User Manual

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Table Of Contents

Cover
PRECAUTIONS
Main Features
Included Accessories
About the Manuals
Using the PSR-A5000—a Broad Overview
Contents
Major Functions and Terms
Panel Controls and Terminals
Starting Up
- Power Supply
- Turning the Power On/Off
- Making Basic Settings
- Changing the Brightness of the Main Display and Button Lamps
Display Structure
- Main Display Structure
Basic Operations
- Display Configuration
- Closing the Current Display
- Display-based Controls
- Calling up the Desired Display Instantly—Direct Access
- Playing the Demos
- File Management
- Entering Characters
- Locking the Panel Settings (Panel Lock)
- Using the Metronome
Workflow Guide—for Performing on the PSR-A5000
1 Playing with Styles—Setting Up
- Setting up Styles
- Optimum Panel Settings for the Current Style (One Touch Setting)
- Setting up Keyboard Parts
- Selecting a Voice for Each Keyboard Part
- Creating Original Organ Flutes Voices
- Setting up Keyboard Harmony/Arpeggio
- Setting up Multi Pads
- Memorizing Original Panel Settings to One Touch Setting
- Changing the Pitch of the Keyboard
- Setting up Assignable Controllers
2 Playing with Styles—Operations While Performing
- Operating Style Playback
- Recording and Playing Back a Chord Sequence—Chord Looper
- Expressively Controlling Your Performance
- Playing and Controlling Super Articulation Voices
- Controlling Multi Pad Playback
3 Singing with Song Playback—Setting Up
- Setting Up Song Playback
4 Singing with Song Playback—Operations While Performing
- Controlling Song Playback
- Using Song Position Markers (MIDI Songs only)
- Displaying Score, Lyrics, and Text files during Playback
- Using the Talk function
5 Selecting and/or Creating a Temperament (Scale Tune)
- Basic Structure of Scale Tune
- Selecting or Creating a Temperament from the Preset Types (Main Scale)
- Creating and Using a Temperament (Sub Scale)
- Memorizing the Sub Scale Setting
- Saving the Scale Tune Memory as a Bank File
- Recalling a Memorized Sub Scale Setting
6 Adjusting the Parameters of Each Part— Mixer
- Basic Procedure for the Mixer
- Turning Each Channel of the Style or MIDI Song On/Off
- Changing the Voice for Each Channel of the Style or MIDI Song
7 Song Recording
- MIDI Quick Recording
- Audio Quick Recording
8 Storing and Calling up Custom Panel Setups—Registration Memory and Playlist
- Saving and Recalling Custom Panel Setups with Registration Memory
- Managing a Large Repertoire by Using the Playlist
9 Customizing for Optimum Performance
- Customizing the Shortcuts on the Home Display
- Setting the Functions or Shortcuts to the ASSIGNABLE Buttons
- Making Global Settings (Utility)
- Adjusting the Sound at the Final Output (Master Compressor, Master EQ)
- Adding New Contents—Expansion Packs
10 System Settings
- Confirming the Firmware Version and Hardware ID
- Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings
- Data Backup and Restore
Connections—Using Your Instrument with Other Devices
- Connecting a Microphone or Guitar ([MIC/GUITAR INPUT] jack)
- Using an External Speaker System for Playback (MAIN OUTPUT jacks, SUB (AUX) OUTPUT jacks)
- Listening to Audio Playback by the External Device through the Instrument’s Speaker
- Connecting Footswitches/Foot Controllers (FOOT PEDAL jacks)
- Connecting USB Devices ([USB TO DEVICE] terminal)
- Connecting to a smartphone/tablet ([USB TO DEVICE], [USB TO HOST], or MIDI terminals)
- Connecting to a Computer ([USB TO HOST] terminal)
- Connecting External MIDI Devices (MIDI terminals)
Function List
Appendix
- Direct Access Chart
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications
Index

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Panel Controls and Terminals

!5 Joystick, [JOYSTICK HOLD] button ........... Page62

For using pitch bend, modulation and assigned func-

tions.

!6 [STYLE TEMPO LOCK/ASSIGNABLE]

button ................................................................ Page57

Controls lock/reset to lock the Style tempo, or turn the

assigned function on/off.

!7 SCALE TUNE SETTING, MEMORY,

BYPASS buttons............................................... Page78

For controlling and setting up Scale Tune.

!8 [PHONES] jack................................................ Page19

For connecting a pair of headphones.

!9 Touch LCD and related controls .................... Page26

@0 ASSIGNABLE buttons.................................... Page97

For assigning shortcuts to often used functions.

@1 [MIC SETTING] button ............................... Page104

Calls up the display from which you can make settings

for the microphone/guitar.

@2 [MENU] button......................................... Pages25, 29

Calls up the Menu display, which allows you to call up

various functions.

@3 [PLAYLIST] button ................................. Pages25, 93

Calls up the Playlist display.

@4 VOICE category selection buttons.................. Page48

Selects a Voice category.

@5 [HARMONY/ARPEGGIO] button ................ Page50

Applies the Harmony or Arpeggio to the right-hand

Voices.

@6 [SUSTAIN] button............................................ Page63

Applies Sustain to the right-hand Voices.

@7 PART SELECT buttons................................... Page48

Selects a Voice for each of the keyboard parts.

@8 PART ON/OFF buttons ................................... Page44

Turns each of the keyboard parts on or off.

@2 @3

@9 #0 #1 #2