Yamaha Portatone, PSR-270 manual Index

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INDEX

Misc.

 

+/- keys

29

A

 

AC adaptor

8

accessory jacks

9

accompaniment controls

52

accompaniment sections

54

Accompaniment Split Point

58, 59

Accompaniment Volume

55

accompaniment, playing

47

amplifier/stereo system, using an external .. 9

auto accompaniment

47

B

 

bank chain

67

batteries

8

beat display

77

beat indicators

77

Bulk Dump Send

99

C

 

Chord Guide

62

chord names, about

61

chord track

82, 85, 87

chord type

60, 63

chords, about

60

chords, Fingered

56

chords, Single Finger

56

Chorus

41

Chorus types

45

clearing, EZ Chord bank

71

clearing, song

90

clock

98

D

 

DEMO button

16

Demo songs

16

Dictionary

62

display indications

22

dotted notes

87

Drum Kit Voice Chart

30

Drum Kit voices

30

DSP

42

DSP types

45

DUAL button

34

Dual voice

34

E

 

effects

40

Ending

51

EZ Chord

66

F

 

Fill-in

54

Fingered chords

56

footswitch

91

FUNCTION button

18

Function parameters

18, 19

G

 

GM (General MIDI) voices

29

H

 

Harmony

43

HARMONY button

43

Harmony types

46

headphones

9

I

 

Initial Setup Send

98, 102

Initialization

105

interval

61

Intro

49

inversion

60

K

 

Keyboard out

97

L

 

loading bulk data

101

Local control

97

M

 

Main A/B

54

Main voice

27

Metronome

24

MIDI

93

MIDI channels

97

MIDI Implementation Chart

114

MIDI terminals

94

MIDI, about

93

mode indicator

22

Multi Fingering

56

music stand

23

N

 

numeric keypad

6, 28

O

 

One Touch Setting

72

One Touch Setting, Preset

74

One Touch Setting, User

72

OTS (One Touch Setting)

72

OVERALL buttons

6

Overall indicator

22

P

 

PHONES / OUTPUT jack

9

Portable Grand

24

Preset One Touch Setting

74

Q

 

Quick Guide

10

R

 

RECORD button

79

recording, EZ Chord

68

recording, OTS

72

recording, Realtime

80

recording, song

79

recording, Step

84

rests

87

Reverb

40

REVERB button

40

Reverb types

45

root

60, 62

S

saving bulk data

99

saving data

99

sections (accompaniment)

54

Single Finger chords

56

Smart

64

Song Clear

90

SONG MEMORY buttons

81

song recording

79

Song Volume

78

songs, recording

79

songs, selecting and playing

75

space (EZ Chord)

69

Specifications

106

Split Point

37, 58

Split voice

36

styles, selecting

47

sustain

9, 91

Sync-Start

48

T

Tempo (song)

76

Tempo (style)

53

Time Signature

25

TOUCH button

38

Touch Sensitivity

39

track

75, 81, 85

tracks, muting

83

tracks, re-recording

83

Transpose

32

triplets

87

Troubleshooting

104

Tuning

33

U

User One Touch Setting

........................ 72

User songs

79

Utility

38, 91

V

velocity curves

89

 

Voice List

108

 

Voice Set

38

 

voices, Drum Kit

30, 112

 

voices, GM

110

 

voices, panel

11, 109

 

voices, selecting and playing

27

 

voicing

60

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Contents Page Special Message Section Precautions Main Features Other powerful features includeYamaha Education Suite Contents Front Panel Panel Controls and TerminalsRear Panel Using an AC Power Adaptor Setting UPUsing Batteries When the Batteries Run DownUsing Headphones Using a FootswitchConnecting a Keyboard Amplifier or Stereo System Voice 002BritePno Quick Guide How to Use Your New PSR-270 PortaTonePlaying along with the Metronome VoicesStyle 0028BtPop2 Auto AccompanimentAuto Accompaniment StepChord Guide Playing chord progressions songs with just one finger Chord GuideSong ALLTakeOff Song 002PF-GrandSong 100SongVol STYLE2UserBank Style 1OTS UserStyle F41UserBank SongsSTYLE1M.Octave Function ParametersFunction Parameters List Function ParametersMidi GM System Level MidiOverall functions bar indicator Mode indicatorsPanel Display Indications Notation D KeyboardAccompaniment On indicator Beat indicatorsSong track indicators Measure and TempoPortable Grand Using the MetronomePlaying the Portable Grand Press the Portable Grand buttonSetting the Metronome Time Signature Change the valueTurn on the Metronome Select the Metronome Volume function in the Overall menu Adjusting the Metronome VolumePlaying Voices the Voice Mode Select the Voice modePlaying a Voice Main Voice Using the numeric keypad Voice 042Aco.BassSelect the desired voice number Using the +/- keys Using the Voice buttonPlay the selected voice Drum Kit Voice Chart voices 101 Select the Function modeSelect the desired Function parameter number Function Parameters Main VoiceExit the Function mode Change the parameter setting or valueSet other parameters as needed Function ParametersVoice 00Transpos Transpose and TuningTranspose Select the Transpose function in the Overall menuSelect the Tuning function in the Overall menu TuningPlaying TWO Voices Dual Voice Turn on the Dual Voice modeFunction Parameters Dual Voice Style 050StringsMake other settings for the Split voice if desired Call up the Function modePlaying TWO Voices Split Voice Select the Split On/Off parameter numberFunction Parameters Split Voice Style F72VoiceSet Style F73TouchSns Style onVoiceSetAdditional Voice Functions Voice SET and Touch Sensitivity Function Parameters Voice Set and Touch Sensitivity Effects Style F32RevTypeReverb Style F34ChoType ChorusSet the Chorus Send Level for the desired voices Style F36DspType DSPSet the DSP Send Level for the desired voices Style F37Harmony HarmonyTurn on the Harmony effect Function Parameters Effects Reverb Types Effect TypesChorus Types DSP TypesTrill effect Types 6 12 create two-note trills alternating Harmony TypesSelect the Style mode Auto Accompaniment Style ModeSelecting a Style and Playing the Accompaniment Select the desired style numberUsing Sync-Start Start the accompanimentPressing the START/STOP button Starting with an Intro section Using Sync-Start with an Intro sectionTo start with an Intro section To use Sync-Start with an Intro sectionAbout Auto Accompaniment Stop the accompaniment Using an Ending sectionPressing the SYNC-START button About the Beat DisplayAccompaniment Controls Using the Auto Accompaniment FeaturesTurn on the auto accompaniment Select a style and play the accompanimentChanging the Tempo Change chords using the auto ac- companiment featureAccompaniment Sections Main A, Main B and FILL-INS Select the Accompaniment Volume function in the Overall menu Adjusting the Accompaniment VolumeUsing Auto Accompaniment Multi Fingering Single Finger ChordsFingered Chords Chord Name/Abbreviation Normal Voicing Select the Accompaniment Split Point parameter Setting the Accompaniment Split PointFunction Parameter Accompaniment Split Point Style 054AcmpSPntWhat is a CHORD? Other Chords Intervals of the ScaleChord Guide DictDictionary Specify the root of the chordPlay the chord Specify the type of the chord major, minor, seventh, etcSelect a style SmartSelect the Smart Chord Guide Set the desired keySmart Chord List EZ Chord Select the EZ Chord functionEZ Chord Playback Select the desired EZ Chord bank Play the chordsBank Chain Enable recording Start recordingEZ Chord Recording Stop recording and exit from the record mode Recording a SpacePlaying the Accompaniment During EZ Chord Recording Hint Using Spaces Some advantages to using spacesTo record a space Continue recording, or exit the Record mode Enable the EZ Chord Record modeSelect the desired point from which chords will be cleared Call up the EZ Chord Clear functionONE Touch Setting OTS ONE Touch Setting UserStyle 1OTS User Call up the Style mode Exit from the Record modePress the appropriate ONE Touch Setting User button Recalling a User One Touch SettingPress the appropriate ONE Touch Setting Preset button ONE Touch Setting PresetSelecting a Preset One Touch Setting Play the accompanimentSelect the Song mode Selecting and Playing Songs the Song ModeSong 003Rockin’ Selecting and Playing a SongSelect the desired song number Start the selected songSelect the Tempo function in the Overall menu About the Beat Display Song 003Rockin’Adjusting the Song Volume Select the Song Volume function in the Overall menuSong 100SongVol 1OTS User Song RecordingRecording a User Song Realtime Recording Make all desired PortaTone settingsUsing the Metronome Select the Realtime Record modeStyle 004RealTime Select a User song for recordingWhen recording the Chord track Stop recordingRecording to the Chord Track Listen to your new recording Record to other tracks as desiredAdditional Operations Recording a User Song Step Recording Select the Step Record modeRecording Notes Song 004C3 Recording Chords and Sections to the Chord Track Recording Triplets and Dotted NotesRecording Rests Replacing a Note or Rest Entering Velocity Curves Velocity Curve ChartClearing a Song Style F61USng1ClrStart the Song Clear operation At the Sure? prompt, clear the selected songSelect the Footswitch Assign parameter FootswitchSelect the desired footswitch function Style 01SustainFunction Name Display Name Description Footswitch Assign FunctionsWhat is MIDI? Midi FunctionsExample of Keyboard Information Channel Messages System MessagesMidi Terminals Use only special Midi cables when connecting Midi devices Connecting to a Personal ComputerStyle F81RemoteCh Function Parameters MidiSelect the desired Function parameter Parameter Name Display Name Range/Settings External Clock ExtClock On/off Style F86BulkSend Using Bulk Dump Send to Save DataStyle YESBulkSnd? On the PortaTone, select the Bulk Dump Send functionExit from the Bulk Dump Send operation At the Sure? prompt, start sending the dataRcvSng Make sure that the PortaTone is set to the Style modeStart sending the data from the connected Midi device Loading Bulk DataFirst, set up the sequencer for recording Using Initial Setup Send with a SequencerOn the PortaTone, select the Initial Setup Send function Sending Initial Setup DataStop recording on the sequencer Exit from the Initial Setup Send operationProblem Possible Cause and Solution TroubleshootingData Initialization Data Backup & InitializationSpecifications EZ Chord Bank Maximum Polyphony Voice List109 Ethnic GM Voice ListStyle List Drum KIT List 113 Midi Implementation Chart 115 Reverb Effect mapIndex Limited Warranty North America G., EMI Division 1999 Yamaha Corporation