Powering Up - Yamaha PORTATONE PSR-1000 Owner's Manual

Powering Up

CAUTION
In order to avoid possible damage to the speakers or other connected
electronic equipment, always switch on the power of the 2000/1000
before switching on the power of the amplified speakers or mixer and
amplifier. Likewise,always switch off the power of the 2000/1000 after
switching off the power of the amplified speakers or mixer and ampli-
fier.
CAUTION
Even when the switch is in the "STANDBY" position,electricity is still
flowing to the instrument at a minimum level. When not using the
PSR-2000/1000 for an extended period of time, be sure to unplug the
AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet.
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Before you switch your 2000/1000 on or off, first turn down the vol-
ume of any connected audio equipment.
1 Press the [STANDBY/ON] switch.
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The main display appears in the display.
STANDBY
ON
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B
C
D
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When you're ready to turn off the power, press the
[STANDBY/ON] switch again.
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Both the display and the drive lamp (at the
bottom left of the drive) will turn off.
2 Adjusting the display contrast
If the LCD is difficult to read, adjust the
contrast with the [LCD CONTRAST]
knob on the rear panel.
3 Setting the volume
Use the [MASTER VOLUME]
dial to adjust the volume to
an appropriate level.
Music Stand
The PSR-2000/1000 is supplied with a music stand
that can be attached to the instrument by inserting it
into the slot at the rear of the control panel.
The Panel Logos
The logos printed on the PSR-2000/1000 panel indicate
standards/formats it supports and special features it includes.
"GM System Level 1" is an addition to the MIDI standard
which guarantees that any data conforming to the standard will
play accurately on any GM-compatible tone generator or
synthesizer from any manufacturer.
XG is a new Yamaha MIDI specification which significantly
expands and improves on the "GM System Level 1" standard
with greater voice handling capacity, expressive control, and
effect capability while retaining full compatibility with GM. By
using the PSR-2000/1000 XG voices, it is possible to record
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XG-compatible song files.
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J The Yamaha XF format enhances the SMF (Standard MIDI File)
MUSIC
FINDER
standard with greater functionality and open-ended
expandability for the future. The PSR-2000/1000 is capable of
displaying lyrics when an XF file containing lyric data is played.
(SMF is the most common format used for MIDI sequence files.
The PSR-2000/1000 is compatible with SMF Formats 0 and 1,
and records "song" data using SMF Format 0.)
Vocal Harmony employs state-of-the-art digital signal
processing technology to automatically add appropriate vocal
harmony to a lead vocal line sung by the user. Vocal Harmony
can even change the character and gender of the lead voice as
well as the added voices to produce a wide range of vocal
harmony effects.
LCD
The DOC voice allocation format provides data playback
CONTRAST
compatibility with a wide range of Yamaha instruments and
MIDI devices.
MASTER VOLUME
The Style File Format (SFF) is Yamaha's original style file format,
which uses a unique conversion system to provide high-quality
automatic accompaniment based on a wide range of chord
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IN/OUT
types. The PSR-2000/1000 uses the SFF internally, reads
optional SFF style disks, and creates SFF styles using the Style
MIN MAX
Creator feature.
GM System Level 1
XG Format
XF Format
Vocal Harmony (PSR-2000 only)
Disk Orchestra Collection
Style File Format
PSR-2000/1000
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