Connecting Headphones (Phones/Output Jack); Connecting A Footswitch (Sustain Jack); Using The Midi Terminals; Turn On The Power - Yamaha Portatone PSR-E303 Owner's Manual

Make all necessary connections BEFORE turning the power on.

Connecting headphones (PHONES/OUTPUT Jack)

The PSR-E303/YPT-300 speakers are automatically
shut off when a plug is inserted into this jack. The
PHONES/OUTPUT jack also functions as an external
output.
You can connect the PHONES/OUTPUT jack to a
keyboard amplifier, stereo system, mixer, tape
recorder, or other line-level audio device to send the
instrument's output signal to that device.
WARNING
• Avoid listening with the headphones at high volume for
long periods of time; doing so may not only result in ear
fatigue, it may be damaging to your hearing.
CAUTION
• To prevent damage to the speakers, set the volume of the
external devices at the minimum setting and turn power
off the devices before connecting them. Failure to
observe these precautions may result in electric shock or
equipment damage. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all
devices at their minimum levels and gradually raise the
volume controls while playing the instrument to set the
desired listening level.

Connecting a footswitch (SUSTAIN Jack)

The sustain function lets you produce a natural sustain
as you play by pressing an optional footswitch. Plug
the Yamaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch into this jack and
use it to switch sustain on and off.
NOTE
• Make sure that the footswitch plug is properly connected to
the SUSTAIN jack before turning on the power.
• Do not press the footswitch while turning the power on. Doing
this changes the recognized polarity of the footswitch, result-
ing in reversed footswitch operation.

Using the MIDI Terminals

MIDI instrument
The instrument also features MIDI terminals, allow-
ing you to interface the instrument with other MIDI
instruments or computers. (For more information, see
page 58.)
NOTE
• MIDI cables (sold separately) must be used for connecting to
MIDI devices. They can be bought at music stores, etc.

Turn on the power

Turn down the volume by turning the [MASTER
VOLUME] control to the left and press the
[STANDBY/ON] switch to turn on the power. Press-
ing the switch again turns the power off.
Backup data in the flash memory (page 29) is loaded
to the instrument when the power is turned on. If no
backup data exists on flash memory, all instrument
settings are restored to the initial factory defaults
when the power is turned on.
CAUTION
• When using a power adaptor, even when the power is off,
a small amount of electricity is still being consumed by
the instrument. When you are not using the instrument for
a long time, make sure to unplug the AC power adaptor
from the wall AC outlet, and/or remove the batteries from
the instrument.
CAUTION
• Never attempt to turn the power off when a "Writing!"
message is shown in the display. Doing so can damage
the flash memory and result in a loss of data.
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