User manual SABINE STX-1100

[. . . ] Slowly adjust the instrument's pitch until the green "IN TUNE" light is lit. Note that the SHARP and FLAT indicators blink rapidly when the tone is far from being in tune and blink slower and slower as the tone approaches being IN TUNE. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the other notes until the entire instrument is tuned. The green LEDs indicate the six standard guitar notes (E, A, D, G, B, E). WWW. SABINE. COM MUSIC STAND CLIPS FUNCTION (1500) CALIBRATE (1100) NOTE INDICATORS MICROPHONE AMPLIFIER OUTPUT SABINE Outstanding Features ® Chromatic Scale - Full Range The STX automatically senses all 12 notes in the musical scale. [. . . ] However, the STX can be calibrated to match any instrument by simply touching a button. Example: If you wish to tune a guitar so that it will be in tune with a certain piano, simply play any note on the piano, and wait a moment for the note to register on the tuner's display. Instantly the green IN-TUNE light will go on, indicating that the tuner now considers the piano to be in perfect tune. Now if you tune your instrument to the tuner, your instrument will be in tune with the piano. To return the tuner to standard A=440Hz, simply move the power switch to OFF and then back ON. The tuner always resets its internal scale to A=440Hz when it is turned on. EM TN N TS UR I STX1500 Features Manual Calibration The STX1500 can be calibrated to any of 12 precise frequencies ­ many more than available on other tuners. Tone Generator Generate a reference tone through an amplifier for tuning by ear. Tranposes to Any Key Transpose to any key ­ a special advantage for many band and orchestra musicians. Manual Calibration (STX1500 only) Most other tuners on the market allow the user to manually calibrate to a very limited number of pitches. This feature will be especially useful for tuning instruments that use open tunings, such as banjos, dulcimers, Irish harps, pedal-steel and bottleneck guitars, etc. , or any time you may wish to tune to a "natural scale" rather than an "even-tempered scale. " Example: If you wish to calibrate the tuner from standard A = 440Hz to A = 438Hz, press the FUNCTION button and hold until the top row of LEDs (MANUAL/FLAT, TONE OUT/IN TUNE and TRANSPOSE/SHARP) light in sequence. (Each LED represents 1 Hertz. ) Press the FUNCTION button when the LED corresponding to 438Hz lights. The tuner's scale is now shifted flat from A = 440Hz to A = 438Hz. Please note the manual calibration scale is referenced in Hertz and in ¢. NOTE: there are 100¢ between any two adjacent notes in the musical scale, and one Hertz is equal to one vibration per second. To return the tuner to standard A = 440Hz, simply turn the power switch to OFF and then back ON. Tone Generator (STX1500 only) The STX1500 will generate any reference tone over a two-octave range so that you may tune by ear. If you wish to hear a "C" note, press the function button for three seconds until the MANUAL/FLAT, TONE OUT/IN TUNE and TRANSPOSE/SHARP LEDs light in sequence. Now the "A" LED on the bottom will light and an "A" will sound through the amplifier. Each time you press the FUNCTION button, the pitch will raise one-half tone. Press the FUNCTION button three times to generate a "C" note. You may stop the tone generator simply by turning the tuner OFF and back ON. You may play your electric instrument through the tuner while in TONE mode. You will hear your instrument and the reference pitch at the same time so that you can match the tones precisely. [. . . ] Fortunately, most of these peculiarities can be overcome by following these simple procedures: Fretted Instruments 1. Pluck the instrument once per second at normal volume while you are tuning. Plucked strings go noticeably flat a few seconds after they have been plucked. Tune stringed instruments from a pitch that is flat up to the pitch you desire. [. . . ]