Yamaha P-S500 P-S500 Owners Manual - Page 28

Playing the Instrument Stand-alone Make settings of various functions - [FUNCTION] 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 Setting display Transpose Tuning* Reverb Reverb Depth Touch Response* Time Signature Metronome Volume* Description 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 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 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 automatically called up. If the type which cannot be selected on this instrument is called up, "(Auto)" is shown on the display. 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. 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. 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 Sets the volume of metronome. Setting range: 0 - 127 Default setting 0 440.0 Differs depending on the Style/Song Differs depending on the Voice Medium Bell Off 100 28 P-S500 Owner's Manual