Yamaha PSR-400 User Manual
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Congratulations J
You are the proud owner of a Yamaha PSR-400/PSR-500. Your PSR-
400/PSR-500 is a high-quality musical instrument that incorporates ad
vanced Yamaha digital technology and many versatile features. In order to
obtain maximum performance and enjoyment from your PSR-400/PSR-
500, we urge you to read this Owner’s Guide thoroughly while trying out
the various features described. Keep the Owner’s Guide in a safe place for
later reference.
CONTENTS
HOW TO USE THE MANUAL...................................1
NOMENCLATURE..................................................... 2
Power Supply........................................................4
Using Headphones Or
An External Sound System...................................5
The Foot Pedal..................................................... 5
The Music Stand...................................................5
Select & Play Voices.............................................6
Add Reverb (PSR-500 only)................................. 6
The Split Mode —
Play Different Left- And Right Hand Voices........... 7
The Dual Voice Mode —
Play Two Voices Across The Entire Keyboard...... 7
Play With Auto Accompaniment........................... 8
Play With Auto Harmony.......................................9
OVERALL CONTROL........................................ 10
POWER Button............................................. 10
MODE........................................................... 10
DSP (Digital Sound Processing —
PSR-500 only).............................................. 11
MASTER VOLUME...................................... 11
ACCOMPANIMENT VOLUME......................11
PITCH BEND................................................11
TRANSPOSE ............................................... 12
TUNING........................................................ 12
TEMPO......................................................... 12
SPLIT POINT CHANGE................................13
PAGE MEMORY...........................................13
AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT................................16
STYLE SELECT...........................................16
ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL...................16
THE SINGLE FINGER MODE......................18
THE FINGERED MODE...............................18
ORCHESTRATION...................................... 19
CUSTOM STYLE......................................... 19
VOICE............................................................... 21
VOICE SELECT...........................................21
THE SPLIT MODE........................................23
REVERB DEPTH (PSR-500 only)................23
VOLUME...................................................... 23
OCTAVE.......................................................24
PAN.............................................................. 24
MIDI CHANNEL........................................... 24
DUAL VOICE................................................24
AUTO HARMONY........................................ 25
VOICE MEMORY......................................... 25
SONG MEMORY............................................... 26
RECORDING A MELODY............................26
RECORDING A CHORD SEQUENCE.......... 28
MELODY AND CHORD PLAYBACK........... 29
THE CONDUCTOR......................................30
THE MULTI PADS (PSR-500)...........................31
THE DRUM PADS (PSR-400)........................... 32
MIDI................................................................... 33
RECEIVE CHANNEL/CLOCK......................33
MODE.......................................................... 33
System Exclusive Reception........................34
Transmitted Data..........................................35
DEMO................................................................ 36
APPENDIX A: MIDI BASICS....................................37
APPENDIX B: POLYPHONY...................................38
APPENDIX C: TROUBLESHOOTING..................... 39
APPENDIX D: MAINTENANCE...............................39
APPENDIX E; SYSTEM RESET..............................40
SPECIFICATIONS................................................... 40
INDEX..................................................................... 41