Seiko DM100 Instruction Manual

Digital Metronome DM100
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
NAME AND OPERATION OF PARTS
Power switch
Press it to turn on and off the
metronome.
LED display
It visually represents the tempo
o f t h e m e t r o n o m e w i t h
successive flashing of the LED
lights.
Volume dial
Turn it to adjust the volume of
the tempo/beat sound of the
metronome and the reference
note.
Speaker
It gives out the tempo/beat
sound of the metronome and
reference note.
Strap hole
Use the hole to attach a strap
to the metronome.
Liquid crystal display
It displays the mode, tempo,
reference note and other
settings you have made.
Tap-in switch
Press it several times at
constant intervals. The
metronome calculates and
displays the input tempo.
HOW TO USE
* Before use, open the battery hatch, and insert the batteries included
with your metronome into the battery compartment, referring to
"BATTERY CHANGE" below.
included with the metronome are monitor batteries, and their life may
be shorter than the specified period.)
Metronome function
1. Press the power switch
2. Press the mode switch
3. Press the tempo/pitch buttons
display as desired.
With each press of the respective buttons, the tempo digits
increase or decrease by one as shown below. The digits advance
or move back quickly by keeping the respective buttons pressed.
4. Press the beat/note buttons
rhythm.
Mode switch
Press it to change over the
mode among metronome, tap-
in and reference note modes.
Tempo/pitch buttons
Press the buttons to set the
tempo in the metronome mode,
and pitch in the reference note
mode.
Earphone jack
Insert the ø3.5 mm earphone
plug into it to use with the
earphone.
Beat/note buttons
Press the buttons to set the
beat/rhythm in the metronome
and tap-in modes, and note in
the reference note mode.
Slit for attaching the
metronome to the music stand
Use the slit to attach the
metronome to the desired
position of the music stand.
Prop-up stand
(Please note that the dry batteries
to turn on the metronome.
to set the mode to the metronome.
to set the tempo shown on the
to set the desired beat (0 ~ 7) or
Reference note function
1. Press the power switch
2. Press the mode switch
3. Press the tempo/pitch buttons
display as desired.
With each press of the respective buttons, the pitch digits increase
or decrease by one as shown below. The digits advance or move
back quickly by keeping the respective buttons pressed.
4. Press the beat/note buttons
With each press of the respective buttons, the reference note
changes one by one in the following order. It changes quickly by
keeping the respective buttons pressed.
Tap-in function
1. Press the power switch
2. Press the mode switch
3. Press the tap-in switch
intervals, to a tune, for example.
4. The metronome calculates the input tempo and indicates it on the
display. (The metronome indicates "Lo" when the input tempo is
less than 30, and "Hi" when it is 251 and over.)
5. Press the mode switch
The metronome sounds at the tempo you have input in the tap-
in mode. In this case, the metronome plays the beat/rhythm that
has been set previously before the tap-in function is used.
A tip on using the tap-in mode
After setting the metronome to the tap-in mode, press the beat/
note buttons to select the desired rhythm, and then, press the
tap-in switch to input tempo. The metronome plays the
selected rhythm at the tempo you have input.
To use DM100 with earphone
Insert the ø3.5 mm earphone plug (SEP-2: sold separately) into the
earphone jack , and press the power switch
metronome.
* When the earphone is used, the speaker
sound can be heard only through the earphone.
* The DM100 earphone jack is of a monophonic type. If a stereo-type
earphone is used, the sound can be heard only through one of the
earphones.
MEMORY BACKUP FUNCTION
Even after the metronome is turned off, the beat, tempo, reference pitch,
reference note and mode you have set are stored in memory and will
not be initialized.
* If the batteries are replaced, the metronome will return to the following
initial settings.
1. Beat: "0"
2. Tempo: "20"
3. Reference pitch: "440 Hz"
4. Reference note: "A"
5. Mode (metronome/reference note/tap-in): Metronome
AUTO POWER-OFF FUNCTION
DM100 is equipped with the auto power-off function to prevent the
battery energy from being wasted while the metronome is left untouched
with the power on.
The power will be turned off automatically if the metronome is left
untouched for:
approximately 20 minutes in the metronome and tap-in modes; and
approximately 5 minutes in the reference note mode.
To use the metronome for an extended period of time, turn on the power
by pressing the power switch
pressed. Flashing "CLA" appears on the liquid crystal display
indicate that the auto power-off function is canceled.
to turn on the metronome.
to set the mode to the reference note.
to set the pitch shown on the
to set the desired reference note.
to turn on the metronome.
to set the mode to the tap-in.
several times constantly at desired
to change the mode to the metronome.
to turn on the
will not work, and the
while keeping the mode switch
to