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Panel Controls and Terminals

q

Power switch ([STANDBY/ON])

w

[MASTER VOLUME] dial

This determines the overall volume of the PSR-292.

e

[TOUCH] button

This turns the Touch function on and off. (See page
30.)

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[HARMONY] button

This turns the Harmony effect on and off. (See page
31.)

t

[DUAL] button

This turns the Dual voice on or off. (See page 26.)

y

[SPLIT] button

This turns the Split voice on and off. (See page 27.)

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[DICTIONARY] button

This calls up the Dictionary function (page 45).

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[DJ] button

This instantly calls up a special DJ voice and style.

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[PC] Button

This exceptionally convenient control lets you store
and instantly call up the specified MIDI settings for
optimum use with a connected computer or other
MIDI device. (See page 73.)

!0

LESSON [L] (Left) and [R] (Right) buttons

These call up the Lesson exercises for the correspond-
ing hand (left or right) for the selected song. (See
page 62.)

!1

[METRONOME] button

This turns the metronome on and off. (See page 20.)

!2

[PORTABLE GRAND] button

This instantly calls up the Grand Piano voice. (See
page 12.)

!3

[DEMO] button

This is used to play the Demo song. (See page 14.)

!4

[FUNCTION] Button

This calls up the Function mode and stores the speci-
fied panel setting to the flash memory (see pages 74,
78).

!5

[SONG] button

This is for enabling song selection. (See page 51.)

!6

[STYLE] button

This is for enabling style selection. (See page 35.)

!7

[VOICE] button

This is for enabling voice selection. (See page 23.)
Holding down this button calls up the Melody Voice
Change function. (See page 55.)

!8

[M.D.B.] (MUSIC DATABASE) button

This calls up the optimum panel settings for selected
music genre. (See page 48.)

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This dial is used to select the number of the desired
song, voice, style or M.D.B.. (See page 24.) This
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Summary of Contents for Portatone PSR-292

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Page 2: ...ds 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 following Battery Notice This product MAY contain a small non rechargeable battery which if applica ble is soldered in place The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years When replacement becomes necessary contact a qualified service represen...

Page 3: ... measures Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference Utilize power outlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio or TV interference relocate reorient the antenna If the antenna lead in is 300 ohm ribbon lead change the lead in to co axial type cable If these corrective measures do no...

Page 4: ...tions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others or damage to the instrument or other property These precautions include but are not limited to the following When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet always hold the plug itself and not the cord Unplug the AC power adaptor when not using the instrument or during electrical storms Do not connect ...

Page 5: ... lost due to malfunction or incorrect operation Save important data to external media such as the Yamaha MDF3 MIDI data filer Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use When using a power adaptor even when the power switch is in the STANDBY position electricity is still flowing to the instrument at the minimum level When you are not using the instrument for a long time make sure y...

Page 6: ...g page 28 The One Touch Setting feature lets you automatically call up an appropriate voice for playing with the selected style Each style has memory space for two One Touch Settings and you can change them to your own desired voice setting letting you save your custom panel settings for instant recall Powerful Speaker System The built in stereo amplifier speaker system of the PSR 292 with a speci...

Page 7: ...ing 43 Dictionary 45 Using the Music Database 48 Data stored by the Music Database 50 Selecting and Playing Songs 51 Selecting a Song 51 Playing the Songs 53 A B Repeat 54 Melody Voice Change 55 Adjusting the Song Volume 55 Song Recording 56 Recording a User Song 56 Song Clear 59 Track Clear 60 Song Lesson 61 Using the Lesson Feature 61 Select the Lesson Track 63 Lesson 1 Timing 63 Lesson 2 Waitin...

Page 8: ...ng See page 62 1 METRONOME button This turns the metronome on and off See page 20 2 PORTABLE GRAND button This instantly calls up the Grand Piano voice See page 12 3 DEMO button This is used to play the Demo song See page 14 4 FUNCTION Button This calls up the Function mode and stores the speci fied panel setting to the flash memory see pages 74 78 5 SONG button This is for enabling song selection...

Page 9: ...re used to change auto accompaniment sections and control the Auto Fill function See page 42 When the Song mode is selected this is used as a fast forward con trol or move the song playback point toward the end 6 START STOP button When the Style mode is selected this alternately starts and stops the style See page 36 In the Song mode this alternately starts and stops song playback See page 54 7 TE...

Page 10: ...ated on the instrument s bottom panel w Insert the six new batteries being careful to follow the polarity markings on the inside of the compartment e Replace the compartment cover making sure that it locks firmly in place Power Requirements Never interrupt the power sup ply e g remove the batteries or unplug the AC adaptor dur ing any PSR 292 record opera tion Doing so can result in a loss of data...

Page 11: ... play the keyboard to sustain the sound Using the MIDI Terminals The PSR 292 also features MIDI terminals allowing you to interface the PSR 292 with other MIDI instruments and devices For more infor mation see page 67 Turning On the Power Even when the switch is in the STANDBY position electricity is still flowing to the instrument at the mini mum level When you are not using the PSR 292 for a lon...

Page 12: ...gan 020 16 4 Organ 021 Theater Organ 022 Church Organ 023 Chapel Organ 024 Reed Organ No Voice Name ACCORDION 025 Traditional Accordion 026 Musette Accordion 027 Bandoneon 028 Harmonica GUITAR 029 Classical Guitar 030 Folk Guitar 031 12Strings Guitar 032 Jazz Guitar 033 Octave Guitar 034 Clean Guitar 035 60 s Clean Guitar 036 Muted Guitar 037 Overdriven Guitar No Voice Name 038 Distortion Guitar B...

Page 13: ...Sax 066 Breathy Tenor 067 Baritone Sax 068 Oboe 069 English Horn 070 Bassoon 071 Clarinet TRUMPET 072 Trumpet 073 Muted Trumpet 074 Trombone 075 Trombone Section 076 French Horn 077 Tuba BRASS 078 Brass Section 079 Big Band Brass 080 Mellow Horns 081 Synth Brass 082 Jump Brass 083 Techno Brass FLUTE 084 Flute 085 Piccolo 086 Pan Flute No Voice Name 087 Recorder 088 Ocarina SYNTH LEAD 089 Square Le...

Page 14: ... Start the Demo song x Stop the Demo song Playing the Demo song 001 Just You You can also play back songs of other categories Simply select the appropriate number of the desired song during playback or The PSR 292 also has a Demo and DJ Cancel function that allows you to disable Demo song and DJ function Set Demo and DJ Cancel in the Function mode page 76 Naturally you can also individually select...

Page 15: ...Name 051 Muss I Denn 052 Liebesträume Nr 3 053 Jesu Joy Of Man s Desiring 054 Symphonie Nr 9 055 Song Of The Pearl Fisher 056 Gavotte 057 String Quartet No 17 2nd Mov Serenade 058 Menuett 059 Canon 060 The Danube Waves 061 From The Magic Flute 062 Piano Sonate Op 27 2 Mondschein 063 The Surprise Symphony 064 To A Wild Rose 065 Air de Toréador Carmen 066 O Mio Babbino Caro From Gianni Schicchi Duet...

Page 16: ...tabase and the PSR 292 makes all the right settings for you Accompaniment area Left hand Auto accompaniment for example bass guitar drums Right hand Melody For more infomation on playing proper chords for the auto accompa niment see Using Auto Accompaniment Multi Fingering on page 43 and Looking up Chords in the Dictionary on the next page x Select a Music Database Refer to the Music Database List...

Page 17: ... type Example Dict c Specify the chord type of the chord in this case M7 v Play the notes of the chord as indicated in the keyboard diagram in the display The chord name flashes when the chord is played prop erly b To leave the Dictionary function press the DICTIONARY button again Want to find out more See page 45 Chord area c Play a chord with your left hand The style starts as soon as you play t...

Page 18: ... small flash in sequence and in time with the song or style The large arrow indicates the first beat of the measure r Song Voice Style M D B name and number This portion of the display indicates the name and number of the currently selected song voice style or M D B It also displays the category name when using the category button or the name and current set ting value of other functions as well a...

Page 19: ...is indicates the current chord root and type It also indi cates chords played in the ACMP area of the keyboard when the Style mode and auto accompaniment are on 3 Song track indicators In song recording and playback these indicate the sta tus of the tracks See page 57 4 Octave indicator When note data exceeds the range limit of note dis play the 8va indication appears in the display Music Stand In...

Page 20: ... desired Tempo value or use the buttons to increase or decrease the value Playing the Portable Grand 001 GrandPno Using the Metronome Current Tempo value 148 TEMPO 148 Restoring the Default Tempo Value Each song and style has been given a default or standard Tempo setting If you ve changed the Tempo you can instantly restore the default setting by pressing both buttons simultaneously when Tempo is...

Page 21: ...quarter note based meters The Time Signature can be set in the Function mode page 76 The time signature changes automatically when a style or song is selected Numeric keypad Time signature 01 1 4 Plays only 1 beats all high clicks 02 2 4 03 3 4 04 4 4 15 15 4 0 Plays no 1 beats all low clicks 04 Time Sig Indicates current beat number Adjusting the Metronome Volume You can adjust the volume of the ...

Page 22: ...Stop the DJ style Playing the DJ 000 DJ Set 1 The PSR 292 has a Demo song and DJ Cancel function that allows you to disable Demo song and DJ function Set Demo and DJ Cancel in the Function mode page 76 Accompaniment area When the DJ style is selected the accompaniment is triggered by only the root of the chord let ting you play with one finger R e v e r s e F X T B r s O h h 1 S c r a t c h 1 S c ...

Page 23: ...the keyboard 1 Press the VOICE button 2 Select the desired voice number The categories of each voice and their numbers are shown on the panel A complete voice list of the available voices is given on page 79 Use the CATEGORY buttons dial or the SELECT buttons Select the voice CATEGORY Using the CATEGORY button jumps through the voice num bers according to their category divisions Playing a Voice 0...

Page 24: ...press 1 on the numeric keypad then 0 9 For voice numbers beginning with zeroes such as 042 or 006 the initial zeroes may be omitted In this case there is a short pause before the indi cation appears Using the buttons Press the button to select the next voice number and press the but ton to select the previous voice Holding down either button continuously scrolls up or down through the numbers 032 ...

Page 25: ... a l C r a s h C y m b a l 2 R i d e C y m b a l 2 B o n g o H C o n g a H M u t e M i d T o m L M i d T o m H H i g h T o m L o w T o m F l o o r T o m H C o n g a L S n a r e H S o f t B a s s D r u m S o f t B a s s D r u m H a r d B a s s D r u m S n a r e M S n a r e H H a r d F l o o r T o m L B r u s h S w i r l B r u s h T a p S w i r l S n a r e R o l l S e q C l i c k H T i m b a l e H A...

Page 26: ... is selected in the Function mode page 75 You can also set various parameters independently for these voices such as giving them separate volume octave Pan Reverb Chorus and DSP settings This lets you create an optimum mix for the voices and enhance the way they blend together The following parameters can be set in the Function mode page 75 To turn the Dual Voice on or off press the DUAL button CA...

Page 27: ...ge 75 along with the other Split Voice parameters shown below The following parameters can be set in the Function mode page 75 To turn the Split Voice on or off press the SPLIT button The Split Point determines the highest key for the split voice and sets the split point Split Point can be set in the Function mode page 75 CATEGORY SELECT Split Voice Voice Volume Octave Pan Reverb Send Level Chorus...

Page 28: ...animent is automatically set to on Synchro Start is automatically set to on when style is stopped Calling up a One Touch Setting 1 Select the style 2 Press the ONE TOUCH SETTING button 1 or 2 Main Voice Voice Number Effect DSP Type Volume Harmony On Off Octave Harmony Type Pan Harmony Volume Reverb Send Level Chorus Send Level DSP Send Level Dual Voice ON Off Voice Number Volume Octave Pan Reverb ...

Page 29: ...y in a different key without changing your fingering The Transpose settings can be adjusted over a range of 12 semitones 1 octave Transpose can be set in the Function mode page 75 Tuning Tuning determines the fine pitch setting of both the main voice and the bass chord accompaniment It also determines the pitch of the songs This allows you to accurately match the tuning with that of other instrume...

Page 30: ...ction mode page 75 Settings When Touch is turned off a constant volume corresponding to a velocity value of 80 is produced 1 Soft This results in limited touch response and produces a relatively narrow dynamic range no matter how lightly or strongly you play the keys 2 Medium This lets you play over a normal dynamic range soft to loud 3 Hard This is designed for playing very soft passages giving y...

Page 31: ... mode page 76 The Reverb effect reproduces the natural ambient wash of sound that occurs when a instrument is played in a room or concert hall A total of eight different Reverb types simulating various different performance environments are avail able See page 33 The following parameters can be set in the Function mode pages 75 76 CATEGORY SELECT Effect Reverb Type Main Voice Reverb Send Level Dua...

Page 32: ...ing the sound of the voices Included among these miscellaneous effects are reverse gate reverb phaser rotary speaker tremolo echo delay distortion equalization and wah A total of thirty eight DSP types are available See page 34 The following parameters can be set in the Function mode pages 75 76 CATEGORY SELECT Effect Chorus Type Main Voice Chorus Send Level Dual Voice Chorus Send Level Split Voic...

Page 33: ...he Trill effect Types 6 12 create two note trills alternating notes when two notes are held The Tremolo effect Types 13 19 repeat all held notes up to four The Echo effect Types 20 26 create delayed repeats of each note played 7 Trill 1 6 note Tril1 6 8 Trill 1 8 note Tril1 8 9 Trill 1 12 note Tril1 12 10 Trill 1 16 note Tril1 16 11 Trill 1 24 note Tril1 24 12 Trill 1 32 note Tril1 32 13 Tremolo 1...

Page 34: ... 1 Tremolo1 Rich Tremolo effect with both volume and pitch modulation 22 Tremolo 2 Tremolo2 23 Guitar Tremolo Guitar Tremolo Simulated electric guitar tremolo 24 Auto Pan AutoPan Several panning effects that automatically shift the sound position left right front back 25 Auto Wah AutoWah Repeating filter sweep wah effect 26 Delay Left Center Right DelayLCR Three independent delays for the left rig...

Page 35: ...d for playing a melody line and the lower set by default to keys F 2 and lower is for the auto accompaniment function The PSR 292 also features the convenient Dictionary function page 45 Dictionary provides you with a built in chord encyclopedia that teaches you how to play any chord you specify by showing you the appropriate notes in the display 1 Press the STYLE button 2 Select the desired style...

Page 36: ...Styles Pressing this button alter nately enables and can cels the Sync Stop function See page 40 Pressing this button alter nately starts and stops style playback Pressing this button alter nately enables and can cels the bass and chord accompaniment See below This controls the Intro and Ending sections See pages 38 39 Pressing this button alter nately enables and can cels the Sync Start function ...

Page 37: ...uto matically start the style at that tapped speed Simply tap the TEMPO TAP button four times or three times for a 3 4 time style and the style starts automatically at the tempo you tapped You can also change the tempo while the style is playing by tapping the TEMPO TAP button twice at the desired tempo Using Sync Start The PSR 292 also has a Sync Start function that allows you to start the style ...

Page 38: ... Start with an Intro section You can also use the Sync Start function with the special Intro section of the selected style To use Sync Start with an Intro section 1 Press the MAIN AUTO FILL button to select which section A or B is to follow the Intro 2 Press the INTRO ENDING button 3 Press the SYNC START button to enable Sync Start and start the Intro section and accompaniment by play ing any key ...

Page 39: ...NC START button This immediately stops the style and automatically enables Sync Start let ting you restart the style by simply playing a chord or key in the auto accom paniment area of the keyboard The ACMP button can also be used to turn off and on the bass chord accompaniment while play ing allowing you to create dynamic rhythmic breaks in your performance Chords played in the auto accompaniment...

Page 40: ...ess the ACMP button To turn accompaniment on 2 Press the SYNC STOP button Setting Sync Stop to on before starting the style automatically sets Sync Start to on as well 3 Play a chord on the keyboard in the auto accompaniment area of the keyboard The style starts as soon as you play a chord 4 Stop the style by releasing the chord 5 To start the style again play a chord 6 To turn Sync Stop off press...

Page 41: ...e When switching styles during playback the last tempo setting is main tained This allows you to keep the same tempo even when changing styles Current Tempo value 120 TEMPO 120 Restoring the Default Tempo Value Each song and style has been given a default or standard Tempo setting If you ve changed the Tempo you can instantly restore the default setting by pressing both buttons simultaneously when...

Page 42: ... be adjusted in the Function mode page 76 This volume control affects only the Style volume The volume range is 000 127 Accompaniment Sections Main A B and Fill ins Rhythm sounds and fill in sec tions are not available when one of the Pianist styles 124 135 are selected This appears while the fill in pattern is playing Fill A B 1 beat 2 3 1st measure 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 2nd measure 3rd measure 3...

Page 43: ...o produce the four chord types The key of C is used here as an example other keys follow the same rules For example Bb7 is played as Bb and A Fingered Chords Using the key of C as an example the chart below shows the types of chords that can be recognized in the Fingered mode Using Auto Accompaniment Multi Fingering C Cm C7 Cm7 To play a major chord Press the root note of the chord To play a minor...

Page 44: ... Cdim7 Seventh 7 1 3 5 b7 or 1 3 5 b7 C7 C7 Seventh flatted ninth 7 b9 1 b2 3 5 b7 C7 b9 C7 b9 Seventh add flatted thirteenth 7 b13 1 3 5 b6 b7 C7 b13 C7 b13 Seventh ninth 7 9 1 2 3 5 b7 C7 9 C7 9 Seventh add sharp eleventh 7 11 1 2 3 4 5 b7 or 1 2 3 4 5 b7 C7 11 C7 11 Seventh add thirteenth 7 13 1 3 5 6 b7 C7 13 C7 13 Seventh sharp ninth 7 9 1 2 3 5 b7 C7 9 C7 9 Seventh flatted fifth 7b5 1 3 b5 b...

Page 45: ... printed on the panel 3 Specify the type of the chord major minor seventh etc Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord type as printed on the panel Dictionary Dict Pressing this key selects the root G Dict Individual notes of chord keyboard Pressing this key selects the major seventh chord type M7 Notation of chord Chord name root and type Dict For a few specific chords ...

Page 46: ...c and common chords in most music In this triad the lowest note is the root The root is the most important note in the chord because it anchors the sound harmonically by determining its key and forms the basis for how we hear the other notes of the 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 no...

Page 47: ... should be indicated to the right as well Exam ples for the key of C are shown below One important point Chords are 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 dis tance of the note from the root See the keyboard diagram below For example the minor 6th chord includes the 6th note of the scale...

Page 48: ...base is given on page 87 Use the dial You can also use the CATEGORY and or SELECT buttons Turn the dial and select the Music Database Select the appropriate category by using the CATEGORY buttons When you come close to the desired number use the SELECT buttons to step down and up through the Music Database numbers Use the numeric keypad Music Database numbers can be selected in the same way as wit...

Page 49: ... with your left hand the style starts For information on how to enter chords see Multi Fingering on page 43 4 When you reach the point in the music indicated by the arrow above press the ENDING button The style plays an ending phrase in ritardando When the ending is finished the style automatically stops You can also stop the style by using the STOP button Auto accompaniment area See pages 35 thro...

Page 50: ...etting one by one M D B Parameters Accompaniment is automatically set to on Synchro Start is automatically set to on when style is stopped Style Style Number Split Voice ON Off Accompaniment Split Point Voice Number MainA MainB Volume Style Volume Octave Main Voice Voice Number Pan Volume Reverb Send Level Octave Chorus Send Level Pan DSP Send Level Reverb Send Level Split Point Chorus Send Level ...

Page 51: ...them For instructions on recording your own songs see page 56 You can also transfer song data from your computer to the PSR 292 for playback For details see page 71 1 Press the SONG button Babbino 012 066 120 Song Playback Display These display the notes and name of the current chord Current measure number Indicates the tracks currently playing back These can be alternately muted and sounded durin...

Page 52: ...hrough the song numbers Use the numeric keypad Song numbers can be selected in the same way as with the voices page 24 You can use the numeric keypad to directly enter the song number or use the buttons to step up and down through the song f r Listening to the Flash Memory Song The PSR 292 can play a song loaded into its internal flash memory To do this you ll need to connect the PSR 292 to a pers...

Page 53: ... the playback position Starts and stops song playback Pauses playback Advances the playback position Indicates track is enabled for playing Indicates track is muted or contains no data About the Song Tracks Melody tracks Style track The A track contents Style accompaniment data Track 2 generally contents data for the left hand Track 1 generally contents data for the right hand Song track indicator...

Page 54: ...cel the set A B points or the A B Repeat function 4 Turn off the A B Repeat function Press the A B REPEAT button A B Repeat A REPEAT 006 006 The A and B points can only be specified at the beginning of a measure beat 1 and not at any point in the middle of a measure To set the A point to the begin ning of a song press the A B REPEAT button before starting playback If you re repeat practicing a par...

Page 55: ...song Press the SONG button then use the dial numeric keypad or but tons to select the desired song See page 51 2 Select the desired voice Press the VOICE button then use the dial numeric keypad or but tons to select the desired voice See page 23 3 Press and hold down the VOICE button for at least one second MELODY VOICE CHANGE appears in the display indicating that the selected panel voice has rep...

Page 56: ...e Signature 1 Make all desired PSR 292 settings Before you actually start recording you ll need to make various settings for the song such as selecting a style setting the Tempo and selecting a voice See pages 35 41 and 23 If desired also make other settings Refer to the list above for settings that can be recorded to a song rEC User 1 001 Song Memory Capacity Maximum number of notes approximately...

Page 57: ...Selecting the Chord track automatically turns on the accompaniment Recording to a Melody Track 1 5 Five independent Melody tracks are provided for recording your keyboard performance Normally you ll want to record these after you ve recorded the Chord track You can also record the Chord track and one of the Melody tracks simultaneously 202 User 2 or rEC User 2 001 Keep in mind that all recording o...

Page 58: ...bove Make sure that when you press the SONG MEMORY button corresponding to the desired track the track number in the display flashes 7 Listen to your new recording To play back the song from the beginning simply press the START STOP button again Playback stops when the START STOP button is pressed again Muting Tracks During Playback While recording is enabled you can selectively mute different tra...

Page 59: ...ion page 60 1 Select the desired song Press the SONG button then use the numeric keypad or buttons to select the desired song 201 205 2 While holding down the A button press SONG MEMORY button 1 All track indications in the display flash indicating that all tracks are to be erased 3 Press the YES button 4 At the Sure prompt press the YES button or press the NO button to abort Pressing the YES butt...

Page 60: ...ge 59 1 Select the desired song Press the SONG button then use the numeric keypad or buttons to select the desired song 201 205 2 Press and hold down the button corresponding to the track to be erased Press and hold down the appropriate SONG MEMORY button 1 5 A for at least one second 3 Press the YES button 4 At the Sure prompt press the YES button or press the NO button to abort Pressing the YES ...

Page 61: ...ou practice just the timing of the notes any note can be used as long as you play in rhythm Lesson 2 Waiting In this lesson step the PSR 292 waits for you to play the correct notes before continuing playback of the song Lesson 3 Minus One This lesson step plays back the song with one part muted letting you play and master the missing part yourself in rhythm and at the proper tempo Lesson 4 Both Ha...

Page 62: ...in count as soon as the Lesson step is selected When the Lesson is finished your performance grade is shown in the display if the Grade function is turned on page 65 After a short pause the Lesson begins again automati cally 4 Press the START STOP button to stop the Lesson The PSR 292 exits from the Lesson feature automatically when the START STOP button is pressed r1 Timing r2 Waiting r3 MinusOne...

Page 63: ... Press the L or R button repeatedly if necessary until Lesson 1 is indicated 3 Play the appropriate melody or chord with the song After the lead in the song starts automatically and the appropriate notes appear in the display In Lesson 1 simply play one note repeatedly in time with the music Regarding chords and the use of the left hand the PSR 292 actually has two different types of songs 1 songs...

Page 64: ...song starts automatically and the appropriate notes appear in the display In Lesson 2 play the correct notes at your own pace until you can master playing them in rhythm This lesson step lets you practice one part of the song in rhythm at the proper tempo The PSR 292 plays back the song accompaniment with one part muted either the left part or the right letting you play and master the missing part...

Page 65: ...1 Select one of the Lesson songs 2 Select Lesson 4 Press the L and R buttons simultaneously so that Lesson 4 is indicated 3 Play both the left and right hand parts with the song After the lead in the song starts automatically and the appropriate notes appear in the display In Lesson 4 both parts left and right are muted let ting you play the entire song by yourself The Lesson feature has a built i...

Page 66: ...nd piano sound on the PSR 292 keyboard Unlike an acoustic instrument that puts out a resonated note the electronic instrument puts out information from the keyboard such as with what voice with which key about how strong when was it pressed and when was it released Then each piece of information is changed into a number value and sent to the tone generator Using these numbers as a basis the tone g...

Page 67: ... like Exclusive Messages that transmit data unique to each instrument manufacturer and Realtime Messages that control the MIDI device The messages transmitted received by the PSR 292 are shown in the MIDI Imple mentation Chart on page 90 Message Name PSR 292 Operation Panel Setting Note ON OFF Messages which are generated when the keyboard is played Each message includes a specific note number whi...

Page 68: ...ect the UX16 and the com puter with a standard USB cable then make the proper MIDI con nections between the PSR 292 and the UX16 Connecting to a Personal Computer MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI OUT MIDI IN PSR 292 Computer sequencer software MIDI IN RS 422 MIDI OUT MIDI Interface PSR 292 Computer sequencer software When using a Macintosh series computer set the MIDI interface clock setting in the applicati...

Page 69: ...changing the PSR 292 settings for the next section of the song This determines whether the style and song playback functions are controlled by the PortaTone s internal clock off or by MIDI clock data from an external sequencer or computer on This should be set to on when you want to have style or song playback follow the external device such as a rhythm machine or a sequencer The default setting i...

Page 70: ...on mode page 76 This determines whether Song data is transmitted via MIDI OUT or not These settings can be made in the Function mode page 76 Keyboard Out Style Out Song Out For the Song 001 data is not transmitted MIDI LSB Receive Cancel Determines whether the LSB data of Bank Select is received or not Press and hold the lowest key and turn on the power to change the setting LSB is ignored To rest...

Page 71: ...UB Portable Keyboard Home Page http www yamahaPKclub com Loading a Song into PSR 292 s Flash Memory Song data that can be saved in flash memory The number of songs max 99 songs Song 101 199 Available memory 352 KB Data format SMF format 0 Visit the Yamaha PK CLUB web site for more information on the latest version of Song Filer ver sion 2 0 0 or higher and how to install it System requirements for...

Page 72: ...al included in the Song Filer application PSR 292 Computer Transmit Never attempt to turn the power off while transmitting song data Doing so will not only result in failure to save the data but also make the internal flash memory unsta ble It may also clear all the data residing in the flash mem ory when turning the power on and off Saved data in the instrument may be lost due to malfunction or i...

Page 73: ...sired MIDI parameters in the Function mode The following PC Mode parameters can be stored to memory LOCAL ON OFF EXTERNAL KEYBOARD STYLE OUT SONG OUT 2 Store the parameters to the PC memory Press and hold the PC button until WRITING appears in the LCD PC mode is on PC mode is off LOCAL ON OFF ON EXTERNAL CLOCK OFF KEYBOARD OUT ON STYLE OUT OFF ON SONG OUT OFF PC Mode on PC Mode No sound is output ...

Page 74: ...he SELECT buttons to select a Function name 3 Input the appropriate value or use the buttons to set the selected Function You can also use the dial Using the Function parameters OVERALL To save the Function parameters and the Touch on off status to internal memory flash memory press and hold the FUNCTION button See page 78 Use the CATEGORY buttons when selecting the cate gory steps f r 104 M Volum...

Page 75: ...e Volume D Volume 0 127 This determines the volume of the Dual voice letting you create an opti mum mix with the Main voice Octave D Octave 2 2 octave This determines the octave range for the Dual voice Use this to create an octave layer with the Main voice Pan D Pan 0 full left 64 center 127 full right This determines the pan position of the Dual voice in the stereo image For a spacious sounding ...

Page 76: ...a filer Use the YES button to transmit the data Use the NO button to stop the transmission Keyboard Out KbdOut On Off This determines whether Keyboard performance data of the Portatone is transmitted or not Use the buttons to change the setting Style Out StyleOut On Off This determines whether style data is transmitted via MIDI OUT or not Press the buttons to set the Style Out to on or off Song Ou...

Page 77: ... page 42 is set to an appropriate level Make sure that the Split Point page 27 is set to an appropriate value When playing back one of the Pianist styles 124 135 the rhythm cannot be heard This is normal The Pianist styles have no drums or bass only pi ano accompaniment The accompaniment of the style can only be heard when accompaniment is set to ON and keys are played in the auto accompaniment ar...

Page 78: ...PC Memory FUNCTION Tuning Split Point Touch Sensitivity Style Volume Song Volume Metronome Volume Grade On Off Demo DJ Cancel Touch Touch On Off About the Internal Flash Memory The Song One Touch Setting and PC pa rameters are automatically stored when each saving operation is done Function and touch On Off are stored when Pressing and Holding the Function button Never attempt to turn the power of...

Page 79: ...113 19 Chapel Organ 024 0 112 20 Reed Organ ACCORDION 025 0 113 21 Traditional Accordion 026 0 112 21 Musette Accordion 027 0 113 23 Bandoneon 028 0 112 22 Harmonica GUITAR 029 0 112 24 Classical Guitar 030 0 112 25 Folk Guitar 031 0 113 25 12Strings Guitar 032 0 112 26 Jazz Guitar 033 0 113 26 Octave Guitar 034 0 112 27 Clean Guitar 035 0 117 27 60 s Clean Guitar 036 0 112 28 Muted Guitar 037 0 1...

Page 80: ...129 0 1 2 Electric Grand Piano KSP 130 0 32 2 Detuned CP80 131 0 40 2 Layered CP 1 132 0 41 2 Layered CP 2 133 0 0 3 Honky tonk Piano 134 0 1 3 Honky tonk Piano KSP 135 0 0 4 Electric Piano 1 136 0 1 4 Electric Piano 1 KSP 137 0 18 4 Mellow Electric Piano 1 138 0 32 4 Chorus Electric Piano 1 139 0 40 4 Hard Electric Piano 140 0 45 4 Velocity Crossfade Electric Piano 1 141 0 64 4 60 s Electric Pian...

Page 81: ...tar 241 0 41 30 Feedback Guitar 2 242 0 0 31 Guitar Harmonics Voice No Bank Select MIDI Program Change Voice Name MSB LSB 243 0 65 31 Guitar Feedback 244 0 66 31 Guitar Harmonics 2 BASS 245 0 0 32 Acoustic Bass 246 0 40 32 Jazz Rhythm 247 0 45 32 Velocity Crossfade Upright Bass 248 0 0 33 Finger Bass 249 0 18 33 Finger Dark 250 0 27 33 Flange Bass 251 0 40 33 Bass Distorted Electric Guitar 252 0 4...

Page 82: ...s 353 0 20 62 Resonant Synth Brass 354 0 24 62 Poly Brass 355 0 27 62 Synth Brass 3 Voice No Bank Select MIDI Program Change Voice Name MSB LSB 356 0 32 62 Jump Brass 357 0 45 62 Analog Velocity Brass 1 358 0 64 62 Analog Brass 1 359 0 0 63 Synth Brass 2 360 0 18 63 Soft Brass 361 0 40 63 Synth Brass 4 362 0 41 63 Choir Brass 363 0 45 63 Analog Velocity Brass 2 364 0 64 63 Analog Brass 2 REED 365 ...

Page 83: ...69 0 66 98 Loud Glockenspiel 470 0 67 98 Christmas Bells Voice No Bank Select MIDI Program Change Voice Name MSB LSB 471 0 68 98 Vibraphone Bells 472 0 69 98 Digital Bells 473 0 70 98 Air Bells 474 0 71 98 Bell Harp 475 0 72 98 Gamelimba 476 0 0 99 Atmosphere 477 0 18 99 Warm Atmosphere 478 0 19 99 Hollow Release 479 0 40 99 Nylon Electric Piano 480 0 64 99 Nylon Harp 481 0 65 99 Harp Vox 482 0 66...

Page 84: ... 64 0 33 Thunder 565 64 0 34 Wind 566 64 0 35 Stream 567 64 0 36 Bubble 568 64 0 37 Feed 569 64 0 48 Dog 570 64 0 49 Horse 571 64 0 50 Bird Tweet 2 572 64 0 54 Ghost 573 64 0 55 Maou 574 64 0 64 Phone Call 575 64 0 65 Door Squeak 576 64 0 66 Door Slam 577 64 0 67 Scratch Cut 578 64 0 68 Scratch Split 579 64 0 69 Wind Chime 580 64 0 70 Telephone Ring 2 581 64 0 80 Car Engine Ignition 582 64 0 81 Ca...

Page 85: ... Tom 5 Analog Tom 5 049 C 2 Analog Cymbal Crash Cymbal 1 Analog Cymbal Analog Cymbal Analog Cymbal 050 D 2 Analog Tom 6 High Tom Analog Tom 6 Analog Tom 6 Analog Tom 6 051 D 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 052 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal 053 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Ride Cymbal Cup Ride Cymbal Cup Ride Cymbal Cup...

Page 86: ...2 DetroitPop1 063 60 sRock Roll 064 6 8Soul 065 CrocoTwist 066 Rock Roll 067 DetroitPop2 068 BoogieWoogie 069 ComboBoogie 070 6 8Blues Country 071 Country8Beat 072 CountryPop 073 CountrySwing 074 Country2 4 075 CowboyBoogie 076 CountryShuffle 077 Bluegrass Latin 078 BrazilianSamba 079 BossaNova 080 PopBossa 081 Tijuana 082 DiscoLatin 083 Mambo 084 Salsa 085 Beguine 086 GypsyRumba 087 RmbFlamenca 0...

Page 87: ...Mnd 099 OverRbow 100 Red Lady 101 ReleseMe 102 SavingLv 103 Shore Cl 104 SierraMd 105 SilverMn 106 SmokyEye 107 SndOfSil 108 TblWater 109 WhisprSx ROCK FUSION 110 DavAgain 111 JumpRock 112 OyComCha 113 PickUpPc 114 RdRiverR 115 SatsfyGt 116 Sheriff 117 SmokeWtr 118 TwistAgn 119 VenusPop RHYTHM BLUES 120 AmazingG 121 BoogiePf 122 Clock Rk 123 CU later 124 HappyDay 125 JohnnyB 126 MercyBrs 127 Risin...

Page 88: ...ard 2 SD Room H SD Rock Rim SD Rock H Analog Snare 2 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Room Tom 1 Rock Tom 1 E Tom 1 Analog Tom 1 54 F 2 42 F 1 1 Hi Hat Closed Analog HH Closed 1 55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Room Tom 2 Rock Tom 2 E Tom 2 Analog Tom 2 56 G 2 44 G 1 1 Hi Hat Pedal Analog HH Closed 2 57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Room Tom 3 Rock Tom 3 E Tom 3 Analog Tom 3 58 A 2 46 A 1 1 Hi Hat Open Analog HH Open 59 B...

Page 89: ... A 2 46 A 1 1 Hi Hat Open Analog HH Open 2 59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Analog Tom 4 Jazz Tom 4 Brush Tom 4 Jazz Tom 4 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Analog Tom 5 Jazz Tom 5 Brush Tom 5 Jazz Tom 5 61 C 3 49 C 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Analog Cymbal Hand Cym L 62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Analog Tom 6 Jazz Tom 6 Brush Tom 6 Jazz Tom 6 63 D 3 51 D 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Hand Cym Short L 64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Flute Key Click C...

Page 90: ...ng Pos x x Common Song Sel x x Tune x x System Clock o o Real Time Commands o 4 o 4 Aux All Sound OFF o o 120 126 127 Reset All Cntrls x o 121 Local ON OFF x o 122 5 All Notes OFF x o 123 125 Mes Active Sense o o sages Reset x x Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO o Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO x No 0 32 o o Bank Select 1 x 2 o Modulation wheel 6 x o Data Entry MSB 38 x o Data...

Page 91: ...ffect Map page 92 for details Chorus Type F0H 43H 1nH 4CH 02H 01H 20H mmH llH F7H mm Chorus Type MSB ll Chorus Type LSB Refer to the Effect Map page 92 for details DSP Type F0H 43H 1nH 4CH 02H 01H 40H mmH llH F7H mm DSP Type MSB ll DSP Type LSB Refer to the Effect Map page 92 for details DRY Level F0H 43H 1nH 4CH 08H 0mH 11H llH F7H ll Dry Level 0m Channel Number XG Parametter Change F0H 43H 1nH 4...

Page 92: ...ect TYPE MSB TYPE LSB 00 01 02 08 16 17 18 19 20 000 064 No Effect 065 Chorus Chorus2 066 Celeste Chorus1 067 Flanger Flanger1 Flanger2 068 127 No Effect TYPE MSB TYPE LSB 00 01 02 08 16 17 18 19 20 000 No Effect 001 1 Hall1 2 Hall2 002 Room 3 Room1 4 Room2 003 Stage 5 Stage1 6 Stage2 004 Plate 7 Plate1 8 Plate2 005 Delay L C R 26 Delay L C R 006 27 Delay L R 007 28 Echo 008 29 Cross Delay 009 9 E...

Page 93: ...end Initial Setup Send Keyboard Out Style Out Song Out Style Volume Song Volume Metronome Volume Time Signature Lesson Track R Lesson Track L Grade On Off Demo and DJ Cancel Effects Reverb 8 types Chorus 4 types DSP 38 types Harmony 26 types Song 100 Songs 5 User Songs Flash Memory Song Clear Track Clear Song Volume Recording Song User Song 5 Songs Recording Tracks 1 2 3 4 5 STYLE MIDI Local On Of...

Page 94: ...C Chord Names 47 Chord Track 57 Chord Type 47 Chords About 46 Chords Fingered 43 Chords Single Finger 43 Chorus 32 Clearing Song 59 D DEMO Cancel 14 Demo song 14 Dictionary 45 DJ 22 Drum Kit Voice Chart 88 DSP 32 Dual Voice 26 E Effects 31 Ending 36 External Clock 69 F Fill in 42 Fingered chords 43 Flash memory 71 78 Footswitch 11 Function 74 G GM System Level 1 66 Grade 65 H Harmony 31 Headphones...

Page 95: ... styles playing 36 styles selecting 35 Sync Start 37 Sync Stop 40 T Tap 37 Tempo 20 41 Time Signature 21 Touch Sensitivity 30 track song 57 tracks muting 58 Transpose 29 Troubleshooting 77 Tuning 29 U User songs 56 V Voice List 79 voices Drum Kit 88 voices selecting and playing 23 voices XG 80 Volume dual 26 Volume harmony 31 Volume main 25 Volume Metronome 21 Volume Song 55 Volume split 27 Volume...

Page 96: ... 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 toYamaha 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 ...

Page 97: ...GREECE Philippos Nakas S A The Music House 147 Skiathou Street 112 55 Athens Greece Tel 01 228 2160 SWEDEN Yamaha Scandinavia AB J A Wettergrens Gata 1 Box 30053 S 400 43 Göteborg Sweden Tel 031 89 34 00 DENMARK YS Copenhagen Liaison Office Generatorvej 8B DK 2730 Herlev Denmark Tel 44 92 49 00 FINLAND F Musiikki Oy Kluuvikatu 6 P O Box 260 SF 00101 Helsinki Finland Tel 09 618511 NORWAY Norsk fili...

Page 98: ...strument Division Yamaha Corporation 2002 Yamaha Corporation V874220 PO 01C0 Printed in China Yamaha PK CLUB Portable Keyboard Home Page English only http www yamahaPKclub com Yamaha Manual Library http www2 yamaha co jp manual english ...

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