Yamaha PSR-230 Owner's Manual - Page 3

Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha PortaTone! You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-ofuse 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 PortaTone in order to take full advantage of its various features. CONTENTS Main Features 1 Precautions - Taking Care of Your PortaTone 2 Setting Up 3 Power Requirements 3 PHONES/AUX OUT Jack 4 SUSTAIN Jack 4 Music Stand 4 Getting Started - Playing the Demo Songs 5 Panel Controls and Terminals 6 Basic Display Operations 8 Playing Voices - The Voice Mode 10 Selecting and Playing a Voice - Main Voice Mode....10 ˙ Main Voice Sub Menu 11 ˙ Percussion Kit Voice Chart 12 Playing Two Voices - Dual Voice Mode ........12 ˙ Dual Voice Sub Menu 13 Playing Two Voices - Split Voice Mode ........14 ˙ Split Voice Sub Menu 15 Other Voice Controls 16 Chorus 16 Harmony/Echo 16 ˙ Harmony/Echo Sub Menu 17 Reverb 18 Touch Response 18 Overall Controls 19 ˙ Reverb/Others Sub Menu 19 Playing Auto Accompaniment - The Style Mode 20 Selecting a Style and Playing an Auto Accompaniment........20 ˙ About the METRONOME Icon 21 ˙ Sync-Stop Function 24 Changing the Fingering Mode 24 ˙ Fingered 25 ˙ Full 26 ˙ Single Finger 26 Changing the Accompaniment Split Point ......26 One Touch Setting 27 Playing Songs - Tne Song Mode 28 Selecting and Playing a Song 28 Using the Repeat Play Function 29 Using the Guide Function (PSR-230 only) ......30 Using the Minus One Function 31 ˙ Selecting individual channels for Minus One 31 ˙ Song Sub Menu 32 ˙ Song Volume 32 ˙ One Touch Setting in the Song Mode 33 Recording User Songs - Easy Chord Memory 33 Real-time Recording 34 Step Recording 35 Song Clear 35 User Song Playback 35 Music Cartridge (PSR-230) 36 Inserting a Music Cartridge 36 ˙ Music Cartridge Precautions 36 Selecting Styles on a Music Cartridge 37 Selecting Songs on a Music Cartridge 37 MIDI Functions 38 MIDI Basics 38 ˙ MIDI Sub Menu 40 Appendix 41 Data Backup and Initialization 41 ˙ Initialize Operation 41 Voice List 42 ˙ Voice Polyphony 42 ˙ Panel Voice List 42 ˙ GM Voice List 43 Troubleshooting 44 Index 45 MIDI Implementation Chart 46 Specifications 48