Yamaha PortaTone PSR-180, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ... Voice Mode 5 Style Mode 6 Song Mode 9 Sound Effect and Drum Pads PSR 180 10 Sound Effect and Drum List 10 Troubleshooting 11 Percussion Assign List Voices 40 and 00 11 Jam Track Chord Progression List 12 One Touch Setting List 12 Song Scores 13 Specifications 24 ...

Page 2: ...ality amplifier speaker system stereo for the PSR 180 Precautions Taking Care of Your PortaTone Your new PortaTone is a fine musical instrument and should be treated as such Handle it with care and common sense and it will give you years of enjoyment Location Avoid exposure to direct sunlight or other sources of heat Never leave it inside a car where it can get very hot Also avoid highly humid or ...

Page 3: ...y not sound or function properly As soon as this happens replace them with a complete set of six new batter ies Never mix old and new or different types of batteries e g alkaline and manganese Auto Power OFF The PSR 180 76 features an Auto Power OFF func tion that automatically turns the power OFF if the instrument is not used for approximately 30 minutes This functions whether batteries or the AC...

Page 4: ...ss SONG to select the Song mode Playing a Song in the Song Mode A variety of Songs and special Jam Tracks have been recorded to your PortaTone to give you a taste of what you can do with the instrument and to provide music and patterns for you to play along with To select and play one of the Songs 1 1 With the Song mode selected use the Numeric Keypad to enter the desired Song or Jam Track number ...

Page 5: ...irst digit is also automatically cancelled if any other button on the panel except for those on the Numeric Keypad is pressed before entering the second digit Also keep in mind that entry of numbers higher than 40 in the Song mode are ignored About the MULTl DISPLAY As mentioned above the dots in the MULTI DIS PLAY flash in time with the rhythm and the indi cation is used when a Song or Style play...

Page 6: ...g middle C with one Voice may sound higher or lower than another Voice at the same key 3 3 Play the newly selected Voice To change to another Voice repeat step 2 above You can also play rhythm Styles in the Voice mode by simply pressing the START STOP button The Style last selected from the Style mode will be played About the Harmony Voices Since Harmony Voices are designed to automati cally play ...

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Page 9: ...er inversions are interpreted as suspended 4th l Augmented 7th and diminished 7th chords are interpreted as simple augmented and diminished l The PortaTone also has a Chord Cancel function to stop the chord accompaniment but allow the rhythm pattern to continue playing To use Chord Cancel simultaneously press any three consecutive notes in the AUTO ACCOMP SECTION for example C C and D One Touch Se...

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Page 11: ...responding to the desired set of sounds to change the bank Press the button repeat edly to step through the banks The selected bank number briefly appears in the MULTI DISPLAY For example to select bank 3 press the button next to SOUND EFFECT repeatedly until 3 appears in the MULTI DISPLAY Up to two Pads ten be played simultaneously Three or more Pads can be played successively however the limit o...

Page 12: ... into the PortaTone The battery power is too low Replace the batteries Too many keys are pressed at the same time The PortaTone is polyphonic up to a maximum of 12 notes See the note on page 5 The AWM tone generation method uses multiple recordings samples of an instrument across the range of the keyboard thus the actual sound of the Voice may be slightly different from note to note Quick successi...

Page 13: ...Jam Track Chord Progression List One Touch Setting List Turning on the One Touch Setting function the following voice and tempo is automatically selected Jam Track List Style List 12 ...

Page 14: ...Song Scores V Voice Number ORIGINAL SONG 1 ORIGINAL SONG 2 13 ...

Page 15: ...V Voice Number ORIGINAL SONG 3 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN American Folk Song 14 ...

Page 16: ...15 V Voice Number THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER T Moore SUR LE PONT D AVIGNON French Folk Song ...

Page 17: ...V Voice Number WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS Tchaikovsky AIR ON THE G STRING J S Bach 16 ...

Page 18: ...V Voice Number BEAUTIFUL DREAMER S C Foster LONDONDERRY AIR Irish Folk Song 17 ...

Page 19: ...V Voice Number SYMPHONY NO 40 Mozart DECK THE HALLS Sacred Song 18 ...

Page 20: ...V Voice Number AULD LANG SYNE Scottish Folk Song SILENT NIGHT F Gruber 19 ...

Page 21: ...V Voice Number TANNENBAUM German Folk Song LA CUCARACHA Mexican Folk Song 20 ...

Page 22: ...V Voice Number OH SUSANNA S C Foster SONG OF JOY Beethoven 21 ...

Page 23: ...V Voice Number O VRENELI Swiss Folk Song TROIKA Russian Folk Song 22 ...

Page 24: ...ility Please record the model number serial number and the date of purchase in the study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service spaces provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environmen tally friendly We sincerely believe that our products and th...

Page 25: ...ct or any retail outlet authorized by Yamaha to sell the product for assistance You may also contact Yamaha directly at the address provided below 2 Deliver the unit to be serviced under warranty to the retailer selling the product an authorized service center or to Yamaha with an explanation of the problem Please be prepared to provide proof purchase date sales receipt credit card copy etc when r...

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