Yamaha PSR-248 Rear Panel

T DC IN 10-12V jack

This is for connection to a PA-3B AC power

adaptor. (See page 9.)

PHONES/OUTPUT jack

This is for connection to a set of stereo head-

phones or to an external amplifier/speaker

system. (See page 10.)

Rear Panel

SUSTAIN jack

This is for connection to an optional FC4 or FC5

Footswitch. (See page 10.)

MIDI IN, OUT terminals

These are for connection to other MIDI instru-

ments and devices. (See pages 10, 41.)

Panel Controls and Terminals

PHONES/

OUTPUT DC IN 10-12V

IN OUTMIDI SUSTAIN

Contents

Main SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: NOTICE: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Battery Notice: SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference. CAUTION WARNING Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha PSR-248 PortaTone! PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS 6 SETTING UP 9 GETTING STARTED PLAYING THE DEMO SONGS 11 PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS 12 PORTABLE GRAND 13 SELECTING AND PLAYING VOICES THE VOICE MODE 15 Main Features Other powerful features include: Panel Controls and Terminals Front Panel DEF P O A B C D 5 6 Rear Panel Setting Up Power Requirements Using an AC Power Adaptor Using Batteries Turning On the Power Music Stand Accessory Jacks Getting Started Playing the Demo Songs First, turn on the power. Set the Volume. Press the DEMO button. StarWars Panel Display Indications E F G B Portable Grand Turn on the Metronome. Tempo Change the value. Setting the Metronome Time Signature MtrVol Selecting and Playing Voices The Voice Mode TEMPO Selecting and Playing a Voice Select the Voice mode. Press the VOICE button. Trombone Play the selected voice. Transpose and Tuning Transpose Select the Transpose function in the Overall menu. Transpos Select the Tuning function in the Overall menu. + Touch response Tuning Change the Touch Sensitivity value. Tuning Selecting and Playing Songs The Song Mode Selecting and Playing a Song Select the Song mode. Select the desired song number. Start the selected song. Changing the Tempo Select the Tempo function in the Overall menu. Tempo Page Adjusting the Song Volume Select the Song Volume function in the Overall menu. SongVol Selecting and Playing Songs The Song Mode Song Controls When the Song mode is active, the panel buttons below the display function as song controls. A/B Repeat While playing back a song, set point A (the start point of the section). Repeat Pause or stop playback as needed. Turn off the A/B Repeat func- tion. Set point B (the end point of the section). Repeat A-b Melody Guide Select a song. Set the Melody Guide function. Waiting MinusOne Voice Change SG Select a song. Change the Voice Change setting. Clarinet Selecting and Playing Styles The Style Mode Selecting and Playing a Style Select the Style mode. Select the desired style number. 8BtPop Start the selected style. You can do this in one of the following ways: About the Beat Display IntroA IntroA Style Controls Using the Auto Accompaniment Features Turn on the auto accompaniment. Select and play a style. Change chords using the auto accompaniment feature. Changing the Tempo Style Sections (Main A, Main B) and Fill-ins Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume Using Auto Accompaniment Multi Fingering Single Finger Chords Fingered Chords What is a Chord? The Intervals of the Scale Other Chords Writing Chord Names C C m C aug C One Touch Setting (OTS) Select a style. Turn on the One Touch Setting function. Play the style. OTS On Chord Guide Smart Select a style. Select the Smart Chord Guide. Set the desired key. Play the style, and play single note chords (root notes) in the ACMP section. Selecting and Playing Styles The Style Mode F D G D BbC F F Dm Gm Dm BbC F b=1 Dictionary With the Style mode active, select the Dictionary Chord Guide. Specify the root of the chord. Specify the type of the chord (major, minor, seventh, etc.). Play the chord. Multi Pads Select the Pad function in the Overall menu. Select the desired bank. Play the Multi Pads. Pianist1 MIDI About MIDI How Can MIDI be Used? Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution Index Misc. A B C Page VOICE LIST/LISTE DES VOIX MULTI PAD LIST/LISTE DE MULTI PAD SPECIFICATIONS/SPCIFICATIONS midi implementation chart/ FEUILLE DIMPLMENTATION Page NORTH AMERICA CANADA U.S.A. CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA MEXICO