Yamaha PORTATONE PSR-5700 Authorized Product Manual page 24

Start the Accompaniment
Using the Accompaniment Section
There are several ways to start the accompaniment:
Straight start: Press the [START/RESTART] button. If you press the
[START/RE-START] button, the rhythm will begin playing immediately
without bass and chord accompaniment.
If you press the [START/RE-START] button while the accompaniment is play-
ing, playback will immediately return to the first beat of the current accompani-
ment pattern, making it possible to create measures with odd time signatures.
It is also possible to select one of the several variations available prior to a
straight start — refer to "7. Select Variations as Required," below.
Start with an introduction followed by the VERSE 1 variation:
press the [INTRO. l] button.
Start with an introduction followed by the VERSE 2 variation:
press the [INTRO. 2] button.
Start with an introduction followed by the CHORUS 1 varia-
tion: press the [INTRO. 3] button.
Synchronized start: Any of the above start types
to the first note or chord played on the left-hand section of the keyboard
(i.e. keys to the left of and including the split-point key — normally F#2)
by first pressing the [SYNCHRO START] button. Pressing the [SYN-
CHRO START] button alone causes a straight start to occur when the
first note or chord is played. Press [SYNCHRO START] and then the
appropriate INTRO button for a synchronized introduction start. The first
dot of the BEAT display will flash at the current tempo when a synchro-
nized start mode has been selected.
If you press the [SYNCHRO START] button while the accompaniment is play-
ing, the accompaniment will stop and the synchro start mode will be engaged.
The four LED dots of the BEAT display provide a visual indication of the se-
lected tempo as shown here:
Several LEDs will flash simultaneously on the first beat of odd-numbered meas-
ures in all time signatures.
A Yamaha FC5 footswitch plugged into the rear panel FOOT SW. jack can also
be used to start the accompaniment if the appropriate function is assigned to
the footswitch using the FOOTSWITCH SELECT function described on page
37 of the Advanced Features manual.
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