Yamaha PSR-260 Owner's Manual

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  • Yamaha PSR-260 | Owner's Manual - Page 1
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    only with the 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
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    is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument, or if any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be caused by it, immediately turn off the power switch, disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet, and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Use the speci
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    of the Yamaha PSR-260 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
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    Panel Controls and Terminals 6 Setting Up 8 • Power Requirements 8 • 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
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    !0 @1 q Power switch ([STANDBY/ON]) w [MASTER VOLUME] dial This determines the overall volume of the PSR-260. e [TOUCH] " functions. (See page 21.) u [DEMO] button This is used to play the Demo songs. (See page 18.) i [Piano starts and stops the auto accompaniment. (See page 43.) When the Song
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    When the Style mode is selected, this is used to change auto accompaniment sections and control the Auto Fill function. (See page 46.) When connection to a PA-3B AC power adaptor. (See page 8.) @4 MIDI IN, OUT terminals These are for connection to other MIDI instruments and devices. (See pages
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    Yamaha PA-3B AC Power Adaptor (or other adaptor specifically recommended by Yamaha) to power your instrument from the AC mains. The use of other adaptors may result in irreparable damage to both the adaptor and the PSR260. • Unplug the AC Power Adaptor when not using the PSR-260, or during electrical
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    the other device and the other end to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack on the PSR-260. s Using a Sustain Footswitch This feature lets you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to sustain the sound of the keyboard voice. This is used in the same way as a damper pedal on an acoustic piano
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    the Piano Simply by pressing the [Piano] button, you can automatically reset the entire PSR-260 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? See page 21. Want to find out more
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    The PSR-260 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. Playing with the DJ Feature The exciting new DJ
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    Quick Guide Step 2 Songs q zx 000 GrandPno TEMPO 116 xw xc z Playing the Songs The PSR-260 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-260. Let's play the Demo
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    volume balance between the song and your keyboard performance. q Press the [OVERALL] button directly enter the value. 120 SONG VOL Want to find out more? See page 32. q Song List No. Song Name Demo 018 Heidenröslein 019 Träumerei 020 From The New World 021 Frühlingslied 022 Menuett 023 Liebesträume
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    Quick Guide Step 3 Auto Accompaniment zb 000 GrandPno TEMPO 116 x 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-260
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    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 the [Dict.] button again. Want to find out
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    Quick Guide Step 4 Lesson x x 000 GrandPno TEMPO 116 v zz Using the Lesson Feature All of the PSR-260'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
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    keyboard is unimportant. The PSR-260 checks your timing and how rhythmically "tight" your playing is. r1 Timing Grade The PSR-260 they appear in the display notation. The accompaniment pauses and waits for you to play the more? See page 37. Talking This feature "talks" to you through the speakers,
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    Song name Melody notation Keyboard diagram (current note is dark) • The PSR-260 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 power is on in this condition
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    Panel Display Indications The PSR-260 features a large multi-function display that shows all important e Notation y Chord r Keyboard t Measure/Tempo and Beat q Indicator These bars indicate the operating condition of the PSR-260, as shown below: and auto accompaniment are active, the display
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    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 automatically turned on, and special Multi Pad sounds for piano are automatically called up as well. (For more on Multi Pads, see page
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    8/4 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-260 sounds. The volume range is 000 - 127. 1 Select the Metronome Volume function in the Overall menu. Press the [OVERALL] button
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    playing the specially programmed DJ song and voice. 2 Turn on the Lesson feature, and select a Lesson step. Lesson steps 1 - 3 can be used shown below). Each block has a different sound. Block #1 Block #2 Block #3 Block #4 For Lesson 1, any note on the keyboard can be played. For the other Lesson
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    Selecting and Playing Voices The PSR-260 features 100 authentic voices that have been created with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave shown on the panel. There are two ways to select voices: 1) directly entering the voice number with the numeric keypad, or 2) using the [+]/[-] buttons to
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    , playing middle C with one voice may sound higher or lower than another voice at the PSR-260 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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    (#098 - #099) that provides a wealth of exciting sounds for playing many of today's popular music styles. The PSR-260 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
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    Selecting and Playing Voices One Touch Setting The powerful One Touch Setting (OTS) feature lets you instantly and automatically call up an appropriate voice and other settings when you select a style or song. In other words, when One Touch
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    Tuning You can also adjust the tuning and change the transposition (key) of the PSR-260 with the Transpose and Tuning functions. s Transpose Transpose determines the key of both the main voice and the bass/chord accompaniment of the selected style. It also determines the pitch of the songs and the
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    can instantly restore the default setting of "00" by pressing both [+]/[-] buttons simultaneously (when Tuning is selected). Touch Response The PSR-260 features a Touch Response function that gives you dynamic, expressive control over the volume of the voices. The Touch Sensitivity parameter lets
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    sounds of the PSR-260. The songs are generally for your listening enjoyment; however, you can also play along with them on the keyboard. The songs of the PSR-260 can also be used with the powerful Lesson feature 24). You can use the numeric keypad to directly enter the song number, or use the [+]/[-]
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    . Press the [START/STOP] button. Melody Voice Change The PSR-260 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
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    song or style. (The set tempo remains, however, when switching styles during playback except when OTS is on.) When you turn on the power of the PSR-260, the tempo is automatically set to 116 bpm. About the Beat Display 002 SURE This section of the display provides a convenient, easyto-understand
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    stops song playback. 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. (See page 33.) This functions as a rewind button, stepping in
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    Tempo (page 31). This makes it easier to accurately set the A and B points. Slowing down the Tempo also makes it easier to practice the parts you want to learn. • To set the A point at the beginning of a song, press the [A-B REPEAT] button before starting song playback. • Selecting a different song
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    and easy-to-use way to learn how to read music and play the keyboard. All of the 100 songs of the PSR-260 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 you've mastered them and are
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    (left 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 either played as two six- teen notes. The PSR-260 exits from the Lesson feature automatically when the [START/ STOP] button is pressed. 35
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    not sound unless PSR-260 actually has two different types of songs: 1) songs with normal left-hand chords, and 2) songs in which the left hand 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
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    3 - Minus One This lesson step lets you practice one part of the song in rhythm at the proper tempo. The PSR-260 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
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    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 time. Go on to this lesson step after you've mastered each hand's part in the previous three lesson steps. Practice both hands in time with the rhythm
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    Song Lesson Grade The Lesson feature has a built-in evaluation function that monitors your practicing "Good," "Very Good," and "Excellent." When the Talking function (page 40) is on, the PSR-260 also "announces" your grade. on Excellen 1 Select the Grade function. Press the [OVERALL] button,
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    Talking This feature "talks" to you through the speakers, "announcing" the Grade comments as well as the titles of the Lesson steps and the names of certain functions.
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    Dictionary The Dictionary feature is essentially a built-in "chord book" that shows you the individual notes of Specify the type of the chord (major, minor, seventh, etc.). Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord type (as printed on the panel). Notation of chord Dict.
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    (labeled "ACMP" in green above the keyboard, at F#2) is for the auto accompaniment function. The PSR-260 also features the convenient Dictionary function. Dictionary provides you You can use the numeric keypad to directly enter the style number, or use the [+]/[-] buttons to step up and down
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    this button switches between the Main A and Main B sections, automatically adding a fill-in pattern before changing the section. (See page 46.) Pressing this button alternately enables and cancels the bass and chord accompaniment. Pressing this button alternately enables and cancels the Sync Start
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    tempo. s Using Sync Start The PSR-260 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
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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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    ACMP section of the keyboard (or any key when accompaniment is off). • To instructions on changing the Tempo, see page 31. • Each style has been given a default or standard tempo. When style playback is stopped and a different style is selected, the tempo returns to the default setting of the new
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    function in the Overall menu. Press the [OVERALL] button, repeatedly if necessary, until "ACMP VOL" appears in the display. Current Accompaniment Volume value 110 ACMP VOL Indicates Accompaniment Volume is selected ACMP ON TEMPO 116 2 Change the value. Use the numeric keypad to set the desired
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    operation. You can change the chords of the accompaniment by playing keys in the ACMP section of the keyboard using either the "Single Finger" or "Fingered" method you use, the PSR-260 "understands" what chord you indicate and then automatically generates the accompaniment. s Single Finger Chords
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    The root is the most important note in the chord, because it anchors the sound harmonically by determining its "key" and forms the basis for how we hear examples for the key of C G E C G E E C G C Beautiful sounding harmonies can be built in this manner. The use of intervals and chords is one of
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    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
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    and rhythmic phrases as you play the PSR-260. There are a total of 40 different sounds or phrases (10 banks, with four pad sounds for each bank). The phrases play back at the same speed as the Tempo setting, and they also change harmonically along with the accompaniment chords (both in the Style and
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    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-260 keyboard. Before actually recording to the sequencer, press the [ACCOMPANIMENT ON/OFF] button once or twice to make sure
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    Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution When the PSR-260 is turned on or off, a popping sound is temporarily produced. This is normal and indicates that the PSR-260 is receiving electrical power. When using a mobile phone, noise is produced. Using a mobile phone in close proximity
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    device; the corresponding bank select messages are: MSB = 00H, LSB = 70H. When selecting voices via MIDI: * The Harmony voices (#059 - #068) and Echo voices (#079 - #088) are sounded without the respective harmony and echo effects. q Panel Voice List Voice# 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010
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    directly selected from the panel controls; they are special voices programmed into the songs of the PSR-260 and are selected automatically in song playback. However, they can be selected by a connected MIDI Flute Pan Flute Lead Sawtooth Piano Concerto Electric Piano Concerto Fairy land Hot Organ Mood
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    • The MIDI Note # be played alternately with each other.) 56 Bank MSB# Bank LSB# Program Change# Keyboard Alternate Note# Note assign 12 C -1 13 C# -1 14 D -1 15 Electronic Bass Drum A Electronic Bass Drum B Electronic Bass Drum C Electronic Snare Drum A Electronic Snare Drum B Electronic
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    Style List & Multi pads q Style List No. Style Name 8BEAT 1 8Beat Pop 2 8Beat Uptempo 3 8Beat Standard 4 8Beat Shuffle 5 Folkrock 6 Pop Rock 7 Crystal Pop 8 8Beat Medium 16BEAT 9 16Beat Shuffle 10 16Beat Pop BALLAD 11 8Beat Ballad 12 Epic Ballad 13 Piano Ballad 14 Soul Ballad 15 Slow Rock 16 6/8
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    Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ PSR-260 ] Model PSR-260 MIDI Implementation Chart Date:26-JAN-2000 Version : 1.0 Function... Song Sel. x x : Tune x x System : Clock x Real Time: Commands x Aux :All Sound OFF x :Reset All Cntrls x :Local ON/OFF x :All Notes OFF x Mes- :Active Sense
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    list. Program change and other like channel messages received will not affect the PSR-260 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 does not function (transmit/receive) in the Song mode
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    oz.) Supplied accessories Music Stand, Owner's Manual, Song Book Optional accessories Headphones: HPE-150 AC power adaptor: PA-3B Footswitch: FC4, FC5 Keyboard stand: L-2L, L-2C * Specifications and descriptions in this owner's manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves
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    buttons 24 A A-B Repeat 33 AC adaptor 8 accessory jacks 9 Accompaniment Volume 47 auto accompaniment 48 B batteries 8 beat display 31 Both hand 34 C chord names 50 chord type 41 chords 49 chords, Fingered 48 chords, Single Finger 48 D DEMO button 18 Dictionary 41 display indications
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    products: PSR SERIES OF PORTATONE ELECTRONIC KEYBOARDS If during the first 90 days that immediately follows the purchase date, your new Yamaha product the servicing of your unit and provide a tracking system if needed. 4. Your owners manual contains important safety and operating instructions.
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    6, P.O. Box 260, SF-00101 Helsinki, Finland Tel: 09 618511 NORWAY Norsk filial av Yamaha Scandinavia AB Grini 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
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    M.D.G., EMI Division, Yamaha Corporation © 2000 Yamaha Corporation V524140 00?PO???.?-01A0 Printed in China
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