Yamaha PSR-78 Owner's Manual - Page 8

3. Start the selected Style. You can do this in one of three ways: • Pressing the START/STOP button The rhythm starts playing immediately without bass and chord accompaniment. The currently selected Main A or B section will play. (You can select either pattern by pressing the appropriate button - MAIN/AUTO FILL A or B - before pressing the START/STOP button.) • Using Synchro Start The PortaTone also has a Synchro Start function that allows you to start the rhythm/accompaniment by simply pressing a key on the keyboard. To use Synchro Start, first press the SYNC-START button (the metronome icon flashes to indicate Synchro Start stand-by), then press one of the keys in the AUTO ACCOMP SECTION of the keyboard. Synchro Start is automatically set to stand-by when you select the Style mode. • Using Synchro Start with an Intro pattern First, press one of the section buttons - MAIN/AUTO FILL A, B, or JAM - to select which pattern follows the Intro. Next, press the INTRO button, followed by the SYNC-START button. (The INTRO indication in the display lights, and the metronome icon and the MAIN A /B/JAM indication flashes to indicate Synchro Start stand-by.) To actually start the Intro pattern and accompaniment, play one of the keys in the AUTO ACCOMP SECTION of the keyboard. 4. Change chords using the Auto Accompaniment feature. Try playing a few successive single notes with your left hand, and notice how the bass and chord accompaniment change with each key you play. (Refer to the boxed sections on pages 8 for more information on how to use Auto Accompaniment.) Chords played in the AUTO ACCOMP SECTION of the keyboard are also detected and played when the accompaniment is stopped. In this condition (Stopped Accompaniment function), the Voices used for the bass and chords are automatically selected. 5. Change the tempo of the Style, if you wish. Use the TEMPO buttons to change the tempo of the Style. Press TEMPO a to increase the speed and TEMPO z to decrease it; holding down the appropriate button continuously increases/decreases the speed. The tempo value appears in the display. Tempo range is from 40 to 240 bpm (in 1 bpm steps). To reset the tempo to its original default setting, press both TEMPO buttons simultaneously. Default Tempos - Each Song and Style has been given a default or standard tempo. If you change the tempo, you can set it back to the original default setting, by pressing both TEMPO buttons simultaneously. Also, the tempo of a Song or Style returns to the default setting when selecting a different Song or Style. If the style is playing and the One Touch Setting function is off (see page 9), the tempo remains even if you select a different style. When you turn on the power of the PortaTone, the tempo is automatically set to the default setting of Style 01. About the METRONOME Icon 3/4 Time The METRONOME icon in the display flashes in time with the current tempo during playback of a Style (or Song). The flashing 1 2 3 pattern provides a visual indication of both 4/4 Time 1 2 3 the tempo and time signature of the Style or Song. 1 2 3 4 Synchro Start waiting 6