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TRONICAL

TUNE

OVERVIEW

TRONICAL

TUNE

INSERT/REPLACE

BATTERY

4-5

TUNE

CONTROLLER 6

GETTING STARTED

INSTALL THE SYSTEM TO THE GUITAR

7-8

STRING

YOUR

GUITAR

9-12

STRING UP AND DOWN MODE

HOW TO TUNE / ADDITIONAL INFO

PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION

START TO TUNE

MULTI-STRING / SINGLE-STRING TUNING

16-17

SWITCH BETWEEN BANKS

EXAMPLE

BANK OVERVIEW

FUNCTION MENU

FUNCTION OVERVIEW

CUSTOM TUNING | SAVING

22-23

REFERENCE TUNING

FIRMWARE VERSION

BATTERY

LEVEL

CONFIGURATION MENU

OVERVIEW

ACCURACY MODE

ROBOHEAD DELAY

RESET MODE

ROBOHEAD SPEED

INTERFERENCE LEVEL

SYSTEM

CONFIGURATION

(EXPERT

MENU)

33-37

CHARGING THE BATTERY

LEGAL

INFORMATION

Summary of Contents for Tune

Page 1: ...MANUAL V 2 12 MANUAL V 2 12 WE ARE SPINNING HEADS ...

Page 2: ...NFO 14 PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION 15 START TO TUNE MULTI STRING SINGLE STRING TUNING 16 17 SWITCH BETWEEN BANKS 18 EXAMPLE 19 BANK OVERVIEW 20 FUNCTION MENU FUNCTION OVERVIEW 21 CUSTOM TUNING SAVING 22 23 REFERENCE TUNING 24 FIRMWARE VERSION 25 BATTERY LEVEL 26 CONFIGURATION MENU OVERVIEW 27 ACCURACY MODE 28 ROBOHEAD DELAY 29 RESET MODE 30 ROBOHEAD SPEED 31 INTERFERENCE LEVEL 32 SYSTEM CONFIGURATIO...

Page 3: ... MENU LED 1 CHARGE LEVEL LED BATTERY EXCHANGEABLE RECHARGEABLE 3 7 VOLTS LI POLYMER APPROX 300 TUNINGS TUNE CONTROLLER UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT ENTER AVAILABLE SPARE PARTS Li Po BATTERY CHARGER WITH WALL PLUG ROBOHEADS TUNING CONTROLLER WITH MOUNTING BOARD WRENCH LOCK NUTS RING WASHERS ON OFF BACK BLACK TUNING CONTROLLER BLACK MOUNTING BOARD WITH ROBOHEAD GUIDANCE ...

Page 4: ...NU BAT e B G D A E MENU INSERT BATTERY TRONICAL TUNE ATTENTION USE CAUTION WHEN INSTALLING THE BATTERY ENSURE YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THE SLOTTED DESIGN TO GUARANTEE PROPPER ORIENTATION SLIDE IN THE BATTERY WITH THE TIP SIDE ONLY DO NOT APPLY ANY FORCE AS YOU MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRONICS ...

Page 5: ... MENU BAT e B G D A E MENU 1 2 REPLACE BATTERY TRONICAL TUNE ATTENTION USE CAUTION WHEN INSTALLING THE BATTERY ENSURE YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THE SLOTTED DESIGN TO GUARANTEE PROPPER ORIENTATION SLIDE IN THE BATTERY WITH THE TIP SIDE ONLY DO NOT APPLY ANY FORCE AS YOU MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRONICS ...

Page 6: ...LLY CHARGED RESPECTIVE ROBOHEAD IS IN MOVEMENT FREQUENCY OUT OF PITCH WINDOW BATTERY IS EMPTY FUNCTION MENU ACOUSTIC GUITAR BLINKING MENU LED SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ELECTRIC GUITAR PUSH AND HOLD THE OFF BUTTON TO SWITCH OFF THE SYSTEM i MUTE LOWER STRINGS THAT ARE IN TUNE AND STRUM HIGHER STRINGS AGAIN i BAT e B G D A E MENU RIGHT ON OFF BACK ENTER OK UP DOWN LEFT ...

Page 7: ...ISE YOU MAY DAMAGE THE GEAR WHEELS USE ONLY SUPPLIED WRENCH OR TORQUE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE HEX NUTS MAX 1NM TORQUE IT IS RECOMMENDED TO USE A CONTACT CLEANING SOLUTION BEFORE INSTALLING THE ROBOHEADS TO THE PCB BOARD AND TO ALSO NOT OVER TIGHTEN THE HEX NUTS BEFORE ENSURING ALL CONTACTS ARE MAKING A GOOD CONNECTION USE CAUTION WHEN INSTALLING BATTERY AND ENSURE YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THE SLOTTED DE...

Page 8: ...ACTING PCB ON THE NECK OF THE GUITAR THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT HAS TO FACE TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE HEADSTOCK MAKE SURE THAT ALL PCB DRILL HOLES ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE NECK S TUNER HOLES PUT THE ROBOHEADS THROUGH THE RESPECTIVE HOLES MOUNT THE HEX NUTS USE THE WRENCH WHICH COMES WITH THE SET TO SCREW TIGHT THE HEX NUTS OF THE ROBOHEADS NOW TRONICAL TUNE IS READY TO STRING UP YOUR GUITAR 1 4 2 5 3 6...

Page 9: ...CCOMENDED STRING GAUGES 013 017 026 035 045 056 THIRTEEN TO FIFTY SIXES NOTE HIGHER STRING GAUGES MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE TUNERS PLEASE NOTE THE BASS SIDE ROBOHEADS TURN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM USUAL THEY NOW TURN CLOCKWISE TO SHARPEN AND COUNTERCLOCKWISE TO FLATTEN ...

Page 10: ... STRING RECESS GUIDES THE STRING HEX NUT USE THE WRENCH WHICH COMES WITH THE SET TO TIGHTEN THE HEX NUTS OF THE ROBOHEADS LOCK NUT STRING RECESS STRING SHAFT HEX NUT 1 1 2 3 4 3 4 3 USE ONLY SUPPLIED WRENCH OR TORQUE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE HEX NUTS MAX 1NM TORQUE NOTE DO NOT USE ANY TOOLS TO FIX THE LOCK NUT AND DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN AS YOU MAY USE A 1 CENT COIN TO TIGHTEN THE LOCKNUT OTHERWISE YOU M...

Page 11: ...ET PRETENSION AND BEND IT ONE HALF TURN AROUND THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE STRING SHAFT MERGE THE STRING UP TROUGH THE STRING RECESS TOWARDS THE THREAD NOTE TO ENSURE BOTH HIGH e B SRINGS ARE SECURELY LOCKED WE RECOMMEND MAKING TWO WIN DINGS AFTER RAISING THE STRING UP TO THE THREAD OF THE POST BEND THE STRING AROUND THE SHAFT AS SHOWN IN THE PICTURE AN SCREW ON THE LOCK NUT 1 2 4 3 HOW TO USE THE STRI...

Page 12: ...COIN THE LOCK NUT SMOOTHLY BY HAND THE STRING MUST ENCIRCLE THE STRING SHAFT COMPLETELY 5 CUT THE END OF THE STRING CLOSE TO THE STRING SHAFT 6 7 NOTE DO NOT USE ANY TOOLS TO FIX THE LOCK NUT AND DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN USE A 1 CENT COIN TO TIGHTEN THE LOCKNUT OTHERWISE YOU MAY DAMAGE THE GEAR WHEELS ...

Page 13: ...NING MODE IS ACTIVE IT IS RECOMMENDED TO WIND THE STRING ROUGHLY 300 CENT TO STANDARD PITCH THEN RELEASE THE UP DOWN BUTTON AND PLUCK THE STRING THE SYSTEM TAKES OVER AND WILL TUNE THE STRING TO STANDARD PITCH AND AUTOMATICALY MOVE TO THE NEXT STRING E E D LEFT RIGHT ENTER E SWITCH BETWEEN STRINGS BACK DOWN UP FUNCTION MENU PUSH ON button The system activates with the last completed tuning in MULT...

Page 14: ...with a PRESS AND HOLD ENTER MULTI STRING MODE is activated with a PUSH ON button for details please refer to Tune Mode page 15 and following SINGLE STRING MODE is recommended to get familiar with the system and when you use the system in a loud environment with ambient noise especially with acoustic guitars MULTI STRING MODE is recommended as the default mode as soon you are used to the system HOW...

Page 15: ...HARMONIC SHOULD BE CORRECT FOR STANDARD TUNING 440 HZ DETUNING WITHIN THE NOMINAL 30 CENT RANGE WITH A GOOD BATTERY CHARGE EG BAT INDICATOR IS GREEN ACCURACY SET TO STANDARD 3 LEDS 2 5 CENT ACCURACY SINGLE STRING MODE 3 5 10 3 10 20 1 1 3 5 NOM NOM MAX MAX UNIT UNIT MIN MIN 2 4 sec per string sec all strings strums per string strums all strings SINGLE STRING MODE MULTI STRING MODE MULTI STRING MOD...

Page 16: ...already in tune GREEN 5 Pick only the out of tune strings RED IT IS IMPORTANT TO STRUM THE SAME WAY ALWAYS AT THE SAME POSTION NEAR THE END OF THE NECK WITH EITHER YOUR THUMB FINGER OR PICK WHEN TUNING IS COMPLETED THE SYSTEM TURNS OFF AUTOMATICALLY ON FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT IN PROGRESS INTERFERENCE BETWEEN LOWER AND HIGHER STRINGS STRING IN TUNE RESPECTIVE ROBOHEAD IS IN MOVEMENT MUTE LOWER STRING...

Page 17: ...ired PRESET then PRESS HOLD ENTER for single string tuning 2 PICK ONE STRING AT A TIME as indicated until all strings are in tune GREEN ON E E A LEFT RIGHT TUNE MODE SINGLE STRING TUNING START TO TUNE PRESS LEFT OR RIGHT TO SELECT A STRING YOU WOULD LIKE TO TUNE MUTE STRINGS THAT ARE ALREADY IN TUNE GREEN SEE LED EXPLANATION ON PAGE 4 OR SEE MULTI STRING TUNING WHEN TUNING IS COMPLETED THE SYSTEM ...

Page 18: ...PRESS BACK on the tuner controller for TUNING SELECTION The MENU LED will switch OFF PRESS UP DOWN to navigate between the RED Standard GREEN Major and BLUE User Banks Each bank holds 6 tunings PRESS LEFT RIGHT to select any Tuning E e SINGLE CLICK ON ENTER to activate selected tuning in MULTI STRING MODE or PRESS AND HOLD ENTER for SINGLE STRING MODE The MENU LED will light up BLUE ON BACK DOWN B...

Page 19: ... CLICK ENTER for MULTI STRING MODE or PUSH HOLD ENTER for SINGLE STRING MODE Once the tuning is activated the RoboHeads start immediately in order to change the pitch Keep your hands away from RoboHeads and strings during this automatic move phase 0 5 to 2 seconds AFTER ALL ROBOHEADS HAVE STOPPED MUTE ALL STRINGS PICK THE INDICATED OUT OF TUNE STRING RED or STRUM ALL OUT OF TUNE STRINGS MULTI STRI...

Page 20: ...D4 OPEN G D2 G2 D3 G3 B3 D4 DOBRO G2 B2 D3 G3 B3 D4 ALL 4TH E2 A2 D3 G3 C4 F4 THE BLUE BANK USER DEFINED 01 E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 USER DEFINED 02 E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 USER DEFINED 03 E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 USER DEFINED 04 E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 USER DEFINED 05 E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 USER DEFINED 06 E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 RED BANK TUNINGS GREEN BANK TUNINGS BLUE BANK TUNINGS E E E E E6th E6th E6th A5th A5th A5th D4th D4th D4...

Page 21: ...NG MODE PUSH BACK button to enter TUNING SELECTION MODE MENU LED is OFF TO ENTER FUNCTION MENU PRESS AND HOLD THE UP button until MENU LED lights up WHITE PRESS LEFT RIGHT to navigate through the FUNCTION MENU E A D G B PRESS ENTER to confirm or PRESS BACK for TUNING SELECTION MODE FUNCTION MENU OVERVIEW STRING UP AND DOWN MODE PG 11 CUSTOM TUNING MODE PG 20 21 REFERENCE TUNING PG 22 FIRMWARE VERS...

Page 22: ...TRING and PROCEED WITH THE A STRING in the same manner and so forth until all strings are measured GREEN CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE PUSH ON BUTTON the system comes up with the last completed tuning in MULTI STRING MODE PUSH BACK button to enter TUNING SELECTION MODE MENU LED is OFF TO ENTER FUNCTION MENU PRESS AND HOLD THE UP button until MENU LED lights up WHITE PRESS LEFT RIGHT button to SELECT WHIT...

Page 23: ...NFIRMATION The system switches back to FUNCTION MENU automatically The MENU LED lights up WHITE PUSH BACK for TUNING SELECTION MENU or PUSH AND HOLD BACK to SWITCH THE SYSTEM OFF YOU CAN SAVE CUSTOM TUNINGS IN THE BLUE BANK ONLY YOU CAN SELECT YOUR CUSTOM TUNING IN THE SAME MANNER AS ANY OTHER TUNING E E ENTER SELECT PRESET TO SAVE LEFT RIGHT BACK BACK CUSTOM TUNING SAVING A FUNCTION MENU THE ACTU...

Page 24: ...SS ENTER for REFERENCE TUNING MODE The MENU LED switches OFF E LED FLASHES RED PRESS LEFT RIGHT button to SELECT THE REFERENCE STRING PLUCK YOUR REFERENCE STRING measurement begins indicated by quick FLASHING YELLOW LED of respective string Upon completion the respective led lights up GREEN and all others are shining RED STRUM ALL STRINGS MULTI STRING MODE The system will tune your guitar to the s...

Page 25: ...HT button to SELECT WHITE G LED and PRESS ENTER LED S START FLASHING THREE TIMES ONE TIME FOR EACH OF THE THREE FIRMWARE VERSION DIGITS THE FIRST DIGIT NUMBER IS GREEN THE SECOND BLUE AND THIRD RED EACH COLOR SYMBOLIZES VALUES FROM 1 6 ACCORDING TO THE DIGITS G BAT MENU E A D G B e BAT MENU E A D G B e BAT MENU E A D G B e ENTER EXAMPLE LED S FLASH THREE TIMES FLASH 1 FLASH 2 FLASH 3 1 6 0 VERSION...

Page 26: ...ED is OFF PRESS AND HOLD THE UP button until MENU LED lights up WHITE PRESS LEFT RIGHT button to SELECT WHITE LED B and PRESS ENTER B ENTER BAT MENU A FULLY CHARGED BATTERY DISPLAYS ALL LED S AS SHOWN LEFT IF THE BATTERY IS LOW YELLOW THE ROBOHEADS WILL LOSE PERFORMANCE IF ONLY TWO RED LED S A E ARE DISPLAYED CHARGE THE BATTERY IMMEDIATELLY E A D G B e HIGH LOW BATTERY LEVEL B i FUNCTION MENU ...

Page 27: ... BACK button to enter TUNING SELECTION MODE MENU LED is OFF TO ENTER CONFIGURATION MENU PRESS AND HOLD THE DOWN button until MENU LED and E TURNS LIGHT BLUE PRESS LEFT RIGHT BUTTON TO SELECT THE DESIRED FUNCTION BELOW BACK LEFT RIGHT E E ENTER FUNCTION MENU OVERVIEW CONFIGURATION MENU ENTER DOWN LEFT RIGHT ON BACK CONFIGURATION MENU OVERVIEW ACCURACY LEVEL PG 29 ROBOHEAD DELAY PG 30 RESET PG 31 RO...

Page 28: ...ess ACCURACY MODE SELECT A LED and PRESS ENTER ACCURACY e B G D A E 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 5 3 0 3 5 CENT PRESS LEFT RIGHT for desired accuracy level PUSH ENTER to confrim THE HIGHEST ACCURACY LEVEL ALL LED S ON AS SHOWN LEFT WILL INCREASE TUNING TIME A LOWER ACCURACY LEVEL WILL DECREASE TUNING TIME RESPECTIVELY E E A A D D G B e A LEFT RIGHT ENTER ACCURACY LEVEL BACK TUNING ACCURACY TUNING SPEED EXAMPLE H...

Page 29: ...K LOW DELAY NO DELAY HIGH DELAY 2 5 SEC EXAMPLE MAX DELAY ROBOHEAD DELAY SET THE START DELAY OF THE ROBOHEADS D CONFIGURATION MENU PUSH ON button The system comes up with the last completed tuning in MULTI STRING MODE PUSH BACK button to enter TUNING SELECTION MODE MENU LED is OFF TO ENTER CONFIGURATION MENU PRESS AND HOLD DOWN button until MENU and LED E LED TURN LIGHT BLUE TO ACCESS ROBOHEAD DEL...

Page 30: ...NTER UP RESET STYLES BACK ENTER DOWN LEFT RIGHT ON BACK RESET G CONFIGURATION MENU PUSH ON button The system comes up with the last completed tuning in MULTI STRING MODE PUSH BACK button to enter TUNING SELECTION MODE MENU LED is OFF TO ENTER CONFIGURATION MENU PRESS AND HOLD DOWN button until MENU and E LED TURNS LIGHT BLUE TO ACCESS RESET SELECT G LED and PRESS ENTER RESET STYLES OVERVIEW RESET ...

Page 31: ...PRESS AND HOLD DOWN button until MENU and E LED TURNS LIGHT BLUE TO ACCESS ROBOHEAD SPEED SELECT B LED and PRESS ENTER ENTER DOWN LEFT RIGHT ON BACK SETS THE SPEED OF THE ROBOHEADS FOR ALL TUNING MODES LESS ROBOHEAD SPEED CAN DECREASE STRESS TO THE STRINGS AND TO THE GUITAR NECK IN CASE OF FREQUENT STRING SNAPPING OR NO STABLE TUNING RESULTS AFTER LONG DISTANCE TUNINGS DUE TO NECK RELIEF TRY A LOW...

Page 32: ...D IS OFF To enter CONFIGURATION MENU PRESS AND HOLD DOWN BUTTON until MENU and E LED TURNS LIGHT BLUE TO ACCESS INTERFERENCE LEVEL SELECT e LED and PRESS ENTER ENTER DOWN LEFT RIGHT ON BACK i i A GUITAR STRING IS PRODUCING NOT ONLY THE FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCY BUT ALSO SEVERAL OVERTONES E G THE E STRING IS PRODUCING 82 41 HERTZ AS FUNDAMENTAL AND OVERTONES AT 164 82 247 23 AND SO FORTH THAT MEANS THA...

Page 33: ...OLD ENTER at the same time by PRESSING IN BETWEEN BOTH BUTTONS MENU LED and E LED LIGHT UP YELLOW PRESS LEFT RIGHT to navigate through the menu E A D PRESS ENTER to confrim or PRESS BACK for TUNING SELECTION MODE THE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU IS USED TO CONFIGURE SYSTEM RELEVANT PARAMETERS LIKE GUITAR TYPE GAIN AND FREQUENCY SNAP THE CLICKSTREAM TO ENTER THIS MENU IS MORE COMPLICATED TO PREVENT UN...

Page 34: ...DE SELECTING A DIFFERENT LEVEL WILL AFFECT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE OR CAN CAUSE MALFUNCTION TRONICAL TUNE HAS A SUPERIOR DYNAMIC RANGE TO SENSE THE SOLID BORNE SOUND OF YOUR INSTRUMENT 130DB THIS IS ACHIEVED BY A PIEZO TRANSDUCER A DYNAMICAL ADJUSTABLE AMPLIFIER AND A 24 ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER ADC WITH THE GAIN SETTING THE STARTING POINT OF THE AMPLIFIER IS SET FROM THIS STARTING POINT THE AMPLIFI...

Page 35: ...TION BAT e B G D A E MENU BAT MENU A E A D G B e BAT MENU E A D G B e BAT MENU E A D G B e LEFT RIGHT ENTER BACK GUITAR TYPES A GUITAR TYPE A Push ON button The system comes up with the last completed tuning in MULTI STRING MODE Push BACK button to enter TUNING SELECTION MODE MENU LED is OFF To enter SYSTEM CONFIGURATION PRESS and HOLD BOTH RIGHT and ENTER AT THE SAME TIME MENU LED and E LED LIGHT...

Page 36: ...ns automatically to SINGLE TUNE MODE after the remaining strings are tuned The Pitch Window can be adjusted from 25 to 150 Cent PITCH WINDOW e B G D A E 25 35 50 75 100 150 PRESS LEFT RIGHT for desired PITCH WINDOW PRESS ENTER to confirm EXAMPLE THE PITCH WINDOW IS SET TO 100CENT 5LEDS THE LAST COMPLETED TUNING WAS A STANDARD EADGBE NOW THE SYSTEM IS STARTED AGAIN IF THE PITCH OF THE LOW E STRING ...

Page 37: ...NU LED and E LED light up YELLOW For SINGLE OR DOUBLE CLICK TUNING SELECT G LED and PRESS ENTER Select either LED E for SINGLE CLICK or LED A for DOUBLE CLICK PRESS ENTER to CONFIRM i SELECT BETWEEN SINGLE CLICK OR DOUBLE CLICK TO ACTIVATE TUNING SINGLE CLICK PRESS ONCE TO CONFIRM SELECTED TUNING DOUBLE CLICK PRESS TWICE TO CONFIRM SELECTED TUNING MORE TIME TO REMOVE HAND OUT OF THE SYSTEM ROBOHEA...

Page 38: ...N THE BATTERY LEVEL IS LOW THE BAT LED FLASHES RED CAUTION 1 DO NOT CONNECT IMPROPERLY 2 DO NOT DISPOSE OF IN FIRE OR EXPOSE TO EXCESS HEAT 3 DO NOT CRUSH PUNCTURE INCINERATE OR SHORT CIRCUIT EXTERNAL CONTACTS LI POLYMER CHARGER INPUT AC100 240V 50 60HZ OUTPUT 4 2V 300mA CHARGING CHARGE THE BATTERY LATEST WHEN LED BAT IS SHINING RED CHARGING THE BATTERY TRONICAL TUNE BATTERY IS CHARGING BATTERY IS...

Page 39: ... product POWER SUPPLY Connect the AC power adapter only to designated power sources as marked on the product To reduce risk of damage to electric cord remove it from the outlet by holding onto the AC adapter rather than the cord Make sure the cord is positioned so that it will not be stepped on tripped over or otherwise subjected to damage or stress To reduce risk of electric shock unplug the unit...

Page 40: ...CAL COMPONENTS COM 40 Tronical Components GmbH Heselstücken 18 D 22453 Hamburg Germany Web www tronical com Mail info tronical components com HRB 94503 Copyright 2012 Tronical Components GmbH All rights reserved ...

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