Portatone Owner's Manual

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PSR-A1000
CAUTION
In order to avoid possible damage to the speakers or other connected
electronic equipment, always switch on the power of the PSR-A1000
before switching on the power of the amplified speakers or mixer and
amplifier. Likewise,always switch off the power of the PSR-A1000
after switching off the power of the amplified speakers or mixer and
amplifier.
CAUTION
Even when the switch is in the "STANDBY" position,electricity is still
flowing to the instrument at a minimum level. When not using the
PSR-A1000 for an extended period of time, be sure to unplug the AC
power adaptor from the wall AC outlet.
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Before you switch your PSR-A1000 on or off, first turn down the vol-
ume of any connected audio equipment.
1 Press the [STANDBY/ON] switch.
→ The main display appears in the display.
When you’re ready to turn off the power, press the
[STANDBY/ON] switch again.
→ Both the display and the drive lamp (at the
bottom left of the drive) will turn off.
2 Adjusting the display contrast
If the LCD is difficult to read, adjust the
contrast with the [LCD CONTRAST]
knob on the rear panel.
3 Setting the volume
Use the [MASTER VOLUME]
dial to adjust the volume to
an appropriate level.
The Panel Logos
The logos printed on the PSR-A1000 panel indicate standards/
formats it supports and special features it includes.
GM System Level 1
“GM System Level 1” is an addition to the MIDI standard
which guarantees that any data conforming to the standard will
play accurately on any GM-compatible tone generator or
synthesizer from any manufacturer.
XG Format
XG is a new Yamaha MIDI specification which significantly
expands and improves on the “GM System Level 1” standard
with greater voice handling capacity, expressive control, and
effect capability while retaining full compatibility with GM. By
using the PSR-A1000 XG voices, it is possible to record XG-
compatible song files.
XF Format
The Yamaha XF format enhances the SMF (Standard MIDI File)
standard with greater functionality and open-ended
expandability for the future. The PSR-A1000 is capable of
displaying lyrics when an XF file containing lyric data is played.
(SMF is the most common format used for MIDI sequence files.
The PSR-A1000 is compatible with SMF Formats 0 and 1, and
records “song” data using SMF Format 0.)
Disk Orchestra Collection
The DOC voice allocation format provides data playback
compatibility with a wide range of Yamaha instruments and
MIDI devices.
Style File Format
The Style File Format (SFF) is Yamaha’s original style file format,
which uses a unique conversion system to provide high-quality
automatic accompaniment based on a wide range of chord
types. The PSR-A1000 uses the SFF internally, reads optional
SFF style disks, and creates SFF styles using the Style Creator
feature.
Powering Up
STANDBY
ON
MAIN
BACK NEXT
LEFT
LAYER
I
F
J
G
H
D
A
E
B
C
LCD
CONTRAST
MIN MAX
MASTER VOLUME
Music Stand
The PSR-A1000 is supplied with a music stand that can
be attached to the instrument by inserting it into the
slot at the rear of the control panel.