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Contents

Getting Started

Playing Your New PortaTone

Sound Effect and Drum Pads

Sound Effect and Drum List

Troubleshooting

Percussion Assign List

(Voices 40 and 00).

Jam Track Chord Progression List

One Touch Settiing List..

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Summary of Contents for PortaTone PSR-185

Page 1: ... Voice Mode 5 Style Mode 6 Song Mode 9 Sound Effect and Drum Pads PSR 185 10 Sound Effect and Drum List 10 Troubleshooting 11 Percussion Assign List Voices 40 and 00 11 Jam Track Chord Progression List 12 One Touch Settiing List 12 Song Scores 13 Specifications 23 ...

Page 2: ...ality amplifier speaker system stereo for the PSR 185 Precautions Taking Care of Your PortaTone Your new PortaTone is a fine musical instrument and should be treated as such Handle it with care and common sense and it will give you years of enjoyment Location Avoid exposure to direct sunlight or other sources of heat Never leave it inside a car where it can get very hot Also avoid highly humid or ...

Page 3: ...the battery voltage drops below a certain level the PortaTone may not sound or function properly As soon as this happens replace them with a complete set of six new batter ies Never mix old and new or different types of batteries e g alkaline and manganese Auto Power OFF The PSR 185 77 features an Auto Power OFF func tion that automatically turns the power OFF if the instrument is not used for app...

Page 4: ...you select and play a setting that includes a rhythm accompaniment pat tern SONG lets you select and play either a Song or a Jam Track pattern 1 To select one of the modes Press the button corresponding to the desired mode For now press SONG to select the Song mode To select and play one of the Songs With the Song mode selected use the Numeric Keypad to enter the desired Song or Jam Track number B...

Page 5: ...button on the panel except for those on the Numeric Keypad is pressed before entering the second digit Also keep in mind that entry of numbers higher than 40 in the Song mode are ignored About the MULTl DISPLAY As mentioned above the dots in the MULTI DIS PLAY flash in time with the rhythm and the indi cation is used when a Song or Style plays back This flashing provides a visual indication of bot...

Page 6: ...ng middle C with one Voice may sound higher or lower than another Voice at the same key Play the newly selected Voice To change to another Voice repeat step 2 above You can also play rhythm Styles in the Voice mode by simply pressing the START STOP button The Style last selected from the Style mode will be played 5 About the Harmony Voices Since Harmony Voices are designed to automati cally play t...

Page 7: ...ILL IN button then press one of the keys in the AUTO ACCOMP SECTION With the rhythm running you re ready to try out the Auto Accompaniment feature Try playing a few single notes with your left hand and notice how the bass and chord accompaniment change with each key you play Refer to the boxed sections on pages 7 and 8 for more information on how to use Auto Accompaniment Use the TEMPO buttons to ...

Page 8: ...nly the bass and basic rhythm of the Style Setting Auto Accompuniment to Single Finger or Fingered Though detection of the Single Finger and Fingered methods is automatic you can set Auto Accompa niment to function exclusively in either the Single Finger or Fingered mode To set Auto Accompaniment to Single Finger turn the power off then hold down the button on the Numeric Keypad and simultaneously...

Page 9: ... inversions are interpreted as suspended 4th Augmented 7th and diminished 7th chords are interpreted as simple augmented and diminished The PortaTone also has a Chord Cancel function to stop the chord accompaniment but allow the rhythm pattern to continue playing To use Chord Cancel simultaneously press any three consecutive notes in the AUTO ACCOMP SECTION for example C C and D One Touch Setting ...

Page 10: ...ely However if Minus One is on only the selected Song repeatedly plays back If a Jam Track pattern is selected only the selected pattern repeats indefinitely About the Minus One Function Minus One as its name implies takes away the melody part of the Song allowing you to play that part yourself You can turn Minus One on before starting a Song or do it even while a Song is playing To help you play ...

Page 11: ...l 3 appears in the MULTI DISPLAY NOTE Up to two Pads can be played simultaneously Three or more Pads can be played successively however the limit on total simultaneous notes may result in cancellation of some sounds or notes played in the Voice Style or Song mode Refer to the note regarding polyphony on page 5 NOTE Unlike the one shot Drum sounds the Sound Effect sounds are complex sequences of so...

Page 12: ... keys are pressed at the same time The PortaTone is polyphonic up to a maximum of 12 notes See the note on page 5 The sound of the Voice changes from note to note The power cannot be turned on The AWM tone generation method uses multiple recordings samples of an instrument across the range of the keyboard thus the actual sound of the Voice may be slightly different from note to note Quick successi...

Page 13: ...st Turning on the One Touch Setting function the following voice and tempo is automatically selected Keep in mind that even with the One Touch setting function on there are some Jam Track patterns which change the selected voice in the middle of the pattern ...

Page 14: ...Song Scores ORIGINAL SONG 1 V Voice Number ORIGINAL SONG 2 13 ...

Page 15: ...V Voice Number ORIGINAL SONG 3 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN American Folk Song 14 ...

Page 16: ...V Voice Number THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER T Moore SUR LE PONT D AVIGNON French Folk Song 15 ...

Page 17: ...V Voice Number WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS Tchaikovsky AIR ON THE G STRING J S Bach 16 ...

Page 18: ...BEAUTIFUL DREAMER S C Foster LONDONDERRY AIR Irish Folk Song 17 V Voice Number ...

Page 19: ...V Voice Number SYMPHONY NO 40 Mozart DECK THE HALLS Sacred Song 18 ...

Page 20: ...AULD LANG SYNE Scottish Folk Song V Voice Number SILENT NIGHT F Gruber 19 ...

Page 21: ...V Voice Number TANNENBAUM German Folk Song LA CUCARACHA Mexican Folk Song 20 ...

Page 22: ...V Voice Number OH SUSANNA S C Foster SONG OF JOY Beethoven 21 ...

Page 23: ...V Voice Number O VRENELI Swiss Folk Song TROIKA Russian Folk Song 22 ...

Page 24: ...ULTI DISPLAY VOLUME OTHER TERMINALS FlTTlNGS DC IN HEADPHONES AUX OUT Music Stand AMPLIFIER S using Power Adaptor 1 4W 1 4W using Power Adaptor 3 8W using batteries 2 7W 2 7W using batteries 3 8W SPEAKERS 10cmx2 4 POWER CONSUMPTION 8 5 w using Power Adaptor PA 3 8 0 w using Power Adaptor PA 3 RATED POWER SUPPLY DC 10 12 V 6 D size R 20 SUM 1 1 5 V batteries or PA 3 4 40 Power Adaptor DIMENSIONS W ...

Page 25: ...ason its useful life is considered to be at an end please observe all local state and federal regulations that relate to the disposal of products that contain lead batteries plastics etc If your dealer is unable to assist you please contact Yamaha directly NAME PLATE LOCATION The name plate is located on the bottom of the product The model number serial number power requirements etc are located on...

Page 26: ...r selling the product or any retail outlet authorized by Yamaha to sell the product for assistance You may also 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 Yamaha with an explanation of the problem Please be prepared to provide proof of purchase date sales receipt credit c...

Page 27: ...products please contact your nearest Yamaha or the authorized distributor listed below HEAD OFFICE Yamaha Corporation Electronic Musical Instrument Division Nakazawa cho 10 I Hamamatsu Japan 430 Tel 053 460 3273 PK 2 ...

Page 28: ...YAMAHA YAMAHA CORPORATION VT07740 412MWTY 14 4 01A0 M D G EMI DIVISION YAMAHA CORPORATION 1995 Division PRINTED IN CHINA ...

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