User ManualTable of ContentsCover1SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION (U.S.A.)2PRECAUTIONS3Congratulations4Main Features4Contents5PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS6Front Panel6Rear Panel7SETTING UP8POWER REQUIREMENTS8TURNING ON THE POWER8ACCESSORY JACKS9Quick Guide -- How to Use Your New PSR-225 PortaTone10Step 1 Voices10Step 2 Auto Accompaniment12Step 3 Chord Guide14Step 4 Songs16Step 5 Function Parameters18Step 6 MIDI20PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS22Music Stand23PORTABLE GRAND24PLAYING THE PORTABLE GRAND24USING THE METRONOME24Setting the Metronome Time Signature25Adjusting the Metronome Volume26PLAYING VOICES -- THE VOICE MODE27PLAYING A VOICE -- MAIN VOICE27About Panel Voices and GM Voices29Drum Kit Voice Chart (voices 101 - 110)30Function Parameters -- Main Voice30TRANSPOSE AND TUNING32Transpose32Tuning33PLAYING TWO VOICES -- DUAL VOICE34Function Parameters -- Dual Voice35PLAYING TWO VOICES -- SPLIT VOICE36Function Parameters -- Split Voice37ADDITIONAL VOICE FUNCTIONS -- VOICE SET AND TOUCH SENSITIVITY38Function Parameters -- Voice Set and Touch Sensitivity38EFFECTS40REVERB40CHORUS41DSP42HARMONY43Function Parameters -- Effects44Effect Types45AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT -- THE STYLE MODE47SELECTING A STYLE AND PLAYING THE ACCOMPANIMENT47ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROLS52USING THE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT FEATURES52CHANGING THE TEMPO53ACCOMPANIMENT SECTIONS (MAIN A, MAIN B AND FILL-INS)54ADJUSTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT VOLUME55USING AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT -- MULTI FINGERING56Single Finger Chords56Fingered Chords56SETTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT SPLIT POINT58Function Parameter -- Accompaniment Split Point59WHAT IS A CHORD?60WRITING CHORD NAMES61The Intervals of the Scale61Other Chords61CHORD GUIDE62Dictionary62Smart64Smart Chord List65EZ Chord66EZ Chord -- Playback66Bank Chain67EZ Chord -- Recording68Recording a Space69Playing the Accompaniment During EZ Chord Recording69HINT -- Using Spaces70Clearing an EZ Chord Bank71ONE TOUCH SETTING (OTS)72ONE TOUCH SETTING -- USER72Recording a User One Touch Setting72Recalling a User One Touch Setting73Selecting a User Bank73ONE TOUCH SETTING -- PRESET74Selecting a Preset One Touch Setting74SELECTING AND PLAYING SONGS -- THE SONG MODE75SELECTING AND PLAYING A SONG75CHANGING THE TEMPO76ABOUT THE BEAT DISPLAY77ADJUSTING THE SONG VOLUME78SONG RECORDING79RECORDING A USER SONG -- REALTIME RECORDING80Using the Metronome81Additional Operations83RECORDING A USER SONG -- STEP RECORDING84Recording Notes85Additional Operations87Replacing a Note or Rest88Entering Velocity Curves89Velocity Curve Chart89CLEARING A SONG90FOOTSWITCH91Footswitch Assign Functions92MIDI FUNCTIONS93WHAT IS MIDI?93Channel Messages94System Messages94MIDI Terminals94CONNECTING TO A PERSONAL COMPUTER95FUNCTION PARAMETERS -- MIDI96USING BULK DUMP SEND TO SAVE DATA99Saving Bulk Data99Loading Bulk Data101USING INITIAL SETUP SEND WITH A SEQUENCER102Sending Initial Setup Data102TROUBLESHOOTING104DATA BACKUP & INITIALIZATION105INDEX106SONG SCORES (EZ Chord banks 1, 2)107VOICE LIST108STYLE LIST111DRUM KIT LIST112MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART114SPECIFICATIONS117Size: 3.35 MBPages: 120Language: EnglishOpen manual