Panel Display Indications - Yamaha Portatone PSR-248 Owner's Manual

Panel Display Indications

The PortaTone features a large multi-function display that shows all important
settings for the instrument. The section below briefly explains the various icons
and indications in the display.
NOTE:
The LCD's backlight will gradually dim over a long period of use. When the display becomes dim or hard to read, contact the store
where you purchased the instrument or, Yamaha directly, to have the LCD replaced. A fee will be charged for replacement.
TEMPO
MULTI PAD
TRANSPOSE
TUNING
ACMP VOL
SONG VOL
METRONOME VOL
Mode indicator
These dark bars indicate the currently selected
mode: Song, Voice, or Style. A C-shaped bar (at
SONG or STYLE) indicates that the mode is active
in the background.
In the first example, the Song mode is selected. In
the second example, the Voice mode is selected,
but the Song mode is active in the background.
(This means that the song controls below the
display are active and can be used to play the
currently selected song.)
EX.1
Overall function bar indicator
The PortaTone has seven Overall functions or
controls. The currently selected function is indi-
cated by a dark bar that appears next to its name
(printed on the panel).
Notation
Keyboard
These two portions of the display conveniently
indicate notes currently played on the keyboard.
When a song is being played back, they show the
single notes of the melody in succession. When
the Style mode and auto accompaniment are
12 12
Overall function
bar indicator
002
Chord
EX.2
Song Song
mode mode
Voice
mode
Song/Voice/Style name
and number
WholeNew
003
MEASURE
Keyboard
active, the display also shows the
specific notes of the current chord.
The indication "8va" appears at the
lower or upper part of the notation
staff for a note or notes that are
respectively an octave lower or
higher than notated.
NOTE:
For a few specific chords (such as BM7), not all notes may be
shown in the notation section of the display. This is due to
space limitations in the display.
Measure/Tempo and beat
This shows either the current measure (when the
Song mode is selected) or the current Tempo
value (when the Style mode is selected). The
hand clap icons also flash to indicate the beats in
the measure during song or style playback. (See
page 22.)
Chord
When a song is being played back, this indicates
the current chord root and type. It also indicates
chords played in the ACMP section of the key-
board when the Style mode and auto accompani-
ment are on.
Song/Voice/Style name and number
This portion of the display indicates the name and
number of the currently selected song, voice, or
style. When other functions of the PortaTone are
selected, it briefly shows the function name and
current value or setting.
Mode indicator
Notation
Measure/Tempo
and beat
003
8va