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6

POLYTUNE 3 User Manual

7

POLYTUNE 3 User Manual

(5) 

DISPLAY MODE button

 

Use

 

the

 

disp

l

ay

 

mode

 

button

 

to

 

switch

 

between

 

the

 

various

 

disp

l

ay

 

modes.

 

T

he

 

various

 

disp

l

ay

 

modes

 

are

 

exp

l

ained

 

in

 

the

 

fo

ll

owing

 

section

 

of

 

this

 

manua

(

“H

ow

 

to

 

use

 

POLY

T

UN

E 3”

).

 

T

he

 

se

l

ected

 

disp

l

ay

 

mode

 

is

 

stored

 

and

 

wi

ll 

be

 

reca

ll

ed

 

when

 

you

 

power

 

on

 

POLY

T

UN

E 3 

again.

(6) 

DISPLAY

 T

he

 

L

E

Ds

 

of

 

the

 

POLY

T

UN

E 3 

disp

l

ay

 

are

 

extreme

l

y

 

bright

ensuring

 

a

 

c

l

ear

 

readout

 

even

 

in

 

broad

 

day

l

ight.

 

T

he

 

various

 

disp

l

ay

 

modes

 

are

 

exp

l

ained

 

in

 

the

 

fo

ll

owing

 

section

 

of

 

this

 

manua

(

“H

ow

 

to

 

use

 

POLY

T

UN

E 3”

).

(7) 

AMBILIGHT

 

sensor

 I

n

 

the

 l

ower

 

right

 

corner

 

of

 

the

 

disp

l

ay

 

is

 

an

 

ambient

 

l

ight

 

sensor

 

that

 

detects

 

the

 

strength

 

of

 

the

 

surrounding

 l

ight

 

and

 

automatica

ll

y

 

adjusts

 

the

 

disp

l

ay

 

brightness

 

according

l

y.

 T

his

 

ensures

 

you

 

can

 

see

 

and

 

correct

 

your

 

instrument’s

 

tuning

 

under

 

a

ll 

conditions.

 T

his

 

feature

 

even

 

extends

 

battery

 l

ife

 

by

 

reducing

 

disp

l

ay

 

brightness

 

to

 

what

 

is

 

required

 

in

 

a

 

given

 

situation.

(8) 

AUDIO INPUT

 

Connect

 

your

 

instrument

 

to

 

the

 I

N

 

jack

 

on

 

the

 

right

 

side

 

of

 

the

 

peda

l

.

 

T

he

 

audio

 

input

 

of

 

this

 

peda

is

 

a

 

standard

 

¼

"

 

jack

 

(mono/

T

S).

 

When

 

you

 

connect

 

your

 

instrument

 

to

 

the

 

audio

 

input,

 

the

 

fo

ll

owing

 

information

 

wi

ll 

be

 

disp

l

ayed:

 

• 

• 

Standard

 

(

S

T

D

)

 

or

 

Drop

 

D

 

tuning

 

mode

 

• 

• 

the

 

current

l

y

 

se

l

ected

 

disp

l

ay

 

mode

 

(Need

l

e

 

/

 

Strobe,

 

Guitar

 

/

 

Bass)

 

• 

• 

the

 

current

l

y

 

se

l

ected

 

tuning

 

mode

 

• 

• 

the

 

reference

 

pitch.

 

F

or

 

best

 

resu

l

ts,

 

p

l

ace

 

POLY

T

UN

E 3 

in

 

your

 

signa

chain

 

before

 

your

 

drive,

 

distortion

 

and

 

vibrato

 

peda

l

s.

 

A

 

distorted

 

or

 

modu

l

ated

 

signa

is

 

harder

 

to

 

ana

l

yze.

 

I

f

 

the

 

peda

runs

 

on

 

battery

 

power,

 

we

 

recommend

 

removing

 

your

 

instrument

 

from

 

the

 

audio

 

input

 

to

 

preserve

 

battery

 

power

 

when

 

you

 

don’t

 

p

l

ay.

(9) 

AUDIO OUTPUT

 

Connect

 

the

 

OU

jack

 

of

 

POLY

T

UN

E 3 

to

 

the

 

input

 

jack

 

of

 

the

 

next

 

device

 

in

 

the

 

signa

chain.

 

T

he

 

audio

 

output

 

of

 

this

 

peda

is

 

a

 

standard

 

¼"

 

jack

 

(mono/

T

S).

(10) 

FOOTSWITCH

 T

o

 

turn

 

the

 

tuner

 

on

 

or

 

off

 

,

 

just

 

tap

 

the

 

footswitch.

 

Notes

 

regarding

 

tuning

 

and

 

signa

output:

• 

• 

When

 

the

 

tuner

 

is

 

active,

 

the

 

output

 

wi

ll 

automatica

ll

y

 

be

 

muted

 

for

 

si

l

ent

 

tuning.

 

• 

• 

When

 

the

 

tuner

 

is

 

active

 

and

 

no

 

signa

is

 

detected,

 

four

 

red

 

L

E

Ds

 

wi

ll 

l

ight

 

on

 

the

 

bottom

 

of

 

the

 

disp

l

ay,

 

indicating

 

that

 

POLY

T

UN

E 3 

is

 

ready

 

for

 

tuning.

 

• 

• 

POLY

T

UN

E 3 

features

 

a

 

true

 

bypass

 

circuit

 

that

 l

eaves

 

your

 

be

l

oved

 

tone

 

una

l

tered

 

when

 

the

 

tuner

 

is

 

bypassed.

4.  Operation – Tuning with 
POLYTUNE 3

4.1  Chromatic vs. polyphonic tuning 

A

 

very

 

simp

l

e

 

guitar

 

tuner

 

wi

ll 

on

l

y

 

a

ll

ow

 

you

 

to

 

tune

 

open

 

strings,

 

one

 

string

 

at

 

a

 

time

 – 

e.g.,

 E

-A-D-G-B-

for

 

the

 

standard

 

tuning

 

of

 

a

 

guitar.

 

POLY

T

UN

E 3 

is

 

a

 

chromatic

 

tuner

 – 

meaning

 

it

 

wi

ll 

detect

 

and

 

a

ll

ow

 

you

 

to

 

tune

 

a

ll 

twe

l

ve

 

notes

 

of

 

the

 

sca

l

e.

 

But

 

that’s

 

not

 

a

ll

.

 

Other

 

than

 

a

 

traditiona

tuner,

 

POLY

T

UN

E 3 

a

ll

ows

 

you

 

to

 

p

l

ay

 

a

ll 

of

 

your

 

instrument’s

 

string

 

simultaneously

 

when

 

tuning.

 

POLY

T

UN

E 3 

wi

ll 

detect

 

which

 

strings

 

need

 

to

 

be

 

tuned

 

and

 

indicate

 

those

 

strings

 

in

 

its

 

disp

l

ay.

 

T

his

 

a

ll

ows

 

you

 

to

 

tune

 

your

 

instrument

 

much

 

faster.

 

F

ina

ll

y,

 

you

 

may

 

have

 

tuned

 

one

 

or

 

a

ll 

strings

 

on

 

your

 

instrument

 

diff

 

erent

l

y

 

from

 

standard

 

tuning,

 

or

 

you

 

may

 

be

 

using

 

a

 

capo

 

to

 

change

 

the

 

p

l

ayab

l

e

 l

ength

 

of

 

the

 

strings.

 

I

n

 

a

ll 

of

 

these

 

situations,

 

POLY

T

UN

E 3 

has

 

you

 

covered.

 

4.2  Display modes

I

f

 

you

 

press

 

the

 

disp

l

ay

 

mode

 

button

 

on

 

the

 

rear

 

of

 

POLY

T

UN

E 3 

once,

 

the

 

current

l

y

 

se

l

ected

 

disp

l

ay

 

mode

 

wi

ll 

be

 

shown.

 

Pressing

 

the

 

disp

l

ay

 

mode

 

button

 

repeated

l

y

 

wi

ll 

cyc

l

e

 

through

 

these

 

modes:

 

• 

• 

Guitar / Needle mode

 

(indicated

 

by

 

a

 “

G

” 

and

 

the

 

center

 

L

E

D

 

co

l

umn

 

l

ighting

 

up).

 

• 

• 

Guitar / Strobe mode

 

(indicated

 

by

 

a

 “

G

” 

and

 

the

 

midd

l

e

 

row

 

of

 

L

E

Ds

 

l

ighting

 

up).

 

• 

• 

Bass / Needle mode

 

(indicated

 

by

 

a

 “

B

” 

and

 

the

 

center

 

L

E

D

 

co

l

umn

 

l

ighting

 

up).

 

• 

• 

Bass / Strobe mode 

(indicated

 

by

 

a

 “

B

” 

and

 

the

 

midd

l

e

 

row

 

of

 

L

E

Ds

 

l

ighting

 

up).

4.3  Needle mode

I

n

 

Needle mode

,

 

when

 

you

 

tune

 

a

 

sing

l

e

 

string,

 

pitch

 

is

 

indicated

 

by

 

a

 

co

l

umn

 

of

 

fi

 

ve

 

L

E

Ds

 

in

 

the

 

upper

 

part

 

of

 

the

 

disp

l

ay,

 

and

 

the

 

name

 

of

 

the

 

target

 

note

 

is

 

disp

l

ayed

 

at

 

the

 

bottom

 

of

 

the

 

disp

l

ay.

 

I

f

 

the

 

string

 

you

 

are

 

tuning

 

is

 

too

 l

ow,

 

L

E

Ds

 

to

 

the

 l

eft

 

of

 

the

 

center

 

co

l

umn

 

wi

ll 

l

ight

 

up.

 I

f

 

the

 

string

 

is

 

too

 

high,

 

L

E

Ds

 

to

 

the

 

right

 

of

 

the

 

center

 

co

l

umn

 

wi

ll 

l

ight

 

up.

 

T

une

 

the

 

string

 

unti

the

 

midd

l

e

 

co

l

umn

 

and

 

the

 

midd

l

e

 

row

 

of

 

green

 

L

E

Ds

 l

ights

 

up.

 T

his

 

means

 

you

 

are

 “

on

 

target

.

Need

l

e

 

mode

 – 

A

 

string

 

in

 

tune

4.4   Strobe mode

I

n

 

Strobe

 

mode,

 

the

 

diff

 

erence

 

between

 

the

 

correct

 

(target)

 

frequency

 

and

 

the

 

actua

detected

 

frequency

 

is

 

disp

l

ayed

 

by

 

two

 

indicators

 

simu

l

taneous

l

y:

1.

 

Red

 

L

E

Ds

 

to

 

the

 l

eft

 

(pitch

 

too

 l

ow)

 

or

 

to

 

the

 

right

 

(pitch

 

to

 

high)

 

of

 

the

 

center

 

L

E

D

 

co

l

umn

 

2.

 

Rotating

 

segments

 

in

 

the

 

disp

l

ay.

 T

he

 

c

l

oser

 

the

 

detected

 

frequency

 

is

 

to

 

the

 

target

 

frequency,

 

the

 

s

l

ower

 

the

 

rotation.

 

T

une

 

the

 

string

 

unti

the

 

rotating

 

pattern

 

has

 

come

 

to

 

a

 

stop

 

and

 

on

l

y

 

the

 

midd

l

e

 

co

l

umn

 

of

 

green

 

L

E

D

 l

ights

 

up.

4.5  Polyphonic tuning

As

 

you

 

know

 

by

 

now,

 

POLY

T

UN

E 3 

is

 

a

 

polyphonic

 

tuner.

 

You

 

can

 

strum

 

your

 

instrument,

 

and

 

POLY

T

UN

E 3 

wi

ll 

ana

l

yze

 

and

 

disp

l

ay

 

the

 

tuning

 

of

 

a

ll 

strings.

 

So

 

how

 

do

 

you

 

activate

 

po

l

yphonic

 

tuning

 

mode

You

 

don’t

 – 

it

 

just

 

works.

 

Strum,

 

tune,

 

rock

 

on

!

Strum

 

your

 

guitar.

 

Strings

 

that

 

are

 

in

 

tune

 

wi

ll 

be

 

represented

 

by

 

two

 

green

 

L

E

Ds.

 

Strings

 

that

 

need

 

tuning

 

are

 

represented

 

by

 

two

 

red

 

L

E

Ds

 

be

l

ow

 

(fl

 

at)

 

or

 

above

 

(sharp)

 

the

 

midd

l

e

 

row.

 

T

une

 

your

 

guitar

 

and

 

strum

 

again.

 

Your

 

instrument

 

is

 

in

 

tune

 

when

 

a

ll 

strings

 

are

 

represented

 

by

 

two

 

green

 

L

E

Ds

 

in

 

the

 

midd

l

e

 

row.

Of

 

course,

 

on

l

y

 

the

 

strings

 

that

 

are

 

actua

ll

y

 

present

 

and

 

p

l

ayed

 

wi

ll 

be

 

shown

 

in

 

the

 

disp

l

ay.

 

So

 

if

 

you

 

tune

 

a

 

four

 

string

 

bass,

 

on

l

y

 

four

 

L

E

D

 

co

l

umns

 

wi

ll l

ight

 

up.

4.6  Drop D tuning

Drop

 

D

” 

is

 

a

 

popu

l

ar

 

tuning

 

(a

l

so

 

known

 

as

 

D-A-D-G-B-

E

)

 

in

 

which

 

the

 l

owest

 

string

 

of

 

a

 

guitar

 

is

 

tuned

 

down

 

(

dropped

)

 

from

 E 

to

 

D.

I

f

 

you

 

want

 

to

 

tune

 

an

 

instrument

 

set

 

to

 “

Drop

 

D

,

 

fo

ll

ow

 

these

 

steps:

1.

 

Press

 

and

 

ho

l

d

 

the

 

POLY

T

UN

E 3 

footswitch

 

for

 

about

 

three

 

seconds.

 

2.

  T

he

 

word

 “

DROP

” 

wi

ll 

be

 

disp

l

ayed

 

briefl

 

y,

 

and

 

the

 

defau

l

t

 “

ready

 

for

 

tuning

” 

indicator

 

at

 

the

 

bottom

 

of

 

the

 

disp

l

ay

 

wi

ll 

change

 

from

 

a

 

sma

ll 

square

 

to

 

a

 “

d

.

 

3

.

  I

f

 

you

 

want

 

to

 

switch

 

POLY

T

UN

E 3 

back

 

to

 

standard

 

tuning,

 

press

 

and

 

ho

l

d

 

the

 

footswitch

 

for

 

three

 

seconds

 

again.

 

4

.

  “

S

T

D

” 

wi

ll 

be

 

disp

l

ayed

 

briefl

 

y,

 

and

 

the

 “

ready

 

for

 

tuning

” 

indicator

 

wi

ll 

go

 

back

 

to

 

a

 

sma

ll 

square.

4.7  Alternate tunings and capos 

T

here’s

 

more

 

to

 l

ife

 

than

 

standard

 E

-A-D-G-B-

tuning

You

 

may

 

have

 

tuned

 

a

ll 

strings

 

of

 

your

 

instruments

 

down,

 

or

 

you

 

may

 

be

 

using

 

a

 

capo.

 I

n

 

that

 

case,

 

te

ll 

POLY

T

UN

E 3 

about

 

your

 

instrument’s

 

tuning

 

by

 

pressing

 

the

 T

UN

I

NG

 

MOD

button.

 

I

f

 

you

 

press

 

the

 T

UN

I

NG

 

MOD

button

 

once,

 

the

 

current

 

tuning

 

wi

ll 

be

 

disp

l

ayed

 

(

--

 E 

--

” 

for

 

Standard

 T

uning).

 

Pressing

 

the

 

tune

 

button

 

repeated

l

y

 

wi

ll 

cyc

l

e

 

through

 

the

 

fo

ll

owing

 

tunings:

Display

Mode

---

 E 

---

Standard

 T

uning

E

b

A

ll 

strings

 

tuned

 

down

 

1

 

semitone

D

A

ll 

strings

 

tuned

 

down

 

2

 

semitones

Db

A

ll 

strings

 

tuned

 

down

 3 

semitones

C

A

ll 

strings

 

tuned

 

down

 4 

semitones

B

 

A

ll 

strings

 

tuned

 

down

 5 

semitones

1

Capo

 

at

 

fi

 

rst

 

fret

Gb

 

2

Capo

 

at

 

second

 

fret

G

 3

Capo

 

at

 

third

 

fret

Ab

 4

Capo

 

at

 

fourth

 

fret

A

 5

Capo

 

at

 

fi

 

fth

 

fret

Bb

 6

Capo

 

at

 

sixth

 

fret

B

 7

Capo

 

at

 

seventh

 

fret

I

f

 

you

 

do

 

not

 

touch

 

the

 T

UN

I

NG

 

MOD

button

 

for

 

two

 

seconds,

 

the

 

disp

l

ay

 

wi

ll 

b

l

ink

 

twice,

 

and

 

the

 

se

l

ected

 

tuning

 

wi

ll 

be

 

used.

 

T

he

 

se

l

ected

 

tuning

 

mode

 

is

 

stored

 

and

 

wi

ll 

be

 

reca

ll

ed

 

when

 

you

 

power

 

on

 

POLY

T

UN

E 3 

again.

4.8  Changing the reference pitch

I

n

 

most

 

cases,

 

you

 

may

 

want

 

to

 

tune

 

to

 

standard

 

pitch,

 

where

 

the

 

A

 

above

 

the

 

midd

l

e

 

C

 

has

 

a

 

frequency

 

of

 44

0

 H

z.

 H

owever,

 

you

 

and

 

your

 

band

 

may

 

prefer

 

a

 

diff

 

erent

 

pitch,

 

or

 

you

 

may

 

have

 

to

 

tune

 

to

 

an

 

acoustic

 

instrument

 

that

 

cannot

 

easi

l

y

 

be

 

retuned.

I

n

 

that

 

case,

 

you

 

need

 

to

 

change

 

the

 

reference

 

pitch.

T

o

 

change

 

the

 

reference

 

pitch,

 

fo

ll

ow

 

these

 

steps:

1.

 

Press

 

the

 

D

I

SPLAY

 

MOD

button

 

and

 

the

 T

UN

I

NG

 

MOD

button

 

(

3

)

 

simu

l

taneous

l

y.

 

2.

  T

he

 

disp

l

ay

 

wi

ll 

show

 

the

 

current

 

reference

 

pitch

 

(e.g.,

 “44

0

” 

for

 44

0

 H

z).

 

3

.

  T

o

 

increase

 

the

 

reference

 

pitch

 

in

 

1

 H

z

 

steps,

 

press

 

the

 T

UN

I

NG

 

MOD

button.

 

4

.

  T

o

 

decrease

 

reference

 

pitch

 

in

 

1

 H

z

 

steps,

 

press

 

the

 

D

I

SPLAY

 

MOD

button.

 

5

.

  T

o

 

accept

 

the

 

current

l

y

 

disp

l

ayed

 

reference

 

pitch

 

and

 

return

 

to

 

norma

operation,

 

do

 

not

 

press

 

either

 

button

 

for

 

two

 

seconds.

T

he

 

se

l

ected

 

reference

 

pitch

 

is

 

stored

 

and

 

wi

ll 

be

 

reca

ll

ed

 

when

 

you

 

power

 

on

 

POLY

T

UN

E 3 

again.

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