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The Yamaha PSR-620 PortaTone combines the most of -the-art digital electronics... you freely create a variety of a fine electronic keyboard. Reverb, Chorus and DSP, let you with maximum musical enjoyment. q Song recording feature lets you fully-orchestrated accompaniment to select and edit parameters. q Registration Memory saves... Yamaha Music Cartridges can play and record a number of advanced MIDI music systems. q Built-in a safe place for later reference. Congratulations You are ideal for learning new songs and polishing your keyboard technique. In order to make the PSR-620 ...
The Yamaha PSR-620 PortaTone combines the most of -the-art digital electronics... you freely create a variety of a fine electronic keyboard. Reverb, Chorus and DSP, let you with maximum musical enjoyment. q Song recording feature lets you fully-orchestrated accompaniment to select and edit parameters. q Registration Memory saves... Yamaha Music Cartridges can play and record a number of advanced MIDI music systems. q Built-in a safe place for later reference. Congratulations You are ideal for learning new songs and polishing your keyboard technique. In order to make the PSR-620 ...
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...Music Stand 5 Setting Up 6 Power Supply 6 s Using An Optional AC Power Adaptor 6 s Using Batteries 6 Connections 7 s The PHONES Jack 7 s SUSTAIN Jack 7 s AUX OUT R and L+R/L Jack 7 s MIDI IN and OUT Connectors 7 The Demonstration 8 Basic Display Operation 10 Playing the PSR-620...PADS 57 Using Music Cartridges 60 s Inserting a Music Cartridge 60 s Music Cartridge Handling Precautions 60 Cartridge Accompaniment Styles 61 Selecting Cartridge Styles 61 Cartridge Songs 62 Cartridge Song Playback 62 Cartridge Registration Presets 63 Selecting Cartridge Registration 63 ...
...Music Stand 5 Setting Up 6 Power Supply 6 s Using An Optional AC Power Adaptor 6 s Using Batteries 6 Connections 7 s The PHONES Jack 7 s SUSTAIN Jack 7 s AUX OUT R and L+R/L Jack 7 s MIDI IN and OUT Connectors 7 The Demonstration 8 Basic Display Operation 10 Playing the PSR-620...PADS 57 Using Music Cartridges 60 s Inserting a Music Cartridge 60 s Music Cartridge Handling Precautions 60 Cartridge Accompaniment Styles 61 Selecting Cartridge Styles 61 Cartridge Songs 62 Cartridge Song Playback 62 Cartridge Registration Presets 63 Selecting Cartridge Registration 63 ...
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... 67 • EXECUTE Button page 65 • QUIT Button page 68 ^ STYLE Button page 33 & VOICE Button page 12 * ONE TOUCH SETTING Button page 42 ( Music CARTRIDGE Slot page 60 ) KEYBOARD Section • TOUCH RESPONSE Button page 17 • DUAL VOICE Button page 17 • HARMONY/ECHO Button page 20 • SUSTAIN...
... 67 • EXECUTE Button page 65 • QUIT Button page 68 ^ STYLE Button page 33 & VOICE Button page 12 * ONE TOUCH SETTING Button page 42 ( Music CARTRIDGE Slot page 60 ) KEYBOARD Section • TOUCH RESPONSE Button page 17 • DUAL VOICE Button page 17 • HARMONY/ECHO Button page 20 • SUSTAIN...
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CART (Cartridge) Appears when a Music Cartridge song, style, or registration memory is ON. RHYTHM ...the current tempo and indicates the current beat during accompaniment and song playback. (page 36) The Functions The PSR-620 has a range of important parameters. The currently selected function is indicated by pressing either the FUNCTION [v] or...REC REC REC REVE VOICE 1 135102117130 101101 CHOR VOL DSP ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK Accompaniment Track Parameters & Icons The PSR-620 has 8 accompaniment tracks (RHYTHM1/2, BASS, CHORD1/2, PAD, and PHRASE1/2), each with ON/OFF, voice number, ...
CART (Cartridge) Appears when a Music Cartridge song, style, or registration memory is ON. RHYTHM ...the current tempo and indicates the current beat during accompaniment and song playback. (page 36) The Functions The PSR-620 has a range of important parameters. The currently selected function is indicated by pressing either the FUNCTION [v] or...REC REC REC REVE VOICE 1 135102117130 101101 CHOR VOL DSP ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK Accompaniment Track Parameters & Icons The PSR-620 has 8 accompaniment tracks (RHYTHM1/2, BASS, CHORD1/2, PAD, and PHRASE1/2), each with ON/OFF, voice number, ...
Owner's Manual
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Style File Format styles, based on the PSR-620 keyboard is reduced when the Accompaniment is used to provide fully-orchestrated accompaniment. In addition to the internal styles, the optional style disks and music cartridges let you select the "SINGLE" mode, accompaniment chords are played as ... use different shophisticated styles created with the Style File Format. Using Auto Accompaniment The PSR-620 has 100 different accompaniment "styles" that can be used . About the PSR-620 Styles and the Yamaha Style File Format The Style File Format is perfectly matched to the Style File Format...
Style File Format styles, based on the PSR-620 keyboard is reduced when the Accompaniment is used to provide fully-orchestrated accompaniment. In addition to the internal styles, the optional style disks and music cartridges let you select the "SINGLE" mode, accompaniment chords are played as ... use different shophisticated styles created with the Style File Format. Using Auto Accompaniment The PSR-620 has 100 different accompaniment "styles" that can be used . About the PSR-620 Styles and the Yamaha Style File Format The Style File Format is perfectly matched to the Style File Format...
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... the Music Cartridge into the cartridge slot as shown in locations which accepts pre-programmed Yamaha Music Cartridges containing style, song and/or registration data. If the problem still happens, wipe and clean the electrical contacts on the Music Cartridge are available from your Yamaha dealer. Otherwise, "No Cart (Cartridge)" or "WrongCrt (Cartridge)" will only fit in loss of the PSR-620 memory...
... the Music Cartridge into the cartridge slot as shown in locations which accepts pre-programmed Yamaha Music Cartridges containing style, song and/or registration data. If the problem still happens, wipe and clean the electrical contacts on the Music Cartridge are available from your Yamaha dealer. Otherwise, "No Cart (Cartridge)" or "WrongCrt (Cartridge)" will only fit in loss of the PSR-620 memory...
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... list to the left of the style name in the same way as the internal accompaniment styles (page 34). • "No OTS" will appear). Using Music Cartridges Cartridge Accompaniment Styles The Music Cartridge supplied with the PSR-620 provides an extra 8 accompaniment styles that can also be used in the normal way (2 digits).
... list to the left of the style name in the same way as the internal accompaniment styles (page 34). • "No OTS" will appear). Using Music Cartridges Cartridge Accompaniment Styles The Music Cartridge supplied with the PSR-620 provides an extra 8 accompaniment styles that can also be used in the normal way (2 digits).
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...SONG function. 2 Select a Cartridge Song Number To select a cartridge song, first press and hold the number [3] button (below the cartridge icon on the display and the volume bars of the song tracks at any measure - Using Music Cartridges Cartridge Songs Using Yamaha Music Cartridges (the one supplied with ... Playback can be changed freely as your Yamaha dealer), the PSR-620 will let you want to select via the number buttons in each track while the cartridge song plays. • When playing cartridge songs which use the cartridge accompaniment styles: * Chord names will move ...
...SONG function. 2 Select a Cartridge Song Number To select a cartridge song, first press and hold the number [3] button (below the cartridge icon on the display and the volume bars of the song tracks at any measure - Using Music Cartridges Cartridge Songs Using Yamaha Music Cartridges (the one supplied with ... Playback can be changed freely as your Yamaha dealer), the PSR-620 will let you want to select via the number buttons in each track while the cartridge song plays. • When playing cartridge songs which use the cartridge accompaniment styles: * Chord names will move ...
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... recalled by using the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons or the data dial to select via the REGISTRATION MEMORY buttons and used . e.g. Using Music Cartridges Cartridge Registration Presets The Music Cartridge supplied with the PSR-620 provides 8 banks of preset registration settings (8 banks x 4 registration memories = 32 total) that provide a number of useful registration setups (refer to the left...
... recalled by using the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons or the data dial to select via the REGISTRATION MEMORY buttons and used . e.g. Using Music Cartridges Cartridge Registration Presets The Music Cartridge supplied with the PSR-620 provides 8 banks of preset registration settings (8 banks x 4 registration memories = 32 total) that provide a number of useful registration setups (refer to the left...
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... Standard MIDI File Disks In addition to playing files recorded on the PSR-620, the PSR-620 can play back pre-recorded Yamaha Disk Orchestra Collection music disks, Yamaha Disklavier PianoSoft, ESEQ files and Standard MIDI File (file format 0)... disks recorded on other equipment. 1 Insert the Disk ...Insert the Disk Orchestra Collection, PianoSoft, or Standard MIDI File disk. 2 Select a Song Number ...Use the FUNCTION [v] and [w] buttons to go beyond the highest cartridge...
... Standard MIDI File Disks In addition to playing files recorded on the PSR-620, the PSR-620 can play back pre-recorded Yamaha Disk Orchestra Collection music disks, Yamaha Disklavier PianoSoft, ESEQ files and Standard MIDI File (file format 0)... disks recorded on other equipment. 1 Insert the Disk ...Insert the Disk Orchestra Collection, PianoSoft, or Standard MIDI File disk. 2 Select a Song Number ...Use the FUNCTION [v] and [w] buttons to go beyond the highest cartridge...
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...Specifying the Part (s) to Be Turned On or Off To specify the right-hand, left-hand, or both keyboard parts of a song -internal demo, Music Cartridge or Disk - are turned OFF when the Minus One mode is the lefthand part. • The "MinusMod" function in the OVERALL function group can be...times as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to "OVERALL" in learning to play and practicing on the keyboard. Practice Features The PSR-620 includes two features that can be a great aid in the function list to the left of the display. Finally use the cursor [v] and [w]...
...Specifying the Part (s) to Be Turned On or Off To specify the right-hand, left-hand, or both keyboard parts of a song -internal demo, Music Cartridge or Disk - are turned OFF when the Minus One mode is the lefthand part. • The "MinusMod" function in the OVERALL function group can be...times as necessary until the arrowhead in the display appears next to "OVERALL" in learning to play and practicing on the keyboard. Practice Features The PSR-620 includes two features that can be a great aid in the function list to the left of the display. Finally use the cursor [v] and [w]...
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Make sure that an appropriate Yamaha Music Cartridge is properly plugged into the cartridge slot (page 60) The electrical contacts on the Music Cartridge are memoried as an AC adaptor is connected or a set of batteries is installed. • Registration Memory data • User ... been "locked up - This may solve the problem. The data listed below , all PSR-620 panel settings are backed up " due to static electricity or other settings listed above, will appear briefly on the Music Cartridge with dust. POWER ON / OFF CLr Backup 7 8 9 0 -/NO +/YES • All registration, ...
Make sure that an appropriate Yamaha Music Cartridge is properly plugged into the cartridge slot (page 60) The electrical contacts on the Music Cartridge are memoried as an AC adaptor is connected or a set of batteries is installed. • Registration Memory data • User ... been "locked up - This may solve the problem. The data listed below , all PSR-620 panel settings are backed up " due to static electricity or other settings listed above, will appear briefly on the Music Cartridge with dust. POWER ON / OFF CLr Backup 7 8 9 0 -/NO +/YES • All registration, ...
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... Power: ON/OFF Master Volume: MIN-MAX Control & Ten Keys: CURSORvw< >, FUNCTIONvw, MODEw, [0]~[9], [+/YES], [-/NO], Data dial Cartridge Slot Demo: Voice Demo:17 songs Style Demo:8 songs Mode: NORMAL, SPLIT,SINGLE,FINGERED Voice: AWM 141 voices+8 Keyboard Percussion Kits Polyphony:... (WxDxH): 973 x 397 x 146 mm (38-1/4" x 15-5/8" x 5-3/4") Weight: 7.8 kg (17.1 lbs.) excluding batteries Supplied Accessories: • Music Cartridge • Music Stand • Owner's Manual Optional Accessories: • Headphones HPE-3, HPE-150 • AC Power Adaptor PA-5, PA-5B, PA-5C • Footswitch...
... Power: ON/OFF Master Volume: MIN-MAX Control & Ten Keys: CURSORvw< >, FUNCTIONvw, MODEw, [0]~[9], [+/YES], [-/NO], Data dial Cartridge Slot Demo: Voice Demo:17 songs Style Demo:8 songs Mode: NORMAL, SPLIT,SINGLE,FINGERED Voice: AWM 141 voices+8 Keyboard Percussion Kits Polyphony:... (WxDxH): 973 x 397 x 146 mm (38-1/4" x 15-5/8" x 5-3/4") Weight: 7.8 kg (17.1 lbs.) excluding batteries Supplied Accessories: • Music Cartridge • Music Stand • Owner's Manual Optional Accessories: • Headphones HPE-3, HPE-150 • AC Power Adaptor PA-5, PA-5B, PA-5C • Footswitch...
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... 30 Auto fill 37 Aux out 7 B Bass (accompaniment track 38 Bass (fingered 33 Batteries 6 Beat indicator 36 C Cartridge accompaniment style 61 Cartridge registration 63 Cartridge song 62 Chord Match (multi pad 56, 58 Chord (accompaniment track 38 Chorus level 78 Chorus return level 27 Chorus type...-hand channel 80 Minus one right-hand channel 80 Mode 11 Multi pad kit 55 Multi pad kit list (preset 56 Multi pads 55 Music cartridge 60 Music stand 5 N Naming (multi pad 59 Naming (song 51 Naming (registration 44 Normal (fingered 32 Normal (mode 12 Number buttons 9,...
... 30 Auto fill 37 Aux out 7 B Bass (accompaniment track 38 Bass (fingered 33 Batteries 6 Beat indicator 36 C Cartridge accompaniment style 61 Cartridge registration 63 Cartridge song 62 Chord Match (multi pad 56, 58 Chord (accompaniment track 38 Chorus level 78 Chorus return level 27 Chorus type...-hand channel 80 Minus one right-hand channel 80 Mode 11 Multi pad kit 55 Multi pad kit list (preset 56 Multi pads 55 Music cartridge 60 Music stand 5 N Naming (multi pad 59 Naming (song 51 Naming (registration 44 Normal (fingered 32 Normal (mode 12 Number buttons 9,...