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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.
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...
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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.
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”...
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.
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.
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.