Footswitch - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-550 Owner's Manual

Footswitch

Various functions can be assigned to the footswitch connected to the FOOTSWITCH
jack. The polarity of the footswitch can also be changed.
• Select the Functions to be controlled by the footswitch.
• Set the polarity of the footswitch NORMAL or REVERSE.
Functions controlled by the footswitch
Sustain When you press the footswitch,
sustain is applied to the keyboard
notes.
Sostenuto When you press the footswitch,
the sostenuto effect is applied to
the keyboard notes.
Soft When you press the footswitch, the soft effect is applied to the keyboard notes.
Regist + Pressing the footswitch advances through the Registration Memory numbers. For
example, if you step on the footswitch with bank 1-3 recalled, 1-4 will be recalled,
then next 2-1 will be recalled.
Start/Stop Pressing the footswitch has the same effect as pressing the START/STOP button
on the panel.
Synchro Stop Pressing the footswitch has the same effect as pressing the SYNC STOP button
on the panel.
Bass Hold The bass root note will be held as long as you press the footswitch.
Break When you press the footswitch, accompaniment will stop. Releasing the switch
with the foot will cause it to play again from the next measure.
Tap Tempo Pressing the footswitch has the same effect as pressing the TAP TEMPO button
on the panel.
Polarity
This parameter lets you configure the footswitch response of the PSR-550 to
match that of the particular footswitch you are using. If the footswitch works in
the opposite way (i.e., pressing the footswitch has no effect, but releasing it
does), try changing this setting. The default setting is "Norm."
Press the [NEXT] button.
For "Sustain," if you press and hold the footswitch here, all
the notes shown will be sustained.
For "Sostenuto," if you press and hold the footswitch here,
only the first note will be sustained (the note that you
played and held when pressing the footswitch).
Other Functions (Utility)
Use the data dial, the [+/YES]
button or the [-/NO] button.
Use the data dial, the [+/YES]
button or the [-/NO] button.
• When the footswitch
changes the Registration
Memory number (Regist +),
the footswitch function set in
the selected Registration
Memory is overridden or
ignored. For example, even
if footswitch is set to control
Sustain in the selected
Registration Memory, if set to
"Regist +" here, the
footswitch will NOT control
Sustain.
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