Yamaha Portatone Entertainment Station, PSR-K1 Remote control of MIDI devices, MIDI settings for computer connections (PC Mode)

About MIDI

MIDI settings for computer connections (PC Mode)

This convenient function lets you instantly reconfigure the instrument settings for use with a sequencer and computer. Simply press the [PC] button on the panel and turn the PC Mode ON, and the MIDI settings necessary for sequencer/com- puter operation are automatically set as shown below.

	PC Mode ON	PC Mode OFF
LOCAL	OFF	ON
External Clock	ON	OFF
KeyboardOut	OFF	ON
StyleOut	OFF	ON
SongOut	OFF	ON

■PC Mode ON/OFF

Press the [PC] button to call up the PC Mode page in the FUNCTION display.  Turn PC Mode ON/OFF by using the [+]/[–] buttons.

NOTE

•You can also select the PC Mode page from the FUNCTION display after pressing the [FUNCTION] button. (See page 77.)

Remote control of MIDI devices

You can also use this instrument as a remote control device for an external MIDI sequencer (via the USB connection)— controlling playback, stop and transport functions from the panel. (This feature may not be available depending on the particular device.)

■Remote control keys

To use the remote control functions, simultaneously hold down the lowest two keys on the keyboard (C1 and C#1) and press the appropriate key (shown below).

C#1

C1						C6 : Fast forward
					B5 : Start
				A5 : Stop
			G5 : Rewind
		F5 : Top (move to the beginning of the song)
	E5 : Metronome ON/OFF

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