User manual SABINE NEXTUNE

[. . . ] next to 1 Position your tunerto your your instrument, or connect instrument ON MODE GUITAR & BASS mode on model 6z only. Congratulations on purchasing a Sabine NexTune. Your NexTune combines two great music accessories in one compact unit. Tone Generator Mode Indicator Calibration Pitch (A= 338, 339, 440, 441, 442, 443) Tuner Mode: Note being played Tone Generator Mode: Note being generated ON BUTTON: using the ¼-inch input. Press the ON button to power on your NexTune. Press once to power on or off MODE BUTTON · NexTune 6z: Selects the Guitar or BassTuner, or Tone Generator function · NexTune 12z: Selects the ChromaticTuner or Tone Generator function UP & DOWN BUTTONS: Each click changes the value one step at a time (values cycle at end of range) BUILT-IN MICROPHONE MODE but2 NexTune 6z: Press theBASS tuner ton to select GUITAR or mode. [. . . ] In the example given at right, the tuner's scale has been shifted to reference A = 441 Hz instead of the standard A = 440 Hz. ON MODE NOTE: To return the tuner to standard A = 440 Hz, press the UP or DOWN button until 440 appears in the LCD under PITCH. NexTune generating an A (440 Hz) note. the UP or DOWN button to se3 Use the note. The Tone Generator lect range is from A#2 to C#6. ON MODE NexTune generating an A#. TONE GENERATOR INSTRUCTIONS Using the Tone Generator The Tone Generator emits a loud tone according to the note you specifiy. ON MODE TUNING TIPS Some Stringed Instrument Tuning Tips Many musical instruments have peculiarities that cause annoying tuning problems. Most of these peculiarities are overcome by following these simple procedures: · Pluck one string at a time. · Pluck the instrument once per second to keep the note "fresh" while you are tuning. If tuning a higher-pitched instrument (such as a mandolin), pluck a little faster; for a lower-pitched instrument (such as a bass), pluck slower. Generally light to medium volumes provide purer tones that are easier for tuners to analyze. This procedure removes any slack in the gears of the instrument's tuning heads. If you tune from sharp to in tune, the gears will slip as you play, and the instrument will go flat after a few minutes of playing. · If you have difficulty getting a note to register on the tuner, try touching the other strings lightly to stop their sympathetic vibrations. This will eliminate any extraneous overtones that may disturb the tuning. For example, if the slot in an instrument's nut is too tight, the string will be pulled flat as it is played. A tight nut (or capo) will cause the string's pitch to change in steps rather than evenly. Even moderate pressure on the neck of a guitar will cause a noticeable change in pitch. Bending the strings sideways is very common, especially on difficult chords, but causes the strings to be pulled sharp. · A note for advanced fretted instrumentalists: Almost all fretted instruments, and most other instruments, are constructed to play an "eventempered scale. " Sabine tuners are also calibrated to this scale. [. . . ] (113. 4 grams) · Fold-out stand for desktop viewing Memory · Remembers all settings from previous power-off Limited Two-year Warranty If your MetroTune fails because of a manufacturing defect within two years from the date of the original purchase, please return it to your dealer. If you need to return the tuner to Sabine, call for a Return Authorization number. Then send it, postage prepaid, to Sabine for replacement with a new or reconditioned product. [. . . ]