Yamaha DGX-500 Owner's Manual - Page 23

Turn on the Metronome., Setting the Metronome Time Signature, Adjusting the Metronome Volume - portable grand

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Portable Grand 3 Turn on the Metronome. Press the [METRONOME] button. 1 Indicates the beat number in the measure. To turn the Metronome off, press the [METRONOME] button again. Setting the Metronome Time Signature The time signature of the Metronome can be set to various quarter-note based meters. • The time signature changes automatically when a style or song is selected. Hold down the [METRONOME] button (until "TIME SIG" appears in the display), then press the button on the numeric keypad that corresponds to the desired time signature (see chart at right). Numeric keypad 01 02 03 04 : 15 0 Time signature 1/4 - Plays only "1" beats (all high clicks) 2/4 3/4 4/4 : 15/4 Plays no "1" beats (all low clicks) Indicates current beat number 04 TIME SIG Adjusting the Metronome Volume You can adjust the volume of the Metronome sound independently of the other DGX-500/300 sounds. The volume range is 000 - 127. 1 Call up the Metronome Volume setting. Press the left Overall button until "MTR VOL" appears in the display. Current Metronome Volume value 100 MTR VOL 1 Indicates Metronome Volume is selected 2 Change the value. Use the numeric keypad to set the desired Metronome Volume value, or use the [+]/[-] buttons to increase or decrease the value. Restoring the Default Metronome Volume Value To restore the default Metronome Volume value (100), press both [+]/[-] buttons simultaneously (when Metronome Volume is selected in the Overall menu). 23

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Portable Grand
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3
Turn on the Metronome.
Press the [METRONOME] button.
To turn the Metronome off, press the [METRONOME] button again.
1
Indicates the beat number
in the measure.
Setting the Metronome Time Signature
The time signature of the Metronome can be set to var-
ious quarter-note based meters.
Hold down the [METRONOME] button (until “TIME
SIG” appears in the display), then press the button on
the numeric keypad that corresponds to the desired
time signature (see chart at right).
• The time signature changes automatically when a style or song is
selected.
Numeric
keypad
Time signature
01
1/4 — Plays only “1” beats (all high clicks)
02
2/4
03
3/4
04
4/4
:
:
15
15/4
0
Plays no “1” beats (all low clicks)
Indicates current beat number
TIME SIG
04
Adjusting the Metronome Volume
You can adjust the volume of the Metronome sound independently of the other DGX-500/300 sounds.
The volume
range is 000 - 127.
1
Call up the Metronome Volume setting.
Press the left Overall button until “MTR VOL” appears in the display.
2
Change the value.
Use the numeric keypad to set the desired Metronome Volume value, or use the
[+]/[-] buttons to increase or decrease the value.
Indicates Metronome
Volume is selected
Current Metronome Volume value
MTR VOL
100
1
Restoring the Default Met-
ronome Volume Value
To restore the default Metro-
nome Volume value (100),
press both [+]/[-] buttons
simultaneously (when Metro-
nome Volume is selected in
the Overall menu).