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Congratulations on your purchase of
the Yamaha PSR-248 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 Owner’s Manual carefully while playing your new PortaTone in order
to take full advantage of its various features.
Front Panel ...................................... 6
Rear Panel ........................................ 8
POWER REQUIREMENTS ............................ 9
Using an AC Power Adaptor ............ 9
Using Batteries ................................. 9
TURNING ON THE POWER ........................ 9
ACCESSORY JACKS .................................. 10
MUSIC STAND ......................................... 10
GETTING STARTED —
PLAYING THE DEMO SONGS
USING THE METRONOME ....................... 13
Signature ....................................... 14
Adjusting the Metronome Volume . 14
SELECTING AND PLAYING VOICES —
THE VOICE MODE
SELECTING AND PLAYING A VOICE ......... 15
(voices 90 and 100). ...................... 17
TRANSPOSE AND TUNING ...................... 18
Transpose ...................................... 18
Tuning ........................................... 19
TOUCH RESPONSE .................................. 19
SELECTING AND PLAYING SONGS —
THE SONG MODE
SELECTING AND PLAYING A SONG ......... 20
CHANGING THE TEMPO ......................... 21
About the Beat Display .................. 22
ADJUSTING THE SONG VOLUME ............ 23
SONG CONTROLS .................................. 24
A/B REPEAT .............................................. 24
MELODY GUIDE ....................................... 26
VOICE CHANGE ........................................ 27
SELECTING AND PLAYING STYLES —
THE STYLE MODE
SELECTING AND PLAYING A STYLE .......... 28
STYLE CONTROLS ................................... 30
USING THE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT
FEATURES ............................................. 31
CHANGING THE TEMPO ......................... 31
STYLE SECTIONS (MAIN A, MAIN B) AND
FILL-INS ................................................ 32
VOLUME .............................................. 32
MULTI FINGERING ................................ 33
Single Finger Chords ..................... 33
Fingered Chords ............................ 33
WHAT IS A CHORD? ................................ 34
WRITING CHORD NAMES ....................... 35
The Intervals of the Scale ............... 35
Other Chords ................................ 35
ONE TOUCH SETTING (OTS) ................... 36
CHORD GUIDE .......................................... 37
Smart ............................................ 37
Dictionary ...................................... 39
MULTI PADS ............................................. 40
About MIDI ................................... 41
How Can MIDI be Used? ............... 41
TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................... 42
INDEX ............................................................ 43
VOICE LIST ..................................................... 44
MULTI PAD LIST .............................................. 46
SPECIFICATIONS ............................................ 47
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART ..................... 48
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