Real-time input metronome making extra notes?

Is this input mode any good?

When using this mode, I'm curious as to why the D appears on the 1st beat at the same time as I enter it on the 4th beat (see image, under the bars labeled real-time metronome). For reference, I've inputed what I imagine being correct notation, and my intent, under the bars labeled real-time footpedal.

I didn't find this mode very easy to use, in particular, since there is no pre-count and the recording just starts immediately. Unless someone knows how to pre-count in this mode?