Casio PS-20 manual Using the Metronome, Adjusting the Metronome Volume, To use the metronome

Using the Metronome		• You can also change the tempo setting(beats per
		minute) by holding down the CONTROL button and
The metronome provides a reference beat that you can use		using keyboard keys B3 through A￿4 to input values
during your performances or practice sessions. You can		from 0 to 9. You can input a two-digit or three-digit
change the beat and the tempo of the metronome.		tempo value. Note that the tempo value you input is
		applied when you release the CONTROL button. The
• The names of the settings are marked above the keyboard		tempo setting does not change if you input a one-digit
keys to which they are assigned.		value or a value that is outside of the allowable setting
		range.
Metronome Volume Keys		• The tempo can be set within the range of 30 to 255
Beat Keys	Tempo Keys	(beats per minute).
		4. When you want to stop the metronome, press
		METRONOME again.
		• Pressing METRONOME again restarts the metronome
		sound using the current beat and tempo setting.
		• If you want to change both the tempo and the beat
		before restarting the metronome, perform the above
		procedure here.

	Number Input Keys
	❚ NOTE
	•	You can change metronome beat and tempo settings at any
Using the Metronome		time, even while the metronome is sounding.
	•	You can also use the metronome in combination with memory
❚ PREPARATION		play. See the section of this User’s Guide covering the function
		for details.

•Check to make sure that the indicator above the RECORD button is off. If the indicator is on, press the RECORD button to

turn it off.	Adjusting the Metronome Volume
• See the section of this User’s Guide covering the memory for
details on using the metronome in combination with the function.	Use the following procedure to increase and decrease the
	volume of the metronome beat.
To use the metronome
1. Press METRONOME to start the metronome.	To adjust the metronome volume
	1. While holding down the CONTROL button, press
2. Set the beat of the metronome.
	the keyboard key that corresponds to the
• While holding down the CONTROL button, press the	metronome volume setting you want to select.
keyboard key that corresponds to the beat setting you	• A note does not sound when you press a keyboard
want to select.	key while holding down CONTROL.
• A note does not sound when you press a keyboard	• You can set a value from 1 to 3.
key while holding down CONTROL.
• The first value of the beat can be set to a value of 2	❚ NOTE
through 6. The bell (indicating the first beat of a	• The metronome volume is automatically set to 2 whenever you
measure) does not sound while a value of 0 is	turn on the digital piano power.
specified. All beats are indicated by a click sound. This
setting lets you practice with a steady beat, without
worrying about how many beats there are in each
measure.

3. Change the tempo setting as described below.

•A note does not sound when you press a keyboard key while holding down CONTROL.

•While holding down￿ the CONTROL button,￿ press keyboard key A 3 (–) to decrease tempo or B 3 (+) to increase it. Holding down either keyboard key changes the setting at high speed.

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