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Summary of Contents for PORTATONE PSR-500M

Page 1: ...53I q EXLILIUITI Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...ply O 4 THE FINGERED MODE Using Headphones Or 5 The Foot Pedal is The Music Stand 5 QUICK OPERATION GUIDE 6 Select Play Voices doo Add Rieverb eremi hire 6 The Split Mode Play Different Left And Right...

Page 3: ...y as they are on the PSR 500M 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 500M prop erly Then...

Page 4: ...utton sss page 13 9 PAGE 1 through PAGE 4 Buttons page 13 G9 MIDI BULK DUMP Button page 15 E AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT Numeric STYLE SELECT Buttons page 16 ORCHESTRATION Buttons RHYTHM BASS ORCHESTRA 1 ORCHE...

Page 5: ...n Gp RECORD EDIT Button page 26 27 BW MIDI G RECEIVE ON OFF Button RECEIVE CH CLOCK Buttons i MODE Button 2 2 DEMO DEMO Buttons 1 through 3 page 34 B MULTI PAD RECORD END TERMINATE Button page 31 1 th...

Page 6: ...ious damage to your PSR 500M Using Batteries sold separately cy Six 1 5V SUM 1 D size R 20 or equivalent batteries must first be installed in the battery compartment as follows 1 Open the battery comp...

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 insertin...

Page 8: ...advanced capabilities SELECT PLAYVOICES VOILE SELECT OROROORO 1 Use the VOICE SELECT buttons to select a voice page 21 ORORO RO 5 55 2 2 Use the MASTER VOLUME control to set the overall vol eee ume pa...

Page 9: ...he 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 VOIC...

Page 10: ...ine 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 INTRO FILL IND FILL IN 2 BRIDGE don NE ATI Sp START STOP Stereo...

Page 11: ...FIN GER or FINGERED mode page 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 Pla...

Page 12: ...tton to turn the power on or off POWER ON OFF Auto Power OFF To prevent unnecessary battery drainage the PSR 500M features an Auto Power OFF function that auto matically turns the power OFF if the ins...

Page 13: ...OFF FEATURE REFERENCE ovERALL CONTROL MASTER VOLUME Use the MASTER VOLUME control to adjust the over all volume of the PSR 500M including the sound of the voices being played auto accompaniment song m...

Page 14: ...d The transposition range is from 12 to 12 with 12 corresponding to downward transposition by 12 semitones one octave and 12 corresponding to upward transposi tion by 12 semitones 0 is the normal keyb...

Page 15: ...paragraph If this is not done the newly selected data will be lost when a different PAGE MEMORY is selected FEATURE REFERENCE OvERALL CONTROL PAGE MEMORY The PAGE MEMORY can be used to store 4 comple...

Page 16: ...0 minutes the PAGE memory is automatically initialized when the power is turned on Individual PAGE MEMORY banks can be initialized by holding the corresponding PAGE MEMORY button while turning the pow...

Page 17: ...ess the button of the PAGE MEMORY you want to transmit fm SPUT VOICE VOICE No REVERB DEPTH VOLUME OCTAVE PAN HARMONY TYPE MIDI CH DUAL VOICE HARMONY ON OFF VOICE No REVERB DEPTH VOLUME OCTAVE PAN MIDI...

Page 18: ...ement continuously simply release the button when the desired accompaniment style number has been reached STYLE SELECT 7 num n srwt sPLTVOCE BEAT CA 00 1 24 1748 196 STRE SPLIT VO E VOCE ri 2 ACCOMPAN...

Page 19: ...BRIDGE pattern The INTRO button can be used to select the introduction pattern even while the accompaniment is playing FEATURE REFERENCE auto ACCOMPANIMENT Adding Fill ins The PSR 500M provides two t...

Page 20: ...TAVE and PAN settings will affect the chord voice but the DUAL VOICE mode cannot be used 18 THE FINGERED MODE The FINGERED mode is ideal if you already know how to play chords on a keyboard since it a...

Page 21: ...oon as 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 c...

Page 22: ...e number are memorized at the beginning of each track This means that 7 sets of voice parameters are memorized for each custom style variation RHYTHM BASS ORCHESTRA 1 2A 2B 3A and 3B PITCH BEND change...

Page 23: ...n the current voice If you hold the or button down the voice number will increment or decrement continuously simply release the button when the desired voice number has been reached VOICE SELECT 9000...

Page 24: ...9 Agogo Low Bass Drum High D 4 gs Agogo High 4 96 TOM W PITCH A1 Bass Drum Middle E4 Cuica Low Instrument Closed Rim Shot F4 f Cuica High Acoustic Tom B1 Tom Bass FRA 49 Whistle Synth Tom E c2 B Tom L...

Page 25: ...ncreased or decreased for the selected voice by using the REVERB DEPTH or V button The reverb depth range is from 0 no effect to 15 maximum reverb depth The reverb depth is shown on the MULTI DISPLAY...

Page 26: ...key MIDI CHANNEL The MIDI transmit channel for the selected voice is set via the MIDI CH and V buttons in the VOICE section The A button increments the transmit channel number and the V button decreme...

Page 27: ...the second dual voice lfAUTO HARMONY 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 The PSR 500M VOICE MEMORY can be used...

Page 28: ...or melody parts recorded in theSONG MEMORY can be selected and played at any time while _ auto accompaniment is playing Simply press a chord or melody memory button toplay the corresponding part then...

Page 29: ...on off Voice Number including VOICE MEMORY bank number Auto Harmony TYPE ON OFF Octave Voice Volume Reverb Depth Pan Multi Pad Play Terminate Dual Voice Voice number ON OFF Data Edit Mode It is possi...

Page 30: ...n or the SONG MEMORY PLAY STOP button In this 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 4 Pla...

Page 31: ...by pressing 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 bu...

Page 32: ...the CHORD and MELODY bank buttons at the appropriate times in the order that you want them to play playback will actually begin from the beginning of the next measure Any MELODY bank on off events re...

Page 33: ...becomes full Each MULTI PAD can record up to approximately 70 consecu tive quarter notes Pitch bend program change and other op erations reduce the number of notes that can be recorded The following d...

Page 34: ...d to select the MIDI rec fi mode in which the PSR 500M is to operate Remote Control or Multi Voice Press the MODE button to call the mode display then use the same button to select 00 Remote Control o...

Page 35: ...ed the following panel features can not be used SONG MEMORY MULTI PAD AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL CUSTOM ACCOMPANIMENT i TEMPO ACCOMPANIMENT VOLUME Data Recelved In the Multi Voice Mode I...

Page 36: ...r to below AMIDI START message is transmitted whenever the rhythm or accompaniment is started and a MIDI STOP message is transmitted whenever the rhythm or accom paniment is stopped The same applies t...

Page 37: ...is programmed with 3 demonstration songs that you START STOP button to stop demo playback c elect and play The demonstration will play continuously until the DEMO button is pressed 1 Press the DEMO 1...

Page 38: ...ick multi instrument sounds The PSR 500M also transmits program change data when one of its voices is selected Depending on how the receiving device is set up the corresponding voice will be automatic...

Page 39: ...UMPET 1 78 FANTASY 2 45 MUTE TRUMPET 2 79 FANTASY 3 46 MUTE TRUMPET 3 80 BELL STRINGS 47 TROMBONE 81 SEQ PAD 48 82 ELECTRIC BASS 1 49 83 ELECTRIC BASS 2 50 84 FRETLESS BASS 51 BRASS ENSEMBLE 1 85 MUTE...

Page 40: ...s may damage the terminals or internal circuitry Cleaning Clean the exterior with a soft dry cloth Using chemical solvents may damage the finish 38 APPENDIX C TROUBLESHOOTING APPENDIX D MAINTENANCE In...

Page 41: ...ED DSP OFF AOOM HALL MASTER VOLUME ACCOMP VOLUME PITCH BEND RANGE TRANSPOSE 4 TUNING 4 TEMPO SPLIT POINT CHANGE PAGE MEMORY RECORD PAGE 1 4 MIDI BULK DUMP PITCH BEND AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT STYLE SELECT 0...

Page 42: ...de e iD eoo Custom 4 19 D pz m 35 Drum percussion key assignments eene 22 DSP 11 Eri Q 1i Headphones 5 Headphones Aux Out jack 40 K Keyboard percussion eee eerte tentent nennen 21 Maintenance Manual h...

Page 43: ...20 R Liam um M M 23 Room effect finger mode 18 11 Song eere erenemen 26 Specifications 39 Split MODE 23 10 changing VOICES sessssseooevesesseossessreratssrerernsrorersserorenseess 23 Split point chang...

Page 44: ...ue 0 99 124 127 7 0 99 0 99 7 e Mo x c System Exclusive 8 8 System Common Song Pos Song Scl Tune x x x System Real Time Clock Commands START STOP Aux Local ON OFF All Notes OFF Messages Active Sense R...

Page 45: ...ing Do not attempt to disassemble or incinerate any battery Keep all batteries away from children Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regulated by the laws in your area Note Check with any retai...

Page 46: ...T PLEASE RECORD THE SERIAL NUMBER OF YOUR UNIT IN THE SPACE BELOW MODEL PSR 500M SERIAL NO THE SERIAL NUMBER IS LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE UNIT RETAIN THIS OWNER S GUIDE IN A SAFE PLACE FOR FUTURE R...

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