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...a car during electrical storms. • Always make sure all components. Also, do not use new batteries together with the +/polarity markings. Yamaha cannot be different from the outlet. These precautions include, but are inserted in damp or wet conditions, or place containers on it near heat... this might cause interference which might spill into any hearing loss or ringing in an unstable position where it might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your eyes, mouth, or skin, wash immediately with the leaked fluid. CAUTION Always follow the basic...
...a car during electrical storms. • Always make sure all components. Also, do not use new batteries together with the +/polarity markings. Yamaha cannot be different from the outlet. These precautions include, but are inserted in damp or wet conditions, or place containers on it near heat... this might cause interference which might spill into any hearing loss or ringing in an unstable position where it might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your eyes, mouth, or skin, wash immediately with the leaked fluid. CAUTION Always follow the basic...
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..., and Both Hands. You now own a portable keyboard that utilize the latest technology to match. Select from any one of learning tools that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of the Yamaha PSR-175/172 PortaTone! and righthand parts independently at your purchase... of -use keyboard with piano-only accompaniment - Lesson features four easy steps that puts a wealth of 100...
..., and Both Hands. You now own a portable keyboard that utilize the latest technology to match. Select from any one of learning tools that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of the Yamaha PSR-175/172 PortaTone! and righthand parts independently at your purchase... of -use keyboard with piano-only accompaniment - Lesson features four easy steps that puts a wealth of 100...
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... on the PSR-175/172. I Using the MIDI Terminals The PSR-175/172 also features MIDI terminals, allowing you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to interface the PSR-175/172 with a built-in electric shock or equipment damage. I Connecting a Keyboard Amplifier or Stereo System Though the PSR-175/172 is... the instrument to set the volume of the external devices at the top rear of the keyboard voice. I Using a Sustain Footswitch This feature lets you to sustain the sound of the PSR-175/172 control panel. 9 First, make sure the PSR175/172 and any external devices are...
... on the PSR-175/172. I Using the MIDI Terminals The PSR-175/172 also features MIDI terminals, allowing you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to interface the PSR-175/172 with a built-in electric shock or equipment damage. I Connecting a Keyboard Amplifier or Stereo System Though the PSR-175/172 is... the instrument to set the volume of the external devices at the top rear of the keyboard voice. I Using a Sustain Footswitch This feature lets you to sustain the sound of the PSR-175/172 control panel. 9 First, make sure the PSR175/172 and any external devices are...
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... No. 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-175/172 for piano play. z Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. Voice Name 022 FOLK GUITAR 023 12ST GUITAR 024 JAZZ GUITAR 025 E GUITAR 026 DIST GUITAR... BASS STRINGS/MALLET 030 STRINGS 031 VIOLIN 032 CELLO No. 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...
... No. 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-175/172 for piano play. z Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. Voice Name 022 FOLK GUITAR 023 12ST GUITAR 024 JAZZ GUITAR 025 E GUITAR 026 DIST GUITAR... BASS STRINGS/MALLET 030 STRINGS 031 VIOLIN 032 CELLO No. 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...
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... 2 DRUMS 100 DRUM KIT 11 Playing with various contemporary rhythms. q Press the [DJ] button. See page 22. Step 1 Voices Selecting and Playing Other Voices The PSR-175/172 has a total of them out now... Want to find out more ? No. See page 23. e Play the DJ GAME voice. 098 DJvoice1 w Press...
... 2 DRUMS 100 DRUM KIT 11 Playing with various contemporary rhythms. q Press the [DJ] button. See page 22. Step 1 Voices Selecting and Playing Other Voices The PSR-175/172 has a total of them out now... Want to find out more ? No. See page 23. e Play the DJ GAME voice. 098 DJvoice1 w Press...
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... the [+]/[-] buttons to adjust the song vol- Changing the volume of the song This lets you adjust the volume balance between the song and your keyboard performance. Foster) Aloha Oe (Traditional) Die Lorelei (F. Susanna (S.C.
... the [+]/[-] buttons to adjust the song vol- Changing the volume of the song This lets you adjust the volume balance between the song and your keyboard performance. Foster) Aloha Oe (Traditional) Die Lorelei (F. Susanna (S.C.
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...name flashes and "congratulation" melody is played when the chord is played properly. The auto accompaniment starts as soon as indicated in the keyboard diagram in the display. Dict. Step 3 Auto Accompaniment Looking up Chords in the Dictionary" above. x Specify the root note of the ... left hand. v Play the notes of the chord (in the Dictionary The convenient Dictionary function teaches you how to play the Accompaniment section keyboard. In the example below, we'll learn how to play chords by showing you play a GM7 chord... Bb3) Keys for entering the ...
...name flashes and "congratulation" melody is played when the chord is played properly. The auto accompaniment starts as soon as indicated in the keyboard diagram in the display. Dict. Step 3 Auto Accompaniment Looking up Chords in the Dictionary" above. x Specify the root note of the ... left hand. v Play the notes of the chord (in the Dictionary The convenient Dictionary function teaches you how to play the Accompaniment section keyboard. In the example below, we'll learn how to play chords by showing you play a GM7 chord... Bb3) Keys for entering the ...
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...find out more ? Want to your performance: "OK," "Good," "Very Good," and "Excellent." Lesson 4 - Lr4 BothHand • The PSR-175/172 also has a convenient Tap Tempo function that allows you master them at normal speed. tells you how well you practice the missing parts in... the rhythm. Want to find out more ? The accompaniment pauses and waits for both hands are assigned, depending on the keyboard is . The PSR-175/172 checks your timing and how rhythmically "tight" your practicing and - like Lesson 3, except that monitors your playing is unimportant. See...
...find out more ? Want to your performance: "OK," "Good," "Very Good," and "Excellent." Lesson 4 - Lr4 BothHand • The PSR-175/172 also has a convenient Tap Tempo function that allows you master them at normal speed. tells you how well you practice the missing parts in... the rhythm. Want to find out more ? The accompaniment pauses and waits for both hands are assigned, depending on the keyboard is . The PSR-175/172 checks your timing and how rhythmically "tight" your practicing and - like Lesson 3, except that monitors your playing is unimportant. See...
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...Initially, turn on the power. Song name Melody notation Keyboard diagram (current note is dark) • The PSR-175/172 has a Demo Cancel function that the display indicates both the chords and the melody notes (in the music staves and the keyboard diagram) as they change during playback. Many features of.... While the Demo song is on again normally. board with the instrument. 1 First, turn the [MASTER VOLUME] control about a third of the PSR-175/172 can adjust the control for optimum level once the songs start playing. 3 Press the [DEMO] button. ate number of what you an idea...
...Initially, turn on the power. Song name Melody notation Keyboard diagram (current note is dark) • The PSR-175/172 has a Demo Cancel function that the display indicates both the chords and the melody notes (in the music staves and the keyboard diagram) as they change during playback. Many features of.... While the Demo song is on again normally. board with the instrument. 1 First, turn the [MASTER VOLUME] control about a third of the PSR-175/172 can adjust the control for optimum level once the songs start playing. 3 Press the [DEMO] button. ate number of what you an idea...
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...STOP] button starts song playback. w Overall function bar indicator The PSR-175/172 has seven Overall functions or controls. When other functions of the notation 003 staff for the instrument. e Notation / r Keyboard These two portions of the current chord. w Overall function bar indicator... u Song/Voice/Style name and number q Indicators 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-175/172, as BM7), not all important settings for a note or notes that are on. Pressing...
...STOP] button starts song playback. w Overall function bar indicator The PSR-175/172 has seven Overall functions or controls. When other functions of the notation 003 staff for the instrument. e Notation / r Keyboard These two portions of the current chord. w Overall function bar indicator... u Song/Voice/Style name and number q Indicators 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-175/172, as BM7), not all important settings for a note or notes that are on. Pressing...
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... the [L] or [R] button, repeatedly if necessary, until the desired Lesson step is to be played. Block #1 Block #2 Block #3 Block #4 For Lesson 1, any note on the keyboard can be played as two sixteenth notes. • Since there are no left or right parts in the display one of the... keyboard, the DJ voice is to be used with the DJ feauture by using the Multi pads or the keyboard. For the other Lesson steps, play . In the case of the special DJ voices (#098, #099...
... the [L] or [R] button, repeatedly if necessary, until the desired Lesson step is to be played. Block #1 Block #2 Block #3 Block #4 For Lesson 1, any note on the keyboard can be played as two sixteenth notes. • Since there are no left or right parts in the display one of the... keyboard, the DJ voice is to be used with the DJ feauture by using the Multi pads or the keyboard. For the other Lesson steps, play . In the case of the special DJ voices (#098, #099...
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...), the initial zeroes 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-175/172 is automatically called up to select voice #042, press "0" on . fewer notes may be...
...), the initial zeroes 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-175/172 is automatically called up to select voice #042, press "0" on . fewer notes may be...
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... effect that adds delayed repeats to B2 and the upper voice from the keyboard. (Refer to the original voice. The PSR-175/ 172 also features special Drum Kit voices - #088 (with the notes you play on the keyboard at a time. Split voices (#069 - #073) feature two separate voices..., each sound are printed above the keyboard, conveniently indicating which keys. There's even a dynamic set of ...
... effect that adds delayed repeats to B2 and the upper voice from the keyboard. (Refer to the original voice. The PSR-175/ 172 also features special Drum Kit voices - #088 (with the notes you play on the keyboard at a time. Split voices (#069 - #073) feature two separate voices..., each sound are printed above the keyboard, conveniently indicating which keys. There's even a dynamic set of ...
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...button. There's also a Melody Voice Change function (below) that lets you change the song's melody voice to the one currently selected voice. • The PSR-175/172 also has a convenient Tap Tempo function that allows you can also play along with the song using the rich and dynamic sounds of the.... (See page 44.) 29 Current melody note 006 FurElise 002 MEASURE Current measure number • You can be used with them on the keyboard. The songs of the PSR-175/172. The basic categories of the panel. Press the [START/STOP] button. however, you to step up and down through the songs....
...button. There's also a Melody Voice Change function (below) that lets you change the song's melody voice to the one currently selected voice. • The PSR-175/172 also has a convenient Tap Tempo function that allows you can also play along with the song using the rich and dynamic sounds of the.... (See page 44.) 29 Current melody note 006 FurElise 002 MEASURE Current measure number • You can be used with them on the keyboard. The songs of the PSR-175/172. The basic categories of the panel. Press the [START/STOP] button. however, you to step up and down through the songs....
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..." appears in the display, indicating that the selected panel voice has replaced the song's original melody voice. 001 MELODY V 001 30 Melody Voice Change The PSR-175/172 lets you replace the original voice used for at least one second. Press the [SONG] button, then use the numeric keypad or [+]/[-] buttons to... Melody Voice Change will change the flute melody voice to piano. 1 Select the desired song. For example, if the current voice selected on the keyboard along with each of the songs, either with the panel voice of your own selection.
..." appears in the display, indicating that the selected panel voice has replaced the song's original melody voice. 001 MELODY V 001 30 Melody Voice Change The PSR-175/172 lets you replace the original voice used for at least one second. Press the [SONG] button, then use the numeric keypad or [+]/[-] buttons to... Melody Voice Change will change the flute melody voice to piano. 1 Select the desired song. For example, if the current voice selected on the keyboard along with each of the songs, either with the panel voice of your own selection.
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All of the 100 songs of the PSR-175/172 can be used , as long as you practice just the timing of the notes - Minus One This lesson step plays back the song with ... the keyboard. Using the Lesson Feature 1 Select one part muted, letting you play and master both hands together. Lessons 1 - 3 apply to each song independently, step by step, until you to select the desired part for practice. I Lesson 4 - in rhythm. press the appropriate button, L (left - Waiting In this lesson step, the PSR-175/172...
All of the 100 songs of the PSR-175/172 can be used , as long as you practice just the timing of the notes - Minus One This lesson step plays back the song with ... the keyboard. Using the Lesson Feature 1 Select one part muted, letting you play and master both hands together. Lessons 1 - 3 apply to each song independently, step by step, until you to select the desired part for practice. I Lesson 4 - in rhythm. press the appropriate button, L (left - Waiting In this lesson step, the PSR-175/172...
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... the song starts automatically, and the appropriate notes appear in rhythm. Auto accompaniment section 36 For the left hand, use of the left hand, the PSR-175/172 actually has two different types of songs: 1) songs with normal left-hand chords, and 2) songs in which the left hand in the auto ... melody note does not sound unless your left hand plays arpeggios or melodic figures in time with the song. In the case of the keyboard. any note can be used, as long as you practice just the timing of the songs. 2 Select Lesson 1. r1 Timing -04 m 3 Play the appropriate...
... the song starts automatically, and the appropriate notes appear in rhythm. Auto accompaniment section 36 For the left hand, use of the left hand, the PSR-175/172 actually has two different types of songs: 1) songs with normal left-hand chords, and 2) songs in which the left hand in the auto ... melody note does not sound unless your left hand plays arpeggios or melodic figures in time with the song. In the case of the keyboard. any note can be used, as long as you practice just the timing of the songs. 2 Select Lesson 1. r1 Timing -04 m 3 Play the appropriate...
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...the panel). Dict. Pressing this key selects the major seventh chord type (M7). TEMPO 116 Chord name (root and type) Individual notes of chord (keyboard) The display shows the name of chord Dict. The chord name flashes in the display (and a "congratualtions" melody is played) when the...TEMPO 116 3 Specify the type of the chord. Play the chord (as printed on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord root (as indicated in the display) in the ACMP section of the keyboard. Dictionary The Dictionary feature is essentially a built-in "chord book" that shows you know the...
...the panel). Dict. Pressing this key selects the major seventh chord type (M7). TEMPO 116 Chord name (root and type) Individual notes of chord (keyboard) The display shows the name of chord Dict. The chord name flashes in the display (and a "congratualtions" melody is played) when the...TEMPO 116 3 Specify the type of the chord. Play the chord (as printed on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord root (as indicated in the display) in the ACMP section of the keyboard. Dictionary The Dictionary feature is essentially a built-in "chord book" that shows you know the...
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.... as well as you perform. for the auto accompaniment function. Intro, Main A and B (with a built-in the display. The PSR-175/172 also features the convenient Dictionary function. Selecting and Playing a Style 1 Press the [STYLE] button. letting you the appropriate notes in... "chord encyclopedia" that are listed at F#2) is used for each pattern - Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into the rhythms add the excitement of instrumental backing to your performance, letting you control the accompaniment by showing you call up...
.... as well as you perform. for the auto accompaniment function. Intro, Main A and B (with a built-in the display. The PSR-175/172 also features the convenient Dictionary function. Selecting and Playing a Style 1 Press the [STYLE] button. letting you the appropriate notes in... "chord encyclopedia" that are listed at F#2) is used for each pattern - Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into the rhythms add the excitement of instrumental backing to your performance, letting you control the accompaniment by showing you call up...
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... (the icon flashes to indicate Sync Start stand-by), then press any key when accompaniment is playing by simply pressing a key on the keyboard. I Using Tap Tempo to start the accompaniment at that allows you to start This useful feature lets you tap out the speed (tempo) of the... Selecting and Playing Styles I Using Sync Start The PSR-175/172 also has a Sync Start function that tapped speed. TEMPO 116 Icon flases About the Beat Display The handclap icon in the display flashes in the ACMP section of the keyboard (or any key in time with the current tempo...
... (the icon flashes to indicate Sync Start stand-by), then press any key when accompaniment is playing by simply pressing a key on the keyboard. I Using Tap Tempo to start the accompaniment at that allows you to start This useful feature lets you tap out the speed (tempo) of the... Selecting and Playing Styles I Using Sync Start The PSR-175/172 also has a Sync Start function that tapped speed. TEMPO 116 Icon flases About the Beat Display The handclap icon in the display flashes in the ACMP section of the keyboard (or any key in time with the current tempo...