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Question posted by Anonymous-146956 on December 4th, 2014

How Do I Clean Out My Midi Cart Slot?

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Answer #1: Posted by TommyKervz on December 9th, 2014 1:02 AM
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It is very risky to clean the midi slot contacts. my advice to you is to take your keyboard to a professional rapairman.

if you want to clean by your self

unplug your keyboard from the wall

apply a methyleted spirit using a brash


Hope that is helpful.
Kervz at www.satechhelp.co.za

Related Yamaha PSR-420 Manual Pages

Owner's Manual - Page 2

The Yamaha PSR-320/420 PortaTone combines the most of your favorite panel settings for external equipment.... for the selected accompaniment style - q Optional Yamaha Music Cartridges can be plugged in for learning new songs and polishing your sound. A new large graphic display and easy-to your performances. ance, keyboard practice, and extra accompaniment styles. q Song recording feature...
Owner's Manual - Page 3

... 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 MIDI IN and OUT Connectors 7 The Music Stand 7 The Demonstration 8 Basic Display Operation 10 Playing the PSR-320/420 12 Selecting & Playing Voices 12 s Keyboard Percussion 14 The Split Mode 15 Changing the Split Voice & Related Parameters 15 Touch Response...
Owner's Manual - Page 4

... PSR-320/420 ...contains no user serviceable parts. q High temperatures (e.g. s Handling and Transport q Never apply excessive force to radio or television receivers. q A slightly damp cloth may cause interference if placed too close to the controls, connectors or other devices to connecting or disconnecting MIDI...Cleaning q Clean the cabinet and panel with high power consumption, such ...
Owner's Manual - Page 5

... SAMBA 1 81 C WALTZ 94 VIEN WALTZ 01 GRAND PIANO 15 TUBE BELLS 28 CLEAN GTR 41 VIOLIN 55 SYNTH VOICE 68 BARI SAX 81 SQUARE LEAD 95 HALO PAD... 17 SURF SHUFFLE 30 TWIST 43 POP RAP CONTEMP JAZZ 69 BOLERO LENTO WORLD MUSIC 95 SLOW WALTZ 02 BRIGHT PNO 16 DULCIMER 29 MUTE GUITAR 42 VIOLA 56 ...128 GUNSHOT 136 CLASSIC PSR-420 & KEYBOARD ) q PHONES MIDI OUT IN SUSTAIN DC IN 10-12V w er 4
Owner's Manual - Page 6

... (PSR-420) ....... page 8 ! page 34 # MODE w Button page 11 $ STYLE Button page 24 % VOICE Button page 12 ^ ONE TOUCH SETTING Button .. page 31 & Music CARTRIDGE Slot page 44 * KEYBOARD Section... 1~4 page 43 • TERMINATE Button page 43 ) Keyboard Guide Lamps (PSR-420 page 50, 55 q PHONES Jack page 7 s Rear Panel Controls ...w MIDI OUT and IN Connectors .. page 7, 56 e SUSTAIN ...
Owner's Manual - Page 8

...PSR-320/420 to a keyboard amplifier, stereo sound system, mixing console or tape recorder. note and velocity data produced by the PSR320/420 (e.g. The MIDI OUT connector transmits MIDI data generated by playing the keyboard... headphones can be plugged into the slot at the rear of the control panel. 7 MIDI OUT IN The Music Stand The PSR-320/420 is plugged into the PHONES jack....
Owner's Manual - Page 11

...30 101 101 VOL ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK Accompaniment Track Parameters & Icons The PSR-320/420 has 5 accompaniment tracks, each with on/off, voice number, and volume ...420 LCD panel is a large multi-function type that can be set as required (page 29). e.g. The Cursor Buttons The CURSOR buttons are summarized briefly below. Parameter Icons BEAT OTS CART (Cartridge) Appears when a Music...
Owner's Manual - Page 17

...key that separates the left -hand section of the display. Sets the keyboard split point - "-1" is from 00 through 127, allowing the split ...keyboard voice is selected. • The selected Split Voice parameter can be changed as the split point. Playing the PSR-320/420 CURSOR 7 8 9 0 -/NO +/YES Function Split Voice S. "-7" is full left of the PSR-320/420 keyboard for MIDI...
Owner's Manual - Page 29

...Track Control The PSR-320/420 has five accompaniment...but the voice will be turned off , thereby changing the number of the keyboard percussion kits. This is selected. This track provides the rhythmic chordal accompaniment ...the PAD icon may not appear even if the LARGE accompaniment is where the musical embellishments reside. q What's in the accompaniment. This track plays long chords ...
Owner's Manual - Page 31

... point (54) can be set at any key number from 00 through 127, allowing the split point to be set outside the range of the PSR-320/420 keyboard for MIDI applications. 1*- - * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 -/NO +/YES • The split point key becomes the highest key in the function list to the left of "AccSpPnt" on the...
Owner's Manual - Page 32

... icon will appear next to "HARMONY" in supplied Music Cartridge (page 44) have recommended "panel setups" that can... Accompaniment mode is automatically selected. The type of the keyboard produces automatic harmony matched to starting an accompaniment by pressing... the display. Using Auto Accompaniment One Touch Setting The PSR-320/420's 100 internal styles and styles added via a plug-in...
Owner's Manual - Page 45

... HARMONY VOL GUIDE ACCOMP TRACK SONG TRACK NORMAL SPLIT SINGLE FINGERED PSR-420 s Inserting a Music Cartridge With the power OFF, insert the Music Cartridge into the cartridge slot as shown, and press down firmly until the Cartridge is seated properly (as shown in the slot one way - Otherwise, "No Cart (Cartridge)" will only fit in the illustration).
Owner's Manual - Page 47

... and refinement of the Standard MIDI File and GM System Level 1 formats on many of our instruments, and in the Music Cartridges used by the PSR-320/420. q Different Number of Sections...introduction and then go to the sophisticated accompaniment capabilities provided by the PSR-320/ 420. q Different Number of Tracks While the PSR-320/420 styles have one rhythm, one bass, one chord, one pad...
Owner's Manual - Page 57

... MIDI Control Most MIDI keyboards (including the PSR-320/420, of course) transmit note and velocity (touch response) information via the MIDI OUT connector whenever a note is played on the PSR-320/420. If the MIDI OUT connector is available with no keyboard), the second keyboard or tone generator will be used to control the PSR-320/420. Overall Functions MIDI Functions MIDI, the Musical...
Owner's Manual - Page 58

.... The default setting - oFF RemoteCh 57 PSR-320/420 MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI IN Music Computer MIDI OUT • Never use MIDI cables longer than this can pick up to transmit on all 16 MIDI channels. "oFF" - A MIDI sequence recorder or music computer can be used to "record" MIDI data received from a remote keyboard will be received. Cables longer than about 15...
Owner's Manual - Page 63

... 10 9 Glockenspiel 1 55 54 11 10 Music Box 2 56 55 12 11 Vibraphone 1...1 72 71 28 27 Electric Guitar (clean) 2 29 28 Electric Guitar (muted...1 2 2 1 2 2 1 62 This number includes all voices used . • The voice list includes the MIDI program numbers that some PSR-320/420 voices actually use only one voice in the voice list below C#2 and above F5. 110 (Bagpipe): all notes above ...
Owner's Manual - Page 64

... when the keyboard is selected. Rhythm doesn't sound when started. The electrical contacts on while the pedal is properly plugged into the cartridge slot (page 44). Replace all simultaneously-played notes sound. Some sections of the PSR-320/420. The desired parameter cannot be played back correctly. Make sure that an appropriate Yamaha Music Cartridge...
Owner's Manual - Page 67

... Implementation Chart [Portable Keyboard] Model: PSR-320/420 MIDI Implementation Chart Date: 1995. 3. 23 Version: 0.112 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default Channel Changed 1~16 CH 1~16 CH 1~16 CH (*0) 1~16 CH (*0) Default Mode 3 (*0) ...
Owner's Manual - Page 69

...Slot Keyboard Guide Lamps (PSR-420 only) Demo: Voice Demo: 8 Songs Style Demo: 8 Songs Mode: NORMAL, SPLIT, SINGLE, FINGERED Voice: AWM128 voices +8 Keyboard...hand Channel Repeat Guide (PSR-420 only) MIDI: Remote Channel, Keyboard Out, Song Out,...PSR-320: 5.9 kg (13.0 lbs.) excluding batteries PSR-420: 6.1 kg (13.4 lbs.) excluding batteries Supplied Accessories: • Music Cartridge • Music...
Owner's Manual - Page 70

... Chord Match (multi Pad 42 Chord (accompaniment track 28 Cleaning 3 Clearing (song tracks 41 Connectors, MIDI 7, 56 Cursor 10 D Data backup 3, 61 Data ... level 1 67 Guide (PSR-420 50 H Harmony 31 I Initial data send 59 Intro (accompaniment section 25 K Keyboard out (MIDI transmission) ...... 58 Keyboard percussion 14 Keyboard volume 53 L Lamp (PSR-420 55 Local control 59 M...

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