Yamaha Portatone PSR-640 Owner's Manual page 37

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Press the [MAIN A] button.
COUNT
INTRO INTRO
6
Press the [INTRO] button.
COUNT
INTRO INTRO
7
As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the auto
accompaniment starts.
For this example, play a C major chord (as shown below).
For information on how to enter chords, see "Chord Fingerings" on page 40.
When the playback of the intro is finished, it automatically leads into main A
section.
8
Press the [MAIN B] button.
COUNT
INTRO INTRO
A fill-in plays, automatically followed by the main B section.
9
Press the MAIN buttons as desired during your performance.
COUNT
INTRO INTRO
The main section corresponding to the pressed button plays following an
automatic fill-in.
10
Press the [ENDING] button.
COUNT
INTRO INTRO
This switches to the ending section. When the ending is finished, the auto
accompaniment automatically stops.
You can have the ending gradually slow down (ritardando) by pressing the
[ENDING] button again while the ending is playing back.
SIMPLE
MAIN/AUTO FILL
ENDING
A B C D
MAIN/AUTO FILL SIMPLE
ENDING
A B C D
Split Point
Auto Accompaniment
section
MAIN/AUTO FILL SIMPLE
ENDING
A B C D
MAIN/AUTO FILL SIMPLE
ENDING
A B C D
MAIN/AUTO FILL SIMPLE
ENDING
A B C D
Auto Accompaniment
ENDING
ENDING
ENDING
ENDING
ENDING
• The indicator of the
destination section (MAIN A/
B/C/D) will flash while the
corresponding fill-in is
playing. During this time you
can change the destination
section by pressing the
appropriate MAIN/AUTO FILL
[A], [B], [C] or [D] button.
• You can use the intro section
even in the middle of the
song by pressing the
[INTRO] button during the
song.
• If the MAIN/AUTO FILL A/B /
C/D button is pressed after
the final half beat (eighth
note) of the measure, fill-in
will begin from the next
measure.
• If you press the INTRO/
COUNT INTRO button while
the ending is playing, the
intro section will begin
playing after the ending is
finished.
• If you press a MAIN/AUTO
FILL button while the ending
is playing, fill-in accompani-
ment will immediately start
playing, continuing with the
main section.
• If you press the [SYNC
START] button while an
accompaniment is playing,
the accompaniment will stop
and the PSR-740/640 will
enter Synchronized Start
standby status.
• You can begin the
accompaniment by using the
ending instead of the intro
section.
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