User Guide

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Contents

Getting Started .............................

Playing Your New PortaTone .......

Voice Mode ...................................

Style Mode ....................................

Song Mode ....................................

Troubleshooting ........................

Percussion Assign List

(Voices 40 and 00) ......................

Jam Track Chord Progression List

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One Touch Settiing List ..............

Song Scores ...............................

Specifications ............................

OWNER S MANUAL

Summary of content (8 pages)

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OWNER S MANUAL Contents Getting Started ............................. 2 Playing Your New PortaTone ....... 3 Voice Mode ................................... 5 Style Mode .................................... 6 Song Mode .................................... 9 Troubleshooting ........................10 Percussion Assign List (Voices 40 and 00) ......................10 Jam Track Chord Progression List ....11 One Touch Settiing List ..............12 Song Scores ...............................13 Specifications ..
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Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha PortaTone You now own a portable keyboard that packs advanced functions and great sound in a highly compact size. Its outstanding features also make it an exceptionally 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.
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Getting Started Power Requirements AccessoryJacks Your PortaTone can run either on batteries (sold separately) or on normal household current by using the optional Yamaha PA-3/4/40 Power Adaptor. Using Headphones Using an AC Power Adaptor To connect your PortaTone to a wall socket, you will need the optionally available Yamaha PA-3/4/40 Power Adaptor. Use of other AC adaptors could result in damage to the instrument, so be sure to ask for the right kind.
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Playing Your New PortaTone This section briefly shows you how to use the various controls on the panel of the PortaTone.
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2.To play the selected Song, press the START/ STOP button . Note that the dots in the MULTI DISPLAY flash in time with the music. The left dot flashes at the first beat of every measure, and the right dot flashes at the other beats. (For more information on the MULTI DISPLAY, see box at right.) 3. Adjust the volume of the Song by using the VOLUME control .
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Voice Mode The Voice mode features 100 authentic Voices. Many of these Voices have special preset characteristics or embellishments. The Voices are divided into various categories depending on their characteristics or the effects used. Dual Voices (#41 - #56) feature two Voices mixed together in a layer for rich ensemble sounds. Split Voices (#57 - #67) also have two Voices, but rather than being layered, each is played from a different range of the keyboard.
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Style Mode The Style mode provides dynamic rhythm/ accompaniment patterns — as well as Voice settings appropriate for each pattern — for various popular music styles, as listed on the panel. A total of 100 different Styles are available, and are divided into ten different categories. Each rhythm p a t t e r n a l s o h a s a s p e c i a l l y c r e a t e d c o m p a n i o n F il l I n pattern, which can be played by us i ng the SYNCSTART/FI LL I N button.
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Using the Auto Accompaniment Function/Multi Fingering The Auto Accompaniment function automatically generates bass and chord accompaniment for you to play along with, by using Multi Fingering operation. You can change the chords of the accompaniment by playing keys in the AUTO ACCOMP. SECTION of the keyboard using either the “Single Finger” or “Fingered” method. With Single Finger you can simply play a one-, two- or three-finger chord indication (see Single Finger Chords below).