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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