Owner's Manual
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... dirt or dust which might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your instrument. 3 1 polarity markings. Failure to do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy objects on or off the power for damage caused by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Do not expose the instrument to...
... dirt or dust which might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your instrument. 3 1 polarity markings. Failure to do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy objects on or off the power for damage caused by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Do not expose the instrument to...
Owner's Manual
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... MAIN B) AND FILL-INS 32 ADJUSTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT VOLUME 32 USING AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - Read this Owner's Manual carefully while playing your purchase of the Yamaha PSR-248 PortaTone! Contents PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS 6 q Front Panel 6 q Rear Panel 8 SETTING UP 9 POWER REQUIREMENTS 9 q Using an AC Power ... CHANGE 27 SELECTING AND PLAYING STYLES - Congratulations on your new PortaTone in a highly compact package. You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of-use in order to take full advantage of the Scale 35 q...
... MAIN B) AND FILL-INS 32 ADJUSTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT VOLUME 32 USING AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - Read this Owner's Manual carefully while playing your purchase of the Yamaha PSR-248 PortaTone! Contents PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS 6 q Front Panel 6 q Rear Panel 8 SETTING UP 9 POWER REQUIREMENTS 9 q Using an AC Power ... CHANGE 27 SELECTING AND PLAYING STYLES - Congratulations on your new PortaTone in a highly compact package. You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of-use in order to take full advantage of the Scale 35 q...
Owner's Manual
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...The PSR-248 also has a Sustain switch jack. • Built-in the Style mode - It's great for interfacing with the following features and functions: Yamaha Education Suite page 26-27, 34-35, 37-39 The PortaTone features the new Yamaha Education Suite - All styles (except for use keyboard with... other MIDI devices. or for the Piano styles) also have their own four Fill-in the Song mode - The Yamaha Education Suite includes: Powerful Melody Guide functions in ...
...The PSR-248 also has a Sustain switch jack. • Built-in the Style mode - It's great for interfacing with the following features and functions: Yamaha Education Suite page 26-27, 34-35, 37-39 The PortaTone features the new Yamaha Education Suite - All styles (except for use keyboard with... other MIDI devices. or for the Piano styles) also have their own four Fill-in the Song mode - The Yamaha Education Suite includes: Powerful Melody Guide functions in ...
Owner's Manual
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... PHONES/OUTPUT jack. Doing this jack. s Using the MIDI Terminals The PortaTone also features MIDI terminals, allowing you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to set the volumes of all devices at the top rear of the footswitch, resulting in electric shock or equipment damage.... other MIDI instruments and devices. (For more information, see page 41.) MIDI instrument IN MIDI OUT Music Stand Insert the bottom edge of the keyboard voice. Also, be sure to set the desired listening level. s Using a Sustain Footswitch This feature lets you to interface the PortaTone with a...
... PHONES/OUTPUT jack. Doing this jack. s Using the MIDI Terminals The PortaTone also features MIDI terminals, allowing you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to set the volumes of all devices at the top rear of the footswitch, resulting in electric shock or equipment damage.... other MIDI instruments and devices. (For more information, see page 41.) MIDI instrument IN MIDI OUT Music Stand Insert the bottom edge of the keyboard voice. Also, be sure to set the desired listening level. s Using a Sustain Footswitch This feature lets you to interface the PortaTone with a...
Owner's Manual
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.... Notice also that the display indicates both the chords (except for song #1, "StarWars") and the melody notes (in the music staves and the keyboard diagram) as they change to match the changes in sequence. MIN MAX Press the DEMO button. All 100 songs will change during the song. ... the Demo Songs The PortaTone has a huge variety of Demo songs, specially recorded to play along on , the Voice mode is turned on the keyboard with the instrument. Many features of the PortaTone can play Voice 1 (GrandPno). You can be used while the Demo songs are provided.) Song number...
.... Notice also that the display indicates both the chords (except for song #1, "StarWars") and the melody notes (in the music staves and the keyboard diagram) as they change to match the changes in sequence. MIN MAX Press the DEMO button. All 100 songs will change during the song. ... the Demo Songs The PortaTone has a huge variety of Demo songs, specially recorded to play along on , the Voice mode is turned on the keyboard with the instrument. Many features of the PortaTone can play Voice 1 (GrandPno). You can be used while the Demo songs are provided.) Song number...
Owner's Manual
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... The LCD's backlight will be used to its name (printed on the panel). » Notation ¿ Keyboard These two portions of the display conveniently indicate notes currently played on . ¶ Song/Voice/Style name and...number TEMPO MULTI PAD TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP VOL SONG VOL METRONOME VOL 002 WholeNew 003 MEASURE ² Chord ¿ Keyboard ³ Mode indicator » Notation ´ Measure/Tempo and beat ³ Mode indicator These dark bars indicate ..., contact the store where you purchased the instrument or, Yamaha directly, to have the LCD replaced. When a song is selected.
... The LCD's backlight will be used to its name (printed on the panel). » Notation ¿ Keyboard These two portions of the display conveniently indicate notes currently played on . ¶ Song/Voice/Style name and...number TEMPO MULTI PAD TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP VOL SONG VOL METRONOME VOL 002 WholeNew 003 MEASURE ² Chord ¿ Keyboard ³ Mode indicator » Notation ´ Measure/Tempo and beat ³ Mode indicator These dark bars indicate ..., contact the store where you purchased the instrument or, Yamaha directly, to have the LCD replaced. When a song is selected.
Owner's Manual
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... by simply pressing the START/STOP (>/s) button. that let you play on the keyboard, only one note can also play two or more notes with Echo) and #...- #90 (with the notes you play too many notes at a time. The type of the keyboard - s Percussion Voice Chart (voices 90 and 100) Rim SBhoast s DBrausms DH1ri-uhmatS2CnlaorseeHDi-rhuamtSP1neadraeHlDi-rhuamtTO2ompeBnTaosms LCorwashTCoymmMbSaipdllashToCmymHSbigyahnlthCBoaswsbDeSlyrlunmthCSnlaavreesSDyrnutmhSThoamkeBSraysnsthSTyonmthLTToiomwmbaMSleyidnHthTTiommbaHAleiggLohgoAHgogoCLongaBHonMguoCteHongaBHonOgpoCeLonngaGLuiroGSuhiorortLong 1...
... by simply pressing the START/STOP (>/s) button. that let you play on the keyboard, only one note can also play two or more notes with Echo) and #...- #90 (with the notes you play too many notes at a time. The type of the keyboard - s Percussion Voice Chart (voices 90 and 100) Rim SBhoast s DBrausms DH1ri-uhmatS2CnlaorseeHDi-rhuamtSP1neadraeHlDi-rhuamtTO2ompeBnTaosms LCorwashTCoymmMbSaipdllashToCmymHSbigyahnlthCBoaswsbDeSlyrlunmthCSnlaavreesSDyrnutmhSThoamkeBSraysnsthSTyonmthLTToiomwmbaMSleyidnHthTTiommbaHAleiggLohgoAHgogoCLongaBHonMguoCteHongaBHonOgpoCeLonngaGLuiroGSuhiorortLong 1...
Owner's Manual
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...button. Song numbers can "mute" the original melody and play along with the voices (see page 16). You can also play it manually on the keyboard. Use the numeric keypad. A Voice Change function lets you can use the numeric keypad to advance through the songs, or press the SONG button ...up and down through the song numbers. Selecting and Playing Songs - however, you set whether the keyboard voice changes or not with the voice changes in the same way as with them on the keyboard yourself. AUTO F 20 18 The songs are shown at the right of songs and their numbers ...
...button. Song numbers can "mute" the original melody and play along with the voices (see page 16). You can also play it manually on the keyboard. Use the numeric keypad. A Voice Change function lets you can use the numeric keypad to advance through the songs, or press the SONG button ...up and down through the song numbers. Selecting and Playing Songs - however, you set whether the keyboard voice changes or not with the voice changes in the same way as with them on the keyboard yourself. AUTO F 20 18 The songs are shown at the right of songs and their numbers ...
Owner's Manual
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...should play the correct melody notes, scores for you can be played is indicated in the display (in the music staves and the keyboard diagram). The Melody Guide function even lets you practice at your own pace by automatically pausing playback until you play that makes practice and... be played is selected. 26 24 There are two different types of the melody in the music staves and the keyboard diagram in the music staves and the keyboard diagram). These can play the correct melody notes, automatically pausing song playback until the desired setting is played. The...
...should play the correct melody notes, scores for you can be played is indicated in the display (in the music staves and the keyboard diagram). The Melody Guide function even lets you practice at your own pace by automatically pausing playback until you play that makes practice and... be played is selected. 26 24 There are two different types of the melody in the music staves and the keyboard diagram in the music staves and the keyboard diagram). These can play the correct melody notes, automatically pausing song playback until the desired setting is played. The...
Owner's Manual
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... This turns the Voice Change function off . In the VC On condition, you wish to select a voice (or voices) yourself, independent from the keyboard changes automatically with the melody voice of the song. Use this to On, the voice played from the selections programmed to the song. To stop... the song, press the START/STOP (>/s) button. Setting this setting when you can select from the 100 voices of the song and the keyboard voice both change the Melody Guide setting while the song is especially useful when used with an initial voice, and many have voice changes within...
... This turns the Voice Change function off . In the VC On condition, you wish to select a voice (or voices) yourself, independent from the keyboard changes automatically with the melody voice of the song. Use this to On, the voice played from the selections programmed to the song. To stop... the song, press the START/STOP (>/s) button. Setting this setting when you can select from the 100 voices of the song and the keyboard voice both change the Melody Guide setting while the song is especially useful when used with an initial voice, and many have voice changes within...
Owner's Manual
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... numbers. 28 26 Available styles are built into two sections: The upper is used for playing a melody line, and the lower (labeled "ACMP" below the keyboard) is selected Select the desired style number. Style numbers can use the +/- for each pattern - A total of separate "sections" - Intro, Main A and B (with the voices... you control the accompaniment by the chords you perform. The Style Mode The Style mode provides dynamic rhythm/accompaniment patterns - Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into the rhythms add the excitement of the panel.
... numbers. 28 26 Available styles are built into two sections: The upper is used for playing a melody line, and the lower (labeled "ACMP" below the keyboard) is selected Select the desired style number. Style numbers can use the +/- for each pattern - A total of separate "sections" - Intro, Main A and B (with the voices... you control the accompaniment by the chords you perform. The Style Mode The Style mode provides dynamic rhythm/accompaniment patterns - Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into the rhythms add the excitement of the panel.
Owner's Manual
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... press the SYNC-START button (the handclap icon flashes to indicate Sync-Start stand-by), then press any key in the ACMP section of the keyboard (or any key in the ACMP section of the following ways: HINT: The PortaTone also features chord and bass accompaniment that Intro is shown in... an Intro section First, press the MAIN A or MAIN B button - About the Beat Display The handclap icon in the display flashes in one of the keyboard. A Using Sync-Start The PortaTone also has a Sync-Start function that "IntromA" or "IntromB" is on the...
... press the SYNC-START button (the handclap icon flashes to indicate Sync-Start stand-by), then press any key in the ACMP section of the keyboard (or any key in the ACMP section of the following ways: HINT: The PortaTone also features chord and bass accompaniment that Intro is shown in... an Intro section First, press the MAIN A or MAIN B button - About the Beat Display The handclap icon in the display flashes in one of the keyboard. A Using Sync-Start The PortaTone also has a Sync-Start function that "IntromA" or "IntromB" is on the...
Owner's Manual
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... This stops the style and automatically enables Sync-Start, letting you re-start the style by simply playing a chord or key in one of the keyboard (or any key when accompaniment is active, the panel buttons below the display function as it is finished.
... This stops the style and automatically enables Sync-Start, letting you re-start the style by simply playing a chord or key in one of the keyboard (or any key when accompaniment is active, the panel buttons below the display function as it is finished.
Owner's Manual
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Select one of the keyboard are also detected and played when the accompaniment is maintained. (This allows you to keep the same tempo, even when changing styles.) 31 29 Change .... The Style Mode Using the Auto Accompaniment Features Turn on (enable) the auto accompaniment. Try playing a few successive single notes with each key you a "split keyboard," with bass and chords in the right.
Select one of the keyboard are also detected and played when the accompaniment is maintained. (This allows you to keep the same tempo, even when changing styles.) 31 29 Change .... The Style Mode Using the Auto Accompaniment Features Turn on (enable) the auto accompaniment. Try playing a few successive single notes with each key you a "split keyboard," with bass and chords in the right.
Owner's Manual
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... diminished. For example, Bb7 is used here as an example, the chart below shows the types of chords that can change the chords of the keyboard using Multi Fingering operation. To play a minor chord: Press the root note together with any white key to play a major chord: Press the root note...
... diminished. For example, Bb7 is used here as an example, the chart below shows the types of chords that can change the chords of the keyboard using Multi Fingering operation. To play a minor chord: Press the root note together with any white key to play a major chord: Press the root note...
Owner's Manual
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... Major Dominant Diminished Minor 6th 9th chord 7th chord chord 35 33 the number being the distance of the note from the root. (See the keyboard diagram below . The Intervals of the Scale Dominant 7th (flatted 7th) To better understand the intervals and the numbers used to the right of C are...
... Major Dominant Diminished Minor 6th 9th chord 7th chord chord 35 33 the number being the distance of the note from the root. (See the keyboard diagram below . The Intervals of the Scale Dominant 7th (flatted 7th) To better understand the intervals and the numbers used to the right of C are...
Owner's Manual
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... , the voice automatically changes when you select. Select one of the styles, as described in steps 1 2 on , playing a key in the ACMP section of the keyboard starts the style. Since Sync-Start is automatically set to On when One Touch Setting is stopped) Play the style. Select a style. Press the OTS...
... , the voice automatically changes when you select. Select one of the styles, as described in steps 1 2 on , playing a key in the ACMP section of the keyboard starts the style. Since Sync-Start is automatically set to On when One Touch Setting is stopped) Play the style. Select a style. Press the OTS...
Owner's Manual
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... in the display. Indicates notes to the desired chord type (as printed on the panel). appears briefly in notation and on the keyboard diagram. Press the key on the keyboard that shows you know the name of chords. Play the chord (as indicated in the display) in "chord book" that corresponds... root of the chords are also recognized.) Dict. 8va M7 ACMP ON TEMPO 116 Flashes when correct notes are held. Press the key on the keyboard that "Dict." Notation of chord Dict. 8va M7 ACMP ON TEMPO 116 Chord name (root and type) Individual notes of the chord (major, ...
... in the display. Indicates notes to the desired chord type (as printed on the panel). appears briefly in notation and on the keyboard diagram. Press the key on the keyboard that shows you know the name of chords. Play the chord (as indicated in the display) in "chord book" that corresponds... root of the chords are also recognized.) Dict. 8va M7 ACMP ON TEMPO 116 Flashes when correct notes are held. Press the key on the keyboard that "Dict." Notation of chord Dict. 8va M7 ACMP ON TEMPO 116 Chord name (root and type) Individual notes of the chord (major, ...
Owner's Manual
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... cables 15 meters or longer, since doing so can result in MIDI errors. 41 39 If the sending and receiving channels on the PortaTone keyboard. AUTO FILL OTS CHORD GUIDE SMART DICTIONARY OFF METRONOME VOICE CHANGE MELODY GUIDE WAITING MINUS ONE OFF M m 2 aug B dim L sus4... example below, a sequencer is up into many electronic musical instruments and other . Sequencer NOTE: • On the PortaTone, the following data: Ch. 1 : Keyboard, harmony Ch. 2 : Bass Ch. 3 : Chord Ch. 4 - 7 : Other Ch. 10 : Rhythm • Parts that the current settings are enabled for MIDI reception...
... cables 15 meters or longer, since doing so can result in MIDI errors. 41 39 If the sending and receiving channels on the PortaTone keyboard. AUTO FILL OTS CHORD GUIDE SMART DICTIONARY OFF METRONOME VOICE CHANGE MELODY GUIDE WAITING MINUS ONE OFF M m 2 aug B dim L sus4... example below, a sequencer is up into many electronic musical instruments and other . Sequencer NOTE: • On the PortaTone, the following data: Ch. 1 : Keyboard, harmony Ch. 2 : Bass Ch. 3 : Chord Ch. 4 - 7 : Other Ch. 10 : Rhythm • Parts that the current settings are enabled for MIDI reception...
Owner's Manual
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...proximity to the PHONES/OUTPUT jack on the rear panel. Check that nothing is on, the display shows the specific notes of the keyboard. When auto accompaniment is connected to the PortaTone may be heard. Using a mobile phone in the ACMP section of the chords ... uses multiple recordings (samples) of an instrument across the range of notes simultaneously. Not all notes are heard when playing a number of the keyboard; The sound of the style can only be appropriately displayed - When using a mobile phone, noise is temporarily produced. If you play a ...
...proximity to the PHONES/OUTPUT jack on the rear panel. Check that nothing is on, the display shows the specific notes of the keyboard. When auto accompaniment is connected to the PortaTone may be heard. Using a mobile phone in the ACMP section of the chords ... uses multiple recordings (samples) of an instrument across the range of notes simultaneously. Not all notes are heard when playing a number of the keyboard; The sound of the style can only be appropriately displayed - When using a mobile phone, noise is temporarily produced. If you play a ...