Selecting & Playing Voices
Owner’s Manual
26
ENGLISH
Using the Metronome
The instrument features a built-in metronome (a device that keeps an accurate tempo) that is con-
venient for practicing.
1.
Start the metronome.
The metronome sound is turned on by pressing
the
METRONOME [ON/OFF]
button.
Adjusting the tempo
The tempo of the metronome and user song recorder playback (the recorder is
described in the next section) can be set from 32 to 280 beats per minute by
using the
[TEMPO/FUNCTION
▼
,
▲
]
buttons (when the
[TEMPO/FUNCTION
▼
,
▲
]
button’s
[TEMPO]
indicator is lit).
Adjusting the time signature
The time signature (beat) of the metronome can be
set by using the
[–/NO]
and
[+/YES]
buttons while
holding the
METRONOME [ON/OFF]
button. You
can set the beat from 0 to 15. The current setting
appears on the LED display while you are holding
the
METRONOME [ON/OFF]
button.
A beat setting of “0” plays a low click sound for all beats, while a setting of “1”
plays a high click sound for all beats; other beat settings play a high click for the
first beat in a measure and a low click for all following beats.
2.
Stop the metronome.
Turn off the metronome by pressing the
METRONOME [ON/OFF]
button.
1 2
[–/NO] [+/YES] buttons
[TEMPO/FUNCTION
▲▼
] buttons
Procedure
The beat indicator flashes
at the current tempo.
NOTE
If the
[TEMPO/FUNCTION]
but-
ton’s
[TEMPO]
indicator is not lit,
press the
[TEMPO/FUNCTION]
button to light the
[TEMPO]
indi-
cator.
NOTE
The volume of the metronome can
be adjusted via the Metronome
Volume function in Function mode
(page 47).
Beat