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Yamaha PortaTone PSR-400 Owner's Manual

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    Owner's guide.

  • Page 2: Congratulations!

    Congratulations! You are the proud owner of a yamaha psr-400/psr-500. Your psr- 400/psr-500 is a high-quality musical instrument that incorporates ad- vanced yamaha digital technology and many versatile features. In order to obtain maximum performance and enjoyment from your psr-400/psr- 500, we urg...

  • Page 3: How To Use The Manual

    How to use the manual this operation manual is divided into three main sections: preparation [page 4] this section outlines the first things you must do before playing the psr-400/psr- 500. Including power supply setup and external connections. Quick operation guide [page 6] the quick operation guid...

  • Page 4: Psr-400

    Psr-400 nomenclature top panel controls overall control [power] button [mode] button [dsp] button (psr-500) [master volume] control [accomp. Volume/pitch bend range] buttons [transpose] buttons [tuning] buttons [tempo] buttons [split point change] button page memory [record] button [page 1 ] and [pa...

  • Page 5: Psr-500

    Psr-500 page 25 page 25 page 21 page 16 page 1 1 page 5 page 5 page 4 voice memory [record] button [1] through [4] buttons song memory [chord 1 ] through [chord 5] buttons [melody 1 ] through [melody 5] buttons [conductor] button [record/edit] button [play/stop] button midi [receive on/off] button [...

  • Page 6: Power Supply

    Using an optional ac power adaptor plug the dc output cable from an optional yamaha pa-5 ac power adaptor into the dc in jack on the rear panel of the psr-400/psr-500, then plug the ac cable of the power adaptor into a convenient wall ac power socket. The internal batteries are automatically disconn...

  • Page 7: The Foot Pedal

    Using headphones or an external sound system a standard pair of stereo headphones can be plugged into the rear-panel head- phones/aux. Out jack 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 j...

  • Page 8: Select & Play Voices

    This section provides brief outlines of the procedures for operating several of the most basic psr-400/psr-500 features. Refer to the page numbers listed for details about each feature and more advanced capabilities. Select & play voices 1 . Use the voice select buttons to select a voice [page 21]. ...

  • Page 9: Quick Operation Guide

    Quick operation guide the split mode play different left- and right- hand voices 1 . Use the [mode] button to select the split mode [page 10]. 2. Use the [split point change] button to change the split point, if necessary [page 13]. 3. Use the voice select buttons to select the left-hand and right-h...

  • Page 10: Quick Operation Guide

    Quick operation guide play with auto accompaniment 1 . Use the [mode] button to select the single finger or fingered mode [page 10]. 2. If necessary, use the [split point change] button to set the split point [page 13]. 3. Use the style select buttons to select the desired accom- paniment style [pag...

  • Page 11: Quick Operation Guide

    Quick operation guide 1 . Use the [mode] buttons to select the split, single fin- ger, or fingered mode [page 10]. 2. Use the auto harmony type buttons to select a har- mony type between "1" and "6" [page 25]. 3. Press the [auto harmony on/off] button so that its indicator lights [page 25]. 4. Play ...

  • Page 12: Feature Reference

    Feature reference the "feature reference" provides full details on each of the psr-400/psr- 500 features. The features are presented as they appear on the psr-400/psr-500 panel, organized into functional groups such as "overall control." "auto ac- companiment," and "voice." to find information about...

  • Page 13: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (overall control) single finger this mode provides automatic rhythm, bass, and orchestra accompaniment that you can control by playing just one, two, or three keys in the left-hand section of the keyboard. See page 18 for details. Fingered the fingered mode provides automatic rhyth...

  • Page 14: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (overall control) setting the pitch bend range the maximum amount of pitch bend produced by the pitch bend wheel can be set anywhere from ±1 semi- tone to ±12 semitones (i.E. Plus or minus one octave). 1. To set the pitch bend range, roll the pitch bend wheel all the way in either ...

  • Page 15: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (overall control) the available tempo range is from 40 to 240 beats per minute. Each accompaniment style has a different "de- fault" 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 defa...

  • Page 16: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (overall control) list of initial page memory settings * settings in parentheses apply to the psr-500 only. The initialized settings are as follows: 14 overall control auto accompani- ment voice mode (dsp) pitch bend range accomp. Vol transpose tuning split split point single finge...

  • Page 17: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (overall control) voice song memory midi multi pad [psr-500] drum pad [psr-400] normal/dual voice memory 2 voice memory 3 voice memory 4 voice memory 1 ~ 4 chord 1 ~ 5 melody 1~ 5 conductor receive ch 1 ~ 1 6 clock 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 left right harmony on/off left right harmony on/off...

  • Page 18: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (auto accompaniment) auto accompaniment style select select any of the psr-400/psr-500's 100 accompani- ment styles by using one of the two following methods: 1 : choose one of the 100 accompaniment styles — num- bered "00" through "99" — shown on the style list then enter its numb...

  • Page 19: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (auto accompaniment ) 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 ch...

  • Page 20: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (auto accompaniment) the single finger mode the single finger mode is selected via the [mode] button in the overall control section (see page 10). Single finger accompaniment makes it simple to produce beautifully orchestrated accompaniment using major, seventh, minor and minor-sev...

  • Page 21: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (auto accompaniment) orchestration accompaniment parts can be turned on or off by press- ing the corresponding orchestra button. When a part is turned off the corresponding indicator will go out. To silence the bass part, for example, press the orches- tration [bass] button so that...

  • Page 22: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (auto accompaniment) when recording the rhythm track only a percus- sion voice (numbers 94 through 99) can be selected. Any voice can be selected when recording any of the other tracks. Note, however, that a special transpose function is applied to the bass track, so we recom- mend...

  • Page 23: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (voice) voice psr-400 psr-500 voice select select any of the psr-400/psr-500'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 panel voice list then enter its number using the nume...

  • Page 24: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (voice) drum & percussion instrument key assignments 94 scratch w/pitch 95 kick & snare w/pitch 96 tom w/pitch 97 latin percs w/pitch 98 percussions w/gate 99 percussions key c1~b2 c3~c6 instrument acoustic tom synth tom key c1~b1 c2~b2 c3~b3 c4~b4 c5~c6 instrument conga bongo timb...

  • Page 25: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (voice) the split mode the psr-400/psr-500 split mode — selected via the [mode] button — 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 in "split point chang...

  • Page 26: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (voice) • in the split mode the left-hand voice octave can be shifted after playing a left-hand key and the right-hand voice octave can be shifted after playing a right-hand key. • the octave cannot be changed while the keyboard is being played. At the same time. The new pan value ...

  • Page 27: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (voice) auto harmony auto harmony can be used in the split, single finger, and fingered modes. It automatically adds appropriate harmony notes to a melody you play on the keyboard. You can choose from 6 different types of har- mony. Voice memory the psr-400/psr-500 voice memory can...

  • Page 28: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (song memory) the psr-400/psr-500 song memory allows you to "record" and play back chord sequences created using the auto accompaniment feature and melody lines you play on the keyboard. The song memory also has five separate chord "banks" that can be used to record different accom...

  • Page 29: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (song memory) recording will begin as soon as you play a note on the keyboard or press the song memory [play/ stop] button or the accompaniment con- trol [start/stop] button. Play the melody using the entire keyboard if the nor- mal mode is selected, or the keys to the right of the...

  • Page 30: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (song memory) select an accompaniment style that is appropriate for the type of music you want to record. Press one of the chord buttons — [1] through [5] — while holding the [record] button. This engages the record ready mode for the selected bank. The selected chord bank indicato...

  • Page 31: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (song memory) whenever you record using the song memory, any previously recorded material in the same bank will be erased. If the power is turned off while recording, material recorded up to the point at which the power was dis- connected will be retained in memory (the last event,...

  • Page 32: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (song memory) the conductor the song memory conductor function allows chord and memory banks to be "chained" and auto- matically played back in any order. Press the chord and/or melody bank buttons that you want to begin playback with — the selected bank indicators will light conti...

  • Page 33: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (the multi pads/psr-500) the psr-500 multi pads can be used to record short rhythmic or melodic sequences, percussion fill-ins, or single percussion sounds that can be played at any time simply by pressing the appropriate pad. Select the voice you want to use, then press one of the...

  • Page 34: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (the drum pads/psr500) press the [pad assign on/off] button — the indicator will light and the last selected percussion voice (94 through 99) will automatically be selected (any of the other percussion voices — 94 through 99 — can also be selected at this point). Press one of the p...

  • Page 35: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (midi) midi decrements the receive channel number. The receive chan- nel number is shown on the right two digits of the multi display while the status — "e" for enabled or "d" for disabled — appears on the leftmost digit. The midi chan- nel and status display appears while selectio...

  • Page 36: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (midi) see page 35 for details on control change messages. Program change and control change data only affects the main voice in the normal mode (the right-hand voice when the split mode is selected) when the dual func- tion is engaged. Midi start messages control psr-500 auto acco...

  • Page 37: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (midi) transmitted data the following data is transmitted via the midi out connector when either the remote control or multi voice mode is selected: • the transmit channel for each voice is set using the midi channel button described on page 24. • all notes played on the keyboard, ...

  • Page 38: Feature Reference

    Feature reference (demo) demo to give you an idea of the psr-400/psr-500's sophisti- cated capabilities, it is programmed with 3 demonstration songs that you can select and play. Press the demo [1], [2], or [3] button to start playback of the corresponding demo. 1. Press the same demo button a secon...

  • Page 39: Appendix A: Midi Basics

    Appendix a: midi basics midi, the musical instrument digital interface, is a world- standard communication interface that allows midi-compat- ible musical instruments and equipment to share musical infor- mation and control one another. This makes it possible to cre- ate "systems" of midi instrument...

  • Page 40: Appendix B: Polyphony

    Appendix b: polyphony the psr-400 and psr-500 feature a maximum polyphony of 28-notes, so up to 28 notes can be played on simultane- ously. This 28-note maximum applies to all psr-400/psr-500 features, including automatic accompaniment, song memory, the multi pads, etc. If more than 28 notes are pla...

  • Page 41: Appendix D: Maintenance

    Appendix c: troubleshooting problem • the psr-400/psr-500 speakers produce a "pop" sound whenever the power is turned on or off. Check • this is normal and is no cause for alarm. Problem • no sound. Check • is the master volume control turned up high enough? • is the power turned on? The auto power ...

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    Appendix e: system reset specifications abnormal operation procedures and other problems can cause the psr-400/psr-500 system to "lock up" or malfunc- tion. Normally, simply turning the power off and then on again will solve the problem. If turning the power off and on does not restore normal operat...

  • Page 43: Index

    Index a ac power 4 auto accompaniment volume adding fill-ins bridge variation normal variation starting starting with an introduction stopping auto harmony auto power off b batteries c chord data edit playback sequence recording chords fingered mode single-finger mode conductor custom style d demo d...

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    [portable keyboard] model psr-400/psr-500 midi implementation chart date : 05/19, 1991 version : 1.0 function basic default channel changed default mode messages altered note number : true voice velocity note on note off after key's touch ch's pitch bender 01 07 control 10 change 64 91 program chang...

  • Page 45: Fcc Information (U.S.A.)

    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 require- ments. Modifications not expressly approved by yamaha may void your authority, granted by the fcc, to use the product. 2....

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    Important please record the serial number of your unit in the space below. Model: psr-400 model: psr-500 serial no: the serial number is located on the bottom of the unit. Retain this owner's guide in a safe place for future refer- ence..

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