Yamaha PSR-520 User Manual

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You are the proud owner of a fine electronic keyboard. The Yamaha PSR-520 PortaTone combines the most advanced AWM tone generation technology with state-of-the-art digital electronics and features to give you stunning sound quality with maximum musical enjoyment. A new large graphic display and easy-to-use interface also greatly enhance the operability of this advanced instrument.

In order to make the most of your PortaTone’s features and extensive performance potential, we urge you to read the manual thoroughly while trying out the various features described. Keep the manual in a safe place for later reference.

Important Features

● 141 outstanding voices with eight percussion kits.

● A Voice Set function automatically selects appropriate voice parameters whenever a v oice

is selected.

● 100 accompaniment styles, each with independent intro, main A and B , 4 fill-ins, and ending

sections.

● Advanced auto-accompaniment technology gives you fully-orchestrated accompaniment

to back up what you play on the keyboard.

● Large multi-function LCD display panel makes it easy to select and edit parameters.

● One Touch Setting feature instantly pro vides you with four types of registration settings , all

of which match to the selected accompaniment style.

● Digital Effects — Re verb , Chorus and DSP, let y ou freely create a variety of diff erent sonic

environments.

● Minus One, and Repeat functions are ideal for learning new songs and polishing your

keyboard technique.

● Song recording feature lets you record two melody tracks with an accompaniment track.

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● With the Multi Pads, you can play and record a number of short rhythmic and melodic

sequences, to add a spice to your performance.

● Registration Memory saves 128 your favorite panel settings for instant recall when needed.

● Optional Yamaha Music Car tr idges can be plugged in for enjoyable automated perform-

ance, keyboard practice, and extra accompaniment styles.

● MIDI compatibility and a range of MIDI functions make the PSR-520 useful in a range of

advanced MIDI music systems.

● Built-in amplifier and speaker system delivers top-quality sound without the need for

external equipment.

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Contents

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Taking Care of Your PortaTone ................................................. 3

Panel Controls 4

The Music Stand ......................................................................... 5

Setting Up 6

Power Supply .............................................................................. 6

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Using An Optional AC Power Adaptor ..................................6

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Using Batteries ..................................................................... 6

Connections ................................................................................ 7

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The PHONES Jack ...............................................................7

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SUSTAIN Jack...................................................................... 7

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AUX OUT R and L+R/L Jack ................................................ 7

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MIDI IN and OUT Connectors .............................................. 7

The Demonstration 8 Basic Display Operation 10 Playing the PSR-520 12

Selecting & Playing Voices ...................................................... 12

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Keyboard Percussion ......................................................... 14

The Split Mode .......................................................................... 15

Changing the Split Voice & Related Parameters ................... 15

Touch Response ....................................................................... 17

Dual Voice.................................................................................. 17

Changing the Dual Voice & Related Parameters................... 18

Harmony/Echo........................................................................... 20

Selecting a Harmony/Echo Type ........................................... 20

Sustain ....................................................................................... 22

Transposition ............................................................................ 23

Pitch Bend ................................................................................. 23

Digital Effects 24

Using the Digital Effects........................................................... 24

Changing the Reverb Effect..................................................... 24

Selecting the Reverb Effect Type .......................................... 24

Setting the Reverb Return Level............................................ 25

Changing the Chorus Effect .................................................... 26

Selecting the Chorus Effect Type .......................................... 26

Setting the Chorus Return Level............................................ 27

Changing the DSP Effect.......................................................... 28

Selecting the DSP Effect Type .............................................. 28

Setting the DSP Return Level ................................................ 29

Using Auto Accompaniment 30

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The Stop Accompaniment Function ................................... 37

Accompaniment Track Control................................................ 38

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Large/Small Accompaniment.............................................. 39

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Muting Individual Tracks .....................................................39

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Changing Accompaniment Track Voices............................ 40

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Adjusting Accompaniment Track Volume ...........................40

Changing the Accompaniment Split Point ............................. 41

One Touch Setting .................................................................... 42

Registration Memory 43

Registering the Panel Settings ................................................ 43

Recall the Registered Panel Settings...................................... 45

The Accomp Freeze Function .................................................. 45

Song Recording 46

Recording a Melody Track ....................................................... 46

Recording Accompaniment With or Without a Melody

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Accompaniment and Melody Playback................................... 52

Play from a Specified Measure .............................................. 53

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Voice & Volume Rewrite ..................................................... 54

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Clearing the SONG TRACKS ............................................. 54

The Multi Pads 55

Playing the MULTI PADS .......................................................... 55

Recording the MULTI PADS..................................................... 57

Using Music Cartridges 60

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Inserting a Music Cartridge................................................. 60

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Music Cartridge Handling Precautions ............................... 60

Cartridge Accompaniment Styles ........................................... 61

Selecting Cartridge Styles ..................................................... 61

Cartridge Songs ........................................................................ 62

Cartridge Song Playback ....................................................... 62

Cartridge Registration Presets ................................................ 63

Selecting Cartridge Registration ............................................ 63

Practice Features 64

The Minus One Mode ................................................................ 64

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Specifying the Parts To Be Turned On or Off ..................... 64

Repeat Play................................................................................ 65

Overall Functions 66

General Functions .................................................................... 67

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Keyboard Volume ............................................................... 67

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Octave ................................................................................ 67

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Reverb Level ...................................................................... 68

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Chorus Level ...................................................................... 68

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DSP Level........................................................................... 68

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Pan ..................................................................................... 68

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Voice Set ............................................................................ 69

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Accompaniment Volume..................................................... 69

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Touch Sensitivity ................................................................ 69

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Minus-one Right/Left-hand Channel ................................... 70

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Pitch Bend Range............................................................... 70

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Metronome ......................................................................... 70

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Tuning................................................................................. 70

MIDI Functions .......................................................................... 71

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Remote Channel................................................................. 72

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Keyboard Out ..................................................................... 73

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Song Out ............................................................................ 73

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Accompaniment Out ........................................................... 73

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Local Control ...................................................................... 74

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External Clock .................................................................... 74

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Initial Data Send ................................................................. 74

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Bulk Data Send................................................................... 75

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Receiving Bulk Data ........................................................... 75

Appendix

PSR-520 Function Tree ......................................................... 76

About Digital Effect ................................................................ 78

Troubleshooting ..................................................................... 80

Data Backup & Initialization ................................................... 81

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Data Initialization ................................................................ 81

Index........................................................................................... 82

Specifications......................................................................... 83

Voice List ............................................................................... 84

Percussion Kit List ................................................................. 88

MIDI Implementation Chart .................................................... 90

MIDI Data Format .................................................................. 93

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GM System Level 1 ............................................................ 97

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Your PortaTone will give you years of playing pleasure if you follow the simple rules given below:

Taking Care of Your PortaTone

■ Location

Do not expose the instrument to the following conditions to avoid deformation, discoloration, or more serious damage.

● Direct sunlight (e.g. near a window).

● High temperatures (e.g. near a heat source, out-

side, or in a car during the daytime).

● Excessive humidity.

● Excessive dust.

● Strong vibration.

■ Power Supply

● Turn the power switch OFF when the instrument

is not in use.

● An AC adaptor, if used (the PSR-520 runs from

either batteries or an optional AC adaptor),

should be unplugged from the AC outlet if the

instrument is not to be used for an extended pe-

riod of time.

● Unplug the AC adaptor during electric storms.

● Avoid plugging the AC adaptor into the same AC

outlet as appliances with high power consump-

tion, such as electric heaters or ovens. Also avoid

using multi-plug adaptors since these can result

in reduced sound quality, operation errors, and

possibly damage.

■ Turn Power OFF When Making

Connections

● To avoid damage to the instrument and other

devices to which it is connected, turn the power

switches of all related devices OFF prior to con-

necting or disconnecting MIDI cables.

■ Handling and Transport

● Disconnect all cables before moving the instru-

ment.

● Physical shocks caused by dropping, bumping,

or placing heavy objects on the instrument can result in scratches and more serious damage.

■ Cleaning

● Clean the cabinet and panel with a dry soft cloth.

● A slightly damp cloth may be used to remove

stubborn grime and dirt.

● Never use cleaners such as alcohol or thinner.

● Avoid placing vinyl objects on top of the instru-

ment (vinyl can stick to and discolor the surface).

■ Electrical Interference

● This instrument contains digital circuitry and

may cause interference if placed too close to radio or television receivers. If this occurs, move the instrument further away from the affected equipment.

■ Data Backup

● Internal data (registration memory, user song and

user pad data) will be retained in memory even if the power switch is turned OFF as long as an AC power adaptor is connected or batteries are installed.

■ Service and Modification

● The PSR-520 contains no user serviceable parts.

Opening it or tampering with it in anyway can lead to irreparable damage and possibly electric shock. Refer all servicing to qualified YAMAHA personnel.

● Never apply excessive force to the controls, con-

nectors or other parts of the instrument.

● Always unplug cables by gripping the plug

firmly, not by pulling on the cable.

YAMAHA is not responsible for damage caused by improper handling or operation.

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Panel Controls

INTRO

START/STOP

SYNC-

START/STOP

REC PLAY/STOP

REPEAT PLAY

MINUS ONE

SONG

AUTO

ACCOMPANIMENT

REVERB

CHORUS

DSP

DSP VARIATION

DIGITAL EFFECT

MIN MAX

MASTER

VOLUME

ON / OFF

POWER

PITCH BEND

PHONES

DEMO

PSR-520

STYLE

POP

01 8BEAT POP 02 8 UPBT POP 03 LIGHT POP 04 16BT POP 05 FOLKROCK 06 POP ROCK 07 DETROIT POP 08 UP POP SHFL 09 POP SHUFFLE 10 POP RHMBA 1 11 POP RHMBA 2

POP BALLAD

12 8BT LIGHT 13 SLOW BALLAD 14 EPIC BALLAD 15 16BT BLD 1 16 16BT BLD 2 17 PNO BALLAD 18 6/8 BLD 1 19 6/8 BLD 2

ROCK

20 ROCK POP 21 ROCK BALLAD 22 LITE RK BLD 23 HARD ROCK

24 ROCK SHUFFL 25 6/8HVY ROCK 26 SLOW ROCK

DANCE

27 TECHNO 1 28 TECHNO 2 29 POP RAP 30 EUROBEAT 31 DANCE POP

DISCO

32 DISCO POP 33 70S DISCO 34 DISCO SOUL 35 DISCO PARTY 36 DISCO TROP

37 POLKA POP

RHYTHM & BLUES

38 R&B 39 SOUL 40 FUNK 41 6/8 BLUES 42 6/8 GOSPEL 43 GOSPEL WLTZ

ROCK & ROLL

44 ROCK&ROLL 1 45 ROCK&ROLL 2 46 BOOGIE 47 TWIST

TRAD JAZZ

48 DIXIELAND

■ Top Panel Controls.................................................................

1 POWER Switch ............................................. page 8

2 MASTER VOLUME Control........................... page 8

3 DEMO Button ................................................ page 9

4 DIGITAL EFFECT Section

• REVERB Button....................................... page 24

• CHORUS Button....................................... page 24

• DSP Button............................................... page 24

• DSP VARIA TION Button........................... page 24

5 LCD Panel ................................................... page 10

6 Data Dial..................................................page 9, 14

7 Number [0]~[9] and

[+/YES], [–/NO] Buttons .......................... page 9, 13

8 SONG Section

• REC Button......................................... page 47, 50

• PLAY/STOP Button ......................page 48, 51, 52

• REPEAT PLAY Button .............................. page 65

• MINUS ONE Button ................................. page 64

9 AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT Section

• SYNC-START/STOP Button .................... page 35

• START/STOP Button..........................page 35, 37

• INTRO Button........................................... page 35

• MAIN A/B Button................................page 35, 37

• ENDING Button........................................ page 37

• ACCOMP LARGE/SMALL Button............ page 39

• TRACK ON/OFF Button ........................... page 39

0 CURSOR s, t, <, > Buttons ................... page 10

! TEMPO s, t Buttons................................. page 34

@ FUNCTION s, t Buttons........................... page 10

# REGISTRATION MEMORY Section

• MEMORIZE Button .................................. page 44

• 1~4 Buttons........................................page 44, 45

• ACCOMP FREEZE Button....................... page 45

$ MODE ▼ Button .......................................... page 11

% STYLE Button.............................................. page 33

^ VOICE Button.............................................. page 12

& ONE TOUCH SETTING Button................... page 42

* Music CARTRIDGE Slot ............................. page 60

( KEYBOARD Section

• TOUCH RESPONSE Button .................... page 17

• DUAL VOICE Button ................................ page 17

• HARMONY/ECHO Button........................ page 20

• SUSTAIN Button....................................... page 22

) MULTI PADS Section

• MULTI PADS 1~4 ...............................page 56, 58

• REC/END, TERMINA TE Button ......... page 56, 58

q PITCH BEND Wheel ................................... page 23

w PHONES Jack............................................... page 7

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49 BIG BAND 50 B B BALLAD 51 SWING 52 CHARLESTON

CONTEMP JAZZ

53 COOL JAZZ 54 JAZZ BALLAD 55 JAZZ WALTZ 56 FUSION

LATIN

57 FAST BOSSA 58 SLOW BOSSA 59 POP BOSSA 60 SALSA 61 SAMBA 1

AUTO FILL

CURSOR

RESET

62 MAMBO 63 SON 64 MERENGUE 65 BOLERO LNTO

CARIBBEAN

66 POP REGGAE 67 REGGAE 16 68 REGGAE 12

C & W

69 BLUEGRASS 70 C ROCK 1 71 C ROCK 2 72 COWBOY BOOG 73 C BALLAD 74 C SHUFFLE

FUNCTION

TEMPO

ENDINGMAIN

75 TWO STEP 76 C WALTZ 1 77 C WALTZ 2

WORLD MUSIC

78 POLKA1 79 POLKA2 80 ESPAGNOLE 81 TARANTELLA 82 MUSETTE 83 TRD WALTZ 1 84 TRD WALTZ 2

MARCH

85 MARCH 1 86 MARCH 2 87 6/8 MARCH 1

REGIST MEMORY

DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE

HARM

DIGITAL EFFECT

ACCOMP LARGE/SMALL TRACK ON/OFF

REGISTRATION

MEMORY

VOICE

88 6/8 MARCH 2

BALLROOM STD

PIANO

89 TANGO ARGN

01 GRAND PIANO

90 FOXTROT

02 BRIGHT PNO

91 JIVE

03 HONKY-TONK

92 QUICKSTEP

04 FUNKY E PNO

93 SLOWFOX

05 DX E PIANO

94 SLOW WALTZ

06 MIDI GRAND

95 VIEN WALTZ

07 HYPER E PNO

BALLROOM LATIN

08 DREAM E PNO

96 CHA CHA

09 BELL E PNO

97 RHUMBA

10 ICE E PIANO

98 SAMBA 2

11 TREM E PNO

99 CONGA

12 HARPSICHORD

00 PASODOBLE

13 HARPSI CPL

VOICE

STYLE

801

SONG

MULTI PAD

ECHO

OVERALL

MEMORIZE 1 2 3 4

GrandPno

118 10 a01

TEMPO TRANSPOSE MEASURE REPEAT CHORD

REGIST

RHYTHM BASS CHORD PAD PHRASE ACCOMP MELODY2MELODY

111 ON / OFF

VOICE

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VOL

ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK

14 CLAVI 15 WAH CLAVI 16 CELESTA

MALLETS

17 VIBRAPHONE 18 MARIMBA 19 GLOCKEN 20 XYLOPHONE 21 TUBE BELLS 22 TIMPANI 23 STEEL DRUMS 24 DULCIMER 25 MUSIC BOX 26 KALIMBA

ORGAN

27 JAZZ ORGAN 1

REC REC REC

28 JAZZ ORGAN 2 29 DRAWBAR ORG 30 FULL ORGAN 31 CLICK ORGAN 32 ROCK ORGAN 1 33 ROCK ORGAN 2 34 16+2 ORGAN 35 16+4 ORGAN 36 CHURCH ORG 37 REED ORGAN 38 MUSETTE 39 TRAD ACCORD 40 SOFT ACCORD 41 TANGO ACCRD 42 BANDONEON

BEAT

OTS

REVERB DUAL

CHORUS HARMONY

DSP SUSTAIN

GUITAR

43 CLASSIC GTR 44 FOLK GUITAR 45 12ST GUITAR 46 JAZZ GUITAR 47 OCTAVE GTR 48 HAWAII GTR 49 CLEAN GTR 50 TREMOLO GTR 51 MUTE GUITAR 52 HARMONICS 53 OVRDRV GTR 54 DIST GUITAR

BASS

55 ACC BASS

119

(

dim

513

augsus4

TOUCHMINUS ONE

Panel Controls

84 VOYAGER

56 FINGER BASS

70 HARP

57 PICK BASS

71 SITAR

58 FRETLESS

ENSEMBLE

59 SLAP BASS

72 STRINGS 1

60 SY BASS 1

73 STRINGS 2

61 SY BASS 2

74 CHAMBER STR

62 TECHNO BASS

75 SYNTH STRS

STRINGS

76 SLOW STRS

63 VIOLIN

77 TREMOLO STR

64 VIOLA

78 VIOLIN+STRS

65 CELLO

79 PIZZ STR

66 CONTRABASS

80 CHOIR

67 BANJO

81 CHOIR AAHS

68 SHAMISEN

82 CHOIR OOHS

69 KOTO

83 SYNTH CHOIR

% ^

NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE

)

FINGERED

STYLE VOICE

MODE

ACCOMP FREEZE

MULTI PADS

TERMINATE

98 SY BRASS 2

85 ORCH HIT

REED

99 SOPRANO SAX 100 ALTO SAX 101 ALTO SAX BR 102 TENOR SAX 103 TEN SAX BR 104 BARI SAX 105 SAX+CLARNET 106 SAX+TRB 107 OBOE 108 ENG HORN 109 BASSOON 110 CLARINET 111 HARMONICA

112 SHANAI 113 BAGPIPE

PIPE

114 PICCOLO 115 FLUTE 116 PAN FLUTE 117 RECORDER 118 BOTTLE 119 SHAKUHACHI 120 WHISTLE 121 OCARINA

SYNTH LEAD

122 SQUARE LEAD 123 SAWTOOTH LD

BRASS

86 TRUMPET 87 FLUGEL HORN 88 MUTE TRP 89 TROMBONE 90 TRB SECTION 91 FRENCH HORN 92 TUBA 93 BRASS SECT 94 BRASS+SAX 95 BRASS+TRB 96 BRASS+TRP 97 SY BRASS 1

123

REC/END

789

–

PRESS AND HOLD FOR A WHILE.

ONE TOUCH SETTING

1234

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654

YES

124 VOICE LEAD 125 CRYSTAL 126 BRIGHTNESS 127 SUB AQUA 128 ANALOG LEAD 129 RAIN HOLD 130 70'S LEAD 131 SYNTH CLAVI

SYNTH PAD

132 FANTASIA 133 BELL PAD 134 XENON PAD 135 ANGELS 136 TRANSFORM

KEYBOARD

137 ATMOSPHERE 138 SHINING 139 DARK MOON 140 CYBER PAD 141 SCI-FI

DRUM KITS

142 STANDARD 143 ROOM 144 ROCK 145 ELECTRONIC 146 ANALOG 147 JAZZ 148 BRUSH 149 CLASSIC

TOUCH RESPONSE

DUAL VOICE

HARMONY/ECHO

SUSTAIN

(

MIDI

OUT IN

SUSTAIN

AUX OUT

R L+R/L

DC IN 10-12V

e r t y

■ Rear Panel Controls...............................................................

The Music Stand

MIDI OUT and IN Connectors ....................

r SUSTAIN Ja ck ............................................... page 7

AUX OUT R, L+R/L Jacks.................................

y DC IN 10-12V Jack ........................................ page 6

page 7, 71

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The PSR-520 is supplied with a music stand that can be attached to the instrument by inserting it into the slot at the rear of the control panel.

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Setting Up

This section contains information about setting up your PSR-520 and preparing to play. Be sure to go through this section carefully before using your PSR-520.

Power Supply

Your PSR-520 will run either from batteries or an optional power adaptor.

Follow the instructions below according to the power source you intend to use.

■ Using An Optional AC Power Adaptor..............................................................

Plug the DC output cable from an optional Yamaha PA-5, PA-5B, or PA-

5C AC Power Adaptor into the DC IN jack on the rear panel of the PSR520, then plug the Power Adaptor (or the AC cable of the Power Adaptor) into a convenient wall AC power socket. The internal batteries are automatically disconnected when an AC Power Adaptor is used.

DC IN 10-12V

PA-5,

PA-5B,

PA-5C

AC power socket

• Never interrupt the power

supply (e.g. remove the batteries or unplug the AC adaptor) during any PSR-520 record operation! Doing so can result in a loss of data.

• Use ONLY a Yamaha PA-5, PA-

5B, or PA-5C AC Power Adaptor to power your instrument from the AC mains. The use of other adaptors may result in irreparable damage to both the adaptor and the PSR-520.

■ Using Batteries...............................................................................................................................................

For battery operation the PSR-520 requires six 1.5V SUM-1, “D” size,

R-20 or equivalent batteries.

When the batteries need to be replaced “Btry Low” will appear on the display. Also the volume may be reduced, the sound may be distorted, and other problems may occur . When this happens, turn the power OFF and either replace the batteries or connect an AC adaptor.

Replace the batteries as follows:

ZOpen the battery compartment cover located on the instrument’s bottom

panel.

XInsert the six new batteries, being careful to follow the polarity markings

on the inside of the compartment.

CReplace the compartment cover, making sure that it locks firmly in place.

• When the batteries run down,

replace them with a complete set of six new batteries. NEVER mix old and new batteries.

• Do not use different kinds of

batteries (e.g. alkaline and manganese) at the same time.

• To prevent possible damage

due to battery leakage, remove the batteries from the instrument if it is not to be used for an extended period of time.

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Connections

■ The PHONES Jack...................................................................................................................................

A standard pair of stereo headphones

can be plugged in here for private prac-

PHONES

■ SUSTAIN Jack...................................................................................................................................................

tice or late-night playing. The internal stereo speaker system is automatically shut off when a pair of headphones is plugged into the PHONES jack.

Setting Up

An optional Yamaha FC4 or FC5

footswitch can be plugged into the rear-

SUSTAIN

panel SUSTAIN jack for sustain control. The footswitch functions like the damper pedal on a piano — press for sustain, release for normal sound.

■ AUX OUT R and L+R/L Jack..................................................................................................

The AUX OUT R and L+R/L jacks

AUX OUT

R L+R/L

Stereo

System

deliver the output of the PSR-520 for connection to an external amplifier, mixing console, PA system, or recording equipment. If you will be connecting the PSR-520 to a monophonic sound system, use only the L+R/L jack. When a plug is inserted into the L+R/L jack only, the left- and right-channel signals are combined and delivered via the L+R/L jack so you don’t lose any of the instrument’s sound.

• Be sure that you do not press the pedal while turning the power ON. If you do, the ON/OFF status of the footswitch will be reversed.

■ MIDI IN and OUT Connectors.............................................................................................

The MIDI IN connector receives

MIDI data from an external MIDI device

MIDI

OUT IN

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(such as a MIDI sequencer) which can be used to control the PSR-520. The MIDI OUT connector transmits MIDI data generated by the PSR-520 (e.g. note and velocity data produced by playing the keyboard). More details on MIDI are provided on page 71.

The Demonstration

Once you’ve set up your PSR-520, try listening to the pre-programmed demonstration songs — they’ll give you a good idea of what the PSR-520 can do! A total of 25 demo songs are provided — songs 01 through 17 have been created to demonstrate several of the instrument’s voices, while songs 18 through 25 demonstrate a range of accompaniment styles.

VOICE

STYLE

SONG

REGIST MEMORY

MULTI PAD

DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE HARM

ECHO

OVERALL

DIGIT AL EFFECT

Switch ON.................................................................................................................................................................

801

REGIST

RHYTHM BASS CHORD PAD PHRASE ACCOMP MELODY

111 ON / OFF

VOICE

VOL

WahClavi

118 10 a01

TEMPO TRANSPOSE MEASURE REPEAT CHORD

135102117130 1011011

ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK

MELODY

REC REC REC

OTS

REVERB DUAL

CHORUS HARMONY

DSP SUSTAIN

BEAT

TOUCHMINUS ONE

Turn the power ON by pressing the [POWER] switch.

POWER

ON / OFF

NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED

Set an Initial Volume Level......................................................................................................

Turn the [MASTER VOLUME] control up (clockwise) about a quarterturn from its minimum position. You can re-adjust the [MASTER VOL- UME] control for the most comfortable overall volume level after playback begins.

MASTER

VOLUME

MIN MAX

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Press the [DEMO] Button...........................................................................................................

Press the [DEMO] button to start demo playback. The PSR-520 SONG

function will automatically be selected and the number and name of the first demo song will appear on the top line of the display and the SONG [PLAY/ STOP] indicator will light. The demo will begin playing automatically. The demo songs will play in sequence, and the sequence will repeat until stopped.

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Skip to the Beginning Of a Different Demo Song.......................

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While the demonstration is playing you can select any of the 25 demo

songs by using the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial. Playback will skip to the beginning of the selected song.

The Demonstration

• You can play along on the PSR520 keyboard while the demonstration is playing.

• The volume bars of the song tracks at the bottom of the display will move in response to the data in each track while the demo plays.

• About the demo songs created by the PSR-520 internal accompaniment styles:

* Chord names will appear on

the display and the volume bars of the accomp tracks will move in response to the data in each track, while the demo plays.

* Harmony effect (see page 20)

can be applied when playing along with the chord progression of the song.

VOICE

FUNCTION

Exit When Done.............................................................................................................................................

STYLE

SONG

REGIST MEMORY

MULTI PAD

DUAL VOICE

SPLIT VOICE

HARM

ECHO

OVERALL

DIGITAL EFFECT

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/NO

/YES

Press the [DEMO] button, the SONG [PLAY/STOP] button, or the AUTO ACCOMP ANIMENT [START/STOP] button to stop demo play- back, then press the [VOICE] button to exit from the SONG function and return to the normal play-mode display when you’ve finished playing the demo songs.

DEMO

• When you stop the demo songs played in sequence and start again by pressing the [PLAY/ STOP] button, the selected song will play and stop automatically when the selected song playback has ended.

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Basic Display Operation

The PSR-520 LCD panel is a large multi-function type that simultaneously displays and provides access to a number of important parameters. Basic operation of the display as well as the CURSOR, FUNCTION, MODE, and NUMBER buttons, and the meaning of the icons which appear in the display, are summarized briefly below.

The Cursor Buttons

The CURSOR buttons are used to select the various parameters which appear in the display. Depending on the selected parameter, the “cursor” may appear as an underline, or the selected icon or value may simply flash. Each CURSOR button moves the cursor in the corresponding direction. The [▲] and [▼] CURSOR buttons are also used to select functions within the function groups selected by the FUNCTION buttons in some cases.

The Functions

The PSR-520 has a range of functions selected via the FUNCTION [▲] and [▼] buttons — e.g. voice selection, style selection, song number selection, etc. The currently selected function is indicated by an arrow in the display next to the function list printed immediately to the left of the display. All of the listed functions can be selected by pressing either the FUNCTION [▲] or [▼] button as many times as necessary until the arrow in the display appears next to the name of the desired function.

Parameter Icons

CART (Cartridge)

Appears when a Music Cartridge song, style, or registration memory is selected (page 60).

BEAT

Flashes at the current tempo and indicates the

BEAT

current beat during accompaniment and song playback. (page 36)

OTS (One Touch Setting)

OTS

Appears when the ONE TOUCH SETTING feature is engaged (page 42).

FUNCTION

CURSOR

VOICE STYLE

SONG

REGIST MEMORY

MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE

ECHO

HARM

OVERALL

DIGITAL EFFECT

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REGIST

RHYTHM BASS CHORD PAD PHRASE ACCOMP MELODY

111 ON / OFF

VOICE

VOL

GrandPn

118 10 a01

TEMPO TRANSPOSE MEASURE

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ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK

Accompaniment Track Parameters & Icons

The PSR-520 has 8 accompaniment tracks (RHYTHM1/2, BASS, CHORD1/2, PAD, and PHRASE1/2), each with ON/OFF, voice number, and volume parameters that can be set as required (page 38). The icons, drums for RHYTHM1 and 2, an acoustic applied bass for BASS, an electric guitar for CHORD1 and 2, violins for PAD, a trumpet for PHRASE 1 and 2, will appear when the respective track is ON.

RHYTHM BASS CHORD PAD PHRASE

111

MELODY

REC REC REC

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Basic Display Operation

REGIST

TEMPO

TRANSPOSE

MEASURE

REPEAT

CHORD

REGIST (Registration Memory)

Indicates the currently selected REGISTRATION MEMORY number (page 45).

TEMPO

Shows the current tempo of accompaniment/song playback (page 34).

TRANSPOSE

The current transpose value (page 23).

MEASURE

Indicates the current measure number during song recording and playback (page 53).

REPEAT

Indicates the “A” and “B” repeat points when programming a repeat section. (page 65)

CHORD

Indicates the current chord name during accompaniment/ song playback (page36)

The Modes

The MODE button to the right of the display selects one of the PSR-520’s four operational modes: NORMAL, SPLIT, SINGLE, and FINGERED. The currently selected mode is indicated by an arrow in the display next to the mode list printed immediately to the right of the display. All of the listed modes can be selected by pressing the MODE button as many times as necessary until the arrow in the display appears next to the name of the desired mode.

NORMAL: The normal play mode (page 12). SPLIT: The split-keyboard mode in which different

voices can be played by the left and right hands (page 15).

SINGLE: The single-finger accompaniment mode

which allows fully-orchestrated accompaniment to be produced by specifying chords using only one, two or three fingers (page 31).

FINGERED: The fingered accompaniment mode in

which fully-orchestrated accompaniment is produced according to chords you play on the keyboard (page 31).

BEAT

OTS

REPEAT CHORD

TOUCHMINUS ONE

REVERB DUAL

CHORUS HARMONY

DSP SUSTAIN

NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED

MODE

Song Track Parameters & Icons

Like the accompaniment tracks, each of the 3 song tracks has ON/OFF, voice number (MELODY tracks), and volume parameters that can be set as required (page 46). Each track has its own icon which appears when the track is ON.

ACCOMP MELODY1MELODY

Feature On/Off Icons

MINUS ONE

REVERB

CHORUS

DSP

TOUCH

DUAL

HARMONY

SUSTAIN

Appears when the MINUS ONE feature is ON (page 64).

REVERB

Appears when the REVERB EFFECT is ON (page 24).

CHORUS

Appears when the CHORUS EFFECT is ON (page 24).

DSP

Appears when the DSP EFFECT is ON (page 24).

TOUCH (Touch Response)

Appears when the TOUCH RESPONSE is ON (page 17).

DUAL (Dual Voice)

Appears when the DUAL VOICE feature is ON (page 17).

HARMONY

Appears when the HARMONY/ECHO is ON (page 20).

SUSTAIN

Appears when the SUSTAIN is ON (page 22).

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Playing the PSR-520

VOICE

STYLE

SONG

REGIST MEMORY

MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE

HARM

ECHO

OVERALL

DIGIT AL EFFECT

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REGIST

RHYTHM BASS CHORD PAD PHRASE ACCOMP MELODY

111 ON / OFF

VOICE

VOL

GrandPno

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TEMPO TRANSPOSE MEASURE REPEAT CHORD

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ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK

MELODY

REC REC REC

OTS

REVERB DUAL

CHORUS HARMONY

DSP SUSTAIN

BEAT

TOUCHMINUS ONE

NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED

Selecting & Playing Voices

The PSR-520 has 141 outstanding “pitched” voices (voice numbers 01 through 141) and 8 percussion kits

(numbers 142 through 149) that you can select and play on the keyboard.

Select the NORMAL Mode........................................................................................................

If you want to play a single voice over the entire range of the PSR-520

keyboard, you’ll need to select the NORMAL mode. To do this, press the [MODE] button to the right of the display as many times as necessary until the arrow in the display appears next to “NORMAL” in the mode list to the right of the display. The other modes will be described later in this manual.

NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED

Select the VOICE Function.....................................................................................................

Before you select a voice to play, the PSR-520 voice function must be

selected. The simplest way to do this is to press the [VOICE] button. This immediately selects the VOICE function no matter what function was previously selected.

An alternative method is to press the [FUNCTION] button to the left of

the display as many times as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to “VOICE” in the function list to the left of the display.

VOICE

FUNCTION

STYLE SONG

REGIST MEMORY

MULTI PAD

DUAL VOICE

SPLIT VOICE

HARM

ECHO

OVERALL

DIGITAL EFFECT

801

GrandPno

VOICE

•“Kybd Vol” function (see page

67) in the OVERALL function group can be quickly selected by pressing and holding the [VOICE] button.

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Select a Voice ....................................................................................................................................................

The PSR-520 has 149 voices that can be selected by using either the [–/

NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial. The voices

are listed in the VOICE list printed at the top of the instrument’s control panel. The number and name of the currently selected voice appears on the top line of the display panel while the VOICE function is selected.

● The [–/NO] and [+/YES] Buttons

When the VOICE function is selected these buttons step up or down through the PSR-520’s voices. Press either button briefly to step to the next voice in the corresponding direction, or hold the button to scroll rapidly through the voices in the corresponding direction.

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/NO

/YES

Playing the PSR-520

• Voice numbers 150~151 exclusively can be used as the dual voice — see page 19.

● The Number Buttons

The number buttons can be used to directly enter the number of the desired voice, thereby immediately selecting that voice without having to step through a number of other voices.

Two-digit voice numbers (i.e. “01” through “99”) are selected simply by entering the two digits in sequence — e.g. to select voice number “57”, briefly press the [5] buttons and then the [7] button.

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/NO

/YES

Three-digit voice numbers (i.e. “100” through “149”) are entered by first pressing and holding the [1] button until “1” appears in the hundreds position on the display, then press the remaining two digits in sequence.

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VOICE STYLE

SONG

102

GrandPno

123

654

• Whenever you select a new voice, the appropriate voicerelated parameters for that voice will be set automatically. This is the PSR-520 Voice Set function. The Voice Set function can be turned OFF if not required — page 69.

• The stereo pan position of the voice can be set via the “Pan” function in the OVERALL function group — see page 68.

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/NO

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Playing the PSR-520

● The Data Dial

This is undoubtedly the easiest way to select a voice. Simply rotate the dial clockwise to increment or counter-clockwise to decrement.

Play & Adjust Volume.........................................................................................................................

You can now play the selected voice on the PSR-520 keyboard. Use the

[MASTER VOLUME] control to adjust the overall volume level.

• The optimum octave settings (OVERALL function: octave = 0) are set to the keyboard for each voice (except for keyboard percussion).

• The keyboard volume can be adjusted independently from the accompaniment volume via the “Kybd Vol” function in the OVERALL function group — see page

67. “Kybd Vol” function can be quickly selected by pressing and holding the [VOICE] button.

■ Keyboard Percussion

When one of the eight PERCUSSION KIT voices are selected — voice numbers 142 through 149 — you can play drums and percussion instruments on the keyboard. The drums and percussion instruments played by the various keys are marked by symbols below the keys.

VOICE STYLE

SONG

● The Percussion Kits

142 Standard Kit 143 Room Kit 144 Rock Kit 145 Electronic Kit 146 Analog Kit 147 Jazz Kit 148 Brush Kit 149 Classic Kit

142

Std.Kit

• The Harmony/Echo and Dual functions (pages 20 and 17) cannot be turned ON while a keyboard percussion voice is selected, and will automatically be turned OFF if a keyboard percussion voice is selected while they are ON.

• The TRANSPOSE parameter (page 23) has no effect on the keyboard percussion voices.

• See page 88 for a complete listing of the keyboard percussion drum instrument assignments.

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The Split Mode

The SPLIT mode lets you play different voices with the left and right hands. You could, for example, play bass with the left hand while playing piano with the right. The right-hand voice is the keyboard voice you select in the normal way (page 12), and the left hand voice is selected via the SPLIT VOICE function, described below. The “split point” is initially set at B2 (note number 59), but it can be set at any key on the keyboard.

The SPLIT mode is engaged by pressing the [MODE] button so that the arrow in the display appears next to “SPLIT” in the mode list to the right of the display.

Playing the PSR-520

• The SPLIT mode and DUAL VOICE feature (page 17) can be used together. In this case the dual voice plays simultaneously with the right-hand voice only.

Split Point

Split Voice

Voice selected via the VOICE function

NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED

Changing the Split Voice & Related Parameters

Select the SPLIT VOICE Function.............................................................................

Press the [FUNCTION] button to the left of the display as many times

as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to “SPLIT VOICE” in the function list to the left of the display.

VOICE

FUNCTION

STYLE

SONG

REGIST MEMORY

MULTI PAD

DUAL VOICE

SPLIT VOICE

HARM

ECHO

OVERALL

DIGITAL EFFECT

855

Aco.Bass

Select the Function and Set As Required..................................................

Use the cursor [▲] and [▼] buttons to select the desired function, and

then the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial to set as required (the name of the selected function and its current setting appear on the top line of the display).

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Playing the PSR-520

CURSOR

Function Description

Split Voice The split voice can be changed as required while the number

and name of the current split voice appear on the top line of the display.

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/NO

/YES

S.Volume Sets the volume of the split voice so you can create the opti-

mum blend with the right-hand voice. The volume range is from “00” (no sound) to “127” (maximum split voice volume).

S.Octave Shifts the pitch of the split voice up or down one or two oc-

taves. “–1” is down one octave, “–2” is down two octaves; “+1” and “+2” are up one and two octaves, respectively.

S.RevLvl Sets the reverb send level for the split voice. The reverb send

level determines the amount of signals input to the reverb effect. The level range is from “00” (no effect) to “127” (maximum effect).

S.ChoLvl Sets the chorus send level for the split voice. The chorus send

level determines the amount of signals input to the chorus effect. The level range is from “00” (no effect) to “127” (maximum effect).

• If the Voice Set function is ON (page 69), the Split Voice parameters will change automatically whenever a different keyboard voice is selected.

• The selected Split Voice parameter can be reset to its default value by simultaneously pressing the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons.

• Negative values with “S.Octave” and “S.Pan” parameters can be entered by pressing the number buttons while holding the [–/NO] button.

• Reverb return level and chorus return level can be changed via the “RevRtnLv” and “ChoRtnLv” function in the DIGITAL EFFECT function — see pages 25 and 27.

S.Pan Positions the split voice in the stereo sound field. The pan

range is from “–7” to “+7”. “–7” is full left and “+7” is full right.

S.Split Sets the keyboard split point — i.e. the key that separates the

left- and right-hand voices (the split-point key is included in the left-hand section of the keyboard). Simply press the key you want to assign as the split point. The key number of the key you press will appear to the left of “S.Split” on the top line of the display. You can also use the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial to enter the split point key number. The lowest key on the keyboard (C1) is key number “36”, middle C (C3) is “60”, and the highest key (C6) is 96. The split point can be set at any key number from 00 through 127, allowing the split point to be set outside the range of the PSR520 keyboard for MIDI applications. The default split point is 59 (B2).

Exit.........................................................................................................................................................................................

Press the [VOICE] button or select a different function to exit from the

SPLIT VOICE function.

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Touch Response

This function turns the touch response of the keyboard ON or OFF. Use the

KEYBOARD [TOUCH RESPONSE] button to turn TOUCH RESPONSE ON or OFF as required. The touch-response icon will appear next to “TOUCH” in the display when TOUCH RESPONSE is turned ON. The actual touch response sensitivity of the keyboard can be adjusted via the “TouchSns” function in the OVERALL function group (page 69). When OFF (i.e. when the touchresponse icon is not showing) the same volume is produced no matter how hard you play on the keyboard. Touch response can be turned OFF to produce a more realistic effect with voices that normally do not have touch response: e.g. organ and harpsichord.

KEYBOARD

TOUCH RESPONSE

TOUCH

DUAL

HARMONY

SUSTAIN

DUAL VOICE

HARMONY/ECHO

SUSTAIN

Playing the PSR-520

• Touch Response is turned ON

whenever the power switch is turned ON.

• The “TouchSns” function in the

OVERALL function group can be quickly selected by pressing and holding the [TOUCH RESPONSE] button.

Dual Voice

When the DUAL VOICE feature is engaged you can play two voices simultaneously across the entire keyboard — the keyboard voice you select in the normal way (page 12), and a “dual” voice selected via the DUAL VOICE function.

The DUAL VOICE feature is turned ON and OFF by pressing the [DUAL VOICE] button. The dual-voice icon (overlapping keyboards) will appear next to “DUAL” in the display when DUAL VOICE is turned ON.

KEYBOARD

TOUCH RESPONSE

TOUCH

DUAL

HARMONY

SUSTAIN

DUAL VOICE

HARMONY/ECHO

SUSTAIN

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Playing the PSR-520

Changing the Dual Voice & Related Parameters

Select the DUAL VOICE Function..............................................................................

Press the [FUNCTION] button to the left of the display as many times

as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to “DUAL VOICE” in the function list to the left of the display.

FUNCTION

REGIST MEMORY

MULTI PAD

DUAL VOICE

SPLIT VOICE

HARM

DIGITAL EFFECT

VOICE

STYLE

SONG

ECHO

OVERALL

873

•“DUAL VOICE” function can be quickly selected by pressing and holding the [DUAL VOICE] button.

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Select the Function and Set As Required..................................................

Use the cursor [▲] and [▼] buttons to select the desired function, and

then the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial to set as required (the name of the selected function and its current setting appear on the top line of the display).

VOICE

CURSOR

FUNCTION

STYLE SONG

REGIST MEMORY

MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE

HARM

ECHO

OVERALL

DIGITAL EFFECT

100

D.Volume

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Playing the PSR-520

Function Description

Dual Voice The dual voice can be changed as required while the

number and name of the current dual voice appear on the top line of the display.

The PSR-520 has 143(voice number 01~141 and 150~151) dual voices. Voice numbers 150~151 exclu-

sively can be used as the dual voice.

D.Volume Sets the volume of the dual voice so you can create the

optimum blend with the main keyboard voice. The volume range is from “00” (no sound) to “127” (maximum dual voice volume).

D.Octave Shifts the pitch of the dual voice up or down one or two

octaves. “–1” is down one octave, “–2” is down two octaves; “+1” and “+2” are up one and two octaves, respectively. The original octave of the dual voice is determined

by the “Octave” function in the OVERALL function group — page 67.

D.RevLvl Sets the reverb send level for the dual voice. The reverb

send level determines the amount of signals input to the reverb effect. The level range is “00” (no effect) to “127” (maximum effect).

D.ChoLvl Sets the chorus send level for the dual voice. The chorus

send level determines the amount of signals input to the chorus effect. The level range is “00” (no effect) to “127” (maximum effect).

• If the Voice Set function is ON (page 69), the Dual Voice parameters will change automatically whenever a different voice is selected via the VOICE function.

• Keyboard percussion voices cannot be used as the dual voice.

• The selected Dual Voice parameter can be reset to its default value by simultaneously pressing the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons.

• The octave of the main and dual voices can be changed via the “Octave” function in the OVERALL function group — page 67.

• Negative values with “D.Octave” and “D.Pan” parameters can be entered by pressing the number buttons while holding the [–/NO] button.

• Reverb return level and chorus return level can be changed via the “RevRtnLv” and “ChoRtnLv” functions, respectively, in the DIGITAL EFFECT function — see pages 25 and 27.

D.Pan Positions the dual voice in the stereo sound field. The pan

range is from “–7” to +”7". “–7” is full left and “+7” is full right.

Exit.........................................................................................................................................................................................

Press the [VOICE] button or select a different function to exit from the

DUAL VOICE function.

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Playing the PSR-520

Harmony/Echo

The harmony effect (01~10) automatically adds appropriate harmony notes to the melody line you play on the keyboard. The harmony effect is derived from the chords you play on the left hand parts.

The echo effect (11~22) adds delay-based effects to the right hand melody parts.

Press the [HARMONY/ECHO] button to turn the HARMONY/ECHO effect ON or OFF. When HARMONY/ECHO is turned ON, the harmony icon will appear next to “HARMONY” in the display.

KEYBOARD

TOUCH RESPONSE

TOUCH

DUAL

HARMONY

SUSTAIN

DUAL VOICE

HARMONY/ECHO

SUSTAIN

• Harmony/Echo effect can not be turned ON when a keyboard percussion kit is selected for the Voice.

• Harmony can not be used when the Auto Accompaniment Chord Cancel function (page 32) is in use.

• Harmony does not apply in the NORMAL mode.

• Harmony can be used in the SPLIT mode as well as in the SINGLE and FINGERED modes.

• The Harmony/Echo effect can not be turned ON when the FINGERED FULL mode (page 33) is in use and will automatically be turned OFF when the FINGERED FULL mode is selected.

Selecting a Harmony/Echo Type

Select the Harmony/Echo Function.......................................................................

Press the [FUNCTION] button to the left of the display as many times

as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to “HARM/ ECHO” in the function list to the left of the display.

VOICE

FUNCTION

STYLE SONG

REGIST MEMORY

MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE

HARM

ECHO

OVERALL

DIGITAL EFFECT

You can also enter the HARM/ECHO function by pressing and holding

the [HARMONY/ECHO] button until the arrow jumps to the “HARM/ ECHO” position and the current harmony/echo name appears in the display.

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Block

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Select a Harmony/Echo Type.............................................................................................

Use the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial

to select one of the available harmony/echo types (listed below).

● The Harmony (01~10) / Echo (11~22) Types

Type Description

01: Duet This harmony type produces a duophonic melody with the

second voice below the melody line. 02: 1+5 A parallel voice is produced a fifth above the melody voice. 03: Country Similar to Duet, but the second voice is above the melody

line. 04: Trio This harmony type generates two voices in addition to the

melody voice.

Playing the PSR-520

• If the VOICE SET function is ON (page 69), the harmony/echo type will change automatically whenever a different voice is selected via the VOICE function.

• The harmony/echo type can be reset to its default by simultaneously pressing the [–/NO] and [+/ YES] buttons.

05: Block Three or four notes are added to the melody to produce

four or five-note chords.

06: 4WayClose1 Three harmony notes are generated to produce a four-note

chord.

07: 4WayClose2 Similar to the preceding type, but depending on the chords

played this type will sometimes produce a more colorful sound.

08: 4WayOpen Four-note chords with open voice (large intervals between

the notes). The result is a very “open” sound. Since the harmony notes can be as much as two octaves below the

melody, avoid playing in the lower registers. 09: Octave One note is added an octave below the melody. 10: Strum The notes and assignments are the same as in the Block

type, but the notes are arpeggiated.

11: Echo1/4 This type creates quarter-note delayed repeats.

12: Echo1/6 This type creates quarter-note triplet delayed

repeats.

13: Echo1/8 This type creates 8th-note delayed repeats.

14: Echo1/12 This type creates 8th-note triplet delayed

repeats.

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Playing the PSR-520

Type Description

15: Tremolo1/8 This type creates 8th-note tremolos.

16: Tremolo1/12 This type creates 8th-note triplet tremolos.

17: Tremolo1/16 This type creates 16th-note tremolos.

18: Tremolo1/32 This type creates 32nd-note tremolos.

19: Trill1/12 This type creates 8th-note triplet trilled repeats.

20: Trill1/16 This type creates 16th-note trilled repeats.

21: Trill1/24 This type creates 16th-note triplet trilled repeats.

22: Trill1/32 This type creates 32nd-note trilled repeats.

Exit.........................................................................................................................................................................................

Press the [VOICE] button or select a different function to exit from the

HARM/ECHO function.

Sustain

When the Sustain feature is ON (the sustain icon will appear next to “SUS-

TAIN” in the display), all notes played on the keyboard have a longer sustain. Press the [SUSTAIN] button to turn the SUSTAIN effect ON or OFF.

KEYBOARD

TOUCH RESPONSE

TOUCH

DUAL

HARMONY

SUSTAIN

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DUAL VOICE

HARMONY/ECHO

SUSTAIN

• Sustain does not apply to some voices.

Playing the PSR-520

Transposition

This functions allow the overall pitch of the PSR-520 to be transposed up or down by a maximum of one

octave in semitone increments.

Move the Cursor to the Transpose Value...................................................

Use the CURSOR buttons to select the number to the right of the key-

board icon labelled “TRANSPOSE” on the display (the number will flash when selected).

TRANSPOSE

• Press the [–/NO] and [+/YES]

buttons simultaneously to instantly reset the transpose value to “0”.

• The new transpose value will

apply from the next note played.

Set the Transposition As Required.........................................................................

Use the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial

to set the desired degree of transposition. The transpose range is from –12 to +12, allowing a maximum upward or downward transposition of 1-octave. A setting of “0” produces the normal pitch.

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/NO

+/YES

Pitch Bend

The PITCH BEND wheel to the left of the keyboard allows the pitch of

notes played on the keyboard to be bend up or down - roll the wheel away from you to bend up, and toward you to bend down.

The actual pitch bend range can be adjusted via the “PBRange” function in

the OVERALL function group (page 70).

• Negative values can be entered

by pressing the number buttons while holding the [–/NO] button.

PITCH BEND

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Digital Effects

The PSR-520 provides a variety of Digital Effects-12 Reverb Effects, 9 Chorus Effects and 45 DSP Effects- which are specially tailored and make your performance perfect.

VOICE

STYLE

SONG

REGIST MEMORY

MULTI PAD

DUAL VOICE

SPLIT VOICE

HARM

ECHO

OVERALL

DIGIT AL EFFECT

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118 10 a01

TEMPO TRANSPOSE MEASURE REPEAT CHORD

REGIST

RHYTHM BASS CHORD PAD PHRASE ACCOMP MELODY

111 ON / OFF

VOICE

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VOL

ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK

MELODY

REC REC REC

OTS

REVERB DUAL

CHORUS HARMONY

DSP SUSTAIN

BEAT

TOUCHMINUS ONE

Using the Digital Effects

The PSR-520 has three types of digital effects — Reverb, Chorus

and DSP— that can be turned ON or OFF by pressing the [REVERB] button, [CHORUS] button and [DSP] button respectively. DSP effect has a set of variations which can be accessed by using the [DSP VARI- ATION] button (ON/OFF). Each icon will appear in the display when the effects are turned ON.

DIGITAL EFFECT

REVERB

DSP

NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED

• Pressing the [REVERB], [CHORUS] or [DSP] button turns ON/OFF the respective effect for the VOICE function voice.

• If the Voice Set function (page 69) is ON, the Reverb/Chorus/DSP VARIATION ON/OFF status will automatically be determined, while DSP will be turned ON whenever a different voice is selected via the VOICE function.

CHORUS

DSP VARIATION

Changing the Reverb Effect

Selecting the Reverb Effect Type

Select the Reverb Type Function...................................................................

Press the [FUNCTION] button to the left of the display as many

times as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to “DIGITAL EFFECT” in the function list to the left of the display, and use the cursor [▲] and [▼] buttons to select the Reverb Type function, “Reverb m”.

VOICE

CURSOR

FUNCTION

STYLE

SONG

REGIST MEMORY

MULTI PAD

DUAL VOICE

SPLIT VOICE

ECHO

HARM

OVERALL

DIGIT AL EFFECT

Reverb ≥

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Select the Reverb Type...................................................................................................................

Use the cursor [>] button to enter the Reverb Type function and then

select one of the 13 reverb types using the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial. The name of the selected reverb type appears on the top line of the display.

VOICE

CURSOR

FUNCTION

STYLE

SONG

REGIST MEMORY

MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE

HARM

ECHO

OVERALL

DIGIT AL EFFECT

101

≤Hall1

You can also enter the Reverb Type function by pressing and holding the

[REVERB] button until the arrow jumps to the “DIGITAL EFFECT” position and the current reverb type name appears in the display.

Exit.........................................................................................................................................................................................

Press the [VOICE] button or select a different function to exit from the

DIGITAL EFFECT function.

Digital Effects

• See page 79 for a complete listing of the reverb types.

• The reverb type can be reset to its default by simultaneously pressing the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons.

• You can return to the previous display, “Reverbm”, by pressing the cursor [<] button, and choose the CHORUS or DSP effect.

• The Reverb type will change automatically whenever a different style is selected.

• If you want to disable the reverb effect for all the data excepting VOICE function voice, select OFF in the Type selection.

The Reverb Types

01~04 Hall 1~4 05~08 Room 1~4 09, 10 Stage 1, 2 11, 12 Plate 1, 2 13 OFF

Setting the Reverb Return Level

The reverb return level determines the amount of “wet” (affected) signals output to the amplifier.

Select the Reverb Return Level Function..................................................

Press the [FUNCTION] button to the left of the display as many times

as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to “DIGITAL EFFECT” in the function list to the left of the display, and use the cursor [▲] and [▼] buttons to select the Reverb Return Level function.

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Set the Reverb Return Level................................................................................................

RevRtnLv

Use the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial

to set the desired reverb return level. The range is from “00” to “127”.

Exit.........................................................................................................................................................................................

Press the [VOICE] button or select a different function to exit from the

DIGITAL EFFECT function.

• See page 78 for more details on the Digital Effects.

• The reverb return level designated here affects the entire setting, while the reverb send level can be applied to the voice selected via the VOICE function, the split voice and the dual voice separately via the “RevLevel” in the OVERALL function group, the “S.RevLvl” in the SPLIT VOICE function and the “D.RevLvl” in the DUAL VOICE function (see pages 68, 16 and 19).

• The default reverb return level = 64 can be recalled instantly by pressing both the [–/NO] and [+/ YES] buttons simultaneously.

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Digital Effects

Select the Chorus Type Function...............................................................................

Press the [FUNCTION] button to the left of the display as many times

as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to “DIGITAL EFFECT” in the function list to the left of the display, and use the cursor [▲] and [▼] buttons to select the Chorus Type function, “Chorus m”.

CURSOR

FUNCTION

Changing the Chorus Effect

Selecting the Chorus Effect Type

VOICE STYLE

SONG

REGIST MEMORY

MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE

HARM

ECHO

OVERALL

DIGITAL EFFECT

Chorus ≥

Select the Chorus Type..................................................................................................................

Use the cursor [>] button to enter the Chorus Type function and then

select one of the 10 chorus types using the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial. The name of the selected chorus type appears on the top line of the display.

VOICE

CURSOR

FUNCTION

STYLE

SONG

REGIST MEMORY

MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE

ECHO

HARM

OVERALL

DIGITAL EFFECT

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≤Chorus1

You can also enter the Chorus Type function by pressing and holding the

[CHORUS] button until the arrow jumps to the “DIGITAL EFFECT” position and the current chorus type name appears in the display.

• See page 79 for a complete listing of the chorus types.

• The chorus type will change automatically whenever a different style is selected.

• You can return to the previous display, “Chorusm”, by pressing the cursor [<] button, and choose the REVERB or DSP effect.

• The chorus type can be reset to its default by simultaneously pressing the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons.

• If you want to disable the chorus effect for all the data excepting VOICE function voice, select OFF in the Type selection.

The Chorus Types

01~05 Chorus 1~5 06~09 Flanger 1~4 10 OFF

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Press the [VOICE] button or select a different function to exit from the

DIGITAL EFFECT function.

Setting the Chorus Return Level

The chorus return level determines the amount of “wet” (affected) signals output to the amplifier.

Select the Chorus Return Level Function.................................................

Digital Effects

Press the [FUNCTION] button to the left of the display as many times

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Set the Chorus Return Level...............................................................................................

Use the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial

to set the desired chorus return level. The range is from “00” to “127”.

Exit.........................................................................................................................................................................................

Press the [VOICE] button or select a different function to exit from the

DIGITAL EFFECT function.

ChoRtnLv

• See page 78 for more details on

the Digital Effects.

• The chorus return level desig-

nated here affects the entire setting, while the chorus send level can be applied to the voice selected via the VOICE function, the split voice and the dual voice separately via the “ChoLevel” in the OVERALL function group, the “S.ChoLvl” in the SPLIT VOICE function and the “D.ChoLvl” in the DUAL VOICE function (see pages 68, 16 and 19).

• The default chorus return level =

64 can be recalled instantly by pressing both the [–/NO] and [+/ YES] buttons simultaneously.

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Digital Effects

Changing the DSP Effect

Selecting the DSP Effect Type

Select the DSP Type Function..........................................................................................

Press the [FUNCTION] button to the left of the display as many times

as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to “DIGITAL EFFECT” in the function list to the left of the display, and use the cursor [▲] and [▼] buttons to select the DSP Type function, “Dsp m”.

VOICE

CURSOR

FUNCTION

STYLE

SONG

REGIST MEMORY

MULTI PAD

DUAL VOICE

SPLIT VOICE

HARM

ECHO

OVERALL

DIGITAL EFFECT

Dsp ≥

The DSP Types

01~04 Hall 1~4 05~08 Room 1~4 09, 10 Stage 1, 2 11, 12 Plate 1, 2 13, 14 Early Reflection 1, 2 15 Gate Reverb 16 Reverse Gate 17~21 Chorus 1~5 22~25 Flanger 1~4 26 Symphonic 27 Phaser 28~32 Rotary Speaker 1~5 33, 34 Tremolo 1, 2 35 Guitar Tremolo 36 Auto Pan 37 Auto Wah 38 Delay L, C, R 39 Delay L, R 40 Echo 41 Cross Delay 42 Distortion Hard 43 Distortion Soft 44 EQ Disco 45 EQ Telephone 46 OFF

• See page 79 for a complete

Select the DSP Type..............................................................................................................................

Use the cursor [>] button to enter theDSP Type function and then select

one of the 46 DSP types using the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial. The name of the selected DSP type appears on the top line of the display.

VOICE

CURSOR

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STYLE

SONG

REGIST MEMORY

MULTI PAD DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE

ECHO

HARM

OVERALL

DIGITAL EFFECT

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listing of the DSP types.

• The DSP type can be reset to its default by simultaneously pressing the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons.

• If the Voice Set function is ON (page 69) the DSP type will change automatically whenever a different voice is selected via the VOICE function.

• When the Rotary Speaker 1~5 is selected, the [DSP VARIATION] button (ON/OFF) will switch the speed of the rotating speaker between fast (ON) and slow (OFF).

• You can return to the previous display, “Dspm”, by pressing the cursor [<] button, and choose the REVERB or CHORUS effect.

• If you want to disable the DSP effect for all the data excepting VOICE function voice, select OFF in the Type selection.

Each DSP effect has its own variation. Press the [DSP VARIATION]

button to ON to activate each variation.

You can also enter the DSP Type function by pressing and holding the

[DSP] button until the arrow jumps to the “DIGITAL EFFECT” position and the current DSP type name appears in the display.

Exit.........................................................................................................................................................................................

Press the [VOICE] button or select a different function to exit from the

DIGITAL EFFECT function.

Digital Effects

Setting the DSP Return Level

The DSP return level determines the amount of “wet” (affected) signals output to the amplifier.

Select the DSP Return Level Function............................................................

Press the [FUNCTION] button to the left of the display as many times

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Set the DSP Return Level..........................................................................................................

Use the [–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons, the number buttons or the data dial

to set the desired DSP return level. The range is from “00” to “127”. The DSP send level can be adjusted via the “DspLevel” function in the OVERALL function group-see page 68.

DspRtnLv

• See page 78 for more details on

the Digital Effects.

• The DSP return level can not be

changed for the insertion DSP types (see page 78). In this case,

“- - -” will appear on the display.

• The default DSP return level = 64

can be recalled instantly by pressing both the [–/NO] and [+/ YES] buttons simultaneously.

Exit.........................................................................................................................................................................................

Press the [VOICE] button or select a different function to exit from the

DIGITAL EFFECT function.

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