Yamaha Portatone PSR-5700, Authorized Product Manual

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Using the Pads
The TEMPO Mode
To engage the TEMPO mode, press the [MODE SELECT] button a few times until the
TEMPO indicator lights.
The functions of the pads in the TEMPO mode are indicated by labels below each pad:
Tempo Change
Tap Start
Tempo I
(Tempo Prima)
accel.
(Accelerando)
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If you press this pad while holding the [REC/STOP] button, the tempo at
that instant is registered in memory. The registered tempo can then be re-
called at any time, regardless of the current tempo, simply by pressing the
[Tempo Change] pad.
If this pad is used during an accelerando or ritardando (described below), the
accelerando or ritardando stops immediately and the [Tempo Change] value
takes effect.
While the accompaniment is stopped, or during the SYNCHRO START
mode before the accompaniment is started, the [Tap Start] pad can be used
to set any desired tempo (within the PSR-5700’s 40 to 280 beats per minute
range) by simply tapping on the pad at the required tempo. Tap 4 times for
an accompaniment with a 4/4 time signature, 3 times for 3/4, and 5 times
for 5/4.
If the accompaniment is started before the required number of taps has been
entered, the Tap Start setting will be ignored. The Tap Start setting will also be
ignored if several seconds elapse before the required number of taps have
been entered, if a different style is selected, or if the accompaniment [STOP]
button is pressed.
If the [Tempo I] pad is tapped while an accompaniment is playing, the
tempo setting that was active when the accompaniment was started is im-
mediately restored, regardless of any tempo changes that occurred after the
accompaniment was started.
If this pad is used during an accelerando or ritardando (described below), the
accelerando or ritardando stops immediately and the (Tempo 1] value takes
effect.
Pressing the [accel.] pad immediately starts a 2-measure accelerando
(tempo increase) that is executed by increasing the tempo by a small
amount on every 8th beat. The accelerando is stopped if the [accel.] pad is
pressed again before the 2 measures are completed.