Yamaha PortaTone PSR-400, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owner s Guide ...

Page 2: ...cross The Entire Keyboard Play With Auto Accompaniment Play With Auto Harmony 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 FEATURE REFERENCE OVERALL CONTROL POWERButton MODE DSP Digital Sound Processing PSR 500 only MASTER VOLUME ACCOMPANIMENT VOLUME PITCH BEND TRANSPOSE TUNING TEMPO SPLIT POINT CHANGE PAGE MEMORY AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT STYLE SELECT ACCOMPANIMENTCONTROL THE SINGLE FINGER MODE THE FINGERED MODE ORCHESTRATION CUSTOM ...

Page 3: ...they are on the PSR 400 PSR 500 panel in functional groups such as OVERALL CONTROL AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT VOICE etc Start with the PREPARATION section to ensure that you set up your PSR 400 PSR 500 properly Then try out the basic features outlined in the QUICK OPERATION GUIDE referring to the page numbers given if you need more information Refer to the FEATURE REFERENCE section whenever you need detai...

Page 4: ...ESTRA 1 ORCHESTRA 2 and ORCHESTRA 3 page 19 page 16 page13 page15 page13 page12 page 12 page 12 page 13 page 1 1 1 2 page10 page10 page 11 page 11 CUSTOM RECORD END and CLEAR Buttons page 19 ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL INTRO Button page17 page17 page17 page17 page17 page 16 page16 FILL IN 1 and FILL IN 2 Button NORMAL Button BRIDGE Button ENDING Buttons SYNC STARTON OFF RHYTHM STOP Button START STOP But...

Page 5: ...n RECEIVE CH CLOCK Buttons MODE Button DEMO DEMO Buttons 1 through 3 DRUMPAD PSR 400 PAD ASSIGN ON OFF Button 1 through 4 Buttons MULTIPAD PSR500 RECORD END TERMINATE Button 1 through 4 Buttons page 31 page 31 page 32 page 32 page 35 page 33 page 33 page 33 page 26 page 30 page 26 page 27 page 28 OTHERS MULTI DISPLAY VOICELIST STYLE LIST PITCH BEND WHEEL Rear Panel Connectors MIDI IN and OUT Conne...

Page 6: ...set When the batteries need to be replaced batt will appear on the MULTI DIS PLAY When this display appears the PSR 400 PSR 500 will not operate and the power must be turned off while either the batteries are replaced or an AC adaptor is connected Internal data will be retained for up to about 10 minutes while the batteries are changed or an AC adaptor is connected When the batteries fail replace ...

Page 7: ...panel FOOT PEDAL jack The foot pedal functions as a damper pedal controlling sustain Press the pedal to sustain notes after the keys are released Be sure that you do not press the pedal while inserting the plug into the FOOT PEDAL jack or while turning the power on If you do the ON OFF status of the footswitch will be reversed This function has been implemented to allow either press to make or pre...

Page 8: ... advanced capabilities SELECT PLAY VOICES 1 Use the VOICE SELECT buttons to select a voice page 21 2 Use the MASTER VOLUME control to set the overall vol ume page 11 3 Play ADD REVERB PSR 500 only 1 Use the DSP button to select the HALL or ROOM reverb type page11 2 Use the REVERB DEPTH button to set the depth of the selected reverb effect for the current voice page 23 QUICK OPERATION GUIDE 6 ...

Page 9: ...ge 13 3 Use the VOICE SELECT buttons to select the left hand and right hand voices page 23 Press a left hand key before selecting the left hand voice and a right hand key before selecting the right hand voice 1 Use the VOICE SELECT buttons to select a voice page 21 2 Press the DUAL VOICE button to engage the DUAL VOICE mode page 24 3 Use the VOICE SELECT buttons to select the second dual voice pag...

Page 10: ...4 Use the ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL buttons to deter mine how the accompaniment will be started page 16 then press the SYNC START ON OFF button to engage the syn chronized start mode page 16 5 Press any key or play a chord to the left of the split point to start the automatic accompaniment play using either SIN GLE FINGER or FINGERED type fingering according to the selected mode page 10 6 Use the ACCO...

Page 11: ...age 10 2 Use the AUTO HARMONY TYPE buttons to select a har mony type between 1 and 6 page 25 3 Press the AUTO HARMONY ON OFF button so that its indicator lights page 25 4 Play chords on the left hand section of the keyboard while playing a melody on the right hand section of the keyboard page 25 9 ...

Page 12: ...00 PSR 500 features an Auto Power OFF function that auto matically turns the power OFF if the instrument is not used i e no buttons or keys are pressed or no automatic features are operating for approximately 10 minutes The Auto Power OFF function does not operate when the PSR 400 PSR 500 is powered from an optional AC Power Adaptor MODE The MODE button determines the operational mode of the PSR 4...

Page 13: ...ect will be produced if DSP is set to OFF MASTER VOLUME Use the MASTER VOLUME control to adjust the over all volume of the PSR 400 PSR 500 including the sound of the voices being played auto accompaniment song memory playback etc ACCOMPANIMENT VOLUME Although the MASTER VOLUME control can be used to set the overall volume level the ACCOMPANIMENT The volume range is from 0 to 24 A setting of 0 pro ...

Page 14: ...the PSR 400 PSR 500 up or down in semitone intervals up to a maximum of 12 semi tones one octave Transposing the pitch of the PSR 400 PSR 500 keyboardmakesiteasiertoplayindifficultkey signatures andyoucan simplymatchthepitchofthe keyboard to therangeofasingerorotherinstrumentalist The TRANSPOSE and buttons are used for transposition Press the button to increase the pitch of the keyboard or the but...

Page 15: ...proximately 2 seconds after either TEMPO button is released PAGE MEMORY The PAGE MEMORY can be used to store 4 complete sets of panel settings including the contents of the SONG MEMORY and MULTI PAD features in the PSR 500 and 2 in the PSR 400 that can then be recalled simply by pressing a single button When the power is initially turned on the previously selected PAGE is automatically selected an...

Page 16: ...ply press the appropriate PAGE MEMORY button The corresponding indicator will light and the required panel settings will be recalled Ifthepanelsettingsarechanged but not recorded including such operations as completing a SONG MEMORY recording those changes will be lost if a PAGE MEMORY is recalled A different PAGE MEMORY cannot be selected while any automatic playback feature or any recording func...

Page 17: ...1 0 0 1 1 ON OFF 30 8 24 2 0 2 ON 67 9 24 0 0 1 1 ON OFF All OFF No Data No Data No Data All Enable Disable 4 banks x 4 pages 16 patterns 4 banks x 2 pages 8 voices DUAL 93 14 22 1 0 49 9 20 0 0 59 9 21 1 0 53 9 24 0 0 36 13 18 1 0 60 9 18 0 0 Page Memory MIDI Bulk Dump The contents of each PAGE MEMORY can be bulk dumped via the MIDI OUT connector as a system ex clusive message and received by a s...

Page 18: ...has been reached ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL Starting the Accompaniment Press the START STOP button to start the selected accompaniment immediately The rhythm sound will be gin playing and if the FINGERED or SINGLE FINGER mode is selected via the OVERALL CONTROL section MODE button the bass and chord parts will also begin playing as soon as the first note or chord is played on the keyboard Press the SYN...

Page 19: ...ment will then begin directly from the NORMAL or BRIDGE pattern The INTRO button can be used to select the introduction pattern even while the accompaniment is playing Adding Fill ins The PSR 400 and PSR 500 provide two types of fill ins rhythmic variations one which leads to the NORMAL variation and one which leads to the BRIDGE variation Press the FILL IN 1 button at any time while the accom pan...

Page 20: ... and PAN settings will affect the chord voice but the DUAL VOICE mode cannot be used THE FINGERED MODE The FINGERED mode is ideal ifyou alreadyknow how to play chords on a keyboard since it allows you to supplyyourownchordsfortheAutoAccompaniment feature ThePSR 400 PSR 500willacceptthefollowingchord types Chord Abbreviation Normal Voicing 1 3 5 Major M Minor m 3 5 1 Major seventh M7 1 3 5 7 Suspen...

Page 21: ...an ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL variation button is pressed the selected pattern will begin playing repeatedly along with a metronome click sound which will not be recorded based on a C chord If you cancel recording at this point by pressing the RECORD END button any previously recorded CUSTOM STYLE data will be erased and the current style will be recorded in the CUSTOM STYLE memory 4 The ORCHESTRATION ...

Page 22: ...s memorized in real time SUSTAIN changes memorized in real time Custom styles have a somewhat simpler format than the preset styles so some of the preset style data is changed when used in a custom style In other words the preset style may not sound exactly the same when used in a custom style Quantization It is possible to set a quantize value before recording a part by pressing the appropriate S...

Page 23: ...r will increment or decrement continuously simply release the button when the desired voice number has been reached Note that the PSR 400 PSR 500 keyboard has touch response that is you can control the loudness of the sound to a certain degree according to how hard you play the keys The degree of touch sensitivity is differ ent for each voice For example the piano and percus sion voices are very r...

Page 24: ...th Tom High D4 G 1 Bass Drum High D 4 A1 Bass Drum Middle E4 A 1 Closed Rim Shot F4 B1 Tom Bass F 4 C2 Tom Low G4 C 2 Snare High G 4 D2 Tom Middle A4 D 2 Open Rim Shot A 4 E2 Snare Low B4 F2 Tom High C5 F 2 Handclaps C 5 G2 Cowbell D5 G 2 Cabasa D 5 A2 Hi Hat Closed E5 A 2 Brush Hit F5 B2 Hi Hat Open F 5 C3 CrashCymbal G5 C 3 Splash Cymbal G 5 D3 RideCymbal1 A5 D 3 Ride Cymbal 2 A 5 E3 CongaLow B5...

Page 25: ... selected voice by using the REVERB No effect is produced when the reverb depth is set to 0 From settings 1 to 8 the original sound is maintained at the same level while the level of the effect sound is increased From settings 9 to 15 the effect level is maintained while the level of the original sound is reduced In the SPLIT mode the left hand voice reverb depth can be adjusted after playing a le...

Page 26: ...00 VOLUME OCTAVE and PAN can be set independently for the main and sub voices in the DUAL VOICE mode In the SPLIT mode the left hand dual voice can be selected after playing a left hand key and the right hand dual voice can be selected after playing a right hand key OCTAVE The OCTAVE and buttons can be used to shift the pitch of the selected voice up or down by one or two octaves Press the button ...

Page 27: ...RMONY is used at the same time as the SPLIT feature see page 23 harmony will be not be applied to the left hand voice VOICE MEMORY data will be retained in memory even when the PSR 400 PSR 500 power is turned off as long as a full set ofgood batteries is present or an ACpower adaptor remainsconnected see PAGE MEMORY on page 13 for more details When a VOICE MEMORY has been recorded be sure to store...

Page 28: ...rd or melody partsrecorded in the SONG MEMORY can be selected and played atany time while autoaccompanimentisplaying Simplypressachordor melody memory button to play the corresponding part then press the same button again to exit When a SONG MEMORY recording has been finished be suretostore the new data to a PAGE MEMORY see page 13 If this is not done the newly recorded SONG MEMORY data will belos...

Page 29: ... Octave Voice Volume Reverb Depth Pan Multi Pad Play Terminate Dual Voice Voice number ON OFF Data Edit Mode It is possible to change any of the above parameters for a specific track by pressing the appropriate MELODY track button twice while holding the RECORD button The indicator of the selected track will flash slowly indi cating that the track is in the edit ready mode Press a key or the PLAY ...

Page 30: ... case only the rhythm will begin without bass and chord accompaniment until you play the first chord or note on the left hand section of the keyboard Play the required chords FINGERED or SINGLE FINGER in the left hand section of the keyboard If you ve also selected a MELODY bank to be recorded play the melody on the right hand section of the key board You can also turn previously recorded MELODY b...

Page 31: ...ressing the same CHORD bank button a second time The accompaniment will resume playing from the beginning of the next measure A melody that is playing can be stopped by pressing the same MELODY button a second time If you select a CHORD bank during auto accompaniment the NORMAL mode will be automatically selected The FINGERED or SINGLE FINGER mode will be automatically re selected when you return ...

Page 32: ...STOP button is pressed To playback the CONDUCTOR sequence simply press the CONDUCTOR button so that its indicator flashes and then press the SONG MEMORY PLAY STOP button CONDUCTOR playback will stop automatically when the end of the sequence is reached You can also stop playback at any time by pressing the SONG MEMORY PLAY STOP button Recording Press the CONDUCTOR button while holding the RECORD b...

Page 33: ... Voice Number including VOICE MEMORY bank number Simply tap any of the MULTI PADS at any time to play backthedata theycontain MULTIPADplaybackbeginsas soon as the button is pressed MULTI PAD playbackcan be terminated by pressing the RECORD END TERMINATE button Recording 1 The NORMAL mode is automatically selected when recording is started 2 3 Each MULTI PAD can record up to approximately 70 consec...

Page 34: ...nue and record all four PAD buttons changing voices 94 99 as required Press the PAD ASSIGN ON OFF button to exit from the pad assign mode Playback Simply tap any of the DRUM PADS at any time to play back the data they contain 32 The PSR 400 DRUM PADS can be used to record single drum and percussion notes that can be played at any time sim ply by pressing the appropriate pad Recording 1 2 3 The con...

Page 35: ...emoteControl or 99 Multi Voice The MIDI MODE is automatically reset to 00 whenever the power is turned on when a different PAGE MEMORY is se lected or when the DEMO function is used The Remote Control Mode Mode 00 The Remote Control mode should be used when the PSR 400 PSR 500 is to be connected to a second key boardby which it is tobecontrolled In this modeplaying theexternalkeyboardhasexactly th...

Page 36: ...ayed via the PSR 400 PSR 500 key board The panel TRANSPOSE setting does not affect the re ceived MIDI data The tuning and DSP settings affect the received note data Pitch bend data is received independently for each chan nel The panel PITCH BEND RANGE setting applies to all channels Sustain on off reverb depth volume vibrato and pan messages are accepted for each channel See page 35 fordetails MID...

Page 37: ...e is transmitted wheneverthe rhythm or accompaniment is started and a MIDI STOP message istransmitted wheneverthe rhythm or accom paniment is stopped The same applies to demo and song memory start stop operations Style custom style demo multi pad PSR 500 drum pad PSR 400 notes added by the auto harmony func tion and song memory playback are not transmitted When a VOICE MEMORY button is pressed the...

Page 38: ... you can select and play Press the DEMO 1 2 or 3 button to start playback of the corresponding demo 1 Press the same DEMO button a second time or the START STOP button to stop demo playback The demonstration will play continuously until the DEMO button is pressed If the MIDI MODE is set to 99 it will be reset to 00 when DEMO playback is started 2 36 ...

Page 39: ...ck multi instrument sounds The PSR 400 PSR 500 also transmits program change data when one of its voices is selected Depending on how the re ceiving device is set up the corresponding voice will be auto matically selected on the receiving keyboard or tone generator whenever a voice is selected on the PSR 400 PSR 500 PSR 400 PSR 500 MIDI keyboard or tone generator The PSR 400 PSR 500 is capable of ...

Page 40: ... PIANO3 HARPSICHORD 1 HARPSICHORD 2 CLAVI CELESTA PIPEORGAN 1 PIPE ORGAN 2 ELECTRONIC ORGAN 1 ELECTRONIC ORGAN 2 ELECTRONIC ORGAN 3 ELECTRONIC ORGAN 4 ACCORDION 1 ACCORDION 2 ELECTRICGUITAR1 ELECTRIC GUITAR 2 ELECTRIC GUITAR3 TREMOLO GUITAR ELECTRIC 12STRING GUITAR DISTORTION GUITAR JAZZ GUITAR JAZZ GUITAR OCTAVE MUTEGUITAR MUTE GUITAR ECHO STEEL GUITAR FOLK GUITAR 12STRING GUITAR GUT GUITAR VIOLI...

Page 41: ...f remove the bat teries or unplug the AC adaptor If you turn the power back on within about 10 minute the previous contents of the memory will be safely retained PROBLEM Sustain pedal operation is reversed press OFF release ON CHECK You probably held the pedal pressed while turning the power on or inserting the pedal plug into the FOOT PEDAL jack Turn the power off and then on again with the pedal...

Page 42: ...NDRANGE TRANSPOSE TUNING TEMPO SPLIT POINT CHANGE PAGEMEMORY RECORD PAGE 1 4 PSR 500 1 2 PSR 400 MIDI BULK DUMP PITCH BEND AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT STYLE SELECT 0 9 quantize 1 4 1 96 ORCHESTRATION RHYTHM BASS ORCHES TRA1 3 CUSTOM RECORD END CLEAR ACCOMPANIMENTCONTROL INTRO FILL IN 1 NORMAL FILL IN 2 BRIDGE ENDING SYNC START ON OFF RHYTHM STOP START STOP VOICE VOICE SELECT 0 9 AUTO HARMONY ON OFF REVERB ...

Page 43: ...Multi pads Mode transmit data system exclusive data reception sequence recording remote control mode receive channel multi voice mode control description control change data connectors clock channel bulk dump MIDI recording playback data edit Melody Master volume control Manual how to use Maintenance M Q Quantization R Reverb depth Room effect S Single finger mode Song memory Specifications Split ...

Page 44: ...red by thepitchbendrangeofpanel setting i e Pitch bend range 12 00H 00H to 7FH 7FH Pitchbendrange 1 3CH 3AH to 20H 45H 6 Pitch bendrangeofpanel setting is applied 7 0 99 voice number 8 Page memory bulk dump 9 Possible to setON OFF manually Transmitted 1 16 1 1 16 3 X 0 127 O 9nH v 1 127 X 9nH v 0 X X O 5 X O O O O O 0 99 124 127 7 O 8 X X X O O X X O X Recognized Remote Control Mode 1 16 2 1 16 2 ...

Page 45: ...e 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 fitter s In the case of radio or TV interference relocate reorient the antenna If the antenna lead in is 300 ohm ribbon lead change the lead in to co axial type cable If these corrective measures do not produce satisfa...

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Page 47: ...SE RECORD THE SERIAL NUMBER OF YOUR UNIT IN THE SPACE BELOW MODEL PSR 400 MODEL PSR 500 SERIAL NO THE SERIAL NUMBER IS LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE UNIT RETAIN THIS OWNER S GUIDE IN A SAFE PLACE FOR FUTURE REFER ENCE ...

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