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CALIBRATION

A440Hz is the musical note A above middle C.  It has a frequency of 440Hz and is the general tuning standard 

for musical pitch.  It is sometimes referred to as Concert A.

Occasionally there is a need to tune slightly off A440 pitch and this is where the CALIBRATION function comes 

in handy.  You can adjust the VersaTune up and down slightly in the pitch that it reads so that the IN TUNE LED 

will light when you are IN TUNE with that change in pitch.

You can calibrate the VersaTune to different pitches to help you tune to the pitch of instrument or audio source that 

may not be in tune to A440 pitch (like an old piano or tape player).   When you press the CALIBRATION button, 

the NOTE display window will  0 - 9 numbers, the code list is as follows:

 

NOTE DISPLAY WINDOW   

    

    CALIBRATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

440Hz 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

441Hz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

442Hz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

443Hz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

444Hz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

445Hz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

436Hz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

437Hz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

438Hz

 

 

 

9  

 

 

 

 

439Hz

Steps to Calibrate the VersaTune:

Step 1

 - press the “CALIBRATION” Button on the front panel.  The “NOTE” display window will show “0” - 

(Zero) in the window.  This is the indication that the calibration of the VersaTune is set to standard A440 tuning.  

 

 

If you do nothing at this point, the “0” will flash after a few seconds and disappear.   

 

 

 

 

This means that the VersaTune is still set to A440 Tuning.  

Step 2 

- Press the “CALIBRATION” Button a second time and you will see a “1” - (ONE) in the NOTE display 

window.  The “1” will flash after a few seconds and disappear.  This indicates that the VersaTune is now calibrated 

to A441Hz .  To check this press the CALIBRATION button again and you will see a “1” in the note display win-

dow.

Step 3

 - Press the “CALIBRATION” Button a third time and you will see a “2” - (TWO) in the NOTE display 

window.  The “2” will flash after a few seconds and disappear.  This indicates that the VersaTune is now calibrated 

to A441Hz .  To check this press the CALIBRATION button again and you will see a “2” in the note display win-

dow. This indicates that the VersaTune is now calibrated to A442Hz.

Step 4

 -  To access other calibrations follow above steps to further adjust the VersaTune.

NOTE:  At any time you can return the VersaTune’s pitch to A440 by “PRESS AND HOLD” the CALIBRATION 

button and the calibration until the “0” (Zero) appears in the NOTE DISPLAY WINDOW.   The “0” will flash and 

the VersaTune has returned to A440 calibration.

Using the VersaTune

Summary of Contents for VersaTUNE

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Page 2: ...ions which may or may not interfere with other electronic products To insure against this possibility always use good shielded cables for all audio input and output connections This will help insure compliance with the Directive s Inputs Outputs Front Panel Tuning Range Calibration Range Mute Switches Other Switches Size Weight Input Impedance Output Impedance Power Consumption Tunings List Two On...

Page 3: ...cturer Insure that the case stand tripod bracket etc is properly adjusted and setup follow all instructions Extra care and caution should be taken to avoid tip over and injury Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused during long periods of time Refer all service to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power sup...

Page 4: ... the VersaTune can help you to adjust to these tunings The VersaTune tunings display window shows you how Up and down arrows appear in the display window next to the note to show how to tune to a particular tuning from standard A440 tuning For example to tune a guitar down a half step from standard A440 the window will show a down arrow next to the note you are tuning down to Start by tuning the l...

Page 5: ...t 1 PRECISION BUTTON LED For Ultra Fine tuning use the Precision Button This button in creases the sensitivity of the tuner to allow you to FINE tune your instrument To enter PRECI SION MODEL press the Precision Button In PRECISION MODE the LED colors change so now the IN TUNE or 0 LED will now be RED and the out of tune LEDs will be GREEN Please see the section USING THE VERSATUNE for more detail...

Page 6: ...on Point 11 to select the desired tuning you would like displayed in the window For more information see section called TUNINGS WINDOW later in this manual ON OFF SWITCH This is the power ON OFF switch for the VersaTune TUNING LEDS SHARP FLAT LEDS When the note being played is IN TUNE the GREEN LED in the center of the LED panel will light The RED LEDs show you if your note is Sharp or Flat RED LE...

Page 7: ... OUTPUT JACK 1 CH1 using a standard 1 4 cable plug from here in your next device in your signal chain amp rack effects processor preamp etc This jack provides the output from the either INPUT 1 Jacks INPUT JACK 2 CH2 using a standard 1 4 cable plug your guitar or bass in here This Jack provides the output to OUTPUT JACK 2 on the back panel See the OUTPUT JACK 2 Point 4 for more details Note when t...

Page 8: ...Connections One Guitar Front Panel TO INPUT 1 TO OUTPUT 1 TO AMPLIFIER INPUT GUITAR OUTPUT FRONT PANEL BACK PANEL ...

Page 9: ...Connections One Guitar Back Panel ...

Page 10: ...Connections Two Guitars Front Panel ...

Page 11: ...Connections Two Guitars Back Panel ...

Page 12: ...Connections Optional Footswitch ...

Page 13: ...Connections Rack Connection ...

Page 14: ... Usually the interval of once cent is to small to be heard between successive notes Step 1 plug the guitar bass into Jack 1 or 2 of the Tuner and using the input select button select the appropriate jack CH1 or CH2 Step 2 play a note on your guitar Pluck your E string if needed adjust your tuning machine on your instrument until the letter E appears in the NOTE Display window Step 3 if your note i...

Page 15: ... more slight adjustments to your tun ing machines on your instrument Step 1 plug the guitar bass into Jack 1 or 2 of the Tuner and using the input select button select the appropriate jack CH1 or CH2 Step 2 play a note on your guitar Pluck your E string if needed adjust your tuning machine on your instru ment until the letter E appears in the NOTE Display window Step 3 if your note is flat the FLA...

Page 16: ...be moving from left to right showing you that the note being played is sharp The faster the LEDs move from left to right the more sharp the tuning is Tune your string down During this process the speed of the movement of the LEDs will appear to slow down as you approach being IN TUNE When the LEDs don t appear to be moving then the note is IN TUNE Using the VersaTune HINTS AND TIPS The VersaTune i...

Page 17: ...alibration of the VersaTune is set to standard A440 tuning If you do nothing at this point the 0 will flash after a few seconds and disappear This means that the VersaTune is still set to A440 Tuning Step 2 Press the CALIBRATION Button a second time and you will see a 1 ONE in the NOTE display window The 1 will flash after a few seconds and disappear This indicates that the VersaTune is now calibr...

Page 18: ...in this window 1 Gui tar Standard Tuning E A D G B E your guitar should be tuned as follows 6th string lowest string tuned to E 5th string next higher string tuned to A 4th string next higher string tuned to D 3rd string next higher string tuned to G 2nd string next higher string tuned to B 1st string next higher string tuned to E ALTERNATE TUNINGS Follow these steps to tune your guitar to most of...

Page 19: ...5th string next higher string A down to G 4th string next higher string D down to C 3rd string next higher string G down to F 2nd string next higher string B down to A 1st string next higher string E down to D Note Usually when you tune a guitar down a 1 2 step it is often called tuning a half step down or tuning to Eb However as the industry standard tuners appear use the SHARP indicator as the m...

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