Contents
Taking Care of Your PortaTone
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3
Panel Controls
4
Setting Up
6
Power Supply
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6
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Using An Optional AC Power Adaptor
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6
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Using Batteries
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6
Connections
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7
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The PHONES Jack
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7
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SUSTAIN Jack
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7
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MIDI IN and OUT Connectors
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7
The Music Stand
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7
The Demonstration
8
Basic Display Operation
10
Playing the PSR-320/420
12
Selecting & Playing Voices
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12
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Keyboard Percussion
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14
The Split Mode
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15
Changing the Split Voice & Related Parameters
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15
Touch Response
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17
Dual Voice
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17
Changing the Dual Voice & Related Parameters
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18
Digital Effects
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19
Changing the Digital Effect
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19
Transposition
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20
Using Auto Accompaniment
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The Stop Accompaniment Function
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Accompaniment Track Control
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28
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Large/Small Accompaniment
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28
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Muting Individual Tracks
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29
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Changing Accompaniment Track Voices
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29
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Adjusting Accompaniment Track Volume
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29
Changing the Accompaniment Split Point
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30
One Touch Setting
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31
Harmony
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Selecting a Harmony Type
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32
Registration Memory
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Registering the Panel Settings
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33
Recall the Registered Panel Settings
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34
The Accomp Freeze Function
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34
Song Recording
35
Recording a Melody Track
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35
Recording Accompaniment With or Without a Melody
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Accompaniment and Melody Playback
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39
Play from a Specified Measure
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40
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Voice & Volume Rewrite
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41
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Clearing the SONG TRACKS
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41
The Multi Pads
42
Selecting a MULTI PAD KIT
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42
Playing the MULTI PADS
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43
Using Music Cartridges
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Inserting a Music Cartridge
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44
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Music Cartridge Handling Precautions
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44
Cartridge Accompaniment Styles
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45
Selecting Cartridge Styles
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45
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The Yamaha Style File Format
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46
Cartridge Songs
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47
Cartridge Song Playback
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47
Cartridge Registration Presets
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Selecting Cartridge Registration
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48
Practice Features
49
The Minus One Mode
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49
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Specifying the Parts To Be Turned On or Off
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49
The Guide Mode (PSR-420 only)
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50
Repeat Play
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51
Overall Functions
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General Functions
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Keyboard Volume
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Octave
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Pan
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54
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Voice Set
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54
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Accompaniment Volume
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54
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Touch Sensitivity
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54
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Minus-one Right/Left-hand Channel
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55
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Lamp (PSR-420 only)
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55
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Metronome
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55
MIDI Functions
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56
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Remote Channel
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57
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Keyboard Out
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58
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Song Out
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58
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Accompaniment Out
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58
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Local Control
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59
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External Clock
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59
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Initial Data Send
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59
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Bulk Data Send
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60
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Receiving Bulk Data
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60
Appendix
Data Backup & Initialization
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61
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Data Initialization
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61
Voice & Polyphony List
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62
Troubleshooting
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63
Percussion Kit List
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64
MIDI Implementation Chart
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66
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GM System Level 1
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67
Specifications
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68
Index
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