Yamaha PSR-1700 Owner's Manual - Page 64

Using Floppy Disks s Quick Play: Disk Orchestra Collection & Standard MIDI File Disks In addition to using files recorded by the PSR-1700 or PSR-2700 itself, the PSR-1700/PSR-2700 can play back pre-recorded Yamaha Disk Orchestra Collection music disks, Yamaha Disklavier PianoSoft, ESEQ files, and Standard MIDI File (file format 0) disks recorded on other equipment. ZInsert the Disk ... Insert the Disk Orchestra Collection, PianoSoft, or Standard MIDI File disk. NOTES • You can select the song from which you want to start playback by using the standard file number selection procedure (page 60). • Touch sense 2 is automatically selected when a Disk Orchestra Collection disk is inserted. XStart Playback ... START/STOP MINUS ONE Press the QUICK PLAY [START/STOP] button to start playback. Playback will begin from the first song on the disk (or the selected song) and all songs on QUICK PLAY • The file extensions for the playable files are as follows: Disk Orchestra Collection: .EVT the disk will be automatically played in sequence. NOTES • During Quick Play the file number and file name will appear on the LCD display, and "Q" will appear in front of the file number. • If you press one of the PSR-1700/2700 function buttons during Quick Play, the value of the corresponding function will be displayed for a few seconds then the Quick Play file number/name display will re-appear. Standard MIDI File (format 0): .MID and .Xxx ("Xxx" is a number) ESEQ File: .EVT and .Pxx ("xx" is a number) PianoSoft: .(spaces) • During Quick Play you can adjust the tempo of playback (page 28). • If you press the QUICK PLAY [START/STOP] button while a disk that does not contain data that can be played by the Quick Play function is inserted, "Can't Play!" will appear on the display and the Quick Play operation will be aborted. • If a Standard MIDI File or ESEQ File is not based on GM voice allocation, the data will not be played back correctly. CStop Playback ... Press the QUICK PLAY [START/STOP] button to stop playback. NOTES • If you re-start playback after stopping it, playback will begin from the top of the song that was in progress when playback was stopped. q Minus One Playback This function lets you mute (turn off) various parts of a Quick Play song so you can play them yourself on the keyboard while the others are played automatically. ZSelect the Part to Mute ... MINUS ONE SELECT Press the [MINUS ONE SELECT] button - the currently selected part will appear on the LCD display panel. Use the [+] and [-] buttons, the number but- tons, the data dial, or the [MINUS ONE SELECT] button itself to specify the part you want to mute: 0: L+R mutes the left- and right-hand parts. 1: R mutes the right-hand part. 2: L mutes the left-hand part. NOTES • In the case of Disk Orchestra Collection or PianoSoft disks, the left and righthand parts will be set automatically. With other files the MIDI transmit channels corresponding to "R" and "L" will be selected. XEngage the Minus One Mode ... START/STOP MINUS ONE QUICK PLAY Press the [MINUS ONE] button so that its indicator lights to actually mute the selected part. The Minus One mode can be engaged either before or during Quick Play playback. Press the [MINUS ONE] button again so that its indicator goes out to exit from the Minus One mode. NOTES • The Metronome function cannot be used during Quick Play. 62