Yamaha PSR-280 1, 2, 3

Effects

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Harmony

The Harmony section features a variety of performance effects that enhance the

melodies you play when using the accompaniment styles of the PSR-280. A total

of twenty-six Harmony types are available.

Tremolo, Trill and Echo effects can be used even if accompaniment is off.

There are ﬁve different Harmony Types that automatically create harmony parts

(for notes played in the upper section of the keyboard) to match the accompani-

ment chords.

1Turn on the Harmony effect.

Press the [HARMONY] button.

2Select the Harmony function.

Press the left Overall button, repeatedly if necessary, until the dark bar indi-

cation appears next to HARMONY.

3Set the Harmony Type, if desired.

Use the numeric keypad or [+]/[-] buttons to set the desired Harmony Type.

(For a list of the available Harmony Types, see page 33.)

Indicates that

Harmony is on

Indicates Harmony

is selected

Current Harmony Type name and number.

Block

03

• For the ﬁrst ﬁve Harmony Types

(Duet, Trio, Block, Country, and

Octave), chords must be played

in the Accompaniment section of

the keyboard.

• The speed of the Trill, Tremolo,

and Echo effects depends on the

Tempo setting (page 33).

• Each voice of the PSR-280 has

its own independent Harmony

setting.

Restoring the Default Harmony

Type

If you’ve changed the Harmony

Type, you can instantly restore the

default setting by pressing both [+]

/

[-] buttons simultaneously (when

Harmony is selected).

Contents

Main PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL OBSERVERA! Entsorgung leerer Batterien (nur innerhalb Deutschlands) FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING SAVING USER DATA CAUTION WARNING Main Features Contents Panel Controls and Terminals Panel Controls and Terminals @8 @7 @6 Setting Up Turning On the Power Using Batteries Using an AC Power Adaptor Accessory Jacks Using Headphones Connecting a Keyboard Amplier or Stereo System Using a Footswitch Using the MIDI Terminals Step 1 Voices GrandPno Panel Voice List z Want to nd out more? See page 20. Step 1 Voices Press the [VOICE] button. BritePno Want to nd out more? See page 23. Selecting and Playing Other Voices Quick Guide Step 2 Songs xqzx zxcr w Playing the Songs Playing the Demo songs Step 2 Songs Recording Your Own Song r Select the desired User song (101 - 105) for recording. To stop recording, press the [START/STOP] but- ton. Quick Step 3 Auto Accompaniment x 8BtPop2 + Step 3 Auto Accompaniment Looking up Chords in the Dictionary m n b Quick Step 4 Lesson xx zzv Using the Lesson Feature Step 4 Lesson Grade MinusOne Waiting Lesson 4 Both Hands Panel Display Indications GrandPno q w eNotation / r Keyboard Panel Display Indications u i o !0 Portable Grand Playing the Portable Grand Press the [Piano] button. Using the Metronome Portable Grand 3 MTR VOL TIME SIG To turn the Metronome off, press the [METRONOME] button again. Press the [METRONOME] button. DJ Playing the DJ 132 33 3 1 Playing Voices Playing a Voice 1 2 3 One Touch Setting Std.Kit1 1 Transpose and Tuning Transpose TRANSPOS 1 Tuning 1 TUNING Touch and Touch Sensitivity 1 Medium Effects Reverb Hall1 1 2 DSP 1 Stage2 2 Harmony 1 Block 2 3 Effect Types Reverb Types DSP Types Harmony Types Auto Accompaniment Selecting a Style 8BtPop1 1 2 Playing the Accompaniment 1 2 Page INTROA Using Sync Start with an Intro section To use Sync Start with an Intro section: 3 4 Sync Stop 1 2 3 4 Changing the Tempo Accompaniment Sections (Main A/B and Fill-ins) Fill AB Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume ACMP VOL 1 Press the right Overall button, repeatedly if necessary, until ACMP VOL appears in the display. About the Fill-in Patterns Using Auto Accompaniment Multi Fingering * Notes enclosed in parentheses are optional; the chords will be recognized without them. CM Single Finger Chords Fingered Chords Page Setting the Split Point 1 SPOINT Dictionary 1 2 3 4 C The Intervals of the Scale Other Chords C Registration Memory Registration Memory Presets MEMORY1 BANK Recording a Registration Memory Preset Page Selecting and Playing Songs Augustin Selecting and Playing a Song 1 2 3 4 A-b REPEAT A- 3 4 HnkyTonk Melody Voice Change 2 3 second. Changing the Tempo MELODY V Adjusting the Song Volume 1 SONG VOL Song Recording User 1 Recording a User Song 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Song Clear 2 Sure ? ClrUser2 3 4 Track Clear 2 Sure ? ClrTr1 3 4 Song Lesson Lesson 1 Timing Lesson 2 Waiting Lesson 3 Minus One Lesson 4 Both Hands 2 Lesson step. **** 3 4 2 3 Lesson 2 Waiting 2 r3 MinusOne Waiting 3 2 r2 3 Lesson 4 Both Hands 2 3 Grade Excellen GRADE 1 2 Talking 1 2 oFF MIDI Functions What Is MIDI? Page Connecting to a Personal Computer Connect the MIDI terminals of the PSR-280 to the MIDI termi- nals of the personal computer. PSR-280 Computer (sequencer software) PSR-280 1 Clock) for the Tempo value. 2 (Song or Style), and start playback on the connected device. ECL 1 data. 2 3 4 Loading Bulk Data BulkRcv 1 ate data. 1 2 3 4 5 Setup data. 6 Local Control Troubleshooting Data Backup & Initialization Data Backup CLr Backup Data Initialization Voice List Maximum Polyphony Panel Voice List GM Voice List Page DJ Voice List No.1 DJ_Kit Style List Drum Kit List Drum Kit List MIDI Implementation Chart Page MIDI Implementation Chart Effect map DSP REVERB CHORUS Specications Index Misc. A B C Limited Warranty 90 DAYS LABOR 1 YEAR PARTS KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS. DO NOT MAIL! PSR SERIES OF PORTATONE ELECTRONIC KEYBOARDS CONSUMERS RESPONSIBILITIES NORTH AMERICA CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE AFRICA MIDDLE EAST ASIA OCEANIA