Yamaha PSR-140 Getting Started Playing the Demo Songs, First, turn on the power, Set the Volume

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GETTING STARTED —

PLAYING THE DEMO SONGS

The PortaTone has a huge variety of Demo songs, specially recorded to showcase the dynamic sounds and rhythms and give you an idea of what you can do with the instrument.

First, turn on the power.

Press the STANDBY/ON button. Whenever the power is turned on, the Voice mode is automatically called up and set to play Voice 1 (GrandPno).

Set the Volume.

Initially, turn the MASTER VOLUME control about a third of the way up. You can adjust the control for optimum level once the songs start playing.

Press the DEMO button.

All 100 songs will play in sequence. You can play along on the keyboard with the songs. If the Voice Change function is on (page 27), the key- board voice will change to match the changes in the song of the melody voice.

The current song name and number appear at the left of the display. Notice also that the display indicates both the chords (except for song #1, “StarWars”) and the melody notes (in the music staves and the keyboard diagram) as they change during the song. (Scores for the Demo songs are provided.)

Song number	Song name	To stop playback, press the START/STOP (>/■)
		button. For information on selecting and playing
001	StarWars	individual songs, see page 20.
	MEASURE 002	While the Demo song is playing...
		Many features of the PortaTone can be used while the
		Demo songs are playing. These include:

Current chord	Keyboard diagram
	(current note is dark)	• Tempo (page 21)
		• Tempo (page 21)
Melody notation		• Song volume (page 23)
		• Tuning (page 19)
		• Pause (❙❙), Rewind (r), Fast Forward (f) (page 24)
		• Voice Change (page 27)

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Contents Page Special Message Section Precautions Congratulations on your purchase Yamaha PSR-140 PortaTone ContentsYamaha Education Suite Main FeaturesFront Panel Panel Controls and TerminalsVoice button Power switch STANDBY/ON Master Volume dialOverall buttons t, + Song button PHONES/OUTPUT jack Rear Panel DC in 10-12V jack Midi IN, OUT terminals When the Batteries Run Down Setting UPUsing an AC Power Adaptor Using BatteriesUsing the Midi Terminals Using HeadphonesConnecting a Keyboard Amplifier or Stereo System Press the Demo button First, turn on the powerSet the Volume Getting Started Playing the Demo SongsPanel Display Indications Change the value Using the MetronomePortable Grand Press the piano-shaped Portable Grand buttonAdjusting the Metronome Volume Setting the Metronome Time SignatureGrandPno Selecting and Playing Voices Voice ModeSelect the Voice mode Selecting and Playing a VoiceTrombone Using the numeric keypadPlay the selected voice Percussion Voice ChartTranspos Transpose and TuningTranspose Select the Transpose function in the Overall menuTuning TuningSelect the Tuning function in the Overall menu Select the desired song number Selecting and Playing Songs the Song ModeSelect the Song mode Selecting and Playing a SongSelect the Tempo function in the Overall menu Changing the TempoAbout the Beat Display 116SongVol Adjusting the Song VolumeSelect the Song Volume function in the Overall menu Repeat Song ControlsRepeat Turn off the A/B Repeat func- tion Set point B the end point of the sectionPause or stop playback as needed Waiting Melody GuideSelect a song Set the Melody Guide functionVC On Change the Voice Change settingVoice Change Change the Voice directly8BtPop Selecting and Playing Styles the Style ModeSelect the Style mode Selecting and Playing a StyleIntro³A Start the selected styleStop the style Style ControlsSelect and play a style Using the Auto Accompaniment FeaturesChange chords using the auto accompaniment feature Turn on the auto accompanimentAcmpVol Adjusting the Accompaniment VolumeStyle Sections Main A, Main B and FILL-INS Fingered Chords in the Key of C Using Auto Accompaniment Multi FingeringSingle Finger Chords Fingered ChordsWhat is a CHORD? Other Chords Intervals of the ScaleOTS On ONE Touch Setting OTSTurn on the One Touch Setting function Select a styleSet the desired key Chord GuideSmart Select the Smart Chord GuidePlayed notes Actual chords Play the chord DictionarySpecify the root of the chord DictSelect the desired bank Multi PadsSelect the Pad function in the Overall menu Pianist1How Can Midi be Used? MidiAbout Midi Problem Possible Cause and Solution TroubleshootingVoice List Voice List LCD Multi PAD ListMidi Implementation Chart Midi Implementation ChartMidi Implementation Chart Midi SpecificationsMisc IndexLimited Warranty North America G., EMI Division 1999 Yamaha Corporation