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The Metronome & Tempo Control
The CLP-555 built-in metronome is a convenient feature for practice, and it
can also provide a solid rhythmic guide when recording using the Recorder
feature, described below.

The Metronome

The metronome sound is alternately turned on and off by pressing
the [METRONOME] button. When on, the beat indicator flashes at the
current tempo.
Metronome Volume......................................................................................
The volume of the metronome sound can be adjusted by using the
[–/NO] and [+/YES] buttons while holding the [METRONOME]
button. The volume range is from 1 through 20 (the current volume
setting appears on the LED display while the [METRONOME] button
is held). A setting of “1” produces minimum sound, while a setting of
“20” produces maximum metronome volume. Press the [–/NO] and [+/
YES] buttons simultaneously while holding the [METRONOME]
button to recall the default setting: “10”.
Other Metronome Functions .............................................................
The time signature (“beat”) of the metronome can be changed via
the metronome “Beat” function in the Function mode — page 27. The
Function mode also has an alternative method for adjusting the metro-
nome volume — page 27.

Tempo Control

The tempo of the metronome and recorder playback (the recorder is
described in the next section) can be set from 32 to 280 beats per
minute by using the [TEMPO/SONG t/s] buttons. The [t] button
decreases the tempo and the [s] button increases the tempo. The
selected tempo appears on the LED display in the normal play mode
and while the [TEMPO/SONG t/s] buttons are being used to adjust
the tempo. The default tempo (120 or the recorded song tempo when
the recorder contains data and the playback track lamp is lit) can be
recalled by simultaneously pressing the [t] and [s] buttons.
TEMPO/
SONG
–
/
NO
+
/
YES
METRONOME TEMPO/
SONG
–
/
NO
+
/
YES
METRONOME
Beat indicator