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Quick Guide The Metronome Setting the Time Signature In this example we'll set up a 5/8 time signature. 1 Press and hold the [METRONOME ON/OFF] button for longer than a second to select the function "Time Signature-Numerator". Hold for longer than a second Numerator (Number of beats per measure.) Denominator (The length of one beat.) 2 Use the dial to select the number of beats per measure. The available range is from 1 through 60. Select 5 for this example. A bell accent will be sounded at the first beat of each measure. 3 Press the CATEGORY [r] and [f] buttons as many times as necessary to select the beat length function "Time Signature-Denominator". NOTE • The metronome time signature will synchronize to a style or song that is playing, so these parameters cannot be changed while a style or song is playing. 4 Use the dial to select the beat length. Select the required length for each beat: 2, 4, 8, or 16 (half note, quarter note, eighth note, or 16th note). Select 8 for this example. Owner's Manual 23

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Quick Guide
The Metronome
Owner’s Manual
23
In this example we’ll set up a 5/8 time signature.
1
Press and hold the [METRONOME ON/OFF] button
for longer than a second to select the function
“Time Signature–Numerator”
.
2
Use the dial to select the number of beats per mea-
sure.
The available range is from 1 through 60. Select 5 for this example.
A bell accent will be sounded at the first beat of each measure.
3
Press the CATEGORY [
r
] and [
f
] buttons as
many times as necessary to select the beat length
function “Time Signature–Denominator”
.
4
Use the dial to select the beat length.
Select the required length for each beat: 2, 4, 8, or 16 (half note, quar-
ter note, eighth note, or 16th note). Select 8 for this example.
Setting the Time Signature
Hold for longer
than a second
Numerator
(Number of beats
per measure.)
Denominator
(The length of
one beat.)
• The metronome time signa-
ture will synchronize to a
style or song that is playing,
so these parameters cannot
be changed while a style or
song is playing.
NOTE