User manual YAMAHA PS-6100

[. . . ] When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified service representative to perform the replacement. This product may also use "household" type batteries. Make sure that the battery being charged is a rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being charged. When installing batteries, do not mix batteries with new, or with batteries of a different type. [. . . ] If playback was started by pressing the START/STOP (>/s) button, the selected song stops automatically. Changing the Tempo The tempo of song (and style) playback can be adjusted over a range of 40 - 240 bpm (beats per minute). Select the Tempo function in the Overall menu. Press one of the OVERALL s/t buttons, repeatedly if necessary, until "Tempo" appears in the display. Current Tempo value TEMPO 120 Tempo TEMPO 120 21 19 Selecting and Playing Songs -- The Song Mode Change the value. Use the OVERALL +/- buttons to increase or decrease the Tempo value. Holding down either button continuously increases or decreases the value. Decreases Tempo value Increases Tempo value Restoring the Default Tempo Value Each song and style has been given a default or standard tempo. If you've changed the tempo, you can restore the original default setting by pressing both OVERALL +/buttons simultaneously (when Tempo is selected in the Overall menu). Also, the tempo of a song or style returns to the default setting when selecting a different song or style. (The set tempo remains, however, when switching styles during playback except when OTS is on. ) When you turn on the power of the PortaTone, the tempo is automatically set to 116 bpm. About the Beat Display TEMPO 116 Indicates the first beat of the measure (downbeat) Indicates an upbeat This section of the display provides a convenient, easy-to-understand indication of the rhythm -- for song and style playback. The flashing "handclap" icons indicate both the downbeats and upbeats of a measure as follows: Indicates a downbeat (other than the first beat) 22 20 Selecting and Playing Songs -- The Song Mode 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 in the display. Current Song Volume value 110 SONG VOL SongVol MEASURE 001 Change the value. Use the OVERALL +/- buttons to increase or decrease the Song Volume value. Holding down either button continuously increases or decreases the value. Decreases Song Volume value Increases Song Volume value Restoring the Default Value To restore the default Song Volume value (110), press both OVERALL +/- buttons simultaneously (when Song Volume is selected in the Overall menu). NOTE: Song Volume cannot be changed unless the Song mode is active. 23 21 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. This functions as a rewind button, stepping in reverse through the measure numbers. It can be used during playback, or when playback is paused or stopped. This has no function in the Song mode. Pressing this button alternately starts and stops song playback. This turns the Voice Change function on/off. (See page 27. ) WAITING VOICE CHANGE MELODY GUIDE MINUS ONE OFF Pressing this button alternately pauses and resumes song playback. This controls the A/B Repeat function. (See below. ) This functions as a fastforward button, stepping in advance through the measure numbers. The next note to be played is indicated in the display (in the music staves and the keyboard diagram). MinusOne Off This turns the Melody Guide function off. The selected song (and its melody part) plays back normally. NOTE: Melody Guide is turned off automatically when a different song number is selected. 26 24 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 the song. You can also change the Melody Guide setting while the song is playing back by simply pressing the MELODY GUIDE button. To stop the song, press the START/STOP (>/s) button. Voice Change The Voice Change function allows you to set whether or not the keyboard voice changes automatically with the melody voice of the song. It is especially useful when used with Melody Guide, since it determines what voice sounds the melody when you play the keyboard. When set to "Off, " you can select from the 100 voices of the PortaTone for playing the melody from the keyboard. Select a song. With the Song mode active, select the desired song. (See page 20. ) VOICE CHANGE MELODY GUIDE WAI MINU OFF Change the Voice Change setting. Press the VOICE CHANGE button to turn Voice Change on or off. VC On MEASURE 001 Change the Voice directly. In the VC On condition, you can also directly make your own voice selections by using the +/- keys or the numeric keypad. The programmed voice of the song and the keyboard voice both change to the new selection. Settings: VC On When Voice Change is set to On, the voice played from the keyboard changes automatically with the melody voice of the song. Each song is programmed with an initial voice, and many have voice changes within the song itself. [. . . ] 4, Jakarta 12930, Indonesia Tel: 21-520-2577 GREECE Philippe Nakas S. A. Navarinou Street 13, P. Code 10680, Athens, Greece Tel: 01-364-7111 CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA MEXICO Yamaha de Mexico S. A. De C. V. , Departamento de ventas Javier Rojo Gomez No. 1149, Col. Tel: 686-00-33 SWEDEN Yamaha Scandinavia AB J. [. . . ]