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M.D.G., EMI Division © 1995 Yamaha Corporation
VT49660 509POCP1.3-01A0 Printed in Japan
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Table of Contents
Default Chapter
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Important Features
2
Table of Contents
3
Taking Care of Your Portatone
4
Panel Controls
5
Rear Panel Controls
6
The Music Stand
6
Setting up
7
Power Supply
7
Using an Optional AC Power Adaptor
7
Using Batteries
7
Connections
8
The PHONES Jack
8
SUSTAIN Jack
8
AUX out R and L+R/L Jack
8
MIDI in and out Connectors
8
The Demonstration
9
Basic Display Operation
11
Playing the PSR-A3
13
Selecting & Playing Voices
13
Select a Voice
14
Keyboard Percussion
15
The Split Mode
16
Changing the Split Voice & Related Parameters
16
Touch Response
18
Dual Voice
18
Changing the Dual Voice & Related Parameters
19
Harmony/Echo
21
Selecting a Harmony/Echo Type
21
Sustain
23
Transposition
24
Digital Effects
25
Pitch Bend
24
Using the Digital Effects
25
Changing the Reverb Effect
25
Selecting the Reverb Effect Type
25
Setting the Reverb Return Level
26
Changing the Chorus Effect
27
Selecting the Chorus Effect Type
27
Setting the Chorus Return Level
28
Changing the DSP Effect
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Selecting the DSP Effect Type
29
Setting the DSP Return Level
30
Using Auto Accompaniment
31
Select a Style
35
The Stop Accompaniment Function
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Accompaniment Track Control
39
Large/Small Accompaniment
40
Muting Individual Tracks
40
Adjusting Accompaniment Track Volume
41
Changing Accompaniment Track Voices
41
Changing the Accompaniment Split Point
42
One Touch Setting
43
Using Arabic Scales
44
Setting an Arabic Scale
44
Adjusting the Scale Tuning
44
Registering the Scale Settings
46
Recall the Scale Settings
46
Accompaniment Scale Tuning
47
Registration Memory
48
Registering the Panel Settings
48
Recall the Registered Panel Settings
50
The Accomp Freeze Function
50
Song Recording
51
Recording a Melody Track
51
Stop Recording
53
Recording Accompaniment with or Without a Melody
54
Accompaniment and Melody Playback
57
Play from a Specified Measure
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Voice & Volume Rewrite
59
Clearing the SONG TRACKS
59
The Multi Pads
60
Playing the MULTI PADS
60
Recording the MULTI PADS
62
Using Music Cartridges
65
Inserting a Music Cartridge
65
Music Cartridge Handling Precautions
65
Cartridge Accompaniment Styles
66
Selecting Cartridge Styles
66
Cartridge Songs
67
Cartridge Song Playback
67
Cartridge Registration Presets
68
Selecting Cartridge Registration
68
Practice Features
69
The Minus One Mode
69
Specifying the Parts to be Turned on or off
69
Repeat Play
70
Overall Functions
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General Functions
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Keyboard Volume
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Octave
72
Reverb Level
73
Chorus Level
73
DSP Level
73
Pan
73
Voice Set
74
Accompaniment Volume
74
Touch Sensitivity
74
Minus-One Right/Left-Hand Channel
75
Pitch Bend Range
75
Metronome
75
Tuning
75
MIDI Functions
76
Remote Channel
77
Keyboard out
78
Song out
78
Accompaniment out
78
Local Control
79
External Clock
79
Initial Data Send
79
Bulk Data Send
80
Receiving Bulk Data
80
Appendix
81
PSR-A3 Function Tree
81
About Digital Effect
83
Troubleshooting
85
Data Backup & Initialization
86
Data Initialization
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Index
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Specifications
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Voice List
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Panel Voice List
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Percussion Kit List
93
MIDI Implementation Chart
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MIDI Data Format
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GM System Level 1
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Special Message Section
103
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Brand
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Model
PortaTone PSR-A3
Category
Electronic Keyboard
Language
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