Yamaha PS500WH P-S500 88-Key Portable Digital Piano

User Manual - Page 28

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P-S500 Owner’s Manual
28
Playing the Instrument Stand-alone
1 Press the [FUNCTION] button repeatedly to select the setting display.
For details on each setting display, see “Function List” below.
NOTE
You can also select the next or previous setting display by pressing the [+] or [-] button while holding down the
[FUNCTION] button.
2 Use the [+] and [-] buttons to change the setting value.
To reset to the default setting, press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously.
3 To exit from the setting display, press any button other than [+]/[-] buttons.
Function List
Make settings of various functions – [FUNCTION]
Setting display Description Default setting
Transpose
Shifts the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitone steps to facilitate playing in
difficult key signatures, and to let you easily match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of
a singer or other instruments.
Setting range: -12 – 0 – +12
0
Tuning*
Fine tunes the pitch of the entire instrument in 0.2 Hz steps. This function is useful when
you play this instrument along with other instruments or CD music.
Setting range: 414.8 – 466.8 Hz
440.0
Reverb
Determines the Reverb type which is applied to the entire sound including the keyboard
performance, Style/Song playback and MIDI data input from an external MIDI device.
Recital Hall: Simulates clear reverberation in a mid-sized hall suitable for piano recital.
Concert Hall: Simulates brilliant reverberation in a large hall for public orchestra
performances.
Chamber: Simulates the elegant reverberation in a small room suitable for chamber
music.
Cathedral: Simulates the solemn reverberation in a high-ceiling stone-made cathedral.
Club: Simulates the lively reverberation in a jazz club or a small bar.
No Effect: No reverb effect is applied.
When a Style or Song is selected, the ideal Reverb type is aut
omatically called up. If the
type which cannot be selected on this instrument is called up, “(Auto)” is shown on the
display.
Differs depending
on the Style/Song
Reverb Depth
Adjusts the Reverb depth. When the Reverb above is set to “No Effect” or the depth is set
to 0, no effect is produced.
Setting range: 0 – 127
If you change the setting value while a VRM Voice (page 19) is selected, this setting is
applied to all VRM Voices, including the VRM Voices contained in Songs and Styles, as
well as the keyboard performance.
Differs depending
on the Voice
To uch Response*
Determines how the sound responds to your playing strength. This setting does not
change the weight of the keyboard.
Soft 2: Produces relatively high volume even with light playing strength.
Soft 1: Produces high volume with moderate playing strength.
Medium: Standard Touch Sensitivity.
Hard 1: Requires moderately strong playing for high volume.
Hard 2: Requires strong playing to produce high volume.
Fixed: The volume level will be the same regardless of how hard you play the keys.
Medium
Time Signature
Selects the time signature of the metronome. The Metronome plays back according to the
selected Time Signature with the Bell sound on the first beat of each measure. When “Bell
Off” is selected, the Bell does not sound. When the time signature is set to a value other
than “Bell Off,” changing the Style or Song sets the time signature to the default value for
each Style or Song automatically.
Setting range: Bell Off, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4
Bell Off
Metronome
Volume*
Sets the volume of metronome.
Setting range: 0 – 127
100
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