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M.D.G., EMI Division © 1999 Yamaha Corporation

V373360   ???PO???.?-01A0   Printed in China

Summary of Contents for Portatone PSR-248

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Page 2: ...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 this plate You should record the model number serial number and the date of purchase in the s...

Page 3: ...nt 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 electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have accumulated on it CAUTION Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others or damage to the instrument or o...

Page 4: ...CE MODE 15 SELECTING AND PLAYING A VOICE 15 Percussion Voice Chart voices 90 and 100 17 TRANSPOSE AND TUNING 18 Transpose 18 Tuning 19 TOUCH RESPONSE 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 T...

Page 5: ...hord 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 26 27 34 35 37 39 page 13 Other powerful features include Exceptionally reali...

Page 6: ... BASS MUTE BASS SLAP BASS SOUL BALLAD GPL SHUFFLE 6 8 GOSPEL SWING B B SWING B B BALLAD JZ QUARTET DIXIELAND COOL JAZZ JAZZ BALLAD JAZZ WALTZ 4 4 BLUES ROCK ROLL BOOGIE TWIST BOSSA NOVA SALSA SAMBA MAMBO DANCE POP TECHNO EUROBEAT EURO HOUSE HIP HOP 70S DISCO DISCO TROP 8BT ROCK BLD 16BT ROCK BLD 6 8BALLAD HARD ROCK BLUEGRASS 2 4 COUNTRY 8BT COUNTRY CBY BOOGIE CTY BALLAD CTY SHUFFLE CTY WALTZ CAJUN...

Page 7: ...ng functions See pages 29 30 When the Song mode is selected 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 the Auto Fill function See page 32 When the Song mode is selected these are used to respec tively fast forward and rewind during s...

Page 8: ... head phones or to an external amplifier speaker system See page 10 Rear Panel SUSTAIN jack 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 PHONES OUTPUT DC IN 10 12V T IN OUT MIDI SUSTAIN 6 ...

Page 9: ...g Batteries Inserting 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 P...

Page 10: ...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 OUTPUT jack Sound from the built in speaker system is auto matically cut off when you insert a headphone plug into this jack Connecting a Keyboard Amplifier or Stereo System Though the PortaTone is equipped with a built in spea...

Page 11: ...nction is on page 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 p...

Page 12: ...n the display E Measure Tempo and beat This shows either the current measure when the Song mode is selected or the current Tempo value when the Style mode is selected The hand 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 indicates chords played in ...

Page 13: ...re instrument for playing the special Stereo Sampled 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 METRONOME Portable Grand This convenient function lets you automatically exit from any other mode or...

Page 14: ...tton continuously 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...

Page 15: ...e of the panel A complete list of the available voices is given on page 44 Voice list GRAND PIANO PIANO HONKY TONK E PIANO 1 4 HARPSICHORD CLAVI CELESTA E ORGAN 1 4 CHURCH ORG 1 2 STRINGS VIOLIN CELLO HARP SITAR BANJO UKULELE VIBRAPHONE MARIMBA STEEL DRUMS THICK LEAD SIMPLE LEAD THICK SAW SIMPLE SAW SYNTH BASS SY STRINGS SY BRASS 1 2 RISING SLOW STRS HARMONY SPLIT ECHO DUAL DRUM KIT FULL ORGAN WAV...

Page 16: ... the numbers 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 anoth...

Page 17: ...l l S y n t h S n a r e D r u m C l a v e s S y n 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 orig...

Page 18: ...semitones 1 octave Select the Transpose function in the Overall menu Press one of the OVERALL s t buttons repeatedly if necessary until Tun ing 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 setti...

Page 19: ...re the default setting of 00 by pressing both OVERALL buttons simultaneously when Tuning is selected in the Overall menu Selecting and Playing Voices The Voice Mode Increases Tuning value Decreases Tuning value Touch response Current Tuning value The PortaTone features a Touch Response function that gives you dynamic expressive control over the volume of the voices The Touch Sensitivity parameter ...

Page 20: ...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 right 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 press the...

Page 21: ...on 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 ...

Page 22: ...back 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 Increases Tempo value Decreases Tempo value About the Beat Display This section of the display provides a convenient easy to underst...

Page 23: ...he OVERALL 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 ...

Page 24: ...e at the beginning point of the section to be repeated WAITING MINUS ONE OFF MELODY GUIDE VOICE CHANGE 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 numbers...

Page 25: ...t 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: ...unction 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 ke...

Page 27: ...OICE 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 programme...

Page 28: ...ou control the accompaniment 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...

Page 29: ...s 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 About...

Page 30: ...ctive the panel buttons below the display function as style controls Selecting and Playing Styles The Style Mode SMART DICTIONARY OFF AUTO FILL MAIN A B rit INTRO ENDING ACMP ON OFF SYNC START START STOP CHORD GUIDE OTS 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 See ...

Page 31: ...le 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 ...

Page 32: ...s 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 section A or B will act...

Page 33: ...s 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 alt...

Page 34: ... 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 no...

Page 35: ...ade 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 a...

Page 36: ...y the 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 Accompan...

Page 37: ...ious 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 sel...

Page 38: ... the chord 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...

Page 39: ...c 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 are...

Page 40: ...rease or decrease 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...

Page 41: ...n example below a 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 channels are fixed to the following data...

Page 42: ...r is too low Replace the batteries See page 9 Check that nothing is connected to the PHONES OUTPUT jack on the rear panel When a set of headphones 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...

Page 43: ...mplementation Chart 48 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 OUTPUT jack 10 Portable Grand 13 R root 34 39 S sections style 32 Single Finger chords 33 Smart 37 song controls 24 ...

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Page 45: ...on 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 Hot Organ 2 92 Mood Guitar 2 93 Excel Violin 2 94 Star ship 2 95 Slow Strings 1 98 Crystal 2 104 Sitar 1 105 Banjo 1 106 Sustain Piano 1 107 Sustain E Piano 1 1 108 Sustain E Piano 2 1 109 Sustain E Guitar...

Page 46: ...s Brass 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 86 ...

Page 47: ...2V MIDI IN OUT SUSTAIN Speakers 12cm x 2 Power consumption 8 7W when using PA 3B power adaptor Power supply Adaptor Yamaha PA 3B AC power adaptor Batteries Six D size SUM 1 R 20 or equivalent batteries Dimensions 933 x 370 x 129 mm 36 3 4 x 14 7 12 x 5 1 12 Weight 5 7kg 12 Ibs 9 oz Supplied accessories Music Stand Owner s Manual Song Book Optional accessories Headphones HPE 150 AC power adaptor PA...

Page 48: ...Change 0 32 O 2 O 2 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 3 O 3 Change True 3 System Exclusive O 4 O 4 System Song Position X X...

Page 49: ...E 1 Suivant la voix qui a été choisie la valeur de vélocité transmise risque de varier même avec les notes jouées avec une force identique 2 MSB peut être utilisé pour changer la voix de Melody ou de Rhythm MSB 00H Voix Melody MSB 7FH Voix Rhythm LSB Reportez vous la liste intitulée Liste des voix 3 Reportez vous la liste des voix pour modifier les valeurs de changement de programme Changement de ...

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