Yamaha PSR - 172 manual

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2 PLEASE KEEP THIS MANU AL This product utiliz es batteries or an e xternal power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to an y pow er supply or adapter other than one descr ibed in the manual, on the name plate , or specifi cally recommended b y Y amaha. This product should be used only with the components supplied or ; a cart, rack, or s[...]

3 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a saf e place f or future reference. W ARNING 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 ar[...]

4 Congratulations on your purchase of the Y amaha PSR-175/172 P ortaT one! Y ou no w own a portable k eyboard that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of-use in a highly compact package. Its outstanding features also mak e it a remarkably expressive and versatile instrument. Read this Owner’ s Manual carefully while play[...]

5 Panel Controls and Terminals ........................ 6 Setting Up ......................................................... 8 Power Requirements ............................................8 Turning On the Power ...........................................8 Accessory Jacks ...................................................9 Quick Guide 10 Step 1[...]

6 Panel Controls and T erminals q [MASTER V OLUME] dial This determines the ov erall volume of the PSR-175/ 172. w P ower s witch ([ST ANDBY/ON]) e LESSON [L] (Left) and [R] (Right) buttons These call up the Lesson ex ercises for the correspond- ing hand (left or right) for the selected song. (See page 35.) r [Dict.] (DICTIONAR Y) b utton This call[...]

Panel Controls and T erminals 7 !5 [ST AR T/STOP] b utton When the Style mode is selected, this alternately starts and stops the auto accompaniment. (See page 43.) When the Song mode is selected, this alternately starts and stops song playback. (See page 32.) !6 [INTRO/ENDING/rit.] ([ REW]) button When the Style mode is selected, this is used to co[...]

8 Setting Up This section contains information about setting up y our PSR-175/172 for pla ying. Make sure to read this section carefully bef ore using the instrument. Power Requirements Although the PSR-175/172 will run either from an optional A C adaptor or batter- ies, Y amaha recommends use of an A C adaptor whenev er possible. An A C adap- tor [...]

Setting Up 9 Accessory Jacks ■ Using Headphones • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • For pri vate practicing and playing without disturbing others, connect a set of ste- reo headphones to the rear panel PHONES/OUTPUT jack. Sound from the built- in speaker s[...]

10 GrandPno z q w z w q z Press the [POR T ABLE GRAND] button. x Play the ke yboard. W ant to find out more? See page 20. GrandPno 000 Playing the Piano Simply by pressing the [POR T ABLE GRAND] button, you can automatically reset the entire PSR-175/172 for piano play . z Press the [METR ONOME] button. W ant to find out more? See page 21. Playing[...]

Step 1 V oices 11 q Press the [V OICE] b utton. GrandPno TEMPO 116 000 Selecting and Playing Other V oices The PSR-175/172 has a total of 100 dynamic and realistic instrument voices. Let’ s try a few of them out no w ... w Select a v oice . e Play the ke yboard. W ant to find out more? See page 23. HnkyTonk 002 q Press the [DJ] b utton. w Press [...]

12 Quick Guide Step 2 Songs GrandPno z zx x w q c Playing the Songs The PSR-175/172 is packed with 100 songs, including 5 special Demo songs. Demo songs (001 - 005) sho wcase the sophisticated fea- tures and stunning sound of the PSR-175/172. Let’ s play the Demo songs no w , starting with 001... z Press the [DEMO] b utton. x Stop the Demo song. [...]

Step 2 Songs 13 This lets you adjust the volume balance between the song and your ke yboard performance. q Press the [O VERALL] b utton, until ACMP/SONG V OLUME is indicated b y the dark arro w in the display . w Use the [+]/[-] b uttons to adjust the song v ol- ume. Y ou can also use the numeric keypad to directly enter the v alue. W ant to find [...]

14 Quick Guide GrandPno x zb c v m n z z Press the [STYLE] b utton. 8Bt Pop TEMPO 116 001 Using the Auto Accompaniment The po werful yet easy-to-use Auto Accompaniment features giv e you professional instrumental backing for your performances. Sim- ply play chords with your left hand — and the PSR-175/172 auto- matically produces appropriate bass[...]

Step 3 Auto Accompaniment 15 Looking up Chords in the Dictionary The con venient Dictionary function teaches you ho w to play chords by showing you the indi vidual notes. In the example belo w , we’ll learn how to play a GM7 chord... K eys for entering the chord type (A2 — B b 3) K eys for entering the chord root (C4 — B4) z Press the [Dict.][...]

16 Quick Guide GrandPno z z v x x z Select one of the Lesson songs. For instructions on selecting songs, see page 29. x Select the part you wish to w ork on (left or right) and the Lesson step. If you want to work on the right-hand part, press the [R] button; to w ork on the left, press the [L] button. Timing r1 • Each press of the corresponding [...]

Step 4 Lesson 17 Grade The PSR-175/172 has a built-in e valuation function that monitors your practicing and — like a real teacher — tells you ho w well you did each ex ercise. Four grades are assigned, depending on your performance: “OK, ” “Good, ” “V ery Good, ” and “Excellent. ” W ant to find out more? See page 39. T alking [...]

18 Getting Started — Playing the Demo Songs The PSR-175/172 has a variety of Demo songs, specially recorded to sho wcase the dynamic sounds and rhythms and give y ou an idea of what y ou can do with the instrument. 1 First, turn on the power . Set the [ST ANDBY/ON] switch to ON. 2 Set the V olume . Initially , turn the [MASTER V OLUME] control ab[...]

19 Panel Display Indications The PSR-175/172 features a large multi-function display that sho ws all impor tant settings for the instrument. The section below brie fl y explains the v arious icons and indications in the displa y . q Indicators w Over all function bar indicator r K eyboard t Measure/T empo and Beat y Chord u Song/V oice/Style name [...]

20 Portable Grand This con venient function lets you instantl y call up the Grand Piano voice. Playing the Portable Grand Press the piano-shaped [PORT ABLE GRAND] b utton. Doing this automatically cancels any other mode or function, and resets the entire instrument for playing the special “Stereo Sampled Piano” Grand Piano voice. It automatical[...]

Portable Grand 21 3 T urn on the Metronome. Press the [METR ONOME] button. T o turn the Metronome of f, press the [METR ONOME] button again. 1 Indicates the beat number in the tempo/measure. Setting the Metronome Time Signature The time signature of the Metronome can be set to v ar- ious quarter-note based meters. Hold do wn the [METR ONOME] button[...]

22 DJ This exciting f eature lets you instantly call up a d ynamic DJ voice, style and DJ GAME for pla y- ing contemporary dance music. Playing the DJ 1 Press the [DJ] button. Doing this automatically resets the entire instrument for playing the spe- cially programmed DJ song and voice. 2 T urn on the Lesson feature, and select a Lesson step. Lesso[...]

23 Selecting and Playing V oices The PSR-175/172 features 100 authentic v oices that have been created with Y amaha ’ s sophisti- cated A WM (Advanced Wa ve Memory) tone g eneration system. Many of these v oices also have special preset characteristics or embellishments. The voices are divided into v arious catego- ries depending on their charact[...]

Selecting and Playing V oices 24 ■ Using the numeric ke ypad Enter the digits of the voice number as printed on the panel. F or example, to select voice #042, press “0” on the numeric k eypad, then “4. ”, “2. ” F or voice numbers beginning with zeroes (such as #042 or #006), the initial zeroes may be omitted. In this case, there is a [...]

Selecting and Playing V oices 25 Harmony voices (#059 - #068) automatically add a one-, two- or three-note har - mony to the original v oice. Split voices (#069 - #073) feature two separate voices, each playable from opposite sections of the k eyboard — the lo wer voice playable up to B2 and the upper voice from C3 (middle C). Sustain voices (#07[...]

Selecting and Playing V oices 26 One T ouch Setting The po werful One T ouch Setting (O TS) feature lets you instantly and automati- cally call up an appropriate voice and other settings when you select a style or song. In other words, when One T ouch Setting is active, selecting a desired style or song also automatically selects the best suited vo[...]

Selecting and Playing V oices 27 T ranspose and T uning Y ou can also adjust the tuning and change the transposition (key) of the PSR-175/ 172 with the T ranspose and T uning functions. ■ T ranspose • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ?[...]

Selecting and Playing V oices 28 ■ T uning • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • T uning determines the fine pitch setting of both the main voice and the bass/chord accompaniment of the selected style. It also determines [...]

29 Selecting and Playing Songs The Song mode features 100 special songs that ha ve been created using the rich and dynamic sounds of the PSR-175/172. The songs are generally for your listening enjoyment; ho wev er , you can also play along with them on the ke yboard. The songs of the PSR-175/172 can also be used with the po werful Lesson feature (p[...]

Selecting and Playing Songs 30 4 Stop the song. Press the [ST AR T/STOP] b utton. Melody V oice Change The PSR-175/172 lets you play a melody on the ke yboard along with each of the songs, either with the original melody voice or one of your o wn selection. The con venient Melody V oice Change feature takes this one step further — it lets you rep[...]

Selecting and Playing Songs 31 Changing the T empo The tempo of song playback can be adjusted ov er a range of 40 - 240 bpm (beats per minute). 1 Press the [TEMPO/T AP] button. 2 Change the value. Use the numeric ke ypad to set the desired T empo value, or use the [+]/[-] buttons to increase or decrease the v alue. The PSR-175/172 also has a con ve[...]

Selecting and Playing Songs 32 Adjusting the Song V olume The playback volume of the song can be adjusted. This volume control af fects only the song volume. The volume range is 000 - 127. 1 Select the Song V olume function in the Overall menu. Press the [O VERALL] b utton, repeatedly if necessary , until “SONG V OL” appears in the display . 2 [...]

Selecting and Playing Songs 33 A-B Repeat This useful function is ideal for practicing and learning purposes. It allo ws you to specify any phrase of a song (between point A and point B) and repeat it — while you play or practice along with it. 1 While playing bac k a song, set point A (the star t point). Select and play back the desired song. (S[...]

34 Song Lesson The Lesson feature pr ovides an exceptionall y fun and easy-to-use way to learn ho w to read music and pla y the keyboar d. All of the 100 songs of the PSR-175/172 can be used with these educational features. Lesson lets y ou practice the left- and right-hand par ts of each song independently , step b y step, until you ’ ve mastere[...]

Song Lesson 35 2 Select the part you wish to w ork on (left or right) and the Lesson step. If you want to work on the right-hand part, press the [R] b utton; to work on the left, press the [L] button. Pressing either b utton repeatedly cycles through the av ailable Lesson steps in order: Lesson 1 → Lesson 2 → Lesson 3 → Of f → Lesson 1, etc[...]

Song Lesson 36 Lesson 1 — T iming This lesson step lets you practice just the timing of the notes — any note can be used, as long as you play in rhythm. Pick a note to play . For the left hand, use a note in the auto accompaniment section or play the appropriate left-hand note; for the right, play a note abov e F # 2. Simply concentrate on play[...]

Song Lesson 37 Lesson 2 — W aiting In this lesson step, the PSR-175/172 waits for you to play the correct notes before continuing playback of the song. This lets you practice reading the music at your o wn pace. The notes to be played are shown in the display , one after another , as you play them correctly . 1 Select one of the songs. 2 Select L[...]

Song Lesson 38 3 Play the appr opriate par t with the song. After the lead-in, the song starts automatically , and the appropriate notes appear in the display . In Lesson 3, listen carefully to the un-muted part, and play the muted part yourself. Lesson 4 — Both Hands Lesson 4 is a “Minus One” practice essentially the same as Lesson 3, except[...]

Song Lesson 39 Grade The Lesson feature has a built-in e v aluation function that monitors your practicing of the Lesson songs, and just like a real teacher , it tells you ho w well you did each ex ercise. Four grades are assigned, depending on your performance: “OK, ” “Good, ” “V ery Good, ” and “Excellent. ” When the T alking func[...]

40 T alking This feature “ talks ” to y ou through the speakers, “ announcing ” the Grade comments as well as the titles of the Lesson steps and the names of certain functions. 1 Select the T alking function. Press the left Overall b utton, repeatedly if necessary , until “T ALKING” appears in the display . 2 Set T alking to on or off a[...]

41 Dictionary The Dictionary feature is essentially a b uilt-in “ chord book ” that shows you the individual notes of chor ds. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chor d and want to quickly learn how to pla y it. 1 Press the [Dict.] button. 2 Specify the root of the c hord. Press the ke y on the keyboard that corresponds to the desi[...]

42 Selecting and Playing Styles The PSR-175/172 pro vides dynamic rh ythm/accompaniment patterns — as well as voice set- tings appropriate f or each pattern — f or various popular m usic styles. A total of 100 dif ferent styles are av ailable, in several dif ferent categories. Each style is made up of separate “sections” — Intro, Main A a[...]

Selecting and Playing Styles 43 Playing the Accompaniment When the Style mode is acti ve, the panel buttons belo w the function as style con- trols. 1 Press the [A CCOMP ANIMENT ON/OFF] button. This enables the auto accompaniment. 2 Start the accompaniment. Y ou can do this in one of the following w ays: ■ Pressing the [ST AR T/STOP] b utton The [...]

Selecting and Playing Styles 44 ■ Using T ap T empo to star t This useful feature lets you tap out the speed (tempo) of the auto accompaniment and automatically start the accompaniment at that tapped speed. Simply tap the [TEMPO/T AP] button four times (or three times for a 3/4 time style), and the accompaniment starts automatically at the tempo [...]

Selecting and Playing Styles 45 3 Change chords using the auto accompaniment f eature . T ry playing a few successi ve chords with your left hand, and notice ho w the bass and chord accompaniment change with each chord you play . Starting with an section First, press the [MAIN/A UTO FILL] b utton, repeatedly if necessary , to select which section ([...]

Selecting and Playing Styles 46 4 Stop the style. Y ou can do this in one of three ways: ■ Pressing the [ST AR T/STOP] b utton The rhythm/accompaniment stops playing immediately . ■ Using an Ending section Press the [INTR O/ENDING/rit.] button. The style stops after the Ending section is finished. ■ Pressing the [SYNC ST AR T] button This st[...]

Selecting and Playing Styles 47 Adjusting the Accompaniment V olume The playback volume of the accompaniment can be adjusted. This volume con- trol af fects only the style volume. The v olume range is 000 - 127. 1 Select the Accompaniment V olume function in the Overall menu. Press the [O VERALL] b utton, repeatedly if necessary , until “ A CMP V[...]

Selecting and Playing Styles 48 Using Auto Accompaniment — Multi Fingering The auto accompaniment function automatically generates bass and chord accom- paniment for you to play along with, by using Multi Fingering operation. Y ou can change the chords of the accompaniment by playing ke ys in the A CMP section of the ke yboard using either the ?[...]

Selecting and Playing Styles 49 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • What is a Chord? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The simple answer: Three or more notes played simultaneously is a chord. (T wo notes played together is an ?[...]

Selecting and Playing Styles 50 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Writing Chord Names • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Kno wing how to read and write chord names is an easy yet in v aluable skill. Chords are often writ- ten in a kind of [...]

Selecting and Playing Styles 51 Multi Pads These con venient pads let you instantly trigger v arious musical and rhythmic phrases as you play the PSR-175/172. There are a total of 40 dif ferent sounds or phrases (10 banks, with four pad sounds for each bank). The phrases play back at the same speed as the T empo setting, and they also change harmon[...]

52 MIDI The PSR-175/172 also features MIDI terminals, allow- ing y ou to interface the PSR-175/172 with other MIDI instruments and devices. ■ About MIDI • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • MIDI (M[...]

53 T roubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution When the PSR-175/172 is turned on or off, a pop- ping sound is temporarily produced. This is normal and indicates that the PSR-175/172 is receiving electrical power. When using a mobile phone, noise is produced. Using a mobile phone in close proximity to the PSR-175/172 may produce inter- fere[...]

54 V oice List The follo wing voices can be selected when the V oice mode is active, or when the V oice Change function is on. The y can also be selected by a connected MIDI device; the corresponding bank select messages are: MSB = 00H, LSB = 70H. When selecting voices via MIDI: * The Har mony voices (#059 - #068) and Echo v oices (#079 - #088) are[...]

V oice List 55 The follo wing voices cannot be directly selected from the panel controls; they are special voices progr ammed into the songs of the PSR-175/172 and are selected automatically in song playbac k. Howev er, the y can be selected by a connected MIDI device; the corresponding bank select messages are: MSB = 00H, LSB = 00H. MIDI Program C[...]

56 Drum Kit List • Each percussion voice uses one note. • The MIDI Note # and Note are actually one octave lo wer than listed. For e xample, the “Bass Drum 2” (Note# 36/Note C1) corresponds to (Note# 24/Note C0). • V oices with the same Alter nate Note Number (*1 … 2) cannot be play ed simultaneously . (They are designed to be play ed a[...]

57 Style List & Multi pads No. Style Name 8BEAT 1 8Beat Pop 2 8Beat Uptempo 3 8Beat Standard 4 8Beat Shuffle 5 Folkrock 6 Pop Rock 7 Crystal Pop 8 8Beat Medium 16BEAT 9 16Beat Shuffle 10 16Beat Pop BALLAD 11 8Beat Ballad 12 Epic Ballad 13 Piano Ballad 14 Soul Ballad 15 Slow Rock 16 6/8 Ballad 17 Harp Arpeggio 1 18 Harp Arpeggio 2 19 Harp Arpegg[...]

58 YAMAHA [ PSR-175/172 ] Date: 18-NOV-2003 Model PSR-175/172 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function... Basic Default 1 - 7,10 1 - 7,10 Channel Changed x x Default 3 3 Mode Messages x x Altered ************** x Note 0 - 127 0 - 127 Number : True voice ************** 0 - 127 Velocity Note ON o 9nH,v=1-127 *1 [...]

MIDI Implementation Chart 59 6 , 38 x x Data Entry Control 64 o o Sustain 71-74 x x Change 84 o o Portamento Cntrl 96-97 x x RPN Inc,Dec 98,99 x x NRPN LSB,MSB 100-101 x x RPN LSB,MSB 91,93,94 x x Prog o 0 - 127 *3 o 0 - 127 *3 Change : True # ************** *3 System Exclusive o *4 o *4 : Song Pos. x x Common : Song Sel. x x : Tune x x System : Cl[...]

60 Keyboard 61 standard-size keys (C1 - C6) Display Large multi-function LCD display Setup STANDBY/ON MASTER VOLUME : MINI-MAX Panel controls Overall, SONG, VOICE, STYLE, DEMO, POTABLE GRAND, DJ, METRONOME, Dict., L, R, TEMPO/TAP numeric keypad (0 - 9, +,-) Voices 100 panel voices (max. polyphony: 16) Effects Dual (Included in Voice), Harmony/Echo [...]

61 Misc. +/- buttons ................................ 24 A A-B Repeat ............................... 33 A C Power adaptor ....................... 8 Accessory Jacks .......................... 9 Accompaniment V olume ............. 47 Auto Accompaniment ................. 48 B Batteries .................................... 8 Beat Display .............[...]

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