Yamaha PSR-240 Owner's Manual - Page 29
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Selecting and Playing Styles - The Style Mode Start the selected style. You can do this in one of the following ways: HINT: The PortaTone also features chord and bass accompaniment that can be played with the rhythm. For information on this dynamic function, see page 31. Pressing the START/STOP button The rhythm starts playing immediately without bass and chord accompaniment. The SYNC- START currently selected Main A or B section will play. (You can select either section by pressing the appropriate button - AUTO FILL/MAIN A or B - before pressing the START/ STOP button.) START/ INTRO/ A STOP ENDING rit. A 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 handclap icon flashes to indicate Sync-Start stand-by), then press any key in the ACMP section of the keyboard (or any key when accompaniment is off). ACMP SYNCON/OFF START START/ INT STOP EN Handclap icon flashes ACMP Using Sync-Start with an Intro section First, press the MAIN A or MAIN B button - to select which section (A or B) is to follow the Intro. Next, press the INTRO button so that "IntromA" or "IntromB" is shown in the display. Indicates that Intro will be followed by the Main A section. Intro≥A TEMPO 116 Finally, press the SYNC-START button to enable Sync-Start, and start the Intro section and style by playing any key in the ACMP section of the keyboard. ACMP SYNCON/OFF START START/ INT STOP EN Handclap icon flashes ACMP Starting with an Intro section First, press the MAIN A or MAIN B button - to select which section (A or B) is to follow the Intro. Next, press the INTRO button so that "IntromA" or "IntromB" is shown in the display. Indicates that Intro is on, and will be followed by the Main A section. Intro≥A TEMPO 116 SYNCSTART START/ INTRO/ A STOP ENDING rit. A To actually start the Intro section and accompaniment, press the START/STOP button. About the Beat Display The handclap icon in the display flashes in time with the current tempo during playback of a style (or song). The flashing pattern provides a visual indication of both the tempo and time signature of the style or song. (For more information, see pages 14, 22.) 29