Yamaha PSR-280 manual

[...]

2 PLEASE KEEP THIS MANU AL This product utilizes batteries or an e xternal power supply (adapter). DO NO T connect this product to any po wer supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate , or specifically recommended by Y amaha. This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a car t, rack, or stand[...]

3 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a saf e place for future ref erence. 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-280 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 playing [...]

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

6 Panel Controls and T erminals q P ower switc h ([ST ANDBY/ON]) w [MASTER V OLUME] dial This determines the ov erall volume of the PSR-280. e [T OUCH] button This turns the T ouch function on and off. (See page 28.) Holding do wn this button allo ws you to adjust the T ouch Sensitivity setting. (See page 28.) r [HARMONY] button This turns the Harm[...]

Panel Controls and T erminals 7 !4 [SYNC ST OP] button This turns the Sync Stop function on and of f. (See page 39.) !5 [SYNC ST AR T] / [ P A USE] button This turns the Sync Start function on and of f. (See page 36.) In the Song mode, it is used to temporarily pause song playback. (See page 52.) !6 [ST AR T/ST OP] button When the Style mode is sel[...]

8 Setting Up This section contains information about setting up y our PSR-280 for pla ying. Make sure to read this section carefully bef ore using the instrument. Power Requirements Although the PSR-280 will run either from an optional A C adaptor or batteries, Y amaha recommends use of an A C adaptor whenev er possible. An A C adaptor is more en v[...]

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 No. Voice Name PIANO 001 Grand Piano 002 Bright Piano 003 Honky-tonk Piano 004 MIDI Grand Piano 005 CP 80 006 Harpsichord E.PIANO 007 Funky Electric Piano 008 DX Electric Piano 009 Hyper Electric Piano 010 Bell Electric Piano 011 Clavi ORGAN 012 Jazz Organ 1 013 Jazz Organ 2 014 Jazz Organ 3 015 Full Organ 016 Rock Organ 1 017 Rock Organ 2 018 C[...]

Step 1 V oices 11 q Press the [V OICE] b utton. GrandPno 000 Selecting and Playing Other V oices The PSR-280 has a huge total of 256 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. BritePno 002 q Press the [DJ] b utton. DJgame 1 000 Play[...]

12 Quick Guide Step 2 Songs GrandPno 000 x q zx z x c r w Playing the Songs The PSR-280 is packed with a total of 105 songs, including fiv e User songs to which you can record your own performances, plus 100 songs that not only sho wcase the high-quality sound of the PSR-280 but can also be used with the educational Lesson feature. Demo songs (001[...]

Step 2 Songs 13 Recording Y our Own Song Much like a multi-track tape recorder , the PSR-280 lets you play and record the individual parts of your o wn song in real time. q Select the desired User song (101 - 105) f or recording. w Simultaneously hold down the [RECORD] button and press the desired track number button ([1] - [5]). User 2 102 User 2 [...]

14 Quick Guide GrandPno 000 x z c v m n zb z Press the [STYLE] b utton. This calls up the Style mode. 8BtPop1 001 Using the Auto Accompaniment The po werful yet easy-to-use Auto Accompaniment features giv e you pro- fessional instrumental backing for your performances. Simply play chords with your left hand — and the PSR-280 automatically produce[...]

Step 3 Auto Accompaniment 15 Looking up Chords in the Dictionary The con venient Dictionary function teaches you how to play chords by sho wing you the individual notes. In the e xample belo w , we’ll learn ho w to play a GM7 chord... K eys f or enter ing the chord type (C3 — B4) K eys f or enter ing the chord root (C5 — B5) z Press the [Dict[...]

16 Quick Guide GrandPno 000 x x z z v z Select one of the Lesson songs. For instructions on selecting songs, see page 50. 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 correspond[...]

Step 4 Lesson 17 Grade The PSR-280 has a built-in e valuation function that moni- tors your practicing and — like a real teacher — tells you ho w well you did each exercise. F our grades are assigned, depending on your performance: “OK, ” “Good, ” “V ery Good, ” and “Excellent. ” W ant to find out more? See page 65. T alking Th[...]

18 Panel Display Indications The PSR-280 features a lar ge multi-function displa y that shows all important settings for the instrument. The section below briefly e xplains the various icons and indications in the displa y . GrandPno 001 q Indicators w Over all indicator e Notation r K eyboard t Measure y Beat marks u Chord i Song/V oice/Style nam[...]

Panel Display Indications 19 u Chord When a song (with chords) is being played back, this indicates the current chord root and type. It also indi- cates chords played in the A CMP section of the key- board when the Style mode and auto accompaniment are on. i Song/V oice/Style name and number , Te m p o This portion of the display indicates the name[...]

20 Portable Grand This con venient function lets you instantl y call up the Grand Piano v oice. Playing the Portable Grand Press the [Piano] button. 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 automatically calls up song #051 ([...]

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. Indicates the beat number in the 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 (until [...]

22 DJ This exciting f eature lets you instantl y call up a dynamic DJ v oice and style for pla ying contem- porary 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. Lesson steps [...]

23 Playing V oices The PSR-280 features a total of 256 authentic v oices — all of which have been created with Y amaha’ s sophisticated A WM (Adv anced W ave Memory) tone generation system. These include 128 General MIDI v oices, plus special Split voices, DJ v oices and drum kits. The voices are di vided into various instrument cate gories, an[...]

Playing V oices 24 There are two ways to select v oices: 1) directly entering the voice number with the numeric ke ypad, or 2) using the [+]/[-] buttons to step up and do wn through the voice numbers. ■ Using the numeric ke ypad Enter the digits of the voice number as indicated on the panel. F or example, to select voice #109, press “1” on th[...]

Playing V oices 25 One T ouch Setting This special “voice” is actually a con venient feature which automatically selects a suitable voice for you when you select a style. The voice is selected to best match the style or song you’ ve called up. 1 Select v oice #000 (One T ouch Setting). The One T ouch Setting feature automatically calls up a v[...]

Playing V oices 26 T ranspose and T uning Y ou can also adjust the tuning and change the transposition (key) of the entire PSR-280 sound with the T ranspose and T uning functions. ■ T ranspose • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • T r[...]

Playing V oices 27 ■ 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 the pitch of t[...]

Playing V oices 28 T ouch and T ouch Sensitivity The T ouch function gives you dynamic, e xpressiv e control ov er the voices, letting you determine ho w loud or soft the sound is by your playing strength. T ur n the T ouch function on or off as desir ed by pressing the [T OUCH] but- ton. T ouch Sensiti vity lets you set how the PSR-280 responds to[...]

29 Effects The PSR-280 is equipped with a wide variety of eff ects that can be used to enhance the sound of the v oices. The PSR-280 has three separate effect systems — Re verb, DSP , and Harmony — and each has man y different effect types to choose fr om. Reverb The Re verb ef fect reproduces the natural ambient “wash” of sound that occurs[...]

Effects 30 DSP The DSP ef fect section provides distortion and chorus ef fects, plus a wealth of other useful and dynamic ef fects for enhancing and changing the sound of the voices. Included among these miscellaneous ef fects are rev erse gate rev erb, phaser , rotary speaker , tremolo, echo, delay , distortion, equalization, and wah. A total of t[...]

Effects 31 Harmony The Harmony section features a v ariety of performance effects that enhance the melodies you play when using the accompaniment styles of the PSR-280. A total of twenty-six Harmony types are a vailable. T remolo, T rill and Echo effects can be used e ven if accompaniment is off. There are five dif ferent Harmony T ypes that autom[...]

Effects 32 ■ Effect T ypes ● Reverb T ypes ● DSP T ypes No. Reverb Type Display Name Description 1 Hall 1 Hall1 Concert hall reverb. 2 Hall 2 Hall1 3 Room 1 Room1 Small room reverb. 4 Room 2 Room2 5 Stage 1 Stage1 Reverb for solo instruments. 6 Stage 2 Stage2 7 Plate 1 Plate1 Simulated steel plate reverb. 8 Plate 2 Plate2 9 Off Off No effect.[...]

Effects 33 ● Harmony T ypes No. Harmony Type Display Name Description 1 Duet Duet Harmony types 1 - 5 are pitch-based and add one-, two- or three- note harmonies to the single-note melody played in the right hand. These types only sound when chords are played in the auto accom- paniment section of the keyboard. 2 Trio Trio 3 Block Block 4 Country[...]

34 Auto Accompaniment The PSR-280 pro vides dynamic rhythm/accompaniment patterns — as well as v oice settings appropriate f or each pattern — for v arious popular music styles. A total of 100 dif ferent styles are av ailable, in sev eral dif ferent categories. Each style is made up of separate “sections” — Intro, Main A and B, and Ending[...]

Auto Accompaniment 35 Playing the Accompaniment The panel buttons belo w function as accompaniment controls. 1 T urn on the auto accompaniment. Press the [A CMP ON/OFF] button to turn on (enable) the auto accompani- ment. 2 Start the accompaniment. Y ou can do this in one of the following w ays: ■ Pressing the [ST AR T/ST OP] button The rhythm st[...]

Auto Accompaniment 36 Y ou can select the Main A or B section by pressing the appropriate button — [MAIN A/B] — before pressing the [ST AR T/STOP] b utton. (The display briefly sho ws the letter of the selected section: “MAIN A” or “MAIN B. ”) ■ Using T ap T empo to Star t This useful feature lets you tap out the speed (tempo) of the[...]

Auto Accompaniment 37 2) Press the [INTR O/ENDING] button. T o actually start the Intro section and accompaniment, press the [ST AR T/STOP] b utton. Using Sync Start with an Intro section Y ou can also use the Sync Start function with the special Intro section of the selected style. T o use Sync Start with an Intr o section: 1) Press the [MAIN/A UT[...]

Auto Accompaniment 38 3 Change chords using the auto accompaniment f eature . T ry playing a few successi ve chords with your left hand, and notice how the bass and chord accompaniment change with each chord you play . (Refer to page 42 for more information on ho w to use auto accompaniment.) 4 Stop the accompaniment. Y ou can do this in one of thr[...]

Auto Accompaniment 39 Sync Stop This con venient feature lets you stop (or pause) the auto accompaniment by releasing your fingers from the auto accompaniment section of the ke yboard. Playing the chord again restarts the auto accompaniment. This is ideal for putting dynamic breaks in your performance — for example, stopping the rhythm and accom[...]

Auto Accompaniment 40 Changing the T empo The tempo of style playback can be adjusted ov er a range of 32 - 280 bpm (beats per minute). 1 Call up the T empo setting. Press the [TEMPO/T AP] b utton. 2 Change the value. Use the numeric ke ypad to set the desired T empo v alue, or use the [+]/[-] buttons to increase or decrease the v alue. Also, the t[...]

Auto Accompaniment 41 Adjusting the Accompaniment V olume The playback volume of the accompaniment can be adjusted. This volume con- trol af fects only the accompaniment volume. The volume range is 000 - 127. 1 Select the Accompaniment V olume function. Press the right Overall b utton, repeatedly if necessary , until “ A CMP VOL” appears in the[...]

Auto Accompaniment 42 Using Auto Accompaniment — Multi Fingering When it is set to on (page 35), the auto accompaniment function automatically generates bass and chord accompaniment 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 auto accompaniment section of [...]

Auto Accompaniment 43 Chord Name/[Abbreviation] Normal Voicing Chord (C) Display Major [M] 1 - 3 - 5 C C Add ninth [(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 C(9) C(9) Sixth [6] 1 - (3) - 5 - 6 C6 C6 Sixth ninth [6(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 6 C6(9) C6(9) Major sev enth [M7] 1 - 3 - (5) - 7 or 1 - (3) - 5 - 7 CM7 CM7 Major sev enth ninth [M7(9)] 1 - 2 - 3 - (5) - 7 CM7(9) CM7[...]

Auto Accompaniment 44 Setting the Split Point The Split Point determines the highest ke y for the auto accompaniment section. The accompaniment can be played with the ke ys up to and including the Accom- paniment Split Point ke y . 1 Select the Split P oint control. Press and hold the [A CMP ON/OFF] button until “S_POINT”appears in the display [...]

Auto Accompaniment 45 Dictionary The Dictionary function is essentially a built-in “chord book” that sho ws you the indi vidual notes of chords. It is ideal when you know the name of a certain chord and want to quickly learn ho w to play it. 1 Press the [Dict.] button. 2 Specify the root of the c hord. Press the ke y on the keyboard that corres[...]

Auto Accompaniment 46 4 Play the c hord. Play the chord (as indicated in the display) in the auto accompaniment sec- tion of the ke yboard. The chord name flashes in the display (and a “congrat- ualtions” melody is played) when the correct notes are held do wn. (In versions for many of the chords are also recognized.) T o leav e the Dictionary[...]

Auto Accompaniment 47 Beautiful sounding harmonies can be built in this manner . The use of interv als and chords is one of the most important elements in music. A wide v ariety of emotions and feelings can be created depending on the types of chords used and the order in which they are arranged. • • • • • • • • • • • • • [...]

48 Registration Memory Registration Memory is a fl exible and con venient function that lets y ou instantly recon fi gure virtually all settings of the PSR-280 with the touch of a single b utton. Simply save y our fav orite custom panel settings to one of the Registration Memory presets (up to sixteen are av ailable) for future recall. Registrati[...]

Registration Memory 49 Recalling a Registration Memory Preset 1 Select the appropriate Registration Memory bank. 2 Press the desired Registration Memory preset button ([1] or [2]). BANK 1 REGIST1 1[...]

50 Selecting and Playing Songs The PSR-280 features a total of 105 songs. These include 100 songs that showcase the ric h and dynamic sounds of the instrument, and all 100 of these songs can be used with the educa- tional Lesson feature (page 60), a powerful tool that makes learning songs fun and easy . T en of the songs are special Demonstration s[...]

Selecting and Playing Songs 51 3 Start the selected song. Press the [ST AR T/STOP] b utton. As the song plays back, the measure num- ber and chords are sho wn in the display . 4 Stop the song. Press the [ST AR T/STOP] b utton. If playback was started by pressing the [ST AR T/STOP] b utton, the selected song stops automatically . A-B Repeat The con [...]

Selecting and Playing Songs 52 3 P ause or stop playbac k as needed. Use the [P A USE] button or [ST AR T/STOP] b utton. Stopping playback does not cancel the set A/B points or the A-B Repeat function. 4 T urn off the A-B Repeat function. Press the [A-B REPEA T] button. Melody V oice Change The PSR-280 lets you play a melody on the ke yboard along [...]

Selecting and Playing Songs 53 3 Press and hold down the [V OICE] button f or at least one second. “MELOD Y V OICE CHANGE” appears in the display , indicating that the selected panel voice has replaced the song’ s original melody voice. Changing the T empo The tempo of song playback can be adjusted ov er a range of 32 - 280 bpm (beats per min[...]

Selecting and Playing Songs 54 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. Press the right Overall b utton, repeatedly if necessary , until “SONG V OL” appears in the display . 2 Change the value.[...]

55 Song Recording The PSR-280 features po werful and easy-to-use song recording f eatures that let you recor d y our keyboar d performances — using up to six independent tracks (inc luding one track f or accompaniment) — for creating y our own complete, fully orc hestrated compositions. Y ou can record and sa ve up to fi ve User songs. Song re[...]

Song Recording 56 2 Select a User song for recor ding. Use the numeric ke ypad to select the desired song: 101 - 105. If no song is manually selected, the PSR-280 automatically selects the first av ailable empty song number . 3 Select a track n umber for recor ding. While holding do wn the [RECORD] button, press the appropriate SONG MEMOR Y button[...]

Song Recording 57 ■ Recording to a Melod y T rack (1 - 5) Fi ve independent Melody tracks are pro vided for recording your keyboard performance. Normally , you’ll want to record these after you’ ve recorded the Chord track. Y ou can also record the Chord track and one of the Melody tracks simultaneously . 4 Start recording. When the beat mark[...]

Song Recording 58 Song Clear The Song Clear operation completely erases all recorded data on all tracks of a selected User song. Use this operation only when you’ re sure you want to erase a song and record a ne w one. T o erase an individual track of a song while leaving the other tracks intact, use the T rack Clear operation (page 59). 1 Select[...]

Song Recording 59 T rack Clear The T rack Clear operation completely erases all recorded data on a selected track of a selected User song, leaving the other tracks intact. Use this operation only when you’ re sure you want to erase a track and record a ne w one. T o erase the data of an entire song, use the Song Clear operation (page 58). 1 Selec[...]

60 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 keyboard. There are a total of 100 Lesson songs (Songs 001 to 100), spe- cially designed f or use with the educational features. Lesson lets you practice the left- and right-hand parts of each song independently , step by [...]

Song Lesson 61 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 62 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 63 Lesson 2 — W aiting In this lesson step, the PSR-280 waits for you to play the correct notes before con- tinuing playback of the song. This lets you practice reading the music at your o wn pace. The notes to be played are sho wn in the display , one after another , as you play them correctly . 1 Select one of the Lesson songs. 2 Se[...]

Song Lesson 64 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 65 Grade The Lesson feature has a built-in e valuation function that monitors your practicing of the Lesson songs, and just like a real teacher , it tells you how 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 functi[...]

66 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[...]

67 MIDI Functions The PSR-280 is MIDI-compatible, featuring MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals and pro viding a variety of MIDI-related contr ols. By using the MIDI functions y ou can expand y our musical possibilities. This section explains what MIDI is, and what it can do, as well as ho w you can use MIDI on y our PSR-280. What Is MIDI? No doubt you [...]

MIDI Functions 68 MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interf ace, which allo ws electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other , by send- ing and recei ving compatible Note, Control Change, Program Change and various other types of MIDI data, or messages. The PSR-280 can control a MIDI de vice by transmittin[...]

MIDI Functions 69 Connecting to a Personal Computer By connecting your PSR-280’ s MIDI terminals to a personal computer , you can hav e access to a wide variety of music software. When using a MIDI interface de vice installed in the personal computer, connect the MIDI terminals of the personal computer and the PSR-280. Use only special MIDI cable[...]

MIDI Functions 70 Controlling PSR-280 Playback from an External Device — External Clock This function allo ws you to “slav e” the PSR-280 to a “master” MIDI device, so that playback of the PSR-280 is controlled from that de vice. Normally , the PSR-280 is set up to control another MIDI device, such as in play- ing the sounds of an externa[...]

MIDI Functions 71 Using Bulk Dump Send to Save Data This operation lets you sav e important PSR-280 data and settings to another de vice, such as a sequencer , computer , or MIDI data filer . This operation sa ves all User song data and all settings for the Registration Memory presets. Once the data is sav ed, you can reload it any time you need i[...]

MIDI Functions 72 4 Start the operation. Press the [ST AR T/STOP] b utton to start the Bulk Dump operation. The follo wing display is shown while the data is being sent. When the operation is completed, the follo wing display appears: ■ Loading Bulk Data • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ?[...]

MIDI Functions 73 The display returns to the currently selected voice. Using Initial Setup Send with a Sequencer The most common use for the Initial Setup Send function is in recording a song on a sequencer that is intended for playback with the PSR-280. Essentially , this takes a “snapshot” of the PSR-280 settings and sends that data to the se[...]

MIDI Functions 74 4 Press the [ST ART/ST OP] button. Start the Initial Setup Send operation. 5 Start recording on the sequencer , then send the Initial Setup data. Start recording on the sequencer in the normal way , then — with as little delay as possible — press the [+] button to actually start transmitting the data. An “End” message brie[...]

75 T roubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution When the PSR-280 is turned on or off, a popping sound is temporarily produced. This is normal and indicates that the PSR-280 is receiving electrical power. When using a mobile phone, noise is produced. Using a mobile phone in close proximity to the PSR-280 may produce interference. To prevent [...]

76 Data Backup & Initialization ■ Data Backup • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Except for the data listed belo w , all PSR-280 panel settings are reset to their initial settings whene ver the po wer is turned on. The data listed belo[...]

77 V oice List ■ Maximum P olyphony • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The PSR-280 has 32-note maximum polyphony . This means that it can play a maximum of up to 32 notes at once, regardless of what functions are used. Auto Accompaniment uses a number of the av a[...]

V oice List 78 ● GM V oice List 079 0 112 79 Ocarina SYNTH LEAD 080 0 112 80 Square Lead 081 0 112 81 Sawtooth Lead 082 0 112 85 Voice Lead 083 0 112 98 Crystal 084 0 112 100 Brightness 085 0 115 81 Analog Lead SYNTH PAD 086 0 112 88 Fantasia 087 0 113 100 Bell Pad 088 0 112 91 Xenon Pad 089 0 112 94 Angels 090 0 113 89 Dark Moon PERCUSSION 091 0[...]

V oice List 79 180 0 0 51 Synth Strings 2 181 0 0 52 Choir Aahs 182 0 0 53 Voice Oohs 183 0 0 54 Synth Voice 184 0 0 55 Orchestra Hit BRASS 185 0 0 56 Trumpet 186 0 0 57 Trombone 187 0 0 58 Tuba 188 0 0 59 Muted Trumpet 189 0 0 60 French Horn 190 0 0 61 Brass Section 191 0 0 62 Synth Brass 1 192 0 0 63 Synth Brass 2 REED 193 0 0 64 Soprano Sax 194 [...]

V oice List 80 ● DJ V oice List No.1 DJ_Kit Note # Key # MIDI Category Name Voice Name Bank Select Prg # MSB LSB 036 – 047 C1 – B1 0 123 118 Drum Loop Drum Loop 048 – 059 C2 – B2 0 123 118 Scratch Scratch (L) – (H) 060 C3 0 123 118 Human Voice Uhh+Hit 061 C # 3 0 123 118 Talking Voice One 062 D3 0 123 118 Human Voice One More Time 063 D[...]

81 Style List Serial No. Style Name 8BEAT 001 8Beat Pop 1 002 8Beat Pop 2 003 8Beat Uptempo 004 8Beat Standard 005 Folkrock 006 Pop Rock 007 8Beat Medium 16BEAT 008 16Beat Shuffle 1 009 16Beat Shuffle 2 010 16Beat Pop 011 Funk 1 BALLAD 012 8Beat Ballad 013 Epic Ballad 014 Piano Ballad 015 16Beat Ballad 1 016 16Beat Ballad 2 017 Soul Ballad 018 Slow[...]

82 Drum Kit List • “ ” indicates that the dr um sound is the same as “Standard Kit 1”. • “ ” indicates that in the column on the immediate left. • Each percussion voice uses one note. • The MIDI Note # and Note are actually one octave low er than listed. For e xample, in “119: Standard Kit 1”, the “Seq Clic k H” (Note# 3[...]

Drum Kit List 83 Voice# 119 126 127 128 Bank MSB# 127 127 127 127 Bank LSB# 0 0 0 0 Program Change# 0 32 40 48 Keyboard MIDI Key off Alternate assign Standard Kit 1 Jazz Kit Brush Kit Symphony Kit Note# Note Note# Note 25 C # 01 3C # -1 3 Surdo Mute 26 D 0 14 D -1 3 Surdo Open 27 D # 01 5D # -1 Hi-Q 28 E 0 16 E -1 Whip 29 F 0 17 F -1 4 Scratch H 30[...]

84 MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Portable Keyboard ] Date: 8-MAR-2001 Model PSR-280 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0 Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function... Basic Default 1 - 16 1 - 16 *1 Channel Changed 1 - 16 1 - 16 *1 Default 3 3 Mode Messages x x Altered ************** x Note 0 - 127 0 - 127 Number : True voice ************** 0 -[...]

MIDI Implementation Chart 85 NO TE: *1 By default (f actor y settings) the PSR-280 ordinarily functions as a 16- channel multi-timbral tone generator , and incoming data does not affect the panel voices or panel settings . Howev er, the MIDI messages listed below do aff ect the panel voices , auto accompaniment, and songs. • MIDI Master T uning ?[...]

MIDI Implementation Chart 86 ■ Effect map * If the received value does not contain an effect type in the TYPE LSB, the LSB will be directed to TYPE 0. * The numbers in parentheses in front of the Effect Type names correspond to the number indicated in the display.. * By using an external sequencer, which is capable of editing and transmitting the[...]

87 Specifications Ke yboards • 61 standard-size keys (C1 - C6), with Touch Response and Dynamic Filter. Display • Large multi-function LCD display (backlit) Setup • STANDBY/ON • MASTER VOLUME : MIN - MAX P anel Controls • OVERALL (L, R), SONG, VOICE, STYLE, PORTABLE GRAND, DJ, METRONOME, [0]-[9], [+](YES), [-](NO), DEMO, TOUCH, HARMONY, [...]

88 Misc. +/- buttons ........................................ 24 A A C adaptor ......................................... 8 accessory jacks .................................. 9 accompaniment sections .................. 40 Accompaniment Split Point ............. 44 Accompaniment V olume ................. 41 accompaniment, playing .................. 3[...]

L imited W arr anty 90 D A YS LABOR 1 YEAR P ARTS Y amaha Corporation of America, hereafter referred to as Y amaha, warrants to the original consumer of a product included in the categories listed below , that the product will be free of defects in materials and/or workmanship for the periods indicated. This warranty is applicable to all models inc[...]

HEAD OFFICE Y amaha Corporation, Electronic Musical Instrument Di vision Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650 T el: 053-460-3273 Y amaha PK CLUB (Portable K eyboard Home P age) http://www .yamaha.co.jp/english/product/pk/ For details of products, please contact your nearest Y amaha or the authorized distributor listed belo w . Pour plus de [...]

CO VER 3[...]

M.D.G., EMI Division, Yamaha Corporation © 2000 Yamaha Corporation V524150 00?PO???.?-01A0 Printed in China[...]