 Brush Tap Da Gu rim D1 38 D 1 26 D 0 0 Brush Swirl Da Gu f 2 L 39 DF 27 ID o Brush Slap Da Gu hand 2 Ei 40 E 1 28 E 0 O Brush Tap Swirl Da Gu roll 2 FA 41 F 1 29 F ojo Snare Roll Pai Gu 4 2 FF 1 30 FRO Caanet Pai Gu 4 High G1 43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft Pai Gu 3 K2 Gi 32 GF 0 Sticks Pai Gu 3 High A1 45 JA 1 33 JA 0 Kick Soft Pai Gu 2 EE 46 1 34 AR 0 Open Rim Shot Pai Gu 2 High Bi 47 B 1 35 B 0 Pai Gu 1 C2 48 IC 2 36 ec 1 Luo High 1 Cutting Noise Phone Call EA 49 CH 2 37 CR 1 Side Stick Gong batter Cutting Noise 2 Door Squeak D2 50 D 2 38 ID d Snare Jin Luo Door Slam RI 5 DF 2 39 D 1 Hand Clap Luo High 2 String Slap Scratch Cut E2 52 JE 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Luo Mid Low Scratch H 3 F2 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Luo Wind Chime EA 54 FF 2 42 F 1 1 Hi Hat Closed
99. Woo Appendix Troublesheootlng 1i eren tnn tree 107 Messages 108 Voice List 110 Drum Kit List 116 Style List 121 Music Database List 122 Voice Effect Type List 125 MIDI Implementation Chart 132 MIDI Data Format 1 134 Specifications we 135 i c VW P 136 PSR S550 Owners Manual 9 13 Setting Up Be sure to do the following operations BEFORE turning on the power Power Requirements Make sure that the STANDBY ON switch of the instrument is set to STANDBY N WARNING Use ONLY a Yamaha PA 301 PA 300B PA 300 AC Power Adap tor 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 to both the adaptor and the instrument Q Connect the power adaptor s DC plug to the power supply jack Q Plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet N CAUTION Unplug the AC Power Adaptor when not using the instrument or during electrical storms DC IN 16V La et 3 AC outlet 10 PSR S550 Owners Manual Make all necessary connections below BEFORE turning the power on Connecting Headphones PHONES OUTPUT Jack oo PHONES OUTPUT The instrument speakers are automatically shut off when a plug is inserted into this jack The PHONES OUTPUT jack also functions as an external o
100. a Yun Luo A4 Dagu Heavy 4 Thunder Scream I RM 32 IA 4 70 AF 3 Maracas Yun Luo A 4 Zhongcha Open 5 Wind Punch B4 83 B 4 71 B 3 O Samba WhileH Yun Luo B4 Paigu Middle Stream Heartbeat C5 84 C 5 72 C 4 O Samba While L Yun Luo C5 Paigu Low Bubble Footeps EA 85 CF 5 73 CF 4 Guiro Short Yun Luo C 5 Xiaocha Mute 6 Feed D5 86 ID 5 74 ID 4 O Guiro Long Yun Luo D5 Bangu EA 87 DF 5 75 DE 4 Claves Yun Luo D 5 Xiaocha Open 6 ES 88 E 5 76 E 4 WoodBlockH Yun Luo E5 Bangzi F5 89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood BlockL Yun Luo F5 Muyu Low EA 90 FF 5 78 FF 4 Cuica Mute Yun Luo F 5 Zhongluo Mute 7 G5 91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Yun Luo G5 Muyu Mid Low EA 2 GF SI 80 GF 4 2 Triangle Mute Yun Luo G 5 Zhongluo Open 7 A5 93 JA 5 81 JA 4 2 Triangle Open Yun Luo A5 Muyu Middle I Lu 94 IA 5 82 AR 4 Shaker Yun Luo A 5 Xiaoluo Open B5 95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells Yun Luo B5 Muyu Mid High C6 96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree Yun Luo C6 Muyu High Dog Machine Gun 97 IC 6 85 C 5 Horse Laser Gun 98 D 6 86 ID 5 Bird Tweet 2 Explosion 99 D 6 87 D 5 Firework 100 E 6 88 E 5 101 F 6 89 F 5 102 F 6 90 FF 5 Ghost 10 o 6 9 G 5 Maou 120 PSR S550 Owner s Manual 13 Style List No Category StvleName W
101. akes You Cry 96 Boxing Song 166 You Are Inspiring 29 This Night Has Been A Hard Day 97 Broken Heart 167 You Lift My Wings 30 Till The Moon Deserts The Sky 98 Complete Eclipse 168 Your True Color 31 Woods Of Norway 99 Don t Break My Heart Beat Rock 32 You re Just OK 100 Drifting On Broadway 169 69 Summers Long 33 You re So Young At Heart 101 Easier To Say It Than Do It 170 Alabama s Sweet Home Modern Pop 102 Girl Belonging To Bobby 171 Born To Be Mild 34 A Cosy Life In Italy 103 Girl With Brown Eyes 172 Can t Get Satisfied 35 All Get Up 104 Give Thanks For Music 173 Can We Stick Together 36 Angles of Charlie 105 Heartache Beat 174 Dave On The Road 37 A Sunshine Walk 106 Holiday In Summer Season 175 Don t Think About Tomorrow 38 Bossa Woman 107 I m Your Venus 176 Dusting The Wind 39 Cross The Mersey By Ferry 108 It s Really Not Usual In Wales 177 Go For A Spin 40 Dream Of A Lover 109 John B s Sloop 178 Is The Heat On 41 Everything s Changed 110 Lane Of Pennies 179 I Want You To Want Rock 42 Tm Torn 111 Loves You She Does 180 Jumping Rock 43 It ls Always Raining On Me 112 My Religion Is Mislaid 181 Just Give Me Love And Rock 44 Its Only Words 113 Paradise Can t Be As Nice 182 Last Countdown 45 Its Simply Love 114 Portatone Man 183 Nobody Else Is A Champion 46 Life Groove 115 Raindrop Walk 184 This Woman Plays Honky Tonk 47 Life s Walk 11
102. ample NOTE When playing the Song or Style the beat value cannot be changed since the beat is synchronized to the selected Song or Style 3 Press the CATEGORY p button once to call up the Time Signature Denominator display UO D FUNCTION METRONOME ae a LR gt 3 4 BO PSR S550 Owner s Manual 4 Use the dial to select a beat length Select the required length for each beat 2 4 8 or 16 half note quarter note eighth note or 16th note For this example select 8 The time signature should now be set to 3 8 METRONOME 4 me mature Denominator EM 3 8 Press the METRONOME button to confirm the settings Adjusting the Metronome Volume I Press the FUNCTION button FUNCTION Y 2 Press the CATEGORY 4 and p but tons as many times as necessary to call up Metronome Volume CATEGORY FUNCTION METRONOME a C gt Metronome volume 3 Use the dial to set the metronome vol ume Using Various Functions Using Tap Start You can also set the tempo by simply tapping the TAP TEMPO button at the required tempo four times for time signatures in 4 and three times for time signatures in 3 You can change the tempo during Song or Style playback by pressing the button just twice TAP TEMPO Touch Response ilTurning Touch Response on off Keyboard Touch Response can be turned on by pressing the TOUCH button When Touch Re
103. and download the latest version of the software from the following site http music yamaha com download Future upgrades of application and system software and any changes in specifications and functions will be announced separately Important Notices about the CD ROM 0 Data Types This CD ROM includes application software Please refer to page 101 for software installation instructions N CAUTION This CD ROM is not meant for use with an audio visual system CD player DVD player etc Never attempt to use the disk on equip ment other than a computer 0 Operating System OS The applications in this CD ROM are provided in versions for Windows operating systems BCD ROM Installation Procedure e e 6 Start up the software Before breaking the seal of the software packaging please For subsequent operations refer to the owner s manual for read carefully the Software License Agreement at the end each software program online help PDF manual of this guide If you have any problems in driver installation refer to the Troubleshooting on page 104 Check the system requirements to make sure that the software will run on your computer NOTE age 100 To view PDF files you must install Adobe Reader on your computer pag S If you do not have Adobe Reader you can download the application from the Adobe website at the following URL 2 Insert the included CD ROM into the CD ROM http www adobe com drive The Star
104. anual Fr etc EN f 3 Style Auto Accompaniment Functions Basic operation of the Style Auto Accompaniment feature is described on page 22 of the Quick Guide Included here is information on how you can play the Styles in various ways how to adjust the Style volume how you can play chords using the Styles and more Pattern Variation sections The instrument features a wide variety of Style sections that allow you to vary the arrangement of the accompaniment to match the Song you are playing AUTO FILL IN STYLE CONTROL OO 2000 bah Fill in Intro Main variation Ending INTRO section This is used for the beginning of the Song When the intro finishes playing accompani ment shifts to the main section The length of the intro in measures differs depending on the selected Style MAIN VARIATION section This is used for playing the main part of the Song It plays a main accompaniment pattern and repeats indefinitely until another section s button is pressed There are four variations on the basic pattern A D and the Style playback sound changes harmonically based on the chords you play with your left hand e ENDING section This is used for the ending of the Song When the ending is finished the Auto Accompani ment stops automatically The length of the ending in measures differs depending on the selected Style Oe AUTO Fill in section This is automatically added before the current section chan
105. are about to install does not contain a Microsoft digital signature click Yes 8 When the installation is complete the system displays Completing the Found New Hard ware Wizard Click Finish The Wizard window may take a while to display on some computers 9 Restart the computer The USB MIDI driver installation is complete 102 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Installing the driver on Windows Vista Start the computer and use the Administra tor account to log on to Windows Vista 2 Insert the included CD ROM into the CD ROM drive The AutoPlay window will appear 3 Click Run Start exe The Start window will appear automatically 4 First make sure the POWER switch on the instrument is set to OFF then use a USB cable to connect the USB connector of the computer to the USB TO HOST connector of the instrument When the instrument is turned on the computer automatically displays the Found New Hardware window Click Locate and install driver software recommended If the window is not displayed automatically refer page 104 for Troubleshooting Some computers may take a while to display the window NOTE e If the User Account Control window appears click Continue 5 Ifa message allowing Windows to search online for driver software appears click Don t search online 6 Ifa message prompting you to insert the disk that came with your device appears click Next The system s
106. asier to read after you use the quantize function page 82 NOTE No lyrics are shown in double staff display Using Songs Displaying the Lyrics If a Song contains lyric data the lyrics can be made to appear on the display No lyrics will be displayed for a Song that contains no lyric data even if the LYRICS button is pressed 1 Select a Song Follow steps 1 and 2 of the procedure described on page 27 NOTE Try to select the Preset SONG 001 or 003 Songs downloaded from the Internet or commercially avail able Song files including XF for mat files page 6 are compatible with the lyrics dis Press the LYRICS button play features as long as they are standard MIDI file format files The title lyricist and composer of the Song will appear on the display containing lyric data Lyrics dis play may not be possible with some files LYRICS TEMPO J 8d TRANSPOSE o MEASURE 001 Annie Laurie L NOTE Words bv Traditional f the lyrics display shows gar LYRICS De Se Teina bled characters try changing the display language page 12 Annie Laurie r 206d Yamaha Corporation Song title Lyricist Composer 3 Press the P M button The Song will play back while the lyrics and chords are shown on the display The lyrics will be highlighted to show the current location in the Song LYRICS TEMPO 4 084 TRANSPOSE o MEASURE 005 Annie Laurie DH el H Lyrics and Cho
107. at the function list starting on page 81 The name of the previous item in the list appears to the upper left and the name of the next item in the list appears to the upper right of the currently selected item b lu Next item Function group Previous item mI HE HCH Re EFFECT L Dr Level Chorus Tore m Reverb Type J gt Tse NS Parameter Current selected item 80 PSR S550 Owners Manual 4 Use the dial or the YES and NO buttons to set the parameters The YES and NO buttons are used to make ON OFF type settings YES ON NO OFF In some cases pressing the YES button will execute the selected function and press ing NO will cancel the selection Press the YES and NO buttons simulta neously to recall the default setting excepting the initial setup of MIDI YES Increment value by 1 Press these simulta Execute neously to recall the default setting NO Decrement value by 1 OFF Cancel The Functions E Function Setting List Group Function Item I ied n Range Settings Description VOLUME Style Volume Style Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Style Song Volume Song Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Song OVERALL Tuning Tuning 415 3 466 2 Sets the pitch of the instrument
108. ate and that it is connected in the proper direction Though the instrument supports the USB 1 1 standard you can connect and use a USB 2 0 storage device with the instrument However note that the transfer speed is that of USB 1 1 0 Using USB Storage Devices By connecting the instrument to a USB storage device you can save data you ve created to the connected device as well as read data from the connected device L NOTE Although CD R RW drives can be used to read data to the instru ment they cannot be used for saving data The number of USB storage device to be used Up to one USB storage device can be connected to the USB TO DEVICE terminal Formatting USB storage media When a USB storage device is connected or media is inserted a message may appear prompting you to format the device media If so execute the Format operation page 84 A cAUTION The format operation overwrites any previously existing data Make sure that the media you are formatting does not contain important data To protect your data write protect To prevent important data from being inadvertently erased apply the write protect provided with each storage device or media If you are saving data to the USB storage device make sure to disable write protect Connecting removing USB storage device Before removing the media from the device make sure that the instrument is not accessing data such as in the Save Copy and De
109. b type for the Voice used is automatically selected If you want to select a different reverb type use the operation described below Press the FUNCTION button to call up the FUNCTION display FUNCTION A Languase Sona Voluue Style Vol yle Volume F 2 Press the CATEGORY 4 and gt but tons as many times as necessary to call up Reverb Type The currently selected Reverb Type will be dis played YOLUME J CATEGORY Reverb Type FUNCTION e EFFECT Chorus Tore 4 L Reverb Type cd k 19 ROOM Mi 3 Use the dial to select a Reverb Type You can check the sound of the selected Reverb Type by playing the keyboard g S e gt B o 5 o oo 9 o 9o o o 5 0 9 o p FUNCTION EFFECT go ce O3 HALL3 Selected Reverb Type Refer to the Effect Type List on page 126 for information about the available Reverb Types Adjusting the Reverb Level You can individually adjust the amount of reverb that is applied to the Main Dual and Left Voices See page 81 PSR S550 Owners Manual 45 Playing with the Effects Changing the Chorus Type The Chorus effect creates a thick sound that is similar to many of the same Voices being played in unison When you select a Style or Song the optimum Chorus Type for the Voice used is automatically selected If you want to select a different Chorus Type use the procedure described b
110. button s 15 83 84 Main Voice Octave see 81 File Save File Menu 85 Main Voice P n eerte 81 Bootswitelemes e ot Main Voice Reverb level 81 Format File Menu Main Voice Volume nissssircsissecsorarsse 81 C FullKeyboard 5 Master EQ Type woo 52 Category ooesessesssssssssesssesen 17 22 27 40 FUNCION button awaya ania Cate coisa anid P BANGS acdc 15 41 FUNCTION display eee 42 D Function Settings 80 82 P MEMORY button MEMORY Clear Chord Fingering 25 63 H Message LCD IR e EE 46 Harmony aa 44 E Chorus Type sri iere 127 HARMONY button 15 44 METRONOME button Clear Song Track ia 38 Harmony Type nette 44 125 Resouces Volume Clear User gue unes 37 Harmony Volume eee 82 MIDIL CO 91 92 94 96 Headphones co nanas 10 MIDI Data Format COMMASE 2d ah e kan mna aa 12 MIDI Implementation Chart 132 M LE 12 15 l Multi Recording sees 34 Initial Send 5 eer 95 Music Database ooooo 26 D Initial Setup mme 95 DEIN 16V jack 5 re 10 15 Initi lization 5er 39 Delete File Men 88 INTRO I III buttons 14 55 DEMO button wwe 14 16 Demo Cancel 2 ener 82 K 0 Demo Song Keyboard aina 94 Octave Dial M One Touch Setting OTS Display cosi L ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 4 but
111. can be cleared in this opera tion other Parts e g bass or chord cannot be cleared Press and hold the button and play the key or keys that correspond to the cleared Voice 2 Press the START STOP button to exit from the clear operation Bass Chord Pad and Phrase Part record ing Press and hold the REC button and press the appropriate PART button to which you want to record 2 Press the EXECUTE button and check that the REC mark appears at the Part in the dis play In this condition the PART button also changes to red 3 Press the START STOP button to begin recording 4 Play the keyboard and record your playing Rules for recording to non rhythm Parts Useonly the CM7 scale tones when recording the Bass and PHRASE Parts i e C D E G A and B Use only the C chord tones when recording the CHORD and PAD Parts Ge C E G and B C Chord notes C R Recommended notes Using the data recorded here the auto accom paniment Style playback is appropriately con verted depending on the chord changes you make during your performance L NOTE e Any desired chord or chord progression can be used for the INTRO and ENDING sections 5 Press the START STOP button to stop recording Record to other Parts in other sections 6 Save the Style data page 71 PSR S550 Owners Manual 69 Creating Original Styles Style Creator llEditing Quantize and par
112. cks 9 16 will be set to recording ready mode automatically Cy Gea o DUAL REGIST 44 Strings Burg eu Poe amp Rock FunkPopRock USER ABridzeToCross teste REC ready Track 1 Main Voice part Track 2 Left Voice part Track 3 Dual Voice part Tracks 9 16 Accompaniment part Make sure to turn the Dual Voice or Left Voice on when recording the Dual Voice or Left Voice You can manually select the recorded user Song number if you select it before pressing the REC button Change the Style or Tempo if necessary PSR S550 Owners Manual 33 Recording Your Own Performance Recording will start when you play the keyboard Current measure number TRANSPOSE 0 Start LEFT Ad Cool GalaxyEP recording Pop Rock FunkPopRock USER Stop recording by pressing the klor REC button Track numbers containing recorded data are indicated with framed rect angles 4 Press the P E button to play back the recording DER Multi track Recording Procedure You can set the recorded user Song number and the parts for tracks individually From the MAIN display press the USER button then use the dial to select the user Song number 001 005 you want to record to SONG SELECT CATEGORY Cms Ce d USER E H SONG CC PRESET USER CJ ch 34 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Recording Your Own Performance
113. companiment to the basic rhythm to produce a full rich accom paniment that you can play along with Select and press the desired Style category button in the Style section Press the EXIT button to return to the Main display Turn automatic accompaniment on Press the ACMP button Pressing this button a second time will turn automatic accompaniment off K Ge ACMP button is lit NOTE When automatic accompaniment is on The Split point can be changed The area of the keyboard to the left of the split point 54 F 2 becomes the as faguifed refer to age 98 auto accompaniment region and is used only for specifying the accompaniment chords Split point 54 F 2 RUE L Auto accompa 8 niment region Turn Sync Start on Press the SYNC START button to turn the Sync Start function on A bad SYNC SYNC START STOP START STOP n Flashes when Sync Start is on When Sync Start is on the bass and chord accompaniment included in a Style will start playing as soon as you play a note to left of the keyboard split point To cancel or disable Sync Start press the button a second time to turn the Sync Start function off PSR S550 Owners Manual 23 Playing Styles Play a left hand chord to start the Style You can still play chords even if you don t actually know any chords This instrument will recognize even a single note as a chord Try play ing from one to three notes at the sam
114. d Displayed when accessing the media while it is not inserted Media capacity is full Displayed when saving data cannot be executed since the media memory becomes full Memory Full Displayed when the internal memory becomes full during recording MIDI receive buffer overflow Displayed when too much MIDI data was received at one time and failed to proceed Move File Displayed while moving a file in the Musicsoft Downloader Now Writing Don t turn off the power now otherwise the data may be damaged Displayed while writing data in the memory Never turn the power off while writing Doing so may result in data loss 108 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Messages LCD Message Comment Communication with the USB device has been shut down because of the OverCurrent overcurrent to the USB device Disconnect the device from the USB TO DEVICE terminal then turn on the power of the instrument Overwrite Confirms whether overwriting is executed or not Displayed when executing the jobs that take some time such as displaying Please Wait Scores and lyrics or stopping recording Rename File Displayed while rewriting the file name in the Musicsoft Downloader Save OK Confirms whether saving is executed or not Saved data is not found Displayed when the data to be saved doesn t exist Displayed while saving data in the memory Never turn the powe
115. d Song area of the internal memory and vice versa PSR S550 Owners Manual 29 Using Songs Displaying the Song Score This instrument is capable of display the scores notation of Songs Scores can also be displayed for Songs loaded from USB flash memory or computer Select a Song Follow steps 1 and 2 of the procedure described on page 27 Press the SCORE button and a single staff score will appear There are two types of score display single staff and double staff These are alternately selected each time the SCORE button is pressed Single staff ERIT Annie Laurie H 006 Marker Z SCORE E SE f 2 Melody score Dei braes are bonnie Where c pz 6 Chord SS early fa s the dew And it s Lyrics Press the P E button The Song will begin playing The triangular cursor will move across the top of the score to indicate the current location D i E gt a 0 A B LL N braes are bonnie Where 4 To return to the MAIN display press the EXIT button EXIT is 30 PSR S550 Owner s Manual L NOTE Both chords and lyrics will be shown in single staff score dis play of a Song that includes chord and lyric data When there are many lyrics in a Song they may be displayed in two rows a measure Some lyrics or chords may be abbreviated if the selected Song has a lot of lyrics Small notes that are hard to read may be e
116. 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 DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES 7 XS Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and or audio data is strictly prohibited except for your personal use GM System Level 1 GM System Level 1 is an addition to the MIDI standard which ensures that any GM compatible music data can be accurately played by any GM compatible tone generator regardless of manufacturer The GM mark is affixed to all software and hardware products that support GM System Level XG XG is a major enhancement of the GM System Level 1 format and was developed by Yamaha specifically to provide more Voices and variations as well as greater expressive control over Voices and effects and to ensure compatibility of data well into the future XF The Yamaha XF format enhances the SMF Standard MIDI File standard with greater functionality and open ended expandability for the future The instrument is capable of displaying lyrics when an XF file con taining lyric data is played STYLE FILE The Style File Format is Yamaha s original style file format which uses a unique conversion system to pro vide high quality automatic accompaniment based on a wide range of chord types USB
117. device and you will not be able to install the driver Delete the Unknown device by following the steps below Select Control Panel gt System gt Hardware gt Device Manager for Windows XP 2000 or select Control Panel gt Device Manager for Windows Vista Classic View only in Windows XP 2 Look for Other devices in the menu View devices by type 3 If you find Other devices double click it to extend the tree to look for Unknown device If one appears select it and click the Remove but ton 4 Remove the USB cable from the instrument and make the connection again 5 Install the driver again See pages 101 102 When controlling the instrument from your computer via USB the instrument does not operate correctly or no sound is heard Did you install the driver pages 101 102 Is the USB cable connected correctly Are the volume settings of the instrument playback device and application program set to the appropri ate levels Have you selected an appropriate port in the sequence software Are you using the latest USB MIDI driver The latest driver can be downloaded from the web site page 101 104 PSR S550 Owner s Manual 0 Playback response is delayed Does your computer satisfy the system requirements Is any other application or device driver running Cannot suspend or resume the computer correctly Do not suspend the computer w
118. dge stereo distortion 75 18 105 ST DIST SOFT Soft warm soft distortion 75 19 106 AMP SIMI A simulation of a guitar amp To 2 107 AMP SIM2 i 75 1 108 ST AMP1 75 20 109 ST AMP2 75 21 110 STAMPS Stereo amp simulator E 2 111 ST AMP4 75 24 112 ST AMP5 75 25 113 ST AMP6 75 26 i Det BELAY Distortion and Delay are connected in series 95 le 115 DST DELAY2 95 0 m SB PELA Overdrive and Delay are connected in series E 7 118 SMP bana Compressor Distortion and Delay are connected in series Se 18 119 CMP DST DLY2 96 0 lal Da Diva Compressor Overdrive and Delay are connected in series zo 7 Ger a V Distortion and Delay are connected in series 124 DST TDLY Distortion and Tempo Delay are connected in series 100 0 125 OD TDLY Overdrive and Tempo Delay are connected in series 100 1 126 COMPADISTI Compressor and Distotion are connected in series is 16 127 COMP DIST2 i 73 1 128 CMP DST TDLY Compressor Distotion and Tempo Delay are connected in series 101 0 129 CMP OD TDLY1 101 1 130 CMP 0D TDLY2 101 16 a EMOT Compressor Overdrive and Tempo Delay are connected in series M M 133 CMP 0D TDLY5 101 19 134 CMP 0D TDLY6 101 20 PSR S550 Owners Manual 129 Voice Effect Type List
119. dition XP Professional Pentium Celeron playing content with Vista Processor family 1 4 GHz or 230 MIB Omog video included Only 32 bit is supported more is recommended L NOTE For the System Requirements of the other software available in the CD ROM see the respective download page on the web The download page can be dis played by clicking the software menu on the Start window and the download button in the next page 100 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide Software Installation MUSB MIDI Driver To operate the instrument from your computer via USB you ll need to install the appropriate driver software The USB MIDI driver is software that transfers MIDI data back and forth between sequence software and the instru ment via a USB cable Computer Sequence software t PSR S550 USB Cable gt For Windows XP See below For Windows 2000 See page 102 For Windows Vista See page 102 L NOTE See the Yamaha Download page at the following URL for up to date news on USB MIDI ariver http music yamaha com download Check the drive name of the CD ROM drive you will be using D E O etc The drive name is displayed beside the CD ROM icon in your My Computer folder The root directory of the CD ROM drive will be DN EN or ON respectively Installing the driver o
120. e MIDI Local On Off External Clock Keyboard Out Style Out Song Out Initial Setup METRONOME Time Signature Numerator Time Signature Denominator Bell On Off Metronome Volume SCORE Quantize Right Part Left Part UTILITY Demo Cancel TG Mode LANGUAGE Language Effects Harmony 26 types Reverb 35 types e Chorus 44 types DSP 237 types Song 5 Preset Songs User Songs USB Memory Song Clear Track Clear Song Volume Song Control A B REPEAT PAUSE REW FF START STOP Recording Song User Song 5 Songs Recording Tracks 1 16 STYLE Style Creator MIDI Local On Off Initial Setup External Clock Keyboard Out Style Out Song Out Auxiliary jacks PHONES OUTPUT DC IN 16V USB TO HOST USB TO DEVICE SUSTAIN Amplifier 12W x 2 Speakers 12cm 3cm x 2 Power Consumption 25W Power Supply Adaptor Yamaha PA 301 or PA 300 AC power adaptor Dimensions W x D x H 946 x 402 x 180 mm 37 1 4 x 15 7 8 x 5 1 8 Weight 7 5kg 16 Ibs 9 oz Supplied Accessories Music Rest Accessory CD ROM Owner s Manual AC Power adaptor May not be included depending on your par ticular area Optional Accessories Headphones HPE 150 Keyboard Stand L6 Footswitch FC4 FC5 Specifications and descriptions in this owner s manual are for infor mation purposes only Yamaha Corp reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time
121. e 51 23 0 113 108 Kanoun 104 43 0 114 34 Cool ElectricBass Voice List A Bank Select MIDI 2 Bank Select MIDI gi Voice o Voice ps No MSB LSB Ge Voice Name yare No MSB LSB a Voice Name category 0 127 0 127 1 128 category 0 127 0 127 1 128 105 44 0 112 33 Aco Bass 174 24 0 114 20 ChapelOrgn2 106 45 0 112 35 PickBass 175 25 0 115 20 ChapelOrgn3 107 46 0 112 36 Cool Fretless 176 26 0 112 20 PipeOrgan 108 47 0 112 37 SlapBass 177 27 0 112 21 ReedOrgan 109 48 0 114 40 SubBass 178 28 0 114 21 Harmonium1 110 49 0 114 39 HardBass 179 29 0 115 21 Harmonium2 111 50 0 112 39 ResoBass Trumpet 112 51 0 113 36 SuperFretless 180 1 0 115 57 Sweet Trumpet 113 52 0 113 37 FusionBass 181 2 0 117 58 Sweet Trombone 114 53 0 114 33 Bass amp Cymbal 182 3 0 116 57 JazzTrumpet 115 54 0 112 40 AnalogBass 183 4 0 112 57 SoloTrumpet 116 55 0 116 40 DrySynBass 184 5 0 113 57 FlugelHorn 117 56 0 115 40 80 sSynBass 185 6 0 116 58 Trombone 118 57 0 113 39 HiQBass 186 7 0 115 58 SoftTromb 119 58 0 112 38 FunkBass 187 8 0 112 58 SoloTromb 120 59 0 115 39 ClickBass 188 9 0 114 58 MellowTromb 121 60 0 112 34 MellowFinger 189 10 0 112 60 MutedTrump Saxophone 190 11 0 113 59 BaritonHorn 122 1 0 117
122. e 572 Lover Waltz 440 Cannot Remember My Dreams 506 Am Everything 573 Samson s Girl 441 Classical Maria 507 Lord Is Great 574 Snow Waltz 442 Dream Of Love 508 Love Cannot Be Greater 575 The Little Pub 443 Gladiators Entry 509 Our God Is Mighty 576 Waltzing To Whatever Will Be 444 Skaters Dance 510 Rain Down Holy Spirit 577 Waltz In Raggy Time 445 Sonata In The Moonlight 511 With My Total Heart 5 8 Waltz Of Amore 446 Song In The Key Of F Screen Theme 579 Waltz Of The Cuckoo 447 Spring Voices 512 Ark Raiders March 580 Waltz Of The Emperor 448 Strings In The Air 513 A Spy Does It Better 581 Waltz To Skate In Wintertime 449 The March Of Radetzky 514 Bank Robbers Ballad World 450 Tristesse Third Etude 515 Best On The Bill 582 Alabina Orient 451 Waltz Of The Fledermaus 516 Bills Barnacles 583 Close Your Face Family 517 Dart Playing TV Theme 584 Die Sabber josija 452 Califragidocilistic Its Super 518 Daughters And Sons 585 Goodbye Roma 453 Necessary Bear 519 Don t Be A Muppet 586 Land On The Sun 454 Noisy Old Car 520 Do You Think England s Done 587 La Ballade De Gerard Instrumentals A ram Based Soap Theme 588 La Cucarumba 455 Acapulco Swings In The 20s Mng Stars 589 La Maison Viens p n 523 Flash Disco 590 La Puntualidad 456 Adagio Chillout 5 d 524 Holiday Camp Rock 591 Latin Cuccuru 457 Birds Played At Night 525 It s A Big Country
123. e automatically Recommended Click Next The system starts the installa tion NOTE e If during the installation the system displays bas not passed Win dows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP click Continue Anyway 8 When the installation is complete the system displays Completing the Found New Hard ware Wizard Click Finish The Wizard window may take a while to display on some computers 9 Restart the computer If the system displays Found New Hardware in the lower right corner wait until System Settings Change is displayed The Wizard window may take a while to display on some computers NOTE This Wizard window will not appear when using Windows XP Profes sional x64 Edition There is no need to restart the computer 10 When using Windows XP Professional x64 Edition the Support Module must be installed After installing the USB MIDI drivers for all the con nected USB devices select My Computer from the Start menu Right click the CD ROM icon and select Open from the pop up menu Select USBdrvVista gt XPx64SupportModule Setup exe and launch Setup exe Follow the on screen directions NOTE Once the Support Module is installed this step is not necessary even if you ve connected a new USB device or updated the USB MIDI ariver The USB MIDI driver installation is complete PSR S550 Owners Manual 101 Accesso
124. e time to the left of the split point The chord will change according to the left hand notes you play Split point t ma illa Play a variety of left hand chords while playing a melody with your right hand Split point j A Y Pe e V Auto accompa niment region Press the START STOP button to stop Style playback when you re done SYNC SYNC START STOP START STOP Sir You can switch Style sections to add variety to the accompaniment Refer to Pattern Variation sections on page 55 24 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Playing Styles Playing Auto accompaniment Chords There are two ways of playing auto accompaniment chords 0 Easy Chords 0 Standard Chords The instrument will automatically recognize the different chord types The keyboard to the left of the split point default 54 F 2 becomes the accompaniment range Play the accompaniment chords in this area of the keyboard Split point default 54 F 2 i Root notes andthe corresponding keys gt cC D E F G A B C D E F Accompani 1 ment range MEasy Chords MStandard Chords C7aug C7sus4 Csu Hm mn i Notes enclosed in parentheses 8 are optional the chords will be recognized without them H P This method lets you easily play chords in the This method lets
125. een the Mode item appears computer and the instrument The PC Mode item Kana can conveniently make multiple settings for you in FE one operation Three settings are available PC1 PC2 and OFF Hold for longer ni a n S than a second This setting is not necessary when transferring Song or backup data between the computer and the aii instrument je i Set the PC mode to PC2 when using Digital Music Note d Sar gt book PC1 PC2 OFF Local OFF OFF ON _ External Clock ON OFF OFF Song Out OFF OFF OFF Style Out OFF OFF OFF 2 Use the dial to select PC1 PC2 or OFF Keyboard Out OFF ON ON NOTE e When the PC2 setting is selected the instrument s Style song demo song recording and lesson features cannot be used L NOTE You can also access the PC Mode item by first pressing the FUNC TION button and then using the CATEGORY 4 and b buttons to locate it page 80 Initial Send This function lets you send the panel setup data to a computer Before you record performance data to a sequencer application running on your computer it is a good idea to first send and record the panel setup data before the actual performance data Press the FUNCTION button 3 Press YES to send or press NO to cancel FUNCTION aN Du YES me 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and gt buttons OM to select the Initial Setup item Ll CATEGORY Bu PSR S550 Owners Manual 95 Connections Transferring Data
126. egory button in the Voice section NOTE s i S To change the Voice category The Main Voice selection display will appear press another category button The currently selected category name Voice number and name will be highlighted For this example select the Flute amp Woodwind category VOICE SELECTUAAIN MAIN VOICE selection displa VOICE CATEGORY l play Cemo KKP Clesen eon ae 4 lt q catecory DNE GB C Erano C sworone CJ trumpet Ce CJ Percussion name es l eme Chio Ces CI C oru ar m Current selected Voice Select the Voice you want to play 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 Main Voice For this example select the 010 Flute Voice CATEGORY 4 L Flute amp Woodwind 2 Ct 009 Oboe 010 Flute 3 Play the keyboard UD Try selecting and playing a variety of Voices Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display PSR S550 Owners Manual 17 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 A Two Voices will sound at the same time Press the DUAL button The DUAL button turns the Dual Voice o
127. elow Press the FUNCTION button to call up the FUNCTION display FUNCTION E 2 Press the CATEGORY 4 and gt but tons as many times as necessary to call up Chorus Type The currently selected Chorus Type will be dis played dii lu Chorus Type 3 Use the dial to select a Chorus Type You can check the sound of the selected Chorus Type by playing the keyboard Co gt 22 FLANGER3 Selected Chorus Type FUNCTION a EFFECT PSP ne c J a IL 03 CHORUS3 46 PSR S550 Owners Manual Refer to the Effect Type List on page 127 for information about the available Chorus Types Adjusting the Chorus Level You can individually adjust the amount of Chorus that is applied to the Main Dual and Left Voices See page 81 Playing with the Effects Panel Sustain This function adds sustain to the keyboard Voices Use it when you want to add sustain to the Voices at all times regardless of footswitch operation The sustain function does not affect the Left Voice Press the SUSTAIN button to turn the NOTE sustain fu nction on For certain Voices the sustain effect may not be obvious or audible even when the panel sustain function is turned on The SUSTAIN button lights indicating that Sustain is on pig SUSTAIN o Adding DSP A total of 178 DSP effects can be added to the Main Dual and Left Voices These range from reverb like amb
128. ent light as possible and also take adequate breaks and rest from use Setting Up Music Rest Insert the music rest into the slots as shown PSR S550 Owner s Manual 13 Gef Panel Controls and Terminals SONG 5 STYLE 8 2 en D Deer CF scone Com CORB Clan Darma C DEMO MODE METRONOME TAP TEMPO 1 O CJ CH user C ones Ceu ras C satroom CC woro 12 13 TEMPO Qo Ce Q Come cow Cie GD MASTER VOLUMI OTS LINK AUTO FILL IN STYLE CONTROL NRO a MANYARA O ENDING rt E 0000 CIBC e EE SONG CONTROL ee mm E Em Se m FS E HJ Si E BU EJ Ia EJ E Ser En ai Si Front Panel Q STANDBY ON switch page 16 SONG CONTROL 2 MASTER VOLUME control pages 16 40 der Ee ee page F PP button page DEMO button page 16 A B button page 73 SONG MODE button page 27 11 button page 28 9 SONG P M button pages 28 41 PRESET USER buttons page 27 TRANSPOSE and buttons page 53 AA deci eene page a p METRONOME button page 49 inp Me age Q USB button das 97 TAPTEMPO button page REC button page 33 D TEMPO and
129. enter or an authorized service representative of Yamaha This warranty is applicable only to units sold by retailers authorized by Yamaha to sell these products in the U S A the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico This warranty is not applicable in other possessions or territories of the U S A or in any other country Please record the model and serial number of the product you have purchased in the spaces provided below Model Serial Sales Slip Purchased from Date Retailer YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA Electronic Service Division 6600 Orangethorpe Avenue Buena Park CA 90620 KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS DO NOT MAIL 140 PSR S550 Owner s Manual For details of products please contact your nearest Yamaha representative or the authorized distributor listed below Die Einzelheiten zu Produkten sind bei Ihrer unten aufgef hrten Niederlassung und bei Yamaha Vertragshandlern in den jeweiligen Bestimmungslandern erh ltlich Pour plus de d tails sur les produits veuillez vous adresser Yamaha ou au distributeur le plus proche de vous figurant dans la liste suivante NORTH AMERICA CANADA Yamaha Canada Music Ltd 135 Milner Avenue Scarborough Ontario MIS3RI Canada Tel 416 298 1311 U S A Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park Calif 90620 U S A Tel 714 522 9011 CENTRAL amp SOUTH AMERICA MEXICO Yamaha de M
130. er Click Instrument and then Flash memory L NOTE Before playing back the Song transferred from your computer make sure to close the Musicsoft Downloader program 8 To playback a Song stored in the mem ory of the instrument press the USER button Use the dial to select the Song Flash memory here refers to the internal you want to play then press the kal memory of the instrument button to start playback a Musicsoft Downloader A CAUTION eer z 7 Do not unplug the USB cable during a data transfer Not only will Add Fil Let ot fies stored emer mp the data not be transferred and saved but operation of the mem ory media may become unstable and its contents may disappear File Name Song Name Type e 0015ong MID MIDI Sequence N CAUTION Stored data can be lost due to equipment malfunction or improper operation For safety we recommend that you keep a copy of all important data stored on your computer 0 Available Space 811 KB File Name Song Name wy Electronic Musical Instruments lt Flash Memory as USB as System Drive 3 My Computer xd 3 Floppy A WA Local Disk C a Local Disk D WA Local Disk E AA CD Drive E Sei Local Disk G Refresh Connection Check Click Electronic Musical Instruments and then Flash Memory 6 After selecting the file in the List of files stored temporarily click the down ward Move bu
131. f your computer then archive and organize the files as desired Simply reconnect the device as shown below Saves internal data to a USB flash memory USB TO DEVICE terminal TO DEVICE SI Instrument ve USB flash memory Disconnect the USB flash memory device from the computer and connect it to the instrument A Backing up data to a computer and organizing files folders USB terminal Computer T z USB flash memory Copying files from a computer hard disk to USB flash memory and then playing back the Songs on the instrument Files on a computer s hard disk can be transferred to the instrument by first copying them to a USB flash memory device then connecting inserting the media to the instrument User files Style files and MIDI Songs can be copied to a USB flash memory device from the hard disk of the computer Once you ve copied the data connect the device to the USB TO DEVICE terminal of the instrument and play back the MIDI Songs or load the user file or Style file on the instrument Copying files from the computer s hard disk to the USB storage device USB terminal Computer USB A D I USB flash memory Disconnect the USB storage device from the computer and connect it to the instrument Reading files on the US
132. f Mridangam Lo Closed 10 RS sja 3 56 GF 2 Cowbell Katem Tak 1 Shaker Mridangam Lo Open 10 A3 69 A 3 57 IA 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Katem Sak 2 Snap 1 Chimta Normal 11 D 70 A 3 58 2 Vibraslap Katem Tak 2 Maracas Chimta Ring 11 B3 71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Daholla Sak 2 Snap 2 Dholki Hi Open 12 C4 72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H Daholla Sak 1 Khaligi Twaisat 3 3 Dholki Hi Mute 12 EA 73 4 61 C 3 Bongo L Daholla Tak 1 Khaligi Twaisat 1 3 Dholki Lo Open 13 D4 74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Daholla Dom Khaligi Twaisat 2 3 Dholki Hi Slap 12 EA 75 D 4 63 DE 3 Conga H Open Daholla Tak 2 Khaligi Twaisat 5 Open 3 Dholki Lo Slide 13 E4 76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L Tablah Prok Khaligi Twaisat 4 Open 3 Khol Open 14 F4 77 F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H Tablah Dom 2 Khaligi Tablah Small Dom 2 Khol slide EA 3 HF 4 66 Ip 3 Timbale L Tablah Roll of Edge Khaligi Tar Barashim Group Dom Khol Mute 14 G4 79 IG 4 6 amp 7 G 3 Tablah Tak Finger 4 Khaligi Tablah Small Snap Manjira Open 15 80 GF 4 68 GE 3 Tablah Tak Trill 1 Khaligi Tar Barashim Group Sak Manjira Close 15 A4 81 JA 4 69 IA 3 Tablah Tak Finger 3 Khaligi Tablah Small Sak 2 Jhanji Open 16 E 32 IA 4 70 AR 3 Tablah Tak Trill 2 Khaligi Tar Barashim Group Tak Jhanji Close 16 B4 83 B 4 71 B 3 O Samba While H Tablah Tak Finger 2 Khaligi Tablah Small Tik 2 Mondira Open 17 C5 84 IC 5 72 C 4 O Samba While L Tablah Tak Finger 1 Khaligi Tablah Big Dom 1 Mondira Close 17 RI 5 C 5 73 CR 4 Guiro Short Tablah Tik 2 Khal
133. fied job completion such as data saving and transmis sion Create Directory Displayed while creating a folder in the Musicsoft Downloader application Data Error Displayed when the user song contains illegal data Delete File Displayed while deleting a file in the Musicsoft Downloader Delete OK Confirms whether the Delete job is executed or not Delete Directory Displayed while deleting a folder in the Musicsoft Downloader Deleting Displayed while the delete function is engaged End Displayed when the transmission of Initial Send has been completed Exit Displayed when the record standby mode is exited because an inappropri ate style has been selected during style record standby File information area is not large enough Indicates that saving data in the media cannot be executed since the total number of files have become too many File is not found Indicates there is no file File too large Loading is impossible Indicates that loading data cannot be executed since the file data is too large Flash Clearing Displayed while clearing the song or style data transmitted to the internal flash memory Format OK EXECUTE Confirms whether formatting the media is executed or not Formatting Displayed while formatting Load OK Confirms whether loading is executed or not Loading Displayed while loading data Media is not inserte
134. ft hand parts 1 Press the USER button and select the Song residing in internal memory for which you want to set the guide track amp Press the FUNCTION button 3 Use the CATEGORY 4 and gt buttons to select the R Part or L Part item 4 Use the dial to select the channel you want to play back as the specified right or left hand part We recommend that you select channel 1 for the right hand part and channel 2 for the left hand part Fr efe Erro Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide SPECIAL NOTICES The software and this Installation Guide are exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation Use of the software and this guide is governed by the SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT which the purchaser fully agrees to upon breaking the seal of the software packaging Please read carefully the AGREEMENT at the end of this guide before installing the application Copying of the software or reproduction of this guide in whole or in part by any means is expressly forbidden with out the written consent of the manufacturer Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and documentation and can not be held responsible for the results of the use of this guide and the software Copying of the commercially available music data is strictly prohibited except for your personal use Software such as the USB MIDI driver may be revised and updated without prior notice Make sure to check
135. g violin to play it instead Experience a whole new world of musical variety NS E Play Along with Styles gt Page 23 Want to play with full accompaniment Try the auto accompaniment i C SS 1 a s Styles The accompaniment styles provide the eguivalent of a full backing i band covering wide variety of Styles from waltzes to 8 beat to samba Is on and much more What s more you can create and save your own original E Ss Styles for even greater versatility aat E Save and Recall Panel Settings to Registration Memory gt Page 77 This convenient function lets you save a snapshot of your custom panel 8 banks x 8 presets 64 Registrations settings up to 64 complete Registrations These can be called up instantly any time you need them perfect for making broad sound effect A IE 7 Al changes when playing live summ m 4 5 D 7 8 d E Easy Performance with Music Notation Display GE 20 When you play back a Song the corresponding score will be shown on the Em display as the Song plays This is a great way to learn how to read music If the Song contains lyric and chord data the lyrics and chords will also appear on the score display No lyrics or chords will appear on the display if the Song you are using with the score display func tion does not contain the appropriate lyric and chord data exis fas the dew And it s 4 S gt Pages 83 an E Save and Load Data to USB Flash Memory or Comp
136. g Digital Music Notebook Digital Music Notebook Full motion demo software which introduces all features of the Digital Music Flash Demo DMN_FlashDemo Notebook from within the program Musicsoft Downloader Available at Yamaha website Utilizing a connection between the instrument and a computer this application allows you to directly download Song data to the instrument Microsoft Downloader can be downloaded from the Internet All the applications listed above are supplied with online PDF manuals Minimum System Reguirements cc ooooooooooo oooooooooooo o Application Data OS CPU Memory Hard Disk Display i USB Driver for Windows Windows 2000 XP Home a me Ee is atleast 3 MB ji 2000 KP Edition KP Professional Processor family recommended of free space 800 MHz or higher Intel USB Driver for Windows Windows Vista XP Pentium Celeron 512 MR ot more atleast 3 MB Vista XP x64 Professional x64 Edition Processor family or Intel 64 of free space compatible processor Windows XP Home 400 MHz or higher processor Professional Edition Service E Kyi 128 MB or more Digital Music Notebook Pack 1a SP1a more Processor family et 256 MB or more Windows Vista compatible Ge isrecommended atleast 150 1024 x 768 Only 32 bit is supported recommended M free RECH Digital Music Notebook Windows 2000 XP Home 1 GHz or higher Intel P Requirements for E
137. g to an external mixer Press the FUNCTION button The currently selected function will appear in the display FUNCTION VOLUME C E 2 Press the CATEGORY 4 and gt but tons as many times as necessary to call up Master EQ Type CATEGORY FUNCTION EFFECT Leg m M qt Master EQ Type J 1 Speaker 1 The currently selected EQ type will appear 3 Use the dial to select an EQ Setting for the best sound 52 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Using Various Functions Pitch Controls Large Pitch Changes Transpose The overall pitch of the instrument can be shifted up or down by a maximum of one octave in semi tone increments Press one of the TRANSPOSE buttons The value is shown in the display indicating the amount of transposition over or below the normal value TRANSPOSE TRANSPOSE 01 Current value 2 Use the dial to set the transpose value between 12 and 12 as required L NOTE This setting does not affect Drum Kit Voices Press the EXIT button to return to the Main display Pressing the TRANSPOSE buttons allows single step changes Pressing and hold ing either TRANSPOSE button continu ously increases or decreases the value Small Pitch Changes Tuning The overall tuning of the instrument can be shifted up or down by a maximum of 1 semitone The default setting is 440 Hz I Press t
138. ges to a newly selected section PSR S550 Owners Manual 55 Style Auto Accompaniment Functions Select the desired Style See page 22 2 Press the ACMP button to turn Auto Accompaniment on pig ACMP E The ACMP button lights when ACMP is turned on 3 Press the AUTO FILL IN button to turn the Auto Fill In function on The initial default setting for Auto Fill In is ec on pig AUTO FILL IN 4 Press the SYNC START button to turn Synchro Start on A y 4 SYNC SYNC START STOP START STOP D x The SYNC START button flashes indicating Synchro Start is engaged Synchro Start When Synchro Start is on you can start the Style by playing any key in the accompani ment range of the keyboard 56 PSR S550 Owners Manual 5 Press one of the MAIN VARIATION A D buttons The selected Main Variation button flashes gt B C D 6 Press one of the INTRO I III buttons The selected Intro button lights gt j 4 MAIN VARIATION pig BIN 7 Play a chord in the accompaniment range and start the Intro section Try playing a C major chord See Playing Auto accompaniment Chords on page 25 Split Point Gem L NOTE The Baroque Air Style in the MOVIE amp SHOW category does not have a Rhythm part so there is no rhythm sound for this Style Auto Accompa niment range Style Auto Accompaniment Functions 8 Press one of the MAIN VARIATION A D
139. ha directly at the address provided below Deliver the unit to be serviced under warranty to the retailer selling the product an authorized service center or to Yamaha with an explanation of the problem Please be prepared to provide proof purchase date sales receipt credit card copy etc when requesting service and or parts under warranty Shipping and or insurance costs are the consumers responsibility Units shipped for service should be packed securely Repaired units will be returned PREPAID if warranty service is required within the first 90 days IMPORTANT Do NOT ship anything to ANY location without prior authorization A Return Authorization RA will be issued that has a tracking number assigned that will expedite the servicing of your unit and provide a tracking system if needed Your owners manual contains important safety and operating instructions It is your responsibility to be aware of the contents of this manual and to follow all safety precautions EXCLUSIONS This warranty does not apply to units whose trade name trademark and or ID numbers have been altered defaced exchanged removed or to failures and or damages that may occur as a result of Neglect abuse abnormal strain modification or exposure to extremes in temperature or humidity Improper repair or maintenance by any person who is not a service representative of a retail outlet authorized by Yamaha to sell the product an authorized service c
140. he FUNCTION button FUNCTION me VOLUME L Style Volume J E H 2 Press the CATEGORY 4 and p but tons as many times as necessary to call up Tuning FUNCTION OVERALL c gt Cy 440 0Hz Tuning The range is 415 3 466 2 Hz 3 Use the dial to set the tuning value between 415 3 466 2Hz as required L NOTE This setting does not affect Drum Kit Voices PSR S550 Owners Manual 53 Using Various Functions Changing the pitch of the instrument in octaves You can change the playing pitch of the Main and Dual Voices in octave intervals Press the UPPER OCTAVE button to 2 Press the UPPER OCTAVE button to raise the pitch by one octave lower the pitch by one octave The newly changed value is shown in the LCD The newly changed value now one octave Press the EXIT button to return to the Main lower is shown in the LCD display Press the UPPER OCTAVE button again to lower the pitch one more octave LEPER OSTAVE Press the EXIT button to return to the Main UPPER OCTAVE Hd display S BLO UPPER OCTAVE 1 UPPER OCTAVE 1 In the case of UPPER OCTAVE 1 One octave up E In the case of UPPER OCTAVE 1 NOTE One octave down When a Drum Kit is selected each percussion Voice assigned to the keyboard are shifted in location but not pitch 54 PSR S550 Owner s M
141. hile recording is in progress An assigned part cannot be specified to another track Amaximum of three melody tracks can be recorded simulta neously If you want to cancel the record ready mode of a track simulta neously hold down the REC button and press again the track button you want to cancel PSR S550 Owners Manual 35 Recording Your Own Performance Recording will start when you play the keyboard You can also start recording by pressing the P M button NOTE When recording is started the display automatically returns to the Main piro Me display and the measure number is shown in the Main display shown in the display and record ing will be stopped In this case delete any unnecessary Song data by using Song clear or track clear then start recording again See page 37 Current measure number TRANSPOSE 0 o n ge ivel Grand Piano Bc Start EA Cool GalaxyEP recording Pop Rock FunkPopRock USER EW SC 5 Alternately if you press one of the ENDING rit I IIT buttons while recording the ACMP track an appropriate ending pattern will play and then recording will stop When recording stops the current measure number will return to 001 and the recorded track numbers in the display will be shown in a box border A message prompting you to confirm saving of the data will appear Save the recorded Song Press the YES button E To Record Other
142. hile the MIDI appli cation is running You may not be able to suspend resume normally depending on the particular environment USB Host Controller etc Even so simply disconnecting and connecting the USB cable will allow you to use the instrument functions again How can remove the driver I Start the computer and use the Administrator account to log on to Windows Close all applications and windows that are open 2 Insert the included CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 3 Select Start 2 My Computer for Windows XP or select My Computer for Windows 2000 or select Start 2 Computer for Windows Vista 4 Right click the CD ROM icon and select Open from the pop up menu 5 Select USBdrvVista or USBdrv2k folder gt uninstall folder gt uninstall exe file and launch the uninstall exe file Follow the on screen instructions to uninstall the driver NOTE When using a 64 bit OS click uninstall x64 exe from the USBarvvVista folder If the User Account Control window appears click Continue ATTENTION SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ARE ONLY PERMITTED TO USE THIS SOFTWARE PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT IS BETWEEN YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR LEGAL ENTITY AND YAMAHA CORPORATION YAMAHA BY BREAKING THE SEAL OF THIS PACKAG
143. horus Determines the Chorus depth Range 0 127 Level 76 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Press the CATEGORY 4 gt button to select the desired item b S 2 Rotate the dial and set the parameter MIXER PARAMETER SELECT 4 EZB C Reverb Chorus Li Current volume TRRCK 1 Volume Reverb KG Chorus 000 Repeat steps 1 2 and set other tracks if neces sary 3 Press the EXIT button to exit from the mixer operation Fr efe Se Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings This instrument has a Registration Memory feature that lets you save your favorite set tings for easy recall whenever they re needed Up to 64 complete setups can be saved 8 banks of 8 setups each Up to 64 presets eight banks of eight each can be memorized B 8 Banks Z Memory 1 Memory 2 Memory 3 Memory 4 Memory 5 Memory 6 Memory 7 Memory 8 kununu 1 REGISTRATION MEMORY Color is used to indicate the status of individual memory buttons for the selected bank e Lit in Green Contains data e Unlit Does not contain data e Lit in Red Currently set button Saving to the Registration Memory Set the panel controls as requirea 3 To store the current panel settings select a Voice accompaniment Style simultaneously hold down the MEM etc ORY button and press one of the REG ISTRATION MEMORY 1
144. i 1Mpnv2MenssMcno un Current selected section and selected Part in the section 64 PSR S550 Owners Manual Creating Original Styles Style Creator Follow the Style Greator instructions f you are creating a Style from scratch this step is not necessary Select a preset Style which is most similar to the Style you want to record Y Enter the Style Creator A confirmation message appears asking if you want to create a Style from scratch J Entire settings Beat 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 If you want to change the beat settings you should clear all the previous data Section settings Section INTRO 1 3 MAIN A D FILL IN A D ENDING 1 3 Measure Length 1 32 Part Settings Recording Part RHY 1 2 BASS CHD 1 2 PAD PHR 1 2 Voice Select the recording Voice Part Volume Determines the Part volume Pan Determines the pan position Reverb level Chorus level J Recording the Part Recording start stop Clear the recorded drum Voice Record another Part Editing Quantize 1 4 1 6 1 8 1 12 1 16 1 24 1 32 Part clear Saving Save the Style data Record another section Exit from the Style Creator Press the EXIT button whenever you want to exit from the Style Creator except during recording PSR S550 Owners Manual 65 Crea
145. i Hat Open Arabic Mix 1 Dhol 1 Roll Bi 47 B 1 35 B 0 Rig Tik 3 Tom Electro 4 Dandia Short 6 C2 48 C 2 36 IC 1 Rig Tik 2 Tom Electro 5 Dandia Long 6 EA 9 ICH 2 37 CH 1 Side Stick Rig Tik Hard 1 Crash Cymbal 1 Chutki D2 50 ID 2 38 D 1 Snare Rig Tik 1 Tom Electro 6 Chipri EA 51 D 2 39 DF 1 Hand Clap Riq Tik Hard 2 Hi Hat Open 3 1 Khanjira Open E2 52 JE 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Riq Tik Hard 3 Reverse Cymbal Khanjira Slap F2 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Riq Tish Timbale L Khanjira Mute EA 54 F 2 42 FR 1 1 Hi Hat Closed Rig Snouj 2 Conga H Open Khanjira Bendup G2 55 IG 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Rig Roll Timbale H Khanjira Benddown TS 5 GF 2 44 IG 1 1 Hi Hat Pedal Rig Snouj 1 Conga H Mute Dholak 1 Open A2 57 A 2 45 JA 1 Low Tom Riq Sak Tambourine Dholak 1 Mute 7 D 58 IA 2 4e AR 1 1 Hi Hat Open Rig Snouj 3 Conga L Dholak 1 Slap 7 B2 59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Riq Snouj 4 Cowbell Dhol 2 Open C3 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Rig Tak 1 Claves Dhol 2 Slap 8 Ra 67 c 3 49 CH 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Rig Brass 1 Bongo H Dhol 2 Rim 8 D3 62 D 3 50 ID 2 High Tom Rig Tak 2 Wood Block H Mridangam na 9 L 63 DF 3 5 DE 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Rig Brass 2 Bongo L Mridangam din 9 E3 64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Rig Dom Wood Block L Mridangam ki 9 F3 65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Katem Tak Doff Kurdish Dohol Low f Mridangam ta 9 E 66 FH 3 54 F 2 Tambourine Katem Dom Cabasa Mridangam Chapu 9 G3 67 IG 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal Katem Sak 1 Kurdish Dohol High
146. ibute this type of product If you can not locate the appropriate retailer please contact Yamaha Corporation of America Electronic Service Division 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park CA90620 The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries class B OBSERVERA Apparaten kopplas inte ur vaxelstromskallan n tet sa lange som den ar ansluten till v gguttaget ven om sj lva apparaten har st ngts av ADVARSEL Netsp endingen til dette apparat er IKKE afbrudt s l enge netledningen siddr i en stikkontakt som er t endt ogs selvom der or slukket p apparatets afbryder VAROITUS Laitteen toisiopiiriin kytketty k ytt kytkin ei irroita koko laitetta verkosta standby This product contains a high intensity lamp that contains a small amount of mercury Disposal of this material may be regulated due to environmental considerations For disposal information in the United States refer to the Electronic Industries Alliance web site www eiae org This applies only to products distributed by mercury YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM Connecting the Plug and Cord IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accor dance with the following code BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured makings
147. identifying the ter minals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the ter minal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED Making sure that neither core is connected to the earth terminal of the three pin plug This applies only to products distributed by Yamaha Kemble 2 wires Music U K Ltd COMPLIANCE INFORMATION STATEMENT DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PROCEDURE Responsible Party Yamaha Corporation of America Address 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park Calif 90620 Telephone 714 522 9011 Type of Equipment Digital Keyboard Model Name PSR S550 S550B This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation See user manual instructions if interference to radio reception is suspected This applies only to products distributed by FCC DoC YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA PSR S550 Owners Manual 3 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference A WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious inju
148. ience effects to distortion and other dynamic processing tools that let you enhance the sound or com pletely transform it NOTE DSP Type DSP is term of abbreviated form of Digital Signal Processor and it uses a micro processor to change the audio in various ways DSP EFFECT Use the DSP button to turn the DSP Je mmm y function on ge CH EN The DSP button lights indicating that DSP is on Hold for longer mas To turn DSP off press the DSP button again than a second a Li Ke 3 Use the dial to select a DSP type Refer to the DSP Type List on page 128 for information about the available DSP types DSP button lights when DSP is on L NOTE When DSP is turned on the optimum DSP type for the current Voice is automatically selected The volume of the currently playing Voice changes when turning DSP on or off This is not a malfunction The amount of change dif fers depending on the selected Voice The DSP type is an overall setting only one type can be selected FUNCTION For this reason when you play a newly loaded Song or Style for example the currently playing Voices may not sound as expected EFFECT This is normal since the Song or Style has its own DSP type which replaces any selection you ve made before loading A similar phe 4 Ki DSPType P nomenon occurs when you use the P gt 44 buttons or A B Repeat function during Song playback 2 Press and hold the
149. igi Tar Segal Dom Indian Bhangra Scat 1 D5 86 ID 5 74 ID 4 O Guiro Long Tablah Tik 4 Khaligi Tablah Big Tak 1 Indian Bhangra Scat 2 RI 87 DF 5 75 DF 4 Claves Tablah Tik 3 Khaligi Tar Segal Tak Indian Bhangra Scat 3 ES 88 E 5 76 JE 4 Wood Block H Tablah Tik 1 Khaligi Tablah Big Sak 1 indian Bhangra Scat 4 F5 89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L Tablah Tak 3 Tablah Dom 1 Khomokh Normal EA 9 EF 5 78 FR 4 Cuica Mute Tablah Tak 1 Tablah Tak 1 Khomokh Mute G5 91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Tablah Tak 4 Tablah Tremolo Khomokh mltatk EA 92 IG 5 80 G 4 2 Triangle Mute Tablah Tak 2 Tablah Tak 2 Thavil Open A5 93 A 5 81 JA 4 2 Triangle Open Tablah Sak 2 Tablah Tik 1 Thavil Slap A 94 IA 5 82 AR 4 Shaker Tablah Tremolo Tablah Sak 1 Thavil Mute B5 95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells Tablah Sak 1 Tablah Tik 3 Khartaal C6 96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree Tablah Dom 1 Tablah Tik 2 Dholak 2 Open 18 97 IC 6 85 C 5 Dholak 2 Slide 18 98 ID 6 86 D 5 Dholak 2 Rim 1 99 ID 6 87 DF 5 Dholak 2 Rim 2 100 E 6 88 E 5 Dholak 2 Ring 101 F 6 89 F 5 Dholak 2 Slap 102 F 6 90 F 5 G Dholak Body 103 G 6 91 G 5 PSR S550 Owners Manual 119 Drum Kit List Synth amp FX
150. ilable USB storage devices Yamaha cannot guarantee operation of USB storage devices that you purchase Before purchasing a USB storage device please consult your Yamaha dealer or an autho rized Yamaha distributor see list at end of the Owner s Manual for advice Before using a USB device read through the Precautions when using the USB TO DEVICE terminal section on page 93 For information about USB devices compatible with the instrument see Connection to a USB Storage Device on page 90 Using USB Flash Memory Connect a USB flash memory to the ET E USB TO DEVICE terminal being careful to insert it in the proper direction Do not try to force an improper connec tion PopzRock FunkPopRock PRESET AmazingGrace GES UCD Se CONNECT E You can go to the FILE CONTROL display co from which you can access USB flash memory e usb operations by pressing the FILE MENU but ton from this display Do not press this button now but only when aE instructed to in the sections below Menu Reference Page USB Format 84 Load 87 Regist Save 85 User Song Save 86 2 Check that the CONNECT message is User Style Save 86 shown in the MAIN display USB Delete 88 User Delete 88 L NOTE No sound will be produced if you play the keyboard while the FILE CONTROL display is showing Also in this state only buttons related to file functions will be
151. ing Up Isn t Easy To Do 283 Tambor DJ 351 L Is For The Way You Look At Me 214 Diana s Twist 284 This Song Is Something 352 Please Fly And Swing With Me 215 Final Waltz 285 Up Is The Way To Move 353 So What Is Not Old 216 Girl From Uptown Disco 354 Tasty Honey 217 Going Down Town 286 A Day s Difference 355 This Lady She s A Tramp 218 Golden Silence 287 Babylon Rivers 356 Wintry Wind Blowing 219 Guitar For An Apache 288 Born Alive Disco R amp B Gospel 220 Have Got It 289 Brown Girl At The Disco 357 Admire 221 Heaven Has Three Steps 290 Cool Daddy Disco 358 As Played On Portatone 222 He Kissed Crystal 291 Dee Eye Ess See Oh 359 Baby Groove 223 Hey Let s Rock Tonight 292 Disco Hustle 360 Boys At The End Of The Road 224 Pm A Pola 293 Don t Misunderstand Me 361 Don t Change Your Mind Baby 225 Magic Puff 294 Do You Love To Love 362 Don t Get Excited 226 Marina s Song 295 Fever At Night 363 It s Soul Man 227 Mend A Chino 296 Go Where The Music Takes You 364 Knocking Wood 228 Motion Of Poetry 297 Love That Boat 365 Loco Twist 229 My Pillow Has Tears On 298 It Really Is A Funky Town 366 On The Rivers Side 230 Pete Retite 299 l ve Never Known Love Likelt 367 Sir Duke Is Wondering 231 Please Be Mine Baby 300 Keepin Alive 368 Unchained Heart 232 Star Of Movie 301 Khan Disco 369 When Man Loves Someone 233 Teenie Bikini 302 Local New Y
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153. ir Style in the MOVIE amp SHOW cate gory This is not a malfunction Style BaroqueAir Style does not have a Rhythm part so there is no rhythm sound for this Style Also this Style does not have a Fill In section The other parts will begin play ing when you play a chord in the accompaniment Not all of the voices seem to sound or the sound seems to be cut off The footswitch for sustain seems to produce the opposite effect For example pressing the footswitch cuts off the sound and releasing it sus tains the sounds The instrument is polyphonic up to a maximum of 32 notes If the Dual voice or Split voice is being used and a style or song is playing back at the same time some notes sounds may be omitted or sto len from the accompaniment or song The polarity of the footswitch is reversed Make sure that the footswitch plug is properly connected to the SUSTAIN jack before turning on the power The sound of the voice changes from note to note This is normal The AWM tone generation method uses multiple recordings samples of an instrument across the range of the key board thus the actual sound of the voice may be slightly different from note to note The Demo display is shown in Japanese and or there are Japanese characters in the display mes sages Make sure the Language setting in the FUNCTION display is set to English See page 12 The ACMP indicator does not appear when the ACMP butto
154. is selected REGIST PART MIXER When track 9 16 is selected PSR S550 Owners Manual 75 MIKER 3 Press the desired TRACK button you want to control STYLE RHY1 RHY2 BASS CHD1 CHD2 PAD PHR1 PHR2 2 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 7 5 8 16 ODA The selected track will be changed to ON auto matically 4 Control the Parameter ON OFF or other parameters in each track Refer to the following instructions Repeat steps 2 4 and set other tracks if neces sary 5 Press EXIT to exit from the mixer oper ation EXIT is Track ON OFF and other parameter controls MTrack ON OFF Determines whether each is track ON or OFF unmuted or muted Select the track you want to set ON OFF refer to steps 13 of basic operation on page 75 and then follow the instructions below The selected track will be changed to ON automat ically I Press the TRACK button again to set it to OFF The button toggles between ON and OFF and the TRACK button also changes between Green to unlit STYLE RHY1 RHY2 BASS CHD1 1 9 2 10 UA MParameter controls eee oeo ooo ooo Enter the Mixer mode refer to steps 13 of basic operation on page 75 and then set the Volume Pan Reverb Level and Chorus Level Volume Determines the Part volume Range 0 127 Pan Determines the Pan position Range 0 64 127 Reverb Level Determines the Reverb depth Range 0 127 C
155. isplays nese Song file names lyrics and certain display messages All other messages and names are displayed in English When this is set to Japanese the file names are displayed in the Japanese font The lyrics display follows the lan guage setting originally made in the Song data however when no such setting exists the setting here is used All these settings can be conveniently reset to their initial default values by pressing the YES and NO buttons simultaneously The exception to this is Initial Send which is an operation not a setting 82 PSR S550 Owner s Manual e Y f Using USB Flash Memory a WW USB flash memory is a memory medium used for storing data When a USB flash mem ory device is inserted in this instrument s USB TO DEVICE terminal user Songs and user Styles created on the instrument and the registered settings can be saved to or loaded from the device USB flash memory can also be used to transfer Song Style MDB data downloaded from the Internet to the instrument Furthermore user Songs saved to USB flash memory in MIDI file format can also be used with these features In this section we ll look at the procedures for setting up and formatting USB flash memory devices as well as for saving and loading data to and from them If you don t have a USB flash memory device you will need to purchase one or more as needed The instrument does not necessarily support all commercially ava
156. laying the instrument to set the desired listening level e When cleaning the instrument use a soft dry cloth Do not use paint thinners solvents cleaning fluids or chemical impregnated wiping cloths Handling caution e Do not insert a finger or hand in any gaps on the instrument Never insert or drop paper metallic or other objects into the gaps on the panel or keyboard If this happens turn off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet Then have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel Do not place vinyl plastic or rubber objects on the instrument since this might discolor the panel or keyboard Do not rest your weight on or place heavy objects on the instrument and do not use excessive force on the buttons switches or connectors e Do not use the instrument or headphones for a long period of time at a 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 physician Saving and backing up your data e The panel settings and some other types of data are not retained in memory when you turn off the power to the instrument Save data you want to keep to the Registration Memory page 85 Saved data may be lost due to malfunction or incorrect operation Save important data to a USB storage device external device such as a computer page 98 Backing up the USB
157. lete operations A caution Avoid frequently turning the power on off to the USB storage device or connecting disconnecting the device too often Doing so may result in the operation of the instrument freez ing or hanging up While the instrument is accessing data such as during Save Copy Delete Load and Format opera tions or is mounting the USB storage device shortly after the connection do NOT unplug the USB connector do NOT remove the media from the device and do NOT turn the power off to either device Doing so may corrupt the data on either or both devices PSR S550 Owners Manual 93 Connections Transferring Performance Data to and from a Gomputer By connecting the instrument to a computer the instrument s performance data can be used on the com puter and performance data from the computer can be played on the instrument When the instrument is connected with computer it transmits receives performance data USB terminal Computer t a USB cable USB terminal g TO HOST A USB 4 Instrument Wi MIDI settings These settings pertain to performance data transmission and reception local control is off Item Range Settings Description Local control determines whether o
158. ll Jail 66 Danny s Boy 135 It s Crazy How Miss You 204 Rocking Blue Shoes 67 Dear My Clementine 136 Missing You Like Crazy 205 Rocking For 24 Hours 68 Deep In Texas s Heart 137 No Matter What The Boys Do Tell 206 Shouting Twist 69 Ease Up Mother Brown 138 What Is One More Year 207 Teddy Is A Bear 122 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Music Database List No MDB Name No MDB Name No MDB Name 208 The Music Is Rock amp Roll 277 Love First Time Saw You 346 Wild Cat Dixie 209 What A Day That Will Be 278 My Eyes Can t Take Off BigBand 210 You Got Me Going Really 279 No Dinero No Tengo 347 Big Band Patrol Oldies 280 Once More 348 If Only Could Chime 211 All I Need Is The Air 281 Rose From The Desert 349 Jiving Wailing And Jumping 212 Are You Sorry Now 282 She Believes In Life After Love 350 Leroy Is Bad Very Bad 213 Break
159. lock L Dance Percussion 4 EA 90 EF 5 78 FR 4 Cuica Mute Scratch H 2 Scratch H 2 Dance Breath 1 G5 91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Scratch L 2 Scratch L 3 Dance Breath 2 EA 2 IG 5 80 G 4 2 Triangle Mute A5 93 JA 5 81 JA 4 2 Triangle Open A 94 IA 5 82 4 Shaker B5 95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bells C6 96 IC 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree 97 ICH 6 85 C 5 98 ID 6 86 JD 5 99 ID 6 87 D 5 100 E 6 88 E 5 101 F 6 89 F 5 102 FE 6 90 FR 5 103 G 6 91 G 5 PSR S550 Owner s Manual 117 Drum Kit List Voice No 11 12 13 14 MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 PC 1 128 127 000 001 127 000 049 126 000 41 126 000 44 126 000 36 E waer ee Key eg Standard Kit 1 Symphony Kit CubanKit PopLatinKit UR ArabicKit 25 c o 13 CT 1 3 Surdo Mute 26 D DI 14 D 1 3 Surdo Open 27 D o 15 DF 1 HO 28 E 0 16 EA Whip Slap 29 F DI 17 JF 1 4 Scratch H 30 IP 0 18 F 1 4 Scratch L Hand Clap 31 IG 0 19 G 1 Finger Snap 32 G o 20 G 1 Click Noise 33 A DI 21 JA 4 Metronome Click 34 A 0 22 AR 1 Metronome Bell Conga H Tip Conga H Tip 35 B 0 23 B A Seq Click L Conga H Heel Conga H Heel C1 36 IC 1 2 C 0 Seg Click H Conga H O
160. m Analog 3 D 58 IA 2 4e AR 1 1 Hi Hat Open Hi Hat Open Analog Hi Hat Open Analog 2 B2 59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Tom Rock 4 Tom Electro 4 Tom Analog 4 Tom Analog 4 C3 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Tom Rock 5 Tom Electro 5 Tom Analog 5 Tom Analog 5 Ra 9 C 3 49 CH 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Crash Analog Crash Analog D3 62 ID 3 50 ID 2 High Tom Tom Rock 6 Tom Electro 6 Tom Analog 6 Tom Analog 6 L 68 DE 3 5 DE 2 Ride Cymbal 1 E3 64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal F3 65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup E 66 FH 3 54 FR 2 Tambourine Tambourine Analog G3 67 IG 3 55 Ja 2 Splash Cymbal RS sja 3 56 GF 2 Cowbell Cowbell Analog Cowbell Analog A3 69 JA 3 57 JA 2 Crash Cymbal 2 D 70 IA 3 58 A 2 Vibraslap Vibraslap Analog B3 71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Ride Analog C4 72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H Bongo Analog H EA 73 ICH 4 61 C 3 Bongo L Bongo Analog L D4 74 ID 4 62 JD 3 Conga H Mute Conga Analog H Conga Analog H EA 75 D 4 63 DE 3 Conga H Open Conga Analog M Conga Analog M E4 76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L Conga Analog L Conga Analog L F4 ZZ F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H EA 3 EH 4 66 Ip 3 Timbale L G4 79 G 4 67 G 3 80 FG 4 68 GE 3 A4 81 JA 4 69 A 3 D I 2 4 70 A 3 Maracas 2 Maracas 2 B4 83 B 4 71 B 3 O Samba While H C5 8 IC 5 72 IC 4 O Samba While L RI 5 C 5 73 C 4 Guiro Short D5 86 ID 5 74 ID 4 O Guiro Long RI 87 DF 5 5 DE 4 Claves Claves 2 Claves 2 ES 88 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H Dance Percussion 3 F5 89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood B
161. mage The value 0 results in the sound being panned 127 right full left the value 127 results in the sound being panned full right Reverb Level Left Reverb 000 127 Determines how much of the Left Voice s signal is sent to Level the Reverb effect Chorus Level Left Chorus 000 127 Determines how much of the Left Voice s signal is sent to Level the Chorus effect DSP Level Left DSP Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Left Voice s signal is sent to the DSP effect Dry Level Left Dry Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Left Voice s unprocessed signal sounds no Reverb Chorus or DSP effect process ing PSR S550 Owners Manual 81 The Functions Group Function Item e n Range Settings Description EFFECT Reverb Type Reverb Type 01 36 Determines the Reverb type including off 36 See the list on page 126 Chorus Type Chorus Type 1 45 Determines the Chorus type including off 45 See the list on page 127 DSP Type DSP Type 001 239 Determines the DSP type including off 239 See the list on page 128 Master EQ Type Master EQ Type 1 Speaker 1 Sets the equalizer applied to the instrument output 2 Speaker 2 including speakers headphones or other output for opti 3 Headphones mum sound in different listening situations 4 Line Out 1 5 Line Out 2 HARMONY Harmony Type Harmony Type 01
162. ment s USB TO DEVICE terminal and that the CON NECT is shown in the MAIN display 2 To play a Song file press the SONG MODE button so that it lights To play a Style file press the SSONG MODE but ton so that it is unlit 3 Press the USB button LL PRESET C user Cx use D 4 Use the dial to select a Song or a Style you want to play Songs can be saved in a hierarchy when saved to USB flash memory using a computer refer to page 91 You can move the directory in the USB mem ory by pressing the CATEGORY 4 gt but ton 5 Press the P E button BELT PSR S550 Owners Manual 89 Fr TT AN 3 Connections Connectors SUSTAIN TO HOST TO DEVICE CONTRAST PHONES DC IN 16V OUTPUT 2 USB Q USB TO HOST terminal USB TO DEVICE terminal This terminal allows direct connection to a per This terminal allows connection to USB stor sonal computer Refer to Connecting a Per age devices Refer to Connection to a USB sonal Computer on page 92 for more Storage Device below information Connection to a USB Storage Device By connecting the instrument to a USB storage device you can save data you ve created as well as read or play the data from the connected device ECompatible USB storage MConnection to a USB storage devices device A USB storage device such as a floppy disk
163. n Windows XP Start the computer and use the Administra tor account to log on to Windows XP 2 Select Start gt Control Panel If the control panel appears as Pick a category click Switch to Classic View in the upper left of the win dow All control panels and icons will be displayed 3 Go to System gt Hardware gt Driver Sign ing Options and check the radio button to the left of Ignore and click OK 4 Click the OK button to close System Proper ties and then click X in the upper right of the window to close the Control Panel 5 Insert the included CD ROM into the CD ROM drive The Start window will appear automatically First make sure the POWER switch on the instrument is set to OFF then use a USB cable to connect the USB connector of the computer to the USB TO HOST connector of the instrument When the instrument is turned on the computer automatically displays the Found New Hardware Wizard If the Wizard window is not displayed automatically refer to Troubleshooting If the system displays Found New Hardware in the lower right corner wait until Found New Hardware Wizard is displayed The Wizard window may take a while to display on some computers If the Wizard window prompts you to specify whether or not to connect to Windows Update select the radio button for No not this time then click Next 7 Check the radio button to the left of Install the softwar
164. n be selected Q N Part Volume Press the CATEGORY 4 gt button repeat edly until Part Volume appears in the dis play 2 Rotate the dial and set the Part Volume Range 0 127 Press the CATEGORY 4 gt button repeat edly until Pan appears in the display 2 Rotate the dial and set the Pan position Range 0 64 127 Reverb Level Press the CATEGORY 4 gt button repeat edly until Reverb Level appears in the dis play 2 Rotate the dial and set the Reverb depth Range 0 127 Chorus Level Press the CATEGORY 4 gt button repeat edly until Chorus Level appears in the display 2 Rotate the dial and set the Chorus depth Range 0 127 68 PSR S550 Owner s Manual MRecording a Part e eeeeeeeeeeg Part buttons indication STYLE Unlit does not contain data or is a non playing Part mute Lit in Green contains data and selected as playing Part Lit in Red recorded Part Rhythm Part recording Confirm that desired section name appears at the upper right area in the display and then follow the instructions below Simultaneously hold down the REC button and press a RHY 1 or RHY 2 button in the rhythm Part RHYTHM or RHYTHM appears in the display 2 Press the EXECUTE button A REC mark appears at the recorded Part on the display In this condition the PART but ton also changes to red BR3ODDODU EKECUTE O Current measure number STYLE
165. n is pressed Always press desired style category button first when you are going to use any style related function There is no harmony sound The harmony effects 01 26 behave differently according to their type Types 01 05 function when style playback is on chords are played in the accompaniment range of the keyboard and a melody is played in the right hand range Types 06 26 will function whether style playback is on or off For types 06 12 you need to play two notes at the same time PSR S550 Owners Manual 107 AD Messages LCD Message Access error Comment Indicates the failure in reading or writing from to the media USB flash mem ory or the internal flash memory All Memory Clearing Displayed while erasing all data in the flash memory Never turn the power off during data transmission Are you sure Confirms whether Song Clear or Track Clear is executed or not Backup Clearing Displayed while clearing the back up data in the flash memory Cancel Displayed when the transmission of Initial Send is cancelled Can t clear TrackA Displayed when a track clear error occurs Clearing Displayed while executing Song Clear or Track Clear of the user songs Displayed when the Musicsoft Downloader is started on the PC connected Com Mode to the keyboard This will not be displayed while the instrument is played back Completed Indicates the speci
166. n 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 pig E Press and hold the DUAL button for longer than a sec ond DUAL button is lit The Dual Voice selection display appears The currently selected category name Voice number and name will be highlighted VOICE SELECTIDUAL RR Dual Voice selection display DUAL CATEGORY 4 Strings ME The currently selected category Ian zeng SE 005 Sweet Violin 006 Strings The currently selected Dual Voice Hold for longer 1007 OrhStinss 1 than a second Select and press the desired Voice category button in the Voice section For this example select the Percussion category VOICE C Pano sass Coen Coos HARMONICA WE Piano sarophone CJ trumpet CJ Pao Ta Percussion C Jsmwes C wooow Cen XN CX Jaen 18 PSR S550 Owners Manual Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices Select the Voice you want to play 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 rr ut 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
167. n the LCD TRANSPOSE D UPPER DCTAUE O REGIST ML STANDBY ON DUAL VOICE name LEFT Bi Cool GalaxyEP o PorfRock FunkPopRock STYLE name PRESET AmazinzGrace r SONG name ABridzeToCross Music Database name Press the DEMO button to start the Demo 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 restart when playback reaches the end MASTER VOLUME DEMO Why choose E Yamaha W Over 100 years experience W Respected amp Trusted the world over W Endorsed by the worlds favorite artists W The largest musical instrument manufacturer Press the P H button to stop Demo The DEMO button doesn t Operation automatically returns to the Main display function when the Demo Cancel function is set to enable See e ZW page 82 16 PSR S550 Owner s Manual 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 cat
168. n the display indi cating that the operation is complete Style Press the EXIT button to return to the 5 Press the EXECUTE button MAIN display The destination Song or Style will be high NOTE lighted and a default name will appear for the Ifan existing filename is specified the display prompts you for con firmation Press EXECUTE or YES if it is OK to overwrite the file or NO to cancel The amount of time it will take to perform the save operation depends on the particular USB flash memory device you are using converted Song or Style file 86 PSR S550 Owners Manual Using USB Flash Memory Loading Registration Files Style Files Song Files or MDB Files Registration files Style files Song files and MDB files residing on a USB flash memory can be loaded to the instrument You can also play the Song or Style file directly without loading see page 89 N CAUTION If the same file name already exists in the instrument s internal memory it will be overwritten With the USB flash memory device con taining the file you want to load con nected to the USB TO DEVICE connector check that the CONNECT message is shown in the MAIN display 2 Press the FILE MENU button 3 Use the CATEGORY 4 and gt buttons to locate the Load item do S FILE CONTROL CATEGORY d EE gt USR UserRez001 4 Use the dial to select the Registration Style S
169. ndications for performing all operations The name of the current display appears at the top of the display You can see the MAIN indication at the top on the display MAIN Display REGIST E fim Cool GalaxyEP Por Rock FunkPopRock PRESET AmazingGrace ABridgeToGross a jane pcs pas i Call up the Main display EXIT Most basic operations are carried out from the instrument s MAIN display lal You can return to the MAIN display from any other d display by pressing the EXIT button near the lower right corner of the display panel FUNCTION display page 80 The FUNCTION display provides access to 51 utility functions The FUNCTION display appears when the FUNCTION button is pressed In the FUNCTION display you can use the CATEGORY 4 and gt buttons page 41 to select 51 differ ent function items Press the CATEGORY button s as many times as necessary until the required function appears You can then use the dial or the YES and NO buttons to adjust the value of the function as required FUNCTION OVERALL 4 Tuning 2 gt Function item 440 0Hz Value J 42 wPSR S550 Owner s Manual Basic Operation and Displays MAIN Display Items The MAIN display shows all of the current basic settings Song Style Voice It also includes a range of indicators that show the on off status of a range of functions Transpose Measure
170. nn rom entere Parameter Settings Recording and Saving Song Settings SONG ei EE 72 Changing the Tempo EE 72 A B Repeat eire rrt rre reed er EE 73 Muting Independent Song Parts 74 MIXER 75 Mixer WEE ici ccm rm n rrt angen PR aa rae 75 Basic pea i conti rnc ce p e ni EO e paa 75 Track ON OFF and other parameter controls 76 Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 77 Saving to the Registration Memory Recalling a Registration Memon Registration Clear Deleting a Specified Registration Menon E 79 The Functions 80 Selecting and Setting Functions ooooooooo 80 Using USB Flash Memory 83 Using USB Flash Memory sasa neris 83 Formatting USB Flash Memory e 84 Saving the Registration Data 85 Saving a User Song or User Give 86 Loading Registration Files Style Files Song Files or MDB NS 87 Deleting Data from USB Flash Memory ss 88 Playing Songs or Styles Saved to USB Flash Memory 89 Connections 90 CONMECLOTS Len asma kaan an maa akan Connection to a USB Storage Device Connecting a Personal Computer Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer 94 INA SOM Gl E 95 Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument 96 Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide 99 Important Notices about the CD ROM oooooooo 99 Contents of the CD ROM Software Installation ooooWoo
171. nt to clear Press and hold the TRACK 8 button for longer than a sec ond while holding the TRACK 1 button SONG AOUR Hold for longer than a second Press and hold A confirmation message will appear on the display Press the YES button to clear the Song e To execute the Song Clear func The clear in progress message will appear briefly on the display while tion press the YES button x Press NO to cancel the Song the Song is being cleared Clear operation Songs can also be cleared in the following way 1 Confirm that USB memory is not inserted on the instrument then press the FILE MENU button 2 Rotate the dial and select a Song 3 Press the EXECUTE button A confirmation message will appear in the display 1 Press YES button to clear the Song PSR S550 Owners Manual 37 Recording Your Own Performance Track Clear Deleting a Specified Track From a User Song This function lets you delete a specified track from a User Song From the MAIN display select the User Song 001 to 005 you want to clear then press the EXIT button Press the REGIST PART MIXER button a number of times until the desired item appears on the display The item changes in order from REGIST to TR 1 8 to TR 9 16 Select the desired track TR 1 8 or TR 9 16 REGIST MIXER E Press and hold one of the track buttons 1 9 to 8 16 corresponding to the
172. ntation on any number of computers Title to the Product is not transferred to you Ownership of the Product remains vested in the Licensor and its licensors subject to the rights granted to you under this License All other rights are reserved 2 2 You may make one printout for your own use of any part of the Documentation provided in electronic form You shall not make or permit any third party to make any further copies of any part of the Product whether in eye or machine readable form 2 3 You shall not and shall not cause or permit any third party to 1 translate enhance modify alter or adapt the Product or any part of it for any purpose including without limitation for the purpose of error correction 2 create derivative works based on the Product or cause the whole or any part of the Product to be combined with or incorporated into any other program file or product for any purpose or 3 use the Software to create files in any format other than temporary files created and required by your computer s operating system or web browser including without limitation screen capture files files generated from the Software s playback graphics files and print files for any purpose except for creating MIDI files if permitted by the Software for private non commercial use 2 4 You shall not and shall not cause or permit any third party to decompile decode disassemble or reverse engineer the Software in whole or in part for
173. ntire range of the keyboard allowing for even more dynamic Style performance In this mode only chords played in the normal way page 25 can be detected Press the ACMP button for longer than 2 Use the dial to select 2 FullKeyboard a second ACMP Y Hold for longer than a second CTION FUNCTION OVERALL OVERALL INS Mae 3 e cr O E 4 Chord Fingering b 1 Multi Finger 2 FullKeyboard PSR S550 Owners Manual 63 Fr efe eoe 4 Creating Original Styles Style Creator This instrument has a Style Creator feature that lets you record and save your own original Styles Recorded Styles can be played in the same manner as the preset Styles Style Structure Style data consists of eighteen sections each of which has eight separate Parts FILL IN A D INTRO 1 3 MAIN A D ENDING 1 3 8 Parts in each section Sections INTRO 1 3 MAIN A D FILL IN A D ENDING 1 3 Main Display of the Style Creator The following display appears when entering the Style Creator function Specified measure and Currently selected function beat by category 4 gt buttons Current tempo NET STYLE CREATOR When playing or recording the mama tenan 1 23 current measure number z 1 appears Current section C Section Leem For example set the beat number 4 4 by using the dial 9 10 11 E 12 213 amp 163 METTI i i
174. number OCTAVE REGISTRATION memory page 53 page 36 page 54 Song track indication Shows currently selected item REGIST TR 1 8 TR 9 16 page 74 Tempo A B Repeat page 49 51 Appears when the Repeat function is on for Song play back page 73 T Por Rock FunkPopRock USER UserSonzl ABridgeToCross USB status page 83 Chord Display Registration memory song track status bank status page 25 page 74 page 77 Main Voice page 17 MAIH e m EM ive Grand Piano SE Strings Dual Voice page 18 DUAL pgg AA Fm Cool GalaxyEP Left Voice page 19 PopiRock FunkPopRock Style page 22 USER UserSongl Song page 27 ABridgeToCross Music Database page 26 PSR S550 Owners Manual 43 e De 4 Playing with the Effects Adding Harmony This feature adds Harmony Tremolo or Echo effects to the Main Voice Press the HARMONY button to turn 3 Use the dial to select a Harmony type the Harmony function on Refer to the Effect Type List on page 125 for The HARMONY button lights indicating that information about the available Harmony Harmony is on types To turn Harmony off press the HARMONY Try playing the keyboard with the Harmony function The effect and operation of each Har A mony type is different for details refer to the gt d section below How to sound each Harmony Type as well as the Effect Type List
175. number of times until the desired bank number appears The Registration Memory button is lit in green if Registration data is stored to the memory JS REGIST BANK 3 Press and hold the REGISTRATION MEMORY button corresponding to the Registration you want to clear for longer than a second SE Hold for longer than a second A confirmation message will appear in the dis play 4 Press the YES button to clear a Reg istration Memory A confirmation message will appear again in the display Use the NO button to cancel the clear opera tion 5 Press the YES button again to clear the Registration Memory The clear in progress message will appear briefly on the display while the Song is being cleared PSR S550 Owners Manual 79 Fr efe eoe 4 The Functions The Functions provide a wide range of both detailed and overall instrument parame ters such as adjusting the tuning setting the split point and editing the voices and effects Selecting and Setting Functions There are 51 function parameters in all Find the function you want to set in the list that begins on page 81 2 Press the FUNCTION button FUNCTION YOLUME Language Song Volume Pa Style Volume Style Vol yle Volume b F 3 Select a function Press the CATEGORY Ml and gt buttons as many times as necessary until the function s display name appears in the display Take a look
176. o express warranties as to the THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE IN ADDITION YAMAHA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE as to the THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE e Yamaha shall not provide you with any service or maintenance as to the THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE e Yamaha is not liable to you or any other person for any damages including without limitation any direct indirect incidental or consequential damages expenses lost profits lost data or other damages arising out of the use misuse or inability to use the THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE 8 GENERAL This Agreement shall be interpreted according to and governed by Japanese law without reference to principles of conflict of laws Any dispute or procedure shall be heard before the Tokyo District Court in Japan If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any portion of this Agreement to be unenforceable the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect 9 COMPLETE AGREEMENT This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to use of the SOFTWARE and any accompanying written materials and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements written or oral regarding the subject matter of this Agreement No amendment or revision of this Agreement will be binding unless in writing and signed by a fully authorized represen
177. o save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative effects on human health and the environment which could otherwise arise from inappropriate waste handling For more information about collection and recycling of old products please contact your local municipality your waste disposal service or the point of sale where you purchased the items For business users in the European Union If you wish to discard electrical and electronic equipment please contact your dealer or supplier for further information Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union If you wish to discard these items please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal PSR S550 Owners Manual 139 Limited Warranty 90 DAYS LABOR 1 YEAR PARTS Yamaha Corporation of America hereafter referred to as Yamaha warrants to the original consumer of a product included in the categories listed below that the product will be free of defects in materials and or workmanship for the periods indicated This warranty is applicable to all models included in the following series of products PSR SERIES OF DIGITAL KEYBOARDS If during the first 90 days that immediately follows the purchase date your new Yamaha product covered by this warranty is found to have a defect in material and or workmanship Yamaha and or its authorized representative will repair
178. olume Metronome 000 127 Determines the volume of the Metronome Volume SCORE Quantize Quantize 1 1 4 note Depending on the Song data you can make the score 2 1 4 note triplet more readable by adjusting the timing of the notes This 3 1 8 note determines the minimum timing resolution used in the 4 1 8 note triplet Song For example if there are both quarter notes and 5 1 16 note eighth notes in the Song you should set this value to 6 1 16 note triplet eighth note Any notes or rests shorter than this value 7 1 32 note will not be shown in the score 8 1 32 note triplet Right Part Right Part Guide Track 1 Determines the guide track number for your right hand 16 lesson The setting is effective for Songs except for preset Songs Left Part Left Part Guide Track 1 Determines the guide track number for your left hand les 16 son The setting is effective for Songs except for preset Songs UTILITY Demo Cancel Demo Cancel ON OFF Determines whether Demo cancel is enabled or not When this is set to ON the Demo Song will not play even if the DEMO button is pressed TG Mode TG Mode XG Normal Determines whether the external Song is played accu rately in XG format or not When it is set to XG the exter nal Song is played accurately in XG format but the Song data may cause changes in the sound of your keyboard played parts LANGUAGE Language Language English Japa Determines the display language for the demo d
179. ong or MDB file you want to load All user files in the USB flash memory device will be displayed first followed by the Regis tration files NOTE The instrument will not recognize the style file if it is moved out of the USER FILES folder 5 Press the EXECUTE button The dis play prompts you for confirmation You can cancel the load operation at this point by pressing the NO button 6 Press the EXECUTE button again or the YES button and the load opera tion will begin N CAUTION Once the load in progress message appears in the display the operation cannot be canceled Never turn off the power or remove the USB flash memory during this operation J A message appears in the display indi cating that the operation is complete Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display PSR S550 Owners Manual 87 Using USB Flash Memory Deleting Data from USB Flash Memory This procedure deletes selected Registration files Song files and Style files from a USB flash memory device Make sure that the USB flash memory device containing the file s you want to delete has been properly connected to the instrument s USB TO DEVICE termi nal and that the CONNECT is shown in the MAIN display 2 Press the FILE MENU button 3 Use the CATEGORY 4 and gt buttons to locate the USB Delete item b S FILE CONTROL CATEGORY 4 L USB Delete J k USR UserReg001
180. ons with the Section Settings page 67 and then record additional parts To save the Style to USB flash memory refer to the Saving a User Song or User Style section on page 86 Deleting a User Style 1 Confirm that USB flash memory is not con nected to the TO DEVICE terminal amp Press the FILE MENU button 3 Use the Dial to select the user style data you want to delete amp Press the EXECUTE button 5 Press the YES button to delete the file PSR S550 Owners Manual 71 Fr efe Ero Song Settings Song Volume Press the FUNCTION button CATEGORY 5 ub FUNCTION VOLUME VOLUME J Style Volume J Song Volume cd k E H 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and gt buttons as many times as necessary to call up Song Volume Can be set between 000 and 127 Song Volume rr a 3 Use the dial to set the Song volume between 000 and 127 L NOTE Song volume can be adjusted while a Song is selected Changing the Tempo When playing the Song you can change the tempo as required Press the TEMPO buttons The tempo display will appear and you can use the dial or the TEMPO buttons to set to tempo to anywhere from 5 and 280 quarter note beats per minute TEMPO You can return to the original tempo by simultaneously pressing both the TEMPO and buttons Press the EXIT button to return to the Main displa
181. or consequential loss that may arise out of or in connection with your installation and use of the Product 5 Termination 5 1 This License shall terminate automatically upon your destruction of the Product In addition the Licensor may elect to terminate this License in the event of a material breach by you of any condition of this License or of any of your representations warranties covenants or obligations hereunder Upon notification of such termination by the Licensor you will immediately delete the Software from your computer and destroy the Documentation 6 Miscellaneous 6 1 No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising on the part of the Licensor of any right power or privilege arising hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right power or privilege The rights and remedies of the Licensor in connection herewith are not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law 6 2 You may not distribute loan lease sub license rent or otherwise transfer the Product to any third party 6 3 You agree to the use of your personal data in accordance with the Licensor s privacy policy available from the Licensor or on www sibelius com which may change from time to time 6 4 This License is intended by the parties hereto to be a final expression of their agreement with res
182. orker 370 Will See You Again 234 The Ghetto Is In Me 303 Make My Fire Burn Again 371 Wish I Could Groove 235 The Lovin Feeling Has Gone 304 Mother Is Baking 372 You Should Think Frankly 236 These Lips Are Lucky 305 Never Give Up On You Country 237 This Doll s Alive 306 Philadelphia Sound 373 A Boy From The Country 238 This Land Is Wonderful 307 Russia s Mad Priest 374 Back On The Road 239 This Woman s Pretty 308 Searching For Freedom 375 Blue Grass Bonanza 240 Tomorrow Will You Love Me 309 Swedish Queen 376 Forever In My Mind 241 Tonight Do You Feel Lonesome 310 Theme Of Love 377 Hi Mary 242 Twisting Again 311 Train Of Love 378 Home On Country Highways 243 Walking Right Back 312 Wear It Out Or Use It Up 379 I Only Ever Need You 244 We Don t Want Milk Today 313 Why Am See A 380 Lucille Left Me 245 Words Aren t Easy 314 You re Everything For Me 381 Road Of The King 246 You amp You Alone Swing 382 Special Orange Organist 315 Big Kiss For Dream Building 383 This Song Is Crazy 247 Bamba Party 316 Blue Roses For The Lady 384 Waltz In Tennessee 248 Cat Groove 317 Call The Whole Thing Off Latin 249 El Ranchero 318 Charles On 385 At Daylight The Bananaboat Comes 250 Face Of A Child 319 Get Out Of Bed 386 At The Copa 251 Form 320 Goodbye To Blues Swing 387 Bossa Gets The Blame 252 Guagli On Organ 321 High Hope Swing 388 Bossa In Blue 253
183. ot covered by the manufacturer s warranty and are therefore the owners responsibility Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and envi ronmentally friendly We sincerely believe that our products and the pro duction methods used to produce them meet these goals In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the following Battery Notice This product MAY contain a small non rechargeable battery which if applicable is soldered in place The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years When replacement becomes neces sary contact a qualified service representative to perform the replace ment This product may also use household type batteries Some of these may be rechargeable Make sure that the battery being charged is a rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being charged When installing batteries do not mix batteries with new or with batter ies of a different type Batteries MUST be installed correctly Mis matches or incorrect installation may result in overheating and battery case rupture Warning Do not attempt to disassemble or incinerate any battery Keep all bat teries away from children Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regulated by the laws in your area Note Check with any retaile
184. pect to the subject matter hereof and a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of such agreement This License supercedes any and all prior understandings whether written or oral between you and the Licensor relating to the subject matter hereof 6 5 This section only applies if you are resident in the European Union This License shall be construed and governed by the laws of England and both parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts 6 6 This section only applies if you are not resident in the European Union This License shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of California Any suit action or proceeding arising out of or in any way related or connected to this License shall be brought and maintained only in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California sitting in the City of San Francisco Each party irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of such federal court over any such suit action or proceeding Each party knowingly voluntarily and irrevocably waives trial by jury in any suit action or proceeding including any counterclaim whether at law or in equity arising out of or in any way related or connected to this License or the subject matter hereof License v5 0 DMN 30 July 2007 AD Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution When the instrument is turned on or off a popping sound
185. pen Conga H Open Nakarazan Dom few 3 Gt 1 25 c o Brush Tap Conga H Mute Conga H Mute Cabasa D1 38 D 1 26 ID 0 O Brush Swirl Conga H Slap Open Conga H Slap Open Nakarazan Edge E 329 1 27 DE o Brush Slap Conga H Slap Conga H Slap Hager Dom E1 40 E 1 28 E 01 0 Brush Tap Swirl Conga H Slap Mute Conga H Slap Mute Hager Edge F1 41 F 1 29 F 0 O Snare Roll Conga L Tip Conga L Tip Bongo H Em FR _ 1 30 FR 0 Caanet Conga L Heel Conga L Heel Bongo L G1 43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare Soft Conga L Open Conga L Open Conga H Mute LR ak 1 32 ja o Sticks Conga L Mute Conga L Mute Conga H Open A1 45 JA 1 3 A 0 Kick Soft Kick Soft 2 Conga L Slap Open Conga L Slap Open CongaL LD 26 1 34 AR 0 Open Rim Shot Conga L Slap Conga L Slap Zagrouda H B1 47 B 1135 BO Gran Cassa Conga L Slide Conga L Slide Zagrouda L C2 48 IC 2 36 C 1 Gran Cassa Mute Bongo H Open 1 finger Bongo H Open 1 finger Kick Soft EA 49 ICH 2 37 CH 1 Side Stick Bongo H Open 3 finger Bongo H Open 3 finger D2 50 ID 2 38 D 1 Snare Band Snare Bongo H Rim Bongo H Rim Snare Soft 3 5 ID 2 39 DE 1 Hand Clap Bongo H Tip Bongo H Tip Arabic Hand Clap E2 52 E 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Band Snare 2 Bongo H Heel Bongo H Heel Snare F2 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Tom Jazz 1 Bongo H Slap Bongo H Slap L 54 F 2 42 FR 1 1 Hi Hat Closed Bongo L Open 1 finger Bongo L Open 1 finger G2 55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Tom Jazz 2 Bongo L Open 3 finger Bongo L Open 3 finger GA sja 2 44 ja
186. r each section 6 Save the recorded Style data to a User Style 7 Press EXIT to exit from the Style Cre ator Adjust individual track volumes before record ing You can use the mixer function page 75 to adjust individual track volumes before proceeding with step 3 Creating Original Styles Style Creator Parameter Settings Recording and Saving Select the production manner of Style Creator refer steps 1 4 on page 66 and go on to the next instruc tions llEntire SettingsS If you change the Beat value you will need to clear all data and then make a new Style from scratch Press the CATEGORY 4 gt button repeat edly until Beat appears in the display JI E GG 2 Rotate the dial and select the Beat number Range 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 Press the EXECUTE button to set the Beat When you create a Style based on another Style the following message appears STYLE CREATOR Clearing all data in all sections bef ore changing the beat setting Con tinue If you want to clear the Style and make a new one press the YES button ll Section Settings co Select a section Press the CATEGORY 4 gt button repeat edly until Section appears in the display 2 Rotate the dial or directly press the SEC TION button in the STYLE CONTROL area to select a recorded section Settings INTRO 1 3 MAIN A D FILL IN A D ENDING 1 3
187. r not notes played on the instrument are sounded by its internal Local ON OFF tone generator system the internal tone generator is active when local control is on and inactive when These settings determine whether the instrument is synchronized to its own internal clock OFF or to External Clock ON OFF a clock signal from an external device ON Keyboard Out ON OFF c a determine whether keyboard performance data of the instrument is transmitted ON or Style Out ON OFF These settings determine whether Style data is transmitted ON or not OFF during Style playback Song Out ON OFF These settings determine whether Song data is transmitted ON or not OFF during Song playback N CAUTION 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and gt buttons If Local is set to OFF the instrument will not produce any sound when the keyboard is played N CAUTION If External Clock is ON and no clock signal is being received from an external device the Song Style and Metronome functions will not start Press the FUNCTION button FUNCTION Y 94 PSR S550 Owner s Manual to select the item you want to change its value CATEGORY D H 3 Use the dial to select ON or OFF Connections MPC Mode Press and hold the DEMO button for A number of MIDI settings need to be made when longer than a second so that the PC you want to transfer performance data betw
188. r of household type batteries in your area for battery disposal information Disposal Notice Should this product become damaged beyond repair or for some rea son its useful life is considered to be at an end please observe all local state and federal regulations that relate to the disposal of products that contain lead batteries plastics etc If your dealer is unable to assist you please contact Yamaha directly NAME PLATE LOCATION The name plate is located on the bottom of the product The model number serial number power requirements etc are located on this plate You should record the model number serial number and the date of purchase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase Model Serial No Purchase Date PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL 92 BP bottom 2 PSR S550 Owner s Manual FCC INFORMATION U S A 1 IMPORTANT NOTICE DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT This product when installed as indicated in the instructions con tained in this manual meets FCC reguirements Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority granted by the FCC to use the product 2 IMPORTANT When connecting this product to accessories and or another product use only high quality shielded cables Cable s supplied with this product MUST be used Follow all installation instructions Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this p
189. r off while Saving saving Doing so may result in data loss Send OK Confirms whether the data transmission is executed or not Sending Displayed while transmitting data Since the media is in use now this function is not available Indicates that the file control function is currently unavailable since the media is being accessed Sure YES NO Reconfirms whether each operation is executed or not The limit of the media has been reached Indicates that saving data cannot be executed since the folder directory structure has become too complicated The media is not formatted Indicates the inserted media has not been formatted The media is write protected Indicates that the inserted media cannot be written since it is write pro tected Set to the write protect switch to the overwrite position before use The song data is too large to be converted to notation Indicates that the score cannot be displayed since the song data is too large There are too many files Indicates that saving data cannot be executed since the total number of files exceeds the capacity This function is not available now Indicates the designated function is not available since the instrument is executing another job nnn file name Indicates the file name of the currently transmitting nnn indicates the receiving block L NOTE
190. r simply mute tracks other than the ones you want to listen to Use the REGIST PART MIXER button to select the TR 1 8 TR 9 16 and use the SONG PART 1 9 8 16 buttons to mute or un mute the corresponding tracks 1 8 9 16 Each track button is lit in green when that track is not muted and is unlit when the track is muted Furthermore the border around the track number in the display disappears when that track is muted Refer to page 32 for information about the Song track configuration REGIST SONG D DD No track number No data Track number without border Track contains data but is muted Track number with border Track contains data and is not muted Press the REGIST PART MIXER but 2 Press the desired TRACK 1 9 8 16 ton until the desired track is shown on buttons to set the mute track the display To cancel the mute press the appropriate REG The following items appear on the display ISTRATION MEMORY 1 9 8 16 buttons when you press the REGIST PART MIXER again button Display Setting REGIST gt TR 1 8 gt TR 9 16 Specify the mute tracks of 1 8 by press TR 1 8 og the 1 9 8 16 buttons REGIST TR 9 16 Specify the mute tracks of 9 16 by pressing the 1 9 8 16 buttons MIXER Le REGIST E z SONG A 1 9 2 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 6 14 7 15 8 16 u SIS TR9 16 W 74 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Fr efe Tees
191. rBallad 86 5 CountryShuffle 145 6 70 sFrenchHit 28 11 EasyBallad 87 6 Country2 4 146 7 SchlagerPop Dance 88 7 FingerPickin 147 8 SchlagerBeat 29 1 ModChartPop 89 8 Bluegrass 148 9 SchlagerPolka 30 2 RetroClub 90 9 Hoedown 149 10 PolkaPop 31 3 USChartHit 91 10 CountryWaltz 150 11 Tijuana 32 4 ClubBeat Latin 151 12 Carnival 33 5 Electronica 92 1 Braziliansamba 152 13 PubPiano 34 6 FunkyHouse 93 2 BossaNova World 35 7 ChartR amp B 94 3 FastBossa 153 1 IrishDance 36 8 MellowHipHop 95 4 Pop Bossa 154 2 SpanishPaso 37 9 SoulR amp B 96 5 Forro 155 3 FrenchMusette 38 10 Chillout2 97 6 Beguine 156 4 Sirtaki 39 11 Ibiza 98 7 Mambo 157 5 PopFlamenco 40 12 TechnoParty 99 8 Salsa 158 6 Reel 41 13 DiscoHouse 100 9 Calypso 159 7 Jig 42 14 DiscoPhilly 101 10 Merengue 160 8 Tarantella 43 15 70 sDisco 102 11 Bachata 161 9 OberPolka 44 16 80 sDisco 103 12 CubanSon 162 10 OberWaltzer 45 17 DreamDance 104 13 Rumbalsland 163 11 GermanMarch 46 18 House 105 14 RumbaFlamenca 164 12 USMarch 47 19 FrenchHouse 106 15 HappyReggae 165 13 6 8March 48 20 Garage 107 16 LatinDisco 166 14 Duranguense 49 21 ClassicHipHop 108 17 Joropo 167 15 CumbiaGrupera 50 22 NewHipHop 109 18 Parranda 168 16 Saeidy 51 23 HipHopGroove 110 19 Reggaeton 169 17 WehdaSaghira 52 24 LatinDJ s Ballroom 170 18 Laff Swing amp Jazz 111 1 VienneseWaltz 171 19 ArabicEuro 53 1 OrchBigBand 112 2 EnglishWaltz 172 20 OrientalPop 54 2 OrchestraSwing1 113 3 Slowfox 173 21 Bhajan 55 3 OrchestraSwing2 114 4 Fox
192. rd F MEM i ics CH ZW LUE SSUZUSzfDbu zez are bonnie E D7 6 Where early fa s the dew E Preset Songs That Can be Used For Lyrics Display Song No Song Name 001 Amazing Grace 003 Annie Laurie PSR S550 Owners Manual 31 You can record up to five of your own performances and save them as n user Songs 001 through 005 Additionally when a Song is playing the score will be shown on the dis play This is a great way to learn how to read music If the Song contains lyric and chord data the lyrics and chords will also appear on the score display E Recordable data When Style is off tracks 1 16 can be recorded as melody tracks l When Style is on tracks 1 8 can be recorded as melody tracks and tracks T bun epe pue 9 16 can be recorded as accompaniment tracks record only to the melody tracks E Recording methods Quick Recording Immediately start recording by pressing the REC button see page 33 Multi Recording Specify the Song or Part number and then start recording see page 34 Track Configuration Generally Song data consists of 16 tracks On this instrument you can record your performance step by step to each of tracks 1 16 For example you can select the Main Voice for recording to Track 1 then set the Dual Voice to Track 2 and so on When the Quick Recording mode is selected the playing parts and their
193. re Jazz L Brush Slap 3 Snare Snappy EA 51 DF 2 39 DF 1 Hand Clap E2 52 E 2 40 E 1 Snare Tight Snare Tight H Snare Tight 2 Snare Jazz M Brush Tap 2 Snare Tight Snappy F2 53 JF 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Hybrid Tom 1 Tom Jazz 1 Tom Brush 1 Tom Room 1 EA 54 FF 2 42 FR 1 1 Hi Hat Closed Hi Hat Close 2 G2 55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Hybrid Tom 2 Tom Jazz 2 Tom Brush 2 Tom Room 2 GA sja 2 44 ja 1 1 Hi Hat Pedal Hi Hat Pedal 2 A2 57 A 2 45 JA 1 Low Tom Hybrid Tom 3 Tom Jazz 3 Tom Brush 3 Tom Room 3 D 58 IA 2 4e AR 1 1 Hi Hat Open Hi Hat Open 2 B2 59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Hybrid Tom 4 Tom Jazz 4 Tom Brush 4 Tom Room 4 C3 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Hybrid Tom 5 Tom Jazz 5 Tom Brush 5 Tom Room 5 Ra 61 ICH 3 49 CH 2 Crash Cymbal 1 D3 62 D 3 50 ID 2 High Tom Hybrid Tom 6 Tom Jazz 6 Tom Brush 6 Tom Room 6 L 68 ID 3 5 DE 2 Ride Cymbal 1 E3 64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal F3 65 JF 3 53 JF 2 Ride Cymbal Cup E 66 FR 3 54 FR 2 Tambourine G3 67 G 3 55 Ja 2 Splash Cymbal RS 68 ja 3 56 GF 2 Cowbell A3 69 A 3 57 IA 2 Crash Cymbal 2 D 70 IA 3 58 A 2 Vibraslap B3 7 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 C4 72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H EA 73 ICH 4 61 C 3 Bongo L D4 74 ID 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute EA 75 D 4 63 DE 3 Conga H Open E4 76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L F4 77 JE 4 65 F 3 Timbale H EA 7s FR 4 66 Ip 3 Timbale L G4 79 G 4 67 G 3 Agogo H KR so GF 4 68 G 3 Agogo L A4 81 JA 4 69 JA 3 Cabasa E 82 IA 4 70 3 Maracas B4 83 B 4 71
194. rmality e If the AC adaptor cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged or if there is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument or if any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be caused by it immediately turn off the power switch disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel Do not open e Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or modify them in any way The instrument contains no user serviceable parts If it should appear to be malfunctioning discontinue use immediately and have it inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel A CAUTION Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others or damage to the instrument or other property These precautions include but are not limited to the following Power supply AC power adaptor e When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet always hold the plug itself and not the cord e Unplug the AC power adaptor when not using the instrument or during electrical storms e Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple connector Doing so can result in lower sound quality or possibly cause overheating in the outlet e Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over e Before moving the instrument remove all connected adap
195. roduct in the USA 3 NOTE This product has been tested and found to comply with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations Part 15 for Class B digital devices Compliance with these requirements provides a reason able level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other elec tronic devices This equipment generates uses radio frequencies and if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices Compliance with FCC regulations does This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations If this product is found to be the source of interference which can be determined by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to elimi nate the problem by using one of the following measures Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference Utilize power outlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio or TV interference relocate reorient the antenna If the antenna lead in is 300 ohm ribbon lead change the lead in to co axial type cable If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results please contact the local retailer authorized to distr
196. rrently set button is in red SIEISIBISIBISIE REGISTRATION N e 78 PSR S550 Owner s Manual 0 Settings that can be saved to the Regis tration Memory Style settings Style number Auto Accompaniment ON OFF Split Point Style settings Main A D INTRO 1 3 ENDING 1 3 Style Volume Tempo Chord Fingering Upper Octave Voice settings Main Voice setting Voice number Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level DSP Level Dry Level Dual Voice settings Dual ON OFF Voice number Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level DSP Level Dry Level Left Voice settings Left ON OFF Voice number Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level DSP Level Dry Level Effect settings Reverb Type Chorus Type Panel Sustain ON OFF DSP ON OFF DSP Type Harmony settings Harmony ON OFF Harmony Type Harmony Volume Other settings Transpose Pitch Bend Range Upper Octave Style settings are not available for Registration Memory when using the Song features Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings Registration Clear Deleting a Specified Registration Memory Keep in mind that groups of data cannot be deleted or cleared from the instrument at a single time Press the REGIST PART MIXER but ton a number of times until the REG IST item appears The item changes in order from REGIST to TR 1 8 to TR 9 16 REGIST PART MIXER E 2 Press the REGIST BANK button a
197. ry CD ROM Installation Guide Installing the driver on Windows 2000 Start the computer and use the Administra tor account to log on to Windows 2000 2 Select My Computer gt Control Panel gt System gt Hardware gt Driver Signing gt File Signature Verification and check the radio button to the left of Ignore Install all files regardless of file signature and click OK 3 Insert the included CD ROM into the CD ROM drive The Start window will appear automatically 4 First make sure the POWER switch on the instrument is set to OFF then use a USB cable to connect the USB connector of the computer to the USB TO HOST connector of the instrument When the instrument is turned on the computer automatically displays the Found New Hardware Wizard Click Next The Wizard window may take a while to display on some computers If the Wizard window is not displayed automatically refer to Troubleshooting page 104 5 Check the radio button to the left of Search for a suitable driver for my device Recom mended Click Next 6 Check the CD ROM drives box and uncheck all other items Click Next L NOTE The system may ask you to insert a Windows CD ROM while it checks for the driver Specify the USBarv2k folder of the CD ROM drive such as DAUSBarv2k and continue the installation J Click Next NOTE If the Wizard panel informs you that The software you
198. ry 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 e Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument The required voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument Water warning Do not expose the instrument to rain use it near water or in damp or wet conditions or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill into any openings If any liquid such as water seeps into the instrument turn off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet Then have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel e Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands e Use the specified adaptor PA 301 PA 300B PA 300 or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha only Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument or overheating e Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have accumulated on it e Do not place the AC adaptor cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord place heavy objects on it or place it in a position where anyone could walk on trip over or roll anything over it Fire warning e Do not put burning items such as candles on the unit A burning item may fall over and cause a fire If you notice any abno
199. s the default for the instrument Full Keyboard This lets you play the accompaniment chords freely from anywhere on the keyboard PSR S550 Owners Manual 25 LC s Playing with the Music Database C 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 sim ply select the appropriate Style from the Music Database The panel set tings will automatically be adjusted for the ideal combination of sounds and Style Press the MDB button The music database selection display will appear The currently selected category name MDB number and name will be highlighted CATEGORY MDB 7 E e aitineits 4 All Time Hits P Lem FanMaasland 600 YaSalama 001 ABridgeToCross 002 AllOfMyLoving I 2 Select the desired Music Database which matches the music style or type you want to play Press 4 gt category button when changing the MDB category Referring to the Music Database List on page 122 of the manual use the dial to select a music database Select one that matches the music style of the Song you intend to play For this example select 315 BigKissForDream in the Swing category 212 WhyAmSeeA 314 YoureEverything CATEGORY 4 L gt 315 BigKissForDream 1316 BlueRosesForThe I CATEGORY 3 Play the chords with your left hand and the melody with
200. ser Style This instrument features 11 internal Style categories but it also allows you to import additional Styles only those with an sty extension that you ve downloaded from the Internet or gotten from other sources and load them into a User Style and use them in the same way as the internal Styles For details on loading a Style file see Loading Registration Files Style Files Song Files or MDB Files on page 87 STYLE ros Om 59 5 Clem 7 ENrERTANER C saua __ RaB LL Battroom CC wortp WW dance coun HN C gt user In order to load a Style file it is necessary to first either transfer the Style file to the instrument from a com puter or connect a USB flash memory containing the Style file to the USB TO DEVICE connector Refer to Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument on page 96 for details on the file transfer proce dure If you are using a USB flash memory device refer to Loading Registration Files Style Files Song Files or MDB Files on page 87 You can directly play the User Style in the USB memory without loading page 89 Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard In Playing Along with a Style on page 23 we described two methods of playing Styles Multi Full Key board in which chords were either detected only to the left of the keyboard Split Point or over the entire keyboard By making the settings described below chord detection for Style accompaniment occurs over the e
201. seventh what alterations or Rootnore EECHER tensions it uses all at a glance Some Chord Types These are just some of the Standard chord types recognized by the PSR S550 Suspended 4th G i Minor 7 th Major 7 th Csus4 C7 Cm7 Cm7 o 4 m Al T Perfect 5th Perfect 4 th Flatted 7 th Major chord Flatted 7th Minor chord Major 7 th Major chord Minor major 7 th 7 th flatted 5 th Minor 7 th flatted 5 th 7 th suspended 4th Cmm7 co ce C7sus4 Major 7 th Minor chord Flatted 5th 7thchord Flatted5th Minor 7 th chord Flatted 7 th Suspended 4th chord PSR S550 Owners Manual 61 Style Auto Accompaniment Functions HB Recognized Standard Chords All chords in the chart are C root chords Chord Name Abbreviation Normal Voicing Chord C Display Major M 1 3 5 C C Add ninth 9 1 2 3 5 c Cadd9 Sixth 6 1 3 5 6 Ce C6 Sixth ninth 6 9 1 2 3 5 6 cd Ce Major seventh M7 1 3 5 7 Cm7 CM7 Major seventh ninth M7 9 1 2 3 5 7 cl Cm79 Major seventh add sharp eleventh M7 11 g 2 2 SE i i 7 or cii cut Flatted fifth b5 1 3 5 co cbs Major seventh flatted fifth M7 gt 5 1 3 b5 7 ch Cm7 5 Suspended fourth sus4 1 4 5 Csus4 Csus4 Augmented aug 1 3 5 Caug Caug Major seventh augmented M7aug 1 3 5 7 CM7aug CM7aug Minor m 1 b3 5
202. soft Downloader to Transfer Songs from the Com puter to the Instrument s Flash Memory eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee NOTE If a Song or Style is being played stop playback before proceeding Install the Musicsoft Downloader and USB MIDI driver to your computer then connect the computer and the instru ment pages 103 101 2 After selecting the language double click the Musicsoft Downloader short cut icon that is created on the desktop This will launch the Musicsoft Down loader application and the main window will appear NOTE The instrument cannot be operated while the Musicsoft Downloader is running 3 Click the Add File button and the Add File window will appear 4 Click the button to the right of Look in and select the folder from the drop down menu that appears Double click the SongData Folder on the window Select the file you want to transfer to the instrument and click Open Q Click a Song file Select a file Look in S My Music amm la Sample Music Filename 1001 Song Cancel Click Open Files of type SMF amp XF File mid Connections 5 A copy of the selected MIDI Song file 7 Close the window to close the Music will appear in the List of files stored soft Downloader temporarily at the top of the window The memory medium will also be dis played at the bottom of the window to specify the destination for the transf
203. sponse is on you can control the volume of notes according to how hard you play the keys The TOUCH button lights indicating Touch Response is turned on To turn Touch Response off press the TOUCH button again When Touch Response is off the same volume will be produced no matter how hard or soft you play the keys ai TOUCH m TOUCH button lights indicating when Touch Response is turned on mm 77 ilAdjusting the Touch Response Sensitivity 090000000000000000 The sensitivity of the keyboard s Touch Response can be adjusted in three steps 1 3 The higher the number the greater the volume variation produced by the variation in how hard you play the keys i e the keyboard becomes more sensitive Press and hold the TOUCH button for longer than a second E Touch Sensitivity FUNCTION OVERALL Chord a qt Touch Sensitivity 2 Use the dial to select a Touch Sensitiv ity setting between 1 and 3 Higher val ues produce greater easier volume variation in response to keyboard dynamics i e greater sensitivity NOTE The initial default setting is 2 PSR S550 Owners Manual 51 Using Various Functions EQ settings Five pre programmed EQ settings are available Settings 1 and 2 are best for listening via the instrument s built in speakers setting 3 is for headphones and settings 4 and 5 are ideal for listening via external speak ers or when connectin
204. such defect without charge for parts or labor If parts should be required after this 90 day period but within the one year period that immediately follows the purchase date Yamaha will subject to the terms of this warranty supply these parts without charge However charges for labor and or any miscellaneous expenses incurred are the consumers responsibility Yamaha reserves the right to utilize reconditioned parts in repairing these products and or to use reconditioned units as warranty replacements THIS WARRANTY IS THE ONLY EXPRESS WARRANTY WHICH YAMAHA MAKES IN CONNECTION WITH THESE PRODUCTS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANT ABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY YAMAHA EXCLUDES AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY EVENT FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES Some states do not allow limitations that relate to implied warranties and or the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages Therefore these limitations and exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights You may also have other rights which vary from state to state CONSUMERS RESPONSIBILITIES If warranty service should be required it is necessary that the consumer assume certain responsibilities 1 Contact the Customer Service Department of the retailer selling the product or any retail outlet authorized by Yamaha to sell the product for assistance You may also contact Yama
205. t Clear This function allows you to automatically align the timing of all recorded notes gt 1 measure Actual recorded E a gaa C note 001 0434 R a14 When Quantize is set to 1 8 When Quantize is set to 1 4 Press the CATEGORY 4 gt button repeat edly until Quantize appears in the display 2 Rotate the dial and select the value Settings 1 4 1 6 1 8 1 12 1 16 1 24 1 32 3 Press the EXECUTE button O The UNDO message appears 1 6 I l 1 12 l Press EXECUTE UNDO o fi ig ff ii ff iz Hi3 Pia 215216 S Gab o ON o 5 on e DG Sa S PAD SS 4 Press the EXECUTE button again if you want to replace with the previous Quantize value NOTE e If the recorded Part is not specified Quantize cannot be set Specify the Part for recording and then use the quantize function The undo icon on the display will disappear if you exit from the cur rent display 70 PsR S550 Owner s Manual Clearing a recorded Part Select a desired section for clearing and then fol low the instructions below Press the CATEGORY 4 gt button repeat edly until Part Clear appears in the dis play 2 Press and hold a desired PART button for longer than a second STYLE JH You can also select a Part by rotating the dial In this case press the EXECUTE button to clear A confirmation message appears 3 Press the YES
206. t window should appear automatically Users of Windows Vista will need to click Start exe to open the Start window after inserting the CD ROM 3 Connect the instrument to the computer page 92 4 Install the USB MIDI driver to the computer pages 101 102 5 Install the software page 103 PSR S550 Owners Manual 99 Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide Contents of the CD ROM The start window as shown below will appear automatically when you insert the included CD ROM Users of Windows Vista will need to click Start exe to open the Start window after inserting the CD ROM By clicking each menu on the Start window you can access the User Registration page on the Internet and download some of the wide variety of applica tion software available OMAR Accessory CD ROM for Windows Application Data Name Folder Name Contents USB MIDI Driver i USBdrv2k This software is necessary when using your instrument with a computer via a Windows 2000 XP i P ds 1 USB MIDI Driver USB connection It enables MIDI communication and control between the i i instrument and the computer Windows Vista XP x64 USBdrvVista_ P Digital Music Notebook is a combination music learning program and online Digital Music Notebook DMN_ service that makes it easy and fun to practice and master your favorite Songs You can use the convenient and powerful Digital Music Notebook functions with the demo song after installin
207. tPlane 713 397 0 0 107 Shamisen 784 468 64 0 88 Starship 714 398 0 0 108 Koto 785 469 64 0 89 Burst 715 399 0 96 108 Taisho kin 786 470 64 0 90 RollrCoaster 716 400 0 97 108 Kanoon 787 471 64 0 91 Submarine 717 401 0 0 109 Kalimba 788 472 64 0 97 Laugh 718 402 0 0 110 Bagpipe 789 473 64 0 98 Scream 719 403 0 0 111 Fiddle 790 474 64 0 99 Punch 720 404 0 0 112 Shanai 791 475 64 0 100 Heartbeat 721 405 0 64 112 Shanai2 792 476 64 0 101 FootSteps 722 406 0 96 112 Pungi 793 477 64 0 113 MachineGun 723 407 0 97 112 Hichiriki 794 478 64 0 114 LaserGun 724 408 0 0 113 TinkleBell 795 479 64 0 115 Explosion 725 409 0 96 113 Bonang 796 480 64 0 116 Firework 726 410 0 97 113 Altair 727 411 0 98 113 GamelanGongs PSR S550 Owners Manual 115 AD Drum Kit List i indicates that the drum sound is the same as Standard Kit 1 Each percussion voice uses one note The MIDI Note and Note are actually one octave lower than keyboard Note and Note For example in 1 Standard Kit 1 the Seq Click H Note 36 Note C1 corresponds to Note 24 Note CO Key Off Keys marked O stop sounding the instant they are released Voices with the same Alternate Note Number 1 4 cannot be played simultaneously They are designed to be played alternately with each other XG optional kit
208. tar 23 13 0 115 6 ModernEP 75 14 0 115 25 Classic Guitar 24 14 0 113 5 TremoloEP 76 15 0 115 28 PedalSteel 25 15 0 117 6 SuperDX 77 16 0 116 30 RockGuitar 26 16 0 117 5 StageEP 78 17 0 126 28 VintageStrum 27 17 0 112 8 Clavi 79 18 0 117 31 PowerChord 28 18 0 113 8 WahClavi 80 19 0 117 28 60 sClean Strings 81 20 0 119 27 SmoothLead 29 1 0 117 50 Live Strings 82 21 0 115 30 VintageAmp 30 2 0 116 50 Live Orchestra 83 22 0 113 31 CrunchGtr 31 3 0 122 50 Allegro Strings 84 23 0 115 26 CampfireGtr 32 4 0 114 49 Symphon Str 85 24 0 118 28 SolidGuitar 33 5 0 113 41 Sweet Violin 86 25 0 123 28 VintageOpen 34 6 0 112 49 Strings 87 26 0 115 29 VintageMute 35 7 0 113 49 OrchStrings 88 27 0 114 30 LeadGuitar 36 8 0 112 52 AnalogStrs 89 28 0 124 28 ChorusGtr 37 9 0 112 50 ChamberStrs 90 29 0 120 28 VintageTrem 38 10 0 116 49 BowStrings 91 30 0 113 27 OctaveGir 39 1 0 113 50 SlowStrings 92 31 0 114 28 DeepChorus 40 12 0 112 45 TremoloStrs 93 32 0 113 28 TremoloGtr 41 13 0 115 50 MarcatoStrs 94 33 0 114 31 HeavyStack 42 14 0 112 51 SynStrings1 95 34 0 122 28 WahGuitar 43 15 0 112 46 PizzStrings 96 35 0 112 31 Distortion 44 16 0 125 49 Watariyat 97 36 0 119 28 Elec 12Str 45 17 0 112 42 Viola 98 37 0 113 30 FeedbackGtr 46 18 0 112 43 Cello 99 38 0 112 29 MutedGuitar 47 19 0 112 44 Contrabass 100 39 0 113 29 FunkGuitar 48 20 0 113 111 ErHu 101 40 0 116 31 VodooLead 49 21 0 112 47 Harp 102 41 0 112 26 FolkGuitar 50 22 0 113 47 Hackbrett 103 42 0 112 30 Overdriv
209. tarts the installation L NOTE e If the Windows Security window appears confirm this software is authored by Yamaha Corporation then click Install 7 When the installation is complete the system displays the message The software for this device has been successfully installed Click Close Some computers may take a while to display the win dow The USB MIDI driver installation is complete Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide E Digital Music Notebook eo ooo o When installing Digital Music Notebook to Windows XP or Vista make sure to log on to the Administrator account When installing the Digital Music Notebook make sure that Internet Explorer 6 0 with SP1 or higher is installed to your computer Credit card settlement is required to purchase Digital Music Notebook content Credit card processing may not be possible for some areas so please check with your local authorities to make sure that your credit card can be used L NOTE Use of the DMN Digital Music Notebook is governed by the SIBEL IUS SCORCH LICENSE AGREEMENT which the purchaser fully agrees to when using the application Please read carefully the AGREEMENT on page 106 in English before using the application Insert the included CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of the computer The Start window appears on the screen Each menu on the window indicates the application or data con tained in the Accessory CD ROM 2 Click D
210. tative of Yamaha PSR S550 Owners Manual 105 SIBELIUS SCORCH LICENSE AGREEMENT By installing and or using this Product you an individual or legal entity agree with the Licensor to be bound by the terms of this License which will govern your use of the Product If you do not accept these terms do not install or use this Product The Product is copyright 1987 2007 Sibelius Software a division of Avid Technology Inc and its licensors 1 Definitions In this License the following words and expressions have the following meanings License this agreement between you and the Licensor and if permitted by the context the conditional license granted to you in this agreement Licensor Avid Technology Inc of Avid Technology Park One Park West Tewksbury MA 01876 USA through its division Sibelius Software of 20 23 City North Fonthill Road London N4 3HF UK Product the Software and the Documentation Software the Sibelius Scorch web browser plug in Opus Helsinki Inkpen2 and Reprise font families any other programs or files supplied by the Licensor which are included in or with the Sibelius Scorch installer and the Sibelius Scorch installer Documentation any documentation in any form relating to the Software supplied to you with the Software or by the Licensor 2 License 2 1 The Licensor grants to you a non exclusive non transferable license to use this Software in accordance with the Docume
211. te the dial The available Voices will be selected and displayed in sequence The Voice selected here becomes the Left Voice For this example select the 041 FolkGuitar Voice Se E oo d E ii sees a fi 040 VodooLead WA e 041 FolkGuitar XS 042 Overdrive l rr ut Try playing the selected Left Voice Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display 20 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices Playing Drum Kits Drum Kits are collections of drum and percussion instruments When you select a violin or other normal instrument as a Main Voice for example all keys produce the sound of the same violin only at different pitches If you select a Drum Kit as the Main Voice however each key produces the sound of a different drum or percussion instrument Press the DRUM KIT button The Drum Kit category appears VOICE CATEGORY GUITAR amp ACCORDION amp Coriano Siss CJ orcan chor HARMONICA L a 4 y L EPaNo _ saxorHone __ trumpet Ce LB Percussion Jstrincs COU in _Jerass CL EN bru kr Rotate the dial and select the Drum Kit you want to play 001 019 06 Roomkit 1 903 Electro TEENS Drum Kits List ao Drum Kit name ya Drum Kit name Kei Drum Kit name bow Drum Kit name 001 Standard Kiti 006 Room Kit 011 Symphony Kit 016 Arabic Mixture Kit
212. ting Original Styles Style Creator Basic Operation 1 Press one of the STYLE CATEGORY buttons Select a STYLE CATEGORY button which is most similar to the Style you want to create STYLE ros Cen Cun entertainer C ap ras CL 8Auc800 7 wortp Crowe J country ua C user 2 Select a Style which is most similar to the Style you want to create You can also select a Style from the User Styles If you are creating a Style from scratch go on to the next step STYLE SELECT CATEGORY 4 Pop amp Rock J 4 Ip 6 RockShuffe 017 Unplugged 001 FunkPopRock l 002 AcousticRock 3 Press REC and enter the Style Creator operation o NOTE If there is not enough capacity left on the instrument to save the data an appropriate message will appear in the display Erase 66 PSR S550 Owners Manual unwanted data from the instrument to make more memory available A confirmation message appears Do you clear original data 4 Select the production manner of Style Creator If you are creating a Style from scratch press the YES button If you are creating a Style by using a specified Style step 2 press the NO button 42120 STYLE CREATOR MEASURE 001 HAIN A Lensth 1 4 4 1 D gt 4 4 9 16 11212 213 14 15 16 RHY eu Cp ran ron MPHRAMPHRZ 5 Set the desired measures and beats and then record the Style for each Part and fo
213. tion Once the save in progress message appears in the display the operation cannot be canceled Never turn off the power or remove the USB flash memory device during this operation 8 Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display L NOTE If an existing filename is specified the display prompts you for confir mation Press EXECUTE or YES if it is OK to overwrite the file or NO to cancel The amount of time it will take to perform the save operation depends on the particular USB flash memory device you are using PSR S550 Owners Manual 85 Using USB Flash Memory Saving a User Song or User Style This operation saves user Songs Song numbers 001 005 or user Styles to USB flash memory Songs are saved in SMF Format 0 What is SMF Standard MIDI File To Overwrite an Existing File The SMF Standard MIDI File format is one of the If you want to overwrite a file that already exists most common and widely compatible sequence on the USB flash memory device use the dial or formats used for storing sequence data There are the YES and NO buttons to select the two variations Format 0 and Format 1 A large file then skip ahead to step 8 number of MIDI devices are compatible with SMF Format 0 and most commercially available MIDI 6 Press the EXECUTE button A cursor sequence data is provided in SMF Format 0 will appear below the first character in the file name Make
214. to Accompaniment is on ACMP button lights and Synchro Start is off you can play chords in the left hand accompaniment range of the keyboard while the Style is stopped and still hear the accompani ment chords This is called Stop Accompaniment and any of the chord fingerings recognized by the instrument can be used page 25 Select a Style then press the ACMP but ton to turn Auto Accompaniment on pig E b ACMP button lights Auto Accompa r niment range gt WIE HH Adjusting the Style Volume If the instrument is in the Song mode press one of the Style category buttons to enter the Style mode page 22 I Press the FUNCTION button FUNCTION EFFECT arme cM Hd P 60 PsR S550 Owner s Manual 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and gt buttons as many times as necessary to call up Style Volume CATEGORY d VOLUME om Style Volume H zii 3 Use the dial to set the Style Volume between 000 and 127 Style Auto Accompaniment Functions Chord Basics Two or more notes played together constitute a chord The most basic chord type is the triad consisting of three notes the root third and fifth degrees of the corresponding scale A C major triad for example is made up of the notes C the root E the third note of the C major scale and G the fifth note of the C major scale aN 3rd 3rd Root In the C major triad shown
215. tons Dee T TTE EINE C nnt 15 58 Language me eren ette 12 EG rs i e er 15 19 ODLHOIIS essen anna 135 ESI Parte ARSA KA 98 OTS LINK DON Pe Left TEE 19 Left Voice Chorus Level 81 P Left Voice Dry Level 81 Part Assign Left Voice DSP Level 81 JJ BT EE Left Voice Octave 81 EE PHONES OUTPUT jack 136 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Index Pitch Bend iren tnraertes 48 Pitch Bend Range 81 PITCH BEND wheel 15 48 Power Adaptor ees 10 PRESET button sedan na 14 27 Preset SONG Wee inden 29 0 AA E 82 Quick Recording ii 33 R REC bu tton 5 6 roris 14 33 RECOTO Kai 32 REGIST BANK buttons 14 77 REGIST PART MIXER button 14 74 Registration Memory 77 REGISTRATION MEMORY 1 8 buttons res Repeat A B Repeat IReyerb itasse certae ka Reverb Type entm REW EE Right Part uini S SE aU 30 SCORE button es 14 30 Nisi 55 SMF Standard MIDI File 86 SME Say eisdem tee dnas 86 song Volume eere tnnt trs 72 Specifications ien hene 135 S Plt POM Ai aa 19 59 STANDBY ON switch 11 14 START STOP button 14 22 41 Stop Accompaniment 60 Store Registration
216. tor and other cables e When setting up the product make sure that the AC outlet you are using is easily accessible If some trouble or malfunction occurs immediately turn off the power switch and disconnect the plug from the outlet Even when the power switch is turned off electricity is still flowing to the product at the minimum level When you are not using the product for a long time make sure to unplug the power cord from the wall AC outlet e Use only the stand specified for the instrument When attaching the stand or rack use the provided screws only Failure to do so could cause damage to the internal components or result in the instrument falling over Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations or extreme cold or heat such as in direct sunlight near a heater or in a car during the day to prevent the possibility of panel disfiguration or damage to the internal components e Do not use the instrument in the vicinity of a TV radio stereo equipment mobile phone or other electric devices Otherwise the instrument TV or radio may generate noise 3 12 1 2 4 PSR S550 Owners Manual e Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components turn off the 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 components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while p
217. trot 174 22 Bhangra 56 4 BigBandFast 115 5 Quickstep 175 23 Xi Qing Luo Gu 57 5 BigBandShuffle 116 6 Tango 176 24 Jing Ju Jie Zou 58 6 MidnightSwing 117 7 Swingfox 59 7 JumpJive 118 8 Pasodoble PSR S550 Owners Manual 121 AD Music Database List No MDB Name No MDB Name No MDB Name All Time Hits 70 Espana Viva 139 Where Are You Going To 1 TA Bridge To Cross Troubled Water 71 Good Night For The Ladies Ballad 2 All Of My Loving 72 Here Are Happy Days Again 140 At Once Ballad 3 All OK Now 73 High Old Silver Lining 141 Ballad For A Hero 4 A Song For New England 74 My Dad s A Dustman 142 Ballad For A Woman 5 Blowing In The Folk 75 My Man Is Old 143 Candle On The Piano 6 Boots For Walking 76 My Sunshine Is You 144 Don t Leave Me Now 7 Call Me When You Rock 77 Old Smokey 145 Do You Know Me Yet 8 Dont Be Bad To Me 78 Smiling Irish Eyes 146 Eyes Of Blue 9 Get Back To Where You Belong 79 Song For Susanna 147
218. tton and a confirmation message will appear Click OK and the Song will be transferred from the List of files stored temporarily to the instrument s memory PSR S550 Owners Manual 97 Connections M Transferring Backup data from the Instrument to a Computer You can use the Musicsoft Downloader to transfer Backup data page 39 to a computer If you click Electronic Musical Instruments in the Musicsoft Downloader display and then System Drive a file named PSR S550 BUP will appear in the lower right corner of the Musicsoft Downloader display This is the backup data For details about how to transfer backup data using the Musicsoft Downloader application refer to the Online help in the application L NOTE Preset Song data cannot be transmitted from the instrument N CAUTION The backup data including the five User Songs is transmitted received as a single file As a result all backup data will be over written every time you transmit or receive Keep this in mind when transferring data N CAUTION Do not rename the backup data on the computer If you do so it will not be recognized when transferred to the instrument 98 PSR S550 Owner s Manual 0 Using Songs with Notation In order to use Songs with notation SMF format 0 only transferred from a computer for lessons and practice you ll need to specify which channels are to be played back as the right hand and le
219. ttons repeatedly or holding them down TEMPO J 05 4 4 CO MEASURE 1 T GUA MMute the bell ecccccccccccccce LEFT Cool GalaxyEP You can mute the Metronome bell which sounds at E AmazingG ua ae OO O the first beat of each measure ABridgeToCross I Press the FUNCTION button FUNCTION lllSet the metronome tempo eee eo F I Press the TEMPO buttons to call up the tempo setting and use the but 2 Press the CATEGORY 4 and but tons to raise or lower the tempo tons as many times as necessary to call up Bell TEMPO Eres Th CATEGORY Bi J 096 NGI METRONOME 4 Jy Tempo value EC 3 Rotate the dial and select ON sound or OFF mute PSR S550 Owners Manual 49 Using Various Functions lljChanging the Time Signature In this example we ll set up a 3 8 time signature I Press and hold the METRONOME but ton for longer than a second The currently selected time signature is dis played METRONOME D Hold for longer than a second FUNCTION METRONOME 4 Sb 4 4 Number of beats Note value the note value per measure or length of one beat 2 Use the dial to select the number of beats per measure When the Bell setting is on the Bell will sound on the first beat of each measure while a met ronome click will sound on all others You can set the time signature from 01 to 60 Select 3 for this ex
220. urn the power on by pressing the Ba iei d d ui dud ISTANDBY ON switch The backed up data will be erased and the settings default values restored ML STANDBY m ON o MM P ERA BMEMORY Clear To clear the User Song data User Style data or User MDB data that has N CAUTION been transferred to the internal memory from a computer simulta When you execute the Clear operation User Song User neously hold the highest white key on the keyboard and the three high Style or User MDB you have purchased will also be est black keys and then turn the power on by pressing the STANDBY Ciber Be sure to save shy ON switch important data to a computer JL STANDBY m ON P WE PSR S550 Owners Manual 39 AD Basic Operation and Displays Basic Operation Overall PSR S550 control is based on the following simple operations 1 Use the category buttons to select a basic function or a CATEGORY Use the dial to select an item or value 3 Starting stopping a Song or Style Display pages 42 43 Song category Style category Voice category YAMAHA Mu
221. uter Pages 83 and 94 These data organization tools let you store your original User Songs or cus BJ tom panel settings Registration Memory to a USB Flash Memory device or a computer then load the data back to the instrument as needed e d 8 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Contents Setting Up 10 Power Requirements eene 10 Connecting Headphones PHONES OUTPUT Jack 10 Connecting a Footswitch SUSTAIN Jack 10 Connecting to a Computer USB Terminal Bak Turning the Power Om a11 Changing the Display language 12 Adjusting the LCD CONTRAST control 12 Panel Controls and Terminals 14 Front Gu EE 14 Rear angle Bm hat SA 15 Quick Guide Playing Songs 16 Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices 17 Selectiand Playa Voice eec eer eres Playing Two Voices Simultaneously DUAL Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands na nun 19 Playing TUM KIS Teea ced T 21 Playing Styles 22 Ee 22 Playing Along with a Style E Playing Auto accompaniment Chords ooooooo 25 Playing with the Music Database 26 Using Songs 27 Selecting and Listening to a SONG Song Fast Forward Fast Reverse and Pause De eh Displaying ther Songiocone me Displaying ttielByricss ooo eee TE TES Recording Your Own Performance ila KIE MT ratio ma erence cece uickRecording Procedure MAA AA AAA Multi track Recording Procedure
222. utput You can connect the PHONES OUTPUT jack to a keyboard amplifier stereo system mixer tape recorder or other line level audio device to send the instrument s output signal to that device A WARNING Avoid listening with the headphones at high volume for long peri ods of time doing so may not only result in ear fatigue it may be damaging to your hearing A caution To prevent damage to the speakers set the volume of the external devices at the minimum setting before connecting them Failure to observe these cautions may result in electric shock or equipment damage Also be sure to set the volumes of all devices at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level Connecting a Footswitch SUSTAIN Jack SUSTAIN The sustain function lets you produce a natural sustain as you play by pressing a footswitch Plug the Yamaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch into this jack and use it to switch sustain on and off L NOTE Make sure that the footswitch plug is properly connected to the SUS TAIN jack before turning on the power Do not press the footswitch while turning the power on Doing this changes the recognized polarity of the footswitch resulting in reversed footswitch operation Setting Up Connecting to a Computer USB Terminal fe TO HOST e t USB E
223. without prior notice Since specifications equipment or options may not be the same in ev ery locale please check with your Yamaha dealer PSR S550 Owners Manual 135 J Index YES NO button 14 41 Dual Voice DSP Level 81 Iteft Voice Pa 81 P E button se 14 28 41 Dual Voice Octave 81 Left Voice Reverb Level 81 Me b tton animes 14 28 Dual Votce Pan aco ces 81 Left Voice Volume oo 81 AB button v sewe 14 73 Dual Voice Reverb Level 81 Load File Menu 87 PP button acere 14 28 Dual Voice Volume scsrsursnsssssrus 81 Loaded Song eere 29 MA button e 14 28 E A Effect Type List 125 A B Repeat anang 73 KUN E 55 EEN T ENDING srit I III buttons 14 55 M ACMP button eee 14 23 EXECUTE button 15 84 MOI AAA AE WIRA MAMIA WAUNDA Auto Accompaniment Region 23 EXIT DUN sa 14 42 MAIN A D buttons AUTO FILL IN button MAIN Display Auto Fillzin ae nia Sasana MAIN VARIATION Style Main MOES B F Main Voice Chorus Level Backup ctt 39 FF 28 Main Voice Dry Level Backup Clem 39 File Control 83 Main Voice DSP Level 81 Backup data TranSfer 98 FILE MENU
224. y Pressing the TEMPO buttons allows single step changes Pressing and holding either button contin uously increases or decreases the value 72 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Song Settings A B Repeat You can specify a section of a Song A is the start point and B is the end point for repeat playback The A B Repeat function is also very convenient for practicing when used along with the score display fea tures of the instrument page 30 imn A B Play the Song page 27 and press the 3 The specified A B section of the Song A B button at the beginning of the will now play repeatedly section you want to repeat the A You can cancel A B repeat playback at any time by pressing the A B button L NOTE The current measure number is shown in the display during play back Vv a If you want to set the start point A at the very beginning of the Song press the A B button before starting playback of the Song A N n point Point A 2 Press the A B button a second time at the end of the section you want to repeat the B point sl sl E ME m i UPPER OCTAVE Point B PSR S550 Owners Manual 73 Song Settings Muting Independent Song Parts Each track of a Song plays a different part of the Song melody percussion accompaniment etc You can mute individual tracks and play the muted part on the keyboard yourself o
225. ying written documents and all copies thereof 4 LIMITED WARRANTY ON MEDIA As to SOFTWARE sold on tangible media Yamaha warrants that the tangible media on which the SOFTWARE is recorded will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of fourteen 14 days from the date of receipt as evidenced by a copy of the receipt Yamaha s entire liability and your exclusive remedy will be replacement of the defective media if itis returned to Yamaha or an authorized Yamaha dealer within fourteen days with a copy of the receipt Yamaha is not responsible for replacing media damaged by accident abuse or misapplication TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW YAMAHA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ON THE TANGIBLE MEDIA INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE 5 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY ON SOFTWARE You expressly acknowledge and agree that use of the SOFTWARE is at your sole risk The SOFTWARE and related documentation are provided AS IS and without warranty of any kind NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT YAMAHA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AS TO THE SOFTWARE EXPRESS AND IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS SPECIFICALLY BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING YAMAHA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET Y
226. yles include a rhythm part You can select from a wide variety of rhythmic types rock blues samba and many many more Let s begin by listening to just the basic rhythm The rhythm part is played using percussion instruments only 1 Select and press the desired Style category button in the Style section The Style selection display appears The currently selected category name Voice number and name will be highlighted STYLE SELECT Style selection display CATEGORY Cen SWING amp Cam J ENTERTAINER mum LN ROCK JAZZ 4 Pop amp Rock The currently ES ap ras Cesnoow C wonn i WE Rude i selected category MOVIES 017 Unplugged oJ once count Cow C user 001 FunkPopRock The currently 1002 AcousticRock I selected Style Your created Styles are stored to the USER button 2 Select the Style you want to play Look at the highlighted Style name and rotate the dial The available Styles will be selected and displayed in sequence See the Style list on page 121 CATEGORY aZ C rt E AcousticRock 003 Cool8Beat 004 60 sRock1 I 3 Press the START STOP button The Style rhythm will start playing To stop playback press the START STOP button again SYNC SYNC START STOP START STOP H 22 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Playing Styles Playing Along with a Style You learned how to select a Style rhythm on the preceding page Here we ll see how to add bass and chord ac
227. your right The swing Style will start playing when you play a left hand chord to the left of the split point page 23 Refer to page 25 for information about playing chords Split Point ie You can check the assigned Voice and Style at this point by pressing the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display 4 Press the 5 Bi button to stop playback 26 PSR S550 Owner s Manual Using Songs 2 With this instrument the term Song refers the data that makes up a piece of music In this section we ll learn how to select and play Songs Score Lyrics Listen See Record Selecting and Listening to a Song 1 Select and press one of the Song category buttons which corresponds to the type of Song you want to listen to NOTE When the instrument is in the PRESET Nine preset Songs are available here Song mode the SONG MODE USER This contains your recorded Songs and Songs loaded from 2 m M USB flash memory computer USB This contains USB Songs when a USB flash memory p device is connected to the USB TO DEVICE terminal The file name in USB flash memory can be shown as long as you ve saved the data to the root directory or the next two levels see page 91 The Song selection display will appear The currently selected Song number and name will be highlighted SONG Song Selection BRESET CATEGORY display mm

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