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Yamaha PORTATONE PSR-S500 User's Manual

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1. No Type Description MSB LSB 113 PHASER1 72 0 114 PHASER2 72 8 ne AN Cyclically modulates the phase to add modulation to the sound E D 117 EP PHASER3 72 16 118 DYN PHASER 111 0 119 PITCH CHG1 80 16 120 PITCH CHG2 Changes the pitch of the input signal 80 0 121 PITCH CHG3 80 1 122 ROTARY SP1 69 16 123 ROTARY SP2 71 17 124 ROTARY SP3 71 18 125 ROTARY SP4 70 17 126 ROTARY SP5 66 18 127 ROTARY SP6 69 0 128 ROTARY SP7 71 22 129 ROTARY SP8 69 17 130 ROTARY SP9 Simulates a rotary speaker 69 18 131 ROTARY SP10 71 23 132 ROTARY SP11 71 24 133 ROTARY SP12 70 20 134 ROTARY SP13 66 19 135 ROTARY SP14 69 19 136 ROTARY SP15 69 20 137 ROTARY SP16 71 25 138 2WAY ROT SP 86 0 139 DST ROT SP Distortion and rotary speaker connected in series 69 1 140 DST 2ROT SP Distortion and 2 way rotary speaker connected in series 86 1 141 OD ROT SP Overdrive and rotary speaker connected in series 69 2 142 OD 2ROT SP Overdrive and 2 way rotary speaker connected in series 86 2 143 AMP ROT SP Amp simulator and rotary speaker connected in series 69 3 144 AMP 2ROT SP Amp simulator and 2 way rotary speaker connected in series 86 3 sus DUAE ROTOT Rotary speaker simulation with speed switching zs 146 DUAL ROT SP2 99 1 147 AUTO DAN Y1 16 e TON Several panning effects that automatically shift the sound position left right front back a 150 AUTO PANS 71 1 151
2. 14 27 USER Style DEE aacra iau 63 User File eere eee enne nnnnn 76 78 User OB ovdi ei de antt 29 32 User Eegenen 63 V K 17 VOICE category buttons 15 17 t E 98 VORN ooi en RUN dU SUR 40 K PIE E 6 PSR S500 Owners Manual 119 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 PORTATONE ELECTRONIC 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 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
3. Connecting a Footswitch SUSTAIN Jack Connecting to a Computer USB Terminal T rming th Power ON E Changing the Display language cccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Adjusting the LCD CONTRAST control Panel Controls and Terminals Front Panel EN Rear Panel RERO Quick Guide Playing Songs Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices Select and Play a Voice sede eter a DU RR antes Playing Two Voices Simultaneously DUAL Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands E Playing Styles Select a Styles Rhythm EE E Playing Alno witha Sye rn sence neers co envie Playing Auto accompaniment Chords Playing with the Music Database Using Songs Selecting and Listening to a Gong Song Fast Forward Fast Reverse and Pause UV DCS Ol SONGS anea ee Displaying date e Ee Displaying EE ee Recording Your Own Performance Mac K Een le Iden E E as Quick Recording Procedure 2 2 3 a Multi track Recording Procedure Song Clear Deleting User Songs eene Track Clear Deleting a Specified Track From a User Song Backup and Initialization req one Te Nilus iol Mee RR IR Basic Operation and Displays Basie ODETI fla ceo bant oa Aen hone ab re non em
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5. 437 Snow Waltz 498 Tico Samba 75 TheWind AndMe 438 Somewhere Love 499 TwoTimes Yeh 313 376 39 500 40 The Little Pub 315 Friends Ae Por 377 Bogey March 441 Waltz Cuckoo Co C2 NO GO C2 01 gt A a Oo N SIP 0 BA CO BA PSR S500 Owner s Manual 109 Q3 Effect Type List e Harmony Types Description TUS Harmony types 01 05 are pitch based and add one two or three note harmonies to the single Block note melody played in the right hand These types sound when chords are played in the auto accompaniment range of the keyboard These Harmony types will also work when playing songs that contain chord data Country Octave Trill 1 4 note Trill 1 6 note Trill 1 8 note Trill 1 12 note Trill 1 16 note Trill 1 24 note Trill 1 32 note Tremolo 1 4 note Types 6 26 are rhythm based effects and add embellishments or delayed repeats in time with the auto accompaniment These types sound whether the auto accompani ment is on or not however the actual speed of the effect depends on the Tempo setting page 64 The individual note values in each type let you synchronize the effect pre cisely to the rhythm Triplet settings are also available 1 6 quarter note triplets 1 12 eighth note triplets 1 24 sixteenth note triplets Tremolo 1 6 note Tremolo 1 8 note Trem
6. Accordion Musette Steirisch TuttiAccrd SmallAccrd Accordion TangoAccrd Bandoneon SoftAccrd CO OO NI occ PO ModernHarp COOC e BluesHarp Pad Insomnia NeoWarmPad CyberPad Wave2001 Atmosphere XenonPad Equinox Fantasia coco NIO AO A I PO DX Pad Symbiont Stargate Area51 DarkMoon lonosphere GoldenAge Solaris Millennium O CO CO CO OC OC CO C O OC CO OO CO CO CO C7 Dunes nth Oxygen Matrix WireLead HipLead HopLead FireWire Analogon Blaster Skyline SquareLead Saw Lead TinyLead FunkyLead Paraglide Portatone BigLead Warp Fargo Adrenaline Stardust AeroLead MiniLead Impact SunBell UnderHeim HiBias OO OOOOOOGOGOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Vinylead 100 PSR S500 Owners Manual Voice List e XGlite Voice XGlite Optional Voice List Bank Select MSB LSB 0 127 0 127 MIDI Program Change 1 128 Voice Name Grand Piano Bank Select MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 MIDI Program Change Voice Name Reed Organ Puff Organ Accordion Grand Piano KSP Harmonica Piano Strings Harmonica 2 Dream Tango Accordion
7. Bright Piano Bright Piano KSP Electric Grand Piano Tango Accordion 2 Nylon Guitar Velocity Guitar Harmonics Electric Grand Piano KSP Ukulele Detuned CP80 Steel Guitar Honky tonk Piano 12 string Guitar Honky tonk Piano KSP Electric Piano 1 Electric Piano 1 KSP Nylon amp Steel Guitar Steel Guitar with Body Sound Mandolin Chorus Electric Piano 1 Jazz Guitar Electric Piano 2 Jazz Amp Electric Piano 2 KSP Clean Guitar Chorus Electric Piano 2 Chorus Guitar DX Analog Electric Piano Muted Guitar Harpsichord Funk Guitar Harpsichord KSP Muted Steel Guitar Harpsichord 2 Jazz Man Clavi Overdriven Guitar Clavi KSP Guitar Pinch co OO OO NI NI NJ O5 OD OD O 0l O71 O71 eA A Gd Go GO PO PO S zz Celesta Distortion Guitar Glockenspiel Feedback Guitar Music Box Feedback Guitar 2 Orgel Guitar Harmonics Vibraphone Guitar Feedback Vibraphone KSP Guitar Harmonics 2 Marimba Acoustic Bass Marimba KSP Jazz Rhythm Sine Marimba Velocity Crossfade Upright Bass Balimba Finger Bass Log Drums Finger Dark Xylophone Bass amp Distorted Electric Guitar Tubular Bells Finger Slap Bass Church Bells Finger Bass 2
8. 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 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 e This applies only to products distributed by Yamaha Kemble 2 wires Music U K Ltd This applies only to products distributed by 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 c
9. n Press the START STOP button after selecting the Song cate gory or Style category to start playback of the selected Song or Style rhythm PSR S500 Owners Manual 41 Basic Operation and Displays The Displays e Display names The display provides important easy to understand indications 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 Call up the Main display Most basic operations are carried out from the instrument s MAIN display EXIT R You can return to the MAIN display from any other Xy display by pressing the EXIT button near the lower right corner of the display panel FUNCTION display page 70 The FUNCTION display provides access to 49 utility functions The FUNCTION display appears when the FUNCTION button is pressed In the FUNCTION display you can use the CATEGORY 4 and X buttons page 41 to select 49 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 Y ES and NO buttons to adjust the value of the function as required FUNCTION OVERALL L E B Tuning mmm 42 PSR S500 Owners Manual Basic Operation and Displays MAIN Display items The MAIN display shows all of the current basic settings Song Style
10. Carillon Modulated Bass Dulcimer Pick Bass Dulcimer 2 Muted Pick Bass Cimbalom Fretless Bass Santur Fretless Bass 2 Drawbar Organ Fretless Bass 3 Detuned Drawbar Organ Fretless Bass 4 60 s Drawbar Organ 1 Slap Bass 1 60 s Drawbar Organ 2 Punch Thumb Bass 70 s Drawbar Organ 1 Slap Bass 2 60 s Drawbar Organ 3 Velocity Switch Slap 16 2 2 3 Synth Bass 1 Organ Bass Techno Synth Bass 70 s Drawbar Organ 2 Synth Bass 2 Cheezy Organ Mellow Synth Bass Drawbar Organ 2 Sequenced Bass Percussive Organ Click Synth Bass 70 s Percussive Organ Synth Bass 2 Dark Detuned Percussive Organ Modular Synth Bass Light Organ DX Bass Percussive Organ 2 Violin Rock Organ Slow Violin Rotary Organ Viola Slow Rotary Cello Fast Rotary Contrabass Church Organ Tremolo Strings Church Organ 3 Slow Tremolo Strings Church Organ 2 Suspense Strings Notre Dame Pizzicato Strings Organ Flute Orchestral Harp OO OO CO CO CO OC CO OO OO CO CO OO OO CO CO OO CO CO CO CO OO OO CO CO OO CE CO CO CO OO OO CO CO OO C CO CO CO CO C C CO CO CO CO C C CO CO CO CO CO CO CO Tremolo Organ Flute OO OOOOOOOQOOCOOQOO
11. 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 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 Yamaha directly at the address provided below 2 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 3 Shipping and or insurance costs are the consumers responsibility Units shipped for service should be packed securely Repaired units will be return
12. You can adjust the Harmony Volume in the Function Settings page 72 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 reverb 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 T 2 2 Press the CATEGORY 4 and x but tons as many times as necessary to call up Reverb Type The currently selected Reverb Type will be dis played CATEGORY H H Reverb Type FUNCTION EFFECT cj TENES 2 O1 HALL1 3 Use the dial to select a Reverb Type You can check the sound of the selected Reverb Type by playing the keyboard FUNCTION le O3 HALL3 Selected Reverb Type Refer to the Effect Type List on page 110 for information about the available Reverb Types Adjusting the Reverb Level You can individually adjust the amount of reverb that 1s applied to the Main Dual and Left Voices See page 71 PSR S500 Owners Manual 45 Playing with the Effects Changing the Chorus Type The Chorus effect creates a thick sound that 1s 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 wan
13. e 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 loaded Song area of the internal memory and vice versa PSR S500 Owners Manual 29 Using Songs Displaying the Song Score This instrument is capable of display the scores notation of Songs Scores are displayed for the preset Songs Scores can also be displayed for Songs loaded from computer as well as Songs played back from USB flash memory Although User Songs you record yourself cannot display a score as 1s they can be converted to SMF Stan dard MIDI File format and stored to USB flash memory from where they can be played with score display Refer to Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save on page 77 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 SCORE Oh Susanna EN Marker Melody score true love for to see rained all nisht the day i I left the Lyrics Double staff t 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 SCORE Oh Susanna 0 J 0 HEAS gt a AN far D ASB HH
14. 0 CO OO CO OO OO OO BR OO PO Gu CO cO CO CO co e sch 102 105 108 09 170 E OJO OJo l O5 Ico 8 esch esch esch L wesch I O O1 BR 117 UE 122 3 124 ak ok NIN Oo CO AN 127 29 132 4 zech lesch NIN O COC1 ech AN Co C2 CO oo C3 oO CA Wu 136 Pilow Tears 9 Teenie Bikini oe 9 Co N CA Co D O a 3 146 You Sorry Now Disco 9 150 152 SIP co 4 sch C1 B 3 154 187 59 Wu 01 OI Co Ojo sch sch ek ak sch OO OO Co n0 o 64 166 169 70 72 175 177 I 183 186 Let s Sue Peggy sesch OJO O N Wu N sesch NIN AJ N oO Oo NI y oa Ko Ko 00 CO Co CA NO esch Co N 188 No WbBName 191 192 195 CO co Ico O co N Co 199 0 201 02 203 0 N O d 05 Dreams Forgotten 07 Gladiators Entry 208 In The Key OfF 09 March Radetzky 210 Skaters Dance 11 Sonata Moonlight 212 Third Etude 13 Back Singer 214 Caich22 15 First Sight e AN NO NO POTD DO co Ni OO P n2 n2 oo NO
15. 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 3 8 Press the METRONOME button to confirm the settings Adjusting the Metronome Volume Press the FUNCTION button FUNCTION Y 2 Press the CATEGORY 4 and but tons as many times as necessary to call up Metronome Volume CATEGORY TA METRONOME TineSis Denoninat Metronome Volume as 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 Turning Touch Response on off e Keyboard Touch Response can be turned on by pressing the TOUCH button When Touch Response 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 pig TOUCH La TOUCH button lights indicating when Touch Response is turned on E Adjusting the Touch Re
16. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 O1 O C1 OO O1 O C1 O C1 O1 OO C1 C1 Cl Shamisen SoloViolin Organ O O O O O O O JO O O O O O C7 OO Oo OO CO CF CO CE CO OOOO Orch Hit Cool Organ Choir Cool JazzOrgan AirChoir Cool RotorOrgan Cool FullRocker GothicVox SweetHeaven StadiumOrg DreamHeaven RotaryDrive Choir O1 A GO PO RockOrgan1 CO CO OC CO CO VoxHumana DanceOrgan Brass JazzOrgan1 Live PopBrass PurpleOrg Hyper Brass Elec Organ OctaveBrass DrawbarOrg Live FrenchHorns JazzOrgan2 RockOrgan2 BrassCombo ClickOrgan BrassSection Sforzando GospelOrg BigBrass MellowDraw BallroomBrs BrightDraw BrightBrass 60 sOrgan MellowBrass JazzOrgan3 Tibia 16 4 80 sBrass CO OO OOOOOOOOOCOOOCOOCOOOOCOOOCOOO om NI o gt OF AN 0d po Tibia Full 98 PSR S500 Owner s Manual COOC SoftBrass Voice List Bank Select MSB LSB 0 127 0 127 MIDI Program Voice Name FullHorns SmoothTromb Bank Select HighBrass MSB LSB 0 127 0 127 MIDI Program Change Voice Name Cool BluesGuitar Cool CleanGuitar OberBrass Classic Guitar TrumpetEns PedalSteel
17. 43 category Song Style category category YES FUNCTION MDB NO FILE MENU MENU d Ki ONE TOUCH SETTING VOICE CONTROL UPPER CATEGORY 1 2 3 4 LEFT DUAL HARMONY TOUCH SUSTAIN DSP OCTAVE e Volume Adjustment Adjusts the volume of the N sound heard via the instru Rotate coun Rotate clock k mof terclockwise wise to ment s speakers or a pair o to lower the increase the headphones plugged into volume volume the PHONES jack 1 Use category buttons to select a CATEGORY SONG CL preset De ee ee ee song category us Select the Song category you want to play SWINGS Cam entertainer Cipa Battroom 7 worto 0000000002999 Q Style category C couv CI Yw Cen Select the Style category you want to play VOICE Q rao Clemes _ trumpet cumar C accornion CL e amp P4 vo chor CL saxorHone __ Bass C pad ees O Voice category enen sss C Ser C RRi kr E me Select the Voice category you want to play f you want to change the category press another category button or use the Category 4 Y button 40 PSR S500 Owners Manual Basic Operation and Displays Category buttons 4 Y You can change the category after you ve selected a Song Style or Voice category Pressing these buttons allow you to step in sequence through the catego ries Example Voice selection display CATEGORY CATEGORY Previous cate
18. 5 Install the driver again e Windows 98 Me users see page 91 e Windows 2000 users see page 91 e Windows XP users see page 92 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 page 90 Is the USB cable connected correctly Are the volume settings of the instrument playback device and application program set to the appropriate 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 following web site http music yamaha com download Playback response is delayed Does your computer satisfy the system requirements e Is any other application or device driver run ning Cannot suspend or resume the com puter correctly Do not suspend the computer while the MIDI application is running If you are using Windows 2000 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 I delete or re install the driver Windows Me 98 I When the instrument is recognized cor rectly double click System in the Con trol Panel to open the System window 2 Double click the Device Manager tab select YAMAHA
19. A is the start point and B is the end point for repeat playback The A B Repeat function 1s also very convenient for practicing when used along with the score display fea tures of the instrument page 30 mu A Play the Song page 27 and press the A B button at the beginning of the section you want to repeat the A point MEASURE O03 Point A 2 Press the A B button a second time at the end of the section you want to repeat the B point H MEASURE O10 Point B 3 The specified A B section of the Song will now play repeatedly You can cancel A B repeat playback at any time by pressing the A B button NOTE e The repeat start and end points can be specified in one measure increments e The current measure number is shown in the display during play back e 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 PSR S500 Owners Manual 65 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 or simply mute tracks other than the ones you want to listen to Use the REGIST TRACK button to select the TR 1 8 TR 9 16 or ACMP TR and use the REGISTRA TION MEMORY 1 8 buttons to mute or un
20. Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save This operation converts a user song song numbers 001 005 to SMF Format 0 and saves the file to USB flash memory What is SMF Standard MIDI File The SME Standard MIDI File format is one of the most common and widely compatible sequence formats used for storing sequence data There are two variations Format 0 and Format 1 A large number of MIDI devices are compatible with SMF Format 0 and most commercially available MIDI sequence data is provided in SMF Format 0 Make sure that a properly formatted USB flash memory device has been properly connected to the Instrument e USB TO DEVICE terminal and that the CONNECT message is shown in the MAIN display 2 Press the FILE MENU MENU button 3 Use the CATEGORY 4 and x but tons to locate the SMF Save item The SOURCE FILE a user song name will be highlighted FILE CONTROL CATEGORY CATEGORY r g c s DESTIHATIOH FILE The source user song name 4 Use the dial to select the source user song You can press the YES and NO buttons simultaneously to select the first user song B Press the EXECUTE button The DESTINATION SONG will be high lighted and a default name will appear for the converted song file 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
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22. MellowHorns RockGuitar BigBandBrs PopBrass VintageStrum AnalogBrs PowerChord 60 sClean Trb Section SmoothLead SmallBrass VintageAmp SoftAnalog CrunchGtr FunkyAnalog TechnoBrass CampfireGtr COOC SynthBrass SolidGuitar VintageOpen Trumpet VintageMute Sweet Trumpet LeadGuitar Sweet Trombone ChorusGtr Jazz Trumpet Vintage Irem SoloTrumpet OctaveGtr FlugelHorn DeepChorus Trombone TremoloGtr SoftTromb HeavyStack SoloTromb WahGuitar MellowTromb Distortion Muted Trump Elec 12Str BaritonHorn FeedbackGtr BaritonHit MutedGuitar Tuba FunkGuitar OO OOOOOOOOOOCOOO AlpBass VodooLead Saxophone FolkGuitar Sweet TenorSax O OO OO OO OO CO OO OOo OD GO CO OC OC OC OC CO CO OC CO C CO CO CO CO OIOI Overdrive Sweet AltoSax Bass Sweet SopranoSax Cool FingerBass GrowlSax Aco Bass BaritoneSax PickBass SopranoSax Cool Fretless TenorSax SlapBass AltoSax SubBass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CO CO CO CO OC CO OC OC WoodwindEns HardBass Flute amp Clarinet ResoBass 74 Sweet Flute SuperFretles Sweet Clarinet FusionBass Swee
23. Song xis LYRICS TRRHSP SE O Oh Susanna G BEF INTRODUCTION F Oh I came from Alabama Gre with my banjo on my knee E F And I m goin to Lou siana E Preset Songs That Can be Used For Lyrics Display Annie Laurie Song Name Oh Susanna NOTE e Songs downloaded from the Internet or commercially avail able Song files including XF for mat files page 6 are compatible with the lyrics dis play features as long as they are standard MIDI file format files containing lyric data Lyrics dis play may not be possible with some files e f the lyrics display shows gar bled characters try changing the display language page 12 Lyrics and Chord PSR S500 Owner s Manual 31 Kg Recording Your Own Performance TT You can record up to five of your own performances and save them as user Songs 001 through 005 These Songs can be played in the same manner as the preset Songs Once your performances have been saved as user Songs they can be converted to SMF Standard MID File format files and saved to USB flash memory page 77 and used with the score display function This means that when inspiration strikes and you create a great melody you can save it in both listenable and written score form Bl Recordable data You can record to a total of 9 tracks 8 melody tracks and 1 Style chord track NOTE Each track can be recorded individually B o bd Pu Melody
24. There is no harmony sound PSR S500 Owners Manual 95 Q3 Messages LCD Message Comment Access error Indicates the failure in reading or writing from to the media or the 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 Clearing Displayed while executing Song Clear or Track Clear of the user songs Com Mode Displayed when the Musicsoft Downloader is started on the PC connected to the keyboard This will not be displayed while the instrument is played back Completed Indicates the specified job completion such as data saving and transmis sion Copy File Displayed while copying a file in the Musicsoft Downloader Create Directory Data Error Displayed while creating a folder in the Musicsoft Downloader application 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 t
25. Try selecting and playing a range of Dual Voices Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands LEFT In the Left 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 Split point A ki b L 8 IN REM 0 L1 LEN 14 I7 77 F y W E i Ha i y an A Jy W y 7 7 7 7 Left Voice Main 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 LEFT E LEFT button is lit PSR S500 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 VOICE SELECT LEFT RR Left Voice selection display LEFT CATEGORY Ce L E Piano FI The currently selected category 017 Clavi 018 WahClavi 001 Cool GalaxyEP The currently selected Left Voice Hold for longer 002 Cool SuitcaseEP 003 PolarisEP than a second VOICE section To ch
26. W banjo on my knee And I m soin to Lou siana my 4 To return to the MAIN display press the EXIT button EXIT N 30 PSR S500 Owner s Manual NOTE e Both chords and lyrics will be shown in single staff score dis play of a Song that includes chord and lyric data e When there are many lyrics in a Song they may be displayed in two rows a measure e Some lyrics or chords may be abbreviated if the selected Song has a lot of lyrics Small notes that are hard 1o read may be easier to read after you use the quantize function page 72 NOTE e 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 2 Select a Song Follow steps 1 and 2 of the procedure described on page 27 Try to select the Preset SONG 001 002 Press the LYRICS button The title lyricist and composer of the Song will appear on the display ad acs Press the P E button LYRICS TRRHSP SE Oh Susanna Words by Sunny Skylar Music by Stephen Faster Oh Susanna CEA 2686 Yamaha Corporation Song title Lyricist Composer 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
27. YAMAHA PORTATONE 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 not covered by the manufacturer s warranty and are theref
28. 0 102 PSR S500 Owners Manual Solo Sine OO OOOOOOOCOQOOCOQOOOOQOQOOQOOCOQOQOOOOCOOQOQOOQOQOOCOQOOOQOOQOOOQOOOCOOOOOOCOOQOOOCOOOCO OODCOOOOO OOCOOOOO Banjo Voice List Bank Select MSB LSB 0 127 MIDI Program Changez 1 128 Voice Name Muted Banjo Rabab Bank Select Voice No MSB LSB 0 127 349 64 MIDI Program Voice Name Starship Burst Gopichant Roller Coaster Oud Submarine Shamisen Laugh Koto Scream Taisho kin Kanoon Punch Heartbeat Kalimba Footsteps Bagpipe Machine Gun Fiddle Laser Gun Shanai Explosion Tinkle Bell Bonang Altair Gamelan Gongs Stereo Gamelan Gongs Rama Cymbal Agogo Steel Drums Glass Percussion Thai Bells Woodblock Castanets Taiko Drum Gran Cassa Melodic Tom Melodic Tom 2 Real Tom Rock Tom Synth Drum Analog Tom Electronic Percussion Reverse Cymbal Fret Noise Breath Noise Seashore Bird Tweet Telephone Ring Helicopter Applause OO OOOOOOOGOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOCOOOOOOCOOGOCOOCOOOOCOOCOO0OOOO Gunshot Cutting Noise Cutting Noise 2 String Slap Flute Key Click Shower Thunder Wind Stream Bubble Feed Dog Horse Bir
29. 54 3BAND EQ A mono EQ with adjustable LOW MID and HIGH equalizing 76 0 i A Adds new harmonics to the input signal to make the sound stand out a A 57 ST 3BAND EQ An EQ which allows equalization of low mid and high bands 76 18 58 FLANGER1 67 8 59 FLANGER2 67 16 Dd icai Creates a sound reminiscent of a jet airplane Sr ut 61 FLANGER4 67 1 62 FLANGER5 67 0 63 GM FLANGER 67 r 64 DYN FLANGER Dynamically controlled flanger 110 0 D ELAV a Produces three delayed sounds L R and C center gt 2 67 DELAY LR Produces two delayed sounds L and R Two feedback delays are provided 6 0 68 ECHO Two delayed sounds L and R and independent feedback delays for L and R 7 0 69 CROSS DELAY The feedback of the two delayed sounds is crossed 8 0 70 DIST HEAVY Heavy distortion 73 0 71 ST DIST Stereo distortion 73 8 72 COMP DIST1 Since a Compressor is included in the first stage steady distortion can be produced 73 16 73 COMP DIST2 regardless of changes in input level 73 1 a a Adds mild distortion to the sound a 76 ST OD Stereo Overdrive 74 8 71 DIST HARD 75 16 78 DIST HARD2 Hard edge distortion 75 22 79 DIST HARD3 75 25 80 DIST SOFT 75 17 81 DIST SOFT2 Soft warm distortion 75 23 82 DIST SOFTS3 15 26 83 ST DIST HARD Hard edge stereo distortion 75 18 84 ST DIST SOFT Soft warm soft distortion 75 19 v DIST aw Distortion which simulates vintage tube and fuzz sounds sil ow A simulation of a guitar amp us 2 88 AMP SIM2 i 75 1 89
30. 64 Specifications cczdnccrcesesesencteeoroaneesesedss 117 SMT POP EE 19 59 STANDBY ON switch 11 14 START STOP button 14 22 41 Stop Accompaniment 60 Store Registration 67 DD Ie A cates neko 22 99 STYLE category buttons 14 22 SDVIC PIS uia easement er 63 wid COS BST E 107 SEU E EE 83 Style e E 60 SUSTAIN Footswitch 10 Sustain Panel csisssvsvssnsdsavodedeovesersouseuns 47 SUSTAIN button 15 47 ei BK IR 10 15 SYNC START button 14 23 56 SYNC STOP button 14 57 Ale E E 56 Synchro Ios sites sessi code 57 T AeA EE 51 TAP TEMPO button 14 51 D WAIN mrt 64 TEMPO buttons 14 49 64 Time HEEN 50 TOUCH button 15 51 Touch Sensitivity sioicao corioctu en veto roses S ke RORIS 32 66 Track CIC AE spasnrsssavisesoansenuboxsexsxtaceaestoees 38 RE RM 85 87 EE 53 TRANSPOSE buttons 14 53 Troubleshooting Installation Guide 93 Troubleshooting Instrument 95 brig geseet 53 U UPPER OCTAVE buttons 15 54 Dolo 80 USB button E 14 27 USB MIDI Driver 91 92 geeiert 29 USB TO DEVICE terminal 15 74 80 USB TO HOST terminal 15 80 82 USER Song button
31. 7 8 x 5 1 8 Weight e 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 e 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 without prior notice Since specifications equipment or options may not be the same in ev ery locale please check with your Yamaha dealer PSR S500 Owners Manual 117 Q3 Index YES NO button 15 41 Dual Voice DSP Level 71 Left Voice Dry Level seisrissressssssssoss T1 P E button 14 28 41 Dual Voice Octave e eeeeee rennen 71 Left Voice DSP Level T1 PR button 14 28 Dual Voice Pan 71 Left Voice Octave esee 71 A B button 14 65 Dual Voice Reverb Level 71 Left Voice Pan eere eee nennen 71 kk button 14 28 Dual Voice Volume 71 Left Voice Reverb Level TI g button 14 28 Left Voice Volume e pil E Load File Menu 7
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35. ROM drive s root directory to install the driver and click Next Execute the installation by following the onscreen instructions and proceed to Step 8 NOTE e If you are using Windows Me skip Step 4 7 4 Click Next The window enables you to select the search method 5 Check the radio button to the left of Search for the best driver for your device Recommended Click Next The window enables you to select a location in which to install the driver Check the Specify a location box click Browse then specify the root direc tory of the CD ROM drive and continue the installation The CD ROM drive letter may vary depending on your computer s configuration 7 When the system detects the driver on the CD ROM and is ready for installation it is shown as a message on the screen Make sure that the YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver is listed and click Next The sys tem starts the installation 8 When installation is complete a message indicating so appears Click Finish The driver has been installed NOTE e Some computers may take about ten seconds to show this screen after the installation is complete Installing the driver on Windows 2000 Start the computer and use the Adminis trator account to log into Windows 2000 2 Select My Computer Control Panel gt System gt Hardware gt Driver Sign ing gt File Signature Verification and check the radio button to
36. START STOP START STOP The SYNC START button flashes indicating Synchro Start is engaged e 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 S500 Owner s Manual 5 Press one of the MAIN VARIATION A D buttons The selected Main Variation button flashes v B C D Press one of the INTRO I TIII buttons The selected Intro button lights gt JI 4 MAIN VARIATION d 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 K niment range NOTE e 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 Also this Style does not have a Fill In section Style Auto Accompaniment Functions 8 Press one of the MAIN VARIATION A D buttons MAIN VARIATION C D A B When the fill in is finished it leads smoothly into the selected Main section A D Q Press one of the ENDINGrrit I III but tons ENDING rit T II OD 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 III buttons again while the Ending is playing back e Synchro Stop W
37. SYNC SYNC START STOP START STOP H 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 Flashes when Sync Start is on PSR S500 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 same time to the left of the split point The chord will change according to the left hand notes you play Split point arr arm m Play a variety of left hand chords while playing a melody with your right hand Split point Y W s ul m al y wi ou accompa niment region Press the START STOP button to stop Style playback when you re done SYNC SYNC START STOP START STOP DE You can switch Style sections to add variety to the accompaniment Refer to Pattern Variation sections on page 55 24 PSR S500 Owner s Manual Playing Styles Playing Auto accompaniment Chords There are two ways of playing auto accompaniment chords Easy Chords e Standard Chords The instrument will automatically recognize the different chord types The keyboard to the left of the split point default 54 F 2 be
38. TREMOLO 1 70 16 152 TREMOLO2 71 19 D I TGEUGLO Rich Tremolo effect with both volume and pitch modulation e s 155 GT TREMOLO1 1 20 156 GT TREMOLO2 70 19 157 VIBE VIBRATE Vibraphone effect 119 0 E AUTO ALS Cyclically modulates the center frequency of a wah filter 2 i A AR Ger The output of an Auto Wah can be distorted by Distortion 1 u Tes A AR ep The output of an Auto Wah can be distorted by Overdrive 164 TOUCH WAH 1 82 0 165 TOUCH WAH2 Changes the center frequency of a wah filter according to the input level 82 8 166 TOUCH WAH3 82 20 Dei is AR Ger The output of an Touch Wah can be distorted by Distortion E is AR ep The output of an Touch Wah can be distorted by Overdrive Y 171 CLAVI TC WAH l 82 18 172 CLAVITC WAH2 EENEG 82 21 173 EP TC WAH 82 19 174 EP TC WAH2 EP OUCH NS 82 22 ue hu Ger Gre Wah Distortion and Delay are connected in series i A d hu ee Grieg Wah Overdrive and Delay are connected in series i H 179 NO EFFECT No effect 0 0 PSR S500 Owner s Manual 1 13 MIDI Implementation Chart gdSN HS I NaN O O LOT OOT O9q 2OUI NdH O Lx x L6 96 ua3deq 4oes sa O O 76 6 T6 ssouqybtag O Ta X PL SUT TL Ye4IAV O Lx x el SUT eseeie O Oli ZL obueuo qUSAUOD OrUOUI 9H O Tu X TL Urejsns O O 79 0o233uo02 O O OT L AXI4U4 DI O Olgc 9 O Lx x v8 III joe es ueg O O CC 0 a x x x O A HUG X J30 930N LET T A4 HUG O LET T A HUG O NO 930N AQTOOTSA
39. USB MIDI Driver and delete it J Use the MS DOS prompt or Explorer to delete the following three files PSR S500 Owners Manual 93 Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide NOTE To delete these files using Explorer select Folder Options from the Tool View menu and select Show all files and folders e WINDOWSI INF OTHER 1039 INF e WINDOWS SYSTEM Xgusb drv e IWINDOWSISYSTEM Ymidusb sys 4 Disconnect the USB cable 5 Restart the computer 6 Re install the driver ATTENTION SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT AGREE MENT 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 PACKAGE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS DO NOT INSTALL COPY OR OTHERWISE USE THIS SOFTWARE 1 GRANT OF LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT Yamaha hereby grants you the right to use one copy of the software program s and data SOFTWARE accompanying this Agreement The term SOFT WARE shall encompass any updates to the accompanying software and data The SOFTWARE is owned by Yamaha and or Yamaha s licensor s and is pro tected by relevant copyright laws and all applicable treaty provisions While you are entitled to claim
40. USE MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFT WARE EVEN IF YAMAHA OR AN AUTHORIZED DEALER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES In no event shall Yamaha s total liability to you for all damages losses and causes of action whether in contract tort or otherwise exceed the amount paid for the SOFT WARE 7 THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE Third party software and data THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE may be attached to the SOFTWARE If in the written materials or the electronic data accompanying the Software Yamaha identifies any software and data as THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE you acknowledge and agree that you must abide by the provisions of any Agreement provided with the THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE and that the party providing the THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE is responsible for any warranty or liability related to or arising from the THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE Yamaha is not responsible in any way for the THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE or your use thereof Yamaha provides no express warranties as to the THIRD PARTY SOFT WARE 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 Yamaha shall not provide you with any service or maintenance as to the THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE Yamaha is not liable to you or any other person for any damages including without limitation any direct indirect incidental or consequential damages exp
41. Voice It also includes a range of indicators that show the on off status of a range of functions OCTAVE page 54 Measure number page 36 REGISTRATION memory Song track indication Shows currently selected item REGIST TR 1 8 TR 9 16 or ACMP page 66 Transpose page 53 TRAHSPOSE D UPPER OCTAVE TEMPO 4 95 4 4 i MEASURE DU Tempo page 49 51 A B Repeat Appears when the Repeat function is on for Song play back page 65 PopztRock FunkPopRock USER User Song 1 Manger Away USB status page 74 Registration memory bank status page 67 Song track status page 66 Chord Display page 25 Lvorce Arh Ex ive ar and Piano Main Voice page 17 DUAL EE Live Strings Dual Voice page 18 eee a ae e Left Voice soe 19 PopzRock FunkPopRock Style page 22 USER User Song 1 Song page 27 Manger Away Music Database page 26 PSR S500 Owners Manual 43 ec Cree Playing with the Effects Adding Harmony Press the HARMONY button to turn the Harmony function on The HARMONY button lights indicating that Harmony is on To turn Harmony off press the HARMONY button again pig HARMONY NOTE e When you press the HARMONY button to turn this feature on the appropriate Harmony type for the currently selected Main Voice is automatically selected 2 Press and hold the H
42. 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 Insert the Accessory CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive The start win dow will appear automatically showing software applications NOTE e If the start window does not appear automatically double click your My Computer folder to open it Right click the CD ROM icon and select Open from the pop up menu Double click Start exe and proceed to step 2 below 2 Click Musicsoft Downloader or Digital Music Notebook 3 Click the install button or Digital Music Notebook Download button and follow the onscreen instructions to install the software For Digital Music Notebook operating instruc tions see the help menu launch the Digital Music Notebook application and click Help For Musicsoft Downloader operating instructions see the Help menu launch the Musicsoft Downloader application and click Help You can obtain the latest version of the Musicsoft Downloader at the following Internet URL http music yamaha com download e Only Musicsoft Downloader can be used to transfer files between this instrument and a computer No other file transfer application can be used Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide E Troubleshooting The driver cannot be installed e Is the USB cable connected correctly Check the USB cable connection Discon
43. 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 Sona Volune is 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and x but tons as many times as necessary to call up Split Point CATEGORY TA OVERALL Touch Sensitivit Eb Split Point 0 EM 054 F 2 B 3 Use the dial to set the Split Point to any key from 000 C 2 through 127 G8 Split Point 54 F 2 Main Voice Left Voice NOTE e Changing the Split Point here also changes the Auto Accompaniment Split Point e The Left Voice sounds when the split point key is played PSR S500 Owner s Manual 59 Style Auto Accompaniment Functions Playing a Style with Chords but without Rhythm Stop Accompaniment When Auto 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 1s 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 Ka A Auto Accompa niment range 4 V ACMP button lights Adjusting the Style Volume If the instrument is in the Song mode press one of the Style category but
44. finger Bongo L Open 3 finger 56 GF 2 44 Gr 1 7 Bongo Rim E 57 A 2 45 A 1 Bongo Tip Bongo Tip 58 Ar 2 46 AR 1 7 Bongo Hest Bongo Del 59 B 2 47 B 1 Bongo Slap BongeLSlap 60 c 3 48 C 2 LLL nmbaleLOpen limbaleLOpen 61 cK 3 49 cr 2 1 mEEEEM 6 b 3 5 JD 2 Sees es DF 3 5 DF 2 l 64 E 3 52 Je 2 Flute Key Click CarEngmelgn on CrashCympa2 J 65 F 3 58 F 2 GarTiresSquea DuhulaDom Paa Paa 66 FF 3 54 F 2 GarPassng HmbaleHOpen limbaleH Open e a sl 5 e 2 e DwulaTak 68 GF 3 56 Gr 2 Sen S T O 69 A 3 57 A 2 J train DwulaSk ER E 70 AK 3 55 A 2 et Plane Oavs A 7i B 3 59 B 2 hdecyma2 f arshi 72 c aleo o 3 BongoH 8v 78 or 4 6 cr 3 RelerCoar KaemTak oo S SSS 74 b ale D 3 sSubmaine KaemSak O O SOS 75 DK 4 63 OF 3 o KaemTk 76 E 4 64 E 3 PD Tak GuroShr GuroShri v7 F 4 5 F 3 fimen tabla Dom Gurolong Gurolong 78 FF 4 66 FF 3 ERRECHEN z Je ale je 3 o ebaTk ER E 80
45. following restrictions which you must observe Data received by means of the SOFTWARE may not be used for any com mercial purposes without permission of the copyright owner Data received by means of the SOFTWARE may not be duplicated trans ferred or distributed or played back or performed for listeners in public without permission of the copyright owner 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 SOFT WARE and remains effective until terminated If any copyright law or provi sions of this Agreement is violated the Agreement shall terminate automatically and immediately without notice from Yamaha Upon such ter mination you must immediately destroy the licensed SOFTWARE any accompanying written documents and all copies thereof Q4 PSR S500 Owners Manual 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 mate rials 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 it is returned to Yamaha or an authorized Yamaha dealer within fou
46. if the DEMO button is pressed LANGUAGE Language Language English Japanese Determines the display language for the demo dis plays song file names lyrics and certain display messages All other messages and names are dis played in English When this is set to Japanese the file names are displayed in the Japanese font The lyrics display follows the language setting originally made in the song data however when no such set ting 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 72 PSR S500 Owners Manual er er ef d e Using USB Flash Memory USB flash memory is a memory medium used for storing data When a USB flash memory device is inserted in this instrument s USB TO DEVICE ter minal user songs 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 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
47. it can be used by this instrument N CAUTION e f 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 MENU button FILE MENU MENU EXECUTE Nu 3 Use the CATEGORY 4 and x but tons to select the Format item The display prompts you for confirmation CATEGORY TA CATEGORY D T E Format OK EXECUTE 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 EXECUTE button again or the YES button and the format oper ation will begin N CAUTION e 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 amp 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 device has been write protected an appro priate message will appear in the display and you will not be able to execute the operation PSR S500 Owners Manual 75 U
48. mute the corresponding tracks 1 8 9 16 or ACMP 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 0 pOQODODE REGISTRATION MEMORY 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 TRACK button until 2 Press the desired REGISTRATION MEM the desired track is shown on the dis ORY 1 8 buttons to set the mute play and then select the track track The following items appear on the display To cancel the mute press the appropriate REG when you press the REGIST TRACK button ISTRATION MEMORY 1 8 buttons again REGIST gt TR 1 8 gt TR 9 16 or Display Setting ACMP TR TR 1 8 opecify the mute tracks of 1 8 by press ing the 1 8 buttons TR 946 opecify the mute tracks of 9 16 by REGIST pressing the 1 8 buttons Specify the mute track of ACMP by LIII pressing the 1 button 2 LODUCDOOC REGISTR MEMORY TRACK PA REGIST e TR 9 16 ACMP TR 66 PSR S500 Owners Manual ec Cree 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
49. or other hazards These precautions include but are not limited to the following Power supply AG power adaptor e Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument The required voltage e o not expose the instrument to rain use it near water or in damp or wet is printed on the name plate of the instrument conditions or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill into e Use the specified adaptor PA 300 PA 301 or an equivalent recommended by any openings Yamaha only Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument e Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands or overheating Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have accumulated on it NS e Do not put burning items such as candles on the unit A burning item may fall over and cause a fire 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 If you notice any abnormality e f 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
50. ownership of the data created with the use of SOFT WARE the SOFTWARE will continue to be protected under relevant copy rights You may use the SOFTWARE on a single computer You may make one copy of the SOFTWARE in machine readable form for backup purposes only if the SOFTWARE is on media where such backup copy is permitted On the backup copy you must reproduce Yamaha s copy right notice and any other proprietary legends that were on the original copy of the SOFTWARE You may permanently transfer to a third party all your rights in the SOFT WARE provided that you do not retain any copies and the recipient reads and agrees to the terms of this Agreement 2 RESTRICTIONS You may not engage in reverse engineering disassembly decompilation or otherwise deriving a source code form of the SOFTWARE by any method whatsoever You may not reproduce modify change rent lease or distribute the SOFT WARE 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 You may not use the SOFTWARE to distribute illegal data or data that vio lates public policy 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
51. qualified Yamaha service personnel Do not open 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 N 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 Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally e When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet always hold fall over the plug itself and not the cord e Before moving the instrument remove all connected adaptor and other cables e Unplug the AC power adaptor when not using the instrument or during e When setting up the product make sure that the AC outlet you are using is easily electrical storms 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 W
52. right being 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 Level sent to the Reverb effect Chorus Level Main Chorus 000 127 Determines how much of the Main voice s signal is Level sent to 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 unproc essed signal sounds no Reverb Chorus or DSP effect processing Volume Dual Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Dual 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 64 center stereo image The value O results in the sound 127 right being 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 Level sent to the Reverb effect Chorus Level Dual Chorus 000 127 Determines how much of the Dual voice s signal is Level sent to 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 unproc essed signal sounds no Reverb Chorus or DSP effect process
53. 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 PSR S500 Owner s Manual 87 Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide SPECIAL NOTICES N This CD ROM is copy protected Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to any problems while attempting to copy the CD ROM or software and cannot be held responsible for the results of attempts to copy the data The software and this owner s manual are the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation Use of the software and this manual is governed by the license agreement which the purchaser fully agrees to upon breaking the seal of the software packaging Please read carefully the Software Licensing Agreement on page 94 of this manual before installing the application Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is expressly forbidden without 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 manual and the software This disk is a CD ROM Do not attempt to play the disk on an audio CD player Doing so may result in irreparable damage to your audio CD player Future upgrades of application and system software and any changes in specificat
54. the Voice section NOTE e 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 Clarinet category YOICE SELECTIMAIN MAIN VOICE VOICE CATEGORY selection display Prano C stRmncs LL trumpet cumar C accorpion S Flute amp Clarinet l CATEGORY __Je piano chomn CL saxorHone ___ Bass C pap name o16 ama Current selected Voice FLUTE CJ orcan brass CLARINET BRUM ki C syn 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 gc S ove Ld Clarinet 009 Oboe 010 Flute 3 Play the keyboard j e vi MU d ulli Try selecting and playing a variety of Voices Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display PSR S500 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 FTT Z Eu D Two Voices will sound at the same time 1 Press the DUAL button The DUAL b
55. the file then skip ahead to step 7 Press the EXECUTE button A cursor will appear below the first character in the file name 7 Change the file name as necessary Refer to Saving Data on page 76 for filename entry FILE CONTROL CATEGORY SMF Save i3 SOURCE FILE Cursor The name of the file to be saved 8 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 Press the EXECUTE button again or the YES button and the save opera tion will begin The user song will be stored to the USER FILE folder in the USB flash memory device CAUTION e 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 during this operation 1 O 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 an 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 e The amount of time it will take to perform the save operation depends on the particular USB flash memory device you are using PSR S500 Owners Manual 77 Using USB Flash Memory Loading User Files and Style Files User files and style file residing on a USB fla
56. the computer and the instru ment page 90 2 After selecting the language double click the Musicsoft Downloader short cut icon that is created on the desktop This will launch the Musicsoft Downloader application and the main window will appear NOTE e 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 Click a Song file Select a file lg Sample Music File name 001 Song Files of type SMF amp F Pie mid Cancel Click Open PSR S500 Owner s Manual 85 Connections 5 A copy of the selected MIDI song file will appear in the List of files stored 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 transfer Click Instrument and then Flash memory Flash memory here refers to the internal memory of the instrument a Musicsoft Downloader List of files stored temporarily Add File Type File Name Song Name Gs MIDI Sequence 001 Song MID D Available Space 811 KB File Name Song Name Electronic Musical Instruments Fash Memor l
57. the left of Ignore Install all files regardless of file signature and click OK 3 Insert the supplied CD ROM into the CD ROM drive A start window will appear automatically 4 First make sure the POWER switch on the MIDI device is set to OFF then use a USB cable to connect the MIDI device to the computer After making the connections turn on the power of the MIDI device The system automatically launches the Found New Hardware Wizard Otherwise refer to Troubleshooting in the Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide section of the Owner s Manual Click Next Some computers may take a while to display the Wizard window 5 Select the radio button for Search for a suitable driver for my device recom mended then click Next NOTE i e If the Wizard panel informs you that The software you are about to install does not contain a Microsoft digital signature click Yes Check the CD ROM drives check box deselect all other check boxes then click Next NOTE e If the system prompts you to insert the Windows CD ROM during detection of the drivers point to the USBarv2k folder e g D USBadrv2k_ and continue the installation 7 Deselect the Install one of the other driv ers then click Next 8 When the installation is complete the Wizard displays Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard Click Finish Some computers may take a while to display the Wizard win
58. 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 A Hold for longer than a second c Chord Fingering c Chord Fingering J 1 Multi Finger 2 FullKeyboard PSR S500 Owners Manual 63 ect x ON Song Settings Song Volumes Press the FUNCTION button CATEGORY FUNCTION VOLUME m volume Sona Volune ANCIEN D S f l 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and x but tons as many times as necessary to call Song Volume Can be set between 000 and 127 up Song Volume 3 Use the dial to set the Song volume between 000 and 127 NOTE e 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 011 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 display Pressing the TEMPO buttons allows single step changes Pressing and holding either button contin uously increases or decreases the value 64 PSR S500 Owners Manual Song Settings A B Repeat You can specify a section of a Song
59. this example select 090 Alex s Band in the Swing category 089 With Me Fly B 090 Alex s Band m 091 Blue Lady Flower 3 Play the chords with your left hand and the melody with your right o o D ei o e o o 9 d o oo S o SON Oe S e ter o Ii3b n 2 1 o e o o o o CATEGORY 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 o Split Point N ve MEL T 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 P H button to stop playback 26 PSR S500 Owner s Manual 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 SCH y Listen See Record Selecting and Listening to a Song Select and press one of the Song category buttons which corresponds to the type of Song you want to listen to NOTE l e When the instrument is in the PRESET Five preset Songs are available here Song mode the SONG MODE USER This contains your recorded Songs and Songs loaded from pei Ge computer USB This contains USB Songs when a USB flash memory re device is connected to the DEVICE terminal The Song selection display will appear The currently selected Song number a
60. 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 Do not place vinyl plastic or rubber objects on the instrument since this might discolor the panel or keyboard e 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 device 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 data 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 67 saved data may be lost due to malfunction or incorrect operation save important data to a USB storage device or other external device such as a computer pages 76 87 Backing up the USB storage device external media e o 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 Ev
61. value PSR S500 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 OCTANE Press the EXIT button to return to the Main UPPER OCTAVE A display ud UPPER OCTAVE 1 UPPER OCTAVE 1 In the case of UPPER OCTAVE 1 One octave up V vrum os J N e When a Drum Kit is selected each percussion Voice assigned to the keyboard are shifted in location but not pitch 54 PSR S500 Owners Manual efe eos 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 F
62. 0 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 Ji STANDBY m ON Q 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 CAUTION e 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 N CAUTION e Never attempt to turn the power off when a Writing message is shown in the display Doing so can damage the flash memory and result in a loss of data PSR S500 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 S Press the CATEGORY 4 and Y buttons a num ber of times until the Language item appears The currently selected display language will appea
63. 00000000000000000000 All chords in the chart are C root chords Chord Name Abbreviation Normal Voicing Chord C Display Major M EK C Add ninth 9 1 2 3 5 Cadd9 Sixth 6 3 5 6 C6 Sixth ninth 6 9 2 3 5 6 Ce Major seventh M7 3 5 7 CM7 Major seventh ninth M7 9 024 espe CM79 Major seventh add sharp eleventh M7 1 1 2 3 4 5 7or 0 9 44 5 27 Cm7 11 Flatted fifth gt 5 3 5b5 cbs Major seventh flatted fifth M7 gt 5 9 b5 7 Cm7 gt 5 Suspended fourth sus4 4 5 Csus4 Augmented aug 3 5 Caug Major seventh augmented M7aug 3 5 7 CM7aug Minor m b3 5 Cm Minor add ninth m 9 2 b3 5 Cm add9 Minor sixth m6 b3 5 6 Cm6 Minor seventh m7 b3 5 b7 Cm7 Minor seventh ninth m7 9 2 3 SES Cm79 Minor seventh add eleventh m7 11 5 38 4454 67 Cm7 Minor major seventh mM7 b3 5 7 CmM7 Minor major seventh ninth mM7 9 2 b3 5 7 CmM79 Minor seventh flatted fifth m7 gt 5 b3 b5 b7 Cm7 5 Minor major seventh flatted fifth mM755 b3 b5 7 Cmm7 Diminished dim b3 b5 Cdim Diminished seventh dim7 b3 b5 6 Cdim7 Seventh 7 3 5 b7 or 3 5 b7 C7 Seventh flatted ninth 7 b
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65. 16 Ibiza Adagio 17 HsSoHomy 19 Kids 20 Liels Higa 21 London Reay 22 MoveUp 23 Once More 24 Rose Dese 25 She Believes 26 Back On The Road 227 Blue Bonanza 28 Boy Country 29 Country Road 30 Forever On Mind 31 Hi Mary 232 Tm Lonesome 33 Lucile Left Me MININ Oo N 8 NO NO POT DO AJON NO NO O NO PO DO 0 n2 n2 AN 34 Nus 35 OnyNeedYou 36 RoadOfTheKing 237 Special Orange 238 Waltz Tennessee 39 ABand Ah 40 AllGoes 41 Balls Of Fre 42 Band Bike 243 Besame 44 Bird Is Yelow 245 Brazil 46 Cherry And Apple NO DO O1 oO POP PO DO DO M i OO o NO PO n5 NIO 4 248 Crazy LittleLove A 250 Cumparsita Tango NO Wel Music Database List MDB Name 51 MDE Name No MDB Name 78 Double Eagle 442 Waltz Emperor 52 Eyes OfGreen 79 Polka is Happy 443 Waltz Of Amore 253 E 380 444 54 Free Best Things 319 TmSavingLove 381 Rosa 445 Whatever WilBe 255 Green Mountain 320 KnowMe Now 382 Stripes andStars 7 Instrumental 56 Hear Music 321 LeaveMeNow 383 Teddy Picnic 446 Birds AtNight 57 Heaven Blue 322 Live Without You 384 Trombones Parade 447 Black AndWhite 58 He s Got ToGo 323 London Streets 385 Vienna Forever 48 Four Plus One 59 HignMoo
66. 2 FF e 9 Fe 5 Sd COCO SI S wje 9 je s LL dveu 1 S 106 PSR S500 Owners Manual Style List BubbiegumPop 17 Unplugged 7 omoun 11 EamyBalad ance 7 DmamDame T 13 14 15 ech 5 ENIM 5 2 OM y us T i 14 BigBandFast BigBandShuffle MidnightSwing JumpuJive JazzClub 10 Five Four 7 Ragtime BluesRock 7 Twist ComboBoogie 7 FingerPickin 10 7 10 12 13 LatinDisco 7 10 12 13 14 Wu 5 un nd 5 3 o0 OrganQuickstep TraditionalWaltz ChristmasWaltz Tijuana Sirtaki Re ooo Style No esch 12 13 14 15 16 17 7 10 11 12 gJ D O 2 O x 7 10 11 12 3 1 c 7 10 11 12 13 14 PSR S500 Owner s Manual 107 Music Database List No MDB Name 0 Showtime BA NJ OO BR OG PO sch Ay BRIAR OO gt n2 NMNIMNINININININ gt 0al eI CO PO H CO CO N Wu 9 I m Your Venus J 6 esch O1 O1 O1 O1 O1 O1 O1 O21 O7 C1 S HB BL BR BR BIR 00 N OD O1 B CO PO CO CO NJ OD O1 BY CO 108 PSR S500 Owners Manual AIC 0 NJ 3 SI NI NJ E EUR NTN 1 4 alala aoo 0 NI gt AA co po Oi N 1 Blue Lady Flower 3 CharlesOn 37 Just Chickens 00 NotMisbehaving NJ
67. 8 SONG P M button pages 28 41 PRESET USER USB etre 2 TRANSPOSE and buttons page 53 SCORE button page 30 p METRONOME button page 49 LYRICS button page31 P TAP TEMPO button 2 12 page 51 REC button page 33 D TEMPO and buttons page 49 oR 1545 page 22 p REGIST TRACK button page 66 9 gi secu gq MEMORY button nnn page 67 utton page AUTO FILL IN buten page 55 REGIST BANK and H buttons page 67 ACMP button asaienaneeinaneeennn page 23 REGISTRATION MEMORY 1 8 INTRO I IIl buttons page 55 buttons 0 ec ceceeeceeeeeeeeeeeseeeees page 67 MAIN VARIATION A D buttons BS p Display pages 12 42 page EXIT button 42 ENDINGrrit I TII buttons Gees een epos SYNC STOP button page 57 SYNC START button pages 23 56 START STOP button pages 22 41 14 Psn s500 Owners Manual Panel Controls and Terminals VOICES YAMAHA YES FUNCTION MDB EXIT e NO FILE ME MENU Se E ONE TOUCH SET JOO REGISTRATION MEMORY DNE Nooo 26 VOICE C Pano __ strincs __ TRumpet 7 auman __ accor
68. 8 A Effect Type List 110 Loaded E 29 A B ING PCAN T 65 FEC S cassetta dto ORA OR GE RUD RUD RUE 29 EE e Eaa e E E E tte NEU 31 ACCESSOTICS ccscesscesscssscssscesscesccscrssceesees J ENDING rit IHI buttons 14 55 ACMP button 14 23 EXECUTE button File Menu 15 75 LYRICS button 14 31 Auto Accompaniment Region 2 EXIT DUON oci eite diues 14 42 AUTO FILL IN button 14 External Clock 83 M Auto E E E 55 External SONT eca 29 ee 55 MAIN A D buttons 14 55 B F MAIN Display 42 Backup SC o E backup I af csser nenni 39 File COM ON PEPPER Tn 74 EH ve a a Backup File Transfer 87 HEE MENU EXECUTE Dion 19 75 EE nots Evel sit eatcnentaet Bat ee 67 FILE MENU MENU button 15 74 75 Main Voice Dry Level c 50 File Save File Menu 76 pd Moses DSP Level nn n Flash Clear vsssssvsv111111111111111111111r 111111 CH n C Flash Memory osa ssi ar nord iru 29 EH Mes Pan men 7 Category 17 27 27 40 Footswitch 0090090990909909090900000000000000000090009900999099999 10 Main Voice Reverb level E d de GE 7l UU RR dog S Format File Menu 75 Main Voice Volutie ucro 7 1 Category and X amp buttons T3 4 ee EE Master EQ T 52 CD ROM 7 88 ae e E 63 jai Me MASTER
69. 9 a aqui 67 Cre Seventh add flatted thirteenth 7 gt 13 3 5 b6 b7 Seventh ninth 7 9 2 3 5 b7 C79 Seventh add sharp eleventh 7 11 2 8 34 5 7 oF DS s 442 5 757 C7 11 Seventh add thirteenth 7 13 8 5 6 57 Seventh sharp ninth 7 9 WE CR C759 Seventh flatted fifth 755 3 b5 57 Seventh augmented 7aug 3 5 b7 C7aug C7aug Seventh suspended fourth 7sus4 4 5 b7 C 7sus4 C7sus4 Suspended second sus2 NOTE Notes in parentheses can be omitted 1 2 5 e Playing two same root keys in the adjacent octaves produces accompa niment based only on the root e A perfect fifth 1 5 produces accompaniment based only on the root and fifth which can be used with both major and minor chords e The chord fingerings listed are all in root position but other inversions can be used with the following exceptions m7 m7b5 6 m6 sus4 aug dim7 755 6 9 sus2 62 PSR S500 Owner s Manual Csus2 NOTE Csus2 e Inversion of the 7sus4 and m7 11 chords are not recognized if the notes shown in parentheses are omitted e The auto accompaniment will sometimes not change when related chords are played in sequence e g some minor chords followed by the minor seventh e Two note fingerings will produce a chord based on the previously played chord Style Auto Accompanimen
70. ARMONY button for longer than a second The currently selected Harmony type will be displayed HARMONY Y Hold for longer than a second FUNCTION HARMONY Master EQ Type c Harmony Type J Currently selected Harmony type 01 Duet How to sound each Harmony Type e Harmony types 01 to 05 Press the right hand keys while playing chords in the Auto Accompaniment range of the keyboard when the Auto Accompaniment is on page 23 e Harmony types 06 to 12 Trill Hold down two keys 44 PSR S500 Owners Manual This feature adds Harmony Tremolo or Echo effects to the Main Voice 3 Use the dial to select a Harmony type Refer to the Effect Type List on page 110 for information about the available Harmony types Try playing the keyboard with the Harmony function The effect and operation of each Har mony type is different for details refer to the section below How to sound each Harmony Type as well as the Effect Type List NOTE e The Harmony notes can be added only to the Main Voice not to Dual or Left Voices e The keys left of the Split Point of the keyboard produce no Harmony notes when the Auto Accompaniment is on ACMP ON lights e When chord fingering is set to Full Keyboard the Harmony function is turned off automatically e Harmony types 13 to 19 Tremolo Keep holding down the keys e Harmony types 20 to 26 Echo DT DST Keep holding down the keys
71. AXOPHO SS C Lew CL saxopone CT Ba LL P __Jorean __Jsrass Th ir E Leem SE 001 Vibraphone 002 JazzVibes 003 Marimba CLARINET DRUM KIT Rotate the dial and select the Drum Kit you want to play 013 027 Voice numbers 001 012 are percussion numbers E E 013 Standardkit 014 StandardKit l Drum Kits List Voice No Drum Kit name Standard Kit 1 Rock Kit Cuban Kit Standard Kit 2 Electronic Kit Pop Latin Kit Jazz Kit Analog Kit Arabic Kit Brush Kit Dance Kit SFX Kit 1 Room Kit Symphony Kit Play each key and enjoy the Drum Kit SFX Kit 2 e See the Drum Kit List on page 104 A good Drum Kit to start out with is 013 Standard Kit 1 Example 013 Standard Kit 1 e S S eU e e ce gt S af gt o e x 3e Row ge E SE 09 PK gf GO S X d VY KV a SS SS 2 X 2 S a5 S o9 o gt x Q9 9 x SD o vq N O PP p X S e e ON GE Qv ae NS Ke Ke E qe S amp A de S o S9 d Ar s ef Re oO Qr QS Q d ON i A LK HK W Q q P Q AS oi OH uS WP Go Q AX oc AN dn N A A M M N N Qoo d a9 SF e 9 A9 BG PH gi d gi S Go uS cd ad Leo co PF WOK QU d A ow SKE QD SF V yo ZS AB e do Q9 Dia Die vi e P
72. Caddo Ce ce DE e O le O le O e O e O CH e N D CH MAE e ce Em Bc as bd e Notes enclosed in parentheses will be recognized without them are optional the chords Full Keyboard This lets you play the accompaniment chords freely from anywhere on the keyboard PSR S500 Owners Manual 25 Playing with the Music Database 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 S 8 aw rer 2 E b Two Times Yeh 500 White And Pale 001 Manger Away 1002 Noel First l 2 Select the desired Music Database which matches the music style or type you want to play Press 4 Y category button when changing the MDB category Referring to the Music Database List on page 108 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
73. DBY ON switch of the instrument is set to STANDBY N WARNING e Use ONLY a Yamaha PA 300 or PA 301 AC Power Adaptor or other adaptor specifically recommended by Yamaha to power your instrument from the AC mains The use of other adaptors may result in irreparable damage to both the adaptor and the instrument Q Connect the AC adaptor PA 300 PA 301 or other adaptor specifically recommended by Yamaha to the power supply jack Q Plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet N CAUTION e Unplug the AC Power Adaptor when not using the instrument or during electrical storms PA 300 or PA 301 AC outlet 10 PSR S500 Owners Manual Make all necessary connections below BEFORE turning the power on Connecting Headphones PHONES OUTPUT Jack Cac PHONES OUTPUT d The instrument speakers are automatically shut off when a plug is inserted into this jack The PHONES OUTPUT jack also functions as an external output 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 N WARNING e 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 N CAUTION e To prevent damage to the speakers set the volume of the external devices at the minimum setting before connecting the
74. DOI REGISTRATION MEMORY E Play Along with Styles gt Page 23 Want to play with full accompaniment Try the auto accompaniment geste Styles The accompaniment styles provide the equivalent of a full backing i 016 RockShuffle band covering wide variety of styles from waltzes to 8 beat to samba and 017 Unplugged much more Select a style that matches the music you want to play or U T aa experiment with new styles to expand your musical horizons CATEGORY 8 E Easy Performance with Music Notation Display Page 30 When you play back a song the corresponding score will be shown on the u ee 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 rue love for to see rained all nisht the day ll Save and Load Data to USB Flash Memory or Computer gt Pages 73 and 83 These data organization tools let you store your original User songs or cus tom panel settings Registration Memory to a USB Flash Memory device or a computer then load the data back to the instrument as needed T ey as PSR S500 Owner s Manual Setting Up Power Requirements E Connecting Headphones PHONES OUTPUT Jack
75. Dont Let The Sun 96 Italian Mambo 360 Spanish Island 422 Tigerstyo 484 NoMaterWhat 97 361 423 485 98 Luminous 362 Where Is Love 424 Whatever YouRtock 486 WorldHeal 99 Mambo Jamming 363 Wonderful Bionde 487 World We Are 0 25 AniWaltz Worship 0 64 2 88 God Is Mighty 27 Daisy s Bicycle Organist n2 a a O o 0 N 3 A no A Ex n2 no Co CO no BA oO n2 93 Frenetic Beguine 5 Keep Thinking Pop Ballads LO C2 8 BE OO BA Co CO BA 02 Nada Mas Que 365 Noisy Old Car CA C3 0 Easy Listening 28 Dutch Tulip 89 Bamba Party A Co A CO 304 Samba One Note 366 Balloon Bossa 429 Dutch Windmill 490 CA Wu 0 Start TheBeguine 6 Beyond Ocean 9 FascinationWaltz 9 El Ranchero 306 Taxi In Tijuana 68 3 92_ Face Of A Child Ballad 6 MakeThrough Rain 3 Is It True Love 9 Guide Me Home GI G GO C2 O N AJIA AJS oo RP O Ay BR BRIAR BY oO PO CA NJ CO BA 07 AHero 370 Mothel 433 LoverWatz 494 HiDoly 308 AtOnceBalad 37i NewWord 434 Raggy Three Four 495 Samba Cavaquinho 09 BackForever 372 Portugal biet 435 Remember 496 Side To Side 10 Ballad For Woman 373 Raindrop Head 436 Samson s Gil 497 Steam TrainSamba CO CO CO no A C1 aN O CO A A ech 74 Something Silly
76. EGIST appears in the display press the REGIST TRACK button until it is shown REGIST TRACK o Press the REGIST BANK button to select the desired bank You can also use the dial to select the bank number REGIST BANK ay 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 currently set button is in red DODODOODC REGISTRATION MEMORY 68 PSR S500 Owners Manual Settings that can be saved to the Regis tration Memory e Style settings Style number Auto Accompaniment ON OFF Split Point Style settings Main A B Style Vol ume Tempo Chord Fingering Upper Octave Voice settings Main Voice setting Voice number Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level Dual Voice settings Dual ON OFF Voice number Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level Left Voice settings Left ON OFF Voice number Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level Effect settings Reverb Type Chorus Type Panel Sustain ON OFF 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 Specifie
77. FH 09H 01H F7H e 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 Il mm F7H e 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 II are ignored MIDI Master Tuning FOH 43H 1nH 27H 30H OOH OOH mm Il cc F7H e This message simultaneously changes the tuning value of all channels e The values of mm and Il are used for MIDI Master Tuning e he default value of mm and Il are 08H and OOH respec tively Any values can be used for n and cc Heverb Type FOH 43H 1nH 4CH 02H 01H OOH mmH IIH F7H e mm Reverb Type MSB e Reverb Type LSB Refer to the Effect Type List page 110 for details Chorus Type FOH 43H 1nH 4CH 02H 01H 20H mmH IIH F7ZH e mm Chorus Type MSB e Chorus Type LSB Refer to the Effect Type List page 111 for details DSP Type FOH 43H 1nH 4CH 02H 01H 40H mmH IIH F7H e mm DSP Type MSB e Il DSP Type LSB Refer to the Effect Type List page 111 for details 4 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 a
78. Go PO 2 O N OO A Go PO CO NI O O1 A Go PO 0 CO CO N Od O1 A CO N CO CE CO NI Od O1 AII PO CO CO CO NI D C1 Ti TI TI oo goo xm SIO glo a BS o o3 Oo BY BY BY BY BY BY BY BY BS A CO CO CO CO CO Scraich H2 Soraich H2 ScraibhL2 Scratch L 3 NENNEN E NEN ERE 75 CP 5 SES p D 6 SES PER Deg E KE 100 EE NEN od ee od a 103 EH SS 104 PSR S500 Owners Manual Drum Kit List E 2 0 o e o o co o Q n E E e Ze o EJS c Olm be LII i Tom Brush 6 Kick Techno Kick Small Hind Cymbal Side Stick SieS ckAndog OT OC Snae Snare Clap Brush Slap 3 Hand Clap Tom Analog 5 Tom Brush 5 127 000 001 127 000 28 127 000 033 127 000 041 127 000 049 HeverseDane2 ROSE STEIER SmreDanei IT Kick Techno Q Kick Soft 2 Tim Gato L Kick Techno L S cic Ke Dance Clap EE EEN Snare Tight Brush Tap 2 Band Snare 2 Fhor Tom L Tom Analog 1 Tom Brush 1 a H HeiClesed It ClosedAnaog3 Tom Analog 3 Tom Brush 3 Hi Hat Open HiHat Open Analog ITT Mid Tom L Tom Analog 4 TomJazz4 Tom Brush 4 PSS and Cymbal Dance Percussion4 Il o N N i 5 E o c c en o o be gt 2 ale Dga p 18 g el e a a A fg Sela alojo O o o o j ojo cle IBE oro lt l IS lo o o o o ss as cic o cd ol o c 9 9 o o w l Slelelelele o Gc ee S O Pass S
79. HTip 35 B 23 B 3 LIC eenmsaHHes OongaHHes 36 o 1 24 C 9 Coo o o Naaraan Dom Conga Open CongaHOpen 37 or 1 2 cr of fC atbasa Conga H Mue Conga H Mute 38 D 1 26 Do O fBrushSwn oo o o NakaazanEdge Conga H Slap Open Conga H Slap Open 39 o 1 27 o of C HagerDom Conga Slap Conga H Slap 40 E 3 28 E ojo C Hagerdge Conga H Slap Mute Conga H Slap Mute 41 F al 20 F o Snare Rol Bongo Congal Tp Congal p 42 FR 3 30 F 9 Bongo Conga Heel Congal He 48 G 3 31 Gof Pd eongaHMue CongaLOpen Congal Open 44 o 1 32 GF of ong H Open Conga Mute Conga Mute 45 A 1 38 JA of eenaL Congal Slap Open Conga L Slap Open 46 a 1 34 A 0 Pd agrouda Conga Slap Congal Sap 4 B 3 35 B 9 o o oo Lage Conga L Side CongaLSiide ske 2 36 C 1 49 er 2 37 cr 1 Cutting Noise Door Squeak Bongo HOpen 3 finger Bongo H Open 3 finger 50 b 2 38 D 1 DeoSlam Snare Soh Bongo HRim Bongo HRim 51 o 2 39 o 1 52 E 2 40 E 1 o ScathH3 Snre ere He BongoHHes 58 F 2 41 fF 1 Wmdchme Bongo H Slap BongoHSlap 54 FR 2 42 FF 1 7 relphoneRing2 Bongo L Open 1 finger Bongo L Open 1 finger 55 G 2 48 G 1 J C LLL Bongol Open 3
80. ILL IN STYLE CONTROL FEE HAD BEB Fill in Intro Main variation Ending e INTRO section This 1s 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 1s 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 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 AUTO Fill in section This is automatically added before the current section changes to a newly selected section PSR S500 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 N 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 66 K H on pig AUTO FILL IN 4 Press the SYNC START button to turn Synchro Start on A bad SYNC SYNC
81. J EFFECT 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 S500 Owners Manual Using Various Functions Pitch Controls Large Pitch Changes Transpose Small Pitch Changes Tuning The overall pitch of the instrument can be shifted The overall tuning of the instrument can be shifted up or down by a maximum of one octave in up or down by a maximum of 1 semitone in semitone increments approximately 0 2 Hz steps The default setting 1s 440 Hz Press one of the TRANSPOSE buttons Press the FUNCTION button The value is shown in the display indicating FUNCTION the amount of transposition over or below the normal value Y TRANSPOSE nm A TRANSPOSE 01 2 Press the CATEGORY 4 and x but tons as many times as necessary to call up Tuning Current value FUNCTION 2 Use the dial to set the transpose value between 12 and 12 as required e Tuning J 2 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 NOTE NOTE e This setting does not affect Drum Kit Voices 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
82. LCE 0 yxyxyxxxxxxxxxxx S29 LO0A ONAL a4equnw LoL O LoL O SION x XX XXX poeAaea3rv x x Sobessop t JI nezrieod x X pebueuo Top 9T I JL I JInezied OTSed moTAoOUNA SyTeCUSY peztuboosy SC ke keet Ces Ce geg O T UOTSJ9A 1702 uora4equeue duT IGIN 00SS HSd T PON 9002 TNL 8T e7ed pzeoqhey e qeaaod VHVNWA 114 PSR S500 Owner s Manual MIDI Implementation Chart ON SORA ONOW 440 INNO 7 9poNW ATOd AHO INWO SPOW ONON NO INWO z Spon ATOd NO INWO I SpOW OTT ebed uo CH OF 429j9M Tx josoWX sobves oSuog SATIOY S N HHO SSION TLV AHO NO 92O I ST44UD IV 49sed HHO punos TI Spueuuo j ourg 99M MOOTD GREG SATSNTOXH UO3S S x O X X X X X X X XXX XXX X i ONAL obueuo up 0 2 bord PSR S500 Owners Manual 115 Q3 MIDI Data Format NOTE 1 By default factory settings the instrument ordinarily functions 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 e MIDI Master Tuning e System exclusive messages for changing the Reverb Type and Chorus 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 7
83. OOQOOOOOQOOOOOOQOQOOQOQOOCOOOOOQOOQOOOOOOQOOOOOCOOOOOOOCGO OOCOOOOO OOCOOOOO D D o PO Cla o oOo o Yang Chin PSR S500 Owners Manual 1 01 Voice List Bank Select MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 MIDI Program Changez Voice Name Timpani Strings 1 Bank Select MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 MIDI Program Change Voice Name Sine Lead Sawtooth Lead Stereo Strings Sawtooth Lead 2 Slow Strings Thick Sawtooth 60 s Strings Dynamic Sawtooth Orchestra Digital Sawtooth Orchestra 2 Tremolo Orchestra Big Lead Sequenced Analog Velocity Strings Calliope Lead Strings 2 Pure Lead Stereo Slow Strings Chiff Lead Legato Strings Charang Lead Warm Strings Kingdom Distorted Lead Voice Lead synth Strings 1 Fifths Lead Synth Strings 2 Big Five Choir Aahs Bass amp Lead Stereo Choir Big amp Low Mellow Choir Fat amp Perky Choir Strings Soft Whirl Voice Oohs New Age Pad Synth Voice Fantasy Synth Voice 2 Warm Pad Choral Poly Synth Pad Analog Voice Choir Pad Orchestra Hit ltopia Orchestra Hit 2 Bowed Pad Impact Metallic Pad Trumpet Halo Pad Warm Trumpet Sweep Pad Trombone Rain Trombone 2 African Win
84. P SO OU aS uS ai VO ao d o di ou A e Ge A A VW WL E UO SS v GY G S E N ge amp PHS x cf o N O N D M D e FS RS Sy e GP os i lt Ww L QU 3 ES eo 9 PSR S500 Owners Manual 21 sch za Playing Styles This instrument includes an auto accompaniment feature that plays appropriate Styles rhythm bass chord accompaniment when you play left hand chords You can select from 150 different Styles covering a range of musical genres and time signatures see page 107 for a complete list of the avail able Styles Here s how you can use the auto accompaniment feature Select a Styles Rhythm Most Styles 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 Select and press the desired Style category button in the Style section NOTE i e To change the Style category The Style selection display appears press another category button The currently selected category name Voice number and name will be highlighted STYLE SELECT Style selection display CATEGORY gn c Pop amp Rock J STYLE EP Soe C DU amp Tam LL ENTERTAINER C AD Ljnss C BALLROOM C WORLD J vance CL country C D C user The currently selected category 001 FunkPopRock 002 AcousticRock The currently selected Style Se
85. RUS6 CHORUS7 CHORUSS8 GM CHORUS 1 GM CHORUS2 GM CHORUS3 GM CHORUS4 FB CHORUS Conventional chorus program with rich warm chorusing CELESTE CELESTE2 A 3 phase LFO adds modulation and spaciousness to the sound M O NI oA A wl o O ro o Oo PSR S500 Owners Manual 111 Effect Type List No Type Description MSB LSB SA Adds more stages to the modulation of Celeste 2 43 ENS DETUNE Chorus effect without modulation created by adding a slightly pitch shifted sound 87 0 44 KARAOKE 1 20 0 45 KARAOKE2 Echo for karaoke 20 1 46 KARAOKES3 20 2 47 ER1 9 0 48 EAD This effect isolates only the early reflection components of the reverb 9 1 49 GATE REVERB Simulation of gated reverb 10 0 50 REVERS GATE Simulation of gated reverb played back in reverse 11 0 51 EQ DISCO SE 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 Ss ater through a telephone receiver ae hr 53 2BAND EQ A stereo EQ with adjustable LOW and HIGH Ideal for drum Parts 77 0
86. SB flash memory device containing the song you want to play 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 USB button SONG L PRESET IT user USB S 3 Use the dial to select the song you want to play 4 Press the P E button DER PSR S500 Owners Manual 79 Connections Connectors 0 e SUSTAIN TO HOST TO DEVICE CONTRAST PHONES DC IN 16V e USB OUTPUT 5 USB TO HOST terminal Q 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 82 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 llCompatible USB storage llConnection to a USB storage devices eo0000000000000000009 device eo00000000000000000009 A USB storage device such as a floppy disk drive and flash memory can be connected to the USB TO DEVICE terminal Other USB devices such as a computer keyboard or mouse cannot be used pier ewe USB Before purchasing USB storage devices please consult your Yamaha dealer or an authorized Yamaha distributor see list at end of the Owner s
87. ST AMP1 75 20 90 ST AMP2 75 21 91 ST AMP3 Stereo amp simulator 75 8 92 ST AMP4 75 24 93 ST AMP5 75 27 pole r Distortion and Delay are connected in series 2 d 95 DST DELAY2 95 0 D AG Overdrive and Delay are connected in series i 97 OD DELAY2 95 1 29 SUO Compressor Distortion and Delay are connected in series 2 L 99 CMP DST DLY2 i 96 0 us Mr Compressor Overdrive and Delay are connected in series 2 ui 101 CMP 0D DLY2 96 1 vane y V Distortion and Delay are connected in series 104 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 Mm CAM AESSR can also be added to the sound es g 107 VCE CANCEL Attenuates the vocal part of a CD or other source 85 0 108 AMBIENCE Blurs the stereo positioning of the sound to add spatial width 88 0 109 TALKING MOD Adds a vowel sound to the input signal 93 0 110 LO FI Degrades the audio quality of the input signal 94 0 111 DYN FILTER Dynamically controlled filter 109 0 112 ISOLATOR Controls the level of a specified frequency band of the input signal 115 0 112 PSR S500 Owners Manual Effect Type List
88. There are 49 function parameters in all I Find the function you want to set in the 4 Use the dial or the YES and NO list that begins on page 71 buttons to set the parameters The YES and NO buttons are used to 2 Press the FUNCTION button make ON OFF type settings YES ON NO OFF ODIT 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 E YES Increment value by 1 Press these simulta Execute neously to recall the 3 Select a function Press the CATEGORY SES SCH ad e Decrement value by 1 4 and X buttons as many times as m necessary until the function s display name appears in the display Take a look at the function list starting on page 71 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 CATEGORY Function z s group Previous item Next item FUNCTION Pe Ch Chorus Type jJ lesen DIOHALL 1 Current selected item Parameter ZU PSR S500 Owners Manual The Functions E Function Setting List Group Function Item Display Indication Range Settings Description VOLUME Style Volume Style Vo
89. Track 1 8 Record the melody or other parts such as nee bass Up to approximately 5 400 Style Track ACMP Record the Rhythm and Chord chord changes can be recorded if you record only to the accompaniment track E Recording methods Pal SSC e uda el e e e e b uce score aispiay out they can O9 Quick Recording Immediately start recording by pressing the be converted UE ened MIDI File format and stored to REC button see page 33 USB flash memory page 77 Multi Recording Specify the Song or Part number and then from which they can be played i ith display start recording see page 34 EE e Even if you change the Voice during recording the DSP type will not be changed and the original DSP type will still be applied 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 8 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 corresponding tracks are set automatically E Recording track When Multi track recording is selected you can specify the recording track 1 8 and accompaniment track In this instrument data cannot be recorded to tracks 9 16 However in the case of Songs loaded from computer if the Song has data in t
90. Type nennen 1H iie Eltere ee 117 ALb 15 18 LEFT DUttOl esser diese ege I5 19 DUAL button OTS LINK buten 14 58 Lent Pari ousenssdpt de bd QD IPSNM 87 DBO Eege 18 l EEES E E cece 71 Left Mee M e 19 p EE E s 7 Lett Voice Chorus Level 71 Dart ASSIDIT ee 35 118 PSR S500 Owner s Manual Index PAUS um T 28 PDC EE 84 PHONES OUTPUT jack 10 15 Pitch BCG casi cecsnscessemasmnciesmsdenaarinixanienied 48 Pitch Bend Range eege 71 PITCH BEND wheel 15 48 Power e E 10 PRESET button 14 27 Eeer 29 Q OWAN EE 72 Quick Recording ssss 33 R REC button eens I4 53 PRC OF NT TT 32 REGIST BANK buttons 14 67 REGIST TRACK button 14 66 Registration Memory ccccceeeeeeees 67 REGISTRATION MEMORY 1 8 buttons 14 67 Repeat A B Repeat 65 REVE eM MT 45 eet Eeer 110 j n 28 Right P UL GE 87 S COR MNT MOM 30 SCORE button 14 30 EE 30 SMF Standard MIDI File 37 ENEE ZE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT H 94 EE ee 27 29 SONG category buttons 14 27 SONE cc Sennen ene one re oe ee iudi icc on 37 Song Memory 5 coectetuer 32 52 SONG MODE button 14 27 EE Etage 83 SOS et
91. USB Flash Memory USB Flash MEMO EE Using USB Flash Memory EE Formatting USB Flash Memory ccccccececeecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees VIG mM Tm Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Gave Loading User Files and Style Files Deleting Data from USB Flash Memory ssssss Playing Songs Saved to USB Flash Memory Connections SEENEN EE Connection to a USB Storage Device sssssesseeenerererereeeere n Connecting a Personal Computer Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer gic ez d o ege Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide Important Notices about the CD ROM GDSROM COMES cauia cdodcuddc qas ninian System Requirements esee Software Installation ccccccesececeeeeeeeeseeeeesseeeeeeeeeeeeeseanenenees Appendix Teo ube ie tie e SNR Tra CR ERE lo TH T ee NONE LIS m PUDE SUAM m ree 1 Sa IS HO 1 Music Database List separan eir pi mre hein ns eo Reti ror t andes 1 ECE TOS e 1 MIDI Implementation Chart 1 MIDI Data OA A EE 1 CIC AMONG Mop E 1 gic RN ENTRE 1 PSR S500 Owner s Manual Q3 Setting Up Be sure to do the following operations BEFORE turning on the power Power Requirements Make sure that the STAN
92. 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 e DUAL VOICE Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level DSP Level Dry Level e LEFT VOICE Volume Octave Pan Reverb Level Chorus Level DSP Level Dry Level e EFFECT Reverb Type Chorus Type DSP Type Master EQ Type e HARMONY Harmony Type Harmony Volume e PC PC Mode MIDI Local On Off External Clock Keyboard Out Style Out Song Out Initial Setup e METRONOME Time Signature Numerator Time Signature Denominator Metronome Volume e SCORE Quantize Right Part Left Part e UTILITY Demo Cancel e LANGUAGE Language Effects e Harmony 26 types e Reverb 25 types e Chorus 30 types e DSP 178 types Song e 5 Preset Songs 5 User Songs USB Memory e Song Clear Track Clear e Song Volume Song Control A B REPEAT PAUSE REW FF START STOP Recording e Song User Song 5 Songs Recording Tracks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 STYLE MIDI Local On Off e 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 e 12W 12W Speakers e 12cm x 2 3cm x2 Power Consumption e 25W Power Supply e Adaptor Yamaha PA 301 or PA 300 AC power adaptor Dimensions W x D x H e 946 x 402 x 130 mm 37 1 4 x 15
93. VOLUME control 11 14 40 FUNCTION button 15 70 E e E 23 25 61 62 MDB button 15 26 Chord Fingering e 25 63 FUNCTION display root 42 M Gg D Function Settings 70 72 EN Sege MEMORY buten 14 67 Eege 111 MENU button File Menu 15 74 75 EIU ODOHE eege ge H Message LCD ssccsctdectsevseacecsiestveaiees 96 Clear User Song ST Eeer 44 beienee 49 COMPUTE Loses kni 81 83 85 HARMONY button 15 44 METRONOME button 14 49 50 KEE 12 Harmony LY DO usse orte 44 110 E l 50 CONTRAST knob 12 15 Harmony Volume saisit irre tur 2 MIDI LLL 93 leegen 10 MIDI Data Boma 116 D MIDI Implementation Chart 114 DC IN 16V jack n 10 15 Multi Recording s 34 Delete File Menu 79 Initial Send EE 84 Music Database 26 DEMO button 14 16 Initial Setup 84 Music Database List 108 Demo Cancel eere eene renun nnnons 72 Mitali zation eeren eer rita Fr pb ie 39 Music Rest 13 Demo Song WR EO Y OTT RE 16 INTRO JHII buttons 14 55 hri NN REOR 66 Dic cs 15 41 Display E 42 H 0 Geck Bat DEENEN al Keyboard Out 83 Oetawe 54 Drum Kit List eese 104 One Touch Setting OTS 58 V c S 47 ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 4 buttons DSP button en uM ue 15 58 BEE DSP
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96. a one operation Three settings are available PCT PC2 and OFF Hold for longer i than a second This setting is not necessary when transferring song or backup files between the computer and the PC instrument Set the PC mode to PC2 when using Digital Music Note 2 book Local External Clock Song Out Style Out 2 Use the dial to select PC1 PC2 or OFF Keyboard Out NOTE e When the PC2 setting is selected the instrument s style song demo song recording and lesson features cannot be used NOTE e You can also access the PC Mode item by first pressing the FUNC TION button and then using the CATEGORY and X buttons to locate it page 70 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 I Press the FUNCTION button 3 Press YES to send or press NO to cancel FUNCTION L Y YES me 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and but NO tons to select the Initial Setup item EN CATEGORY A o 84 PSR S500 Owners Manual Connections Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument MIDI songs and Style files stored to a computer can be transferred to the instrument Backup files can also be transferred from the instr
97. a style or song is playing seems to be cut off back at the same time some notes sounds may be omitted or sto len from the accompaniment or song 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 polarity of the footswitch is reversed Make sure that the footswitch plug is properly connected to the SUSTAIN jack before turning on the power 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 sound of the voice changes from note to note The Demo display is shown in Japanese and or there are Japanese characters in the display mes sages The ACMP indicator does not appear when the Always press desired style category button first when you are going ACMP button is pressed to use any style related function 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 Make sure the Language setting in the FUNCTION display is set to English See page 12
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99. ange the Voice category press another category button Select and press the desired Voice category button in the For this example select the GUITAR category VOICE C PIANO C STRINGS C TRUMPET A GUITAR C ACCORDION C E PIANO C CHOIR C SAXOPHONE CS gt C PAD Cocea J srss __ Claniner CJ DRUM wm LLL SYNTH 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 Left Voice For this example select the 041 FolkGuitar Voice a eS ll a 040 VodooLead ae A 041 FolkGuitar A 042 Overdrive O l 5 Play the keyboard j e v UU dul ull Try playing the selected Left Voice Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display 20 PSR S500 Owners 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 PERC DRUM KIT button The PERC DRUM KIT category appears YOICE SELECTUWATIN VOICE CATEGORY C CJ C3 C PIANO STRINGS TRUMPET GUITAR ACCORDION 3 7 E E PIANO CHO S
100. any 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 NOTE Indicates the file name of the currently transmitting nnn indicates the receiving block Not all the messages are listed in the table the messages neces sary to be explained only PSR S500 Owners Manual 97 Q3 Voice List E Maximum Polyphonyeeeeeeccccccccccce The instrument has 32 note maximum polyphony This means that it can play a maximum of up to 32 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 NOTE e 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 e 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 Hemember to take this into consideration e Some voices may sound continuously or have a long decay after the notes have
101. been released while the sus exceeded earlier played notes will be cut off and the most recent notes have priority last note priority Panel Voice List Bank Select MIDI Program Bank Select MSB LSB Changed Voice Name MSB LSB 0 127 0 127 MIDI Program Change tain pedal footswitch is held Voice Name ChapelOrgn1 0 127 0 127 ie ChapelOrgn2 ND sch Oo ChapelOrgn3 PipeOrgan Piano 113 Live Grand Piano 112 Bright Piano Oo HeedOrgan Live WarmGrand Strings Harpsichord Live Strings GrandHarpsi Live Orchestra HonkyTonk MidiGrand Allegro Strings Symphon Str Oct Piano1 Sweet Violin CO CO NI OO 4 GO Oct Piano2 Strings COOC GO I OO AININ A N e CP80 m U OrchStrings iano AnalogStrs Cool GalaxyEP ChamberStrs Cool SuitcaseEP PolarisEP BowsStrings SlowStrings JazzChorus TremoloStrs HyperTines MarcatoStrs Cool E Piano PhaseEP SynStrings1 PizzStrings NewTines Viola CO OO NI OD occ PO FunkEP DX Modern Cello Contrabass VintageEP Harp VenusEP ModernEP Hackbrett Fiddle TremoloEP Banjo SuperDX Sitar StageEP Koto Clavi WahClavi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
102. cancel Time Signature Numerator Time Signature Numerator 00 60 Determines the time signature of the Metronome Time Signature Denominator Time Signature Denominator 2 4 8 16 Sets the length of each metronome beat Volume Metronome Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Metronome Quantize Quantize 1 4 note 1 4 note triplet 1 8 note 1 8 note triplet 1 16 note 1 16 note triplet 1 32 note 1 32 note triplet Depending on the song data you can make the score more readable by adjusting the timing of the notes This determines the minimum timing resolu tion used in the song For example if there are both quarter notes and eighth notes in the song you should set this value to eighth note Any notes or rests shorter than this value will not be shown in the Score Right Part Right Part 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 G uideTrack 1 16 Determines the guide track number for your right hand lesson The setting is only effective for songs in SMF format 0 transferred from USB flash memory Left Part Left Part GuideTrack 1 16 Determines the guide track number for your left hand lesson The setting is only effective for songs in SMF format 0 transferred from USB flash memory 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
103. comes the accompaniment range Play the accompaniment chords in this area of the keyboard Split point default 54 F 2 Y Root notes and the HEEL corresponding keys EE Accompani ment range MEasy Chords kk RA This method lets you easily play chords in the accompaniment range of the keyboard using only one two or three fingers e To play a major chord Press the root note of the chord e To play a minor chord Press the root note together with the nearest black key to the left of it e To play a seventh chord Press the root note together with the nearest white key to the left of it e To play a minor seventh chord Press the root note together with the nearest white and black keys to the left of it three keys altogether 9 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 71 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 as the default for the instrument ll Standard ChordS eccccccccccce This method lets you produce accompaniment by playing chords using normal fingerings in the accompaniment range of the keyboard How to play Standard Chords Example for C chords
104. ction 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 91 92 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 The supplied CD ROM also includes a Musicsoft Downloader application that allows you to 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 85 92 USB TO HOST terminal Computer USB cable 82 PSR S500 Owners Manual E USB Precautions Please observe the following precautions when connecting the instrument to a computer via a USB cable Failure to do so can cause the instrument and or the computer to hang up freeze possibly causing corruption or loss of data If the instrument or computer does hang up turn the power to both devices off and then on again and restart the computer CAUTION e Wake the computer from a sleep suspended standby mode before connecting the USB cable e Connect the USB cable to the instrument and computer before turning power to the instrument on e Check the following points before turning the instrument s power on or off and before plugging or unplugging the USB cable e Quit all a
105. d Tuba Carib Muted Trumpet Sound Track French Horn Prologue French Horn Solo Crystal French Horn 2 Synth Drum Comp Horn Orchestra Popcorn Brass Section Tiny Bells Trumpet amp Trombone Section Round Glockenspiel Synth Brass 1 Glockenspiel Chimes Resonant Synth Brass Clear Bells Synth Brass 2 Chorus Bells Soft Brass Soft Crystal Choir Brass Air Bells Soprano Sax Bell Harp Alto Sax Gamelimba Sax Section Atmosphere Tenor Sax Warm Atmosphere Breathy Tenor Sax Hollow Release Baritone Sax Nylon Electric Piano Oboe Nylon Harp English Horn Harp Vox Bassoon Atmosphere Pad Clarinet Brightness Piccolo Goblins Flute Goblins Synth Recorder Creeper Pan Flute Ritual Blown Bottle To Heaven Shakuhachi Night Whistle Glisten Ocarina Bell Choir Square Lead Echoes Square Lead 2 Sci Fi LM Square Sitar Hollow Detuned Sitar Shroud Sitar 2 Mellow Tamboura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
106. d b Mull Lud Ed Start recording Current measure number Stop recording by pressing the P M or REC button Track numbers containing recorded data are indicated with framed rect angles 4 Press the P H button to play back the recording JHA 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 SONG CATEGORY J PRESET USER 005 User Song 5 Y 001 User Song I ZoB 002 User Song 003 User Song 3 34 PSR S500 Owner s Manual Recording Your Own Performance Select the recording part for each track Part Assign N CAUTION Selecting the part for the Melody track tracks 1 8 sp el ith ec addidi While holding down the REC button press one of the track buttons Seite ee Wil cena 1 8 until the desired part is shown at the track button Each time you ten by the new data press the button the part is changed in order such as MAIN DUAL NOTE LEFT in the Main display When ACMP track is set to REC ON the accompaniment will be automatically set to ON e When press the REC button during accompaniment on the uit ACMP track will be automati vA cally set to REC ON REGISTRATION MEMORY e ACMP ON OFF does not change while recording is in Press and hold progress e A
107. d Registration Memory Keep in mind that groups of data cannot be deleted or cleared from the instrument at a single time Press the REGIST TRACK button a number of times until the REGIST item appears The item changes in order from REGIST to TR 1 8 to ACMP TR This step is not necessary if the instrument is in the Style mode REGIST TRACK i 2 Press the REGIST BANK button a 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 D REGIST BANK BANK 3 Press and hold the REGISTRATION MEMORY button corresponding to the Registration you want to clear for longer than a second A confirmation message will appear on the dis play DODODODC REGISTRATION MEMORY Ce for longer than a second 4 Press the YES button A confirmation message will appear again on the display You can cancel the clear operation by pressing the NO button 5 Press the YES button again to clear a Registration Memory The clear in progress message will appear briefly on the display while the Song is being cleared PSR S500 Owners Manual 69 ere The Functions ef 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
108. d Tweet 2 Maou Phone Call Door Squeak Door Slam Scratch Cut Scratch Split Wind Chime Telephone Ring 2 Car Engine Ignition Car Tires Squeal Car Passing Car Crash Siren Train 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jet Plane COOC Firework The voice number with an asterisk is XGlite optional voice PSR S500 Owner s Manual 103 Drum Kit List 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 128 Standard Kit 1 the Seq Click H Note 36 Note C1 corresponds to Notes 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 XGlite optional kit x rm u 7 18 1 eo MSB 0 127 LSB 0 127 PC 1 128 127 0001026 C 0 Surdo Mute EE EN D o 8 SurdoOpen f T o SSS SSS DE 0 DOLL Wisa ll ScratchH Ill 0 Seah BEER E G Finger Snap p oss T E CickNose S 1L L Metronome ciek ll MeronomeB T o S E Ill SeqCickH
109. dow Q Restart the computer The USB MIDI driver installation is complete PSR S500 Owners Manual 91 Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide Installing the driver on Windows XP Start the computer and use the Adminis trator account to log into Windows 2 Select Start gt Control Panel If the control panel appears as Pick a cate gory click Switch to Classic View in the upper left of the window All control panels and icons will be displayed 3 Go to System Hardware Driver Signing Options and check the radio but ton to the left of Ignore and click OK Click the OK button to close System Properties and then click X in the upper right of the window to close the Control Panel 5 Insert the supplied CD ROM into the CD ROM drive A start window will appear automatically First make sure the POWER switch on the MIDI device is set to OFF then use a USB cable to connect the MIDI device to the computer After making the connec tions turn on the power of the MIDI device The system launches the Found New Hardware Wizard automatically Other wise refer to Troubleshooting in the Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide section of the Owner s Manual If the sys tem displays Found New Hardware in the lower right corner wait until Wizard windows is displayed Some computers may take a while to display the window If the Wizard window prompts you to specify whether or not to co
110. dphones 4 Line Out 1 5 Line Out 2 Sets the equalizer applied to the instrument output including speakers headphones or other output for optimum sound in different listening situations HARMONY Harmony Type Harmony Volume Harmony Type Harmony Volume 01 26 000 127 Determines the Harmony type See the list on page 110 Determines the volume of the Harmony effect PC MODE PC Mode PC Mode PC1 PC2 OFF Optimizes the MIDI settings for connecting to a com puter page 84 MIDI Local ON OFF Local ON OFF Determines whether the instrument s keyboard con trols the internal tone generator ON or not OFF page 83 External Clock ON OFF External Clock ON OFF Determines whether the instrument synchronizes to the internal clock OFF or an external clock ON page 83 Keyboard Out Style Out Keyboard Out Style Out ON OFF ON OFF Determines whether keyboard performance data of the instrument is transmitted ON or not OFF Determines whether Style data is transmitted ON via USB TO HOST or not OFF during Style play back Song Out Song Out ON OFF Determines whether Song data is transmitted ON via USB TO HOST or not OFF during Song play back 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
111. ed 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 4 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 1 Neglect abuse abnormal strain modification or exposure to extremes in temperature or humidity 2 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 center or an authorized service representative of Yamaha 3 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 Send SalbsS
112. en a set of headphones is plugged into this jack no sound is output There is no sound even when the keyboard is played or when a song or style is being played Check the Local Control on off See page 83 back Is the FILE CONTROL display showing The instrument s keyboard 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 Is External Clock set to ON Make sure External Clock is set to OFF START STOP button is pressed refer to External Clock on page 83 Make sure that the Style Volume page 71 is set to an appropriate level Is the split point set at an appropriate key for the chords you are play MA 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 This is not a malfunction Style BaroqueAir Style does not have a START STOP button is pressed after selecting Rhythm part so there is no rhythm sound for this Style Also this the BaroqueAir Style in the MOVIE amp SHOW cate Style does not have a Fill In section The other parts will begin play gory ing when you play a chord in the accompaniment The instrument is polyphonic up to a maximum of 32 notes If the Not all of the voices seem to sound or the sound Dual voice or Split voice is being used and
113. en 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 e Trademarks The bitmap fonts used in this instrument have been provided by and are the property of Ricoh Co Ltd e 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 10 2 2 PSR S500 Owner s Manual 5 This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others copyrights Such copyrighted materials include without limitation all computer software style files MIDI files WAVE data musical scores and sound recordings Any unauthorized use of such programs and contents outside of personal use is not permitted under relevant laws Any violation of copyright has legal consequences DON T MAKE DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and or audio data is strictly prohibited except for your per
114. enerator is active when local control is on and inactive when local control is off These settings determine whether the instrument is synchronized to its own internal clock OFF or to a clock signal from an external device ON Keyboard Out ON OFF These settings determine whether keyboard performance data of the instrument is transmitted ON or not OFF Style Out ON OFF These settings determine whether Style data is transmitted ON or not OFF during Style playback Song Out N CAUTION ON OFF most likely cause These settings determine whether Song data is transmitted ON or not OFF during Song playback 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and x buttons e If you can t get any sound out of the instrument this may be the to select the item you want to change its N CAUTION value CATEGORY an external device the song style and metronome functions will e f External Clock is ON and no clock signal is being received from not start o Press the FUNCTION button FUNCTION us 3 Use the dial to select ON or OFF PSR S500 Owners Manual 83 Connections MPC Mode ececoccccccccccccccces 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 between the Mode item appears computer and the instrument The PC Mode item can conveniently make multiple settings for you in
115. enses lost profits lost data or other damages arising out of the use mis use 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 proce dure 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 amend ment or revision of this Agreement will be binding unless in writing and signed by a fully authorized representative of Yamaha Q3 Troubleshooting When the instrument is turned on or off a popping This is normal and indicates that the instrument is receiving electrical sound is temporarily produced power Using a mobile phone in close proximity to the instrument may pro When using a mobile phone noise is produced duce interference To prevent this turn off the mobile phone or use it further away from the instrument Check that nothing is connected to the PHONES OUTPUT jack on the rear panel Wh
116. er a re MERE THe eic TI MAIN Display Items ege eege eege Ge rap u 2x Reference Playing with the Effects Adding Harmony EE ETE T eter ees Changing ihe Reverb Type 1 rcnt rrr nene Changing the Chorus KE lx Ec cC TO Adding Do E PUCA BONO eebe 39 39 39 40 40 43 Using Various Functions Playing with the metronome AAA Using TAOS FAM EE Touch Response EE E GSE NNOO MN ERE EROR Pitch Controls EE Changing the pitch of the instrument in octaves Style Auto Accompaniment Functions Pattern Variation sections ccccccsseseeeeeeessesseeeeeeaneeseeeees One Touch Setting eege Variation Change and OTS OTS LINK Setting th Split el E Playing a Style with Chords but without Rhythm Stop Accompaniment sss cerni air aa Ria dae t Er a sce Adjusting the Style Volume Chord BASIC S sseeeseidsceneopdatbmcitadseut itor rie moet e Annne ENERE Bd Or E Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard Song Settings see fe Ui Changing the TIO NP A B TOA EE Muting Independent Song Parts ssssss Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings Saving to the Registration Memory sess Recalling a Registration Memon Registration Clear Deleting a Specified Registration PCO NER RE E o TE The Functions Selecting and Setting Functions suus Using
117. es until the item you want to clear appears The item changes in order from REGIST to TR 1 8 to ACMP TR Select the desired track TR 1 8 or ACMP TR REGIST TRACK 4 3 Press and hold the REGISTRATION MEMORY track button 1 to 8 corresponding to the track you want to clear for longer than a second A confirmation message will appear on the display EFSER Hold for longer than a second 4 Press the YES button A confirmation message will appear again on the display NOTE To execute the Track Clear func You can cancel the clear operation by pressing the NO button lon press ihe YESI bution Press NO to cancel the Track 5 Press the YES button again to clear the Song aa The clear in progress message will appear briefly on the display while the track is being cleared 38 PSR S500 Owner s Manual Q3 Backup and Initialization Backup 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 parameters e USER Song e Style file Registration memory e Auto Fill In On Off Each parameters in the function display Tuning Split point Touch sensitivity Style volume Song volume Metronome volume Demo cancel Language Master EQ type Chord fingering Initialization This function erases all backu
118. evel second level folder in the root directory Songs stored in these location can be selected and played as USB song page 28 Songs stored in third level folders created inside a second level folder cannot be selected and played by this instrument USB flash memory Root Can be selected played root Cannot be selected played Song Folder 74 PSR S500 Owners Manual 2 Check that the CONNECT message is shown in the MAIN display PoezRock FunkPopRock CONNECT You can go to the FILE CONTROL display from which you can access USB flash memory operations by pressing the MENU button from this display Do not press this button now but only when instructed to in the sections below Menu Reference Page Format 75 Save 76 Load 78 A message information or confirmation dialog sometimes appears in the display to facilitate operation Refer to the Messages section on page 96 for an explanation of each message NOTE i e 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 active NOTE e The FILE CONTROL display will not appear in any of the following Cases e During style or song playback e While data is being loaded from a USB flash memory Using USB Flash Memory Formatting USB Flash Memory A new USB flash memory device must be formatted before
119. gory Next category VOICE SELECT AMAAIN CATEGORY t Flute amp Clarinet T oos Glarinet 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 AMAIN CATEGORY z un Currently selected category name 009 Oct Piano2 010 CP80 Dial Rotate the dial clockwise to increase the value of the selected item or counter clockwise to decrease its value Rotate the dial to con tinuously increase or decrease the value Decrease Increase o o o o o o o o Ei o o oO o o 001 Live Grand Piano Currently selected item 002 Bright Piano 003 Live WarmGrand YES NO buttons Press the YES button briefly to increment the value by 1 or press the NO button briefly to decrement the value by 1 Press and hold either but ton to continuously increment or decrement the value in the corresponding direction YES Press briefly to increment NO Press briefly to decrement 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 YES and NO buttons C Starting stopping a Song or Style START STOP
120. he delete function is engaged End Error Displayed when the transmission of Initial Send has been completed Displayed when writing has failed 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 Flash Clearing Indicates that loading data cannot be executed since the file data is too large 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 Media capacity is full Displayed while loading data Displayed when saving data cannot be executed since the media memory becomes full Memory Full Displayed when the internal memory becomes full during song recording 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 Overwrite Confirms whether overwriting is executed or not Please Wait Displayed when executing the
121. hen attaching the stand or rack use the provided screws only Failure to do so could cause damage to the Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations or extreme cold or internal components or result in the instrument falling over 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 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 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 10 1 2 4 PSR S500 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 playing 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 Never insert or drop paper metallic or other objects into the gaps on the panel or keyboard If this happens
122. hen 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 The Style will play while you are playing the keys Style playback will stop when you release the keys PSR S500 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 4 buttons and listen to the results ONE TOUCH SETTING Split Point REBS verbe Variation Change and OTS OTS LINK When change the MAIN VARIATION A D to other MAIN VARIATION A D during OTS LINK 1s 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 v MAIN VARIATION A B C D Automatically change ONE TOUCH SETTING OOO 58 PSR S500 Owners Manual Style Auto Accompaniment Functions Setting the Split Point The initial
123. 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 64 center stereo image The value O results in the sound 127 right being panned full left the value 127 results in the sound being panned full right Reverb Level Left Reverb Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Left voice s signal is sent to the Reverb effect Chorus Level Left Chorus Level 000 127 Determines how much of the Left voice s signal is sent to 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 unproc essed signal sounds no Reverb Chorus or DSP effect processing PSR S500 Owners Manual 7 1 The Functions Group Function Item Display Indication Range Settings Description EFFECT Reverb Type Reverb Type 01 26 Determines the Reverb type including off 26 See the list on page 110 Chorus Type Chorus Type 3i Determines the Chorus type including off 31 See the list on page 111 DSP Type DSP Type 001 179 Determines the DSP type including off 179 See the list on page 111 Master EQ Type Master EQ Type 1 Speaker 1 2 Speaker 2 3 Hea
124. ing up data to a computer and organizing files folders USB terminal Computer USB t F 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 flash memory Disconnect the USB storage device from the computer and connect it to the instrument Reading files on the USB storage device from the instrument USB TO DEVICE terminal USB flash memory PSR S500 Owner s Manual 81 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 83 Files can be transferred between the instrument and the computer page 85 The conne
125. ions and functions will be announced separately The screen displays as illustrated in this owner s manual are for instructional purposes and may appear somewhat different from the screens which appear on your computer Important Notices about the CD ROM Data Types This CD ROM includes application software Please refer to page 90 for software installation instructions N CAUTION e Do not attempt to play this CD ROM on an audio CD player The result high volume noise can potentially cause hearing damage or damage your CD player and speakers Operating System OS The applications in this CD ROM are provided in versions for Windows operating systems 88 PSR S500 Owners Manual Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide CD ROM Contents Accessory CD ROM for Windows Folder Name Application Data Name MSD Musicsoft Downloader Contents This application can be used to transfer data between computer and instrument s memory DMN FlashDemo Flash Demo Digital Music Notebook is an educational content that lets you enjoy music while learning Full motion demo software which introduces all features of the Digital Music Notebook USB MIDI Driver Windows 98 Me USB MIDI Driver Windows 2000 XP USBdrv2k Using the CD ROM cececcccccce Please read the Software License Agreement on page 94 before opening the CD ROM pack age Check the system requirements to make sure that the softwa
126. istortion and other dynamic processing tools that let you enhance the sound or com pletely transform it NOTE e DSP is term of abbreviated form of Digital Signal Processor and it uses a micro processor to change the audio in various ways Use the DSP button to turn the DSP function on The DSP button lights indicating that DSP is on To turn DSP off press the DSP button again pig DSP DSP button lights when DSP is on NOTE e When DSP is turned on the optimum DSP type for the current Voice is automatically selected e 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 e The DSP type is an overall setting only one type can be selected For this reason when you play a newly loaded Song or Style for example the currently playing Voices may not sound as expected 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 nomenon occurs when you use the PP 44 buttons or A B Repeat function during song playback 2 Press and hold the DSP button for longer than a second The currently selected DSP type will be dis played DSP Type DSP EFFECT Y mc uA D 2 Hold for longer than a second D03 HALL3 3 Use the dial to select a DSP type Refer to the DSP Type List on page 111 for inf
127. jobs that take some time such as displaying scores and lyrics 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 96 PSR S500 Owner s Manual Messages LCD Message Comment Saving Displayed while saving data in the memory Never turn the power off while saving Doing so may result in data loss Send OK Sending Confirms whether the data transmission is executed or not 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 The media is not formatted Indicates that saving data cannot be executed since the folder directory structure has become too complicated 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 m
128. lect the Style you want to play Look at the highlighted Voice name and rotate the dial The available Styles will be selected and displayed in sequence See the Style list on page 107 CATEGORY a Jg 002 AcousticRock 003 Cool8Beat 004 60 sRock1 l 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 DE 22 PSR S500 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 accompaniment 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 Y 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 ER SOCIUS UM auto accompaniment region and is used only for specifying the accompaniment chords Split point 54 F 2 WT Auto accompa niment region Turn Sync Start on Press the SYNC START button to turn the Sync Start function on bad
129. lp ft Purchased from Daea Retailer YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA Electronic Service Division 6600 Orangethorpe Avenue Buena Park CA 90620 KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS DO NOT MAIL 120 PSR S500 Owners Manual For details of products please contact your nearest Yamaha representative or the authorized distributor listed below 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 MIS 3R1 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 xico S A de C V Calz Javier Rojo G mez 1149 Col Guadalupe del Moral C P 09300 M xico D F M xico Tel 55 5804 0600 BRAZIL Yamaha Musical do Brasil Ltda Rua Joaquim Floriano 913 4 andar Itaim Bibi CEP 04534 013 Sao Paulo SP BRAZIL Tel 011 3704 1377 ARGENTINA Yamaha Music Latin America S A Sucursal de Argentina Viamonte 1145 Piso2 B 1053 Buenos Aires Argentina Tel 1 4371 7021 PANAMA AND OTHER LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES Yamaha Music Latin America S A Torre Banco General Piso 7 Urbanizaci n Marbella Calle 47 y Aquilino de la Guardia Ciudad de Panam Panam Tel 4 5
130. lume 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 s sound in approxi mately 0 2Hz increments Pitch Bend Pitch Bend Range 01 12 Sets the pitch bend range in semitone increments Range Split Point Split Point 000 127 C 2 G8 Determines the highest key for the Split voice and sets 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 automatically 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 2 FullKeyboard mode 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 Volume Main Volume 000 127 Determines the volume of the Main 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 64 center stereo image The value 0 results in the sound 127
131. m 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 NOTE e 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 TO HOST lt USB 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 85 To use the USB data transfer features you ll need to do the fol lowing e 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 e Install the USB MIDI driver on your computer Installation of the USB MIDI driver is described on page 9
132. mended at least 3 MB of free space Digital Music Notebook Digital Music Notebook Requirements for playing content with video included Windows XP Professional Edition SP1a more Windows XP Home Edition SP1a more Windows 2000 Professional SP4 more Software Installation 9 Uninstall Removing the Software Installed software can be removed from your computer as follows From the Windows Start menu select Start gt Settings Control panel Add or Remove Applications Install and Uninstall Select the item you want to remove and click Add or Remove Follow the on screen instructions to remove the selected software NOTE e The actual names of the menu items and buttons will depend on the OS version you are using 90 PSR S500 Owner s Manual 400MHz or higher Intel Pentium Celeron Processor family 1GHz or more is recommended 128 MB or more 256 MB or more is recommended 1GHz or higher Intel Pentium Celeron Processor family 1 4GHz or more is recommended 256 MB or more Computer Sequence software USB Cable at least 50 MB of free space 1024 x 768 HighColor 16 bit llinstalling the USB MIDI Drivere e o o In order to be able to communicate with and use MIDI devices connected to your computer the appropriate driver software must be properly installed on your computer The USB MIDI driver allows sequence sof
133. monstration Song Press the STANDBY ON button until it locks in the ON position The Main display appears in the LCD RM STANDBY m ON r VOICE name Q STYLE name SONG name 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 ay Why choose tte MASTER VOLUME C Yamaha B Over 100 years experience B Respected amp trusted the world over W Endorsed by the worlds favorite artists E The largest musical instrument nano Gk YAMAHA psr gt ECC ER E Press the P H button to stop Demo NOTE j F f e The DEMO button doesn t Operation automatically returns to the Main display function when the Demo Cancel function is set to enable See page 72 JHA 16 PSR S500 Owners Manual P Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices NE In addition to piano organ and other standard keyboard instruments this instrument has a large range of realistic Voices including guitar bass strings sax trumpet drums and percussion sound effects and a wide variety of other musical sounds Select and Play a Voice In this operation you ll select a Main Voice and play it on the keyboard Select and press the desired Voice category button in
134. n 324 Love sGlory AllTimeHits 449 Invites 60 HolidayHome 325 Make Love To You 386 AIlOfMyLoving 450 Lonely Piper 61 IWomtBeCrue 326 San Francisco 387 AtHeatYoung NO PO n5 w l NIO CO BA no A CO co CO oo NO PO NIO Walt AIC SIP O NJ DO C2 NI n5 C2 no CO CO A A CO no D C1 NO oo O CA N 5 C1 C3 262 Jealous Tango 27 Up We Belong 388 Away And Up 452 Piece Of Funk 6 Jeeps Creepers 2 When We Touch 8 Born Smiling 5 Round The World NIN A C2 CO co w O AY a C2 A String Holiday CA 265 Lift Yourself Up 330 91 Game Makes Tears 455 Yak This Sax NO O CA CA NO NO NJ 6 6 Co GI GO Gd C2 OO P NJ Nothing But Love Sing alongs Heaven Too Much 5 Always Rain OnMe 69 Nuts Rhythm 3 95 Hold Your Hand 58 Angle of Charlie 7 Old House Danny s Boy 9 Letters Of Love 5 Flame Eternal 71 Old St Bernards 3 T Co DO POT DO DO o Gd GO CO Co Olio AJAJAJA O N NO CO oo A 72 On Your Steet 336 WonisOld 398 MekeThruNght 461 GoloveWay 73 Partner Change 337 My Clementine 399 Mrs Robin s Son 462 lmTom 274 Perfidious One 75 Portugal April 389 MyManlsOd 3 CO N CO co D no 6 Knife Mack 2 Wind On Candle 9 Don t Be Bad 5 oo 38 My Dads ADu
135. n assigned part cannot be specified to another track PART ASSIGN e A maximum of three melody tracks can be recorded simulta neously Track 1 is MAIN part Selecting the part for the Accompaniment track NOTE e If you want to cancel the record While holding down the REC button press the ACMP button The ready mode of a track simulta REC indication will be highlighted in the display and operation will be kgs Minuit iu e set to record ready mode button you want to cancel PART ASSIGN Press and hold ACMP is set to record ready mode PSR S500 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 e When Song memory is full a Press the EXIT button and the measure number is shown in the Main re displ ay shown in the display and record ing will be stopped In this case When recording is started the display automatically returns to the Main delete any unnecessary Song d data by using Song clear or display track clear then start recording Current measure number again See page 37 xem gt Start recording gt H or au TN Y Alternately if you press one of the ENDING Srit 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
136. nd 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 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
137. nd name will be highlighted Song Selection display SONG PRESET USER C Juss CATEGORY Cm GN ED mO 005 PianoConcertoNo 21 001 AnnieLaurie OhSusanna l Currently selected Song Select a Song Use the dial to select the Song you want to listen to CATEGORY amm Ed Lem m nnieLaurie 002 OhSusanna 003 LittheBrownJug 004 WaltzOp 18 Chopin l PSR S500 Owners Manual 27 Using Songs Built in Songs 1 Annie Laurie Traditional 2 Oh Susanna Sunny Skylar S Foster PRESE 3 Little Brown Jug Traditional 4 Waltz Op 18 F Chopin 5 Piano Concerto No 21 2nd Mov W A Mozart User Songs Songs you record yourself or Songs transferred from a computer pages 85 87 Songs in a USB flash memory connected to the instrument page 74 Listen to the Song Press the P W button to begin playback of the selected Song NOTE 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 arrangement and may not be exactly the same as the original m DH H y Song start A B lI zw Song Fast Forward Fast Reverse and Pause These are just like the transport controls on a cassette deck or CD player letting you fast forward PP rewind 4 and pause J playback of the Song NOTE e When an A B repeat range is del specified the fast reverse and fo
138. nect the USB cable then connect it again Is the USB function enabled on your com puter 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 Device Manager for Windows 98 Me or select Control Panel gt System gt Hardware gt Device Manager for Win dows 2000 XP Classic View only in Windows XP 2 Make sure that no or x marks appear at Universal 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 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 Device Manager for Windows 98 Me or select Control Panel gt System gt Hardware Device Manager for Win dows 2000 XP 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 button 4 Remove the USB cable from the instru ment and make the connection again
139. nion CL amp P vo joo __ saxopHone __ Bass C P C Joea _ srass CLARINET CJ DRON ct CL sre VOICE CONTROL MONY TOUC CC Bag eic SNL EH E RR RR RR y Rear Panel D D PHONES OUTPUT m m m ES SUSTAIN TO HOST TO DEVICE CONTRAST e USB el page 41 YES and NO buttons page 41 CATEGORY 4 and x buttons page 41 e FUNCTION button page 70 MDB button page 26 FILE MENU MENU and EXECUTE buttons pages 74 75 9 ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 4 lf de E page 58 69 VOICE e page 17 amp VOICE CONTROL LEFT button page 19 DUAL button page 18 HARMONY button page 44 TOUCH button page 51 SUSTAIN button page 47 DSP DEEG ioris page 47 UPPER OCTAVE and buttons EE page 54 PITCH BEND wheel page 48 Rear Panel SUSTAIN Jack page 10 amp USB TO HOST and TO DEVICE terminals page 80 amp CONTRAST knob page 12 PHONES OUTPUT jack page 10 DC IN 16V back page 10 PSR S500 Owners Manud 15 m LLN Pe Playing Songs D gt This instrument include a Demonstration Song Let s start by playing the De
140. nnect to Windows Update select the radio button for No not this time then click Next 7 Select the radio button for Install the software automatically recommended then click Next NOTE e f during the installation the system displays has not passed Win dows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP click Continue Anyway 8 When the installation is complete the Wizard displays Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard Click Finish Some computers may take a while to display the Wizard window D PSR S500 Owner s Manual 9 Restart the computer If the system displays Found New Hardware in the lower right corner wait until the Wizard win dow is displayed Some computers may take a while to display the Wizard window The USB MIDI driver installation is complete lllinstalling the Musicsoft Downloader and Digital Music Notebook Applications e You will need to log in with administrator root privileges in order to install Musicsoft Downloader on a computer running Windows 2000 or XP e You will need to log in with administrator root privileges in order to install Digital Music Notebook on a computer running Windows 2000 or XP e When installing the Digital Music Notebook make sure that Internet Explorer 6 0 with SP1 or higher is installed to your computer e Credit card settlement is required to purchase Digital Music Notebook content Credit
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142. o axial type cable If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute 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 COMPLIANCE INFORMATION STATEMENT DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PROCEDURE Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park Calif 90620 714 522 9011 Electronic Keyboard PSR S500 Responsible Party Address Telephone Type of Equipment Model Name This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following 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 FCC DoC YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA PSR S500 Owner s 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 injury or even death from electrical shock short circuiting damages fire
143. o transfer Backup files containing backup data page 39 including the five User Songs stored on the instru ment to a computer If you click Electronic Musi cal Instruments in the Musicsoft Downloader display and then System Drive a file named PSR S500 BUP will appear in the lower right corner of the Musicsoft Downloader display This is the backup file For details about how to transfer backup files using the Musicsoft Downloader application refer to the Online help in the applica tion NOTE e Preset Song data cannot be transmitted from the instrument N CAUTION e 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 e Do not rename the backup file on the computer If you do so it will not be recognized when transferred to the instrument 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 left hand parts 41 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 X buttons to select the R Part or L Part item 4 Use the dial to
144. olo 1 12 note The Trill effect Types 06 12 create two note trills alternating notes when two notes Tremolo 1 16 note are held Tremolo 1 24 note e The Tremolo effect Types 13 19 repeat all held notes up to four e The Echo effect Types 20 26 create delayed repeats of each note played Tremolo 1 32 note Echo 1 4 note Echo 1 6 note Echo 1 8 note Echo 1 12 note Echo 1 16 note Echo 1 24 note Echo 1 32 note Reverb Types o Description HALL2 HALL3 HALL4 Reverb simulating the acoustics of a hall HALL5 HALL M HALL L ROOM ROOM2 ROOMS ROOM4 ROOMS ROOM6 ROOM7 ROOM S ROOM M ROOML STAGE1 STAGE2 STAGES STAGE4 PLATE1 lS Reverb simulating a plate reverb unit GM PLATE NO EFFECT No effect CO CO NI Od G1 BY GO Po Reverb simulating the acoustics of a room N OO O1 PO sch N O Reverb suitable for a solo instrument O BR BR BY BY GO GO G9 GO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO N 110 PSR S500 Owners Manual Effect Type List Chorus Types CHORUS2 CHORUSS CHORUS4 CHORUS5 CHORUS6 CHORUS7 CHORUS8 GM CHORUS 1 GM CHORUS2 GM CHORUS3 GM CHORUS4 FB CHORUS Conventional cho
145. operation folder in the USB flash memory device e f there is not enough capacity left on the USB flash memory device to save the data an appropriate message will appear in the display N CAUTION and you will not be able to save the data Erase unwanted files from Once the save in progress message appears in the display the the USB flash memory device to make more memory available operation cannot be canceled Never turn off the power or page 79 or use a different USB device remove the USB flash memory device during this operation e Refer to the Messages list on page 96 for other possible errors that might prevent you from completing the operation 8 Press the EXIT button to return to the 4 Press the EXECUTE button A cursor MAIN display will appear below the first character in APP NOTE the fi le name e 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 5 Chanae the file name as necessar or NO to cancel y e The amount of time it will take to perform the save operation e The 1 button moves the cursor to the left depends on the particular USB flash memory device you are using and the 2 button moves it to the right e 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 ZO PSR S500 Owner s Manual Using USB Flash Memory
146. ore 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 retailer of household type batteries in your area for batter
147. ormation about the available DSP types EFFECT fz DSP Type 1 Currently selected DSP type PSR S500 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 Overdriven 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 71 PITCH BEND A e Tt NOTE e Pitch Bend is not applied to the Left Voice when accompaniment is turned on 48 PSR S500 Owners Manual 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 lloet the metronome tempo e o o e o Press the TEMPO button to call up the tempo setting and use the buttons to raise or lower the tempo MTurn the metronome On ee ee e e e Press the METRONOME button to start the metronome To stop the metronome press the METRO NOME button again TEMPO METRONOME ms Time Tempo Signature Beat number Tempo value STYLE PopsRock 2 Use the dial to select a tempo from 11 to 280 Press the EXIT button to return to
148. p data in the instrument s internal memory and restores the initial default set tings and data The following initialization procedures are provided llBackup Clearesecccccccccccccccccccceccccecccce NOTE e Language settings for the instru To clear data backed up to the internal memory simultaneously hold the ment cannot be changed in this highest white key on the keyboard and turn the power on by pressing the o pui be STANDBY ON switch The backed up data will be erased and the settings default values restored JL STANDBY m ON 5 MN P BMEMORY Clear eco0000000000000000000000000000 TS To clear the Song data or Style file that has been transferred to the inter CAUTION nal memory from a computer simultaneously hold the highest white key When you execute the Clear operation Song data you on the keyboard and the three highest black keys and then turn the have purchased will also be cleared Be sure to save any power on by pressing the STANDBY ON switch EE Ji STANDBY ON Gi c PSR S500 Owners Manual 39 Q3 Basic Operation and Displays Basic Operation Overall PSR S500 control is based on the following simple operations Use the category buttons to select a CATEGORY Use the dial to select an item or value 3 Starting stopping a Song or Style Display Voice pages 42
149. pe Manual for advice N CAUTION e 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 A Save and Delete operations do NOT unplug the USB cable do s CAUTION NOT remove the media from the device and do NOT turn the e 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 80 PSR S500 Owners 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 of 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 Instrument USB flash memory Disconnect the USB flash memory device from the computer and connect it to the instrument Back
150. pplications e Make sure that no data transfer is in progress Data is trans ferred whenever you play the keyboard or play a song e Allow at least 6 seconds between turning the instrument s power on and off and between plugging and unplugging the USB cable e Directly connect the instrument to the computer using a single USB cable Do not use a USB hub NOTE e The Musicsoft Downloader application may not be able to access the instrument in the following cases e During style playback e During song playback e During a file control operation while the FILE CONTROL display is showing Connections Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer 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 e When the instrument is connected with computer it transmits receives performance data Computer USB terminal USB terminal USB 4 Instrument E N EE TTT e E MIDI SettiNgS c ccecccc00c000000000000000000000000000000000000 These settings pertain to performance data transmission and reception External Clock Range Settings ON OFF ON OFF Description Local control determines whether or not notes played on the instrument are sounded by its internal tone generator system the internal tone g
151. r below the Language item CATEGORY H 4 FUNCTION LANGUAGE c H Language Language item The currently selected lan guage Q 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 L NO L Q Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN dis play 12 PSR S500 Owners Manual Adjusting the LCD CONTRAST control Adjust the LCD CONTRAST control on the rear panel of the instrument for optimum display legibility e C CONTRAST Setting Up Music Rest Insert the music rest into the slots as PSR S500 Owners Manual 13 Q3 Panel Controls and Terminals Ge STYLE o reser C score Core COS Cum Ceea C PSs __Juser _Jvrics C sarao C Res CL BaLLRoom C woro Q C vus C ma CL wee country CUNE C user p LC T 9 ENDINGr rit E noo AAO HOO e mu ABA Ee E i Ex EX i Fs Hc gi Se EE au HA ai Sei amp ATTE Front Panel STANDBY ON switch page 16 SONG CONTROL e MASTER VOLUME control pages 16 40 Ka men SE page og PP button page DEMO button page 16 A B button LL Dade ER SONG MODE button page 27 I1 button page 2
152. racks 9 16 you can playback and mute these tracks as desired See page 66 32 PSR S500 Owner s Manual Recording Your Own Performance Melody or other parts ada Specify track s and record ACMP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 REGISTRATION MEMORY Track Track Track Track Track Track Track Track Track 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ACMP Main Dual Left Other parts Style Voice Voice Voice part part part Example Part settings in Multi Recording Quick Recording Procedure You can easily start recording your performance by simply pressing the REC button In this case the track number and part number of tracks are set automatically Press the REC button NOTE e You can manually select the The User Song number for recording will be selected automatically and recorded user Song number if e you select it before pressing the tracks 1 3 will be set to record ready mode Performance parts are as REC button follow If accompaniment is set to ON before pressing REC button accompa niment track will be also set to recording ready mode automatically Y USER Manzer Away HEC ready Track 1 Main Voice part Track 2 Dual Voice part Track 3 Left Voice part Track ACMP Accompaniment part Make sure to turn the Dual Voice or Left Voice on when recording the Dual Voice or Left Voice PSR S500 Owner s Manual 33 Recording Your Own Performance Recording will start when you play the keyboar
153. re rec ognized 5 Local ON OFF lt Local ON gt Bn 7A 7F lt Local OFF gt Bn 7A 00 Value for n is ignored 116 PSR S500 Owners Manual Specifications Keyboards 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 e DEMO SONG MODE e SONG PRESET SONG USER SONG USB SONG SCORE SONG LYRICS SONG REC e STYLE CATEGORY VOICE CATEGORY e TRANSPOSE METRONOME TAP TEMPO TEMPO OTS LINK AUTO FILL IN ACMP INTRO 1 3 MAIN VARI ATION A H D ENDINGrrit 1 3 REW FF A B REPEAT SYNC STOP PAUSE SYNC START START STOP REGIST TRACK MEMORY REGIST BANK REGISTRA TION MEMORY 1 8 EXIT CATEGORY 4 X Dial YES NO e FUNCTION MDB FILE MENE MENU FILE MENE EXECUTE ONE TOUTCH SETTING 1 4 LEFT DUAL HARMONY TOUCH SUSTAIN DSP UPPER OCTAVE Realtime Control e Pitch Bend Wheel Voice e 283 Panel Voices 361 XGlite voices 15 Drum SFX Kits Polyphony 32 e LEFT e DUAL Style 150 Preset Styles 1 User Style File Style Control ACMP ON OFF SYNC STOP SYNC START START STOP INTRO 1 3 MAIN VARIA TION A H D ENDING rit 1 3 AUTO FILL IN e Fingering Multi Finger Full Keyboard e Style Volume Music Database e 500 Registration Memory 8 banks x 8 memories Regist Clear Function e
154. re will run on your computer 2 Insert the included CD ROM into the CD ROM drive After you set the language the start window will appear on the display 3 Install the USB MIDI driver to the com puter Refer to Installing the USB MIDI Driver on page 90 for installation and setup instructions This driver software is necessary to connect MIDI devices to your computer via USB 4 Connect the instrument to the com puter The connection procedure is described on page 82 5 Install the software Musicsoft Downloader See page 92 Launch the software For further software operation refer to the online help supplied with the software Refer to the Troubleshooting on page 93 when you have trouble with installing the driver PSR S500 Owner s Manual 89 Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide System Requirements Application Data Musicsoft Downloader Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP Home Edition XP Professional 233 MHz or higher Intel Pentium Celeron processor family Memory 64 MB or more 256 MB or more is recommended Hard Disk at least 128 MB of free space at least 512 MB of free space is recommended Display 800 x 600 HighColor 16 bit USB Driver for Windows 98 Me USB Driver for Windows 2000 XP Windows 98 Me Windows 2000 XP Home Edition XP Professional 166 MHz or higher Intel Pentium Celeron processor family 32 MB or more 64 MB or more is recom
155. return to 001 and the recorded track numbers in the display will be shown in a box border NOTE B To Record Other Tracks Press the REGIST TRACK ini button a number of times until Repeat gel E 2 through 4 D record any of the remaining Wees Ee You can listen to the previously recorded tracks by pressing the appropriate 1 the display 8 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 66 Bl 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 5 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 W button Save the User Song to USB flash Memory see page 76 Convert the Song data to SMF format and then save to USB flash Memory see page 77 3 PSR S500 Owners Manual Recording Your Own Performance Not recorded data The following data is recorded before the beginning of the Song Even if you change the data while recording is in progress the data is not recorded Reverb type Chorus t
156. roduce 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 e 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 chord whether it requires a major or flatted seventh what alterations or Bool MMC LODS tensions it uses all at a glance Some Chord Types These are just some of the Standard chord types recognized by the PSR S500 Suspended 4th 7th Minor 7 th Major 7 th Csus4 C7 Cm7 Cm7 O N ER x ER ES Perfect 5 th Perfect 4 th Flatted 7 th Major chord Flatted 7 th Minor chord Major 7 th Major chord Minor major 7 t 7 th flatted 5 th Minor 7 th flatted 5 th 7 th suspended 4 th Cmm7 ce evs C7sus4 Major 7 th Minor chord Flatted 5th 7thchord Flatted5t Minor 7th chord Flatted 7 th Suspended 4th chord PSR S500 Owners Manual 61 Style Auto Accompaniment Functions llHecognized Standard Chords eooowoooooo0o00000
157. rtaTone 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 e Owner s manual this book AC Power Adaptor May not be included depending on your particular area Please check with your Yamaha dealer PSR S500 Owners Manual 7 CR Special Features of the HSb So tj E Play a Variety of Instrument Voices Page 17 The instrument voice that sounds when you play the keyboard can be changed to violin flute harp or any of an extensive range of voices You can change the mood of a song written for piano for example by using vio lin to play it instead Experience a whole new world of musical variety E Save and Recall Panel Settings to Registration Memory Page 67 This convenient function lets you save a snapshot of your custom panel Bbanksse8 presets 64 Renison settings up to 64 complete Registrations These can be called up instantly any time you need them perfect for making broad sound effect D vi gt vi gt LA 7 changes when playing live JO
158. rteen days with a copy of the receipt Yamaha is not responsible for replacing media dam aged 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 DIS CLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AS TO THE SOFTWARE EXPRESS AND IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WAR RANTIES 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 YOUR REQUIREMENTS THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED 6 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY YAMAHA S ENTIRE OBLIGATION HEREUNDER SHALL BE TO PER MIT USE OF THE SOFTWARE UNDER THE TERMS HEREOF IN NO EVENT SHALL YAMAHA BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PER SON FOR ANY DAMAGES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EXPENSES LOST PROFITS LOST DATA OR OTHER DAMAGES ARIS ING OUT OF THE
159. rus program with rich warm chorusing CELESTE1 CELESTE2 A 3 phase LFO adds modulation and spaciousness to the sound FLANGER 1 FLANGER2 FLANGER3 FLANGER4 FLANGER5 GM FLANGER Creates a sound reminiscent of a jet airplane o m o oo 5 o o om g o sch N O N O SYMPHONIC1 SYMPHONIC2 Adds more stages to the modulation of Celeste PHASER1 PHASER2 EP PHASER1 EP PHASER2 EP PHASER3 Cyclically modulates the phase to add modulation to the sound ENS DETUNE Chorus effect without modulation created by adding a slightly pitch shifted sound ROTARY SP5 Simulates a rotary speaker NO EFFECT HALL2 HALL3 HALL4 HALL5 HALL M HALL L No effect Description Reverb simulating the acoustics of a hall ROOM1 ROOM2 ROOMS3 ROOM4 ROOMS ROOM6 ROOM7 ROOM S ROOM M ROOM L Reverb simulating the acoustics of a room N OO OIN STAGE1 STAGE2 STAGE3 STAGE4 Reverb suitable for a solo instrument sch N O O PLATE1 PLATE2 PLATE3 GM PLATE Reverb simulating a plate reverb unit CHORUS1 CHORUS2 CHORUS3 CHORUS4 CHORUSS5 CHO
160. rward function will only work within that range lt lt ke A gt B lI Hn SONG CONTROL REW Press the fast reverse FF PAUSE Press the fast forward Press the pause button to rapidly return to an earlier point in the Song button to rapidly skip button to pause ahead to a later point playback in the Song 28 PSR S500 Owner s Manual Using Songs Types of Songs The following four types of Songs can be used by this instrument Preset Songs the five Songs built into the instrument Preset Song numbers 001 005 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 001 The chart below shows the basic operation flow for using the preset Songs user Songs loaded Songs and USB Song from storage to playback j e L vi Your own performance Connect USB TO HOST Connect USB TO DEVICE Record terminal and Transfer terminal and Save Load page 32 page 85 page 80 HE HE HE ETE OE Song Storage location Preset Songs User Songs 001 005 User Songs USB Songs loaded Songs 001 The five Songs built into the Song E wii Song E wii Song E wii instrument l I SMF conversion i Save Load l PRESET
161. ry This procedure deletes selected user files and SMF 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 MENU button 3 Use the CATEGORY 4 and x but tons to locate the Delete item CATEGORY H H FILE CONTROL CATEGORY SIS 4 Select the file you want to delete You can press the YES and NO buttons simultaneously to select the first song or user file on the USB flash memory 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 Press the EXECUTE button again or the YES button and the delete oper ation will begin A CAUTION e 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 7 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 Playing Songs Saved to USB Flash Memory Make sure that the U
162. setups can be saved 8 banks of 8 setups each Up to 64 presets eight banks of eight each can be memorized P m 8 Banks Memory 1 Memory 2 Memory 3 Memory 4 Memory 5 Memory 6 Memory 7 Memory 8 E D C D C C C LI REGISTRATION MEMORY saving to the Registration Memory Set the panel controls as required 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 8 buttons 2 Press the REGIST BANK buttons The button corresponding to the stored Regis until the desired bank number is shown tration lights on the display You can also use the dial in the Bank Select MEMORY 1 2 3 8 display OC Fe EN WT WE N NOTE REGIST BANK e You can also save your panel settings memorized to registration memory button into USB flash memory as a user file see page 76 Z CAUTION e If you select a Registration Memory number that already con tains data the previous data is deleted and overwritten by the new data N CAUTION Bank number e Do not turn off the power while saving settings to the registra tion memory otherwise the data may be damaged or lost NOTE e Data cannot be saved to the registration memory during Song play back PSR S500 Owners Manual 67 Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings Recalling a Registration Memory Make sure that R
163. sh memory can be loaded to the instrument N CAUTION e Save important data to a USB flash memory before loading data that will overwrite it 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 MENU button 3 Use the CATEGORY 4 and x but tons to locate the Load item CATEGORY H H FILE CONTROL CATEGORY 78 PSR S500 Owners Manual 4 Use the dial to select the user file or style file you want to load All user files in the USB flash memory device will be displayed first followed by the style files NOTE e Style files must be located in the root directory Style files located within folders will not be recognized 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 Press the EXECUTE button again or the YES button and the load opera tion will begin CAUTION e 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 7 A message appears in the display indi cating that the operation is complete Press the EXIT button to return to the MAIN display Using USB Flash Memory Deleting Data from USB Flash Memo
164. sing USB Flash Memory Saving Data Three types of data are saved to one User File by this operation user song style file and registration mem ory data When you save a User File the style file and registration memory are also saved automatically 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 Cursor Cursor Delete Select 2 Press the FILE MENU MENU button en ih at ER 3 Use the CATEGORY 4 and but tons to locate the User File Save item T A default file name will automatically be cre H ated USEROO1 Please Enter Hame CATEGORY Cursor CATEGORY 7 c H Press the EXECUTE button The dis play prompts you for confirmation GO To Overwrite an Existing File You can cancel the save operation at this point If you want to overwrite a file that already exists by pressing the NO button on the USB flash memory device use the dial or the YES and NO buttons to select the 7 Press the EXECUTE button again or file then skip ahead to step 6 the YES button and the save opera USE tion will begin e If the USB flash memory has been write protected an appropriate The user song will be stored to the USER FILE message will appear in the display and you will not be able to exe cute the
165. sonal 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 XGlite As its name implies XGlite is a simplified version of Yamaha s high quality XG tone generation format Naturally you can play back any XG song data using an XGlite tone generator However keep in mind that some songs may play back differently compared to the original data due to the reduced set of control parameters and effects 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 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 S500 Owner s Manual Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha PSR S500 Po
166. sponse Sensitivity eo00000000000000009 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 Le the keyboard becomes more sensitive Press the FUNCTION button to call up the FUNCTION display FUNCTION RS 7 d 2 Press the CATEGORY 4 and x but tons as many times as necessary to call up Touch Sensitivity The name of the currently selected sensitivity number is displayed CATEGORY 3 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 S500 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 connecting to an external mixer Press the FUNCTION button The currently selected function will appear in the display FUNCTION Sona Volune ANCIEN P S f l 2 Press the CATEGORY 4 and x but tons as many times as necessary to call up Master EQ Type CATEGORY TA Wareons Tore c Master EQ Type
167. stman 400 My Shell Swing 463 In The Family e CO C2 O SIE NI AIRE oy E NO PO O 76 Quando Samba 40 Old Smokey 02 Ones Are Young 6 77 41 Silver Lining 03 Please Do Love 466 Life s Walk no BA My Tears Go By 6 It s Only Words C3 6 Moon Waltz 3 You ll Be Here 9 Guitar Wheels Modern Pop no Co CO no A ER Ex N NO CO A D 79 Spanish Dance 43 Song For Susanna 68 Love Part Time 80 Tango Blue 44 Song Sideboard 06 Throw Love Away 6 81 Teddy Is A Bear 07 Troubled Water 70 Only Need Love 05 i 45 Tipperary Way 8 Tied Ribbon 0 Two Times Yeh 7 Perhaps Emma no O CO A A O A CO NO CO A A Not On Sunday 332 Your True Color 393 Hard Day AtNight 456 All Change 60 Girl BelongsToMe NO PO Go PO CO O RABIA Co A A MA 4 0 7 284 347 410 73 4 7 286 ZingHeart String 49 12 75 5 413 7 5 5 7 30 54 16 480 3 5 292 56 E 481 BA 7 Say Magnifique 4 Smile Irish Eyes 0 Simple Heart 6 Light For Love no C1 CO Co Ex A Es CO Ex Ex A BR RIA CO J 7 Thing Called Lve Alabama s Home T Time Riding A A sch OO gt Wu NO PO DO 0OO N GO GC GO C2 oo P O no CO BA no CO C1 BA N CO BA NO PO E A BR Q co 94 GuitarFor Volare 358 OhMara 420 LastCountdown 482 Crazy MissingYou 95 Gunanamea 55 421 NeedToBeFree 483
168. t USB Se System Drive P My Computer A 3 Floppy amp g Local Disk IC Sai Local Disk D Sei Local Disk E C CD Drive E Sa Local Disk IG Refresh Connection Check Help Q Click Electronic Musical Instruments and then Flash Memory G After selecting the file in the List of files stored temporarily click the down ward Move button 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 memor y 86 PSR S500 Owners Manual 7 Close the window to close the Musicsoft Downloader NOTE e Before playing back the song transferred from your computer make sure to close the Musicsoft Downloader program amp To playback a song stored in the mem ory of the instrument press the USER button Use the dial to select the song you want to play then press the P H button to start playback N CAUTION e Do not unplug the USB cable during a data transfer Not only will the data not be transferred and saved but operation of the mem ory media may become unstable and its contents may disappear CAUTION operation For safety we recommend that you keep a copy of all e Stored data can be lost due to equipment malfunction or improper important data stored on your computer Connections E Transferring Backup files from the Instrument to a Computer You can use the Musicsoft Downloader t
169. t Functions User 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 User Files and Style Files on page 78 STYLE dri C GE LLL arn LL ENTERTAINER LL saaD L Rn amp s L BAuRooM WoRLD __Jpance country __ Sow C C user In order to load a Style file it 1s 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 Performance Data to and from a Computer on page 83 for details on the file transfer proce dure If you are using a USB flash memory device refer to Loading User Files and Style Files on page 78 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 entire range of the keyboard allowing for even more dynamic Style performance In this mode only chords played in
170. t PanFlute Bass amp Cymbal EnglishHorn AnalogBass Bassoon DrySynBass Class Flute 80 sSynBass Piccolo HiQBass Clarinet FunkBass CO CO NI 0 AO A GO PO Oboe ClickBass Flute OO CO CO OC OC CO OC O OC CO OOo CO OC CO C7 MellowFinger PanFlute Perc amp Drum Whistle 12 Vibraphone EthnicFlute 12 JazzVibes Shakuhachi 13 Marimba Recorder 14 Xylophone Ocarina 115 SteelDrums COOC Bagpipe 9 Celesta Guitar 10 Glocken Dynamic Nylon 11 MusicBox Steel Guitar 15 TubularBell Cool JazzGuitar 109 Kalimba Cool Elec Gtr 16 Dulcimer Sweet Mandolin OOOOOOOOOOOO 48 Timpani Dyno Steel 1 Standardkit1 Cool Stratsphere 2 StandardKit2 Cool VintageLead 33 JazzKit CO CO NI Od OAO A Gd N 12Strings Guitar 41 Brushkit Cool PowerLead 9 Roomkit sch wesch O COOC Dynamic Steel 17 Rockkit 25 ElectroKit PSR S500 Owners Manual 99 Voice List Bank Select MSB LSB 0 127 0 127 MIDI Program Change Voice Name AnalogKit Dancekit Symphonykit Cubankit PopLatinkit Arabickit SFXkKit1 SFXKit2
171. t to select a different Chorus Type use the procedure described below I Press the FUNCTION button to call up 3 Use the dial to select a Chorus Type the FUNCTION display You can check the sound of the selected Chorus Type by playing the keyboard FUNCTION 5 2 Press the CATEGORY 4 and x but tons as many times as necessary to call up Chorus Type The currently selected Chorus Type will be dis Cie played H CTI zia CATEGORY Selected Chorus Type s Chorus Type Refer to the Effect Type List on page 111 for FUNCTION information about the available Chorus Types ED G Adjusting the Chorus Level You can individually adjust the amount of Chorus that is applied to the Main Dual and Left Voices See page 71 46 PSR S500 Owners Manual 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 sustain function on The SUSTAIN button lights indicating that Sustain is on pig SUSTAIN 9 Adding DSP NOTE For certain Voices the sustain effect may not be obvious or audible even when the panel sustain function is turned on A total of 178 DSP effects can be added to the Main Dual and Left Voices These range from reverb like ambience effects to d
172. the Main display NOTE l e The tempo can be changed by either pressing the TEMPO buttons repeatedly or holding them down PSR S500 Owners Manual 49 Using Various Functions llChanging the Time Signature In this example we ll set up a 3 8 time signature Press and hold the METRONOME but ton for longer than a second The currently selected time signature is dis played METRONOME Y Hold for longer than a second METRONOME c Time Signature Numerator 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 A chime will sound on the first beat of each measure while a metronome click will sound on all others You can also set the time signa ture to OO in which case the chime will not sound and the click sound will be heard on all beats Up to 60 can be set Select 3 for this example NOTE e 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 4 button once to call up the Time Signature Denominator display CATEGORY TR METRONOME TineSis Hunerato Hetronone Volu r Epa Tine siznature Denominator E amp j 3 4 50 PSR S500 Owners Manual 4 Use the dial to select a beat length Select the required length for each beat 2 4 8
173. tons to enter the Style mode page 22 Press the FUNCTION button FUNCTION me EFFECT L Dry Level Chorus Type 60 PSR S500 Owner s Manual 2 Use the CATEGORY 4 and x but tons as many times as necessary to call up Style Volume CATEGORY T 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 XN In the C major triad shown 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 1s 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 Nm Wm 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 p
174. tware and similar applications on your computer to trans mit and receive MIDI data to and from MIDI devices via a USB cable MIDI device e Windows 98 Me installation gt page 91 e Windows 2000 installation gt page 91 e Windows XP installation gt page 92 Check the drive name of the CD ROM drive you will be using D E Q 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 D E or Q respectively Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide Installing the driver on Windows 98 Me Start the computer 22 Insert the supplied CD ROM into the CD ROM drive A start window will appear automatically 3 First make sure the POWER switch on the instrument is set to OFF then use a USB cable to connect the USB terminal of the computer to the USB connector of the instrument When the instrument is turned on the computer automatically displays the Add New Hardware Wizard Otherwise refer to Troubleshooting in the Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide section of the Owner s Manual For Windows Me users check the radio button to the left of Automatic search for a better driver Recommended and click Next The system automatically starts searching and installing the driver Proceed to Step 8 If the system does not detect the driver select Specify the location of the driver Advanced and specify the CD
175. ument to the computer and back In order to transfer songs between your computer and the instrument you will need to install the Musicsoft Downloader application and the USB MIDI Driver included on the Accessory CD ROM on your computer Refer to the Accessory CD ROM Installation Guide on page 88 for installation details Data that can be transferred from a computer e Song Capacity max 512 songs total e Data Capacity Internal memory 811 KB SME format 0 SMF format 1 style file extension sty Backup File e Data Format NOTE i e Even if the number of songs transferred is less than 512 if the amount of data exceeds 811 KB the song data cannot be transferred to the instru ment II With the Musicsoft Downloader You Can kal ARA Q Transfer MIDI songs 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 G backup files can be transferred from the instru ment to a computer and back Refer to the procedure described on page 87 Use the Musicsoft Downloader application with Internet Explorer 5 5 or higher BUse Musicsoft Downloader to Transfer Songs from the Com puter to the Instrument s Flash Memory eoooo00000000000000000 NOTE i e 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
176. utton turns the Dual Voice on or off When Dual Voice is turned on the DUAL button 1s 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 SELECT DUAL Dual Voice selection display DUAL CATEGORY The currently selected category Leger E S SoloViolin e Hold for longer than a second The currently selected Dual Voice Select and press the desired Voice category button in the Voice section For this example select the PERCUSSION DRUM category E i To change the Voice category ress another category button VOICE p gory Pano Lemos C trumpet cumar accorpion C E Piano Co CHOIR LC saxophone C BASS C pap Corca J srass 7 c Ret X DRUM Kir LJ SYNTH 18 PSR S500 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 uui viDrapnon amp i s 002 JazzVibes 003 Marimba 004 Xylophone l 5 Play the keyboard nA Do
177. y 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 S500 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 requirements 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 product in the USA 3 NOTE This product has been tested a
178. you will need to purchase one or more as needed The instrument does not necessarily support all commercially available USB storage devices Yamaha cannot guarantee operation of USB storage devices that you pur chase Before purchasing a USB storage device please consult your Yamaha dealer or an authorized Yamaha distributor see list at end of the Owner s Manual for advice USB Flash Memory Before using a USB device read through the Precautions when using the USB TO DEVICE terminal sec tion on page 82 For information about USB devices compatible with the instrument see Connection to a USB Storage Device on page 80 To protect your data write protect switch Some USB flash memory devices are equipped with a write protect switch To prevent accidental era sure of important data saved in USB flash memory slide the write protect switch on the device to the protect position When saving data make sure that the write protect switch is set to the overwrite position PSR S500 Owners Manual 73 Using USB Flash Memory Using USB Flash Memory Connect a USB flash memory to the USB TO DEVICE terminal being careful to insert it in the proper direction Do not try to force an improper connec tion TO HOST TO DEVICE e USB e In order to play songs copied to a USB flash memory from a computer or other device the songs must be stored either in the USB flash memory s root directory or a first l
179. ype DSP type DSP send level Dry level Style number Style volume Time signature Song Clear Deleting User Songs This function clears an entire user Song all tracks e 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 want to clear Press the REGIST TRACK button a number of times until the TR 1 8 item appears on the display Press and hold the REGISTRATION MEMORY 1 button for longer than a second while holding the REGISTRATION MEMORY 8 button A confirmation message will appear on the display INIM NIA y REGISTRATION MEMORY Hold for longer than a second Press and hold Press the YES button A confirmation message will appear again on the display NOTE You can cancel the clear operation by pressing the NO button Sort c dio A Une tion press the YES button Press NO to cancel the Song Clear operation Press the YES button again to clear the Song The clear in progress message will appear briefly on the display while the Song 1s being cleared PSR S500 Owner s 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 2 Press the REGIST TRACK button a number of tim

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