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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT This product may also use “household” type batteries. Some of these may be connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described rechargeable. Make sure that the battery being charged is a rechargeable in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. type and that the charger is intended for the battery being charged. This pro
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FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) with FCC regulations does not guarantee that interference will not occur in 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in all installations. If this product is found to be the source of interference, which can be determined by turning the unit “OFF” and “ON”, please try to this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your auth
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2 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual 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: Power supply/AC power adaptor Water warning • Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument. The re
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• Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally Handling caution fall over. • Do not insert a finger or hand in any gaps on the instrument. • Before moving the instrument, remove all connected adaptor and other cables. • Never insert or drop paper, metallic, or other objects into the gaps on the panel • Use only the stand specified for the instrument. When attaching the stand or or keyboard. If this happens, turn off the power immediately an
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Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha PSR-292 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 PSR-292 in order to take full advantage of its various features. Main Features The PSR-292 is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use keyboard with the
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Contents Panel Controls and Terminals ........................8 Selecting and Playing Songs ....................... 51 • Selecting a Song...............................................51 Setting Up.......................................................10 • Playing the Songs.............................................53 • Power Requirements ........................................10 • A-B Repeat .......................................................54 • Turning O
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Panel Controls and Terminals Front Panel u i o !3 @0 !9 e !5 GrandPno 092 001 001 r !6 t !7 y !8 !0 !1 !2 !4 @1 @8 @9 q w @2 @3 @4 @5 @6 @7 q Power switch ([STANDBY/ON]) !1 [METRONOME] button This turns the metronome on and off. (See page 20.) w [MASTER VOLUME] dial This determines the overall volume of the PSR-292. !2 [PORTABLE GRAND] button This instantly calls up the Grand Piano voice. (See e [TOUCH] button page 12.) This turns
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Panel Controls and Terminals the category of songs, voices, styles, M.D.B. or Func- “rewind” control, or move the song playback point tions. Pressing the buttons steps through the various back toward the beginning. categories. f f @5 [MAIN/AUTO FILL] / [FF f f] button The SELECT [ ]/[ ] buttons are used to decrease When the Style mode is selected, these are used to or increase the number of the desired song, voice, change auto accompaniment sections a
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Setting Up This section contains information about setting up your PSR-292 for playing. Make sure to read this section carefully before using the instrument. Power Requirements Although the PSR-292 will run either from an optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha recommends use of an AC adaptor whenever possible. An AC adaptor is • Never interrupt the power sup- ply (e.g. remove the batteries more environmentally friendly than batteries and does not deplete resources. or unplug the AC adapto
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Setting Up Turning On the Power With the AC power adaptor connected or • Even when the switch is in the “STANDBY” position, with batteries installed, simply press the electricity is still flowing to the instrument at the mini- power switch until it locks in the ON posi- mum level. When you are not using the PSR-292 for a long time, make sure you unplug the AC power adaptor tion. When the instrument is not in use, be from the wall AC outlet, and/or remove the batteries sure to turn the pow
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Quick Step 1 Voices Guide q w GrandPno 092 001 001 z z r q Playing the Piano Simply by pressing the [PORTABLE GRAND] button, you can automatically select the Grand Piano voice. z Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. Playing along with the Metronome z Press the [METRONOME] button. GrandPno 001 x Play the keyboard. Want to find out more? See page 20. Want to find out more? See page 20. Panel Voice List * This list includes only a portion of the total available voices. No. Voice Name No. Voice N
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Step 1 Voices Selecting and Playing Other Voices The PSR-292 has a huge total of 605 dynamic and realistic instrument voices. Let’s try a few of them out now... q Press the [VOICE] button. w Select a voice. or BritePno 002 • You can also select the appropriate category by using the [ ]/[ ] buttons. GrandPno 001 e Play the keyboard. Want to find out more? See page 23. Playing with the DJ Feature The exciting new DJ feature gives you a full variety of dance and DJ sounds — letting you create yo
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Quick Step 2 Songs Guide zx z xq GrandPno 092 001 001 xcr w Playing the Songs The PSR-292 is packed with a total of 100 songs, including one Demo song — which has been specially created to show- case the rich and dynamic sounds of the instrument. There are also 99 additional songs, designed to be used with the edu- cational Lesson feature. You can also play songs loaded to the PSR via MIDI. The songs can be stored to song numbers 101-199. (See page 71.) Playing the Demo song Playing a single
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Step 2 Songs Recording Your Own Song Much like a multi-track tape recorder, the PSR-292 lets you play and record the individual parts of your own song in real time. q Select the desired User song (201 - 205) for recording. e Start recording by playing a melody on the keyboard. The PSR-292 starts recording as soon as you play the first note on the keyboard. User 2 or 202 • You can also select the appropriate category by using the [ ]/[ ] buttons. r To stop recording, press the [START/ STOP] b
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Quick Step 3 Music Database Guide zb x GrandPno 092 001 001 v z Music Database Here’s a convenient feature that lets you instantly reconfigure the Accompaniment PSR-292 for playing in different music styles. If you want to per- area form in a certain genre but don’t know what settings to make, simply select the genre from the Music Database — and the PSR- 292 makes all the right settings for you! Left hand + Right hand Auto accompaniment Melody (for example, • For more infomation on playing
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Step 3 Music Database Looking up Chords in the Dictionary The convenient Dictionary function teaches you how to play chords by showing you the individual notes. In the example below, we’ll learn how to play a GM7 chord... c Specify the chord type of the chord (in this Keys for entering Keys for entering Keys for entering the chord the chord type the chord root case, M7). (C1 – B2) (C3 – B4) (C5 – B5) Learning how to play a specific chord v Play the notes of the chord as indicated in the ke
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Panel Display Indications The PSR-292 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. t Touch indicator q Notation r Song/Voice/Style/M.D.B. name and number y Harmony indicator e Beat marks u Dual indicator i Split indicator o Accompaniment On indicator !4 Octave indicator !0 Sync Stop indicator GrandPno !1 Measure and Tempo 092 001
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Panel Display Indications !0 Sync Stop indicator !3 Song track indicators This appears when the Sync Stop function is turned In song recording and playback, these indicate the sta- on. (See page 40.) tus of the tracks. (See page 57.) !1 Measure and Tempo !4 Octave indicator These show the current measure during playback of a When note data exceeds the range limit of note dis- song or style, and the currently set Tempo value for play, the “8va” indication appears in the display
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Portable Grand This convenient function lets you instantly call up the Grand Piano voice. Playing the Portable Grand Press the [PORTABLE GRAND] button. GrandPno 001 Doing this automatically selects the special “Stereo Sampled Piano” Grand Piano voice. Using the Metronome 1 Call up the Tempo setting. Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button. TEMPO 148 148 Current Tempo value Restoring the Default Tempo 2 Change the value. Value Use the dial or numeric keypad to set the desired Tempo value, or use the Ea
