Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha 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.
CONTENTS
Main Features 1
Precautions — Taking Care of Your PortaTone
2
Setting Up 3
Power Requirements ..........................................3
PHONES/AUX OUT Jack ....................................4
SUSTAIN Jack......................................................4
Music Stand ........................................................4
Getting Started — Playing the Demo Songs
5
Panel Controls and Terminals 6
Basic Display Operations 8
Playing Voices — The Voice Mode 10
Selecting and Playing a Voice — Main Voice Mode....
10
Main Voice Sub Menu..............................................11
Percussion Kit Voice Chart ........................................12
Playing Two Voices — Dual Voice Mode ........12
Dual Voice Sub Menu ..............................................13
Playing Two Voices — Split Voice Mode ........14
Split Voice Sub Menu ..............................................15
Other Voice Controls 16
Chorus ..............................................................16
Harmony/Echo ................................................16
Harmony/Echo Sub Menu ........................................17
Reverb ..............................................................18
Touch Response ..............................................18
Overall Controls ..............................................19
Reverb/Others Sub Menu ........................................19
Playing Auto Accompaniment — The Style Mode
20
Selecting a Style and Playing an Auto Accompaniment
........
20
About the METRONOME Icon ..................................21
Sync-Stop Function ..................................................24
Changing the Fingering Mode ........................24
Fingered ................................................................25
Full ........................................................................26
Single Finger ..........................................................26
Changing the Accompaniment Split Point ......26
One Touch Setting ............................................27
Playing Songs — Tne Song Mode 28
Selecting and Playing a Song ........................28
Using the Repeat Play Function ......................29
Using the Guide Function (PSR-230 only) ......30
Using the Minus One Function ........................31
Selecting individual channels for Minus One ..............31
Song Sub Menu ......................................................32
Song Volume ..........................................................32
One Touch Setting in the Song Mode ........................33
Recording User Songs — Easy Chord Memory
33
Real-time Recording ........................................34
Step Recording..................................................35
Song Clear ........................................................35
User Song Playback ........................................35
Music Cartridge (PSR-230) 36
Inserting a Music Cartridge..............................36
Music Cartridge Precautions......................................36
Selecting Styles on a Music Cartridge ............37
Selecting Songs on a Music Cartridge ............37
MIDI Functions 38
MIDI Basics ........................................................38
MIDI Sub Menu ......................................................40
Appendix 41
Data Backup and Initialization........................41
Initialize Operation..................................................41
Voice List ..........................................................42
Voice Polyphony......................................................42
Panel Voice List ......................................................42
GM Voice List..........................................................43
Troubleshooting ................................................44
Index ................................................................45
MIDI Implementation Chart ............................46
Specifications ....................................................48
