Yamaha Portatone PSR-125 Owner's Manual

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Summary of Portatone PSR-125

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    Deutsch vorbereitung zum spiel ............... Spielen auf ihrem neuen portatone ..................................... Voice-modus ................................ Style-modus ................................ Song-modus ................................ Fehlersuche .............................. Zuor...

  • Page 2: Special Message Section

    Special message section 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 p...

  • Page 3: Precautions

    3 precautions please read carefully before proceeding * please keep these precautions 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 othe...

  • Page 4: Main Features

    4 main features the portatone is a sophisticated musical instrument with the following features and functions: ● exceptionally realistic sounds with 100 awm (advanced wave memory) voices, utilizing digital recordings of actual instruments. ● dynamic, versatile rhythms and accompaniment with 100 musi...

  • Page 5: Power Requirements

    5 power requirements although the psr-125 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. Using an ac power adaptor to connect your psr-12...

  • Page 6: Playing Your New Portatone

    6 playing your new portatone turning on the power press the standby/on button 1 to turn on the power of the portatone. Whenever the power is turned on, voice 01 (piano) is automatically selected. Selecting a mode your portatone has three different operating modes: voice, style and song — each select...

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    7 2. To play the selected song, press the start/stop button 7 . Note that the dots in the multi display ! Flash in time with the music. The left dot flashes at the first beat of every measure, and the right dot flashes at the other beats. (for more information on the multi display, see box at right....

  • Page 8: Voice Mode

    8 voice mode the voice mode features 100 authentic voices. Many of these voices have special preset characteristics or embellishments. The voices are divided into various categories depending on their characteristics or the effects used. Dual voices (#41 - #56) feature two voices mixed together in a...

  • Page 9: Style Mode

    9 style mode 4. With the rhythm running, you’re ready to try out the auto accompaniment feature. Try playing a few single notes with your left hand, and notice how the bass and chord accompaniment change with each key you play. (refer to the boxed sections on pages 10 and 11 for more information on ...

  • Page 10: Function/multi Fingering

    10 single finger chords chords that can be produced in single finger operation are major, minor, seventh and minor seventh. The illustration below 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, b 7 is played as b an...

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    11 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. Fingered chords in the key of c notes enclosed in parentheses are optional; the chords will be recognized without them. Note • if the chord is inverted (i.E., c...

  • Page 12: Selecting and Playing A Song

    12 one touch setting in the song mode the one touch setting function works with the minus one function and automatically selects an appropriate voice for playing the melody along with the song you select. Though the minus one function is not used with the jam track patterns, one touch setting works ...

  • Page 13: Troubleshooting

    13 problem when the portatone is turned on or off, a buzzing sound is temporarily produced. The sound of the voices or rhythms seems unusual or strange. Not all notes are heard when playing a number of notes simultaneously. The sound of the voice changes from note to note. The power cannot be turned...

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    14 jam track chord progression list 21 dance am7 em7 dm7 am7 22 rap am7 am7 23 funk c7 f7 f7 c7 26 heavy metal c c =120 =116 =92 =120 dm7 24 soul ballad c am =104 g7 gaug g7 f7 28 rock'n'roll c am g f 29 r&b c7 f7 c7 =144 =136 b e am 25 minor blues am dm am =144 g c 27 boogie woogie c f c =136 g f a...

  • Page 15: One Touch Setting List

    15 one touch setting list turning on the one touch setting function, the following voice and tempo is automatically selected. 31 harmonica 22 trombone 42 chorus e pno 19 vibraphone 05 e organ 05 e organ 29 tenor sax 73 piano block 05 e organ 44 12str guitar 13 dist guitar 52 folk gtr pad 30 panflute...

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    16 song scores / demonstrationsstücke partition des œuvres / partituras de canciones v=voice number.

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    26 specifications / technische daten caractéristiques techniques / especificaciones keyboard voice style song/jam track controls other terminals, fittings amplifier speakers power consumption power supply dimensions (w x d x h) weight optional accessories number of keys key size register tone genera...

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    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 ...

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    M.D.G., pa•dmi division, yamaha corporation © 2002 yamaha corporation v882970 ???Mw???.?-01a0 printed in china.