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POLYTUNE 3 User Manual
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POLYTUNE 3 User Manual
5. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
“I’m not hearing anything!”
When
the
tuner
is
active,
the
output
wi
ll
be
muted
for
si
l
ent
tuning.
“The pedal has power supply, but pressing the footswitch doesn’t
do anything!”
T
o
operate
POLY
T
UN
E 3
,
you
need
to
connect
an
instrument
to
the
peda
l
’s
audio
input
jack.
“The display shows a red ‘#’ – what does this mean?”
T
his
is
the
symbo
l
of
the
Secret
Brotherhood
of
the
T
une-O-Ca
l
ypse
of
Doom
–
and
it
is
te
ll
ing
you
that
you
are
not
p
l
aying
l
oud
enough
…
J
ust
kidding.
T
his
symbo
l
shows
that
your
POLY
T
UN
E 3
is
not
bypassed
and
ready
to
disp
l
ay
the
pitches
of
your
instrument’s
strings.
P
l
ease
note
that
this
a
l
so
means
that
POLY
T
UN
E 3
’s
audio
output
is
muted.
T
o
unmute,
press
the
footswitch.
“How do I get the best (most accurate) results?”
We
have
found
that
you
wi
ll
achieve
the
most
accurate
tuning
of
e
l
ectric
guitars
in
po
l
yphonic
mode
by
se
l
ecting
the
guitar’s
neck
pickup
and
using
the
thumb
to
strum
the
strings.
6. Operation – Bypass Mode
6.1 True Bypass and Buff ered Bypass explained
T
rue
Bypass
mode
is
a
hard-wire
bypass
that
gives
abso
l
ute
l
y
no
co
l
oration
of
tone
when
the
peda
l
is
bypassed.
T
his
is
the
defau
l
t
mode
for
your
eff
ect
peda
l
.
Using
T
rue
Bypass
on
a
ll
peda
l
s
is
a
perfect
choice
in
setups
with
a
few
peda
l
s
and
re
l
ative
l
y
short
cab
l
es
before
and
after
the
peda
l
s.
I
f...
•
•
you
use
a
l
ong
cab
l
e
between
your
guitar
and
the
fi
rst
peda
l
or
•
•
if
you
use
many
peda
l
s
on
your
board
or
•
•
if
you
use
a
l
ong
cab
l
e
from
your
board
to
the
amp,
...
then
the
best
so
l
ution
wi
ll
most
l
ike
l
y
be
to
set
the
fi
rst
and
the
l
ast
peda
l
in
the
signa
l
chain
to
Buff
ered
Bypass
mode.
Can you hear the diff erence between a pedal in True Bypass or Buff ered
Bypass mode?
Maybe,
maybe
not
–
many
factors
app
l
y:
active
vs.
passive
pick-ups,
sing
l
e-coi
l
vs.
humbucker,
cab
l
e
qua
l
ity,
amp
impedance
and
more.
We
cannot
give
a
sing
l
e
u
l
timate
answer.
Use
your
ears
and
fi
nd
the
best
so
l
ution
for
your
setup
!
6.2 Switching between True Bypass and
Buff ered Bypass
T
o
set
the
bypass
mode,
proceed
as
fo
ll
ows:
•
•
Disconnect
the
peda
l
and
turn
it
on
its
back.
•
•
Unscrew
the
back
p
l
ate
of
the
peda
l
and
l
ook
for
the
two
sma
ll
D
I
P-switches
in
the
upper
l
eft
corner.
•
•
T
hese
two
D
I
P
switches
off
er
three
modes:
Switch confi guration
Mode
Both
switches
set
to
the
l
eft
T
rue
Bypass
T
op
switch
set
to
the
right
Lower
switch
set
to
the
l
eft
Buff
ered
Bypass
Both
switches
set
to
the
right
Buff
ered
Bypass
Disp
l
ay
A
l
ways
On
•
•
Set
the
D
I
P
switch
to
the
desired
position.
•
•
Remount
the
back-p
l
ate.
7. Maintenance
7.1 Updating the fi rmware
T
C
may
provide
updates
for
the
bui
l
t-in
software
of
your
peda
l
,
the
fi
rmware.
Updating
your
T
C
peda
l
’s
fi
rmware
requires...
•
•
A
computer
running
Microsoft
Windows
or
OS
X
with
a
standard
USB
interface
•
•
T
he
specifi
ed
DC
power
supp
l
y
for
your
peda
l
.
Preparing the fi rmware update
•
•
Down
l
oad
the
newest
fi
rmware
from
the
“
Support
”
page
for
your
T
C
peda
l
.
T
here
are
updaters
for
Microsoft
Windows
(these
are
ZI
P
archives
containing
the
fi
rmware
insta
ll
er)
and
for
OS
X
(these
are
disk
image
fi
l
es
containing
the
fi
rmware
insta
ll
er).
•
•
Unp
l
ug
a
ll
cab
l
es
(inc
l
uding
the
power
supp
l
y)
from
your
T
C
peda
l
.
•
•
Connect
the
peda
l
to
your
computer
using
a
USB
cab
l
e.
•
•
Press
and
ho
l
d
the
footswitch
on
your
T
C
peda
l
.
I
f
your
T
C
peda
l
has
more
than
one
footswitch,
press
and
ho
l
d
the
l
eftmost
footswitch.
•
•
I
nsert
the
DC
power
supp
l
y
p
l
ug.
•
•
T
he
L
E
D
on
your
peda
l
shou
l
d
turn
green.
I
f
your
T
C
peda
l
has
more
than
one
L
E
D,
the
l
eftmost
L
E
D
shou
l
d
turn
green.
T
his
indicates
that
the
peda
l
is
ready
to
receive
the
software
update.
•
•
Re
l
ease
the
footswitch.
Applying the fi rmware update
•
•
Q
uit
a
ll
M
I
D
I
-re
l
ated
app
l
ications
(e.g.,
your
DAW)
on
your
computer
and
l
aunch
the
fi
rmware
updater
you
have
down
l
oaded
in
step
1.
•
•
I
n
the
fi
rmware
updater
app,
se
l
ect
your
T
C
peda
l
from
the
drop-down
l
ist
under
the
“
S
TE
P
1
”
heading.
•
•
When
the
“
Update
”
button
under
the
“
S
TE
P
2
”
heading
turns
green,
c
l
ick
it.
•
•
T
he
updated
fi
rmware
wi
ll
now
be
transferred
to
your
T
C
peda
l
.
Wait
for
the
progress
bar
to
reach
100
%
.
When
the
update
procedure
is
comp
l
ete,
the
peda
l
wi
ll
automatica
ll
y
restart.
7.2 Changing the battery
I
f
you
need
to
change
the
battery
of
your
T
C
E
L
E
C
T
RON
I
C
eff
ect
peda
l
,
proceed
as
fo
ll
ows:
•
•
Unscrew
the
thumb-screw
on
the
back
of
the
peda
l
and
detach
the
backp
l
ate.
•
•
Unmount
the
o
l
d
battery
and
attach
the
new
battery
to
the
battery
c
l
ip
making
sure
the
po
l
arity
is
correct.
•
•
Remount
the
back-p
l
ate.
Notes regarding batteries
•
•
Batteries
must
never
be
heated,
taken
apart
or
thrown
into
fi
re
or
water.
•
•
On
l
y
rechargeab
l
e
batteries
can
be
recharged.
•
•
Remove
the
battery
when
the
peda
l
is
not
being
used
for
a
l
onger
period
of
time
to
save
battery
l
ife.
A
l
ways
dispose
batteries
according
to
l
oca
l l
aws
and
regu
l
ations.
8. Links
Support resources
•
•
T
C
E
L
E
C
T
RON
I
C
Support:
tce
l
ectronic.com/support/
•
•
T
C
E
L
E
C
T
RON
I
C
–
product
software:
tce
l
ectronic.com/support/software/
•
•
T
C
E
L
E
C
T
RON
I
C
–
a
ll
product
manua
l
s:
tce
l
ectronic.com/support/manua
l
s/
•
•
T
C
E
L
E
C
T
RON
I
C
user
forum:
forum.tce
l
ectronic.com/
TC ELECTRONIC on...
•
•
the
Web:
tce
l
ectronic.com/
•
•
F
acebook:
facebook.com/tce
l
ectronic
•
•
Goog
l
e
P
l
us:
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l
us.goog
l
e.com/
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tce
l
ectronic/
•
•
T
witter:
twitter.com/tce
l
ectronic
•
•
You
T
ube:
youtube.com/user/tce
l
ectronic
9. Technical Specifi cations
Bypass
mode
T
rue
Bypass
(defau
l
t)
/
Buffered
Bypass
/
Buffered
Bypass
Disp
l
ay
A
l
ways
On,
switchab
l
e
I
nput
connector
1
x
¼
"
T
S,
unba
l
anced,
mono
I
nput
impedance
1
M
Ω
Output
connector
1
x
¼
"
T
S,
unba
l
anced,
mono
Output
impedance
100
Ω
Power
input
Standard
9
V
DC,
centre
negative,
>
100
mA
Battery
option
9
V
(battery
not
inc
l
uded)
USB
port
Mini
USB
connector
for
firmware
updates
Dimensions
(
H
x
W
x
D)
7
2
x
122
x
5
0
mm
(2.
8
x
4
.
8
x
2.0
"
)
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