Yamaha PSR-79 Owner's Manual - Page 12

Panel Display Indications The PortaTone features a large multi-function display that shows all important settings for the instrument. The section below briefly explains the various icons and indications in the display. · Overall function bar indicator ¶ Song/Voice/Style name and number TEMPO MULTI PAD TRANSPOSE TUNING ACMP VOL SONG VOL METRONOME VOL 002 WholeNew 003 MEASURE ² Chord ¿ Keyboard ³ Mode indicator » Notation SONG VOICE STYLE ´ Measure/Tempo and beat ³ Mode indicator These dark bars indicate the currently selected mode: Song, Voice, or Style. A C-shaped bar (at SONG or STYLE) indicates that the mode is active in the background. In the first example, the Song mode is selected. In the second example, the Voice mode is selected, but the Song mode is active in the background. (This means that the song controls below the display are active and can be used to play the currently selected song.) EX.1 Song EX.2 mode Song mode Voice mode · Overall function bar indicator The PortaTone 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). » Notation ¿ Keyboard These two portions of the display conveniently indicate notes currently played on the keyboard. When a song is being played back, they show the single notes of the melody in succession. When the Style mode and auto accompaniment 1212 are active, the display also shows the specific notes of the current chord. The indication "8va" appears at the lower or upper part of the notation staff for a note or notes that are respectively an octave lower or higher than notated. 003 8va NOTE: For a few specific chords (such as BM7), not all notes may be shown in the notation section of the display. This is due to space limitations in the display. ´ Measure/Tempo and beat This shows either the current measure (when the Song mode is selected) or the current Tempo value (when the Style mode is selected). The hand clap icons also flash to indicate the beats in the measure during song or style playback. (See page 22.) ² Chord When a song 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. ¶ Song/Voice/Style name and number This portion of the display indicates the name and number of the currently selected song, voice, or style. When other functions of the PortaTone are selected, it briefly shows the function name and current value or setting.