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YAMAHA

AUTHORIZED

PRODUCT MANUAL

Summary of Contents for PortaTone PSR-150

Page 1: ...YAMAHA AUTHORIZED PRODUCT MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...s Owner s Manual Main Features 1 Precautions 1 Getting Started 2 Playing Your New PortaTone 3 VOICE 4 STYLE 5 SONG 8 DRUM PADS PSR 150 9 SOUND EFFECT PADS PSR 150 9 Troubleshooting 10 Song Scores 11 Specifications 22 ...

Page 3: ... PSR 150 Precautions Taking Care of Your PortaTone Your new PortaTone is a fine musical instru Avoid applying excessive force to the controls ment and should be treated as such keys and connections Handle it with care and common sense and When Not Using the PortaTone it will give you years of enjoyment After use always turn off the POWER switch When not using your PortaTone for long Location perio...

Page 4: ...ion making sure that the positive and negative terminals are properly aligned Replace the lid When the Batteries Run Down When the batteries run low and 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 batteries NEVER mix old and new batteries Accessory Jacks Using Headphones For pri...

Page 5: ...t numbers Number 00 is automatically selected in all of the Modes when you turn the power on Note that the buttons have a wrap around feature For example pressing the button from the last number in SONG returns to Song 00 2 To play the selected Song press the DEMO button 3 You can adjust the volume of the Song by using the VOLUME buttons If you want to set the volume back to its original default s...

Page 6: ...g middle C with one Voice may sound higher or lower than another Voice at the same key 4 3 Play the newly selected Voice If you want 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 se lected when in the STYLE Mode will be played About the HARMONY Voices 1 A single note can be played when severa...

Page 7: ...ressed If you select BASS CHORD HOLD while a rhythm pattern is playing the rhythm will stop Selecting a Style 1 Turn the MUSIC MODE SELECTOR to select STYLE 2 Use the Numeric Keypad to select the desired Style number 3 Your PortaTone has a Synchro Start func tion that allows you to start the rhythm by simply pressing a key in the AUTO ACCOMP SECTION to the left of the split point Selecting STYLE s...

Page 8: ...ither the Single Finger or Fingered mode To set Auto Accomp to Single Finger turn the power off then hold down the 1 key on the Numeric Keypad and simultane ously turn the power on Note In Single Finger the AUTO ACCOMP SECTION is set between the C1 key the lowest key and the C 2 key To set Auto Accomp to Fingered follow the same steps holding down the 0 key instead To switch back to Multi Fingerin...

Page 9: ...essing of any three consecutive notes for example C C D is played the chord accompaniment will stop but the rhythm will continue playing More About the STYLE Mode 1 Although the Voice is automatically selected for each Style you can change the Voice for the upper part while the rhythm is running by switching to the VOICE Mode and selecting the desired Voice As for each default Voice in the STYLE M...

Page 10: ...ck pattern repeats until START STOP is pressed You can also start the selected Song Minus one or Jam Track pattern with the Synchro Start function as in STYLE by simply pressing any key on the keyboard Note The DEMO button cannot be used to start a Jam Track pattern If you press the DEMO button while a Jam Track is selected the number will automatically change to 00 and begin playback 4 If you wan...

Page 11: ...Up to two DRUM PADS can be played simultaneously SOUND EFFECT PADS PSR 150 The SOUND EFFECT PADS on the PSR 150 let you play selected sound effects Some of these continue to sound for as long as you hold the pad Four SOUND EFFECT Sets are available When the power is turned on the first Set represented by the leftmost symbol above each pad is automatically selected Use the SELECT buttons in the SOU...

Page 12: ...o rarily produced Power current is flowing into the PortaTone This is not a malfunction The rhythm suddenly stops or the The battery power is too low selected Voice is suddenly changed to the Piano Voice Not all notes are heard when playing a number of notes simultaneously Too many keys are pressed at the same time 10 Replace the batteries The PortaTone is polyphonic up to a maximum of 12 notes Se...

Page 13: ...Song Scores V VoiceNumber ORIGINAL SONG 1 ORIGINAL SONG 2 11 ...

Page 14: ...ORIGINAL SONG 3 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN American Folk Song 12 ...

Page 15: ...THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER T Moore SUR LE PONT D AVIGNON French Folk Song 13 ...

Page 16: ...WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS Tchaikovsky AIR ON THE G STRING J S Bach 14 ...

Page 17: ...BEAUTIFUL DREAMER S C Foster LONDONDERRY AIR Irish Folk Song 15 ...

Page 18: ...SYMPHONY NO 40 Mozart 16 DECK THE HALLS Sacred Song ...

Page 19: ...AULD LANG SYNE Scottish Folk Song SILENT NIGHT F Gruber 17 ...

Page 20: ...TANNENBAUM German Folk Song LA CUCARACHA Mexican Folk Song 18 ...

Page 21: ...OH SUSANNA S C Foster SONG OF JOY Beethoven 19 ...

Page 22: ...0 VRENELI Swiss Folk Song TROIKA Russian Folk Song 20 ...

Page 23: ...posal information Disposal Notice Should this product become damaged beyond repair or for some reason 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 ...

Page 24: ...CONTROL POWER OFF STYLE VOICE SONG Numeric Keypad 0 9 Buttons START STOP TEMPO VOLUME DEMO PADS SELECT PSR 150 OTHER FITTINGS OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES DC IN HEADPHONES AUX OUT Music Stand HPE 3 5 Headphones PA 3 PA 4 PA 40 US only Power Adaptors L 2C Keyboard Stand SOUND SYSTEM Amplifier s 2 1Wx2 3Wx1 Speakers 10cmx2 10cmx2 RATED POWER SUPPLY DC 9 12V D R 20 SUM 1 1 5V x6 PA 3 4 40 Power Adaptors DIME...

Page 25: ...maha or the authorized distributor listed below HEAD OFFICE Yamaha Corporation Electronic Musical Instrument Division Nakazawa cho 10 1 Hamamatsu Japan430 Tel 81 Country Code 53 460 3273 YAMAHA 1992 Yamaha Corporation VN83840 JCAFROMWI 4CP Printed in Japan ...

Page 26: ...PSR75 150 OM 8 26 98 29553 YAMAHA Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe Avenue P O Box 6600 Buena Park CA 90622 6600 ...

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