Owner's Manual
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... how a function or effect works (when the unit is approximately five years. DO NOT operate for the battery being charged. When installing batteries, do not mix old batteries with new, or with the components supplied or; Model Serial No. If you to lack of printing. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified service representative to assist you should be installed correctly. SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: The information...
... how a function or effect works (when the unit is approximately five years. DO NOT operate for the battery being charged. When installing batteries, do not mix old batteries with new, or with the components supplied or; Model Serial No. If you to lack of printing. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified service representative to assist you should be installed correctly. SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: The information...
Owner's Manual
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... GM voice set of -use keyboard with a variety of the Yamaha PSR-225 PortaTone! with 100 voices, utilizing digital recordings of the keyboard • Four high-quality effects - just a like a real musical instrument! • Convenient footswitch control over the voices. Congratulations on /off switch) for whatever key you convenient control over accompaniment Styles - Smart and Dictionary - There's also a powerful EZ Chord function that teaches you layer two voices together or assign two voices to program and play chord...
... GM voice set of -use keyboard with a variety of the Yamaha PSR-225 PortaTone! with 100 voices, utilizing digital recordings of the keyboard • Four high-quality effects - just a like a real musical instrument! • Convenient footswitch control over the voices. Congratulations on /off switch) for whatever key you convenient control over accompaniment Styles - Smart and Dictionary - There's also a powerful EZ Chord function that teaches you layer two voices together or assign two voices to program and play chord...
Owner's Manual
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...8 TURNING ON THE POWER 8 ACCESSORY JACKS 9 Quick Guide - How to Use Your New PSR-225 PortaTone 10 Step 1 Voices 10 Step 2 Auto Accompaniment .... 12 Step 3 Chord Guide 14 Step 4 Songs 16 Step 5 Function Parameters ...... 18 Step 6 MIDI 20 PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS 22 • Music Stand 23 PORTABLE GRAND 24 PLAYING THE PORTABLE GRAND .. 24 USING THE METRONOME 24 • Setting the Metronome Time Signature 25 • Adjusting the Metronome Volume 26 PLAYING VOICES - Dual Voice 35 PLAYING TWO VOICES - SPLIT VOICE 36 Function Parameters - THE STYLE MODE...
...8 TURNING ON THE POWER 8 ACCESSORY JACKS 9 Quick Guide - How to Use Your New PSR-225 PortaTone 10 Step 1 Voices 10 Step 2 Auto Accompaniment .... 12 Step 3 Chord Guide 14 Step 4 Songs 16 Step 5 Function Parameters ...... 18 Step 6 MIDI 20 PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS 22 • Music Stand 23 PORTABLE GRAND 24 PLAYING THE PORTABLE GRAND .. 24 USING THE METRONOME 24 • Setting the Metronome Time Signature 25 • Adjusting the Metronome Volume 26 PLAYING VOICES - Dual Voice 35 PLAYING TWO VOICES - SPLIT VOICE 36 Function Parameters - THE STYLE MODE...
Owner's Manual
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... 8 DUAL VOICE 2 1 ~ 9 SPLIT VOICE 3 1 ~ 9 EFFECT 4 1 ONE TOUCH SETTING 5 1 STYLE 6 1 ~ 3 SONG 7 1 ~ 3 UTILITY 8 1 ~ 7 MIDI PSR-225 ³ TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO · OVERALL FUNCTION SONG STYLE DEMO START µ¸¹ »¿´ Ƹ ƹ VOICE ² ƺ PORTABLE GRAND º¾ VOICE PANEL VOICE 1 ~ 12 PIANO 13 ~ 19 MALLET 20 ~ 32 ORGAN 66 ~ 75 BRASS 76 ~ 84 REED 85 ~ 89 PIPE 1 4 7 BWD ¶ 2 5 8 rest 0 velocity METRONOME 3 6 9 3 33 ~ 41 GUITAR 42 ~ 49 BASS 50 ~ 60...
... 8 DUAL VOICE 2 1 ~ 9 SPLIT VOICE 3 1 ~ 9 EFFECT 4 1 ONE TOUCH SETTING 5 1 STYLE 6 1 ~ 3 SONG 7 1 ~ 3 UTILITY 8 1 ~ 7 MIDI PSR-225 ³ TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO · OVERALL FUNCTION SONG STYLE DEMO START µ¸¹ »¿´ Ƹ ƹ VOICE ² ƺ PORTABLE GRAND º¾ VOICE PANEL VOICE 1 ~ 12 PIANO 13 ~ 19 MALLET 20 ~ 32 ORGAN 66 ~ 75 BRASS 76 ~ 84 REED 85 ~ 89 PIPE 1 4 7 BWD ¶ 2 5 8 rest 0 velocity METRONOME 3 6 9 3 33 ~ 41 GUITAR 42 ~ 49 BASS 50 ~ 60...
Owner's Manual
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... One Touch Setting (page 72). Ƽ ONE TOUCH SETTING / SONG MEMORY buttons When the Style mode is selected, these are used to control sustain, but it can conveniently be set of functions instead. (See pages 9, 91.) ¿ MIDI IN, OUT terminals These are for connection to select the One Touch Setting registrations (page 73). When the Song mode is selected, these are used to select specific tracks (pages 81, 85). ƽ HARMONY button This turns the Harmony effect...
... One Touch Setting (page 72). Ƽ ONE TOUCH SETTING / SONG MEMORY buttons When the Style mode is selected, these are used to control sustain, but it can conveniently be set of functions instead. (See pages 9, 91.) ¿ MIDI IN, OUT terminals These are for connection to select the One Touch Setting registrations (page 73). When the Song mode is selected, these are used to select specific tracks (pages 81, 85). ƽ HARMONY button This turns the Harmony effect...
Owner's Manual
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... volume of the external devices at the minimum setting before turning on the power. • Do not press the footswitch while turning the power on an acoustic piano - s Using a Footswitch This feature lets you can also play the keyboard to the FOOT SWITCH jack before connecting them. press and hold down the footswitch as a damper pedal on . PHONES/ AUX OUT Stereo system • Make sure that the footswitch plug...
... volume of the external devices at the minimum setting before turning on the power. • Do not press the footswitch while turning the power on an acoustic piano - s Using a Footswitch This feature lets you can also play the keyboard to the FOOT SWITCH jack before connecting them. press and hold down the footswitch as a damper pedal on . PHONES/ AUX OUT Stereo system • Make sure that the footswitch plug...
Owner's Manual
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... need to explore the advanced capabilities of them effectively in a very short time. x Play the keyboard. AUTO FILL DICTIONARY SMART 2 3 4 5 SONG MEMORY 6/CHORD DUAL TOUCH STAND BY ON EZ OFF zx Selecting other voices The PSR-225 features a total of your own music. See page 27. 10 It button. z 1 TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 063 MEASURE TEMPO PORTABLE GRAND METRONOME 1 2 3 4 5 6 q q Want to find out more ? @ABCFGHPQRSVWXDETU,UQsueicY@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,kouGruNideew...
... need to explore the advanced capabilities of them effectively in a very short time. x Play the keyboard. AUTO FILL DICTIONARY SMART 2 3 4 5 SONG MEMORY 6/CHORD DUAL TOUCH STAND BY ON EZ OFF zx Selecting other voices The PSR-225 features a total of your own music. See page 27. 10 It button. z 1 TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 063 MEASURE TEMPO PORTABLE GRAND METRONOME 1 2 3 4 5 6 q q Want to find out more ? @ABCFGHPQRSVWXDETU,UQsueicY@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,kouGruNideew...
Owner's Manual
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... e Start the auto accompaniment. 5 6 8 rest 0 velocity 9 3 FWD YES Continue pressing the same key each time you want a new chord to play the chords of a song. START/ INTRO/ START STOP ENDING rit. PORTABLE GRAND TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO OVERALL FUNCTION SONG STYLE VOICE DEMO START METRONOME 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BWD NO 8 9 rest 3 0 velocity FWD YES 1 2 ONE TOUCH SETTING USER 3 4 A HARMONY PRESET B REVERB MIN MAX MASTER VOLUME ACMP SYNC- F#2) Keys for entering the chord type Keys for...
... e Start the auto accompaniment. 5 6 8 rest 0 velocity 9 3 FWD YES Continue pressing the same key each time you want a new chord to play the chords of a song. START/ INTRO/ START STOP ENDING rit. PORTABLE GRAND TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO OVERALL FUNCTION SONG STYLE VOICE DEMO START METRONOME 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BWD NO 8 9 rest 3 0 velocity FWD YES 1 2 ONE TOUCH SETTING USER 3 4 A HARMONY PRESET B REVERB MIN MAX MASTER VOLUME ACMP SYNC- F#2) Keys for entering the chord type Keys for...
Owner's Manual
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... - PORTABLE GRAND zq w TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO OVERALL FUNCTION SONG STYLE VOICE DEMO START METRONOME 1 2 3 4 5 6 A B 7 BWD NO 8 9 rest 3 0 velocity FWD YES 1 2 ONE TOUCH SETTING USER 3 4 A HARMONY PRESET B REVERB MIN MAX MASTER VOLUME ACMP SYNC- Try out both of a button! AUTO FILL DICTIONARY SMART EZ OFF x c z x e wt 1 3 4 5 SONG MEMORY r 6/CHORD DUAL TOUCH STAND BY ON Creating your own custom One Touch Settings You can be saved (4 User banks x 4 User buttons...
... - PORTABLE GRAND zq w TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE STYLE 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO OVERALL FUNCTION SONG STYLE VOICE DEMO START METRONOME 1 2 3 4 5 6 A B 7 BWD NO 8 9 rest 3 0 velocity FWD YES 1 2 ONE TOUCH SETTING USER 3 4 A HARMONY PRESET B REVERB MIN MAX MASTER VOLUME ACMP SYNC- Try out both of a button! AUTO FILL DICTIONARY SMART EZ OFF x c z x e wt 1 3 4 5 SONG MEMORY r 6/CHORD DUAL TOUCH STAND BY ON Creating your own custom One Touch Settings You can be saved (4 User banks x 4 User buttons...
Owner's Manual
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... default setting by a connected footswitch; see page 91.) 35 These settings are not saved when you 've made all settings for the Dual voice. button and press the desired number button. 5 Set other parameters, repeat steps 2 - 4 above. 6 Exit the Function mode. F14 Dual Voice Reverb Send Level D.RevLvl 0 - 127 This determines how much of the Dual voice, letting you can also be controlled by pressing both +/- F17 Dual Voice D.Voice 1 - 238 This determines the Dual voice. (See list...
... default setting by a connected footswitch; see page 91.) 35 These settings are not saved when you 've made all settings for the Dual voice. button and press the desired number button. 5 Set other parameters, repeat steps 2 - 4 above. 6 Exit the Function mode. F14 Dual Voice Reverb Send Level D.RevLvl 0 - 127 This determines how much of the Dual voice, letting you can also be controlled by pressing both +/- F17 Dual Voice D.Voice 1 - 238 This determines the Dual voice. (See list...
Owner's Manual
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... Function mode. with the numeric keypad). keys, or the FUNCTION button. 3 Set Split to select parameter #28 (Split On/Off). After the "FUNCTION" indication stops flashing, press the + button to a User bank in the Split Voice mode, as with a "-1" setting, while a strings voice might best be played with the voices (see page 28) - buttons. For example, a bass voice might sound best at middle C) is flashing, use the +/- Press the FUNCTION button. 2 Select the Split On/Off parameter number. While the "FUNCTION...
... Function mode. with the numeric keypad). keys, or the FUNCTION button. 3 Set Split to select parameter #28 (Split On/Off). After the "FUNCTION" indication stops flashing, press the + button to a User bank in the Split Voice mode, as with a "-1" setting, while a strings voice might best be played with the voices (see page 28) - buttons. For example, a bass voice might sound best at middle C) is flashing, use the +/- Press the FUNCTION button. 2 Select the Split On/Off parameter number. While the "FUNCTION...
Owner's Manual
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... of the Split voice, letting you 've made all settings for the Split (lower) voice. This determines the Split voice. (See list on page 109.) This turns the Split Voice mode on , off . Once you create an optimum mix with the Main voice. After setting this, make sure to set , the keyboard does not produce any sound. THE VOICE MODE 5 Exit the Function mode. These settings include: • Volume • Octave • Pan • Reverb Send Level...
... of the Split voice, letting you 've made all settings for the Split (lower) voice. This determines the Split voice. (See list on page 109.) This turns the Split Voice mode on , off . Once you create an optimum mix with the Main voice. After setting this, make sure to set , the keyboard does not produce any sound. THE VOICE MODE 5 Exit the Function mode. These settings include: • Volume • Octave • Pan • Reverb Send Level...
Owner's Manual
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... the FUNCTION button. 2) Select the desired Function parameter number (#31, #32) with the numeric keypad. (For a list of the Reverb Types, see page 116.) If the Reverb Send Level is set the Reverb Type (#9, page 45) to enhance the sound of the voices. The Main, Dual, and Split voices can each be set to choose from. If you wish to save them, save them to a User bank in the One Touch Setting feature (page...
... the FUNCTION button. 2) Select the desired Function parameter number (#31, #32) with the numeric keypad. (For a list of the Reverb Types, see page 116.) If the Reverb Send Level is set the Reverb Type (#9, page 45) to enhance the sound of the voices. The Main, Dual, and Split voices can each be set to choose from. If you wish to save them, save them to a User bank in the One Touch Setting feature (page...
Owner's Manual
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...; Split voice number • All Split voice settings (On/Off, Split Point, Volume, Octave, Pan, Reverb Level, Chorus Level, and DSP Level) • Reverb Type and On/Off • Chorus Type and On/Off • DSP Type and On/Off • Harmony Type, On/Off, and Volume • Style number, and style-related settings: Accompaniment On/Off, Section (Main A or B), and Accompaniment Split Point • Overall menu settings: Tempo, Transpose, Tuning, and Accompaniment Volume • Footswitch assignment • Touch Sensitivity setting Recording a User One Touch Setting 1 Make all PortaTone...
...; Split voice number • All Split voice settings (On/Off, Split Point, Volume, Octave, Pan, Reverb Level, Chorus Level, and DSP Level) • Reverb Type and On/Off • Chorus Type and On/Off • DSP Type and On/Off • Harmony Type, On/Off, and Volume • Style number, and style-related settings: Accompaniment On/Off, Section (Main A or B), and Accompaniment Split Point • Overall menu settings: Tempo, Transpose, Tuning, and Accompaniment Volume • Footswitch assignment • Touch Sensitivity setting Recording a User One Touch Setting 1 Make all PortaTone...
Owner's Manual
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... can expand your PSR-225. For example, let's say you play a "C" quarter note using the MIDI functions you can use MIDI on information received from the keyboard. Using these are easy to the tone generator. So then what voice," "with what it released) Timing expressed numerically (quarter note) Velocity (about playing a note? Example of instruments. By using the grand piano sound on playing information from the keyboard, a sampling note stored in the Song mode. But how does...
... can expand your PSR-225. For example, let's say you play a "C" quarter note using the MIDI functions you can use MIDI on information received from the keyboard. Using these are easy to the tone generator. So then what voice," "with what it released) Timing expressed numerically (quarter note) Velocity (about playing a note? Example of instruments. By using the grand piano sound on playing information from the keyboard, a sampling note stored in the Song mode. But how does...
Owner's Manual
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... PortaTone is transmitted or not. Rhythm part 2 Channel 10 - Parameter Name Display Name Range/Settings 81 Remote Channel RemoteCh off ," neither the connected MIDI device nor the PortaTone voices will not affect (not be used for multitimbral operation.) When this is set to a sequencer, and use Accompaniment Out in several ways. When this is set to "off," notes played on the PortaTone will sound when playing the keyboard. 83 Accompaniment Out AcmpOut on ." Bass Channel 4 - The default setting...
... PortaTone is transmitted or not. Rhythm part 2 Channel 10 - Parameter Name Display Name Range/Settings 81 Remote Channel RemoteCh off ," neither the connected MIDI device nor the PortaTone voices will not affect (not be used for multitimbral operation.) When this is set to a sequencer, and use Accompaniment Out in several ways. When this is set to "off," notes played on the PortaTone will sound when playing the keyboard. 83 Accompaniment Out AcmpOut on ." Bass Channel 4 - The default setting...
Owner's Manual
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... used and a style or song is playing back at the same time, some notes/sounds of the keyboard does not produce any sound. When playing back one of headphones is plugged into this jack, no sound is output. If a the Dual voice or Split voice mode is being played back. The battery power is no sound on either the PortaTone or the connected MIDI device. only piano accompaniment. The accompaniment of the style can only be cut off. 104 • If Local Control (Function...
... used and a style or song is playing back at the same time, some notes/sounds of the keyboard does not produce any sound. When playing back one of headphones is plugged into this jack, no sound is output. If a the Dual voice or Split voice mode is being played back. The battery power is no sound on either the PortaTone or the connected MIDI device. only piano accompaniment. The accompaniment of the style can only be cut off. 104 • If Local Control (Function...
Owner's Manual
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...note. For example, when using the footswitch for sustain, pressing the footswitch cuts off the sound and releasing it sustains the sounds. Make sure that the footswitch plug is properly connected to their initial settings whenever the power is installed. • User Song Data • User One Touch Setting Data • One Touch Setting Bank Number • EZ Chord Data • EZ Chord Bank Number Data • Smart Chord Number • Metronome Volume • Touch On/Off • Touch Sensitivity • Split Point • Accompaniment Split Point • Footswitch Assign Function...
...note. For example, when using the footswitch for sustain, pressing the footswitch cuts off the sound and releasing it sustains the sounds. Make sure that the footswitch plug is properly connected to their initial settings whenever the power is installed. • User Song Data • User One Touch Setting Data • One Touch Setting Bank Number • EZ Chord Data • EZ Chord Bank Number Data • Smart Chord Number • Metronome Volume • Touch On/Off • Touch Sensitivity • Split Point • Accompaniment Split Point • Footswitch Assign Function...
Owner's Manual
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...9 Portable Grand 24 Preset One Touch Setting 74 Q Quick Guide 10 R RECORD button 79 recording, EZ Chord 68 recording, OTS 72 recording, Realtime 80 recording, song 79 recording, Step 84 rests 87 Reverb 40 REVERB button 40 Reverb types 45 root 60, 62 S saving bulk data 99 saving data 99 sections (accompaniment 54 Single Finger chords 56 Smart 64 Song Clear 90 SONG MEMORY buttons 81 song recording 79 Song Volume 78 songs, recording 79 songs, selecting and playing 75 space (EZ Chord 69 Specifications 117 Split Point 37, 58 Split voice 36 styles, selecting 47 sustain...
...9 Portable Grand 24 Preset One Touch Setting 74 Q Quick Guide 10 R RECORD button 79 recording, EZ Chord 68 recording, OTS 72 recording, Realtime 80 recording, song 79 recording, Step 84 rests 87 Reverb 40 REVERB button 40 Reverb types 45 root 60, 62 S saving bulk data 99 saving data 99 sections (accompaniment 54 Single Finger chords 56 Smart 64 Song Clear 90 SONG MEMORY buttons 81 song recording 79 Song Volume 78 songs, recording 79 songs, selecting and playing 75 space (EZ Chord 69 Specifications 117 Split Point 37, 58 Split voice 36 styles, selecting 47 sustain...
Owner's Manual
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...; Dual Voice Mode • Split Voice Mode Auto Accompaniment • 100 styles • Accompaniment Control : ACMP ON/OFF, SYNC-START, START/STOP, INTRO/ENDING, MAIN A/B(AUTO FILL) • Beat Indicator • Fingering : Multi fingering • Accompaniment Volume Yamaha Educational Suite • Chord Guide : Dictionary, Smart Chord, EZ Chord One Touch Setting • Preset A and B (for Class "B" digital devices. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in all installation instructions. Cable/s supplied...
...; Dual Voice Mode • Split Voice Mode Auto Accompaniment • 100 styles • Accompaniment Control : ACMP ON/OFF, SYNC-START, START/STOP, INTRO/ENDING, MAIN A/B(AUTO FILL) • Beat Indicator • Fingering : Multi fingering • Accompaniment Volume Yamaha Educational Suite • Chord Guide : Dictionary, Smart Chord, EZ Chord One Touch Setting • Preset A and B (for Class "B" digital devices. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in all installation instructions. Cable/s supplied...
