Yamaha PortaTone PSR-185, Owner'S Manual

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Playing Your New PortaTone
This section briefly shows you how to use the various controls on the panel of the PortaTone.
Turning on the Power
Press the POWER ON/OFF button to turn on the
power of the PortaTone. Whenever the power is
turned on, Voice 01 (PIANO) is automatically selected.
Selecting a Mode
Playing a Song
in the Song Mode
A variety of Songs and special Jam Tracks have been
recorded to your PortaTone to give you a taste of
what you can do with the instrument, and to provide
music and patterns for you to play along with.
Your PortaTone has three different operating modes:
Voice, Style and Song — each selected from the corre-
sponding panel buttons. VOICE lets you select and
play a Voice. STYLE lets 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.
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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. Be sure to enter a two-digit
number, as is printed next to each song on the
panel. For example, to select Song 09, first
press ‘0” on the Numeric Keypad, then “9.”
You can also use the +/- buttons on the Numeric
Keypad to step up or down through the preset
numbers; holding down the appropriate button
continuously changes the number. Note that the
+/- buttons have a “wrap around” feature. For
example, pressing the + button from the last
number returns to Song 01. (Song 01 is also
automatically selected when you turn the power
on.)
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