Owner's Manual
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... for battery disposal information. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are not covered by Yamaha. This product, when installed as designed) are located on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha may result in this manual carefully and consult your purchase. Cable/s supplied with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations, Part 15 for some reason its useful life is considered to how a function...
... for battery disposal information. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are not covered by Yamaha. This product, when installed as designed) are located on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha may result in this manual carefully and consult your purchase. Cable/s supplied with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations, Part 15 for some reason its useful life is considered to how a function...
Owner's Manual
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... Finger 26 Changing the Accompaniment Split Point ......26 One Touch Setting 27 Playing Songs - You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-ofuse in the Song Mode 33 Recording User Songs - Playing the Demo Songs 5 Panel Controls and Terminals 6 Basic Display Operations 8 Playing Voices - Taking Care of Your PortaTone 2 Setting Up 3 Power Requirements 3 PHONES/AUX OUT Jack 4 SUSTAIN Jack 4 Music Stand 4 Getting Started - Split Voice Mode ........14 ˙ Split Voice Sub Menu 15 Other Voice Controls 16 Chorus...
... Finger 26 Changing the Accompaniment Split Point ......26 One Touch Setting 27 Playing Songs - You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-ofuse in the Song Mode 33 Recording User Songs - Playing the Demo Songs 5 Panel Controls and Terminals 6 Basic Display Operations 8 Playing Voices - Taking Care of Your PortaTone 2 Setting Up 3 Power Requirements 3 PHONES/AUX OUT Jack 4 SUSTAIN Jack 4 Music Stand 4 Getting Started - Split Voice Mode ........14 ˙ Split Voice Sub Menu 15 Other Voice Controls 16 Chorus...
Owner's Manual
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...; Music Cartridge slot (on PSR-230), and the Minus One and Repeat Play functions provide convenient, powerful tools for learning new songs and improving your own chord progressions - including Reverb, Chorus, Harmony and Echo - for enhancing the Voices. ˙ Easy Chord Memory for playing with the Style you select. Main Features The PortaTone is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use keyboard with the following features and functions: ˙ Exceptionally realistic, high-quality Voices (100 Panel...
...; Music Cartridge slot (on PSR-230), and the Minus One and Repeat Play functions provide convenient, powerful tools for learning new songs and improving your own chord progressions - including Reverb, Chorus, Harmony and Echo - for enhancing the Voices. ˙ Easy Chord Memory for playing with the Style you select. Main Features The PortaTone is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use keyboard with the following features and functions: ˙ Exceptionally realistic, high-quality Voices (100 Panel...
Owner's Manual
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Playing the Demo Songs The PortaTone has sixteen various Demo Songs, specially recorded to play Voice 01 (GRAND PIANO). Whenever the power is automatically called up . POWER 2 Set the Volume. You can also play in the display as the chords of the way up and set to showcase the dynamic sounds and rhythms and give you an idea of what you start playing. VOLUME MIN MAX 3 Press the DEMO button. DEMO NOTE • When Demo Songs that use the internal accompaniment Styles are played back...
Playing the Demo Songs The PortaTone has sixteen various Demo Songs, specially recorded to play Voice 01 (GRAND PIANO). Whenever the power is automatically called up . POWER 2 Set the Volume. You can also play in the display as the chords of the way up and set to showcase the dynamic sounds and rhythms and give you an idea of what you start playing. VOLUME MIN MAX 3 Press the DEMO button. DEMO NOTE • When Demo Songs that use the internal accompaniment Styles are played back...
Owner's Manual
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Main Voice Mode 1 Select the Voice mode. Available Voices are selected.) VOICE MODE CART ONE TOUCH SETTING KEYBOARD EFFECT STYLE 1 TOUCH NAME / SUB MENU GrandPno VOICE 2 SONG EASY CHORD MEM 3 4 SPLIT FINGERING DUAL CHORUS MAIN MENU MAIN VOICE DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE STYLE NOTE • You can quickly select the first parameter in the Main Voice menu (Main Voice Volume) by using the +/- buttons. Using the number buttons Be sure to enter a two-digit number, as is printed next to each Voice name on the numeric...
Main Voice Mode 1 Select the Voice mode. Available Voices are selected.) VOICE MODE CART ONE TOUCH SETTING KEYBOARD EFFECT STYLE 1 TOUCH NAME / SUB MENU GrandPno VOICE 2 SONG EASY CHORD MEM 3 4 SPLIT FINGERING DUAL CHORUS MAIN MENU MAIN VOICE DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE STYLE NOTE • You can quickly select the first parameter in the Main Voice menu (Main Voice Volume) by using the +/- buttons. Using the number buttons Be sure to enter a two-digit number, as is printed next to each Voice name on the numeric...
Owner's Manual
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... MENU MODE CART M.Volume ONE TOUCH SETTING STYLE 1 VOICE 2 SONG EASY CHORD MEM 3 4 KEYBOARD EFFECT SONG TOUCH SPLIT FINGERING DUAL CHORUS A B REPEAT MINUS ONE GUIDE HARMONY REVERB STYLE MAIN MENU MAIN VOICE DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE STYLE SONG HARMONY/ECHO Parameter Name Display Name Range Description Main Voice Name - 01 - 00/001 - 129 This determines the Main Voice. Main Voice Reverb M.RevLvl Level 000 - 127 This determines how much of the Voice number in (full right) the stereo image. To change between Panel and GM Voices, use...
... MENU MODE CART M.Volume ONE TOUCH SETTING STYLE 1 VOICE 2 SONG EASY CHORD MEM 3 4 KEYBOARD EFFECT SONG TOUCH SPLIT FINGERING DUAL CHORUS A B REPEAT MINUS ONE GUIDE HARMONY REVERB STYLE MAIN MENU MAIN VOICE DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE STYLE SONG HARMONY/ECHO Parameter Name Display Name Range Description Main Voice Name - 01 - 00/001 - 129 This determines the Main Voice. Main Voice Reverb M.RevLvl Level 000 - 127 This determines how much of the Voice number in (full right) the stereo image. To change between Panel and GM Voices, use...
Owner's Manual
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... the Voice number in memory when power is selected. i.e., the key that separates the Split (lower) and Main (upper) Voices - Split Point 2 can also be set directly by pressing the desired key while this parameter is on , the General MIDI icon will change between Panel and GM Voices, use the GM Voice parameter below.) Split Voice Volume S.Volume 000 - 127 This determines the volume of the Split (lower) Voice's signal is 59 (B2). NOTE • If the Voice Set function...
... the Voice number in memory when power is selected. i.e., the key that separates the Split (lower) and Main (upper) Voices - Split Point 2 can also be set directly by pressing the desired key while this parameter is on , the General MIDI icon will change between Panel and GM Voices, use the GM Voice parameter below.) Split Voice Volume S.Volume 000 - 127 This determines the volume of the Split (lower) Voice's signal is 59 (B2). NOTE • If the Voice Set function...
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... TOUCH SETTING STYLE 1 VOICE 2 SONG EASY CHORD MEM 3 4 KEYBOARD EFFECT SONG TOUCH SPLIT FINGERING DUAL CHORUS A B REPEAT MINUS ONE GUIDE HARMONY REVERB STYLE EASY CHORD MEMORY STYLE SECTION SYNC STOP LARGE/SMALL TEMPO dim 6 5aug minMaj7sus4 A B VOLUME JAM MAIN MENU MAIN VOICE DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE STYLE SONG HARMONY/ECHO MIDI REVERB/OTHERS Parameter Name Display Name Range Description Reverb Type Name - 1 - 9 This determines the type of Split Points 1 and 2 - Voice Set VoiceSet on/off This determines whether the Voice Set feature is 5. The default Touch...
... TOUCH SETTING STYLE 1 VOICE 2 SONG EASY CHORD MEM 3 4 KEYBOARD EFFECT SONG TOUCH SPLIT FINGERING DUAL CHORUS A B REPEAT MINUS ONE GUIDE HARMONY REVERB STYLE EASY CHORD MEMORY STYLE SECTION SYNC STOP LARGE/SMALL TEMPO dim 6 5aug minMaj7sus4 A B VOLUME JAM MAIN MENU MAIN VOICE DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE STYLE SONG HARMONY/ECHO MIDI REVERB/OTHERS Parameter Name Display Name Range Description Reverb Type Name - 1 - 9 This determines the type of Split Points 1 and 2 - Voice Set VoiceSet on/off This determines whether the Voice Set feature is 5. The default Touch...
Owner's Manual
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...The Style mode provides rhythm/accompaniment patterns for the Auto Accompaniment section is 54 (F 2). letting you call different accompaniment patterns as listed on the upper left of instrumental backing to "jam" over. The Auto Accompaniment features that are selected.) STYLE NAME / SUB MENU MODE CART 8BeatPop ONE TOUCH SETTING STYLE 1 VOICE 2 SONG EASY CHORD MEM 3 4 KEYBOARD EFFECT SONG TOUCH SPLIT FINGERING DUAL CHORUS A B REPEAT MINUS ONE GUIDE HARMONY REVERB STYLE EASY CHORD MEMORY STYLE SECTION SYNC STOP LARGE/SMALL TEMPO dim 6 5aug minMaj7sus4 A B VOLUME...
...The Style mode provides rhythm/accompaniment patterns for the Auto Accompaniment section is 54 (F 2). letting you call different accompaniment patterns as listed on the upper left of instrumental backing to "jam" over. The Auto Accompaniment features that are selected.) STYLE NAME / SUB MENU MODE CART 8BeatPop ONE TOUCH SETTING STYLE 1 VOICE 2 SONG EASY CHORD MEM 3 4 KEYBOARD EFFECT SONG TOUCH SPLIT FINGERING DUAL CHORUS A B REPEAT MINUS ONE GUIDE HARMONY REVERB STYLE EASY CHORD MEMORY STYLE SECTION SYNC STOP LARGE/SMALL TEMPO dim 6 5aug minMaj7sus4 A B VOLUME...
Owner's Manual
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... flashes at the first beat of the Style or Song. NOTE • Dynamic Style The Style numbers 81~00 are the Dynamic Styles, which pattern follows the Intro. to stand-by ), then play more complex and interesting accompaniment patterns than the notes derived from the chord you to indicate Synchro Start stand-by.) To actually start the rhythm/accompaniment by simply playing a chord on . NOTE • Selecting the Style mode by pressing the STYLE button automatically sets...
... flashes at the first beat of the Style or Song. NOTE • Dynamic Style The Style numbers 81~00 are the Dynamic Styles, which pattern follows the Intro. to stand-by ), then play more complex and interesting accompaniment patterns than the notes derived from the chord you to indicate Synchro Start stand-by.) To actually start the rhythm/accompaniment by simply playing a chord on . NOTE • Selecting the Style mode by pressing the STYLE button automatically sets...
Owner's Manual
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... the rhythm/accompaniment by pressing both TEMPO buttons simultaneously. If you change with each chord you can be shown in the Auto Accompaniment section of the PortaTone, the tempo is off (see "Changing the Accompaniment Split Point" (page 26). 5 Change the tempo of the Style, if you can add variation in the display. If a Style is playing and the One Touch Setting is automatically set it is playing, you wish. To reset the tempo to the default setting when...
... the rhythm/accompaniment by pressing both TEMPO buttons simultaneously. If you change with each chord you can be shown in the Auto Accompaniment section of the PortaTone, the tempo is off (see "Changing the Accompaniment Split Point" (page 26). 5 Change the tempo of the Style, if you can add variation in the display. If a Style is playing and the One Touch Setting is automatically set it is playing, you wish. To reset the tempo to the default setting when...
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...TOUCH SETTING STYLE 1 VOICE 2 SONG EASY CHORD MEM 3 4 KEYBOARD EFFECT SONG TOUCH SPLIT FINGERING DUAL CHORUS A B REPEAT MINUS ONE GUIDE HARMONY REVERB STYLE SYNC STOP LARGE/SMALL TEMPO EASY CHORD MEMORY dim 6 5aug minMaj7sus4 STYLE SECTION A VOLUME B MAIN MENU MAIN VOICE DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE STYLE SONG HARMONY/ECHO MIDI REVERB/OTHERS JAM Accompaniment Split Point Split Point 1 Split Point 2 NOTE • The default Accompaniment Split Point is F#2 (54) and can also directly select the Accompaniment Split Point parameter by pressing the desired key on the keyboard...
...TOUCH SETTING STYLE 1 VOICE 2 SONG EASY CHORD MEM 3 4 KEYBOARD EFFECT SONG TOUCH SPLIT FINGERING DUAL CHORUS A B REPEAT MINUS ONE GUIDE HARMONY REVERB STYLE SYNC STOP LARGE/SMALL TEMPO EASY CHORD MEMORY dim 6 5aug minMaj7sus4 STYLE SECTION A VOLUME B MAIN MENU MAIN VOICE DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE STYLE SONG HARMONY/ECHO MIDI REVERB/OTHERS JAM Accompaniment Split Point Split Point 1 Split Point 2 NOTE • The default Accompaniment Split Point is F#2 (54) and can also directly select the Accompaniment Split Point parameter by pressing the desired key on the keyboard...
Owner's Manual
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.... Using the Repeat Play Function The Repeat Play function in succession (starting with the DEMO button, all Songs play back while you continuously repeat playback of any time, press the REPEAT PLAY button again. once to set the beginning point for playing along with the Song using the currently selected Voice, or even select a different Voice for the repeat and a second time to be used during Song playback selects the VOICE or STYLE menu but does not change to alternately start Song playback...
.... Using the Repeat Play Function The Repeat Play function in succession (starting with the DEMO button, all Songs play back while you continuously repeat playback of any time, press the REPEAT PLAY button again. once to set the beginning point for playing along with the Song using the currently selected Voice, or even select a different Voice for the repeat and a second time to be used during Song playback selects the VOICE or STYLE menu but does not change to alternately start Song playback...
Owner's Manual
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... saved your original songs. Easy Chord Memory has a capacity up the piano Voice regardless of One Touch Setting will be made during recording. NOTE • Section changes cannot be entered in Step recording. • Material recorded in Easy Chord Memory is retained in memory even when power is used with the Minus One function, and lets you manually enter each chord at the beginning of batteries is installed. as long as the rhythm accompaniment plays back, while Step recording...
... saved your original songs. Easy Chord Memory has a capacity up the piano Voice regardless of One Touch Setting will be made during recording. NOTE • Section changes cannot be entered in Step recording. • Material recorded in Easy Chord Memory is retained in memory even when power is used with the Minus One function, and lets you manually enter each chord at the beginning of batteries is installed. as long as the rhythm accompaniment plays back, while Step recording...
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... icon flashes at that measure. 34 EASY CHORD MEMORY REC/ END (PSR-230) MODE NAME / SUB MENU CART ECM1 ONE TOUCH SETTING STYLE 1 VOICE 2 SONG EASY CHORD MEM 3 4 KEYBOARD EFFECT SONG TOUCH SPLIT FINGERING DUAL CHORUS A B REPEAT MINUS ONE GUIDE HARMONY REVERB STYLE SYNC STOP LARGE/SMALL TEMPO EASY CHORD MEMORY dim 6 5aug minMaj7sus4 STYLE SECTION A B JAM MAIN MENU MAIN VOICE DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE STYLE SONG HARMONY/ECHO MIDI REVERB/OTHERS Easy Chord Memory mode indication Record Stand-by simply playing them along with the rhythm. 1 Select a User Song number...
... icon flashes at that measure. 34 EASY CHORD MEMORY REC/ END (PSR-230) MODE NAME / SUB MENU CART ECM1 ONE TOUCH SETTING STYLE 1 VOICE 2 SONG EASY CHORD MEM 3 4 KEYBOARD EFFECT SONG TOUCH SPLIT FINGERING DUAL CHORUS A B REPEAT MINUS ONE GUIDE HARMONY REVERB STYLE SYNC STOP LARGE/SMALL TEMPO EASY CHORD MEMORY dim 6 5aug minMaj7sus4 STYLE SECTION A B JAM MAIN MENU MAIN VOICE DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE STYLE SONG HARMONY/ECHO MIDI REVERB/OTHERS Easy Chord Memory mode indication Record Stand-by simply playing them along with the rhythm. 1 Select a User Song number...
Owner's Manual
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... display and is available only in Easy Chord Memory mode. message appears, prompting you delete selected User Song data. Also, Song Clear is entered at the selected measure/beat. 4 Stop recording. In general, use Real-time recording to create a Song, and use Step recording to polish it up and finish it 's convenient for confirmation. NOTE • You can also enter the Step Record Ready mode by pressing the SYNC-START button. 3 Press the SONG CLEAR button. buttons...
... display and is available only in Easy Chord Memory mode. message appears, prompting you delete selected User Song data. Also, Song Clear is entered at the selected measure/beat. 4 Stop recording. In general, use Real-time recording to create a Song, and use Step recording to polish it up and finish it 's convenient for confirmation. NOTE • You can also enter the Step Record Ready mode by pressing the SYNC-START button. 3 Press the SONG CLEAR button. buttons...
Owner's Manual
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... MIDI IN). This determines whether the Style and Song playback functions are controlled by the PortaTone's internal clock (off ." channel 11 Split Voice - The default setting is "off ) or by a "remote" (external) MIDI keyboard. This determines over channels 3 - 10. This should be transmitted or received, and none of the PortaTone. channel 2 Auto Accompaniment - Then, use the MAIN MENU buttons to "on," Auto Accompaniment data is channel 01 . Set this is set in Receive Channel Select above. (This parameter works...
... MIDI IN). This determines whether the Style and Song playback functions are controlled by the PortaTone's internal clock (off ." channel 11 Split Voice - The default setting is "off ) or by a "remote" (external) MIDI keyboard. This determines over channels 3 - 10. This should be transmitted or received, and none of the PortaTone. channel 2 Auto Accompaniment - Then, use the MAIN MENU buttons to "on," Auto Accompaniment data is channel 01 . Set this is set in Receive Channel Select above. (This parameter works...
Owner's Manual
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... Song or Rhythm/Accompanyment and press the VOICE, STYLE, SONG, or EASY CHORD MEMORY (REC/END) button. 44 The sound of the keyboard do not sound or sound different than the Accompaniment Split Point (page 26). The battery power is reversed; Make sure Local Control is turned on the Cartridge are clean and free from foreign particles. releasing the footswitch causes sustain. Make sure that the electrical contacts on . (See page 40.) The Auto Accompaniment does not function...
... Song or Rhythm/Accompanyment and press the VOICE, STYLE, SONG, or EASY CHORD MEMORY (REC/END) button. 44 The sound of the keyboard do not sound or sound different than the Accompaniment Split Point (page 26). The battery power is reversed; Make sure Local Control is turned on the Cartridge are clean and free from foreign particles. releasing the footswitch causes sustain. Make sure that the electrical contacts on . (See page 40.) The Auto Accompaniment does not function...
Owner's Manual
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... Songs, Demo 5 Songs, selecting 2 8 Songs, User 3 3 Split Point 1, 2 1 5 Split Voice GM Voice 1 5 Split Voice menu 1 5 Split Voice mode 1 4 Split Voice Octave 1 5 Split Voice Pan 1 5 Split Voice Reverb Level 1 5 Split Voice Volume 1 5 Start/Stop 21, 24, 29 Step recording 3 5 Stopped Accompaniment function .... 2 2 Style menu 2 6 Style mode 2 0 Styles, selecting 2 0 Sustain 4 Sync-Stop 2 4 Synchro Start 2 1 T Tempo 2 2 Touch Response 1 8 Touch Sensitivity 1 9 Transpose 1 9 Troubleshoooting 4 4 Tuning 1 9 U User Songs 3 3 V Voice List 4 2 Voice Polyphony 4 2 Voice Set...
... Songs, Demo 5 Songs, selecting 2 8 Songs, User 3 3 Split Point 1, 2 1 5 Split Voice GM Voice 1 5 Split Voice menu 1 5 Split Voice mode 1 4 Split Voice Octave 1 5 Split Voice Pan 1 5 Split Voice Reverb Level 1 5 Split Voice Volume 1 5 Start/Stop 21, 24, 29 Step recording 3 5 Stopped Accompaniment function .... 2 2 Style menu 2 6 Style mode 2 0 Styles, selecting 2 0 Sustain 4 Sync-Stop 2 4 Synchro Start 2 1 T Tempo 2 2 Touch Response 1 8 Touch Sensitivity 1 9 Transpose 1 9 Troubleshoooting 4 4 Tuning 1 9 U User Songs 3 3 V Voice List 4 2 Voice Polyphony 4 2 Voice Set...
Owner's Manual
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... Easy Chord Memory 4 User Songs: Real-time Recording, Step Recording, Song Clear Overall Controls Transpose Tuning Metronome Music Cartridge PSR-230: Yes PSR-220: No Guide Lamps PSR-230: Yes PSR-220: No Controls POWER, VOLUME, DEMO, SUB MENU, MAIN MENU, TOUCH RESPONSE, SPLIT, FINGERING, VOLUME, TEMPO, SYNC-START, START/STOP, INTRO/REPEAT PLAY, MAIN/AUTO FILL A and B [also MINUS ONE, GUIDE (PSR-230 only)], ENDING, JAM TRACK, SYNC-STOP, LARGE/SMALL, ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 - 4 (MEASURE +/-, BEAT +/-), VOICE, STYLE, SONG, Numeric Keypad, CARTRIDGE (PSR-230 only), EASY CHORD MEMORY (REC/END), DUAL...
... Easy Chord Memory 4 User Songs: Real-time Recording, Step Recording, Song Clear Overall Controls Transpose Tuning Metronome Music Cartridge PSR-230: Yes PSR-220: No Guide Lamps PSR-230: Yes PSR-220: No Controls POWER, VOLUME, DEMO, SUB MENU, MAIN MENU, TOUCH RESPONSE, SPLIT, FINGERING, VOLUME, TEMPO, SYNC-START, START/STOP, INTRO/REPEAT PLAY, MAIN/AUTO FILL A and B [also MINUS ONE, GUIDE (PSR-230 only)], ENDING, JAM TRACK, SYNC-STOP, LARGE/SMALL, ONE TOUCH SETTING 1 - 4 (MEASURE +/-, BEAT +/-), VOICE, STYLE, SONG, Numeric Keypad, CARTRIDGE (PSR-230 only), EASY CHORD MEMORY (REC/END), DUAL...