Page 2 - BESCHREIBUNG DER FUNKTIONSTASTEN; TABLE DES MATIERES; UTILISATION DE LA MEMOIRE; ÍNDICE; EMPLEO DE LA MEMORIA DE
Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha PortaSound PSS-290! You now own a great portable keyboard with a compact form that is packed full of musical enjoyment. Its outstanding features, developed through the culmina tion of the latest technology, will surely provide your performance with gre...
Page 3 - care; OF YOUR PORTASOUND; PRECAUTIONS; APPORTER AU PORTASOUND; cuidado; DE SU PORTASOUND
PRECAUTIONS -TAKING care OF YOUR PORTASOUND Your new PortaSound 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...
Page 4 - PREPRATIFS
GETTING STARTED POWER Your PortaSound can run on batteries or can run on a household current by connection to the optional Yamaha PA-3, PA-4, or PA-40 Power Adaptor. Inserting Batteries Turn the instrument, upside-down and remove the battery compartment lid. Insert six 1.5V size“C” batteries, making...
Page 7 - CDCDOCDGD; CHORD MEMORY
VOICE selection (100 voices) cépage lo) X'Turn on the VOICE button in the VOICE/STYLE SELECT section. X Choose a voice (an instrument sound) from the VOICE LIST on the either side of the MULTI DISPLAY, X Use the numeric buttons 0-9 to input the corresponding two-digit Voice No. by beginning with the...
Page 9 - DESCRIPTION DES COMMANDES; O «me; CDCDCb; DESCRIPCION DE LAS PARTES
H DESCRIPTION DES COMMANDES ©Levier d'alimentation/mode (POWER/MODE) Choisit un mode d’accompagnement ou met le PortaSound hors tension. ©Levier d'intensité sonore principale (MASTER VOLUME) Ajuste l’instensité sonore principale. ©Levier d'intensité sonore de l'accompagnement (ACCOMP. VOLUME) Ajuste...
Page 10 - SELECTION DE VOIX; SELECCION DE LA VOZ
SELECTING THE VOICE You can choose from 100 voices. First of all, let' select different voices and listen to their sound. (DSet the POWER/MODE lever to NORMAL. The PortaSound is turned off when this lever is in OFF position. To turn it on, choose a mode by setting the lever to another position. WAHL...
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@To change the Transpose value, press the A or ▼ button while the Transpose value is being displayed. With 0 representing the original key, the Transpose value can be changed in a two-octave range of - 12 (one octave below) to 12 (one octave above). For example, if you set the Transpose value to 3 a...
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TEMPO Try changing the tempo of the rhythm to suit each of the songs you play. The tempo can be changed after the rhythm has been started or while the rhythm is stopped. ® Press either the A or ▼ TEMPO button once. The currently set tempo (J = Q) will appear at the MULTI DISPLAY. After a brief inter...
Page 21 - SINGLE FINGER Chords; Major Chords; SINGLE FINGER-Akkorde; Accords majeurs; Acordes con un solo dedo; Acordes mayores; Producción de un acorde mayor 8
SINGLE FINGER Chords Major Chords As shown in the figure below, a major chord can be produced by pressing the key corresponding to the basic note ^nown as the “root note") of the chord. SINGLE FINGER-Akkorde Dur-Akkorde Wie in der Abbildung unten dargestellt, kann ein Dur-Akkord einfach durch An...
Page 23 - FINGERED Chords
Example: C chords A note enclosed by in parentheses indicates that the chord will be detected even if that note is not played. Beispiel; C-Akkorde Eine in Klammern angegebene Note zeigt, daß dieser Akkord erfaßt wird, selbst wenn Sie diese Note nicht spielen. Exemple: Accords en do Une note indiquée...
Page 26 - INTRODUCTION/REMPLISSAGE
©To stop Auto Accompaniment, press the START/STOP button. ©Drücken Sie zum Stoppen des automatischen Begleitspiels die Taste START/STOP. © Pour arrêter Taccompagnement automatique, appuyer sur la touche START/STOP. > Para cesar el acompañamiento automático, presione el botón START/STOP. INTRO/FIL...
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Advanced Use of the START BANK Buttons ■ Switching playback between Chord Memory banks 1 and 2(1) To record the chords of a long song, divide the chord progression into two patterns and respectively record the patterns into Chord Memory banks 1 and 2. (2) Perform on the keyboard while pressing the p...