Owner's Manual
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...the instrument, use new batteries together with water and consult a doctor. Also, do leak, avoid contact with the +/polarity markings. Yamaha cannot be caused by Yamaha) only. The instrument contains no user-serviceable parts. PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a safe place...• Use the specified adaptor (PA-3C or PA-3B or an equivalent recommended by it might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your eyes, mouth, or skin, wash immediately with old ones. If the battery fluid should ...
...the instrument, use new batteries together with water and consult a doctor. Also, do leak, avoid contact with the +/polarity markings. Yamaha cannot be caused by Yamaha) only. The instrument contains no user-serviceable parts. PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a safe place...• Use the specified adaptor (PA-3C or PA-3B or an equivalent recommended by it might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your eyes, mouth, or skin, wash immediately with old ones. If the battery fluid should ...
Owner's Manual
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... you know the name of the Yamaha Education Suite. • Convenient control over accompaniment Styles - Lesson features four easy steps that help you through the parts of -use keyboard with other things. or for interfacing with the following features and functions: I Portable Grand page 20 The PSR-172/170 also has a Portable Grand function...
... you know the name of the Yamaha Education Suite. • Convenient control over accompaniment Styles - Lesson features four easy steps that help you through the parts of -use keyboard with other things. or for interfacing with the following features and functions: I Portable Grand page 20 The PSR-172/170 also has a Portable Grand function...
Owner's Manual
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...optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to sustain the sound of the included music rest into this changes the recognized polarity of stereo headphones to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack. press and hold down the footswitch as a damper pedal on the PSR-172/170. I Connecting a Keyboard Amplifi...er or Stereo System Though the PSR-172/170 is equipped with other end to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack on an acoustic piano - Setting...
...optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to sustain the sound of the included music rest into this changes the recognized polarity of stereo headphones to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack. press and hold down the footswitch as a damper pedal on the PSR-172/170. I Connecting a Keyboard Amplifi...er or Stereo System Though the PSR-172/170 is equipped with other end to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack on an acoustic piano - Setting...
Owner's Manual
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...more ? Quick Guide Step 1 Voices w z w GrandPno q zq Playing the Piano Simply by pressing the [PORTABLE GRAND] button, you can automatically reset the entire PSR-172/170 for piano play. See page 21. Voice Name 022 FOLK GUITAR 023 12ST GUITAR 024 JAZZ GUITAR 025 E GUITAR 026 DIST GUITAR 027 WOOD... 10 See page 20. z Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. Playing along with the Metronome z Press the [METRONOME] button. 000 GrandPno x Play the keyboard. Voice Name 011 VIBRATO ON 012 HARMONY OFF 013 HARMONY ON 014 ATTACK OFF 015 ATTACK ON 016 WAVE OFF 017 WAVE ON 018 PIPE...
...more ? Quick Guide Step 1 Voices w z w GrandPno q zq Playing the Piano Simply by pressing the [PORTABLE GRAND] button, you can automatically reset the entire PSR-172/170 for piano play. See page 21. Voice Name 022 FOLK GUITAR 023 12ST GUITAR 024 JAZZ GUITAR 025 E GUITAR 026 DIST GUITAR 027 WOOD... 10 See page 20. z Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. Playing along with the Metronome z Press the [METRONOME] button. 000 GrandPno x Play the keyboard. Voice Name 011 VIBRATO ON 012 HARMONY OFF 013 HARMONY ON 014 ATTACK OFF 015 ATTACK ON 016 WAVE OFF 017 WAVE ON 018 PIPE...
Owner's Manual
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... with various contemporary rhythms. q Press the [DJ] button. See page 22. w Select a voice. 000 GrandPno TEMPO 116 002 HnkyTonk e Play the keyboard. Want to find out more ? Voice Name 087 STEEL DRUMS 088 DRUM KIT DUAL 089 PNO CONCE 090 E PNO CONCE 091 FAIRY LAND 092... more ? e Play the DJ GAME voice. 098 DJvoice1 w Press the Lesson [L] or [R] button. Step 1 Voices Selecting and Playing Other Voices The PSR-172/170 has a total of them out now... Let's try a few of 100 dynamic and realistic instrument voices. No. Voice Name 055 SY STRINGS 056 SY...
... with various contemporary rhythms. q Press the [DJ] button. See page 22. w Select a voice. 000 GrandPno TEMPO 116 002 HnkyTonk e Play the keyboard. Want to find out more ? Voice Name 087 STEEL DRUMS 088 DRUM KIT DUAL 089 PNO CONCE 090 E PNO CONCE 091 FAIRY LAND 092... more ? e Play the DJ GAME voice. 098 DJvoice1 w Press the Lesson [L] or [R] button. Step 1 Voices Selecting and Playing Other Voices The PSR-172/170 has a total of them out now... Let's try a few of 100 dynamic and realistic instrument voices. No. Voice Name 055 SY STRINGS 056 SY...
Owner's Manual
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... Little Brown Jug (Traditional) 075 The Entertainer (S. Changing the volume of the song This lets you adjust the volume balance between the song and your keyboard performance. Lange) Valse Des Fleurs (From "The Nutcracker") (P.I. Work) Beautiful Dreamer (S.C. Scott) Close Your Hands,Open 067 Your Hands (J.J.
... Little Brown Jug (Traditional) 075 The Entertainer (S. Changing the volume of the song This lets you adjust the volume balance between the song and your keyboard performance. Lange) Valse Des Fleurs (From "The Nutcracker") (P.I. Work) Beautiful Dreamer (S.C. Scott) Close Your Hands,Open 067 Your Hands (J.J.
Owner's Manual
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.... b Play a chord with your left hand. For more ? The auto accompaniment has four sections: Intro, Main A/B, and Ending. Want to play the Accompaniment section keyboard. v Play the notes of the chord (in this case, G). B4) c Specify the chord type of the chord as you the individual notes. The chord name...;nd out more on . Step 3 Auto Accompaniment Looking up Chords in the Dictionary" above. The auto accompaniment starts as soon as indicated in the keyboard diagram in the display. See page 41. Bb3) Keys for entering the chord type (A2 - Dict.
.... b Play a chord with your left hand. For more ? The auto accompaniment has four sections: Intro, Main A/B, and Ending. Want to play the Accompaniment section keyboard. v Play the notes of the chord (in this case, G). B4) c Specify the chord type of the chord as you the individual notes. The chord name...;nd out more on . Step 3 Auto Accompaniment Looking up Chords in the Dictionary" above. The auto accompaniment starts as soon as indicated in the keyboard diagram in the display. See page 41. Bb3) Keys for entering the chord type (A2 - Dict.
Owner's Manual
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...waits for both hands are assigned, depending on the keyboard is . Talking This feature "talks" to find out more ? Changing the Tempo Naturally, you can change the tempo (speed) of the notes. See page 37. Lr4 BothHand • The PSR-172/170 also has a convenient Tap Tempo function that ...the particular note you through the speakers, "announcing" the Grade comments as well as they appear in time with the rhythm. r1 Timing Grade The PSR-172/170 has a built-in evaluation function that allows you practice the missing part in real time. (See page 44.) Want to find ...
...waits for both hands are assigned, depending on the keyboard is . Talking This feature "talks" to find out more ? Changing the Tempo Naturally, you can change the tempo (speed) of the notes. See page 37. Lr4 BothHand • The PSR-172/170 also has a convenient Tap Tempo function that ...the particular note you through the speakers, "announcing" the Grade comments as well as they appear in time with the rhythm. r1 Timing Grade The PSR-172/170 has a built-in evaluation function that allows you practice the missing part in real time. (See page 44.) Want to find ...
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...] control about a third of the desired song during the song. Initially, turn on the power. Song name Melody notation Keyboard diagram (current note is dark) • The PSR-172/170 has a Demo Cancel function that the display indicates both the chords and the melody notes (in this , simultaneously hold...Playing the Demo Songs The PSR-172/170 has a variety of Demo songs, specially recorded to showcase the dynamic sounds and rhythms and give you an idea of the display. All five songs will play along on in the music staves and the keyboard diagram) as they change ...
...] control about a third of the desired song during the song. Initially, turn on the power. Song name Melody notation Keyboard diagram (current note is dark) • The PSR-172/170 has a Demo Cancel function that the display indicates both the chords and the melody notes (in this , simultaneously hold...Playing the Demo Songs The PSR-172/170 has a variety of Demo songs, specially recorded to showcase the dynamic sounds and rhythms and give you an idea of the display. All five songs will play along on in the music staves and the keyboard diagram) as they change ...
Owner's Manual
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...002 DemoSong 003 e Notation y Chord r Keyboard t Measure/Tempo and Beat q Indicator These bars indicate the operating condition of the PSR-172/170, as BM7), not all important settings for the instrument. w Overall function bar indicator The PSR-172/170 has seven Overall functions or controls. ...The hand clap icons also flash to its name (printed on the keyboard. Using the numeric keypad selects voice numbers. Pressing the [START/...
...002 DemoSong 003 e Notation y Chord r Keyboard t Measure/Tempo and Beat q Indicator These bars indicate the operating condition of the PSR-172/170, as BM7), not all important settings for the instrument. w Overall function bar indicator The PSR-172/170 has seven Overall functions or controls. ...The hand clap icons also flash to its name (printed on the keyboard. Using the numeric keypad selects voice numbers. Pressing the [START/...
Owner's Manual
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...the special DJ voices (#098, #099) with the DJ song. (See page 25.) 22 Block #1 Block #2 Block #3 Block #4 For Lesson 1, any note on the keyboard can play the appropriate octave block. For the other Lesson steps, play with DJ play the appropriate block as succesive sixteenth notes. Also for the... as shown below ). Indicates that the 3 1 third block and first block are no left or right parts in the display one of the keyboard, the DJ voice is playing, the block numbers appear in the DJ song, the [L] and [R] buttons can be played, the appropriate block numbers appear...
...the special DJ voices (#098, #099) with the DJ song. (See page 25.) 22 Block #1 Block #2 Block #3 Block #4 For Lesson 1, any note on the keyboard can play the appropriate octave block. For the other Lesson steps, play with DJ play the appropriate block as succesive sixteenth notes. Also for the... as shown below ). Indicates that the 3 1 third block and first block are no left or right parts in the display one of the keyboard, the DJ voice is playing, the block numbers appear in the DJ song, the [L] and [R] buttons can be played, the appropriate block numbers appear...
Owner's Manual
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... at one voice may be available.) This includes not only the notes played from the keyboard, but also the notes in a style pattern, the notes played by pressing both [+]/[-] buttons simultaneously. (See page 26.) • The PSR-172/170 is polyphonic up with zeroes (such as split voices and dual voices - Switching between...
... at one voice may be available.) This includes not only the notes played from the keyboard, but also the notes in a style pattern, the notes played by pressing both [+]/[-] buttons simultaneously. (See page 26.) • The PSR-172/170 is polyphonic up with zeroes (such as split voices and dual voices - Switching between...
Owner's Manual
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...let you play a variety of drum and percussion sounds from the keyboard. (Refer to the Drum Kit Voice Chart below.) Icons representing each playable from C3 (middle C). There's even a dynamic set of the keyboard - The PSR-172/ 170 also features special Drum Kit voices - #088 (with the... notes you play on the keyboard at a time. Selecting and Playing Voices Harmony voices (#059 - #068) automatically add a ...
...let you play a variety of drum and percussion sounds from the keyboard. (Refer to the Drum Kit Voice Chart below.) Icons representing each playable from C3 (middle C). There's even a dynamic set of the keyboard - The PSR-172/ 170 also features special Drum Kit voices - #088 (with the... notes you play on the keyboard at a time. Selecting and Playing Voices Harmony voices (#059 - #068) automatically add a ...
Owner's Manual
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... number, or use the [+]/[-] buttons to the one currently selected voice. • The PSR-172/170 also has a convenient Tap Tempo function that allows you can also be selected in the same way as with them on the keyboard. however, you to "tap" a new tempo in the display. Song name and number... 001 DemoSong -02 2 Select the desired song number. The basic categories of the PSR-172/170. Press the [START/STOP] button. Simply press the [VOICE] button...
... number, or use the [+]/[-] buttons to the one currently selected voice. • The PSR-172/170 also has a convenient Tap Tempo function that allows you can also be selected in the same way as with them on the keyboard. however, you to "tap" a new tempo in the display. Song name and number... 001 DemoSong -02 2 Select the desired song number. The basic categories of the PSR-172/170. Press the [START/STOP] button. Simply press the [VOICE] button...
Owner's Manual
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...'s original melody voice. 001 MELODY V 001 30 Melody Voice Change The PSR-172/170 lets you replace the original voice used for at least one step further - Press the [START/STOP] button. For example, if the current voice selected on the keyboard along with each of the songs, either with the panel voice...
...'s original melody voice. 001 MELODY V 001 30 Melody Voice Change The PSR-172/170 lets you replace the original voice used for at least one step further - Press the [START/STOP] button. For example, if the current voice selected on the keyboard along with each of the songs, either with the panel voice...
Owner's Manual
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All of the 100 songs of the PSR-172/170 can be used , as long as you play the keyboard. These practices are divided into different categories or music genres, including Piano/Classical, World and Christmas, plus a special set of DJ Game songs. 34 I Lesson 3 - I ... to play and master the missing part yourself - any note can be used with one of the Lesson songs. Waiting In this lesson step, the PSR-172/170 waits for practice. in rhythm. Minus One This lesson step plays back the song with these educational features. I Lesson 1 - Lesson lets you practice just...
All of the 100 songs of the PSR-172/170 can be used , as long as you play the keyboard. These practices are divided into different categories or music genres, including Piano/Classical, World and Christmas, plus a special set of DJ Game songs. 34 I Lesson 3 - I ... to play and master the missing part yourself - any note can be used with one of the Lesson songs. Waiting In this lesson step, the PSR-172/170 waits for practice. in rhythm. Minus One This lesson step plays back the song with these educational features. I Lesson 1 - Lesson lets you practice just...
Owner's Manual
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... left hand in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. Press the [L] or [R] button (repeatedly, if necessary) until Lesson 1 is indicated. • The melody note does not sound unless your left -hand note; Regarding chords and the use of the left hand, the PSR-172/170 actually has two different types of the...
... left hand in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. Press the [L] or [R] button (repeatedly, if necessary) until Lesson 1 is indicated. • The melody note does not sound unless your left -hand note; Regarding chords and the use of the left hand, the PSR-172/170 actually has two different types of the...
Owner's Manual
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...that corresponds to the desired chord type (as printed on the panel). Pressing this key selects the root G. both in notation and on the keyboard that corresponds to be played. TEMPO 116 Flashes when correct notes are held down. (Inversions for many of a certain chord and want to ...116 2 Specify the root of the chord (major, minor, seventh, etc.). TEMPO 116 3 Specify the type of the chord. Press the key on the keyboard diagram. 4 Play the chord. Pressing this key selects the major seventh chord type (M7). Notation of the chord, and the individual notes - It is...
...that corresponds to the desired chord type (as printed on the panel). Pressing this key selects the root G. both in notation and on the keyboard that corresponds to be played. TEMPO 116 Flashes when correct notes are held down. (Inversions for many of a certain chord and want to ...116 2 Specify the root of the chord (major, minor, seventh, etc.). TEMPO 116 3 Specify the type of the chord. Press the key on the keyboard diagram. 4 Play the chord. Pressing this key selects the major seventh chord type (M7). Notation of the chord, and the individual notes - It is...
Owner's Manual
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... and down through the style numbers. 42 Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into the rhythms add the excitement of 100 different styles are available, in the display. Selecting and Playing Styles The PSR-172/170 provides dynamic rhythm/accompaniment patterns - The PSR-172/170 also features the convenient Dictionary function. Use the numeric keypad...
... and down through the style numbers. 42 Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into the rhythms add the excitement of 100 different styles are available, in the display. Selecting and Playing Styles The PSR-172/170 provides dynamic rhythm/accompaniment patterns - The PSR-172/170 also features the convenient Dictionary function. Use the numeric keypad...
Owner's Manual
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... page 31.) 44 The flashing pattern provides a visual indication of both the tempo and time signature of the keyboard (or any key when accompaniment is playing by simply pressing a key on the keyboard. To use Sync Start, first press the [SYNC START] button (the handclap icon flashes to start... twice at the tempo you tapped. You can also change the tempo while the accompaniment is off). Selecting and Playing Styles I Using Sync Start The PSR-172/170 also has a Sync Start function that tapped speed.
... page 31.) 44 The flashing pattern provides a visual indication of both the tempo and time signature of the keyboard (or any key when accompaniment is playing by simply pressing a key on the keyboard. To use Sync Start, first press the [SYNC START] button (the handclap icon flashes to start... twice at the tempo you tapped. You can also change the tempo while the accompaniment is off). Selecting and Playing Styles I Using Sync Start The PSR-172/170 also has a Sync Start function that tapped speed.