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Chapter 3: String Changing with Robot II Technology
Because each key turns extremely slowly when tuned by hand, Dark Fire includes three modes to
speed up, and automate, the string-changing process. Caution: Do not use manual or
mechanically-powered "string winder" tools—turning the Powerhead keys too quickly can
damage the Powerheads.
There are three primary functions that help you change strings:
String Up Mode (for changing all strings at once)
Single String Up Mode (for replacing individual strings)
String Down Mode (for removing a string)
Please note:
You may want to "break in" your strings by tugging gently on them, and also perform multiple
tunings until they have stabilized—just as you would when changing strings on a conventional
guitar.
When all strings are close to pitch, exit String Up Mode and tune the strings by selecting your
desired tuning.
Installing Strings: General Guidelines
1. Guide each string through your tailpiece, over the center of each saddle (where contact is
essential), through the nut slot, then straight through the post hole.
2. Pull the string slightly to take up any slack, then tighten down the locking nut on the post hole.
3. Cut the extra length off each string close to the post; if one string contacts another, the system
may function improperly. Also, do not use any strings which have frayed wraps at the ball end
—Dark Fire will not function if any part of the string touches beyond its insulated holder—and
don't let steel bottleneck slides contact the strings during tuning operations.
Note that you can change all strings simultaneously (String Up Mode), or one string at a time (Single
String Up Mode).
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