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Congratulations on your purchase of
the Yamaha PSR-140 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.
PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS 6
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Front Panel ...................................... 6
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Rear Panel........................................ 8
SETTING UP 9
POWER REQUIREMENTS ............................ 9
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Using an AC Power Adaptor ............ 9
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Using Batteries................................. 9
TURNING ON THE POWER ........................ 9
ACCESSORY JACKS .................................. 10
MUSIC STAND......................................... 10
GETTING STARTED —
PLAYING THE DEMO SONGS 11
PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS 12
PORTABLE GRAND 13
USING THE METRONOME....................... 13
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Setting the Metronome Time
Signature....................................... 14
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Adjusting the Metronome Volume . 14
SELECTING AND PLAYING VOICES —
THE VOICE MODE 15
SELECTING AND PLAYING A VOICE......... 15
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Percussion Voice Chart
(voices 90 and 100). ...................... 17
TRANSPOSE AND TUNING ...................... 18
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Transpose ...................................... 18
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Tuning ........................................... 19
SELECTING AND PLAYING SONGS —
THE SONG MODE 20
SELECTING AND PLAYING A SONG......... 20
CHANGING THE TEMPO ......................... 21
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About the Beat Display .................. 22
ADJUSTING THE SONG VOLUME ............ 23
SONG CONTROLS .................................. 24
A/B REPEAT.............................................. 24
MELODY GUIDE ....................................... 26
VOICE CHANGE ........................................ 27
SELECTING AND PLAYING STYLES —
THE STYLE MODE 28
SELECTING AND PLAYING A STYLE.......... 28
STYLE CONTROLS ................................... 30
USING THE AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT
FEATURES ............................................. 31
CHANGING THE TEMPO ......................... 31
STYLE SECTIONS (MAIN A, MAIN B) AND
FILL-INS ................................................ 32
ADJUSTING THE ACCOMPANIMENT
VOLUME .............................................. 32
USING AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT —
MULTI FINGERING................................ 33
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Single Finger Chords ..................... 33
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Fingered Chords ............................ 33
WHAT IS A CHORD? ................................ 34
WRITING CHORD NAMES ....................... 35
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The Intervals of the Scale ............... 35
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Other Chords ................................ 35
ONE TOUCH SETTING (OTS) ................... 36
CHORD GUIDE .......................................... 37
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Smart ............................................ 37
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Dictionary...................................... 39
MULTI PADS ............................................. 40
MIDI 41
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About MIDI ................................... 41
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How Can MIDI be Used? ............... 41
TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................... 42
VOICE LIST ..................................................... 43
MULTI PAD LIST.............................................. 45
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART..................... 46
SPECIFICATIONS ............................................ 48
INDEX ............................................................ 49
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