Owner's Manual
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... utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). This product should record the model number, serial number, and the date of purchase in the ears, you experience any battery. However, Yamaha reserves the right to produce them, meet these may be at a level that accompany the accessory product. IMPORTANT: The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before requesting service. Please study this manual is...
... utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). This product should record the model number, serial number, and the date of purchase in the ears, you experience any battery. However, Yamaha reserves the right to produce them, meet these may be at a level that accompany the accessory product. IMPORTANT: The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before requesting service. Please study this manual is...
Owner's Manual
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... electric plug from the outlet. Always turn off the power switch, disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet, and have it inspected by Yamaha) only. Never insert or remove an electric plug with manganese batteries, or batteries from different makers, or different types of batteries from the same maker, since this owner's manual are for instructional purposes only, and may have accumulated on the buttons, switches or connectors. • Use...
... electric plug from the outlet. Always turn off the power switch, disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet, and have it inspected by Yamaha) only. Never insert or remove an electric plug with manganese batteries, or batteries from different makers, or different types of batteries from the same maker, since this owner's manual are for instructional purposes only, and may have accumulated on the buttons, switches or connectors. • Use...
Owner's Manual
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...43 VOICE LIST 44 MULTI PAD LIST 46 SPECIFICATIONS 47 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART 48 4 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 Adaptor 9 q Using Batteries 9 TURNING ON THE POWER 9 ACCESSORY JACKS 10 MUSIC STAND 10 GETTING STARTED - Its outstanding features also make it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument. THE SONG MODE 20 SELECTING AND PLAYING A SONG ......... 20 CHANGING THE TEMPO 21 q About the Beat Display 22 ADJUSTING THE SONG VOLUME 23 SONG CONTROLS 24 A/B REPEAT...
...43 VOICE LIST 44 MULTI PAD LIST 46 SPECIFICATIONS 47 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART 48 4 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 Adaptor 9 q Using Batteries 9 TURNING ON THE POWER 9 ACCESSORY JACKS 10 MUSIC STAND 10 GETTING STARTED - Its outstanding features also make it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument. THE SONG MODE 20 SELECTING AND PLAYING A SONG ......... 20 CHANGING THE TEMPO 21 q About the Beat Display 22 ADJUSTING THE SONG VOLUME 23 SONG CONTROLS 24 A/B REPEAT...
Owner's Manual
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... chord and note indications. • 100 songs, for use keyboard with the sophisticated learning tools of the Yamaha Education Suite. • Convenient control over accompaniment Styles - Waiting and Minus One - Other powerful features include: • Exceptionally realistic and dynamic sounds with 100 voices, utilizing digital recordings of learning tools that teaches you specify. a set of actual instruments. • 100 dynamic auto accompaniment Styles, each with piano-only accompaniment - Portable Grand page 13 The PortaTone...
... chord and note indications. • 100 songs, for use keyboard with the sophisticated learning tools of the Yamaha Education Suite. • Convenient control over accompaniment Styles - Waiting and Minus One - Other powerful features include: • Exceptionally realistic and dynamic sounds with 100 voices, utilizing digital recordings of learning tools that teaches you specify. a set of actual instruments. • 100 dynamic auto accompaniment Styles, each with piano-only accompaniment - Portable Grand page 13 The PortaTone...
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AUTO FILL MAIN A MAIN B CHORD SMART OTS GUIDE DICTIONARY OFF SONG VOICE STYLE ¿ ´ ² 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 NG x 100 Wars Main Title hole New World · ƺ METRONOME ƻ FAVORITE CHRISTMAS CHILDREN Ƽ PIANO R-195 MIN MAX MASTER VOLUME OVERALL SONG a b VOICE CHANGE MELODY GUIDE WAITING MINUS ONE OFF PORTABLE GRAND MULTI PAD x20BANKS 32 FUNK 33 SOUL BA 34 GOSPEL 35 6/8 GOSP 36 4/4 BLUE 37 ROCK & 38 BOOGIE...
AUTO FILL MAIN A MAIN B CHORD SMART OTS GUIDE DICTIONARY OFF SONG VOICE STYLE ¿ ´ ² 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 NG x 100 Wars Main Title hole New World · ƺ METRONOME ƻ FAVORITE CHRISTMAS CHILDREN Ƽ PIANO R-195 MIN MAX MASTER VOLUME OVERALL SONG a b VOICE CHANGE MELODY GUIDE WAITING MINUS ONE OFF PORTABLE GRAND MULTI PAD x20BANKS 32 FUNK 33 SOUL BA 34 GOSPEL 35 6/8 GOSP 36 4/4 BLUE 37 ROCK & 38 BOOGIE...
Owner's Manual
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... is used to turn the Voice Change function on and off. (See page 27.) ƹ CHORD GUIDE, MELODY GUIDE button When the Style mode is selected, this is used to control the Chord Guide functions. (See page 37.) When the Song mode is selected, this is used to control the Melody Guide function. (See page 26.) ƺ PORTABLE GRAND button This instantly changes to the Voice mode and calls up the Grand Piano voice. (See page 13.) ƻ METRONOME button This turns the metronome on...
... is used to turn the Voice Change function on and off. (See page 27.) ƹ CHORD GUIDE, MELODY GUIDE button When the Style mode is selected, this is used to control the Chord Guide functions. (See page 37.) When the Song mode is selected, this is used to control the Melody Guide function. (See page 26.) ƺ PORTABLE GRAND button This instantly changes to the Voice mode and calls up the Grand Piano voice. (See page 13.) ƻ METRONOME button This turns the metronome on...
Owner's Manual
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... audio cable to sustain the sound. press and hold down the footswitch as a damper pedal on an acoustic piano - Doing this jack. This is equipped with other end to the rear panel PHONES/AUX OUT jack. Setting Up Accessory Jacks s Using Headphones For private practicing and playing without disturbing others, connect a set the volume of the external devices at the top rear of the keyboard voice. First, make sure the PortaTone...
... audio cable to sustain the sound. press and hold down the footswitch as a damper pedal on an acoustic piano - Doing this jack. This is equipped with other end to the rear panel PHONES/AUX OUT jack. Setting Up Accessory Jacks s Using Headphones For private practicing and playing without disturbing others, connect a set the volume of the external devices at the top rear of the keyboard voice. First, make sure the PortaTone...
Owner's Manual
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... MEASURE Current chord Keyboard diagram (current note is dark) Melody notation While the Demo song is automatically called up . MIN MAX MASTER VOLUME Press the DEMO START buttons. First, turn the MASTER VOLUME control about a third of the way up and set to showcase the dynamic sounds and rhythms and give you can play Voice 1 (GrandPno). Many features of what you an idea of the PortaTone can adjust the control for song #1, "StarWars...
... MEASURE Current chord Keyboard diagram (current note is dark) Melody notation While the Demo song is automatically called up . MIN MAX MASTER VOLUME Press the DEMO START buttons. First, turn the MASTER VOLUME control about a third of the way up and set to showcase the dynamic sounds and rhythms and give you can play Voice 1 (GrandPno). Many features of what you an idea of the PortaTone can adjust the control for song #1, "StarWars...
Owner's Manual
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... octave lower or higher than notated. 003 8va NOTE: For a few specific chords (such as BM7), not all important settings for a note or notes that are active and can be shown in the display. · Overall function bar indicator ¶ 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 SONG VOICE STYLE ´ Measure/Tempo and beat...
... octave lower or higher than notated. 003 8va NOTE: For a few specific chords (such as BM7), not all important settings for a note or notes that are active and can be shown in the display. · Overall function bar indicator ¶ 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 SONG VOICE STYLE ´ Measure/Tempo and beat...
Owner's Manual
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... bar in the Voice mode by a Pad (page 40), and so on the keyboard at one note can also play songs or styles, respectively, in the display), you play too many notes at a time. The type of harmony used for a rich, layered sound. (On the PSR-79, Dual voices are at #91 - #93 and voices #94 - #99 are special Sustain voices.) Also included are designed to the original voice. s Percussion Voice Chart (voices 90 and 100) Rim...
... bar in the Voice mode by a Pad (page 40), and so on the keyboard at one note can also play songs or styles, respectively, in the display), you play too many notes at a time. The type of harmony used for a rich, layered sound. (On the PSR-79, Dual voices are at #91 - #93 and voices #94 - #99 are special Sustain voices.) Also included are designed to the original voice. s Percussion Voice Chart (voices 90 and 100) Rim...
Owner's Manual
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... the panel. Start the selected song. Press the SONG button. keys to step up and down through the songs, or press the SONG button to directly enter the song number, use the +/- The Song Mode The Song mode features 100 special songs that have been created using the Minus One function, you can also play it manually on the keyboard. however, you set whether the keyboard voice changes or not with the voice changes in the song itself. Also, by using the...
... the panel. Start the selected song. Press the SONG button. keys to step up and down through the songs, or press the SONG button to directly enter the song number, use the +/- The Song Mode The Song mode features 100 special songs that have been created using the Minus One function, you can also play it manually on the keyboard. however, you set whether the keyboard voice changes or not with the voice changes in the song itself. Also, by using the...
Owner's Manual
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... voice sounds the melody when you play the keyboard. Selecting and Playing Songs - Start playback in the display. Voice Change The Voice Change function allows you can select from the 100 voices of the song. When set to the new selection. VOICE CHANGE MELODY GUIDE WAITING MINUS ONE OFF VC On 001 MEASURE Change the Voice directly. keys or the numeric keypad. The programmed voice of the song and the keyboard voice both change the Melody Guide setting while the song is programmed...
... voice sounds the melody when you play the keyboard. Selecting and Playing Songs - Start playback in the display. Voice Change The Voice Change function allows you can select from the 100 voices of the song. When set to the new selection. VOICE CHANGE MELODY GUIDE WAITING MINUS ONE OFF VC On 001 MEASURE Change the Voice directly. keys or the numeric keypad. The programmed voice of the song and the keyboard voice both change the Melody Guide setting while the song is programmed...
Owner's Manual
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... 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. Style Controls When the Style mode is off . (See page 36.) ACMP SYNCON/OFF START START/ STOP INTRO/ ENDING rit. You can do this button alternately starts and stops style playback. The style...
... 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. Style Controls When the Style mode is off . (See page 36.) ACMP SYNCON/OFF START START/ STOP INTRO/ ENDING rit. You can do this button alternately starts and stops style playback. The style...
Owner's Manual
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... you a "split keyboard," with bass and chords in the left hand and the normally selected voice in your left hand, and notice how the bass and chord accompaniment change with your performance. NOTE: Chords played in steps 1 - 3 on page 28. In effect, this gives you to turn on how to use auto accompaniment.) HINT: The ACMP ON/OFF button can also be adjusted over a range of the new style. When switching styles during...
... you a "split keyboard," with bass and chords in the left hand and the normally selected voice in your left hand, and notice how the bass and chord accompaniment change with your performance. NOTE: Chords played in steps 1 - 3 on page 28. In effect, this gives you to turn on how to use auto accompaniment.) HINT: The ACMP ON/OFF button can also be adjusted over a range of the new style. When switching styles during...
Owner's Manual
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... (7aug) Cdim (dim7) Cm 7 CM 7 Cm7 b5 C7sus4 Notes enclosed in parentheses are recognized only in the Key of the chord. Fingered Chords Using the key of C as the root. • 7th flatted 5th chords may be produced in the Fingered mode. The Style Mode Using Auto Accompaniment - Multi Fingering The auto accompaniment function automatically generates bass and chord accompaniment for you to the left of it . With Single...
... (7aug) Cdim (dim7) Cm 7 CM 7 Cm7 b5 C7sus4 Notes enclosed in parentheses are recognized only in the Key of the chord. Fingered Chords Using the key of C as the root. • 7th flatted 5th chords may be produced in the Fingered mode. The Style Mode Using Auto Accompaniment - Multi Fingering The auto accompaniment function automatically generates bass and chord accompaniment for you to the left of it . With Single...
Owner's Manual
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... display. To turn One Touch Setting off, press the button again (so that "OTS On" appears briefly in the display). 36 Selecting and Playing Styles - Select a style. Turn on , the following settings are automatically changed/made: • Main voice (set to match the selected style) • Multi Pad bank • Tempo • Accompaniment Volume • Accompaniment On • Sync-Start On (set to standby when rhythm is on the One Touch Setting function. Since Sync-Start is automatically set...
... display. To turn One Touch Setting off, press the button again (so that "OTS On" appears briefly in the display). 36 Selecting and Playing Styles - Select a style. Turn on , the following settings are automatically changed/made: • Main voice (set to match the selected style) • Multi Pad bank • Tempo • Accompaniment Volume • Accompaniment On • Sync-Start On (set to standby when rhythm is on the One Touch Setting function. Since Sync-Start is automatically set...
Owner's Manual
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.... MIDI Selecting and Playing Styles - Receives MIDI data from the PortaTone. Just as the internal sounds of sixteen MIDI channels, then transmits it is not divided up to the receiving instrument to "tune into" the proper MIDI channel. 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 originally played on the PortaTone keyboard. The cable itself, however, is up into many electronic musical...
.... MIDI Selecting and Playing Styles - Receives MIDI data from the PortaTone. Just as the internal sounds of sixteen MIDI channels, then transmits it is not divided up to the receiving instrument to "tune into" the proper MIDI channel. 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 originally played on the PortaTone keyboard. The cable itself, however, is up into many electronic musical...
Owner's Manual
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... note. The sound of the keyboard; The AWM tone generation method uses multiple recordings (samples) of an instrument across the range of the voice changes from note to a maximum of the keyboard. Check that Melody Guide is too low. The song plays back to the PHONES/AUX OUT jack on , the display shows the specific notes of the chords you play . If you play in the ACMP section of 16 notes. Troubleshooting Problem...
... note. The sound of the keyboard; The AWM tone generation method uses multiple recordings (samples) of an instrument across the range of the voice changes from note to a maximum of the keyboard. Check that Melody Guide is too low. The song plays back to the PHONES/AUX OUT jack on , the display shows the specific notes of the chords you play . If you play in the ACMP section of 16 notes. Troubleshooting Problem...
Owner's Manual
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... Touch Setting 36 Overall buttons 13 Overall indicator 12 P Percussion Voice Chart 17 Percussion voices 17 PHONES / AUX OUT jack 10 Portable Grand 13 R root 34, 39 S sections (style 32 Single Finger chords 33 Smart 37 song controls 24 Song Volume 23 songs, selecting and playing .......... 20 Specifications 47 Split voices 17 style controls 30 styles, selecting and playing .......... 28 sustain 10 Sync-Start 29 T Tempo (song 21 Tempo (style 31 Time Signature 14 Transpose 18 Troubleshooting 42 Tuning 19 V Voice Change 27 Voice List 44 voices, selecting and playing...
... Touch Setting 36 Overall buttons 13 Overall indicator 12 P Percussion Voice Chart 17 Percussion voices 17 PHONES / AUX OUT jack 10 Portable Grand 13 R root 34, 39 S sections (style 32 Single Finger chords 33 Smart 37 song controls 24 Song Volume 23 songs, selecting and playing .......... 20 Specifications 47 Split voices 17 style controls 30 styles, selecting and playing .......... 28 sustain 10 Sync-Start 29 T Tempo (song 21 Tempo (style 31 Time Signature 14 Transpose 18 Troubleshooting 42 Tuning 19 V Voice Change 27 Voice List 44 voices, selecting and playing...
Owner's Manual
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...Pad, Transpose, Tuning, Accompaniment Volume, Song Volume, Metronome Volume Style controls Acmp On/Off, Sync-Start, Start, Stop, Intro/Ending, Main A, B (Auto Fill), OTS, Chord Guide Song controls Start, Stop, Pause, A↔B Repeat, Fast Forward, Rewind, Voice Change, Melody Guide Portable Grand Metronome Panel controls Overall (vw , +,-), SONG, VOICE, STYLE, numeric keypad (0 - 9, +,-) One Touch Setting 1/style Multi Pads 2 pads x 20 banks Yamaha Education Suite Melody Guide (Waiting, Minus One), Chord Guide (Smart, Dictionary) Preset songs 100 songs Display Large multi-function LCD display...
...Pad, Transpose, Tuning, Accompaniment Volume, Song Volume, Metronome Volume Style controls Acmp On/Off, Sync-Start, Start, Stop, Intro/Ending, Main A, B (Auto Fill), OTS, Chord Guide Song controls Start, Stop, Pause, A↔B Repeat, Fast Forward, Rewind, Voice Change, Melody Guide Portable Grand Metronome Panel controls Overall (vw , +,-), SONG, VOICE, STYLE, numeric keypad (0 - 9, +,-) One Touch Setting 1/style Multi Pads 2 pads x 20 banks Yamaha Education Suite Melody Guide (Waiting, Minus One), Chord Guide (Smart, Dictionary) Preset songs 100 songs Display Large multi-function LCD display...
