Yamaha PSR-290 User Manual

SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION

This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or speciﬁcally recommended by Yamaha.

This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by Yamaha. If a cart, etc., is used, please observe all safety markings and instructions that accompany the accessory product.

SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE:

The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing. However, Yamaha reserves the right to change or modify any of the speciﬁcations without notice or obligation to update existing units.

This product, either alone or in combination with an ampliﬁer and headphones or speaker/s, may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss. DO NOT operate for long periods of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you should consult an audiologist. IMPORTANT: The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before damage occurs.

NOTICE:

Service charges incurred due to a lack of knowledge relating to how a function or effect works (when the unit is operating as designed) are not covered by the manufacturer’s warranty, and are therefore the owners responsibility. Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES:

Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly. We sincerely believe that our products and the production methods used to produce them, meet these goals. In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law, we want you to be aware of the following:

Battery Notice:

This product MAY contain a small non-rechargeable battery which (if applicable) is soldered in place. The average life span of this type of battery is approximately ﬁve years. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualiﬁed service representative to perform the replacement.

This product may also use “household” type batteries. Some of these may be rechargeable. Make sure that the battery being charged is a rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being charged.

When installing batteries, do not mix batteries with new, or with batteries of a different type. Batteries MUST be installed correctly. Mismatches or incorrect installation may result in overheating and battery case rupture.

Warning:

Do not attempt to disassemble, or incinerate any battery. Keep all batteries away from children. Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regulated by the laws in your area. Note: Check with any retailer of household type batteries in your area for battery disposal information.

Disposal Notice:

Should this product become damaged beyond repair, or for some reason its useful life is considered to be at an end, please observe all local, state, and federal regulations that relate to the disposal of products that contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc. If your dealer is unable to assist you, please contact Yamaha directly.

NAME PLATE LOCATION:

The name plate is located on the bottom of the product. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are located on this plate. You should record the model number, serial number, and the date of purchase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase.

Model

Serial No.

Purchase Date

92-BP

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PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL

FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.)

1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!

This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modiﬁcations not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product.

2. IMPORTANT:

another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/s supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation instructions. Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA.

3. NOTE:

requirements listed in FCC Regulations, Part 15 for Class “B” digital devices. Compliance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other electronic devices. This equipment generates/uses radio frequencies and, if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual, may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices. Compliance

When connecting this product to accessories and/or

This product has been tested and found to comply with the

with FCC regulations does not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations. If this product is found to be the source of interference, which can be determined by turning the unit “OFF” and “ON”, please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures:

Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference.

Utilize power outlets that are on different branch (circuit breaker or fuse) circuits or install AC line ﬁlter/s.

In the case of radio or TV interference, relocate/reorient the antenna. If the antenna lead-in is 300 ohm ribbon lead, change the lead-in to co-axial type cable.

If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results, please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product. If you can not locate the appropriate retailer, please contact Yamaha Corporation of America, Electronic Service Division, 6600 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA90620

The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries.

* This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA.

OBSERVERA!

Apparaten kopplas inte ur växelströmskällan (nätet) sá länge som den ar ansluten till vägguttaget, även om själva apparaten har stängts av.

ADVARSEL:

netledningen siddr i en stikkontakt, som er t endt — ogsá selvom der or slukket pá apparatets afbryder.

VAROITUS:

verkosta.

Netspæendingen til dette apparat er IKKE afbrudt, sálæenge

Laitteen toisiopiiriin kytketty käyttökytkin ei irroita koko laitetta

(standby)

Entsorgung leerer Batterien (nur innerhalb Deutschlands)

Leisten Sie einen Beitrag zum Umweltschutz. Verbrauchte Batterien oder Akkumulatoren dürfen nicht in den Hausmüll. Sie können bei einer Sammelstelle für Altbatterien bzw. Sondermüll abgegeben werden. Informieren Sie sich bei Ihrer Kommune.

(battery)

(class B)

PRECAUTIONS

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING

* Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

WARNING

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, ﬁre or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

Power supply/AC power adaptor

• Only use the voltage speciﬁed as correct for the instrument. The required voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument.

• Use the speciﬁed adaptor (PA-3C or PA-3B or an equivalent recommended by Yamaha) only. Using the wrong adaptor can result in damage to the instrument or overheating.

• Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have accumulated on it.

• Do not place the AC adaptor cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators, and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy objects on it, or place it in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over it.

Do not open

• Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or modify them in any way. The instrument contains no user-serviceable parts. If it should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have it inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

Water warning

• Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it near water or in damp or wet conditions, or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill into any openings.

• Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands.

Fire warning

• Do not put burning items, such as candles, on the unit. A burning item may fall over and cause a ﬁre.

If you notice any abnormality

• If the AC adaptor cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged, or if there is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument, or if any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be caused by it, immediately turn off the power switch, disconnect the adaptor plug from the outlet, and have the instrument inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

CAUTION

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or damage to the instrument or other property. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

Power supply/AC power adaptor

• When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet, always hold the plug itself and not the cord.

• Unplug the AC power adaptor when not using the instrument, or during electrical storms.

• Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple-connector. Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause overheating in the outlet.

Battery

• Always make sure all batteries are inserted in conformity with the +/- polarity markings. Failure to do so might result in overheating, ﬁre, or battery ﬂuid leakage.

• Always replace all batteries at the same time. Do not use new batteries together with old ones. Also, do not mix battery types, such as alkaline batteries with manganese batteries, or batteries from different makers, or different types of batteries from the same maker, since this can cause overheating, ﬁre, or battery ﬂuid leakage.

• Do not dispose of batteries in ﬁre.

• Do not attempt to recharge batteries that are not intended to be charged.

• When the batteries run out, or if the instrument is not to be used for a long time, remove the batteries from the instrument to prevent possible leakage of the battery ﬂuid.

• Keep batteries away from children.

• If the batteries do leak, avoid contact with the leaked ﬂuid. If the battery ﬂuid should come in contact with your eyes, mouth, or skin, wash immediately with water and consult a doctor. Battery ﬂuid is corrosive and may possibly cause loss of sight or chemical burns.

Location

• Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations, or extreme cold or heat (such as in direct sunlight, near a heater, or in a car during the day) to prevent the possibility of panel disﬁguration or damage to the internal components.

• Do not use the instrument in the vicinity of a TV, radio, stereo equipment, mobile phone, or other electric devices. Otherwise, the instrument, TV, or radio may generate noise.

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• Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over.

• Before moving the instrument, remove all connected adaptor and other cables.

• Use only the stand speciﬁed for the instrument. When attaching the stand or rack, use the provided screws only. Failure to do so could cause damage to the internal components or result in the instrument falling over.

Connections

• Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all components, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level.

Handling caution

• Do not insert a ﬁnger or hand in any gaps on the instrument.

• Never insert or drop paper, metallic, or other objects into the gaps on the panel or keyboard. If this happens, turn off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. Then have the instrument inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

• Do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the instrument, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard.

• Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do not use excessive force on the buttons, switches or connectors.

• Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level, since this can cause permanent hearing loss. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, consult a physician.

Maintenance

• When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry cloth. Do not use paint thinners, solvents, cleaning ﬂuids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths.

Saving data

Saving and backing up your data

• Saved data may be lost due to malfunction or incorrect operation. Save important data to external media such as the Yamaha MDF3 MIDI data ﬁler.

Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modiﬁcations to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed.

Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.

When using a power adaptor, even when the power switch is in the “STANDBY” position, electricity is still ﬂowing to the instrument at the minimum level. When you are not using the instrument for a long time, make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet.

Make sure to discard used batteries according to local regulations.

The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this owner’s manual are for instructional purposes only, and may be different from the ones on your instrument.

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Regarding the song (or composition) “Just The Way You Are” included in this keyboard

Composition Title : Just The Way You Are Composer’s Name : Billy Joel Copyright Owner’s Name : EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD CAUTION : All Rights Reserved, Unauthorised copying, public performance and broadcasting are strictly prohibited.

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This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others’ copyrights. Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, styles ﬁles, MIDI ﬁles, WAVE data and sound recordings. Any unauthorized use of such programs and contents outside of personal use is not permitted under relevant laws. Any violation of copyright has legal consequences. DON’T MAKE, DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGAL COPIES.

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Trademarks

• Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

• Windows is the registered trademark of Microsoft

Corporation.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha PSR-290 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 PSR-290 in order to

take full advantage of its various features.

Main Features

The PSR-290 is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use keyboard with the following features and functions:

■ Stereo Sampled Piano .......................................................................... page 20

The PSR-290 has a special Portable Grand Piano Voice — created by state-of-the-art stereo sampling technology and using Yamaha’s sophiscated AWM (Advanced Wave memory) tone generation system.

■ Touch Response.................................................................................... page 30

The exceptionally natural Touch Response feature, with a convenient front panel on/off switch, gives you maximum expressive level control over the voices. It also works in conjunction with the Dynamic Filter, which dynamically adjusts the timbre or tone of a voice according to your playing strength — just a like a real musical instrument!

■ Yamaha Education Suite......................................................... pages 43, 45, 61

The PSR-290 features the new Yamaha Education Suite — a set of learning tools that utilize the latest technology to make studying and practicing music more fun and fulﬁlling than ever before!

■ One Touch Setting................................................................................. page 28

The One Touch Setting feature lets you automatically call up an appropriate voice for playing with the selected style. Each style has memory space for two One Touch Settings, and you can change them to your own desired voice setting — letting you save your custom panel settings for instant recall.

■ Powerful Speaker System

The built-in stereo ampliﬁer/speaker system of the PSR-290 — with a special Bass Boost feature — provides exceptionally powerful, high-quality sound, letting you hear the full dynamic range of the PSR-290’s authentic voices.

■ Music Database ..................................................................................... page 48

The PSR-290 has an advanced, easy-to-use Music Database feature that automatically selects the style, voice, and effect settings for playing in a speciﬁc type of music. This can be a big help if you know what genre of music you want to play, but you don’t know what settings to make. Just select the genre, and the PSR-290 takes care of the rest!

■ GM System Level 1

“GM System Level 1” is an addition to the MIDI standard which ensures that any GM-compatible music data can be accurately played by any GM-compatible tone generator, regardless of manufacturer. The GM mark is afﬁxed to all software and hardware products that support GM System Level.

■ XGlite

As its name implies, “XGlite” is a simpliﬁed version of Yamaha’s high-quality XG tone generation format. Naturally, you can play back any XG song data using an XGlite tone generator. However, keep in mind that some songs may play back differently compared to the original data, due to the reduced set of control parameters and effects.

Contents

Panel Controls and Terminals ........................8

Setting Up....................................................... 10

• Power Requirements ........................................10

• Turning On the Power.......................................11

• Accessory Jacks ...............................................11

Quick Guide 12

Step 1 Voices ........................................................... 12

Step 2 Songs............................................................ 14

Step 3 Music Database............................................. 16

Panel Display Indications .............................18

Portable Grand............................................... 20

• Playing the Portable Grand...............................20

• Using the Metronome .......................................20

DJ .................................................................... 22

• Playing the DJ...................................................22

Playing Voices ...............................................23

• Playing a Voice .................................................23

• #000 OTS .........................................................26

• Dual Voice ........................................................26

• Split Voice.........................................................27

• Setting the Split Point .......................................27

• One Touch Setting............................................28

• Transpose and Tuning......................................29

• Touch and Touch Sensitivity.............................30

Effects............................................................. 31

• Harmony ...........................................................31

• Reverb ..............................................................31

• Chorus ..............................................................32

• DSP ..................................................................32

Selecting and Playing Styles ........................ 35

• Selecting a Style ...............................................35

• Playing the Styles .............................................36

• Sync Stop .........................................................40

• Changing the Tempo ........................................41

• Accompaniment Sections (Main A/B and Fill-ins). 42

• Adjusting the Style Volume...............................42

• Using Auto Accompaniment — Multi Fingering 43

• Dictionary..........................................................45

Using the Music Database ............................ 48

• Data stored by the Music Database..................50

Selecting and Playing Songs ....................... 51

• Selecting a Song.............................................. 51

• Playing the Songs ............................................ 53

• A-B Repeat ...................................................... 54

• Melody Voice Change...................................... 55

• Adjusting the Song Volume.............................. 55

Song Recording............................................. 56

• Recording a User Song.................................... 56

• Song Clear ....................................................... 59

• Track Clear ...................................................... 60

Song Lesson.................................................. 61

• Using the Lesson Feature................................ 61

• Select the Lesson Track .................................. 63

• Lesson 1 — Timing .......................................... 63

• Lesson 2 — Waiting......................................... 64

• Lesson 3 — Minus One ................................... 64

• Lesson 4 — Both Hands .................................. 65

• Grade ............................................................... 65

MIDI Functions............................................... 66

• What Is MIDI? .................................................. 66

• Connecting to a Personal Computer................ 68

• Local Control.................................................... 69

• Using Initial Setup Send with a Sequencer...... 69

• External Clock.................................................. 69

• Bulk Data Send ................................................ 69

• Keyboard Out................................................... 70

• Style Out .......................................................... 70

• Song Out.......................................................... 70

• Loading a Song into PSR-290’s Flash Memory71

• PC Mode .......................................................... 73

Function ......................................................... 74

• Using the Function parameters........................ 74

Troubleshooting ............................................ 77

Data Backup & Initialization ......................... 78

Voice List ....................................................... 79

Style List ........................................................ 86

Music Database List...................................... 87

Drum Kit List.................................................. 88

MIDI Implementation Chart........................... 90

Effect map ...................................................... 92

Specifications ................................................ 93

Index ............................................................... 94

Panel Controls and Terminals

■ Front Panel

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Power switch ([STANDBY/ON])

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[MASTER VOLUME] dial

This determines the overall volume of the PSR-290.

[TOUCH] button

This turns the Touch function on and off. (See page

30.)

[HARMONY] button

This turns the Harmony effect on and off. (See page

31.)

[DUAL] button

This turns the Dual voice on or off. (See page 26.)

[SPLIT] button

This turns the Split voice on and off. (See page 27.)

[DICTIONARY] button

This calls up the Dictionary function (page 45).

[DJ] button

This instantly calls up a special DJ voice and style.

[PC] Button

This exceptionally convenient control lets you store and instantly call up the speciﬁed MIDI settings for optimum use with a connected computer or other MIDI device. (See page 73.)

LESSON [L] (Left) and [R] (Right) buttons

These call up the Lesson exercises for the corresponding hand (left or right) for the selected song. (See page 62.)

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[METRONOME] button

This turns the metronome on and off. (See page 20.)

[PORTABLE GRAND] button

This instantly calls up the Grand Piano voice. (See page 12.)

[DEMO] button

This is used to play the Demo song. (See page 14.)

[FUNCTION] Button

This calls up the Function mode and stores the speciﬁed panel setting to the ﬂash memory (see pages 74,

78).

[SONG] button

This is for enabling song selection. (See page 51.)

!6 [STYLE] button

This is for enabling style selection. (See page 35.)

!7 [VOICE] button

This is for enabling voice selection. (See page 23.) Holding down this button calls up the Melody Voice Change function. (See page 55.)

!8 [M.D.B.] (MUSIC DATABASE) button

This calls up the optimum panel settings for selected music genre. (See page 48.)

!9 Dial, CATEGORY [ ]/[ ] buttons,

SELECT [ ]/[ ] buttons

This dial is used to select the number of the desired song, voice, style or M.D.B.. (See page 24.) This also used to set the Tempo and Function value. The CATEGORY [ ]/[ ] buttons are used to select

Panel Controls and Terminals

the category of songs, voices, styles, M.D.B. or Functions. Pressing the buttons steps through the various categories. The SELECT [ ]/[ ] buttons are used to decrease or increase the number of the desired song, voice, style, M.D.B., or speciﬁc Function, as well as to adjust certain settings.

@0 Numeric keypad, [+/YES] and [-/NO] but-

tons

These are used for selecting songs, voices, and styles. (See pages 24.) They are also used for adjusting certain settings and answering certain display prompts.

@1 [ACMP] / [A-B REPEAT] button

When the Style mode is selected, this turns the auto accompaniment on and off. (See page 36.) In the Song mode, this calls up the A-B Repeat function. (See page 54.)

@2 [SYNC STOP] button

This turns the Sync Stop function on and off. (See page 40.)

@3 [SYNC START] / [PAUSE] button

This turns the Sync Start function on and off. (See page 37.) In the Song mode, it is used to temporarily pause song playback. (See page 53.)

@4 [INTRO ENDING] / [REW rr

When the Style mode is selected, this is used to control the Intro and Ending functions. (See page 36.) When the Song mode is selected, this is used as a

] button

“rewind” control, or move the song playback point back toward the beginning.

@5 [MAIN/AUTO FILL] / [FF ff

When the Style mode is selected, these are used to change auto accompaniment sections and control the Auto Fill function. (See page 42.) When the Song mode is selected, this is used as a “fast forward” control, or move the song playback point toward the end.

] button

@6 [START/STOP] button

When the Style mode is selected, this alternately starts and stops the style. (See page 36.) In the Song mode, this alternately starts and stops song playback. (See page 54.)

@7 [TEMPO/TAP] button

This button is used to call up the Tempo setting, letting you set the Tempo with the dial, numeric keypad or [+]/[-] buttons. (See page 20.) It also allows you to tap out the tempo and automatically start a selected song or style at that tapped speed. (See page 37.)

@8 ONE TOUCH SETTING buttons

These buttons ([MEMORY], [1], [2]) are used to select the One Touch Setting registrations. (See page

28.)

@9 SONG MEMORY buttons

These buttons ([REC], [1] - [5], [A]) are used for song recording, letting you record up to six different tracks of a song (including a special Chord track). (See page

57.)

■ Rear Panel

#0 MIDI IN, OUT terminals

These are for connection to other MIDI instruments and devices. (See page 67.)

#1 SUSTAIN jack

This is for connection to an optional FC4 or FC5 Footswitch for control over sustain, just like the damper pedal on a piano. (See page 11.)

#1 #2

#2 PHONES/OUTPUT jack

This is for connection to a set of stereo headphones or to an external ampliﬁer/speaker system. (See page

11.)

#3 DC IN 12V jack

This is for connection to a PA-3C or PA-3B AC power adaptor. (See page 10.)

Setting Up

This section contains information about setting up your PSR-290 for playing. Make sure to read this section carefully before using the instrument.

Power Requirements

Although the PSR-290 will run either from an optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use of an AC adaptor whenever possible. An AC adaptor is more environmentally friendly than batteries and does not deplete resources.

• Never interrupt the power supply (e.g. remove the batteries or unplug the AC adaptor) during any PSR-290 record operation! Doing so can result in a loss of data.

• Never attempt to turn the power off when a “WRITING!” message is shown in the display. Doing so can damage the internal ﬂash memory and result in loss of data.

■ Using an AC Power Adaptor • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

q Make sure that the [STANDBY/ON] switch of the PSR-290 is set to

STANDBY.

w Connect the AC adaptor (PA-3C, PA-3B, or other adaptor speciﬁcally recom-

mended by Yamaha) to the power supply jack.

e Plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet.

■ Using Batteries • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

For battery operation the PSR-290 requires six 1.5V “D” size, R20P (LR20) or equivalent batteries. (Alkaline batteries are recommended.) When the batteries need to be replaced, the volume may be reduced, the sound may be distorted, and other problems may occur. When this happens, turn the power off and replace the batteries, as described below

q Open the battery compartment cover located on the instrument’s bottom panel. w Insert the six new batteries, being careful to follow the polarity markings on

the inside of the compartment.

e Replace the compartment cover, making sure that it locks ﬁrmly in place.

• Use ONLY a Yamaha PA-3C or PA-3B AC Power Adaptor (or other adaptor speciﬁcally recommended by Yamaha) to power your instrument from the AC mains. The use of other adaptors may result in irreparable damage to both the adap tor and the PSR-290.

• Unplug the AC Power Adaptor when not using the PSR-290, or during electrical storms.

• When the batteries run down, replace them with a complete set of six new batteries. NEVER mix old and new batteries.

• Do not use different kinds of batteries (e.g. alkaline and manganese) at the same time.

• If the instrument is not to be in use for a long time, remove the batteries from it, in order to prevent possible ﬂuid leakage from the battery.

Turning On the Power

• Even when the switch is in the “STANDBY” position, electricity is still ﬂowing to the instrument at the minimum level. When you are not using the PSR-290 for a long time, make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall AC outlet, and/or remove the batteries from the instrument.

• Never attempt to turn the power off when a “WRITING!” message is shown in the display. Doing so can damage the internal ﬂash memory and result in loss of data.

With the AC power adaptor connected or with batteries installed, simply press the power switch until it locks in the ON position. When the instrument is not in use, be sure to turn the power off. (Press the switch again so that it pops up.)

Accessory Jacks

■ Using Headphones• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

For private practicing and playing without disturbing others, connect a set of stereo headphones to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack. Sound from the built-in speaker system is automatically cut off when you insert a headphone plug into this jack.

Setting Up

■ Connecting a Keyboard Ampliﬁer or Stereo System • • • • • • •

Though the PSR-290 is equipped with a built-in speaker system, you can also play it through an external ampliﬁer/speaker system. First, make sure the PSR-290 and any external devices are turned off, then connect one end of a stereo audio cable to the LINE IN or AUX IN jack(s) of the other device and the other end to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack on the PSR-290.

■ Using a Footswitch • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

This feature lets you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to sustain the sound of the voices. The footswitch functions the same way as a damper pedal on an acoustic piano — press and hold down the footswitch as you play the keyboard to sustain the sound.

■ Using the MIDI Terminals • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

The PSR-290 also features MIDI terminals, allowing you to interface the PSR-290 with other MIDI instruments and devices. (For more information, see page 67.)

Stereo System

MIDI

instrument

• To prevent damage to the speakers, set the volume of the external devices at the minimum setting before connecting them. Failure to observe these cautions may result in electric shock or equipment damage. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all devices at their minimum levels and grad ually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level.

• Make sure that the footswitch plug is properly connected to the SUSTAIN jack before turning on the power.

• Do not press the footswitch while turning the power on. Doing this changes the recognized polarity of the footswitch, resulting in reversed footswitch operation.

Quick Guide

Step 1 Voices

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Playing the Piano

Simply by pressing the [PORTABLE GRAND] button, you can automatically select the Grand Piano voice.

Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button.

Playing along with the Metronome

Press the [METRONOME] button.

Play the keyboard.

● Panel Voice List

No. Voice Name

001 Grand Piano 002 Bright Piano 003 Honky-tonk Piano 004 MIDI Grand Piano 005 CP 80 006 Harpsichord

007 Galaxy EP 008 Funky Electric Piano 009 010 Hyper Tines 011 Venus Electric Piano 012 Clavi

PIANO

E.PIANO

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No. Voice Name

ORGAN

013 Jazz Organ 1 014 Jazz Organ 2 015 Click Organ 016 Bright Organ 017 Rock Organ 018 Purple Organ 019 16'+2' Organ 020 16'+4' Organ 021 Theater Organ 022 Church Organ 023 Chapel Organ 024 Reed Organ

No. Voice Name

025 026 Musette Accordion 027 Bandoneon 028 Harmonica

029 Classical Guitar 030 Folk Guitar 031 12Strings Guitar 032 Jazz Guitar 033 Octave Guitar 034 Clean Guitar 035 60’s Clean Guitar 036 Muted Guitar 037 Overdriven Guitar

ACCORDION

Traditional Accordion

GUITAR

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* This list includes only a portion of the total available voices.

No. Voice Name

038 Distortion Guitar

BASS

039 Acoustic Bass 040 Finger Bass 041 Pick Bass 042 Fretless Bass 043 Slap Bass 044 Synth Bass 045 Hi-Q Bass 046 Dance Bass

STRINGS

047 String Ensemble 048 Chamber Strings 049 Synth Strings 050 Slow Strings

No. Voice Name

051 Tremolo Strings 052 Pizzicato Strings 053 Orchestra Hit 054 Violin 055 Cello 056 Contrabass 057 Banjo 058 Harp

CHOIR

059 Choir 060 Vocal Ensemble 061 Vox Humana 062 Air Choir

Step 1 Voices

Selecting and Playing Other Voices

The PSR-290 has a huge total of 605 dynamic and realistic instrument voices. Let’s try a few of them out now...

Press the [VOICE] button.

Select a voice.

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• You can also select the appropriate category

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by using the [ ]/[ ] buttons.

Play the keyboard.

Want to ﬁnd out more? See page 23.

Playing with the DJ Feature

The exciting new DJ feature gives you a full variety of dance and DJ sounds — letting you create your own real-time mixes and groove along with various contemporary rhythms.

Press the [DJ] button.

Play the DJ style.

Accompaniment

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Play the DJ voices.

Stop the DJ style.

The DJ starts as soon as you play keys in the accompaniment area of the keyboard.

No. Voice Name

SAXOPHONE

063 Soprano Sax 064 Alto Sax 065 Tenor Sax 066 Breathy Tenor 067 Baritone Sax 068 Oboe 069 English Horn 070 Bassoon 071 Clarinet

TRUMPET

072 Trumpet 073 Muted Trumpet 074 Trombone

No. Voice Name

075 Trombone Section 076 French Horn 077 Tuba

BRASS

078 Brass Section 079 Big Band Brass 080 Mellow Horns 081 Synth Brass 082 Jump Brass 083 Techno Brass

FLUTE

084 Flute 085 Piccolo 086 Pan Flute

No. Voice Name

087 Recorder 088 Ocarina

SYNTH LEAD

089 Square Lead 090 Sawtooth Lead 091 Voice Lead 092 Star Dust 093 Brightness 094 Analogon 095 Fargo

SYNTH PAD

096 Fantasia 097 Bell Pad 098 Xenon Pad

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No. Voice Name

099 Equinox 100 Dark Moon

PERCUSSION

101 Vibraphone 102 Marimba 103 Xylophone 104 Steel Drums 105 Celesta 106 Tubular Bells 107 Timpani 108 Music Box

DRUM KITS

109 Standard Kit 1 110 Standard Kit 2

No. Voice Name

111 Room Kit 112 Rock Kit 113 Electronic Kit 114 Analog Kit 115 Dance Kit 116 Jazz Kit 117 Brush Kit 118 Symphony Kit 119 SFX Kit 1 120 SFX Kit 2

Quick Guide

Step 2 Songs

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Playing the Songs

The PSR-290 is packed with a total of 100 songs, including one Demo song — which has been specially created to showcase the rich and dynamic sounds of the instrument. There are also 99 additional songs, designed to be used with the educational Lesson feature. You can also play songs loaded to the PSR via MIDI. The songs can be stored to song numbers 101-199. (See page 71.)

Playing the Demo song

Let’s play the Demo song now, Repeating with #001.

Start the Demo song.

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You can also play back songs of other categories. Simply select the appropriate number of the desired song during playback.

Stop the Demo song.

• The PSR-290 also has a Demo and DJ Cancel function that allows you to disable Demo song and DJ function. Set Demo and DJ Cancel in the Function mode (page

76).

Playing a single song

Naturally, you can also individually select and play back the PSR-290’s songs (001 - 205).

Press the [SONG] button.

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Select a song.

• You can also select the appropriate category by using the [ ]/[ ] buttons.

Start (and stop) the song.

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Want to ﬁnd out more? See page 51.

Step 2 Songs

Recording Your Own Song

Much like a multi-track tape recorder, the PSR-290 lets you play and record the individual parts of your own song in real time.

Select the desired User song (201 - 205) for recording.

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• You can also select the appropriate category by using the [ ]/[ ] buttons.

Simultaneously hold down the [REC] button and press

the desired track number button ([1] - [5]).

Start recording by playing a melody on the keyboard.

The PSR-290 starts recording as soon as you play the ﬁrst note on the keyboard.

To stop recording, press the [START/ STOP] button.

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● Song List

No. Song Name

001 Just The Way You Are

002 Bill Bailey (Won’t You Please

003 When Irish Eyes Are Smiling 004 Down By The Riverside 005 America The Beautiful 006 When The Saints Go

007 Frühlingsstimmen 008 Danse Des Mirlitons From

009 “Orphée Aux Enfers” Ouver-

010 Slavonic Dances No.10 011 La Primavera (From Le Quat-

012 Méditation De Thais 013 Guillaume Tell 014 Camptown Races 015 Frühlingslied 016 Ungarische Tänze Nr.5

017 Dolly’s Dreaming And Awak-

018 La Candeur 019 Arabesque 020 Pastorale 021 Petite Réunion 022 Innocence

Demo

Favorites

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Orchestra

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No. Song Name

023 Progrès 024 Tarentelle 025 La Chevaleresque 026 Etude Op.10-3 “Chanson De

L’adieu” 027 Marcia Alla Turca 028 Turkish March 029 Valse Op.64-1 “Peiti Chien” 030 Menuett 031 Nocturne Op.9-2 032 Moments Musicaux Op.94-3 033 The Entertainer 034 Prelude (Wohltemperierte

Klavier 1-1) 035 La Viollette 036 Für Elise

037 Little Brown Jug 038 Loch Lomond 039 Oh! Susanna 040 Greensleeves 041 Aura Lee 042 Londonderry Air 043 Ring De Banjo 044 Wenn Ich Ein Vöglein Wär ? 045 Die Lorelei 046 Funiculi-Funicula 047 Turkey In The Straw 048 Old Folks At Home 049 Silent Night 050 Jingle Bells

Practice

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No. Song Name

051 Muss I Denn 052 Liebesträume Nr.3 053 Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring 054 Symphonie Nr.9 055 Song Of The Pearl Fisher 056 Gavotte 057 String Quartet No.17 2nd

Mov. “Serenade” 058 Menuett 059 Canon 060 The Danube Waves 061 From “The Magic Flute” 062 Piano Sonate Op.27-2

“Mondschein” 063 “The Surprise” Symphony 064 To A Wild Rose 065 Air de Toréador “Carmen” 066 O Mio Babbino Caro (From

“Gianni Schicchi”)

067 Row Row Row Your Boat 068 On Top Of Old Smoky 069 We Wish You A Merry Christ-

070 Scarborough Fair 071 Im Mai 072 O Christmas Tree 073 Mary Had A Little Lamb 074 Ten Little Indians 075 Pop Goes The Weasel 076 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

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No. Song Name

077 Close Your Hands, Open

Your Hands 078 The Cuckoo 079 O Du Lieber Augustin 080 London Bridge

081 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 082 Close Your Hands, Open

083 The Cuckoo 084 O Du Lieber Augustin 085 London Bridge 086 American Patrol 087 Beautiful Dreamer 088 Battle Hymn Of The Republic 089 Home Sweet Home 090 Valse Des Fleurs (From “The

091 Aloha Oe 092 I’ve Been Working On The

093 My Darling Clementine 094 Auld Lang Syne 095 Grandfather’s Clock 096 Amazing Grace 097 My Bonnie 098 Yankee Doodle 099 Joy To The World 100 Ave Maria

Chord Lesson

Your Hands

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Left hand

Auto accompaniment

(for example, bass + guitar + drums)

Right hand

Melody

Guide

Step 3 Music Database

Music Database

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Here’s a convenient feature that lets you instantly reconﬁgure the PSR-290 for playing in different music styles. If you want to perform in a certain genre but don’t know what settings to make, simply select the genre from the Music Database — and the PSR290 makes all the right settings for you!

• For more infomation on playing proper chords for the auto accompaniment, see “Using Auto Accompaniment — Multi Fingering” on page 43 and “Looking up Chords in the Dictionary” on the next page.

Press the [M.D.B.] (MUSIC DATABASE) button.

Select a Music Database.

Refer to the Music Database List on page 87.

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• You can also select the appropriate category by using the [ ]/[ ] buttons.

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Step 3 Music Database

Looking up Chords in the Dictionary

The convenient Dictionary function teaches you how to play chords by showing you the individual notes. In the example below, we’ll learn how to play a GM7 chord...

Keys for entering

the chord (C1 – B2)

Keys for entering

the chord type

(C3 – B4)

Keys for entering

the chord root

(C5 – B5)

Specify the chord type of the chord (in this case, M7).

Learning how to play a specific chord

Example:

GM7

Root note Chord type

Press the [DICTIONARY] button.

Dict.

Specify the root note of the chord (in this case, G).

Play the notes of the chord as indicated in the keyboard diagram in the display. The chord name ﬂashes when the chord is played properly.

Chord area

To leave the Dictionary function, press the [DICTIONARY] button again

Want to ﬁnd out more? See page 45.

Play a chord with your left hand.

The style starts as soon as you play the keyboard, letting you play the melody along with accompaniment. For more on chords, see “Looking up Chords in the Dictionary” above.

Stop the style.

Want to ﬁnd out more? See page 48.

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Panel Display Indications

The PSR-290 features a large multi-function display that shows all important settings for the instrument. The section below brieﬂy explains the various icons and indications in the display.

q Notation

e Beat marks

!4 Octave indicator

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These two portions of the display conveniently indicate notes. When a song is being played back, they show the melody or chord notes in succession. When you play the keyboard yourself, the display shows the notes you play.

r Song/Voice/Style/M.D.B.

name and number

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Touch indicator

This appears when the Touch function is turned on. (See page 30.)

Harmony indicator

This appears when the Harmony effect is turned on. (See page 31.)

t Touch indicator y Harmony indicator u Dual indicator i Split indicator o Accompaniment On

indicator

!0 Sync Stop indicator

!1 Measure and Tempo

!2 Chord !3 Song track

indicators

• For a few speciﬁc chords, not all notes may be shown in the notation section of the display. This is due to space limitations in the display.

Beat marks

These marks (one large, three small) ﬂash in sequence and in time with the song or style. The large arrow indicates the ﬁrst beat of the measure.

Song/Voice/Style/M.D.B. name and number

This portion of the display indicates the name and number of the currently selected song, voice, style or M.D.B. It also displays the category name when using the category button, or the name and current setting/value of other functions, as well as other important operation messages.

Dual indicator

This appears when the Dual function is turned on. (See page 26.)

Split indicator

This appears when the Split function is turned on. (See page 27.)

Accompaniment On indicator

This appears when the auto accompaniment is turned on. (See page 36.)

Panel Display Indications

Sync Stop indicator

This appears when the Sync Stop function is turned on. (See page 40.)

Measure and Tempo

These show the current measure during playback of a song or style, and the currently set Tempo value for the song or style.

Chord

When a song (with chords) is being played back, this indicates the current chord root and type. It also indicates chords played in the ACMP area of the keyboard when the Style mode and auto accompaniment are on.

Song track indicators

In song recording and playback, these indicate the status of the tracks. (See page 57.)

Octave indicator

When note data exceeds the range limit of note display, the “8va” indication appears in the display.

Music Stand

Insert the bottom edge of the included music stand into the slot located at the top rear of the PSR-290 control panel.

Portable Grand

This convenient function lets you instantly call up the Grand Piano voice.

Playing the Portable Grand

Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button.

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Doing this automatically selects the special “Stereo Sampled Piano” Grand Piano voice.

Using the Metronome

1 Call up the Tempo setting.

Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button.

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Current Tempo value

2 Change the value.

Use the dial or numeric keypad to set the desired Tempo value, or use the [+]/[-] buttons to increase or decrease the value.

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Restoring the Default Tempo Value

Each song and style has been given a default or standard Tempo setting. If you’ve changed the Tempo, you can instantly restore the default setting by pressing both [+]/[-] buttons simultaneously (when Tempo is selected).

You can also restore the default Tempo easily by simultaneously holding the [TEMPO/TAP] button and moving the dial.

3 Turn on the Metronome.

Press the [METRONOME] button.

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To turn the Metronome off, press the [METRONOME] button again.

Setting the Metronome Time Signature

The time signature of the Metronome can be set to various quarter-note based meters.

The Time Signature can be set in the Function mode (page 76).

• The time signature changes automatically when a style or song is selected.

Numeric keypad

01 1/4 — Plays only “1” beats (all high clicks) 02 2/4 03 3/4 04 4/4

15 15/4

Time signature

: :

0 Plays no “1” beats (all low clicks)

Indicates the beat number in the measure.

Time Sig

Indicates current beat number.

Adjusting the Metronome Volume

You can adjust the volume of the Metronome sound in the Function mode (page 76). The volume range is 000 -

127.

This exciting feature lets you instantly call up a dynamic DJ voice and style for playing contemporary dance music.

Playing the DJ

1 Press the [DJ] button.

• The PSR-290 has a Demo song and DJ Cancel function that

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Doing this automatically resets the entire instrument for playing the specially programmed DJ voice.

allows you to disable Demo song and DJ function. Set Demo and DJ Cancel in the Function mode (page 76).

2 Play the DJ style.

Play keys in the accompaniment area of the keyboard.

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area

3 Play the DJ voices.

Play the upper area of the keyboard.

4 Stop the DJ style.

• When the DJ style is selected, the accompaniment is triggered by only the root of the chord, letting you play with one ﬁnger.

● For example, when 601 “DJ Set 1” is selected:

Accompaniment area

(C1 – F#2)

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Joo

Reverse

Huea

Huihu

FXTBrs

GetUp

Ohh1

Scratch 2

Scratch 1

Scratch 3

Scratch 4

Scratch 5

Playing Voices

The PSR-290 features a total of 605 authentic voices — all of which have been created with Yamaha’s sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. These include 480 XG voices and drum kits. The PSR-290 also has a Dual Voice or Split Voice function that lets you combine two different voices in a layer, or play from separate areas of the keyboard, play the two together across the keyboard.

Playing a Voice

1 Press the [VOICE] button.

Voice name and number

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2 Select the desired voice number.

The categories of each voice and their numbers are shown on the panel. A complete voice list of the available voices is given on page 79.

■ Use the CATEGORY [ ]/[ ] buttons, dial or the SELECT [ ]/ [ ] buttons.

● Select the voice CATEGORY

Using the CATEGORY [ ]/[ ] button jumps through the voice numbers according to their category divisions.

• Selecting the #000 OTS voice calls up a convenient feature — automatically selecting an appropriate voice to best match the current style or song.

Category name

GUITAR

Playing Voices

● Select the voice number

Select a voice by using the dial or the SELECT [ ]/[ ] buttons.

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■ Use the numeric keypad.

There are two ways to select voices: 1) directly entering the voice number with the numeric keypad, or 2) using the [+]/[-] buttons to step up and down through the voice numbers.

● Using the numeric keypad

Enter the digits of the voice number as listed on page 79. For example, to select voice #109, press “1” on the numeric keypad, then “0”, “9.” For voice numbers beginning with zeroes (such as #042 or #006), the initial zeroes may be omitted. In this case, there is a short pause before the indication appears.

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● Using the [+]/[-] buttons

Press the [+] button to select the next voice number, and press the [-] button to select the previous voice. Holding down either button continuously scrolls up or down through the numbers.

• Each voice is automatically called up with the most suitable octave range setting. Thus, playing middle C with one voice may sound higher or lower than another voice at the same key.

3 Play the selected voice.

Since either the Style, Song or M.D.B. mode is active in the background, you can also play styles, songs or M.D.B., respectively, in the Voice mode by simply pressing the [START/STOP] button. The last selected style, song or M.D.B. will be played.

Playing Voices

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ameteres can be set in the Function mode (page 75).

CATEGORY SELECT

Main Voice Volume

Octave Pan Reverb Send Level Chorus Send Level DSP Send Level

Drum Kit Voice List (voices 109-120)

When one of the 12 Drum Kit voices is selected, you can play different drum and percussion instrument sounds from the keyboard.

• For more details, see page 88.

No. Name LCD

109 Standard Kit 1 Std.Kit1 110 Standard Kit 2 Std.Kit2 111 Room Kit Room Kit 112 Rock Kit Rock Kit 113 Electronic Kit Elct.Kit 114 Analog Kit AnlogKit 115 Dance Kit DanceKit 116 Jazz Kit Jazz Kit 117 Brush Kit BrushKit 118 Symphony Kit SymphKit 119 SFX Kit 1 SFX Kit1 120 SFX Kit 2 SFX Kit2

● For example, when 109 “Standard Kit 1” is selected:

Ride Cymbal 1

Crash Cymbal 1

High Tom

Splash Cymbal

Chinese Cymbal

Ride Cymbal Cup

Crash Cymbal 2

Brush Swirl

Seq Click H

Brush Slap

Brush Tap

Snare Roll

Brush Tap Swirl

Castanet

Snare H Soft

Bass Drum Soft

Bass Drum Hard

Sticks

Open Rim Shot

Bass Drum

Side Stick

Hand Clap

Snare M

Floor Tom L

Snare H Hard

Hi-Hat Closed

Floor Tom H

Hi-Hat Pedal

Low Tom

Mid Tom L

Hi-Hat Open

Mid Tom H

Tambourine

Cowbell

Ride Cymbal 2

Vibraslap

Bongo L

Bongo H

Conga H Mute

Conga H Open

Conga L

Timbale H

Timbale L

Cabasa

Agogo H

Samba Whistle H

Agogo L

Maracas

Samba Whistle L

Guiro Short

Guiro Long

Wood Block L

Wood Block H

Claves

Cuica Open

Cuica Mute

Triangle Mute

Jingle Bell

Triangle Open

Shaker

Bell Tree

Playing Voices

#000 OTS

This special “voice” is actually a convenient feature which automatically selects a suitable voice for you when you select a style. The voice is selected to best match the style or song you’ve called up.

Select voice #000 (OTS).

#000 OTS is selected.

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Dual Voice

The Dual Voice function lets you combine two different voices in a layer — one the Main voice, which is selected normally, and the other the Dual voice, which is selected in the Function mode (pa independently for these voices, such as giving them separate volume, octave, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, and DSP settings. This lets you create an optimum mix for the voices, and enhance the way they blend together.

The following par

CATEGORY SELECT

Dual Voice Voice

ameters can be set in the Function mode (page 75).

Volume Octave Pan Reverb Send Level Chorus Send Level DSP Send Level

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To turn the Dual Voice on or off, press the [DUAL] button.

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Split Voice

The Split Voice function lets you assign two different Voices to opposite areas of the keyboard, and play one Voice with your left hand while your right plays another. For example, you could play bass with the left hand and play piano with the right. The right-hand (or upper) Voice is selected in the Main Voice mode (page 23), and the left-hand (or lower) Voice is selected in the Function mode (pa with the other Split Voice parameters shown below.

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Playing Voices

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CATEGORY SELECT

Split Voice Voice

ameters can be set in the Function mode (page 75).

Volume Octave Pan Reverb Send Level Chorus Send Level DSP Send Level

To turn the Split Voice on or off, press the [SPLIT] button.

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Setting the Split Point

Indicates Split Voice is on.

The Split Point determines the highest key for the split voice and sets the split point.

Split Point

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oint can be set in the Function mode (page 75).

• This setting also affects the split point for the accompaniment area.

Playing Voices

One Touch Setting

This convenient feature automatically selects the voice to best match the selected style — simply by pressing one of the two One Touch Setting buttons. Two types of One Touch Settings are available. For each style, you can create and store your own custom One Touch Settings.

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One Touch Setting Parameters

Main Voice Voice Number Effect DSP Type

Volume Harmony On/Off Octave Harmony Type Pan Harmony Volume Reverb Send Level Chorus Send Level DSP Send Level

Dual Voice ON/Off

Voice Number Volume Octave Pan Reverb Send Level Chorus Send Level DSP Send Level

* Accompaniment is automatically set to on. Synchro Start is automatically set to on (when style is stopped).

• One Touch Setting does not func tion in the Song mode.

■

Calling up a One Touch Setting. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Select the style.

Press the ONE TOUCH SETTING button [1] or [2].

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■ Creating and Storing a One Touch Setting. • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

You can also create and store your own custom One Touch Settings for each of the styles.

1 Select the desired style. 2 Make the desired settings.

Change the voice and make any other settings you want to use with the selected style and the One Touch Setting buttons.

Playing Voices

3 Press and hold the [MEMORY] button then press the

appropriate button — ONE TOUCH SETTING button [1] or [2].

WRITING!

Transpose and Tuning

You can also adjust the tuning and change the transposition (key) of the entire PSR-290 sound with the Transpose and Tuning functions.

■ Transpose • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Transpose determines the key of both the main voice and the bass/chord accompaniment. It also determines the pitch of the songs. This allows you to easily match the pitch of the PSR-290 to other instruments or singers, or play in a different key without changing your ﬁngering. The Transpose settings can be adjusted over a range of ± 12 semitones (± 1 octave).

Restoring the Default One Touch Setting data

Each One Touch Setting can be restored to its default. To do this, simply press and hold the appropri ate One Touch Setting button, [1] or [2]. To restore both buttons to their defaults, simultaneously press and hold both the [1] and [2] buttons.

• The Transpose function has no effect on the Drum Kits voices (#109 - #120) and DJ voices (#601 - #605).

ranspose can be set in the Function mode (page 75).

■ Tuning • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Tuning determines the ﬁne pitch setting of both the main voice and the bass/chord accompaniment. It also determines the pitch of the songs. This allows you to accurately match the tuning with that of other instruments. The Tuning settings can be adjusted over a range of ± 100 (approx. ± 1 semitone).

uning can be set in the Function mode (page 75).

• The Tuning settings have no effect on the Drum Kit voices (#109 - #120).

Playing Voices

Touch and Touch Sensitivity

The Touch function gives you dynamic, expressive control over the voices, letting you determine how loud or soft the sound is by your playing strength.

Turn the Touch function on or off as desired by pressing the [TOUCH] button.

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Touch Sensitivity lets you set how the PSR-290 responds to your playing strength, allowing you to customize the keyboard to suit your own playing style. The default Touch Sensitivity is 2 (Medium).

• To save the Touch on/off status and the Function parameters to internal memory (ﬂash memory), press and hold the [FUNCTION] button. (See page 78.)

Indicates Touch function is on.

Sensitivity can be set in the Function mode (pa

● Settings:

1 (Soft) This results in limited touch response, and produces a relatively narrow

dynamic range, no matter how lightly or strongly you play the keys.

2 (Medium) This lets you play over a normal dynamic range (soft to loud). 3 (Hard) This is designed for playing very soft passages, giving you slightly more

detailed control in the soft volume range.

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When Touch is turned off, a constant volume (corresponding to a velocity value of

80) is produced.

Effects

The PSR-290 is equipped with a wide variety of effects that can be used to enhance the sound of the voices. The PSR-290 has four separate effect systems — Harmony, Reverb, Chorus and DSP — and each has many different effect types to choose from.

Harmony

The Harmony section features a variety of performance effects that enhance the melodies you play when using the accompaniment styles of the PSR-290. A total of twenty-six Harmony types are available. (See page 33.)

Tremolo, Trill and Echo effects can be used even if accompaniment is off. There are ﬁve different Harmony Types that automatically create harmony parts (for notes played in the upper section of the keyboard) to match the accompaniment chords.

• For the ﬁrst ﬁve Harmony Types (Duet, Trio, Block, Country, and Octave), chords must be played in the Accompaniment area of the keyboard. The Harmony voice(s) change in pitch to best match the chords you play.

• The speed of the Trill, Tremolo, and Echo effects depends on the Tempo setting (page 33).

Turn on/off the Harmony effect.

Press the [HARMONY] button.

Indicates Harmony effect is on.

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Harmony type and Harmony be set in the Function mode (page 76).

Reverb

The Reverb effect reproduces the natural ambient “wash” of sound that occurs when a instrument is played in a room or concert hall. A total of eight different Reverb types simulating various different performance environments are available. (See page 33.)

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ameters can be set in the Function mode (pages 75, 76).

Volume (when Harmony Type 1 - 5 is selected) can

• Each voice of the PSR-290 has its own independent Harmony setting.

• Twelve additional Reverb Types are available when controlling the PSR-290 from a MIDI device. (For details, See page 92.)

• Each style of the PSR-290 has its own independent Reverb setting.

CATEGORY SELECT

Effect Reverb Type Main Voice Reverb Send Level Dual Voice Reverb Send Level Split Voice Reverb Send Level

Effects

Chorus

The Chorus effect lets you enhance the sound of the voices with the use of pitch modulation. Two basic types are provided: Chorus and Flanger. Chorus produces a thicker, warmer, and more animated sound, whereas Flanger creates a swirling, metallic effect. A total of four Chorus types are available. (See page 34.)

The following par

CATEGORY SELECT

Effect Chorus Type Main Voice Chorus Send Level Dual Voice Chorus Send Level Split Voice Chorus Send Level

ameters can be set in the Function mode (pages 75, 76).

DSP

The DSP effect section provides distortion and chorus effects, plus a wealth of other useful and dynamic effects for enhancing and changing the sound of the voices. Included among these miscellaneous effects are reverse gate reverb, phaser, rotary speaker, tremolo, echo, delay, distortion, equalization, and wah. A total of thirty-eight DSP types are available. (See page 34.)

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ameters can be set in the Function mode (pages 75, 76).

• Each voice of the PSR-290 has its own independent DSP setting.

• Fifty-one additional DSP Types are available when controlling the PSR-290 from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 92.)

CATEGORY SELECT

Effect DSP Type Main Voice DSP Send Level Dual Voice DSP Send Level Split Voice DSP Send Level

■ Effect Types

● Harmony Types

No. Harmony Type Display Name Description

1 Duet Duet Harmony types 1 - 5 are pitch-based and add one-, two- or three2 Trio Trio 3 Block Block 4 Country Country 5 Octave Octave 6 Trill 1/4 note Tril1/4 Types 6 - 26 are rhythm-based effects and add embellishments or

7 Trill 1/6 note Tril1/6

8 Trill 1/8 note Tril1/8

9 Trill 1/12 note Tril1/12

10 Trill 1/16 note Tril1/16

11 Trill 1/24 note Tril1/24

12 Trill 1/32 note Tril1/32

13 Tremolo 1/4 note Trem1/4

note harmonies to the single-note melody played in the right hand. These types only sound when chords are played in the auto accompaniment area of the keyboard.

delayed repeats in time with the auto accompaniment. These types sound whether the auto accompaniment is on or not; however, the

actual speed of the effect depends on the Tempo setting (page 41). The individual note values in each type let you synchronize the effect precisely to the rhythm. Triplet settings are also available: 1/6 = quarter-note triplets, 1/12 = eighth-note triplets, 1/24 = sixteenthnote triplets.

• The Trill effect Types (6 - 12) create two-note trills (alternating notes) when two notes are held.

• The Tremolo effect Types (13 - 19) repeat all held notes (up to four).

• The Echo effect Types (20 - 26) create delayed repeats of each note played.

Effects

14 Tremolo 1/6 note Trem1/6

15 Tremolo 1/8 note Trem1/8

16 Tremolo 1/12 note Trem1/12

17 Tremolo 1/16 note Trem1/16

18 Tremolo 1/24 note Trem1/24

19 Tremolo 1/32 note Trem1/32

20 Echo 1/4 note Echo1/4

21 Echo 1/6 note Echo1/6

22 Echo 1/8 note Echo1/8

23 Echo 1/12 note Echo1/12

24 Echo 1/16 note Echo1/16

25 Echo 1/24 note Echo1/24

26 Echo 1/32 note Echo1/32

● Reverb Types

No. Reverb Type Display Name Description

1 Hall 1 Hall1 Concert hall reverb. 2 Hall 2 Hall1 3 Room 1 Room1 Small room reverb. 4 Room 2 Room2 5 Stage 1 Stage1 Reverb for solo instruments. 6 Stage 2 Stage2 7 Plate 1 Plate1 Simulated steel plate reverb. 8 Plate 2 Plate2 9 Off Off No effect.

Effects

● Chorus Types

No. Chorus Type Display Name Description

1 Chorus 1 Chorus1 Conventional chorus program with rich, warm chorusing. 2 Chorus 2 Chorus2 3 Flanger 1 Flanger1 Pronounced three-phase modulation with a slight metallic sound. 4 Flanger 2 Flanger2 5 Off Off No effect.

● DSP Types

No. DSP Type Display Name Description

1 Hall 1 Hall1 Concert hall reverb. 2 Hall 2 Hall2 3 Room 1 Room1 Small room reverb. 4 Room 2 Room2 5 Stage 1 Stage1 Reverb for solo instruments. 6 Stage 2 Stage2 7 Plate 1 Plate1 Simulated steel plate reverb. 8 Plate 2 Plate2

9 Early Reflection 1 ER1 Early reflections only. 10 Early Reflection 2 ER2 11 Gate Reverb Gate1 Gated reverb effect, in which the reverberation is quickly cut off for special ef-

12 Reverse Gate Gate2 Similar to Gate Reverb, but with a reverse increase in reverb. 13 Chorus 1 Chorus1 Conventional chorus effect with rich, warm chorusing. 14 Chorus 2 Chorus2 15 Flanger 1 Flanger1 Pronounced three-phase modulation with slight metallic sound. 16 Flanger 2 Flanger2 17 Symphonic Symphony Exceptionally rich & deep chorusing. 18 Phaser Phaser Pronounced, metallic modulation with periodic phase change. 19 Rotary Speaker 1 Rotary1 Rotary speaker simulation. 20 Rotary Speaker 2 Rotary2 21 Tremolo 1 Tremolo1 Rich Tremolo effect with both volume and pitch modulation. 22 Tremolo 2 Tremolo2 23 Guitar Tremolo Guitar Tremolo Simulated electric guitar tremolo. 24 Auto Pan AutoPan Several panning effects that automatically shift the sound position (left, right,

25 Auto Wah AutoWah Repeating filter sweep “wah” effect. 26 Delay Left - Center -

Right 27 Delay Left - Right DelayLR Initial delay for each stereo channel, and two separate feedback delays. 28 Echo Echo Stereo delay, with independent feedback level settings for each channel. 29 Cross Delay CrossDly Complex effect that sends the delayed repeats “bouncing” between the left

30 Karaoke Karaoke Deep, pronounced echo effect. 31 Distortion Hard D Hard Hard-edged, warm distortion. 32 Distortion Soft D Soft Soft, warm distortion. 33 Overdrive Overdrv Natural distortion, like that of an overdriven amplifier. 34 Amp Simulation AmpSimu Characteristic sound of a guitar amplifier/speaker. 35 EQ Disco EQ Disco Equalizer effect that boosts both high and low frequencies, as is typical in

36 EQ Telephone EQ Tel Equalizer effect that cuts both high and low frequencies, to simulate the sound

37 3Band EQ 3BandEQ Equalizer with three separate frequency bands. 38 2Band EQ 2BandEQ Equalizer with two separate frequency bands. 39 No Effect Off No effect

DelayLCR Three independent delays, for the left, right and center stereo positions.

fects.

front, back).

and right channels.

most disco music.

heard through a telephone receiver.

Selecting and Playing Styles

The PSR-290 provides dynamic rhythm/accompaniment patterns (styles) — as well as voice settings appropriate for each style — for various popular musical categories.

A total of 135 different styles are available, in several different categories. Each style is made up of separate “sections” — Intro, Main A and B, and Ending — letting you call up different accompaniment sections as you perform.

The auto accompaniment features that are built into the rhythms add the excitement of instrumental backing to your performance, letting you control the accompaniment by the chords you play. Auto accompaniment effectively splits the keyboard into two areas: The upper is used for playing a melody line, and the lower (set by default to keys F#2 and lower) is for the auto accompaniment function.

The PSR-290 also features the convenient Dictionary function (page 45). Dictionary provides you with a builtin “chord encyclopedia” that teaches you how to play any chord you specify by showing you the appropriate notes in the display.

Selecting a Style

1 Press the [STYLE] button.

Style name and number

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2 Select the desired style number.

The categories of each styles and their numbers are shown on the panel. A complete style list of the available styles is given on page 86.

■ Use the dial. You can also use the CATEGORY and/or SELECT buttons.

Turn the dial and select the desired style. Select the appropriate category by using the CATEGORY [ ]/[ ] buttons. When you come close to the desired number, use the SELECT [ ]/[ ] buttons to step down and up through the style numbers.

Selecting and Playing Styles

■ Use the numeric keypad.

Style numbers can be selected in the same way as with the voices (page 24). You can use the numeric keypad to directly enter the style number, or use the [+]/[-] buttons to step up and down through the styles.

Playing the Styles

The panel buttons below function as style controls.

Pressing this button alternately enables and cancels the bass and chord accompaniment. (See below.)

Pressing this button alternately enables and cancels the Sync Stop function. (See page 40.)

Pressing this button alternately enables and cancels the Sync Start function. (See page 37.)

Pressing this button switches between the Main A and Main B sections, automatically adding a ﬁll-in pattern before changing the section. (See page 42.)

This controls the Intro and Ending sections. (See pages 38, 39.)

Pressing this button alternately starts and stops style playback.

1 Turn on the auto accompaniment.

Press the [ACMP] button to turn on (enable) the auto accompaniment.

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Indicates that auto accompaniment is on.

2 Start the style.

You can do this in one of the following ways:

■ Pressing the [START/STOP] button

The rhythm starts playing immediately without bass and chord accompaniment. The currently selected Main A or B section will play.

You can select the Main A or B section by pressing the appropriate button — [MAIN A/B] — before pressing the [START/STOP] button. (The display brieﬂy shows the letter of the selected section: “MAIN A” or “MAIN B.”)

Selecting and Playing Styles

Indicates selected section (Main A or B).

■ Using Tap Tempo to Start

This useful feature lets you tap out the speed (tempo) of the style and automatically start the style at that tapped speed.

Simply tap the [TEMPO/TAP] button four times (or three times for a 3/4 time style), and the style starts automatically at the tempo you tapped. You can also change the tempo while the style is playing by tapping the [TEMPO/TAP] button twice at the desired tempo.

■ Using Sync Start

The PSR-290 also has a Sync Start function that allows you to start the style by simply pressing a key on the keyboard. To use Sync Start, ﬁrst press the [SYNC START] button (the beat marks all ﬂash to indicate Sync Start standby), then press any key on the keyboard. (When auto accompaniment is on, play a key or chord in the auto accompaniment area of the keyboard.)

MAIN A

Auto accompaniment

area

Selecting and Playing Styles

Starting with an Intro section

Each style has its own two- or four-measure Intro section. When used with the auto accompaniment, many of the Intro sections also include special chord changes and embellishments to enhance your performance.

To start with an Intro section:

1) Press the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button — to select which section (A or B) is to follow the Intro.

Indicates selected section (Main A or B).

MAIN A

2) Press the [INTRO ENDING] button.

Indicates Intro standby.

INTRO≥A

To actually start the Intro section, press the [START/STOP] button.

Using Sync Start with an Intro section

You can also use the Sync Start function with the special Intro section of the selected style.

To use Sync Start with an Intro section:

1) Press the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button — to select which section (A or B) is to follow the Intro.

Indicates selected section (MAIN A or B).

MAIN A

2) Press the [INTRO ENDING] button.

Indicates Intro standby.

INTRO≥A

3) Press the [SYNC START] button to enable Sync Start, and start the Intro section and accompaniment by playing any key on the keyboard. (When auto accompaniment is on, play a key or chord in the auto accompaniment area of the keyboard.)

Auto accompaniment

area

3 Change chords using the auto accompaniment feature.

Try playing a few successive chords with your left hand, and notice how the bass and chord accompaniment change with each chord you play. (Refer to page 43 for more information on how to use auto accompaniment.)

4 Stop the style.

You can do this in one of three ways:

■ Pressing the [START/STOP] button

The style stops playing immediately.

Selecting and Playing Styles

• The [ACMP] button can also be used to turn off and on the bass/ chord accompaniment while play ing — allowing you to create dynamic rhythmic breaks in your performance.

• Chords played in the auto accompaniment area of the keyboard are also detected and played when the style is stopped. In effect, this gives you a “split keyboard,” with bass and chords in the left hand and the normally selected voice in the right.

■ Using an Ending section

Press the [INTRO ENDING] button. The style stops after the Ending section is ﬁnished.

ENDING

■ Pressing the [SYNC START] button

This immediately stops the style and automatically enables Sync Start, letting you restart the style by simply playing a chord or key in the auto accompaniment area of the keyboard.

• To have the Ending section gradually slow down (ritardando) as it is playing, press the [INTRO ENDING] button twice quickly.

END/rit.

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Sync Stop

This convenient feature lets you stop (or pause) the style by releasing your ﬁngers from the auto accompaniment area of the keyboard. Playing the chord again restarts the style. This is ideal for putting dynamic breaks in your performance — for example, stopping the rhythm and accompaniment brieﬂy while you play a melodic break or solo with your right hand.

1 Press the [ACMP] button.

To turn accompaniment on.

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Indicates that auto accompaniment is on.

2 Press the [SYNC STOP] button.

Setting Sync Stop to on before starting the style automatically sets Sync Start to on as well.

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3 Play a chord on the keyboard (in the auto accompaniment

area of the keyboard).

The style starts as soon as you play a chord.

4 Stop the style by releasing the chord.

Indicates that Sync Stop is on.

5 To start the style again, play a chord. 6 To turn Sync Stop off, press the [SYNC STOP] button again.

To stop the style completely, press the [START/STOP] button.

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Changing the Tempo

The tempo of style playback can be adjusted over a range of 32 - 280 bpm (beats per minute).

1 Call up the Tempo setting.

Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button.

TEMPO

120

Current Tempo value

120

• When style playback is stopped and a different style is selected, the tempo returns to the default setting of the new style. When switching styles during playback, the last tempo setting is maintained. (This allows you to keep the same tempo, even when changing styles.)

2 Change the value.

Use the dial or numeric keypad to set the desired Tempo value, or use the [+]/[-] buttons to increase or decrease the value.

Restoring the Default Tempo Value

You can also restore the default Tempo easily by simultaneously holding the [TEMPO/TAP] button and moving the dial.

• You can also use the convenient Tap Tempo function to change the tempo by “tapping” a new one in real time. (See page 37.)

Selecting and Playing Styles

Accompaniment Sections (Main A/B and Fill-ins)

While the style is playing, you can add variation in the rhythm/accompaniment by pressing the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button. This switches between the Main A and Main B sections, automatically playing a ﬁll-in pattern to smoothly lead into the next section. For example, if the Main A section is currently playing, pressing this button automatically plays a ﬁll-in pattern, followed by the Main B section. (See illustration below.) You can also select either the Main A or B section to start by pressing the [MAIN/ AUTO FILL] button before starting the style.

This appears while the ﬁll-in pattern is playing.

Fill A≥B

• Rhythm sounds and ﬁll-in sections are not available when one of the Pianist styles (#124 - #135) are selected.

About the Fill-in Patterns

If you press the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button before beat 4...

1st measure

1beat 2 3

If you press the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button here, after beat 4...

Adjusting the Style Volume

...a fill-in pattern plays immediately until the end of the measure...

2nd measure 3rd measure

4 1234123412

...a fill-in pattern plays from here...

...and the Main A or B section begins here.

The playback volume of the style can be adjusted in the Function mode (pa This volume control affects only the Style volume. The volume range is 000 -

127.

ge 76).

• Style Volume cannot be changed unless the Style mode is active.

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Using Auto Accompaniment — Multi Fingering

When it is set to on (page 36), 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 accompaniment area 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). The Fingered technique is that of conventionally playing all the notes of the chord. Whichever method you use, the PSR-290 “understands” what chord you indicate and then automatically generates the accompaniment.

■ Single Finger Chords • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Chords that can be produced in Single Finger operation are major, minor, seventh and minor seventh. The illustration shows how to produce the four chord types. (The key of C is used here as an example; other keys follow the same rules. For example, Bb7 is played as Bb and A.)

To play a major chord: Press the root note of the chord.

Cm C

To play a minor chord: Press the root note together with the nearest black key to the left of it.

To play a seventh chord: Press the root note together with the nearest white key to the left of it.

■ Fingered Chords • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Using the key of C as an example, the chart below shows the types of chords that can be recognized in the Fingered mode.

● Example for “C” chords

Csus

CmM

(9)

Caug

CmM

( )

CM aug

( )

(9)

CmM

Cdim

( )

(9)

( )

Cdim

(9)

( )

(#11)

( )

To play a minor seventh chord: Press the root note together with the nearest white and black keys to the left of it (three keys altogether).

(b5)

(b9)

(9)

( )

(b13)

11)

(

( )

(9)

( )

(#11)

( )

(13)

( )

(#9)

( )

C aug

C sus

* Notes enclosed in parentheses are optional; the chords will be recognized without them.

( )

1+2+5

( )

Selecting and Playing Styles

Chord Name/[Abbreviation] Normal Voicing Chord (C) Display

Major [M] 1 - 3 - 5 C C

Add ninth [(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 C(9) C(9)

Sixth [6] 1 - (3) - 5 - 6 C6 C6

Sixth ninth [6(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 6 C6(9) C6(9)

Major seventh [M7] 1 - 3 - (5) - 7 or

1 - (3) - 5 - 7

Major seventh ninth [M7(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 CM7(9) CM7(9)

Major seventh add sharp eleventh [M7(#11)] 1 - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - 7 or

1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - 7

Flatted ﬁfth [(b5)] 1 - 3 - b5C(b5) Cb5

Major seventh ﬂatted ﬁfth [M7b5] 1 - 3 - b5 - 7 CM7b5 CM7b5

Suspended fourth [sus4] 1 - 4 - 5 Csus4 Csus4

Augmented [aug] 1 - 3 - #5 Caug Caug

Major seventh augmented [M7aug] 1 - (3) - #5 - 7 CM7aug CM7aug

Minor [m] 1 - b3 - 5 Cm Cm

Minor add ninth [m(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - 5 Cm(9) Cm(9)

Minor sixth [m6] 1 - b3 - 5 - 6 Cm6 Cm6

Minor seventh [m7] 1 - b3 - (5) - b7 Cm7 Cm7

Minor seventh ninth [m7(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - (5) - b7 Cm7(9) Cm7(9)

Minor seventh add eleventh [m7(11)] 1 - (2) - b3 - 4 - 5 - (b7) Cm7(11) Cm7(11)

Minor major seventh [mM7] 1 - b3 - (5) - 7 CmM7 CmM7

Minor major seventh ninth [mM7(9)] 1 - 2 - b3 - (5) - 7 CmM7(9) CmM7(9)

Minor seventh ﬂatted ﬁfth [m7b5] 1 - b3 - b5 - b7 Cm7b5 Cm7b5

Minor major seventh ﬂatted ﬁfth [mM7b5] 1 - b3 - b5 - 7 CmM7b5 CmM7b5

Diminished [dim] 1 - b3 - b5 Cdim Cdim

Diminished seventh [dim7] 1 - b3 - b5 - 6 Cdim7 Cdim7

Seventh [7] 1 - 3 - (5) - b7 or

1 - (3) - 5 - b7

Seventh ﬂatted ninth [7(b9)] 1 - b2 - 3 - (5) - b7 C7(b9) C7(b9)

Seventh add ﬂatted thirteenth [7(b13)] 1 - 3 - 5 - b6 - b7 C7(b13) C7(b13)

Seventh ninth [7(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - b7 C7(9) C7(9)

Seventh add sharp eleventh [7(#11)] 1 - (2) - 3 - #4 - 5 - b7 or

1 - 2 - 3 - #4 - (5) - b7

Seventh add thirteenth [7(13)] 1 - 3 - (5) - 6 - b7 C7(13) C7(13)

Seventh sharp ninth [7(#9)] 1 - #2 - 3 - (5) - b7 C7(#9) C7(#9)

Seventh ﬂatted ﬁfth [7b5] 1 - 3 - b5 - b7C7b5C7b5

Seventh augmented [7aug] 1 - 3 - #5 - b7 C7aug C7aug

Seventh suspended fourth [7sus4] 1 - 4 - (5) - b7 C7sus4 C7sus4

One plus two plus ﬁve [1+2+5] 1 - 2 - 5 C1+2+5 C

CM7 CM7

CM7(#11) CM7(#11)

C7 C7

C7(#11) C7(#11)

• Notes in parentheses can be omitted.

• Playing two same root keys in the adjacent octaves produces accompaniment based only on the root.

• A perfect ﬁfth (1 + 5) produces accompaniment based only on the root and ﬁfth which can be used with both major and minor chords.

• The chord ﬁngerings listed are all in “root” position, but other inversions can be used — with the following exceptions:

m7, m7

5, 6, m6, sus4, aug,

dim7, 7

5, 6(9), 1+2+5.

• Inversion of the 7sus4 and m7(11) chords are not recognized if the notes shown in parentheses are omitted.

• The auto accompaniment will sometimes not change when related chords are played in sequence (e.g. some minor chords followed by the minor sev enth).

• Two-note ﬁngerings will produce a chord based on the previously played chord.

Selecting and Playing Styles

Dictionary

The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in “chord book” that shows you the individual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it.

1 Press the [DICTIONARY] button.

Dict.

2 Specify the root of the chord.

Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord root (as printed on the panel).

Dict.

Pressing this key selects the root G.

3 Specify the type of the chord (major, minor, seventh, etc.).

Press the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the desired chord type (as printed on the panel).

Notation of chord

Dict.

Pressing this key selects the major seventh chord type (M7).

• For a few speciﬁc chords, not all notes may be shown in the notation section of the display. This is due to space limitations in the display.

• You can also show the inversion of chord when using [+]/[-] button.

Chord name (root and type)

Individual notes of chord (keyboard)

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4 Play the chord.

Play the chord (as indicated in the display) in the chord area of the keyboard. The chord name ﬂashes in the display when the correct notes are held down. (Inversions for many of the chords are also recognized.)

Dict.

Indicates notes to be played. Flashes when correct notes are held.

To leave the Dictionary function, press the [DICTIONARY] button again.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • What is a Chord? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

The simple answer: Three or more notes played simultaneously is a chord. (Two notes played together is an “interval” — an interval being the distance between two different notes. This is also referred to as a “harmony.”) Depending on the intervals between the three or more notes, a chord can sound beautiful or muddy and dissonant.

The organization of notes in the example at left — a triad chord — produces a pleasant, harmonious sound. Triads are made up of three notes and are the most basic and common chords in most music.

In this triad, the lowest note is the “root.” The root is the most important note in the chord, because it anchors the sound harmonically by determining its “key” and forms the basis for how we hear the other notes of the chord.

The second note of this chord is four semitones higher than the ﬁrst, and the third is three semitones higher than the second. Keeping our root note ﬁxed and changing these notes by a semitone up or down (sharp or ﬂat), we can create four different chords.

Major chord

(ex. C)

Minor 3rd Major 3rd Major 3rd Minor 3rd Major 3rd Major 3rd Minor 3rd Minor 3rd

Minor chord

(ex. Cm)

Augmented chord

(ex. Caug)

Diminished chord

(ex. Cdim)

Keep in mind that we can also change the “voicing” of a chord — for example, change the order of the notes (called “inversions”), or play the same notes in different octaves — without changing the basic nature of the chord itself.

Inversion examples for the key of C

G E C

C G E

E C G

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Beautiful sounding harmonies can be built in this manner. The use of intervals and chords is one of the most important elements in music. A wide variety of emotions and feelings can be created depending on the types of chords used and the order in which they are arranged.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Writing Chord Names • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Knowing how to read and write chord names is an easy yet invaluable skill. Chords are often written in a kind of shorthand that makes them instantly recognizable (and gives you the freedom to play them with the voicing or inversion that you prefer). Once you understand the basic principles of harmony and chords, it’s very simple to use this shorthand to write out the chords of a song.

First, write the root note of the chord in an uppercase letter. If you need to specify sharp or ﬂat, indicate that to the right of the root. The chord type should be indicated to the right as well. Examples for the key of C are shown below.

Major chord

For simple major chords, the type is omitted.

Minor chord

Augmented chord

Caug

Diminished chord

Cdim

One important point: Chords are made up of notes “stacked” on top of each other, and the stacked notes are indicated in the chord name of the chord type as a number — the number being the distance of the note from the root. (See the keyboard diagram below.) For example, the minor 6th chord includes the 6th note of the scale, the major 7th chord has the 7th note of the scale, etc.

The Intervals of the Scale

Dominant 7th (ﬂatted 7th)

To better understand the intervals and the numbers used to represent them in the chord name, study this diagram of the C major scale:

CDEFGABCDE

Root

2nd

4th

3rd

5th

7th

6th

11th

9th

Octave

Other Chords

Csus4

Cm7

CM7

5th 4th

Cm7bb

Dominant 7th

Diminished chord

Dominant 7th

Minor chord

Major chord

Cm6

6th

Dominant 7th

C(9)

9th

Minor chord

7th Major chord

Cdim7

Diminished 7th (double ﬂatted 7th)

* Bbb = A

Diminished chord

Using the Music Database

If you want to play in a certain genre of music but don’t know which style and voice settings would be appropriate, simply select the desired genre from the Music Database. The PSR-290 automatically makes all appropriate panel settings to let you play in that music style!

1 Press the [M.D.B.] (MUSIC DATABASE) button.

The MUSIC DATABASE menu appears in the display.

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2 Select a Music Database.

The categories of each Music Database and their numbers are shown on the panel. A complete list of the available styles in the Music Database is given on page 87.

• Press the [M.D.B.] (MUSIC DATABASE) button to automatically set the Style mode, turn AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT on, and turn SYNCHRONIZED START on. See page 37 for details.

■ Use the dial. You can also use the CATEGORY and/or SELECT buttons.

Turn the dial and select the Music Database. Select the appropriate category by using the CATEGORY [ ]/[ ] buttons. When you come close to the desired number, use the SELECT [ ]/[ ] buttons to step down and up through the Music Database numbers.

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■ Use the numeric keypad.

Music Database numbers can be selected in the same way as with the voices (page 24). You can use the numeric keypad to directly enter the Music Database number, or use the [+]/[-] buttons to step up and down through the Music Database.

Using the Music Database

In this example, we will select #208 “Xmas Walz” and play the Song “Silent Night”.

3 Play the chords with your left hand and the melody lines

with your right hand along with the music.

As soon as you play a chord with your left hand, the style starts. For information on how to enter chords, see “Multi Fingering” on page 43.

4 When you reach the point in the music indicated by the

arrow above, press the [ENDING] button.

The style plays an ending phrase in ritardando. When the ending is ﬁnished, the style automatically stops. You can also stop the style by using the [STOP] button.

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area

• See pages 35 through 44 for details about the Style.

Using the Music Database

Data stored by the Music Database

Each of the Music Database settings has been specially programmed to match the selected musical style and each features the best suited voice (or combination of voices), style and other settings. Pressing the [M.D.B.] (MUSIC DATABASE) button and selecting a number lets you instantly reconﬁgure all relevant settings, conveniently allowing you to start playing in the desired genre with all the appropriate sounds — without having to make each setting one by one.

● M.D.B. Parameters

Style Style Number Split Voice ON/Off

Accompaniment Split Point Voice Number MainA/MainB Volume Style Volume Octave

Main Voice Voice Number Pan

Volume Reverb Send Level Octave Chorus Send Level Pan DSP Send Level Reverb Send Level Split Point Chorus Send Level Effect Reverb Type DSP Send Level Chorus Type

Dual Voice ON/Off DSP Type

Voice Number Harmony On/Off Volume Harmony Type Octave Harmony Volume Pan Transpose Transpose Reverb Send Level Tempo Tempo Chorus Send Level DSP Send Level

* Accompaniment is automatically set to on. Synchro Start is automatically set to on (when style is stopped).

Selecting and Playing Songs

The PSR-290 features a total of 105 songs. These include 100 songs that showcase the rich and dynamic sounds of the instrument, and 99 of these songs can be used with the educational Lesson feature (page 61), a powerful tool that makes learning songs fun and easy. A special Demo song has also been included, and can be played automatically by pressing the [DEMO] button. Moreover, there are ﬁve special User songs to which you can record your own performance. The User songs are “empty” and cannot be played until something has been recorded to them. (For instructions on recording your own songs, see page 56.) You can also transfer song data from your computer to the PSR-290 for playback. For details, see page 71.

● Song Playback Display

These display the notes and name of the current chord.

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Selecting a Song

Current measure number

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Indicates the tracks currently playing back. (These can be alternately muted and sounded during playback by pressing the corresponding SONG MEMORY buttons.)

About the Beat Display

The arrow marks in the beat display ﬂash in time with the rhythm of the song or style. The ﬁrst arrow indicates the ﬁrst beat of the measure, and the others ﬂash in sequence.

First beat of measure

Second beat

Third beat

Fourth beat

1 Press the [SONG] button.

Song name and number

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Selecting and Playing Songs

2 Select the desired song number.

The categories of each song and their numbers are shown on the panel. A complete list of the available songs is given on page 15.

■ Use the dial. You can also use the CATEGORY and/or SELECT buttons.

Turn the dial and select the desired song. Select the appropriate category by using the CATEGORY [ ]/[ ] buttons. When you come close to the desired number, use the SELECT [ ]/[ ] buttons to step down and up through the song numbers.

■ Use the numeric keypad.

Song numbers can be selected in the same way as with the voices (page 24). You can use the numeric keypad to directly enter the song number, or use the [+]/[-] buttons to step up and down through the song.

Listening to the Flash Memory Song

The PSR-290 can play a song loaded into its internal ﬂash memory. To do this, you’ll need to connect the PSR-290 to a personal computer, and use the “Song Filer” software to transmit the song from the computer. For more information on Flash songs and Song Filer, refer to page 71.

Select the song number 101-199 using the dial or numeric keypad in the same way as preset songs.

Playing the Songs

The Panel buttons below function as Song controls.

Selecting and Playing Songs

Turns on the A-B Repeat function (page 54).

About the Song Tracks

Melody tracks Style track

Track 2 generally contents data for the left hand.

Track 1 generally contents data for the right hand.

Reverses the playback position.

Pauses playback. Advances the playback

position.

The “A” track contents Style (accompaniment) data.

Starts and stops song playback.

● Song track indicators

Indicates track is enabled for playing

Indicates track is muted or contains no data

1 Start the selected song.

Press the [START/STOP] button. As the song plays back, the measure number and chords are shown in the display.

2 Stop the song.

Press the [START/STOP] button. If playback was started by pressing the [START/STOP] button, the selected song stops automatically.

• You can play along with the song using the currently selected voice, or even select a different voice for playing along. Simply call up the Voice mode while the song is playing back and select the desired voice. (See page 23.)

Selecting and Playing Songs

A-B Repeat

The convenient A-B Repeat function is an ideal aid for practicing and learning. It allows you to specify a phrase of a song (between point A and point B) and repeat it — while you play or practice along with it.

1 While playing a song, set point A (the start point).

During playback, press the [A-B REPEAT] button once, at the beginning point to be repeated.

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2 Set point B (the end point).

As the song continues playing, press the [A-B REPEAT] button once again, at the ending point to be repeated. The selected phrase repeats indeﬁnitely until stopped.

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• The A and B points can only be speciﬁed at the beginning of a measure (beat 1), and not at any point in the middle of a measure.

• To set the A point to the beginning of a song, press the [A-B REPEAT] button before starting playback.

• If you’re repeat practicing a particularly difﬁcult section, try slowing down the Tempo to an appropriate speed to make it eas ier to play and master the part. You may also want to slow down the Tempo while setting the A and B points; this makes it easier to accurately set the points.

• You can also set the A-B Repeat function when the song is stopped. Simply use the [REW

] and [FF f] buttons to select the desired measures, pressing the [A-B REPEAT] button for each point, then start playback.

3 Pause or stop playback as needed.

Use the [PAUSE] button or [START/STOP] button. Stopping playback does not cancel the set A/B points or the A-B Repeat function.

4 Turn off the A-B Repeat function.

Press the [A-B REPEAT] button.

Selecting and Playing Songs

Melody Voice Change

The PSR-290 lets you play a melody on the keyboard along with each of the songs, either with the original melody voice or one of your own selection. The convenient Melody Voice Change feature takes this one step further — it lets you replace the original voice used for the melody of the song with the panel voice of your own selection. For example, if the current voice selected on the panel is piano but the song’s melody is being played by a ﬂute voice, using Melody Voice Change will change the ﬂute melody voice to piano.

1 Select the desired song.

Press the [SONG] button, then use the dial , numeric keypad or [+]/[-] buttons to select the desired song. (See page 51.)

2 Select the desired voice.

Press the [VOICE] button, then use the dial , numeric keypad or [+]/[-] buttons to select the desired voice. (See page 23.)

3 Press and hold down the [VOICE] button for at least one

second.

“MELODY VOICE CHANGE” appears in the display, indicating that the selected panel voice has replaced the song’s original melody voice.

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Adjusting the Song Volume

The playback volume of the song can be adjusted in the Function mode (pa This volume control affects only the Song volume. The volume range is 000 -

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• Song Volume cannot be changed unless the Song mode is active. (This function becomes Style Vol ume when the Style mode is active.)

Song Recording

The PSR-290 features powerful and easy-to-use song recording features that let you record your keyboard performances — using up to six independent tracks (including one track for accompaniment) — for creating your own complete, fully orchestrated compositions. You can record and save up to ﬁve User songs.

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Song recording on the PSR-290 is similar to using a tape recorder; whatever you play on the keyboard is recorded in real time as you play it. Also, when you record subsequent parts to other tracks, you can hear the previously recorded parts as you record new ones.

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Song Memory Capacity

• Maximum number of notes : approximately 10,000 (when only “melody” tracks are recorded)

• Maximum number of chords : approximately 5,500 (when only the chord track is recorded)

Recording a User Song

Data that can be recorded to the normal (melody) tracks:

• Note on/off • Chorus Type*

• Velocity • DSP Type*

• Voice Number • Sustain

• Reverb Type* • Tempo*, Time Signature* (if there is no such data in the Chord track)

Data that can be recorded to the Chord track:

• Style number*

• Chord changes and timing

• Changing sections (Intro, Main A/B, etc.)

• Style Volume*

• Tempo, Time Signature*

* These settings can only be recorded once at the beginning of a song; other

settings can be changed in the middle of a song.

Make all desired PSR-290 settings.

Before you actually start recording, you’ll need to make various settings for the song — such as selecting a style, setting the Tempo, and selecting a voice. (See pages 35, 41, and 23.)

If desired, also make other settings. Refer to the list above for settings that can be recorded to a song.

• When using a Split Voice for recording, the voice assigned to the left of the split point cannot be recorded.

Using the Metronome

You can use the Metronome instead of a style if desired. This allows you to keep your performance “in time,” even when recording without style. To do this, press the [METRONOME] button before recording in step #4 below. After the song is completely recorded, simply play back the song with the Metronome turned off. (See page 20.)

2 Select a User song number for recording.

Use the dial or numeric keypad to select the desired song: 201 - 205. If no song is manually selected, the PSR-290 automatically selects the ﬁrst available empty song number.

Song Recording

3 Select a track number for recording.

While holding down the [REC] button, press the appropriate SONG MEMORY button.

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■ Recording to the Chord Track

A special Chord track is provided for recording accompaniment data. This is automatically recorded to the Chord track (track A). Selecting the Chord track automatically turns on the accompaniment.

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• Keep in mind that all recording operations “replace” the data. In other words, if you record to a track that already has recorded data, all previous data in the track will be erased and replaced by the newly recorded data.

• If accompaniment has already been turned on before entering the Record mode, the Chord track is automatically selected.

■ Recording to a Melody Track (1 - 5)

Five independent Melody tracks are provided for recording your keyboard performance. Normally, you’ll want to record these after you’ve recorded the Chord track. You can also record the Chord track and one of the Melody tracks simultaneously.

Song Recording

Muting Tracks During Playback

While recording is enabled, you can selectively mute different tracks. This is useful for when you want to clearly hear certain tracks, and not others, during recording. Muting can also be done “on the ﬂy” during playback. To use muting, press the corresponding SONG MEMORY button, repeatedly if necessary, until the desired track number in the display is off.

Each press of a SONG MEMORY button (when playback is stopped) cycles through the following settings:

Track number off — Track is muted.

Track number ﬂashes — Track will record.* * Cannot be selected during playback.

Track number on — Track will play back.

4 Start recording.

When the beat marks and track number start ﬂashing, you can start recording simply by playing the keyboard (or by pressing the [START/STOP] button).

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If you want to rehearse your part before recording, press the [SYNC START] button to turn Sync Start off. After rehearsing, press [SYNC START] again to return to the above condition.

■ When recording the Chord track

With Sync Start on, play the ﬁrst chord of the song in the auto accompaniment area of the keyboard. The accompaniment starts automatically and you can continue recording, playing other chords in time with the accompaniment.

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5 Stop recording.

After you’ve ﬁnished playing the part, press the [START/STOP] or [REC] button.

6 Record to other tracks as desired.

To do this, simply repeat steps #3 - #5 above. Make sure that when you press the SONG MEMORY button corresponding to the desired track, the track number in the display ﬂashes.

Indicates the current measure

7 Listen to your new recording.

To play back the song from the beginning, simply press the [START/STOP] button again. Playback stops when the [START/STOP] button is pressed again.

Song Clear

The Song Clear operation completely erases all recorded data on all tracks of a selected User song. Use this operation only when you’re sure you want to erase a song and record a new one. To erase an individual track of a song while leaving the other tracks intact, use the Track Clear operation (page 60).

1 Select the desired song.

Press the [SONG] button, then use the numeric keypad or [+]/[-] buttons to select the desired song (201 - 205).

Song Recording

User 2

202

2 While holding down the [A] button, press SONG MEMORY

button [1].

All track indications in the display ﬂash, indicating that all tracks are to be erased.

3 Press the [+/YES] button.

4 At the “Sure?” prompt, press the [+/YES] button, or press

the [-/NO] button to abort.

Pressing the [+/YES] button executes the Song Clear operation. Pressing the [-/NO] button aborts.

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Song Recording

Track Clear

The Track Clear operation completely erases all recorded data on a selected track of a selected User song, leaving the other tracks intact. Use this operation only when you’re sure you want to erase a track and record a new one. To erase the data of an entire song, use the Song Clear operation (page 59).

1 Select the desired song.

Press the [SONG] button, then use the numeric keypad or [+]/[-] buttons to select the desired song (201 - 205).

User 2

202

2 Press and hold down the button corresponding to the track

to be erased.

Press and hold down the appropriate SONG MEMORY button ([1] - [5], [A]) for at least one second.

3 Press the [+/YES] button.

4 At the “Sure?” prompt, press the [+/YES] button, or press

the [-/NO] button to abort.

Pressing the [+/YES] button executes the Track Clear operation. Pressing the [-/NO] button aborts.

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Song Lesson

The Lesson feature provides an exceptionally fun and easy-to-use way to learn how to read music and play the keyboard. Lesson lets you practice the left- and right-hand parts of each song independently, step by step, until you’ve mastered them and are ready to practice with both hands together. These practices are divided into four Lesson steps, as described below. Lessons 1 - 3 apply to each hand; press the appropriate button, [L] (left) or [R] (right) to select the desired part for practice.

Naturally, you can also use Song data you’ve loaded from computer with the Lesson features.

■ Lesson 1 — Timing

This lesson step lets you practice just the timing of the notes — any note can be used, as long as you play in rhythm.

■ Lesson 2 — Waiting

In this lesson step, the PSR-290 waits for you to play the correct notes before continuing playback of the song.

■ Lesson 3 — Minus One

This lesson step plays back the song with one part muted, letting you play and master the missing part yourself — in rhythm and at the proper tempo.

■ Lesson 4 — Both Hands

Lesson 4 is a “Minus One” practice essentially the same as Lesson 3, except that both the left- and right-hand parts are muted — letting you play and master both hands at the same time.

Using the Lesson Feature

1 Select one of the Lesson songs.

Press the [SONG] button, then use the dial or numeric keypad or [+]/[-] buttons to select the desired song.

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The songs are divided into several different categories or music genres.

Song Lesson

2 Select the part you wish to work on (left or right) and the

Lesson step.

If you want to work on the right-hand part, press the [R] button; to work on the left, press the [L] button. Pressing either button repeatedly cycles through the available Lesson steps in order: Lesson 1 → Lesson 2 → Lesson 3 → Off → Lesson 1, etc. The selected Lesson step is indicated in the display.

Timing

Waiting

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To select Lesson 4, press both [L] and [R] buttons simultaneously.

(Song Lesson off)

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3 Start the Lesson.

The Lesson and song playback start automatically (following a lead-in count) as soon as the Lesson step is selected. When the Lesson is ﬁnished, your performance “grade” is shown in the display (if the Grade function is turned on; page 65). After a short pause, the Lesson begins again automatically.

Timing

Waiting

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(Song Lesson off)

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4 Press the [START/STOP] button to stop the Lesson.

The PSR-290 exits from the Lesson feature automatically when the [START/ STOP] button is pressed.

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Asterisks appear indicating the timing at which you should play the notes. The line of asterisks represents one full measure. Sixteenth notes are indicated by an alternating asterisk and sharp sign.

Select the Lesson Track

This function allows you to select the track number of a loaded song from computer (only SMF format 0).

ack number of the song can be speciﬁed in the Function mode (page 76).

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Lesson 1 — Timing

This lesson step lets you practice just the timing of the notes — any note can be used, as long as you play in rhythm. Pick a note to play. For the left hand, use a note in the auto accompaniment area or play the appropriate left-hand note; for the right, play a note above F#2. Simply concentrate on playing each note in time with the rhythmic accompaniment.

Song Lesson

• The melody note does not sound unless your playing is in time with the rhythm.

1 Select one of the Lesson songs. 2 Select Lesson 1.

Press the [L] or [R] button (repeatedly, if necessary) until Lesson 1 is indicated

Timing

3 Play the appropriate melody or chord with the song.

After the lead-in, the song starts automatically, and the appropriate notes appear in the display. In Lesson 1, simply play one note repeatedly in time with the music.

Regarding chords and the use of the left hand, the PSR-290 actually has two different types of songs: 1) songs with normal left-hand chords, and 2) songs in which the left hand plays arpeggios or melodic ﬁgures in combination with the right.

In the case of the ﬁrst type, play the chords with your left hand in the auto accompaniment area of the keyboard.

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Song Lesson

Lesson 2 — Waiting

In this lesson step, the PSR-290 waits for you to play the correct notes before continuing playback of the song. This lets you practice reading the music at your own pace. The notes to be played are shown in the display, one after another, as you play them correctly.

1 Select one of the Lesson songs. 2 Select Lesson 2.

Press the [L] or [R] button (repeatedly, if necessary) until Lesson 2 is indicated.

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3 Play the appropriate melody or chord with the song.

After the lead-in, the song starts automatically, and the appropriate notes appear in the display. In Lesson 2, play the correct notes at your own pace, until you can master playing them in rhythm.

Lesson 3 — Minus One

This lesson step lets you practice one part of the song in rhythm at the proper tempo. The PSR-290 plays back the song accompaniment with one part muted (either the left part or the right)— letting you play and master the missing part yourself. The notes you are to play are shown continuously in the display as the song plays back.

1 Select one of the Lesson songs. 2 Select Lesson 3.

Press the [L] or [R] button (repeatedly, if necessary) until Lesson 3 is indicated.

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3 Play the appropriate part with the song.

After the lead-in, the song starts automatically, and the appropriate notes appear in the display. In Lesson 3, listen carefully to the un-muted part, and play the muted part yourself.

Lesson 4 — Both Hands

Lesson 4 is a “Minus One” practice essentially the same as Lesson 3, except that both the left- and right-hand parts are muted — letting you play and master both hands at the same time. Go on to this lesson step after you’ve mastered each hand’s part in the previous three lesson steps. Practice both hands in time with the rhythm along with the notation in the display.

Song Lesson

1 Select one of the Lesson songs. 2 Select Lesson 4.

Press the [L] and [R] buttons simultaneously, so that Lesson 4 is indicated.

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3 Play both the left- and right-hand parts with the song.

After the lead-in, the song starts automatically, and the appropriate notes appear in the display. In Lesson 4, both parts (left and right) are muted, letting you play the entire song by yourself.

Grade

The Lesson feature has a built-in evaluation function that monitors your practicing of the Lesson songs, and just like a real teacher, it tells you how well you did each exercise. Four grades are assigned, depending on your performance: “OK,” “Good,” “Very Good,” and “Excellent.”

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valuation function can be set to on/off in the Function mode (page 76).

• Grade is automatically set to on as the default setting.

MIDI Functions

The PSR-290 is MIDI-compatible, featuring MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals and providing a variety of MIDI-related controls. By using the MIDI functions you can expand your musical possibilities. This section explains what MIDI is, and what it can do, as well as how you can use MIDI on your PSR-290.

What Is MIDI?

No doubt you have heard the terms “acoustic instrument” and “digital instrument.” In the world today, these are the two main categories of instruments. Let’s consider an acoustic piano and a classical guitar as representative acoustic instruments. They are easy to understand. With the piano, you strike a key, and a hammer inside hits some strings and plays a note. With the guitar, you directly pluck a string and the note sounds. But how does a digital instrument go about playing a note?

Acoustic guitar note production Digital instrument note production

Tone Generator

(Electronic circuit)

Playing the keyboard

Pluck a string and the body resonates the sound.

Sampling

Note

Based on playing information from the keyboard, a sampling note stored in the tone generator is played through the speakers.

As shown in the illustration above, in an electronic instrument the sampling note (previously recorded note) stored in the tone generator section (electronic circuit) is played based on information received from the keyboard. So then what is the information from the keyboard that becomes the basis for note production?

For example, let’s say you play a “C” quarter note using the grand piano sound on the PSR-290 keyboard. Unlike an acoustic instrument that puts out a resonated note, the electronic instrument puts out information from the keyboard such as “with what voice,” “with which key,” “about how strong,” “when was it pressed,” and “when was it released.” Then each piece of information is changed into a number value and sent to the tone generator. Using these numbers as a basis, the tone generator plays the stored sampling note.

● Example of Keyboard Information

Voice number (with what voice) 01 (grand piano) Note number (with which key) 60 (C3) Note on (when was it pressed) and

note off (when was it released) Velocity (about how strong) 20 (strong)

Timing expressed numerically (quarter note)

Sampling

Note

GM System Level 1

1. The PSR-290 supports GM System Level 1.

MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which

• Special MIDI cables (sold separately) must be used for connecting to MIDI devices. They can be bought at music stores, etc.

• Never use MIDI cables longer than about 15 meters. Cables longer than this can pick up noise which can cause data errors.

allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other, by sending and receiving compatible Note, Control Change, Program Change and various other types of MIDI data, or messages. The PSR-290 can control a MIDI device by transmitting note related data and various types of controller data. The PSR-290 can be controlled by the incoming MIDI messages which automatically determine tone generator mode, select MIDI channels, voices and effects, change parameter values and of course play the voices speciﬁed for the various parts.

MIDI messages can be divided into two groups: Channel messages and System messages. Below is an explanation of the various types of MIDI messages which the PSR-290 can receive/transmit.

● Channel Messages

The PSR-290 is an electronic instrument that can handle 16 channels. This is usually expressed as “it can play 16 instruments at the same time.” Channel messages transmit information such as Note ON/OFF, Program Change, for each of the 16 channels.

MIDI Functions

Message Name PSR-290 Operation/Panel Setting

Note ON/OFF Messages which are generated when the keyboard is played. Each

Program Change Voice number (along with corresponding bank select MSB/LSB set-

Control Change Messages that are used to change some aspect of the sound (mod-

message includes a specific note number which corresponds to the key which is pressed, plus a velocity value based on how hard the key is stuck.

tings, if necessary).

ulation, volume, pan, etc.).

● System Messages

This is data that is used in common by the entire MIDI system. System messages include messages like Exclusive Messages that transmit data unique to each instrument manufacturer and Realtime Messages that control the MIDI device.

Message Name PSR-290 Operation/Panel Setting

Exclusive Message Reverb/chorus/DSP settings, etc. Realtime Messages Start/stop operation

The messages transmitted/received by the PSR-290 are shown in the MIDI Implementation Chart on page 90.

MIDI Terminals

In order to exchange MIDI data between multiple devices, each device must be connected by a cable. The MIDI terminals of the PSR-290 are located on the rear panel.

MIDI IN Receives MIDI data from another MIDI device. MIDI OUT Transmits the PSR-290’s keyboard information as MIDI data

to another MIDI device.

MIDI Functions

Connecting to a Personal Computer

By connecting your PSR-290’s MIDI terminals to a personal computer, you can have access to a wide variety of music software.

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When using a MIDI interface device installed in the personal

computer, connect the MIDI terminals of the personal computer and the PSR-290.

MIDI INMIDI OUT

MIDI OUTMIDI IN

Computer

(sequencer software)

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When using a MIDI interface with a Macintosh series com-

PSR-290

puter, connect the RS-422 terminal of the computer (modem or printer terminal) to the MIDI interface, as shown in the diagram below.

(sequencer software)

When connecting to a computer with a USB interface, use the

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Yamaha UX16 USB/MIDI Interface. Connect the UX16 and the computer with a standard USB cable, then make the proper MIDI connections between the PSR-290 and the UX16.

Computer

RS-422

MIDI Interface

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

PSR-290

• When using a Macintosh series computer, set the MIDI interface clock setting in the application software to match the setting of the MIDI interface you are using. For details, refer to the owner’s manual for the software you are using.

Viewing the Notation for MIDI Channel 1

• The PSR-290 has a special function that lets you view the notes of the MIDI data (channel 1 only) on the display.

Computer

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OUT

MIDI OUT

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Local Control

This function lets you enable or disable keyboard control over the PSR-290’s voices in the Function mode (page 76). This would come in handy, for example, when recording notes to MIDI sequencer. If you are using the sequencer to play back the voices of the PSR-290, you would want to set this to “off” — in order to avoid getting “double” notes, both from the keyboard and from the sequencer. Normally, when playing the PSR-290 by itself, this should be set to “on.”

Using Initial Setup Send with a Sequencer

The most common use for the Initial Setup Send function is in recording a song on a sequencer that is intended for playback with the PSR-290. Essentially, this takes a “snapshot” of the PSR-290 settings and sends that data to the sequencer. By recording this “snapshot” at the start of the song (before any actual performance data), you can instantly restore the necessary settings on the PSR-290 in the Function mode (pa also do this in the middle of a song — for example, completely changing the PSR290 settings for the next section of the song.

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MIDI Functions

• No sound is output from the PSR-290 when Local ON/OFF is set to OFF.

• When the Initial Setup Send operation is completed, the PSR290 automatically returns to the previous panel condition.

External Clock

This determines whether the style and song playback functions are controlled by the PortaTone’s internal clock (off) or by MIDI clock data from an external sequencer or computer (on). This should be set to on when you want to have style or song playback follow the external device (such as a rhythm machine or a sequencer). The default setting is off.

These settings can be made in the Function mode (pa

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Bulk Data Send

This lets you save important PortaTone data and settings to another device (such as a sequencer, computer, or MIDI data ﬁler).

These settings can be made in the Function mode (pa

● Bulk Data Receive

Send the Bulk Data from computer or sequencer to the PSR-290.

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• If External Clock is set to ON, style or song playback will not start unless external clock are received.

• Keep in mind that all recorded Song data and One Touch Setting data operations replace the data.

MIDI Functions

Keyboard Out

This determines whether Keyboard performance data of the Portatone is transmitted via MIDI OUT or not.

These settings can be made in the Function mode (pa

ge 76).

Style Out

This determines whether style data is transmitted via MIDI OUT or not.

These settings can be made in the Function mode (pa

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Song Out

This determines whether Song data is transmitted via MIDI OUT or not.

These settings can be made in the Function mode (pa

MIDI LSB Receive Cancel

Determines whether the LSB data of Bank Select is received or not. Press and hold the lowest key and turn on the power to change the setting (LSB is ignored).

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• For the Song #001, data is not transmitted.

To restore MIDI LSB Receive Cancel to normal (LSB is recognized), turn on the power again normally.

MIDI Functions

Loading a Song into PSR-290’s Flash Memory

The PSR-290’s internal ﬂash memory enables you to save song data transmitted from a connected personal computer. You can play or practice Flash songs (saved in ﬂash memory) in the same way as preset songs. To transmit song data from a personal computer to the PSR-290, you ﬁrst need to install the “Song Filer” application to your computer.

Song data that can be saved in ﬂash memory:

• The number of songs: max. 99 songs (Song #101–#199)

• Available memory: 352 KB

• Data format: SMF format 0

■ Installing Song Filer • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

You can download the “Song Filer” application from the following Yamaha PK CLUB website. Make sure that your computer has an Internet connection.

Yamaha PK CLUB (Portable Keyboard Home Page) http://www.yamahaPKclub.com/

System requirements for Song Filer:

[Windows]

OS: Windows 95/98/Me/2000 CPU: Pentium/100MHz or faster Available Memory: 8MB or more Free space in Hard Disk: 2MB or more Display: 800 x 600, 256 colors or more

[Macintosh]

OS: Mac OS 7.5 or upper CPU: Power PC or upper Available Memory: 8MB or more Free space in Hard Disk: 2MB or more Display: 800 x 600, 256 colors or more

• Visit the Yamaha PK CLUB website for more information on the latest version of Song Filer (version 2.0.0 or higher) and how to install it.

MIDI Functions

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Song Filer • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

After you install Song Filer and connect the PSR-290 to the computer, you can use the two functions described below.

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Transmit Files

You can transmit song ﬁles from your computer to your PSR-290’s Flash Memory.

• Refer to page 68 for information on connecting the PSR-290 to a computer.

• You cannot use the Song Filer’s “Receive Files” function with the PSR-290.

• For more information on using Song Filer, refer to the PDF manual included in the Song Filer application.

Transmit

PSR-290

Computer

●

Manage Files on Flash Memory

You can delete and rename ﬁles in your PSR-290’s Flash Memory from your computer.

Delete

abcd.mid

Rename

abcd.mid

efgh.mid

• Never attempt to turn the power off while transmitting song data. Doing so will not only result in failure to save the data, but also make the internal ﬂash memory unstable. It may also clear all the data residing in the ﬂash mem ory when turning the power on and off.

• Saved data in the instrument may be lost due to malfunction or incorrect operation. Retain important data to your computer or ﬂoppy disk.

Selecting a right & left hand guide track

You can select a track in the Function mode (page 76) to guide your right and left hand ﬁngering during the Lesson (page 63). This function is available only when you select a ﬂash memory song (SMF format 0).

PC Mode

The PC Mode lets you instantly reconﬁgure the MIDI control settings for use with a computer or MIDI device.

● Default settings

PC mode is on PC mode is off

LOCAL ON/OFF ON EXTERNAL CLOCK OFF KEYBOARD OUT ON STYLE OUT OFF ON SONG OUT OFF

■ To turn the PC mode on or off:

Press the [PC] button and then press the appropriate [+]/[-] button. This switches between the PC Mode on/off settings.

MIDI Functions

■ To store the PC mode parameters:

1 Change the PC mode parameters.

Change the desired MIDI parameters in the Function mode. The following PC Mode parameters can be stored to memory.

LOCAL ON/OFF EXTERNAL KEYBOARD STYLE OUT SONG OUT

2 Store the parameters to the PC memory.

Press and hold the [PC] button until “WRITING!” appears in the LCD.

WRITING!

PC Mode

• No sound is output from the PSR-290 when Local ON/OFF is set to OFF.

• If External Clock is set to ON, style or song playback will not start unless external clock are received.

Function

The PSR-290 has a variety of settings in the Function parameters. These give you detailed control over many of the PSR-290’s features.

Using the Function parameters

1 Press the Function button.

OVERALL

• To save the Function parameters and the Touch on/off status to internal memory (ﬂash memory), press and hold the [FUNCTION] button. (See page 78.)

2 Select a Function name.

Use the SELECT [ ]/[ ] buttons to select a Function name.

M.Volume

104

3 Input the appropriate value or use the [+]/[-] buttons to set

the selected Function.

You can also use the dial.

• Use the CATEGORY [ ]/[ ] buttons when selecting the category steps.

Function

● Function parameters

CATEGORY SELECT Display Range/

Overall Transpose Transpos -12–12 This determines the transposition of the entire PSR-290 sound. *

Tuning Tuning -100–100 This determines the pitch of the entire PSR-290 sound . * Split Point SplitPnt 000–127 This determines the highest key for the Split voice and sets the Split

Touch Sensitivity

Main Voice Volume M.Volume 0–127 This determines the volume of the Main voice, letting you create an opti-

Octave M.Octave -2–2

Pan M.Pan

Reverb Send Level

Chorus Send Level

DSP Send Level

Dual Voice Voice D.Voice 1–605 This select the dual voice.

Volume D.Volume 0–127 This determines the volume of the Dual voice, letting you create an opti-

Octave D.Octave -2–2

Pan D.Pan

Reverb Send Level

Chorus Send Level

DSP Send Level

Split Voice Voice S.Voice 1–605 This select the split voice.

Volume S.Volume 0–127 This determines the volume of the Split voice, letting you create an opti-

Octave S.Octave -2–2

Pan S.Pan

Reverb Send Level

Chorus Send Level

DSP Send Level

* The “*” mark indicates that the setting can be restored to default value by pressing both [+]/[-] buttons simultaneously.

TouchSns 1–3 A setting of “1” results in limited touch response; this setting produces a

M.RevLvl 0–127 This determines how much of the Main voice’s signal is sent to the Re-

M.ChoLvl 0–127 This determines how much of the Main voice’s signal is sent to the Cho-

M.DspLvl 0–127 This determines how much of the Main voice’s signal is sent to the DSP

D.RevLvl 0–127 This determines how much of the Dual voice’s signal is sent to the Re-

D.ChoLvl 0–127 This determines how much of the Dual voice’s signal is sent to the Cho-

D.DspLvl 0–127 This determines how much of the Dual voice’s signal is sent to the DSP

S.RevLvl 0–127 This determines how much of the Split voice’s signal is sent to the Reverb

S.ChoLvl 0–127 This determines how much of the Split voice’s signal is sent to the Chorus

S.DspLvl 0–127 This determines how much of the Split voice’s signal is sent to the DSP

Settings

(octave)

0 (full left)–64 (center) –127 (full right)

(octave)

0 (full left)–64 (center) –127 (full right)

(octave)

0 (full left)–64 (center) –127 (full right)

Description

“point” — in other words, the key that separates the Split (lower) and Main (upper) voices. (The Split voice sounds up to and including the Split Point key.) The default Split Point is 054 (F#2). The Split Point setting and Accompaniment Split Point setting are automatically set to the same value.

relatively narrow dynamic range, no matter how lightly or strongly you play the keys. “2” lets you play over a normal dynamic range (soft to loud), while “3” is designed for playing very soft passages, giving you slightly more detailed control in the soft volume range. When Touch is turned off (page 30), a constant velocity value of 80 is produced (total velocity range = 0–127).

mum mix with the Dual or Split voice. This determines the octave range for the Main voice. Use this to set the

most suitable range for the Main voice. This determines the pan position of the Main voice in the stereo image. *

verb effect. Higher values result in a louder Reverb effect.

rus effect. Higher values result in a louder Chorus effect.

effect. Higher values result in a louder DSP effect.

mum mix with the Main voice. This determines the octave range for the Dual voice. Use this to create

an octave layer with the Main voice. This determines the pan position of the Dual voice in the stereo image.

For a spacious sounding effect, set this value at or near 0, and set the Main Voice Pan at the opposite positive value.

verb effect. Higher values result in a louder Reverb effect for the Dual voice.

rus effect. Higher values result in a louder Chorus effect for the Dual voice.

effect. Higher values result in a louder DSP effect for the Dual voice.

mum mix with the Main voice. This determines the octave range for the Split voice. Use this to set the

most suitable range for the Split (lower) voice. This determines the pan position of the Split voice in the stereo image.

For a spacious sounding effect, set this value at or near 0, and set the Main Voice Pan at the opposite positive value.

effect. Higher values result in a louder Reverb effect for the Split voice.

effect. Higher values result in a louder Chorus effect for the Split voice.

effect. Higher values result in a louder DSP effect for the Split voice.

Function

CATEGORY SELECT Display Range/

Effect Reverb

Type Chorus

Type DSP Type DSP 1–39 This determines the DSP type, including “off.”

Harmony Harmony

Type Harmony

Volume

MIDI Local On/

Off External

Clock Bulk Data

Send

Initial Setup Send

Keyboard Out

Style Out StyleOut On/Off This determines whether style data is transmitted via MIDI OUT or not.

Song Out SongOut On/Off This determines whether Song data is transmitted via MIDI OUT or not.

Volume Style StyleVol 0–127 This determines the volume of the style, letting you create an optimum

Song Song8Vol 0–127 This determines the volume of the Song. *

Metronome Volume Mtr8Vol 0–127 This determines the volume of the Metronome. *

Time Signature

Lesson Lesson

Track (R) Lesson

Track (L)

Utility Grade On/

Off Demo and

DJ Cancel

* The “*” mark indicates that the setting can be restored to default value by pressing both [+]/[-] buttons simultaneously.

Reverb 1–9 This determines the Reverb type, including “off.”

Chorus

HarmType 1–26 This determines the Harmony type.

HarmVol 0–127 This determines the level of the Harmony effect when Harmony type 1-5

Local On/Off This determines the Local on or off.

ExtClock On/Off This determines the External clock or Internal clock.

BulkSend YES/NO This lets you save important PortaTone data and settings to another de-

InitSend YES/NO This lets you save PortaTone initial data to another device (such as a se-

KbdOut On/Off This determines whether Keyboard performance data of the Portatone is

Time8Sig 0–15 This determines the time signature of the Metronome. *

R-Part 1–16 This determines the track number for your right hand lesson.

L-Part 1–16 This determines the track number for your left hand lesson.

Grade On/Off This determines whether Grade function is on or off.

D-Cancel On/Off This determines the Demo and DJ cancel is enabled or not.

Settings

1–5

Description

(See the list on page 33). This determines the Chorus type, including “off.”

(See the list on page 34).

(See the list on page 33).

is selected, letting you create the optimum mix with the original melody note.

Press the [+]/[-] buttons to set Local Control to on or off.

Press the [+]/[-] buttons to set External clock or Internal clock.

vice (such as a sequencer, computer, or MIDI data filer). Use the [YES/+] button to transmit the data. Use the [NO/-] button to stop the transmission.

quencer, computer, or MIDI data filer). Use the [YES/+] button to transmit the data. Use the [NO/-] button to stop the transmission.

transmitted or not. Use the [+]/[-] buttons to change the setting.

Press the [+]/[-] buttons to set the Style Out to on or off.

Press the [+]/[-] buttons to set Song Out to on or off. (For song #001, data is not transmitted.)

mix with your performance.

This setting is effective only loaded song.

Press the [+]/[-] buttons to set Grade to on or off.

Press the [+]/[-] buttons to set Demo and DJ Cancel to on or off.

Troubleshooting

Problem Possible Cause and Solution

When the PSR-290 is turned on or off, a popping sound is temporarily produced.

When using a mobile phone, noise is produced. Using a mobile phone in close proximity to the PSR-290 may produce

There is no sound even when the keyboard is played or when a song is being played back.

Playing keys in the right hand area of the keyboard does not produce any sound.

The sound of the voices or rhythms seems unusual or strange.

The auto accompaniment doesn’t turn on, even when pressing the [ACMP] button.

The style or song does not play back even when pressing the [START/STOP] button.

The style does not sound properly. Make sure that the Style Volume (page 42) is set to an appropriate

When playing back one of the Pianist styles (#124

- #135), the rhythm cannot be heard.

This is normal and indicates that the PSR-290 is receiving electrical power.

interference. To prevent this, turn off the mobile phone or use it further away from the PSR-290.

Check that nothing is connected to the PHONES/OUTPUT jack on the rear panel. When a set of headphones is plugged into this jack, no sound is output.

Check the Local Control on/off. (See page 69.)

When using the Dictionary function (page 45), the keys in the right hand area are used only for entering the chord root and type.

The battery power is too low. Replace the batteries. (See page 10.)

Make sure the Style mode is active before using the auto accompaniment. Press the [STYLE] button to enable style operations.

Check the External Clock on/off. (See page 69.)

level. Make sure that the Split Point (page 27) is set to an appropriate value.

This is normal. The Pianist styles have no drums or bass — only piano accompaniment. The accompaniment of the style can only be heard when accompaniment is set to ON and keys are played in the auto accompaniment area of the keyboard.

Not all of the voices seem to sound, or the sound seems to be cut off.

A strange “flanging” or “doubling” sound occurs when using the PSR-290 with a sequencer. (This may also sound like a “dual” layered sound of two voices, even when Dual is turned off.)

The footswitch (for sustain) seems to produce the opposite effect. For example, pressing the footswitch cuts off the sound and releasing it sustains the sounds.

The sound of the voice changes from note to note. The AWM tone generation method uses multiple recordings (sam-

The PSR-290 is polyphonic up to a maximum of 32 notes. If the Dual voice or Split voice is being used and a style or song is playing back at the same time, some notes/sounds may be omitted (or “stolen”) from the accompaniment or song.

When using the style with a sequencer, set MIDI Echo (or the relevant control) to “off.” (Refer to the owner’s manual of your particular device and/or software for details.)

The polarity of the footswitch is reversed. Make sure that the footswitch plug is properly connected to the SUSTAIN jack before turning on the power.

ples) of an instrument across the range of the keyboard; thus, the actual sound of the voice may be slightly different from note to note.

Data Backup & Initialization

■ Data Backup • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

The following data can be stored to internal ﬂash memory as data backup.

Group Parameter

SONG User Song Data ONE TOUCH

SETTING PC PC Memory FUNCTION Tuning

Touch Touch On/Off

See page 28.

Split Point Touch Sensitivity Style Volume Song Volume Metronome Volume Grade On/Off Demo & DJ Cancel

● About the Internal Flash Memory

The Song, One Touch Setting and PC parameters are automatically stored when each saving operation is done. Function and touch On/Off are stored when Pressing and Holding the Function button.

■ Data Initialization • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

● All Data Initialization

All data can be initialized and restored to the factory preset condition by turning on the power while holding the highest (rightmost) white key and highest (rightmost) black key on the keyboard. “All Mem CLr” will appear brieﬂy on the display.

• Never attempt to turn the power off when a “WRITING!” message is shown in the display. Doing so can damage the internal ﬂash memory and result in loss of data.

• All data listed above, plus loaded song data, will be erased and/or changed when the All Data Initialization proce dure is carried out.

• Carrying out the data initialization procedure will usually restore normal operation if the PSR-290 freezes or begins to act erratically for any reason.

All Mem

CLr

● Loaded Song Initializaion

You can erase only the loaded song data by turning on the power while holding the highest (rightmost) black key on the keyboard.

Voice List

■ Maximum Polyphony • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

The PSR-290 has 32-note maximum polyphony. This means that it can play a maximum of up to 32 notes at once, regardless of what functions are used. Auto Accompaniment uses a number of the available notes, so when Auto Accompaniment is used the total number of available notes for playing on the keyboard is correspondingly reduced. The same applies to the Split Voice and Song functions.

● Panel Voice List

• The Voice List includes MIDI program change numbers for each voice. Use these program change numbers when playing the PSR-290 via MIDI from an external device.

• Some voices may sound continuously or have a long decay after the notes have been released while the sustain pedal (footswitch) is held.

Voice

No.

001 0 112 0 Grand Piano 002 0 112 1 Bright Piano 003 0 112 3 Honky-tonk Piano 004 0 112 2 MIDI Grand Piano 005 0 113 2 CP 80 006 0 112 6 Harpsichord

007 0 114 4 Galaxy EP 008 0 112 4 Funky Electric Piano 009 0 112 5 DX Modern Elec. Piano 010 0 113 5 Hyper Tines 011 0 114 5 Venus Electric Piano 012 0 112 7 Clavi

013 0 112 16 Jazz Organ 1 014 0 113 16 Jazz Organ 2 015 0 112 17 Click Organ 016 0 116 16 Bright Organ 017 0 112 18 Rock Organ 018 0 114 18 Purple Organ 019 0 118 16 16'+2' Organ 020 0 119 16 16'+4' Organ 021 0 114 16 Theater Organ 022 0 112 19 Church Organ 023 0 113 19 Chapel Organ 024 0 112 20 Reed Organ

025 0 113 21 Traditional Accordion 026 0 112 21 Musette Accordion 027 0 113 23 Bandoneon 028 0 112 22 Harmonica

029 0 112 24 Classical Guitar 030 0 112 25 Folk Guitar 031 0 113 25 12Strings Guitar 032 0 112 26 Jazz Guitar 033 0 113 26 Octave Guitar 034 0 112 27 Clean Guitar 035 0 117 27 60’s Clean Guitar 036 0 112 28 Muted Guitar 037 0 112 29 Overdriven Guitar 038 0 112 30 Distortion Guitar

039 0 112 32 Acoustic Bass 040 0 112 33 Finger Bass

Bank Select

MSB LSB

MIDI Program Change#

PIANO

E.PIANO

ORGAN

ACCORDION

GUITAR

BASS

Voice Name

Voice

No.

041 0 112 34 Pick Bass 042 0 112 35 Fretless Bass 043 0 112 36 Slap Bass 044 0 112 38 Synth Bass 045 0 113 38 Hi-Q Bass 046 0 113 39 Dance Bass

047 0 112 48 String Ensemble 048 0 112 49 Chamber Strings 049 0 112 50 Synth Strings 050 0 113 49 Slow Strings 051 0 112 44 Tremolo Strings 052 0 112 45 Pizzicato Strings 053 0 112 55 Orchestra Hit 054 0 112 40 Violin 055 0 112 42 Cello 056 0 112 43 Contrabass 057 0 112 105 Banjo 058 0 112 46 Harp

059 0 112 52 Choir 060 0 113 52 Vocal Ensemble 061 0 112 53 Vox Humana 062 0 112 54 Air Choir

063 0 112 64 Soprano Sax 064 0 112 65 Alto Sax 065 0 112 66 Tenor Sax 066 0 114 66 Breathy Tenor 067 0 112 67 Baritone Sax 068 0 112 68 Oboe 069 0 112 69 English Horn 070 0 112 70 Bassoon 071 0 112 71 Clarinet

072 0 112 56 Trumpet 073 0 112 59 Muted Trumpet 074 0 112 57 Trombone 075 0 113 57 Trombone Section 076 0 112 60 French Horn 077 0 112 58 Tuba

078 0 112 61 Brass Section 079 0 113 61 Big Band Brass 080 0 119 61 Mellow Horns

Bank Select

MSB LSB

MIDI Program Change#

STRINGS

CHOIR

SAXOPHONE

TRUMPET

BRASS

Voice Name

Voice List

Voice

No.

081 0 112 62 Synth Brass 082 0 113 62 Jump Brass 083 0 114 62 Techno Brass

084 0 112 73 Flute 085 0 112 72 Piccolo 086 0 112 75 Pan Flute 087 0 112 74 Recorder 088 0 112 79 Ocarina

089 0 112 80 Square Lead 090 0 112 81 Sawtooth Lead 091 0 112 85 Voice Lead 092 0 112 98 Star Dust 093 0 112 100 Brightness 094 0 115 81 Analogon 095 0 119 81 Fargo

096 0 112 88 Fantasia 097 0 113 100 Bell Pad 098 0 112 91 Xenon Pad 099 0 112 94 Equinox 100 0 113 89 Dark Moon

101 0 112 11 Vibraphone 102 0 112 12 Marimba 103 0 112 13 Xylophone 104 0 112 114 Steel Drums 105 0 112 8 Celesta 106 0 112 14 Tubular Bells 107 0 112 47 Timpani 108 0 112 10 Music Box

109 127 0 0 Standard Kit 1 110 127 0 1 Standard Kit 2 111 127 0 8 Room Kit 112 127 0 16 Rock Kit 113 127 0 24 Electronic Kit 114 127 0 25 Analog Kit 115 127 0 27 Dance Kit 116 127 0 32 Jazz Kit 117 127 0 40 Brush Kit 118 127 0 48 Symphony Kit 119 126 0 0 SFX Kit 1 120 126 0 1 SFX Kit 2

Bank Select

MSB LSB

MIDI Program Change#

FLUTE

SYNTH LEAD

SYNTH PAD

PERCUSSION

DRUM KITS

Voice Name

● XG Voice List

Voice

No.

121 0 0 0 Grand Piano 122 0 1 0 Grand Piano KSP 123 0 18 0 Mellow Grand Piano 124 0 40 0 Piano Strings 125 0 41 0 Dream 126 0 0 1 Bright Piano 127 0 1 1 Bright Piano KSP 128 0 0 2 Electric Grand Piano

Bank Select

MSB LSB

MIDI Program Change#

PIANO

Voice Name

Voice

No.

129 0 1 2 Electric Grand Piano KSP 130 0 32 2 Detuned CP80 131 0 40 2 Layered CP 1 132 0 41 2 Layered CP 2 133 0 0 3 Honky-tonk Piano 134 0 1 3 Honky-tonk Piano KSP 135 0 0 4 Electric Piano 1 136 0 1 4 Electric Piano 1 KSP 137 0 18 4 Mellow Electric Piano 1 138 0 32 4 Chorus Electric Piano 1 139 0 40 4 Hard Electric Piano

1400454

141 0 64 4 60’s Electric Piano 1 142 0 0 5 Electric Piano 2 143 0 1 5 Electric Piano 2 KSP 144 0 32 5 Chorus Electric Piano 2 145 0 33 5 DX Electric Piano Hard 146 0 34 5 DX Legend 147 0 40 5 DX Phase Electric Piano 148 0 41 5 DX + Analog Electric Piano 149 0 42 5 DX Koto Electric Piano

1500455

151 0 0 6 Harpsichord 152 0 1 6 Harpsichord KSP 153 0 25 6 Harpsichord 2 154 0 35 6 Harpsichord 3 155 0 0 7 Clavi 156 0 1 7 Clavi KSP 157 0 27 7 Clavi Wah 158 0 64 7 Pulse Clavi 159 0 65 7 Pierce Clavi

160 0 0 8 Celesta 161 0 0 9 Glockenspiel 162 0 0 10 Music Box 163 0 64 10 Orgel 164 0 0 11 Vibraphone 165 0 1 11 Vibraphone KSP 166 0 45 11 Hard Vibraphone 167 0 0 12 Marimba 168 0 1 12 Marimba KSP 169 0 64 12 Sine Marimba 170 0 97 12 Balimba 171 0 98 12 Log Drums 172 0 0 13 Xylophone 173 0 0 14 Tubular Bells 174 0 96 14 Church Bells 175 0 97 14 Carillon 176 0 0 15 Dulcimer 177 0 35 15 Dulcimer 2 178 0 96 15 Cimbalom 179 0 97 15 Santur

180 0 0 16 DrawOrg 181 0 32 16 DetDrawOrg 182 0 33 16 60sDrawOrg1 183 0 34 16 60sDrawOrg2 184 0 35 16 70sDrawOrg1

Bank Select

MSB LSB

MIDI Program Change#

CHROMATIC

ORGAN

Voice Name

Velocity Crossfade Electric Piano 1

Velocity Crossfade Electric Piano 2

Voice List

Voice

No.

185 0 36 16 DrawOrg2 186 0 37 16 60sDrawOrg3 187 0 38 16 Even Bar 188 0 40 16 16+2"2/3 189 0 64 16 Organ Bass 190 0 65 16 70sDrawOrg2 191 0 66 16 Cheezy Organ 192 0 67 16 DrawOrg3 193 0 0 17 Percussive Organ 194 0 24 17 70’s Percussive Organ 195 0 32 17 Detuned Percussive Organ 196 0 33 17 Light Organ 197 0 37 17 Percussive Organ 2 198 0 0 18 Rock Organ 199 0 64 18 Rotary Organ 200 0 65 18 Slow Rotary 201 0 66 18 Fast Rotary 202 0 0 19 Church Organ 203 0 32 19 Church Organ 3 204 0 35 19 Church Organ 2 205 0 40 19 Notre Dame 206 0 64 19 Organ Flute 207 0 65 19 Tremolo Organ Flute 208 0 0 20 Reed Organ 209 0 40 20 Puff Organ 210 0 0 21 Accordion 211 0 32 21 Accord It 212 0 0 22 Hamonica 213 0 32 22 Harmonica 2 214 0 0 23 Tango Accordion 215 0 64 23 Tango Accordion 2

216 0 0 24 Nylon Guitar 217 0 16 24 Nylon Guitar 2 218 0 25 24 Nylon Guitar 3 219 0 43 24 Velocity Guitar Harmonics 220 0 96 24 Ukulele 221 0 0 25 Steel Guitar 222 0 16 25 Steel Guitar 2 223 0 35 25 12-string Guitar 224 0 40 25 Nylon & Steel Guitar

225 0 41 25

226 0 96 25 Mandolin 227 0 0 26 Jazz Guitar 228 0 18 26 Mellow Guitar 229 0 32 26 Jazz Amp 230 0 0 27 Clean Guitar 231 0 32 27 Chorus Guitar 232 0 0 28 Muted Guitar 233 0 40 28 Funk Guitar 1 234 0 41 28 Muted Steel Guitar 235 0 43 28 Funk Guitar 2 236 0 45 28 Jazz Man 237 0 0 29 Overdriven Guitar 238 0 43 29 Guitar Pinch 239 0 0 30 Distortion Guitar 240 0 40 30 Feedback Guitar 241 0 41 30 Feedback Guitar 2 242 0 0 31 Guitar Harmonics

Bank Select

MSB LSB

MIDI Program Change#

GUITAR

Voice Name

Steel Guitar with Body Sound

Voice

No.

243 0 65 31 Guitar Feedback 244 0 66 31 Guitar Harmonics 2

245 0 0 32 Acoustic Bass 246 0 40 32 Jazz Rhythm

247 0 45 32

248 0 0 33 Finger Bass 249 0 18 33 Finger Dark 250 0 27 33 Flange Bass

251 0 40 33

252 0 43 33 Finger Slap Bass 253 0 45 33 Finger Bass 2 254 0 65 33 Modulated Bass 255 0 0 34 Pick Bass 256 0 28 34 Muted Pick Bass 257 0 0 35 Fretless Bass 258 0 32 35 Fretless Bass 2 259 0 33 35 Fretless Bass 3 260 0 34 35 Fretless Bass 4 261 0 96 35 Synth Fretless 262 0 97 35 Smooth Fretless 263 0 0 36 Slap Bass 1 264 0 27 36 Resonant Slap 265 0 32 36 Punch Thumb Bass 266 0 0 37 Slap Bass 2 267 0 43 37 Velocity Switch Slap 268 0 0 38 Synth Bass 1 269 0 18 38 Synth Bass 1 Dark 270 0 20 38 Fast Resonant Bass 271 0 24 38 Acid Bass 272 0 35 38 Clavi Bass 273 0 40 38 Techno Synth Bass 274 0 64 38 Orbiter 275 0 65 38 Square Bass 276 0 66 38 Rubber Bass 277 0 96 38 Hammer 278 0 0 39 Synth Bass 2 279 0 6 39 Mellow Synth Bass 280 0 12 39 Sequenced Bass 281 0 18 39 Click Synth Bass 282 0 19 39 Synth Bass 2 Dark 283 0 32 39 Smooth Synth Bass 284 0 40 39 Modular Synth Bass 285 0 41 39 DX Bass 286 0 64 39 X Wire Bass

287 0 0 40 Violin 288 0 8 40 Slow Violin 289 0 0 41 Viola 290 0 0 42 Cello 291 0 0 43 Contrabass 292 0 0 44 Tremolo Strings 293 0 8 44 Slow Tremolo Strings 294 0 40 44 Suspense Strings 295 0 0 45 Pizzicato Strings 296 0 0 46 Orchestral Harp 297 0 40 46 Yang Chin 298 0 0 47 Timpani

Bank Select

MSB LSB

MIDI Program Change#

BASS

STRING

Voice Name

Velocity Crossfade Upright Bass

Bass & Distorted Electric Guitar

Voice List

Voice

No.

299 0 0 48 Strings 1 300 0 3 48 Stereo Strings 301 0 8 48 Slow Strings 302 0 24 48 Arco Strings 303 0 35 48 60’s Strings 304 0 40 48 Orchestra 305 0 41 48 Orchestra 2 306 0 42 48 Tremolo Orchestra 307 0 45 48 Velocity Strings 308 0 0 49 Strings 2 309 0 3 49 Stereo Slow Strings 310 0 8 49 Legato Strings 311 0 40 49 Warm Strings 312 0 41 49 Kingdom 313 0 64 49 70’s Strings 314 0 65 49 String Ensemble 3 315 0 0 50 Synth Strings 1 316 0 27 50 Resonant Strings 317 0 64 50 Synth Strings 4 318 0 65 50 Synth Strings 5 319 0 0 51 Synth Strings 2 320 0 0 52 Choir Aahs 321 0 3 52 Stereo Choir 322 0 16 52 Choir Aahs 2 323 0 32 52 Mellow Choir 324 0 40 52 Choir Strings 325 0 0 53 Voice Oohs 326 0 0 54 Synth Voice 327 0 40 54 Synth Voice 2 328 0 41 54 Choral 329 0 64 54 Analog Voice 330 0 0 55 Orchestra Hit 331 0 35 55 Orchestra Hit 2 332 0 64 55 Impact

333 0 0 56 Trumpet 334 0 16 56 Trumpet 2 335 0 17 56 Bright Trumpet 336 0 32 56 Warm Trumpet 337 0 0 57 Trombone 338 0 18 57 Trombone 2 339 0 0 58 Tuba 340 0 16 58 Tuba 2 341 0 0 59 Muted Trumpet 342 0 0 60 French Horn 343 0 6 60 French Horn Solo 344 0 32 60 French Horn 2 345 0 37 60 Horn Orchestra 346 0 0 61 Brass Section

347 0 35 61

348 0 40 61 Brass Section 2 349 0 41 61 High Brass 350 0 42 61 Mellow Brass 351 0 0 62 Synth Brass 1 352 0 12 62 Quack Brass 353 0 20 62 Resonant Synth Brass 354 0 24 62 Poly Brass 355 0 27 62 Synth Brass 3

Bank Select

MSB LSB

MIDI Program Change#

ENSEMBLE

BRASS

Voice Name

Trumpet & Trombone Section

Voice

No.

356 0 32 62 Jump Brass 357 0 45 62 Analog Velocity Brass 1 358 0 64 62 Analog Brass 1 359 0 0 63 Synth Brass 2 360 0 18 63 Soft Brass 361 0 40 63 Synth Brass 4 362 0 41 63 Choir Brass 363 0 45 63 Analog Velocity Brass 2 364 0 64 63 Analog Brass 2

365 0 0 64 Soprano Sax 366 0 0 65 Alto Sax 367 0 40 65 Sax Section 368 0 43 65 Hyper Alto Sax 369 0 0 66 Tenor Sax 370 0 40 66 Breathy Tenor Sax 371 0 41 66 Soft Tenor Sax 372 0 64 66 Tenor Sax 2 373 0 0 67 Baritone Sax 374 0 0 68 Oboe 375 0 0 69 English Horn 376 0 0 70 Bassoon 377 0 0 71 Clarinet

378 0 0 72 Piccolo 379 0 0 73 Flute 380 0 0 74 Recorder 381 0 0 75 Pan Flute 382 0 0 76 Blown Bottle 383 0 0 77 Shakuhachi 384 0 0 78 Whistle 385 0 0 79 Ocarina

386 0 0 80 Square Lead 387 0 6 80 Square Lead 2 388 0 8 80 LM Square 389 0 18 80 Hollow 390 0 19 80 Shroud 391 0 64 80 Mellow 392 0 65 80 Solo Sine 393 0 66 80 Sine Lead 394 0 0 81 Sawtooth Lead 395 0 6 81 Sawtooth Lead 2 396 0 8 81 Thick Sawtooth 397 0 18 81 Dynamic Sawtooth 398 0 19 81 Digital Sawtooth 399 0 20 81 Big Lead 400 0 24 81 Heavy Synth 401 0 25 81 Waspy Synth 402 0 40 81 Pulse Sawtooth 403 0 41 81 Dr. Lead 404 0 45 81 Velocity Lead 405 0 96 81 Sequenced Analog 406 0 0 82 Calliope Lead 407 0 65 82 Pure Pad 408 0 0 83 Chiff Lead 409 0 64 83 Rubby 410 0 0 84 Charang Lead 411 0 64 84 Distorted Lead 412 0 65 84 Wire Lead

Bank Select

MSB LSB

MIDI Program Change#

REED

PIPE

SYNTH LEAD

Voice Name

Voice List

Voice

No.

413 0 0 85 Voice Lead 414 0 24 85 Synth Aahs 415 0 64 85 Vox Lead 416 0 0 86 Fifths Lead 417 0 35 86 Big Five 418 0 0 87 Bass & Lead 419 0 16 87 Big & Low 420 0 64 87 Fat & Perky 421 0 65 87 Soft Whirl

422 0 0 88 New Age Pad 423 0 64 88 Fantasy 424 0 0 89 Warm Pad 425 0 16 89 Thick Pad 426 0 17 89 Soft Pad 427 0 18 89 Sine Pad 428 0 64 89 Horn Pad 429 0 65 89 Rotary Strings 430 0 0 90 Poly Synth Pad 431 0 64 90 Poly Pad 80 432 0 65 90 Click Pad 433 0 66 90 Analog Pad 434 0 67 90 Square Pad 435 0 0 91 Choir Pad 436 0 64 91 Heaven 437 0 66 91 Itopia 438 0 67 91 CC Pad 439 0 0 92 Bowed Pad 440 0 64 92 Glacier 441 0 65 92 Glass Pad 442 0 0 93 Metallic Pad 443 0 64 93 Tine Pad 444 0 65 93 Pan Pad 445 0 0 94 Halo Pad 446 0 0 95 Sweep Pad 447 0 20 95 Shwimmer 448 0 27 95 Converge 449 0 64 95 Polar Pad 450 0 66 95 Celestial

451 0 0 96 Rain 452 0 45 96 Clavi Pad 453 0 64 96 Harmo Rain 454 0 65 96 African Wind 455 0 66 96 Carib 456 0 0 97 Sound Track 457 0 27 97 Prologue 458 0 64 97 Ancestral 459 0 0 98 Crystal 460 0 12 98 Synth Drum Comp 461 0 14 98 Popcorn 462 0 18 98 Tiny Bells 463 0 35 98 Round Glockenspiel 464 0 40 98 Glockenspiel Chimes 465 0 41 98 Clear Bells 466 0 42 98 Chorus Bells 467 0 64 98 Synth Mallet 468 0 65 98 Soft Crystal 469 0 66 98 Loud Glockenspiel 470 0 67 98 Christmas Bells

Bank Select

MSB LSB

MIDI Program Change#

SYNTH PAD

SYNTH EFFECTS

Voice Name

Voice

No.

471 0 68 98 Vibraphone Bells 472 0 69 98 Digital Bells 473 0 70 98 Air Bells 474 0 71 98 Bell Harp 475 0 72 98 Gamelimba 476 0 0 99 Atmosphere 477 0 18 99 Warm Atmosphere 478 0 19 99 Hollow Release 479 0 40 99 Nylon Electric Piano 480 0 64 99 Nylon Harp 481 0 65 99 Harp Vox 482 0 66 99 Atmosphere Pad 483 0 67 99 Planet 484 0 0 100 Brightness 485 0 64 100 Fantasy Bells 486 0 96 100 Smokey 487 0 0 101 Goblins 488 0 64 101 Goblins Synth 489 0 65 101 Creeper 490 0 66 101 Ring Pad 491 0 67 101 Ritual 492 0 68 101 To Heaven 493 0 70 101 Night 494 0 71 101 Glisten 495 0 96 101 Bell Choir 496 0 0 102 Echoes 497 0 8 102 Echoes 2 498 0 14 102 Echo Pan 499 0 64 102 Echo Bells 500 0 65 102 Big Pan 501 0 66 102 Synth Piano 502 0 67 102 Creation 503 0 68 102 Star Dust 504 0 69 102 Resonant & Panning 505 0 0 103 Sci-Fi 506 0 64 103 Starz

507 0 0 104 Sitar 508 0 32 104 Detuned Sitar 509 0 35 104 Sitar 2 510 0 96 104 Tambra 511 0 97 104 Tamboura 512 0 0 105 Banjo 513 0 28 105 Muted Banjo 514 0 96 105 Rabab 515 0 97 105 Gopichant 516 0 98 105 Oud 517 0 0 106 Shamisen 518 0 0 107 Koto 519 0 96 107 Taisho-kin 520 0 97 107 Kanoon 521 0 0 108 Kalimba 522 0 0 109 Bagpipe 523 0 0 110 Fiddle 524 0 0 111 Shanai 525 0 64 111 Shanai 2 526 0 96 111 Pungi 527 0 97 111 Hichiriki

528 0 0 112 Tinkle Bell

Bank Select

MSB LSB

MIDI Program Change#

WORLD

PERCUSSIVE

Voice Name

Voice List

Voice

No.

529 0 96 112 Bonang 530 0 97 112 Altair 531 0 98 112 Gamelan Gongs 532 0 99 112 Stereo Gamelan Gongs 533 0 100 112 Rama Cymbal 534 0 101 112 Asian Bells 535 0 0 113 Agogo 536 0 0 114 Steel Drums 537 0 97 114 Glass Percussion 538 0 98 114 Thai Bells 539 0 0 115 Woodblock 540 0 96 115 Castanets 541 0 0 116 Taiko Drum 542 0 96 116 Gran Cassa 543 0 0 117 Melodic Tom 544 0 64 117 Melodic Tom 2 545 0 65 117 Real Tom 546 0 66 117 Rock Tom 547 0 0 118 Synth Drum 548 0 64 118 Analog Tom 549 0 65 118 Electronic Percussion 550 0 0 119 Reverse Cymbal

551 0 0 120 Fret Noise 552 0 0 121 Breath Noise 553 0 0 122 Seashore 554 0 0 123 Bird Tweet 555 0 0 124 Telephone Ring 556 0 0 125 Helicopter 557 0 0 126 Applause 558 0 0 127 Gunshot 559 64 0 0 Cutting Noise 560 64 0 1 Cutting Noise 2 561 64 0 3 String Slap 562 64 0 16 Flute Key Click 563 64 0 32 Shower 564 64 0 33 Thunder 565 64 0 34 Wind 566 64 0 35 Stream 567 64 0 36 Bubble 568 64 0 37 Feed 569 64 0 48 Dog 570 64 0 49 Horse 571 64 0 50 Bird Tweet 2 572 64 0 54 Ghost 573 64 0 55 Maou 574 64 0 64 Phone Call 575 64 0 65 Door Squeak 576 64 0 66 Door Slam 577 64 0 67 Scratch Cut 578 64 0 68 Scratch Split 579 64 0 69 Wind Chime 580 64 0 70 Telephone Ring 2 581 64 0 80 Car Engine Ignition 582 64 0 81 Car Tires Squeal 583 64 0 82 Car Passing 584 64 0 83 Car Crash 585 64 0 84 Siren 586 64 0 85 Train 587 64 0 86 Jet Plane

Bank Select

MSB LSB

MIDI Program Change#

SOUND EFFECTS

Voice Name

Voice

No.

588 64 0 87 Starship 589 64 0 88 Burst 590 64 0 89 Roller Coaster 591 64 0 90 Submarine 592 64 0 96 Laugh 593 64 0 97 Scream 594 64 0 98 Punch 595 64 0 99 Heartbeat 596 64 0 100 Footsteps 597 64 0 112 Machine Gun 598 64 0 113 Laser Gun 599 64 0 114 Explosion 600 64 0 115 Firework

Bank Select

MSB LSB

MIDI Program Change#

Voice Name

● DJ Voice List

Voice

No.

601 0 123 118 DJ Set 1 602 0 123 119 DJ Set 2 603 0 123 120 DJ Set 3 604 0 123 121 DJ Set 4 605 0 123 122 DJ Set 5

Bank Select

MSB LSB

MIDI Program Change#

Voice Name

● DJ Voice List

Voice No. 601 602 603 604 605

MSB/LSB/PC 000/123/118 000/123/119 000/123/120 000/123/121 000/123/122

No. Note DJ Set 1 DJ Set 2 DJ Set 3 DJ Set 4 DJ Set 5

036 C 1 BD Analog H Bass Drum Soft BD Analog H BD Analog H BD Analog H 037 C# 1 Analog Side Stick Side Stick Analog Side Stick Analog Side Stick Analog Side Stick 038 D 1 Analog Snare 1 Snare M Analog Snare 1 Analog Snare 1 Analog Snare 1 039 D# 1 Hand Clap Hand Clap Hand Clap Hand Clap Hand Clap 040 E 1 Analog Snare 2 Snare H Hard Analog Snare 2 Analog Snare 2 Analog Snare 2 041 F 1 Analog Tom 1 Floor Tom L Analog Tom 1 Analog Tom 1 Analog Tom 1 042 F# 1 Analog HH Closed 1 Hi-Hat Closed Analog HH Closed 1 Analog HH Closed 1 Analog HH Closed 1 043 G 1 Analog Tom 2 Floor Tom H Analog Tom 2 Analog Tom 2 Analog Tom 2 044 G# 1 Analog HH Closed 2 Hi-Hat Pedal Analog HH Closed 2 Analog HH Closed 2 Analog HH Closed 2 045 A 1 Analog Tom 3 Low Tom Analog Tom 3 Analog Tom 3 Analog Tom 3 046 A# 1 Analog HH Open Hi-Hat Open Analog HH Open Analog HH Open Analog HH Open 047 B 1 Analog Tom 4 Mid Tom L Analog Tom 4 Analog Tom 4 Analog Tom 4 048 C 2 Analog Tom 5 Mid Tom H Analog Tom 5 Analog Tom 5 Analog Tom 5 049 C# 2 Analog Cymbal Crash Cymbal 1 Analog Cymbal Analog Cymbal Analog Cymbal 050 D 2 Analog Tom 6 High Tom Analog Tom 6 Analog Tom 6 Analog Tom 6 051 D# 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 052 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal Chinese Cymbal 053 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Ride Cymbal Cup Ride Cymbal Cup Ride Cymbal Cup Ride Cymbal Cup 054 F# 2 Tambourine Tambourine Tambourine Tambourine Tambourine 055 G 2 056 G# 2 057 A 2 058 A# 2 059 B 2 060 C 3 061 C# 3 062 D 3 063 D# 3 064 E 3 065 F 3 066 F# 3 067 G 3 068 G# 3 069 A 3 070 A# 3 071 B 3 072 C 4 073 C# 4 074 D 4 075 D# 4 076 E 4 077 F 4 078 F# 4 079 G 4 080 G# 4 081 A 4 082 A# 4 083 B 4 084 C 5 Joo Go GetUp Huihu GetUp 085 C# 5 Reverse Ohh2 signal Joo Reverse 086 D 5 Huihu Heau Joo ComeOn Joo 087 D# 5 FXTBrs FX02 FXTBrs Onemoretime FX01 088 E 5 Huea Huihu Go Go Ohh1 089 F 5 GetUp GetUp Huihu GetUp Ohh2 090 F# 5 Ohh1 Reverse FX01 Huea Onemoretime 091 G 5 Go signal ComeOn Ohh2 ComeOn 092 G# 5 Scratch 1 Scratch 1 Scratch 1 Scratch 1 Scratch 1 093 A 5 Scratch 2 Scratch 2 Scratch 2 Scratch 2 Scratch 2 094 A# 5 Scratch 3 Scratch 3 Scratch 3 Scratch 3 Scratch 3 095 B 5 Scratch 4 Scratch 4 Scratch 4 Scratch 4 Scratch 4 096 C 6 Scratch 5 Scratch 5 Scratch 5 Scratch 5 Scratch 5

Ohh2 FX01 ORCH signal Go

FX02 Onemoretime Onemoretime Uhh-Hit Huea

Voice List

Style List

Style No. Style Name

8Beat

001 8BeatModern 002 60’sGtrPop 003 8BeatAdria 004 60’s8Beat 005 8Beat 006 OffBeat 007 60’sRock 008 HardRock 009 RockShuffle 010 8BeatRock

16Beat

011 16Beat 012 PopShuffle1 013 PopShuffle2 014 GuitarPop 015 16BtUptempo 016 KoolShuffle 017 JazzRock 018 HipHopLight

Ballad

019 PianoBallad 020 LoveSong 021 6/8ModernEP 022 6/8SlowRock 023 OrganBallad 024 PopBallad 025 16BeatBallad1 026 16BeatBallad2

Dance

027 EuroTrance 028 Ibiza 029 HouseMusik 030 SwingHouse 031 TechnoPolis 032 Clubdance 033 ClubLatin 034 Garage1 035 Garage2 036 TechnoParty 037 UKPop 038 HipHopGroove 039 HipShuffle 040 HipHopPop

Disco

041 70’sDisco1 042 70’sDisco2 043 LatinDisco 044 DiscoPhilly 045 SaturdayNight 046 DiscoChocolate 047 DiscoHands

Style No. Style Name

Swing&Jazz

048 BigBandFast 049 BigBandMid 050 BigBandBallad 051 BigBandShfl 052 JazzClub 053 Swing1 054 Swing2 055 Five/Four 056 JazzBallad 057 Dixieland 058 Ragtime 059 AfroCuban 060 Charleston

R&B

061 Soul 062 DetroitPop1 063 60’sRock&Roll 064 6/8Soul 065 CrocoTwist 066 Rock&Roll 067 DetroitPop2 068 BoogieWoogie 069 ComboBoogie 070 6/8Blues

Country

071 Country8Beat 072 CountryPop 073 CountrySwing 074 Country2/4 075 CowboyBoogie 076 CountryShuffle 077 Bluegrass

Latin

078 BrazilianSamba 079 BossaNova 080 PopBossa 081 Tijuana 082 DiscoLatin 083 Mambo 084 Salsa 085 Beguine 086 GypsyRumba 087 RmbFlamenca 088 RumbaIsland 089 Reggae

Ballroom

090 VienneseWaltz 091 EnglishWaltz 092 Slowfox 093 Foxtrot 094 Quickstep

Style No. Style Name

095 Tango 096 Pasodoble 097 Samba 098 ChaChaCha 099 Rumba 100 Jive

Traditional

101 USMarch 102 6/8March 103 GermanMarch 104 PolkaPop 105 OberPolka 106 Tarantella 107 Showtune 108 ChristmasSwing 109 ChristmasWaltz 110 ScottishReel 111 Hawaiian

Waltz

112 GuitarSerenade 113 SwingWaltz 114 JazzWaltz1 115 JazzWaltz2 116 CountryWaltz 117 OberWalzer 118 Musette

119 DJ-HipHop 120 DJ-DanceSwing 121 DJ-House 122 DJ-GarageHouse 123 DJ-PopR&B

Pianist

124 Stride 125 PianoSwing 126 PianoRag 127 Arpeggio 128 Musical 129 Habanera 130 SlowRock 131 8BeatPianoBallad 132 PianoMarch 133 6/8PianoMarch 134 PianoWaltz 135 PianoBeguine

Music Database List

M.D.B. No. M.D.B. Name

POP HITS

001 AlvFever 002 Croco Rk 003 DayPdise 004 EasySday 005 GoMyWay 006 HowDeep! 007 HurryLuv 008 I’m Torn 009 Imagine 010 ISurvive 011 JustCall 012 JustWay 013 NikitTrp 014 ProudGtr 015 SailngSx 016 Sept.Pop 017 SultanSw 018 SweetLrd 019 ThnkMsic 020 TitanicH 021 WatchGrl 022 WhatALoo 023 WhitePle 024 YestDGtr

SWING & JAZZ

025 Alex Rag 026 Blue Set 027 DayOfW&R 028 HighMoon 029 MistySax 030 MoonLit 031 New York 032 PanthrSw 033 PatrolBr 034 PatrolSx 035 PetiteCl 036 RedRoses 037 SaintMch 038 SatinWd 039 SaxMood 040 SF Heart 041 ShearJz 042 Showbiz 043 SplnkyTb 044 SunnySde 045 TstHoney 046 TwoFoot5 047 WhatsNew 048 Wild Cat 049 WondrLnd

EASY LISTENING

050 BlackFst 051 CaliBlue 052 CiaoCpri 053 Close2U 054 DAmorStr 055 DolanesM 056 ElCondor 057 Entrtain 058 Frippers 059 LuckySax 060 LuvStory 061 MyPrince 062 OSoleMio 063 PalomaGt 064 PuppetBr 065 Raindrop 066 RedMouln 067 R’ticGtr 068 Schiwago 069 ShadowGt 070 SingRain

M.D.B. No. M.D.B. Name

071 SmallWld 072 SpkSoft 073 SpnishEy 074 StrangeN 075 TieRibbn 076 TimeGoes 077 WhteXmas 078 WishStar 079 WondrWld

ROMANTIC BALLADS

080 AdelineB 081 ArgenCry 082 BeautBdy 083 Bl Bayou 084 CatMemry 085 CavaSolo 086 E Weiss 087 ElvGhett 088 Feeling 089 Fly Away 090 Fnl Date 091 GreenSlv 092 GtCncert 093 HrdToSay 094 LonlyPan 095 MBoxDnce 096 Mn Rivr 097 Norw.Flt 098 OnMyMnd 099 OverRbow 100 Red Lady 101 ReleseMe 102 SavingLv 103 Shore Cl 104 SierraMd 105 SilverMn 106 SmokyEye 107 SndOfSil 108 TblWater 109 WhisprSx

ROCK & FUSION

110 DavAgain 111 JumpRock 112 OyComCha 113 PickUpPc 114 RdRiverR 115 SatsfyGt 116 Sheriff 117 SmokeWtr 118 TwistAgn 119 VenusPop

RHYTHM & BLUES

120 AmazingG 121 BoogiePf 122 Clock Rk 123 CU later 124 HappyDay 125 JohnnyB 126 MercyBrs 127 RisingSn 128 S Preems 129 SuperStv 130 Yeh Orgn

HIP HOP HOUSE

131 2 of US 132 B Leave 133 Back St 134 FunkyTwn 135 KillSoft 136 MiamiTrn 137 Nine PM 138 SharpRap 139 SingBack 140 StrandD

M.D.B. No. M.D.B. Name

LATIN NIGHTS

141 BambaBrs 142 BambaFlt 143 BeHappy! 144 CopaLola 145 DayNight 146 Ipanema 147 MarinaAc 148 MuchoTrb 149 SmoothLt 150 SunOfLif 151 Sunshine 152 Tico Org 153 TrbWave

COUNTRY & WESTERN

154 BlownWnd 155 Bonanza 156 BoxerGtr 157 CntryRds 158 GreenGrs 159 Jambala 160 LondonSt 161 LooseEL 162 TopWorld 163 YlwRose

DISCO & PARTY

164 AlhHwaii 165 Babylon 166 Barbados 167 BirdySyn 168 FestaMex 169 HandsPty 170 LuvTheme 171 ModrnTlk 172 NxtAlice 173 PalomaFl 174 PubPiano 175 Tijuana 176 Why MCA?

BALLROOM

177 BrazilBr 178 CherryBr 179 CherryOr 180 DanubeWv 181 MantoStr 182 SandmnFx 183 SundyNvr 184 TangoPiz 185 Tea4Two 186 TulipWtz 187 YesSirQk

TRADITIONAL

188 AlpenTri 189 Balalaik 190 Ceilidh 191 CielPari 192 Cl Polka 193 Comrades 194 Funiculi 195 HappyPlk 196 Herzlin 197 HornPipe 198 JinglBel 199 Kufstein 200 MexiHat 201 MickyFlt 202 NavyAway 203 RlBarrel 204 SnowWtz 205 StarMrch 206 WashPost 207 WdCuttrs 208 XmasWalz

Drum Kit List

• “ ” indicates that the drum sound is the same as “Standard Kit 1”.

• Each percussion voice uses one note.

• The MIDI Note # and Note are actually one octave lower than keyboard Note # and Note. For example, in “109: Standard Kit 1”, the “Seq Click H” (Note# 36/Note C1) corresponds to (Note# 24/Note C0).

• Key Off: Keys marked “O” stop sounding the instant they are released.

• Voices with the same Alternate Note Number (*1 … 4) cannot be played simultaneously. (They are designed to be played alternately with each other.)

Voice No. 109 110 111 112 113 114

MSB/LSB/PC 127/000/000 127/000/001 127/000/008 127/000/016 127/000/024 127/000/025

Note#

Note

Key

Off

Alternate

assign

Standard Kit 1 Standard Kit 2 Room Kit Rock Kit Electronic Kit Analog Kit

Keyboard MIDI

Note# Note

25 C# 013C# -1 3 Surdo Mute 26 D 0 14 D -1 3 Surdo Open 27 D# 015D# -1 Hi Q 28 E 0 16 E -1 Whip Slap 29 F 0 17 F -1 4 Scratch Push 30 F# 018F# -1 4 Scratch Pull 31 G 0 19 G -1 Finger Snap 32 G# 020G# -1 Click Noise 33 A 0 21 A -1 Metronome Click 34 A# 022A# -1 Metronome Bell 35 B 0 23 B -1 Seq Click L 36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H 37 C# 125C# 0 Brush Tap

C#1

38 D 1 26 D 0 O Brush Swirl 39 D# 127D# 0 Brush Slap

D#1

40 E 1 28 E 0 O Brush Tap Swirl Reverse Cymbal Reverse Cymbal 41 F 1 29 F 0 O Snare Roll 42 F# 130F# 0 Castanet Hi Q 2 Hi Q 2

F#1

43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare H Soft Snare H Soft 2 SD Rock H Snare L SD Rock H 44 G# 132G# 0 Sticks

G#1

45 A 1 33 A 0 Bass Drum Soft Bass Drum H Bass Drum H 46 A# 134A# 0 Open Rim Shot Open Rim Shot 2

A#1

47 B 1 35 B 0 Bass Drum Hard Bass Drum H BD Rock BD Analog L 48 C 2 36 C 1 Bass Drum Bass Drum 2 BD Rock BD Gate BD Analog H 49 C# 237C# 1 Side Stick Analog Side Stick

C#2

50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare M Snare M 2 SD Room L SD Rock L SD Rock L Analog Snare 1 51 D# 239D# 1 Hand Clap

D#2

52 E 2 40 E 1 Snare H Hard Snare H Hard 2 SD Room H SD Rock Rim SD Rock H Analog Snare 2 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Room Tom 1 Rock Tom 1 E Tom 1 Analog Tom 1 54 F# 242F# 1 1 Hi-Hat Closed Analog HH Closed 1

F#2

55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Room Tom 2 Rock Tom 2 E Tom 2 Analog Tom 2 56 G# 244G# 1 1 Hi-Hat Pedal Analog HH Closed 2

G#2

57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Room Tom 3 Rock Tom 3 E Tom 3 Analog Tom 3 58 A# 246A# 1 1 Hi-Hat Open Analog HH Open

A#2

59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Room Tom 4 Rock Tom 4 E Tom 4 Analog Tom 4 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Room Tom 5 Rock Tom 5 E Tom 5 Analog Tom 5 61 C# 349C# 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Analog Cymbal

C#3

62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Room Tom 6 Rock Tom 6 E Tom 6 Analog Tom 6 63 D# 351D# 2 Ride Cymbal 1

D#3

64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal 65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup 66 F# 354F# 2 Tambourine

F#3

67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal 68 G# 356G# 2 Cowbell Analog Cowbell

G#3

69 A 3 57 A 2 Crash Cymbal 2 70 A# 358A# 2 Vibraslap

A#3

71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H 73 C# 461C# 3 Bongo L

C#4

74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Analog Conga H 75 D# 463D# 3 Conga H Open Analog Conga M

D#4

76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L Analog Conga L 77 F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H 78 F# 466F# 3 Timbale L

F#4

79 G 4 67 G 3 Agogo H 80 G# 468G# 3 Agogo L

G#4

81 A 4 69 A 3 Cabasa 82 A# 470A# 3 Maracas Analog Maracas

A#4

83 B 4 71 B 3 O Samba Whistle H 84 C 5 72 C 4 O Samba Whistle L 85 C# 573C# 4 Guiro Short

C#5

86 D 5 74 D 4 O Guiro Long 87 D# 575D# 4 Claves Analog Claves

D#5

88 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H 89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L 90 F# 578F# 4 Cuica Mute Scratch Push Scratch Push

F#5

91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Scratch Pull Scratch Pull 92 G# 580G# 4 2 Triangle Mute

G#5

93 A 5 81 A 4 2 Triangle Open 94 A# 582A# 4 Shaker

A#5

95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bell 96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree 97 C# 685C# 5 98 D 6 86 D 5 99 D# 687D# 5

100 E 6 88 E 5 101 F 6 89 F 5 102 F# 690F# 5 103 G 6 91 G 5

Drum Kit List

Voice No. 109 115 116 117 118 119 120

Keyboard MIDI

Note# Note Note# Note

36 C 1 24 C 0 Seq Click H 37 C# 125C# 0 Brush Tap

C#1

38 D 1 26 D 0 O Brush Swirl 39 D# 127D# 0 Brush Slap

D#1

40 E 1 28 E 0 O Brush Tap Swirl Reverse Cymbal 41 F 1 29 F 0 O Snare Roll 42 F# 130F# 0 Castanet Hi Q 2

F#1

43 G 1 31 G 0 Snare H Soft AnSD Snappy SD Jazz H Light Brush Slap L 44 G# 132G# 0 Sticks

G#1

45 A 1 33 A 0 Bass Drum Soft AnBD Dance-1 Bass Drum L 46 A# 134A# 0 Open Rim Shot AnSD OpenRim

A#1

47 B 1 35 B 0 Bass Drum Hard AnBD Dance-2 Gran Cassa 48 C 2 36 C 1 Bass Drum AnBD Dance-3 BD Jazz BD Jazz Gran Cassa Mute Cutting Noise Phone Call 49 C# 237C# 1 Side Stick Analog Side Stick Cutting Noise 2 Door Squeak

C#2

50 D 2 38 D 1 Snare M AnSD Q SD Jazz L Brush Slap Marching Sn M Door Slam 51 D# 239D# 1 Hand Clap String Slap Scratch Cut

D#2

52 E 2 40 E 1 Snare H Hard AnSD Ana+Acoustic SD Jazz M Brush Tap Marching Sn H Scratch 53 F 2 41 F 1 Floor Tom L Analog Tom 1 Jazz Tom 1 Brush Tom 1 Jazz Tom 1 Wind Chime 54 F# 242F# 1 1 Hi-Hat Closed Analog HH Closed 3 Telephone Ring 2

F#2

55 G 2 43 G 1 Floor Tom H Analog Tom 2 Jazz Tom 2 Brush Tom 2 Jazz Tom 2 56 G# 244G# 1 1 Hi-Hat Pedal Analog HH Closed 4

G#2

57 A 2 45 A 1 Low Tom Analog Tom 3 Jazz Tom 3 Brush Tom 3 Jazz Tom 3 58 A# 246A# 1 1 Hi-Hat Open Analog HH Open 2

A#2

59 B 2 47 B 1 Mid Tom L Analog Tom 4 Jazz Tom 4 Brush Tom 4 Jazz Tom 4 60 C 3 48 C 2 Mid Tom H Analog Tom 5 Jazz Tom 5 Brush Tom 5 Jazz Tom 5 61 C# 349C# 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Analog Cymbal Hand Cym. L

C#3

62 D 3 50 D 2 High Tom Analog Tom 6 Jazz Tom 6 Brush Tom 6 Jazz Tom 6 63 D# 351D# 2 Ride Cymbal 1 Hand Cym.Short L

D#3

64 E 3 52 E 2 Chinese Cymbal Flute Key Click Car Engine Ignition 65 F 3 53 F 2 Ride Cymbal Cup Car Tires Squeal 66 F# 354F# 2 Tambourine Car Passing

F#3

67 G 3 55 G 2 Splash Cymbal Car Crash 68 G# 356G# 2 Cowbell Analog Cowbell Siren

G#3

69 A 3 57 A 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Hand Cym. H Train 70 A# 358A# 2 Vibraslap Jet Plane

A#3

71 B 3 59 B 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Hand Cym.Short H Starship 72 C 4 60 C 3 Bongo H Burst 73 C# 461C# 3 Bongo L Roller Coaster

C#4

74 D 4 62 D 3 Conga H Mute Analog Conga H Submarine 75 D# 463D# 3 Conga H Open Analog Conga M

D#4

76 E 4 64 E 3 Conga L Analog Conga L 77 F 4 65 F 3 Timbale H 78 F# 466F# 3 Timbale L

F#4

79 G 4 67 G 3 Agogo H 80 G# 468G# 3 Agogo L Shower Laugh

G#4

81 A 4 69 A 3 Cabasa Thunder Scream 82 A# 470A# 3 Maracas Analog Maracas Wind Punch

A#4

83 B 4 71 B 3 O Samba Whistle H Stream Heartbeat 84 C 5 72 C 4 O Samba Whistle L Bubble FootSteps 85 C# 573C# 4 Guiro Short Feed

C#5

86 D 5 74 D 4 O Guiro Long 87 D# 575D# 4 Claves Analog Claves

D#5

88 E 5 76 E 4 Wood Block H 89 F 5 77 F 4 Wood Block L 90 F# 578F# 4 Cuica Mute Scratch Push

F#5

91 G 5 79 G 4 Cuica Open Scratch Pull 92 G# 580G# 4 2 Triangle Mute

G#5

93 A 5 81 A 4 2 Triangle Open 94 A# 582A# 4 Shaker

A#5

95 B 5 83 B 4 Jingle Bell 96 C 6 84 C 5 Bell Tree Dog Machine Gun 97 C# 685C# 5 Horse Laser Gun 98 D 6 86 D 5 Bird Tweet 2 Explosion 99 D# 687D# 5 Firework

100 E 6 88 E 5 101 F 6 89 F 5 102 F# 690F# 5 Ghost 103 G 6 91 G 5 Maou

MSB/LSB/PC 127/000/000 127/000/027 127/000/032 127/000/040 127/000/048 126/000/000 126/000/001

Key

Off

Alternate

Standard Kit 1 Dance Kit Jazz Kit Brush Kit Symphony Kit SFX Kit 1 SFX Kit 2

assign

MIDI Implementation Chart

YAMAHA [ Portable Keyboard ] Date:25-Jan-2002

Model PSR-290 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0

Transmitted Recognized Remarks

Function...

Basic Default 1 - 16 1 - 16 *1 Channel Changed x x

Default 3 3

Mode Messages x x

Altered ************** x

Note 0 - 127 0 - 127 Number : True voice ************** 0 - 127

Velocity Note ON o 9nH,v=1-127 o 9nH,v=1-127

Note OFF o 9nH,v=0 o 9nH,v=0 or 8nH

After Key's x x Touch Ch's x x

Pitch Bend x o

0,32 o o Bank Select

1 x *2 o Modulation wheel 6 x o Data Entry(MSB)

38 x o Data Entry(LSB)

7o o Part Volume

10 o o Pan

Control 11 x *2 o Expression

64 o o Sustain

Change 71 x *2 o Harmonic Content

72 x *2 o Release Time 73 x *2 o Attack Time 74 x *2 o Brightness 84 x *2 o Portamento Cntrl

91,93,94 o o Effect Depth

96,97 x o RPN Inc,Dec

100,101 x *2 o RPN LSB,MSB

Prog o 0 - 127 o 0 - 127 Change : True # **************

System Exclusive o *3 o *3

: Song Pos. x x Common : Song Sel. x x : Tune x x

System : Clock o o Real Time: Commands o *4 o *4

Aux :All Sound OFF o o(120,126,127) :Reset All Cntrls x o(121) :Local ON/OFF x o(122) *5 :All Notes OFF x o(123-125) Mes- :Active Sense o o sages:Reset x x

Mode 1 : OMNI ON , POLY Mode 2 : OMNI ON ,MONO o : Yes Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 4 : OMNI OFF,MONO x : No

NOTE:

*1 By default (factory settings) the PSR-290 ordinarily functions as a 16-channel

multi-timbral tone generator, and incoming data does not affect the panel voices or panel settings. However, the MIDI messages listed below do affect the panel voices, auto accompaniment, and songs.

• MIDI Master Tuning

• System exclusive messages for changing the Reverb Type, Chorus Type, and DSP Type.

*2 Messages for these control change numbers cannot be transmitted from the

PSR-290 itself. However, they may be transmitted when playing the accompaniment, song or using the Harmony effect.

*3 Exclusive

<GM System ON> F0H, 7EH, 7FH, 09H, 01H, F7H

• This message automatically restores all default settings for the instrument, with the exception of MIDI Master Tuning.

<MIDI Master Volume> F0H, 7FH, 7FH, 04H, 01H, ll, mm, F7H

• This message allows the volume of all channels to be changed simultaneously (Universal System Exclusive).

• The values of “mm” is used for MIDI Master Tuning. (Values for “ll” are ignored.)

<MIDI Master Tuning> F0H, 43H, 1nH, 27H, 30H, 00H, 00H, mm, ll, cc, F7H

• This message simultaneously changes the tuning value of all channels.

• The values of “mm” and “ll” are used for MIDI Master Tuning.

• The default value of “mm” and “ll” are 08H and 00H, respectively. Any values can be used for “n” and “cc.”

<Reverb Type> F0H, 43H, 1nH, 4CH, 02H, 01H, 00H, mmH, llH, F7H

• mm : Reverb Type MSB

• ll : Reverb Type LSB

Refer to the Effect Map (page 92) for details.

<Chorus Type> F0H, 43H, 1nH, 4CH, 02H, 01H, 20H, mmH, llH, F7H

• mm : Chorus Type MSB

• ll : Chorus Type LSB

Refer to the Effect Map (page 92) for details.

<DSP Type> F0H, 43H, 1nH, 4CH, 02H, 01H, 40H, mmH, llH, F7H

• mm : DSP Type MSB

• ll : DSP Type LSB

Refer to the Effect Map (page 92) for details.

<DRY Level> F0H, 43H, 1nH, 4CH, 08H, 0mH, 11H, llH, F7H

• ll : Dry Level

• 0m : Channel Number

<XG Parametter Change> F0H, 43H, 1nH, 4CH, hh, mm, ll, dd, F7H

• hh mm ll : address

• dd : data

<XG Bulk Dump> F0H, 43H, 0nH, 4CH, aa, bb, hh, mm, ll, dd, cc, F7H

• 0n : Device Number n=0 (send), 0 - f (receive)

• aa bb : Byte Count (aa << 7) + bb

• hh mm ll : address

• dd : data

F0H, 43H, 73H, 7FH, mID, 06H, 0AH, aa, bb, cc, dd, hh, mm, ll, bulk data, sum, F7H

• mID : model ID PSR-290=2BH

• 06H : Bulk ID

• 0AH : Bulk No.

• aa : Byte Count MSB

• bb : Byte Count LSB

• cc : amount of valid MSB data

• dd : amount of valid LSB data

• hh mm ll : address

• bulk data : Sequence data (1byte, 2byte...7byte, MSB data)

• sum : Check Sum = 0-sum (bulk data)

F0H, 43H, 73H, 7FH, mID, 06H, 09H, aa, bb, cc, dd, hh, mm, ll, bulk data, sum, F7H

• mID : model ID PSR-290=2BH

• 06H : Bulk ID

• 09H : Bulk No.

• aa : Byte Count MSB

• bb : Byte Count LSB

• cc : amount of valid MSB data

• dd : amount of valid LSB data

• hh mm ll : address

• bulk data : Sequence data (low 4bit, high 4 bit...low 4bit, high 4 bit)

• sum : Check Sum = 0-sum (bulk data)

*4 When the accompaniment is started, an FAH message is transmitted. When

accompaniment is stopped, an FCH message is transmitted.When the clock is set to External, both FAH (accompaniment start) and FCH (accompaniment stop) are recognized.

*5 Local ON/OFF

<Local ON> Bn, 7A, 7F <Local OFF> Bn, 7A, 00 Value for “n” is ignored.

MIDI Implementation Chart

Effect map

MIDI Implementation Chart

■ Effect map

* If the received value does not contain an effect type in the TYPE LSB, the

LSB will be directed to TYPE 0.

* The numbers in parentheses in front of the Effect Type names correspond

to the number indicated in the display..

* By using an external sequencer, which is capable of editing and transmitting

the system exclusive messages and parameter changes, you can select the Reverb, Chorus and DSP effect types which are not accessible from the PSR-290 panel itself. When one of the effects is selected by the external sequencer, “ - ” will be shown on the display.

● REVERB

TYPE

MSB

000 No Effect 001 (1)Hall1 (2)Hall2 002 Room (3)Room1 (4)Room2 003 Stage (5)Stage1 (6)Stage2 004 Plate (7)Plate1 (8)Plate2

005...127 No Effect

00 01 02 08 16 17 18 19 20

● CHORUS

TYPE

MSB

000...064 No Effect 065 Chorus Chorus2 066 Celeste Chorus1 067 Flanger Flanger1 Flanger2

068...127 No Effect

00 01 02 08 16 17 18 19 20

● DSP

TYPE

MSB

000 No Effect 001 (1)Hall1 (2)Hall2 002 Room (3)Room1 (4)Room2 003 Stage (5)Stage1 (6)Stage2 004 Plate (7)Plate1 (8)Plate2 005 Delay L,C,R (26)Delay L,C,R 006 (27)Delay L,R 007 (28)Echo 008 (29)Cross Delay 009 010 (11)Gate Reverb 011 (12)Reverse Gate

012...019 No Effect 020 (30)Karaoke

021...064 No Effect 065 Chorus (14)Chorus2 066 Celeste (13)Chorus1 067 Flanger 068 Symphonic (17)Symphonic 069 Rotary Speaker 070 Tremolo (21)Tremolo1 071 Auto Pan (24)Auto Pan 072 (18)Phaser 073 Distortion 074 (33)Overdrive 075 076 (36)3Band EQ 077 (37)2Band EQ 078 Auto Wah (25)Auto Wah

079...127 No Effect

00 01 02 08 16 17 18 19 20

(9)Early Reflection1 (10)Early Reflection2

(15)Flanger1

(34)Amp Simulation

TYPE LSB

(19)Rotary Speaker1

(31)Distortion Hard

(16)Flanger2

(20)Rotary Speaker2

(32)Distortion Soft (35)EQ Telephone

(22)Tremolo2

(23)Guitar Tremolo

Specifications

Keyboards

• 61 standard-size keys (C1 - C6), with Touch Response.

Display

• Large multi-function LCD display (backlit)

Setup

• STANDBY/ON

• MASTER VOLUME : MIN - MAX

Panel Controls

• SONG, VOICE, STYLE, M.D.B., DICTIONARY, DJ, PC,

LESSON L, R, METRONOME, PORTABLE GRAND, DEMO, FUNCTION(TRANSPOSE), TOUCH, HARMONY, DUAL, SPLIT, TEMPO/TAP, ONE TOUCH SETTING, [0][9], [+](YES), [-](NO), CATEGORY, SELECT, Dial

Voice

• 108 panel voices + 12 drum kits + 480 XG voices +

5 DJ voices

• Polyphony : 32

• DUAL

• SPLIT

Style

• 135 styles

• Style Control : ACMP ON/OFF, SYNC STOP, SYNC

START, START/STOP, INTRO ENDING, MAIN/AUTO FILL

• Fingering : Multi fingering

• Style Volume

Music Database

• 208

Yamaha Educational Suite

• Dictionary

• Lesson 1-4

One Touch Setting

• Preset A and B (for each style)

• Memory

Function

• Transpose, Tuning, Split Point, Touch Sensitivity, Main

Voice – Volume; Octave; Pan; Reverb Send Level; Chorus Send Level; DSP Send Level, Dual Voice – Voice; Volume; Octave; Pan; Reverb Send Level; Chorus Send Level; DSP Send Level, Split Voice – Voice; Volume; Octave; Pan; Reverb Send Level; Chorus Send Level; DSP Send Level, Reverb Type, Chorus Type, DSP Type, Harmony Type, Harmony Volume, Local On/Off, External Clock, Bulk Data Send, Initial Setup Send, Keyboard Out, Style Out, Song Out, Style Volume, Song Volume, Metronome Volume, Time Signature, Lesson Track (R), Lesson Track (L), Grade On/Off, Demo and DJ Cancel

Effects

• Reverb : 8 types

• Chorus : 4 types

• DSP : 38 types

• Harmony : 26 types

Song

• 100 Songs + 5 User Songs + Flash Memory

• Song Clear, Track Clear

• Song Volume

Recording

• Song

User Song : 5 Songs Recording Tracks : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, STYLE

MIDI

• Local On/Off • Initial Setup Send • External Clock

• Bulk Data Send • Keyboard Out • Style Out

• Song Out

Auxiliary jacks

• PHONES/OUTPUT, DC IN 12V, MIDI IN/OUT, SUSTAIN

Ampliﬁer

• 3.0W + 3.0W

Speakers

• 12cm x 2 + 3cm x 2

Power Consumption (when using PA-3C power adaptor)

• UL/CSA :14W

• CE :15W

Power Supply

• Adaptor : Yamaha PA-3C AC power adaptor

• Batteries : Six “D” size, R20P (LR20) or equivalent

batteries

Dimensions (W x D x H)

• 952 x 389 x 140 mm (37-1/2" x 15-1/3" x 5-1/2")

Weight

• 6.8 kg (15 lbs.)

Supplied Accessories

• Music Stand

• Owner’s Manual

• Song Book

Optional Accessories

• Headphones : HPE-150

• AC power adaptor : PA-3B/3C

• Footswitch : FC4, FC5

• Keyboard stand : L-2C

* Specifications and descriptions in this owner’s manual are for

information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in every locale, please check with your Yamaha dealer.

Index

Panel controls and terminals

+/- ............................................... 9, 24

A-B REPEAT.............................. 9

ACMP......................................... 9, 36

CATEGORY ............................... 8, 23

DC IN 12V ................................. 9, 10

DEMO ........................................ 8, 14

Dial ............................................. 8, 24

DICTIONARY............................ 8, 45

DJ................................................ 8, 22

DUAL......................................... 8, 26

FF................................................ 9, 53

FUNCTION................................ 8, 74

HARMONY ............................... 8, 31

INTRO ENDING........................ 9, 36

LEFT................................................53

LESSON..................................... 8, 62

M.D.B......................................... 8, 48

MAIN/AUTO FILL .................... 9, 36

MASTER VOLUME.........................8

MEMORY .................................. 9, 29

METRONOME .......................... 8, 20

MIDI IN...................................... 9, 67

MIDI OUT.................................. 9, 67

NO ........................................9, 59, 60

Numeric keypad.......................... 9, 24

ONE TOUCH SETTING............ 9, 28

PAUSE........................................ 9, 53

PC ............................................... 8, 73

PHONES/OUTPUT.................... 9, 11

PORTABLE GRAND................. 8, 20

REC .................................................57

RECORD...........................................9

REW ........................................... 9, 53

RIGHT.............................................53

SELECT ..................................... 8, 24

SONG .............................8, 51, 57, 61

SONG MEMORY ...................... 9, 57

SPLIT ......................................... 8, 27

STANDBY/ON........................... 8, 11

START/STOP .......................9, 36, 53

STYLE........................................ 8, 35

SUSTAIN.................................... 9, 11

SYNC START ............................ 9, 36

SYNC STOP............................... 9, 36

TEMPO/TAP ........................9, 20, 41

TOUCH ...................................... 8, 30

VOICE........................................ 8, 23

YES....................................... 9, 59, 60

, 53

Misc.

#000 OTS.........................................26

A-B repreat ......................................54

AC Power adaptor............................10

accessory jacks.................................11

accompaniment sections ..................42

Accompaniment Split Point.............27

Batteries ...........................................10

Beat display .....................................51

beat marks........................................51

Bulk..................................................69

Chord Names ...................................47

Chord Track .....................................57

Chord Type ......................................47

Chords, About..................................46

Chords, Fingered..............................43

Chords, Single Finger ......................43

Chorus..............................................32

Clearing, Song .................................59

DEMO Cancel .................................14

Demo song.......................................14

Dictionary ........................................45

DJ.....................................................22

Drum Kit Voice Chart ......................88

DSP..................................................32

Dual Voice........................................26

Effects..............................................31

Ending..............................................36

External Clock .................................69

Fill-in ...............................................42

Fingered chords ...............................43

Flash memory ........................... 71, 78

Footswitch........................................11

Function ...........................................74

GM System Level 1.........................66

Grade................................................65

Harmony ..........................................31

Headphones......................................11

Indicator .......................................... 18

Initial Setup Send............................ 69

Initialization .................................... 78

Internal Clock.................................. 69

Intro................................................. 38

Left.................................................. 62

Lesson ............................................. 61

Lesson Track................................... 63

Level, chorus send........................... 32

Level, DSP send.............................. 32

Level, reverb send ........................... 31

Local on/off..................................... 69

M.D.B. (music database) ................ 48

Main A/B......................................... 42

Main Voice ...................................... 25

Master Volume .................................. 8

Melody Voice Change ..................... 55

Metronome...................................... 20

MIDI ............................................... 66

MIDI channels ................................ 67

MIDI Implementation Chart ........... 90

MIDI LSB Receive cancel .............. 70

MIDI terminals................................ 67

Multi Fingering ............................... 43

Music Stand .................................... 19

Octave ............................................. 19

Octave, dual .................................... 26

Octave, main ................................... 25

Octave, split .................................... 27

One Touch Setting........................... 28

Pan, dual.......................................... 26

Pan, main......................................... 25

Pan, split.......................................... 27

PC.................................................... 73

Portable Grand ................................ 20

Quick Guide .................................... 12

recording, song................................ 56

Reverb ............................................. 31

Right................................................ 62

Root................................................. 46

Index

sections (accompaniment) ...............42

Single Finger chords........................ 43

Song Clear .......................................59

Song Filer ........................................72

Song Volume....................................55

songs, playing..................................53

songs, recording...............................56

songs, selecting................................ 51

Speciﬁcations...................................93

Split Point ........................................ 27

Split Voice........................................27

Style Volume....................................42

styles, playing..................................36

styles, selecting................................ 35

Sync Start.........................................37

Sync Stop......................................... 40

Tap ...................................................37

Tempo ....................................... 20

Time Signature.................................21

Touch Sensitivity .............................30

track (song) ......................................57

tracks, muting ..................................58

Transpose.........................................29

Troubleshooting...............................77

Tuning..............................................29

, 41

User songs........................................56

Voice List ........................................ 79

voices, Drum Kit............................. 88

voices, selecting and playing .......... 23

voices, XG....................................... 80

Volume, dual ................................... 26

Volume, harmony ............................ 31

Volume, main .................................. 25

Volume, Metronome........................ 21

Volume, Song .................................. 55

Volume, split ................................... 27

Volume, Style .................................. 42

XG voices........................................ 80

Limited Warranty

90 DAYS LABOR 1 YEAR PARTS

Yamaha Corporation of America, hereafter referred to as Yamaha, warrants to the original consumer of a product included in the categories listed below, that the product will be free of defects in materials and/or workmanship for the periods indicated. This warranty is applicable to all models included in the following series of products:

PSR SERIES OF PORTATONE ELECTRONIC KEYBOARDS

If during the ﬁrst 90 days that immediately follows the purchase date, your new Yamaha product covered by this warranty is found to have a defect in material and/or workmanship, Yamaha and/or its authorized representative will repair such defect without charge for parts or labor.

If parts should be required after this 90 day period but within the one year period that immediately follows the purchase date, Yamaha will, subject to the terms of this warranty, supply these parts without charge. However, charges for labor, and/or any miscellaneous expenses incurred are the consumers responsibility. Yamaha reserves the right to utilize reconditioned parts in repairing these products and/or to use reconditioned units as warranty replacements.

THIS WARRANTY IS THE ONLY EXPRESS WARRANTY WHICH YAMAHA MAKES IN CONNECTION WITH THESE PRODUCTS. ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANT ABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY. YAMAHA EXCLUDES AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY EVENT FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

Some states do not allow limitations that relate to implied warranties and/or the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages. Therefore, these limitations and exclusions may not apply to you.

This warranty gives you speciﬁc legal rights. You may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

CONSUMERS RESPONSIBILITIES

If warranty service should be required, it is necessary that the consumer assume certain responsibilities:

1. Contact the Customer Service Department of the retailer selling the product, or any retail outlet authorized by Yamaha to sell the product for assistance. You may also contact Yamaha directly at the address provided below.

2. Deliver the unit to be serviced under warranty to: the retailer selling the product, an authorized service center, or to Yamaha with an explanation of the problem. Please be prepared to provide proof purchase date (sales receipt, credit card copy, etc.) when requesting service and/or parts under warranty.

3. Shipping and/or insurance costs are the consumers responsibility.* Units shipped for service should be packed securely.

*Repaired units will be returned PREPAID if warranty service is required within the ﬁrst 90 days.

IMPORTANT: Do NOT ship anything to ANY location without prior authorization. A Return Authorization (RA) will be issued that has a tracking number assigned that will expedite the servicing of your unit and provide a tracking system if needed.

4. Your owners manual contains important safety and operating instructions. It is your responsibility to be aware of the contents of this manual and to follow all safety precautions.

EXCLUSIONS

This warranty does not apply to units whose trade name, trademark, and/or ID numbers have been altered, defaced, exchanged removed, or to failures and/or damages that may occur as a result of:

1. Neglect, abuse, abnormal strain, modiﬁcation or exposure to extremes in temperature or humidity.

2. Improper repair or maintenance by any person who is not a service representative of a retail outlet authorized by Yamaha to sell the product, an authorized service center, or an authorized service representative of Yamaha.

3. This warranty is applicable only to units sold by retailers authorized by Yamaha to sell these products in the U.S.A., the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. This warranty is not applicable in other possessions or territories of the U.S.A. or in any other country.

Please record the model and serial number of the product you have purchased in the spaces provided below.

Model___________________________ Serial #________________________________ Sales Slip #________________________________

Purchased from____________________________________________________________ Date______________________________________ (Retailer)

YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA

Electronic Service Division 6600 Orangethorpe Avenue

Buena Park, CA 90620

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CANADA

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U.S.A.

Yamaha Corporation of America

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CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA

MEXICO

Yamaha de Mexico S.A. De C.V., Departamento de ventas

Javier Rojo Gomez No.1149, Col. Gpe Del Moral, Deleg. Iztapalapa, 09300 Mexico, D.F. Tel: 686-00-33

BRAZIL

Yamaha Musical do Brasil LTDA.

Av. Rebouças 2636, São Paulo, Brasil Tel: 011-853-1377

ARGENTINA

Yamaha de Panamá S.A. Sucursal de Argentina

Viamonte 1145 Piso2-B 1053, Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel: 1-4371-7021

PANAMA AND OTHER LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES/ CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES

Yamaha de Panamá S.A.

Torre Banco General, Piso 7, Urbanización Marbella,

Calle 47 y Aquilino de la Guardia, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá Tel: 507-269-5311

EUROPE

THE UNITED KINGDOM

Yamaha-Kemble Music (U.K.) Ltd.

Sherbourne Drive, Tilbrook, Milton Keynes, MK7 8BL, England Tel: 01908-366700

IRELAND

Danfay Ltd.

61D, Sallynoggin Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin Tel: 01-2859177

GERMANY/SWITZERLAND

Yamaha Europa GmbH.

Siemensstraße 22-34, 25462 Rellingen, F.R. of Germany Tel: 04101-3030

AUSTRIA

Yamaha Music Austria

Schleiergasse 20, A-1100 Wien Austria Tel: 01-60203900

THE NETHERLANDS

Yamaha Music Nederland

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BELGIUM

Yamaha Music Belgium

Keiberg Imperiastraat 8, 1930 Zaventem, Belgium Tel: 02-7258220

FRANCE

Yamaha Musique France, Division Claviers

BP 70-77312 Marne-la-Vallée Cedex 2, France Tel: 01-64-61-4000

ITALY

Yamaha Musica Italia S.P.A.

Viale Italia 88, 20020 Lainate (Milano), Italy Tel: 02-935-771

SPAIN/PORTUGAL

Yamaha-Hazen Electronica Musical, S.A.

Ctra. de la Coruna km. 17, 200, 28230 Las Rozas (Madrid) Spain Tel: 91-201-0700

GREECE

Philippe Nakas S.A.

Navarinou Street 13, P.Code 10680, Athens, Greece Tel: 01-364-7111

SWEDEN

Yamaha Scandinavia AB

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DENMARK

YS Copenhagen Liaison Ofﬁce

Generatorvej 8B DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark Tel: 44 92 49 00

FINLAND

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NORWAY

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OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Yamaha Europa GmbH.

Siemensstraße 22-34, 25462 Rellingen, F.R. of Germany Tel: 04101-3030

AFRICA

Yamaha Corporation, Asia-Paciﬁc Music Marketing Group

Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650 Tel: 053-460-2312

MIDDLE EAST

TURKEY/CYPRUS

Yamaha Europa GmbH.

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OTHER COUNTRIES

Yamaha Music Gulf FZE

LB21-128 Jebel Ali Freezone P.O.Box 17328, Dubai, U.A.E. Tel: 971-4-881-5868

ASIA

HONG KONG

Tom Lee Music Co., Ltd.

11/F., Silvercord Tower 1, 30 Canton Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: 2737-7688

INDONESIA

PT. Yamaha Music Indonesia (Distributor) PT. Nusantik

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KOREA

Yamaha Music Korea Ltd.

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MALAYSIA

Yamaha Music Malaysia, Sdn., Bhd.

Lot 8, Jalan Perbandaran, 47301 Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Tel: 3-703-0900

PHILIPPINES

Yupangco Music Corporation

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SINGAPORE

Yamaha Music Asia Pte., Ltd.

11 Ubi Road #06-00, Meiban Industrial Building, Singapore Tel: 65-747-4374

TAIWAN

Yamaha KHS Music Co., Ltd.

10F, 150, Tun-Hwa Northroad, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: 02-2713-8999

THAILAND

Siam Music Yamaha Co., Ltd.

121/60-61 RS Tower 17th Floor, Ratchadaphisek RD., Dindaeng, Bangkok 10320, Thailand Tel: 02-641-2951

THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES

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OCEANIA

AUSTRALIA

Yamaha Music Australia Pty. Ltd.

Level 1, 99 Queensbridge Street, Southbank, Victoria 3006, Australia Tel: 3-9693-5111

NEW ZEALAND

Music Houses of N.Z. Ltd.

146/148 Captain Springs Road, Te Papapa, Auckland, New Zealand Tel: 9-634-0099

COUNTRIES AND TRUST TERRITORIES IN PACIFIC OCEAN

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Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650 Tel: 053-460-2312

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