Yamaha PSR-1700 Owner's Manual - Page 43

CRecord ... SYNC-START/STOP START/STOP FADE IN/OUT Recording will begin as soon as you play a chord on the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard. If you've selected a MELODY track to record with the ACCOMP track, a right-hand note will also start the recording process. The [REC] indicator lights continuously once recording has started, and the current measure and beat will appear on the LCD display panel. Recording can also be started by pressing the ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL [START/STOP] button. In this case only the rhythm will begin without bass and chord accompaniment until you play the first chord on the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard. Play the required chords in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard. If you've also selected a MELODY track to be recorded, play the melody on the right-hand section of the keyboard. NOTES • Whenever you record using the SONG MEMORY, any previously recorded material in the same track will be erased and replaced by the new material. • You can also start recording from any specified measure number - see page 44. • If the SONG MEMORY becomes full while recording, "Memory Full" will appear on the LCD display panel and recording will stop. Up to approximately 4,800 notes can be recorded in all MELODY tracks. Up to approximately 4,800 chords can be recorded. These figures only apply, however, if only chords or notes are recorded. The total is reduced when notes and chords are recorded together. • If you start recording by pressing the [PLAY/STOP] button, nothing will be recorded until you begin playing on the keyboard. • If you use a function button during recording the corresponding value will appear on the LCD display panel while the button is held. The measure number display will resume a few seconds after the button is released. • The SONG MEMORY ACCOMP track can also be recorded using the Step Record mode (page 50). VStop Recording ... ACCOMP MELODY 1 2 3 4 5 6 TRACK FADE IN/OUT ENDING Stop recording by pressing the [ACCOMP] track button. Recording can also be stopped by pressing the [ENDING] button, [FADE IN/OUT] button, or the SONG [PLAY/STOP] button. The [REC] indicator will go out and "Now Processing" will appear on the LCD display panel while the PSR-1700/2700 is processing recorded data. "Completed" will appear briefly when the data has been processed. RESET STEP BWD PLAY / STOP STEP FWD NOTES • When recording is stopped the Song Memory automatically returns to the measure at which recording was started. 41