Yamaha PSR-180 [4/26] Playing your new portatone

Playing Your New PortaTone

This section briefly shows you how to use the various controls on the panel of the PortaTone.

Turning on the Power

Press the POWER ON/OFF button to turn on the

power of the PortaTone. Whenever the power is

turned on, Voice 01 (PIANO) is automatically selected.

Selecting a Mode

Your PortaTone has three different operating modes:

Voice, Style and Song —

each selected from the corre-

sponding panel buttons. VOICE lets you select and

play a Voice. STYLE lets you select and play a

setting that includes a rhythm/accompaniment pat-

tern SONG lets you select and play either a Song

or a Jam Track pattern.

To select one of the modes:

Press the button corresponding to the desired mode.

For now, press SONG to select the Song mode.

Playing a Song

in the Song Mode

A variety of Songs and special Jam Tracks have been

recorded to your PortaTone to give you a taste of

what you can do with the instrument, and to provide

music and patterns for you to play along with.

To select and play one of the Songs:

1. 1. With the Song mode selected, use the Numeric

Keypad to enter the desired Song or Jam

Track number. Be sure to enter a two-digit

number, as is printed next to each song on the

panel. For example, to select Song 09, first

press “0” on the Numeric Keypad, then “9.”

You can also use the +/- buttons on the Numeric

Keypad to step up or down through the preset

numbers; holding down the appropriate button

continuously changes the number. Note that the

+/- buttons have a "wrap around" feature. For

example, pressing the + button from the last

number returns to Song 01. (Song 01 is also

automatically selected when you turn the power

on.)