Owner's Manual
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... and as designed) are not covered by the manufacturer's warranty, and are located on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha Corporation of assurance that contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc. This equipment generates/uses radio frequencies and, if not installed and used... regulated by using one described in the users manual, may void your use the product. This product, when installed as a permanent record of product. Warning: Do not attempt to distribute this manual, meets FCC requirements. Purchase Date PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL FCC INFORMATION ...
... and as designed) are not covered by the manufacturer's warranty, and are located on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha Corporation of assurance that contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc. This equipment generates/uses radio frequencies and, if not installed and used... regulated by using one described in the users manual, may void your use the product. This product, when installed as a permanent record of product. Warning: Do not attempt to distribute this manual, meets FCC requirements. Purchase Date PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL FCC INFORMATION ...
Owner's Manual
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Read this Owner's Manual carefully while playing your purchase of the Yamaha PortaTone! CONTENTS Main Features 1 Precautions - Split Voice Mode ........14 ˙ Split Voice Sub Menu 15 Other Voice Controls 16 Chorus 16 Harmony/Echo 16 ...exceptional ease-ofuse in a highly compact package. Taking Care of its various features. Easy Chord Memory 33 Real-time Recording 34 Step Recording 35 Song Clear 35 User Song Playback 35 Music Cartridge (PSR-230) 36 Inserting a Music Cartridge 36 ˙ Music Cartridge Precautions 36 Selecting Styles on a Music Cartridge 37 ...
Read this Owner's Manual carefully while playing your purchase of the Yamaha PortaTone! CONTENTS Main Features 1 Precautions - Split Voice Mode ........14 ˙ Split Voice Sub Menu 15 Other Voice Controls 16 Chorus 16 Harmony/Echo 16 ...exceptional ease-ofuse in a highly compact package. Taking Care of its various features. Easy Chord Memory 33 Real-time Recording 34 Step Recording 35 Song Clear 35 User Song Playback 35 Music Cartridge (PSR-230) 36 Inserting a Music Cartridge 36 ˙ Music Cartridge Precautions 36 Selecting Styles on a Music Cartridge 37 ...
Owner's Manual
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... new songs and improving your own chord progressions - for enhancing the Voices. ˙ Easy Chord Memory for recording your keyboard technique. ˙ Music Cartridge slot (on PSR-230) lets you select. Each of the 100 Styles features four different One Touch Settings. ˙ Touch Response... Voice-related settings whenever you select a Panel Voice. ˙ 100 auto accompaniment Styles, each with the Style you plug in optional Yamaha Music Cartridges for adding new accompaniment Styles and Songs. ˙ Comprehensive MIDI control, including 16-part multi-timbral capacity and full General ...
... new songs and improving your own chord progressions - for enhancing the Voices. ˙ Easy Chord Memory for recording your keyboard technique. ˙ Music Cartridge slot (on PSR-230) lets you select. Each of the 100 Styles features four different One Touch Settings. ˙ Touch Response... Voice-related settings whenever you select a Panel Voice. ˙ 100 auto accompaniment Styles, each with the Style you plug in optional Yamaha Music Cartridges for adding new accompaniment Styles and Songs. ˙ Comprehensive MIDI control, including 16-part multi-timbral capacity and full General ...
Owner's Manual
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... automatically called up . POWER 2 Set the Volume. You can do with the Songs. Playing the Demo Songs The PortaTone has sixteen various Demo Songs, specially recorded to play in the display as the chords of the way up and set to showcase the dynamic sounds and rhythms and give you an...
... automatically called up . POWER 2 Set the Volume. You can do with the Songs. Playing the Demo Songs The PortaTone has sixteen various Demo Songs, specially recorded to play in the display as the chords of the way up and set to showcase the dynamic sounds and rhythms and give you an...
Owner's Manual
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...+CLARNET 78 SAX+TRB 79 OBOE 80 ENG HORN 81 BASSOON 82 CLARINET 83 HARMONICA PIPE 84 PICCOLO 85 FLUTE 86 PAN FLUTE 87 RECORDER 88 OCARINA SYNTH LEAD 89 SQUARE LEAD 90 SAWTOOTH LD 91 VOICE LEAD 92 CRYSTAL 93 BRIGHTNESS 94 ANALOG LEAD SYNTH PAD 95 FANTASIA ... PAD 98 ANGELS 99 DARK MOON DRUM KIT 00 DRUM KIT MAIN MENU ) 1 2 3 VOICE 4 5 6 General MIDI compatible Reverb and chorus effects Touch responsive keys PSR-220 ACCOMPANIMENT SONG MIN VOLUME RESET VOLUME %MAX TEMPO RESET TEMPO KEYBOARD & TOUCH RESPONSE SPLIT FINGERING *SYNC-START START/STOP INTRO MAIN/AUTO FILL + START/STOP...
...+CLARNET 78 SAX+TRB 79 OBOE 80 ENG HORN 81 BASSOON 82 CLARINET 83 HARMONICA PIPE 84 PICCOLO 85 FLUTE 86 PAN FLUTE 87 RECORDER 88 OCARINA SYNTH LEAD 89 SQUARE LEAD 90 SAWTOOTH LD 91 VOICE LEAD 92 CRYSTAL 93 BRIGHTNESS 94 ANALOG LEAD SYNTH PAD 95 FANTASIA ... PAD 98 ANGELS 99 DARK MOON DRUM KIT 00 DRUM KIT MAIN MENU ) 1 2 3 VOICE 4 5 6 General MIDI compatible Reverb and chorus effects Touch responsive keys PSR-220 ACCOMPANIMENT SONG MIN VOLUME RESET VOLUME %MAX TEMPO RESET TEMPO KEYBOARD & TOUCH RESPONSE SPLIT FINGERING *SYNC-START START/STOP INTRO MAIN/AUTO FILL + START/STOP...
Owner's Manual
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... keypad. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 NO YES You can "mute" the original melody and play it manually on the keyboard yourself. and the Guide lamps (PSR-230 only) - This is done with the four User Songs (#17 - #20), to which lets you create and save your own original Songs. Press the... VOICE DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE STYLE SONG HARMONY/ECHO MIDI REVERB/OTHERS 2 Select the desired Song number. however, you which show you can record your listening enjoyment; Playing Songs - The Song mode and the Song menu are User Songs. (For more information on the keyboard. The ...
... keypad. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 NO YES You can "mute" the original melody and play it manually on the keyboard yourself. and the Guide lamps (PSR-230 only) - This is done with the four User Songs (#17 - #20), to which lets you create and save your own original Songs. Press the... VOICE DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE STYLE SONG HARMONY/ECHO MIDI REVERB/OTHERS 2 Select the desired Song number. however, you which show you can record your listening enjoyment; Playing Songs - The Song mode and the Song menu are User Songs. (For more information on the keyboard. The ...
Owner's Manual
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... sequences (to User Songs 17 - 20), you select. Cartridge Styles; PSR-230 only) • Section changes (Fill-ins: per beat) • Style number* (incl. as long as the rhythm accompaniment plays back, while Step recording lets you manually enter each chord at the beginning of One Touch Setting ... you play the chord changes normally as an AC adaptor is connected or a set of the Minus One Channel settings (PSR-230 only). Easy Chord Memory records the following data to User Songs (17 - 20): • Chord changes and timing (per beat; However, if the batteries fail and the...
... sequences (to User Songs 17 - 20), you select. Cartridge Styles; PSR-230 only) • Section changes (Fill-ins: per beat) • Style number* (incl. as long as the rhythm accompaniment plays back, while Step recording lets you manually enter each chord at the beginning of One Touch Setting ... you play the chord changes normally as an AC adaptor is connected or a set of the Minus One Channel settings (PSR-230 only). Easy Chord Memory records the following data to User Songs (17 - 20): • Chord changes and timing (per beat; However, if the batteries fail and the...
Owner's Manual
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... Ending section at the previous measure. Real-time Recording In Real-time recording, you play a chord in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard. Select one not containing data) will automatically be selected. EASY CHORD MEMORY REC/ END (PSR-230) MODE NAME / SUB MENU CART ECM1 ONE ... 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 indication (metronome icon flashes at that measure. 34 mdiimnMaj76su5sa4ug chord indication NOTE • If you press the EASY CHORD MEMORY ...
... Ending section at the previous measure. Real-time Recording In Real-time recording, you play a chord in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard. Select one not containing data) will automatically be selected. EASY CHORD MEMORY REC/ END (PSR-230) MODE NAME / SUB MENU CART ECM1 ONE ... 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 indication (metronome icon flashes at that measure. 34 mdiimnMaj76su5sa4ug chord indication NOTE • If you press the EASY CHORD MEMORY ...
Owner's Manual
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... precise changes to the Song mode.) NOTE • Section changes cannot be cleared. 2 Enter the Easy Chord Memory mode. As such, it . 1 Enter the Step Record Ready mode. The recognized chord name appears in the display and is available only in the Song. Song Clear The Song Clear operation lets you... data of a Song: 1 Select the User Song to polish it up and finish it 's convenient for confirmation. In general, use Real-time recording to create a Song, and use Step recording to be entered in the Song to which the desired chord is exactly the same as with other Songs. (See page 28...
... precise changes to the Song mode.) NOTE • Section changes cannot be cleared. 2 Enter the Easy Chord Memory mode. As such, it . 1 Enter the Step Record Ready mode. The recognized chord name appears in the display and is available only in the Song. Song Clear The Song Clear operation lets you... data of a Song: 1 Select the User Song to polish it up and finish it 's convenient for confirmation. In general, use Real-time recording to create a Song, and use Step recording to be entered in the Song to which the desired chord is exactly the same as with other Songs. (See page 28...
Owner's Manual
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MIDI Functions The PortaTone is MIDI-compatible and provides a variety of Voices. This means that a song recorded in GM format can take advantage of the vast wealth of musical material recorded in your own system. You can play song data on a connected MIDI sequencer (see MIDI Sub Menu page 40), and set them...
MIDI Functions The PortaTone is MIDI-compatible and provides a variety of Voices. This means that a song recorded in GM format can take advantage of the vast wealth of musical material recorded in your own system. You can play song data on a connected MIDI sequencer (see MIDI Sub Menu page 40), and set them...
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... Sax+Clarinet 77 Sax+Trombone 78 Oboe 79 English Horn 80 Bassoon 81 Clarinet 82 Harmonica PIPE 83 Piccolo 84 Flute 85 Pan Flute 86 Recorder 87 Ocarina SYNTH LEAD 88 Square Lead 89 Sawtooth Lead 90 Voice Lead 91 Crystal 92 Brightness 93 Analog Lead SYNTH PAD 94 Fantasia 95...
... Sax+Clarinet 77 Sax+Trombone 78 Oboe 79 English Horn 80 Bassoon 81 Clarinet 82 Harmonica PIPE 83 Piccolo 84 Flute 85 Pan Flute 86 Recorder 87 Ocarina SYNTH LEAD 88 Square Lead 89 Sawtooth Lead 90 Voice Lead 91 Crystal 92 Brightness 93 Analog Lead SYNTH PAD 94 Fantasia 95...
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... Sax 65 Alto Sax 66 Tenor Sax 67 Baritone Sax 68 Oboe 69 English Horn 70 Bassoon 71 Clarinet Pipe 72 Piccolo 73 Flute 74 Recorder 75 Pan Flute 76 Blown Bottle 77 Shakuhachi 78 Whistle 79 Ocarina Synth Lead 80 Lead 1 (square) 81 Lead 2 (sawtooth) 82 Lead 3 (calliope) 83 Lead...
... Sax 65 Alto Sax 66 Tenor Sax 67 Baritone Sax 68 Oboe 69 English Horn 70 Bassoon 71 Clarinet Pipe 72 Piccolo 73 Flute 74 Recorder 75 Pan Flute 76 Blown Bottle 77 Shakuhachi 78 Whistle 79 Ocarina Synth Lead 80 Lead 1 (square) 81 Lead 2 (sawtooth) 82 Lead 3 (calliope) 83 Lead...
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...Fingering modes 2 4 Full (Fingering mode 2 6 G GM Voice, Dual Voice 1 3 GM Voice, Main Voice 1 1 GM Voice, Split Voice 1 5 Guide Lamps (PSR-230 only 3 0 H Harmony Volume 1 7 Harmony/Echo 1 6 Harmony/Echo type 1 6 Harmony/Echo menu 1 7 headphones 4 I Intro section 2 1 J Jam ...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...
...Fingering modes 2 4 Full (Fingering mode 2 6 G GM Voice, Dual Voice 1 3 GM Voice, Main Voice 1 1 GM Voice, Split Voice 1 5 Guide Lamps (PSR-230 only 3 0 H Harmony Volume 1 7 Harmony/Echo 1 6 Harmony/Echo type 1 6 Harmony/Echo menu 1 7 headphones 4 I Intro section 2 1 J Jam ...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...
Owner's Manual
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... only) Song Volume One Touch Setting 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...
... only) Song Volume One Touch Setting 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...
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... costs are the consumers responsibility.* Units shipped for labor, and/or any person who is not a service representative of products: PSR SERIES OF PORTASOUND ELECTRONIC KEYBOARDS If during the first 90 days that the product will repair such defect without charge. Model Serial ... follows the purchase date, your new Yamaha product covered by Yamaha to have other rights which vary from Date Retailer) YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA Electronic Service Division 6600 Orangethorpe Avenue Buena Park, CA 90620 KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS. This warranty is found to sell...
... costs are the consumers responsibility.* Units shipped for labor, and/or any person who is not a service representative of products: PSR SERIES OF PORTASOUND ELECTRONIC KEYBOARDS If during the first 90 days that the product will repair such defect without charge. Model Serial ... follows the purchase date, your new Yamaha product covered by Yamaha to have other rights which vary from Date Retailer) YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA Electronic Service Division 6600 Orangethorpe Avenue Buena Park, CA 90620 KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS. This warranty is found to sell...