Portable Grand

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3

Turn on the Metronome.

Press the [METRONOME] button.

To turn the Metronome off, press the [METRONOME] button again.

Indicates the beat number 
in the measure.

Setting the Metronome Time Signature

The time signature of the Metronome can be set to var-
ious quarter-note based meters.

Hold down the [METRONOME] button (until “TIME 
SIG” appears in the display), then press the button on 
the numeric keypad that corresponds to the desired 
time signature (see chart at right).

•  The time signature changes automatically when a style or song is 

selected.

Numeric 
keypad

Time signature

1

1/4 — Plays only “1” beats (all high clicks)

2

2/4

3

3/4

4

4/4

5

5/4

6

6/4

7

7/4

8

8/4

9

9/4

0

Plays no “1” beats (all low clicks)

Indicates current beat number

TIME SIG

2

Adjusting the Metronome Volume

You can adjust the volume of the Metronome sound independently of the other PSR-280 sounds.  The volume range 
is 000 - 127.

1

Call up the Metronome Volume setting.
Press the right Overall button until “MTR VOL” appears in the display.

2

Change the value.
Use the numeric keypad to set the desired Metronome Volume value, or use the 
[+]/[-] buttons to increase or decrease the value.

Indicates Metronome 
Volume is selected

Current Metronome Volume value

MTR VOL

100

Restoring the Default Met-
ronome Volume Value

To restore the default Metro-
nome Volume value (100), 
press both [+]/[-] buttons 
simultaneously (when Metro-
nome Volume is selected in 
the Overall menu).