Parts of the Pitchblack X AC adapter DISPLAY/BRIGHT button To e ect pedal (9 V, (max. 200 mA) CALIB button sold separately) DC 9V IN jack DC 9V OUT jack DC cable E ect unit, (commercially available) guitar amp, etc.
Connections Turn off the power of all devices before you make any connections to avoid damaging your equipment. The INPUT and BYPASS jacks are mono. Stereo (TRS) cables will not work. INPUT jack Connect a cable from your instrument to the INPUT jack of the tuner. The power turns on when you connect a cable to the INPUT jack, and the reference pitch setting blinks in the note name display for several seconds.
Do not connect an AC adapter to the DC 9V OUT jack. Doing so may cause a malfunction. When the unit is operating on battery power, power is not supplied to the DC 9V OUT jack. Tuning procedure 1. Press the TUNER ON/OFF switch to activate the tuner. The Tuning LED meter or the note name display lights up.
Reference pitch settings Set the reference pitch for tuning (the A note in the middle of the piano keyboard= A4) within the 436–445 Hz range. The Pitchblack X comes from the factory with the reference pitch set to A=440 Hz.
Display mode settings Select one of the display patterns that shows whether your instrument is out of tune. The factory setting is Regular mode. 1. Press the DISPLAY/BRIGHT button. The current setting will blink for several seconds in the note name display. 2.
1. Hold down the DISPLAY/BRIGHT button. The brightness of the display will change. The Pitchblack X will automatically return to tuner mode. Tip: The bright mode setting is stored in memory when you press the TUNER ON/OFF switch to turn the tuner off, and is preserved even if you remove the battery or unplug the AC adapter.
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