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Wichtiger Hinweis für die Benutzung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. CANADA Bescheinigung des Importeurs Hiermit wird bescheinigt, daß der/die/das THIS DIGITAL APPARATUS DOES NOT EXCEED THE “CLASS B” LIMITS FOR RADIO NOISE EMISSIONS FROM DIGITAL APPARATUS Musikinstrument Typ: PSR-510 SET OUT IN THE RADIO INTERFERENCE REGULATION OF THE (Gerät, Typ, Bezeichnung) CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS. in Übereinstimmung mit den Bestimmungen der LE PRESENT APPAREIL NUMERIQUE N’EMET PAS DE BRUITS V
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Congratulations! You are the proud owner of a Yamaha PSR-510. Your PSR-510 is a high- quality musical instrument that incorporates advanced Yamaha digital tech- nology and many versatile features. In order to obtain maximum performance and enjoyment from your PSR-510, we urge you to read this Owner’s Manual thoroughly while trying out the various features described. Keep the Owner’s Manual in a safe place for later reference. Contents Panel Controls 2 Record Functions 37 Song Memory ............
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Taking Care of Your PortaTone Your PortaTone will give you years of playing pleasure if you follow the simple rules given below: Location Handling and Transport Do not expose the instrument to the following • Never apply excessive force to the controls, con- conditions to avoid deformation, discoloration, or nectors or other parts of the instrument. more serious damage. • Always unplug cables by gripping the plug firmly, not by pulling on the cable. • Direct sunlight (e.g. near a window). •
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Preparation This section contains information about setting up your PSR-510 and preparing to play. Be sure to go through this section carefully before using your PSR-510. SUSTAIN PEDAL HEADPHONES/ DC 10-12V IN AUX OUT Power Supply Your PSR-510 will run either from an optional power adaptor or batteries*. Follow the instructions below according to the power source you intend to use. * When batteries are used the sound of the PSR-510 may be distorted at high volume levels. This is because the p
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Preparation Using Headphones Or an External Sound System HEADPHONES/ A standard pair of stereo headphones can be plugged into the rear-panel AUX OUT HEADPHONES/AUX OUT jack for private practice or late-night playing. The internal speaker system is automatically shut off when a pair of head- phones is plugged into the HEADPHONES/AUX OUT jack. The HEAD- PHONES/AUX OUT jack can also be used to deliver the output of the PSR-510 to a keyboard amplifier, stereo sound system, mixing console or tape
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Listen to the Demo! Once you’ve set up your PSR-510, try listening to the pre-programmed demonstration songs — they’ll give you a good idea of what the PSR-510 can do! DEMO SONG # ON/ OFF MIN MAX POWER MASTER VOLUME START/ STOP ZTurn the Power ON & Set the Volume .................................................................................................. Before playing the demo turn the power ON by pressing the POWER switch (the panel indicators and MULTI DISPLAY will light), and tur
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Basic Editing Procedure The PSR-510 features a flexible-but-consistent interface that lets you edit just about all of its parameters using the same basic procedure. Once familiar with the system, you’ll be able to edit any parameter quickly and easily. Here’s the basic procedure: BEAT RESET MULTI DISPLAY + – –+ _ _ 0 1 234 5 6789 1 ZPress a Function Button ........................................................................................................................ First press the butt
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2-2: The [+] and [−] Buttons The [+] and [−] buttons immediately to the right of the MULTI DIS- PLAY can be used to increment (increase by one) or decrement (decrease by one) the currently selected parameter. Press the [+] button briefly to in- RESET crement the parameter value, or the [−] button to decrement. If you hold the –+ [+] or [−] button down, the value will increment or decrement continuously — simply release the button when the desired value has been reached. 2-3: The Number Buttons T
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Selecting & Playing the Voices The PSR-510 has 128 stunning voices plus 8 different drum and percussion kits that you can select and play in a number of ways. VOICE VOICE SELECT VOL OCTAVE DSP PAN ORCHESTRATION HARMONY EFFECT DEPTH TYPE TYPE L1 R1 EDIT L2 R2 KEYBOARD ONE TOUCH HARMONY EFFECT PERCUSSION SETTING Orchestration The unique ORCHESTRATION button group in the PSR-510’s VOICE control section lets you select and play from one to four “parts” at the same time using a variety of “or
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Dual Mode Split & Dual Modes In the dual mode both the [R1] and [R2] part There are five possible combinations of the split voices are selected so they can be played simultane- and dual modes, as shown below. The part for the ously across the entire keyboard. To select the dual single-voice side of the combination is selected sim- mode, make sure that both the [L1] and [L2] indica- ply by pressing the appropriate part button, while for tors are out, then press both the [R1] and [R2] but- the
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Selecting & Playing the Voices Voice Assignment You can assign any of the PSR-510’s 128 voices to each of the ORCHESTRATION parts, whether the part is currently ON or OFF. ZPress the [VOICE SELECT] Button ....................................................................................................... You don’t need to do this if the [VOICE SELECT] indicator is already VOICE SELECT lit. Also make sure that the [KEYBOARD PERCUSSION] indicator is out. KEYBOARD PERCUSSION XSelect the Part
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Volume You can individually set the volume of each orchestration part to set up the ideal balance between parts. ZSelect the Part You Want to Edit ........................................................................................................... Use the ORCHESTRATION [EDIT] button to select the part you want to edit. XPress the [VOL] Button .......................................................................................................................... VOL Press the VOICE con
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Selecting & Playing the Voices DSP Depth The PSR-510 features a built-in digital signal processor (DSP) that can be used to apply a range of reverb and delay effects to the PSR-510 voices. The [DSP TYPE] button in the OVERALL CONTROL section (page 21) determines the type of effect to be applied, while the VOICE section [DSP DEPTH] button lets you individually set the amount of effect applied to each orchestration part. ZSelect the Part You Want to Edit..........................................
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Auto Harmony Auto Harmony is used with the PSR-510’s Auto Accompaniment feature except for Full fingering mode (see page 23). It automatically adds appropriate harmony notes to a single-note melody line you play on the key- board. You can choose from 10 different types of harmony that can be assigned to the right-hand orchestration parts. ZTurn Auto Harmony ON ......................................................................................................................... HARMONY Pre
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Selecting & Playing the Voices Effects The PSR-510 has a range of 12 delay-based effects — in addition to the DSP effects (pages 14 and 21) — that can be selected and applied to the right-hand orchestration parts (the left-hand orchestration parts are not af- fected). ZTurn the Effect ON .................................................................................................................................. EFFECT TYPE Press the [EFFECT] button so that its indicator lights. This turn
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Keyboard Percussion The PSR-510 has 8 different drum and percussion “kits” that can be played on the keyboard when the Key- board Percussion function is turned ON. The types of drum and percussion instruments played by the various keys when Keyboard Percussion function is selected are marked by symbols above the keys. ZTurn Keyboard Percussion ON ............................................................................................................. VOICE Press the [KEYBOARD PERCUSSION]
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Selecting & Playing the Voices Pitch Bend PITCH BEND The PITCH BEND wheel to the left of the keyboard allows the note pitch to be bent up or down — roll the wheel away from you to bend up, and toward you to bend down (this situation can be reversed, as described + below). When the PITCH BEND wheel is moved almost all the way in – either direction, the current pitch bend range value will appear on the MULTI DISPLAY (see below). Setting the Pitch Bend Range The maximum amount of pitch bend p
