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- Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 1
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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 this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Yamaha - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 3
serviceable parts. If it should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have it inspected by qualified Yamaha service instrument, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard. • Do not rest your weight on, or manual are for instructional purposes only, and may be different from - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 4
Manual carefully while playing your new PortaTone in order to take full advantage of its various features. Main Features The PSR-225 is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use keyboard with the following features and functions: Yamaha before! The Yamaha Education Suite includes: Chord Guide functions in - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 5
9 Quick Guide - How to Use Your New PSR-225 PortaTone 10 Step 1 Voices 10 Step 2 Auto Accompaniment .... 12 Step 3 Chord Guide 14 Step SEND WITH A SEQUENCER 102 Sending Initial Setup Data .......... 102 TROUBLESHOOTING 104 DATA BACKUP & INITIALIZATION 105 INDEX 106 SONG SCORES (EZ - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 6
SONG 7 1 ~ 3 UTILITY 8 1 ~ 7 MIDI PSR-225 ³ TEMPO TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP/SONG VOLUME METRONOME VOLUME 001GrandPno VOICE rest 0 velocity METRONOME 3 6 9 3 33 ~ 41 GUITAR 42 ~ 49 BASS 50 ~ 60 ENSEMBLE 61 ~ 65 STRINGS GM VOICE / INTRO/ MAIN A MAIN B CHORD GUIDE RECORD 1 ON/OFF START STOP ENDING - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 7
are used to change auto accompaniment sections and control the Auto Fill function. (See page 54.) ƺ CHORD GUIDE button When the Style mode is selected, this is used to control the Chord Guide functions. (See page 62.) ƻ RECORD button This is used for selecting and enabling the recording functions - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 8
playing. Make sure to read this section carefully before using the instrument. POWER REQUIREMENTS Although the PSR-225 will run either from an optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use of an AC adaptor whenever possible. An AC adaptor is more environmentally friendly than batteries - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 9
jack. s Using a Footswitch This feature lets you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to sustain the sound of the voices, or control a the footswitch as you play the keyboard to sustain the sound. PHONES/ AUX OUT FOOT SWITCH s Connecting a Keyboard Amplifier or Stereo System Though the - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 10
of your new PSR-225 PortaTone. If you've never touched an Portable Grand electronic keyboard before, reading and GUIDE RECORD 1 ON/OFF START STOP ENDING rit. AUTO FILL DICTIONARY SMART 2 3 4 5 SONG MEMORY 6/CHORD DUAL TOUCH STAND BY ON EZ OFF zx Selecting other voices The PSR-225 - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 11
Reed Organ 030 Musette Accordion 031 Traditional Accordion 032 Bandoneon GUITAR 033 Classical Guitar 034 Folk Guitar 035 12Strings Guitar 036 Jazz Guitar 037 Octave Guitar 038 Clean Guitar 039 Muted Guitar 040 Overdriven Guitar 041 Distortion Guitar BASS 042 Acoustic Bass 043 Finger Bass 044 Pick - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 12
DT, Using the auto accompaniment The PSR-225 has powerful and easy-to-use hand + Auto accompaniment (for example, bass + guitar + drums) Right hand Melody z Enter the Style to play chords, refer to "Using the Accompaniment section Chord Guide function" on page 14. n Select a section. Try - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 13
NO 8 rest 0 velocity 9 3 FWD YES c Press one of the One Touch Setting buttons: Preset A or B. ONE TOUCH SETTING USER PRESET 1 2 3 4 A B v Play the keyboard. Want to find out more? See page 74. Style List No. Style Name 8BEAT 1 8Beat Pop 1 2 8Beat Pop 2 3 8Beat Uptempo 4 8Beat Standard - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 14
button until "Smart" is shown in the display. CHORD GUIDE DICTIONARY SMART EZ OFF STYLE ACMP ON Smart 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO c Start the auto accompaniment. SYNC- START/ INTRO/ START STOP ENDING rit. v Play single note chords (root note) on the keyboard. x Set the key to match that of the song - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 15
rit. AUTO FILL DICTIONARY SMART EZ OFF ce zzq xw 3 4 5 SONG MEMORY 6/CHORD DUAL TOUCH STAND BY ON Use these keys for the Chord Guide Dictionary function. Keys for playing the accompaniment (C1 - F#2) Keys for entering the chord type Keys for entering the chord root (C3 - B4) (C5 - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 16
DETU,ngs @ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDETU,EU@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDT, Playing a song Playing back all three songs The PSR-225 has three Demo songs that showcase the authentic voices and dynamic accompaniment of the instrument. z Simultaneously press both OVERALL v/w buttons - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 17
own song The PSR-225 lets you conventional tape recorder, letting you play and record the parts of the song in real time. This method is MIN MAX MASTER VOLUME ACMP SYNC- START/ INTRO/ MAIN A MAIN B CHORD GUIDE RECORD 1 2 ON/OFF START STOP ENDING rit. AUTO FILL DICTIONARY SMART EZ - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 18
EU@ABFGHPQRVWXCSDT, Using the Function parameters The PSR-225 has a variety of settings in the Function parameters. B REVERB MIN MAX MASTER VOLUME ACMP SYNC- START/ INTRO/ MAIN A MAIN B CHORD GUIDE RECORD 1 2 ON/OFF START STOP ENDING rit. AUTO FILL DICTIONARY SMART EZ OFF zx - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 19
Song 3 Clear 37 F71 FootSw Footswitch 37 F72 VoiceSet Voice Set 37 F73 TouchSns Touch Sensitivity 37 F81 RemoteCh Remote Channel 37 F82 KbdOut Keyboard Out 37 F83 AcmpOut Accompaniment Out 37 F84 Local Local On/Off 37 F85 ExtClock External Clock 37 F86 BulkSend Bulk Data Send F87 InitSend - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 20
OUT See "Using Bulk Dump Send to Save Data" on pages 99 - 102. q Using the MDF3 MIDI Data Filer to store and recall original PSR-225 data. PSR-225 MIDI OUT MIDI transmit Save/load data MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI receive MIDI OUT MDF3 See "Using Bulk Dump Send to Save Data" on - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 21
used in this setup.) PSR-225 MIDI receive MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI keyboard with no tone generator See page 97. q In this setup you can record your PSR-225 performance, including the to all software and hardware products that support GM System Level 1. The PSR-225 supports GM System Level 1. 21 - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 22
functions or controls. The currently selected function is indicated by a dark bar that appears next to its name (printed on the panel). » Notation ¿ Keyboard These two portions of the display conveniently indicate notes. When a user song (with chords) is being played back, they show the chord notes - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 23
(with chords) is being played back, this indicates the current chord root and type. It also indicates chords played in the ACMP section of the keyboard when the Style mode and auto accompaniment are on. º Song/Voice/Style name and number This portion of the display indicates the name and number - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 24
PORTABLE GRAND This convenient function lets you automatically exit from any other mode or function and instantly call up the Grand Piano voice. "STEREO SAMPLING PIANO" PLAYING THE PORTABLE GRAND Press the PORTABLE GRAND button. PORTABLE GRAND METRONOME Doing this automatically cancels any other - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 25
PORTABLE GRAND 2 Change the value. Use the OVERALL +/- buttons to increase or decrease the Tempo value. Holding down either button continuously increases or decreases the value. DEMO START Increases Tempo value The numeric keypad cannot be used to change values for the Overall menu settings. - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 26
PORTABLE GRAND Adjusting the Metronome Volume You can adjust the volume of the Metronome sound independently of the other PortaTone sounds. The volume range is 000 - 127. 1 Select the Metronome Volume function in the Overall menu. Press one of the OVERALL v/w buttons, repeatedly if necessary, - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 27
special drum kits - all of which have been created with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. The mode (see below), you can play a single voice over the entire range of the keyboard. The Dual Voice mode (page 34) allows you to "layer" two different voices together - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 28
VOICE 1 ~ 12 PIANO 13 ~ 19 MALLET 20 ~ 32 ORGAN 33 ~ 41 GUITAR 42 ~ 49 BASS 50 ~ 60 ENSEMBLE 61 ~ 65 STRINGS GM VOICE 111~118 PIANO 119~126 CHROMATIC 127~134 ORGAN 135~142 GUITAR 143~150 BASS 151~158 STRINGS 159~166 ENSEMBLE 167~174 BRASS 66 ~ 75 76 ~ - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 29
PLAYING VOICES - THE VOICE MODE Using the +/- keys Press the + key to select the next voice number, and press the - key to select the previous voice. Holding down either key continuously scrolls up or down through the numbers. The +/- keys have a "wrap around" feature. For example, pressing the + - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 30
Chart (voices 101 - 110) When one of the 10 panel Drum Kit voices are selected you can play different drums and percussion instruments on the keyboard. The drums and percussion instruments played by the various keys are marked by symbols above the keys. 101Std.Kit1 VOICE STYLE ACMP ON No. Name - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 31
PLAYING VOICES - THE VOICE MODE 3 Change the parameter setting or value. After the "FUNCTION" indication stops flashing, use the numeric keypad or +/- buttons to change the value or setting. (The value/ setting is shown to the left of the parameter name.) Parameter value or setting Parameter name - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 32
PLAYING VOICES - THE VOICE MODE TRANSPOSE AND TUNING You can also adjust the tuning and change the transposition (key) of the entire PortaTone sound with the Transpose and Tuning functions. Transpose Transpose determines the key of both the main voice and the bass/chord accompaniment of the - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 33
PLAYING VOICES - THE VOICE MODE Tuning Tuning determines the fine pitch setting of both the main voice and the bass/chord accompaniment of the selected style. It also determines the pitch of the songs. This allows you to accurately match the tuning with that of other instruments. The Tuning - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 34
Voice mode can also be turned on and off with a connected footswitch. (See page 91.) DUAL TOUCH 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO When you play the keyboard, both the currently selected Main and Dual voices will be heard. To turn the Dual mode off, press the DUAL button again. 2 Select the desired - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 35
PLAYING VOICES - THE VOICE MODE 4 Change the parameter setting or value. After the "FUNCTION" indication stops flashing, use the numeric keypad to change the value or setting. For on/off settings, use the +/- buttons. STYLE 050Strings FUNCTION Restoring the Default Value If you've changed the - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 36
VOICES - THE VOICE MODE PLAYING TWO VOICES - SPLIT VOICE In the Split Voice mode, you can assign two different Voices to opposite sections of the keyboard, and play one Voice with your left hand while your right plays another. For example, you could play bass with the left hand and play - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 37
059 (B2). The value can also be set directly by pressing the desired key while this parameter is selected. While this is being set, the keyboard does not produce any sound. After setting this, make sure to select a different parameter or exit the Function mode before playing the - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 38
set how the volume of the PortaTone responds to your playing strength. Once the Touch Sensitivity parameter is set below, Touch response of the keyboard can be turned on or off by pressing the TOUCH button. HARMONY REVERB Indicates Touch Sensitivity is on. DUAL TOUCH Indicates Touch Sensitivity - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 39
PLAYING VOICES - THE VOICE MODE Function Parameters - Voice Set and Touch Sensitivity Function Parameters No. Parameter Name F72 Voice Set F73 Touch Sensitivity Display Name VoiceSet Range/Settings oFF, on TouchSns 1 - 3 Description When this is set to on, selecting a voice also automatically - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 40
mode (Main: #04, Dual: #14, Split: #24) to control this. (See 40 pages 31, 35, 37.) • The panel REVERB on/off button affects only the keyboard played voices. If you want to turn off the Reverb effect for the overall PortaTone sound (including accompaniment and songs), set the Reverb Type (#9, page - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 41
VOICE). The Chorus effect can also be turned on and off with a connected footswitch. (See page 91.) • The Chorus effect is applied only to the keyboard-played voices. • These settings are not saved when you turn off the power. If you wish to save them, save them to a User bank in - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 42
ve changed the parameter setting, you can instantly restore the default setting by pressing both +/- buttons simultaneously. • The DSP effect is applied only to the keyboard-played voices. • These settings are not saved when you turn off the power. If you wish to save them, save them to a User bank - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 43
effects can be used even if accompaniment is off. There are five different Harmony Types that automatically create harmony parts (for notes played in the upper section of the keyboard) to match the accompaniment chords. 1 Turn on the Harmony effect. Press the HARMONY button. The Harmony effect can - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 44
EFFECTS 3 Exit the Function mode. Once you've made all desired settings, press one of the other mode buttons (SONG, STYLE, or VOICE). Function Parameters - Effects The Effect Function parameters provide all effect-related settings (with the exception of the Send parameters in the Main, Dual, and - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 45
18 Phaser 19 Rotary Speaker 1 20 Rotary Speaker 2 21 Tremolo 1 22 Tremolo 2 23 Guitar Tremolo 24 Auto Pan 25 Auto Wah 26 Delay Left - Center - Right 27 Delay Left with both volume and pitch modulation. Simulated electric guitar tremolo. Several panning effects that automatically shift the - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 46
the single-note melody played in the right hand. These types only sound when chords are played in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. Types 6 - 26 are rhythm-based effects and add embellishments 3 or delayed repeats in time with the auto accompaniment. These types sound whether the - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 47
by the chords you play. Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into two sections: The upper is used for playing a melody auto accompaniment function. The Style mode also has the powerful Chord Guide features, which include three sophisticated learning and performance tools: Dictionary, - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 48
A or B). Using Sync-Start The PortaTone 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 SYNC-START button (the beat bars below the style name all flash to indicate Sync-Start standby), then - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 49
AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - THE STYLE MODE Starting with an Intro section Each style has its own two- or four-measure Intro section. When used with the auto accompaniment, many of the Intro sections also include special chord changes and embellishments to enhance your performance. To start with an Intro - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 50
to enable Sync-Start, and start the Intro section and accompaniment by playing any key on the keyboard. (When auto accompaniment is on, play a key or chord in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard.) ACMP SYNC- START/ INTRO/ MAIN A MAIN B ON/OFF START STOP ENDING rit. AUTO FILL Auto - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 51
and automatically enables Sync-Start, letting you re-start the accompaniment by simply playing a chord or key in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. • Start/stop and Ending can also be controlled by using a connected footswitch. (See page 91.) • To have the Ending section gradually slow - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 52
adds a Fill-in A section. (See page 54.) This controls the Chord Guide functions. (See page 62.) ACMP SYNC- START/ INTRO/ MAIN A MAIN B ON/OFF START STOP ENDING rit. AUTO FILL CHORD GUIDE DICTIONARY SMART EZ OFF Pressing this button alternately enables and cancels the SyncStart - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 53
, this gives you a "split keyboard," with bass and chords in the left hand and the normally selected voice in the right. CHANGING THE TEMPO The Tempo of song (and accompaniment) playback can be adjusted over a range of 32 - 280 bpm (beats per minute). For instructions on changing the Tempo, see - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 54
AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - THE STYLE MODE ACCOMPANIMENT SECTIONS (MAIN A, MAIN B AND FILL-INS) While the accompaniment is playing, you can add variation in the rhythm/ accompaniment by pressing the MAIN/AUTO FILL A or B button. This automatically plays one of four Fill-in sections, and smoothly leads - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 55
AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - THE STYLE MODE ADJUSTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT VOLUME The playback volume of the accompaniment can be adjusted. This volume control affects only the accompaniment volume. The volume range is 000 - 127. 1 Select the Accompaniment Volume function in the Overall menu. Press one of - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 56
with, by using Multi Fingering operation. You can change the chords of the accompaniment by playing keys in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard using either the "Single Finger" or "Fingered" method. With Single Finger you can simply play a one-, two- or three-finger chord indication (see - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 57
AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - THE STYLE MODE Chord Name/[Abbreviation] Major [M] Add ninth [(9)] Sixth [6] Sixth ninth [6(9)] Major seventh [M7] Major seventh ninth [M7(9)] Major seventh add sharp eleventh [M7(#11)] Flatted fifth [(b5)] Major seventh flatted fifth [M7b5] Suspended fourth [sus4] Augmented [ - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 58
AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - THE STYLE MODE SETTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT SPLIT POINT The Accompaniment Split Point determines the highest key for the accompaniment section. The accompaniment can be played with the keys up to and including the Accompaniment Split Point key. This parameter can be set lower (but - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 59
different parameter or exit the Function mode before playing the keyboard. Function Parameter - Accompaniment Split Point Function Parameters No. the Split mode (page 37). While this is being set, the keyboard does not produce any sound. After setting this, make sure to select a different parameter - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 60
AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - THE STYLE MODE WHAT IS A CHORD? The simple answer: Three or more notes played simultaneously is a chord. (Two notes played together is an "interval" - an interval being the distance between two different notes. This is also referred to as a "harmony.") Depending on the - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 61
are indicated in the chord name of the chord type as a number - the number being the distance of the note from the root. (See the keyboard diagram below.) For example, the minor 6th chord includes the 6th note of the scale, the major 7th chord has the 7th note of the - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 62
the Style mode active, select the Dictio- nary Chord Guide. Press the CHORD GUIDE button so that "Dict." appears in the display. CHORD GUIDE DICTIONARY SMART EZ OFF STYLE Dict. 2 Specify the root of the chord. Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord root (as printed - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 63
the chord (major, minor, seventh, etc.). Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord type (as printed on the panel). CHORD chord, and the individual notes - both in notation and on the keyboard diagram. STYLE Dict. ACMP ON 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO M7 Chord name (root and - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 64
style. Select one of the styles, as described in steps 1 - 2 on page 47. 2 Select the Smart Chord Guide. Press the CHORD GUIDE button so that "Smart" appears briefly in the display. CHORD GUIDE DICTIONARY SMART EZ OFF STYLE ACMP ON Smart 3 Set the desired key. Use the +/- buttons on the numeric - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 65
accompaniment, and play single note chords (root notes) in the auto accompaniment section. Start accompaniment playback in the desired way. (For specific instructions on starting the accompaniment, see page 48.) For example, when the key has been set to F major, you can play the following chords - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 66
simply pressing a single key in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. Besides being a convenient performance tool, EZ Chord is also ideal see page 72.) 2 Select the EZ Chord function. Press the CHORD GUIDE button, repeatedly if necessary, until "EZ" appears. The auto accompaniment is - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 67
To do this, simply skip step #4. 5 Play the chords. To play a chord, press any one key in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. Auto accompaniment section ACMP ON Chord name 006 116TEMPO Indicates the chord position (128 are available in a bank). Each dark "block" indicates a recorded - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 68
root and name manually from the ROOT and CHORD TYPE section of the keyboard. RECORD ACMP ON 3-025 Indicates the M7 recorded chord. - Clearing the Bank Before recording, you may want to erase (clear) all recorded chords for the selected EZ Chord bank. For instructions - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 69
. 4) Record the chord. Play the desired chord in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. Remember that the chord is not actually recorded until you press the + button to move to the next block. If you manually enter the chord root and type (as described on page 68), the chord and bass - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 70
AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT - THE STYLE MODE HINT - Using Spaces If your chord progressions are not long and the maximum memory space for chords isn't very important to you, you can use the spaces between recorded blocks to good advantage. (Keep in mind that spaces have no effect during playback; the EZ - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 71
the desired point at which the chord will be cleared. Use the +/- buttons. 3) Execute the Clear function. Press the C6 key (highest key on the keyboard) to actually clear the chord data. 71 - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 72
ONE TOUCH SETTING (OTS) One Touch Setting is a powerful and convenient Style mode function that lets you instantly reconfigure virtually all settings of the PortaTone - with the touch of a single button. Two types of One Touch Settings are available: User and Preset. ONE TOUCH SETTING - USER Four - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 73
ONE TOUCH SETTING (OTS) 4 Select the desired User number. Press the corresponding USER ONE TOUCH SETTING button (1 - 4). Doing this records the settings to the selected button. ONE TOUCH SETTING USER PRESET 1 2 3 4 A B 001 116 MEASURE TEMPO 5 Exit from the Record mode. Press the RECORD - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 74
and auto accompaniment are automatically set to On when One Touch Setting is on, playing a key or chord in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard starts the accompaniment. 74 - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 75
generally for your listening enjoyment; however, you can also play along with them on the keyboard. The User songs are "empty" and cannot be played until something has been recorded to them. (For instructions on recording your own songs, see page 79.) Song Playback Display Current measure number - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 76
SELECTING AND PLAYING SONGS - THE SONG MODE 2 Select the desired song number. Use the numeric keypad. Song numbers can be selected in the same way as with the voices (see page 28). You can use the numeric keypad to directly enter the song number, use the +/- keys to step up and down through the - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 77
SELECTING AND PLAYING SONGS - THE SONG MODE 2 Change the value. Use the OVERALL +/- buttons to increase or decrease the Tempo value. Holding down either button continuously increases or decreases the value. DEMO START Increases Tempo value Decreases Tempo value Restoring the Default Tempo Value - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 78
SELECTING AND PLAYING SONGS - THE SONG MODE ADJUSTING THE SONG VOLUME The playback volume of the song can be adjusted. This volume control affects only the song volume. The volume range is 000 - 127. 1 Select the Song Volume function in the Overall menu. Press one of the OVERALL v/w buttons, - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 79
recording is similar to using a tape recorder; whatever you play on the keyboard is recorded in real time as you play it. Also, when you record subsequent parts to other tracks, you can hear the previously recorded parts as you record new ones. Step recording allows you to enter notes individually - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 80
, setting the Tempo, and selecting a voice. (See pages 47, 76, and 27.) Selecting a style lets you use the sophisticated auto accompaniment features as part of your song. In this way, you can simply play the chords, and the PortaTone automatically creates the appropriate bass and chord backing. (For - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 81
SONG RECORDING Using the Metronome You can use the Metronome instead of a style if desired. This allows you to keep your performance "in time," even when recording without rhythmic accompaniment. To do this, press the METRONOME button before recording in step #5 below. After the song is completely - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 82
beat bars indicate Sync-Start is on. If you want to rehearse your part before recording, press the SYNC-START button to turn Sync-Start off. After chord of the song in the auto accompaniment section of the keyboard. The accompaniment starts automatically and you can continue recording, playing - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 83
7 Listen to your new recording. To play back the song from the beginning, simply press the START/STOP button again. Playback stops automatically at the end of the song, or when the START/STOP button is pressed again. 8 Record to other tracks as desired. To do this, simply repeat steps #4 - #7 above. - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 84
SONG RECORDING RECORDING A USER SONG - STEP RECORDING The basic steps for Step recording are similar to those for Realtime recording. In brief, the basic operation is: 1) Make all desired PortaTone settings. 2) Select the Step Record mode. 3) Select a User song for recording. 4) Select a track - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 85
display.) When recording chords to the Chord track, make sure the accompaniment is on, then play the desired chord in the accompaniment section of the keyboard. More than one note can be recorded at a time; however, only the last pressed note appears in the display. 85 - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 86
SONG RECORDING 3) Select the note (time) value with the numeric keypad. (The note value is shown as an icon in the display.) For example, play middle C (C3), then press the "4" button (1/8 note). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BWD NO 8 rest 0 velocity 9 3 FWD YES Note name 004C3 SONG RECORD Beat bars 001 - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 87
the accompaniment section of the keyboard. ("Chord" and the chord name appears in the display.) RECORD ACMP ON M7 Chords can be entered manually (with the Dictionary function), ). This saves you the trouble of repeatedly entering rests when there are several beats or measures of silence between - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 88
easily replace it with a new one. To do this: 1) Select the desired position in the song with the +/- buttons. 2) Press the new note on the keyboard (or the appropriate rest value button on the numeric keypad). 3) Enter the new note value on the numeric keypad. (Enter dotted note or triplet first - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 89
SONG RECORDING Entering Velocity Curves In Step recording, all notes are recorded at the same velocity or volume. To make a Step-recorded track sound more natural or to create some dynamic changes in the track, use the Velocity Curve function. 1) Select the first note to be affected by the Velocity - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 90
SONG RECORDING CLEARING A SONG The Song Clear operation (of the Function parameters) completely erases all recorded data on all tracks of a selected User song. Use this operation only when you're sure you want to erase a song and record a new one. 1 Select the Function mode. Press the FUNCTION - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 91
FOOTSWITCH The PortaTone has a footswitch feature that can be used to control a variety of functions and operations. By using your foot to conveniently control these functions, you free your hands to concentrate on your performance. Normally, this is used as a damper pedal, producing pedal- - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 92
On/Off DSP On/Off Main A Main B Harmony Dual Split Reverb Chorus Dsp This does not disable the accompaniment section of the keyboard; either the footswitch or the keyboard can be used for EZ Chord increment when this is selected. When the Song mode or Style mode is active, this provides the - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 93
guitar, you directly pluck a string and the note sounds. But how does a digital instrument go about playing a note? Acoustic guitar sound on the PSR-225 keyboard. Unlike an acoustic instrument that puts out a resonated note, the electronic instrument puts out information from the keyboard such as " - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 94
parts. MIDI messages can be divided into two groups: Channel messages and System messages. Below is an explanation of the various types of MIDI messages which the PSR-225 can receive/transmit. q Channel Messages The PSR-225 MIDI OUT ....... Transmits the PSR-225's keyboard information as MIDI data - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 95
your PSR-225's MIDI PSR-225. Use only special MIDI cables when connecting MIDI devices. q Connect the MIDI terminals of the PSR-225 (sequencer software) MIDI IN MIDI OUT PSR-225 q When using a MIDI interface with sequencer software) MIDI IN MIDI OUT PSR-225 • When using a Macintosh series - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 96
PARAMETERS - MIDI The Function parameters provide additional, more detailed MIDI settings for the PortaTone. These settings include: • Remote Channel • Keyboard Out • Accompaniment Out • Local Control • External Clock • Bulk Dump Send • Initial Setup Send 1 Call up the Function mode. Press - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 97
each channel to a sequencer, and use the comprehensive editing features of the sequencer to re-arrange the accompaniment parts. 84 Local Control Local on/off This determines whether the keyboard is "connected" to the internal Voices of the PortaTone. When set to "on," the Voices respond to notes - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 98
the Yamaha MDF3), and have unlimited storage capability for your valuable PortaTone data. (For detailed instructions, part of a song. This ensures that when you playback the song, the PortaTone is instantly and automatically reconfigured to the proper settings for the song. (For detailed instructions - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 99
equipment and software. For example, if you are using the Yamaha MDF3 MIDI Data Filer: 1) Make the appropriate MIDI connections. PSR-225 MIDI OUT MIDI IN MDF3 2) Set up the MDF3 for recording MIDI data. (Refer to the MDF3 Owner's Manual.) 2 On the PortaTone, select the Bulk Dump Send function - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 100
MIDI FUNCTIONS 4 At the "Sure?" prompt, start sending the data. Press the + button to actually start transmitting the data, or press the - button to cancel the operation and return to step 3. STYLE YESSure? FUNCTION 7 BWD NO 8 rest 0 velocity 9 3 FWD YES As the data is being sent, the display - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 101
example, if you are using the Yamaha MDF3 MIDI Data Filer: 1) Make the appropriate MIDI connections. PSR-225 MIDI IN MIDI OUT MDF3 2) device. Send the data from the connected device. (Refer to the owner's manual of the device for details.) The PortaTone automatically receives the data. As the - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 102
MIDI FUNCTIONS When the operation is completed, the following display briefly appears (before returning to the original operation). STYLE FUNCTION End USING INITIAL SETUP SEND WITH A SEQUENCER The most common use for the Initial Setup Send function is in recording a song on a sequencer that is - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 103
3 At the "InitSnd?" prompt above, set the opera- tion to standby. Press the + button. STYLE YESSure? FUNCTION 4 Start recording on the sequencer, then send the Initial Setup data. Start recording on the sequencer in the normal way, then - with as little delay as possible - press the + button to - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 104
TROUBLESHOOTING Problem When the PortaTone is turned on or off, a popping sound is temporarily produced. There is no sound even when the keyboard is Split Point, the keyboard is used only to change the value and does not produce any sound. When using the Dictionary type (Chord Guide, page 62), the - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 105
TROUBLESHOOTING Problem control) to "off." (Refer to the owner's manual of your particular device and/or software for details.) keyboard; thus, the actual sound of the voice may be slightly different from note to note. DATA BACKUP & INITIALIZATION Except for the data listed below, all PSR-225 - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 106
77 beat indicators 77 Bulk Dump Send 99 C Chord Guide 62 chord names, about 61 chord track 82, 105 interval 61 Intro 49 inversion 60 K Keyboard out 97 L loading bulk data 101 Local tracks, re-recording 83 Transpose 32 triplets 87 Troubleshooting 104 Tuning 33 U User One Touch Setting - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 107
SONG SCORES (EZ Chord banks 1, 2) EZ Chord Bank 1 Menuet EZ Chord Bank 2 The Entertainer 107 - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 108
notes for playing on the keyboard is correspondingly reduced. The same applies to the Dual Voice, Split Voice, and Song functions. • The Voice List includes MIDI program change numbers for each voice. Use these program change numbers when playing the PSR-225 via MIDI from an external device - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 109
Organ 20 Reed Organ 21 Musette Accordion 21 Traditional Accordion 23 Bandoneon GUITAR 24 Classical Guitar 25 Folk Guitar 25 12Strings Guitar 26 Jazz Guitar 26 Octave Guitar 27 Clean Guitar 28 Muted Guitar 29 Overdriven Guitar 30 Distortion Guitar BASS 32 Acoustic Bass 33 Finger Bass 34 Pick Bass 35 - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 110
0 0 23 Bandoneon GUITAR 0 0 24 Acoustic Guitar (nylon) 0 0 25 Acoustic Guitar (steel) 0 0 26 Electric Guitar (jazz) 0 0 27 Electric Guitar (clean) 0 0 28 Electric Guitar (muted) 0 0 29 Overdriven Guitar 0 0 30 Distortion Guitar 0 0 31 Guitar Harmonics BASS 0 0 32 - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 111
VOICE LIST Voice Number 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 Bank Select MSB LSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 237 238 Bank Select MSB LSB MIDI Program Change# Voice Name SOUND EFFECTS 0 0 120 Guitar Fret Noise 0 0 121 Breath Noise 0 0 122 Seashore 0 0 123 Bird Tweet 0 - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 112
be played simultaneously. (They are designed to be played alternately with each other.) Voice# Bank MSB# Bank LSB# Program Change# Keyboard MIDI Note# Note Note# Note 25 C# 0 13 C# -1 26 D 0 14 D -1 27 D# 0 15 D# -1 28 E 0 16 E -1 29 F 0 17 F -1 30 F# 0 18 F# -1 31 G 0 19 G -1 32 - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 113
DRUM KIT LIST Voice# Bank MSB# Bank LSB# Program Change# Keyboard MIDI Note# Note Note# Note 25 C# 0 13 C# -1 26 D 0 14 D -1 27 D# 0 15 D# -1 28 E 0 16 E -1 29 F 0 17 F -1 30 F# 0 18 F# -1 31 G 0 19 G -1 32 G# 0 20 G# -1 33 A 0 21 A -1 34 A# 0 22 A# -1 - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 114
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART [Portable Keyboard] Model: PSR-225 MIDI Implementation Chart Date: 18-MAR-1998 Version: 1.0 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default Channel Changed 1 - 16 1 - 16 Mode Default Messages Altered Note Number : True - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 115
by using Function parameter #81. The messages received over the set channel are handled in the same way as key data received from the PSR-225 itself. The following messages can be received over the designated channel set in this Function parameter; all other messages will be ignored. • Note ON - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 116
Reverb, Chorus and DSP effect types which are not accessible from the PSR-225 panel itself. When one of the effects is selected by the external AUTO PAN (24)AUTO PAN (20)ROTARY SPEAKER2 (22)TREMOLO2 (23)GUITAR TREMOLO 072 (18)PHASER 073 DISTORTION 074 OVERDRIVE 075 AMP SIMULATION (30 - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 117
Yamaha Educational Suite • Chord Guide Manual Optional Accessories • Headphones • AC power adaptor • Footswitch • Keyboard instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha the problem by Yamaha Corporation of America, Electronic Service - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 118
to: the retailer selling the product, an authorized service center, or to Yamaha with an explanation of the problem. Please be prepared to provide proof purchase date (sales receipt, credit card copy, etc.) when requesting service and/or parts under warranty. 3. Shipping and/or insurance costs are - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 119
Claviers BP 70-77312 Marne-la-Vallée Cedex 2, France Tel: 01-64-61-4000 ITALY Yamaha Musica Italia S.P.A., Home Keyboard Division Viale Italia 88, 20020 Lainate (Milano), Italy Tel: 02-935-771 SPAIN Yamaha-Hazen Electronica Musical, S.A. Jorge Juan 30, 28001, Madrid, Spain Tel: 91-577-7270 PORTUGAL - Yamaha PSR-225 | Owner's Manual - Page 120