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Disk Operations Format Setting up commercially available floppy disks for use with PSR-550 is called formatting. This function is useful for quickly deleting unnecessary files from an already formatted disk. Be careful when using this operation, since it automatically deletes all data on the disk. 1 Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive. When a (new) blank disk or an incompatible disk is inserted "Unformatted Disk" will be displayed on the screen. In this case, press the [EXIT] button to show "Format OK?" and then simply follow the procedure 5 below. 2 Press the [UTILITY] button. 3 Select "Format". Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button. Utility:Format 4 Press the [NEXT] button to display the FORMAT operation screen. Format OK? 5 Execute the Format operation. Press the [+/YES] button to execute the Format operation. Press the [-/NO] button to abort the Format operation. Formatting 49% The Format operation is completed... Completed • After formatting, the capacity of a 2HD disk is 1 MB and that of a 2DD disk is 720 KB. • When the floppy disk's writeprotect tab is set to ON (page 58) or the disk is a purposely "copy-protected" disk, an alert message appears indicating that the Format function is not possible. CAUTION • If data is already saved on the disk, be careful not to format it. If you format the disk, all the previously recorded data will be deleted. • While formatting is in progress, never eject the disk or turn off the power to the PSR-550. • If a disk that cannot be read by the PSR-550 is inserted into the disk drive, it will be treated the same as an unformatted floppy disk. Take care not to erase important data by accidentally formatting a disk. Save You can save PSR-550 User styles, User pad (banks 37-40) and Registration Memory data (banks 01-16) to floppy disks. 1 Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive. 2 Press the [SAVE] button. Sv Type:All 60 • When the floppy disk's writeprotect tab is set to ON (page 58) or the disk is a purposely "copy-protected" disk, an alert message appears indicating that the Save function is not possible. 58

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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Disk Operations

Format

Setting up commercially available floppy disks for use with PSR-550 is called format-

ting.

This function is useful for quickly deleting unnecessary files from an already formatted

disk.

Be careful when using this operation, since it automatically deletes all data on

the disk.

•

After formatting, the capacity

of a 2HD disk is 1 MB and

that of a 2DD disk is 720 KB.

Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive.

When a (new) blank disk or an incompatible disk is inserted “Unformatted

Disk” will be displayed on the screen. In this case, press the

[EXIT]

button to

show “Format OK?” and then simply follow the procedure 5 below.

Press the [UTILITY] button.

•

When the floppy disk’s write-

protect tab is set to ON

(page 58) or the disk is a

purposely “copy-protected”

disk, an alert message

appears indicating that the

Format function is not

possible.

Select “Format”.

Use the

data dial

, the

[+/YES]

button or the

[-/NO]

button.

CAUTION

•

If data is already saved on

the disk, be careful not to

format it. If you format the

disk, all the previously

recorded data will be

deleted.

•

While formatting is in

progress, never eject the

disk or turn off the power

to the PSR-550.

•

If a disk that cannot be

read by the PSR-550 is

inserted into the disk

drive, it will be treated the

same as an unformatted

floppy disk. Take care not

to erase important data by

accidentally formatting a

disk.

Press the [NEXT] button to display the FORMAT operation

screen.

Execute the Format operation.

Press the

[+/YES]

button to execute the Format operation.

Press the

[-/NO]

button to abort the Format operation.

Save

You can save PSR-550 User styles, User pad (banks 37-40) and Registration Memory

data (banks 01-16) to floppy disks.

•

When the floppy disk’s write-

protect tab is set to ON

(page 58) or the disk is a

purposely “copy-protected”

disk, an alert message

appears indicating that the

Save function is not possible.

Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive.

Press the [SAVE] button.

Utility:Format

Format OK?

Sv Type:All

The Format operation is completed...

Formatting

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Completed