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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT This product may also use “household” type batteries. Some of these may be connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one de
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FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) with FCC regulations does not guarantee that interference will not occur in 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in all installations. If this product is found to be the source of interference, which can be determined by turning the unit “OFF” and “ON”, please try to this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the
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Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha Entertainment Station PSR-K1! Please read this owner’s manual carefully before using the instrument, in order to take full advantage of its various features. Make sure to keep this manual in a safe and handy place even after you finish reading, and refer to it often when you need to better understand an operation or function. PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future refere
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• Always replace all batteries at the same time. Do not use new batteries together Connections with old ones. Also, do not mix battery types, such as alkaline batteries with • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the manganese batteries, or batteries from different makers, or different types of power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all batteries from the same maker, since this can cause overheating, fire, or battery components,
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Contents Copyright Notice .................................................................... 7 Memorizing your panel settings 52 Panel logos ............................................................................ 7 Creating (saving) Registration Memory settings ..................52 Included items........................................................................ 8 Conventions and marks used in this manual ......................... 8 Song playback functions 54 Main features of the PSR
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Copyright Notice q Three of the demo-songs (or compositions) included in w Two of the demo-songs (or compositions) included in this this keyboard are as follows: keyboard are as follows: A Hard Day’s Night Composition : An Englishman In New York Words and Music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney Composer : Sumner 0590545 Copyright Owner : G M SUMNER LTD Copyright © 1964 Sony/ATV Songs LLC Copyright Renewed Composition : Against All Odds All Rights Administered by Sony/ATV Music Publish- Compose
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Included items The PSR-K1 package includes the following items. Please check that you have them all. • Music rest • Microphone • Microphone holder cap (spare) • Accessory CD-ROM • SmartMedia™ card (Memory card) • Owner’s Manual (this book) * SmartMedia is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation ● About the included CD-ROM The included CD-ROM features some utility software programs for use with the instrument. These include Song Filer, which allows you to transmit data between an inserted SmartMedi
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Main features of the PSR-K1 The PSR-K1 is much more than just a keyboard—it provides a wealth of advanced, convenient performance features that make it possible for anyone to easily perform and sing along with. As it’s name says, it truly is an Entertainment Station! ■ Performance Assistant ................................................................................. page 18 Play back a song and play the keyboard along with it—the song sounds perfect, even if you play the wrong notes! P
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Setting Up Make sure to do the following operations BEFORE turning on the power. Power Requirements Although the instrument will run either from an optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use of an AC adaptor whenever possible. An AC adaptor is more environmentally friendly than batteries and does not deplete resources. ■ Using an AC Power Adaptor ■ Using Batteries Make sure that the [STANDBY/ON] switch of the instrument Open the battery compartment cover located on the instru-
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Setting Up ■ Using SmartMedia™ cards (memory cards) Be sure to handle SmartMedia cards with care. Follow the important precautions below. ● Compatible SmartMedia card Type ● About the SmartMedia cards This instrument uses SmartMedia™ (3.3V) memory Handle SmartMedia cards with care! cards. 5V type SmartMedia cards are not compatible with • SmartMedia cards are very sensitive and can be dam- this instrument. aged by static electricity. Before handling a SmartMe- * SmartMedia is a trademark of
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MIC MIC OUTPUT R L OUTPUT R L DC IN 12V + - DC IN 12V + - PHONES PHONES Setting Up Inserting the SmartMedia card Setting up the included microphone BEFORE you turn on the power of this instrument, Also included with the instrument is a microphone , make sure to properly insert the included SmartMe- letting you enjoy karaoke sing-alongs while playing dia card in the card slot on the rear panel. back the songs, or for singing and playing at the With the gold-plated contact side facing do wn, ins
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Setting Up ■ Precautions concerning the microphone and microphone holder Avoid leaning or putting any weight on the microphone holder. The microphone is equipped with an on/off switch. Make sure to Doing so may damage the holder and the connected microphone. leave it off when not in use. • When removing the microphone, pull it out of the handle toward you • If you insert the microphone with the switch side sliding past the han- (as shown). dle, the switch may inadvertently be turned on. Put th
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Setting Up Make all necessary connections below before turning the power on. Connecting headphones (PHONES jack) • To prevent damage to the speakers, set the volume of the external devices at the minimum setting before connecting them. Failure to observe these cautions may result in electric shock or equipment damage. Also, be sure to set the vol- umes of all devices at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening le
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Setting Up ● Music rest Turn on the power Turn down the volume by turning the [MASTER VOLUME] control to the left and press the [ST ANDBY/ON] switch to Insert the music rest into the slots as shown. turn on the power. Pressing the switch again turns the power off. Backup data in the SmartMedia card (page 84) is loaded to the instrument when the power is turned on. If no SmartMedia card is inserted or if no backup data exists on teh card, all instrument settings are restored to the initial
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Panel Controls and Terminals Song List Style List ■ Front Panel q [STANDBY/ON] switch ....................................page 15 w [MIC VOLUME] control ............................ pages 12, 20 e [MASTER VOLUME] control.................... pages 15, 18 r [TOUCH] button ...............................................page 43 t [HARMONY] button .........................................page 44 y [DUAL] button ..................................................page 40 u [SPLIT] button................
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Panel Controls and Terminals Voice List @7 @3 !9 @0 @5 @1 @4 @2 @6 !6 !7 !8 #7 #8 #9 $0 $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 $7 PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual 17
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T r y i Quick Guide Q u i Play like a pro! Play like a pro! c k G This new instrument has an amazing feature we call the Performance Assistant. It lets you u can easily and instantly sound like a professional keyboard player, even if you’ve never i played a note in your life! No previous musical experience required... Try it out now! d e Playing the Demo Song Let’s start this tour by listening to the Demo Song. It gives you a sampling of the gorgeous voices and advanced func- tions of this
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QG u i c kuide Play like a pro! Selecting and playing with other songs NOTE Now, let’s select another song and try using it with the Perfor- • In order to properly use the Performance Assistant, song files mance Assistant. must include chord data. Performance Assistant can be used for Virtually any song is fair game here—from the preset internal any of the internal preset songs, with the exception of the “Pia- nist” songs. Once you’ve selected a song, press the [SCORE] songs to commercially
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QG u i c kuide Play like a pro! 3 Press the [PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT] button. The [PERFORMANCE ASSISTANT] button lights, indicating that Performance Assistant is enabled. Button lights 4 Press the [START/STOP] button to start the song—and play the keyboard. Play along with the song with both of your hands. Whether you can actually play or not, Performance Assistant makes you feel like a real pianist! Look, Ma… No wrong notes! Once the song is finished, it automatically stops. You can also stop
