HP103e/102e – Chapter 2. Performance
Using Metronome
I Sounding the Metronome
The HP103e/102e features a built-in metronome.
While a song plays back, the metronome will sound at the
tempo and time signature (Beat) of that song.
3, 4
2, 4
Sounding the metronome
1. Press the [Metronome/Count In] button.
The metronome will sound.
The button flashes in red and green in time with the beat
selected at that time. The button lights in red on the down-
beats, and in green on weak beats.
Changing the tempo
2. Press the [Song/Tempo] button; the button's indi-
cator lights in green.
3. Press the [-] or [+] button to adjust the tempo.
Changing the beat of metronome
4. Hold down the [Song/Tempo] button, and press
the [-] or [+] button.
The currently selected beat will be displayed.
If you hold down the [Song/Tempo] button and press the
[-] or [+] button, the beat will change.
If you hold down the [Song/Tempo] button and press the
[-] and [+] buttons simultaneously, the beat will go back
to what it was before you changed it.
Display
beat
2.2
2/2
0.4
Only weak beats
2/4
2.4
3.4
3/4
4.4
4/4
5.4
5/4
It is not possible to change the beat during song play-
NOTE
back or recording.
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1, 5
Display
beat
6.4
6/4
7.4
7/4
3/8
3.8
6.8
6/8
9.8
9/8
12.8
12/8
Correspondence between
beat and tempo display
Beat
Stopping the metronome
5. Once again press the [Metronome/Count In] but-
ton, getting the button to go dark.
The metronome will stop.
I Changing the Metronome Volume
The volume of the metronome can be adjusted, with nine
volume levels available.
This is set to "4" when the instrument is turned on.
Hold down the [Metronome/Count In] button and
press the [-] or [+] button.
The currently specified volume will be displayed.
Continue to hold down the [Metronome/Count In] but-
ton, and press the [-] or [+] button to sound the metro-
nome, and change the volume.
When you hold down the [Metronome/Count In] but-
ton, the currently specified metronome volume will be
displayed.
When the metronome volume is set to "0," the metro-
NOTE
nome sound does not play.
Tempo Value