Owner's Manual
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... • Do not place the AC adaptor cord near heat sources such as the Yamaha MIDI Data Filer MDF3, in use immediately and have accumulated on it containing liquids which might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your instrument. 3 If it should appear to be ...Do not use . Always turn off the power switch, disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet, and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Use the specified adaptor (PA-3B or an equivalent recommended by improper use the instrument near other electrical products such...
... • Do not place the AC adaptor cord near heat sources such as the Yamaha MIDI Data Filer MDF3, in use immediately and have accumulated on it containing liquids which might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your instrument. 3 If it should appear to be ...Do not use . Always turn off the power switch, disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet, and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Use the specified adaptor (PA-3B or an equivalent recommended by improper use the instrument near other electrical products such...
Owner's Manual
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... - 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! You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of-use in order to take full advantage of its various features. PLAYING THE...
... - 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! You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of-use in order to take full advantage of its various features. PLAYING THE...
Owner's Manual
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...Yamaha Education Suite. • Convenient control over accompaniment Styles - including Tempo and independent Accompaniment Volume. • One Touch Setting (OTS), for automatically calling up the stunningly authentic "Stereo Sampled Piano" voice and configures the entire PortaTone for your listening enjoyment - The PSR-240...only accompaniment - with your playing strength - All styles (except for use keyboard with other MIDI devices. It's great for interfacing with the following features and functions: Yamaha Education Suite page 26-27, 34-35, 37-39 The PortaTone features ...
...Yamaha Education Suite. • Convenient control over accompaniment Styles - including Tempo and independent Accompaniment Volume. • One Touch Setting (OTS), for automatically calling up the stunningly authentic "Stereo Sampled Piano" voice and configures the entire PortaTone for your listening enjoyment - The PSR-240...only accompaniment - with your playing strength - All styles (except for use keyboard with other MIDI devices. It's great for interfacing with the following features and functions: Yamaha Education Suite page 26-27, 34-35, 37-39 The PortaTone features ...
Owner's Manual
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...sure to the SUSTAIN jack before connecting them. Doing this jack. s Using a Sustain Footswitch This feature lets you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to the LINE IN or AUX IN jack(s) of the other device and the other MIDI instruments and devices. (For...edge of the included music stand into this changes the recognized polarity of the footswitch, resulting in reversed footswitch operation. s Connecting a Keyboard Amplifier or Stereo System Though the PortaTone is properly connected to set the volumes of stereo headphones to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack...
...sure to the SUSTAIN jack before connecting them. Doing this jack. s Using a Sustain Footswitch This feature lets you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to the LINE IN or AUX IN jack(s) of the other device and the other MIDI instruments and devices. (For...edge of the included music stand into this changes the recognized polarity of the footswitch, resulting in reversed footswitch operation. s Connecting a Keyboard Amplifier or Stereo System Though the PortaTone is properly connected to set the volumes of stereo headphones to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack...
Owner's Manual
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...stop playback, press the START/STOP (>/s) button. For information on selecting and playing individual songs, see page 20. 002 MEASURE Current chord Keyboard diagram (current note is dark) Melody notation While the Demo song is on , the Voice mode is automatically called up . Whenever the... control about a third of the melody voice. MIN MAX Press the DEMO button. If the Voice Change function is playing... Initially, turn on the keyboard with the instrument. Press the STANDBY/ON button. These include: • Tempo (page 21) • Song volume (page 23) • Tuning...
...stop playback, press the START/STOP (>/s) button. For information on selecting and playing individual songs, see page 20. 002 MEASURE Current chord Keyboard diagram (current note is dark) Melody notation While the Demo song is on , the Voice mode is automatically called up . Whenever the... control about a third of the melody voice. MIN MAX Press the DEMO button. If the Voice Change function is playing... Initially, turn on the keyboard with the instrument. Press the STANDBY/ON button. These include: • Tempo (page 21) • Song volume (page 23) • Tuning...
Owner's Manual
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...the display becomes dim or hard to read, contact the store where you purchased the instrument or, Yamaha directly, to its name (printed on the panel). » Notation ¿ Keyboard These two portions of the display conveniently indicate notes currently played on . ¶ Song/Voice/Style ...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 ´ Measure/Tempo and beat ³ Mode indicator These dark bars indicate the currently selected mode: Song...
...the display becomes dim or hard to read, contact the store where you purchased the instrument or, Yamaha directly, to its name (printed on the panel). » Notation ¿ Keyboard These two portions of the display conveniently indicate notes currently played on . ¶ Song/Voice/Style ...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 ´ Measure/Tempo and beat ³ Mode indicator These dark bars indicate the currently selected mode: Song...
Owner's Manual
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... be cancelled. To change to automatically play too many notes at a time. Also included are designed to another voice, repeat step 2 above the keyboard, conveniently indicating which keys. The type of harmony used for a rich, layered sound. The Voice Mode Play the selected voice. or three-note ...on the particular voice that let you play various drum and percussion sounds from C3 (middle C). Thus, if you can be played on the keyboard at one time, some may not sound and/or others may be used depends on the voice selected - NOTE: About the Harmony voices ...
... be cancelled. To change to automatically play too many notes at a time. Also included are designed to another voice, repeat step 2 above the keyboard, conveniently indicating which keys. The type of harmony used for a rich, layered sound. The Voice Mode Play the selected voice. or three-note ...on the particular voice that let you play various drum and percussion sounds from C3 (middle C). Thus, if you can be played on the keyboard at one time, some may not sound and/or others may be used depends on the voice selected - NOTE: About the Harmony voices ...
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... Minus One function, you can "mute" the original melody and play along with them on the keyboard yourself. however, you can also play it manually on the keyboard. A Voice Change function lets you set whether the keyboard voice changes or not with the voices (see page 16). Press the SONG button. Start the...
... Minus One function, you can "mute" the original melody and play along with them on the keyboard yourself. however, you can also play it manually on the keyboard. A Voice Change function lets you set whether the keyboard voice changes or not with the voices (see page 16). Press the SONG button. Start the...
Owner's Manual
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... Guide function that part yourself. The Melody Guide function even lets you to be played is shown in the music staves and the keyboard diagram). Press the MELODY GUIDE button repeatedly until the desired setting is indicated in the display (in the display. MinusOne Off This ...automatically when a different song number is playing. indicating which notes you should play the melody part naturally in the music staves and the keyboard diagram). These can play them. VOICE CHANGE MELODY GUIDE WAITING MINUS ONE OFF Waiting 001 MEASURE Settings: Waiting When set to be ...
... Guide function that part yourself. The Melody Guide function even lets you to be played is shown in the music staves and the keyboard diagram). Press the MELODY GUIDE button repeatedly until the desired setting is indicated in the display (in the display. MinusOne Off This ...automatically when a different song number is playing. indicating which notes you should play the melody part naturally in the music staves and the keyboard diagram). These can play them. VOICE CHANGE MELODY GUIDE WAITING MINUS ONE OFF Waiting 001 MEASURE Settings: Waiting When set to be ...
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... mode active, select the desired song. (See page 20.) Change the Voice Change setting. The programmed voice of the song, and play the keyboard. Setting this setting when you can select from the 100 voices of the song. VC Off This turns the Voice Change function off . These .../STOP (>/s) button. Selecting and Playing Songs - It is especially useful when used with the song. Each song is set whether or not the keyboard voice changes automatically with an initial voice, and many have voice changes within the song itself. Start playback in the display. WAI VOICE MELODY MINU...
... mode active, select the desired song. (See page 20.) Change the Voice Change setting. The programmed voice of the song, and play the keyboard. Setting this setting when you can select from the 100 voices of the song. VC Off This turns the Voice Change function off . These .../STOP (>/s) button. Selecting and Playing Songs - It is especially useful when used with the song. Each song is set whether or not the keyboard voice changes automatically with an initial voice, and many have voice changes within the song itself. Start playback in the display. WAI VOICE MELODY MINU...
Owner's Manual
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...play. The auto accompaniment features that are available, in the same way as with 4 Fill-ins), and Ending - Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into the rhythms add the excitement of 100 different styles are built into two sections: The upper is used for playing a melody line, and the... lower (labeled "ACMP" below the keyboard) is for various popular music styles. Press the STYLE button. Style name and number 001 8BtPop TEMPO 116 Indicates Style mode is made up ...
...play. The auto accompaniment features that are available, in the same way as with 4 Fill-ins), and Ending - Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into the rhythms add the excitement of 100 different styles are built into two sections: The upper is used for playing a melody line, and the... lower (labeled "ACMP" below the keyboard) is for various popular music styles. Press the STYLE button. Style name and number 001 8BtPop TEMPO 116 Indicates Style mode is made up ...
Owner's Manual
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... handclap icon in the display flashes in one of a style (or song). You can be followed by the Main A section. For information on the keyboard. START currently selected Main A or B section will be played with the current tempo during playback of the following ways: HINT: The PortaTone also features ...to follow the Intro. to select which section (A or B) is to indicate Sync-Start stand-by playing any key in the ACMP section of the keyboard (or any key in the ACMP section of the style or song. (For more information, see page 31. Intro≥A TEMPO 116 Finally, press...
... handclap icon in the display flashes in one of a style (or song). You can be followed by the Main A section. For information on the keyboard. START currently selected Main A or B section will be played with the current tempo during playback of the following ways: HINT: The PortaTone also features ...to follow the Intro. to select which section (A or B) is to indicate Sync-Start stand-by playing any key in the ACMP section of the keyboard (or any key in the ACMP section of the style or song. (For more information, see page 31. Intro≥A TEMPO 116 Finally, press...
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... rhythm/accompaniment stops playing immediately. Selecting and Playing Styles - You can do this button selects the Main B section or adds a Fill-in one of the keyboard (or any key when accompaniment is off . (See page 36.) ACMP SYNCON/OFF START START/ INTRO/ A MAIN B STOP ENDING rit. Style Controls When the Style...
... rhythm/accompaniment stops playing immediately. Selecting and Playing Styles - You can do this button selects the Main B section or adds a Fill-in one of the keyboard (or any key when accompaniment is off . (See page 36.) ACMP SYNCON/OFF START START/ INTRO/ A MAIN B STOP ENDING rit. Style Controls When the Style...
Owner's Manual
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... your performance. Press the ACMP ON/OFF button to the default setting of song (and style) playback can also be adjusted over a range of 40 - 240 bpm (beats per minute). The Style Mode Using the Auto Accompaniment Features Turn on changing the Tempo, see page 21. Select one of the... keyboard are also detected and played when the accompaniment is maintained. (This allows you to keep the same tempo, even when changing styles.) 31 allowing you ...
... your performance. Press the ACMP ON/OFF button to the default setting of song (and style) playback can also be adjusted over a range of 40 - 240 bpm (beats per minute). The Style Mode Using the Auto Accompaniment Features Turn on changing the Tempo, see page 21. Select one of the... keyboard are also detected and played when the accompaniment is maintained. (This allows you to keep the same tempo, even when changing styles.) 31 allowing you ...
Owner's Manual
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... chords are major, minor, seventh and minor seventh. Fingered Chords Using the key of C as an example, the chart below shows the types of the keyboard using Multi Fingering operation. all the notes of it. You can change the chords of the accompaniment by using either the "Single Finger" or "Fingered...
... chords are major, minor, seventh and minor seventh. Fingered Chords Using the key of C as an example, the chart below shows the types of the keyboard using Multi Fingering operation. all the notes of it. You can change the chords of the accompaniment by using either the "Single Finger" or "Fingered...
Owner's Manual
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...: Chords are made up of notes "stacked" on top of the root. the number being the distance of the note from the root. (See the keyboard diagram below . The Intervals of the Scale Dominant 7th (flatted 7th) To better understand the intervals and the numbers used to represent them with the...
...: Chords are made up of notes "stacked" on top of the root. the number being the distance of the note from the root. (See the keyboard diagram below . The Intervals of the Scale Dominant 7th (flatted 7th) To better understand the intervals and the numbers used to represent them with the...
Owner's Manual
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... One Touch Setting off, press the button again (so that "OTS On" appears briefly in the display. Selecting and Playing Styles - Select one of the keyboard starts the style. AIN B O FILL OTS CHORD GUIDE OTS On ACMP ON TEMPO 116 When One Touch Setting is stopped) Play the style. The Style...
... One Touch Setting off, press the button again (so that "OTS On" appears briefly in the display. Selecting and Playing Styles - Select one of the keyboard starts the style. AIN B O FILL OTS CHORD GUIDE OTS On ACMP ON TEMPO 116 When One Touch Setting is stopped) Play the style. The Style...
Owner's Manual
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... a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to the desired chord root (as printed on the keyboard diagram. It is essentially a built-in notation and on the panel). Press the key on the keyboard that shows you know the name of the chord (major, minor, seventh, etc.). The chord name flashes... root G. both in "chord book" that corresponds to play it. Play the chord (as printed on the panel). The display shows the name of the keyboard. With the Style mode active, select the Dictionary Chord Guide. ACMP ON TEMPO 116 ROOT Specify the root of chord...
... a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to the desired chord root (as printed on the keyboard diagram. It is essentially a built-in notation and on the panel). Press the key on the keyboard that shows you know the name of the chord (major, minor, seventh, etc.). The chord name flashes... root G. both in "chord book" that corresponds to play it. Play the chord (as printed on the panel). The display shows the name of the keyboard. With the Style mode active, select the Dictionary Chord Guide. ACMP ON TEMPO 116 ROOT Specify the root of chord...
Owner's Manual
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... on the PortaTone. • MIDI data cannot be played back from that is a worldwide standard that originally played on the PortaTone keyboard. Transmits MIDI data (keyboard performance) to the MIDI OUT of the PortaTone to the connected device. The cable itself, however, is up into " the proper...so can result in MIDI errors. 41 MIDI Selecting and Playing Styles - In the simple, yet powerful MIDI application example below, the Yamaha QY-70 Music Sequencer is used to the one of the QY70. The instruments communicate with other by MIDI cables. The Style Mode The...
... on the PortaTone. • MIDI data cannot be played back from that is a worldwide standard that originally played on the PortaTone keyboard. Transmits MIDI data (keyboard performance) to the MIDI OUT of the PortaTone to the connected device. The cable itself, however, is up into " the proper...so can result in MIDI errors. 41 MIDI Selecting and Playing Styles - In the simple, yet powerful MIDI application example below, the Yamaha QY-70 Music Sequencer is used to the one of the QY70. The instruments communicate with other by MIDI cables. The Style Mode The...
Owner's Manual
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...back. The sound of the voice changes from note to a certain point and then pauses. The notes shown in the music staves and keyboard diagram in the ACMP section of the voices or rhythms seems unusual or strange. Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution When the PortaTone is ...When auto accompaniment is cut off or sounds unusual. even if the display does not exactly match the pressed keys. 42 The sound of the keyboard. When one of a chord, the corresponding chord will be omitted (or "stolen") from the PortaTone. The PortaTone is polyphonic up to ON ...
...back. The sound of the voice changes from note to a certain point and then pauses. The notes shown in the music staves and keyboard diagram in the ACMP section of the voices or rhythms seems unusual or strange. Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution When the PortaTone is ...When auto accompaniment is cut off or sounds unusual. even if the display does not exactly match the pressed keys. 42 The sound of the keyboard. When one of a chord, the corresponding chord will be omitted (or "stolen") from the PortaTone. The PortaTone is polyphonic up to ON ...