Yamaha PSR-160 Owner's Manual

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  • Yamaha PSR-160 | Owner's Manual - Page 1
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    components supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by Yamaha. If a cart, etc., is used, please observe all safety markings and instructions that accompany the accessory product. SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at
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    or modify them in any way. The instrument contains no user-serviceable parts. If it should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have it inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it near water or in damp or wet conditions, or
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    Yamaha PSR-160 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
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    Turning On the Power 8 Accessory Jacks 9 Quick Guide 10 Step 1 Voices 10 Step 2 Songs 12 Step 3 Auto Accompaniment 14 Step 4 Lesson 16 Getting Started - Playing the Demo Songs 18 Panel Display Indications 19 Portable Grand 20 Playing the Portable Grand 20 Using the Metronome 20 DJ 22
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    ON]) w [MASTER VOLUME] dial This determines the overall volume of the PSR-160. e [Dict.] (DICTIONARY) button This calls up the Dictionary function (See DEMO] button This is used to play the Demo songs. (See page 18.) u [Piano] button This instantly calls up the Grand Piano voice, plus a special piano
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    . (See page 30.) @0 [MULTI PAD] buttons These are used to automatically play pre-programmed musical phrases. (See page 51.) s Rear Panel @3 @1 @2 to a PA-3B AC power adaptor. (See page 8.) @3 MIDI IN, OUT terminals These are for connection to other MIDI instruments and devices. (See pages 9, 52
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    about setting up your PSR-160 for playing. Make sure to read this section carefully before using the instrument. Power Requirements Although the PSR-160 will run either from an optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use of an AC adaptor whenever possible. An AC adaptor is more
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    controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level. s Using the MIDI Terminals The PSR-160 also features MIDI terminals, allowing you to interface the PSR160 with other MIDI instruments and devices. (For more information, see page 52.) MIDI instrument Music Stand Insert the
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    w 000 GrandPno 116 q zq Playing the Piano Simply by pressing the [Piano] button, you can automatically reset the entire PSR-160 for piano play. z Press the [Piano] button. Playing along with the Metronome z Press the [METRONOME] button. 000 GrandPno x Play the keyboard. Want to find out more
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    Step 1 Voices Selecting and Playing Other Voices The PSR-160 has a total of 100 dynamic and realistic instrument voices. Let's try a few of them out now... q Press the [VOICE] button. w Select a voice. 000 GrandPno TEMPO 116 002 HnkyTonk e Play the keyboard. Want to find out more? See page 23.
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    Quick Guide Step 2 Songs q zx 000 GrandPno 116 xw xc z Playing the Songs The PSR-160 is packed with 100 songs, including 5 special Demo songs. Playing the Demo songs Demo songs (001 - 005) showcase the sophisticated features and stunning sound of the PSR-160. Let's play the Demo songs now,
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    keyboard performance. q Press the [OVERALL] button, until ACMP/SONG VOLUME is indicated by the dark arrow in the display. 110 SONG VOL -04 MEASURE w Use Name Demo 001 Livin' La Vida Loca 002 Virtual Insanity 003 I Just Called To Say I Love You 004 Dancing (original) 005 Top Of The World Piano/Classic
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    Quick Guide Step 3 Auto Accompaniment zb x 000 GrandPno 116 cv m n z Using the Auto Accompaniment The powerful yet easy-to-use Auto Accompaniment features give you professional instrumental backing for your performances. Simply play chords with your left hand - and the PSR-160 automatically
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    button. Dict. x Specify the root note of the chord (in this case, G). M7 v Play the notes of the chord as indicated in the keyboard diagram in the display. The chord name flashes when the chord is played properly. M7 ACMP ON Accompaniment section M7 b To leave the Dictionary function, press
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    Quick Guide Step 4 Lesson x x 000 GrandPno 116 v zz Using the Lesson Feature All of the PSR-160's songs can be used with the educational Lesson feature. Lesson makes it fun and easy to master these songs. You can practice the left- and right-hand parts of each song individually: simply press
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    play on the keyboard is unimportant. The PSR-160 checks your timing and how rhythmically "tight" your playing is. r1 Timing Grade The PSR-160 In Lesson 3, one of the parts is muted, and you practice the missing part in time with the rhythm. 116 TEMPO r3 MinusOne x Use the numeric keypad to set
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    001 8va m7 Livin'La 002 MEASURE Song name Melody notation Keyboard diagram (current note is dark) • The PSR-160 has a Demo Cancel function that allows you to disable the Demo feature. To use this, simultaneously hold down the [DEMO] button and turn the power on ([STANDBY/ON] button). While the
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    indicator The PSR-160 has seven Overall functions or controls. The currently selected function is indicated by a dark bar that appears next to its name (printed on the panel). e Notation / r Keyboard These two portions of the display conveniently indicate notes currently played on the keyboard. When
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    [START/STOP] button. The Portable grand setting is designed also for playing with the special Pianist styles (#081 - #100). When auto accompaniment is turned on, these provide piano-only accompaniment in a variety of music styles. • When the [Piano] button is pressed, One Touch Setting (page 26) is
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    9/4 Plays no "1" beats (all low clicks) 4 TIME SIG Adjusting the Metronome Volume You can adjust the volume of the Metronome sound independently of the other PSR-160 sounds 2 Change the value. Use the numeric keypad to set the desired Metronome Volume value, or use the [+]/[-] buttons to increase
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    . • Since there are no left or right parts in the DJ song, the [L] and [R] buttons can be used interchangeably. Also for the same reason, Lesson 3 and Lesson 4 are identical. • In the DJ Lesson, you can play the Multi Pads as well as the keyboard. • Try playing one of the special DJ voices (#098
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    Selecting and Playing Voices The PSR-160 features 100 authentic voices that have been created with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory used. Selecting and Playing a Voice 1 Press the [VOICE] button. 000 Voice name and number GrandPno TEMPO 116 2 Select the desired voice number. Use
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    omitted. 042 Fr.Horn TEMPO 116 s Using the [+]/[-] buttons Press the [+] button to PSR-160 is polyphonic up to a maximum of 16 notes. (Depending on the voice selected - such as split voices and dual voices - fewer notes may be available.) This includes not only the notes played from the keyboard
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    - #099) that provides a wealth of exciting sounds for playing many of today's popular music styles. The PSR-160 also features special Drum Kit voices - #088 (with Echo) and #100 - that let you play a variety of drum and percussion sounds from the keyboard. (Refer to the Drum Kit Voice Chart below
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    Selecting and Playing Voices One Touch Setting The powerful One Touch Setting (OTS) . 1 Press the [VOICE] button. 000 GrandPno TEMPO 116 2 Select the One Touch Setting voice (#000). Use the numeric keypad or [+]/[-] buttons. 000 GrandPno TEMPO 116 To turn One Touch Setting off, select a voice
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    . This allows you to easily match the pitch of the PSR-160 to other instruments or singers, or play in a different key without changing your fingering. The Transpose TRANSPOS TEMPO 116 Indicates Transpose is selected 2 Change the value. Use the numeric keypad to set the desired Transpose value (-12 -
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    Selecting and Playing Voices s Tuning Tuning determines the fine pitch setting of both the in the display. Current Tuning value 00 TUNING Indicates Tuning is selected TEMPO 116 2 Change the value. Use the numeric keypad to set the desired Tuning value (-50 - +50). To tune the pitch down,
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    features 100 special songs that have been created using the rich and dynamic sounds of the PSR-160. The songs are generally for your listening enjoyment; however, you can also play along with them on the keyboard. The songs of the PSR-160 can also be used with the powerful Lesson feature (page 34
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    Melody Voice Change The PSR-160 lets you play a melody on the keyboard along with each of the songs, either with the original melody voice or one of your own selection. The convenient Melody Voice Change feature takes this one step further - it lets you replace the original voice used for the melody
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    the [TEMPO/TAP] button. Current Tempo value 120 TEMPO -04 MEASURE 2 Change the value. Use the numeric keypad to set the desired Tempo value, or use the [+]/[-] buttons to increase or decrease the value. The PSR-160 also has a convenient Tap Tempo function that allows you to "tap" a new tempo in
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    Selecting and Playing Songs Adjusting the Song Volume The playback volume of the song This functions as a fast-forward button, stepping in advance through the measure numbers. It can be used during playback (with sound), or when playback is paused or stopped. This controls the A-B Repeat function
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    Playing Songs A-B Repeat This useful function is ideal for practicing and learning purposes. It allows you to specify any phrase of a song (between point A and point B) and repeat it - while you play or practice along with it. 1 While playing it easier to practice the parts you want to learn. •
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    Lesson feature provides an exceptionally fun and easy-to-use way to learn how to read music and play the keyboard. All of the 100 songs of the PSR-160 can be used with these educational features. Lesson lets you practice the left- and right-hand parts of each song independently, step by step, until
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    or right) and the Lesson step. If you want to work on the right-hand part, press the [R] button; to work on the left, press the [L] button. Pressing * # Indicates that the timing is to be played as two six- teen notes. The PSR-160 exits from the Lesson feature automatically when the [START/
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    simply play one note repeatedly in time with the music. Regarding chords and the use of the left hand, the PSR-160 plays arpeggios or melodic figures in combination with the right. In the case of the first type, play the chords with your left hand in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard
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    rhythm at the proper tempo. The PSR-160 plays back the song accompaniment with one part muted (either the left part or the right)- letting you play and master the missing part yourself. The notes you are to play are shown continuously in the display as the song plays back. 1 Select one of the songs
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    -in, the song starts automatically, and the appropriate notes appear in the display. In Lesson 3, listen carefully to the un-muted part, and play the muted part yourself. Lesson 4 - Both Hands Lesson 4 is a "Minus One" practice essentially the same as Lesson 3, except that both the left- and right
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    ," "Very Good," and "Excellent." When the Talking function (page 40) is on, the PSR-160 also "announces" your grade. on Excellen 1 Select the Grade function. Press the [OVERALL] Grade to on or off as desired. Use the [+]/[-] buttons to set Grade to on or off. on GRADE Grade off Grade on 39
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    , until "TALKING" appears in the display. Indicates Talking function is selected on TALKING -04 MEASURE 2 Set Talking to on or off as desired. Use the [+]/[-] buttons to set Talking to on or off. on TALKING • Talking is automatically set to on as the default setting. Talking off Talking
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    8va M7 ACMP ON TEMPO 116 Chord name (root and type) Individual notes of chord (keyboard) The display shows the name of the chord, and the individual notes - both in notation and on the keyboard diagram. 4 Play the chord. Play the chord (as indicated in the display) in the ACMP section of the
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    accompaniment by the chords you play. Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into two sections: The upper is used for playing a melody line, and the lower (labeled "ACMP" in green above the keyboard, at F#2) is for the auto accompaniment function. The PSR-160 also features the convenient
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    : Indicates that auto accompaniment is on. s Pressing the [START/STOP] button The rhythm starts playing immediately without bass and chord accompaniment. The currently selected Main A or B section will play. (You can select either by repeatedly pressing the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button, before pressing
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    the tempo while the accompaniment is playing by tapping the [TEMPO/ TAP] button twice at the desired tempo. s Using Sync Start The PSR-160 also has a Sync Start function that allows you to start the rhythm/accompaniment by simply pressing a key on the keyboard. To use Sync Start, first press the
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    START] button to enable Sync Start, and start the Intro section and style by playing any key in the ACMP section of the keyboard. Handclap icon flashes 3 Change chords using the auto accompaniment feature. Try playing a few successive chords with your left hand, and notice how the bass and chord
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    playing a chord or key in the ACMP section of the keyboard playing, press the [INTRO/ ENDING] button twice quickly. Changing the Tempo The Tempo of song (and style) playback can be adjusted over a range of 40 - 240 bpm (beats per minute). For instructions • You can also use the convenient Tap Tempo
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    press the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button here, after beat 4... ...a fill-in pattern plays from here... ...and the Main A or B section begins here. Adjusting the 2 Change the value. Use the numeric keypad to set the desired Accompaniment Volume value (000 - 127). You can also use the [+]/[-] buttons to
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    play along with, by using Multi Fingering operation. You can change the chords of the accompaniment by playing keys in the ACMP section of the keyboard using technique is that of conventionally playing all the notes of the chord. Whichever method you use, the PSR-160 "understands" what chord you
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    chord - for example, change the order of the notes (called "inversions"), or play the same notes in different octaves - without changing the basic nature of the be built in this manner. The use of intervals and chords is one of the most important elements in music. A wide variety of emotions and
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    recognizable (and gives you the freedom to play them with the voicing or inversion that you of the note from the root. (See the keyboard diagram below.) For example, the minor 6th chord the Scale To better understand the intervals and the numbers used to represent them in the chord name, study this
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    musical and rhythmic phrases as you play the PSR-160. There are a total of 40 different sounds or phrases (10 banks, with four pad sounds for each bank). The phrases play the desired bank. Use the numeric keypad to select the desired bank number (1 - 10). You can also use the [+]/[-] buttons to
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    understand or respond to the one sending. s How Can MIDI be Used In the simple, yet powerful MIDI application example below, the Yamaha QY-70 Music Sequencer is used to record and play back performance data played on the PSR-160 keyboard. Before actually recording to the sequencer, press the
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    Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution When the PSR-160 is turned on or off, a popping sound is temporarily produced. This is normal and indicates that the PSR-160 is receiving electrical power. When using a mobile phone, noise is produced. Using a mobile phone in close proximity
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    MIDI Program Change# Voice Name PIANO 0 GRAND PIANO 1 HONKY-TONK 2 E PIANO 1 3 E PIANO 2 4 E PIANO 3 5 E PIANO SAX 44 TENOR SAX 45 OBOE 46 CLARINET 47 FLUTE 48 PAN FLUTE SYNTHESIZER 49 THICK LEAD 50 SIMPLE LEAD 51 THICK SAW Used Notes 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
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    be directly selected from the panel controls; they are special voices programmed into the songs of the PSR-160 and are selected automatically in song playback. However, they can be selected by a connected MIDI device; the corresponding bank select messages are: MSB = 00H, LSB = 00H. Voice List
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    List • Each percussion voice uses one note. • The MIDI Note # and Note are actually one octave lower than listed. For example, the "Bass Drum 2" (Note# 36/Note C1) corresponds to (Note# 24/Note C0). • Voices with the same Alternate Note Number (*1 ... 2) cannot be played simultaneously. (They are
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    13 Piano Ballad 14 Soul Ballad 15 Slow Rock 16 6/8 Ballad 17 Harp Arpeggio 1 18 Harp Arpeggio 2 19 Harp Arpeggio 3 20 Music Box DANCE 21 Dance Pop 22 Techno 23 Eurobeat 24 Hip Hop 25 70s Disco qMulti pads Bank No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Bank Name Pianist Twinkle Organ Play Guitar Play
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    MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ PSR-160 ] Model PSR-160 MIDI Implementation Chart Function... Transmitted Recognized Basic Default Channel Changed 1 - 7,10 x 1 - 7,10 x Date:26-JAN-2000 Version : 1.0 Remarks Mode Default Messages Altered 3 x Note 0 - 127 Number : True
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    velocity value may differ, even for notes played with identical strength. *2 MSB can be used to change the voice for the Melody or PSR-160 panel settings or what is being played on the keyboard. *4 < GM System on > F0H,7EH,7FH, 09H, 01H, F7H All data is restored to the default values. *5 MIDI
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    9W (when using PA-3B power adaptor) Power supply Adaptor: Batteries: Yamaha PA-3B AC power adaptor Six "D" size, SUM-1, R-20 or equivalent batteries Dimensions 924 x 317 x 107 mm (36-3/8" x 12-1/2" x 4-1/4") Weight 4kg (8 Ibs., 13 oz.) Supplied accessories Music Stand, Owner's Manual, Song Book
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    Intro 43 inversion 48 L LESSON 34 M Main A/B 46 Melody voice change 30 Metronome 21 MIDI 52 MIDI Implementation Chart 58 MIDI, about 52 Minus One 34 Multi Fingering 48 Multi Pads 51 music stand 9 N numeric keypad 24 O One Touch Setting (OTS 26 Overall button 21 Overall function bar
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    for the periods indicated. This warranty is applicable to all models included in the following series of products: PSR SERIES OF PORTATONE ELECTRONIC KEYBOARDS If during the first 90 days that immediately follows the purchase date, your new Yamaha product covered by this warranty is found to have
  • Yamaha PSR-160 | Owner's Manual - Page 63
    Group Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650 Tel: 053-460-2312 HEAD OFFICE Yamaha Corporation, Electronic Musical Instrument Division Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650 Tel: 053-460-3273 Yamaha PK CLUB (Portable Keyboard Home Page) http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/pk/
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    M.D.G., EMI Division, Yamaha Corporation © 2000 Yamaha Corporation V540070 00?PO???.?-01A0 Printed in Malaysia
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