Summary of PSR-140
Page 2: Special Message Section
This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). Do not connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by yamaha. This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a cart...
Page 3: Precautions
• do not use the instrument near other electrical products such as televisions, radios, or speakers, since this might cause interference which can affect proper operation of the other products. • do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might acciden- tally fall over. • before mo...
Page 4: Contents
4 congratulations on your purchase of the yamaha psr-140 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...
Page 5: Portable Grand
5 portable grand yamaha education suite the portatone also has a portable grand function for realistic piano performance. Pressing the portable grand button instantly calls up the stunningly authentic “stereo sampled piano” voice and configures the entire portatone for optimum piano play. Special pi...
Page 6: Panel Controls and Terminals
6 panel controls and terminals front panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 tempo metronome song vol acmp vol tuning transpose multi pad tempo smart dictionary off acmp on/off rit intro/ ending start/ stop sync- start main a main b ots 001 grandpno 116 mm7 7 5 m7 5 7sus4 m6 c (9) c d d m7 m m aug dim sus4 7 m7 h...
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7 a power switch (standby/on) b master volume dial this determines the overall volume of the portatone. C overall buttons (t, +, -) these are for selecting the various “overall” functions and setting their values. (see page 23.) d song button this selects the song mode. (see page 20.) e voice button...
Page 8: Rear Panel
8 s dc in 10-12v jack this is for connection to a pa-3b ac power adaptor. (see page 9.) t phones/output jack this is for connection to a set of stereo head- phones or to an external amplifier/speaker system. (see page 10.) rear panel midi in, out terminals these are for connection to other midi inst...
Page 9: Setting Up
9 this section contains information about setting up your portatone for playing. Make sure to read this section carefully before using the instrument. Setting up power requirements although the psr-140 will run either from an optional ac adaptor or batteries, yamaha recommends use of an ac adaptor w...
Page 10: Music Stand
10 music stand insert the bottom edge of the included music stand into the slot located at the top rear of the portatone control panel. Setting up in out midi midi instrument accessory jacks ■ using headphones for private practicing and playing without disturbing others, connect a set of stereo head...
Page 11: Getting Started —
11 getting started — playing the demo songs the portatone has a huge variety of demo songs, specially recorded to showcase the dynamic sounds and rhythms and give you an idea of what you can do with the instrument. First, turn on the power. Press the standby/on button. Whenever the power is turned o...
Page 12: Panel Display Indications
12 a mode indicator these dark bars indicate the currently selected mode: song, voice, or style. A c-shaped bar (at song or style) indicates that the mode is active in the background. In the first example, the song mode is selected. In the second example, the voice mode is selected, but the song mod...
Page 13: Using The Metronome
13 using the metronome set the desired tempo with the tempo function in the overall menu. Press the overall t button, repeatedly if necessary, until “tempo” ap- pears in the display. Change the value. Use the overall +/- buttons to increase or decrease the tempo value. Holding down either button con...
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14 you can adjust the volume of the metronome sound independently of the other portatone sounds. The volume range is 000 - 127. The time signature of the metronome can be set to various quarter-note based meters. Note: the time signature changes automatically when a style or song is selected. Simult...
Page 15: The Voice Mode
15 the voice mode features 100 authentic voices that have been created with yamaha’s sophisticated awm (advanced wave memory) tone generation system. Many of these voices also have special preset characteristics or embellishments. The voices are divided into various categories depending on their cha...
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16 there are three ways to select voices: 1) directly entering the voice number with the numeric keypad, 2) using the +/- keys to step up and down through the voices, or 3) pressing the voice button to advance through the voice numbers. Using the numeric keypad enter the digits of the voice number a...
Page 17: Play The Selected Voice.
17 play the selected voice. To change to another voice, repeat step 2 above. If the song or style mode is active in the background (indi- cated by a c-shaped bar in the display), you can also play songs or styles, respectively, in the voice mode by simply pressing the start/stop (>/■) button. The la...
Page 18: Transpose and Tuning
18 selecting and playing voices — the voice mode transpose and tuning you can also adjust the tuning and change the transposition (key) of the portatone with the trans- pose and tuning functions. Transpose transpose determines the key of both the main voice and the bass/chord accompaniment of the se...
Page 19: Tuning
19 select the tuning function in the overall menu. Press the overall t button, repeatedly if necessary, until “tuning” appears in the display. Tuning tuning determines the fine pitch setting of both the main voice and the bass/chord accompaniment of the selected style. It also determines the pitch o...
Page 20: The Song Mode
20 selecting and playing songs — the song mode the song mode features 100 special songs that have been created using the rich and dynamic sounds of the portatone. The songs are generally for your listening enjoyment; however, you can also play along with them on the keyboard. A voice change function...
Page 21: Step 2 Above.
21 note: you can play along with the song using the currently selected voice, or even select a different voice for playing along. Simply call up the voice mode while the song is playing back and select the desired voice . If you want to change to another song, repeat step 2 above. Stop the song. Pre...
Page 22: Change The Value.
22 restoring the default tempo value each song and style has been given a default or standard tempo. If you’ve changed the tempo, you can restore the original default setting by pressing both overall +/- buttons simultaneously (when tempo is selected in the overall menu). Selecting and playing songs...
Page 23: Adjusting The Song Volume
23 adjusting the song volume the playback volume of the song can be adjusted. This volume control affects only the song volume. The volume range is 000 - 127. Select the song volume function in the overall menu. Press the overall t button, repeatedly if necessary, until “songvol” appears in the disp...
Page 24: Song Controls
24 selecting and playing songs — the song mode song controls when the song mode is active, the panel buttons below the display function as song controls. A/b repeat this useful function is ideal for practicing and learning purposes. It allows you to specify any section or phrase of a song (between p...
Page 25: Tion.
25 selecting and playing songs — the song mode pause or stop playback as needed. Use the pause (❙ ❙) and start/stop (>/■) buttons. Stopping playback does not cancel the set a/b points or the a/b repeat function. Turn off the a/b repeat func- tion. Press the button. This can be done either when the s...
Page 26: Melody Guide
26 melody guide the portatone has a special melody guide function that makes practice and learning of the 100 songs both fun and easy. During song playback, the portatone shows the notes of the melody in the music staves and the keyboard diagram in the display — indicating which notes you should pla...
Page 27: Keyboard.
27 selecting and playing songs — the song mode start playback of the song, and play the melody from the keyboard. Start playback in the normal fashion (page 20) and play the melody along with the song. You can also change the melody guide setting while the song is playing back by simply pressing the...
Page 28: The Style Mode
28 selecting and playing styles — the style mode the style mode provides dynamic rhythm/accompaniment patterns — as well as voice settings appropriate for each pattern — for various popular music styles. A total of 100 different styles are available, in several different categories. Each style is ma...
Page 29: Start The Selected Style.
29 selecting and playing styles — the style mode start the selected style. You can do this in one of the following ways: pressing the start/stop button the rhythm starts playing immediately without bass and chord accompaniment. The currently selected main a or b section will play. (you can select ei...
Page 30: Stop The Style.
30 pressing the start/stop button the rhythm/accompaniment stops playing immediately. Using an ending section press the intro/ending button. The style stops after the ending section is finished. Note: to have the ending section gradually slow down as it is playing, press the intro/ending button twic...
Page 31: Select and Play A Style.
31 selecting and playing styles — the style mode using the auto accompaniment features turn on the auto accompaniment. Press the acmp on/off button to turn on (enable) the auto accompaniment. Select and play a style. Select one of the styles and start playback, as de- scribed in steps 1 - 3 on page ...
Page 32: Change The Value.
32 change the value. Use the overall +/- buttons to increase or decrease the accompaniment volume value. Holding down either button continuously in- creases or decreases the value. Restoring the default value to restore the default accompaniment volume value (110), press both overall +/- buttons sim...
Page 33: Single Finger Chords
33 selecting and playing styles — the style mode using auto accompaniment — multi fingering the auto accompaniment function automatically generates bass and chord accompaniment for you to play along with, by using multi fingering operation. You can change the chords of the accompa- niment by playing...
Page 34: What Is A Chord?
Selecting and playing styles — the style mode the simple answer: three or more notes played simultaneously is a chord. (two notes played together is an “interval” — an interval being the distance between two different notes. This is also referred to as a “harmony.”) depending on the intervals betwee...
Page 35: The Intervals of The Scale
Selecting and playing styles — the style mode knowing how to read and write chord names is an easy yet invaluable skill. Chords are often written in a kind of shorthand that makes them instantly recognizable (and gives you the free- dom to play them with the voicing or inversion that you prefer). On...
Page 36: Select A Style.
36 the one touch setting function automatically selects an appropriate voice for playing with the style you select. In other words, when one touch setting is on, the voice automatically changes when you change the style. Select a style. Select one of the styles, as described in steps 1 - 2 on page 2...
Page 37: Chord Guide
37 chord guide the chord guide functions of the portatone provide powerful, easy-to-use tools for learning chords and chord relationships. Chord guide features two different types of operation: smart and dictio- nary. Smart the smart type allows you to set the basic key for the chord accompaniment. ...
Page 38: Acmp Section.
38 for example, if you want to perform with the following score, set the key to b=1 (f, or dm) play the style, and play single note chords (root notes) in the acmp section. Start style playback in the desired way. (for specific instructions on starting styles, see page 29.) for example, when the key...
Page 39: Dictionary
39 selecting and playing styles — the style mode dictionary the dictionary type is essentially a built-in “chord book” that shows you the individual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to play it. With the style mode active, select the...
Page 40: Menu.
40 these convenient pads let you instantly trigger various musical and rhythmic phrases as you play the portatone. There are a total of 40 different sounds or phrases (20 banks, with two pad sounds for each bank). The phrases play back at the same speed as the tempo setting, and they also change har...
Page 41: Midi
41 selecting and playing styles — the style mode midi the portatone also features midi terminals, allowing you to interface the portatone with other midi instruments and devices. About midi midi (musical instrument digital interface) is a worldwide standard that is built into many electronic musical...
Page 42: Troubleshooting
42 troubleshooting problem when the portatone is turned on or off, a popping sound is temporarily produced. When using a mobile phone, noise is produced. The sound of the voices or rhythms seems unusual or strange. There is no sound even when the key- board is played or when a song is being played b...
Page 43: Voice List
43 voice list the following voices can be selected when the voice mode is active, or when the voice change function is on. They can also be selected by a connected midi device; the corresponding bank select messages are: msb = 00h, lsb = 70h. When selecting voices via midi: * the harmony voices (#61...
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44 voice list the following voices cannot be directly selected from the panel controls; they are special voices programmed into the songs of the portatone and are selected automatically in song playback. However, they can be selected by a connected midi device; the corresponding bank select messages...
Page 45: Multi Pad List
45 multi pad list no. Name lcd 1 pianist1 pianist1 2 pianist2 pianist2 3 guitar play gtr.Play 4 brass brass 5 brasshit brasshit 6 funky funky 7 techno1 techno1 8 techno2 techno2 9 arpeggio arpeggio 10 twinkle1 twinkle1 11 twinkle2 twinkle2 12 crystal crystal 13 bird bird 14 africa africa 15 drumkit ...
Page 46: Midi Implementation Chart
46 midi implementation chart [portable keyboard] date: 7-jan-1999 model: psr-140 midi implementation chart version: 1.0 function transmitted recognized remarks basic default 1~7, 10 1~7, 10 channel changed x x default 3 3 mode messages x x altered ************** x note 0~127 0~127 number : true voic...
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47 note: *1 msb can be used to change the voice for the melody or rhythm. Msb=00h :melody voice msb=7fh : rhythm voice lsb: refer to voice list. *2 for program change values, refer to the voice list. Program change and other like channel messages received will not affect the psr-140 panel settings o...
Page 48: Specifications
48 specifications keyboard 49 standard-size keys (c1 - c5) voices 100 panel voices (max. Polyphony: 16) effects dual (included in voice), harmony/echo (included in voice), split (included in voice) auto accompaniment 100 styles fingering: multi fingering sections: intro, main a, b, ending, fill x 4 ...
Page 49: Index
49 index misc. +/- keys ......................................... 16 a a/b repeat .................................... 24 ac adaptor ...................................... 9 accessory jacks .............................. 10 accompaniment volume ............... 32 amplifier / stereo system, using an ...
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