Owner's Manual
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... a DJ style, and provides the appropriate voice and sound effects to the PSR-280, that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of-use Lesson feature, guides you know the name of the Yamaha PSR-280 PortaTone! cussion sounds on each with Intro, Main A and B, and Ending... purchase of a chord and want to quickly learn the left- I Yamaha Education Suite The PSR-280 features the new Yamaha Education Suite - with the following features and functions: I Portable Grand page 20 The PSR-280 also has a Portable Grand function for enhanc- are also provided. They...
... a DJ style, and provides the appropriate voice and sound effects to the PSR-280, that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of-use Lesson feature, guides you know the name of the Yamaha PSR-280 PortaTone! cussion sounds on each with Intro, Main A and B, and Ending... purchase of a chord and want to quickly learn the left- I Yamaha Education Suite The PSR-280 features the new Yamaha Education Suite - with the following features and functions: I Portable Grand page 20 The PSR-280 also has a Portable Grand function for enhanc- are also provided. They...
Owner's Manual
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... sure to ask for a long time. The use of data. • Use ONLY a Yamaha PA-3B AC Power Adaptor (or other adaptor specifically recommended by Yamaha) to power your PSR-280 to a wall socket, you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet, and/...and negative terminals are not using the instrument. BATTERIES 1.5V x 6 • Never interrupt the power supply (e.g. Power Requirements Although the PSR-280 will need the optionally available Yamaha PA-3B Power Adaptor. Setting Up This section contains information about setting up .) 8 • Even when the switch is in a ...
... sure to ask for a long time. The use of data. • Use ONLY a Yamaha PA-3B AC Power Adaptor (or other adaptor specifically recommended by Yamaha) to power your PSR-280 to a wall socket, you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet, and/...and negative terminals are not using the instrument. BATTERIES 1.5V x 6 • Never interrupt the power supply (e.g. Power Requirements Although the PSR-280 will need the optionally available Yamaha PA-3B Power Adaptor. Setting Up This section contains information about setting up .) 8 • Even when the switch is in a ...
Owner's Manual
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First, make sure the PSR-280 and any external devices are turned off when you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to set the desired listening level. Failure to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack. The footswitch functions the same way as ...insert a headphone plug into this changes the recognized polarity of the footswitch, resulting in electric shock or equipment damage. I Using the MIDI Terminals The PSR-280 also features MIDI terminals, allowing you play it through an external amplifier/speaker system. press and hold down the footswitch as a damper pedal...
First, make sure the PSR-280 and any external devices are turned off when you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to set the desired listening level. Failure to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack. The footswitch functions the same way as ...insert a headphone plug into this changes the recognized polarity of the footswitch, resulting in electric shock or equipment damage. I Using the MIDI Terminals The PSR-280 also features MIDI terminals, allowing you play it through an external amplifier/speaker system. press and hold down the footswitch as a damper pedal...
Owner's Manual
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...Type (page 30) and Harmony Type (page 31) for example, playing a bass voice with your left hand and a piano voice with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. Voice name and number 001 GrandPno Indicates Voice mode is given on the panel for...on the panel. all of the available voices is selected 2 Select the desired voice number. For a complete list of 256 authentic voices - The PSR-280 also includes special Drum Kit voices - #119 - #128 - The Voice mode also features special effect sections that provides miscellaneous effects, such as a...
...Type (page 30) and Harmony Type (page 31) for example, playing a bass voice with your left hand and a piano voice with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. Voice name and number 001 GrandPno Indicates Voice mode is given on the panel for...on the panel. all of the available voices is selected 2 Select the desired voice number. For a complete list of 256 authentic voices - The PSR-280 also includes special Drum Kit voices - #119 - #128 - The Voice mode also features special effect sections that provides miscellaneous effects, such as a...
Owner's Manual
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...is saved, you can reload it any time you need it. I Saving Bulk Data 1 First, set up the MDF3 for your valuable PSR-280 data. For example, if you are using a computer or a MIDI data filer (such as a sequencer, computer, or MIDI data filer...2 Select the MIDI operations. Once the data is playing. 3 Select the Bulk Dump operation. This allows you to save important PSR-280 data and settings to another device, such as the Yamaha MDF3), and have unlimited storage capacity for recording MIDI data. (Refer to select operation #1, Bulk Dump. 1 BULKDUMP 71 Press "1"...
...is saved, you can reload it any time you need it. I Saving Bulk Data 1 First, set up the MDF3 for your valuable PSR-280 data. For example, if you are using a computer or a MIDI data filer (such as a sequencer, computer, or MIDI data filer...2 Select the MIDI operations. Once the data is playing. 3 Select the Bulk Dump operation. This allows you to save important PSR-280 data and settings to another device, such as the Yamaha MDF3), and have unlimited storage capacity for recording MIDI data. (Refer to select operation #1, Bulk Dump. 1 BULKDUMP 71 Press "1"...
Owner's Manual
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... using the Yamaha MDF3 MIDI Data Filer: 1) Make the appropriate MIDI connections. Send the data from the connected MIDI device. The following display appears: End • When the Bulk Dump operation is being sent. The following display is shown while the data is completed, the PSR-280 automatically returns... the data. I Loading Bulk Data Once you are using the Bulk Dump operation (page 71). • Make sure that the PSR-280 is not in the PSR-280. BulkSend When the operation is completed, the following display is shown while the data is receiving bulk data, none of the panel...
... using the Yamaha MDF3 MIDI Data Filer: 1) Make the appropriate MIDI connections. Send the data from the connected MIDI device. The following display appears: End • When the Bulk Dump operation is being sent. The following display is shown while the data is completed, the PSR-280 automatically returns... the data. I Loading Bulk Data Once you are using the Bulk Dump operation (page 71). • Make sure that the PSR-280 is not in the PSR-280. BulkSend When the operation is completed, the following display is shown while the data is receiving bulk data, none of the panel...
Owner's Manual
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x x Common : Song Sel. MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Portable Keyboard ] Model PSR-280 MIDI Implementation Chart Date:8-MAR-2001 Version : 1.0 Function... x x : Tune x x System : Clock o Real Time: Commands o Aux :All Sound OFF x :Reset All Cntrls x :Local ON/OFF x :All ...
x x Common : Song Sel. MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Portable Keyboard ] Model PSR-280 MIDI Implementation Chart Date:8-MAR-2001 Version : 1.0 Function... x x : Tune x x System : Clock o Real Time: Commands o Aux :All Sound OFF x :Reset All Cntrls x :Local ON/OFF x :All ...
