Yamaha Portatone, PSR-270 manual Song 003Rockin’, About the Beat Display

SELECTING AND PLAYING SONGS — THE SONG MODE

2 Change the value.

Use the OVERALL +/- buttons to increase or decrease the Tempo value.

Holding down either button continuously increases or decreases the value.

Increases Tempo value

Decreases Tempo value

Restoring the Default Tempo Value

Each song and style has been given a default or standard tempo. If you’ve changed the tempo, you can restore the original default setting by pressing both OVERALL +/- buttons simultaneously (when Tempo is selected in the Overall menu).

Also, the tempo of a song or style returns to the default setting when selecting a different song or style. (The set tempo remains, however, when switching styles during playback.) When you turn on the power of the PortaTone, the tempo is automatically set to 116 bpm.

ABOUT THE BEAT DISPLAY

This section of the display provides a convenient, easy-to-understand indication of the rhythm for song and style playback. The dark bars below the name section in the display flash in time with the beat. The first dark bar indicates the first beat of the measure, and the other bars flash in sequence to indicate subsequent beats.

SONG 003Rockin’

Fourth beat

Third beat

Second beat

First beat of measure

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