Getting Started - Playing The Demo Songs - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-172 Owner's Manual

Getting Started — Playing the Demo Songs
The PSR-175/172 has a variety of Demo songs, specially recorded to showcase the dynamic
sounds and rhythms and give you an idea of what you can do with the instrument.
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First, turn on the power.
Set the [STANDBY/ON] switch to ON.
2
Set the Volume.
Initially, turn the [MASTER VOLUME] control about a third of the way up.
You can adjust the control for optimum level once the songs start playing.
3
Press the [DEMO] button.
All five songs will play back in sequence. You can play along on the key-
board with the songs.
You can also play back songs of other categories. Simply select the appropri-
ate number of the desired song during playback.
The current song name and number appear at the top of the display. Notice
also that the display indicates both the chords and the melody notes (in the
music staves and the keyboard diagram) as they change during the song.
Song number
Current chord
To stop playback, press the [START/STOP] button.
While the Demo song is playing...
Many features of the PSR-175/172 can be used while the Demo songs are playing. These include:
• Tempo (page 31)
• Song volume (page 32)
• Tuning (page 27)
• Pause, Rewind, Fast Forward (page 32)
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MEASURE
• The PSR-175/172 has a Demo
Cancel function that allows you to
disable the Demo feature. To use
this, simultaneously hold down
the [DEMO] button and turn the
Song name
power on ([STANDBY/ON] but-
ton). While the power is on in this
Melody notation
condition, pressing the [DEMO]
button has no effect. To turn
Demo Cancel off, simply turn the
Keyboard diagram
power off and back on again nor-
(current note is dark)
mally.