IC BLOCK DIAGRAM ................15 CIRCUIT BOARDS ..................16 TEST PROGRAM ..................20 BACKUP & INITIALIZATION ..............22 TRANSFERRING DATA BETWEEN THE PSR-VN300 and a COMPUTER ........................23 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART ............. 26 MIDI DATA FORMAT ................. 27 PARTS LIST...
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IMPORTANT NOTICE This manual has been provided for the use of authorized Yamaha Retailers and their service personnel. It has been assumed that basic service procedures inherent to the industry, and more specifically Yamaha Products, are already known and understood by the users, and have therefore not been restated.
PSR-VN300 PANEL LAYOUT • Front panel F G H I J K L M [STANDBY/ON] switch [REW] button [MASTER VOLUME] control [INTRO/ENDING/rit] button LESSON PART [FF] button [L] button [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button [R] button [TEMPO/TAP] button [REC TRACK 2] button...
PSR-VN300 I DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURES Caution: Be sure to attach the removed filament tape just as it was before removal. Lower Case Assembly (Time required: About 1 minute) Remove the five (5) screws marked [240A], two (2) screws marked [270A], and two (2) screws marked [320].
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PSR-VN300 DMLCD circuit board (Time required: About 3 minutes) Remove the lower case assembly. (See procedure 1) Remove the eight (8) screws marked [240B]. The DMLCD circuit board can then be removed. (Fig. 2) * When installing the DMLCD circuit board, tighten the screws 1 through 8 in numerical order. (Fig. 2) * If the DMLCD circuit board is replaced, execute the “Factory Set”...
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PSR-VN300 LCD (Time required: About 3 minutes) Remove the lower case assembly. (See procedure 1) Remove the DMLCD circuit board. (See procedure 2) Remove the LCD holder and rubber connector. (Fig. 3) Remove the back light assembly. (Fig. 3) Remove the LCD. (Fig. 3) * When attaching the rubber connector, set the conductive part to face inside.
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PSR-VN300 Keyboard Assembly Remove the lower case keyboard assembly. (See procedure 7) White and black keys for one octave unit are integrated as a set. There are five sets in total. Remove the four (4) screws marked [200A]. The keyboard can then be removed. (Fig. 5) There are two (2) hooks at the back of the black keys.
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PSR-VN300 Circuit Board 61L, Circuit Board 61H 10-1 Remove the lower case keyboard assembly. (See procedure 7) 10-2 Circuit Board 61L (Time required: About 6 minutes) 10-2-1 Remove the keyboards from C1 to B3. (See procedure 8) 10-2-2 Remove the four (4) screws marked [180A], and eight (8) screws marked [190A].
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PSR-VN300 How to Remove Spring Terminals Spring Terminal A, Spring Terminal B 11-1 Remove the lower case keyboard assembly. (See procedure 7) 11-2 Remove the keyboards from C1 to B2. (See procedure 8) 11-3 Remove the battery connector assembly soldered to the spring terminal A and spring terminal B. (Photo. 3) 11-4 Reverse the lower case keyboard assembly and remove the battery lid assembly.
PSR-VN300 LSI PIN DESCRIPTION CONTENTS • ML9040A-B01GAZ03A (XZ987A00) LCD DRIVER ......... 14 • NT3881DF-01 (X3148A00) LCD DRIVER ..........14 • YMW767-VTZ (X6055A00) CPU (Central Processing Unit) ..... 13 • YMW767-VTZ (X6055A00) CPU (Central Processing Unit) DMLCD: IC301 NAME FUNCTION NAME...
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PSR-VN300 • NT3881DF-01 ( X3148A00 ) LCD DRIVER • ML9040A-B01GAZ03A ( XZ987A00 ) LCD DRIVER DMLCD: IC701 NAME FUNCTION NAME FUNCTION Data interface Segment signal output for LCD driving Common signal output for LCD driving Ground OSC1 Oscillator OSC2 Oscillator...
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PSR-VN300 • PNAM3/3 Circuit Board to PNAM1/3-CN401 MASTER VOLUME Component side • PNAM2/3 Circuit Board to PNAM1/3-CN503 to DMLCD-CN531 not installed not installed PORTABLE SOUND PEVERB GRAND EFFECT KIT ON/OFF SPLIT DUAL HARMONY TOUCH ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF ON/OFF VOICE STYLE...
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PSR-VN300 • DMLCD Circuit Board to PNAM2/3-CN601 Component side to 61H-CN2 to 61H-CN1 to 61L-CN5 not installed Pattern side 2NA-WE00520...
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PSR-VN300 • 61H Circuit Board to DMLCD-CN831 to 61L-CN4 to DMLCD-CN832 A’ Component side A’ • 61L Circuit Board B’ to DMLCD-CN833 to 61H-CN3 B’ Component side 61H: 2NAKB-V869540 61L: 2NAKB-V869520...
PSR-VN300 TEST PROGRAM * If the test number 47 “Factory Set” is executed, the data already set will be lost. Preparation 1) Use an AC adaptor PA-3C or PA-32. 2) Measuring device: Frequency counter, which can detect thousandth digit, Level meter (with JIS-C filter).
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PSR-VN300 Test No. LCD display Test descriptions, judging conditions, etc. Connect the level meter (with JIS-C filter) to the L/R terminals of the [PHONES/OUTPUT]. (33 Ω of load) 014 : Output R Set the [MASTER VOLUME] to the maximum level and check the output level.
Initialize operation as explained below. You can also save the settings as backup data to your computer, by using the Musicsoft Downloader (MSD) software. Refer to the section “Transferring a backup file from the PSR-VN300 to a computer”...
TRANSFERRING DATA BETWEEN THE PSR-VN300 and a COMPUTER The PSR-VN300 includes 110 preset Songs and 106 Styles, but you can load other Songs and Styles from your computer and use them in the same way as the preset Songs and Styles as long as the loaded Song is SMF format 0* or the loaded Style is SFF (Style File Format).
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G Transferring a file from a computer You can transmit Song files and Style Files from your computer to the Flash Memory on your PSR-VN300. For details about how to transmit Song file and Style File using the Musicsoft Downloader application, refer to the Online help topic “Transfer- ring Data Between the Computer and Instrument (for unprotected data)”...
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PSR-VN300 G Transferring a backup file from the PSR-VN300 to a computer You can transfer backup data (page 22) to a computer as a “backup file” by using Musicsoft Downloader. For details about how to transmit backup files using the Musicsoft Downloader application, refer to the Online help topic “Transferring Data Between the Computer and Instrument (for unprotected data)”...
PSR-VN300 PARTS LIST I CONTENTS OVERALL ASSEMBLY ................2 LOWER CASE KEYBOARD ASSEMBLY ..........4 KEYBOARD ASSEMBLY ................ 5 ELECTRICAL PARTS ................6 Notes: DESTINATION ABBREVIATIONS Australian model South African model British model Chinese model Canadian model South-east Asia model...
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PSR-VN300 OVERALL ASSEMBLY Music Rest Upper case assembly ∗ ∗ (3/3) (1/3) (2/3) Lower case keyboard assembly: See page 4. Lower case assembly 280b 280a 280c...
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PSR-VN300 PART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARKS REF NO. RANK OVERALL ASSEMBLY PSR-VN300 Overall Assembly (WH99910) WJ000200 Upper Case Assembly Upper Case Painted (WJ00060) WD550200 Speaker Grille L WD550300 Speaker Grille R Nonwoven Fabric Cloth (WF25430) 16 X6553A00 Speaker 12cm 4ohm 3W...
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PSR-VN300 LOWER CASE KEYBOARD ASSEMBLY Keyboard assembly: See page 5. BLACK PART NO. DESCRIPTION REMARKS REF NO. RANK Lower Case Keyboard Assembly PSR-VN300 (WH74380) WH744000 Lower Case Keyboard Assembly 16N C61 P2M (WE12670) WE138500 Connector Assembly MK1 12P L=220 WE138700...