Yamaha PSR - 240 Guia Do Utilizador

Congratulations on your purchase of

the Yamaha PSR-240 PortaTone!

You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced functions, great

sound and exceptional ease-of-use in a highly compact package. Its outstanding

features also make it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument.

Read this Owner’s Manual carefully while playing your new PortaTone in order

to take full advantage of its various features.

PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS

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Front Panel ...................................... 6

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Rear Panel ........................................ 8

SETTING UP

POWER REQUIREMENTS ............................ 9

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Using an AC Power Adaptor ............ 9

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Using Batteries ................................. 9

TURNING ON THE POWER ........................ 9
ACCESSORY JACKS .................................. 10
MUSIC STAND ......................................... 10

GETTING STARTED —
PLAYING THE DEMO SONGS

PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS

PORTABLE GRAND

USING THE METRONOME ....................... 13

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Setting the Metronome Time

Signature ....................................... 14

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Adjusting the Metronome Volume . 14

SELECTING AND PLAYING VOICES —
THE VOICE MODE

SELECTING AND PLAYING A VOICE ......... 15

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Percussion Voice Chart

(voices 90 and 100). ...................... 17

TRANSPOSE AND TUNING ...................... 18

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Transpose ...................................... 18

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Tuning ........................................... 19

TOUCH RESPONSE .................................. 19

SELECTING AND PLAYING SONGS —
THE SONG MODE

SELECTING AND PLAYING A SONG ......... 20
CHANGING THE TEMPO ......................... 21

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About the Beat Display .................. 22

ADJUSTING THE SONG VOLUME ............ 23
SONG CONTROLS .................................. 24
A/B REPEAT .............................................. 24

MELODY GUIDE ....................................... 26
VOICE CHANGE ........................................ 27

SELECTING AND PLAYING STYLES —
THE STYLE MODE

SELECTING AND PLAYING A STYLE .......... 28
STYLE CONTROLS ................................... 30
USING THE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

FEATURES ............................................. 31

CHANGING THE TEMPO ......................... 31
STYLE SECTIONS (MAIN A, MAIN B) AND

FILL-INS ................................................ 32

ADJUSTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT

VOLUME .............................................. 32

USING AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT —

MULTI FINGERING ................................ 33

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Single Finger Chords ..................... 33

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Fingered Chords ............................ 33

WHAT IS A CHORD? ................................ 34
WRITING CHORD NAMES ....................... 35

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The Intervals of the Scale ............... 35

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Other Chords ................................ 35

ONE TOUCH SETTING (OTS) ................... 36
CHORD GUIDE .......................................... 37

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Smart ............................................ 37

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Dictionary ...................................... 39

MULTI PADS ............................................. 40

MIDI

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About MIDI ................................... 41

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How Can MIDI be Used? ............... 41

TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................... 42
VOICE LIST ..................................................... 43
MULTI PAD LIST .............................................. 45
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART ..................... 46
SPECIFICATIONS ............................................ 48
INDEX ............................................................ 49

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