User manual YAMAHA FS500E

[. . . ] 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 place this product in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over power or connecting cords of any kind. The use of an extension cord is not recommended!If you must use an extension cord, the minimum wire size for a 25' cord (or less) is 18 AWG. [. . . ] If you want to stop specific pads, simultaneously hold down the [STOP] button and press the pad(s) you wish to stop. About the color of the Multi Pads · Green: Indicates that the corresponding pad contains data (phrase). · Red: Indicates that the corresponding pad is playing back. · Red (flashing): Indicates that the corresponding pad is in standby (Synchro Start). FS500E/S710 Owner's Manual 63 Using the Multi Pad Synchro Start Function While holding the MULTI PAD CONTROL [SELECT] button, press one of the MULTI PAD CONTROL [1] ­ [4] buttons to put the Multi Pad playback in standby. The corresponding button will flash in red. You can even play two, three, or four Multi Pads at the same time. The Multi Pad currently set to standby will start playing when you play back a Style, press any note on the keyboard (when [ACMP] is off), or play a chord with your left hand (when [ACMP] is on). If you put the Multi Pad in standby during Song/Style playback, pressing any note on the keyboard will start the Multi Pad playback at the top of next bar. When two or more Multi Pads are in standby, pressing one of them simultaneously starts all Multi Pads that are set to standby. 4 Multi Pads ­ Adding Musical Phrases to Your Performance ­ To cancel Synchro Start, while holding the MULTI PAD CONTROL [SELECT] (or [STOP]) button, press one of the [1] ­ [4] buttons. Pressing the MULTI PAD CONTROL [STOP] button once cancels Synchro Start of all buttons. Using Chord Match Many of the Multi Pad phrases are melodic or chordal and you can have these phrases automatically change chords along with the chords you play with your left hand. When the [ACMP] is on or LEFT part is on, simply play a chord with your left hand and press any of the Multi Pads-- Chord Match changes the pitch to match the chords you play. Keep in mind that some Multi Pads are not affected by Chord Match. Chord Section In this example, the phrase for Pad 1 will be transposed into F major before playing back. Try out other various chord types while playing the Multi Pads. Advanced Features Refer to the Reference Manual on the website, Chapter 4. Multi Pad creating (Multi Pad Creator): Multi Pad editing: [FUNCTION] [F] DIGITAL REC MENU [C] MULTI PAD CREATOR Multi Pad Bank Selection display [8] (EDIT) 64 FS500E/S710 Owner's Manual Music Finder ­ Calling Up Ideal Setups (Voice, Style, etc. ) for Each Song ­ If you want to play in a certain genre of music but don't know which Style and Voice settings would be appropriate, the convenient Music Finder function can help you out. Pressing the [A] button calls up the pop-up window to enter the song name. To clear the entered Music, press the [F] (CLEAR) button. Pressing the [B] button calls up the pop-up window to enter the keyword. To clear the entered Keyword, press the [G] (CLEAR) button. Pressing the [C] button calls up the Style Selection display. After selecting the desired Style, press the [EXIT] button to return back to the Search display. To clear the entered Style, press the [H] (CLEAR) button. Specifies the time signature for the search. All beat settings are included in the search if you select ANY. Selects a specific location (the tab of the upper part of the MUSIC FINDER display) for searching. Sets the range of the tempo you want to use for the search. [. . . ] 135 Milner Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario, M1S 3R1, Canada Tel: 416-298-1311 THE NETHERLANDS/ BELGIUM/LUXEMBOURG Yamaha Music Europe Branch Benelux Clarissenhof 5-b, 4133 AB Vianen, The Netherlands Tel: 0347-358 040 ASIA THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Yamaha Music & Electronics (China) Co. , Ltd. 2F, Yunhedasha, 1818 Xinzha-lu, Jingan-qu, Shanghai, China Tel: 021-6247-2211 FRANCE Yamaha Musique France BP 70-77312 Marne-la-Vallée Cedex 2, France Tel: 01-64-61-4000 U. S. A. Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe Ave. , Buena Park, Calif. Tel: 714-522-9011 HONG KONG Tom Lee Music Co. , Ltd. 11/F. , Silvercord Tower 1, 30 Canton Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: 2737-7688 ITALY Yamaha Musica Italia S. P. A. [. . . ]