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Contents
Getting Started ............................. 5
Playing Your New PortaTone ....... 6
Voice Mode ................................... 8
Style Mode .................................... 9
Song Mode ....................................12
Troubleshooting .......................13
Percussion Assign List
(Voices 40 and 00) ..................... 13
Jam Track Chord Progression List...14
One Touch Setting List ............. 15
Song Scores .............................. 16
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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT Battery Notice: connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the This product MAY contain a small non-rechargeable battery which (if applicable) is manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. soldered in place. The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five WARNING: Do not place this product in a position where anyone
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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 other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: • Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or modify • Use the specified adaptor (PA-3B, PA-3
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Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha PortaTone You now own a portable keyboard that packs advanced functions and great sound in a highly compact size. Its outstanding features also make it an exceptionally 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. Main Features The PortaTone is a sophisticated musical instrument with the following features and functions: Exceptiona
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Getting Started When the Batteries Run Down Power Requirements When the batteries run low and the battery voltage drops Although the PSR-125 will run either from an optional AC below a certain level, the PortaTone may not sound or adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use of an AC function properly. As soon as this happens, replace them adaptor whenever possible. An AC adaptor is more with a complete set of six new batteries. environmentally friendly than batteries and does not deplete reso
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Playing Your New PortaTone This section briefly shows you how to use the various controls on the panel of the PortaTone. 5 1 11 4 2 6 3 7 8 10 9 12 Turning on the Power Playing a Song Press the STANDBY/ON button 1 to turn on the power of in the Song Mode the PortaTone. Whenever the power is turned on, Voice A variety of Songs and special Jam Tracks have been 01 (PIANO) is automatically selected. recorded to your PortaTone to give you a taste of what you can do with the instrument, and to provid
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2. To play the selected Song, press the START/STOP About the MULTI DISPLAY button 7. As mentioned above, the dots in the MULTI DISPLAY Note that the dots in the MULTI DISPLAY ! flash in flash in time with the rhythm, and the indication is used time with the music. The left dot flashes at the first when a Song or Style plays back. This flashing beat of every measure, and the right dot flashes at the provides a visual indication of both the tempo and the other beats. (For more information on the
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Voice Mode The Voice mode features 100 authentic Voices. About the Harmony Voices Many of these Voices have special preset Since Harmony Voices are designed to automatically characteristics or embellishments. The Voices are play two or more notes with the notes you play on the divided into various categories depending on their keyboard, only one note can be played on the characteristics or the effects used. keyboard at a time. If several notes are played Dual Voices (#41 - #56) feature two Voi
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Style Mode The Style mode provides dynamic rhythm/ 4.With the rhythm running, you’re ready to try out the accompaniment patterns — as well as Voice settings Auto Accompaniment feature. Try playing a few appropriate for each pattern — for various popular single notes with your left hand, and notice how the music styles, as listed on the panel. A total of 100 bass and chord accompaniment change with each different Styles are available, and are divided into ten key you play. (Refer to the boxed
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Using the Auto Accompaniment Single Finger Chords Function/Multi Fingering Chords that can be produced in Single Finger operation are major, minor, seventh and minor The Auto Accompaniment function automatically generates seventh. The illustration below shows how to produce bass and chord accompaniment for you to play along with, the four chord types. (The key of C is used here as an by using Multi Fingering operation. You can change the example; other keys follow the same rules. For chords
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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 C C7sus4 Cm Caug(7) C7 Cdim(7) Cm7 5 5 C7 CM7 CmM7 Cm7 Cm6 Csus4 C9 Notes enclosed in parentheses are optional; the chords will be recognized without them. NOTE • If the chord is inverted (i.e., C-E-G is played as G-C-E), the PortaTone will still recognize it as a C chord. • Minor 6th chords are recognized only in root positi
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Song Mode The Song mode features special Songs and Jam If playback is not stopped, all Songs play back Track patterns that have been created using the rich repeatedly in succession, indefinitely. (However, if sounds and sophisticated accompaniment functions Minus One is on, only the selected Song repeatedly of the PortaTone. plays back.) If a Jam Track pattern is selected, only The Songs are generally for your listening the selected pattern repeats indefinitely. enjoyment; however, you can als
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Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution When the PortaTone is turned on or off, a buzzing sound This is normal and indicates that power is flowing into is temporarily produced. the PortaTone. The sound of the voices or rhythms seems unusual or The battery power is too low. Replace the batteries. strange. Not all notes are heard when playing a number of notes Too many keys are pressed at the same time. The simultaneously. PortaTone is polyphonic up to a maximum of 12 notes. (See the
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Jam Track Chord Progression List 21 DANCE =120 31 JAZZ BLUES =160 Am7 Em7 C7 F7 C7 Dm7 Am7 F7 C7 A7 22 RAP =116 Dm7 G7 C7 A7 Dm7 G7 Am7 32 JAZZ WALTZ =192 Am7 C7 23 FUNK =92 C7 C7 F7 C7 F7 F7 24 SOUL BALLAD =104 C7 C G7 G 7 G7 Am C7 Dm7 33 FUSION =128 G7 Gaug Dm7 G7 25 MINOR BLUES =144 34 BOSSA NOVA =160 Am Em7 E 7 Dm7 D 7 Dm Am 35 SAMBA =112 EAm C F G 26 HEAVY METAL =120 36 TANGO =124 C B C E7 Am 27 BOOGIE WOOGIE =136 37 SKA =160 C Am Dm F C 38 COUNTRY =120 CFG C 7 GC F G 28 ROCK'N'ROLL =144
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One Touch Setting List Turning on the One Touch Setting function, the following voice and tempo is automatically selected. Jam Track List Style List NO. VOICE TEMPO NO. VOICE TEMPO NO. VOICE TEMPO 21 48 PIANO PAD 120 01 32 SY BRASS 152 51 09 JAZZ GTR 160 22 18 ORCHESTRA HIT 116 02 33 SY LEAD 188 52 31 HARMONICA 140 23 49 PIANO & VIBES 92 03 42 CHORUS E PNO 104 53 19 VIBRAPHONE 120 24 29 TENOR SAX 104 04 56 FANTASY2 200 54 22 TROMBONE 148 25 01 PIANO 144 05 50 E PIANO PAD 120 55 26 FLUTE 128 26 1
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Song Scores / Demonstrationsstücke Partition des œuvres / Partituras de canciones V=Voice Number 16
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