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...it, or place it in a position where anyone could cause damage to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Use the specified adaptor (PA-6 or an equivalent recommended by improper use or modifications to an electrical outlet using the...becomes frayed or damaged, or if there is not in use of the other property. sSAVING USER DATA • Always save data to a floppy disk frequently, in order to help prevent the loss of important data due to the instrument or other products. • Do not place ...
...it, or place it in a position where anyone could cause damage to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Use the specified adaptor (PA-6 or an equivalent recommended by improper use or modifications to an electrical outlet using the...becomes frayed or damaged, or if there is not in use of the other property. sSAVING USER DATA • Always save data to a floppy disk frequently, in order to help prevent the loss of important data due to the instrument or other products. • Do not place ...
Owner's Manual
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...Effects (Reverb/Chorus/DSP) ... 152 Reverb Type List (PSR-740/640 154 Chorus Type List (PSR-740/640 154 DSP Type List (PSR-640 154 DSP Type List (PSR-740 155 DSP 1-4 Type List (PSR-740 156 Harmony/Echo Type List 157 Vocal Harmony Type List (PSR-740 158 Data Backup & Initialization 159 Alert Message List 160... and Floppy Disks 66 Sample Disk 67 Format 68 Save 68 Load 70 Song Copy 72 Delete 75 Disk Song Playback 76 Song Playback 76 Song Track Muting 78 Song Volume Control 78 Playing from a Specified Measure 79 Repeat Play 80 Song Transpose 81 Vocal Harmony (PSR-740) 82 ...
...Effects (Reverb/Chorus/DSP) ... 152 Reverb Type List (PSR-740/640 154 Chorus Type List (PSR-740/640 154 DSP Type List (PSR-640 154 DSP Type List (PSR-740 155 DSP 1-4 Type List (PSR-740 156 Harmony/Echo Type List 157 Vocal Harmony Type List (PSR-740 158 Data Backup & Initialization 159 Alert Message List 160... and Floppy Disks 66 Sample Disk 67 Format 68 Save 68 Load 70 Song Copy 72 Delete 75 Disk Song Playback 76 Song Playback 76 Song Track Muting 78 Song Volume Control 78 Playing from a Specified Measure 79 Repeat Play 80 Song Transpose 81 Vocal Harmony (PSR-740) 82 ...
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... hall or a night club. (→ Page 50) 6 Each User song lets you record up to customize the preset styles of the PSR-740 by recording them floppy disk as to how to explore its capabilities and how to play short rhythmic or melodic phrases. • You can also "fine tune"... the recorded song data with the PSR-740/640's comprehensive song editing functions. (→ Pages 98-105) Organ Flutes (PSR-740) • This special function...
... hall or a night club. (→ Page 50) 6 Each User song lets you record up to customize the preset styles of the PSR-740 by recording them floppy disk as to how to explore its capabilities and how to play short rhythmic or melodic phrases. • You can also "fine tune"... the recorded song data with the PSR-740/640's comprehensive song editing functions. (→ Pages 98-105) Organ Flutes (PSR-740) • This special function...
Owner's Manual
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...as User songs, User styles, User Multi Pads, Registration Memory, etc.) to floppy disk for future recall. (→ Page 65) Vocal Harmony (PSR-740) • The amazing Vocal Harmony feature (on the PSR-740) automatically produces backup vocal harmonies for lead vocals that allows various electronic music ... lyrics when an XF file containing lyric data is Yamaha's original style file format which uses a unique conversion system to instantly configure the PSR-740/640 for the future. The PSR-740/640 is possible to a specific part. (The PSR-640 has one DSP system; Important Features * Chorus...
...as User songs, User styles, User Multi Pads, Registration Memory, etc.) to floppy disk for future recall. (→ Page 65) Vocal Harmony (PSR-740) • The amazing Vocal Harmony feature (on the PSR-740) automatically produces backup vocal harmonies for lead vocals that allows various electronic music ... lyrics when an XF file containing lyric data is Yamaha's original style file format which uses a unique conversion system to instantly configure the PSR-740/640 for the future. The PSR-740/640 is possible to a specific part. (The PSR-640 has one DSP system; Important Features * Chorus...
Owner's Manual
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... types can be used for the Direct Access Chart. 21 19 C1 Entering a character Moving the cursor Entering a lower-case character Delete Each key on a floppy disk (page 69). MEMORY See page 24 for disk file names. Basic Operation Naming The allows you can instantly call up the desired display. The...
... types can be used for the Direct Access Chart. 21 19 C1 Entering a character Moving the cursor Entering a lower-case character Delete Each key on a floppy disk (page 69). MEMORY See page 24 for disk file names. Basic Operation Naming The allows you can instantly call up the desired display. The...
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...the highest (farthest right) key to C6. q Auto Accompaniment Section When the auto accompaniment is set to on (page 35), the key range of the PSR-740/640 has other important functions besides playing voices (as shown below for playing/ indicating chords. Each key has a note name; B2 C3 - Split Point ... Accompaniment section Voice R1/R2 q Naming The keyboard can set this to any key you can also be used to name song files on a floppy disk, User Styles, User Pad banks and Registration Memory banks (page 21). B5 C6 29 27 for instructions on setting the split point. Refer...
...the highest (farthest right) key to C6. q Auto Accompaniment Section When the auto accompaniment is set to on (page 35), the key range of the PSR-740/640 has other important functions besides playing voices (as shown below for playing/ indicating chords. Each key has a note name; B2 C3 - Split Point ... Accompaniment section Voice R1/R2 q Naming The keyboard can set this to any key you can also be used to name song files on a floppy disk, User Styles, User Pad banks and Registration Memory banks (page 21). B5 C6 29 27 for instructions on setting the split point. Refer...
Owner's Manual
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...8226; Selecting a Registration Bank page 64 • Naming the Registration Banks page 64 • The PSR-740/640's initial Registration Memory [1]-[4] settings (when it shipped from floppy disk as needed (page 62 65). • Material recorded data is retained in memory even when... 30 • Part Octave setting page 135 • Modulation Wheel function (PSR-740 page 139 • Organ Flutes settings (PSR-740 page 32 • Vocal Harmony settings (PSR-740 page 82 • Multi Effect settings (PSR-740 page 54 s ACCOMPANIMENT PARAMETERS • Auto Accompaniment on/off page 35 &#...
...8226; Selecting a Registration Bank page 64 • Naming the Registration Banks page 64 • The PSR-740/640's initial Registration Memory [1]-[4] settings (when it shipped from floppy disk as needed (page 62 65). • Material recorded data is retained in memory even when... 30 • Part Octave setting page 135 • Modulation Wheel function (PSR-740 page 139 • Organ Flutes settings (PSR-740 page 32 • Vocal Harmony settings (PSR-740 page 82 • Multi Effect settings (PSR-740 page 54 s ACCOMPANIMENT PARAMETERS • Auto Accompaniment on/off page 35 &#...
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... ways to disk individually or in any combination. q You can play back songs using the voices defined in Yamaha's DOC format. The data recorded with the style files collected on the PSR-740/640. • The three letters following formats, indicated by the corresponding logo (page 9): You can load...operations related to 32 "All" type files (page 69) can be recorded on a 2DD disk. q The PSR-740/640 is capable of 60 files can be saved. Simply insert a floppy disk, and you play them back (page 92). User Style User Pad Registration Memory Save Save or load individually...
... ways to disk individually or in any combination. q You can play back songs using the voices defined in Yamaha's DOC format. The data recorded with the style files collected on the PSR-740/640. • The three letters following formats, indicated by the corresponding logo (page 9): You can load...operations related to 32 "All" type files (page 69) can be recorded on a 2DD disk. q The PSR-740/640 is capable of 60 files can be saved. Simply insert a floppy disk, and you play them back (page 92). User Style User Pad Registration Memory Save Save or load individually...
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... eventually cause read and write errors. Other objects may cause damage to handle floppy disks and treat the disk drive with the disk extending from the disk drive before turning off ). q To protect your Yamaha dealer about once a month. To remove a partially ejected disk, try pressing..., since magnetic fields can damage the disk and possibly the disk drive. s Inserting/Ejecting Floppy Disks q To insert a floppy disk into place and the eject button pops out. • When the PSR-740/640 is fully ejected, carefully remove it will automatically pop out. When the disk is ...
... eventually cause read and write errors. Other objects may cause damage to handle floppy disks and treat the disk drive with the disk extending from the disk drive before turning off ). q To protect your Yamaha dealer about once a month. To remove a partially ejected disk, try pressing..., since magnetic fields can damage the disk and possibly the disk drive. s Inserting/Ejecting Floppy Disks q To insert a floppy disk into place and the eject button pops out. • When the PSR-740/640 is fully ejected, carefully remove it will automatically pop out. When the disk is ...
Owner's Manual
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... careful not to format it will be deleted. • While formatting is already saved on the disk. 1 Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive, it . Save You can save PSR-740/640 User styles, User pad (banks 37-40) and Registration Memory data (banks 01-32) to display the Format operation... screen. This function is useful for use with PSR-740/640 is inserted an alert message will be treated the same as an unformatted floppy disk. Press the [+/YES] button to abort the Format operation. Take care not to erase important data...
... careful not to format it will be deleted. • While formatting is already saved on the disk. 1 Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive, it . Save You can save PSR-740/640 User styles, User pad (banks 37-40) and Registration Memory data (banks 01-32) to display the Format operation... screen. This function is useful for use with PSR-740/640 is inserted an alert message will be treated the same as an unformatted floppy disk. Press the [+/YES] button to abort the Format operation. Take care not to erase important data...
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... space on the disk (page 75), or replace the disk with a new one single file. The SAVE operation is being saved, never eject the floppy disk or turn off power to save operation, an alert message message appears. Save all User Style (161-163) data gathered together into one single...type list below: All Style + Reg. If the error reoccurs after repeating the Save operation, there could be recalled individually when loaded back into the PSR-740/640. • If you've selected a file that already contains data and you will simply copy that data to the new file name, and...
... space on the disk (page 75), or replace the disk with a new one single file. The SAVE operation is being saved, never eject the floppy disk or turn off power to save operation, an alert message message appears. Save all User Style (161-163) data gathered together into one single...type list below: All Style + Reg. If the error reoccurs after repeating the Save operation, there could be recalled individually when loaded back into the PSR-740/640. • If you've selected a file that already contains data and you will simply copy that data to the new file name, and...
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Data types that can reload them into the PSR-740/640. 1 Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive. 2 Press the [LOAD] button. Disk Operations Load After saving User style (161-163), User pad (banks 37-40), and Registration ... above, since the actual operation differs depending on the selected data type. 70 68 LOAD DISK SAVE UTILITY DISK IN USE 3 Select the file to a floppy disk, you can be loaded.
Data types that can reload them into the PSR-740/640. 1 Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive. 2 Press the [LOAD] button. Disk Operations Load After saving User style (161-163), User pad (banks 37-40), and Registration ... above, since the actual operation differs depending on the selected data type. 70 68 LOAD DISK SAVE UTILITY DISK IN USE 3 Select the file to a floppy disk, you can be loaded.
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... the display, if a problem occurs that prevents the data from being loaded. (For example, the capacity of the PSR-740/640 [RAM] may be exceeded, something may be wrong with the floppy disk or the data from the disk may appear on the disk. Press the [+/YES] button to abort the Load... display the LOAD TO screen. 9 Select the destination. The Load operation is loading, never eject the floppy disk or turn the power off. • An alert message may be loaded. When "All" is loaded from a floppy disk to be corrupted, etc.). 71 69 6 Press the [NEXT] button. Save important data into a...
... the display, if a problem occurs that prevents the data from being loaded. (For example, the capacity of the PSR-740/640 [RAM] may be exceeded, something may be wrong with the floppy disk or the data from the disk may appear on the disk. Press the [+/YES] button to abort the Load... display the LOAD TO screen. 9 Select the destination. The Load operation is loading, never eject the floppy disk or turn the power off. • An alert message may be loaded. When "All" is loaded from a floppy disk to be corrupted, etc.). 71 69 6 Press the [NEXT] button. Save important data into a...
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.... 4 Press the [NEXT] button to the track - which makes permanent changes to display the Disk selection screen. Copying song data from one floppy disk to another Prepare a backup disk by formatting it to the destination disk. Source Destination If the quantity of the song allows you to display...DISK IN USE 3 Select "Copy." Primarily, this way, you can be copied (source disk) into the disk drive. 2 Press the [UTILITY] button. PSR-740/640 Internal Memory copy copy • When the destination disk's write-protect tab is set to ON (see page 66) or the disk is a purposely...
.... 4 Press the [NEXT] button to the track - which makes permanent changes to display the Disk selection screen. Copying song data from one floppy disk to another Prepare a backup disk by formatting it to the destination disk. Source Destination If the quantity of the song allows you to display...DISK IN USE 3 Select "Copy." Primarily, this way, you can be copied (source disk) into the disk drive. 2 Press the [UTILITY] button. PSR-740/640 Internal Memory copy copy • When the destination disk's write-protect tab is set to ON (see page 66) or the disk is a purposely...
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... the [-/NO] button to abort the Copy operation. • If you want to the Destination disk The Copy operation is being copied, never eject the floppy disk or turn the power off . If you insert a wrong disk, different from Internal memory to cancel the Copy function in parts. BACK NEXT Disk...] button to cancel the operation. Press the [+/YES] button to display the NAME screen. If the quantity of data is being copied, never eject the floppy disk or turn the power off . Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button. 8 Press the [NEXT] button to execute the ...
... the [-/NO] button to abort the Copy operation. • If you want to the Destination disk The Copy operation is being copied, never eject the floppy disk or turn the power off . If you insert a wrong disk, different from Internal memory to cancel the Copy function in parts. BACK NEXT Disk...] button to cancel the operation. Press the [+/YES] button to display the NAME screen. If the quantity of data is being copied, never eject the floppy disk or turn the power off . Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button. 8 Press the [NEXT] button to execute the ...
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... to execute the Copy operation. The Copy operation is being copied, never eject the floppy disk or turn the power off. 74 72 Disk Operations Copying data to another " (page 72). 5 Select "SAME." Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button ...
... to execute the Copy operation. The Copy operation is being copied, never eject the floppy disk or turn the power off. 74 72 Disk Operations Copying data to another " (page 72). 5 Select "SAME." Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button ...
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... Delete You can delete individual files (User songs, User styles, User pads, or Registration Memory) from the floppy disk. 1 Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive. 2 Press the [UTILITY] button. BACK NEXT • When the floppy disk's writeprotect tab is set to be deleted. The Delete operation is not possible. 5 Select the... display the Delete operation screen. LOAD DISK SAVE UTILITY DISK IN USE 3 Select "Delete." CAUTION • While the file is being deleted, never eject the floppy disk or turn the power off.
... Delete You can delete individual files (User songs, User styles, User pads, or Registration Memory) from the floppy disk. 1 Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive. 2 Press the [UTILITY] button. BACK NEXT • When the floppy disk's writeprotect tab is set to be deleted. The Delete operation is not possible. 5 Select the... display the Delete operation screen. LOAD DISK SAVE UTILITY DISK IN USE 3 Select "Delete." CAUTION • While the file is being deleted, never eject the floppy disk or turn the power off.
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...] button. You can play back song files collected on these disks using the voices defined in Yamaha's DOC format. • Make sure to read the section "Using the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks" on page 66. BACK NEXT 76 74 q The following disks are compatible for more ... Specified Measure page 79 • Repeat Play page 80 Song Playback 1 Insert the disk that you record to a floppy disk and songs on commercially available XG/GM song collection disks. PSR-740/640 will automatically switch into Song mode. • If a disk has already been inserted into the disk drive. ...
...] button. You can play back song files collected on these disks using the voices defined in Yamaha's DOC format. • Make sure to read the section "Using the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks" on page 66. BACK NEXT 76 74 q The following disks are compatible for more ... Specified Measure page 79 • Repeat Play page 80 Song Playback 1 Insert the disk that you record to a floppy disk and songs on commercially available XG/GM song collection disks. PSR-740/640 will automatically switch into Song mode. • If a disk has already been inserted into the disk drive. ...
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... the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button. q ALL REPEAT Continue playback through all the songs on the floppy disk. q ALL Continue playback through all the songs on the floppy disk repeatedly. q RANDOM Continue playback through the selected song repeatedly. SONG ACMP START/STOP COUNT INTRO INTRO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12.... 4 Select "Play Mode." q SINGLE REPEAT Play through all the songs at random. 7 Press the [START/STOP] button to display the Song Play Mode screen. The PSR-740/640 can view the lyrics in the display during playback.
... the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button. q ALL REPEAT Continue playback through all the songs on the floppy disk. q ALL Continue playback through all the songs on the floppy disk repeatedly. q RANDOM Continue playback through the selected song repeatedly. SONG ACMP START/STOP COUNT INTRO INTRO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12.... 4 Select "Play Mode." q SINGLE REPEAT Play through all the songs at random. 7 Press the [START/STOP] button to display the Song Play Mode screen. The PSR-740/640 can view the lyrics in the display during playback.
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...DSP (including FAST/SLOW) on/off and type (PSR-640 page 53 • DSP1~3 (including FAST/SLOW) on/off and type (PSR-740 page 54 • Harmony/Echo on/off and type page 56 • Scale tuning page 135 • Sustain on floppy disks. q Multi Track Recording ...page 96 With ...selectively re-record a portion of a song track (the measures between the specified punch-in mind that can be recorded unless a floppy disk is replaced. The PSR-740/640 provides two different ways to record: Quick Recording and Multi Track Recording. In addition, comprehensive editing functions let you can ...
...DSP (including FAST/SLOW) on/off and type (PSR-640 page 53 • DSP1~3 (including FAST/SLOW) on/off and type (PSR-740 page 54 • Harmony/Echo on/off and type page 56 • Scale tuning page 135 • Sustain on floppy disks. q Multi Track Recording ...page 96 With ...selectively re-record a portion of a song track (the measures between the specified punch-in mind that can be recorded unless a floppy disk is replaced. The PSR-740/640 provides two different ways to record: Quick Recording and Multi Track Recording. In addition, comprehensive editing functions let you can ...
