Page 2 - SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION
This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter).DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter otherthan one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specificallyrecommended by Yamaha. This product should be used only with the components supplied or; acart, ra...
Page 3 - SAVING USER DATA; PRECAUTIONS; PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING
• Do not use the instrument near other electrical products such as televisions, radios, or speakers, since this might cause interference which can affectproper operation of the other products. • Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might acciden- tally fall over. • Before mov...
Page 4 - Congratulations on your purchase of; to take full advantage of its various features.; PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS; MELODY GUIDE; CHORD GUIDE; MIDI; Contents
4 Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha PSR-140 PortaTone! You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of-use in a highly compact package. Its outstanding features also make it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument. Read this...
Page 5 - Portable Grand; Main Features; Powerful Melody Guide functions in the Song mode; Other powerful features include:
5 Portable Grand Yamaha Education Suite The PortaTone also has a Portable Grand function for realistic piano performance. Pressing the PORTABLE GRAND button instantly calls up the stunningly authentic “Stereo Sampled Piano” voiceand configures the entire PortaTone for optimum piano play. Special Pia...
Page 6 - Panel Controls and Terminals; Front Panel; H I J
6 Panel Controls and Terminals Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TEMPO METRONOME SONG VOL ACMP VOL TUNING TRANSPOSE MULTI PAD TEMPO SMART DICTIONARY OFF ACMP ON/OFF rit INTRO/ENDING START/STOP SYNC- START MAIN A MAIN B OTS 001 GrandPno 116 mM7 7 5 m7 5 7sus4 m6 C (9) C D D M7 M m aug dim sus4 7 m7 H I...
Page 8 - Rear Panel; MIDI IN, OUT terminals
8 S DC IN 10-12V jack This is for connection to a PA-3B AC poweradaptor. (See page 9.) T PHONES/OUTPUT jack This is for connection to a set of stereo head-phones or to an external amplifier/speakersystem. (See page 10.) Rear Panel MIDI IN, OUT terminals These are for connection to other MIDI instru-...
Page 9 - Setting Up; Power Requirements; Using an AC Power Adaptor; Using Batteries; Inserting Batteries; Turning On the Power
9 This section contains information about setting up your PortaTone for playing.Make sure to read this section carefully before using the instrument. Setting Up Power Requirements Although the PSR-140 will run either from anoptional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaharecommends use of an AC adaptor when...
Page 10 - Music Stand; Accessory Jacks; Using Headphones; Using the MIDI Terminals
10 Music Stand Insert the bottom edge of the included musicstand into the slot located at the top rear of thePortaTone control panel. Setting Up IN OUT MIDI MIDI instrument Accessory Jacks ■ Using Headphones For private practicing and playing withoutdisturbing others, connect a set of stereo head-ph...
Page 11 - Press the DEMO button.; StarWars
11 Getting Started —Playing the Demo Songs The PortaTone has a huge variety of Demo songs, specially recorded to showcasethe dynamic sounds and rhythms and give you an idea of what you can do withthe instrument. First, turn on the power. Press the STANDBY/ON button. Whenever the power isturned on, t...
Page 12 - Panel Display Indications; WholeNew
12 A Mode indicator These dark bars indicate the currently selectedmode: Song, Voice, or Style. A C-shaped bar (atSONG or STYLE) indicates that the mode is activein the background. In the first example, the Song mode is selected. Inthe second example, the Voice mode is selected,but the Song mode is ...
Page 13 - Using the Metronome; Set the desired tempo with the Tempo function in; Press the OVERALL; Press the piano-shaped PORTABLE GRAND button.; ) button. It also sets the Multi Pads to; Turn on the Metronome.; Press the METRONOME button.; Tempo
13 Using the Metronome Set the desired tempo with the Tempo function in the Overall menu. Press the OVERALL t button, repeatedly if necessary, until “Tempo” ap- pears in the display. Change the value. Use the OVERALL +/- buttons to increase ordecrease the Tempo value. Holding down eitherbutton conti...
Page 14 - Setting the Metronome Time Signature; MtrVol
14 You can adjust the volume of the Metronome soundindependently of the other PortaTone sounds. Thevolume range is 000 - 127. The time signature of the Metronome can be set tovarious quarter-note based meters. NOTE:The time signature changes automatically when a styleor song is selected. Simultaneou...
Page 15 - Selecting and Playing a Voice; Select the Voice mode.; Press the VOICE button.; Select the desired voice number.
15 The Voice mode features 100 authentic voices that have beencreated with Yamaha’s sophisticated AWM (Advanced WaveMemory) tone generation system. Many of these voices alsohave special preset characteristics or embellishments. Thevoices are divided into various categories depending on theircharacte...
Page 16 - Trombone
16 There are three ways to select voices: 1) directlyentering the voice number with the numerickeypad, 2) using the +/- keys to step up anddown through the voices, or 3) pressing theVOICE button to advance through the voicenumbers. Using the numeric keypad Enter the digits of the voice number as pri...
Page 17 - Play the selected voice.; To change to another voice, repeat step 2 above.; Percussion Voice Chart
17 Play the selected voice. To change to another voice, repeat step 2 above. If the Song or Style mode is active in the background (indi-cated by a C-shaped bar in the display), you can also playsongs or styles, respectively, in the Voice mode by simplypressing the START/STOP ( > / ■ ) button. Th...
Page 18 - Transpose and Tuning; Transpose; Transpos
18 Selecting and Playing Voices — The Voice Mode Transpose and Tuning You can also adjust the tuning and change the transposition (key) of the PortaTone with the Trans-pose and Tuning functions. Transpose Transpose determines the key of both the main voice and the bass/chord accompaniment of thesele...
Page 19 - Select the Tuning function in the Overall menu.; Tuning
19 Select the Tuning function in the Overall menu. Press the OVERALL t button, repeatedly if necessary, until “Tuning” appears in the display. Tuning Tuning determines the fine pitch setting of both the main voice and the bass/chord accompanimentof the selected style. It also determines the pitch of...
Page 20 - Selecting and Playing a Song; Select the Song mode.; Press the SONG button.; Select the desired song number.
20 Selecting and Playing Songs —The Song Mode The Song mode features 100 special songs that have been created using the richand dynamic sounds of the PortaTone. The songs are generally for your listening enjoyment; however, you can also play along with them onthe keyboard. A Voice Change function le...
Page 21 - If you want to change to another song, repeat; ) button. If playback was started by pressing; Changing the Tempo; Select the Tempo function in the Overall menu.
21 NOTE:You can play along with the song using thecurrently selected voice, or even select adifferent voice for playing along. Simply callup the Voice mode while the song is playingback and select the desired voice . If you want to change to another song, repeat step 2 above. Stop the song. Press th...
Page 22 - About the Beat Display
22 Restoring the Default Tempo ValueEach song and style has been given a default or standardtempo. If you’ve changed the tempo, you can restore theoriginal default setting by pressing both OVERALL +/-buttons simultaneously (when Tempo is selected in theOverall menu). Selecting and Playing Songs — Th...
Page 23 - Adjusting the Song Volume; Select the Song Volume function in the Overall; SongVol
23 Adjusting the Song Volume The playback volume of the song can be adjusted. This volume control affects only the song volume.The volume range is 000 - 127. Select the Song Volume function in the Overall menu. Press the OVERALL t button, repeatedly if necessary, until “SongVol” appears in the displ...
Page 24 - Song Controls; While playing back a song, set point A (the start; button; Repeat
24 Selecting and Playing Songs — The Song Mode Song Controls When the Song mode is active, the panel buttons below the display function as song controls. A/B Repeat This useful function is ideal for practicing and learning purposes. It allows you to specify any sectionor phrase of a song (between po...
Page 25 - Pause or stop playback as needed.; Set point B (the end point of; Press the; oFF
25 Selecting and Playing Songs — The Song Mode Pause or stop playback as needed. Use the Pause ( ❙ ❙ ) and START/STOP ( > / ■ ) buttons. Stopping playback does not cancel the set A/B points or the A/B Repeat function. Turn off the A/B Repeat func- tion. Press the button. This can be done either w...
Page 26 - Melody Guide; Set the Melody Guide function.; Waiting; MinusOne
26 Melody Guide The PortaTone has a special Melody Guide function that makes practice and learning of the 100songs both fun and easy. During song playback, the PortaTone shows the notes of the melody in the music staves and thekeyboard diagram in the display — indicating which notes you should play ...
Page 27 - Start playback of the song, and play the melody from the; Voice Change; Change the Voice Change setting.; Clarinet; SG; VC On; Change the Voice directly.
27 Selecting and Playing Songs — The Song Mode Start playback of the song, and play the melody from the keyboard. Start playback in the normal fashion (page 20) and play the melody along with thesong. You can also change the Melody Guide setting while the song is playing back bysimply pressing the M...
Page 28 - Selecting and Playing a Style; Select the Style mode.; Press the STYLE button.; Select the desired style number.
28 Selecting and Playing Styles —The Style Mode The Style mode provides dynamic rhythm/accompaniment patterns — as wellas voice settings appropriate for each pattern — for various popular musicstyles. A total of 100 different styles are available, in several different categories. Each style is made ...
Page 29 - Start the selected style.; You can do this in one of the following ways:; Intro≥A
29 Selecting and Playing Styles — The Style Mode Start the selected style. You can do this in one of the following ways: Pressing the START/STOP buttonThe rhythm starts playingimmediately without bass andchord accompaniment. Thecurrently selected Main A or Bsection will play. (You canselect either s...
Page 30 - You can do this in one of three ways:; Style Controls
30 Pressing the START/STOP buttonThe rhythm/accompaniment stops playing immediately. Using an Ending sectionPress the INTRO/ENDING button. The style stops after theEnding section is finished. NOTE:To have the Ending section gradually slow down as it isplaying, press the INTRO/ENDING button twice qui...
Page 31 - Using the Auto Accompaniment Features; Turn on the auto accompaniment.
31 Selecting and Playing Styles — The Style Mode Using the Auto Accompaniment Features Turn on the auto accompaniment. Press the ACMP ON/OFF button to turn on (enable)the auto accompaniment. Select and play a style. Select one of the styles and start playback, as de-scribed in steps 1 - 3 on page 28...
Page 32 - Select the Accompani-; AcmpVol; Adjusting the Accompaniment Volume
32 Change the value. Use the OVERALL +/- buttons to increase ordecrease the Accompaniment Volume value.Holding down either button continuously in-creases or decreases the value. Restoring the Default ValueTo restore the default Accompaniment Volume value(110), press both OVERALL +/- buttons simultan...
Page 33 - Using Auto Accompaniment — Multi Fingering; Single Finger Chords; is played as B; Fingered Chords; Fingered Chords in the Key of C
33 Selecting and Playing Styles — The Style Mode Using Auto Accompaniment — Multi Fingering The auto accompaniment function automatically generates bass and chord accompaniment for youto play along with, by using Multi Fingering operation. You can change the chords of the accompa-niment by playing k...
Page 35 - Chords are made up of notes “stacked” on top of each other, and the; The Intervals of the Scale; Writing Chord Names
Selecting and Playing Styles — The Style Mode Knowing how to read and write chord names is an easy yet invaluable skill. Chords are oftenwritten in a kind of shorthand that makes them instantly recognizable (and gives you the free-dom to play them with the voicing or inversion that you prefer). Once...
Page 36 - Turn on the One Touch Setting function.; OTS On
36 The One Touch Setting function automatically selects an appropriate voice for playing with the styleyou select. In other words, when One Touch Setting is on, the voice automatically changes when youchange the style. Select a style. Select one of the styles, as described in steps 1 -2 on page 28. ...
Page 37 - Chord Guide; Select one of the styles, as described in steps 1 - 2 on page 28.; Select the Smart Chord Guide.; Smart
37 Chord Guide The Chord Guide functions of the PortaTone provide powerful, easy-to-use tools for learning chordsand chord relationships. Chord Guide features two different types of operation: Smart and Dictio-nary. Smart The Smart type allows you to set the basic key for the chord accompaniment. On...
Page 38 - Play the style, and play single note chords (root notes) in the
38 For example, if you want to perform with the following score, set the key to b =1 (F, or Dm) Play the style, and play single note chords (root notes) in the ACMP section. Start style playback in the desired way. (For specific instructions on starting styles, see page 29.) For example, when the ke...
Page 39 - Dictionary
39 Selecting and Playing Styles — The Style Mode Dictionary The Dictionary type is essentially a built-in “chord book” that shows you the individual notes ofchords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn how to playit. With the Style mode active, select the D...
Page 40 - Select the Pad function in the Overall; Select the desired bank.; Pianist1; Multi Pads
40 These convenient pads let you instantly trigger various musical and rhythmic phrases as you play thePortaTone. There are a total of 40 different sounds or phrases (20 banks, with two pad sounds foreach bank). The phrases play back at the same speed as the Tempo setting, and they also changeharmon...
Page 41 - About MIDI
41 Selecting and Playing Styles — The Style Mode MIDI The PortaTone also features MIDI terminals, allowing you to interface thePortaTone with other MIDI instruments and devices. About MIDI MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is aworldwide standard that is built into manyelectronic musical in...
Page 42 - Troubleshooting; Problem; Possible Cause and Solution
42 Troubleshooting Problem When the PortaTone is turned on or off, apopping sound is temporarily produced. When using a mobile phone, noise isproduced. The sound of the voices or rhythms seemsunusual or strange. There is no sound even when the key-board is played or when a Song is beingplayed back. ...
Page 43 - VOICE LIST
43 VOICE LIST The following voices can be selected when the Voice mode is active, or whenthe Voice Change function is on. They can also be selected by a connectedMIDI device; the corresponding bank select messages are: MSB = 00H, LSB =70H. When selecting voices via MIDI: * The Harmony voices (#61 - ...
Page 45 - MULTI PAD LIST
45 MULTI PAD LIST No. Name LCD 1 Pianist1 Pianist1 2 Pianist2 Pianist2 3 Guitar Play Gtr.Play 4 Brass Brass 5 BrassHit BrassHit 6 Funky Funky 7 Techno1 Techno1 8 Techno2 Techno2 9 Arpeggio Arpeggio 10 Twinkle1 Twinkle1 11 Twinkle2 Twinkle2 12 Crystal Crystal 13 Bird Bird 14 Africa Africa 15 DrumKit ...
Page 46 - midi implementation chart; MIDI Implementation Chart
46 midi implementation chart [Portable Keyboard] Date: 7-JAN-1999 Model: PSR-140 MIDI Implementation Chart Version: 1.0 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default 1~7, 10 1~7, 10 Channel Changed X X Default 3 3 Mode Messages X X Altered ************** X Note 0~127 0~127 Number : True voic...
Page 48 - SPECIFICATIONS
48 SPECIFICATIONS Keyboard 49 standard-size keys (C1 - C5) Voices 100 panel voices (max. polyphony: 16) Effects Dual (Included in Voice),Harmony/Echo (Included in Voice),Split (Included in Voice) Auto Accompaniment 100 styles Fingering: Multi Fingering Sections: Intro, Main A, B, Ending, Fill x 4 Ov...
Page 49 - Index
49 Index Misc. +/- keys ......................................... 16 A A/B Repeat .................................... 24 AC adaptor ...................................... 9 accessory jacks .............................. 10 Accompaniment Volume ............... 32 amplifier / stereo system, using ane...
Page 50 - Limited Warranty; YEAR PARTS; CONSUMERS RESPONSIBILITIES; EXCLUSIONS; KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS. DO NOT MAIL!
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,that the product will be free of defects in materials and/or workmanship for the periods indicated. This ...
