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  • Page 1 YAMAHA ® AUTHORIZED PRODUCT MANUAL...
  • Page 2 YAMAHA Owner's Guide Thank you for choosing a Yamaha PortaTone PSR-18. Your PSR-18 is a high- performance electronic keyboard that features the most advanced Yamaha technology for superior sound and features. To ensure that you fully understand the many fine features provided, we urge you to follow the steps outlined in this manual while actual- ly trying out the instrument’s features.

  • Page 3: Power Supply

    DC(9-12V)IN jack on the rear panel, then plug the adaptor into a conve- nient wall AC power socket. Use ONLY a Yamaha PA-3, PA-4 or PA-40 Power Adaptor to power your in- strument from the AC mains. Attempting to use other AC adaptors could result...
  • Page 6 Playing the PSR-18 Automatic Playback of the Demo Tune Slide the switch to the NORMAL position, set the MASTER VOLUME control to a position about half way between the MIN and MAX set- tings, and press the button. The demo tune will continue playing until you press the button.

  • Page 7: Playing A Rhythm Pattern

    Using a Digital Effect When the PSR-18 POWER switch is initially turned on, the REVERB effect is automatically selected. You can select either the REVERB or ECHO effect by press- ing the appropriate button. The EFFECT VOLUME control adjusts the “depth” or “strength”...

  • Page 8: Automatic Accompaniment

    Automatic Accompaniment SINGLE FINGER Mode SINGLE FINGER Auto Accompaniment makes it simple to produce beautifully orchestrated accompaniment using major, seventh, minor and minor-seventh chords by pressing a minimum number of keys in the SINGLE FINGER SECTION of the keyboard (to the left of the SINGLE FINGER SECTION marker). The bass and chord accompaniment produced is perfectly matched to the selected rhythm pattern.

  • Page 9: Fingered Mode

    FINGERED Mode The FINGERED mode is ideal if you already know how to play chords on a keyboard, since it allows you to supply your own chords for the Auto Bass Chord feature. Slide the switch to the FINGERED position. Select the desired rhythm in the normal way.

  • Page 10: Troubleshooting

    Yamaha Corporation of America, Electronic Service Division, 6600 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park CA, 90620 * This applies only to products distributed by Yamaha Corporation of America. The serial number of this product may be found on the bottom of the unit.

  • Page 11: Specifications

    Specifications Keyboard: 61 keys (C Voice: l00 voices SINGLE VOICE: TRUMPET, HORN, TROMBONE, TUBA, SOPRANO SAX, TENOR SAX, CLARINET, BASS CLARINET, OBOE, PICCOLO, FLUTE, PANFLUTE, RECORDER, OCARINA, PIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO, TOY PIANO, REED ORGAN, PIPE ORGAN, JAZZ ORGAN, HARPSICHORD, FUNKY CLAVI, ACCORDION, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, HAWAIIAN GUITAR, JAZZ GUITAR, ROCK GUITAR, ACOUSTIC BASS, ELECTRIC BASS, CELLO, BANJO, MAN- DOLIN, HARP, VIOLIN, CARILLON, TIMPANI, STEEL...
  • Page 12 SONG ACCOMPANIMENT SCORE Published by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation for Yamaha Corporation. JOY TO THE WORLD BROTHER JOHN...
  • Page 13 DIE LORELEI CAMPTOWN RACES...
  • Page 14 THE OLD FOLKS AT HOME HOUSE OF RISING SUN...

  • Page 15: When The Saints Go Marching In

    WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN BRAHMS’ LULLABY...
  • Page 16 A LITTLE BROWN JUG SILENT NIGHT...
  • Page 17 YESTERDAY HEY JUDE...
  • Page 18 JINGLE BELLS AVE MARIA...
  • Page 19 VENUS...
  • Page 20 YAMAHA ® Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe Avenue, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622-6600...

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