Owner's Manual
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...in the ears, consult a physician. Also, do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the instrument, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, ...should appear to do so could walk on the buttons, switches or connectors. • Use only the stand specified for the instrument. Yamaha cannot be different from the instrument to an electrical outlet using the instrument, or during use or modifications to local regulations. * The ...
...in the ears, consult a physician. Also, do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the instrument, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, ...should appear to do so could walk on the buttons, switches or connectors. • Use only the stand specified for the instrument. Yamaha cannot be different from the instrument to an electrical outlet using the instrument, or during use or modifications to local regulations. * The ...
Owner's Manual
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...convenient and easy-to play specific chords by showing you through the parts of the Yamaha PSR-280 PortaTone! Lesson features four easy steps that help you easily integrate the PSR-280 into a MIDI music system, and use the built-in GM voices with Intro, Main ... sophisticated yet easy-to the PSR-280, that teaches you how to -use keyboard with the following features and functions: I Portable Grand page 20 The PSR-280 also has a Portable Grand function for realistic piano performance. I Yamaha Education Suite The PSR-280 features the new Yamaha Education Suite - Read this ...
...convenient and easy-to play specific chords by showing you through the parts of the Yamaha PSR-280 PortaTone! Lesson features four easy steps that help you easily integrate the PSR-280 into a MIDI music system, and use the built-in GM voices with Intro, Main ... sophisticated yet easy-to the PSR-280, that teaches you how to -use keyboard with the following features and functions: I Portable Grand page 20 The PSR-280 also has a Portable Grand function for realistic piano performance. I Yamaha Education Suite The PSR-280 features the new Yamaha Education Suite - Read this ...
Owner's Manual
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...an external amplifier/speaker system. Doing this jack. I Connecting a Keyboard Amplifier or Stereo System Though the PSR-280 is equipped with other end to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack on the PSR-280. • To prevent damage to the speakers, set the volume of the... the footswitch, resulting in electric shock or equipment damage. Accessory Jacks I Using a Footswitch This feature lets you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to sustain the sound of the voices. Failure to observe these cautions may result in reversed footswitch operation. press and ...
...an external amplifier/speaker system. Doing this jack. I Connecting a Keyboard Amplifier or Stereo System Though the PSR-280 is equipped with other end to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack on the PSR-280. • To prevent damage to the speakers, set the volume of the... the footswitch, resulting in electric shock or equipment damage. Accessory Jacks I Using a Footswitch This feature lets you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to sustain the sound of the voices. Failure to observe these cautions may result in reversed footswitch operation. press and ...
Owner's Manual
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.... See page 20. 10 G Panel Voice List No. z Press the [Piano] button. 000 GrandPno Playing along with the Metronome z Press the [METRONOME] button. x Play the keyboard. See page 20. Voice Name 013 Jazz Organ 2 014 Jazz Organ 3 015 Full Organ 016 Rock Organ 1 017 Rock Organ 2 018 Church Organ 019 Reed...;nd out more ? Quick Guide Step 1 Voices w 000 GrandPno z w q zq Playing the Piano Simply by pressing the [Piano] button, you can automatically reset the entire PSR-280 for piano play.
.... See page 20. 10 G Panel Voice List No. z Press the [Piano] button. 000 GrandPno Playing along with the Metronome z Press the [METRONOME] button. x Play the keyboard. See page 20. Voice Name 013 Jazz Organ 2 014 Jazz Organ 3 015 Full Organ 016 Rock Organ 1 017 Rock Organ 2 018 Church Organ 019 Reed...;nd out more ? Quick Guide Step 1 Voices w 000 GrandPno z w q zq Playing the Piano Simply by pressing the [Piano] button, you can automatically reset the entire PSR-280 for piano play.
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...w Press the Lesson [L] or [R] button. 000 DJgame 1 e Play the DJ voice. See page 22. w Select a voice. 000 GrandPno 002 BritePno e Play the keyboard. No. 065 066 067 068 069 070 071 072 073 074 075 076 077 Voice Name TRUMPET Trumpet Muted Trumpet Trombone Trombone Section French Horn... rhythms. q Press the [DJ] button. letting you a full variety of dance and DJ sounds - Step 1 Voices Selecting and Playing Other Voices The PSR-280 has a huge total of them out now... Let's try a few of 256 dynamic and realistic instrument voices. See page 23. Want to find...
...w Press the Lesson [L] or [R] button. 000 DJgame 1 e Play the DJ voice. See page 22. w Select a voice. 000 GrandPno 002 BritePno e Play the keyboard. No. 065 066 067 068 069 070 071 072 073 074 075 076 077 Voice Name TRUMPET Trumpet Muted Trumpet Trombone Trombone Section French Horn... rhythms. q Press the [DJ] button. letting you a full variety of dance and DJ sounds - Step 1 Voices Selecting and Playing Other Voices The PSR-280 has a huge total of them out now... Let's try a few of 256 dynamic and realistic instrument voices. See page 23. Want to find...
Owner's Manual
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...START/STOP] but- G Song List No. q Select the desired User song (101 - 105) for recording. e Start recording by playing a melody on the keyboard. 102 User 2 w Simultaneously hold down the [RECORD] button and press the desired track number button ([1] - [5]). Susanna 014 Song Of The Pearl Fisher 015 ...Piano PRACTICE 011 Little Brown Jug 012 Loch Lomond 013 Oh! Step 2 Songs Recording Your Own Song Much like a multi-track tape recorder, the PSR-280 lets you play and record the individual parts of your own song in F 052 # Greensleeves 053 # Souvenir De Moscou op.6 054 # Menuett...
...START/STOP] but- G Song List No. q Select the desired User song (101 - 105) for recording. e Start recording by playing a melody on the keyboard. 102 User 2 w Simultaneously hold down the [RECORD] button and press the desired track number button ([1] - [5]). Susanna 014 Song Of The Pearl Fisher 015 ...Piano PRACTICE 011 Little Brown Jug 012 Loch Lomond 013 Oh! Step 2 Songs Recording Your Own Song Much like a multi-track tape recorder, the PSR-280 lets you play and record the individual parts of your own song in F 052 # Greensleeves 053 # Souvenir De Moscou op.6 054 # Menuett...
Owner's Manual
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... Accompaniment section chords, see "Looking up Chords in the Dictionary The convenient Dictionary function teaches you how to play chords by showing you play the keyboard. n Select a section. Want to find out more ? Learning how to play a specific chord Example: G M7 Root note Chord type ... the individual notes. See page 45. For more on . See page 35. 15 The auto accompaniment starts as soon as indicated in the keyboard diagram in the display. b To leave the Dictionary function, press the [Dict.] button again Want to find out more ? The ...
... Accompaniment section chords, see "Looking up Chords in the Dictionary The convenient Dictionary function teaches you how to play chords by showing you play the keyboard. n Select a section. Want to find out more ? Learning how to play a specific chord Example: G M7 Root note Chord type ... the individual notes. See page 45. For more on . See page 35. 15 The auto accompaniment starts as soon as indicated in the keyboard diagram in the display. b To leave the Dictionary function, press the [Dict.] button again Want to find out more ? The ...
Owner's Manual
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...is unimportant. The PSR-280 checks your timing and how rhythmically "tight" your performance: "OK," "Good," "Very Good," and "Excellent." Minus One In Lesson 3, one of the notes. Grade The PSR-280 has a built-in time with the rhythm. tells you how well you work on the keyboard is just like ...a real teacher - Lr4 BothHand • The PSR-280 also has a convenient Tap Tempo function that monitors your liking, letting...
...is unimportant. The PSR-280 checks your timing and how rhythmically "tight" your performance: "OK," "Good," "Very Good," and "Excellent." Minus One In Lesson 3, one of the notes. Grade The PSR-280 has a built-in time with the rhythm. tells you how well you work on the keyboard is just like ...a real teacher - Lr4 BothHand • The PSR-280 also has a convenient Tap Tempo function that monitors your liking, letting...
Owner's Manual
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...the first beat of the display conveniently indicate notes. When a song is due to its name (printed on either side of the PSR-280. y Beat marks These marks (one large, three small) flash in sequence and in the display. !0 Touch indicator w Overall ... Notation r Keyboard t Measure o Song track indicators u Chord y Beat marks q Indicators These indicate the operating condition of a song or style. Pressing the [START/STOP] button starts song playback. This is being played back, they show the current measure during playback of the PSR-280 as shown below...
...the first beat of the display conveniently indicate notes. When a song is due to its name (printed on either side of the PSR-280. y Beat marks These marks (one large, three small) flash in sequence and in the display. !0 Touch indicator w Overall ... Notation r Keyboard t Measure o Song track indicators u Chord y Beat marks q Indicators These indicate the operating condition of a song or style. Pressing the [START/STOP] button starts song playback. This is being played back, they show the current measure during playback of the PSR-280 as shown below...
Owner's Manual
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... the slot located at the top rear of the PSR-280 control panel. 19 It also displays the name and current value or setting of the currently selected song, voice, or style. It also indicates chords played in the ACMP section of the keyboard when the Style mode and auto accompaniment are on...
... the slot located at the top rear of the PSR-280 control panel. 19 It also displays the name and current value or setting of the currently selected song, voice, or style. It also indicates chords played in the ACMP section of the keyboard when the Style mode and auto accompaniment are on...
Owner's Manual
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... 1 Press the [DJ] button. 000 DJgame 1 Doing this automatically resets the entire instrument for playing the specially programmed DJ song and voice. 2 Turn on the keyboard can be played.
... 1 Press the [DJ] button. 000 DJgame 1 Doing this automatically resets the entire instrument for playing the specially programmed DJ song and voice. 2 Turn on the keyboard can be played.
Owner's Manual
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...(page 28), which have been created with your left hand and a piano voice with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. A complete list of the keyboard - Playing Voices The PSR-280 features a total of available voices, see page 77. The voices are divided into various... the panel for example, playing a bass voice with your right. all of today's popular music styles. Use the numeric keypad. The PSR-280 also includes special Drum Kit voices - #119 - #128 - Voice name and number 001 GrandPno Indicates Voice mode is selected, the ...
...(page 28), which have been created with your left hand and a piano voice with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. A complete list of the keyboard - Playing Voices The PSR-280 features a total of available voices, see page 77. The voices are divided into various... the panel for example, playing a bass voice with your right. all of today's popular music styles. Use the numeric keypad. The PSR-280 also includes special Drum Kit voices - #119 - #128 - Voice name and number 001 GrandPno Indicates Voice mode is selected, the ...
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... #000 (One Touch Setting). Drum Kit Voice Chart (voices 119 - 128) No. Playing Voices About Panel Voices and GM Voices Keep in mind that the PSR-280 has two separate sets of the 10 panel Drum Kit voices are selected 119 you can also be used for you when you 've selected.... 25 The GM Voices can play different drums and percussion instru- 120 ments on the keyboard. 121 122 123 119 Std.Kit1 124 125 126 127 128 Name Standard Kit 1 Standard Kit 2 Room Kit Rock Kit Electronic Kit Analog Kit Dance...
... #000 (One Touch Setting). Drum Kit Voice Chart (voices 119 - 128) No. Playing Voices About Panel Voices and GM Voices Keep in mind that the PSR-280 has two separate sets of the 10 panel Drum Kit voices are selected 119 you can also be used for you when you 've selected.... 25 The GM Voices can play different drums and percussion instru- 120 ments on the keyboard. 121 122 123 119 Std.Kit1 124 125 126 127 128 Name Standard Kit 1 Standard Kit 2 Room Kit Rock Kit Electronic Kit Analog Kit Dance...
Owner's Manual
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..., Block, Country, and Octave), chords must be played in the upper section of the keyboard) to match the accompaniment chords. 1 Turn on the Tempo setting (page 33). • Each voice of the PSR-280 has its own independent Harmony setting. 3 Set the Harmony Type, if desired. Press the...the Harmony Type, you play when using the accompaniment styles of the PSR-280. Harmony The Harmony section features a variety of performance effects that automatically create harmony parts (for notes played in the Accompaniment section of the keyboard. • The speed of the Trill, Tremolo, and Echo ...
..., Block, Country, and Octave), chords must be played in the upper section of the keyboard) to match the accompaniment chords. 1 Turn on the Tempo setting (page 33). • Each voice of the PSR-280 has its own independent Harmony setting. 3 Set the Harmony Type, if desired. Press the...the Harmony Type, you play when using the accompaniment styles of the PSR-280. Harmony The Harmony section features a variety of performance effects that automatically create harmony parts (for notes played in the Accompaniment section of the keyboard. • The speed of the Trill, Tremolo, and Echo ...
Owner's Manual
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however, the 3 actual speed of the keyboard. These types sound whether the auto accompaniment is on the Tempo setting (page 40). fect precisely to the single-note melody played in the auto ...
however, the 3 actual speed of the keyboard. These types sound whether the auto accompaniment is on the Tempo setting (page 40). fect precisely to the single-note melody played in the auto ...
Owner's Manual
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... features the convenient Dictionary function (page 45). for each pattern - Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into the rhythms add the excitement of instrumental backing to play . Auto Accompaniment The PSR-280 provides dynamic rhythm/accompaniment patterns - A total of separate "sections" - Intro, Main A and B, and Ending - letting you play any chord you specify...
... features the convenient Dictionary function (page 45). for each pattern - Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into the rhythms add the excitement of instrumental backing to play . Auto Accompaniment The PSR-280 provides dynamic rhythm/accompaniment patterns - A total of separate "sections" - Intro, Main A and B, and Ending - letting you play any chord you specify...
Owner's Manual
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...appropriate button - [MAIN A/B] - Auto Accompaniment You can also change the tempo while the accompaniment is playing by ), then press any key on the keyboard. (When auto accompaniment is to follow the Intro. Indicates selected section (Main A or B). Simply tap the [TEMPO/TAP] button four times (... briefly shows the letter of the keyboard.) Auto accompaniment section Starting with an Intro section Each style has its own two- When used with an Intro section: 1) Press the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button - MAIN A I Using Sync Start The PSR-280 also has a Sync Start function that allows...
...appropriate button - [MAIN A/B] - Auto Accompaniment You can also change the tempo while the accompaniment is playing by ), then press any key on the keyboard. (When auto accompaniment is to follow the Intro. Indicates selected section (Main A or B). Simply tap the [TEMPO/TAP] button four times (... briefly shows the letter of the keyboard.) Auto accompaniment section Starting with an Intro section Each style has its own two- When used with an Intro section: 1) Press the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button - MAIN A I Using Sync Start The PSR-280 also has a Sync Start function that allows...
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Using Sync Start with an Intro section You can also use Sync Start with the special Intro section of the keyboard.) Auto accompaniment section 37 Indicates Intro standby. INTRO≥A 3) Press the [SYNC START] button to follow the Intro. INTRO≥A To ...actually start the Intro section and accompaniment by playing any key on the keyboard. (When auto accompaniment is to enable Sync Start, and start the Intro section and accompaniment, press the [START/STOP] button. Indicates selected section (MAIN...
Using Sync Start with an Intro section You can also use Sync Start with the special Intro section of the keyboard.) Auto accompaniment section 37 Indicates Intro standby. INTRO≥A 3) Press the [SYNC START] button to follow the Intro. INTRO≥A To ...actually start the Intro section and accompaniment by playing any key on the keyboard. (When auto accompaniment is to enable Sync Start, and start the Intro section and accompaniment, press the [START/STOP] button. Indicates selected section (MAIN...
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... Sync Start, letting you re-start the accompaniment by simply playing a chord or key in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. • Chords played in the right. • To have the Ending section gradually slow down (ritardando) as you a "split...accompaniment simply by playing staccato chords. 4 Stop the accompaniment. allowing you can also be used to create dynamic rhythmic breaks in one of the keyboard are also detected and played when the accompaniment is finished. Auto Accompaniment 3 Change chords using the auto accompaniment feature. With Sync Stop ...
... Sync Start, letting you re-start the accompaniment by simply playing a chord or key in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. • Chords played in the right. • To have the Ending section gradually slow down (ritardando) as you a "split...accompaniment simply by playing staccato chords. 4 Stop the accompaniment. allowing you can also be used to create dynamic rhythmic breaks in one of the keyboard are also detected and played when the accompaniment is finished. Auto Accompaniment 3 Change chords using the auto accompaniment feature. With Sync Stop ...
Owner's Manual
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...4 To start the accompaniment by releasing your fingers from the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard). Setting Sync Stop to on before starting the auto accompaniment automatically sets Sync Start to on the keyboard (in your right hand. 1 Press the [SYNC STOP] button. To stop (or pause) .... 39 To turn Sync Stop off, press the [SYNC STOP] button again. for putting dynamic breaks in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. Indicates that Sync Stop is ideal for example, stopping the rhythm and accompaniment briefly while you play a chord. Playing the chord again...
...4 To start the accompaniment by releasing your fingers from the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard). Setting Sync Stop to on before starting the auto accompaniment automatically sets Sync Start to on the keyboard (in your right hand. 1 Press the [SYNC STOP] button. To stop (or pause) .... 39 To turn Sync Stop off, press the [SYNC STOP] button again. for putting dynamic breaks in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. Indicates that Sync Stop is ideal for example, stopping the rhythm and accompaniment briefly while you play a chord. Playing the chord again...
