Yamaha PORTATONE PSR-140 - Manual (Page 4)

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Congratulations on your purchase of
the Yamaha PSR-140 PortaTone!
You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced functions, great
sound and exceptional ease-of-use in a highly compact package. Its outstanding
features also make it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument.
Read this Owner’s Manual carefully while playing your new PortaTone in order
to take full advantage of its various features.
PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS 6
● Front Panel ...................................... 6
● Rear Panel ........................................ 8
SETTING UP 9
POWER REQUIREMENTS ............................ 9
● Using an AC Power Adaptor ............ 9
● Using Batteries ................................. 9
TURNING ON THE POWER ........................ 9
ACCESSORY JACKS .................................. 10
MUSIC STAND ......................................... 10
GETTING STARTED —
PLAYING THE DEMO SONGS
11
PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS 12
PORTABLE GRAND 13
USING THE METRONOME ....................... 13
● Setting the Metronome Time
Signature ....................................... 14
● Adjusting the Metronome Volume . 14
SELECTING AND PLAYING VOICES —
THE VOICE MODE
15
SELECTING AND PLAYING A VOICE ......... 15
● Percussion Voice Chart
(voices 90 and 100). ...................... 17
TRANSPOSE AND TUNING ...................... 18
● Transpose ...................................... 18
● Tuning ........................................... 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 —
THE STYLE MODE
28
SELECTING AND PLAYING A STYLE .......... 28
STYLE CONTROLS ................................... 30
USING THE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT
FEATURES ............................................. 31
CHANGING THE TEMPO ......................... 31
STYLE SECTIONS (MAIN A, MAIN B) AND
FILL-INS ................................................ 32
ADJUSTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT
VOLUME .............................................. 32
USING AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT —
MULTI FINGERING ................................ 33
● Single Finger Chords ..................... 33
● Fingered Chords ............................ 33
WHAT IS A CHORD? ................................ 34
WRITING CHORD NAMES ....................... 35
● The Intervals of the Scale ............... 35
● Other Chords ................................ 35
ONE TOUCH SETTING (OTS) ................... 36
CHORD GUIDE .......................................... 37
● Smart ............................................ 37
● Dictionary ...................................... 39
MULTI PADS ............................................. 40
MIDI 41
● About MIDI ................................... 41
● How Can MIDI be Used? ............... 41
TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................... 42
VOICE LIST ..................................................... 43
MULTI PAD LIST .............................................. 45
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART ..................... 46
SPECIFICATIONS ............................................ 48
INDEX ............................................................ 49
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