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Contents
Taking Care of Your PortaTone
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Panel Controls
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The Music Stand
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5
Setting Up
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Power Supply
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Using An Optional AC Power Adaptor
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Using Batteries
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6
Connections
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The PHONES Jack
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SUSTAIN Jack
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AUX OUT R and L+R/L Jack
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MIDI IN and OUT Connectors
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The Demonstration
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Basic Display Operation
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Playing the PSR-520
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Selecting & Playing Voices
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Keyboard Percussion
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The Split Mode
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Changing the Split Voice & Related Parameters
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Touch Response
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Dual Voice
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Changing the Dual Voice & Related Parameters
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Harmony/Echo
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Selecting a Harmony/Echo Type
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Sustain
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Transposition
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Pitch Bend
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Digital Effects
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Using the Digital Effects
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Changing the Reverb Effect
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Selecting the Reverb Effect Type
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Setting the Reverb Return Level
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Changing the Chorus Effect
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Selecting the Chorus Effect Type
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Setting the Chorus Return Level
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Changing the DSP Effect
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Selecting the DSP Effect Type
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Setting the DSP Return Level
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Using Auto Accompaniment
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The Stop Accompaniment Function
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Accompaniment Track Control
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Large/Small Accompaniment
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Muting Individual Tracks
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Changing Accompaniment Track Voices
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Adjusting Accompaniment Track Volume
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Changing the Accompaniment Split Point
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One Touch Setting
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Registration Memory
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Registering the Panel Settings
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Recall the Registered Panel Settings
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The Accomp Freeze Function
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Song Recording
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Recording a Melody Track
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Recording Accompaniment With or Without a Melody
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Accompaniment and Melody Playback
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Play from a Specified Measure
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Voice & Volume Rewrite
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Clearing the SONG TRACKS
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The Multi Pads
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Playing the MULTI PADS
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Recording the MULTI PADS
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Using Music Cartridges
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Inserting a Music Cartridge
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Music Cartridge Handling Precautions
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Cartridge Accompaniment Styles
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Selecting Cartridge Styles
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Cartridge Songs
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Cartridge Song Playback
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Cartridge Registration Presets
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Selecting Cartridge Registration
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Practice Features
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The Minus One Mode
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Specifying the Parts To Be Turned On or Off
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Repeat Play
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Overall Functions
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General Functions
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Keyboard Volume
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Octave
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Reverb Level
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Chorus Level
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DSP Level
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Pan
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Voice Set
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Accompaniment Volume
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Touch Sensitivity
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Minus-one Right/Left-hand Channel
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Pitch Bend Range
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Metronome
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Tuning
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MIDI Functions
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Remote Channel
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Keyboard Out
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Song Out
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Accompaniment Out
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Local Control
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External Clock
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Initial Data Send
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Bulk Data Send
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Receiving Bulk Data
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Appendix
PSR-520 Function Tree
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About Digital Effect
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Troubleshooting
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Data Backup & Initialization
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Data Initialization
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Index
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Specifications
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Voice List
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Percussion Kit List
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MIDI Implementation Chart
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MIDI Data Format
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GM System Level 1
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