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Congratulations! You are the proud owner of a fine electronic keyboard. The Yamaha PSR-550 PortaTone combines the most advanced tone generation technology with state-of-theart digital electronics and features to give you stunning sound quality with maximum musical enjoyment. A 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. Packing List Please check that these items have been packed with your PSR-550. • PSR-550 • Music Stand (page 9) • PSR-550 Data Disk (Refer to "Included Data Disk" on page 59, and "MIDI and TO HOST Terminals" on page 107.) 4 • Owner's Manual 2

Section	Page
Cover	1
PRECAUTIONS	3
Packing List	4
How to use the manual	5
Contents	6
Important Features	8
Panel logos	9
Music stand	9
Panel Controls and Terminals	10
FOOTSWITCH jack	10
PHONES/OUTPUT jack	10
Top Panel Controls	11
Rear Panel Controls	11
Setting Up	12
Power supply connections	12
Demo Song Playback	13
Using the Music Database	14
Panel Display Indications	16
Basic Operation	17
Calling up the Operation Displays	17
How to Read the Menu/Message Display and “Easy Navigator”	18
Menu Selection	19
Changing (Editing) Values	20
Naming	21
Direct Access	21
Function Tree	22
Direct Access Chart	24
Mode	25
Style Mode	25
Song Mode	25
Record Mode	25
Disk Mode	25
Playing Voices	26
Selecting a Voice	26
Playing Two Voices (R1, R2) Simultaneously	27
Playing Different Voices with the Left (L) and Right (R1, R2) Hands	28
Functions of the Keyboard	29
Transpose	30
Pitch Bend Wheel	30
Sustain	30
Keyboard Percussion	31
Auto Accompaniment	32
Using Auto Accompaniment (rhythm track only)	32
Using Auto Accompaniment (all tracks)	33
Accompaniment Sections	34
Tempo/Tap	36
Accompaniment Track Muting	37
Accompaniment Volume Control	37
Chord Fingerings	38
Accompaniment Split Point	40
Synchro Stop	41
One Touch Setting	42
The Multi Pads	43
Playing the Multi Pads	43
Chord Match	43
Selecting a Multi Pad Bank	44
Turning Chord Match On/Off	44
Multi Pad Bank List	45
Digital Effects	46
Reverb	46
Chorus	48
DSP	49
System Effects and Insertion Effects	50
Harmony/Echo	50
Registration Memory	54
Registering the Panel Settings	55
Recalling the Registered Panel Settings	55
Selecting a Registration Bank	56
Naming the Registration Banks	56
Disk Operations	57
Using the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks	58
Included Data Disk	59
Format	60
Save	60
Load	62
Song Copy	64
Delete	67
Disk Song Playback	68
Song Playback	68
Song Track Muting	70
Song Volume Control	70
Playing from a Specified Measure	71
Repeat Play (A-B Repeat)	72
Song Transpose	73
Part Settings	74
Voice Change	75
Mixer	76
Song Recording	78
Quick Recording	80
Multi Track Recording	82
Re-recording — Punch In/Out and Start Measure	84
Quantize	86
Editing Setup Data	88
Naming User Songs	90
Clearing User Song Data	91
Multi Pad Recording	92
Multi Pad Recording	92
Chord Match	94
Naming User Pads	94
Clearing User Pad Data	95
Style Recording	96
Style Recording — Rhythm Track	98
Style Recording — Bass/Phrase/Pad/Chord Tracks	100
Quantize	102
Naming User Styles	104
Clearing User Style Data	104
MIDI Functions	106
What’s MIDI?	106
What You Can Do With MIDI	108
MIDI Data Compatibility	109
Connecting to a Personal Computer	110
MIDI Template	112
MIDI Transmit Setting	114
MIDI Receive Setting	115
Local Control	116
Clock	116
Initial Data Send	117
Other Functions (Utility)	118
Metronome	118
Upper Octave	119
Master Tuning	119
Scale Tuning	119
Split Point	120
Touch Sensitivity	120
Voice Set	120
Footswitch	121
Pitch Bend Range	122
Assignable	122
Backlight	122
Appendix	123
Voice List	123
Panel Voice List	123
XG Voice List	125
Drum Kit List	128
Style List	130
Music Database List	131
About the Digital Effects (Reverb/Chorus/DSP)	132
Reverb Type List	133
Chorus Type List	133
DSP Type List	133
Harmony/Echo Type List	134
Troubleshooting	135
Data Backup & Initialization	136
Alert Message List	137
MIDI Data Format	139
MIDI Implementation Chart	151
Specifications	156

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Congratulations!

You are the proud owner of a fine electronic keyboard. The Yamaha PSR-550

PortaTone combines the most advanced tone generation technology with state-of-the-

art digital electronics and features to give you stunning sound quality with maximum

musical enjoyment. A 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.

Packing List

Please check that these items have been packed with your PSR-550.

• PSR-550

• Music Stand (page 9)

• PSR-550 Data Disk

• Owner’s Manual

(Refer to “Included Data Disk”

on page 59, and “MIDI and TO

HOST Terminals” on page

107.)