Thank you for purchasing this Yamaha PORTATONE!

We recommend that you read this manual carefully so that you can fully take advantage of the advanced and

convenient functions of the instrument.

We also recommend that you keep this manual in a safe and handy place for future reference.

About this Owner’s Manual and Data List

This manual consists of the following sections.

Owner’s Manual

Introduction (page 12)..........................

Please read this section first.

Quick Guide (page 24).........................

This section explains how to use the basic functions.

Basic Operation (page 60)....................

This section explains how to use the basic operations including display-

 

based controls.

Reference (page 77) .............................

This section explains how to make detailed settings for the various func-

 

tions.

Appendix (page 183)............................

This section contains additional information such as Troubleshooting and

 

Specifications.

Data List

The Data List contains various important preset content lists such as Voices, Styles, Effects, as well as MIDI- related information. The Data List is available for downloading from the Yamaha Manual Library.

Yamaha Manual Library

http://www.yamaha.co.jp/manual/

•The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this owner’s manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument.

•The example Operation Guide displays shown in this Manual are in English.

•Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and/or audio data is strictly prohibited except for your personal use.

•This device is capable of using various types/formats of music data by optimizing them to the proper format music data for use with the device in advance. As a result, this device may not play them back precisely as their producers or composers originally intended.

•Some of the preset songs have been edited for length or arrangement, and may not be exactly the same as the original.

This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others’ copyrights. Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, style files, MIDI files, WAVE data, musical scores and sound recordings. Any unauthorized use of such programs and contents outside of personal use is not permitted under relevant laws. Any violation of copyright has legal consequences. DON’T MAKE, DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES.

•The mandolin and pan flute, shown in the displays of the PSR-OR700, are on display at the Hamamatsu Museum of Musical Instruments.

•The bitmap fonts used in this instrument have been provided by and are the property of Ricoh Co., Ltd.

•This product utilizes NF, an embedded Internet browser from ACCESS Co., Ltd. NF is used with the patented LZW, licensed

from Unisys Co., Ltd. NF may not be separated from this product, nor may it be sold, lent or transferred in any way. Also, NF may not be reverse-engineered, reverse-compiled, reverse-assembled or copied.

This software includes a module developed by the Independent JPEG Group.

• All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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