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Congratulations on your purchase ofthe Yamaha PSR-248 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.

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
TOUCH RESPONSE.................................. 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
INDEX ............................................................ 43
VOICE LIST..................................................... 44
MULTI PAD LIST.............................................. 46
SPECIFICATIONS ............................................ 47
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART..................... 48
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