PSR-S550 Owner’s Manual 9
Logos........................................................................................6
Accessories..............................................................................7
Special Features of the PSR-S550 ..........................................8
Setting Up 10
Power Requirements..............................................................10
Connecting Headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack).............10
Connecting a Footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack).............................10
Connecting to a Computer (USB Terminal)............................11
Turning the Power On ............................................................11
Changing the Display language .............................................12
Adjusting the LCD CONTRAST control..................................12
Panel Controls and Terminals 14
Front Panel.............................................................................14
Rear Panel .............................................................................15
Quick Guide
Playing Songs 16
Try playing a variety of Instrument Voices 17
Select and Play a Voice .........................................................17
Playing Two Voices Simultaneously—DUAL..........................18
Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands
—LEFT..............................................................................19
Playing Drum Kits...................................................................21
Playing Styles 22
Select a Styles Rhythm ..........................................................22
Playing Along with a Style......................................................23
Playing Auto-accompaniment Chords....................................25
Playing with the Music Database 26
Using Songs 27
Selecting and Listening to a Song..........................................27
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause ......................28
Types of Songs ......................................................................29
Displaying the Song Score.....................................................30
Displaying the Lyrics...............................................................31
Recording Your Own Performance 32
Track Configuration................................................................32
Quick Recording Procedure ...................................................33
Multi-track Recording Procedure............................................34
Song Clear—Deleting User Songs.........................................37
Track Clear—Deleting a Specified Track From a User Song.38
Backup and Initialization 39
Backup ...................................................................................39
Initialization.............................................................................39
Basic Operation and Displays 40
Basic Operation......................................................................40
The Displays...........................................................................42
MAIN Display Items................................................................43
Reference
Playing with the Effects 44
Adding Harmony.....................................................................44
Changing the Reverb Type ....................................................45
Changing the Chorus Type ....................................................46
Panel Sustain .........................................................................47
Adding DSP............................................................................47
Pitch Bend..............................................................................48
Using Various Functions 49
Playing with the metronome...................................................49
Using Tap Start ......................................................................51
Touch Response ....................................................................51
EQ settings.............................................................................52
Pitch Controls.........................................................................53
Changing the pitch of the instrument in octaves ....................54
Style (Auto Accompaniment) Functions 55
Pattern Variation (sections) ....................................................55
One Touch Setting..................................................................58
Variation Change and OTS (OTS LINK).................................58
Setting the Split Point .............................................................59
Playing a Style with Chords but without Rhythm
(Stop Accompaniment)......................................................60
Adjusting the Style Volume.....................................................60
Chord Basics ..........................................................................61
User Style...............................................................................63
Playing Styles Using the Entire Keyboard..............................63
Creating Original Styles (Style Creator) 64
Style Structure........................................................................64
Main Display of the Style Creator...........................................64
Follow the Style Creator instructions......................................65
Basic Operation......................................................................66
Parameter Settings, Recording and Saving ...........................67
Song Settings 72
Song Volume..........................................................................72
Changing the Tempo..............................................................72
A-B Repeat.............................................................................73
Muting Independent Song Parts.............................................74
MIXER 75
Mixer Display..........................................................................75
Basic operation.......................................................................75
Track ON/OFF and other parameter controls.........................76
Memorize Your Favorite Panel Settings 77
Saving to the Registration Memory ........................................77
Recalling a Registration Memory............................................78
Registration Clear—Deleting a Specified Registration
Memory..............................................................................79
The Functions 80
Selecting and Setting Functions.............................................80
Using USB Flash Memory 83
Using USB Flash Memory ......................................................83
Formatting USB Flash Memory ..............................................84
Saving the Registration Data..................................................85
Saving a User Song or User Style..........................................86
Loading Registration Files, Style Files, Song Files or
MDB Files..........................................................................87
Deleting Data from USB Flash Memory .................................88
Playing Songs or Styles Saved to USB Flash Memory ..........89
Connections 90
Connectors .............................................................................90
Connection to a USB Storage Device ....................................90
Connecting a Personal Computer ..........................................92
Transferring Performance Data to and from a Computer.......94
Initial Send..............................................................................95
Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument.....96
Accessory CD-ROM Installation Guide 99
Important Notices about the CD-ROM....................................99
Contents of the CD-ROM .....................................................100
Software Installation .............................................................101
Appendix
Troubleshooting....................................................................107
Messages ............................................................................108
Voice List..............................................................................110
Drum Kit List.........................................................................116
Style List...............................................................................121
Music Database List .............................................................122
Voice Effect Type List...........................................................125
MIDI Implementation Chart...................................................132
MIDI Data Format.................................................................134
Specifications .......................................................................135
Index.....................................................................................136
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