Yamaha manual Congratulations on your purchase Yamaha PSR-140 PortaTone, Contents

Congratulations on your purchase of

the Yamaha PSR-140 PortaTone!

You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced functions, great

sound and exceptional ease-of-use in a highly compact package. Its outstanding

features also make it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument.

Read this Owner’s Manual carefully while playing your new PortaTone in order

to take full advantage of its various features.

Contents

PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS	6
● Front Panel	6
● Rear Panel	8
SETTING UP	9
POWER REQUIREMENTS	9
● Using an AC Power Adaptor	9
● Using Batteries	9
TURNING ON THE POWER	9
ACCESSORY JACKS	10
MUSIC STAND	10
GETTING STARTED —
PLAYING THE DEMO SONGS	11
PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS	12
PORTABLE GRAND	13
USING THE METRONOME	13
● Setting the Metronome Time
Signature	14

●Adjusting the Metronome Volume . 14

SELECTING AND PLAYING VOICES —
THE VOICE MODE	15
SELECTING AND PLAYING A VOICE	15
● Percussion Voice Chart
(voices 90 and 100)	17
TRANSPOSE AND TUNING	18
● Transpose	18
● Tuning	19
SELECTING AND PLAYING SONGS —
THE SONG MODE	20
SELECTING AND PLAYING A SONG	20
CHANGING THE TEMPO	21
● About the Beat Display	22
ADJUSTING THE SONG VOLUME	23
SONG CONTROLS	24
A/B REPEAT	24

MELODY GUIDE	26
VOICE CHANGE	27
SELECTING AND PLAYING STYLES —
THE STYLE MODE	28
SELECTING AND PLAYING A STYLE	28
STYLE CONTROLS	30
USING THE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT
FEATURES	31
CHANGING THE TEMPO	31
STYLE SECTIONS (MAIN A, MAIN B) AND
FILL-INS	32
ADJUSTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT
VOLUME	32
USING AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT —
MULTI FINGERING	33
● Single Finger Chords	33
● Fingered Chords	33
WHAT IS A CHORD?	34
WRITING CHORD NAMES	35
● The Intervals of the Scale	35
● Other Chords	35
ONE TOUCH SETTING (OTS)	36
CHORD GUIDE	37
● Smart	37
● Dictionary	39
MULTI PADS	40
MIDI	41
● About MIDI	41
● How Can MIDI be Used?	41

TROUBLESHOOTING	42
VOICE LIST	43
MULTI PAD LIST	45
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART	46
SPECIFICATIONS	48
INDEX	49

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