Owner's Manual
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... malfunction or user operating error. Do not use . sSAVING USER DATA • Save all data to an external device such as the Yamaha MIDI Data Filer MDF3, in damage to the instrument or overheating. • Before cleaning the instrument, always remove the electric plug from the outlet...or ringing in any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Use the specified adaptor (PA-3B or an equivalent recommended by improper use or modifications to the instrument...
... malfunction or user operating error. Do not use . sSAVING USER DATA • Save all data to an external device such as the Yamaha MIDI Data Filer MDF3, in damage to the instrument or overheating. • Before cleaning the instrument, always remove the electric plug from the outlet...or ringing in any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Use the specified adaptor (PA-3B or an equivalent recommended by improper use or modifications to the instrument...
Owner's Manual
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... 35 ONE TOUCH SETTING (OTS 36 CHORD GUIDE 37 q Smart 37 q Dictionary 39 MULTI PADS 40 MIDI 41 q About MIDI 41 q How Can MIDI be Used 41 TROUBLESHOOTING 42 VOICE LIST 43 MULTI PAD LIST 45 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART 46 SPECIFICATIONS 48 INDEX 49 THE SONG MODE 20 SELECTING AND PLAYING A SONG ......... 20 CHANGING... AND PLAYING VOICES - MULTI FINGERING 33 q Single Finger Chords 33 q Fingered Chords 33 WHAT IS A CHORD 34 WRITING CHORD NAMES 35 q The Intervals of the Yamaha PSR-240 PortaTone!
... 35 ONE TOUCH SETTING (OTS 36 CHORD GUIDE 37 q Smart 37 q Dictionary 39 MULTI PADS 40 MIDI 41 q About MIDI 41 q How Can MIDI be Used 41 TROUBLESHOOTING 42 VOICE LIST 43 MULTI PAD LIST 45 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART 46 SPECIFICATIONS 48 INDEX 49 THE SONG MODE 20 SELECTING AND PLAYING A SONG ......... 20 CHANGING... AND PLAYING VOICES - MULTI FINGERING 33 q Single Finger Chords 33 q Fingered Chords 33 WHAT IS A CHORD 34 WRITING CHORD NAMES 35 q The Intervals of the Yamaha PSR-240 PortaTone!
Owner's Manual
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... and note indications. • 100 songs, for interfacing with the following features and functions: Yamaha Education Suite page 26-27, 34-35, 37-39 The PortaTone features the new Yamaha Education Suite - The PSR-240 also has a Sustain switch jack. • Built-in the Style mode - Chord Guide ... with piano-only accompaniment - Pressing the PORTABLE GRAND button instantly calls up an appropriate voice for playing with the selected Style. • MIDI terminals for your own pace. • Minus One mutes only the melody part, letting you play . are also provided. All styles ...
... and note indications. • 100 songs, for interfacing with the following features and functions: Yamaha Education Suite page 26-27, 34-35, 37-39 The PortaTone features the new Yamaha Education Suite - The PSR-240 also has a Sustain switch jack. • Built-in the Style mode - Chord Guide ... with piano-only accompaniment - Pressing the PORTABLE GRAND button instantly calls up an appropriate voice for playing with the selected Style. • MIDI terminals for your own pace. • Minus One mutes only the melody part, letting you play . are also provided. All styles ...
Owner's Manual
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Panel Controls and Terminals Rear Panel IN MIDI OUT SUSTAIN ƿ PHONES/ OUTPUT DC IN 10-12V ƿ DC IN 10-12V jack This is for connection to a PA-3B AC power adaptor. (See page 9.) PHONES/OUTPUT jack This is for connection to a set of stereo headphones or to an external amplifier/speaker system. (See page 10.) SUSTAIN jack This is for connection to an optional FC4 or FC5 Footswitch. (See page 10.) MIDI IN, OUT terminals These are for connection to other MIDI instruments and devices. (See pages 10, 41.) 8
Panel Controls and Terminals Rear Panel IN MIDI OUT SUSTAIN ƿ PHONES/ OUTPUT DC IN 10-12V ƿ DC IN 10-12V jack This is for connection to a PA-3B AC power adaptor. (See page 9.) PHONES/OUTPUT jack This is for connection to a set of stereo headphones or to an external amplifier/speaker system. (See page 10.) SUSTAIN jack This is for connection to an optional FC4 or FC5 Footswitch. (See page 10.) MIDI IN, OUT terminals These are for connection to other MIDI instruments and devices. (See pages 10, 41.) 8
Owner's Manual
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... system is properly connected to the SUSTAIN jack before connecting them. This is equipped with other MIDI instruments and devices. (For more information, see page 41.) MIDI instrument IN MIDI OUT Music Stand Insert the bottom edge of the included music stand into this changes the recognized...the volumes of the footswitch, resulting in the same way as you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to sustain the sound. s Using the MIDI Terminals The PortaTone also features MIDI terminals, allowing you insert a headphone plug into the slot located at their minimum levels and...
... system is properly connected to the SUSTAIN jack before connecting them. This is equipped with other MIDI instruments and devices. (For more information, see page 41.) MIDI instrument IN MIDI OUT Music Stand Insert the bottom edge of the included music stand into this changes the recognized...the volumes of the footswitch, resulting in the same way as you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to sustain the sound. s Using the MIDI Terminals The PortaTone also features MIDI terminals, allowing you insert a headphone plug into the slot located at their minimum levels and...
Owner's Manual
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... channels are fixed to "tune into" the proper MIDI channel. How Can MIDI be transmitted during song playback. • Avoid using MIDI cables 15 meters or longer, since doing so can result in MIDI errors. 41 In the simple, yet powerful MIDI application example below, the Yamaha QY-70 Music Sequencer is used to the connected...
... channels are fixed to "tune into" the proper MIDI channel. How Can MIDI be transmitted during song playback. • Avoid using MIDI cables 15 meters or longer, since doing so can result in MIDI errors. 41 In the simple, yet powerful MIDI application example below, the Yamaha QY-70 Music Sequencer is used to the connected...
Owner's Manual
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Ch. # = 2 *2 MSB = 7FH, LSB = 00H Prg. When selecting voices via MIDI: * The Harmony voices (#61 - #70) and Echo voices (#81 - #90) are : MSB = 00H, LSB = 70H. VOICE LIST The following voices can also be selected when ...the Voice mode is active, or when the Voice Change function is on. They can be selected by a connected MIDI device; Ch. # = 1 Used Notes 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 43 Panel Prg. # Ch. # 10 21 32 43 54 65 76 87 98 10 9 11 10 12 11 13 12 14...
Ch. # = 2 *2 MSB = 7FH, LSB = 00H Prg. When selecting voices via MIDI: * The Harmony voices (#61 - #70) and Echo voices (#81 - #90) are : MSB = 00H, LSB = 70H. VOICE LIST The following voices can also be selected when ...the Voice mode is active, or when the Voice Change function is on. They can be selected by a connected MIDI device; Ch. # = 1 Used Notes 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 43 Panel Prg. # Ch. # 10 21 32 43 54 65 76 87 98 10 9 11 10 12 11 13 12 14...
Owner's Manual
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... / Folk Guitar Harp / Violin Horn / Trumpet Synth Bass / Brass Section Piano / Flute Used Notes 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 44 VOICE LIST The following voices cannot be selected by a connected MIDI device; the corresponding bank select messages are selected automatically in song playback. Ch. # 0 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26...
... / Folk Guitar Harp / Violin Horn / Trumpet Synth Bass / Brass Section Piano / Flute Used Notes 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 44 VOICE LIST The following voices cannot be selected by a connected MIDI device; the corresponding bank select messages are selected automatically in song playback. Ch. # 0 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26...
Owner's Manual
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... [Portable Keyboard] Model: PSR-240 MIDI Implementation Chart Date: 7-JAN-1999 Version: 1.0 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default Channel Changed 1~7, 10 X Mode Default Messages Altered 3 X Note Number : True voice 0~127 Velocity ...
... [Portable Keyboard] Model: PSR-240 MIDI Implementation Chart Date: 7-JAN-1999 Version: 1.0 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default Channel Changed 1~7, 10 X Mode Default Messages Altered 3 X Note Number : True voice 0~127 Velocity ...
Owner's Manual
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... and other like channel messages received will not affect the PSR-240 panel settings or what is being played on the keyboard. *4 < GM System on the selected voice, the transmitted velocity value may differ, even for notes played with identical strength. *2 MSB can be used to the voice list. midi implementation chart 47
... and other like channel messages received will not affect the PSR-240 panel settings or what is being played on the keyboard. *4 < GM System on the selected voice, the transmitted velocity value may differ, even for notes played with identical strength. *2 MSB can be used to the voice list. midi implementation chart 47
Owner's Manual
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... Overall (vw , +,-), SONG, VOICE, STYLE, DEMO, TOUCH, 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 (backlit) Amplifier 2.0W +... 2.0W MIDI IN/OUT Auxiliary jacks PHONES/OUTPUT, DC IN 10-12V, MIDI IN/OUT, SUSTAIN Speakers 12cm x 2 Power consumption 8.7W (when using PA-3B power adaptor) Power supply Adaptor: Yamaha PA-3B AC power adaptor Batteries: Six "D" size,...
... Overall (vw , +,-), SONG, VOICE, STYLE, DEMO, TOUCH, 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 (backlit) Amplifier 2.0W +... 2.0W MIDI IN/OUT Auxiliary jacks PHONES/OUTPUT, DC IN 10-12V, MIDI IN/OUT, SUSTAIN Speakers 12cm x 2 Power consumption 8.7W (when using PA-3B power adaptor) Power supply Adaptor: Yamaha PA-3B AC power adaptor Batteries: Six "D" size,...
Owner's Manual
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... Fingered chords 33 footswitch 10 H Harmony voices 17 headphones 10 I interval 35 Intro 29 inversion 34 M Main A/B 32 Melody Guide 26 Metronome 13 MIDI 41 MIDI Implementation Chart .......... 46 MIDI, about 41 Minus One 26 mode indicator 12 Multi Fingering 33 Multi Pad List 45 Multi Pads 40 music stand 10 N numeric keypad...
... Fingered chords 33 footswitch 10 H Harmony voices 17 headphones 10 I interval 35 Intro 29 inversion 34 M Main A/B 32 Melody Guide 26 Metronome 13 MIDI 41 MIDI Implementation Chart .......... 46 MIDI, about 41 Minus One 26 mode indicator 12 Multi Fingering 33 Multi Pad List 45 Multi Pads 40 music stand 10 N numeric keypad...