American Musical Min-ETune User manual

Min-ETuneTM
Min-ETune™ MANUAL
v 1.0
Min-ETune™ MANUAL
v 1.0

Min-ETune™ - INDEX
MinETune™ OVERVIEW 1
TUNE CONTROLLER 2
GETTING STARTED STRING YOUR GUITAR 36
HOW TO TUNE / ADDITIONAL INFO 78
START TO TUNE MULTISTRING / SINGLESTRING TUNING 911
SWITCH BETWEEN BANKS 12
EXAMPLE 13
BANK OVERVIEW 14
FUNCTION MENU 15
STRING UP AND DOWN MODE 16
CUSTOM TUNING | SAVING 1718
REFERENCE TUNING 19
BATTERY LEVEL 20
MinETune™  REPLACE BATTERY / CHARGING THE BATTERY 2123
LEGAL INFORMATION 24
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6 ROBOHEADS
WITH NEW SURFACE LOCKING MECHANISM
MinETune™  OVERVIEW
BAT
e B G D AE
MENU
INTEGRATED LEDDISPLAY
6 STRING LEDS, 1 MENU LED, 1 CHARGE LEVEL LED
BATTERY
EXCHANGEABLE, RECHARGEABLE
3.7 VOLTS, LIPOLYMER, APPROX. 300 TUNINGS
TUNE CONTROLLER
UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, ENTER
SPARE PARTS
BATTERY
CHARGER WITH WALLPLUG
ROBOHEAD BASS OR TREBLE
TUNING CONTROLLER WITH
MOUNTING BOARD
LOCK NUT FASTENER
ON/OFF/BACK
BLACK TUNING CONTROLLER
BLACK MOUNTING BOARD WITH ROBOHEAD GUIDANCE
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TUNE CONTROLLER
: frequency measurement in progress
: Interference between lower and hIgher strIngs
: string in tUnE
: Battery is full 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.
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Mute lower strings that are in tune
and struM higher strings again.
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BAT
e B G D A E
MENU
RIGHT
ON/OFF/BACK
ENTER/OK
UP
DOWN
LEFT

STRING YOUR GUITAR
GETTING STARTED
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HOW TO USE THE STRING SHAFT WITH
SURFACE LOCKING MECHANISM
GETTING STARTED
LOCK NUT: YOU NEED THE LOCK NUT TO TIGHTEN THE STRING.
STRING SHAFT: THE STRING SHAFT WINDS THE STRING.
STRING RECESS: THE STRING RECESS GUIDES THE STRING.
LOCK NUT
STRING RECESS
STRING SHAFT
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1
2
3
2
3
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SCREW OFF THE LOCK NUT AND
MAKE SURE THAT THE RECESS IS AT
AROUND 90 DEGREES TO LONG
ITUDINAL DIRECTION OF THE NECK.
YOU CAN TURN MANUALLY ON THE
KEY OR BY STRING UP MODE PAGE 23
PULL TIGHT ON THE STRING TO GET
PRETENSION AND BEND IT ONE HALF
TURN AROUND THE BOTTOM SIDE OF
THE STRING SHAFT.
MERGE THE STRING UP TROUGH THE
STRING RECES TOWARDS THE THREAD.
BEND THE STRING AROUND THE
SHAFT AS SHOWN IN THE PICTURE
AN SCREW ON THE LOCK NUT
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HOW TO USE THE STRING SHAFT
GETTING STARTED
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HOW TO USE THE STRING SHAFT
GETTING STARTED
TIGHTEN THE LOCK NUT ALL THE
WAY DOWN WITH HELP OF A SMALL
COIN. THE STRING MUST ENCIRCLE
THE STRING SHAFT COMPLETELY.
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CUT THE END OF THE STRING CLOSE
TO THE STRING SHAFT.
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USE STRING UP MODE
SEE PAGE 16

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HOW TO TUNE/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GETTING STARTED
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FOR RETUNING, STRUM ALL STRINGS IN THE MANNER YOU DID IN CALIBRATION MODE PAGE 28
STRUM BY THUMB, CLOSE TO THE NECK JOINT SOUND HOLE, 1 STRUM = ALL STRINGS WITHIN 1 SEC.
WAIT 35 SECONDS BETWEEN TWO STRUMS
AFTER STRUMMING, MUTE STRINGS THAT ARE ALREADY IN TUNE GREEN LED ON TUNE CONROLLER AND
STRUM THE NOT TUNED STRINGS ONLY.
TO CHANGE THE ACTUAL TUNING E.G. FROM STANDARD TO DADGAD YOU CAN SELECT THE “SINGLESTRING
MODE” OR THE “MULTISTRING MODE”. SINGLESTRING MODE IS ACTIVATED WITH A PRESS AND HOLD,
MULTISTRING MODE WITH A SINGLE CLICK ON THE ENTER 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.
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HOW TO TUNE/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
RETUNING
CHANGING TUNING
GETTING STARTED
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START TO TUNE
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TUNE MODE  MULTISTRING TUNING
START TO TUNE
BAT
e B G D A E
MENU
BAT
eBG D A E
MENU
BAT
e B G D A E
MENU
PRESS ”ON”. THE MULTISTRING MODE COMES UP WITH THE
LAST COMPLETED TUNING.
PICK ALL STRINGS AT ONCE  TUNING BEGINS.
PICK STRINGS AGAIN IF THEY ARE NOT IN TUNE RED.
MUTE STRINGS THAT ARE ALREADY IN TUNE GREEN.
WHEN TUNING IS COMPLETED THE SYSTEM TURNS OFF AUTOMATICALLY.
ON
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: frequency measurement in progress
: Interference between lower and hIgher strIngs
: string in tUnE
: respective robohead is in movement
Mute lower strings that are in tune
and struM higher strings again.
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PRESS & HOLD ”ENTER” TO CHANGE TO SINGLESTRING MODE.
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ENTER
: Frequency out oF pitch WindoW

BAT
e B G D A E
MENU
BAT
eBGDAE
MENU
BAT
e B G D A E
MENU
PRESS & HOLD ”ON”. THE SINGLESTRING MODE COMES
UP WITH THE LAST COMPLETED TUNING.
IF YOU ARE IN TUNING SELECTION MODE ALREADY,
SELECT DESIRED PRESET. THEN PRESS & HOLD “ENTER“
FOR SINGLESTRING TUNING.
PICK ONE STRING AFTER ANOTHER AS INDICATED, UNTIL ALL
STRINGS ARE IN TUNE GREEN.
ON
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E
E
A
LEFT / RIGHT
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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 LEGEND ON PAGE 2 OR SEE MULTISTRING TUNING
WHEN TUNING IS COMPLETED THE SYSTEM TURNS OFF AUTOMATICALLY.
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TUNING SELECTION
SWITCH BETWEEN RED, GREEN AND BLUE BANK
START TO TUNE
BAT
e B G D A E
MENU
BAT
e B G D A
MENU
BAT
e B G D
MENU
PRESS ”ON”. THE MULTISTRING MODE COMES
UP WITH THE LAST COMPLETED TUNING.
NOW PRESS ”BACK” ON THE TUNE CONTROLLER FOR TUNING SELECTION.
THE MENU LED WILL SWITCH OFF.
PRESS ”UP“ OR ”DOWN“ TO NAVIGATE BETWEEN THE RED, BLUE
AND GREEN BANK. EACH BANK HOLDS 6 TUNINGS.
TO SELECT ANY TUNING eE PRESS ”LEFT“ OR ”RIGHT“.
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
Bank
tunings
LEFT / RIGHT
UP
E
E
A
ENTER
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TUNING SELECTION
EXAMPLE: “OPEN G“ MAJOR CHORD
START TO TUNE
BAT
e B G D A E
MENU
BAT
e B G D A
MENU
PUSH “ON“ BUTTON, THE SYSTEM WILL COME UP WITH THE LAST
COMPLETED TUNING. THEN PUSH “BACK“ SAME BUTTON TO
ENTER TUNING SELECTION MODE. THE MENU LED SWITCHES OFF.
BAT
e B G
MENU
PUSH ”UP“ OR ”DOWN“ TO NAVIGATE TO THE GREEN BANK.
THE COLOR OF RESPECTIVE IS INDICATED
BY THE COLOR OF THE STRING LEDS
PUSH “LEFT“ OR “RIGHT“ UNTIL GLED INDICATES GREEN.
SINGLECLICK ON ”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 PICK THE INDICATED STRING
SINGLE TUNE MODE OR STRUM ALL STRINGS MULTITUNE MODE TO
START FINE TUNE PHASE. WHEN ALL STRINGS ARE IN TUNE THE SYSTEM
SWITCHES OFF AUTOMATICALLY.
DOWN
Bank
tunings
LEFT / RIGHT
UP
E
E
A
D
G
ENTER
OPEN G
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ON/BACK
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TUNING SELECTION
BANK OVERVIEW
START TO TUNE
BAT
e B G D A
MENU
BAT
e B G D A
MENU
THE RED BANK
“STANDARD“ E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4
“DADGAD“ D2 A2 D3 G3 A3 D4
“LOW D“ D2 G2 C3 F3 A3 D4
“DROPD“ D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4
“Eb“ Eb2 Ab2 Db3 Gb3 Bb3 Eb4
“DOUBLE DROPD“ D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 D4
BAT
e B G D A
MENU
THE GREEN BANK
“OPEN E“ E2 B2 E3 GB3 B3 E4
“OPEN A“ E2 A2 E3 A3 CB4 E4
“OPEN D“ D2 A2 D3 FB3 A3 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
D4th
G3rd
G3rd
G3rd
B2nd
B2nd
B2nd
e1st
e1st
e1st
E
E
A
A
A
D
D
D
G
G
G
B
B
B
e
e
e
THE DEFAULT FOR ANY TUNING IN THE BLUE BANK IS STANDARD TUNING.
TO SAVE USERDEFINED TUNINGS, SEE “FUNCTION MENU  CUSTOM TUNING“
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STRING UP AND DOWN MODE / CUSTOM TUNING /
REFERENCE TUNING / FIRMWARE VERSION / BATTERY LEVEL
FUNCTION OVERVIEW
FUNCTION MENU
BAT
e B G D A E
MENU
BAT
e B G D A
MENU
BAT
e B G D A
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
FUNCTION MENU PRESS AND HOLD THE “UP“ BUTTON UNTIL MENU
LED INDICATES WHITE.
PRESS “LEFT“ OR “RIGHT“ TO NAVIGATE THROUGH 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
CUSTOM TUNING MODE
REFERENCE TUNING
FIRMWARE VERSION
BATTERY LEVEL
ON/BACK
BACK
LEFT / RIGHT
UP
E
E
ENTER
FUNCTION MENU
E
A
D
G
B
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STRING UP AND DOWN MODE
FOR RESTRINGING YOUR GUITAR
BAT
e B G D A
MENU
BAT
e B G D A
MENU
BAT
e B G DA E
MENU
SELECT WHITE “E“LED AND CONFIRM WITH “ENTER“. THE MENU LED
SWITCHES OFF, THE “E“ SHINES MAGENTA. PRESS “DOWN“ TO UNWIND
THE LOW “E“STRING OR PRESS “UP“ TO WIND UP THE LOW “E“STRING.
PRESS “LEFT“ OR “RIGHT“ BUTTON TO CHOOSE ANY OTHER STRING TO
WIND UP OR DOWN IN THE SAME MANNER. PRESS “BACK“ FOR
FUNCTION MENU.
DURING “STRING UP AND DOWN MODE”THE “SINGLESTRING
TUNING 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.
E
E
D
LEFT / RIGHT
ENTER
E
SWITCH BETWEEN STRINGS
BACK
DOWN
UP
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FUNCTION 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
FUNCTION MENU PRESS AND HOLD THE “UP“ BUTTON UNTIL MENU
LED INDICATES WHITE.
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BAT
e B G D AE
MENU
BAT
e B G D A
MENU
TUNE YOUR GUITAR MANUALLY TO ANY TUNING THAT
YOU WISH TO SAVE ON A PRESET POSITION BLUE BANK
PICK THE STRING INDICATED BY THE RED BLINKING LED STARTING
WITH LOW “E“. MEASUREMENT BEGINS BY INDICATING QUICK
YELLOW FLASHING “E“LED. UPON COMPLITIONS THE “E“LED WILL
INDICATE SOLID GREEN.
MUTE THE “E“STRING AND PROCEED WITH THE “A“STRING
IN THE SAME MANNER AND SO FORTH UNTIL ALL STRINGS ARE
INDICATING GREEN.
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 SHINES WHITE. PRESS “LEFT/RIGHT“
BUTTON TO SELECT “A“LED AND PRESS “ENTER“.
ETC.
E
A
ENTER
BAT
eBGD A E
MENU
D
AE
BAT
eBGD A E
MENU
DA E
BAT
e B G D A E
MENU
DA GE
EXAMPLE:
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CUSTOM TUNING
A
FUNCTION MENU
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BAT
e B G D A E
MENU
BAT
e B G D A E
MENU
UPON COMPLETION OF MEASUREMENT THE SYSTEM
SWITCHES TO THE BLUE BANK AUTOMATICALLY INDICATED
BY THE BLUE FLASHING LED.
PUSH “LEFT/RIGHT“ TO SELECT ONE OF SIX PRESET
POSITIONS eE AND PUSH “ENTER“ TO SAVE YOUR TUNING.
ALL STRING LEDS WILL FLASH UP GREEN TWO TIMES FOR
CONFIRMATION.
THE SYSTEM SWITCHES BACK TO FUNCTION MENU
AUTOMATICALLY. THE MENU LED INDICATES 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
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CUSTOM TUNING | SAVING
A
FUNCTION MENU
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