Bomb proof instructions follow, for use if all else suggested so far fails.
Unless you're intending to play medleys of eight songs in one go, using just one registration per song seems like a waste. You have almost limitless capacity for registrations on board, and if you use a big USB stick, then you're talking even nearer limitless, so why not be indulgent. ! Have several settings for each song and save each one to its own bank.
Yamaha Keyboards – Basic Instructions for using Registration Memories and Banks. Works from PSR1000 through to PSR-S975 and on all Tyros and most CVP Clavinova models.
Manually set your required sounds and style, tempo etc, and save into Registration Memory button 1. To do this, simply press Memory and then button 1.
Do the same for as many settings as you need for the song, typically one for 1st verse, one for 1st chorus, one for 2nd verse, one for final chorus. Each goes into a separate memory button. Remember that each button can store a change of sound, change of style variation (with a fill-in if you turn on Auto Fill-in and press the variation button so it's flashing when you store the setting) or even a different style, so indulge yourself! Most of my students use four or more settings for a song, many use the whole eight (or more, but that's more complex!)
When you've got enough buttons worth, you need to SAVE them as a REGISTRATION BANK. Here’s how you do it.
FOR BRAND NEW REGISTRATION BANKS.
A - Press button J
B - Press the button under the screen for SAVE. (Tyros 5 and PSR-S970/975 users will have to press Menu 1 first)
C - Press and hold the DELETE button under the screen for a few seconds to erase the current bank name - the start up default is 'New Bank'.
D - Use the buttons under the screen to give the registration bank a new, sensible name - usually the name of the song. Don't bother using more than 10 upper case characters for this as any more won't show up on screen! So "Shadow of your Smile" could be just "Shadow" or "Shadosmile", or something like that.
E - Press OK
That's it!
Do the same things for a few more songs. Each bank you save will be added to the list in the Registration Bank window (button J will get you there again!) in alphabetical order.
FOR EXISTING REGISTRATION BANKS (THAT YOU HAVE JUST EDITED OR ALTERED).A -Press button J
B -Press the button under the screen for SAVE – the bank name will be the one you want this time. No need to rename it unless you want to make a copy of the bank. (If so follow the instructions for new banks.)
C -Press OK
When prompted about overwriting, answer ‘Yes’.
TO RECALL A BANK READY TO PLAY THE SONG.Press button J, press the button next to the name of the song you want and then press button 1 in the Registration Memory buttons. Done!
Practise doing this, just the same as you would practise playing a song. It doesn't take very long to get the hang of it. Honest!