TC Electronic POLYTUNE CLIP Quick Start Manual

Quick Start Guide
POLYTUNE CLIP
Clip-On Tuner with Polyphonic, Strobe and
Chromatic Modes and 108 LED Matrix Display
for Ultimate Tuning Performance
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(1)
POWER button turns PolyTune Clip on and off . PolyTune Clip
turns off automatically after 5 minutes.
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TUNING MODE button cycles through Tuning Modes with
each button press. If the button is not pressed for 3 seconds,
the display will blink 3 times, and the selected Tuning Mode
will be used.
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DISPLAY MODE button toggles between Needle and
Strobe tuning modes. Press-and-hold for 5 seconds
to toggle between Guitar (G) and Bass (B) modes.
(NOTE: Polyphonic tuning is available in Guitar Mode only.)
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ADAPTIVE DISPLAY ORIENTATION INDICATORS show the
current display direction. The display will automatically fl ip to
stay oriented for viewing at all times.
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MAIN DISPLAY shows the pitch of all strings in Polyphonic
Tuning Mode and the individual pitch of the currently-tuned
string in Chromatic/Strobe Tuning Mode.
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SECONDARY DISPLAY shows the detected note name for the
currently-tuned string in Chromatic Tuning Mode.
Tuning Modes
Display
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Eb
D
Db
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C
B
F 1
Gb 2
G 3
Ab 4
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A 5
Bb 6
B 7
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Chromatic Mode
In Chromatic Mode, a single string's pitch is indicated by a column of
fi ve LEDs in the MAIN DISPLAY, and the target pitch's name appears in
the SECONDARY DISPLAY.
Tune the string until the column of LEDs are centered and "on target"
(left = fl at; right = sharp).
Mode
Standard Tuning
All strings tuned down 1 semitone
All strings tuned down 2 semitones
All strings tuned down 3 semitones
All strings tuned down 4 semitones
All strings tuned down 5 semitones
Capo at 1st fret
Capo at 2nd fret
Capo at 3rd fret
Capo at 4th fret
Capo at 5th fret
Capo at 6th fret
Capo at 7th fret
Strobe Mode
In Strobe Mode, a single string's pitch has two indicators:
• Red LEDS to the left (fl at) or right (sharp)
of the center LED column
• "Rotating" segments in the display
Tune the string until the rotating segments slow down and stop, and
only the center column of LEDs lights up.
Polyphonic Tuning
In Polyphonic Tuning Mode, strum your guitar and PolyTune Clip will
analyze and display the tuning for all strings. In-tune strings will be
represented by two green LEDs. Out-of-tune strings will be indicated
by two red LEDs below (fl at) or above (sharp) the center row.
Changing Reference Pitch
The default reference pitch (A = 440 Hz) can be changed by following
these steps:
1. Press the DISPLAY MODE button and TUNING MODE button
simultaneously. The display will show the current reference
pitch (e.g., "440" for 440 Hz).
2. To increase the reference pitch in 1 Hz steps, press the
TUNING MODE button.
3. To decrease the reference pitch in 1 Hz steps, press the
DISPLAY MODE button.
4. To store the currently-displayed reference pitch, refrain from
pressing either button for 2 seconds. The set reference pitch
will blink 3 times.