Page 2 - PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL
2 Model Serial No. Purchase Date SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION (U.S.A.) This product utilizes batteries or an external powersupply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product toany power supply or adapter other than onedescribed in the manual, on the name plate, orspecifically recommended by Yamaha. This produ...
Page 3 - PRECAUTIONS; PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING
3 • Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations, or extreme cold or heat (such as in direct sunlight, near a heater, or in a car during theday) to prevent the possibility of panel disfiguration or damage to theinternal components. • Do not use the instrument near other electrical pr...
Page 4 - Congratulations on your purchase of; to take full advantage of its various features.; PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS; Setting the Metronome Time; MELODY GUIDE; ADJUSTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT; CHORD GUIDE; MIDI; Contents
4 Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha PSR-195/PSR-79 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. Re...
Page 5 - Portable Grand; Main Features; The Yamaha Education Suite includes:; 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 Sampling Piano” voiceand configures the entire PortaTone for optimum piano play. Special Pi...
Page 6 - Panel Controls and Terminals; Front Panel; H I J
6 Panel Controls and Terminals Front Panel PSR-195 PSR-79 PORTABLE GRAND METRONOME MASTER VOLUME MULTI PAD x20BANKS MAX MIN OVERALL STAND BY ON ROOT CHORD TYPE VOICE METRONOME VOL SONG VOL ACMP VOL TUNING TRANSPOSE MULTI PAD TEMPO OVERALL SMARTDICTIONARYOFF STYLE SONG rit. ON/OFF ACMP START SYNC- ST...
Page 8 - Rear Panel; SUSTAIN jack
8 R DC IN 10-12V jack This is for connection to a PA-3B AC poweradaptor. (See page 9.) S PHONES/AUX OUT jack This is for connection to a set of stereo head-phones or to an external amplifier/speakersystem. (See page 10.) Rear Panel T SUSTAIN jack (PSR-195 only) This is for connection to an optional ...
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-195/79 will run either from anoptional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaharecommends use of an AC adaptor w...
Page 10 - Using the MIDI Terminals; Music Stand; Using a Sustain Footswitch; Accessory Jacks; Using Headphones
10 NOTE:Even though the PSR-79 does not have a SUSTAIN jack,certain voices have a natural sustain added to the sound. NOTE:• Make sure that the footswitch plug is properly connected tothe SUSTAIN jack before turning on the power.• Do not press the footswitch while turning the power on.Doing this cha...
Page 11 - Press the DEMO START buttons.; 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 STAND BY/ON button. Whenever the poweris turned on, ...
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 isactive in the background. In the first example, the Song mode is selected.In the second example, the Voice mode isselected, but the Song mode is ...
Page 13 - Using the Metronome; Set the desired tempo with the Tempo function in; Press one of 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 one of the OVERALL s / t buttons, repeatedly if necessary, until “Tempo” appears in the display. Change the value. Use the OVERALL +/- buttons to increase ordecrease the Tempo value. Holding down eitherbu...
Page 14 - Setting the Metronome Time Signature; Select the Metronome Volume function; 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 (voices 90 and 100)
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 one of the OVERALL s / t buttons, 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 ...
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 one of the OVERALL s / t buttons, repeatedly if necessary, until “SongVol” appears ...
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; Check that Melody Guide is turned off.
42 Troubleshooting Problem When the PortaTone is turned on oroff, a popping sound is temporarilyproduced. The sound of the voices or rhythmsseems unusual or strange. There is no sound even when thekeyboard is played or when a Song isbeing played back. When one of the PIANO styles isselected and star...
Page 43 - Index
43 Index Misc. +/- keys ......................................... 16 A A/B Repeat .................................... 24 AC adaptor ...................................... 9 accessory jacks .............................. 10 Accompaniment Volume ............... 32 amplifier / stereo system, using ane...
Page 44 - VOICE LIST
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 - #70...
Page 46 - MULTI PAD LIST
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 Dru...
Page 47 - SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS Keyboard PSR-195: 61 standard-size keys (C1 - C6) PSR-79: 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 S...
Page 48 - midi implementation chart; MIDI Implementation Chart
midi implementation chart [Por table Keyboard] Date: 27-JAN-1998 Model: PSR-195/PSR-79 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 : Tru...
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 ...
