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Planet Waves CTM Chordmaster User Manual page 2

Tuner/metronome

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CHROMATIC TUNER
Press MODE key a second time (2x from off condition) to enter TUNER mode.
The arrow on the bottom of the screen points to tuner and the mini menus on the
left and right edge of the screens indicate the function for each button accordingly.
The current tuning frequency will also be displayed, e.g. A-440. The tuner has
both a microphone for acoustic instruments and a 1/4" input jack for electric
instruments. • The CTM has an LED array below the LCD screen consisting of a
green LED in the center that indicates the note is in-tune. • Pluck string to be
tuned and tuner will display the recognized pitch on the LCD screen. • If the note
is flat to the recognized pitch, the LEDs to the left of the center green LED will
light. If the note is sharp of the recognized pitch the LEDs to the right of the center
green LED will light. • Tune the instrument so that the LED movement is toward
the center green LED. • When the center green LED is lit by itself the note is in
tune. Frequency Adjust • Pressing the FREQ key while in tuning mode enters you
into the frequency-adjust mode and the frequency indicator will start to flash. •
Press UP/DOWN keys to adjust frequency of the note "A." The tuner can be cali-
brated anywhere between A410 and A470. The last frequency setting will be
remembered when powered down and restarted. • Holding down either UP or
DOWN key for more than 3 seconds will advance the digits in that direction at a
high rate.
METRONOME
Press the MODE key again (3x from off condition) to enter Metronome mode. The
arrow on the bottom of the screen points to metronome and the mini menus on
the left and right edge of the screens indicate the function for each button accord-
ingly. The metronome can be set from 20 beats per minute to 250 beats per
minute and have 1 to 9 beats per measure. The first beat in each measure is
accented acoustically for your reference and the LEDs will flash accordingly.
• Press the START-STOP key to start and stop the metronome. • Press the
UP/DOWN keys to set the desired beats-per-minute setting. • Holding down either
UP or DOWN key for more than 3 seconds will advance the digits in that direction
at a high rate. The last tempo setting will be remembered when powered down
and restarted. • Press VARIANT key to adjust the beats per measure from 1-9.
Power-up default is 4. The last beats per measure setting will be remembered
when powered down and restarted. • Press the MUTE key to mute the audio and
use the LEDs alone as the beat reference.

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