Contents
Taking Care of Your PortaTone ....................................... 3
Panel Controls 4
Setting Up 6
Power Supply ...................................................................... 6
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Using An Optional AC Power Adaptor............................ 6
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Using Batteries ............................................................... 6
Connections ........................................................................ 7
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The PHONES Jack......................................................... 7
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SUSTAIN Jack ............................................................... 7
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MIDI IN and OUT Connectors ........................................ 7
The Music Stand ................................................................. 7
The Demonstration 8
Basic Display Operation 10
Playing the PSR-320/420 12
Selecting & Playing Voices..............................................12
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Keyboard Percussion ................................................... 14
The Split Mode .................................................................. 15
Changing the Split Voice & Related Parameters............. 15
Touch Response................................................................17
Dual Voice.......................................................................... 17
Changing the Dual Voice & Related Parameters ............ 18
Digital Effects .....................................................................19
Changing the Digital Effect ...............................................19
Transposition .....................................................................20
Using Auto Accompaniment 21
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The Stop Accompaniment Function ..............................27
Accompaniment Track Control...................................... 28
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Large/Small Accompaniment ....................................... 28
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Muting Individual Tracks............................................... 29
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Changing Accompaniment Track Voices ..................... 29
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Adjusting Accompaniment Track Volume..................... 29
Changing the Accompaniment Split Point .................. 30
One Touch Setting ............................................................31
Harmony............................................................................. 31
Selecting a Harmony Type ...............................................32
Registration Memory 33
Registering the Panel Settings ...................................... 33
Recall the Registered Panel Settings ........................... 34
The Accomp Freeze Function ........................................ 34
Song Recording 35
Recording a Melody Track ...............................................35
Recording Accompaniment With or Without a Melody
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Accompaniment and Melody Playback .........................39
Play from a Specified Measure ....................................... 40
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Voice & Volume Rewrite............................................... 41
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Clearing the SONG TRACKS ....................................... 41
The Multi Pads 42
Selecting a MULTI PAD KIT ............................................ 42
Playing the MULTI PADS................................................. 43
Using Music Cartridges 44
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Inserting a Music Cartridge ...........................................44
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Music Cartridge Handling Precautions ......................... 44
Cartridge Accompaniment Styles ..................................45
Selecting Cartridge Styles ............................................... 45
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The Yamaha Style File Format......................................46
Cartridge Songs................................................................ 47
Cartridge Song Playback................................................. 47
Cartridge Registration Presets ...................................... 48
Selecting Cartridge Registration...................................... 48
Practice Features 49
The Minus One Mode ........................................................49
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Specifying the Parts To Be Turned On or Off................49
The Guide Mode (PSR-420 only).................................... 50
Repeat Play.........................................................................51
Overall Functions 52
General Functions ............................................................ 53
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Keyboard Volume ......................................................... 53
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Octave .......................................................................... 53
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Pan ............................................................................... 54
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Voice Set ...................................................................... 54
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Accompaniment Volume ...............................................54
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Touch Sensitivity ...........................................................54
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Minus-one Right/Left-hand Channel..............................55
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Lamp (PSR-420 only) ................................................... 55
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Metronome ....................................................................55
MIDI Functions .................................................................. 56
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Remote Channel ...........................................................57
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Keyboard Out ................................................................58
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Song Out ...................................................................... 58
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Accompaniment Out ..................................................... 58
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Local Control ................................................................ 59
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External Clock .............................................................. 59
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Initial Data Send ............................................................59
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Bulk Data Send ............................................................ 60
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Receiving Bulk Data ..................................................... 60
Appendix
Data Backup & Initialization..............................................61
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Data Initialization ...........................................................61
Voice & Polyphony List.................................................... 62
Troubleshooting................................................................63
Percussion Kit List ............................................................64
MIDI Implementation Chart ..............................................66
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GM System Level 1 .......................................................67
Specifications .................................................................. 68
Index ................................................................................... 69
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