Yamaha PSR-290 Owner's Manual - Page 51

Selecting and Playing Songs, Selecting a Song - instructions

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Selecting and Playing Songs The PSR-290 features a total of 105 songs. These include 100 songs that showcase the rich and dynamic sounds of the instrument, and 99 of these songs can be used with the educational Lesson feature (page 61), a powerful tool that makes learning songs fun and easy. A special Demo song has also been included, and can be played automatically by pressing the [DEMO] button. Moreover, there are five special User songs to which you can record your own performance. The User songs are "empty" and cannot be played until something has been recorded to them. (For instructions on recording your own songs, see page 56.) You can also transfer song data from your computer to the PSR-290 for playback. For details, see page 71. G Song Playback Display These display the notes and name of the current chord. Babbino 066 120 012 Current measure number Indicates the tracks currently playing back. (These can be alternately muted and sounded during playback by pressing the corresponding SONG MEMORY buttons.) About the Beat Display The arrow marks in the beat display flash in time with the rhythm of the song or style. The first arrow indicates the first beat of the measure, and the others flash in sequence. First beat of Second Third Fourth measure beat beat beat Selecting a Song 1 Press the [SONG] button. Song name and number Just You 001 51

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Selecting and Playing Songs
The PSR-290 features a total of 105 songs.
These include 100 songs that showcase the rich
and dynamic sounds of the instrument, and 99 of these songs can be used with the educa-
tional Lesson feature (page 61), a powerful tool that makes learning songs fun and easy.
A special Demo song has also been included, and can be played automatically by pressing the
[DEMO] button.
Moreover, there are
ve special User songs to which you can record your own
performance.
The User songs are
empty
and cannot be played until something has been recorded to them.
(For instructions on recording your own songs, see page 56.)
You can also transfer song data from your computer to the PSR-290 for playback.
For details,
see page 71.
1
Press the [SONG] button.
Babbino
012
066
120
Song Playback Display
These display the notes and name of
the current chord.
Current measure number
Indicates the tracks currently playing back.
(These can be alternately muted and sounded
during playback by pressing the corresponding
SONG MEMORY buttons.)
About the Beat Display
The arrow marks in the beat display flash in time
with the rhythm of the song or style.
The first
arrow indicates the first beat of the measure, and
the others flash in sequence.
First beat of
measure
Second
beat
Third
beat
Fourth
beat
Selecting a Song
001
Just You
Song name and number