Yamaha PSR-170 Owner's Manual - Page 4

Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha PSR-172/170 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 playing your new PSR-172/170 in order to take full advantage of its various features. Main Features The PSR-172/170 is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use keyboard with the following features and functions: I Yamaha Education Suite The PSR-172/170 features the new Yamaha Education Suite - a set of learning tools that utilize the latest technology to make studying and practicing music more fun and fulfilling than ever before! The Yamaha Education Suite includes: G Lesson page 34 The convenient and easy-to-use Lesson feature, guides you through the parts of a song - just like a patient teacher! Select from any one of 100 songs on the PSR-172/170, and learn the left- and righthand parts independently at first, then together. Lesson features four easy steps that help you master each song: Timing, Waiting, Minus One, and Both Hands. G Grade & Talking pages 39, 40 The PSR-172/170 also has the Grade and Talking features. Grade is a virtual "teacher," evaluating your practice sessions and rating your performance. The convenient Talking function "announces" each Lesson step and your "grades," among other things. G Dictionary page 41 Dictionary is a built-in "chord encyclopedia" that teaches you how to play specific chords by showing you the appropriate notes in the display - perfect for when you know the name of a chord and want to quickly learn how to play it! I Portable Grand page 20 The PSR-172/170 also has a Portable Grand function for realistic piano performance. Pressing the [PORTABLE GRAND] button instantly calls up the stunningly authentic "Stereo Sampled Piano" voice and configures the entire PSR-172/170 for optimum piano play. Special Pianist styles - with piano-only accompaniment - are also provided. I DJ page 22 The DJ feature is an exciting new addition to the PSR-172/170, that puts a wealth of contemporary sounds and rhythms at your fingertips. Pressing the [DJ] button instantly calls up one of the special DJ songs ("DJ GAME") and a DJ style, and provides the appropriate voice and sound effects to match. Other powerful features include: • Exceptionally realistic and dynamic sounds with 100 voices, utilizing digital recordings of actual instruments. • 100 dynamic auto accompaniment Styles, each with different Intro, Main A and B, and Ending sections. All styles (except for the Piano styles) also have their own two Fill-in patterns. • Large custom LCD gives you easy, at-a-glance confirmation of all important settings, as well as chord and note indications. • 100 songs, for your listening enjoyment - or for use with the sophisticated learning tools of the Yamaha Education Suite. • Convenient control over accompaniment Styles - including Tempo, Tap Tempo and independent Accompaniment Volume. • Four Multi Pads, for instantly adding special instrumental breaks, fills, and phrases to your performance. • One Touch Setting (OTS), for automatically calling up an appropriate voice for playing with the selected Style and Song. • MIDI terminals for interfacing with other MIDI devices. • Built-in, high-quality stereo amplifier/speaker system. 4