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Contents

Getting Started .............................
Playing Your New PortaTone .......
Voice Mode ...................................
Style Mode ....................................
Song Mode ....................................
   Troubleshooting ........................
   Percussion Assign List 
   (Voices 40 and 00) ......................
   Jam Track Chord Progression List ....
   One Touch Settiing List ..............
   Song Scores ...............................

Specifications ............................

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OWNER S MANUAL

Summary of Contents for PortaTone PSR-73

Page 1: ... Your New PortaTone Voice Mode Style Mode Song Mode Troubleshooting Percussion Assign List Voices 40 and 00 Jam Track Chord Progression List One Touch Settiing List Song Scores Specifications 2 3 5 6 9 10 10 11 12 13 23 OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...dry cloth To remove stubborn stains use a slightly moistened cloth Never use alcohol thinner or other chemical solvents since they will damage the finish Also do not leave vinyl chloride material on the PortaTone for a long time since it may adhere to the exterior NOTE Yamaha is not responsible for damage caused by improper usage Precautions Taking Care of Your PortaTone Your new PortaTone is a fi...

Page 3: ... Sound from the built in speaker system is automatically cut off when you insert a headphone plug into this jack Getting Started When the Batteries Run Down When the batteries run low and the battery voltage drops below a certain level the PortaTone may not sound or function properly As soon as this happens replace them with a complete set of six new batteries Never mix old and new or different ty...

Page 4: ... play one of the Songs 1 With the Song mode selected use the Numeric Keypad to enter the desired Song or Jam Track number Be sure to enter a two digit number as is printed next to each song on the panel For example to select Song 09 first press 0 on the Numeric Keypad then 9 You can also use the buttons on the Numeric Keypad to step up or down through the preset numbers holding down the appropriat...

Page 5: ...ressed The displayed tempo range is from 10 to 60 in actual tempo values the range is from 40 to 240 beats per minute Each step in the tempo adjustment corresponds to 4 beats per minute D e f a u l t T e m p o s Each Song and Style has been given a default or standard tempo If you change the tempo you can set it back to the original default setting by pressing both TEMPO buttons simultaneously Als...

Page 6: ... lower than another Voice at the same key 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 VOICE NOTE The PortaTone is polyphonic up to a maximum of 12 notes Depending on the Voice selected fewer note...

Page 7: ...hythm accompaniment patterns as well as Voice set tings appropriate for each pattern for various popular music styles as listed on the panel A total of 100 different Styles are available and are divided into ten different categories Each rhythm pattern also has a specially created companion Fill In pattern which can be played by us i ng the SYNC START FILL IN button Auto Accompaniment features bui...

Page 8: ...n set Auto Accompani ment to function exclusively in either the Single Finger or Fingered mode To set Auto Accompaniment to Single Finger turn the power off then hold down the button on the Numeric Keypad and simultaneously turn the power on SF Single Finger briefly appears in the MULTI DISPLAY NOTE In Single Finger the AUTO ACCOMP SECTION is set between the C1 key the lowest key and the C 2 key T...

Page 9: ...s simple augmented and diminished 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 C C7sus4 Cm Caug 7 C7 Cdim 7 Cm7 C7 5 CM7 CmM7 Cm7 5 Cm6 Csus4 C9 One Touch Setting in the Style Mode The One Touch Sett...

Page 10: ...ely The Song mode features special Songs and Jam Track patterns that have been created using the r i c h s o u n d s a n d s o p h i s t i c a t e d a c c o m p a n i m e n t functions of the PortaTone The Songs are generally for your listening enjoyment however you can also play along with them on the keyboard Also by using the Minus One function you can mute the original melody and play it manua...

Page 11: ... actual sound of the Voice may be slightly different from note to note Quick successive pressing of the POWER ON OFF button may fail to turn the power on When using the POWER ON OFF button wait a short time between successive presses Troubleshooting Percussion Assign List Voices 40 and 00 S n a r e D r u m 1 R i m S h o t H i h a t P e d a l H i h a t C l o s e C r a s h C y m b a l S y n t h R i ...

Page 12: ...25 MINOR BLUES Am Dm Am 144 G C 27 BOOGIE WOOGIE C F C 136 G F Am7 G7 C F 30 SLOW ROCK 88 G7 32 JAZZ WALTZ C7 C7 G 7 G7 33 FUSION Dm7 G7 34 BOSSA NOVA E 7 Em7 Dm7 D 7 35 SAMBA C F G 36 TANGO E7 Am 38 COUNTRY C C C C 192 128 160 112 124 120 F7 31 JAZZ BLUES C7 F7 C7 Dm7 C7 G7 A7 Dm7 G7 C7 A7 160 F7 C7 C7 37 SKA Am Dm 160 F G7 F C G7 39 MARCH C G7 C 116 40 NEW AGE C C C 84 PSR73L O 1 ENG 99 11 17 3 ...

Page 13: ...ORGAN 50 E PIANO PAD 53 JAZZ GUITAR PAD 55 FANTASY 1 51 E PNO VIBES 52 FOLK GTR PAD 49 PIANO VIBES 24 BRASS ENS 18 ORCHESTRA HIT 04 CLAVI 30 PANFLUTE 50 E PIANO PAD 32 SY BRASS 54 BRASS ENS DUAL 50 E PIANO PAD 82 TRUMPET DUET 09 JAZZ GTR 31 HARMONICA 19 VIBRAPHONE 22 TROMBONE 26 FLUTE 07 ACCORDION 82 TRUMPET DUET 22 TROMBONE 81 MARIMBA TRIO 22 TROMBONE 05 E ORGAN 24 BRASS ENS 20 MARIMBA 82 TRUMPET...

Page 14: ...SongScores 13 PSR73L O 2 ENG 99 11 17 3 46 PM Page 2 PageMaker 5 0J Not available ...

Page 15: ...o change without notice HPE 3 150 Headphones PA 3 4 40 Power Adaptors PA 40 for use in U S only L 2C Keyboard Stand DC 10 12 V 6 D size R 20 SUM 1 1 5 V batteries or PA 3 4 40 Power Adaptor Number of Keys Key Size Register Tone Generation Number of Voices Polyphony Maximum Number of Styles Auto Accompaniment Chord Detection Songs Jam Track Patterns Minus One One Touch Setting PSR 73 49 Regular C1 ...

Page 16: ...r in all installations If this product is found to be the source of interference which can be determined by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference Utilize power outlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line ...

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