Owner’s Manual
Congratulations!
You are the proud owner of a Yamaha PortaTone. Your PortaTone is a high-quality musical instrument that incorporates advanced Yamaha digital technology and many versatile features. In order to obtain maximum performance and enjoyment from your PortaTone, we urge you to read this Owner’s Manual thoroughly while trying out the various features described. Keep the Owner’s Manual in a safe place for later reference.
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN ............................................. |
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Power Supply ....................................................... |
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Setting Up the Music Stand ................................... |
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Maintenance .......................................................... |
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NOMENCLATURE ................................................... |
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Top Panel Controls ................................................ |
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Rear Panel Connectors ........................................ |
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SELECTING AND PLAYING VOICES ................ |
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SUSTAIN ................................................................... |
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DUAL (PSR-300 only) ................................................ |
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TRANSPOSE ............................................................ |
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THE SPLIT MODE ................................................... |
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RHYTHM ACCOMPANIMENT ............................... |
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AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT ................................... |
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Single Finger Accompaniment ............................. |
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Fingered Accompaniment .................................. |
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AUTO HARMONY.. ............................................... |
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THE CHORD MEMORY ........................................ |
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Recording ............................................................ |
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Bank Playback ..................................................... |
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Chain Playback ................................................... |
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SONG BOOK .......................................................... |
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MOVING UP TO MIDI (PSR-300 only) ................. |
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A Brief Introduction to MIDI ................................. |
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PSR-300 MIDI Settings & Functions .................. |
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TROUBLESHOOTING .......................................... |
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SPECIFICATIONS ................................................ |
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FINGERING CHART ............................................. |
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“SONG BOOK” SCORES .................................... |
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“Sing,” “Happy Birthday to You,” “Something,” and “Edelweiss,” included in the PSR-200/300 SONG BOOK, are published for Yamaha Corporation by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Power Supply
Your PSR-200 or PSR-300 will run either from batteries or an optional power adapter. Follow the instructions below according to the power source you intend to use.
Using Batteries
Six 1.5V D size (SUM-1 or R-20) or equivalent batteries must first be installed in the battery compartment.
Before replacing the batteries, make sure that the power is turned off. During battery replacement the memory will be backed up for approximately 1 minute.
1. Open the battery compartment cover located on the instrument’s bottom panel.
2. Insert the six batteries, being careful to follow the polarity markings on the cabinet.
3. Replace the compartment cover, making sure that it locks firmly in place.
*The included batteries are for testing purposes. Their service life might be considerably shortened due to storage conditions, etc.
Caution:
1.When the batteries run down, replace them with a complete set of six new batteries. NEVER mix old and new batteries.
2.Do not use different kinds of batteries at the same time.
3.In case electrolyte has leaked into the battery compartment, wipe it off completely before installing new batteries.
4.To prevent possible damage due to battery leakage, remove the batteries from the instrument if it is not to be used for an extended period of time.
Auto Power OFF
To prevent unnecessary battery drainage, the PSR-200/PSR- 300 features an Auto Power OFF function that automatically turns the power OFF if the instrument is not used for approximately 10 minutes.
The Auto Power OFF function does not operate when the PSR-200/PSR-300 is powered from an optional AC Power Adaptor, as described below.
Using An Optional AC Power Adaptor
Plug the DC output cable from an optional Yamaha PA-3, PA-4, or PA-40 AC Power Adaptor into the DC IN jack on the rear panel of the PSR-200/PSR-300, then plug the AC Power Adaptor into a convenient wall AC power socket.
The internal batteries are automatically disconnected when an AC Power Adaptor is used. Disconnect the AC Power Adaptor when not using your PSR-200/PSR-300.
Use ONLY a Yamaha PA-3, PA-4, or PA-40 AC Power Adaptor to power your instrument from the AC mains. Other adaptors may cause serious damage to your PSR-200/PSR-300.
Setting Up the Music Stand
Insert the bottom edge of the music stand into the slot located at the rear of the PSR-200/PSR-300 control panel.
Maintenance
Location
Avoid exposure to direct sunlight or other sources of heat. Never leave it inside a car where it can get very hot. It may cause discoloration or deformation. Vibration, excessive dust, cold, low or high humidity can also cause malfunction.
Handling
Avoid rough handling. Don’t drop or jolt the PSR-200/300 as this can damage the internal circuitry. Pressing too hard on keys or controls may lead to malfunctions. When cords are plugged into the rear panel jacks, pay particular attention not to apply excessive force to them since this may damage the terminals.
Cleaning
Clean the exterior with a soft, dry cloth. Using chemical solvents will damage the finish.
Interference Through Electromagnetic Fields
Do not use your PSR-200/300 close to television sets or other equipment receiving electromagnetic signals as this could cause interference noise in the other appliance.
Service and Modifications
Your PSR-200/300 contains no user serviceable parts. Opening it or tampering with it in any way can lead to electrical shock as well as damage. Refer all servicing to qualified YAMAHA personnel.
YAMAHA is NOT responsible for damage caused by improper use.
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NOMENCLATURE
PSR-200
PSR-300
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Top Panel Controls
[POWER] Button ......................................................................... |
page 4 |
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[MODE] Button |
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page 6, 9, 10 |
[MASTER VOLUME] Control .................................................. |
page 4 |
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[ACCOMPANIMENT .........................VOLUME] B u t t o n s |
page 8, 10 |
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[TRANSPOSE] Buttons ........................................................... |
page 5 |
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[TEMPO] Buttons .......................................................... |
page 7, 10, 11 |
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[SPLIT POINT CHANGE] ..................................Button |
page 6, 9, 10 |
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[INTRO/FILL IN] ..............................................Button |
page 8, 9, 10, 12 |
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[SYNCHRO START/ENDING] .................Button |
page 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 |
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[START/STOP] ........................................ |
Button |
page 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 |
[VOICE/STYLE] .................................................. |
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page 4, 6, 7 |
Numeric VOICE/STYLE ......................................Buttons |
page 4, 7 |
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[DUAL VOICE] Button ...................................(PSR-300 only) |
page 5 |
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[SUSTAIN] Button ..................................................................... |
page 5 |
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[AUTO HARMONY] ................................................Buttons |
page 11 |
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[CHORD MEMORY] .....................................Buttons |
page 11, 12, 13 |
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[SONG BOOK] ..................................................Buttons |
page 13, 14 |
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MULTI DISPLAY ......................................................... |
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page 4 ~ 11, 13 |
VOICE LIST ............................................................................... |
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page 4 |
STYLE LIST ............................................................................... |
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page 7 |
SONG LIST ............................................................................... |
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page 13 |
Rear Panel Connectors
DC IN Jack
The DC output cord from an optional Yamaha PA-3, PA-4, or PA-40 AC Power Adaptor should be plugged in here when the PSR-200 or PSR-300 is to be powered from the AC mains supply (refer to “Power Supply” on page 1 for more details).
HEADPHONES/AUX. OUT Jack
A standard pair of stereo headphones can be plugged in here for private practice or late-night playing. The internal speaker system is automatically shut off when a pair of headphones is plugged into the HEADPHONES jack. The HEADPHONFS/AUX. OUT jack can also be used to deliver the output of the PSR-200/PSR-300 to a keyboard amplifier, stereo sound system, mixing console or tape recorder.
MIDI IN and OUT Connectors (PSR-300 only)
The MIDI IN connector receives MIDI data from an external MIDI device which can be used to control the PSR-300. The MIDI OUT connector transmits MIDI data generated by the PSR-300 (e.g. note and velocity dam produced by playing the keyboard).
More details on MIDI are given in “MOVING UP TO MIDI” on page 14.
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SELECTING AND PLAYING VOICES
1. Press the [POWER] button to turn the power ON. The MULTI DISPLAY will light when the power is ON.
2. Slide the [MASTER VOLUME] control to a position about half way between the “MIN” and “MAX” setting.
You can set this control for the most comfortable volume level after you begin playing.
3. If the VOICE indicator is not lit, press the [VOICE/ STYLE] button once so that it does light. The number of the currently selected voice will appear on the MULTI DISPLAY when the VOICE indicator is lit.
4. Select any of the PSR-200/PSR-300’s 100 voices by using one of the following methods:
Voice Selection Method 1:
Choose one of the 100 voices — numbered “00” through “99” — shown on the VOICE LIST then enter its number using the numeric VOICE SELECT buttons. To select “ELECTRIC ORGAN 1” (number 12), for example, first press “1” and then “2.” The number “12” should then appear on the MULTI DISPLAY.
Voice Selection Method 2:
The [+] and [-] buttons in the numeric button group can be used to increment (increase by one) or decrement (decrease by one) the current voice number. Press the [+] button briefly to select the voice one number higher than the current voice, or the [-] button to select the voice one number lower than the current voice. If you hold the [+] or [-] button down, the voice number will increment or decrement continuously — simply release the button when the desired voice number has been reached.
5. The selected voice can now be played on the instrument’s keyboard.
Note that the PSR-300’s keyboard is “touch response” — that is, you can control the loudness of the sound to a certain degree according to how hard you play the keys. The degree of touch sensitivity is different for each voice.
The PSR-200 and PSR-300 feature a maximum polyphony of 28-notes (depending in some cases on the selected voice), so up to 28 notes can be played simultaneously, including extra notes played when the automatic accompaniment, split, or dual voice features of this instrument are used. “Full” will appear on the MULTI DISPLAY if the 28-note limit is exceeded.
When the power is initially turned ON, the PIANO voice is automatically selected and its number (“00”) is shown on the MULTI DISPLAY.
Keyboard Percussion
When the DRUMS voice is selected (voice number 99), you can play 25 different drum and percussion instruments on the black keys. The percussion instruments played by the various keys are marked by symbols above the black keys (the white keys produce no sound).
The TRANSPOSE function described on page 5 does not affect the DRUMS sound.
DRUM & PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT KEY ASSIGNMENTS
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C#1 |
BD Reverb |
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G#3 |
Hi-Hat Foot |
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D#1 |
Bass Drum |
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A#3 |
Crash Cymbal |
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F#1 |
Bass Tom |
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C#4 |
Splash |
Cymbal |
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G#1 |
Lo Tom |
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D#4 |
Ride |
Cymbal |
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A#1 |
Mid Tom |
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F#4 |
Synth Lo Tom |
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C#2 |
Hi Tom |
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G#4 |
Synth Mid Tom |
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D#2 |
Snare Reverb |
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A#4 |
Synth Hi Tom |
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F#2 |
Snare Lo |
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C#5 |
Synth Snare |
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G#2 |
Snare Hi |
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D#5 |
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“One” |
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A#2 |
Snare Open Rim |
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F#5 |
Voice “Two” |
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C#3 |
Snare Closed Rim |
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G#5 |
Voice “Three” |
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D#3 |
Hi-Hat Closed |
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A#5 |
Voice “Four” |
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D#3 |
Hi-Hat Open |
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Adjusting the Volume
Adjust the [MASTER VOLUME] control while playing to set the desired overall volume level.
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SUSTAIN
Press the [SUSTAIN] button once (the indicator will light) and notes played on the keyboard will decay gradually after you lift your fingers from the keys. Press the [SUSTAIN] button a second time (the indicator will go out) to turn the sustain effect off.
DUAL (PSR-300 only)
The SUSTAIN effect cannot be applied to accompaniment or rhythm,
When the PSR-300 DUAL function is engaged, sustain is applied to both voices.
Sustain can be applied independently to the leftand right-hand voices in the split mode (see “The Split Mode” on page 6). Press a key to the right of the split point to select the right-hand voice, then turn sustain on or off for that voice. Press a key to the left of the split point to select the left-hand voice, then turn sustain on or off for that voice.
Sustain can be turned on or off for the melody voice during DEMO playback.
Sustain does not affect voice 97 (VOICE BOX) and voice 99 (DRUMS).
The PSR-300 DUAL feature makes it possible to select and play two different voices simultaneously.
To activate the DUAL feature press the [DUAL ON/OFF] button (the indicator will light). When ON, the voice selected prior to turning the DUAL feature ON will sound simultaneously with a second “dual” voice. When the PSR-300 is initially turned ON, the STAR LIGHT 2 voice (number 80) is assigned as the dual voice. Any other voice can be selected as the dual voice while the DUAL feature is ON.
The DUAL feature can be turned OFF by pressing the [DUAL ON/OFF] button again.
When the DUAL function is used with the SPLIT mode (see page 6) different dual voices can be assigned to the leftand right-hand sections of the keyboard. Press a key to the right of the split point to select the right-hand voice, then turn DUAL on and select the righthand dual voice. Press a key to the left of the split point to select the left-hand voice, then turn DUAL on and select the left-hand dual voice.
When the SINGLE FINGER or FINGERED accompaniment mode is selected, the DUAL feature applies only to the right-hand section of the keyboard.
TRANSPOSE
The PSR-200/PSR-300 [TRANSPOSE] buttons makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitone intervals up to a maximum of 12 semitones (one octave). Transposing the pitch of the PSR-200/PSR-300 keyboard makes it easier to play in difficult key signatures, and you can simply match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instrumentalist.
and 
buttons are used for transposition. The first time the TRANSPOSE 
or 
button is pressed the current transpose value will appear on the MULTI DISPLAY. While the current transpose value is still showing on the display, press the TRANSPOSE 
button to increase the pitch of the keyboard, or the 
button to lower the pitch The selected degree of transposition will be displayed on the MULTI DISPLAY while the TRANSPOSE
or 
button is pressed, and for approximately 2 seconds after either TRANSPOSE button is released.
The transposition range is from -12 to +12, with -12 corresponding to downward transposition by 12 semitones (one octave, and +12 corresponding to upward transposition by 12 semitones. 0 is the “normal” keyboard pitch value. The normal transpose value (0) can be recalled at any time by pressing
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buttons at the same time.
The transpose value is automatically set to 0 whenever the power switch is turned ON.
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THE SPLIT MODE
The PSR-200/PSR-300 SPLIT mode allows you to play two voices at once — one with the left hand and one with the right. The left-hand voice can be played to the left of the “split point,” set as described below, and the right-hand voice can be played to the right of the split point.
1. Press the [MODE] button as many times as necessary until the SPLIT indicator lights — this selects the SPLIT mode.
2. If necessary, set the split point as described below:
Setting the SPLIT Mode Split Point:
The split point for the SPLIT mode is initially set at the C3 key. It can be set to any other key by pressing the desired split-point key while holding the [SPLIT POINT CHANGE] button.
The split point is shown on the MULTI DISPLAY for as long as the [SPLIT POINT CHANGE] button is held. The C3 key, for example, would be displayed as “C3”.
F#2 would be displayed as “F-2”. The sharp is indicated by the lit bar between the “F” and the “2.”
The SPLIT mode split point is retained in memory and will be recalled whenever the SPLIT mode is selected.
Note that the split-point key is included in the righthand section of the keyboard.
To initialize the split point to its original default value, turn the [POWER] button on while holding the [SPLIT POINT CHANGE] button. The SINGLE FINGER and FINGERED split points (described later) are also initialized by this procedure.
3. Select the right-hand and left-hand voices as required. When the SPLIT mode is first selected the current voice
is assigned to the right-hand keys. If no other left-hand voice has been selected since the PSR-200/PSR-300 was turned ON, the ELECTRIC BASS voice (number 82) will be assigned to the left-hand keys.
The left-hand voice is octave-shifted to provide the best sound in the left-hand range.
Changing the Right and Left-hand Voices:
Make sure the [VOICE/STYLE] button VOICE indicator is lit (press the [VOICE/STYLE] button once if it isn’t).
To change the right-hand voice press a key to the right of the split point. The current right-hand voice number will be shown on the MULTI DISPLAY and a new righthand voice can be selected in the normal way.
To change the left-hand voice press a key to the left of the split point. The current left-hand voice number will be shown on the MULTI DISPLAY and a new left-hand voice can be selected in the normal way.
When playing in the SPLIT mode, the MULTI DISPLAY will switch between the leftand right-hand voice numbers according to whether notes are played on the leftor right-hand section of the keyboard. The PSR-300 DUAL indicator flashes according to the leftand righthand section DUAL mode settings when the SPLIT and DUAL modes are used together.
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RHYTHM ACCOMPANIMENT
Selecting an Accompaniment Style
1. If the STYLE indicator is not lit, press the [VOICE/ STYLE] button once so that it does light. The number of the currently selected style will appear on the MULTI DISPLAY when the STYLE indicator is lit.
2. Select any of the PSR-200/PSR-300’s 50 accompaniment styles by using one of the two following methods:
1: Choose one of the 50 accompaniment styles — numbered “00” through “49” — shown on the STYLE LIST then enter its number using the numeric VOICE/STYLE buttons. To select FUSION1 (number 27), for example, first press “2” and then “7.” The number “27” should then be displayed on the MULTI DISPLAY.
2: The [+] and [-] buttons in the VOICE/STYLE group can be used to increment (increase by one) or decrement (decrease by one) the current accompaniment style number. Press the [+] button briefly to select the accompaniment style one number higher than the current accompaniment style, or the [-] button to select the accompaniment style one number lower than the current accompaniment style. If you hold the [+] or [-] button down, the accompaniment style number will increment or decrement continuously – simply release the button when the desired accompaniment style number has been reached.
When the power is initially turned ON, the 00 DANCE1 style is automatically selected.
Setting the Tempo
The first time the TEMPO 
or 
button is pressed the current tempo will appear on the MULTI DISPLAY. While the current tempo value is still showing on the display, press the TEMPO 
button to increase the tempo, or the TEMPO 
button to decrease the tempo. The selected tempo will be displayed on the MULTI DISPLAY (in quarter-note beats per minute) while the TEMPO 
or 
button is pressed, and for approximately 2 seconds after either TEMPO button is released.
The available tempo range is from 40 to 240 beats per minute. Each accompaniment style has a different “default” tempo which is automatically set whenever a new style is selected (but not when a new style is selected while the accompaniment is playing). The default tempo for the currently selected accompaniment style can be recalled at any time by pressing both the TEMPO 
and 
buttons at the same time.
The tempo is automatically set to the default value for the DANCE1 style whenever the power switch is turned ON.
It is also possible to adjust the tempo after starting playback of the accompaniment. This allows you to set the optimum tempo by ear.
Starting the Accompaniment
Press the [START/STOP] button to start the selected accompaniment immediately, or press the [SYNCHRO START/ENDING] button if you want the accompaniment to start when you play the first note on the keyboard. If you press the [SYNCHRO START/ENDING] button, the three dots along the bottom of the MULTI DISPLAY will flash at the selected tempo.
The three LED dots at the bottom of the MULTI DISPLAY provide a visual indication of the selected tempo as follows:
1st. Beat
2nd. Beat
3rd. Beat
4th. Beat
If neither the FINGERED or SINGLE FINGER mode is selected, the accompaniment will consist only of rhythm (drums & percussion) sounds. Operation of the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT SINGLE FINGER and FINGERED modes is described on page 9 and 10.
A different accompaniment style can be selected at any time while the accompaniment is playing. The style number display will change as soon as the selection is made, but the new style will begin playback from the top of the next measure. The tempo will not change when the new style begins playing.
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