Page 2 - Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha PortaTone; Main Features; Precautions; common sense, and it will give you years of enjoyment.; Interference From Electromagnetic Fields; When Not Using the PortaTone
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 playin...
Page 3 - Getting Started; Power Requirements
Getting Started Power Requirements Your PortaTone can run either on batteries (sold separately) or on normal household current by using the optional Yamaha PA-3/4/40 Power Adaptor. Using an AC Power Adaptor To connect your PortaTone to a wall socket, you will need the optionally available Yamaha PA-...
Page 4 - Playing Your New PortaTone; Turning on the Power; To select one of the modes:; Playing a Song; To select and play one of the Songs:
Playing Your New PortaTone This section briefly shows you how to use the various controls on the panel of the PortaTone. Turning on the Power Press the POWER ON/OFF button to turn on thepower of the PortaTone. Whenever the power is turned on, Voice 01 (PIANO) is automatically selected. Selecting a M...
Page 5 - About the MULTl DISPLAY; About the Tempo Functions; Tempo Values
2 . . T O play the selected Song, press the START/STOP b u t t o n Note that the dots in the MULTI DISPLAY flash in time with the music. The left dot flashes at the first beat of every measure, and the right dot flashes at the other beats, (For more information on the MULTI DISPLAY, see box at right...
Page 6 - Voice Mode; Selecting a Voice; About the Harmony Voices
Voice Mode The Voice mode features 100 authentic Voices. Many of these Voices have special preset character-istics or embellishments. The Voices are divided into various categories depending on their characteris- tics or the effects used. Dual Voices (#41 - #56) feature two Voices mixed together in ...
Page 7 - Style Mode; Selecting a Style
Style Mode The Style mode provides dynamic rhythm/accom- paniment patterns — as well as Voice settings appro-priate for each pattern— for various popular music styles, as listed on the panel. A total of 100 differentStyles are available, and are divided into ten differ-ent categories. Each rhythm pa...
Page 8 - Setting Auto Accompaniment to Single; Single Finger Chords
Using the Auto Accompaniment Function/Multi Fingering The Auto Accompaniment function automatically gener- ates bass and chord accompaniment for you to play alongwith, by using Multi Fingering operation. You can changethe chords of the accompaniment by playing keys in the AUTO ACCOMP. SECTION of the...
Page 9 - Fingered Chords; Fingered Chords in the Key of C; One Touch Setting in the Style Mode
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 Notes enclosed in parentheses are optional; the chords will be recognized without them. NOTE l If the chord is inverted (ie., C-E-G...
Page 10 - Song Mode; Selecting and Playing a Song; About the Minus One Function
Song Mode The Song mode features special Songs and Jam Track patterns that have been created using the rich sounds and sophisticated accompaniment functionsof the PortaTone. The Songs are generally for your listening enjoy- ment; however, you can also play along with them on the keyboard. Also, by u...
Page 11 - Sound Effect and Drum List; Sound Effect
Sound Effect and Drum Pads (PSR-180) The Sound Effect and Drum Pads let you play se- lected drum and percussion sounds, as well asspecial sound effects, from the four Pads directly above the right side of the keyboard. The Pads can be played in any of the modes. You can play them alone (for example,...
Page 13 - Jam Track Chord Progression List; One Touch Setting List
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; ORIGINAL SONG
Song Scores V=Voice Number ORIGINAL SONG 1 ORIGINAL SONG 2 13
Page 17 - WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS; AIR ON THE G STRING
V=Voice Number WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS Tchaikovsky AIR ON THE G STRING J. S. Bach 1 6
Page 19 - DECK THE HALLS
V=Voice Number SYMPHONY NO. 40 Mozart DECK THE HALLS Sacred Song 1 8
Page 20 - AULD LANG SYNE; SILENT NIGHT
V=Voice Number AULD LANG SYNE Scottish Folk Song SILENT NIGHT F. Gruber 19
Page 21 - TANNENBAUM; LA CUCARACHA
V=Voice Number TANNENBAUM German Folk Song LA CUCARACHA Mexican Folk Song 20
Page 22 - SONG OF JOY
V=Voice Number OH! SUSANNA S. C. Foster SONG OF JOY Beethoven 21
Page 23 - TROIKA
V=Voice Number O, VRENELI Swiss Folk Song TROIKA Russian Folk Song 22
Page 24 - SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION; PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL
SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT approximately five years. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described qualified service representative to perform the r...
Page 25 - Specifications; Limited Warranty
Specifications Limited Warranty 90 DAYS LABOR 1 YEAR PARTS Yamaha Corporation of America, hereafter referred to as Yamaha, warrants to the original consumer of a product included in the categories listed below thatthe product will be free of defects in materials and/or workmanship for the periods in...