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72 PSR-S500 Owner’s Manual
* All these settings can be conveniently reset to their initial default values by pressing the [+/YES] and [-/NO] buttons simultaneously. (The exception to
this is Initial Send, which is an operation, not a setting.)
EFFECT Reverb Type Reverb Type 01–26 Determines the Reverb type, including off (26). (See
the list on page 110)
Chorus Type Chorus Type 1–31 Determines the Chorus type, including off (31). (See
the list on page 111)
DSP Type DSP Type 001–179 Determines the DSP type, including off (179). (See
the list on page 111)
Master EQ Type Master EQ Type 1 (Speaker 1),
2 (Speaker 2),
3 (Headphones),
4 (Line Out 1),
5 (Line Out 2)
Sets the equalizer applied to the instrument output
(including speakers, headphones or other output) for
optimum sound in different listening situations.
HARMONY Harmony Type Harmony Type 01–26 Determines the Harmony type. (See the list on page
110)
Harmony Volume Harmony
Volume
000–127 Determines the volume of the Harmony effect.
PC MODE PC Mode PC Mode PC1/PC2/OFF Optimizes the MIDI settings for connecting to a com-
puter (page 84).
MIDI Local ON/OFF Local ON/OFF Determines whether the instrument’s keyboard con-
trols the internal tone generator (ON) or not (OFF).
(page 83)
External Clock
ON/OFF
External Clock ON/OFF Determines whether the instrument synchronizes to
the internal clock (OFF) or an external clock (ON).
(page 83)
Keyboard Out Keyboard Out ON/OFF Determines whether keyboard performance data of
the instrument is transmitted (ON) or not (OFF).
Style Out Style Out ON/OFF Determines whether Style data is transmitted (ON)
via USB TO HOST or not (OFF) during Style play-
back.
Song Out Song Out ON/OFF Determines whether Song data is transmitted (ON)
via USB TO HOST or not (OFF) during Song play-
back.
Initial Setup Initial Setup YES/NO Allows you to instantly send a data ‘snapshot’ of all
panel settings to a computer or sequencer. Press [+/
YES] to send, or press [-/NO] to cancel.
METRO-
NOME
Time Signature
Numerator
Time Signature
Numerator
00–60 Determines the time signature of the Metronome.
Time Signature
Denominator
Time Signature
Denominator
2, 4, 8, 16 Sets the length of each metronome beat.
Volume Metronome
Volume
000–127 Determines the volume of the Metronome.
SCORE Quantize Quantize 1 (1/4 note),
2 (1/4 note triplet),
3 (1/8 note),
4 (1/8 note triplet),
5 (1/16 note),
6 (
1/16 note triplet
),
7 (1/32 note),
8 (1/32 note triplet)
Depending on the song data, you can make the
score more readable by adjusting the timing of the
notes. This determines the minimum timing resolu-
tion used in the song. For example, if there are both
quarter notes and eighth notes in the song, you
should set this value to “eighth note.” Any notes or
rests shorter than this value will not be shown in the
score.
Right-Part Right-Part GuideTrack 1–16 Determines the guide track number for your right
hand lesson. The setting is only effective for songs in
SMF format 0 transferred from USB flash memory.
Left-Part Left-Part GuideTrack 1–16 Determines the guide track number for your left hand
lesson. The setting is only effective for songs in SMF
format 0 transferred from USB flash memory.
UTILITY Demo Cancel Demo Cancel ON/OFF Determines whether Demo cancel is enabled or not.
When this is set to ON, the Demo Song will not play,
even if the [DEMO] button is pressed.
LANGUAGE Language Language English/Japanese Determines the display language for the demo dis-
plays, song file names, lyrics and certain display
messages. All other messages and names are dis-
played in English. When this is set to Japanese, the
file names are displayed in the Japanese font. The
lyrics display follows the language setting originally
made in the song data; however, when no such set-
ting exists, the setting here is used.
Group Function Item
Display Indication
Range/Settings Description