Yamaha DTX700 Owner's Manual - Page 44

Basic Operation Turning On the Click-Track Using the Timer Your DTX700's timer can be used to specify how long the click-track is to play. This function is useful when you want to practice for a set period of time. 1 Press the [CLICK] button. Tap Tempo - Setting the Tempo by Playing Pads 1 Press the [CLICK] button. 2 Press the [F3] button. Each time you press this button, the timer setting increases by 30 seconds. The longest time that can be set is 600 seconds. 2 Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [F1] button. 3 Hit one of your pads at least three times at the tempo you wish to set. The new tempo will be displayed on-screen. 3 Press the [ ] button. The timer will now begin to count down as the click-track plays. When it reaches zero, the click-track will automatically stop playing. NOTE • If you press the [ ] button a second time while the clicktrack is playing, the click-track will stop and the timer will be reset to zero. NOTE • As an alternative to playing a pad, you can also press the [F1] button at least three times to set the tempo. • If you select a song (page 36) after setting the tempo in this way, the selected song's tempo will be used for the click-track. 44 DTX700 Owner's Manual