Turn On The Metronome; Adjusting The Metronome Volume; Setting The Metronome Time Signature - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-280 Owner's Manual

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Turn on the Metronome.

Press the [METRONOME] button.
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 var-
ious 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).

Adjusting the Metronome Volume

You can adjust the volume of the Metronome sound independently of the other PSR-280 sounds. The volume range
is 000 - 127.
1
Call up the Metronome Volume setting.
Press the right Overall button until "MTR VOL" appears in the display.
100
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.
Current Metronome Volume value
Indicates the beat number
in the measure.
Numeric Time signature
keypad
1 1/4 — Plays only "1" beats (all high clicks)
2 2/4
3 3/4
4 4/4
5 5/4
6 6/4
7 7/4
8 8/4
9 9/4
0 Plays no "1" beats (all low clicks)
Indicates current beat number
2
Indicates Metronome
Volume is selected
Portable Grand
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).
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