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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). battery is approximately five years. When replacement becomes DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other necessary, contact a qualified service representative to perform the than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically replacement. recommended by Yamaha. This product may also use “household” type batteries. Some of This product should be used only with the
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PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: • Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or switch, disconnect the adaptor plug from the ou
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2 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. Contents PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS 6 MELODY GUIDE ..............................
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Main Features The PSR-248 is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use keyboard with the following fea- tures and functions: page 26-27, 34-35, 37-39 Yamaha Education Suite The PortaTone features the new Yamaha Education Suite — a set of learning tools that utilize the latest technology to make studying and practicing music more fun and fulfilling than ever before! The Yamaha Education Suite includes: Powerful Melody Guide functions in the Song mode — Waiting and Minus One — that let you easily learn the
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4 Panel Controls and Terminals Front Panel ROCK SHUFFLE CUMBIA 6/8 MARCH SLOW ROCK POLKA 6/8 HVY ROCK SWING STD WALTZ C US ROCK B B SWING POP WALTZ K 16BEAT ROCK B B BALLAD GMN WALTZ CK R&B JZ QUARTET VIEN WALTZ GrandPno DIUM SOUL DIXIELAND 001 ALLAD FUNK COOL JAZZ 2BEAT C ALLAD SOUL BALLAD JAZZ BALLAD 8BEAT BALLAD GPL SHUFFLE JAZZ WALTZ HONKY-TONK G E O TEMPO BEAT POP 6/8 GOSPEL FUSION PIANO BALLAD 116 CHUR T SHUFFLE 4/4 BLUES POP BALLAD FULL O 6BT BALLAD ROCK & ROLL BOSSA NOVA ARPEGGIO 1 WAVE
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Panel Controls and Terminals A Power switch (STANDBY/ON) L MAIN A/B (AUTO FILL), Fast Forward (f)/Rewind (r) buttons B MASTER VOLUME dial When the Style mode is selected, these are used to This determines the overall volume of the change auto accompaniment sections and control PortaTone. the Auto Fill function. (See page 32.) When the Song mode is selected, these are used to respec- C OVERALL buttons tively fast forward and rewind during song play- (s, t, +, -) back. When Song playback is sto
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6 Panel Controls and Terminals Rear Panel T IN MIDI OUT SUSTAIN PHONES/ DC IN 10-12V OUTPUT T DC IN 10-12V jack SUSTAIN jack This is for connection to a PA-3B AC power This is for connection to an optional FC4 or FC5 adaptor. (See page 9.) Footswitch. (See page 10.) PHONES/OUTPUT jack MIDI IN, OUT terminals This is for connection to a set of stereo head- These are for connection to other MIDI instru- phones or to an external amplifier/speaker ments and devices. (See pages 10, 41.) system. (
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Setting Up This section contains information about setting up your PortaTone for playing. Make sure to read this section carefully before using the instrument. n When the Batteries Run Down Power Requirements When the batteries run low and the battery Although the PSR-248 will run either from an voltage drops below a certain level, the optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha PortaTone may not sound or function properly. recommends use of an AC adaptor whenever As soon as this happens, replace t
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8 Setting Up NOTE: Accessory Jacks • Make sure that the footswitch plug is properly connected to the SUSTAIN jack before turning on the power. n Using Headphones • Do not press the footswitch while turning the power on. For private practicing and playing without Doing this changes the recognized polarity of the footswitch, disturbing others, connect a set of stereo head- resulting in reversed footswitch operation. phones to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack. Sound from the built-in speaker syste
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Getting Started — Playing the Demo Songs The PortaTone has a huge variety of Demo songs, specially recorded to showcase the dynamic sounds and rhythms and give you an idea of what you can do with the instrument. First, turn on the power. Press the STANDBY/ON button. Whenever the power is turned on, the Voice mode is automatically called up and set to play Voice 1 (GrandPno). Set the Volume. Initially, turn the MASTER VOLUME control about a third of the way up. You can adjust the control for op
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10 Panel Display Indications The PortaTone features a large multi-function display that shows all important settings for the instrument. The section below briefly explains the various icons and indications in the display. NOTE: The LCD’s backlight will gradually dim over a long period of use. When the display becomes dim or hard to read, contact the store where you purchased the instrument or, Yamaha directly, to have the LCD replaced. A fee will be charged for replacement. B Overall function G
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Portable Grand This convenient function lets you automatically exit from any other mode or function and instantly call up the Grand Piano voice. Press the piano-shaped PORTABLE GRAND button. Doing this automatically cancels any other mode or function, and resets METRONOME the entire instrument for playing the special “Stereo Sampled Piano” Grand Piano voice (voice 001). It automatically selects the Song mode, calling up song #72, “Für Elise” — which can be played instantly by pressing the START
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12 Portable Grand Numeric Time Setting the Metronome Time Signature keypad signature The time signature of the Metronome can be set to 1 Plays only “1” beats (all high clicks) 2 2/4 various quarter-note based meters. 3 3/4 NOTE: 4 4/4 The time signature changes automatically when a style 5 5/4 or song is selected. 6 6/4 7 7/4 8 8/4 Simultaneously hold down the METRONOME 9 9/4 button and press the button on the numeric 0 Plays no “1” beats (all low clicks) keypad that corresponds to the desired t
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Selecting and Playing Voices — The Voice Mode The Voice mode features 100 authentic voices that have been created with Yamaha’s sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. Many of these voices also have special preset characteristics or embellishments. The voices are divided into various categories depending on their characteristics or the effects used. Selecting and Playing a Voice Select the Voice mode. Press the VOICE button. Indicates Voice mode is Voice name and numbe
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14 Selecting and Playing Voices — The Voice Mode There are three ways to select voices: 1) directly Using the +/- keys entering the voice number with the numeric Press the + key to select the next voice number, keypad, 2) using the +/- keys to step up and and press the - key to select the previous voice. down through the voices, or 3) pressing the Holding down either key continuously scrolls up VOICE button to advance through the voice or down through the numbers. The +/- keys numbers. have a “
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Selecting and Playing Voices — The Voice Mode NOTE: The PortaTone is polyphonic up to a Play the selected voice. maximum of 16 notes. (Depending on To change to another voice, repeat step 2 above. the voice selected — such as split voices and dual voices — fewer notes may be available.) This includes not only the If the Song or Style mode is active in the background (indi- notes played from the keyboard, but also cated by a C-shaped bar in the display), you can also play the notes in a style p
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16 Selecting and Playing Voices — The Voice Mode Transpose and Tuning You can also adjust the tuning and change the transposition (key) of the PortaTone with the Trans- pose and Tuning functions. Transpose Transpose determines the key of both the main voice and the bass/chord accompaniment of the selected style. It also determines the pitch of the songs and the Multi Pads. This allows you to easily match the pitch of the PortaTone to other instruments or singers, or play in a different key wit
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Selecting and Playing Voices — The Voice Mode Tuning Tuning determines the fine pitch setting of both the main voice and the bass/chord accompaniment of the selected style. It also determines the pitch of the songs and the Multi Pads. This allows you to accurately match the tuning with that of other instruments. The Tuning settings can be adjusted over a range of ± 50 (approx. ± 0.5 semitones). Select the Tuning function in the Overall menu. Press one of the OVERALL s/t buttons, repeatedly if
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18 Selecting and Playing Songs — The Song Mode The Song mode features 100 special songs that have been created using the rich and dynamic sounds of the PortaTone. The songs are generally for your listening enjoyment; however, you can also play along with them on the keyboard. A Voice Change function lets you set whether the keyboard voice changes or not with the voice changes in the song itself. Also, by using the Minus One function, you can “mute” the original melody and play it manually on t
