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Page 2: ...oducts and the produc tion methods used to produce them meet these goals In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the follow ing Battery Notice This product MAY contain a small non recharge able battery which if applicable is soldered in place The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years When replacement becomes necessary con...

Page 3: ...tor 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 Yamaha only Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the in strument or overheating Before cleaning the instrument always remove the electric plug from the outlet Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands Check the elec...

Page 4: ...VOICES THE VOICE MODE 15 SELECTING AND PLAYING A VOICE 15 Percussion Voice Chart voices 90 and 100 17 TRANSPOSE AND TUNING 18 Transpose 18 Tuning 19 SELECTING AND PLAYING SONGS THE SONG MODE 20 SELECTING AND PLAYING A SONG 20 CHANGING THE TEMPO 21 About the Beat Display 22 ADJUSTING THE SONG VOLUME 23 SONG CONTROLS 24 A B REPEAT 24 MELODY GUIDE 26 VOICE CHANGE 27 SELECTING AND PLAYING STYLES THE S...

Page 5: ...de Smart and Dictionary that make it exceptionally easy to learn chords and chord relationships Smart lets you easily play harmonically correct chord progressions for whatever key you specify It s great for learning and performing Dictionary is a built in chord encyclopedia that teaches you how to play specific chords You type in the chord name and the PortaTone shows you which notes to play page ...

Page 6: ...MERICA ONICA H ORG 1 2 AN 1 4 RGAN ORGAN RDION GUITAR UITAR GUITAR GUITAR BASS WIND SYNTHESIZER STRINGS MALLET 100 x 100 STYLE DEMO START 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 x 100 NG PIANO GUIDE MELODY CHANGE VOICE b OFF MINUS ONE WAITING SONG a ACMP E F D C D C D D E E F F G G G 9 m6 7sus4 mM7 M7 m7 7 sus4 dim aug m M 7 5 m7 5 TEMPO GrandPno 001 116 A B H I J K L M N Q G O P D E F C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 SMART DIC...

Page 7: ...d stops song playback See page 24 K INTRO ENDING button When the Style mode is selected this is used to control the Intro and Ending functions See pages 29 30 When the Song mode is se lected this is used to control the A B Repeat function See page 24 L MAIN A B AUTO FILL Fast Forward f Rewind r buttons When the Style mode is selected these are used to change auto accompaniment sections and control...

Page 8: ...ier speaker system See page 10 Rear Panel T SUSTAIN jack PSR 195 only 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 instru ments and devices See pages 10 41 Panel Controls and Terminals PSR 195 PSR 79 SUSTAIN IN OUT MIDI PHONES AUX OUT DC IN 10 12V T S R IN OUT MIDI PHONES AUX OUT DC IN 10 12V S R ...

Page 9: ...ting Batteries Turn the instrument upside down and remove the battery compartment lid Insert six 1 5 volt size D SUM 1 R 20 or equivalent batteries as shown in the illustration making sure that the positive and negative terminals are properly aligned and replace the lid When the Batteries Run Down When the batteries run low and the battery voltage drops below a certain level the PortaTone may not ...

Page 10: ...ound of the keyboard voice This is used in the same way as a damper pedal on an acoustic piano press and hold down the footswitch as you play the keyboard to sustain the sound Accessory Jacks Using Headphones For private practicing and playing without disturbing others connect a set of stereo head phones to the rear panel PHONES AUX OUT jack Sound from the built in speaker system is automatically ...

Page 11: ...ge 27 the key board voice will change to match the changes in the song of the melody voice The current song name and number appear at the left of the display Notice also that the display indicates both the chords except for song 1 StarWars and the melody notes in the music staves and the keyboard diagram as they change during the song Scores for the Demo songs are provided To stop playback press t...

Page 12: ... clap icons also flash to indicate the beats in the measure during song or style playback See page 22 F Chord When a song is being played back this indicates the current chord root and type It also indi cates chords played in the ACMP section of the keyboard when the Style mode and auto ac companiment are on G Song Voice Style name and number This portion of the display indicates the name and numb...

Page 13: ...cial Stereo Sampling Piano Grand Piano voice voice 001 It automatically selects the Song mode calling up song 72 Für Elise which can be played instantly by pressing the START STOP button It also sets the Multi Pads to special piano phrases and calls up style 81 2beat PORTABLE GRAND METRONOME Portable Grand This convenient function lets you automatically exit from any other mode or function and ins...

Page 14: ...ontinuously increases or decreases the value Numeric Time keypad signature 1 Plays only 1 beats all high clicks 2 2 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 6 6 4 7 7 4 8 8 4 9 9 4 0 Plays no 1 beats all low clicks Setting the Metronome Time Signature Adjusting the Metronome Volume Portable Grand Select the Metronome Volume function in the Overall menu Press one of the OVERALL s t buttons repeatedly if necessary until...

Page 15: ...IT 35 36 38 37 39 40 41 42 43 FRENCH HORN 44 45 46 47 48 49 55 56 57 58 59 60 50 51 52 53 SIMPLE SAW 54 25 26 27 28 29 30 33 HARP 34 32 STRINGS 31 61 70 71 80 81 90 91 99 100 8BEAT POP 8BT UPTEM 8BT STAND 1 2 3 POPS HARMONICA CHURCH ORG 1 2 E ORGAN 1 4 FULL ORGAN WAVE ORGAN ACCORDION FOLK GUITAR 12ST GUITAR 19 20 22 SOFT GUITAR 21 23 JAZZ GUITAR 24 11 14 15 16 17 18 ORGAN GUITAR BASS WIND SYNTHESI...

Page 16: ...ers The keys have a wrap around feature For example pressing the key from the voice 100 returns to voice 1 Using the VOICE button Press the VOICE button to select the next voice number This functions exactly the same as the button NOTE Each voice is automatically called up with the most suitable octave range setting Thus playing middle C with one voice may sound higher or lower than another voice ...

Page 17: ...t h T o m B a s s S h a k e r S y n t h T o m L o w S y n t h T o m M i d T i m b a l e H S y n t h T o m H i g h T i m b a l e L A g o g o H A g o g o L C o n g a H M u t e B o n g o H C o n g a H O p e n B o n g o L C o n g a L G u i r o S h o r t G u i r o L o n g Harmony voices 61 70 automatically add a one two or three note harmony to the origi nal voice Split voices 71 80 feature two separat...

Page 18: ...es 1 octave Select the Transpose function in the Overall menu Press one of the OVERALL s t buttons repeatedly if necessary until Transpos appears in the display Change the value Use the OVERALL buttons to increase or decrease the Transpose value Holding down either button continuously increases or decreases the value Restoring the Default Transpose Value If you ve changed the Transpose setting you...

Page 19: ...uments The Tuning settings can be adjusted over a range of 50 approx 0 5 semitones Change the value Use the OVERALL buttons to increase or decrease the Tuning value Holding down either button continuously increases or decreases the value Restoring the Default Tuning Value If you ve changed the Tuning setting you can instantly restore the default setting of 00 by pressing both OVERALL buttons simul...

Page 20: ...ng and Playing a Song Select the Song mode Press the SONG button Select the desired song number Use the numeric keypad The basic categories of songs and their numbers are shown at the left of the panel Song numbers can be selected in the same way as with the voices see page 16 You can use the numeric keypad to directly enter the song number use the keys to step up and down through the songs or pre...

Page 21: ... If playback was started by pressing the START STOP button the selected song stops automatically Selecting and Playing Songs The Song Mode StarWars 001 002 MEASURE Current measure number Current melody note Changing the Tempo The tempo of song and style playback can be adjusted over a range of 40 240 bpm beats per minute Select the Tempo function in the Overall menu Press one of the OVERALL s t bu...

Page 22: ...k except when OTS is on When you turn on the power of the PortaTone the tempo is automatically set to 116 bpm Change the value Use the OVERALL buttons to increase or decrease the Tempo value Holding down either button con tinuously increases or decreases the value OVERALL Increases Tempo value Decreases Tempo value About the Beat Display This section of the display provides a convenient easy to un...

Page 23: ...RALL buttons to increase or decrease the Song Volume value Holding down either button continuously increases or decreases the value Restoring the Default Value To restore the default Song Volume value 110 press both OVERALL buttons simultaneously when Song Volume is selected in the Overall menu NOTE Song Volume cannot be changed unless the Song mode is active Selecting and Playing Songs The Song M...

Page 24: ...he beginning point of the section to be repeated GUIDE MELODY CHANGE VOICE b OFF MINUS ONE WAITING SONG a This has no function in the Song mode Pressing this button alternately pauses and resumes song playback Pressing this button alternately starts and stops song playback This controls the A B Repeat function See below This functions as a rewind button stepping in reverse through the measure numb...

Page 25: ...rt playback While the song is playing back but before setting the A B points try slowing down the Tempo page 21 This makes it easier to accurately set the A and B points Slowing down the Tempo also makes it easier to practice the parts you want to learn To set the A point at the beginning of a song press the button before starting song playback NOTE Selecting a different song number or changing to...

Page 26: ...function Press the MELODY GUIDE button repeatedly until the desired setting is shown in the display Settings Waiting When set to Waiting the PortaTone waits for you to play the correct melody notes automatically pausing song playback until each note is played This allows you to practice the melody at your own pace The next note to be played is indicated in the display in the music staves and the k...

Page 27: ...E CHANGE button to turn Voice Change on or off Settings VC On When Voice Change is set to On the voice played from the keyboard changes automatically with the melody voice of the song Each song is programmed with an initial voice and many have voice changes within the song itself Setting this to on ensures that the voice played from the keyboard remains the same as the voice or voices programmed t...

Page 28: ...companiment by the chords you play Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into two sections The upper is used for playing a melody line and the lower labeled ACMP below the keyboard is for the auto accompaniment function Selecting and Playing a Style Select the Style mode Press the STYLE button Select the desired style number Use the numeric keypad Available styles are listed at the ce...

Page 29: ...ess the MAIN A or MAIN B button to select which section A or B is to follow the Intro Next press the INTRO button so that IntromA or IntromB is shown in the display To actually start the Intro section and accompaniment press the START STOP button Finally press the SYNC START button to enable Sync Start and start the Intro section and style by playing any key in the ACMP section of the keyboard Abo...

Page 30: ...tive the panel buttons below the display function as style controls Selecting and Playing Styles The Style Mode SMART DICTIONARY OFF rit ON OFF ACMP START SYNC STOP START ENDING INTRO GUIDE OTS CHORD MAIN A MAIN B AUTO FILL Pressing this button alternately enables and cancels the bass and chord accompa niment See page 31 Pressing this button alternately enables and cancels the Sync Start function ...

Page 31: ...playing allowing you to create dynamic rhythmic breaks in your performance NOTE Chords played in the ACMP section of the keyboard are also detected and played when the accompaniment is stopped In effect this gives you a split keyboard with bass and chords in the left hand and the normally selected voice in the right Changing the Tempo The Tempo of song and style playback can be adjusted over a ran...

Page 32: ... While the style is playing you can add variation in the rhythm accompaniment by pressing one of the MAIN A B AUTO FILL buttons This automatically plays one of four Fill in sections and smoothly leads into the next section even if it is the same section Style Sections Main A Main B and Fill ins NOTE If you press the MAIN A or B button the Fill in will begin immediately and the newly selected secti...

Page 33: ...ds that can be recognized in the Fingered mode To play a major chord Press the root note of the chord To play a minor chord Press the root note together with any black key to the left of it To play a seventh chord Press the root note together with any white key to the left of it To play a minor seventh chord Press the root note together with any white and black keys to the left of it three keys al...

Page 34: ...he chord The second note of this chord is four semitones higher than the first and the third is three semitones higher than the second Keeping our root note fixed and changing these notes by a semitone up or down sharp or flat we can create four different chords Keep in mind that we can also change the voicing of a chord for example change the order of the notes called inversions or play the same ...

Page 35: ...made up of notes stacked on top of each other and the stacked notes are indicated in the chord name of the chord type as a number the number being the distance of the note from the root See the keyboard diagram below For example the minor 6th chord includes the 6th note of the scale the major 7th chord has the 7th note of the scale etc The Intervals of the Scale To better understand the intervals ...

Page 36: ... style Since Sync Start is automatically set to On when One Touch Setting is on playing a key in the ACMP section of the keyboard starts the style To turn One Touch Setting off press the button again so that OTS Off appears in the display When One Touch Setting is on the following settings are auto matically changed made Main voice set to match the selected style Multi Pad bank Tempo Accompaniment...

Page 37: ...s chord progressions in a specified key it s also an excellent learning tool to find out how chords relate to each other harmoni cally in a given key Select a style Select one of the styles as described in steps 1 2 on page 28 Select the Smart Chord Guide Press the CHORD GUIDE button so that Smart appears briefly in the display NOTE The accompaniment is turned on automatically when Smart is select...

Page 38: ...d progression below Notice that the minor chords appropriate to the key of F major are automatically converted Selecting and Playing Styles The Style Mode Number Key display indication actual key 01 b 0 C or Am 02 1 G or Em 03 2 D or Bm 04 3 A or F m 05 4 E or C m 06 5 B or G m 07 6 F or D m 08 7 C or A m Number Key display indication actual key 09 b 7 Cb or Abm 10 b 6 Gb or Ebm 11 b 5 Db or Bbm 1...

Page 39: ...etc Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord type as printed on the panel The display shows the name of the chord and the individual notes both in notation and on the keyboard diagram Play the chord Play the chord as indicated in the display in the ACMP section of the keyboard The chord name flashes when the correct notes are held down Inversions for many of the chords a...

Page 40: ...e the bank number Holding down either button continuously increases or de creases the value For a complete list of the available banks and their contents see page 46 Play the Multi Pads Press one of the Pads The phrase plays uninterrupted until it is finished Pressing it repeatedly before the phrase com pletely plays back creates a stutter effect In the Song and Style modes melodic type sounds cor...

Page 41: ... MIDI application example below the Yamaha QY 70 Music Sequencer is used to record and play back performance data played on the PortaTone keyboard Before actually recording to the sequencer press the ACMP button once or twice to make sure that the current settings are sent NOTE On the PortaTone the following channels eight total are enabled for MIDI reception 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 The MIDI transmit cha...

Page 42: ...on the rear panel When a set of head phones is plugged into this jack no sound is output This is normal the accompaniment of the style can only be heard when accompaniment is set to ON and keys are played in the ACMP section of the keyboard Too many keys are pressed at the same time The PortaTone is polyphonic up to a maximum of 16 notes The PortaTone is polyphonic up to a maximum of 16 notes If a...

Page 43: ...ronome 13 MIDI 41 MIDI Implementation Chart 48 MIDI about 41 Minus One 26 mode indicator 12 Multi Fingering 33 Multi Pad List 46 Multi Pads 40 music stand 10 N numeric keypad 16 O One Touch Setting 36 OTS One Touch Setting 36 Overall buttons 13 Overall indicator 12 P Percussion Voice Chart 17 Percussion voices 17 PHONES AUX OUT jack 10 Portable Grand 13 R root 34 39 S sections style 32 Single Fing...

Page 44: ...43 FRENCH HORN 1 FRENCH HORN 1 45 44 BRASS SECT 1 BRASS SECT 1 46 45 ALTO SAX 1 ALTO SAX 1 47 46 TENOR SAX 1 TENOR SAX 1 48 47 CLARINET 1 CLARINET 1 49 48 FLUTE 1 FLUTE 1 50 49 PAN FLUTE 1 PAN FLUTE 1 51 50 THICK LEAD 2 THICK LEAD 2 52 51 SIMPLE LEAD 1 SIMPLE LEAD 1 53 52 THICK SAW 2 THICK SAW 2 54 53 SIMPLE SAW 1 SIMPLE SAW 1 55 54 SYNTH BASS 1 SYNTH BASS 1 56 55 SY STRINGS 1 SY STRINGS 1 57 56 S...

Page 45: ... 33 Finger Bass 1 34 Mute Bass 1 36 Slap Bass 1 38 Synth Bass 1 40 Violin 1 42 Cello 1 46 Harp 1 49 Strings 1 51 Synth Strings 1 56 Trumpet 1 57 Trombone 1 59 Muted Trumpet 1 60 French Horn 1 61 Brass Section 1 63 Synth Brass 1 65 Alto Sax 1 66 Tenor Sax 1 71 Clarinet 1 73 Flute 1 75 Pan Flute 1 80 Lead 1 81 Sawtooth 1 82 Rising 1 88 Piano Concerto 2 89 Electric Piano Concerto 2 90 Fairy land 2 91...

Page 46: ...5 BrassHit BrassHit 6 Funky Funky 7 Techno1 Techno1 8 Techno2 Techno2 9 Arpeggio Arpeggio 10 Twinkle1 Twinkle1 11 Twinkle2 Twinkle2 12 Crystal Crystal 13 Bird Bird 14 Africa Africa 15 DrumKit DrumKit 16 Tom_Flam Tom_Flam 17 Drum_Seq Drum_Seq 18 LatPerc LatPerc 19 BongoSeq BongoSeq 20 Timbales Timbales 46 ...

Page 47: ...pad 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 Amplifier 2 0W 2 0W MIDI IN OUT Auxiliary jacks PHONES AUX OUT DC IN 10 12V MIDI IN OUT SUSTAIN PSR 195 only Speakers PSR 195 12cm x 2 PSR 79 10cm x 2 Power supply Adaptor Yamaha PA 3B AC po...

Page 48: ... 32 O 1 O 1 Bank Select MSB LSB 1 X X Modulation Depth 6 38 X X Data Entry MSB LSB 7 O O Volume 10 O O Pan 11 X X Expression 64 O O Sustain 66 X X Sostenuto 84 O O Portamento Controllers 91 X X Reverb Depth 96 X X RPN Inc 97 X X RPN Dec 100 101 X X RPN LSB MSB 120 X X All Sound Off 121 X X Reset All Controllers Program O 2 O 2 Change True 2 System Exclusive O 3 O 3 System Song Position X X Song Se...

Page 49: ...t result in harmful interference with other electronic devices This equipment generates uses radio frequencies and if not installed and used according to the instruc tions found in the users manual may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices Compliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations If this product is fo...

Page 50: ...so contact Yamaha directly at the address provided below 2 Deliver the unit to be serviced under warranty to the retailer selling the product an authorized service center or to Yamaha with an explanation of the problem Please be prepared to provide proof purchase date sales receipt credit card copy etc when requesting service and or parts under warranty 3 Shipping and or insurance costs are the co...

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