User Manual
Playing Songs
PSR-E243/YPT-240 Owner’s Manual
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Like the transport controls on an audio player, this 
instrument lets you fast forward (FF), rewind (REW) 
and pause (PAUSE) playback of the Song. 
You can change a Song’s melody Voice to any other 
desired Voice.
1
Select a Song.
2
Select the desired Voice.
3
Press and hold the [VOICE] button for 
longer than a second.
“SONG MELODY VOICE” appears in the display 
for a few seconds, and the selected Voice replaces 
the Song’s original melody Voice.
You can play back only a specific section of a Song 
repeatedly by setting the A point (start point) and B 
point (end point) in one-measure increments. 
1
Start playback of the Song (page 20).
2
When playback reaches to the point you 
want to specify as the start point, press 
the [A-B REPEAT] button to set the A 
point.
3
When playback reaches to the point you 
want to specify as the end point, press 
the [A-B REPEAT] button again to set 
the B point.
The specified A-B section of the song will now 
play repeatedly.
4
To cancel repeat playback, press the 
[A-B REPEAT] button.
To stop playback, press the [START/STOP] but-
ton. 
Song Fast Forward, Fast 
Reverse, and Pause
• When the A-B repeat is specified, the Fast Reverse and Fast 
Forward will only work within the range between A and B. 
• [REW], [FF] and [PAUSE] button cannot be used during Song 
playback by using the [DEMO] button.
Changing the Melody Voice
• Selecting another Song will cancel the changed Melody 
Voice.
Fast Reverse
During playback, press 
this button to rapidly 
return to an earlier point 
in the Song.
Fast Forward
During playback, press this 
button to rapidly skip ahead to 
a later point in the Song.
Pause
During playback, press 
this button to pause play-
back, and press again to 
start from that point. 
NOTE
NOTE
A-B Repeat
• You can also set the A-B Repeat function when the Song 
is stopped. Simply use the [REW] and [FF] buttons to 
select the desired measures, pressing the [A-B REPEAT] 
button for each point, then start playback.
• If you want to set the start point “A” at the top of the 
Song, press the [A-B REPEAT] button before starting 
playback.
• The A-B Repeat function will be canceled when you 
select another Song mode.
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NOTE
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