The Panel Display - Yamaha Portatone PSR-190 Owner's Manual

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Playing the Demo Songs
The PortaTone has a variety of Demo Songs, specially recorded to showcase the dynamic
sounds and rhythms and give you an idea of what you can do with the instrument.
1.
First, turn on the power.
Press the POWER ON/OFF button. Whenever the power
is turned on, the Voice mode is automatically called up
and set to play Voice 01 (PIANO).
2.
Set the Volume.
Initially, turn the VOLUME control about a third of the
way up. You can adjust the control for optimum level
once you start playing.

The Panel Display

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.
MODE SECTION
This section indicates which mode is selected — Voice,
Style, or Song — and shows the name and number of the
selected Voice/Style/Song. To select the desired mode,
press the corresponding button: VOICE, STYLE, or SONG.
SETTING SECTION
This section indicates important settings related to the Style
and/or Song modes. These include LARGE/SMALL (page 7),
MINUS ONE (page 10), OTS (One Touch Setting; page 9, 10),
TEMPO (page 6), and Accompaniment Volume (page 7).
Getting Started —
MODE SECTION
Piano
NAME•••••
NUMBER
STYLE
SETTING SECTION
LARGE
MINUS
/SMALL
ONE
STYLE SECTION
INTRO
MAIN A
3.
Press the DEMO button.
The Demo Songs will play from the Song number 01 in
sequence. You can play along on the keyboard with the
Songs. (Scores for the Demo Songs are provided on pages
11~20)
To stop playback, press the DEMO button again or press
the START/STOP button.
The Style section and the accompaniment LARGE/SMALL
will change according to the Style data while the Demo Song plays.
••••• MODE
VOICE
SONG
MAX
ACCOMP VOL
TEMPO
OTS
MIN
MAIN B
ENDING
JAM TRACK
To turn the Large/Small, Minus One, and One Touch Setting
functions on/off, press the corresponding button:
LARGE/SMALL , MINUS ONE, or OTS. To control Tempo and
Accompaniment Volume, use the TEMPO and ACCOMP VOL
controls, respectively.
STYLE SECTION
This indicates playback of the Styles, or the
rhythm/accompaniment patterns. Each Style has different
"sections" — Intro, Main A and B, 4 Fill-ins, Ending, and Jam
Track — each of which is indicated in the display as it plays.
These can be played by pressing the appropriate button
during accompaniment playback. (See page 6, 7)
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