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Practicing in Coach Mode
The TD’s Coach mode is a unique set of exercises
specically designed to help build speed, accuracy and
stamina, as well as develop better timing skills.
Throughout the Coach modes, you will discover that
some of them have programmable parameters, allowing
you to adapt the functions to your specic needs.

Selecting a Practice Menu

1. Press the [COACH] button so it’s lit.
The COACH MENU screen will appear.
2. Selec t a menu item, and start practicing.
When you press a button, the corresponding practice
menu item will start immediately.
Button Menu item Description
[F1] TIME CHECK (p. 31) Strengthens your ability to
play accurate rhythms.
[F2] QUIET COUNT (p. 32) Strengthens your ability to
maintain the tempo internally.
[F3] WARM UPS (p. 32)
When you want to get
warmed up before you begin
practicing.
Operations common to Coach mode
Basic operations (e.g., changing the tempo, and starting/
stopping) are the same in each of the three Coach mode
items.
Operation Button/Dial
Change the
tempo Value dial
Start [F3] (START)/[ ]
Stop [F1] (STOP)/[ ]
Make settings [F2] (SETUP)
Exit Coach mode [COACH]
When using Warm Ups, you can pause by pressing the [F3]
(PAUSE) button.

Correctly Playing in Time with the Beat

(TIME CHECK)

This mode lets you practice playing accurately along
with the metronome.
Start practicing
In the COACH MENU screen, press the [F1] (TIME CHECK)
button; practice will start immediately.
1. Strike the pad in time with the metronome.
The percentage of your strikes that were played with
accurate timing is displayed as a “%” value.
The screen will indicate whether your pad strikes match
the beat sounded by the metronome.
Scoring
If Score (p. 31) is “ON,” the Time Check will automatically
end when you’ve nished practicing the specied
number of measures. Then your performance will be
scored, and the results will appear in the screen.
Settings
In the TIME CHECK screen, press the [F2] (SETUP) button
to access the settings screen.
Parameter Value Description
Score
Species whether the score will be shown in the
screen.
OFF Your performance will not be scored.
Only the timing will be checked.
ON
(4, 8, 16, 32
meas)
The score will be shown in the screen.
You can also specify the number of
measures you’ll practice before being
scored.
Grade
Species the strictness of scoring.
EASY Normal
HARD Timing will be checked more strictly.