Yamaha PortaTone PSR-220 Owner's Manual - Contents
Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha 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 PortaTone in order to take full advantage of its
various features.
CONTENTS
Main Features
1
Precautions — Taking Care of Your PortaTone
2
Setting Up
3
Power Requirements
..........................................3
PHONES/AUX OUT Jack
....................................4
SUSTAIN Jack
......................................................4
Music Stand
........................................................4
Getting Started — Playing the Demo Songs
5
Panel Controls and Terminals
6
Basic Display Operations
8
Playing Voices — The Voice Mode
10
Selecting and Playing a Voice — Main Voice Mode
....10
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Main Voice Sub Menu..............................................11
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Percussion Kit Voice Chart ........................................12
Playing Two Voices — Dual Voice Mode
........12
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Dual Voice Sub Menu ..............................................13
Playing Two Voices — Split Voice Mode
........14
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Split Voice Sub Menu ..............................................15
Other Voice Controls
16
Chorus
..............................................................16
Harmony/Echo
................................................16
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Harmony/Echo Sub Menu ........................................17
Reverb
..............................................................18
Touch Response
..............................................18
Overall Controls
..............................................19
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Reverb/Others Sub Menu ........................................19
Playing Auto Accompaniment — The Style Mode 20
Selecting a Style and Playing an Auto Accompaniment
........20
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About the METRONOME Icon ..................................21
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Sync-Stop Function ..................................................24
Changing the Fingering Mode
........................24
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Fingered ................................................................25
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Full ........................................................................26
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Single Finger ..........................................................26
Changing the Accompaniment Split Point
......26
One Touch Setting
............................................27
Playing Songs — Tne Song Mode
28
Selecting and Playing a Song
........................28
Using the Repeat Play Function
......................29
Using the Guide Function (PSR-230 only)
......30
Using the Minus One Function
........................31
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Selecting individual channels for Minus One ..............31
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Song Sub Menu ......................................................32
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Song Volume ..........................................................32
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One Touch Setting in the Song Mode ........................33
Recording User Songs — Easy Chord Memory
33
Real-time Recording
........................................34
Step Recording
..................................................35
Song Clear
........................................................35
User Song Playback
........................................35
Music Cartridge (PSR-230)
36
Inserting a Music Cartridge
..............................36
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Music Cartridge Precautions......................................36
Selecting Styles on a Music Cartridge
............37
Selecting Songs on a Music Cartridge
............37
MIDI Functions
38
MIDI Basics
........................................................38
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MIDI Sub Menu ......................................................40
Appendix
41
Data Backup and Initialization
........................41
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Initialize Operation ..................................................41
Voice List
..........................................................42
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Voice Polyphony......................................................42
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Panel Voice List ......................................................42
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GM Voice List..........................................................43
Troubleshooting
................................................44
Index
................................................................45
MIDI Implementation Chart
............................46
Specifications
....................................................48