Planet Waves CTM Chordmaster User Manual

CTM Chordmaster™ • Tuner • Metronome
The Planet Waves CTM takes the highly successful Chordmaster and adds to it a
chromatic tuner and metronome. The Chordmaster section provides you with the
most comprehensive library of over 7000 chords–all in the palm of your hand. The
easy navigation allows you to find any chord simply and quickly. The CTM even
has a "lefty mode" for those often ignored left-handed guitarists. Combining this
with a fully-chromatic tuner and metronome makes the CTM your all-in-one
essential practice/reference tool.
Battery Placement
Your CTM ships with two AAA batteries. To install them, turn over the CTM and lift
up the stand. Underneath, you will find the battery door. Press and push the door
downward to release. Install batteries following the polarity guides. Replace bat-
tery door with an upward motion to lock in place.
Using the CTM:
• Press mode key once. Unit turns on and you enter Chordmaster mode (hold
VARIANT key and press power to start Chordmaster in left-hand mode). • The
arrow on the bottom of the screen points to which mode the CTM is in, and the
mini menus on the left and right edge of the screens indicate the function for each
button accordingly. • To activate the backlight function, simultaneously press and
hold the up and down arrow keys.
Chordmaster Mode
• Press ROOT key and ROOT indicator flashes on screen. While indicator is flash-
ing, use the UP/DOWN keys to select chord root. Press any other key and root
digit stops flashing. Continuously pressing ROOT key will cycle you through chord
roots as well. • Press CHORD TYPE key. The CHORD TYPE starts flashing on
screen, use UP/DOWN keys to scroll through the four basic chord types you have
to choose from (MAJ, MIN, DOM7, or DIM). Press any other key and the active
chord type icon stops flashing. Continuously pressing chord TYPE key will cycle
you through chord types as well. • Press VARIANT key. The chord variant indica-
tor flashes on screen. While indicator is flashing, use UP/DOWN keys to scroll
through and select the chord variant. Press any other key and Chord Variant Indi-
cator stops flashing. Continuously pressing variant key will cycle you through
chord variants as well. • When no indicator is flashing on screen, use UP/DOWN
keys to see the displayed chord in various positions on the fretboard.
Chord voicings by Stephen Salerno