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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.
If this occurs, move the instrument further away from the affected equipment. • The PSR-510 contains no user serviceable parts. Opening it or tampering with it in anyway can lead to irreparable damage and possibly electric shock.
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Preparation 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. For battery operation the PSR-510 requires six 1.5V SUM-1, “D” size, R-20 or equivalent batteries.
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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 recorder. An optional Yamaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch can be plugged into the rear-panel SUSTAIN PEDAL jack.
LECT] button (its indicator will light). The number shown on the MULTI DISPLAY will be the current value of the selected parameter. The PSR-510 lets you edit parameters using four different methods. Use the one that best suits the parameter you have selected:...
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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.
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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 “orchestrations”. One of the PSR-510’s 128 voices is assigned to each part.
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Selecting & Playing the Voices 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. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | You don’t need to do this if the [VOICE SELECT] indicator is already...
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You can individually set the volume of each orchestration part to set up the ideal balance between parts. You can individually shift the octave of each orchestration part up or down by up to two octaves. This makes it easy, for example, to lower the pitch of a bass voice to an appropriate octave without affecting the other parts in your orchestration.
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Selecting & Playing the Voices 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.
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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.
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Selecting & Playing the Voices 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).
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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.
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Release the PITCH BEND wheel when you’ve set the required pitch bend range. If you have plugged an optional Yamaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch into the PSR-510’s rear-panel SUSTAIN PEDAL jack, the footswitch can be used as a damper pedal, controlling sustain. Press the pedal to sustain notes after...
Overall Control This function lets you set the split point (the key that separates the left-hand and right-hand orchestration parts) to any key on the keyboard. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | To set the split point for the left- and right-hand orchestration parts, make sure that the [AUTO ACCOMP] indicator is off before proceeding.
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Overall Control The PSR-510 [TRANSPOSE] button makes it possible to shift the pitch of the PSR-510 up or down in semi- tone intervals up to a maximum of 12 semitones (one octave). Transposing the pitch of the PSR-510 keyboard makes it easier to play in difficult key signatures, and you can easily match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instrumentalist.
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The [DSP TYPE] button selects one of eight digital effects that you can use for extra depth and expressive power. This button determines the type of effect to be used, while the [DSP DEPTH] button in the VOICE sec- tion allow the depth of the effect to be individually set for each orchestration part. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Press the OVERALL CONTROL section [DSP TYPE] button.
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Overall Control This function varies the touch sensitivity of the keyboard. Use this capability to adjust the PSR-510’s touch sensitivity for the best results with your own particular playing style. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Press the OVERALL CONTROL section [TOUCH SENSE] button.
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The Chord 1 mode is ideal if you already know how to play chords on a keyboard, since it allows you to supply your own chords for the Auto Ac- companiment feature. The PSR-510 will accept the following chord types:...
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Simultaneously press the root key and both a white and black key to its left. This is a combination of the Single and Chord 1 modes. In this mode the PSR-510 automatically discriminates between Single and Chord 1 mode fingerings and generates the appropriate accompaniment.
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Chords played in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard are also detected and played by the PSR-510 Auto Accompaniment system when the accompaniment is stopped (except for Full fingering mode). In this case the bass note and chord voices are selected automatically.
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Auto Accompaniment The PSR-510 provides a range of accompaniment “sections” — introduction, fill-ins, variations on the main pattern, ending — that you can select to control the “flow” of the accompaniment to achieve the desired musical results. Accompaniment start/stop and sections are controlled by the ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL buttons.
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(21) can be recalled instantly by pressing both the [+] and [–] buttons at the same time. The PSR-510 Auto Accompaniment system includes eight TRACK buttons which allow you to control the accompaniment ar- rangement in real time. You can turn tracks on or off while playing for extra accompaniment variety.
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RHYTHM 1, BASS, and PAD CHORD. To make the TRACK buttons even more versatile, the PSR-510 features a REVOICE function that lets you individually change the voices and several related VOICE section parameters assigned to each track. The param-...
Registration Memory The panel settings listed above can be stored to any one of the four REGISTRATION MEMORY buttons by press- ing the button — [1], [2], [3], or [4] — while holding the [MEMORIZE] button. The indicator of the selected button will light continuously indicating that the data has been stored.
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Each PAGE MEMORY holds a different song, so the PSR-510 can retain up to 4 complete songs in memory, and these can be selected and played back simply by selecting the appropriate PAGE MEMORY.
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Record Functions You can start SONG MEMORY recording or playback from any specified measure, as long as the specified measure is within the range of measures that has already been recorded: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Press the SONG [RESET] button to go directly to the first measure of the song and turn ON all tracks that contain data.
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The PSR-510 MULTI PADS can be used to record short rhythmic or melodic sequences, percussion fill-ins, or single percussion sounds that can be played at any time simply by pressing the appropriate pad. Pads [1] and [2] play back exactly as recorded, while pads [3] and [4] are “CHORD MATCH” types which are automatically trans- posed to match chords played using the PSR-510 Auto-accompaniment feature.
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MULTI PADS [3] and [4] are “CHORD MATCH” types, and the data they contain will be automatically transposed to match chords played using the PSR-510 Auto Accompaniment feature. MULTI PAD playback can be terminated by pressing the MULTI PADS [STOP] button.
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Style number “00” in each PAGE MEMORY is a “custom accompaniment” that you can record yourself and use with the PSR-510’s Auto Accompaniment feature. Custom accompaniments can be created only using the tracks which have the preset accompaniment style data.
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(not number “00”), the ARE YOU SURE? indicator will light and the PSR-510 will ask “Are you sure?” (see NOTES, below). Press the [YES] button if you want to go ahead with the record procedure, thus erasing the previous contents of the custom accompani- ment.
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RECORDING section [QUANTIZE] button. Both the [QUANTIZE] and track/pad button indicators will flash. The ARE YOU SURE? indicator will light and the PSR-510 will ask “Are you sure?” Press the [YES] button if you want to go ahead with the quantize opera- tion, thus irreversibly altering the selected track or pad.
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Press the appropriate track or pad button while holding the [CLEAR] button. The ARE YOU SURE? indicator will light and the PSR-510 will ask “Are you sure?” Press the [YES] button if you want to go ahead with the clear operation, thus erasing the selected track or pad.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The PSR-510 MIDI IN connector receives MIDI data from an external MIDI device which can be used to control the PSR-510. The MIDI OUT connector transmits MIDI data generated by the PSR-510 (e.g. note and velocity data produced by playing the keyboard).
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The entire contents of the currently selected PSR-510 PAGE MEMORY (CUSTOM ACCOMP, MULTI PADS, SONG MEMORY, REGISTRATION MEMORY) can be dumped to a second PSR-510 or to a bulk storage de- vice such as a MIDI data recorder or MIDI computer.
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The PSR-510 will automatically receive bulk dump data from another PSR-510 or MIDI data storage de- vice as long as the MIDI OUT terminal of the external device is properly connected to the MIDI IN connector of the PSR-510, and PSR-510 MIDI reception is enabled.
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The [RECEIVE CH/CL/COM] button is used to specify the reception mode for each of the 16 MIDI channels, the internal or external clock mode, and MIDI start/stop command reception mode. The PSR-510 allows any of five reception modes to be individually assigned to MIDI channels 1 through 16. The five modes are: RX OFF: Reception disabled.
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PSR-510’s time-based functions (Auto Accompaniment, SONG MEMORY, etc.) are controlled by its own inter- nal clock, the speed of which is set by the PSR-510 [TEMPO] button. When MIDI clock reception is enabled, however, all timing is controlled by an external MIDI clock signal received via the PSR-510 MIDI IN terminal (the PSR-510 [TEMPO] setting has no effect).
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MIDI The PSR-510 allows independent MIDI transmit channels to be assigned to the L and R ORCHESTRATION voices. It is also possible to independently turn local control and MIDI output on or off for the L and R voices. The L and R ORCHESTRATION voices can be independently set to transmit on any of the 16 MIDI channels as...
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The PSR-510 can play up to 28 individual notes at the same time (i.e. it has a maximum “polyphony” of 28). This number includes all voices used: dual, split, auto accompaniment, song memory, and multi pads. If the maximum polyphony of the PSR-510 is exceeded, the excess notes will be truncated (they will not sound).
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All PSR-510 page memory settings are retained in memory even when the power switch is turned OFF as long as the PSR-510 is powered by batteries or an AC adapter. You can, however, restore the factory default set- tings for all four page memories or a single specified page memory by following the procedures outlined below.
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Something not working as it should? In many cases what appears to be a malfunction can be traced to a sim- ple error that can be remedied immediately. Before assuming that your PSR-510 is faulty, please check the fol- lowing points.