Document Outline

• PRECAUTIONS
  • PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
  • What can you do with the PORTATONE?
  • Panel Controls
  • Playing the Keyboard
    • Power Supply
    • Powering Up
  • Setting Up
    • Music Rest
    • Using Headphones
    • Changing the Display Language
    • Display Settings
  • Handling the Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) and Floppy Disks
  • Handling the USB Storage Device (USB Flash Memory/Floppy Disk, etc)
• Quick Guide
  • Playing the Demos
  • Operations in Basic Displays
    • Operation of the Main Display
    • Operation of the File Selection Display
    • Operation of the Function Display
  • Playing Voices
    • Playing Preset Voices
  • Practicing with the Preset Songs
    • Playing Back and Listening to Songs Before Practicing
    • Displaying Music Notation (Score)
    • Muting the Right- or Left-hand Part Viewing the Score
    • Practicing with the Repeat Playback Function
    • Recording Your Performance
  • Playing Backing Parts with the performance assistant Technology
  • Playing Accompaniment with the Auto Accompaniment Feature (Style Playback)
    • Playing “Mary Had a Little Lamb” with the Auto Accompaniment Feature
  • The Multi Pads
    • Playing the Multi Pads
    • Using Chord Match
  • Voice Effects
    • Applying Harmony to Your Right-hand Melody (HARMONY/ECHO)
  • Calling Up Ideal Setups for Each Song (Music Finder)
    • Calling up the panel settings to match the Style (Repertoire)
  • Singing Along with Song Playback (Karaoke) or Your Own Performance
    • Singing with the Lyrics Display
    • Convenient Functions for Karaoke
    • Convenient Functions for Singing Along with Your Own Performance
  • Setting an Oriental Scale
• Basic Operation
  • Selecting Message Language
  • The Messages Shown in the Display
  • Instant Selection of the Displays - Direct Access
  • Basic Displays (Main Display and File Selection Display)
    • Main Display
    • File Selection Display Configuration and Basic Operation
    • File/Folder Operations in the File Selection Display
  • Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings
    • Restoring the Factory-programmed System
    • Restoring the Factory-programmed Settings Independently by Item
    • Saving and Recalling Your Original Settings as a Single File
  • Data Backup
    • Backup procedure
  • Using, Creating and Editing Voices
    • Voice Characteristics
    • Playing Different Voices Simultaneously
      • Keyboard Parts (Right 1, Right 2, Left)
      • Playing Two Voices Simultaneously (Right 1 and 2 Parts)
      • Playing Different Voices with the Left and Right Hands (Right 1 and Left Parts)
    • Changing Pitch
      • Transpose
      • Fine-tuning the Pitch of the Entire Instrument
    • Selecting the Harmony/Echo type
    • Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance (MIXING CONSOLE)
      • Basic Procedure
    • Voice Creating - Voice Set
      • Basic Procedure
      • Creating Your Original Organ Flutes Voices
• Reference
  • Using Oriental Scales - Scale Setting/Scale Tuning/Scale Memory
    • Setting an Oriental Scale - Scale Setting
    • Scale Tuning
    • Memorizing the Scale Setting - Scale Memory
    • Saving Your Scale Settings
    • Recalling the Scale Setting
  • Using, Creating and Editing the Auto Accompaniment Styles
    • Style Characteristics
    • Selecting a Chord Fingering Type
    • Playing Only the Rhythm Channels of a Style
    • Style Playback-related Settings
    • Split Point Settings
    • Editing the Volume and Tonal Balance of the Style (MIXING CONSOLE)
    • Convenient Music Finder feature
      • Searching the Records
      • Creating a Set of Favorite Records
      • Editing Records
      • Saving the Record
    • Style Creator
      • Style Structure
      • Creating a Style
      • Editing the Created Style
  • The Multi Pads
    • Multi Pad Creating (Multi Pad Creator)
      • Multi Pad Realtime Recording
      • Multi Pad Step Recording (EDIT)
    • Multi Pad Editing (Multi Pad Creator)
  • Registering and Recalling Custom Panel Setups - Registration Memory
    • Registering and Saving Custom Panel Setups
    • Recalling the Registered Panel Setups
      • Deleting an Unneeded Panel Setup/Naming a Panel Setup
      • Disabling Recall of Specific Items (Freeze Function)
      • Calling Up Registration Memory Numbers in Order - Registration Sequence
  • Using, Creating and Editing Songs
    • Compatible Song Types
    • Operations for Song Playback
    • Adjusting the Volume Balance and Voice Combination, etc. (MIXING CONSOLE)
    • Practicing Songs with the Guide Functions
      • Selecting the Guide Function Type
    • Recording Your Performance to MIDI
      • Recording Methods
      • Editing a Recorded Song
  • Using Your Instrument with Other Devices
    • Connecting Audio Devices
      • Using External Audio Devices for Playback (1 [OUTPUT] jacks)
      • Playing External Audio Devices with the Built-in Speakers (2 [AUX IN] jacks)
      • Using the Footswitch or Foot Controller (3 [FOOT PEDAL 1/2] jacks)
      • Assigning Specific Functions to Each Foot Pedal
      • Connecting External MIDI Devices (4 [MIDI] terminals)
    • Connecting to a computer and USB device
      • Connecting a Computer (4 [MIDI] and 5 [USB TO HOST] terminals)
      • Connecting to a USB Storage Device (6 via the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal)
    • What is MIDI?
    • MIDI Settings
      • Basic Operation
      • Pre-Programmed MIDI Templates
      • MIDI System Settings
      • MIDI Transmit Settings
      • MIDI Receive Settings
      • Setting the Bass Note for Style Playback via MIDI Receive
      • Setting the Chord Type for Style Playback via MIDI Receive
  • Troubleshooting
• Appendix
  • Specifications
  • Index
  • Panel Button Chart