Congratulations
on purchasing a
Sabine MetroTune MT9000
. The MetroTune combines
a great combination of music accessories in one compact unit.
SABINE
®
BUTTONS & FUNCTIONS
(Color Coded Labels)
Tuner:
Dark Grey
Metronome:
Purple
Tone Generator:
Green
TUNER / METRO / TONE
switch:
Selects the Tuner,
Metronome or Tone
Generator function.
VOLUME wheel:
Adjusts speaker volume
for Metronome and Tone
Generator.
¼-inch input jack
BEAT / NOTE Up & Down buttons:
Each click increases/decreases the value one
step at a time until the maximum/minimum value
is reached (values cycle at end of range).
Earphone jack
CALIB / TEMPO / PITCH Up & Down buttons:
Each click increases/decreases the value one
step at a time until the maximum/minimum value
is reached (values cycle at end of range).
M
M
M
M
M
E
E
E
E
ETR
TR
TR
TR
TRO
O
O
O
O
T
T
T
T
T
U
U
U
U
UN
N
N
N
NE
E
E
E
E
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Built-in
microphone
POWER button:
Press once to
power on or off.
MT9000 INSTRUCTIONS
METRONOME
1. Press the POWER button to turn on your MT9000.
2. Slide the TUNER / METRO / TONE switch to METRO (Metronome).
Tempo:
1. Use the TEMPO Up or Down button to select your tempo. The new tempo will
appear in the upper right-hand corner of the LCD and the metronome will
immediately change to that tempo. The MT9000 gives you two visual cues
(LCD & LED) and a wood-block tone.
2. Use the VOLUME wheel to adjust the volume or mute the sound.
Accented Downbeats:
Create an accented downbeat to indicate the beginning of a measure or phrase
by pressing the BEAT Up or Down button until the desired Downbeat appears
in the upper left-hand corner of the LCD. The downbeat settings are 0-7. The
default is 0. The current Downbeat status will be displayed as long as the unit
is in metronome mode. The LEDs flash green on the accented beat.
Common Rhythm Figures
Press the BEAT Up or Down button until one of the Rhythm Figures appears,
then scroll to the desired figure.
M
ETRONOME
I
NSTRUCTIONS
LCD Example of
Quadruplet with rests at 98 beats-per-minute
Accented Downbeat indicator
Tempo indicator
Duplet
Triplet
Quadruplet
Triplet with rest
Quadruplet with rests
Common Rhythm
Figure indicator
CHROMATIC TUNER
1. Press the POWER button to turn on your MT9000.
2. Slide the TUNER / METRO / TONE switch to TUNER (Chromatic Tuner)
3. Using either the ¼” input or built-in microphone, play the note or string you wish
to tune. The played note will appear in the upper left hand corner of the LCD.
The MT9000 gives you two visual cues for tuning: LCD needle and LEDs. The left
LED flashes yellow when flat, the right flashes red when sharp and both light green
when in tune. Adjust your instrument until the needle centers on "0" and both LEDs
light green.
Calibrate Chromatic Tuner:
1. Press the CALIB Up or Down button until the desired frequency appears under
PITCH in the LCD (example given at right: 442 Hz). The tuner’s scale is now
shifted to that pitch. To return the tuner to standard A = 440 Hz, press the CALIB
Up or Down button until 440 Hz appears.
TONE GENERATOR
1. Press the POWER button to turn on your MT9000.
2. Slide the TUNER / METRO / TONE switch to TONE (Tone Generator).
3. Use the NOTE Up or Down button to select the note. The Tone Generator range
is from A2 to C6.
4. Use the VOLUME wheel to adjust the volume.
Calibrate Tone Generator:
1. Press the PITCH Up or Down button until the desired alternate frequency for A
appears under the words PITCH in the LCD (example given at right: 445 Hz).
The Tone Generator’s scale is now shifted to that pitch. To return the Tone
Generator to standard A = 440 Hz, press the PITCH Up or Down button until 440
Hz appears.
Example of a slightly flat
E note
Calibrating the Tuner to
A=442 Hz
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UNER
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Calibrating the Tone Generator to
A=445 Hz, 4C selected
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