Yamaha PortaTone PSR-79 Manual - Contents

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Congratulations on your purchase of

the Yamaha PSR-195/PSR-79 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.

PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS

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 Front Panel ...................................... 6

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 Rear Panel ........................................ 8

SETTING UP

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POWER REQUIREMENTS ............................ 9

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 Using an AC Power Adaptor ............ 9

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 Using Batteries ................................. 9

TURNING ON THE POWER ........................ 9

ACCESSORY JACKS .................................. 10

MUSIC STAND ......................................... 10

GETTING STARTED —

PLAYING THE DEMO SONGS

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PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS

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PORTABLE GRAND

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USING THE METRONOME ....................... 13

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 Setting the Metronome Time

Signature ....................................... 14

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 Adjusting the Metronome Volume . 14

SELECTING AND PLAYING VOICES —

THE VOICE MODE

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SELECTING AND PLAYING A VOICE ......... 15

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 Percussion Voice Chart

(voices 90 and 100). ...................... 17

TRANSPOSE AND TUNING ...................... 18

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 Transpose ...................................... 18

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 Tuning ........................................... 19

SELECTING AND PLAYING SONGS —

THE SONG MODE

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SELECTING AND PLAYING A SONG ......... 20

CHANGING THE TEMPO ......................... 21

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 About the Beat Display .................. 22

ADJUSTING THE SONG VOLUME ............ 23

SONG CONTROLS .................................. 24

A/B REPEAT .............................................. 24

MELODY GUIDE ....................................... 26

VOICE CHANGE ........................................ 27

SELECTING AND PLAYING STYLES —

THE STYLE MODE

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SELECTING AND PLAYING A STYLE .......... 28

STYLE CONTROLS ................................... 30

USING THE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT

FEATURES ............................................. 31

CHANGING THE TEMPO ......................... 31

STYLE SECTIONS (MAIN A, MAIN B) AND

FILL-INS ................................................ 32

ADJUSTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT

VOLUME .............................................. 32

USING AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT —

MULTI FINGERING ................................ 33

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 Single Finger Chords ..................... 33

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 Fingered Chords ............................ 33

WHAT IS A CHORD? ................................ 34

WRITING CHORD NAMES ....................... 35

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 The Intervals of the Scale ............... 35

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 Other Chords ................................ 35

ONE TOUCH SETTING (OTS) ................... 36

CHORD GUIDE .......................................... 37

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 Smart ............................................ 37

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 Dictionary ...................................... 39

MULTI PADS ............................................. 40

MIDI

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 About MIDI ................................... 41

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 How Can MIDI be Used? ............... 41

TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................... 42

INDEX ............................................................ 43

VOICE LIST ..................................................... 44

MULTI PAD LIST.............................................. 46

SPECIFICATIONS ............................................ 47

MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART ..................... 48

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