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Yamaha PSR-S770 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1

    Fr en thank you for purchasing this yamaha digital workstation! We recommend that you read this manual carefully so that you can fully take advantage of the advanced and convenient functions of the instrument. We also recommend that you keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference...

  • Page 2: Special Message Section

    2 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual special message section this product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). Do not connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by yamaha. Warning: do not p...

  • Page 3: Fcc Information (U.S.A.)

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 3 1. Important notice: do not modify this unit! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets fcc requirements. Modifica- tions not expressly approved by yamaha may void your author- ity, granted by the fcc, to use the prod...

  • Page 4: For Ac Adaptor

    4 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual explanation of graphical symbols the lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magni- tude to constitute...

  • Page 5: Precautions

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 5 precautions please read carefully before proceeding please keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference. For ac adaptor warning • this ac adaptor is designed for use with only yamaha electronic instruments. Do not use for any other purpose. • indoor ...

  • Page 6: Caution

    6 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual caution always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or damage to the instrument or other property. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: • do not connect the instrument to an...

  • Page 7: Included Accessories

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 7 incl ud ed a cce ssorie s included accessories • owner’s manual (this book) • online member product registration the “product id” on the sheet will be needed when you fill out the user registration form. • music rest • ac adaptor, power cord may not be included dependi...

  • Page 8: Formats

    8 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual formats “gm (general midi)” is one of the most common voice allocation formats. “gm system level 2” is a standard specification that enhances the original “gm” and improves song data compatibility. It provides for increased polyphony, greater voice selection, expanded ...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 9 ta b le of co nt e n ts table of contents included accessories............................................................7 about the manuals................................................................7 formats .........................................................

  • Page 10

    10 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual welcome to digital workstation the psr-s970/s770 has a comprehensive and sonically stunning set of authentic voices, and gives you the tools to play these voices more naturally and with greater expressiveness. The styles of the psr-s970/s770 make it possible to perfor...

  • Page 11: Playing With Arpeggios

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 11 w el come to dig it al w or k s tat io n you can directly connect a microphone and use a variety of sophisticated processing tools. The psr-s970 features an amazing vocal harmony function, which automatically produces backup vocal harmonies for lead vocals that you si...

  • Page 12: Panel Controls and Terminals

    12 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual panel controls and terminals  top panel 1 [ ] (standby/on) switch ..............................Page 16 turns on the instrument’s power or sets to standby. 2 [master volume] dial ................................Page 18 adjusts the overall volume. 3 [demo] button .......

  • Page 13

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 13 p an el cont ro ls an d t er m inal s ( [mixer/eq] button .........................................Page 95 calls up various settings for the keyboard, style and song parts. A [channel on/off] button...................Pages 56, 65 calls up settings for turning style/so...

  • Page 14:  Rear Panel

    14 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual  rear panel 1 dc in jack .......................................................Page 16 for connecting the power adaptor. 2 foot pedal [1]/[2] jacks..............................Page 97 for connecting footswitches and/or foot controllers. 3 output [l/l+r]/[r] jacks ....

  • Page 15

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 15 p an el cont ro ls an d t er m inal s 8 midi [in]/[out] terminals.............................Page 103 for connecting external midi devices. 9 [usb to host] terminal..............................Page 102 for connecting to a computer. ) [usb to device] terminal ..........

  • Page 16: Setting Up

    16 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual setting up connect the ac adaptor in the order shown in the illustration. 1 turn down the [master volume] dial to “min”. 2 press the [ ] (standby/on) switch to turn on the power. After the main display appears, adjust the volume as desired while playing the keyboard. ...

  • Page 17

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 17 set tin g up to prevent unnecessary power consumption, this instrument features an auto power off function that automatically turns the power off if the instrument is not operated for a specified period of time. The amount of time that elapses before the power is auto...

  • Page 18: Adjusting The Master Volume

    18 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual to adjust the volume of the entire keyboard sound, use the [master volume] dial while playing the keyboard. This determines the language (english, german, french, spanish and italian are available) used in the display for messages. 1 call up the operation display. [fu...

  • Page 19: Playing The Demos

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 19 set tin g up the demos provide helpful, easy-to-understand introductions to the features and functions as well as dynamic demonstrations of the high-quality sounds. 1 press the [demo] button to call up the demo display. 2 press one of the [a] – [e] buttons to show a s...

  • Page 20: Basic Operations

    20 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual basic operations the lcd provides comprehensive at-a-glance information on all current settings. The displayed menu can be selected or changed by the controls around the lcd. The [a] – [j] buttons are used to select the corresponding menu items shown next to them. • e...

  • Page 21: 2 Tab [E][F] Buttons

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 21 b asi c oper at ion s these buttons are used to change the pages of displays that have “tabs” at the top. The [1 ] – [8 ] buttons are used to make selections or adjust settings (up or down correspondingly) for functions shown directly above them. 2 tab [e][f] butt...

  • Page 22: 5 [Exit] Button

    22 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual depending on the selected display, the data dial can be used in the following two ways. • selecting files (voice, style, song, and so on) when one of the file selection displays (page 26) is shown, you can use the data dial and the [enter] button to select a file. • a...

  • Page 23

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 23 b asi c oper at ion s with the convenient direct access function, you can instantly call up the desired display — with just a single additional button press. Refer to the “direct access chart” on page 106 for a list of the displays that can be called up with the direc...

  • Page 24: Main Display Configuration

    24 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual the display that appears when the power is turned on is the main display. This display shows the current basic settings such as the currently selected voice and style, allowing you to see them at a single glance. The main display is the one you’ll usually see when you...

  • Page 25

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 25 b asi c oper at ion s 8 multi pad bank name displays the names of the selected multi pad bank. Pressing the [i] button calls up the multi pad bank selection display (page 76). 9 registration memory bank name displays the currently selected registration memory bank nam...

  • Page 26

    26 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual the file selection display is for selecting voice, styles, and other data. The file selection display appears when you press one of the voice or style category selection buttons, the song [select] button, etc. 1 location (drive) of data • preset ..........Location whe...

  • Page 27: File Management

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 27 b asi c oper at ion s you can save, name, copy, move, delete files, and you can create folders to manage the files with the buttons located lower area in the file selection display. For information on the file selection display, refer to page 26. Calling up the higher...

  • Page 28: Saving A File

    28 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual you can save your original data (such as songs you've recorded) as a file to the user or the usb drive in the file selection display (page 26). 1 in the file selection display, select the appropriate tab (user or usb) to which you want to save the data by using the ta...

  • Page 29: Creating A New Folder

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 29 b asi c oper at ion s you can create folders to make it easier to find your original data. 1 in the file selection display, select the appropriate tab (user or usb) to which you want to create a new folder by using the tab [e][f] buttons. If you want to create a new f...

  • Page 30: Renaming A File/folder

    30 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual you can rename files/folders. 1 in the file selection display, select the appropriate tab (user or usb) which contains the file/folder you want to rename by using the tab [e][f] buttons. 2 make sure that menu 2 is shown at the bottom right corner of the display. If ne...

  • Page 31: Deleting Files/folders

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 31 b asi c oper at ion s 3 press the [3 ] (copy) button to copy or [2 ] (cut) to move. The window for the copy/cut operation appears at the bottom of the display. 4 press one of the [a] – [j] buttons corresponding to the desired file/folder. Pressing a button selects (...

  • Page 32: Entering Characters

    32 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 4 press one of the [a] – [j] buttons corresponding to the desired file/folder. Pressing a button selects (highlights) the file/folder. To cancel the selection, press the same [a] – [j] button again. Press the [6 ] (all) button to select all files/folders indicated on...

  • Page 33

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 33 b asi c oper at ion s • deleting characters move the cursor to the character you wish to delete by using the data dial, and press the [7 ] (delete) button. To delete all characters on the line at once, press and hold the [7 ] (delete) button. • entering marks or spa...

  • Page 34: Data Backup

    34 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual you can back up all data saved in the user drive (except protected songs and expansion voices/styles) and all settings of the instrument to a usb flash drive as a single file. 1 connect a usb flash drive to the [usb to device] terminal for the backup destination. 2 ca...

  • Page 35: Voices

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 35 v o ic es – pla ying the k e yboa rd – 1 1 voices – playing the keyboard – the instrument features a wide variety of exceptionally realistic instrumental voices, including piano, guitar, strings, brass, wind instruments and more. The voices can be played via three key...

  • Page 36

    36 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 2 make sure that the part select button corresponding to the part you want to select the voice is turned on. 3 press one of the voice category selection buttons to select a voice category and call up the voice selection display. The preset voices are categorized and c...

  • Page 37: Voice Characteristics

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 37 v o ic es – pla ying the k e yboa rd – 1 the voice characteristics are indicated above the voice name — s.Art!, megavoice, live!, cool!, sweet!, etc. • s.Art! (super articulation) voices the word “articulation” in music usually refers to the transition or continuity b...

  • Page 38: Fine Tuning The Pitch

    38 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual the transpose [-]/[+] buttons transpose the overall pitch of the instrument (the keyboard sound, style playback, song playback, and so on) between -12 and 12 in semitone steps. To instantly reset the transpose value to 0, press the [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously. ...

  • Page 39: Using The Wheels

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 39 v o ic es – pla ying the k e yboa rd – 1 use the [pitch bend] wheel to bend notes up (roll the wheel away from you) or down (roll the wheel toward you) while playing the keyboard. The pitch bend is applied to all the keyboard parts (right 1, 2 and left). The [pitch be...

  • Page 40: Using The Live Control Knobs

    40 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual you can add dynamic variations to your performance intuitively in real time by assigning various functions such as effects to the live control [1] and [2] knobs. 1 press the [assign] button to call up the live control display. 2 use the [a]/[b] buttons or the [1 ] –...

  • Page 41

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 41 v o ic es – pla ying the k e yboa rd – 1 the eight function combinations can be edited on the parameter assign display called up by pressing the [i] (assign) button. For instructions, refer to the reference manual on the website. 3 rotate the live control knobs to con...

  • Page 42: Applying Voice Effects

    42 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual you can apply various effects to enhance or change the sound of the keyboard parts (left, right 1 and 2). The effects can be turned on or off by using the following buttons. • harmony/arpeggio the harmony or arpeggio is applied to the right-hand voices. Refer to “appl...

  • Page 43

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 43 v o ic es – pla ying the k e yboa rd – 1 2-3 use the [4 ] – [6 ] buttons to select the desired type. Pressing one of the [7 ] (detail) buttons calls up the detail setting display. For more information, refer to the reference manual on the website.  harmony cate...

  • Page 44

    44 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual  echo category (echo, tremolo, trill) the echo, tremolo or trill effect is applied to the note played in the right-hand section of the keyboard in time with the currently set tempo, regardless of the [acmp] and the left part on/off status. Keep in mind that trill wor...

  • Page 45

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 45 v o ic es – pla ying the k e yboa rd – 1 you can create original organ flutes voices by editing the preset organ flutes voices. Just as on a traditional organ, the original voices can be created by increasing and decreasing the levels of the flute footages. The create...

  • Page 46

    46 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 3 press the [i] (presets) button to call up the organ flutes voice selection display. 4 save your organ flutes voice by following the procedure on page 28. By installing expansion packs, you can add a variety of optional voices and styles to the “expansion” folder in ...

  • Page 47

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 47 v o ic es – pla ying the k e yboa rd – 1 advanced features refer to the reference manual on the website, chapter 1. Selecting gm/xg or other voices: voice selection display  [8 ](up)  [2 ] (p2) touch response and effect-related settings • setting the touch respons...

  • Page 48: Styles

    48 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 2 styles – playing rhythm and accompaniment – the instrument features various accompaniment and rhythmic backing patterns (called “styles”) in a variety of different musical genres including pop, jazz, and many others. The style features auto accompaniment, letting yo...

  • Page 49: Style Characteristics

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 49 st yl es – pl a y ing rh yt hm and a cc ompa nime nt – 2 4 press the [sync start] button to enable synchronized start. 5 as soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the selected style starts. Try playing chords with your left hand and play a melody with your righ...

  • Page 50: Operating Style Playback

    50 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual • [start/stop] button starts playback of the rhythm part of the current style. To stop playback, press the button again. • [acmp] button turns the auto accompaniment on/off. When this button is on, both the rhythm part and auto accompaniment can be played back when pl...

  • Page 51: Adjusting The Tempo

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 51 st yl es – pl a y ing rh yt hm and a cc ompa nime nt – 2 each style features four different main sections, four fill-in sections and a break section. By using these sections effectively, you can easily make your performance sound more dynamic and professional. The sec...

  • Page 52: Fading In/out

    52 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual • [fade in/out] button this produces smooth fade-ins and fade-outs when starting/stopping the playback of a style or song. Press the [fade in/out] button when playback is stopped and press the [start/stop] button for style (or the [play/pause] button for song) to star...

  • Page 53

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 53 st yl es – pl a y ing rh yt hm and a cc ompa nime nt – 2 with this function shown in the right half of this display, you can see which notes to press for specifying the chord. If you know a chord name but don’t know how to play it, use this function. Although this fun...

  • Page 54

    54 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual you can search for music pieces and songs that are most suitable for playing with the current style by using the music finder records (page 80). You can automatically call up appropriate settings such as voice, effect and pedal by selecting the desired music piece. 1 ...

  • Page 55

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 55 st yl es – pl a y ing rh yt hm and a cc ompa nime nt – 2 this convenient function “recommends” optimum styles for your performance, based on the rhythm you play for one or two measures. 1 in the style selection display (page 48), press the [7 ] (recommend) button to ...

  • Page 56

    56 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 3 select the desired style from the list by using the [2 ] – [7 ] buttons. Try playing the keyboard along with the style to see if it matches what you want to play. If the style called up doesn’t match what you want to play, press the [j] (retry) buttons, then ret...

  • Page 57

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 57 st yl es – pl a y ing rh yt hm and a cc ompa nime nt – 2 3 press the [exit] button to close the channel on/off display. You can adjust the volume balance between the parts (song, style, left, right 1/2, etc.). 1 press the [bal.] button once or twice to call up the des...

  • Page 58: Setting The Split Point

    58 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual the key which divides the keyboard into two sections is referred to as “split point.” there are two split points: split point (left) and split point (style). • split point (left): divides the keyboard into the left-hand (lower) section and the right-hand (upper) secti...

  • Page 59: Your Left Hand

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 59 st yl es – pl a y ing rh yt hm and a cc ompa nime nt – 2 by changing the chord detection area from the left-hand section to the right-hand section, you can play a bass line with your left hand while using your right hand to control style playback. 1 call up the split ...

  • Page 60

    60 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual the style creator function lets you create original styles by recording rhythm patterns from the keyboard and using already-recorded style data. Basically, select a preset style that is closest to the type you want to create, then record the rhythm pattern, bass line,...

  • Page 61

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 61 st yl es – pl a y ing rh yt hm and a cc ompa nime nt – 2 advanced features refer to the reference manual on the website, chapter 2. Style playback related settings: [function]  tab [e] menu 1  [g] style setting memorizing original one touch settings: [memory] + one ...

  • Page 62: Songs

    62 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 3 songs – playing, practicing and recording songs – for the psr-s970/s770, “song” refers to the midi songs which include preset songs, commercially available midi format files, etc. Not only can you play back a song and listen to it, but you can also play the keyboard...

  • Page 63: Playback-Related Operations

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 63 song s – pla y ing , p ract ici ng a nd r e cor di ng song s – 3 4 press the song [ f/ k ] (play/pause) button to start playback. 5 press the song [ j ] (stop) button to stop playback. • synchro start .........While playback is stopped, hold down the song [ j ] (stop)...

  • Page 64

    64 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual pressing the [g] (rew) or [h] (ff) button calls up a pop-up display showing the current measure number (or phrase mark number). While the song position pop-up is shown on the display, you can also use the data dial to adjust the value. • adjusting the tempo .............

  • Page 65: Displaying Lyrics/text

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 65 song s – pla y ing , p ract ici ng a nd r e cor di ng song s – 3 when the selected song contains lyrics data, you can view it on the instrument’s display. Even if the song does not contain lyrics data, you can view the lyrics on the display by loading the text file (....

  • Page 66

    66 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 2 use the [1 ] – [8 ] buttons to turn each channel on or off. If you want to play back only one particular channel (solo playback), press and hold down one of the [1 ] – [8 ] buttons to set the desired channel to solo. Only the selected channel is turned on an...

  • Page 67: Repeat Playback

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 67 song s – pla y ing , p ract ici ng a nd r e cor di ng song s – 3 the song repeat functions can be used to repeatedly play back a song or a specific range of measures in a song. This is useful for repeated practicing of difficult-to-play phrases. To repeat a song, turn...

  • Page 68: Recording Your Performance

    68 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual you can record your performance and save it as a midi file (smf format 0) to the user drive or usb flash drive. Since the recorded data is midi, you can easily edit your songs. Two recording methods are available: • quick recording.....................See section belo...

  • Page 69

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 69 song s – pla y ing , p ract ici ng a nd r e cor di ng song s – 3 5 press the song [ f/ k ] (play/pause) button to play back the recorded performance. 6 save the recorded performance as a song. 6-1 press the song [select] button to call up the song selection display. 6...

  • Page 70

    70 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 4 start recording. You can start recording by playing the keyboard, starting a style, playing a multi pad or pressing the song [f/ k] (play/pause) button. 5 after you finish your performance, press the song [ j ] (stop) button to stop recording. A message may appear p...

  • Page 71: Usb Audio Player/recorder

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 71 4 usb aud io pla y er/r ecor d er – pla y ing b ac k a nd r ecor di ng audi o f ile s – 4 usb audio player/recorder – playing back and recording audio files – the convenient usb audio player/recorder function allows you to play back audio files (wav or mp3) saved to a...

  • Page 72

    72 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 4 press one of the [a] – [j] buttons to select the desired file. 5 press the [7 ] (audio play) button to start playback. The display automatically returns to the usb audio player display. 6 to stop playback, press the [2 ] (stop) button. Note audio files take a sli...

  • Page 73: Playback-Related Operations

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 73 usb aud io pla y er/r ecor d er – pla y ing b ac k a nd r ecor di ng audi o f ile s – 4 a-b repeat playback via the [c] (a b) button the specified section (between the a and b points) can be played back repeatedly. 1. To set the a point, press the [c] button when pla...

  • Page 74

    74 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual repeat playback mode via the [d] (repeat mode) button • off .................... Plays through the selected file, then stops. • single ................ Plays through the selected file repeatedly. • all ..................... Continues playback through all the files in ...

  • Page 75

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 75 usb aud io pla y er/r ecor d er – pla y ing b ac k a nd r ecor di ng audi o f ile s – 4 3 press the [usb audio player] button to call up the usb audio player display. 4 use the [1 ] (rec) buttons to enter recording standby. The [play/pause] button in the display fla...

  • Page 76: Multi Pads

    76 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 5 multi pads – adding musical phrases to your performance – the multi pads can be used to play a number of short pre- recorded rhythmic and melodic sequences adding impact and variety to your keyboard performances. Multi pads are grouped in banks of four each. The ins...

  • Page 77: Using Chord Match

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 77 5 mul ti p a ds – a d din g musi c a l phr a se s to y our p e rf or man ce – 4 press the [stop] button to stop playback of the multi pad(s). If you want to stop specific pads, simultaneously hold down the [stop] button and press the pad(s) you wish to stop. When the ...

  • Page 78

    78 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual you can create a new multi pad by making links with audio files (wav format: 44.1 khz sample rate, 16 bit resolution) in the usb flash drive to each of the multi pad. The audio files (wav) can be data you’ve recorded on this instrument (page 71) as well as commerciall...

  • Page 79

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 79 5 mul ti p a ds – a d din g musi c a l phr a se s to y our p e rf or man ce – 7 if you want to link other audio files to other pads, repeat steps 4 to 6. 8 if desired, adjust the volume of each audio file by using the [1 ] – [4 ] buttons. By pressing the desired m...

  • Page 80: Music Finder

    80 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 6 music finder – calling up ideal panel setups for your performance – this feature helps you call up the panel settings ideal for the music you want to play simply by selecting a music finder “record,” which includes voice and style settings. If you want to play a cer...

  • Page 81

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 81 musi c f inde r – call ing up id eal p ane l se tup s f or y ou r p e rf or ma nce – 6 3 start playback of the style by specifying the chords in the chord section. You can search the records by specifying a song title or keyword, using the search function of the music...

  • Page 82

    82 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 3 press the [8 ] (start search) button to start the search. After the search is completed, the resulting records appear in the search 1 tab of the music finder display. If no records are listed, try steps 1 – 3 again with another song title or keyword. 4 use the [2 ...

  • Page 83

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 83 musi c f inde r – call ing up id eal p ane l se tup s f or y ou r p e rf or ma nce – 6 7 when confirmation messages appear, follow the on-display instructions. You can confirm the records that have been appended by checking the number of records in the right lower cor...

  • Page 84

    84 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual you can call up the registered song, audio or style in the same way as done in the sections “selecting the desired record” (page 80) and “searching for records” (page 81). The selected file can be played back as follows. • song: press the song [ f / k ] (play/pause) b...

  • Page 85: Registration Memory

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 85 7 r eg ist rati on memo ry – sa v ing a nd r ec al ling cust om p a nel set ups – 7 registration memory – saving and recalling custom panel setups – the registration memory function allows you to save (or “register”) virtually all panel settings to a registration memo...

  • Page 86

    86 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 4 press one of the registration memory [1] – [8] buttons to which you wish to memorize the panel setup. The memorized button becomes red, which indicates the number button contains data and its number is selected. 5 register various panel setups to other buttons by re...

  • Page 87

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 87 r eg ist rati on memo ry – sa v ing a nd r ec al ling cust om p a nel set ups – 7 the saved registration memory bank files can be recalled by using the regist bank [-]/[+] buttons or the following procedure. 1 press the regist bank [+] and [-] buttons simultaneously t...

  • Page 88: Microphone/guitar Input

    88 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 8 microphone/guitar input – using a microphone or guitar with the instrument – by connecting a microphone to the [mic/guitar input] jack, you can enjoy singing along with your keyboard performance or with song playback. The instrument outputs your vocals through the b...

  • Page 89

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 89 mic ro p hon e/ gu it ar inp ut – usin g a m icr op hone or gui tar wi th the i nst rument – 8 5 (if necessary, turn on the microphone.) adjust the [gain] knob on the rear panel while singing into the microphone or playing the guitar. Adjust the [gain] knob so that th...

  • Page 90: Using The Talk Function

    90 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual (psr-s970) 4-1 press the [b] button, then use the [1 ]/[2 ] buttons to select the effect category and use the [3 ]/[4 ] buttons to select the effect type. 4-2 press the [exit] button to return to the mic/guitar setting display. (psr-s770) 4-1 use the [5 ]/[6...

  • Page 91

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 91 mic ro p hon e/ gu it ar inp ut – usin g a m icr op hone or gui tar wi th the i nst rument – 8 this section covers the vocal harmony effects that can be applied to your voice via the microphone. 1 connect the microphone to the instrument (page 88). 2 press the [mic se...

  • Page 92

    92 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 7 make sure that the [4 ] (harmony) buttons in the mic/ guitar setting display is set to on. If necessary, use the [5 ] (vocal effect) buttons to turn on the vocal harmony effect which can be set on the display called up via the [8 ] (edit) buttons. For details,...

  • Page 93

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 93 mic ro p hon e/ gu it ar inp ut – usin g a m icr op hone or gui tar wi th the i nst rument – 8 these are special effects that graft the characteristics of your voice input from the microphone onto synthesizer and other sounds, for unusual machine‐like or robotic effec...

  • Page 94

    94 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual advanced features refer to the reference manual on the website, chapter 8. Making the microphone/guitar settings: (psr-s970) [mic setting/vocal harmony], (psr- s770) [mic setting]  [b] (eq/cmp) saving the microphone/guitar settings: (psr-s970) [mic setting/vocal harm...

  • Page 95: Mixing Console

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 95 9 mi xin g co nsol e – e d it ing t he v o lume a nd t on al b ala nce – 9 mixing console – editing the volume and tonal balance – the mixing console gives you intuitive control over aspects of the keyboard parts and style/song channels, including volume balance and t...

  • Page 96

    96 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 3 use the tab [e][f] buttons to call up the desired page. For details about each page, refer to the reference manual on the website. • vol/voice......Changes the voice for each part and adjusts panning and vol- ume for each part. • filter..............Adjusts the harm...

  • Page 97: Connections

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 97 conn ect io ns – usi ng y o ur inst rument wit h ot her d e vic es – 10 10 connections – using your instrument with other devices – this chapter covers the connectors of this instrument. To see where the connectors are located on the instrument, refer to pages 14 – 15...

  • Page 98

    98 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual you can connect a stereo system to amplify the instrument’s sound by using the output [l/l+r]/[r] jacks. You can use the instrument’s [master volume] dial to adjust the volume of the sound output to the external device. You can connect the headphone jack of a portable...

  • Page 99

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 99 conn ect io ns – usi ng y o ur inst rument wit h ot her d e vic es – 10 by connecting an external monitor to the [rgb out] terminal of the instrument, you can have the lyrics, text and display of the instrument’s lcd shown on the monitor. 1 call up the operation displ...

  • Page 100

    100 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual you can connect a usb flash drive or a usb wireless lan adaptor (sold separately) to the [usb to device] terminal. This lets you save data you’ve created on the instrument to the usb flash drive (page 28). You can also connect the instrument to a smart device such as...

  • Page 101

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 101 conn ect io ns – usi ng y o ur inst rument wit h ot her d e vic es – 10 when a usb flash drive is connected, a message may appear prompting you to format the usb flash drive. If so, carry out the format operation. 1 connect a usb flash drive for formatting into the [...

  • Page 102: And Midi Terminals)

    102 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual you can use a smart device, such as an iphone or ipad, with the instrument for a variety of musical purposes by connecting it to the instrument. By using application tools on your smart device, you can take advantage of convenient functions and get more enjoyment out...

  • Page 103

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 103 conn ect io ns – usi ng y o ur inst rument wit h ot her d e vic es – 10 use the midi [in]/[out] terminals and standard midi cables to connect external midi devices (keyboard, sequencer, etc.). • midi in ....................Receives midi messages from another midi dev...

  • Page 104: Other Functions

    104 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 11 other functions – making global settings and using advanced features – the function menu provides a variety of convenient settings and tools for the instrument. These include general settings that affect the entire instrument, as well as detailed settings for spec...

  • Page 105: Function List

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 105 ot her f un cti on s – mak ing gl oba l se tt ings an d us ing a d vance d f eat ur es – 11 this list briefly explains what you can do in the displays which are called up via the [function] button. For more information, refer to the page and chapter references indica...

  • Page 106: Direct Access Chart

    106 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual direct access chart press the [direct access] button, then press one of the buttons (or move the appropriate knob, wheel or pedal) listed below to call up the desired display. Control display called up with the direct access function style control [acmp] function spl...

  • Page 107: Troubleshooting

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 107 tr o ubl esh oot ing troubleshooting overall a click or pop is heard when the power is turned on or off. This is normal. Electrical current is being applied to the instrument. The power is automatically turned off. This is normal and due to the auto power off functio...

  • Page 108

    108 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual some characters of the file/folder name are garbled. The language settings have been changed. Set the appropriate language for the file/folder name (page 18). An existing file is not shown. The file extension (.Mid, etc.) may have been changed or deleted. Manually re...

  • Page 109

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 109 tr o ubl esh oot ing usb audio player/recorder a message indicating the usb flash drive is unavailable appears, and the recording is aborted. Make sure to use a compatible usb flash drive (page 100). The usb flash drive may not have enough memory. Check the recordabl...

  • Page 110: Specifications

    110 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual specifications psr-s970 psr-s770 product name digital keyboard digital keyboard size/weight dimensions (w x d x h) 1,002 mm x 437 mm x 148 mm (39-7/16” x 17-3/16” x 5-13/16”) 1,002 mm x 437 mm x 148 mm (39-7/16” x 17-3/16” x 5-13/16”) weight 11.6 kg (25 lbs., 9 oz.) ...

  • Page 111

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 111 sp eci fi c a tio n s * the contents of this manual apply to the latest specifications as of the printing date. Since yamaha makes continuous improvements to the product, this manual may not apply to the specifications of your particular product. To obtain the latest...

  • Page 112: Index

    112 psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual a a-b repeat................................67 , 73 ac adaptor..............................16 , 111 accompaniment .............................. 48 arpeggio ...................................44 , 47 audio link multi pad ....................... 78 audio player ........

  • Page 113

    Psr-s970/s770 owner’s manual 113 inde x music notation ................................. 64 music rest........................................ 14 n name............................................... 30 o one touch setting (ots) ................ 53 organ flutes voice.......................... 45 ots...

  • Page 114

    Observera! Apparaten kopplas inte ur växelströmskällan (nätet) så länge som den ar ansluten till vägguttaget, även om själva apparaten har stängts av. Advarsel: netspændingen til dette apparat er ikke afbrudt, sålænge netledningen sidder i en stikkontakt, som er tændt — også selvom der er slukket på...

  • Page 115

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  • Page 116

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  • Page 117

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