Yamaha psr-172, PSR-170 Contents

Panel Controls and Terminals........................ 6

Setting Up......................................................... 8

Power Requirements ............................................8

Turning On the Power...........................................8

Accessory Jacks ...................................................9

Quick Guide 10

Step 1 Voices........................................................... 10

Step 2 Songs............................................................ 12

Step 3 Auto Accompaniment..................................... 14

Step 4 Lesson .......................................................... 16

Getting Started

— Playing the Demo Songs.......................... 18

Panel Display Indications .............................19

Portable Grand............................................... 20

Playing the Portable Grand.................................20

Using the Metronome..........................................20

DJ .................................................................... 22

Playing the DJ.....................................................22

Selecting and Playing Voices....................... 23

Selecting and Playing a Voice ............................23

One Touch Setting..............................................26

Transpose and Tuning........................................27

Selecting and Playing Songs........................ 29

Selecting and Playing a Song.............................29

Melody Voice Change.........................................30

Changing the Tempo ..........................................31

Adjusting the Song Volume.................................32

Song Controls .....................................................32

A-B Repeat .........................................................33

Song Lesson ..................................................34

Using the Lesson Feature...................................34

Lesson 1 — Timing.............................................36

Lesson 2 — Waiting............................................37

Lesson 3 — Minus One ......................................37

Lesson 4 — Both Hands.....................................38

Grade..................................................................39

Talking............................................................ 40

Dictionary....................................................... 41

Selecting and Playing Styles........................ 42

Selecting and Playing a Style............................. 42

Playing the Accompaniment............................... 43

Changing the Tempo.......................................... 46

Style Sections (Main A, Main B) and Fill-ins ......46

Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume .............. 47

Using Auto Accompaniment

— Multi Fingering............................................. 48

Multi Pads .......................................................... 51

MIDI................................................................. 52

Troubleshooting ............................................ 53

Voice List ....................................................... 54

Drum Kit List.................................................. 56

Style List & Multi pads ..................................57

MIDI Implementation Chart........................... 58

Specifications ................................................ 60

Index............................................................... 61

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